UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q

     
x   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                                               For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007

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 1-13647


DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
  73-1356520
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

5330 East 31st Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (918) 660-7700

 

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       

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

 

      Large accelerated filer   X        Accelerated filer            Non-accelerated filer       

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):   Yes          No   X   

 

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock as of April 30, 2007 was 23,700,847.



DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
FORM 10-Q

CONTENTS

      Page
PART I  -  FINANCIAL INFORMATION  

ITEM 1.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) 3

ITEM 2.     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF  
          FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 17

ITEM 3.     QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE  
          DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK 24

ITEM 4.     CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 25

PART II  -  OTHER INFORMATION  

ITEM 1.     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 25

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS 26

ITEM 2.     UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES  
          AND USE OF PROCEEDS 26

ITEM 6.     EXHIBITS 27

SIGNATURES 29

INDEX TO EXHIBITS 30

FACTORS AFFECTING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Some of the statements contained herein under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. believes such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and certain factors could cause results to differ materially from current expectations. These factors include: price and product competition; access to reservation distribution channels; economic and competitive conditions in markets and countries where the companies’ customers reside and where the companies and their franchisees operate; natural hazards or catastrophes; incidents of terrorism; airline travel patterns; changes in capital availability or cost; costs and other terms related to the acquisition and disposition of automobiles; systems or communications failures; costs of conducting business and changes in structure or operations; and certain regulatory and environmental matters and litigation risks. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties, among others, materialize, actual results could vary from those estimated, anticipated or projected. Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time.

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.:

 

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of March 31, 2007, and the related condensed consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

 

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

 

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to such condensed consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated March 16, 2007, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements (which report includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment). In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2006 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

 

 

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

 

Tulsa, Oklahoma

May 7, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

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DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006

(In Thousands Except Per Share Data)
                           
              Three Months  
              Ended March 31,  
             
 
              (Unaudited)  
              2007     2006  
             
   
 
REVENUES:
               
 
Vehicle rentals
  $ 370,568     $ 330,695  
 
Vehicle leasing
    8,105       12,457  
 
Fees and services
    10,832       12,534  
 
Other
    8,458       4,876  
             
   
 
   
Total revenues
    397,963       360,562  
             
   
 
 
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
               
 
 
Direct vehicle and operating
    201,437       186,047  
 
Vehicle depreciation and lease charges, net
    93,283       65,062  
 
Selling, general and administrative
    65,301       61,998  
 
Interest expense, net of interest income
    19,070       16,105  
             
   
 
   
Total costs and expenses
    379,091       329,212  
             
   
 
 
(Increase) decrease in fair value of derivatives
    7,793       (7,916 )
             
   
 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    11,079       39,266  
 
INCOME TAX EXPENSE
    5,917       17,460  
             
   
 
NET INCOME
  $ 5,162     $ 21,806  
             
   
 
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE
  $ 0.22     $ 0.87  
             
   
 
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
  $ 0.21     $ 0.84  
             
   
 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
MARCH 31, 2007 AND DECEMBER 31, 2006

(In Thousands Except Share and Per Share Data)
                           
                 March 31,        December 31,  
              2007     2006  
             
   
 
              (Unaudited)  
ASSETS:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $    184,539     $ 191,981  
Restricted cash and investments
    110,180       389,794  
Receivables, net
    214,868       242,349  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    115,372       98,020  
Revenue-earning vehicles, net
    2,851,749       2,623,719  
Property and equipment, net
    118,954       116,787  
Income taxes receivable
    2,115       2,585  
Intangible assets, net
    87,982       66,160  
Goodwill
    280,170       280,103  
             
   
 
         
 
  $ 3,965,929     $ 4,011,498  
             
   
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
 
LIABILITIES:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 66,467     $ 65,251  
Accrued liabilities
    190,679       183,887  
Deferred income tax liability
    271,106       266,455  
Vehicle insurance reserves
    105,993       103,921  
Vehicle debt and obligations
    2,679,490       2,744,284  
             
   
 
       
Total liabilities
      3,313,735       3,363,798  
             
   
 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
               
 
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
               
Preferred stock, $.01 par value:
Authorized 10,000,000 shares; none outstanding
    -       -  
Common stock, $.01 par value:
Authorized 50,000,000 shares;
  27,810,947 and 27,594,867 issued, respectively, and
  23,700,447 and 23,484,367 outstanding, respectively
    278       275  
Additional capital
    791,160       791,452  
Retained earnings
    12,458       7,782  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    4,324       4,217  
Treasury stock, at cost (4,110,500 shares)
    (156,026 )     (156,026 )
             
   
 
       
Total stockholders’ equity
      652,194       647,700  
 
 

   

 
         
 
  $ 3,965,929     $ 4,011,498  
             
   
 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006

(In Thousands)
                                       
                        Three Months  
                        Ended March 31,  
                       
 
                        (Unaudited)  
                        2007     2006  
                       
   
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
                       
 
Net income
        $ 5,162     $ 21,806  
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
                     
   
Depreciation:
                     
     
Vehicle depreciation
          95,729       74,278  
     
Non-vehicle depreciation
          5,314       5,182  
   
Net gains from disposition of revenue-earning vehicles
          (3,446 )     (10,836 )
   
Amortization
          1,659       1,575  
   
Performance share incentive plan
          817       2,291  
   
Interest income earned on restricted cash and investments
          (4,000 )     (6,263 )
   
Net (gains) losses from sale of property and equipment
          (230 )     34  
   
Provision for (recovery of) losses on receivables
          109       (129 )
   
Deferred income taxes
          3,578       16,311  
   
(Increase) decrease in fair value of derivatives
          7,793       (7,916 )
   
Change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                     
     
Income taxes payable/receivable
          642       (8,981 )
     
Receivables
          24,686       42,640  
     
Prepaid expenses and other assets
          (16,700 )     (9,673 )
     
Accounts payable
          2,695       (13,646 )
     
Accrued liabilities
          416       (1,121 )
     
Vehicle insurance reserves
          2,072       766  
     
Other
          181       (62 )
                     
   
 
     
Net cash provided by operating activities
          126,477       106,256  
                     
   
 
 
                       
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                       
 
Revenue-earning vehicles:
                     
   
Purchases
          (1,433,410 )     (1,502,611 )
   
Proceeds from sales
          1,125,597       944,664  
 
Net change in restricted cash and investments
          283,614       330,913  
 
Property, equipment and software:
                     
   
Purchases
          (11,804 )     (10,691 )
   
Proceeds from sales
          1,193       -  
 
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
          (20,018 )     (1,713 )
                     
   
 
     
Net cash used in investing activities
          (54,828 )     (239,438 )
                     
   
 
 
                       
 
                       
 
                       
 
                       
 
                       
 
                       
 
 
                  (Continued)  

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DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006

(In Thousands)
                                       
                        Three Months  
                        Ended March 31,  
                       
 
                        (Unaudited)  
                        2007     2006  
                       
   
 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                       
 
Vehicle debt and obligations:
                     
   
Proceeds
          1,373,865       4,283,937  
   
Payments
          (1,438,661 )     (4,139,769 )
 
Payments of debt assumed through acquisition
          (14,092 )     -  
 
Issuance of common shares
          246       1,649  
 
Purchase of common stock for the treasury
          -       (25,026 )
 
Financing issue costs
          (449 )     (5,791 )
                     
   
 
     
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities
          (79,091 )     115,000  
                     
   
 
CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
            (7,442 )     (18,182 )
 
                       
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
                       
 
Beginning of period
          191,981       274,299  
                     
   
 
 
End of period
        $ 184,539     $ 256,117  
                     
   
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
                       
 
Cash paid for:
                     
     
Income taxes to taxing authorities
        $ 3,278     $ 10,115  
                     
   
 
     
Interest
        $ 24,726     $ 24,208  
                     
   
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NONCASH ACTIVITIES:
                       
 
Receivables from capital lease of vehicles to franchisees
        $ -     $ 865  
                     
   
 
 
Purchases of property, equipment and software included
   in accounts payable
        $ 1,194     $ 973  
                     
   
 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (“DTG”) and its subsidiaries. DTG’s significant wholly owned subsidiaries include DTG Operations, Inc., Thrifty, Inc., Dollar Rent A Car, Inc., Rental Car Finance Corp. (“RCFC”) and Dollar Thrifty Funding Corp. Thrifty, Inc. is the parent company to Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc., which is the parent company to Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Canada Inc. (“DTG Canada”). The term the “Company” is used to refer to DTG and subsidiaries, individually or collectively, as the context may require.

 

The accounting policies set forth in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2007 have been followed in preparing the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for interim periods included herein have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm. The condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the Company’s opinion, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods have been made. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

 

2.

SHARE-BASED PAYMENT PLANS

 

Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

At March 31, 2007, the Company’s common stock authorized for issuance under the long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”) for employees and non-employee directors was 1,812,295 shares. The Company has 225,802 shares available for future LTIP awards at March 31, 2007 after allocating for the maximum potential shares that could be awarded under existing LTIP grants. The Company issues new shares of remaining authorized common stock to satisfy LTIP awards.

 

Compensation cost for performance shares and restricted stock awards is recognized based on the fair value of the awards granted at the grant-date. The Company recognized compensation costs of $0.8 million and $2.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for such awards. The Company granted 148,360 target performance shares and 21,610 restricted stock awards during the three months ended March 31, 2007. The Company granted 213,508 target performance shares and 27,511 restricted stock awards during the three months ended March 31, 2006.

 

Option Rights Plan – Under the LTIP, the Committee may grant non-qualified option rights to key employees and non-employee directors. During the three months ended March 31, 2007, there were no non-qualified option rights granted and there were 14,415 options exercised.

 

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Performance Shares – Performance shares are granted to Company officers and certain key employees. The awards granted in 2007, 2006 and 2005 established a target number of shares that generally vest at the end of a three year requisite service period following the grant-date. The number of performance shares ultimately earned will range from zero to 200% of the target award, depending on the level of corporate performance over each of the three years, which is considered the performance period. For the awards granted in 2007 and 2006, the grant-date fair value for the performance indicator portion of the awards is based on the closing market price of the Company’s common shares at the date of grant. The market condition based portion of the awards is estimated on the date of grant using a lattice-based option valuation model and the assumptions noted in the following table:

                                             
                    Three Months Ended March 31,  
                   
 
                        2007     2006  
                       
   
 
   
Weighted-average expected life (in years)
                      3       3  
   
Expected price volatility
                      28.10 %     30.50 %
   
Risk-free interest rate
                      4.88 %     4.54 %

 

The following table presents the status of the Company’s nonvested performance shares as of March 31, 2007 and any changes during the three months ended March 31, 2007:

                                             
   
 
                      Weighted-Average          
   
 
            Shares         Grant-Date          
   
       Nonvested Shares
            (In Thousands)         Fair Value          
   
 
                                 
   
Nonvested at January 1, 2007
            702         $                            35.67          
   
Granted
            148         56.60          
   
Vested
            (230 )       28.89          
   
Forfeited
            (83 )       31.70          
   
           
       
         
   
Nonvested at March 31, 2007
            537         $                            45.01          
   
 
           
       
         

 

At March 31, 2007, the total compensation cost related to nonvested performance share awards not yet recognized is estimated at approximately $13.2 million, depending upon the Company’s performance against targets specified in the performance share agreement. This estimated compensation cost is expected to be recognized over the weighted-average period of 2.2 years. Values of the performance shares earned will be recognized as compensation expense over the requisite service period. The total intrinsic value of vested and issued performance shares during the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $9.5 million. The maximum amount for which performance shares may be granted under the LTIP during any year to any participant is 160,000 common shares.

 

Restricted Stock Units – Under the LTIP, non-employee directors were granted restricted stock units. These grants generally vest at the end of the fiscal year in which the grants were made. The grant-date fair value of the award is based on the closing market price of the Company’s common shares at the date of grant. During the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Company granted 21,610 shares with a grant-date fair value of $46.90. At March 31, 2007, the total compensation cost related to nonvested restricted stock unit awards not yet recognized is approximately $0.7 million, which is expected to be recognized over the next nine months.

 

3.

ACQUISITIONS

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Company added seven locations by acquiring its former franchisee in Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon. The Company also acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities relating to four locations from its former franchisee in Pittsburgh, Middletown/Harrisburg, Allentown and Erie, Pennsylvania. Total cash paid during the three months ended March 31, 2007, net of cash acquired for acquisitions, was $20.0 million. The Company recognized an additional $20.8 million in unamortized intangible assets for reacquired franchise rights during the three months ended March 31, 2007 (Note 7). The Company did not recognize any goodwill related to these transactions.

 

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Each of these transactions has been accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and operating results of the acquirees from the dates of acquisition are included in the condensed consolidated statements of income of the Company. These acquisitions are not material individually or collectively to amounts presented for the three months ended March 31, 2007.

 

4.

VEHICLE DEPRECIATION AND LEASE CHARGES, NET

 

Vehicle depreciation and lease charges includes the following (in thousands):

                                             
                    Three Months  
                    Ended March 31,  
                   
 
                        2007     2006  
                       
   
 
   
Depreciation of revenue-earning vehicles
                    $ 95,729     $ 74,278  
   
Net gains from disposal of revenue-earning vehicles
                      (3,446 )     (10,836 )
   
Rents paid for vehicles leased
                      1,000       1,620  
 
                   

   

 
 
                    $ 93,283     $ 65,062  
 
                   

   

 

 

5.

EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is based on the combined weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares outstanding which include, where appropriate, the assumed exercise of options. In computing diluted earnings per share, the Company has utilized the treasury stock method.

 

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The computation of weighted average common and common equivalent shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) is shown below (in thousands, except share and per share data):

                                             
                  Three Months  
                  Ended March 31,  
                     
 
                        2007     2006  
                               
   
 
   
Net income
                    $ 5,162     $ 21,806  
 
                   
   
 
   
Basic EPS:
                                 
     
Weighted-average common shares
                      23,248,966       25,059,661  
 
                   
   
 
 
                                 
   
Basic EPS
                    $ 0.22     $ 0.87  
 
                   
   
 
 
                                 
   
Diluted EPS:
                                 
     
Weighted-average common shares
                      23,248,966       25,059,661  
 
                                 
   
Shares contingently issuable:
                                 
     
Stock options
                      203,204       316,161  
     
Performance awards
                      282,722       376,034  
     
Employee compensation shares deferred
                      375,240       186,443  
     
Director compensation shares deferred
                      194,494       165,512  
 
                   
   
 
   
Shares applicable to diluted
                      24,304,626       26,103,811  
 
                   
   
 
   
Diluted EPS
                    $ 0.21     $ 0.84  
 
                   
   
 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, all options to purchase shares of common stock were included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because no exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares.

 

6.

RECEIVABLES

 

Receivables consist of the following (in thousands):

                         
            March 31,     December 31,  
            2007     2006  
           
   
 
   
Trade accounts receivable
  $ 98,453     $ 114,492  
   
Due from DaimlerChrysler
    74,800       95,223  
   
Car sales receivable
    32,185       19,384  
   
Fair value of interest rate swap
    9,450       14,271  
   
Other vehicle manufacturer receivables
    7,732       7,781  
   
Notes receivable
    1,196       1,159  
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
    223,816       252,310  
   
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts
    (8,948 )     (9,961 )
 
 
 
   
 
       
 
$ 214,868     $ 242,349  
 
 
 
   
 

 

 

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Trade accounts and notes receivable include primarily amounts due from rental customers, franchisees and tour operators arising from billings under standard credit terms for services provided in the normal course of business. Notes receivable are generally issued by certain franchisees at current market interest rates with varying maturities and are generally guaranteed by franchisees.

 

Due from DaimlerChrysler is comprised primarily of amounts due under various guaranteed residual, buyback, incentive and promotion programs, which are paid according to contract terms and are generally received within 60 days.

 

Car sales receivable include primarily amounts due from car sale auctions for the sale of both Program and Non-Program Vehicles.

 

Fair value of interest rate swap represents the fair market value on interest rate swap agreements (Note 10).

 

Other vehicle manufacturer receivables include primarily amounts due under guaranteed residual, buyback and incentive programs, which are paid according to contract terms and are generally received within 60 days.

 

7.

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

                         
            March 31,     December 31,  
            2007     2006  
           
   
 
   
Amortized intangible assets
               
   
   Software and other intangible assets
  $ 68,142     $ 65,521  
   
   Less accumulated amortization
    (38,613 )     (36,997 )
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
    29,529       28,524  
   
Unamortized intangible assets
               
   
   Reacquired franchise rights
    58,453       37,636  
 
 
 
   
 
   
Total intangible assets
  $ 87,982     $ 66,160  
 
 
 
   
 

 

The Company adopted the provisions of Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") No. 04-1, "Accounting for Preexisting Relationships between the Parties to a Business Combination" ("EITF No. 04-1") on January 1, 2005. In applying the provisions of EITF No. 04-1 to the acquisitions completed during the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Company established unamortized separately identifiable intangible assets, referred to as reacquired franchise rights. Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives, such as reacquired franchise rights, are not amortized, but are subject to impairment testing annually or more frequently if events and circumstances indicate there may be impairment. The Company has elected to perform the annual impairment test on the indefinite lived intangible assets during the fourth quarter of each year, unless circumstances arise that require more frequent testing. During the fourth quarter of 2006, the Company completed its annual impairment test of each reacquired franchise right and concluded no impairment was indicated. Intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized over their respective useful lives.

 

8.

GOODWILL

 

The Company has elected to perform the annual impairment test on goodwill during the second quarter of each year, unless circumstances arise that require more frequent testing. During the second quarter of 2006, the Company completed the annual impairment test of goodwill and concluded goodwill was not impaired.

 

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The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2007 are as follows (in thousands):

                         
   
Balance as of January 1, 2007
  $ 280,103          
   
Effect of change in rates used for foreign currency translation
    67          
 
 
 

         
   
Balance as of March 31, 2007
  $ 280,170          
 
 
 

         

9.

VEHICLE DEBT AND OBLIGATIONS

 

Vehicle debt and obligations as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 consist of the following (in thousands):

                           
              March 31,       December 31,  
              2007       2006  
 
 
   

   

 
     
Asset backed notes:
               
       
2006 Series notes
  $ 600,000     $ 600,000  
       
2005 Series notes
    400,000       400,000  
       
2004 Series notes
    500,000       500,000  
       
2003 Series notes
    125,000       312,500  
 
 
   

   

 
         
 
  1,625,000       1,812,500  
          Discounts on asset backed notes     (30 )     (32 )
 
 
   

   

 
          Asset backed notes, net of discount     1,624,970       1,812,468  
     
Conduit Facility
    425,000       425,000  
     
Commercial paper, net of discount of $1,106 and $1,305
    303,795       178,951  
     
Other vehicle debt
    218,842       220,735  
     
Limited partner interest in limited partnership
    106,883       107,130  
 
 
   

   

 
     
Total vehicle debt and obligations
  $ 2,679,490     $ 2,744,284  
 
 
   

   

 

 

On March 26, 2007, the Company extended its Variable Funding Note Purchase Facility (the “Conduit Facility”) for a three-month period with a capacity of $425 million. The Conduit Facility is expected to be renewed for a 364-day period in June 2007.

 

On March 26, 2007, the Company extended its Commercial Paper Program for a three-month period at a maximum capacity of $649 million backed by a three-month extension of the Liquidity Facility in the amount of $560 million. The Commercial Paper Program and Liquidity Facility are both expected to be renewed for a 364-day period in June 2007.

 

10.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The Company is exposed to market risks, such as changes in interest rates. Consequently, the Company manages the financial exposure as part of its risk management program, by striving to reduce the potentially adverse effects that the potential volatility of the financial markets may have on the Company’s operating results. The Company has used interest rate swap agreements, for each related new asset-backed note issuance in 2003 through 2006, to effectively convert variable interest rates on a total of $1.5 billion in asset-backed notes to fixed interest rates. These swaps have termination dates through May 2011. The Company reflects these swaps on its balance sheet at fair market value, which totaled approximately $3.7 million at March 31, 2007, comprised of assets, included in receivables, of approximately $9.4 million and liabilities, included in accrued liabilities, of approximately $5.7 million. At December 31, 2006, these swaps totaled $11.5 million comprised of assets, included in receivables, of approximately $14.3 million and liabilities, included in accrued liabilities, of approximately $2.8 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company recorded the related change in the fair value of the swap agreements of $7.8 million and ($7.9) million, respectively, as a net (increase) decrease in fair value of derivatives in the condensed consolidated statements of income. These interest rate swap agreements do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under SFAS No. 133.

 

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11.

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

Comprehensive income is comprised of the following (in thousands):

                                             
                    Three Months  
                    Ended March 31,  
                   
 
                        2007     2006  
                               
   
 
   
Net Income
                    $ 5,162     $ 21,806  
   
 
                                 
   
Foreign currency translation adjustment
                      107       (81 )
 
                   
   
 
   
Comprehensive income
                    $ 5,269     $ 21,725  
 
                   
   
 

12.

INCOME TAXES

 

The Company has provided for income taxes in the U.S. and in Canada based on taxable income or loss and other tax attributes separately for each jurisdiction. The Company has established tax provisions separately for U.S. taxable income and Canadian losses, for which no income tax benefit was recorded. Deferred income taxes are provided for the temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities. A valuation allowance is recorded for deferred income tax assets when management determines it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2007, the overall effective tax rate of 53.4% differed from the U.S. statutory rate due primarily to the state and local taxes and losses relating to DTG Canada for which no benefit was recorded due to full valuation allowance.

 

Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109”, as amended (“FIN No. 48”). Upon adoption of FIN No. 48 and as of March 31, 2007, the Company had no material liablity for unrecognized tax benefits and no material adjustments to the Company’s opening financial position were required. There are no material tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the twelve months subsequent to March 31, 2007.

 

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal and various state, local and foreign jurisdictions. In the Company’s significant tax jurisdictions, the tax years 2003 through 2006 are subject to examination by federal taxing authorities and the tax years 2002 through 2006 are subject to examination by state and foreign taxing authorities.

 

The Company accrues interest and penalties on underpayment of income taxes related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense in the condensed consolidated statement of income. No amounts were recognized for interest and penalties upon adoption of FIN No. 48 or during the three months ended March 31, 2007.

 

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13.

SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM

 

In February 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a $300 million share repurchase program to replace the existing $100 million share repurchase program of which $44.7 million had been used to repurchase shares. The Company did not repurchase shares during the three months ended March 31, 2007. Since inception of the share repurchase programs, the Company has repurchased 4,110,500 shares of common stock at an average price of $37.96 per share totaling approximately $156.0 million, all of which were made in open market transactions. At March 31, 2007, the $300 million share repurchase program has $188.7 million of remaining authorization through December 31, 2008.

 

14.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Various claims and legal proceedings have been asserted or instituted against the Company, including some purporting to be class actions, and some which demand large monetary damages or other relief which could result in significant expenditures. Litigation is subject to many uncertainties, and the outcome of individual matters is not predictable with assurance. The Company is also subject to potential liability related to environmental matters. The Company establishes reserves for litigation and environmental matters when the loss is probable and reasonably estimable. It is reasonably possible that the final resolution of some of these matters may require the Company to make expenditures, in excess of established reserves, over an extended period of time and in a range of amounts that cannot be reasonably estimated. The term “reasonably possible” is used herein to mean that the chance of a future transaction or event occurring is more than remote but less than likely. Although the final resolution of any such matters could have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated operating results for the particular reporting period in which an adjustment of the estimated liability is recorded, the Company believes that any resulting liability should not materially affect its consolidated financial position.

 

15.

NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

 

In June 2006, the FASB ratified the consensus reached by the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) in EITF Issue No. 06-3, “How Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income Statement (That Is, Gross versus Net Presentation)” (“EITF No. 06-3”). The EITF reached a consensus that the presentation of the types of taxes included in the scope of EITF No. 06-3 on either a gross or a net basis is an accounting policy decision that should be disclosed. The Company reports revenues net of these taxes in its condensed consolidated statements of income.

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”), which is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands the related disclosure requirements. The Company plans to adopt the provisions of SFAS No. 157 as required on January 1, 2008 and is currently evaluating the impact SFAS No. 157 will have on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.

 

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“SFAS No. 159”). This statement permits entities to make an irrevocable election to measure certain financial instruments and other assets and liabilities at fair value on an instrument-by-instrument basis. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected should be recognized in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company plans to adopt the provisions of SFAS No. 159 as required on January 1, 2008 and is currently evaluating the impact SFAS No. 159 will have on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.

 

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16.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Company acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities relating to its Thrifty franchisee locations in Vermont, effective April 1, 2007.

 

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ITEM 2.             MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth the percentage of total revenues in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income:

                                   
                      Three Months
                      Ended March 31,
                     
                  2007   2006
                 
 
                      (Percentage of Revenue)
Revenues:
                       
 
Vehicle rentals
            93.1 %     91.7 %
 
Vehicle leasing
            2.0       3.5  
 
Fees and services
            2.7       3.5  
 
Other
            2.2       1.3  
                 
 
   
Total revenues
            100.0       100.0  
                 
 
                 
Costs and expenses:
                       
 
Direct vehicle and operating
            50.6       51.6  
 
Vehicle depreciation and lease charges, net
            23.4       18.0  
 
Selling, general and administrative
            16.4       17.2  
 
Interest expense, net of interest income
            4.8       4.5  
                     
 
   
Total costs and expenses
            95.2       91.3  
                     
 
 
(Increase) decrease in fair value of derivatives
            2.0       (2.2 )
                     
 
Income before income taxes
            2.8       10.9  
                 
Income tax expense
            1.5       4.9  
                     
 
Net income
            1.3 %     6.0 %
                     
 

 

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The following table sets forth certain selected operating data of the Company:

 

                                             
                  Three Months      
                  Ended March 31,      
               
     
 
                  Percentage  
 
      2007     2006     Change  
                   
   
   
 
U.S. and Canada
                     
 
                                 
Vehicle Rental Data:    (includes franchise acquisitions)
                                 
 
Average number of vehicles operated
              109,114       105,707       3.2%  
Number of rental days
              8,172,820       8,098,161       0.9%  
Vehicle utilization
              83.2%       85.1%       (1.9) p.p.  
Average revenue per day
            $ 45.34     $ 40.84       11.0%  
Monthly average revenue per vehicle
            $ 1,132     $ 1,043       8.5%  
 
Same Store Vehicle Rental Data:    (excludes franchise acquisitions)
                                 
 
Average number of vehicles operated
              102,052       105,707       (3.5% )
Number of rental days
              7,662,194       8,098,161       (5.4% )
 
Vehicle Leasing Data:
                                 
 
Average number of vehicles leased
              5,419       9,027       (40.0% )
Monthly average revenue per vehicle
            $ 499     $ 460       8.5%  

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2006

 

During the first quarter of 2007, the Company achieved revenue growth primarily from higher revenue per day. The Company also experienced higher vehicle depreciation and interest costs during the quarter. These costs, along with the decrease in the fair value of derivatives, exceeded the revenue growth and resulted in lower profits for the first quarter of 2007 as compared to last year’s first quarter.

 

Operating Results

 

The Company had income of $11.1 million before income taxes for the first quarter of 2007, compared to $39.3 million in the first quarter of 2006.

 

 

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Revenues

                                           
              Three Months              
              Ended March 31,     $ Increase/     % Increase/  
              2007     2006     (decrease)     (decrease)  
             
   
   
   
 
              (in millions)  
 
                               
 
Vehicle rentals
  $ 370.6     $ 330.7     $ 39.9       12.1%  
 
Vehicle leasing
    8.1       12.5       (4.4 )     (34.9% )
 
Fees and services
    10.8       12.5       (1.7 )     (13.6% )
 
Other
    8.5       4.9       3.6       73.5%  
             
   
   
   
 
 
   Total revenues
  $ 398.0     $ 360.6     $ 37.4       10.4%  
             
   
   
   
 
 
                               
 
Vehicle rental metrics:
                               
 
Number of rental days
    8,172,820       8,098,161       74,659       0.9%  
 
Average revenue per day
  $ 45.34     $ 40.84     $ 4.50       11.0%  
 
                               
 
Vehicle leasing metrics:
                               
 
Average number of vehicles leased
    5,419       9,027       (3,608 )     (40.0% )
 
Average monthly lease revenue per unit
  $ 499     $ 460     $ 39       8.5%  

 

 

Vehicle rental revenue for the first quarter of 2007 increased 12.1%, due to an 11.0% increase in revenue per day totaling $36.8 million coupled with a 0.9% increase in rental days totaling $3.1 million. Vehicle rental days increased 6.3% due to 2006 franchisee acquisitions, 2007 franchisee acquisitions and greenfield locations that had not yet annualized but decreased 5.4% on a same store basis.

 

Vehicle leasing revenue for the first quarter of 2007 decreased 34.9%, due to a 40.0% decrease in the average lease fleet totaling $5.0 million, partially offset by an 8.5% increase in the average lease rate totaling $0.6 million. The decline in volume was due to fewer vehicles leased to franchisees, which is primarily attributable to the shift of several locations from franchised operations to corporate operations.

 

Fees and services revenue decreased 13.6%, primarily due to lower revenues from franchisees due to the shift of several locations from franchised operations to corporate operations.

 

Other revenue increased $3.6 million primarily due to an increase of $1.7 million in parking revenues, coupled with an increase of $1.2 million in the market value of investments in the Company’s deferred compensation and retirement plans. The revenue relating to these plans is attributable to the mark to market valuation of the corresponding investments and is offset in selling, general and administrative expenses and, therefore, has no impact on net income.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Expenses

                                           
              Three Months              
              Ended March 31,     $ Increase/     % Increase/  
              2007     2006     (decrease)     (decrease)  
             
   
   
   
 
              (in millions)  
 
                               
 
Direct vehicle and operating
  $ 201.4     $ 186.0     $ 15.4       8.3%  
 
Vehicle depreciation and lease charges, net
    93.3       65.1       28.2       43.4%  
 
Selling, general and administrative
    65.3       62.0       3.3       5.3%  
 
Interest expense, net of interest income
    19.1       16.1       3.0       18.4%  
             
   
   
   
 
 
   Total expenses
  $ 379.1     $ 329.2     $ 49.9       15.2%  
             
   
   
   
 
 
 
                               
 
(Increase) decrease in fair value of derivatives
    7.8       (7.9 )     15.7       (198.4% )

 

 

Direct vehicle and operating expenses for the first quarter of 2007 increased $15.4 million, primarily due to higher costs per transaction coupled with a higher number of vehicles operated and higher transaction levels. As a percent of revenue, direct vehicle and operating expenses were 50.6% in the first quarter of 2007, compared to 51.6% in the first quarter of 2006.

 

The increase in direct vehicle and operating expense in the first quarter of 2007 resulted from the following:

 

 

Ø

Facility and airport concession expenses increased $4.7 million. This increase resulted from increases in concession fees of $3.4 million, which are primarily based on a percentage of revenue generated from the airport facility, and increases in rent expense of $1.3 million.

 

 

Ø

Commission expenses increased $4.4 million, which are primarily based on revenue and related to fees charged by travel agents, third party Internet sites and credit card companies.

 

 

Ø

Personnel related expenses increased $3.6 million. Salary expenses increased approximately $2.9 million due to higher compensation costs per employee and $2.0 million from increases in the number of employees, partially offset by a reduction of $1.9 million related to costs of group health insurance.

 

Net vehicle depreciation and lease charges for the first quarter of 2007 increased $28.2 million. As a percent of revenue, net vehicle depreciation and lease charges were 23.4% in the first quarter of 2007, compared to 18.0% in the first quarter of 2006.

 

The increase in net vehicle depreciation and lease charges resulted from the following:

 

 

Ø

Vehicle depreciation expense increased $21.4 million, resulting primarily from a 30.4% increase in the average depreciation rate due to increased vehicle costs, partially offset by a 1.2% decrease in depreciable fleet. The increase in the depreciation rate was primarily the result of an increase in depreciation rates on Program and Non-Program Vehicles, partially offset by a higher mix of Non-Program Vehicles, which typically have lower average depreciation rates.

 

 

Ø

Net vehicle gains on disposal of Non-Program Vehicles, which reduce vehicle depreciation and lease charges, decreased $7.4 million. This decrease resulted primarily from a lower average gain per unit.

 

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Ø

Lease charges, for vehicles leased from third parties, decreased $0.6 million due to a decrease in the average number of units leased.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the first quarter of 2007 increased $3.3 million, resulting from a $2.7 million increase in general and administrative expenses and a $0.6 million increase in sales and marketing expense. As a percent of revenue, selling, general and administrative expenses were 16.4% of revenue in the first quarter of 2007, compared to 17.2% in the first quarter of 2006.

 

The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses in the first quarter of 2007 resulted from the following:

 

 

Ø

Information technology related expenses increased $9.2 million, primarily due to base contract fees paid to EDS for the outsourcing of information technology services.

 

 

Ø

Transition costs relating to the outsourcing of information technology and call center operations were $2.5 million, including salary related expenses.

 

 

Ø

The market value of investments in the Company’s deferred compensation and retirement plans increased $1.2 million, which is offset in other revenue and, therefore, did not impact net income.

 

 

Ø

Personnel related expenses decreased $9.3 million due primarily to lower personnel costs of approximately $5.7 million related to IT employees outsourced in October 2006, a $1.7 million decrease in incentive compensation expense, a $1.5 million decrease in performance share expense and a $0.8 million reduction in group health insurance. The decrease in incentive compensation expense and performance share expense is primarily related to lower levels of earnings in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2006.

 

 

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Sales and marketing expenses increased $0.6 million due primarily to increased Internet-related spending and other marketing related costs.

 

Net interest expense for the first quarter of 2007 increased $3.0 million due to higher interest rates and lower cash balances, partially offset by an increase in the rate received on interest reimbursements relating to vehicle programs. Net interest expense was 4.8% of revenue in the first quarter of 2007, compared to 4.5% in the first quarter of 2006.

 

The income tax provision for the first quarter of 2007 was $5.9 million. The effective income tax rate in the first quarter was 53.4% compared to 44.5% in the first quarter of 2006. The increase in the effective tax rate was primarily due to lower U.S. pretax earnings relative to Canadian pretax losses. The Company reports taxable income for the U.S. and Canada in separate tax jurisdictions and establishes provisions separately for each jurisdiction. On a separate, domestic basis, the U.S. effective tax rate approximates the statutory tax rate including the effect of state income taxes. However, no income tax benefit was recorded for Canadian losses in 2007 or 2006, thus, increasing the consolidated effective tax rate compared to the U.S. effective tax rate.

 

Interim reporting requirements for applying separate, annual effective income tax rates to U.S. and Canadian operations, combined with the seasonal impact of Canadian operations, will cause significant variations in the Company’s quarterly consolidated effective income tax rates.

 

Outlook for 2007

 

The Company expects the travel environment to remain stable in 2007. Rental rates, which are highly competitive within the rental car industry, increased significantly in the first quarter of 2007 and the Company expects that rental rates will continue to increase for the remainder of 2007 due to efforts by the

 

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industry to offset increased fleet costs. Early in 2007, the Company has aggressively increased rental rates resulting in less growth in rental day volume. The Company is continuing to pursue franchise acquisitions to facilitate growth.

 

Vehicle manufacturers are reducing total capacity and reducing vehicle supply to the rental car industry; however, the Company believes it has and will have adequate fleet to meet its forecasted growth in 2007. Vehicle manufacturers have also significantly increased industry vehicle costs by increasing Program Vehicle depreciation rates and lowering incentives for both Program and Non-Program Vehicles for the 2007 model year. To offset a portion of the vehicle cost increases, the Company plans to operate a larger proportion of Non-Program Vehicles, which will increase its exposure to fluctuations in the used car market.

 

The Company also expects higher costs relating to commissions to continue in 2007, due to volume increases on the third party Internet reservation channels. The Company will also increase its marketing initiatives and will invest in IT systems and infrastructure to facilitate additional growth. Additionally, interest costs due to higher interest rates will continue to rise. These higher costs, including vehicle depreciation, will negatively impact the Company’s profits unless the Company can increase rental rates substantially and achieve other cost reductions.

 

In August 2006, the Company entered into a master services agreement (“MSA”) with Electronic Data Systems Corporation and EDS Information Systems, L.L.C. (collectively, “EDS”) to outsource the majority of IT services. The MSA will provide significant cost reductions to the Company over its term at current levels of IT development and support. The Company continues to incur transition costs in 2007; however, it expects this arrangement to provide ongoing cost savings in 2008 and beyond.

 

In February 2007, the Company announced it has signed an agreement to outsource a portion of its reservation call center transactions to PRC, a global leader in the operation of outsourced call centers, during the second quarter of 2007. This outsourcing arrangement is expected to provide cost savings in the future, but is expected to reduce earnings slightly in 2007 due to transition and ramp up costs.

 

Seasonality

 

The Company’s business is subject to seasonal variations in customer demand, with the summer vacation period representing the peak season for vehicle rentals. During the peak season, the Company increases its rental fleet and workforce to accommodate increased rental activity. As a result, any occurrence that disrupts travel patterns during the summer period could have a material adverse effect on the annual performance of the Company. The first and fourth quarters for the Company’s rental operations are generally the weakest, when there is limited leisure travel and a greater potential for adverse weather conditions. Many of the operating expenses such as rent, general insurance and administrative personnel are fixed and cannot be reduced during periods of decreased rental demand.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The Company’s primary uses of liquidity are for the purchase of vehicles for its rental and leasing fleets, non-vehicle capital expenditures, franchisee acquisitions, share repurchases and for working capital. The Company uses both cash and letters of credit to support asset backed vehicle financing programs. The Company also uses letters of credit or insurance bonds to secure certain commitments related to airport concession agreements, insurance programs, and for other purposes.

 

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The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are cash generated from operations, secured vehicle financing, the Revolving Credit Facility (hereinafter defined) and insurance bonds. Cash generated by operating activities of $126.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was primarily the result of net income, adjusted for depreciation and a reduction in outstanding vehicle manufacturers’ receivables. The liquidity necessary for purchasing vehicles is primarily obtained from secured vehicle financing, most of which is proceeds from sale of asset backed notes, sales proceeds from disposal of used vehicles and cash generated by operating activities. The asset backed notes require varying levels of credit enhancement or overcollateralization, which are provided by a combination of cash, vehicles and letters of credit. These letters of credit are provided under the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility.

 

The Company believes that its cash generated from operations, availability under its Revolving Credit Facility, insurance bonding programs and secured vehicle financing programs are adequate to meet its liquidity requirements for the foreseeable future. A significant portion of the secured vehicle financing consists of asset backed notes. The Company generally issues additional notes each year to replace maturing notes and provide for growth in its fleet. The Company believes the asset backed note market continues to be a viable source of vehicle financing.

 

Cash used in investing activities was $54.8 million. The principal use of cash in investing activities was the purchase of revenue-earning vehicles, which totaled $1.4 billion, partially offset by $1.1 billion in proceeds from the sale of used revenue-earning vehicles. The Company’s need for cash to finance vehicles is seasonal and typically peaks in the second and third quarters of the year when fleet levels build to meet seasonal rental demand. Restricted cash at March 31, 2007 decreased $279.6 million from the previous year, including $283.6 million used for vehicle financing partially offset by interest income earned on restricted cash and investments of $4.0 million. The Company expects to continue to fund its revenue-earning vehicles with cash provided from operations and increased secured vehicle financing. The Company also used cash for non-vehicle capital expenditures of $11.8 million. These expenditures consist primarily of airport facility improvements for the Company’s rental locations and investments in information technology equipment and systems. The Company also used $20.0 million of cash, net of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, for franchisee acquisitions. These expenditures were financed with cash provided from operations.

 

Cash used in financing activities was $79.1 million primarily due to the maturity of asset backed notes totaling $187.5 million and a payoff of debt assumed in a recent franchise acquisition of $14.1 million, including $13.3 million of vehicle related debt and $0.8 million of non-vehicle related debt, partially offset by a $124.8 million net increase in commercial paper.

 

The Company has significant requirements to maintain letters of credit and surety bonds to support its insurance programs and airport concession commitments. At March 31, 2007, the Company had $72.6 million in letters of credit, including $61.5 million in letters of credit noted under the Revolving Credit Facility, and $36.8 million in surety bonds to secure these obligations.

 

Asset Backed Notes

 

The asset backed note program at March 31, 2007 was comprised of $1.63 billion in asset backed notes with maturities ranging from 2007 to 2011. Borrowings under the asset backed notes are secured by eligible vehicle collateral and bear interest at fixed rates ranging from 3.64% to 5.27% including certain floating rate notes swapped to fixed rates.

 

Conduit Facility

 

On March 26, 2007, the Company extended its Variable Funding Note Purchase Facility (the “Conduit Facility”) for a three-month period with a capacity of $425 million. The Conduit Facility is expected to be renewed for a 364-day period in June 2007.

 

 

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Commercial Paper Program and Liquidity Facility

 

On March 26, 2007, the Company extended its Commercial Paper Program for a three-month period at a maximum capacity of $649 million backed by a three-month extension of the Liquidity Facility in the amount of $560 million. The Commercial Paper Program and Liquidity Facility are both expected to be renewed for a 364-day period in June 2007. At March 31, 2007, the Company had $303.8 million in commercial paper outstanding under the Commercial Paper Program.

 

Vehicle Debt and Obligations

 

Vehicle manufacturer and bank lines of credit provided $312.0 million in capacity at March 31, 2007. The Company had $218.8 million in borrowings outstanding under these lines at March 31, 2007. All lines of credit are collateralized by the related vehicles.

 

The Company finances its Canadian vehicle fleet through a fleet securitization program. Under this program, DTG Canada can obtain vehicle financing up to CND $300 million funded through a bank commercial paper conduit which expires May 31, 2010. At March 31, 2007, DTG Canada had approximately CND $123.4 million (US $106.9 million) funded under this program.

 

Revolving Credit Facility

 

The Company has a $300 million five-year, senior secured, revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility") that expires on April 1, 2009. The Revolving Credit Facility permits letter of credit usage up to $300 million and working capital borrowing up to $100 million. The availability of funds under the Revolving Credit Facility is subject to the Company’s compliance with certain covenants, including a covenant that sets the maximum amount the Company can spend annually on the acquisition of non-vehicle capital assets, and certain financial covenants including a maximum leverage ratio, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and a limitation on cash dividends and share repurchases. On February 12, 2007, the Company entered into a waiver agreement to the Revolving Credit Facility due to the Company’s prior announcement regarding non-reliance on previously issued financial statements. The Company filed an amended Form 10-K for 2005 and an amended Form 10-Q for each quarter of 2006 on February 26, 2007 to restate its financial statements. As of March 31, 2007, the Company is in compliance with all covenants. The Company had letters of credit outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility of approximately $162.0 million and no working capital borrowings at March 31, 2007.

 

New Accounting Standards

 

For a discussion on new accounting standards refer to Note 15 of the Notes to condensed consolidated financial statements in Item 1 – Financial Statements.

 

ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

The following information about the Company’s market sensitive financial instruments constitutes a “forward-looking” statement. The Company’s primary market risk exposure is changing interest rates, primarily in the United States. The Company manages interest rates through use of a combination of fixed and floating rate debt and interest rate swap agreements. All items described are non-trading and are stated in U.S. dollars. Because a portion of the Company’s debt is denominated in Canadian dollars, its carrying value is impacted by exchange rate fluctuations. However, this foreign currency risk is mitigated by the underlying collateral which is the Canadian fleet. The fair value of the interest rate swaps is calculated using projected market interest rates over the term of the related debt instruments as provided by the counter parties.

 

Based on the Company’s level of floating rate debt (excluding notes with floating interest rates swapped into fixed rates) at March 31, 2007, a 50 basis point fluctuation in interest rates would have an approximate $5 million impact on the Company’s expected pretax income on an annual basis. This impact on pretax income would be reduced by earnings from cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and investments, which are invested on a short-term basis and subject to fluctuations in interest rates. At March 31, 2007, cash and cash equivalents totaled $184.5 million and restricted cash and investments totaled $110.2 million. The Company estimates that, for 2007, approximately 35% of its average debt will bear interest at floating rates.

 

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At March 31, 2007, there were no significant changes in the Company’s quantitative disclosures about market risk compared to December 31, 2006, which is included under Item 7A of the Company’s most recent Form 10-K.

 

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

a)

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

The Company maintains a set of disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules and forms. The disclosure controls and procedures are also designed with the objective of ensuring such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Additionally, in designing the disclosure controls and procedures, the Company’s management was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures.

 

As required by SEC Rule 13a-15(b), the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the quarter covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective at the reasonable assurance level as of the end of the quarter covered by this report.

 

b)

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

Commencing on October 1, 2006, a range of the IT services of the Company have been outsourced to EDS, including applications development and maintenance, network, workplace and storage management, back-up and recovery and mid-range hosting services. With the outsourcing of such a pervasive area of control, the Company believes that it is reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting. The Company believes it has taken the necessary steps for its internal control environment to remain effective.

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

Various legal actions, claims and governmental inquiries and proceedings are pending or may be instituted or asserted in the future against the Company and its subsidiaries. Litigation is subject to many uncertainties, and the outcome of the individual litigated matters is not predictable with assurance. It is possible that certain of the actions, claims, inquiries or proceedings could be decided unfavorably to the Company or the subsidiaries involved. Although the final resolution of any such matters could have a material effect on the Company's consolidated operating results for a particular reporting period in which an adjustment of the estimated liability is recorded, the Company believes that any resulting liability should not materially affect its consolidated financial position.

 

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ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

 

All risk factors disclosed in Item 1A of our most recent Form 10-K are still appropriate. However, we are modifying the language in one risk factor as follows to include the discussion of recent developments in the vehicle rental industry:

 

Highly Competitive Nature of the Vehicle Rental Industry

 

There is intense competition in the vehicle rental industry, especially on price and service. The Internet has increased brand exposure and gives more details on rental prices to consumers and increases price competition. The vehicle rental industry primarily consists of eight major brands, all of which compete strongly for rental customers. Recent announcements regarding possible changes in vehicle rental industry ownership creates additional uncertainty within the vehicle rental industry. A significant increase in industry capacity or a reduction in overall demand could adversely affect our ability to maintain or increase rental rates or market share.

 

ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

a)

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

 

None.

 

b)

Use of Proceeds

 

 

None.

 

c)

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

                                     
                  Total Number of     Approximate  
                  Shares Purchased     Dollar Value of  
      Total Number     Average     as Part of Publicly     Shares that May Yet  
      of Shares     Price Paid     Announced Plans     Be Purchased under  
     Period     Purchased     Per Share     or Programs     the Plans or Programs  
                                   
January 1, 2007 -
January 31, 2007
            -     $ -             -           $   188,692,000  
                                   
February 1, 2007 -
February 28, 2007
            -     $ -             -           $ 188,692,000  
                                   
March 1, 2007 -
March 31, 2007
            -     $ -             -           $ 188,692,000  
     
             
       
Total             -               -                
     
             
       

 

 

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In February 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a $300 million share repurchase program to replace the existing $100 million share repurchase program of which $44.7 million had been used to repurchase shares. The Company did not repurchase shares during the three months ended March 31, 2007. Since inception of the share repurchase programs, the Company has repurchased 4,110,500 shares of common stock at an average price of $37.96 per share totaling approximately $156.0 million, all of which were made in open market transactions. At March 31, 2007, the $300 million share repurchase program has $188.7 million of remaining authorization through December 31, 2008.

 

ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS

 

4.162

Consent, Waiver and Third Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 12, 2007 among Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., DTG Operations, Inc., Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc., Various Financial Institutions named therein, and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch

 

4.163

Amended and Restated Base Indenture dated as of February 14, 2007 between Rental Car Finance Corp. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

4.164

Second Amended and Restated Series 1998-1 Supplement dated as of February 14, 2007 between Rental Car Finance Corp. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

4.165

Amended and Restated Series 2000-1 Supplement dated as of February 14, 2007 between Rental Car Finance Corp. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

4.166

Amendment No. 3 to Series 2003-1 Supplement dated as of February 14, 2007 between Rental Car Finance Corp. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

4.167

Amendment No. 2 to Series 2004-1 Supplement dated as of February 14, 2007 between Rental Car Finance Corp. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

4.168

Amendment No. 1 to Series 2005-1 Supplement dated as of February 14, 2007 between Rental Car Finance Corp. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

4.169

Amendment No. 1 to Series 2006-1 Supplement dated as of February 14, 2007 between Rental Car Finance Corp. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

4.170

Second Amended and Restated Master Collateral Agency Agreement dated as of February 14, 2007 among Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., Rental Car Finance Corp., DTG Operations, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

4.171

Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement (Group II) dated as of February 14, 2007 among Rental Car Finance Corp., DTG Operations, Inc., Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

 

 

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4.172

Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement (Group III) dated as of February 14, 2007 among Rental Car Finance Corp., DTG Operations, Inc., Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

4.173

Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement (Group IV) dated as of February 14, 2007 among Rental Car Finance Corp., DTG Operations, Inc., Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

4.174

Consent and Waiver Agreement dated as of February 14, 2007 among Rental Car Finance Corp., Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., DTG Operations, Inc., Dollar Thrifty Funding Corp., Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Dresdner Bank AG, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., The Bank of Nova Scotia, Working Capital Management Co., LP, Credit Suisse, acting through its New York Branch, Bank of Montreal, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch, Comerica Bank, Credit Industriel et Commercial, KeyBank National Association, Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale, Wells Fargo Bank, MBIA Insurance Corporation, Ambac Assurance Corporation, XL Capital Assurance Inc.

 

10.141

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. Summary of Non-employee Directors’

Compensation Effective 2007 Until Further Modified

 

10.142

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan Award as Amended February 1, 2007

 

15.27

Letter from Deloitte & Touche LLP regarding interim financial information

 

31.41

Certification by the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

31.42

Certification by the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

32.41

Certification by the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

32.42

Certification by the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

 

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

 

 

May 7, 2007

By:

/s/ GARY L. PAXTON

 

Gary L. Paxton

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Principal

 

Executive Officer

 

 

May 7, 2007

By:

/s/ STEVEN B. HILDEBRAND

 

Steven B. Hildebrand

 

Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial

 

Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal

 

Accounting Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Number

Description

 

 

4.162

Consent, Waiver and Third Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 12, 2007 among Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., DTG Operations, Inc., Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc., Various Financial Institutions named therein, and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch

 

4.163

Amended and Restated Base Indenture dated as of February 14, 2007 between Rental Car Finance Corp. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

4.164

Second Amended and Restated Series 1998-1 Supplement dated as of February 14, 2007 between Rental Car Finance Corp. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

4.165

Amended and Restated Series 2000-1 Supplement dated as of February 14, 2007 between Rental Car Finance Corp. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

4.166

Amendment No. 3 to Series 2003-1 Supplement dated as of February 14, 2007 between Rental Car Finance Corp. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

4.167

Amendment No. 2 to Series 2004-1 Supplement dated as of February 14, 2007 between Rental Car Finance Corp. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

4.168

Amendment No. 1 to Series 2005-1 Supplement dated as of February 14, 2007 between Rental Car Finance Corp. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

4.169

Amendment No. 1 to Series 2006-1 Supplement dated as of February 14, 2007 between Rental Car Finance Corp. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

4.170

Second Amended and Restated Master Collateral Agency Agreement dated as of February 14, 2007 among Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., Rental Car Finance Corp., DTG Operations, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

4.171

Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement (Group II) dated as of February 14, 2007 among Rental Car Finance Corp., DTG Operations, Inc., Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

4.172

Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement (Group III) dated as of February 14, 2007 among Rental Car Finance Corp., DTG Operations, Inc., Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

 

 

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4.173

Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement (Group IV) dated as of February 14, 2007 among Rental Car Finance Corp., DTG Operations, Inc., Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

4.174

Consent and Waiver Agreement dated as of February 14, 2007 among Rental Car Finance Corp., Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., DTG Operations, Inc., Dollar Thrifty Funding Corp., Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Dresdner Bank AG, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., The Bank of Nova Scotia, Working Capital Management Co., LP, Credit Suisse, acting through its New York Branch, Bank of Montreal, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch, Comerica Bank, Credit Industriel et Commercial, KeyBank National Association, Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale, Wells Fargo Bank, MBIA Insurance Corporation, Ambac Assurance Corporation, XL Capital Assurance Inc.

 

10.141

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. Summary of Non-employee Directors’

Compensation Effective 2007 Until Further Modified

 

10.142

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan Award as Amended February 1, 2007

 

15.27

Letter from Deloitte & Touche LLP regarding interim financial information

 

31.41

Certification by the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

31.42

Certification by the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

32.41

Certification by the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

32.42

Certification by the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

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Exhibit 4.162

EXECUTION COPY

 

CONSENT, WAIVER AND THIRD AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED

AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS CONSENT, WAIVER AND THIRD AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of February 12, 2007 (this “ Consent and Amendment ”), is made by and among DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Parent ”), DTG OPERATIONS, INC., an Oklahoma corporation (“ Operations ”), THRIFTY RENT-A-CAR SYSTEM, INC., an Oklahoma corporation (“ Thrifty ,” and, together with Operations, the “ Subsidiary Borrowers ”; the Parent and the Subsidiary Borrowers being collectively referred to herein as the “ Borrowers ”), the Lenders (as defined below) parties hereto and the Administrative Agent (as defined below).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, the Borrowers, the various financial institutions parties thereto (collectively, the “ Lenders ”), Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch (formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston) (“ Credit Suisse ”), as the administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the Lenders, and The Bank of Nova Scotia (“ Scotia Capital ”), as the syndication agent (in such capacity, the “ Syndication Agent ”, and, together with the Administrative Agent, the “ Agents ”) for the Lenders, Dresdner Bank AG, New York and Grand Cayman Branches, as the documentation agent, and Credit Suisse and Scotia Capital, as the co-arrangers, have heretofore entered into that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2004 (as amended by the First Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2004, and the Second Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2006, the “ Credit Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, the Borrowers, certain Subsidiaries of the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent have heretofore entered into that certain Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “ Pledge Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, in connection with certain amendments being undertaken with respect to the MTN Program Documents, Conduit Program Documents and CP Program Documents (each as defined in the Credit Agreement), the Pledgors desire to amend (a) the Pledge Agreement to reflect certain modifications to the Pledge Agreement as set forth in the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the " Pledge Agreement Amendment ") and (b) the Security Agreement to reflect certain modifications to the Security Agreement as described in Section 2.3 below;

WHEREAS, the Parent, in a press release dated February 5, 2007 (the “ February 5 Press Release ”), disclosed that (a) its historical financial statements should no longer be relied upon as a result of an error related to the accounting for certain derivative transactions under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative

Instruments and Hedging Activities” and an error relating to net deferred state tax liabilities, and (b) it will amend and restate (i) its financial statements for (A) the fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2006, June 30, 2006, and March 31, 2006, and (B) the fiscal years ending December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 and (ii) certain other financial information with respect to (A) each of the fiscal quarters in fiscal years 2005 and 2004 and (B) each of the 2002 and 2001 fiscal years (collectively, the “ Restated Financial Information ”);

WHEREAS, the Borrowers desire to have the Lenders (a) consent and agree to the Pledge Agreement Amendment and the requested modifications to the Security Agreement and (b) waive any default arising from representations and warranties with respect to previously delivered financial statements not being correct as a result of the matters set forth in the February 5 Press Release); and

WHEREAS, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are willing, on and subject to the terms and conditions set forth below (including the amendments set forth in Article II below) to amend and waive certain provisions of the Credit Agreement as provided below (the Credit Agreement, as amended pursuant to the terms of this Consent and Amendment, being referred to as the " Amended Credit Agreement ") and to consent to the Pledge Agreement Amendment and the other matters set forth in Article II below, in each case as provided below.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein contained, the Borrowers, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1            Certain Definitions . The following terms (whether or not underscored) when used in this Consent and Amendment shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms thereof):

Administrative Agent ” is defined in the first recital .

Agents ” is defined in the first recital .

Amended Credit Agreement ” is defined in the sixth recital .

Borrowers ” is defined in the preamble .

 

2

Consent and Amendment ” is defined in the preamble .

Consent Effective Date ” is defined in the preamble to Article III .

Credit Agreement ” is defined in the first recital .

February 5 Press Release ” is defined in the fourth recital .

Lenders ” is defined in the first recital .

Parent ” is defined in the preamble .

Pledge Agreement ” is defined in the second recital .

Pledge Agreement Amendment ” is defined in the third recital .

Restated Financial Information ” is defined in the fourth recital .

SECTION 1.2            Other Definitions . Terms for which meanings are provided in the Credit Agreement are, unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, used in this Consent and Amendment with such meanings.

ARTICLE II

 

CONSENT, WAIVER AND AMENDMENTS

SECTION 2.1            Amendments . Subject to the occurrence of the Consent Effective Date, certain provisions of the Credit Agreement are hereby amended in accordance with this Article II , to be deemed effective as of the effective date of the Original Credit Agreement; except as expressly so amended by this Consent and Amendment, the Credit Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

SECTION 2.1.1          Amendment to Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement . (a) Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following parenthetical at the end of the definition of “ Net Income ”:

“(excluding therefrom non-cash gains and non-cash charges arising from marking to market the fair value of Hedging Agreements in accordance with Statement of

 

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Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” and any related income tax effects).”

(b)            Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended by adding the following parenthetical at the end of clause (a) of the definition of “ Net Worth ”:

“(excluding therefrom, to the extent excluded in determining Net Income which is reflected in such retained earnings (or accumulated deficit), non-cash gains and non-cash charges arising from marking to market the fair value of Hedging Agreements in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” and any related income tax effects).”

SECTION 2.1.2          Amendment to Section 8.2.9 of the Credit Agreement . Section 8.2.9 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the phrase “that is a Permitted Business Acquisition” immediately following the reference to “Excepted Acquisition” in clause (b) thereof.

SECTION 2.1.3          Amendment to Article XI of the Credit Agreement . Article XI of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following Section 11.13 at the end thereof:

“SECTION 11.13.           Issuer . For the avoidance of doubt, the Issuer shall be entitled to the same rights and protections as are afforded to the Administrative Agent under Section 11.1 and Section 11.3 .”

SECTION 2.2            Consent to Pledge Agreement Amendment . Effective as of the date hereof (but subject to the occurrence of the Consent Effective Date), the Lenders hereby consent and agree to the Pledge Agreement Amendment.

SECTION 2.3            Consent to the Revised Definition of "Retained Interest ". Effective as of the date hereof (but subject to the occurrence of the Consent Effective Date), the Lenders hereby consent and agree to (a) the amendment and restatement of the definition of "Retained Interest" in the Base Indenture as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto and (b) the amendment and restatement of the definition of "Retained Interest" in the Security Agreement as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto.

SECTION 2.4            Waiver . Effective as of the date hereof (but subject to the occurrence of the Consent Effective Date), the Lenders hereby waive any Default or Event of Default under Section 9.1.2 of the Credit Agreement to the extent the representations or warranties made or deemed to have been made pursuant to Section 7.5 of the Credit Agreement

 

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shall prove to have been incorrect when made or deemed to have been made as a result of the matters set forth in the February 5 Press Release; provided that the Parent shall have filed the Restated Financial Information with the SEC on or prior to March 16, 2007 and such Restated Financial Information shall be consistent in all material respects with the amounts and other information set forth in the February 5 Press Release.

ARTICLE III

 

CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS

This Consent and Amendment, and the amendments, modifications and consents contained herein, shall be and become effective on the date (the “ Consent Effective Date ”) when each of the conditions set forth in this Article III shall have been fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 3.1            Execution of Counterparts . The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Consent and Amendment, duly executed and delivered on behalf of (i) each of the Borrowers and (ii) the Required Lenders.

SECTION 3.2            Officer's Certificate . The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto from an Authorized Officer of the Parent.

SECTION 3.3            Control Agreement . The Administrative Agent shall have received an Account Control Agreement with respect to the Retained Distribution Account (as defined in the Base Indenture) in the form previously provided to the Parent, duly executed by each of the parties thereto.

SECTION 3.4            Amendment Fee . The Administrative Agent shall have received the amendment fees due and payable pursuant to Section 5.3 hereof.

SECTION 3.5            Fees and Expenses . The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and expenses due and payable pursuant to Section 5.4 hereof (to the extent then invoiced) and pursuant to the Amended Credit Agreement (including all previously invoiced fees and expenses).

 

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ARTICLE IV

 

AFFIRMATION OF NEGATIVE PLEDGE

For the avoidance of doubt, each of the Borrowers acknowledges and agrees that the covenant set forth in Section 8.2.3 of the Credit Agreement applies to the Capital Stock of each of RCFC and Dollar Thrifty Funding such that no Borrower will, and no Borrower will permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon the Capital Stock of RCFC or Dollar Thrifty Funding, other than Liens securing the Obligations granted pursuant to the Security Documents.

ARTICLE V

 

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 5.1            Full Force and Effect; Limited Amendment . Except as expressly amended hereby, all of the representations, warranties, terms, covenants, conditions and other provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain unamended and unwaived and shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms. The amendments, waivers and consent set forth herein shall be limited precisely as provided for herein to the provisions expressly amended herein and shall not be deemed to be an amendment to, consent to or waiver of any other term or provision of the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document referred to therein or herein or of any transaction or further or future action on the part of any of the Borrowers or any other Obligor which would require the consent of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

SECTION 5.2            Loan Document Pursuant to Credit Agreement . This Consent and Amendment is a Loan Document executed pursuant to the Credit Agreement and shall be construed, administered and applied in accordance with all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement (and, following the date hereof, the Amended Credit Agreement). Any breach of any representation or warranty or covenant or agreement contained in this Consent and Amendment shall be deemed to be an Event of Default for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

SECTION 5.3            Amendment Fee . Upon the satisfaction of the condition set forth in clause (ii) of Section 3.1, the Borrowers shall pay, without setoff, deduction or counterclaim, a non-refundable amendment fee for the account of each Lender that has executed and delivered (including delivery by way of facsimile) a counterpart of this Amendment to the attention of Richard Schwartz at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Four Times Square, New York, NY 10036, telecopy no. (917) 777-3215, at or prior to noon, New York time, on or before February 12, 2007 (as such time may be extended by the Parent), in the amount of fifteen (15) basis points of such Lender’s Commitment as of the date hereof. The aggregate

 

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amount of such amendment fee shall be paid at or prior to noon, New York time, on February 13, 2007 (or, in the event that the date in the immediately preceding sentence has been extended, the Business Day that immediately succeeds such extended date) to the Administrative Agent for the pro rata account of the Lenders entitled to receive such amendment fee.

SECTION 5.4            Fees and Expenses . The Borrowers, jointly and severally, agree to pay on demand all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Consent and Amendment and the documents and transactions contemplated hereby, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, as counsel for the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 5.5            Headings . The various headings of this Consent and Amendment are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Consent and Amendment or any provisions hereof.

SECTION 5.6            Execution in Counterparts . This Consent and Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same agreement.

SECTION 5.7            Cross-References . References in this Consent and Amendment to any Article or Section are, unless otherwise specified or otherwise required by the context, to such Article or Section of this Consent and Amendment.

SECTION 5.8            Successors and Assigns . This Consent and Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

SECTION 5.9            GOVERNING LAW . THIS CONSENT AND AMENDMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Consent and Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

 

 

By: _______________________________

 

Name:

Pamela S. Peck

 

Title:

Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

DTG OPERATIONS, INC.

 

 

By: _______________________________

 

Name:

Pamela S. Peck

 

Title:

Treasurer

 

 

THRIFTY RENT-A-CAR SYSTEM, INC.

 

 

By: _______________________________

 

Name:

Pamela S. Peck

 

Title:

Treasurer

 

 

CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH (formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston), as the Administrative Agent

 

 

By: _______________________________

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

By: _______________________________

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

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LENDERS:

CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH (formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston)

 

 

By: _______________________________

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

By: _______________________________

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

 

 

By: _______________________________

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

DRESDNER BANK AG, NEW YORK AND GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES

 

 

By: _______________________________

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

By: _______________________________

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

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ARVEST BANK

 

By:_________________________________

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI

UFJ TRUST COMPANY

 

 

By: _______________________________

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH

 

 

By: _______________________________

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

By: _______________________________

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (formerly known as JPMorgan Chase Bank)

 

 

By: _______________________________

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

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BANK OF OKLAHOMA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

 

By: _______________________________

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE (successor by merger to Local Oklahoma Bank, N.A.)

 

 

By: _______________________________

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

MIDFIRST BANK

 

 

By: _______________________________

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

 

By: _______________________________

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

HARRIS NESBITT FINANCING, INC.

 

 

By: _______________________________

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

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KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

By:_________________________________

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

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SCHEDULE 1

 

Revised Definition of "Retained Interest"

 

Definition in Base Indenture :

 

Retained Interest ” means a transferable indirect residual interest in RCFC's assets held by the Retained Interestholder, that represents the right to receive distributions of amounts on deposit in the Retained Distribution Account allocated to such interest as provided in and subject to the terms of each Series Supplement.

 

Definition in Security Agreement :

 

Retained Interest ” means any indirect interest in the assets of an SPC (including any right to receive payments in respect of such assets) to the extent provided for in the organizational documents or other documents establishing the rights and interests in the assets of such SPC, which, in the case of RCFC, is the Retained Interest (as defined in the Base Indenture) held by the Parent.

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.163

EXECUTION COPY

 

 

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.,

as Issuer

and

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

as Trustee

__________________

AMENDED AND RESTATED BASE INDENTURE

Dated as of February 14, 2007

__________________

Rental Car Asset Backed Notes

(Issuable in Series)

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section

Page

ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

 

Section 1.1.

Definitions

2

 

Section 1.2.

Cross-References

2

 

Section 1.3.

Accounting and Financial Determinations; No Duplication

2

 

Section 1.4.

Rules of Construction

2

 

Section 1.5.

Conditions to Effectiveness

3

ARTICLE 2. THE NOTES

 

Section 2.1.

Designation and Terms of Notes

3

 

Section 2.2.

Notes Issuable in Series

3

 

Section 2.3.

Series Supplement For Each Series

5

 

Section 2.4.

Execution and Authentication

8

 

Section 2.5.

Form of Notes; Book-Entry Provisions

9

 

Section 2.6.

Registrar and Paying Agent

9

 

Section 2.7.

Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust

10

 

Section 2.8.

Noteholder Lists

11

 

Section 2.9.

Transfer and Exchange

11

 

Section 2.10.

Certain Purchaser Representations and Certifications

14

 

Section 2.11.

Legending of Notes

15

 

Section 2.12.

Replacement Notes

16

 

Section 2.13.

Treasury Notes

17

 

Section 2.14.

Temporary Notes

17

 

Section 2.15.

Cancellation

18

 

Section 2.16.

Principal and Interest

18

 

Section 2.17.

Book-Entry Notes

19

 

Section 2.18.

Notices to Clearing Agency

21

 

Section 2.19.

Definitive Notes

21

 

Section 2.20.

Tax Treatment

23

ARTICLE 3. SECURITY

 

Section 3.1.

Grant of Security Interest

23

 

Section 3.2.

Certain Rights and Obligations of RCFC Unaffected

24

 

Section 3.3.

Performance of Agreement

25

 

Section 3.4.

Further Assurances

25

 

Section 3.5.

Stamp, Other Similar Taxes and Filing Fees

26

ARTICLE 4. ALLOCATION AND APPLICATION OF COLLECTIONS

 

Section 4.1.

Collection Account

26

 

Section 4.2.

Collections and Allocations

28

 

Section 4.3.

Determination of Monthly Interest

29

 

Section 4.4.

Determination of Monthly Principal

29

 

Section 4.5.

Paired Series

30

 

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ARTICLE 5. DISTRIBUTIONS AND REPORTS TO NOTEHOLDERS

 

Section 5.1.

Distributions in General

30

 

Section 5.2.

Distributions to Retained Distribution Account

31

 

Section 5.3.

Optional Repurchase of Notes

31

 

Section 5.4.

Monthly Noteholders’ Statement

32

ARTICLE 6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Section 6.1.

Corporate Existence and Power

35

 

Section 6.2.

Corporate and Governmental Authorization

35

 

Section 6.3.

Binding Effect

35

 

Section 6.4.

Litigation

35

 

Section 6.5.

Employee Benefit Plans

35

 

Section 6.6.

Tax Filings and Expenses

36

 

Section 6.7.

Investment Company Act; Securities Act

36

 

Section 6.8.

Regulations T, U and X

36

 

Section 6.9.

No Consent

36

 

Section 6.10.

No Violation of Charter, etc.

37

 

Section 6.11.

Solvency

37

 

Section 6.12.

Stock Ownership; Subsidiary

37

 

Section 6.13.

Security Interests

37

 

Section 6.14.

Non-Existence of Other Agreements

38

 

Section 6.15.

Vehicle Disposition Programs

38

 

Section 6.16.

Governmental Authorization

38

 

Section 6.17.

Compliance with Laws

38

ARTICLE 7. COVENANTS

 

Section 7.1.

Payment of Notes

39

 

Section 7.2.

Maintenance of Office or Agency

39

 

Section 7.3.

Information

39

 

Section 7.4.

Payment of Obligations

40

 

Section 7.5.

Maintenance of Property

40

 

Section 7.6.

Maintenance of Existence; Foreign Qualification

40

 

Section 7.7.

Compliance with Laws

41

 

Section 7.8.

Inspection of Property, Books and Records

41

 

Section 7.9.

Compliance with Related Documents

41

 

Section 7.10.

Notice of Defaults

41

 

Section 7.11.

Notice of Material Proceedings

42

 

Section 7.12.

Further Requests

42

 

Section 7.13.

Further Assurances

42

 

Section 7.14.

Vehicle Disposition Programs; Eligible Manufacturers

43

 

Section 7.15.

Liens

43

 

Section 7.16.

Other Indebtedness

43

 

Section 7.17.

Mergers; Consolidations

43

 

Section 7.18.

Sales of Assets

44

 

Section 7.19.

Acquisition of Assets

44

 

Section 7.20.

Dividends, Officers’ Compensation, etc.

44

 

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Section 7.21.

Name; Principal Office

44

 

Section 7.22.

Organizational Documents

45

 

Section 7.23.

Investments

45

 

Section 7.24.

No Other Agreements

45

 

Section 7.25.

Other Business

45

 

Section 7.26.

Maintenance of Separate Existence

46

 

Section 7.27.

Rule 144A Information Requirement

47

ARTICLE 8. AMORTIZATION EVENTS AND REMEDIES

 

Section 8.1.

Amortization Events

47

 

Section 8.2.

Rights of the Trustee upon Amortization Event or Certain

 

 

 

Other Events of Default

49

 

Section 8.3.

Special Provisions Concerning Sale of Vehicles

51

 

Section 8.4.

Other Remedies

53

 

Section 8.5.

Waiver of Past Events

53

 

Section 8.6.

Control by Required Beneficiaries and Required

 

 

 

Noteholders

54

 

Section 8.7.

Limitation on Suits

54

 

Section 8.8.

Unconditional Rights of Holders to Receive Payment

54

 

Section 8.9.

Collection Suit by the Trustee

55

 

Section 8.10.

The Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

55

 

Section 8.11.

Priorities

55

 

Section 8.12.

Undertaking for Costs

55

 

Section 8.13.

Rights and Remedies Cumulative

56

 

Section 8.14.

Delay or Omission Not Waiver

56

ARTICLE 9. THE TRUSTEE

 

Section 9.1.

Duties of the Trustee

56

 

Section 9.2.

Rights of the Trustee

58

 

Section 9.3.

Individual Rights of the Trustee

59

 

Section 9.4.

Notice of Amortization Events and Potential Amortization

 

 

 

Events

59

 

Section 9.5.

Compensation

59

 

Section 9.6.

Replacement of the Trustee

60

 

Section 9.7.

Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

61

 

Section 9.8.

Eligibility Disqualification

61

 

Section 9.9.

Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee

61

 

Section 9.10.

Representations and Warranties of Trustee

62

 

Section 9.11.

Knowledge of the Trustee

63

ARTICLE 10. DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE

 

Section 10.1.

Termination of RCFC’s Obligations

63

 

Section 10.2.

Application of Trust Money

64

 

Section 10.3.

Repayment to RCFC

64

 

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ARTICLE 11. AMENDMENTS

ARTICLE 12. MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 12.1.

Notices

68

 

Section 12.5.

Duplicate Originals

70

 

Section 12.6.

Benefits of Indenture

70

 

Section 12.7.

Payment on Business Day

70

 

Section 12.8.

Governing Law

70

 

Section 12.10.

Successors

70

 

Section 12.11.

Severability

70

 

Section 12.12.

Counterpart Originals

71

 

Section 12.14.

Termination; Collateral

71

 

Section 12.17.

Confidentiality

72

 

EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1

DEFINITIONS LIST

SCHEDULE 6.5

PENSION PLANS

SCHEDULE 6.13b

SECURITY INTEREST FILINGS

SCHEDULE 6.13d

RCFC ADDRESSES

SCHEDULE 6.14

OTHER AGREEMENTS

EXHIBIT A-1

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE (RULE 144A GLOBAL NOTE TO REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE) (§2.9)

EXHIBIT A-2

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFER OR EXCHANGE (REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE TO RULE 144A GLOBAL NOTE) (§2.9)

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF DEMAND NOTE

EXHIBIT C

FORM OF MONTHLY NOTEHOLDERS’ STATEMENT (§5.4)

 

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This AMENDED AND RESTATED BASE INDENTURE, dated as of February 14, 2007, between Rental Car Finance Corp. (formerly known as Thrifty Car Rental Finance Corporation), a special purpose Oklahoma corporation, as issuer (“ RCFC ”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (formerly known as Bankers Trust Company), as trustee (in such capacity, the “ Trustee ”), amends and restates as of the date hereof the Base Indenture, dated as of December 13, 1995 (the “ Original Base Indenture ”), between Thrifty Car Rental Finance Corporation, a special purpose Oklahoma corporation, as issuer and Bankers Trust Company, a New York banking corporation, as trustee, as such Original Base Indenture was amended by the Amendment to the Base Indenture, dated December 23, 1997 (the “ First Indenture Amendment ”), between Thrifty Car Rental Finance Corporation and Bankers Trust Company (the Original Base Indenture as amended by the First Indenture Amendment, the “ Original Amended Base Indenture ” and the Original Amended Base Indenture, as amended and restated by this Amended and Restated Base Indenture, the “ Base Indenture ”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, RCFC and the Trustee desire to amend and restate the Original Amended Base Indenture to update, clarify and modify certain provisions of such Original Amended Base Indenture as set forth herein;

WHEREAS, RCFC is in the business of purchasing, financing the purchase of, and refinancing Vehicles (such capitalized term, together with all other capitalized terms used herein, shall have the meanings assigned thereto in Article 1 of this Base Indenture) from one or more Manufacturers, and leasing the Vehicles pursuant to one or more Leases entered into with one or more lessees named in such Leases;

WHEREAS, RCFC has, in connection therewith, duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Base Indenture providing for the issuance from time to time of one or more series of RCFC’s Rental Car Asset Backed Notes (the “ Notes ”) issuable as provided in this Base Indenture and collateralized by the security granted hereunder and under the Master Collateral Agency Agreement and the related Series Supplement for each Series, or collateralized by one or more segregated Groups of collateral established and identified pursuant to the Series Supplement related to each such Series of Notes; and

WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Base Indenture a legal, valid and binding agreement of RCFC, in accordance with its terms, have been done, and RCFC proposes to do all the things necessary to make the Notes, when executed by RCFC and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee hereunder and duly issued by RCFC, the legal, valid and binding obligations of RCFC as hereinafter provided;

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the receipt of the Notes by the Noteholders, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Noteholders, as follows:

ARTICLE 1.

 

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

 

 

Section 1.1.

Definitions .

Certain capitalized terms used in this Base Indenture (including the preamble and the recitals hereto) shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Definitions List attached hereto as Schedule 1 (the “ Definitions List ”), as such Definitions List may be amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof, or, with respect to a Series of Notes, shall have meaning set forth in the Series Supplement for such Series of Notes.

 

 

Section 1.2.

Cross-References .

Unless otherwise specified, references in this Base Indenture and in each other Related Document to any Article, Section or Schedule are references to such Article, Section or Schedule of this Base Indenture or such other Related Document, as the case may be, and unless otherwise specified, references in any Article, Section, Schedule or definition to any clause are references to such clause of such Article, Section or definition.

 

 

Section 1.3.

Accounting and Financial Determinations; No Duplication .

(a)         Unless otherwise specified, (a) all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations and computations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared, in conformity with GAAP and (b) all accounting determinations and computations hereunder or under any other Related Documents shall be made without duplication.

 

 

Section 1.4.

Rules of Construction .

In this Base Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(a)

the singular includes the plural and vice versa ;

(b)        reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by this Agreement, and reference to any Person in a particular capacity only refers to such Person in such capacity;

 

(c)

reference to any gender includes the other gender;

(d)        reference to any Requirement of Law means such Requirement of Law as amended, modified, codified or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time;

(e)         “including” (and, with correlative meaning, “include”) means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding such term;

 

(f)

“or” is not exclusive;

 

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(g)

provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and

(h)        with respect to the determination of any period of time, “from” means “from and including” and “to” and “through” mean “to but excluding”.

 

 

Section 1.5.

Conditions to Effectiveness .

Pursuant to Section 11.2 of the Original Amended Base Indenture, the effectiveness of this Amended and Restated Base Indenture shall be subject to (a) the prior or concurrent execution of a written consent to this Amended and Restated Base Indenture by RCFC, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, each Enhancement Provider for each Outstanding Series of Notes and the Noteholders of each Outstanding Series of Notes and (b) satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition with respect to each Outstanding Series of Notes.

ARTICLE 2.

 

THE NOTES

 

 

Section 2.1.

Designation and Terms of Notes .

Each Series of Notes, substantially in the form specified in the Series Supplement related to such Series of Notes, shall be secured by the collateral granted hereunder and under the Master Collateral Agency Agreement and any additional collateral specified in the related Series Supplement or shall be secured by a Group of collateral specified in the related Series Supplement and any other collateral specified in such related Series Supplement, and shall bear, upon its face, the designation for such Series to which it belongs so selected by RCFC. Except as specified in the related Series Supplement for a Series, all Notes of any Series shall be equally and ratably entitled as provided herein to the benefits hereof without preference, priority or distinction on account of the actual time or times of authentication and delivery, all in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Base Indenture and the applicable Series Supplement. The aggregate Principal Amount of Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under this Base Indenture is unlimited. The Notes of a Series shall be in denominations specified in the related Series Supplement for such Series.

 

 

Section 2.2.

Notes Issuable in Series .

The Notes may be issued in one or more Series. Each Series of Notes shall be created by a Series Supplement to this Base Indenture. Notes of a new Series may from time to time be executed by RCFC and delivered to the Trustee for authentication, and thereupon the same shall be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee upon the receipt by the Trustee of a Company Order on or prior to the Closing Date for such Series and upon delivery by RCFC to the Trustee, and receipt by the Trustee, of the following:

(a)         a Company Order authorizing and directing the authentication and delivery of the Notes of such new Series by the Trustee and specifying the designation of such new Series, the aggregate Principal Amount of Notes of such new Series to be authenticated and the Note Rate (or the method for allocating interest payments or other cash flow) with respect to such new Series;

 

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(b)         a Series Supplement in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee executed by RCFC and the Trustee and specifying the Principal Terms of such new Series;

(c)         with respect to the initial Series of Notes, the Master Collateral Agency Agreement executed by each of the parties thereto;

(d)        the related Enhancement Agreement, if any, executed by each of the parties thereto, other than the Trustee;

(e)         written confirmation that the Rating Agency Condition with respect to all Series of Notes Outstanding that share in the same Group of Segregated Collateral as the new Series of Notes has been satisfied with respect to such issuance;

(f)         an Officers’ Certificate from RCFC dated as of the applicable Closing Date to the effect that (i) no Amortization Event, Asset Amount Deficiency, Enhancement Agreement Event of Default, if applicable, Lease Event of Default, Manufacturer Event of Default, Potential Amortization Event, Potential Enhancement Agreement Event of Default or Potential Lease Event of Default under this Base Indenture and the Series Supplements for any Series of Notes Outstanding that share in the same Group of Segregated Collateral as the new Series of Notes is continuing or will occur as a result of the issuance of the new Series of Notes, and (ii) all conditions precedent provided in this Base Indenture and the related Series Supplement for the new Series of Notes with respect to the authentication and delivery of the new Series of Notes have been complied with;

(g)        unless otherwise specified in the related Series Supplement, an Opinion of Counsel, subject to the assumptions and qualifications stated therein, and in a form reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, dated the applicable Closing Date, substantially to the effect that:

(i)             the new Series of Notes will be treated as Indebtedness of RCFC for Federal income tax purposes, and the issuance of such Series will not adversely affect the Federal income tax characterization of the Outstanding Notes of any Series;

(ii)            each of RCFC, the Master Servicer, and each Lessee under the Lease or Leases securing the new Series is duly organized under the jurisdiction of its organization and (as applicable) has the power and authority to execute and deliver the related Series Supplement and each other Related Document to which it is a party and to issue the new Series of Notes;

(iii)          the related Series Supplement, this Base Indenture and each of the other Related Documents to which RCFC, the Master Servicer or each Lessee under the Lease or Leases securing the new Series is a party has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by RCFC, the Master Servicer and each such Lessee, as the case may be;

(iv)           the new Series of Notes has been duly authorized and executed and, when authenticated and delivered in accordance with the provisions of this Base Indenture and the related Series Supplement, will constitute valid, binding and enforceable obligations of RCFC entitled to the benefits of this Base Indenture and the related Series Supplement, subject, in the case of enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency,

 

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reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditor’s rights generally and to general principles of equity;

(v)            this Base Indenture, the related Series Supplement and each of the other Related Documents to which RCFC, the Master Servicer or each Lessee under the Lease or Leases securing the new Series is a party are legal, valid and binding agreements of RCFC, the Master Servicer or each Lessee, as the case may be, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity;

(vi)           this Base Indenture and the related Series Supplement are not required to be registered under the Trust Indenture Act;

(vii)         the new Series of Notes, if offered in accordance with the terms of the Related Documents, has been offered pursuant to a valid exemption from registration under the Securities Act;

(viii)        as to the new Series of Notes and any Outstanding Series of Notes sharing in the same Group of Segregated Collateral, the opinions of counsel relating to (A) the validity, perfection and priority of security interests, (B) the nature of the Lease or Leases of Acquired Vehicles serving as collateral in the Group as “true operating leases” and not as a financing arrangement, (C) the analysis of substantive consolidation of the Assets of RCFC with the Assets of any Lessee or its Affiliates in the event of the insolvency of such Lessee or its Affiliates, (D) the status of RCFC as not being an investment company or controlled by an investment company under the Investment Company Act, (E) there being no pending or threatened litigation which, if adversely determined, would materially and adversely affect RCFC’s ability to perform its obligations under any of the Related Documents, and (F) the absence of any material conflict with or violation of any Court decree, injunction, writ or order applicable to RCFC or any material breach or default of any indenture, agreement or other instrument as a result of the issuance of such Series of Notes by RCFC, as furnished by counsel retained by RCFC in connection with the issuance of the Series of Notes, are reaffirmed in all respects; and

 

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such other matters as the Trustee may reasonably require; and

 

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such other matters as the Trustee may reasonably require.

Upon satisfaction of such conditions, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, as provided above, such Series of Notes.

 

 

Section 2.3.

Series Supplement For Each Series .

(a)         In conjunction with the issuance of a new Series, the parties hereto shall execute a Series Supplement, which shall specify the relevant terms with respect to such new Series of Notes, which shall include, as applicable: (i) its name or designation, (ii) the aggregate Principal Amount of Notes of such Series, (iii) the Note Rate (or the

 

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method for calculating such Note Rate) with respect to such Series, (iv) the interest payment date or dates and the date or dates from which interest shall accrue, (v) the method of allocating Collections with respect to such Series and the method by which the Principal Amount of Notes of such Series shall amortize or accrete, (vi) the method of determining and priorities applicable to distributions, (vii) the names and other identification of any accounts to be used by such Series and the terms governing the operation of any such account, (viii) the Servicing Fee Percentage, (ix) the terms of any Enhancement, (x) the Enhancement Provider, if any, (xi) the form of the Notes and whether the Notes may be issued in bearer form and any limitations imposed thereon, (xii) the Series Termination Date, (xiii) whether the Notes will be issued in multiple classes and, if so, the method of allocating Collections among such classes, (xiv) whether such Series of Notes shall have the benefit of Segregated Collateral and if so, which Group or Groups of Segregated Collateral such Series has an interest in, (xv) any additional collateral securing such Series of Notes not specified in this Base Indenture or comprising the applicable Group of Segregated Collateral, (xvi) the redemption provisions and amounts due on redemption applicable to such Series, (xvii) the periodic reporting requirements of the Trustee and Master Servicer applicable to such Series, (xviii) whether there are any hedging arrangements applicable to or required by such Series and how any payments under such hedging arrangements are treated under the collection, allocation and distribution provisions, (xix) any additional Amortization Events and any other terms relating to the amortization of the Notes, and (xx) any terms applicable to the new Series that are a modification to or that override the terms of this Base Indenture and any other additional relevant terms; provided that, in each case, the conditions to issuance stated in Section 2.2 of this Base Indenture may not be modified or overridden (all such terms, the “ Principal Terms ” of such Series);

(b)        (i)     A Series Supplement may specify that the related Series of Notes (each, a “ Segregated Series ”) will have Collateral and Master Collateral that is to be segregated (such Collateral and Master Collateral being referred to as “ Segregated Collateral ” and each pool of Segregated Collateral being referred to as a “ Group ”) by the Master Servicer, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee and be solely for the benefit of the Noteholders of such Segregated Series of Notes and any other future Segregated Series of Notes that is designated in the applicable Series Supplement as sharing in such Group of Segregated Collateral; provided , however , that no new Segregated Series of Notes will be issued unless (x) the Rating Agency Condition is met with respect to such new Series and each Series of Notes Outstanding sharing in the same Group of Segregated Collateral, (y) the Master Servicer and RCFC shall have delivered to the Trustee and Master Collateral Agent an Officers’ Certificate to the effect that the creation of a new Group of Segregated Collateral in connection with such issuance of a Segregated Series will not have a material adverse effect on any existing Group and any Series of Notes secured by such existing Group outstanding at the time of the creation of such new Group of Segregated Collateral in connection with the issuance of the new Segregated Series of Notes, and (z) the applicable Series Supplement provides, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for the changes and modifications to this Base Indenture and the other Related Documents as are described in clause (ii) below.

 

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(ii)            In the event any Segregated Series of Notes is issued, the related Series Supplement will provide that (A) the Master Servicer, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee will segregate the Group of Collateral and Master Collateral for such Segregated Series of Notes such that (x) the Segregated Series of Notes will be secured by the Group of Segregated Collateral applicable to such Segregated Series of Notes and (y) the Noteholders with respect to any other Series of Notes, the Series Supplement with respect to which does not specify that such Series shares in such Group of Segregated Collateral, will not be entitled to the benefit of such Segregated Collateral, (B) the Trustee will adjust the allocations and distributions to be made under the Indenture at the written direction of the Master Servicer so that the Noteholders of a Segregated Series of Notes sharing in a particular Group of Segregated Collateral will be entitled to allocations and distributions arising in part or wholly from such Group of Segregated Collateral and the Noteholders with respect to other Series of Notes not sharing an interest in such Group, as determined by the Series Supplement for such Series of Notes, will be entitled to allocations and distributions arising solely from the Collateral and Master Collateral of the Group or Groups in which their respective Series Supplements state they have an interest, (C) the Trustee will act as collateral agent under the Indenture and as master collateral agent under the Master Collateral Agency Agreement (and in such capacity the Trustee and the Master Collateral Agent, as applicable, may (x) establish and maintain a master collection account, and one or more segregated collection accounts, into which Collections from a Group of Segregated Collateral will be deposited and, after such deposit, further allocated among one or more Segregated Series of Notes sharing in such Group of Segregated Collateral, and (y) hold its lien encumbering its rights and interests in the Group of Segregated Collateral for the benefit of all Segregated Series of Notes sharing in the Group of Segregated Collateral), (D) the Master Servicer and the Master Collateral Agent will each designate on its computer system the source of the funds for the financing of each Vehicle (i.e., which Lease it is leased under and which Group of Segregated Collateral to which it belongs), (E) the Noteholders of any Segregated Series of Notes will, subject to the limitations contained in this Base Indenture and the related Series Supplement, be entitled to cause (pursuant to written direction) the Trustee and the Master Collateral Agent, as applicable, to exercise remedies under this Base Indenture and the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, respectively, on behalf of such Segregated Series of Notes with respect to the Group of Segregated Collateral, (F) one or more separate segregated Leases pertaining, as applicable, to the Group of Segregated Collateral will be executed and delivered by RCFC, as lessor, and each applicable Lessee, (G) to the extent specified in the Series Supplement for such Segregated Series of Notes, such actions will be taken by the Issuer or Master Servicer as are necessary to perfect the Trustee’s interest on behalf of the Noteholders of such Segregated Series of Notes in the Group of Segregated Collateral, (H) provisions may be added to the related Series Supplement and the other Related Documents, if necessary, to reflect the foregoing, which provisions will, among other things, provide for revisions to the terms “Aggregate Asset Amount”, “Collateral”, “Collection Account”, “Lease”, “Lessee”, “Related Documents”, “Required Asset Amount”, “Required Beneficiaries”, and “RCFC Agreements” and such other terms as may be appropriate and (I) references herein to “all” Series of Notes (other than as specifically stated herein) shall be automatically

 

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modified to refer to all Series of Notes sharing in the same Group of Segregated Collateral (or as otherwise provided in the related Series Supplement).

 

 

Section 2.4.

Execution and Authentication .

(a)         An Authorized Officer shall execute the Notes for RCFC by manual or facsimile signature. If an Authorized Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time the Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.

(b)        At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Base Indenture, RCFC may deliver Notes of any particular Series executed by RCFC to the Trustee for authentication, together with one or more Company Orders for the authentication and delivery of such Notes, and the Trustee, in accordance with such Company Order and this Base Indenture, shall authenticate and deliver such Notes.

(c)         No Note shall be entitled to any benefit under this Base Indenture or be valid for any purpose unless there appears on such Note a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein, duly executed by the Trustee by the manual signature of a Trust Officer (and any listing agent as may be specified in the related Series Supplement, if such Notes are listed on an exchange). Such signatures on such certificate shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that the Note has been duly authenticated under this Base Indenture. The Trustee may appoint an authenticating Agent to authenticate Notes. Unless limited by the term of such appointment, an authenticating Agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Base Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such Agent. An authenticating Agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with RCFC or an Affiliate of RCFC. The Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the following form:

This is one of the Notes of [specify Series] issued under the within mentioned Indenture.

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY

 

AMERICAS,

 

as Trustee

 

By:________________________

 

Authorized Signature

(d)    Each Note shall be dated and issued as of the date of its authentication by the Trustee.

(e)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Note shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by RCFC, and RCFC shall deliver such Note to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section 2.15 , together with a written statement (which need not comply with Section 12.3 and need not be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel) stating that such Note has never been issued and sold by RCFC, for all purposes of this Base Indenture such Note shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall not be entitled to the benefits of this Base Indenture.

 

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Section 2.5.

Form of Notes; Book-Entry Provisions .

(a)    Rule 144A Global Note . Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.19 or in the Series Supplement related to a Series of Notes, any Series of Notes, or any class of such Series to be issued and sold in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and resold in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“ Rule 144A ”), shall be issued in the form of and represented by one or more global Notes in fully registered form without interest coupons (each, a “ Rule 144A Global Note ”), substantially in the form set forth in the applicable Series Supplement, with such legends as may be applicable thereto, which shall be deposited on behalf of the subscribers for the Notes represented thereby with a custodian for DTC (which may be the Trustee), and registered in the name of Cede or another nominee of DTC, duly executed by RCFC and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in Section 2.4 for credit to the accounts of the subscribers at DTC. The aggregate Principal Amount of a Rule 144A Global Note may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the custodian for DTC, DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, as hereinafter provided.

(b)    Regulation S Global Note . Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.19 or in the Series Supplement related to a Series of Notes, any Series of Notes, or any class of such Series, offered and sold to non-United States Persons in transactions outside of the United States will be offered and sold in reliance on the exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Regulation S thereunder (“ Regulation S ”) and shall be issued in the form of one or more global Notes (each, a “ Regulation S Global Note ” and together with the Rule 144A Global Notes, each a “ Global Note ”) in fully registered form without interest coupons substantially in the form set forth in the applicable Series Supplement with such legends as may be applicable thereto, registered in the name of Cede or another nominee of DTC for the accounts of Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of Euroclear and Clearstream, duly executed by RCFC and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in Section 2.4 and deposited with a custodian for DTC (which may be the Trustee). The aggregate Principal Amount of the Regulation S Global Note may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the custodian for DTC, DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, as hereinafter provided.

(c)    Any Series of Notes, or any class of such Series, issued hereunder may be issued as definitive, fully registered Notes without interest coupons (“ Definitive Notes ”) only in accordance with Section 2.19 .

 

 

Section 2.6.

Registrar and Paying Agent .

(a)    RCFC shall maintain (i) an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“ Registrar ”) and (ii) an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (“ Paying Agent ”). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange (the “ Note Register ”). RCFC may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent and the term “Registrar” includes any co-registrars. RCFC may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to any Noteholder. RCFC shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Base

 

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Indenture. The Trustee is hereby initially appointed as the Registrar and Paying Agent for service of notices and demands in connection with the Notes.

(b)    RCFC shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a party to this Base Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Base Indenture that relate to such Agent. RCFC shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any such Agent. If RCFC fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, or fails to give the foregoing notice, the Trustee shall act as such, and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation in accordance with this Base Indenture, or shall appoint a replacement Registrar and Paying Agent.

 

 

Section 2.7.

Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust .

(a)    RCFC will cause each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee (and if the Trustee acts as Paying Agent, it hereby so agrees), subject to the provisions of this Section 2.7 , that such Paying Agent will:

(i)         hold all sums held by it for the payment of amounts due with respect to the Notes in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and pay such sums to such Persons as herein provided;

(ii)        give the Trustee notice of any default by RCFC (or any other obligor under the Notes) of which it has actual knowledge in the making of any payment required to be made with respect to the Notes;

(iii)      at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent;

(iv)      immediately resign as a Paying Agent, so long as the same institution is acting as Trustee and as Paying Agent and the institution no longer qualifies or is eligible to act as Trustee; and

(v)        comply with all requirements of the Code with respect to the withholding from any payments made by it on any Notes of any applicable withholding taxes imposed thereon and with respect to any applicable reporting requirements in connection therewith.

(b)    RCFC may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Base Indenture or for any other purpose, by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which the sums were held by such Paying Agent; and upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such sums.

 

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(c)    Subject to applicable laws with respect to escheat of funds, any funds held by the Trustee or any Paying Agent or a Clearing Agency in trust for the payment of any amount due with respect to any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such amount has become due and payable shall be discharged from such trust and be paid to RCFC on Company Request; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to RCFC for payment thereof (but only to the extent of the amounts so paid to RCFC), and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such funds shall thereupon cease; provided , however , that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of RCFC cause to be published once, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in New York City, and if the related Series of Notes has been listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, in a newspaper customarily published on each Luxembourg business day and of general circulation in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, notice that such funds remain unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than thirty (30) days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such funds then remaining will be repaid to RCFC. The Trustee may also adopt and employ, at the expense of RCFC, any other reasonable means of notification of such repayment.

 

 

Section 2.8.

Noteholder Lists .

The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Noteholders of each Series of Notes. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, RCFC shall furnish to the Trustee at least seven (7) Business Days before each Payment Date, and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of Noteholders of each Series of Notes.

 

 

Section 2.9.

Transfer and Exchange .

(a)    No Note may be resold, pledged or transferred (including, without limitation, by pledges or hypothecation) unless such sale or transfer is (1) to the Issuer (upon redemption thereof or otherwise), (2) to any Person the transferor reasonably believes is a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A) in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, (3) outside the United States to a Person who is not a U.S. Person (as such term is defined in Regulation S) in a transaction meeting the requirements of Regulation S, (4) pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in any case, in accordance with any applicable securities laws or “Blue Sky” laws of any state of the United States or any other jurisdiction. Subject to provisions of clauses (i) through (vii) of this Section 2.9(a) , when a request to register a transfer or exchange of Global Notes is presented to the Registrar or co-registrar or, in the case of Definitive Notes, when Definitive Notes of any particular Series are presented to the Registrar or a co-registrar with a request to register a transfer or to exchange them for an equal Principal Amount of Notes of other authorized denominations of the same Series, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange if its requirements for such transaction are met; provided , however , that any Definitive Notes surrendered for transfer or exchange (a) shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to RCFC and

 

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the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or its attorney, duly authorized in writing and (b) shall be transferred or exchanged in compliance with the following provisions, as applicable:

(i)         Transfer of Interest in the same Global Note . Transfers of interests in the same Global Note may be made by book-entry transfer of a beneficial interest within the relevant Clearing Agency and transfers of beneficial interests from one Global Note to another Global Note shall be made in accordance with clauses (ii) and (iii) below of this Section 2.9(a), as applicable.

(ii)        Rule 144A Global Note to Regulation S Global Note . If a holder of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note wishes at any time to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Global Note to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Regulation S Global Note, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of DTC, cause the transfer of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note of the same Series and Class. Upon receipt by the Trustee, as Registrar, of (1) instructions given in accordance with DTC’s procedures from an agent member directing the Registrar to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in such Rule 144A Global Note to be exchanged or transferred, but not less than the minimum denomination applicable to such Notes, such instructions to contain information regarding the agent member’s account with DTC to be credited with such increase and information regarding the agent member’s account with DTC to be debited with such decrease, (2) a written order given in accordance with DTC’s procedures containing information regarding the agent member’s account with DTC and, in the case of a transfer pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, the Euroclear or Clearstream account to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit A-1 attached hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall instruct DTC to reduce such Rule 144A Global Note by the aggregate Principal Amount of the beneficial interest in such Rule 144A Global Note to be so transferred and the Registrar shall instruct DTC, concurrently with such reduction, to increase the Principal Amount of a Regulation S Global Note by the aggregate Principal Amount of the beneficial interest in such Rule 144A Global Note to be so transferred, and to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note equal to the reduction in the Principal Amount of such Rule 144A Global Note to be so transferred.

(iii)      Regulation S Global Note to Rule 144A Global Note . If a holder of a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Regulation S Global Note for an interest in a Rule 144A Global Note, or to transfer its interest in such Regulation S Global Note to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Rule 144A Global Note, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream or DTC, as the case may be, exchange or cause the exchange or transfer of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note of the same Series and Class. Upon

 

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receipt by the Trustee, as Registrar, of (1) instructions from Euroclear or Clearstream or DTC, as the case may be, directing the Registrar to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note equal to the beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note to be exchanged or transferred, but not less than the minimum denomination applicable to such Note, such instructions to contain information regarding the agent member’s account with DTC to be credited with such increase and information regarding the agent member’s account with DTC to be debited with such decrease, and (2) a certificate in the form of Exhibit A-2 attached hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest and stating that the Person transferring such interest in the Regulation S Global Note reasonably believes that the Person acquiring such interest in the Rule 144A Global Note is a Qualified Institutional Buyer and is obtaining such beneficial interest in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, Euroclear or Clearstream or the Registrar, as the case may be, shall instruct DTC to reduce the Regulation S Global Note by the aggregate Principal Amount of the beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note to be exchanged or transferred, and the Registrar shall instruct DTC, concurrently with such reduction, to increase the Principal Amount of the Rule 144A Global Note by the aggregate Principal Amount of the beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note to be so exchanged or transferred, and to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Note equal to the reduction in the Principal Amount of the Regulation S Global Note to be so exchanged or transferred.

(iv)      Other Transfers or Exchanges . In the event that a Global Note is exchanged for Definitive Notes, or Notes are otherwise issued, in definitive registered form without interest coupons, pursuant to Section 2.19 , such Notes may be exchanged or transferred for one another only in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent with the provisions of clauses (i) through (iii) above (including the certification requirements intended to insure that such exchanges or transfers comply with Rule 144A or Regulation S, as the case may be) and as may be from time to time adopted by RCFC and the Trustee.

(b)    The Trustee, as Registrar, or, if the Notes are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, the listing agent, as the case may be, shall, upon receipt of a written request therefor from RCFC, send to RCFC, upon any transfer or exchange of any Note, information reflected in the copy of the register for the Notes maintained by the Registrar or the listing agent, as the case may be.

(c)    To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, RCFC shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Notes, subject to such rules as the Trustee may reasonably require. No service charge to the Noteholder shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein), but the Registrar (or RCFC or the Trustee) may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other government charge payable in connection therewith.

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benefits under this Base Indenture and the applicable Series Supplement, as the Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

(e)    Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Paying Agent or Clearing Agent and RCFC may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered (as of the day of determination) as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note is overdue, and neither the Trustee, any Paying Agent or Clearing Agent nor RCFC shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

(f)     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.9 , the typewritten Note or Notes representing Book-Entry Notes for any Series may be transferred, in whole but not in part, only to another nominee of the Clearing Agency for such Series, or to a successor Clearing Agency for such Series selected or approved by RCFC or to a nominee of such successor Clearing Agency, only if in accordance with this Section 2.9 and Section 2.19 .

 

 

Section 2.10.

Certain Purchaser Representations and Certifications .

(a)    Prior to any sale or transfer of the Notes described in clause (2) of Section 2.9(a) above, each prospective purchaser of the Notes shall be deemed to have represented and agreed as follows:

(1)    It is a qualified institutional buyer as defined in Rule 144A, it is aware that any sale of the Notes to it will be made in reliance on Rule 144A and it is acquiring the Notes for its own institutional account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer.

(2)    The purchaser understands that the Notes are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering in the United States within the meaning of the Securities Act, that the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and that (A) such Notes may be offered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred only (i) to the Issuer, (ii) to a Person who the seller reasonably believes is a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A) in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, (iii) outside the United States to a Person other than a U.S. Person (as defined in Regulation S) in a transaction meeting the requirements of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (iv) in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable securities laws of any State of the United States and any other jurisdiction or (v) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, in each such case in accordance with this Base Indenture, the applicable Series Supplement and any applicable securities laws of any State of the United States and (B) the purchaser will, and each subsequent holder of a Note is required to, notify any subsequent purchaser of a Note of the resale restrictions set forth in (A) above.

(b)    Prior to any direct placement of the Notes from the Issuer to an institutional accredited investor who is a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A, the Issuer shall require each such prospective purchaser of the Notes to represent and agree as follows:

 

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(i)         to the restrictions on transfer set forth in clause (a) (2) above, (ii) that it is (w) a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A and an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a)(1),(2),(3) or (7) under the Securities Act; (x) acquiring Notes for its own account or for any separate account for which it is acting; (y) acquiring such Notes for its own institutional account or the account of an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act who is a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A; and (z) not acquiring the Notes with a view to distribution thereof or with any present intention of offering or selling any of the Notes in a transaction that would violate the Securities Act or the securities laws of any State of the United States or any other applicable jurisdiction; and (c) that the registrar and transfer agent for the Notes will not be required to accept for registration of transfer any Notes acquired by them, except upon presentation of evidence satisfactory to the transfer agent that the restrictions on transfer set forth in clause (a) (2) above have been complied with.

(c)    In addition, the Issuer shall require such prospective purchaser to provide additional information or certifications, as shall be reasonably requested by the Trustee or the Issuer to support the truth and accuracy of the foregoing acknowledgements, representations and agreements, it being understood that such additional information is not intended to create additional restrictions on the transfer of the Notes. The Issuer and the Trustee are not obligated, in their individual capacities or as a group, to register the Notes under the Securities Act or any state securities laws.

 

 

Section 2.11.

Legending of Notes .

Unless otherwise provided for in a Series Supplement and except as permitted by the following sentence, in addition to any legends required by Section 2.17 , each Note shall bear legends in the following form:

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) OR ANY STATE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS NOTE, AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP. (THE “COMPANY”) THAT THIS NOTE IS BEING ACQUIRED FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO DISTRIBUTION AND MAY BE RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (1) TO THE COMPANY (UPON REDEMPTION THEREOF OR OTHERWISE), (2) TO A PERSON WHO THE TRANSFEROR REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (3) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A NON U.S. PERSON (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S OF THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR (4) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH CASE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE INDENTURE AND ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR

 

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ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER FROM IT OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH ABOVE.

EACH NOTEHOLDER OR NOTE OWNER, BY ACCEPTANCE OF A NOTE OR, IN THE CASE OF A NOTE OWNER, A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A NOTE, REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT (A) EITHER (I) IT IS NOT, AND IS NOT ACQUIRING SUCH NOTE WITH THE ASSETS OF, A PLAN OR ACCOUNT SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA”), OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, OR AN ENTITY THAT IS DEEMED TO HOLD ASSETS OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING, OR (II) THE ACQUISITION AND HOLDING OF SUCH NOTE OR INTEREST THEREIN BY THE NOTEHOLDER OR NOTE OWNER, THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD THAT IT HOLDS SUCH NOTE OR INTEREST THEREIN, WILL NOT RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, BECAUSE THE PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF SUCH NOTE OR INTEREST THEREIN (A) IS NOT, AND WILL NOT BECOME, SUBJECT TO SUCH LAWS OR (B) IS COVERED BY AN EXEMPTION FROM ALL APPLICABLE PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS, ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OF WHICH ARE AND WILL BE SATISFIED UPON ITS ACQUISITION OF, AND THROUGHOUT THE TERM THAT IT HOLDS, SUCH NOTE OR INTEREST THEREIN, AND (B) IT WILL NOT SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH NOTE IN VIOLATION OF THE FOREGOING.

Upon any transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes bearing such legend, or if a request is made to remove such legend on a Note, the Notes so issued shall bear such legend, or such legend shall not be removed, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to RCFC and the Trustee or the listing agent, if the Notes are listed on the Luxembourg Exchange, such satisfactory evidence, which may include an opinion of counsel, as may be reasonably required by RCFC that neither such legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144A, Rule 144 or Regulation S. Upon provision of such satisfactory evidence, the Trustee, at the direction of RCFC, shall authenticate and deliver a Note that does not bear such legend.

 

 

Section 2.12.

Replacement Notes .

(a)    If (i) any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee, or the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, and (ii) there is delivered to the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by it to hold RCFC and its Affiliates and the Trustee harmless, then, in the absence of notice to RCFC, the Registrar or the Trustee that such Note has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, and provided that the requirements of Section 8-405 of the New York UCC (which generally permit RCFC to impose reasonable requirements) are met, RCFC shall execute and upon its request the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note, a replacement Note; provided , however , that if any such destroyed, lost or stolen Note, but not a mutilated Note, shall have become or within seven (7) days shall be due and payable, instead of issuing a replacement Note, RCFC may pay such destroyed, lost or stolen

 

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Note when so due or payable without surrender thereof. If, after the delivery of such replacement Note or payment of a destroyed, lost or stolen Note pursuant to the proviso to the preceding sentence, a bona fide purchaser of the original Note in lieu of which such replacement Note was issued presents for payment such original Note, RCFC and the Trustee shall be entitled to recover such replacement Note (or such payment) from the Person to whom it was delivered or any Person taking such replacement Note from such Person to whom such replacement Note was delivered or any assignee of such Person, except a bona fide purchaser, and shall be entitled to recover upon the security or indemnity provided therefor to the extent of any loss, damage, cost or expense incurred by RCFC or any Affiliate thereof or the Trustee in connection therewith. The Holder of a Note may offer to the Trustee unsecured indemnification so long as such Holder has a long-term debt rating or claims paying ability that is “investment grade.”

(b)    Upon the issuance of any replacement Note under this Section 2.12 , the Registrar, RCFC or the Trustee may require the payment by the Holder of such Note of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other reasonable expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.

(c)    Every replacement Note issued pursuant to this Section 2.12 in replacement of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall constitute an original additional Contractual Obligation of RCFC, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Base Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

(d)    The provisions of this Section 2.12 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes.

 

 

Section 2.13.

Treasury Notes .

In determining whether the Noteholders of the required Principal Amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by RCFC or any Affiliate of RCFC shall be considered as though they are not Outstanding, except that for the purpose of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes of which the Trustee has received written notice of such ownership shall be so disregarded. Absent written notice to the Trustee of such ownership, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of the identity of the individual beneficial owners of the Notes.

 

 

Section 2.14.

Temporary Notes .

(a)    Pending the preparation of Definitive Notes issued under Section 2.19 , RCFC may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order, shall authenticate and deliver temporary Notes of such Series. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of Definitive Notes of like Series but may have variations that are not inconsistent with the terms of

 

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this Base Indenture as the officers executing such Notes may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Notes.

(b)    If temporary Notes are issued pursuant to Section 2.14(a) above, RCFC will cause Definitive Notes to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of Definitive Notes, the temporary Notes shall be exchangeable for Definitive Notes upon surrender of the temporary Notes at the office or agency of RCFC to be maintained as provided in Section 7.2 , without charge to the Noteholder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Notes, RCFC shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like Principal Amount of Definitive Notes of authorized denominations. Until so exchanged, the temporary Notes shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Base Indenture as Definitive Notes.

 

 

Section 2.15.

Cancellation .

RCFC may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Notes previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which RCFC or any of its respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates may have acquired in any manner whatsoever or upon any repayment of the Principal Amount in respect of such Notes, and all Notes so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation. RCFC may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has redeemed or paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. All canceled Notes held by the Trustee shall be disposed of in accordance with the Trustee’s standard disposition procedures.

 

 

Section 2.16.

Principal and Interest .

(a)    The principal of each Series of Notes shall be payable at the times and in the amount set forth in the related Series Supplement and, unless otherwise specified in the related Series Supplement, in accordance with Section 5.1 .

(b)    Each Series of Notes shall accrue interest as provided in the related Series Supplement and such interest shall be payable on the Payment Date for such Series in accordance with Section 5.1 and the related Series Supplement.

(c)    Except as provided in the following sentence, the Person in whose name any Note is registered at the close of business on any Record Date with respect to a Payment Date for such Note shall be entitled to receive the principal and interest payable on such Payment Date notwithstanding the cancellation of such Note upon any registration of transfer, exchange or substitution of such Note subsequent to such Record Date. Any interest payable at maturity shall be paid to the Person to whom the principal of such Note is payable.

(d)    Unless otherwise specified in the Series Supplement for a Series, if RCFC defaults in the payment of interest on the Notes of any Series, such interest, to the extent paid on any date that is more than five (5) Business Days after the applicable due date, shall, at the option of RCFC, cease to be payable to the Persons who were Noteholders of such Series at the applicable Record Date, and in such case RCFC shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful

 

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manner, plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Noteholders of such Series on a subsequent special record date which date shall be at least five (5) Business Days prior to the payment date, at the rate provided in the related Series Supplement and in the Notes of such Series. RCFC shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date, and at least fifteen (15) days before the special record date, RCFC (or, if so requested by RCFC, the Trustee, in the name of and at the expense of RCFC) shall mail to Noteholders of such Series a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.

 

 

Section 2.17.

Book-Entry Notes .

(a)    For each Series of Notes to be issued in registered form, RCFC shall duly execute the Notes, and the Trustee shall, in accordance with Section 2.4 hereof, authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global Notes that (a) shall be registered on the Note Register in the name of DTC or DTC’s nominee, and (b) shall bear legends substantially to the following effect:

UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”), TO RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. (“CEDE”) OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE, HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

So long as DTC or its nominee is the registered owner or holder of a Global Note, DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the Notes represented by such Global Note for purposes of this Base Indenture and such Notes. Members of, or participants in, DTC shall have no rights under this Base Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by DTC, and DTC may be treated by RCFC, the Trustee, the Registrar, any Paying Agent and any Agent of such entities as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent RCFC, the Trustee, the Registrar, any Paying Agent and any Agent of such entities from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by DTC or impair, as between DTC and its agent members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of the holder of a beneficial interest in any Note.

(b)    The then currently applicable provisions of the relevant Clearing Agency shall be applicable to beneficial interests in the Global Notes. Account holders or participants in DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream shall have no rights under this Base Indenture with respect to such Global Note, and the registered holder may be treated by RCFC, the Trustee, the Registrar and any Paying Agent and any Agent of any such entities as the owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever.

 

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(c)    Title to the Notes shall pass only by registration in the Note Register maintained by the Registrar pursuant to Section 2.6 .

(d)    Any typewritten Note or Notes representing Book-Entry Notes shall provide that they represent the aggregate or a specified amount of Outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and may also provide that the aggregate amount of Outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced to reflect exchanges. Any endorsement of a typewritten Note or Notes representing Book-Entry Notes to reflect the amount, or any increase or decrease in the amount, or changes in the rights of Note Owners represented thereby, shall be made in such manner and by such Person or Persons as shall be specified therein or in the Company Order to be delivered to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.4 . Subject to the provisions of Section 2.5 , the Trustee shall deliver and redeliver any typewritten Note or Notes representing Book-Entry Notes in the manner and upon instructions given by the Person or Persons specified therein or in the applicable Company Order. Any instructions by RCFC with respect to endorsement or delivery or redelivery of a typewritten Note or Notes representing the Book-Entry Notes shall be in writing but need not comply with Section 12.3 hereof and need not be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel.

(e)    Unless and until Definitive Notes have been issued to all Note Owners pursuant to Section 2.19 :

(i)         the provisions of this Section 2.17 shall be in full force and effect;

(ii)        the Paying Agent, the Registrar and the Trustee may deal with the Clearing Agency for all purposes of this Base Indenture (including the making of payments on the Notes and the giving of instructions or directions hereunder) as the authorized representatives of the Note Owners;

(iii)      to the extent that the provisions of this Section 2.17 conflict with any other provisions of this Base Indenture, the provisions of this Section 2.17 shall control;

(iv)      whenever this Base Indenture requires or permits actions to be taken based upon instructions or directions of Holders of Notes evidencing a specified percentage of the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Notes, the applicable Clearing Agency shall be deemed to represent a percentage or Principal Amount in respect of any outstanding Global Notes only to the extent that it has received instructions to such effect from the applicable Note Owners and/or their related Clearing Agency Participants owning or representing, respectively, such percentage or Principal Amount of the beneficial interest in the Notes and has delivered such instructions or directions to the Trustee; and

(v)        the rights of Note Owners shall be exercised only through the applicable Clearing Agency and their related Clearing Agency Participants and shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between such Note Owners and their related Clearing Agency and/or the Clearing Agency Participants. Unless and until Definitive Notes are issued pursuant to Section 2.19 , the applicable Clearing Agencies

 

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will make book-entry transfers among their related Clearing Agency Participants and receive and transmit payments of principal and interest on the Notes to such Clearing Agency Participants.

 

 

Section 2.18.

Notices to Clearing Agency .

Whenever notice or other communication to the Noteholders is required under this Base Indenture, unless and until Definitive Notes shall have been issued pursuant to Section 2.19 , the Trustee, RCFC and the Master Servicer shall give all such notices and communications specified herein to be given to Noteholders to the applicable Clearing Agency for further distribution to the Clearing Agency Participants and the Note Owners in accordance with such Clearing Agency’s and Clearing Agency Participants’ customary practices and procedures with respect thereto.

 

 

Section 2.19.

Definitive Notes .

(a)    Conditions for Issuance . Definitive Notes shall be issued and delivered, and interests in a Rule 144A Global Note or Regulation S Global Note deposited with DTC or a custodian of DTC pursuant to Section 2.5 shall be transferred to the beneficial owners thereof in the form of Definitive Notes, only if (i) in the case of a transfer or exchange, such transfer complies with Section 2.9 and (ii) either (x) DTC notifies RCFC that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for such Rule 144A Global Note or Regulation S Global Note or at any time ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “ Exchange Act ”), and in either case in either case a successor depositary so registered is not appointed by RCFC within ninety (90) days of such notice or (y) RCFC, in its sole discretion, determines that the Rule 144A Global Notes or Regulation S Global Notes with respect to the relevant Series of Notes shall be exchangeable for Definitive Notes, in which case Definitive Notes shall be issuable or exchangeable only in respect of such global Notes or the category of Definitive Notes represented thereby or (z) any Noteholder, purchaser or transferee of a Rule 144A Global Note or a Regulation S Global Note requests the same in the form of a Definitive Note and RCFC, in its sole discretion, consents to such request (in which case a Definitive Note shall be issuable or transferable only to such Noteholder, purchaser or transferee), RCFC will deliver Notes in definitive registered form, without interest coupons, in exchange for the Rule 144A Global Notes or the Regulation S Global Notes or, in the case of an exchange or transfer described in clause (z) above, in exchange for the applicable beneficial interest in one or more Global Notes. Definitive Notes shall be issued without coupons in minimum denominations that are specified in the related Series Supplement for such Series of Notes, subject to compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

(b)    Issuance . If interests in any Rule 144A Global Note or Regulation S Global Note, as the case may be, are to be transferred to the beneficial owners thereof in the form of Definitive Notes pursuant to this Section 2.19 , such Rule 144A Global Note or Regulation S Global Note, as the case may be, shall be surrendered by DTC or its custodian or Agent to the office or agency of the Registrar located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or if the Notes are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, to the applicable listing agent in Luxembourg, to be so transferred, without charge. If interests in any Regulation S Global Note are to be transferred to the beneficial owners thereof in the form of Definitive Notes pursuant to

 

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this Section 2.19 , such Regulation S Global Note shall be surrendered by DTC or its custodian or Agent to the Registrar or its Agent located in London to be so transferred, without charge. The Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, upon such transfer of interests in such Rule 144A Global Note or Regulation S Global Note, an equal aggregate Principal Amount of Definitive Notes of authorized denominations; provided , that in the case of an interest in a Rule 144A Global Note, no such interest will be transferred except upon delivery of a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and in the case of an interest in a Regulation S Global Note, no such interest will be transferred except upon delivery of a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto. The Definitive Notes issued or transferred pursuant to this Section 2.19 shall be executed, authenticated and delivered only in the denominations specified in the related Series Supplement for such Series of Notes, and Definitive Notes shall be registered in such names as DTC (in the case of a transfer and exchange of global Notes to Definitive Notes) or RCFC (in all other cases) shall direct in writing. The Registrar shall have at least thirty (30) days from the date of its receipt of Definitive Notes and registration information to authenticate (or cause to be authenticated) and deliver such Definitive Notes. Any Definitive Note delivered in exchange for an interest in a Rule 144A Global Note or Regulation S Global Note shall, except as otherwise provided by Section 2.11 , bear, and be subject to, the legend regarding transfer restrictions set forth in Section 2.11 . RCFC will promptly make available to the Registrar a reasonable supply of Definitive Notes. RCFC shall bear the costs and expenses of printing or preparing any Definitive Notes.

(c)    Transfer of Definitive Notes . Subject to the terms of Section 2.9(a) , the Holder of any Definitive Note may transfer the same in whole or in part, in an amount equivalent to an authorized denomination, by surrendering at the office maintained by the Registrar for such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, such Note with the form of transfer endorsed on it duly completed and executed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to RCFC and the Registrar by, the Holder thereof and accompanied by a certificate as specified in Section 2.19(b) above. In exchange for any Definitive Note properly presented for transfer, RCFC shall execute and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and deliver or cause to be authenticated and delivered in compliance with applicable law, to the transferee at such office, or send by mail (at the risk of the transferee) to such address as the transferee may request, Definitive Notes for the same aggregate Principal Amount as was transferred. In the case of the transfer of any Definitive Note in part, RCFC shall execute and the Trustee shall also promptly authenticate and deliver or cause to be authenticated and delivered to the transferor at such office, or send by mail (at the risk of the transferor) to such address as the transferor may request, Definitive Notes for the aggregate Principal Amount that was not transferred. No transfer of any Definitive Note shall be made unless the request for such transfer is made by the registered Holder at such office.

(d)    Neither RCFC nor the Trustee shall be liable for any delay in delivery of transfer instructions and may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such instructions. Upon the issuance of Definitive Notes for such Series, the Trustee shall recognize the Holders of the Definitive Notes as Noteholders of such Series.

 

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Section 2.20.

Tax Treatment .

RCFC has structured this Base Indenture, the Series Supplements and the Notes that have been (or will be) issued with the intention that the Notes will qualify under applicable tax law as indebtedness of RCFC and any entity acquiring any direct or indirect interest in any Note by acceptance of its Notes (or, in the case of a Note Owner, by virtue of such Note Owner’s acquisition of a beneficial interest therein) agrees to treat the Notes (or beneficial interests therein) for purposes of Federal, state and local and income or franchise taxes and any other tax imposed on or measured by income, as indebtedness of RCFC. Each Noteholder agrees that it will cause any Note Owner acquiring an interest in a Note through it to comply with this Base Indenture as to treatment as indebtedness for such tax purposes.

ARTICLE 3.

 

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Section 3.1.

Grant of Security Interest .

(a)    To secure the RCFC Obligations and to secure compliance with the provisions of this Base Indenture and any Series Supplement, all as provided in this Base Indenture, RCFC hereby pledges, assigns, conveys, delivers, transfers and sets over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Noteholders, and hereby grants to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Noteholders, a security interest in all of RCFC’s right, title and interest in and to all of the following Assets, Property and interests in Property of RCFC, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or created (all of the foregoing being referred to as the “ Collateral ”):

(i)         the rights of RCFC under each Lease and any other agreements relating to the Vehicles to which RCFC is a party other than the Vehicle Disposition Programs and any Vehicle insurance agreements (collectively, the “ RCFC Agreements ”), including, without limitation, all monies due and to become due to RCFC from the Lessees under or in connection with the RCFC Agreements, whether payable as rent, guaranty payments, fees, expenses, costs, indemnities, insurance recoveries, damages for the breach of any of the RCFC Agreements or otherwise, and all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of RCFC against any other party under or with respect to the RCFC Agreements (whether arising pursuant to the terms of such RCFC Agreements or otherwise available to RCFC at law or in equity), including the right to enforce any of the RCFC Agreements as provided herein and to give or withhold any and all consents, requests, notices, directions, approvals, extensions or waivers under or with respect to the RCFC Agreements or the obligations of any party thereunder;

(ii)        (a) the Collection Account and all accounts designated in any Series Supplement for a Series or otherwise as a sub-account or an administrative subaccount thereof, (b) all funds on deposit therein from time to time, (c) all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing any or all of the Collection Account or the funds on deposit therein from time to time, and (d) all Permitted Investments made at any time and from time to time with the funds on deposit in the Collection Account (including income thereon);

 

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(iii)      all rights of RCFC and the Trustee as Financing Source, Beneficiary or otherwise, in any Master Collateral and under the Master Collateral Agency Agreement;

(iv)      all additional Property that may from time to time hereafter (pursuant to the terms of any Series Supplement or otherwise) be subjected to the grant and pledge hereof by RCFC or by anyone on its behalf; and

(v)        all proceeds, products, offspring, rents or profits of any and all of the foregoing including, without limitation, payments under insurance (whether or not the Trustee is the loss payee thereof) and cash;

provided , however , the Collateral shall not include the Retained Distribution Account, any funds on deposit therein from time to time, any certificates or instruments, if any, representing or evidencing any or all of the Retained Distribution Account or the funds on deposit therein from time to time, or any Permitted Investments made at any time and from time to time with the funds on deposit in the Retained Distribution Account (including the income thereon).

(b)    The Trustee, as trustee on behalf of the Noteholders, acknowledges the foregoing grant, accepts the trusts under this Base Indenture in accordance with the provisions of this Base Indenture and agrees to perform its duties required in this Base Indenture to the best of its abilities to the end that the interests of the Noteholders may be adequately and effectively protected. The Collateral shall secure the Notes equally and ratably without prejudice, priority (except, with respect to any Series of Notes, as otherwise stated in the applicable Series Supplement) or distinction.

 

 

Section 3.2.

Certain Rights and Obligations of RCFC Unaffected .

(a)    Notwithstanding the assignment and security interest so granted to the Trustee, RCFC shall nevertheless be permitted, subject to the Trustee’s right to revoke such permission in the event of an Amortization Event and subject to the provisions of Section 3.3 , to give all consents, requests, notices, directions, approvals, extensions or waivers, if any, which are required to be given in the normal course of business (which does not include waivers of defaults under any of the RCFC Agreements or any of the Vehicle Disposition Programs or revocation of powers of attorney to the Lessee) to the Lessee by RCFC and by the Lessee to the Manufacturers by the specific terms of the Lease and each Vehicle Disposition Program, respectively.

(b)    The grant of a security interest in the Collateral to the Trustee by RCFC shall not (i) relieve RCFC from the performance of any term, covenant, condition or agreement on RCFC’s part to be performed or observed under or in connection with any of the RCFC Agreements or any of the Vehicle Disposition Programs or from any liability to any Lessee, the Master Servicer or the Manufacturers, as the case may be, or (ii) impose any obligation on the Trustee or any of the Noteholders to perform or observe any such term, covenant, condition or agreement on RCFC’s part to be so performed or observed or impose any liability on the Trustee or any of the Noteholders for any act or omission on the part of RCFC or from any breach of any representation or warranty on the part of RCFC. RCFC hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee, each Noteholder and each Note Owner (including, in each case, their

 

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respective directors, officers, employees and agents) from and against any and all losses, liabilities (including liabilities for penalties), claims, demands, actions, suits, judgments, reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses arising out of or resulting from the security interest granted hereby whether arising by virtue of any act or omission on the part of RCFC or otherwise, including, without limitation, the reasonable out-of-pocket costs, expenses, and disbursements (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by the Trustee, any of the Noteholders and any of the Note Owners in enforcing this Base Indenture or preserving any of their respective rights to, or realizing upon, any of the Collateral; provided , however , the foregoing indemnification shall not extend to any action by the Trustee, a Noteholder or a Note Owner which constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Trustee, such Noteholder, such Note Owner or any other Indemnified Person hereunder. The indemnification provided for in this Section 3.2 shall survive the removal of, or a resignation by, such Person as Trustee as well as the termination of this Base Indenture, any Series Supplement or any Assignment Agreement.

 

 

Section 3.3.

Performance of Agreement .

Upon the occurrence of a Limited Liquidation Event of Default or Liquidation Event of Default, promptly following a request from the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent, as applicable, to do so and at RCFC’s expense, but subject to the rights of the Eligible Franchisees under the Subleases and the other Lessee Agreements, RCFC agrees to take all such lawful action as permitted under this Base Indenture as the Trustee may request, pursuant hereto and to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, to compel or secure the performance and observance by: (i) any Lessee, the Master Servicer or by any other party to any of the RCFC Agreements or any other Related Document of its obligations to RCFC, and (ii) a Manufacturer under a Vehicle Disposition Program of its obligations to the Lessor or the Lessee and the Master Collateral Agent, as assignee, in each case in accordance with the applicable terms thereof, and to exercise any and all rights, remedies, powers and privileges lawfully available to RCFC to the extent and in the manner directed by the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent, as applicable, including, without limitation, the transmission of notices of default and the institution of legal or administrative actions or proceedings to compel or secure performance by any Lessee, the Master Servicer or (or such party to any RCFC Agreement or any other Related Document) by a Manufacturer under a Vehicle Disposition Program, of their respective obligations thereunder.

 

 

Section 3.4.

Further Assurances .

RCFC (a) will from time to time, at its expense, promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or desirable (including as may be reasonably requested by the Trustee or the Master Servicer), in order to perfect, preserve and protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or in any Series Supplement or to enable the Trustee or the Master Servicer to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder or under any Series Supplement with respect to any Collateral, including, without limitation, the execution of Uniform Commercial Code financing or continuation statements, or amendments or corrections thereto, and (b) hereby authorizes the Trustee to file one or more financing or continuation statements and Certificates of Title, and amendments thereto, relative to all or any part of the Collateral without the signature of RCFC, where permitted by law. A reproduction of this Base Indenture or any financing statement

 

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covering the Collateral or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a financing statement where permitted by law. RCFC agrees that all Certificates of Title shall be duly noted to show the Lien of the Master Collateral Agent (on behalf of the Trustee) under the Master Collateral Agency Agreement and that all Certificates of Title shall be held in safekeeping and otherwise handled as set forth in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

 

 

Section 3.5.

Stamp, Other Similar Taxes and Filing Fees .

RCFC shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee, the Master Collateral Agent and each Noteholder from any present or future claim for liability for any stamp or other similar tax and any penalties or interest with respect thereto, that may be assessed, levied or collected by any jurisdiction in connection with this Base Indenture or any Collateral. RCFC shall pay, or reimburse the Trustee for, any and all amounts in respect of, all search, filing, recording and registration fees, taxes, excise taxes and other similar imposts that may be payable or determined to be payable in respect of the execution, delivery, performance and/or enforcement of this Base Indenture.

[THE REMAINDER OF ARTICLE 3, INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONAL COLLATERAL WITH RESPECT TO A SERIES, MAY BE SPECIFIED IN ANY SERIES SUPPLEMENT WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH SERIES]

ARTICLE 4.

 

ALLOCATION AND APPLICATION OF COLLECTIONS

 

 

Section 4.1.

Collection Account .

(a)    Establishment of Collection Account . The Trustee shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders, or cause to be established and maintained, an account (the “ Collection Account ”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Noteholders. The Collection Account shall be maintained (i) with a Qualified Institution, or (ii) as a segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company having corporate trust powers and acting as trustee for funds deposited in the Collection Account. If the Collection Account is not maintained in accordance with the previous sentence, then within ten (10) Business Days after obtaining knowledge of such fact, the Trustee shall establish a new Collection Account which complies with such sentence and transfer into the new Collection Account all cash and Investments from the non-qualifying Collection Account. Initially, the Collection Account will be established with the Trustee.

(b)    Establishment of Retained Distribution Account . The Trustee shall establish and maintain in the name of the Retained Interestholder, or cause to be established and maintained, an account (the “ Retained Distribution Account ”) bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Retained Interestholder. The Retained Distribution Account shall be maintained (i) with a Qualified Institution, or (ii) as a segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company having corporate trust powers and acting as trustee for funds deposited in the Retained

 

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Distribution Account. If the Retained Distribution Account is not maintained in accordance with the previous sentence, then within ten (10) Business Days after obtaining knowledge of such fact, the Trustee shall establish a new Retained Distribution Account which complies with such sentence and transfer into the new Retained Distribution Account all cash and Investments from the non-qualifying Retained Distribution Account. Initially, the Retained Distribution Account will be established with the Trustee.

(c)    Establishment of Additional Accounts . To the extent specified in the Series Supplement with respect to any Series of Notes, the Trustee may establish and maintain one or more additional accounts and/or administrative sub-accounts to facilitate the proper allocation of Collections in accordance with the terms of such Series Supplement.

(d)    Administration of the Collection Account . The Master Servicer shall instruct, in writing, the institution maintaining the Collection Account as to the allocation of funds on deposit, including the allocation to any sub-accounts of the Collection Account, and as to the investment of funds on deposit in the Collection Account in Permitted Investments; provided , however , that, other than as otherwise approved in writing by the Rating Agencies, any such Permitted Investments shall mature not later than the Business Day prior to the Payment Date following the date on which such funds were received, except for any Permitted Investment held in the Collection Account which is in an Investment made by the Paying Agent institution, in which event such Investment may mature on such Payment Date if such funds shall be available for withdrawal on or prior to such Payment Date; provided , further , that any such Investment that is a demand deposit or time deposit fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation need not mature on or prior to such Payment Date but need only permit withdrawals therefrom not less frequently than on each Payment Date. The Trustee shall hold, for the benefit of the Noteholders, possession of any negotiable instruments or securities evidencing the Permitted Investments until their maturity. No Permitted Investment shall be disposed of prior to its maturity; provided , however , that the Trustee may sell, liquidate or dispose of a Permitted Investment before its maturity, at the written direction of the Master Servicer, if such sale, liquidation or disposal would not result in a loss of all or part of the principal portion of such Permitted Investment or if, prior to the maturity of such Permitted Investment, a default occurs in the payment of principal, interest or any other amount with respect to such Permitted Investment.

(e)    Administration of the Retained Distribution Account . Unless otherwise instructed by the Retained Interestholder at any time and from time to time, the Master Servicer shall instruct the institution maintaining the Retained Distribution Account to invest funds on deposit in the Retained Distribution Account at all times in Permitted Investments. Unless otherwise instructed by the Retained Interestholder at any time, the Trustee shall hold, for the benefit of the Retained Interestholder, possession of any negotiable instruments or securities evidencing the Permitted Investments from the time of purchase thereof until the time of maturity.

(f)     Earnings from Collection Account . Subject to the restrictions set forth above, the Master Servicer shall have the authority to instruct the Trustee (which instructions shall be in writing) with respect to (i) the investment of funds on deposit in the Collection Account and (ii) liquidation of such Investments. All interest and earnings (net of losses and

 

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Investment expenses) on funds on deposit in the Collection Account shall be deemed to be available and on deposit for distribution.

(g)    Earnings from Retained Distribution . Subject to the restrictions set forth above, the Master Servicer shall have the authority to instruct the Trustee with respect to the investment of funds on deposit in the Retained Distribution Account. All interest and earnings (net of losses and Investment expenses) on funds on deposit in the Retained Distribution Account shall be deemed to be available and on deposit for distribution to the Retained Interestholder.

(h)    Trustee Accounts as Securities Accounts . Each of RCFC and the Trustee, on behalf of the secured parties hereunder and as Securities Intermediary, acknowledges and agrees that all of the accounts established under Article 4 of this Base Indenture and under any Series Supplement (all such accounts and any accounts established by the Trustee or RCFC under any future Series Supplements, the “ Issuer Accounts ”) are intended to be “securities accounts” (as defined in Section 8-501 of the New York UCC). The Trustee represents and warrants that it is a “securities intermediary” (as defined in Section 8-102 of the New York UCC and a “bank” as defined in Section 9-102 of the New York UCC (the Trustee in such capacities is referred to herein as the “ Securities Intermediary ”). The Securities Intermediary has, at the time of execution and delivery of this Base Indenture, entered into a Control Agreement with respect to each existing Issuer Account and will, unless otherwise provided in the Series Supplement for a new Series of Notes, execute and deliver a Control Agreement with respect to any Issuer Accounts hereinafter created pursuant to a Series Supplement for a Series or any other Related Document.

 

 

Section 4.2.

Collections and Allocations .

(a)    Collections in General . Until this Base Indenture is terminated pursuant to Section 10.1 , RCFC shall, and shall cause the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Master Collateral Agent, as applicable, to cause all Collections arising from Collateral and Master Collateral pledged by RCFC hereunder and under the Master Collateral Agency Agreement due and to become due (i) from the Manufacturers pursuant to Vehicle Disposition Programs to be paid directly to the Master Collateral Account at such times as such amounts are due under such Vehicle Disposition Programs, (ii) under the Lease to be paid directly to the Collection Account at such times as such amounts are due under the Lease, and (iii) from any other source to be paid directly into the Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account, in accordance with this Base Indenture and the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, as applicable, at such times as such amounts are due. Collections deposited into the Master Collateral Account shall be transferred to the Collection Account when, as and to the extent provided in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement. All amounts on deposit in the Collection Account shall be allocated and distributed as provided herein and as supplemented by the Series Supplements for each outstanding Series of Notes. All monies, instruments, cash and other proceeds received by the Trustee pursuant to this Base Indenture (including amounts received from the Master Collateral Agent) shall be immediately deposited in the Collection Account and shall be applied as provided in this Article 4 .

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the occurrence of such event and the establishment of a new Collection Account with a Qualified Institution pursuant to Section 4.1(a) and thereafter, the Master Servicer and RCFC shall deposit or cause to be deposited all Collections as set forth in Section 4.2(a) into the new Collection Account, and in no such event shall the Master Servicer or an Affiliate of the Master Servicer deposit any Collections thereafter into any account established, held or maintained with the institution formerly maintaining the Collection Account (unless it later becomes a Qualified Institution or qualified corporate trust department).

(c)    Right of Servicer and Master Servicer to Deduct Fees . Notwithstanding anything in this Base Indenture to the contrary but subject to any limitations set forth in the applicable Series Supplement, as long as the Servicer and Master Servicer are Affiliates of the Retained Interestholder and the Retained Interest Amount equals or exceeds zero, the Servicer and Master Servicer (i) may make or cause to be made deposits to the Collection Account net of any amounts which are allocable to the Retained Distribution Account and represent amounts due and owing to the Servicer and Master Servicer, and (ii) need not deposit or cause to be deposited any amounts to be paid to the Servicer and Master Servicer pursuant to this Section 4.2 and such amounts will be deemed paid to the Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, pursuant to this Section 4.2 .

(d)    Sharing Collections . To the extent that Principal Collections that are allocated to any Series on a Payment Date are not needed to make payments of principal to Noteholders of such Series or required to be deposited in a Distribution Account for such Series on such Payment Date, such Principal Collections may, at the direction of the Master Servicer, be applied to cover principal payments due to or for the benefit of Noteholders of another Series sharing in the same Group of Segregated Collateral. Any such reallocation will not result in a reduction of the Aggregate Principal Balance or in the Invested Amount of the Series to which such Principal Collections were initially allocated.

(e)    Unallocated Principal Collections . Unless otherwise specified in the Series Supplement for a Series of Notes sharing in a Group, if, after giving effect to Section 4.2(d) , Principal Collections allocated to any Series in such Group on any Payment Date are in excess of the amount required to pay amounts due in respect of such Series on such Payment Date in full, then any such excess Principal Collections shall be allocated to the Retained Distribution Account (to the extent that the Retained Interest Amount equals or exceeds zero).

 

 

Section 4.3.

Determination of Monthly Interest .

Monthly interest with respect to each Series of Notes shall be determined, allocated and distributed in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable Series Supplement.

 

 

Section 4.4.

Determination of Monthly Principal .

Monthly principal with respect to each Series of Notes shall be determined, allocated and distributed in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable Series Supplement. However, all principal or interest with respect to any Series of Notes shall be due and payable no later than the Series Termination Date with respect to such Series.

 

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Section 4.5.

Paired Series .

To the extent provided in a Series Supplement, any Series of Notes may be paired with one or more other Series (each, a “ Paired Series ”). Each Paired Series may be prefunded with an initial deposit to a pre-funding account in an amount up to the initial principal balance of such Paired Series, primarily from the proceeds of the sale of such Paired Series, or will have a variable Principal Amount. Any such pre-funding account will be held for the benefit of such Paired Series and not for the benefit of the Noteholders of the Series paired therewith. As funds are accumulated in a principal funding account or paid to Noteholders either (i) in the case of a pre-funded Paired Series, an equal amount of funds on deposit in any pre-funding account for such pre-funded Paired Series will be released and paid to RCFC or (ii) in the case of a Paired Series having a variable Principal Amount, an interest in such variable Paired Series in an equal or lesser amount may be sold by RCFC and, in either case, the Invested Amount in RCFC of such Paired Series will increase by up to a corresponding amount. Upon payment in full of the Series paired to the Paired Series, assuming that there have been no unreimbursed charge-offs with respect to any related Paired Series, the Aggregate Invested Amount of such related Paired Series will have been increased by an amount up to an aggregate amount equal to the Invested Amount of such Series paid to the Noteholders thereof. The issuance of a Paired Series may be subject to certain conditions described in the related Series Supplement.

[ THE REMAINDER OF ARTICLE 4 IS RESERVED AND FURTHER ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS SHALL BE SPECIFIED IN ANY SERIES SUPPLEMENT WITH RESPECT TO ANY SERIES ]

ARTICLE 5.

 

DISTRIBUTIONS AND REPORTS TO NOTEHOLDERS

 

 

Section 5.1.

Distributions in General .

(a)    Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Series Supplement, on the Business Day immediately preceding each Payment Date with respect to each Outstanding Series, (i) the Paying Agent shall deposit (in accordance with the Monthly Certificate delivered by the Master Servicer to the Trustee) in the Distribution Account for each such Series the amounts on deposit in the Collection Account allocable to Noteholders of such Series as interest and, during an Amortization Period, principal, and (ii) to the extent provided for in the applicable Series Supplement, the Trustee (in accordance with the Monthly Certificate delivered by the Master Servicer to the Trustee) shall deposit in the Distribution Account for each such Series the amount of Enhancement for such Series to be drawn in connection with such Payment Date.

(b)    Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Series Supplement, on each Payment Date, the Paying Agent (in accordance with the Monthly Certificate delivered by the Master Servicer to the Trustee) shall distribute to the Noteholders of each Series, to the extent amounts are on deposit in the Distribution Account for such Series, an amount sufficient to pay all principal and interest due on such Series on such Payment Date. Such distribution shall be to each Noteholder of record of such Series on the preceding Record Date based on such Noteholder’s pro rata share of the aggregate Principal Amount of the Notes of such Series held

 

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by such Noteholder; provided , however , that, the final principal payment due on a Note shall only be paid to the holder of a Note on due presentment of such Note for cancellation in accordance with the provisions of the Note.

(c)    Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Series Supplement, amounts distributable to a Noteholder pursuant to this Section 5.1 shall be payable by check mailed first-class postage prepaid to such Noteholder at the address for such Noteholder appearing in the Note Register, except that with respect to Notes registered in the name of a Clearing Agency or its nominee, such amounts shall be payable by wire transfer of immediately available funds released by the Paying Agent from the Distribution Account no later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) for credit to the account designated by such Clearing Agency or its nominee, as the case may be.

(d)    Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Series Supplement (i) all distributions to Noteholders of all classes within a Series of Notes will have the same priority and (ii) in the event that on any date of determination the amount available to make payments to the Noteholders of a Series is not sufficient to pay all sums required to be paid to such Noteholders on such date, then each class of Noteholders will receive its ratable share (based upon the aggregate amount due to such class of Noteholders) of the aggregate amount available to be distributed in respect of the Notes of such Series.

 

 

Section 5.2.

Distributions to Retained Distribution Account .

Subject to the terms and conditions of each related Series Supplement or Series Supplements, at any time and from time to time upon receipt of a duly executed Company Order, the Trustee will transfer funds from the Collection Account to the Retained Distribution Account; provided , however , that the Trustee will not make any such transfer on any date other than on a Payment Date unless the Trustee receives an Officers’ Certificate from the Master Servicer stating that, on the date such transfer is made and, in the reasonable anticipation of the Master Servicer, on the next Payment Date, (i) the transfer of such funds from the Collection Account to the Retained Distribution Account will not cause an Asset Amount Deficiency to exist under any Series of Notes and (ii) the transfer of such funds from the Collection Account to the Retained Distribution Account will not violate any restriction contained in this Base Indenture or any Series Supplement.

 

 

Section 5.3.

Optional Repurchase of Notes .

(a)    Unless otherwise specified in the Series Supplement for a Series of Notes, on any Payment Date occurring on or after the date on which the Aggregate Principal Balance of any Series is equal to or less than the Repurchase Price, if any, set forth in the Series Supplement related to such Series, or class of such Series, or at such other time otherwise provided for in the Series Supplement relating to such Series, RCFC shall have the option to purchase all Outstanding Notes of such Series, or class of such Series (or any portion thereof permitted by the related Series Supplement), at a purchase price (determined after giving effect to any payment of principal and interest on such Payment Date) equal to (unless otherwise specified in the related Series Supplement) the then outstanding Aggregate Principal Balance of such Series on such Payment Date, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Aggregate Principal Balance of the Notes

 

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of such Series (calculated at the interest rate set forth in the related Series Supplement for such Series) through the day immediately prior to the date of such purchase plus , if provided for in the related Series Supplement, any premium payable at such time.

(b)    Notice of repurchase under this Section 5.3(a) shall be given by the Trustee by first-class mail, postage prepaid, or by facsimile mailed or transmitted not later than ten (10) days prior to the applicable Payment Date to each Holder of Notes, as of the close of business on the Record Date preceding the applicable Payment Date, at such Holder’s address or facsimile number appearing in the Note Register. All notices of repurchase shall state:

 

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the Repurchase Date;

 

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the Repurchase Price; and

(iii)      the place where such Notes are to be surrendered for payment of the repurchase price (which shall be an office or agency of RCFC to be maintained as provided in Section 2.6 ).

Notice of repurchase of the Notes shall be given by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of RCFC. Failure to give notice of repurchase, or any defect therein, to any Holder of any Note shall not impair or affect the validity of the repurchase of any other Note.

(c)    Not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the Business Day prior to the applicable Payment Date, an amount equal to the Repurchase Price for all Notes of such Series or class (or the permitted portion thereof) on such Payment Date will be deposited into the Distribution Account for such Series in immediately available funds. The funds deposited into such Distribution Account or distributed to the Paying Agent will be passed through in full to the Noteholders on such Payment Date.

 

 

Section 5.4.

Monthly Noteholders’ Statement .

(a)    The Master Servicer shall, with cooperation of the Trustee, prepare a monthly statement substantially in the form of Exhibit C or in such form as may be specified in the Series Supplement for a Series of Notes (each, a “ Monthly Noteholders’ Statement ”). The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee and each Rating Agency rating a Series of Notes each such Monthly Noteholders’ Statement with respect to such Series of Notes on each Payment Date for such Series or on such dates as are specified in the Series Supplement for a Series of Notes setting forth the following information (which, in the case of clauses (iii) , (iv) and (v) below, shall be expressed as a dollar amount per $1,000 of the original Principal Amount of the Notes of such Series and, in the case of clause (viii) shall be stated on an aggregate basis and on the basis of a dollar amount per $1,000 of the original Principal Amount of the Notes of such Series) or setting forth such information as may be required by the Series Supplement for a Series of Notes:

(i)         the aggregate amount of Interest Collections processed since the prior Payment Date, the aggregate amount of Principal Collections processed during the Related Month and the aggregate amount of Collections processed during such periods;

 

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(ii)        the Invested Percentage with respect to Interest Collections and Principal Collections for such Series on the last day of the Related Month;

(iii)      the total amount to be distributed to Noteholders of such Series on the next succeeding Payment Date;

(iv)      the amount of such distribution allocable to principal on the Notes of such Series;

(v)        the amount of such distribution allocable to interest on the Notes of such Series;

(vi)      the amount of any drawing under any Enhancement, if any, for such Series for such Payment Date;

(vii)     the amount of the Monthly Servicing Fee for such Series for such Payment Date;

(viii)   the amount available under the applicable Enhancement, if any, for such Series as of the close of business on such Payment Date after giving effect to any drawings on the applicable Enhancement and payments to the applicable Enhancement Provider on such Payment Date;

(ix)      the ratio of the amount available under the applicable Enhancement, if any, to the Invested Amount for such Series as of the close of business on such Payment Date after giving effect to any drawings on the applicable Enhancement and payments to the applicable Enhancement Provider on such Payment Date;

(x)        the Pool Factor, if any, for such Series as of the end of the Record Date with respect to such Payment Date;

(xi)      whether, to the knowledge of the Master Servicer, any Liens exist with respect to any of the Collateral which are not permitted under the Related Documents;

(xii)     the Aggregate Asset Amount and the amount of any Asset Amount Deficiency;

(xiii)   the Controlled Distribution Amount and the Carryover Controlled Amortization Amount (as defined for any Series or class of Notes in the applicable Series Supplement) for such Payment Date;

(xiv)    the Net Book Value of Program Vehicles and the Net Book Value of Non-Program Vehicles from each Manufacturer as of the last day of the Related Month;

(xv)     the ratios of the Non-Program Vehicles and the Program Vehicles, respectively, to all Vehicles;

 

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(xvi)    the number of Vehicles of each Manufacturer as of the last date of the Related Month;

(xvii) the average age of all Program Vehicles and average age of all Non-Program Vehicles as of the last day of the Related Month;

(xviii)                the average total monthly Depreciation Charges per Program Vehicle and per Non-Program Vehicle during the Related Month; and

(xix)    with respect to any Series, the information specified in the related Series Supplement.

On each Payment Date for a Series of Notes or at such other times as are specified in the Series Supplement for a Series of Notes, the Trustee shall forward to each Noteholder of record of all Outstanding Series, the Paying Agent (if other than the Trustee), any Note Owner, upon provision of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee as to its ownership interest, and any Enhancement Provider, and the Master Servicer, the Monthly Noteholders’ Statement applicable to each such Noteholders’ Series of Notes prepared by the Master Servicer.

(b)    Annual Noteholders’ Tax Statement . On or before January 31 of each calendar year, the Paying Agent shall furnish to each Person who at any time during the preceding calendar year was a Noteholder a statement prepared by the Trustee and Paying Agent containing the information prepared by the Trustee and Paying Agent which is derived from the regular Monthly Noteholders’ Statement, as set forth in clauses (iii) , (iv) and (v) of paragraph (a) above or as specified in the Series Supplement related to a Series of Notes, aggregated for such calendar year or the applicable portion thereof during which such Person was a Noteholder, together with such other customary information (consistent with the treatment of the Notes as debt) as the Trustee and Paying Agent deem necessary or desirable to enable the Noteholders to prepare their tax returns (each such statement, an “ Annual Noteholders’ Tax Statement ”). Such obligations of the Trustee and Paying Agent to prepare and the Paying Agent to distribute the Annual Noteholders’ Tax Statement shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall previously have been prepared by the Trustee and Paying Agent and distributed by the Trustee and Paying Agent.

[ANY ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO A SERIES MAY BE SPECIFIED IN ANY SERIES SUPPLEMENT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SERIES]

ARTICLE 6.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

RCFC hereby represents and warrants with respect to any Series as of the related Closing Date and such other dates as are specified in the related Series Supplement, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Noteholders, as follows:

 

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Section 6.1.

Corporate Existence and Power .

RCFC is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Oklahoma, is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where the character of its Property, the nature of its business or the performance of its obligations make such qualification necessary, except for jurisdictions in which failure to so qualify would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the financial condition or operations of RCFC or its ability to carry out the transactions contemplated in this Base Indenture, any Series Supplement and the other Related Documents, and has all corporate powers and all material governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to carry on its business as now conducted and for purposes of the transactions contemplated by this Base Indenture and the other Related Documents.

 

 

Section 6.2.

Corporate and Governmental Authorization .

The execution, delivery and performance by RCFC of this Base Indenture, each related Series Supplement and the other Related Documents to which it is a party are within RCFC’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official which has not been obtained and do not contravene, or constitute a default in any material respect under, any provision of applicable law or regulation or of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of RCFC or of any law or governmental regulation, rule, contract, agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon RCFC or any of its Assets or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any Asset of RCFC, except for Liens created by this Base Indenture or the other Related Documents. This Base Indenture and each of the other Related Documents to which RCFC is a party have been executed and delivered by a duly Authorized Officer of RCFC.

 

 

Section 6.3.

Binding Effect .

This Base Indenture and each other Related Document is a legal, valid and binding obligation of RCFC enforceable against RCFC in accordance with its terms (except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to limitations imposed by equitable principles).

 

 

Section 6.4.

Litigation .

There is no action, suit or proceeding pending against or, to the knowledge of RCFC, threatened against or affecting RCFC before any Court or arbitrator or any Governmental Authority in which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse decision that would have a Material Adverse Effect on RCFC or which in any manner draws into question the validity or enforceability of this Base Indenture, any Series Supplement or any other Related Document or the ability of RCFC to comply with any of the terms hereof or thereof.

Section 6.5.             Employee Benefit Plans . (a) During the period from RCFC’s incorporation to the Closing Date and so long as any Notes are Outstanding; (i) no steps have been taken to terminate any Pension Plan and (ii) no contribution failure has occurred with respect to any Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under Section 302(f)(1) of ERISA in

 

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connection with such Pension Plan; (b) no condition exists or event or transaction has occurred with respect to any Pension Plan which could result in the incurrence by RCFC or any member of its Controlled Group of fines, penalties or liabilities for ERISA violations, which in the case of any of the events referred to in clause (a) above or this clause (b) would have a Material Adverse Effect upon RCFC, (c) RCFC has no material contingent liability with respect to any post-retirement benefits under a Welfare Plan, other than liability for continuation coverage described in Subtitle B of Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and liabilities which would not have a Material Adverse Effect upon RCFC, and (d) RCFC has neither established nor maintains any Pension Plan except as explicitly disclosed by the RCFC in Schedule 6.5 .

 

 

Section 6.6.

Tax Filings and Expenses .

RCFC has filed all material federal, state and local tax returns and all other material tax returns which, to the knowledge of RCFC, are required to be filed (whether informational returns or not), and has paid all taxes due, if any, pursuant to said returns or pursuant to any assessment received by RCFC, except such taxes, if any, as are not yet delinquent or are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established and are being maintained in accordance with GAAP, except where the failure to pay such taxes or maintain such reserves would not have a Material Adverse Effect on RCFC.

 

 

Section 6.7.

Investment Company Act; Securities Act .

RCFC is not, and is not controlled by, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940. It is not necessary in connection with the issuance and sale of the Notes under the circumstances contemplated in the related Series Supplement to register any security under the Securities Act or to qualify any indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.

 

 

Section 6.8.

Regulations T, U and X .

No proceeds of any sale of the Notes will be used to purchase or carry any “margin stock” (as defined in Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any successor thereto) or to extend credit to others for such purpose. RCFC is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock.

 

 

Section 6.9.

No Consent .

No consent, approval or other authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person is required for the valid execution and delivery and performance of this Base Indenture or any Series Supplement or for the performance of any of RCFC’s obligations hereunder or thereunder or under any other Related Document other than such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, declarations or filings as shall have been obtained by RCFC prior to the initial Closing Date or as contemplated in Section 6.13 .

 

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Section 6.10.

No Violation of Charter, etc.

The execution and delivery of this Base Indenture, compliance with the provisions hereof and of any Series Supplement and the other Related Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein will not result in (a) a breach or violation of (i) any law or governmental rule or regulation applicable to RCFC now in effect, (ii) any provisions of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of RCFC, (iii) any judgment, order or decree of any Governmental Authority affecting RCFC, or (iv) any agreement or instrument to which RCFC is a party or by which it is bound, (b) the acceleration of any obligations of RCFC, or (c) the creation of any lien, claim or encumbrance other than in favor of the Trustee and the Master Collateral Agent or as permitted hereunder or under the other Related Documents.

 

 

Section 6.11.

Solvency .

Both before and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Base Indenture and the other Related Documents, RCFC is solvent and RCFC is not the subject of any voluntary or involuntary case or proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to itself or its debts under any bankruptcy or Insolvency Law.

 

 

Section 6.12.

Stock Ownership; Subsidiary .

All of the issued and outstanding common stock of RCFC is owned by DTAG, all of which common stock has been validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and is owned of record by such corporation and is free and clear of all Liens other than Liens complying with the limitations set forth in Section 7.16 hereof. RCFC has no subsidiaries and owns no capital stock of, or other interest in, any other Person.

 

 

Section 6.13.

Security Interests .

(a)    All action necessary (including the filing of UCC-1 financing statements necessary to perfect the Trustee’s security interest in the Collateral and the Master Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Master Collateral (in each case, now in existence and hereafter acquired)), has been or will be duly and effectively taken on or prior to the date of this Base Indenture.

(b)    Except as listed on or described in Schedule 6.13b , no security agreement, financing statement, equivalent security or lien instrument or continuation statement listing RCFC as debtor covering all or any part of the Collateral or the Master Collateral is on file or of record in any jurisdiction, except such as may have been filed, recorded or made by RCFC in favor of the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent in connection with this Base Indenture or the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

(c)    This Base Indenture will constitute a valid and continuing Lien on the Collateral in favor of the Trustee, which Lien will be prior to all other Liens (other than Permitted Liens to the extent provided herein and in the Related Documents), and will be enforceable as such as against creditors of and purchasers from RCFC in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be subject to bankruptcy or Insolvency Laws, creditors’

 

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rights generally and general principles of equity. All action necessary to perfect such security interest has been duly taken.

(d)    RCFC’s principal place of business and chief executive office shall be at the addresses specified in Schedule 6.13d (as such schedule may be amended from time to time upon 30 days prior written notice to the Trustee and the Master Collateral Agent). RCFC does not transact business under any other name, other than any new name adopted by RCFC pursuant to Section 7.21 hereof.

(e)    All authorizations in this Base Indenture for the Trustee to endorse checks, instruments and securities and to execute financing statements, continuation statements, security agreements, and other instruments with respect to the Collateral are powers coupled with an interest and are irrevocable for so long as this Base Indenture is in effect.

 

 

Section 6.14.

Non-Existence of Other Agreements .

Except as listed or described in Schedule 6.14 , as of the date of this Base Indenture, other than as permitted by Section 7.24 hereof (i) RCFC is not a party to any contract or agreement of any kind or nature and (ii) RCFC is not subject to any obligations or liabilities of any kind or nature in favor of any third party, including, without limitation, Contingent Obligations.

 

 

Section 6.15.

Vehicle Disposition Programs .

RCFC is an authorized fleet purchaser under the Vehicle Disposition Programs operated by each Eligible Manufacturer with respect to Program Vehicles as defined in each Series Supplement for Outstanding Series of Notes. Each Vehicle Disposition Program with respect to Vehicles that are owned by RCFC and treated as Program Vehicles under the Series Supplement for any Series is in full force and effect and has not been assigned, transferred or pledged by RCFC other than to the Master Collateral Agent.

 

 

Section 6.16.

Governmental Authorization .

RCFC has all licenses, franchises, permits and other governmental authorizations necessary for all businesses presently carried on by it (including owning and leasing the Property owned and leased by it), except where failure to obtain such licenses, franchises, permits and other governmental authorizations would not have a Material Adverse Effect on it.

 

 

Section 6.17.

Compliance with Laws .

RCFC: (i) is not in violation of any law, ordinance, rule, regulation or order of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its Property, which violation would have a Material Adverse Effect on it, and to the best of its knowledge, no such violation has been alleged, (ii) has filed in a timely manner all reports, documents and other materials required to be filed by it with any Governmental Authority (and the information contained in each of such filings is true, correct and complete in all material respects), except where failure to make such filings would not have a Material Adverse Effect on it, and (iii) has retained all records and

 

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documents required to be retained by it pursuant to any Requirement of Law, except where failure to retain such records would not have a Material Adverse Effect on it.

[ANY ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO A SERIES MAY BE SPECIFIED IN ANY SERIES SUPPLEMENT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SERIES]

ARTICLE 7.

 

COVENANTS

RCFC hereby covenants, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Noteholders, as follows:

 

 

Section 7.1.

Payment of Notes .

RCFC shall pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Notes pursuant to the provisions of this Base Indenture and any applicable Series Supplement. Principal and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent holds on that date money designated for and sufficient to pay all principal and interest then due.

 

 

Section 7.2.

Maintenance of Office or Agency .

RCFC will maintain an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, where notices and demands to or upon RCFC in respect of the Notes and this Base Indenture may be served, and where, at any time when RCFC is obligated to make a payment of principal and premium upon the Notes, the Notes may be surrendered for payment. RCFC will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time RCFC shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.

RCFC may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations. RCFC will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

RCFC hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as one such office or agency of RCFC in accordance with this Section 7.2 .

 

 

Section 7.3.

Information .

RCFC will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee and the Rating Agencies:

 

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(a)    as soon as available and in any event within one hundred ten (110) days after the end of each fiscal year of DTAG, a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of DTAG and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, together with the related audited statements of earnings, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP, and certified by a firm of nationally-recognized independent public accountants as presenting fairly the financial condition and results of operations of DTAG, with such exceptions as may be noted in such accountants’ report;

(b)    as soon as available and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter (except the fourth fiscal quarter) of DTAG, copies of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of DTAG and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter and the related unaudited statements of earnings, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the portion of the fiscal year through such fiscal quarter (as to the statements of earnings, for such fiscal quarter) in each case setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year, prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and certified by the chief financial or accounting officer of DTAG as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of DTAG (subject to normal year-end adjustments); and

(c)    from time to time such additional information regarding the financial position, results of operations, business or prospects of DTAG and its Subsidiaries as the Trustee, at the direction of the Required Noteholders of any Series of Notes, may reasonably request.

 

 

Section 7.4.

Payment of Obligations .

RCFC will pay and discharge, at or before maturity, all of its respective material obligations and liabilities, including, without limitation, tax liabilities and other governmental claims, except where the same may be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, and will maintain, in accordance with GAAP, reserves as appropriate for the accrual of any of the same, except where the failure to make such payments or maintain such reserves would not have a Material Adverse Effect on RCFC.

 

 

Section 7.5.

Maintenance of Property .

RCFC will keep, or will cause to be kept, all Property useful and necessary in its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted; provided , however , that nothing in this Section 7.5 shall require RCFC to maintain, or to make any renewals, replacements, additions, betterments or improvements of or to, any tangible Property, if such Property, in the reasonable opinion of RCFC, is obsolete or surplus or unfit for use or cannot be used advantageously in the conduct of the business of RCFC.

 

 

Section 7.6.

Maintenance of Existence; Foreign Qualification .

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standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation; (ii) to be duly qualified to do business and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect on it; and (iii) to comply with all Obligations binding upon it, except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on it.

 

 

Section 7.7.

Compliance with Laws .

RCFC will comply in all material respects with all Requirements of Law and all applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and requirements of Governmental Authorities (including, without limitation, ERISA and the rules and regulations thereunder) except where the necessity of compliance therewith is contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and where such noncompliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect on RCFC; provided , however , such noncompliance will not result in a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on any Property of RCFC.

 

 

Section 7.8.

Inspection of Property, Books and Records .

RCFC will keep proper books of record and account that are complete and accurate in all material respects in which full, true and correct entries shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its Assets, business and activities in accordance with GAAP; and will permit the Trustee to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine and make abstracts from any of its books and records and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its officers, directors, employees and independent public accountants, all with reasonable advance notice, at such reasonable times, and as often as may reasonably be desired.

 

 

Section 7.9.

Compliance with Related Documents .

RCFC will perform and comply with each and every representation, warranty, obligation, covenant and agreement required to be performed or observed by it in or pursuant to this Base Indenture and each other Related Document to which it is a party and will not take any action which would permit the Lessee or the Master Servicer to have the right to refuse to perform any of its obligations under this Base Indenture or any Related Document. RCFC will not amend the Lease, except in accordance with Article 11 hereof.

 

 

Section 7.10.

Notice of Defaults .

(a)    Promptly upon becoming aware of any Potential Amortization Event or Amortization Event, RCFC shall give the Trustee and the Rating Agencies written notice thereof, together with a certificate of an Authorized Officer of RCFC setting forth the details thereof and any action with respect thereto taken or contemplated to be taken by RCFC, and

(b)    Promptly upon becoming aware of any default under any Related Document or under any Vehicle Disposition Program, RCFC shall give the Trustee, each Enhancement Provider and the Rating Agencies written notice thereof.

 

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Section 7.11.

Notice of Material Proceedings .

Promptly upon becoming aware thereof, RCFC shall give the Trustee and the Rating Agencies written notice of the commencement or existence of any proceeding by or before any Governmental Authority against or affecting RCFC which, if adversely determined, would result in a Material Adverse Effect on RCFC.

 

 

Section 7.12.

Further Requests .

RCFC will promptly furnish to the Trustee, each Enhancement Provider and the Rating Agencies such other information as, and in such form as, the Trustee or such Enhancement Provider or the Rating Agencies may reasonably request.

 

 

Section 7.13.

Further Assurances .

(a)    RCFC shall do such further acts and things, and to execute and deliver to the Trustee such additional assignments, agreements, powers and instruments, as is required or as the Trustee or the Required Noteholders reasonably determines to be necessary to carry into effect the purposes of this Base Indenture or the other Related Documents or to better assure and confirm unto the Trustee or the Noteholders their rights, powers and remedies hereunder and thereunder including, without limitation, the filing of any Certificates of Title (or amendments thereto) with respect to the Acquired Vehicles, and the filing of any financing or continuation statements under the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in any jurisdiction with respect to the liens and security interests granted hereby and by the Master Collateral Agency Agreement. RCFC also hereby authorizes the Trustee, as its attorney-in-fact and agent, to file any such Certificate of Title (or amendment thereto) with respect to the Acquired Vehicles, and any such financing statement or continuation statement without the signature of RCFC to the extent permitted by applicable law. If any amount payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral shall be or become evidenced by any promissory note, chattel paper or other instrument, such note, chattel paper or instrument shall be deemed to be held in trust and immediately pledged to the Trustee hereunder, and shall, subject to the rights of any Person in whose favor a prior Lien has been perfected, be duly endorsed in a manner satisfactory to the Trustee and delivered to the Trustee promptly. RCFC shall designate all accounts as “securities accounts” within the meaning of Section 8-501 of the New York UCC, and execute and deliver a Control Agreement with respect to each such account. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.13(a) , RCFC shall take all actions that are required to maintain the security interest of the Trustee in the Collateral and of the Master Collateral Agent in the Master Collateral as a perfected security interest subject to no prior Liens (other than Permitted Liens to the extent provided herein and in the Related Documents), including, without limitation, (i) filing all Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, continuation statements and amendments thereto necessary to achieve the foregoing, (ii) entering into Control Agreements, and (iii) causing the notation of the lien of the Master Collateral Agent on the certificates of title for the Vehicles and causing the Master Servicer, as agent for the Master Collateral Agent, to maintain possession of the Certificates of Title for the benefit of the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.4 hereof.

 

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(b)    RCFC will warrant and defend the Trustee’s right, title and interest in and to the Collateral and the income, distributions and proceeds thereof, for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Trustee, against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever.

(c)    Nothing herein shall relieve RCFC of its responsibility and liability with respect to its duties set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 7.13 for as long as this Base Indenture shall be in effect and any RCFC Obligations shall remain unpaid.

 

 

Section 7.14.

Vehicle Disposition Programs; Eligible Manufacturers .

With respect to any Vehicle Disposition Program for any model year after the date of this Base Indenture pursuant to which RCFC proposes to acquire Vehicles that will be treated as Program Vehicles under the Series Supplement for any Series of Notes, RCFC or the Master Servicer will provide a copy of the final terms of such Vehicle Disposition Program promptly upon becoming available to RCFC or the Master Servicer to each Rating Agency along with a written summary of the material changes, if any, to such Vehicle Disposition Program from the prior model year.

 

 

Section 7.15.

Liens .

RCFC will not create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its Assets (including the Collateral and the Master Collateral), other than (i) Liens in favor of the Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders, (ii) Liens in favor of the Master Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee, and (iii) Liens created by or permitted under the Related Documents (including Permitted Liens).

 

 

Section 7.16.

Other Indebtedness .

RCFC will not create, assume, incur, suffer to exist or otherwise become or remain liable in respect of any Indebtedness other than (i) Indebtedness hereunder, including Indebtedness representing the Retained Interest Amount; provided , however , that such Indebtedness is subject to the restrictions provided for in RCFC’s certificate of incorporation, (ii) Indebtedness permitted under any other Related Document and (iii) Indebtedness permitted under RCFC’s certificate of incorporation; and provided , further , that DTAG as holder of the Retained Interest shall not pledge, assign, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer all or any portion of the stock of RCFC or the Retained Interest unless it is a pledge, assignment, grant or transfer of the economic interest in such stock or Retained Interest only, and RCFC has obtained from any such transferee an express written agreement and acknowledgement that such transferee has no ability to foreclose on the common stock of RCFC, vote the common stock of RCFC, make a legal claim directly against RCFC if no dividend or other distribution on its common stock has been declared by necessary corporate action and distributed on such common stock, and agreeing to the terms with respect to RCFC that are set forth in Sections 12.15 and 12.16 of this Base Indenture.

 

 

Section 7.17.

Mergers; Consolidations .

RCFC will not be a party to any merger or consolidation, other than: (i) a merger or consolidation of any Subsidiary of RCFC into or with RCFC (provided that RCFC is the

 

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surviving corporation), and (ii) a merger or consolidation of RCFC into or with another Person if:

(A)   the Person formed by such consolidation or into or with which RCFC is merged shall be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state or the District of Columbia, and, if RCFC is not the surviving entity, shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto executed and delivered to the Trustee, the performance of every covenant and obligation of RCFC hereunder and under all other Related Documents; and

(B)   RCFC has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation or merger and such supplemental agreement comply with this Section 7.17 and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.

 

 

Section 7.18.

Sales of Assets .

RCFC will not sell, lease, transfer, liquidate or otherwise dispose of any Assets, except as contemplated by the Related Documents and provided that the proceeds received by RCFC are paid directly to the Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account.

 

 

Section 7.19.

Acquisition of Assets .

RCFC will not acquire, by long-term or operating lease or otherwise, any Assets except pursuant to the terms of and as contemplated by the Related Documents.

 

 

Section 7.20.

Dividends, Officers’ Compensation, etc.

RCFC will not (i) declare or pay any dividends on any shares of any of its capital stock or make any other distribution on, or any purchase, redemption or other acquisition of, any of its capital stock except out of funds in the Retained Distribution Account or in any general account of RCFC or by cancellation of Indebtedness owing by DTAG to RCFC (including Indebtedness evidenced by the Demand Note), or (ii) pay any wages or salaries or other compensation to officers, directors, employees or others except out of earnings computed in accordance with GAAP and, in any case, only from funds in the Retained Distribution Account, in any general account of RCFC or except as expressly provided herein or in another Related Document.

 

 

Section 7.21.

Name; Principal Office .

RCFC will neither (a) change the location of its principal office without sixty (60) days’ prior notice to the Trustee and the Master Collateral Agent nor (b) change its name without prior notice to the Trustee and the Master Collateral Agent sufficient to allow the Trustee and the Master Collateral Agent to make all filings (including filings of financing statements on form UCC-1) and recordings necessary to perfect the interest of the Trustee in the Collateral pursuant to this Base Indenture and the interest of the Master Collateral Agent in the Master Collateral

 

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pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement. In the event that RCFC desires to so change its office or change its name, RCFC will make any required filings, and prior to actually changing its office or its name, RCFC will deliver to the Trustee and the Master Collateral Agent (i) an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel confirming that all required filings have been made to continue the perfected interest of the Trustee in the Collateral and the perfected interest of the Master Collateral Agent in the Master Collateral in respect of the new office or new name of RCFC and (ii) copies of all such required filings with the filing information duly noted thereon by the office in which such filings were made.

 

 

Section 7.22.

Organizational Documents .

RCFC will not amend any of its organizational documents, including its certificate of incorporation, without the written consent of the Rating Agencies and the Trustee, which consent shall not be sought unless and until RCFC shall first have obtained either (i) an Opinion of Counsel that such amendment would not cause RCFC to be subject to an increased risk of being substantively consolidated with DTAG or an Affiliate of DTAG in the event of an insolvency proceeding involving DTAG or an Affiliate of DTAG or (ii) an Opinion of Counsel reaffirming (after such amendment) the general conclusions in the opinion regarding substantive consolidation furnished by counsel to RCFC in connection with the issuance of each Series of Notes Outstanding at the time of such amendment.

 

 

Section 7.23.

Investments .

RCFC will not make, incur, or suffer to exist any loan, advance, extension of credit or other Investment in any Person other than with respect to Permitted Investments and, in addition, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, RCFC will not cause the Trustee to make any Permitted Investments on RCFC’s behalf that would have the effect of causing RCFC to be an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act.

 

 

Section 7.24.

No Other Agreements .

RCFC will not (a) enter into or be a party to any agreement, instrument other than any Related Document or any documents related to any Enhancement or documents and agreements incidental thereto or entered into as contemplated in Section 7.26 , (b) except as provided for in Sections 11.1 or 11.2 and any applicable Series Supplement, amend or modify any provision of any Related Document to which it is a party, or (c) give any approval or consent or permission provided for in any Related Document, except as permitted in Section 3.2(a) .

 

 

Section 7.25.

Other Business .

RCFC will not engage in any business or enterprise or enter into any transaction other than the acquisition, financing, refinancing, leasing and disposition of Vehicles pursuant to the Lease and pursuant to the other Related Documents, the related exercise of its rights as lessor thereunder, the making of loans to DTAG pursuant to the Demand Note, the incurrence and payment of ordinary operating expenses, the issuing and selling of the Notes and other activities related to or incidental to any of the foregoing (including transaction or activities contemplated in Section 7.26 ).

 

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Section 7.26.

Maintenance of Separate Existence .

To maintain its corporate existence separate and apart from that of DTAG and any other Affiliates of DTAG, RCFC will:

(a)    practice and adhere to corporate formalities, such as maintaining appropriate corporate books and records;

(b)    maintain at least one corporate director who is not an officer, director or employee of any of its Affiliates;

(c)    own or lease (including through shared arrangements with Affiliates) all office furniture and equipment necessary to operate its business;

(d)    refrain from (i) guaranteeing or otherwise becoming liable for any obligations of any of its Affiliates, (ii) having its obligations guaranteed by its Affiliates, (iii) holding itself out as responsible for debts of any of its Affiliates or for decisions or actions with respect to the affairs of any of its Affiliates, and (iv) being directly or indirectly named as a direct or contingent beneficiary or loss payee on any insurance policy of any Affiliate, except to the extent that any amounts paid as premiums on said insurance policy are directly attributable to RCFC;

(e)    maintain its deposit and other bank accounts and all of its Assets (other than certain Assets constituting Master Collateral and being paid into the Master Collateral Account) separate from those of any other Person other than the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Master Collateral Agent;

(f)     maintain its financial records and books of account separate and apart from those of any other Person;

(g)    compensate all its employees, officers, consultants and agents for services provided to it by such Persons, or reimburse any of its Affiliates in respect of services provided to it by employees, officers, consultants and agents of such Affiliate, out of its own funds;

(h)    maintain office space separate and apart from that of any of its Affiliates (even if such office space is subleased from or is on or near premises occupied by any of its Affiliates) and a separate telephone number;

(i)     account for and manage all of its liabilities separately from those of any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, payment by RCFC of all payroll, accounting and other administrative expenses and taxes;

(j)     allocate, on an arm’s-length basis, all shared corporate operating services, leases and expenses, including, without limitation, those associated with the services of shared consultants and agents and shared computer and other office equipment and software;

 

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(k)    refrain from filing or otherwise initiating or supporting the filing of a motion in any bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding involving RCFC or DTAG, or any Affiliate of RCFC or DTAG to substantively consolidate RCFC with DTAG or any Affiliate of RCFC or DTAG; and

(l)     conduct all of its business (whether written or oral) solely in its own name.

RCFC acknowledges its receipt of a copy of all opinion letters issued by its counsel dated the date of issuance of each outstanding Series of Notes and addressing the issue of substantive consolidation as it may relate to RCFC and the Lessees and their Affiliates. RCFC hereby agrees to maintain in place all policies and procedures and take and continue to take all action described in the factual assumptions set forth in each such opinion letter and relating to RCFC; provided , however , that RCFC may cease to maintain any policy or procedure if and to the extent that RCFC delivers to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel providing that such policy or procedure is no longer necessary, due to a change in law or otherwise, for the rendering of such earlier opinion relating to the issue of substantive consolidation.

 

 

Section 7.27.

Rule 144A Information Requirement .

For so long as any of the Notes remain outstanding and are “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, RCFC covenants and agrees that it shall, during any period in which it is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) under the Exchange Act, make available to any Holder of Notes in connection with any sale thereof and any prospective purchaser of Notes from such Holder in each case upon request, the information specified in, and meeting the requirements of, Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

[ANY ADDITIONAL COVENANTS RELATED TO A SERIES MAY BE SET FORTH IN THE SERIES SUPPLEMENT FOR SUCH SERIES]

ARTICLE 8.

 

AMORTIZATION EVENTS AND REMEDIES

 

 

Section 8.1.

Amortization Events .

If any one of the following events shall occur during the Revolving Period, the Accumulation Period (if any) or the Controlled Amortization Period with respect to any Series of Notes sharing in a Group of Segregated Collateral:

(a)    RCFC defaults in the payment of any interest on any Note of a Series in such Group (or in any other payment on any Note of a Series in such Group (other than as specified in clause (b) below)) when the same becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of five (5) Business Days after the date that notice of the default is given to RCFC by the Trustee or given to RCFC and the Trustee by the Required Noteholders;

 

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(b)    RCFC defaults in the payment of any principal or premium on any Note of a Series in such Group when the same becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of five (5) Business Days;

(c)    RCFC fails to comply with any of its other agreements or covenants in, or provisions of, the Notes of a Series in such Group or this Base Indenture and the failure to so comply materially and adversely affects the interests of the Noteholders of such Series and continues to materially and adversely affect the interests of the Noteholders of such Series for a period of sixty (60) days after the earlier of (i) the date on which a Responsible Officer of RCFC obtains knowledge thereof or (ii) the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to RCFC by the Trustee or to RCFC and the Trustee by the Required Noteholders of such Series; provided , however , that if such failure cannot reasonably be cured within such sixty (60) day period, no Amortization Event shall result therefrom so long as, within such sixty (60) day period, RCFC (x) commences to cure same, (y) delivers written notice to the Trustee notifying the Trustee of such failure and setting forth the steps RCFC intends to take in order to cure such failure, and (z) thereafter diligently prosecutes such cure to completion and completely cures such failure on or before the ninety (90) days after the earlier of the dates set forth in clause (i) and clause (ii) above;

(d)    any Event of Bankruptcy occurs with respect to RCFC or DTAG;

(e)    any Lease Event of Default occurs with respect to a Lease in the applicable Group of Segregated Collateral;

(f)     RCFC becomes an “investment company” or becomes under the “control” of an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;

(g)    any representation made by RCFC or the Master Servicer in this Base Indenture, the Series Supplement for a Series of Notes sharing in a Group or any Related Document is false in any material respect, which false representation materially adversely affects the interests of the Noteholders of such Series of Notes in any material respect, and such false representation is not cured for a period of sixty (60) days after the earlier of (i) the date on which a Responsible Officer of Master Servicer or RCFC obtains, as applicable, knowledge thereof or (ii) the date that written notice thereof is given, as applicable, to Master Servicer or RCFC by the Trustee or to RCFC and the Trustee by the Required Noteholders of such Series; provided , however , that if such failure cannot reasonably be cured within such sixty (60) day period, no Amortization Event shall result therefrom so long as, within such sixty (60) day period, such party (x) commences to cure same, (y) delivers written notice to the Trustee notifying the Trustee of such failure and setting forth the steps such party intends to take in order to cure such failure, and (z) thereafter diligently prosecutes such cure to completion and completely cures such failure on or before ninety (90) days after the earlier of the dates set forth in clause (i) and clause (ii) above; or

 

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(h)    with respect to a Series of Notes, any other event shall occur which may be specified in the Series Supplement for such Series of Notes as an “Amortization Event” applicable only to such Series of Notes;

then (i) in the case of any event described in clause (a) , (b) , (c) , (e) , (g) or, to the extent so specified in the applicable Series Supplement, (h) , above, either the Trustee (upon a Trust Officer of the Trustee obtaining actual knowledge of such an event), by written notice to RCFC, or the Required Noteholders of the applicable Series of Notes, by written notice to RCFC and the Trustee, may declare that an amortization event (“ Amortization Event ”) has occurred with respect to such Series as of the date of the notice, or (ii) in the case of any event described in clauses (d) and (f) , an Amortization Event with respect to all Series of Notes then outstanding shall immediately occur without any notice or other action on the part of the Trustee or any Noteholders.

Section 8.2.             Rights of the Trustee upon Amortization Event or Certain Other Events of Default .

(a)    General . If and whenever an Amortization Event or certain events of default under any Enhancement Agreement (as specified in the applicable Series Supplement) shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee may and, at the direction of the Required Beneficiaries shall, exercise (or direct the Master Collateral Agent to exercise) from time to time any rights and remedies available to it under applicable law or any Related Document (including the Master Collateral Agency Agreement); provided , however , that if such Amortization Event is based solely on an event described in clauses (a) , (b) , (c) , (e) , (g) or (h) of Section 8.1 , then the Trustee’s rights and remedies pursuant to the provisions of this Section 8.2 shall, to the extent not detrimental to the rights of the Holders of the applicable Series of Notes, be limited to rights and remedies pertaining only to such Series of Notes. Any amounts obtained by the Trustee (or the Master Collateral Agent at the direction of the Trustee) on account of or as a result of the exercise by the Trustee of any right shall be held by the Trustee as additional Collateral for the repayment of the RCFC Obligations and shall be applied as provided in Article 4 hereof.

(b)    Lease and Sublease . If a Liquidation Event of Default with respect to a Group shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee, at the written direction of the Required Beneficiaries for the related Group, shall direct RCFC and/or the Master Collateral Agent to exercise (and RCFC agrees to exercise) all its rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims against the Lessee and the Eligible Franchisees under or in connection with the related Lease and the Subleases, respectively, and any party to any of the Related Documents, including the right or power to take any action to compel performance or observance by the Lessee and the Eligible Franchisees of their obligations to RCFC or of any related party with respect to such Lease and Lease Collateral, the right to take possession of any of the Vehicles under such Lease, subject to the rights of the Eligible Franchisees under the related Subleases, and to give any consent, request, notice, direction, approval, extension or waiver in respect of such Lease, and any right of RCFC to take such action independent of such direction shall be suspended.

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Group (in the case of a Liquidation Event of Default) or at the written direction of the Required Beneficiaries of such Group (in the case of a Limited Liquidation Event of Default) shall, direct RCFC and/or the Master Collateral Agent to exercise (and RCFC agrees to exercise) all its rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims with respect to the Collateral and Master Collateral. Upon the occurrence and continuation of a Liquidation Event of Default with respect to a Lease in a Group, without further instruction from the Required Beneficiaries of such Group, the Trustee shall immediately instruct RCFC and/or the Master Collateral Agent to deliver all Program Vehicles leased under the related Lease to the related Manufacturers or the designated Auction for repurchase or sale (after the minimum holding period specified in the Manufacturer’s Vehicle Disposition Program) and to the extent any Manufacturer or Auction fails to accept any such Vehicles under the terms of the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program or to the extent a Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the related Manufacturer, to sell or dispose (or cause to be sold or disposed) such Vehicles along with all Non-Program Vehicles in accordance with such Lease. Upon the occurrence and continuance of a Limited Liquidation Event of Default with respect to a Lease in a Group, the Trustee shall exercise the remedies described above only as and to the extent necessary to pay all interest and principal on each related Series of Notes in such Group. RCFC agrees to comply with all such instructions.

(d)    Failure of RCFC or the Master Collateral Agent to Take Action . If RCFC or the Master Collateral Agent shall have failed, within fifteen (15) Business Days of receiving the direction of the Trustee, to take commercially reasonable action to accomplish directions of the Trustee given pursuant to clauses (b) or (c) above, the Trustee may, and at the written direction of the Required Noteholders of each Series of Notes sharing in the Group (with respect to any Limited Liquidation Event of Default) or the Required Beneficiaries of such Group (with respect to any Amortization Event, Liquidation Event of Default or Manufacturer Event of Default) shall, subject (as applicable) to the terms of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, take such previously directed action (and any related action as permitted under this Base Indenture thereafter determined by the Trustee to be appropriate without the need under this provision or any other provision under this Base Indenture to direct RCFC and/or the Master Collateral Agent to take such action) on behalf of RCFC and such Noteholders.

(e)    Right to Appointment of Receiver . In the event that the Trustee determines to take action pursuant to the provisions of clause (d) above, the Trustee may, without notice to RCFC, the Master Servicer or any Lessee under the affected Lease, subject to the rights of Franchisees under the Subleases, direct the Master Collateral Agent to enter into legal proceedings for the appointment of a receiver to take possession of the Vehicles under such affected Lease pending the sale thereof and in any such event the Trustee shall be entitled to the appointment of a receiver, and none of RCFC, the Master Servicer or any Lessee under such affected Lease shall object to such appointment.

(f)     Right of RCFC to Cure Asset Amount Deficiency . Unless otherwise provided in the Series Supplement for a Series and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 8 , if (i) a Rapid Amortization Period commences with respect to any Series of Notes as a result of an Amortization Event resulting from an Asset Amount Deficiency with respect to such Series of Notes, (ii) during such Rapid Amortization Period (but prior to the Series Termination Date with respect to such Series of Notes and prior to the commencement by

 

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the Trustee of its remedies under this Section 8 ) the Asset Amount Deficiency with respect to such Series is cured, (iii) no other Amortization Event then exists and is continuing, and (iv) RCFC delivers to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that such Asset Amount Deficiency has been cured and requesting that such Rapid Amortization Period terminate, then such Rapid Amortization Period shall automatically terminate as of the date the foregoing conditions are satisfied and the applicable Revolving Period, Accumulation Period or Controlled Amortization Period that would have been in effect if such Rapid Amortization Period had not commenced shall commence or recommence; provided , however , (x) no Revolving Period, Accumulation Period or Controlled Amortization Period shall be extended as a result of such Rapid Amortization Period interrupting the applicable Revolving Period, Accumulation Period or Controlled Amortization Period, (y) no Controlled Amortization Amount shall change as a result of such Rapid Amortization Period changing the timing or amounts of payments made during any applicable Controlled Amortization Period and RCFC shall be obligated to pay the full amount of all Controlled Distribution Amounts notwithstanding that such payments may cause the Controlled Amortization Period to terminate sooner than otherwise expected, and (z) if at the time of the termination of such Rapid Amortization Period pursuant to the provisions of this Section 8.2 such Series of Notes would otherwise be in a Rapid Amortization Period, then such Rapid Amortization Period will not terminate but shall continue uninterrupted.

 

 

Section 8.3.

Special Provisions Concerning Sale of Vehicles .

(a)    If and to the extent that an Asset Amount Deficiency with respect to a Series of Notes occurs as a result of a Manufacturer Event of Default, the Trustee shall have the right to (and shall, upon the written direction of the Required Beneficiaries of the applicable Group) direct the Master Collateral Agent to take such reasonable actions at reasonable expense necessary to sell, or cause RCFC or a Lessee to sell, Vehicles in such Group owned by RCFC or a Lessee and purchased from such Manufacturer, at a public or private sale until sufficient proceeds have been realized to cure such Asset Amount Deficiency; provided , however , that the Lessees under the Leases related to such Group shall have a right of first refusal in connection with any such sale. If the Master Collateral Agent shall have failed, within 15 Business Days of receiving the direction of the Trustee, to take commercially reasonable action to accomplish such directions of the Trustee, the Trustee may, subject to the terms of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, take such previously directed action (and any related action as permitted under this Base Indenture thereafter determined by the Trustee to be appropriate without the need under this provision or any other provision under this Base Indenture to direct the Master Collateral Agent to take such action) on behalf of RCFC and the Noteholders of such Group. The Trustee may, subject to the rights of Franchisees under the Subleases, direct the Master Collateral Agent to take legal proceedings for the appointment of a receiver or receivers (to which the Trustee shall be entitled as a matter of right) to take possession of the Vehicles leased under the Leases of such Group pending the sale thereof pursuant either to the powers of sale granted by this Base Indenture and the Master Collateral Agency Agreement or to a judgment, order or decree made in any judicial proceeding for the foreclosure or involving the enforcement of this Base Indenture and the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

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power of sale given under Section 8.2(c) or this Section 8.3 or under judgment, order or decree in any judicial proceeding for the foreclosure or involving the enforcement of this Base Indenture:

(i)         the Trustee, any Noteholder and/or any Enhancement Provider may bid for and purchase the Property being sold for reasonable consideration, and upon compliance with the terms of sale may hold, retain and possess and dispose of such Property in its own absolute right without further accountability;

(ii)        the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent at the direction of the Trustee may make and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers a good and sufficient deed, bill of sale and instrument of assignment and transfer of the Property sold;

(iii)      the Trustee is hereby irrevocably appointed the true and lawful attorney-in-fact of RCFC, in its name and stead, to make all necessary deeds, bills of sale and instruments of assignment and transfer of the Property thus sold and for such other purposes as are necessary or desirable to effectuate the provisions (including, without limitation, this Section 8.3 ) of this Base Indenture, and for that purpose it may execute and deliver all necessary deeds, bills of sale and instruments of assignment and transfer, and may substitute one or more Persons with like power, RCFC hereby ratifying and confirming all that its said attorney, or such substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do by virtue hereof, but if so requested by the Trustee or by any purchaser, RCFC shall ratify and confirm any such sale or transfer by executing and delivering to the Trustee or to such purchaser all Property, deeds, bills of sale, instruments of assignment and transfer and releases as may be designated in any such request;

(iv)      all right, title, interest, claim and demand whatsoever, either at law or in equity or otherwise, of RCFC of, in and to the Property so sold shall be divested; and such sale shall be a perpetual bar both at law and in equity against RCFC, its successors and assigns, and against any and all Persons claiming or who may claim the Property sold or any part thereof from, through or under RCFC, its successors or assigns;

(v)        the receipt of the Trustee or of the officer thereof making such sale shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchaser or purchasers at such sale for his or their purchase money, and such purchaser or purchasers, and his or their assigns or personal representatives, shall not, after paying such purchase money and receiving such receipt of the Trustee or of such officer therefor, be obliged to see to the application of such purchase money or be in any way answerable for any loss, misapplication or non-application thereof; and

(vi)      to the extent that it may lawfully do so, RCFC agrees that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any appraisal, valuation, stay, extension or redemption laws, or any law permitting it to direct the order in which the Vehicles shall be sold, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may delay, prevent or otherwise affect the performance or enforcement of this Base Indenture, the applicable Series Supplement or any of the Related Documents.

 

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(c)    In addition to any rights and remedies now or hereafter granted hereunder or under applicable law with respect to the Collateral and the Master Collateral, respectively, the Trustee and the Master Collateral Agent shall (subject to the foregoing provisions in respect of the Vehicles) have all of the rights and remedies of secured parties under the New York UCC and any other applicable law as enacted in any applicable jurisdiction.

 

 

Section 8.4.

Other Remedies .

If an Amortization Event with respect to all or any Series of Notes occurs and is continuing, and a Trust Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof, the Trustee (or the Master Collateral Agent at the direction of the Trustee) may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal or interest on the applicable Notes of such affected Series or to enforce the performance of any provision of the applicable Notes, this Base Indenture or any applicable Series Supplement. If an Amortization Event has occurred in accordance with Section 8.1 , the Trustee shall instruct RCFC to cease issuing Notes sharing in the same Group as the Series experiencing such Amortization Event, and the right of RCFC to issue Notes sharing in such Group shall automatically terminate. In addition, the Trustee may, or shall at the written direction of the Required Beneficiaries of such Group (or the Required Noteholders, in the case of an Amortization Event that affects only one Series of Notes), direct RCFC or the Master Collateral Agent to exercise any rights or remedies under any Related Document or under applicable law or otherwise.

The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be in its own name as trustee.

 

 

Section 8.5.

Waiver of Past Events .

Subject to Section 11.2 hereof and unless otherwise specified in the Series Supplement for a Series, the Noteholders of any Series owning an aggregate Principal Amount of Notes in excess of 66-2/3% of the aggregate Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of such Series, by notice to the Trustee, may waive any existing Potential Amortization Event or Amortization Event under clauses (a) or (b) of Section 8.1 occurring with respect to such Series and its consequences except a continuing Potential Amortization Event or Amortization Event in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Note of such Series. Unless otherwise specified in the Series Supplement for a Series, the holders of any Series owning an aggregate Principal Amount in excess of 50% of the aggregate Principal Amount of Outstanding Notes of such Series, by notice to the Trustee, may waive any existing Potential Amortization Event or Amortization Event related to clauses (c) , (g) and (h) of Section 8.1 which relate to such Series and its consequences. Upon any such waiver, such Potential Amortization Event shall cease to exist with respect to such Series, and any Amortization Event with respect to such Series arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Base Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Potential Amortization Event or impair any right consequent thereon. Unless otherwise specified in the Series Supplement for a Series, a Potential Amortization Event or an Amortization Event related to clauses (d) , (e) and (f) of Section 8.1 shall not be subject to waiver.

 

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Section 8.6.

Control by Required Beneficiaries and Required Noteholders .

Unless otherwise specified in the Series Supplement for a Series, the Required Beneficiaries with respect to Series of Notes in a Group and, with respect to a Series of Notes not sharing in a Group, the Required Noteholders of such Series, may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. However, subject to Section 9.1 , the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Base Indenture, that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Noteholders, or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability.

 

 

Section 8.7.

Limitation on Suits .

Any other provision of this Base Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding but unless otherwise specified in the Series Supplement for a Series, a Noteholder may pursue a remedy with respect to this Base Indenture or the Notes only if:

(a)    The Noteholder gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Amortization Event occurring with respect to that Series of Notes;

(b)    The Noteholders of at least 25% in Principal Amount of all then Outstanding Series of Notes sharing in a Group of Segregated Collateral make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

(c)    Such Noteholder or Noteholders as specified in clause (b) above offer and, if requested, provide to the Trustee an indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;

(d)    The Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer and, if requested, the provision of indemnity; and

(e)    During such 60-day period the Required Beneficiaries with respect to such Group of Segregated Collateral do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request.

A Noteholder may not use this Base Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Noteholder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Noteholder.

 

 

Section 8.8.

Unconditional Rights of Holders to Receive Payment .

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Base Indenture, the right of any Noteholder of a Note to receive payment of principal and interest on the Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Note, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, is absolute and unconditional and shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of the Noteholder.

 

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Section 8.9.

Collection Suit by the Trustee .

If any Amortization Event specified in clauses (a) or (b) of Section 8.1 occurs and is continuing with respect to a Series of Notes, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against RCFC for the whole amount of principal and interest remaining unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, any interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

 

 

Section 8.10.

The Trustee May File Proofs of Claim .

The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Noteholders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to RCFC (or any other obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its Property, and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other Property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Noteholder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Noteholders, to pay the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 9.5 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 9.5 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, Notes and other properties which the Noteholders of the Notes may be entitled to receive in such proceeding, whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Noteholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Noteholder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Noteholder in any such proceeding.

 

 

Section 8.11.

Priorities .

If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article, the Trustee shall pay out the money in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of this Base Indenture as supplemented by the provisions of each Series Supplement hereto.

 

 

Section 8.12.

Undertaking for Costs .

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Base Indenture or any Series Supplement or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a Court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of any undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the Court in its discretion may assess reasonable

 

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costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant.

 

 

Section 8.13.

Rights and Remedies Cumulative .

No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the holders of Notes is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right or remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given under this Base Indenture and the applicable Series Supplement or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy under this Base Indenture and the applicable Series Supplement, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

 

 

Section 8.14.

Delay or Omission Not Waiver .

No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any holder of any Note to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Amortization Event shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Amortization Event or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article 8 or by law to the Trustee or to the holders of Notes may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by such holders of Notes, as the case may be.

ARTICLE 9.

 

THE TRUSTEE

 

 

Section 9.1.

Duties of the Trustee .

(a)    If an Amortization Event with respect to a Series of Notes has occurred and is continuing and a Trust Officer of the Trustee has received written notice thereof or has actual knowledge, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Base Indenture and the applicable Series Supplement, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs; provided , however , that the Trustee shall have no liability in connection with any action or inaction taken, or not taken, by it upon the deemed occurrence of an Amortization Event of which a Trust Officer has not received notice or obtained actual knowledge; provided , further , however , that the preceding sentence shall not have the effect of insulating the Trustee from liability arising out of the Trustee’s negligence or willful misconduct.

(b)    Except during the occurrence and continuance of an Amortization Event with respect to a Series of which the Trustee has actual knowledge:

(i)         The Trustee undertakes to perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Base Indenture, each Series Supplement and the Related Documents and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Base Indenture, any Series Supplement or any Related Documents against the Trustee; and

 

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(ii)        In the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Base Indenture, the applicable Series Supplement and the Related Documents. However, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Base Indenture, the applicable Series Supplement and the Related Documents.

(c)    The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own grossly negligent action, its own grossly negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(i)         This clause does not limit the effect of clause (b) of this Section 9.1 .

(ii)        The Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Trust Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.

(iii)      The Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 8.6 .

(iv)      The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any default by the Master Servicer in the performance of its obligations under this Base Indenture, each Series Supplement, and Lease or the Master Collateral Agency Agreement unless a Trust Officer has actual knowledge thereof.

(d)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Base Indenture, each Series Supplement or any of the Related Documents, no provision of this Base Indenture, the Series Supplements or the Related Documents shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability if there is reasonable ground (as determined by the Trustee in its sole discretion) for believing that the repayment of such funds is not reasonably assured to it by the security afforded to it by the terms of this Base Indenture, the Series Supplements or the Related Documents. The Trustee may refuse to perform any duty or exercise any right or power unless it receives indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense. The Trustee shall not be required to perform the obligations of, to monitor or to be responsible for the manner of performance of the Master Servicer under this Base Indenture, any Series Supplement or any Related Document unless the Trustee shall be successor to, and be vested with the rights, duties, powers and privileges of, the Master Servicer in accordance with terms of this Base Indenture, each Series Supplement or any Related Document, in which case it shall not incur any liability for acts or omissions of the prior Master Servicer.

(e)    In the event that the Paying Agent or Registrar is other than the Trustee, and the Paying Agent or Registrar shall fail to perform any obligation, duty or agreement in the manner or on the day required to be performed by the Paying Agent or Registrar, as the case may be, under this Base Indenture, the Trustee shall be obligated as soon as practicable upon actual

 

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knowledge of a Trust Officer thereof and in each case, subject to the Trustee’s prior receipt of all information, documents and funds, if any, necessary to perform such function, undertake such obligation, duty or agreement in the manner so required.

(f)     Subject to Section 9.3 , all moneys received by the Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received, but need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee may allow and credit to RCFC interest agreed upon by RCFC and the Trustee from time to time as may be permitted by law.

 

 

Section 9.2.

Rights of the Trustee .

Except as otherwise provided by Section 9.1 :

(a)    The Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting based upon any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person.

(b)    The Trustee may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.

(c)    The Trustee may act through agents, custodians and nominees and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent, custodian or nominee appointed with due care.

(d)    The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers conferred upon it by this Base Indenture.

(e)    The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Base Indenture or any Series Supplement, or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto, at the request, order or direction of any of the Noteholders, pursuant to the provisions of this Base Indenture or any Series Supplement, unless such Noteholders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby; nothing contained herein shall, however, relieve the Trustee of the obligations, upon the occurrence of an Amortization Event (which has not been cured and of which a Trust Officer of the Trustee has received written notice or has actual knowledge), to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Base Indenture or any Series Supplement, and to use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.

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so to do by the Required Noteholders of any Series which could be adversely affected if the Trustee does not perform such acts.

(g)    The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses or liquidation penalties in connection with Permitted Investments, unless such losses or liquidation penalties were incurred through the Trustee’s own willful misconduct, negligence or bad faith.

 

 

Section 9.3.

Individual Rights of the Trustee .

The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with RCFC or an Affiliate of RCFC with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Paying Agent may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee is subject to Section 9.8 .

 

 

Section 9.4.

Notice of Amortization Events and Potential Amortization Events .

If an Amortization Event or a Potential Amortization Event occurs and is continuing with respect to a Series and if a Trust Officer of the Trustee receives written notice thereof, the Trustee shall promptly provide the Noteholders of such Series with notice of such Amortization Event or the Potential Amortization Event, if such Notes are represented by a global Note, by telephone and facsimile, and, if such Notes are represented by Definitive Notes, by first class mail.

 

 

Section 9.5.

Compensation .

(a)    The Master Servicer shall promptly pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for its acceptance of this Base Indenture and services hereunder. The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Master Servicer shall reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include (i) the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel and (ii) the reasonable expenses of the Trustee’s agents in administering the Collateral.

(b)    The indemnification provisions in favor of the Trustee and its officers, directors, agents and employees provided for in any Lease are hereby incorporated by reference with the same force and effect as if set forth herein in full. The Master Servicer shall not be required to reimburse any expense or indemnify the Trustee against any loss, liability, or expense to the extent incurred by the Trustee through the Trustee’s own willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith.

(c)    When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Amortization Event occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under the Bankruptcy Code.

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resignation or removal of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee, and/or as Master Collateral Agent.

 

 

Section 9.6.

Replacement of the Trustee .

(a)    A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section.

(b)    The Trustee may, after giving forty-five (45) days prior written notice to RCFC, the Master Servicer and to each Noteholder, resign at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying RCFC and the Master Servicer; provided , however , that no such resignation of the Trustee shall be effective until a successor trustee has assumed the obligations of the Trustee hereunder. The Required Beneficiaries for each Group may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee, the Master Servicer and RCFC. RCFC or the Master Servicer may remove the Trustee if:

 

(i)

the Trustee fails to comply with Section 9.8 ;

(ii)        the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee, as debtor, under any Insolvency Law;

(iii)      a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its Property; or

 

(iv)

the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of the Trustee for any reason, RCFC or the Master Servicer shall promptly appoint an alternate successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Required Beneficiaries for each Group may appoint an alternative successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by RCFC.

(c)    If a successor Trustee does not take office within 30 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Master Servicer, RCFC or any Noteholder may petition any Court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

(d)    If the Trustee, after written request by any Noteholder who has been a Noteholder for at least six (6) months, fails to comply with Section 9.8 , such Noteholder may petition any Court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

(e)    A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee, the Master Servicer and to RCFC. Thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Base Indenture and any Series Supplement. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to Noteholders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all Property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided , however ,

 

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that all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 9.6 or the termination of this Base Indenture, the Master Servicer’s obligations under Section 9.5 hereof shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

 

 

Section 9.7.

Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, the successor corporation without any further act shall be the successor Trustee.

 

 

Section 9.8.

Eligibility Disqualification .

(a)    There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall be (i) a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, (ii) subject to supervision or examination by Federal or state authority and shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition, (iii) a member bank of the Federal Reserve System, and (iv) if such Trustee is other than Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, acceptable to the Required Beneficiaries of each Group.

(b)    If at any time the Trustee shall cease to satisfy the eligibility requirements of clauses (a)(i) through (a)(iii) above, the Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 9.6 .

 

 

Section 9.9.

Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee .

(a)    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Base Indenture or any Series Supplement, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Collateral may at the time be located, the Trustee shall have the power and may execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons to act as a co-trustee or co-trustees, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of the Collateral, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity and for the benefit of the Noteholders, such title to the Collateral, or any part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 9.9 , such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 9.8 , and no notice to Noteholders of the appointment of any co-trustee or separate trustee shall be required under Section 9.6 . No co-trustee shall be appointed without the consent of the Master Servicer unless such appointment is required as a matter of state law or to enable the Trustee to perform its functions hereunder.

(b)    Every separate trustee and co-trustee shall, to the extent permitted by law, be appointed and act subject to the following provisions and conditions:

(i)         The Notes of each Series shall be authenticated and delivered solely by the Trustee or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee;

 

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(ii)        All rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly (it being understood that such separate trustee or co-trustee is not authorized to act separately without the Trustee joining in such act), except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed (whether or not acting as Trustee hereunder), the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including the holding of title to the Assets or any portion thereof in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed singly by such separate trustee or co-trustee, but solely at the direction of the Trustee;

(iii)      No trustee hereunder shall be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of any other trustee hereunder; and

(iv)      The Trustee may at any time accept the resignation of or remove any separate trustee or co-trustee.

(c)    Any notice, request or other writing given to the Trustee shall be deemed to have been given to each of the then separate trustees and co-trustees, as effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Base Indenture and the conditions of this Article 9 . Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance of the trusts conferred, shall be vested with the estates or Property specified in its instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Trustee or separately, as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Base Indenture or any Series Supplement, specifically including every provision of this Base Indenture or any Series Supplement relating to the conduct of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee. Every such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee and a copy thereof given to the Master Servicer.

(d)    Any separate trustee or co-trustee may at any time authorize the Trustee, its agent or attorney-in-fact with full power and authority, to the extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect to this Base Indenture or any Series Supplement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates, properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successor trustee.

(e)    In connection with the appointment of a co-trustee, the Trustee may, at any time, at the Trustee’s sole cost and expense, without notice to the Noteholders, delegate its duties under this Base Indenture and any Series Supplement to any Person who agrees to conduct such duties in accordance with the terms hereof; provided , however , that no such delegation shall relieve the Trustee of it obligations and responsibilities hereunder with respect to any such delegated duties.

 

 

Section 9.10.

Representations and Warranties of Trustee .

The Trustee represents and warrants that:

 

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(i)         The Trustee is a banking corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York;

(ii)        The Trustee has full power, authority and right to execute, deliver and perform this Base Indenture and any Series Supplement issued concurrently with this Base Indenture and to authenticate the Notes, and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Base Indenture and any Series Supplement issued concurrently with this Base Indenture and to authenticate the Notes;

(iii)      This Base Indenture has been duly executed and delivered by the Trustee;

(iv)      The Trustee meets the requirements of eligibility as a trustee hereunder set forth in Section 9.8 hereof; and

(v)        The Trustee makes no representations or warranties as to the enforceability or validity of the Notes, or the sufficiency of any collateral in respect of such Note.

 

 

Section 9.11.

Knowledge of the Trustee .

For purposes hereof, a Trust Officer of the Trustee shall not be deemed to have “knowledge” of a matter, event or occurrence solely by reason of such matter, event or occurrence being within the public domain as, for example, displayed in the media (including, without limitation, newspaper, radio, television or periodical magazine).

ARTICLE 10.

 

DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE

 

 

Section 10.1.

Termination of RCFC’s Obligations .

(a)    This Base Indenture shall cease to be of further effect (except that the Master Servicer’s obligations under Section 9.5 and RCFC’s, the Trustee’s and Paying Agent’s obligations under Sections 10.2 and 10.3 shall survive) when all Outstanding Notes theretofore authenticated and issued have been delivered (other than destroyed, lost or stolen Notes which have been replaced or paid) to the Trustee for cancellation and RCFC has paid all sums payable hereunder.

(b)    In addition, except as may be provided to the contrary in any Series Supplement with respect to a Group, RCFC may terminate all of its obligations under this Base Indenture with respect to all such Series of Notes sharing in a Group if:

(i)         RCFC irrevocably deposits in trust with the Trustee or, at the option of the Trustee, with a trustee reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and RCFC under the terms of an irrevocable trust agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, money or U.S. Government Obligations sufficient and available to pay when

 

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due principal and interest on all the Notes of all Series sharing in a Group to maturity or redemption, as the case may be, and to pay all other sums payable by it hereunder and under the related Series Supplement; provided , however , that (1) the trustee of the irrevocable trust shall have been irrevocably instructed to pay such money or the proceeds of such U.S. Government Obligations to the Trustee and (2) the Trustee shall have been irrevocably instructed to apply such money or the proceeds of such U.S. Government Obligations to the payment of said principal and interest with respect to all the Notes of all Series sharing in a Group and to the payment of all such other sums;

(ii)        RCFC delivers to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge of this Base Indenture have been complied with, and an Opinion of Counsel and a certificate from a firm of certified public accountants to the same effect; and

 

(iii)

Such termination will satisfy the Rating Agency Condition.

(c)    After such irrevocable deposit made pursuant to Section 10.1(b) and satisfaction of the other conditions set forth therein, or the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 10.1(a) , the Trustee upon request shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of RCFC’s obligations under this Base Indenture with respect to the Series of Notes sharing in such Group, except for those surviving obligations specified above.

In order to have money available on a payment date to pay principal or interest on the Notes, the U.S. Government Obligations shall be payable as to principal or interest at least one Business Day before such payment date in such amounts as will provide the necessary money. U.S. Government Obligations shall not be callable at the issuer’s option.

“U.S. Government Obligations” means direct obligations of the United States of America, or any agency or instrumentality thereof for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged.

 

 

Section 10.2.

Application of Trust Money .

The Trustee or a trustee satisfactory to the Trustee and RCFC shall hold in trust money or U.S. Government Obligations deposited with it pursuant to Section 10.1 . The Trustee shall apply the deposited money and the money from U.S. Government Obligations through the Paying Agent in accordance with this Base Indenture to the payment of principal and interest on the Notes.

The provisions of this Section shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Base Indenture.

 

 

Section 10.3.

Repayment to RCFC .

The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall promptly pay or return to RCFC upon written request any excess money or pursuant to Sections 2.11 and 2.14 any Notes held by them at any time.

 

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Subject to Section 2.7(c) , the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to RCFC upon written request any money held by them for the payment of principal or interest that remains unclaimed for two years after the date upon which such payment shall have become due.

The provisions of this Section shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Base Indenture.

ARTICLE 11.

 

AMENDMENTS

 

 

Section 11.1.

Without Consent of the Noteholders .

Without the consent of any Noteholder but with the consent of RCFC, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, and each applicable Enhancement Provider and upon meeting the Rating Agency Condition, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more Supplements hereto, for any of the following purposes:

(a)    to create a new Series of Notes (including, without limitation, making such modifications to this Base Indenture and the other Related Documents as may be required to set forth the terms applicable to such Series of Notes, to issue a Segregated Series of Notes or to create a new Group)(any such Supplement being referred to herein as a “Series Supplement”);

(b)    to amend the definitions of “Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program” or “Eligible Manufacturer” and to make changes related to such amendments;

(c)    to add to the covenants of RCFC for the benefit of the Noteholders of all or any Series of Notes (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all Series of Notes, stating that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such Series) or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon RCFC ( provided , however , that RCFC will not pursuant to this subsection 11.1(c) surrender any right or power it has against the Master Servicer, the Lessee or any Manufacturer);

(d)    to mortgage, pledge, convey, assign and transfer to the Trustee any Property or Assets as security for the Notes and to specify the terms and conditions upon which such Property or Assets are to be held and dealt with by the Trustee and to set forth such other provisions in respect thereof as may be required by this Base Indenture or as may, consistent with the provisions of this Base Indenture, be deemed appropriate by RCFC and the Trustee, or to correct or amplify the description of any such Property or Assets at any time so mortgaged, pledged, conveyed and transferred to the Trustee;

(e)    to cure any mistake, ambiguity, defect, or inconsistency or to correct or supplement any provision contained herein or in any Supplement or in any Notes issued hereunder;

 

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(f)     to add to or change any of the provisions of this Base Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Notes, registrable or not registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons;

(g)    to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Notes of one or more Series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Base Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee; or

 

(h)

to amend, supplement, revise or correct any provision herein;

provided , however , that, such action shall not, as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel which may be based on an Officer’s Certificate, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Noteholders. Upon the request of RCFC, accompanied by a resolution of the Board of Directors of RCFC authorizing the execution of any Supplement to effect such amendment, and, subject to Section 11.6 , the Trustee shall join with RCFC in the execution of any Supplement authorized or permitted by the terms of this Base Indenture and shall make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations which may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into such Supplement which affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Base Indenture or otherwise.

 

 

Section 11.2.

With Consent of the Noteholders .

Except as provided in Section 11.1 , the provisions of this Base Indenture may from time to time be amended, modified or waived, if such amendment, modification or waiver is in writing and consented to in writing by RCFC, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Required Beneficiaries (or the Required Noteholders of a Series of Notes, in respect of any amendment, modification or waiver to this Base Indenture or the Series Supplement with respect to such Series of Notes which affects only the Noteholders of such Series of Notes and does not affect the Noteholders of any other Series of Notes, as substantiated by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect, which Opinion of Counsel may, to the extent same is based on any factual matter, rely upon an Officer’s Certificate as to the truth of such factual matter), and such other parties as may be specified in each Series Supplement for a Series of Notes, and upon meeting the Rating Agency Condition. Notwithstanding the foregoing:

(i)         any modification of this Section 11.2 or any requirement hereunder that any particular action be taken by Noteholders holding the relevant percentage in Principal Amount of the Notes will require the consent of each affected Noteholder or, as applicable, Noteholders holding the relevant percentage in Principal Amount of the Notes; and

(ii)        any amendment, waiver or other modification that would (a) extend the due date for, or reduce the amount of any scheduled repayment or prepayment of principal of or interest on any Note (or reduce the Principal Amount of or rate of interest on any Note) shall require the consent of each affected Noteholder; (b) approve the assignment or transfer by RCFC of any of its rights or obligations hereunder will

 

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require the consent of each Noteholder; (c) release RCFC of any obligation hereunder will require the consent of each Noteholder; (d) affect adversely the interests, rights or obligations of any Noteholder individually in comparison to any other Noteholder will require the consent of such Noteholder; (e) release any Collateral other than in accordance with the terms hereof and of the Related Documents; or (f) amend or otherwise modify any Amortization Event will require the consent of each affected Noteholder.

No failure or delay on the part of any Noteholder or the Trustee in exercising any power or right under this Base Indenture or any other Related Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power or right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right.

 

 

Section 11.3.

Supplements and Series Supplements .

Each amendment or other modification to this Base Indenture or the Notes shall be set forth in a Supplement. Once a Series Supplement has been duly executed and delivered as provided in this Article 11, each such Series Supplement may be further amended as provided for in such Series Supplement only and this Article 11 shall not apply to such further amendments and modifications.

 

 

Section 11.4.

Revocation and Effect of Consents .

Until an amendment or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Noteholder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Noteholder and every subsequent Noteholder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Noteholder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Noteholder or subsequent Noteholder may revoke the consent as to his Note or portion of a Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the amendment or waiver becomes effective. An amendment or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Noteholder. RCFC may fix a record date for determining which Noteholders must consent to such amendment or waiver.

 

 

Section 11.5.

Notation on or Exchange of Notes .

The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. RCFC in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment or waiver. Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment or waiver.

 

 

Section 11.6.

The Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.

The Trustee, in connection with signing any Supplement authorized pursuant to this Article 11 , shall be entitled to receive, if requested, an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it and to receive and, subject to Section 9.1 , shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that such Supplement is authorized or permitted by this Base Indenture and that it will be valid and binding upon RCFC in accordance with its terms. RCFC may not sign a Supplement until its Board of Directors approves it.

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ARTICLE 12.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

Section 12.1.

Notices .

(a)    Unless otherwise specified in a Series Supplement for a Series of Notes, any instruction, notice or communication by RCFC or the Trustee to the others is duly given if in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), telecopier or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the other’s address:

If to RCFC:

5330 East 31st Street, Suite 100

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135-0985

 

Attn:

Pamela S. Peck

 

Vice President and Treasurer

 

Phone:

(918) 669-2550

 

Fax:

(918) 669-2301

If to the Trustee (with copy in each instance to the Paying Agent at the same address or, if the Trustee is not the Paying Agent, at such address as has been provided by notice pursuant to this Section 12.1 ):

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

 

Attn:

Corporate Trust and Agency Group

 

Phone:

(212) 250-2894

 

Fax:

(212) 553-2462

RCFC or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications; provided , however , RCFC may not at any time designate more than a total of three (3) addresses to which notices must be sent in order to be effective.

Any notice (i) given in person shall be deemed delivered on the date of delivery of such notice, (ii) given by first class mail shall be deemed given five (5) days after the date that such notice is mailed, (iii) delivered by telecopier shall be deemed given on the date of delivery of such notice, and (iv) delivered by overnight air courier shall be deemed delivered one Business Day after the date that such notice is delivered to such overnight courier.

 

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Notwithstanding any provisions of this Base Indenture to the contrary, the Trustee shall have no liability based upon or arising from the failure to receive any notice required by or relating to this Base Indenture or the Notes.

If RCFC mails a notice or communication to Noteholders, it shall mail a copy to the Trustee and the Master Collateral Agent (if the Master Collateral Agent is other than the Trustee) at the same time.

(b)    Where this Base Indenture provides for notice to Noteholders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided or unless otherwise provided in the Series Supplement for a Series of Notes) if sent in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Noteholder affected by such event, at its address as it appears in the Note Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed (if any) for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Noteholder is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Noteholder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Noteholders, and any notice which is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given. Where this Base Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by any Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Noteholders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.

In the case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made that is satisfactory to the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.

 

 

Section 12.2.

Communication by Noteholders With Other Noteholders .

Noteholders may communicate with other Noteholders with respect to their rights under this Base Indenture or the Notes.

 

 

Section 12.3.

Certificate as to Conditions Precedent .

Upon any request or application by RCFC to the Trustee to take any action under this Base Indenture, RCFC shall furnish to the Trustee upon request by the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Base Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with.

 

 

Section 12.4.

Rules by the Trustee and the Paying Agent .

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Noteholders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may institute reasonable requirements in order to perform its functions.

 

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Section 12.5.

Duplicate Originals .

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Base Indenture. One signed copy is enough to prove this Base Indenture.

 

 

Section 12.6.

Benefits of Indenture .

Nothing in this Base Indenture or in the Notes, expressed or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Base Indenture.

 

 

Section 12.7.

Payment on Business Day .

Unless otherwise specified in the Series Supplement for a Series of Notes, in any case where any Payment Date, redemption date or maturity date of any Note shall not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Base Indenture) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any), as the case may be, need not be made on such date but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the Payment Date, redemption date, or maturity date; provided , however , that no interest shall accrue for the period from and after such Payment Date, redemption date, or maturity date, as the case may be to and including such next succeeding Business Day.

 

 

Section 12.8.

Governing Law .

The laws of the State of New York, including, without limitation, the New York UCC, but excluding any conflicts of laws, shall govern and be used to construe this Base Indenture and the Notes and the rights and duties of the Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent, Noteholders and Note Owners.

 

 

Section 12.9.

No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements .

This Base Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or debt agreement of RCFC or an Affiliate of RCFC. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Base Indenture.

 

 

Section 12.10.

Successors .

All agreements of RCFC in this Base Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successor; provided , however , RCFC may not assign its obligations or rights under this Base Indenture or any Related Document. All agreements of the Trustee in this Base Indenture shall bind its successor.

 

 

Section 12.11.

Severability .

In case any provision in this Base Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

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Section 12.12.

Counterpart Originals .

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Base Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

 

 

Section 12.13.

Table of Contents, Headings, etc.

The Table of Contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Base Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

 

Section 12.14.

Termination; Collateral .

This Base Indenture, and any grants, pledges and assignments hereunder, are effective on the date hereof and shall terminate when (a) all RCFC Obligations shall have been fully paid and satisfied, (b) the obligations of each Enhancement Provider under any Enhancement and related documents have terminated, and (c) any Enhancement shall have terminated, at which time the Trustee, at the request of RCFC and upon receipt of an Officers’ Certificate from RCFC to the effect that the conditions in clauses (a) , (b) and (c) above have been complied with and upon receipt of a certificate from each Enhancement Provider to the effect that the conditions in clauses (a) , (b) and (c) above relating to the RCFC Obligations to the Noteholders and each Enhancement Provider have been complied with, shall reassign (without recourse upon, or any warranty whatsoever by, the Trustee) and deliver all Collateral and documents then in the custody or possession of the Trustee promptly to RCFC.

RCFC and the Noteholders hereby agree that, if any Deposited Funds remain on deposit in the Collection Account after the termination of this Base Indenture, such amounts shall be released by the Trustee and paid to RCFC at its written request.

 

 

Section 12.15.

No Bankruptcy Petition Against RCFC .

Each of the Noteholders, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Retained Interestholder hereby covenants and agrees that, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the payment in full of the latest maturing Note, it will not institute against, or join with any other Person in instituting, against RCFC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings, under any Federal or state bankruptcy or similar law; provided , however , that nothing in this Section 12.15 shall constitute a waiver of any right to indemnification, reimbursement or other payment from RCFC pursuant to this Base Indenture. In the event that any such Noteholder, the Trustee or the Master Servicer takes action in violation of this Section 12.15 , RCFC shall file an answer with the bankruptcy court or otherwise properly contesting the filing of such a petition by any such Noteholder, the Trustee or the Master Servicer against RCFC or the commencement of such action and raising the defense that such Noteholder, the Trustee or the Master Servicer has agreed in writing not to take such action and should be estopped and precluded therefrom and such other defenses, if any, as its counsel advises that it may assert. The provisions of this Section 12.15 shall survive the termination of this Base Indenture, and the resignation or removal of the Master Servicer or the Trustee. Nothing contained herein shall preclude participation by any Noteholder, the Trustee or

 

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the Master Servicer in the assertion or defense of its claims in any such proceeding involving RCFC.

 

 

Section 12.16.

Limited Recourse; Subordination .

The obligations of RCFC under this Base Indenture are solely the corporate obligations of RCFC. Further, the obligations of RCFC under this Base Indenture with respect to a Series of Notes issued hereunder shall be limited to recourse against the Group of Segregated Collateral securing such Series of Notes and such obligations of RCFC shall be paid only in accordance with the terms of the Indenture applicable to such Series of Notes. If all the amounts ultimately realized on the Collateral in the Group of Segregated Collateral securing one or more Series of Notes are insufficient to satisfy RCFC’s obligations under the Indenture applicable to such Series of Notes, RCFC shall have no further liability under this Base Indenture and any outstanding obligations of RCFC shall be extinguished as against the secured parties with respect to any such Series of Notes. No recourse shall be had against any officer, member, director, employee, security holder or incorporator of RCFC or its Affiliates or their respective successors or assigns for the payment of any amounts payable under this Base Indenture. To the extent that the Trustee on behalf of the secured parties with respect to a Series of Notes is deemed to have any interest in the Collateral of a Group of Segregated Collateral not designated in the related Series Supplement as securing such Series of Notes, the Trustee on behalf of such secured parties with respect to such Series of Notes agrees that its interests in such other Group of Segregated Collateral are subordinated in all respects to the claims or rights of the secured parties with respect to all Series of Notes designated in their related Series Supplements as being secured by such Group of Segregated Collateral. This Base Indenture shall constitute a Subordination Agreement for purposes of Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. This Section 12.16 shall survive termination of this Base Indenture for any reason whatsoever.

Fees, expenses or costs payable by RCFC under this Base Indenture shall be payable by RCFC to the extent and only to the extent that RCFC is reimbursed therefor pursuant to the Lease or the Related Documents, or funds are then available or thereafter become available for such purpose pursuant to Article 4 . Each secured party under this Base Indenture agrees to this Section 12.16 and waives (to the extent permitted by law) any other such rights of recourse.

 

 

Section 12.17.

Confidentiality .

The Trustee shall not disclose any Confidential Information to any Person without the consent of DTG Operations, DTAG or RCFC, except as otherwise authorized or permitted hereunder, or any documentation related hereto, or as may be necessary for the Trustee to perform its duties hereunder, or as may be necessary in connection with its corporate trust business and administration (including audits, regulatory reporting, and accounting inquiries), provided, however, that the Trustee shall require any such Person to whom the Trustee releases Confidential Information to agree not to disclose such information to any Person, other than (a) to any Noteholder or to the Trustee’s Affiliates or to any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors and to actual or prospective assignees and participants, and then only on a confidential basis, (b) as required by any law, rule or regulation or judicial process which may include, without limitation, a subpoena, a document request, interrogatories, or an order of a Court, magistrate, administrative body or governmental agency or regulator, provided,

 

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however, that DTG Operations, DTAG or RCFC shall be given notice to the extent practicable and (c) as requested or required by any state, federal or foreign authority or examiner regulating such Person. “Confidential Information” means proprietary information of DTG Operations, DTAG or RCFC or other information that DTG Operations, DTAG or RCFC furnishes to the Trustee on a confidential basis, but does not include any such information that is or becomes generally available to the public or that is or becomes available to the Trustee from a source other than DTG Operations, DTAG or RCFC.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee and RCFC have caused this Base Indenture to be duly executed by their respective duly Authorized Officers as of the day and year first written above.

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP., as Issuer

 

By:____________________________

 

Name: Pamela S. Peck

 

Title: Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Trustee

 

By:____________________________

 

Name:________________________

 

Title:_________________________

 

 

By:____________________________

 

Name:________________________

 

Title:_________________________

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule 1

Definitions List

Each of the terms set forth herein shall be defined as set forth herein for purposes of this Base Indenture, any Series Supplement and any Lease unless a Series Supplement or Lease otherwise defines such term for a Group, a Lease, a Series of Notes or a Class of Notes within a Series, in which case the term as defined in the Series Supplement or Lease, as applicable, shall be the definition of such term. If any term defined herein is not used in any of this Base Indenture, the Series Supplement and the Lease applicable to a Series of Notes, then such defined term shall not apply to such Series of Notes.

 

Accrued Amounts ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes (or any class (or portion thereof) of such Series of Notes) and unless otherwise defined in the Series Supplement for such Series of Notes, on any date of determination, the sum of (i) accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes of such Series of Notes (or the applicable class thereof) as of such date, (ii) the portion, as of such date, of the accrued and unpaid Monthly Servicing Fee (and any Supplemental Monthly Servicing Fee) allocated to such Series of Notes (or the applicable class thereof) pursuant to the Lease or Leases securing such Series of Notes, and (iii) the product of (A) all other accrued and unpaid fees and expenses of RCFC on such date, times (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Invested Amount of such Series of Notes (or the applicable class thereof) on such date and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Invested Amount of all Series of Notes on such date.

Accumulation Period ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the period, if any, specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Acquired Vehicle ” means any Eligible Vehicle, other than a Financed Vehicle, that is acquired by RCFC and leased under an Operating Lease.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with the Person specified. For purposes of this definition, “control” means (a) the power to direct the management and policies of a Person, directly or indirectly, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise or (b) beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the voting common equity of a Person; and “controlled” and “controlling” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Agent ” means any authenticating agent, agent for service of process, notices and demands, Registrar, Paying Agent or DTC.

Aggregate Asset Amount ” means with respect to a Series of Notes the amount specified as such in the applicable Series Supplement for each Series of Notes.

Aggregate Invested Amount ” means the sum of the Invested Amounts with respect to all Series of Notes then Outstanding.

 

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Aggregate Principal Balance ” means, for any date of determination and for any Series or class of Notes, the aggregate unpaid Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of such Series or class as of such date.

Amortization Event ” with respect to each Series of Notes, has the meaning specified in Section 8.1 of this Base Indenture, as supplemented by the Series Supplement for such Series.

Amortization Period ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the period following the Revolving Period (as defined in any related Series Supplement) which shall be the Accumulation Period, the Controlled Amortization Period, or the Rapid Amortization Period, each as defined in the related Series Supplement.

Annual Noteholders’ Tax Statement ” shall have the meaning in Section 5.4(b) of this Base Indenture.

Annual Certificate ” shall have the meaning in Section 24.4 (g) of the Initial Lease or as defined in any other Lease.

Asset Amount Deficiency ” shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Series Supplement.

Assets ” means any interest of any kind in any assets or property of any kind (including, without limitation, any interest in Vehicles), tangible or intangible, real, personal or mixed, now owned or hereafter acquired by RCFC.

Assignment Agreement ” shall have the meaning in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

Auction ” means the set of procedures specified in a Vehicle Disposition Program for sale or disposition of Program Vehicles through auctions and at auction sites designated by such Vehicles’ Manufacturer pursuant to such Vehicle Disposition Program.

Auction Proceeds ” means all cash, payments and proceeds received by the Master Collateral Agent into the Master Collateral Account on disposition of a Vehicle through an Auction.

Authorized Officer ” means (a) as to RCFC, any of its President, any Vice President, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer, or any Assistant Treasurer and (b) as to any Lessee or the Master Servicer, those officers, employees and agents of the Lessee or the Master Servicer, in each case whose signatures and incumbency shall have been certified as the authentic signatures of duly qualified and elected persons authorized to act on behalf of such entities.

Availability Payment ” shall have the meaning in Section 5.2 of the Initial Lease or as defined in any other Lease.

 

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Bankruptcy Code ” means Title I of the United States Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as amended from time to time, and as codified as 11 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq .

Base Amount ” means, with respect to a Lease and unless otherwise defined in such Lease, as of any date of determination, the sum of the Net Book Values of all Financed Vehicles leased under a Financing Lease as of such date, each such Net Book Value calculated as of the first day contained within both the calendar month in which such date of determination occurs and the Vehicle Term for the related Financed Vehicle, plus all accrued and unpaid Monthly Base Rent under such Financing Lease as of such date.

Base Indenture ” means this Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007, between RCFC and the Trustee, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms, exclusive of Series Supplements creating new Series of Notes.

Base Lease ” means the Initial Base Lease and any other similar base lease entered into by RCFC as lessor in connection with a Segregated Series or Group.

Beneficiary ” is defined in the preamble of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

Board of Directors ” means the Board of Directors of RCFC, the Master Servicer or a Lessee, as applicable, or any authorized committee of the Board of Directors.

Book-Entry Notes ” means beneficial interests in the Notes, ownership and transfers of which shall be evidenced or made through book entries by a Clearing Agency as described in Section 2.17 of this Base Indenture; provided that after the occurrence of a condition whereupon book-entry registration and transfer are no longer permitted and Definitive Notes are issued to the Note Owners, such Definitive Notes shall replace Book-Entry Notes.

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks are authorized by law to close in New York City, New York.

Capitalized Cost ” means, with respect to any Vehicle under a Lease unless otherwise defined in such Lease, the Initial Acquisition Cost of such Vehicle minus any Incentive Payments used to reduce the Initial Acquisition Cost of such Vehicle, in accordance with the applicable Manufacturer incentive program or GAAP, and due from the Manufacturer with respect to such Vehicle.

Carrying Charges ” is defined in the related Series Supplement for a Series of Notes.

Carryover Controlled Amortization Amount ” means, with respect to each Series of Notes, the amount specified as such in the related Series Supplement.

Casualty ” means, with respect to any Vehicle under a Lease unless otherwise defined in such Lease, that (i) such Vehicle is lost, damaged, stolen (and not recovered within 60 days of being reported stolen), destroyed, seized or otherwise rendered permanently unfit or

 

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unavailable for use, (including Vehicles that are rejected pursuant to the applicable Lease), or (ii) such Vehicle is not accepted for Auction or repurchase by the Manufacturer in accordance with the related Vehicle Disposition Program for any reason within thirty (30) days of initial submission and is not designated a Non-Program Vehicle pursuant to the applicable Lease (other than, in the case of clause (ii) above, the applicable Manufacturer’s willful refusal or inability to comply with its obligations under its Vehicle Disposition Program).

Casualty Payment ” shall have the meaning defined in Section 7 of the Initial Lease or as defined in any other Lease.

Cede ” means Cede & Co., a nominee of DTC.

Certificate of Title ” means, with respect to each Vehicle, the certificate of title applicable to such Vehicle duly issued in accordance with the certificate of title act or statute of the jurisdiction applicable to such Vehicle.

Clearing Agency ” means as organization registered as a “clearing agency” pursuant to Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor provision thereto or Euroclear and Clearstream. The initial Clearing Agencies shall be DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream.

Clearing Agency Participant ” means a broker, dealer, bank, other financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time a Clearing Agency effects book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Clearing Agency.

Clearstream ” means Clearstream Banking société anonyme, a corporation organized under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and any successor thereto.

Closing Date ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the date of issuance of such Series of Notes, as specified in the related Series Supplement.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, reformed or otherwise modified from tune to time, and any successor statute of similar import, together with the rules and regulations promulgated or issued thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to time. References to sections of the Code also refer to any successor sections.

Collateral ” is defined in Section 3.1 of this Base Indenture.

Collection Account ” is defined in Section 4.1 of this Base Indenture.

Collections ” is defined in the applicable Series Supplement for a Series of Notes.

Company Order ” and “ Company Request ” mean a written order or request signed in the name of RCFC by any one of its Authorized Officers and delivered to the Trustee.

Condition Report ” means a condition report with respect to a Vehicle, signed and dated by a Lessee or Franchisee and Manufacturer or its agent in accordance with the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program.

 

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Confirmation Condition ” has the meaning set forth therefor in Section 18.2 of the applicable Lease.

Contingent Obligation ”, as applied to any Person, means any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person (a) with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend, letter of credit or other obligation of another if the primary purpose or intent thereof by the Person incurring the Contingent Obligation is to provide assurance to the obligee of such obligation of another that such obligation of another will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such obligation will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss in respect thereof or (b) under any letter of credit issued for the account of that Person or for which that Person is otherwise liable for reimbursement thereof. Contingent Obligation shall include (a) the direct or indirect guarantee, endorsement (otherwise than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), co-making, discounting with recourse or sale with recourse by such Person of the obligation of another, and (b) any liability of such Person for the obligations of another through any agreement (contingent or otherwise) to (i) purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such obligation or any security therefor, or to provide funds for the payment or discharge of such obligation (whether in the form of loans, advances, stock purchases, capital contributions or otherwise), (ii) maintain the solvency of any balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition of another or (iii) make take-or-pay or similar payments if required regardless of non-performance by any other party or parties to an agreement, if in the case of any agreement described under clause (b)(i) or (ii) of this sentence the primary purpose or intent thereof is as described in the preceding sentence. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be equal to the amount of the obligation so guaranteed or otherwise supported.

Contractual Obligation ” means, with respect to any Person, any provision of any security issued by that Person or of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, contract, undertaking agreement or other instrument to which that Person is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound or to which it or any of its properties is subject.

Control Agreement ” means an agreement establishing “control” within the meaning of Section 8-106 of the New York UCC by the Securities Intermediary over an Issuer Account.

Controlled Amortization Period ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the period specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Controlled Distribution Amount ” means, with respect to any class of Notes, the amount (or amounts) specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Controlled Group ” means, with respect to any Person, such Person, whether or not incorporated, and any corporation, trade or business that is, along with such Person, a member of a controlled group of corporations or a controlled group of trades or businesses as described in Sections 414 (b), (c), (m) and (o), respectively, of the Code.

Corporate Trust Office ” shall mean the principal office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered which office at the date of

 

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the execution of this Base Indenture is located at 60 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005 or at any other time at such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Noteholders and RCFC.

Court ” means any court, tribunal, arbitrator or other adjudicative authority in any proceeding.

Daily Report ” is defined in Section 24.4 (a) of the Initial Lease and as defined in any other Lease.

Defaulting Manufacturer ” is defined in Section 18 of the Initial Lease or as defined in any other Lease.

Definitions List ” means this Definitions List, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Base Indenture.

Definitive Notes ” is defined in Section 2.5(c) of this Base Indenture.

Demand Note ” means the revolving note substantially in the form of Exhibit B to this Base Indenture.

Deposited Funds ” means all funds on deposit in the Collection Account.

Depreciation Charge ” means, for any date of determination, (a) with respect to any Program Vehicle, the scheduled daily depreciation charge for such Vehicle set forth by the Manufacturer in its Vehicle Disposition Program for such Vehicle, and (b) with respect to any Non-Program Vehicle, the scheduled daily depreciation charge for such Vehicle set forth by the Master Servicer in the Depreciation Schedule for such Vehicle. If such charge is expressed as a percentage, the Depreciation Charge for such Vehicle for such day shall be such percentage multiplied by the Capitalized Cost for such Vehicle.

Depreciation Schedule ” means a schedule of estimated daily depreciation prepared by the Master Servicer, and revised from time to time in the Master Servicer’s sole discretion, subject to compliance with the applicable Lease, with respect to each type of Non-Program Vehicle that is purchased, financed or refinanced by RCFC.

Determination Date ” means the fifth Business Day prior to each Payment Date.

Disposition Date ” means:

(a)        with respect to any Program Vehicle, (i) if such Vehicle was sold at Auction or returned to a Manufacturer for repurchase, pursuant to the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program, the date on which such Vehicle is sold at Auction or accepted for return by such Manufacturer or its agent and, in each case, the Depreciation Charges ceased to accrue pursuant to such Vehicle Disposition Program, or (ii) if such Vehicle was sold to any Person (other than to a Manufacturer pursuant to such Manufacturer’s Vehicle Disposition Program or to a third party through an Auction conducted by or

 

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through or arranged by the Manufacturer pursuant to its Vehicle Disposition Program), the date on which title to the Vehicle is transferred in connection with such sale, and

(b)        with respect to any Non-Program Vehicle, the date on which title to the Vehicle is transferred in connection with such sale.

Disposition Period ” means, with respect to any Vehicle, the period between the Minimum Term and the Maximum Term.

Disposition Proceeds ” means the net proceeds (other than Repurchase Payments or Guaranteed Payments) from the sale or disposition of a Vehicle to any Person, whether at Auction or otherwise.

Distribution Account ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, an account established as such pursuant to the related Series Supplement.

Dollar ” and the symbol “ $ ”mean the lawful currency of the United States.

DTAG ” means Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors.

DTC ” means The Depository Trust Company.

Due Date ” means the second Business Day prior to each Payment Date.

Eligible Franchisee ” means a Franchisee (all of whose rental offices are located in the United States) which meets the normal credit and other approval criteria for Franchisees, and which may be an Affiliate of a Lessee.

Eligible Manufacturer ” means, with respect to a Series of Notes, the Vehicle Manufacturers listed in the applicable Series Supplement for such Series of Notes as Eligible Manufacturers.

Eligible Vehicle ” means, with respect to a Series of Notes, the Vehicles specified in the applicable Series Supplement for such Series of Notes as being Eligible Vehicles.

Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program ” means, unless otherwise defined in a Series Supplement, at any time a Vehicle Disposition Program (a) pursuant to which either (1) the Repurchase Payment or (2) the Guaranteed Payment plus Auction Proceeds, as the case may be, of each Program Vehicle thereunder is at least equal to (i) the Capitalized Cost of such Vehicle minus (ii) all Depreciation Charges accrued with respect to such Vehicle prior to the date that the Vehicle is submitted for repurchase or sale, minus (iii) Excess Mileage Charges, minus (iv) Excess Damage Charges and minus (v) any other charges specified in such Vehicle Disposition Program, (b) that cannot be amended or terminated with respect to any Vehicle after the purchase of that Vehicle, (c) that has been approved by the Rating Agencies and (d) either the collateral assignment of the benefits of which to the Master Collateral Agent has been acknowledged in writing by the related Manufacturer pursuant to an Assignment Agreement or RCFC has been designated by such Manufacturer as an authorized fleet purchaser entitled to the

 

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benefits of the Vehicle Disposition Program, and in either case, RCFC (and the Master Collateral Agent on behalf of RCFC) has been provided with an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to it that RCFC (and the Master Collateral Agent on behalf of RCFC) can enforce the applicable Manufacturer’s obligations under the Vehicle Disposition Program.

Enhancement ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the rights and benefits provided to the Noteholders of such Series of Notes pursuant to any letter of credit, surety bond, cash collateral account, issuance of subordinated notes, overcollateralization, subordination, maturity guaranty facility, tax protection agreement or any other similar arrangement, as set forth in the applicable Series Supplement for such Series of Notes.

Enhancement Agreement ” means any contract, agreement, instrument or document governing the terms of any Enhancement or pursuant to which any Enhancement is issued or outstanding.

Enhancement Agreement Event of Default ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, any event of default under any Enhancement Agreement specified in the related Series Supplement.

Enhancement Provider ” means the Person providing any Enhancement as designated in the applicable Series Supplement, other than any Noteholders the Notes of which are subordinated to any class or Series of Notes.

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, reformed or otherwise modified from time to time, and any successor statute of similar import, together with the rules and regulations promulgated or issued thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to time. References to sections of ERISA also refer to any successor sections.

ERISA Affiliate ” as applied to any Person, means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of which that Person is a member and which is under common control within the meaning of Section 414 (b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Euroclear ” means the Euroclear System.

Event of Bankruptcy ” shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to a Person if:

(a)        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 the like for such Person or all or any substantial part 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 any such case or proceeding shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and in effect, for a period of 60 consecutive days; or an order for relief in respect of such Person shall be

 

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entered in an involuntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or any other similar law now or hereafter in effect; or

(b)       such Person shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any applicable insolvency, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) for such Person or for any substantial part of its property, or shall make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or

(c)       a corporation or similar entity or its board of directors shall vote to implement any of the actions set forth in clause (b) above.

Excess Damage Charges ” means, with respect to any Program Vehicle, the amount charged to RCFC (or a Lessee), or deducted from the Repurchase Payment or Guaranteed Payment, by the Manufacturer of such Vehicle due to damage over a prescribed limit to the Vehicle at the time that the Vehicle is disposed of at Auction or turned in to such Manufacturer or its agent for repurchase, in either case pursuant to the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program.

Excess Mileage Charges ” means, with respect to any Vehicle, the amount charged to RCFC (or a Lessee), or deducted from the Repurchase Payment or Guaranteed Payment, by the Manufacturer of such Vehicle due to the fact that such Vehicle has mileage over a prescribed limit at the time that such Vehicle is disposed of at Auction or turned in to such Manufacturer or its agent for repurchase, in either case pursuant to the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program.

Exchange Act ” is defined in Section 2.19 of this Base Indenture.

Excluded Payments ” means (a) all Vehicle purchase incentive payments payable by a Manufacturer (but not any amounts payable by a Manufacturer as an incentive for selling Program Vehicles outside of a Manufacturer program or amounts payable in connection with a Vehicle Disposition Program), (b) all amounts payable by a Manufacturer as compensation for the preparation of newly delivered Vehicles, (c) all amounts payable by a Manufacturer as compensation for interest payable after the purchase price for a Vehicle is paid, and (d) all amounts payable by a Manufacturer in reimbursement for warranty work performed by or on behalf of the Issuer on the Vehicles.

Expected Final Payment Date ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the date stated in the related Series Supplement as the date on which such Series of Notes is expected to be paid in full.

Financed Vehicle ” means an Eligible Vehicle that is leased under a Financing Lease.          

Financial Officer ” means, with respect to any corporation, the chief financial officer, vice-president-finance, principal accounting officer, controller, treasurer or assistant treasurer of such corporation.

 

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Financing Lease ” means a Base Lease supplemented by Annex B to such Base Lease.

Financing Source ” is defined in the preamble of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

Fitch ” means Fitch, Inc.

Franchisee ” means a franchisee of Dollar Rent A Car, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation, Thrifty, or any other Affiliate of DTAG.

GAAP ” means the generally accepted accounting principles promulgated or adopted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and its predecessors and successors from time to time.

Global Note ” is defined in Section 2.5(b) of this Base Indenture.

Governmental Authority ” means any Federal, state, local foreign court or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency, authority, instrumentality or other administrative or regulatory body.

Group ” is defined in Section 2.3(b) of this Base Indenture.

Guaranteed Payment ”, with respect to any Program Vehicle subject to a guarantee by the Manufacturer thereof regarding the Vehicle’s rate of depreciation, means a payment (which may include allowances, credits and/or charges under the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program) from such Manufacturer, pursuant to the Manufacturer’s Vehicle Disposition Program, upon disposition of such Vehicle by the owner thereof at an Auction.

Incentive Payment ”, with respect to any Program Vehicle or Non-Program Vehicle subject to any form of incentive program maintained by the Manufacturer thereof, means a payment (other than a Guaranteed Payment, a Repurchase Payment, an Excluded Payment, or any allowance or credit included therein under a Vehicle Disposition Program) from such Manufacturer, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of such an incentive program relating to such Vehicle.

Indebtedness ” as applied to any Person, means, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (b) that portion of obligations with respect to any lease of any Property that is classified as a liability on a balance sheet in conformity with GAAP, (c) notes payable and drafts accepted representing extensions of credit whether or not representing obligations for borrowed money, (d) any obligation owed for all or any part of the deferred purchase price for Property or services, which purchase price is (i) due more than six months from the date of incurrence of the obligation in respect thereof or (ii) evidenced by a note or similar written instrument, (e) all indebtedness secured by any Lien on any Property or asset owned by that Person regardless of whether the indebtedness secured thereby shall have been assumed by that Person or is nonrecourse to the credit of that Person, and (f) all Contingent Obligations of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.

 

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Indemnified Persons ” is defined in Section 15.l of the Initial Lease or as defined in any other Lease.

Indenture ” means with respect to a Series of Notes, this Base Indenture, together with the Series Supplements for such Series of Notes, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented.

Initial Acquisition Cost ” is defined in Section 2.3 of the Initial Lease or as defined in any other Lease.

Initial Base Lease ” means the Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 13, 1995, between RCFC, as the lessor thereunder, and Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc., as the lessee thereunder, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms, exclusive of Lease Annexes.

Initial Invested Amount ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the aggregate initial Principal Amount specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Initial Lease ” means the Initial Base Lease, together with all Lease Annexes, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Initial Lease Commencement Date ” is defined in Section 3.2 of the Initial Lease or as defined in any other Lease.

Insolvency Laws ” means the Bankruptcy Code or similar applicable state or foreign laws.

Interest Collections ” means on any date of determination, all Collections which, pursuant to the Lease, represent Monthly Variable Rent, Monthly Finance Rent or the Availability Payment, plus any amounts earned on Permitted Investments in the Collection Account which are available for distribution on such date.

Interest Period ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the period or periods specified in the related Series Supplement during which interest will accrue.

Invested Amount ” means, with respect to each Series of Notes, the amount specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Invested Percentage ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the percentage specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Investment ” means, relative to any Person:

(a)        any loan or advance made by such Person to any other Person (excluding commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business);

 

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(b)

any Contingent Obligation of such Person; and

 

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any ownership or similar interest held by such Person in any other Person.

The amount of any Investment shall be the original principal or capital amount thereof less all returns of principal or equity thereon (and without adjustment by reason of the financial condition of such other Person) and shall, if made by the transfer or exchange of Property other than cash, be deemed to have been made in an original principal or capital amount equal to the fair market value of such Property.

Investment Company Act ” means the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Issuer Accounts ” means the accounts that are defined in Section 4.1(h) of this Base Indenture, as amended or supplemented for a Series of Notes by the related Series Supplement.

Late Return Payments ” is defined in Section 13 of the Initial Lease or as defined in any other Lease.

Lease ” means a Base Lease, together with all Lease Annexes, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Lease Annex ” means Annex A or Annex B to a Base Lease, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Lease Commencement Date ” as defined in the Initial Lease or as defined in any other Lease.

Lease Event of Default ” is defined in Section 17.1 of the Initial Lease or as defined in any other Lease.

Lease Expiration Date ” is defined in Section 3.2 of the Initial Lease or as defined in any other Lease.

Lease Payment Recoveries ” is defined with respect to a Series of Notes in the Series Supplement for such Series of Notes.

Lessee ” means (a) with respect to a Lease, the entities named therein as Lessee under such Lease, or any permitted successor or assignee of such Lessee under the Lease, and any additional Lessee added to such Lease after its execution, in accordance with the terms of such Lease.

Lessee Agreements ” means any and all Subleases entered into by a Lessee the subject of which includes any Vehicle leased by the Lessor to a Lessee under a Lease, and any and all other contracts, agreements, guarantees, insurance, warranties, instruments or certificates entered into or delivered to a Lessee in connection therewith.

 

Schedule 1-12

Lessor ” means RCFC, in its capacity as the lessor under the Leases.

Lien ” means, when used with respect to any Person, any interest in any Property, asset or other right held, owned or being purchased or acquired by such Person which secures payment or performance of any obligation, and shall include any mortgage, lien, pledge, encumbrance, charge, retained security title of a conditional vendor or lessor, or other security interest of any kind, whether arising under a security agreement, mortgage, lease, deed of trust, chattel mortgage, assignment, pledge, retention or security title, financing or similar statement, or notice or arising as a matter of law, judicial process or otherwise.

Limited Liquidation Event of Default ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, any event specified as such in the related Series Supplement.

Liquidation Event of Default ” means, for a Series of Notes and for so long as such event or condition continues, any of the following: (a) any event or condition with respect to RCFC or a Lessee of the type described in Section 8.1(d) of this Base Indenture, (b) a payment default by RCFC under this Base Indenture as specified Sections 8.1(a) and 8.1(b) hereof on any Notes of such Series or any other Series sharing in the same Group of segregated Collateral as such Series, or (c) a Lease Event of Default under the Lease or Leases serving as Collateral for such Series of Notes as specified in Section 8.1(e) hereof (with respect solely to the occurrence of the Lease Events of Default described in Sections 17.1.1(i), 17.1.2 and 17.1.5 under the Initial Lease or the equivalent Sections of any other Lease).

Losses ”, with respect to any Series of Notes, has the meaning, if any, provided for in the applicable Series Supplement.

Manufacturer ” means a manufacturer of Vehicles.

Manufacturer Event of Default ” is defined in Section 18 of the Initial Lease or as defined in any other Lease.

Manufacturer Receivable ” means, an amount due from a Manufacturer or Auction dealer under a Vehicle Disposition Program in respect of a Program Vehicle being turned back to such Manufacturer pursuant to a Vehicle Disposition Program.

Master Collateral ” means the collateral pledged to the Master Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

Master Collateral Account ” means the account(s) established and maintained in the name of the Master Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Beneficiaries pursuant to Section 2.5 of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

Master Collateral Agency Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Master Collateral Agency Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2007 among RCFC, the Lesees, DTAG and such other grantors, Beneficiaries and Financing Sources as may become party thereto in accordance with its terms, and the Master Collateral Agent, as such agreement may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

 

Schedule 1-13

Master Collateral Agent ” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas in its capacity as master collateral agent under the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, unless a successor Person shall have become the master collateral agent pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, and thereafter “Master Collateral Agent” shall mean such successor Person.

Master Servicer ” means Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., in its capacity as Master Servicer under Leases and the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, unless the Master Collateral Agent shall have assumed any duties and obligations of the Master Servicer pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, and thereafter “Master Servicer” shall, to such extent, include the Master Collateral Agent.

Material Adverse Effect ” means, with respect to any occurrence, event or condition, and any Person, a material adverse effect with respect to

(a)        the business, financial condition, operations or assets of such Person or the Lessor;

(b)        the ability of such Person or a Lessee, the Master Collateral Agent, the Trustee or the Lessor to perform its obligations under a Lease or any other Related Document;

(c)        the validity, enforceability or collectibility of amounts payable to the Master Collateral Agent, the Trustee or the Lessor under a Lease or the other Related Documents;

(d)        the status, existence, perfection or first priority of the interests of the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee, as applicable, in a material portion of the Master Collateral or the Collateral, free of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens);

(e)        the ability of the Master Collateral Agent, the Trustee or the Lessor to liquidate or foreclose against the Collateral and the Master Collateral; or

(f)         the practical realization by the Master Collateral Agent, the Trustee or the Lessor of any of the material benefits or security afforded by the Lease or any other Related Document.

Maximum Lease Commitment ” means, on any date of determination with respect to a Lease, the sum of (i) the Aggregate Principal Balances on such date for all Series of Notes secured by such Lease, plus (ii) with respect to all Series of Notes secured by such Lease that provide for Enhancement in the form of overcollateralization, the sum of the available subordinated amounts (as defined in the Series Supplement for each applicable Series of Notes) on such date for each such Series of Notes, plus (iii) the aggregate Net Book Values of all Vehicles leased under such Lease on such date that were acquired, financed or refinanced with funds other than proceeds of Notes or available subordinated amounts, plus (iv) any amounts held in the Retained Distribution Account that the Lessor commits on or prior to such date to invest in new Eligible Vehicles (as evidenced by a Company Order) to be leased under and in accordance with the terms of such Lease and the applicable Series Supplement.

 

Schedule 1-14

Maximum Manufacturer Percentage ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the percentage, if any, specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Maximum Non-Program Percentage ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the percentage, if any, specified in applicable Series Supplement.

Maximum Term ” means, with respect to an Acquired Vehicle which is a Program Vehicle, the maximum holding period (after which the Lessor may not return such Vehicle to the related Manufacturer without penalty) under the applicable Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program.

Maximum Vehicle Lease Term ” is defined in Section 5 of each of Annex A and Annex B to the Base Lease for each Lease currently in effect.

Minimum Term ” means, with respect to an Acquired Vehicle which is a Program Vehicle, the minimum holding period (prior to which the Lessor may not return such Vehicle to the related Manufacturer without penalty) under the applicable Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program.

Monthly Base Rent ” with respect to an Acquired Vehicle, is defined in Annex A to the Lease under which such Vehicle is leased, and with respect to a Financed Vehicle, is defined in Annex B to the Lease under which such Vehicle is leased.

Monthly Certificate ” is defined in Section 24.4 (b) of the Initial Lease or as defined in any other Lease.

Monthly Finance Rent ” is defined in paragraph 6 of Annex B to the Initial Lease or as defined in Annex B to any other Lease.

Monthly Noteholders’ Statement ” has the meaning in Section 5.4(a) of this Base Indenture, unless otherwise defined for a Series of Notes in its Series Supplement, in which case has the meaning set forth in such Series Supplement for such Series of Notes.

Monthly Servicing Fee ” is defined in Section 26.1 of the Initial Lease or as defined in any other Lease.

Monthly Supplemental Payment ” is defined in paragraph 6 of Annex B to the Initial Lease or as defined in Annex B to any other Lease.

Monthly Variable Rent ” is defined in paragraph 9 of Annex A to the Initial Lease or as defined in Annex A to any other Lease.

Monthly Vehicle Statement ” is defined in Section 24.4(f) of the Initial Lease or as defined in any other Lease.

Multiemployer Plan ” means, with respect to any Person, a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which such Person or any of its ERISA Affiliates is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions, or has within any of the five years

 

Schedule 1-15

immediately preceding the applicable Closing Date made or accrued an obligation to make contributions.

Multiple Employer Plan ” means, with respect to any Person, a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is maintained for employees of such Person or any of its ERISA Affiliates and at least one Person other than such Person and its ERISA Affiliates, or (b) was so maintained, and in respect of which such Person or any of its ERISA Affiliates could have liability under Section 4064 or 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or were to be terminated.

Net Book Value ” means, with respect to any Vehicle, as of any date of determination, the Capitalized Cost of such Vehicle the minus the aggregate Depreciation Charges accrued with respect to such Vehicle through the last day of the Related Month.

New York UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York, as amended from time to time.

Non-Program Vehicle ” means with respect to a Series of Notes, unless otherwise defined in the Series Supplement for such Series of Notes, any Vehicle leased under a Lease securing such Series, that is not eligible for treatment under such Lease or the related Series Supplement as a Program Vehicle.

Note Owner ” means, with respect to a Book-Entry Note, the Person who is the beneficial owner of such Book-Entry Note, as reflected on the books of the Clearing Agency, or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with such Clearing Agency (directly or as an indirect participant, in accordance with the rules of such Clearing Agency).

Note Rate ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the annual rate at which interest accrues on the Notes of such Series of Notes (or formula on the basis of which such rate shall be determined) as stated in the applicable Series Supplement.

Note Register ” means the register maintained pursuant to Section 2.6(a) of this Base Indenture, providing for the registration of the Notes and transfers and exchanges thereof.

Noteholder” and “Holder ” mean the Person in whose name a Note is registered in the Note Register.

Notes ” is defined in the recitals to this Base Indenture.

Officers’ Certificate ” means, with respect to a party to Related Documents, a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of such Person.

Operating Lease ” means a Base Lease as supplemented by Annex A to the Lease.

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to RCFC, the Master Servicer, a Servicer, Lessee or DTAG.

 

Schedule 1-16

Outstanding ” means, with respect to Notes, all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Base Indenture, except (a) Notes theretofore cancelled or delivered to the Note Registrar for cancellation, (b) Notes which have not been presented for payment but funds for the payment of which are on deposit in the Distribution Account established with respect thereto and are available for payment of such Notes, and Notes which are considered paid pursuant to Section 7.1 of this Base Indenture, or (c) Notes in exchange for or in lieu of which other Notes which have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Base Indenture unless proof satisfactory to the Trustee is presented that any such Notes are held by a bona fide purchaser. Subject to Section 2.13 of this Base Indenture, a Note does not cease to be Outstanding because RCFC or an Affiliate of RCFC holds the Note.

Paired Series ” is defined in Section 4.5 of this Base Indenture.

Paying Agent ” is defined in Section 2.6(a) of this Base Indenture.

Payment Date ” means, unless otherwise specified in any Series Supplement for the related Series of Notes, the twenty-fifth day of each calendar month, or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.

PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any Person succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.

Pension Plan ” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (other than a Multiemployer Plan or a Multiple Employer Plan), as such term is defined in ERISA, which is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code and to which any company in the Controlled Group has liability.

Permitted Investments ” means negotiable instruments or securities maturing on or before the Payment Date next occurring after the investment therein, represented by instruments in bearer, registered or in book-entry form as more particularly provided in the applicable Series Supplement for a Series of Notes.

Person ” means any natural person, corporation, business trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or Governmental Authority.

Plan ” means any Single Employer Plan or any Multiple Employer Plan, or either of them, as the context may require.

Pool Factor ” for any Series of Notes, means, unless any series of Notes is issued in more than one class as stated in any related Series Supplement (in which case “Pool Factor” has the meaning set forth in such Series Supplement), a number carried out to eight significant decimals representing the ratio of the applicable Invested Amount as of the end of the Related Month to the applicable Initial Invested Amount.

Potential Amortization Event ” means, with respect to a Series of Notes, any occurrence or event which , with the giving of notice, the passage of time or both, would constitute an Amortization Event for such Series.

 

Schedule 1-17

Potential Enhancement Agreement Event of Default ” means, with respect to a Series of Notes, an event which, with the giving of notice, the passage or time or both would constitute an Enhancement Agreement Event of Default under any Enhancement Agreement for such Series.

Potential Lease Event of Default ” means, with respect to a Series of Notes, an event which, with the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both, would constitute a Lease Event of Default under a Lease securing such Series.

Power of Attorney ” is defined in Section 9 of the Initial Lease or as defined in any other Lease.

Principal Amount ” means, with respect to an Outstanding Note, the original principal balance of such Note on the date of its issuance, less all payments made by the Trustee in respect of principal of such Note pursuant to the applicable Indenture.

Principal Collections ” means any Collections other than Interest Collections.

Principal Terms ” is defined in Section 2.3(a) of this Base Indenture.

Program Vehicle ” means as of any date of determination, with respect to a Series of Notes and unless otherwise defined in the Series Supplement for such Series of Notes, any Vehicle leased under a Lease securing such Series which as of such date is eligible under an Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program.

Property ” means any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible.

Qualified Institution ” means, for a Series of Notes unless otherwise defined in a Series Supplement for such Series of Notes, a depositary institution or trust company (which may include the Trustee) organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one of the states thereof or the District of Columbia; provided , however , that at all times such depositary institution or trust company is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and has (i) has a long-term indebtedness rating from Standard & Poor’s of not lower than “AA” and from Fitch of not lower than “A” and a short-term indebtedness of rating from Standard & Poor’s not lower than “A-1+” and from Fitch of not lower than “F-1”, or (ii) has such ratings as are satisfactory to achieve the ratings on each class in such Series of Notes given at issuance of such Notes by the Rating Agencies.

Rapid Amortization Period ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the period specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Rating Agency ” means, with respect to each outstanding Series of Notes, any rating agency then issuing a rating for such Series of Notes at the request of RCFC.

Rating Agency Condition ” means, with respect to any action and a Series of Notes unless otherwise defined in the Series Supplement for such Series of Notes, that each Rating Agency except Fitch rating any class within such Series of Notes shall have notified

 

Schedule 1-18

RCFC, the Master Servicer, any letter of credit provider, surety wrap provider or other provider of Enhancement, and the Trustee in writing that such action will not result in a reduction or withdrawal of the ratings (in effect immediately before the taking of such action) of such Series of Notes with respect to which it is a Rating Agency and, with respect to the issuance of a Series of Notes, the “Rating Agency Condition” means that each Rating Agency except Fitch that is referred to in the related Series Supplement as being required to deliver its rating with respect to such Series of Notes shall have notified RCFC, the Master Servicer, any letter of credit provider, surety wrap provider or other provider of Enhancement, and the Trustee in writing that such rating has been issued by such Rating Agency. In the case of Fitch, Fitch requires notice of such action referred to in the preceding sentence, but shall provide confirmation at its sole discretion. A lack of confirmation by Fitch shall not preclude satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition.

RCFC ” means Rental Car Finance Corp., an Oklahoma corporation.

RCFC Agreements ” is defined in Section 3.1 of this Base Indenture.

RCFC Obligations ” means all principal and interest, at any time and from time to time, owing by RCFC on the Notes and all costs, fees and expenses payable by, or obligations of, RCFC under the Indenture or the Related Documents.

Record Date ” means, with respect to any Payment Date, the last day of the Related Month.

Recoveries ” with respect to any Series of Notes, has the meaning, if any, specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Registrar ” is defined in Section 2.6(a) of this Base Indenture.

Regulation S ” is defined in Section 2.5(b) of this Base Indenture.

Regulation S Global Note ” is defined in Section 2.5(b) of this Base Indenture.

Related Documents ” means for a Series of Notes, unless other specified in the Series Supplement for a Series of Notes, collectively, this Base Indenture, the related Series Supplement, the Notes, any Enhancement Agreement applicable to the Series of Notes, the Leases securing such Series of Notes, the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, the Assignment Agreements, any note purchase agreement and any placement agency agreement and any other agreements relating to the purchase of any of the Notes of such Series.

Related Month ” means, unless otherwise specified in the Series Supplement for a Series, with respect to any Determination Date, Due Date, Payment Date, or other date of determination, the period from and including the first day of the calendar month preceding the month which such date falls, to and including the last day of such calendar month.

Rent ” is defined in paragraph 9 of Annex A to the related Lease with respect to each Acquired Vehicle leased thereunder, and is defined in paragraph 6 of Annex B to the related Lease with respect to each Financed Vehicle leased thereunder.

 

Schedule 1-19

Reporting Date ” means, unless otherwise specified in the Series Supplement for a Series, the Business Day after the Determination Date.

Repurchase Date ” means the date on which a Program Vehicle is turned back to the Manufacturer under such Manufacturer’s Vehicle Disposition Program.

Repurchase Payment ”, with respect to any Program Vehicle subject to repurchase by the Manufacturer thereof, means a payment (which may include allowances, credits and/or charges under the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program) by such Manufacturer, pursuant to the Manufacturer’s Vehicle Disposition Program, to repurchase such Vehicle in accordance with its Vehicle Disposition Program.

Repurchase Price ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the amount specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Required Asset Amount ” means with respect to a Group and unless otherwise defined in the Series Supplement for each Series of Notes within such Group, at any date of determination, the sum of (i) the Invested Amounts for all Series of Notes sharing in a Group of Segregated Collateral that do not provide for Enhancement in the form of overcollateralization plus (ii) the aggregate amount, with respect to all such Series of Notes that provide for Enhancement in the form of overcollateralization, the sum of (a) the Invested Amount for each such Series of Notes, plus (b) the Minimum Subordinated Amount for each such Series of Notes (as defined in the Series Supplement for each such Series).

Required Beneficiaries ” means, with respect to a Group, Noteholders holding Notes Outstanding that are in excess of 50% of the Aggregate Invested Amount of all outstanding Series of Notes sharing in such Group (excluding, for the purposes of making the foregoing calculation, any Notes held by DTAG or any Affiliate of DTAG other than Dollar Thrifty Funding Corp., an Oklahoma corporation).

Required Noteholders ” means, with respect to a Series of Notes, Noteholders holding Notes Outstanding that are in excess of 50% of the aggregate Invested Amount of such Series of Notes (excluding, for the purposes of making the foregoing calculation, any Notes held by DTAG or any Affiliate of DTAG other than Dollar Thrifty Funding Corp., an Oklahoma corporation).

Requirements of Law ” means, with respect to any Person or any of its Property, the certificate of incorporation or articles of association and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, ordinance, rule, regulation, order or determination of any arbitrator or Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its Property or to which such Person or any of its Property is subject, whether Federal, state or local (including, without limitation, usury laws, the Federal Truth in Lending Act and retail installment sales acts).

Responsible Officer ” means, with respect to RCFC, a Servicer, a Lessee or the Master Servicer, any President, Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, or any officer performing functions similar to those customarily performed by the person who at the time shall be such officer.

 

Schedule 1-20

Retained Distribution Account ” is defined in Section 4.1(b) this Base Indenture.

Retained Interest ” means a transferable indirect residual interest in RCFC’s assets held by the Retained Interestholder, that represents the right to receive distributions of amounts on deposit in the Retained Distribution Account allocated to such interest as provided in and subject to the terms of each Series Supplement.

Retained Interest Amount ” means, for a Group and all Series of Notes in such Group, on any date of determination, the amount, if any, by which the Aggregate Asset Amount for such Group exceeds the Required Asset Amount for such Group as of such date.

Retained Interestholder ” means DTAG, as holder of the common stock of RCFC, or any successor or assign permitted under the terms of the Related Documents.

Revolving Period ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the period specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Rule 144A ” is defined in Section 2.5(a) of this Base Indenture.

Rule 144A Global Note ” is defined in Section 2.5(a) of this Base Indenture.

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any successor agency thereto.

Securities Act ” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Securities Intermediary ” is defined in Section 4.1(h) of this Base Indenture.

Segregated Collateral ” is defined in Section 2.3(b) of this Base Indenture.

Segregated Series ” is defined in Section 2.3(b) of this Base Indenture.

Series of Notes ” or “ Series ” means each Series of Notes issued and authenticated pursuant to this Base Indenture and a related Series Supplement.

Series Monthly Servicing Fee ” is defined in Section 26.1 of the Initial Lease or as defined in any other Lease.

Series Supplement ” means a Supplement to this Base Indenture creating a new Series of Notes pursuant to Section 11.1(a) of this Base Indenture (including, without limitation, making any and all modifications to this Base Indenture and the other Related Documents as may be required to specify the terms applicable to such Series of Notes, to issue a Segregated Series of Notes, or to establish a new Group), as such Supplement may be amended or modified from time to time after its initial execution and delivery in accordance with the terms of such Supplement.

Series Termination Date ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the date stated in the related Series Supplement as the termination date.

 

Schedule 1-21

Servicer ” means, for any Lease and the other Related Documents, the Person named as the Servicer or Servicers with respect to Vehicles leased under such Lease, which Servicer may be a Lessee under such Lease.

Servicing Fee Percentage ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the percentage specified in the related Series Supplement.

Single Employer Plan ” means, with respect to any Person, a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is maintained for employees of such Person or any of its ERISA Affiliates and no other Person, or (b) was so maintained, and in respect to which such Person or any of its ERISA Affiliates could have liability under Section 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or were to be terminated.

Standard & Poor’s ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Sublease ” means a standardized lease agreement, for the leasing of Vehicles, between a Lessee, as lessor, and an Eligible Franchisee, as lessee.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person (herein referred to as the “parent”), any corporation, partnership, association or other business entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, at the time any determination is being made, owned, controlled or held by the parent or (b) that is, at the time any determination is being made, 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.

Supplement ” means any supplement, amendment, modification or other revision to this Base Indenture, including without limitation any Series Supplement, complying (to the extent applicable) with the terms of Section 2.3 or Article 11 of this Base Indenture and the terms of any Series Supplement to which it may apply.

Supplemental Servicing Fee ” is defined in Section 26.1 of the Initial Lease or as defined in any other Lease.

Termination Payment ” is defined in Section 12.3 of the Initial Lease or as defined in any other Lease.

Thrifty ” means Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation.

Trustee ” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas in its capacity as trustee under this Base Indenture and each Series Supplement, unless a successor Person shall have become the trustee pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean such successor Person.

Trust Indenture Act ” means the United States Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

 

Schedule 1-22

Trust Officer ” means, with respect to the Trustee, any Managing Director, Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer of the Corporate Trust Office, or any trust officer, or any officer customarily performing functions similar to those performed by the person who at the time shall be such officers, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with a particular subject, who shall, in any case, be working in the Structured Finance Group, or any successor thereto responsible for the administration of this Base Indenture.

UCC ” means, with respect to a particular jurisdiction, the Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time to time in such jurisdiction, or any successor statute thereto.

United States ” or “ U.S. ” means the United States of America, its fifty States and the District of Columbia.

U.S. Government Obligations ” is defined in Section 10.1 of this Base Indenture.

Vehicle ” means a passenger automobile or truck purchased, financed or refinanced by RCFC under the Initial Lease or any other Lease and pledged under the Master Collateral Agency Agreement for the benefit of the Trustee (on behalf of the Noteholders), but solely during the Vehicle Term under the applicable Lease for such Vehicle.

Vehicle Acquisition Schedule ” is defined in Section 2.1 of the Initial Lease or as defined in any other Lease.

Vehicle Disposition Program ” means a program pursuant to which a Manufacturer has agreed, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to guarantee the maximum daily depreciation levels of, or to repurchase, Vehicles manufactured by it or one of its Affiliates during the specified Disposition Period.

Vehicle Lease Commencement Date ” is defined in Section 3.1 of the Initial Lease or as defined in any other Lease.

Vehicle Lease Expiration Date ”, with respect to each Vehicle, means the earliest of (i) the Disposition Date for such Vehicle, (ii) if such Vehicle becomes a Casualty, the date funds in the amount of the Net Book Value thereof are received by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including deposit into the Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account) from the Lessee in accordance with the applicable Lease, and (iii) the Maximum Vehicle Lease Term (as defined in the related Lease) of the Operating Lease and the Financing Lease, as applicable, as specified in, respectively, paragraph 5 of each of Annex A and Annex B to the applicable Lease.

Vehicle Order ” is defined in Section 2.1 of the Initial Lease or as defined in any other Lease.

Vehicle Purchase Price ” means, on any date of determination and for any Acquired Vehicle, an amount equal to the greater of (a) the applicable Net Book Value of the Vehicle, and (b) the fair market value of such Vehicle, as determined in good faith by the Master Servicer.

 

Schedule 1-23

Vehicle Term ” is defined in Section 3.1 of the Initial Lease or as defined in any other Lease.

VFR ” means, with respect to a Group and unless otherwise defined in the Lease for such Group, for any Interest Period for the Series of Notes sharing in such Group, an interest rate equal to the quotient, expressed as a percentage, of (i) the aggregate amount of interest (including default or penalty interest) accrued during such Interest Period with respect to all Series of Notes sharing in such Group, divided by (ii) the average daily aggregate Principal Amount of all Series of Notes sharing in such Group during such period.

VIN ” is defined in Section 18 of the Initial Lease or as defined in any other Lease.

Welfare Plan ” means any “employee welfare benefit plan”, as such term is defined in ERISA.

 

Schedule 1-24

Schedule 6.5

Pension Plans

 

None.

 

S-6.5-1

Schedule 6.13b

Security Interest Filings

 

None.

 

 

S-6.13b-1

Schedule 6.13d

RCFC Addresses

 

5330 East 31st Street

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135

 

 

S-6.13d-1

Schedule 6.14

Other Agreements

 

Amended and Restated Occupancy and Services Agreement, dated January 1, 2003, between Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. and Rental Car Finance Corp.

 

S-6.14-1

Exhibit A-1

Form of Transfer Certificate

(Rule 144A Global Note to Regulation S Global Note)

(exchanges or transfers pursuant to Section 2.9 of the Base Indenture)

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

as Trustee

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

Attn: Corporate Trust and Agency Group/Structured Finance

Re: Series o Rental Car Finance Corp. (“ RCFC ”) -- Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Class o

Reference is hereby made to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007 (the “ Base Indenture ”), between RCFC, as Issuer, and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Base Indenture.

This letter relates to ____________________________ principal amount of Series ____ Notes, Class ____ represented by a beneficial interest in the Restricted Global Class ____ Note (CUSIP No. ____) held with DTC by or on behalf of [transferor] as beneficial owner (the “ Transferor ”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of its beneficial interest for an interest in the Permanent Global Class ____ Note (CUSIP (CINS) No.[____]) held with DTC.

In connection with such request and in respect of such Series ____ Notes, Class ____, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been effected in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Series ____ Notes, Class ____ and (i) that, with respect to transfers made in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act:

 

(1)

the offer of the Series ____ Notes, Class ____ was not made to a person in the United States;

 

(2)            (A)

at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed that the transferee was outside the United States, or

 

(B)

the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;

 

(3)

no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable, and

 

(4)

the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act;

 

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This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of RCFC and the Placement Agents.

[Insert Name of Transferor]

 

By:

Name:________________________________

Title:_________________________________

Dated: ______________, 20__

cc: Rental Car Finance Corp.

 

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Exhibit A-2

Form of Transfer Certificate for Transfer or Exchange

(Regulation S Global Note to Rule 144A Global Note)

(exchanges or transfers pursuant to Section 2.9 of the Base Indenture)

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

as Trustee

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

Attn: Corporate Trust and Agency Group/Structured Finance

 

Re:

Series o Rental Car Finance Corp. (“ RCFC ”) -- Rental Car Asset Backed Medium Notes, Class o

Reference is hereby made to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007 (the “ Base Indenture ”), between RCFC, as Issuer, and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Base Indenture.

This letter relates to ____________________ principal amount of Series ____ Notes, Class ____ which are held in the form of the Permanent Global Class ____ Note (CUSIP (CINS) No. ____) with Euroclear/Clearstream 1 (ISIN Code o ) (Common Code o ) through DTC by or on behalf of [transferor] as beneficial owner (the “ Transferor ”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of its beneficial interest in the Series ____ Notes, Class ____ for an interest in the Restricted Global Class ____ Note (CUSIP No. o ).

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Series ____ Notes, Class ____, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Series ____, Class ____ Notes are being transferred in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in such Notes and in Rule 144A under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Series ____ Notes, Class ____ for its own account or the accounts of another entity and each of the transferee and any such entity is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or any other jurisdiction.

_________________________

Select appropriate depositary.

 

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This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of RCFC and the Placement Agents.

[Insert Name of Transferor]

 

By:

Name:________________________________

Title:_________________________________

Dated: _____________________, 20__

cc:

Rental Car Finance Corp.

 

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Exhibit B

Form of Demand Note

 

New York, New York

[___________], 20__

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ DTAG ”), promises to pay to RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP., an Oklahoma corporation (“ RCFC ”), on demand (the “ Demand Date ”), (a) the principal sum of ________________________________________ or (b) such other amount, shown on Schedule A attached hereto (and any continuation thereof) made by RCFC, as the aggregate unpaid principal balance hereof, including the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Demand Note Advances (as defined herein) made from funds on deposit in the Series _________ Collection Account from time to time.

1.          Principal Payment Date . Any unpaid principal of this promissory note (this “ Demand Note ”) shall be paid on the Demand Date.

2.          Interest . DTAG also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding at an interest rate of one-year LIBOR, as determined for such period in the manner set forth under the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007 between RCFC and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee (the “ Base Indenture ”), as supplemented by the Series [_______] Supplement (the “ Series [______] Supplement ” and together with the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”) for the determination of LIBOR thereunder, plus ______% (the “ Demand Note Rate ”) from the date hereof until the principal amount shall be paid in full. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth therefor in the Indenture.

3.          Prepayments . DTAG shall repay in full the unpaid principal amount of this Demand Note or any portion thereof upon the Demand Date hereof to the extent demand is made therefor. Prior thereto, DTAG:

(a)        may, from time to time on any Business Day, make a voluntary prepayment, in whole or in part, of the outstanding principal amount of this Demand Note; provided , however , that

(i)         no Event of Default or Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(ii)        such voluntary prepayments shall require at least three but no more than five Business Days’ prior written notice to RCFC.

Each prepayment of any Demand Note made pursuant to this Section 3 shall be without premium or penalty.

 

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4.          Demand Note Advances . RCFC agrees to make advances (“ Demand Note Advances ”) upon request from DTAG, as borrower, out of and not to exceed in any Related Month the amount of Recoveries not so allocated pursuant to Section [________] of the Series [_______] Supplement that may be lent under this Demand Note pursuant to Sections [________] and [________] of the Series [_______] Supplement. Such Demand Note Advances are repayable by DTAG, with interest, on each Demand Date upon demand by RCFC or the Trustee, as assignee of RCFC. Demand Note Advances shall accrue interest on the outstanding balance thereof at the Demand Note Rate then applicable. The date, amount, interest rate and duration of the Series [_______] Interest Period (if applicable) of each Demand Note Advance made by RCFC to DTAG and each payment made on account of the principal thereof, shall be recorded by RCFC on its books and, prior to any transfer of this Demand Note, endorsed by RCFC on Schedule A attached hereto or any continuation thereof, provided that the failure of RCFC to make any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of DTAG to make a payment when due of any amount owing hereunder or under any other Related Document in respect of the Demand Note Advances made by RCFC.

 

5.

Subordination .

(a)        RCFC, as subordinated lender under this Demand Note in respect of Demand Note Advances (the “ Subordinated Lender ”) hereby agrees that the Subordinated Lender’s right under this Demand Note is expressly subordinated to all payment obligations due to the Trustee, as assignee of the Master Lease (the “ Senior Lender ”), under the Master Lease (the “ Payment Obligations ”). The Subordinated Lender hereby agrees that the payment of this Demand Note is hereby expressly subordinated, in accordance with the terms hereof, to the prior payment in full of the Payment Obligations in cash.

(b)        Upon the maturity of any Payment Obligation (including interest thereon or fees or any other amounts owing in respect thereof), whether on the Payment Date (after any extension thereof), by acceleration or otherwise, all payments thereof and premium, if any, and interest thereon or fees or any other amounts owing in respect thereof, in each case to the extent due and owing, shall first be paid in full in cash, or such payment duly provided for in cash or in a manner satisfactory to the Senior Lender, before any payment is made on account of the Demand Note. The Subordinated Lender hereby agrees that, so long as an Event of Default or a Lease Event of Default, or event which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute an Event of Default or a Lease Event of Default, in respect of any Payment Obligations, it will not ask, demand, sue for, or otherwise take, accept or receive, any amounts in respect of this Demand Note.

(c)        In the event that notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding Section 5(b), DTAG shall make any payment on account of this Demand Note at a time when payment is not permitted by said Section 5(b), such payment shall be held by the Subordinated Lender or its representative, in trust for the benefit of, and shall be paid forthwith over and delivered to, the Senior Lender or its representative for application to the payment of all Payment Obligations remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay all Payment Obligations in full in cash in accordance with the terms of the Master Lease, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the Payment Obligations. Without in any way modifying the provisions hereof or affecting the subordination effected hereby if such notice is not given, DTAG shall

 

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give the Subordinated Lender prompt written notice of any payment made on the Demand Note and any Demand Date of Payment Obligations after which such Payment Obligations remain unsatisfied.

(d)        Upon any distribution of assets of DTAG upon any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of DTAG (whether in bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or otherwise):

(i)         the Senior Lender shall first be entitled to receive payment in full of the Payment Obligations in cash or in a manner satisfactory to the Senior Lender (including, without limitation, all interest accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding at the rate provided in the governing documentation whether or not such interest is an allowed claim in such proceeding) before the Subordinated Lender is entitled to receive any payment out of the proceeds from or distributions made under the Master Lease;

(ii)        any payment out of the proceeds from or distributions made under the Master Lease of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities to which the Subordinated Lender would be entitled except for the provisions hereof, shall be paid by the liquidating trustee or agent or other person making such payment or distribution, whether a trustee or agent, directly to the Senior Lender or its representative under the agreements pursuant to which the Payment Obligations may have been made, to the extent necessary to make payment in full of all Payment Obligations remaining unpaid, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the Senior Lender in respect of the Payment Obligations; and

(iii)      in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5(d), any payment of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, shall be received by the Subordinated Lender on account of principal of this Demand Note before all Payment Obligations are paid in full in cash or in a manner satisfactory to the Senior Lender, or effective provisions made for its payment, such payment out of the proceeds from or distributions made under the Master Lease shall be received and held in trust for and shall be paid over to the Senior Lender in respect of Payment Obligations remaining unpaid or unprovided for or their representative under the agreements pursuant to which the Payment Obligations have been made, for application to the payment of such Payment Obligations until all such Payment Obligations shall have been paid in full in cash or in a manner satisfactory to the Senior Lender, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the Senior Lender in respect of Payment Obligations.

Without in any way modifying the provisions hereof or affecting the subordination effected hereby if such notice is not given, DTAG shall give prompt written notice to the Subordinated Lender of any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of DTAG (whether in bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or otherwise).

 

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6.          No Waiver; Amendment . No failure or delay on the part of RCFC in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power or right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right. No amendment, modification or waiver of, or consent with respect to, any provision of this Demand Note shall in any event be effective unless (a) the same shall be in writing and signed and delivered by DTAG and RCFC, and (b) all consents required for such actions under the Related Documents shall have been received by the appropriate Persons.

7.          No Negotiation . This Demand Note is not negotiable other than a pledge or assignment to the Trustee, who is hereby authorized by DTAG and RCFC to make claims for repayment of principal outstanding hereunder on behalf of RCFC.

8.          Successors and Assigns . This Demand Note shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns.

9.         Governing Law . THIS DEMAND NOTE HAS BEEN DELIVERED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.

10.       Captions . Paragraph captions used in this Demand Note are provided solely for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Demand Note.

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

 

By:

 

Pamela S. Peck

Vice President and Treasurer

Accepted and Agreed:

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

By:

______________________

 

Michael H. McMahon

 

Assistant Treasurer

 

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Exhibit C

 

FORM OF MONTHLY NOTEHOLDERS’ STATEMENT

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

____________________________________

RENTAL CAR ASSET BACKED NOTES

Series ___, Class ___

 

____________________________________

 

Under Section 5.4 of the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007 (hereinafter as such agreement may have been, or may be from time to time, supplemented, amended or otherwise modified, the “ Base Indenture ”), between Rental Car Finance Corp. (“ RCFC ”), as issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), the Master Servicer is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current distributions to Noteholders. The information which is required to be prepared with respect to the Payment Date of ______________, 200__ (the “ Applicable Payment Date ”) is set forth below. Certain of the information is presented on the basis of an original principal amount of $1,000 per Note and as a percentage of the outstanding principal balance of the Notes as of such date. Certain other information is presented based on the aggregate amounts for RCFC as a whole. Capitalized terms used herein have their respective meanings set forth in the Base Indenture and the ________ Series Supplement dated as of _____________________, 200__ between RCFC and the Trustee.

1.           The aggregate amount of Collections processed since the Payment Date prior to the Applicable Payment Date with respect to the Notes of all Series

$__________

2.           The aggregate amount of Interest Collections processed since the Payment Date prior to the Applicable Payment Date with respect to the Notes of all Series

$__________

3.           The aggregate amount of Principal Collections processed during the Related Month immediately preceding the Applicable Payment Date with respect to the Notes of all Series

$__________

4.           The Invested Percentage for Interest Collections with respect to Series ________ Notes on the last day of the Related Month for the Applicable Payment Date

__________%

5.           The Invested Percentage for Principal Collections with respect to Series ____ Notes on the last day of the Related Month for the Applicable Payment Date

$__________

 

 

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6.           The total amount of the distribution to Series ____ Noteholders on _______________, 200__, per $1,000 original Note Principal Amount

$__________

7.           The amount of the distribution set forth in paragraph 6 above with respect to principal of the Series ____ Notes, per $1,000 original Note Principal Amount

$__________

8.           The amount of the distribution set forth in paragraph 6 above with respect to interest on the Series ____ Notes, per $1,000 original Note Principal Amount

$__________

9.           The amount drawn under the Enhancement (including, in respect of a series providing for Enhancement through overcollateralization, the amount drawn on any Available Subordinated Amount) for the Series ____ Notes as of the Applicable Payment Date

$__________

10.        The amount of the Series ____ Notes Monthly Servicing Fee payable to the Servicer for the Payment Date

$__________

11.        The amount available to be drawn under the Enhancement for the Series ____ Notes as of the close of business on such Payment Date, after giving effect to any drawings on the Enhancement and payments to the Enhancement Provider on such Payment Date, on an aggregate basis and per $1,000 original Note Principal Amount

$__________

12.        The ratio of the available Enhancement amount (or Available Subordinated Amount plus, in the event of a subordinated class of Notes, the Invested Amount of such subordinated class of Notes) to the Invested Amount of the Series ____ Notes as of the close of business on such Payment Date, after giving effect to any drawings on the Enhancement and payments to the Enhancement Provider on such Payment Date or drawings on such Available Subordinated Amount or reduction in amount of such subordinated class of Notes, or allocations of Collections in respect thereof

$__________

13.        The Pool Factor for the Series ____ Notes as of the end of preceding Record Date immediately preceding the Applicable Payment Date. The amount of a Noteholders’ pro rata share of the Invested Amount can be determined by multiplying the original denomination of the Noteholder’s Note by the Pool Factor

$__________

14.        To the knowledge of the undersigned, there are no liens on any of the Collateral, other than the Lien granted by the Indenture or as otherwise permitted by the Related Documents, except as described below:

 

[If applicable, insert “None”.]

 

15.        As of the Applicable Payment Date, the Aggregate Asset Amount and the amount of any Asset Amount Deficiency

$__________

16.        The Carryover Controlled Amortization Amount for the Related Month immediately preceding the Applicable Payment Date with respect to the Series ____ Notes

$__________

17.        The Net Book Value of Program Vehicles from each Manufacturer (as of the last day of the Related Month immediately preceding the Applicable Payment Date)

 

a.           __________

$__________

b.           __________

$__________

c.           __________

$__________

18.        The Net Book Value of Non-Program Vehicles from each Manufacturer (as of the last day of the Related Month immediately preceding the Applicable Payment Date)

 

a.           __________

$__________

b.           __________

$__________

c.           __________

$__________

19.        With respect to any Series, the information specified in the related Supplement to be attached hereto

 

 

(To the extent any Series of Notes is issued in more than one class, the foregoing will be broken down on a class by class basis).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this certificate this ____ day of ___________________, 200__.

 

Name:             

Title:                 

 

 

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Exhibit 4.164

EXECUTION COPY

 

 

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.,

as Issuer

 

and

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

as Trustee and as Enhancement Agent

______________________

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED SERIES 1998-1 SUPPLEMENT

dated as of February 14, 2007

to

AMENDED AND RESTATED BASE INDENTURE

dated as February 14, 2007,

 

Rental Car Asset Backed Variable Funding Notes, Series 1998-1

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

ARTICLE 1 DESIGNATION

  1

 

ARTICLE 2 DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

  2

 

ARTICLE 3 GRANT OF RIGHTS UNDER THE MASTER LEASE

34

 

Section 3.1 Grant of Security Interest.

34

 

ARTICLE 4A INITIAL ISSUANCE AND INCREASES AND DECREASES OF SERIES

 

1998-1 INVESTED AMOUNT OF SERIES 1998-1 NOTES

36

 

Section 4A.1 Issuance in Definitive Form

36

 

Section 4A.2 Procedure for Increasing the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount

36

 

Section 4A.3 Decreases

38

 

ARTICLE 4 ALLOCATION AND APPLICATION OF COLLECTIONS

39

 

Section 4.6 Establishment of Group II Collection Account, Series 1998-1 Collection

 

 

Account, Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account, and Series 1998-1 Accrued Interest

 

 

Account

40

 

Section 4.7 Allocations with Respect to the Series 1998-1 Notes

40

 

Section 4.8 Monthly Payments

47

 

Section 4.9 Payment of Note Interest

48

 

Section 4.10 Payment of Note Principal; Decreases

49

 

Section 4.11 Retained Distribution Account

50

 

Section 4.12 Series 1998-1 Distribution Account

51

 

Section 4.13 The Master Servicer’s Failure to Instruct the Trustee to Make a Deposit or

 

 

Payment

52

 

Section 4.14 Lease Payment Loss Draws on Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit

52

 

Section 4.15 Claim Under the Demand Note

53

 

Section 4.16 Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Termination Demand

54

 

Section 4.17 Conversion

55

 

Section 4.18 The Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account

55

 

Section 4.19 Appointment of Enhancement Agent

57

 

Section 4.20 Exchange of Vehicles

58

 

ARTICLE 5 AMORTIZATION EVENTS

59

 

Section 5.1 Series 1998-1 Amortization Events

59

 

Section 5.2 Waiver of Past Events

60

 

ARTICLE 6 COVENANTS

60

 

Section 6.1 Minimum Subordinated Amount

60

 

Section 6.2 Minimum Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount

60

ARTICLE 7 FORM OF SERIES 1998-1 NOTES

61

 

ARTICLE 8 GENERAL

61

 

Section 8.1 Payment of Rating Agencies’ Fees

61

 

Section 8.2 Exhibits

62

 

Section 8.3 Ratification of Base Indenture

61

 

Section 8.4 Counterparts

61

 

Section 8.5 Governing Law

61

 

Section 8.6 Amendments

62

 

Section 8.7 Financed Vehicles

62

 

Schedule 1

-

Maximum Manufacturer Percentages

Exhibit A

-

Form of Rental Car Asset Backed Variable Funding Note, Series 1998-1

Exhibit B

-

[Reserved]

Exhibit C

-

Form of Demand Note

Exhibit D

-

Form of Notice of Series 1998-1 Lease Payment Losses

 

 

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THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED SERIES 1998-1 SUPPLEMENT, dated as of February 14, 2007 (as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and of the Base Indenture referred to below, this “ Supplement ”), between RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP., a special purpose Oklahoma corporation (“ RCFC ” or the “ Issuer ”), and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, a New York banking corporation (together with its successors in trust thereunder as provided in the Base Indenture referred to below, the “ Trustee ”), and as enhancement agent (in such capacity, the “ Enhancement Agent ”) to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007, between RCFC and the Trustee, as the same may be further amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, exclusive of Supplements creating a new Series of Notes, the “ Base Indenture ”.

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, RCFC, the Trustee and the Enhancement Agent entered into that certain Series 1998-1 Supplement, dated as of March 4, 1998, as heretofore amended and supplemented, for the purpose of authorizing the issuance of the Series 1998-1 Notes;

WHEREAS, RCFC, the Trustee and the Enhancement Agent entered into that certain Amended and Restated Series 1998-1 Supplement, dated as of February 26, 2002 (the “ First Amended and Restated Series 1998-1 Supplement ”) as heretofore amended and supplemented;

WHEREAS, Section 11.2 of the Base Indenture and Section 8.6 of the First Amended and Restated Series 1998-1 Supplement provide, among other things, that the terms of the First Amended and Restated Series 1998-1 Supplement may be modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Base Indenture;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereto hereby agree to amend and restate the First Amended and Restated Series 1998-1 Supplement as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DESIGNATION

(a)       There is hereby created a Series of Notes to be issued pursuant to the Base Indenture and this Supplement and such Series of Notes shall be designated generally as Rental Car Asset Backed Variable Funding Notes, Series 1998-1. The Rental Car Asset Backed Variable Funding Notes, Series 1998-1, shall be issued in one class and shall be referred to collectively as the “ Series 1998-1 Notes ”.

(b)       The net proceeds from the sale of and Increases in respect of the Series 1998-1 Notes shall be deposited into the Group II Collection Account, and shall be used (i) on and after the Series 1998-1 Closing Date, to finance the acquisition by the Issuer, or DTG

Operations of Financed Vehicles or Eligible Receivables or to refinance the same, (ii) on and after the Series 1998-1 Closing Date, to acquire Acquired Vehicles from certain Eligible Manufacturers, Auctions or otherwise or to refinance the same, and (iii) in certain circumstances, to pay principal on amortizing Group II Series of Notes other than the Series 1998-1 Notes.

(c)       The Series 1998-1 Notes are a Segregated Series of Notes (as more fully described in the Base Indenture) and are hereby designated as a “Group II Series of Notes”. On December 15, 2000, RCFC and the Trustee also entered into a supplement which has been amended and restated on the date hereof (the “ Series 2000-1 Series Supplement ”) to the Base Indenture pursuant to which RCFC issued a Segregated Series of Notes (the “ Series 2000-1 Notes ”) designated as a “Group II Series of Notes.” The Issuer may from time to time issue additional Segregated Series of Notes that the related Series Supplements will indicate are entitled to share, together with the Series 1998-1 Notes and the Series 2000-1 Notes in the Group II Collateral and any other Collateral and Master Collateral designated as security for the Series 1998-1 Notes and the Series 2000-1 Notes under this Supplement, the Series 2000-1 Series Supplement and the Master Collateral Agency Agreement or any other Group II Series of Notes under the related Series Supplement and the Master Collateral Agency Agreement (the Series 1998-1 Notes, the Series 2000-1 Notes and any such additional Segregated Series, each, a “ Group II Series of Notes ” and, collectively, the “ Group II Series of Notes ”). Accordingly, all references in this Supplement to “all” Series of Notes (and all references in this Supplement to terms defined in the Base Indenture that contain references to “all” Series of Notes) shall refer to all Group II Series of Notes.

ARTICLE 2

DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

(a)       All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Supplement are defined in the Definitions List attached to the Base Indenture as Schedule 1 thereto (as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Base Indenture, the “ Definitions List ”). All capitalized terms defined in this Supplement that are also defined in the Definitions List to the Base Indenture shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meanings set forth in this Supplement. All references to “ Articles ”, “ Sections ” or “ Subsections ” herein shall refer to Articles, Sections or Subsections of the Base Indenture, except as otherwise provided herein. Unless otherwise stated herein, as the context otherwise requires or if such term is otherwise defined in the Base Indenture, each capitalized term used or defined herein shall relate only to the Series 1998-1 Notes and not to any other Series of Notes issued by the Issuer. In addition, with respect to the Series 1998-1 Notes, references in the Base Indenture to (i) the “ Lease ” shall be deemed to refer to the Master Lease, (ii) “ Lessee ” shall be deemed to refer to any or all of the Lessees under the Master Lease, as the context requires, , and (iii) when the terms “ Lease ,” or “ Lessee ” or are embedded in a defined term within the Base Indenture, they shall be deemed to refer to the corresponding concept described in clauses (i) and (ii) , as applicable, except in each case as otherwise specified in this Supplement or as the context may otherwise require.

 

 

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(b)       The following words and phrases shall have the following meanings with respect to the Series 1998-1 Notes, and the definitions of such terms are applicable to the singular as well as the plural form of such terms and to the masculine as well as the feminine and neuter genders of such terms:

Acquired Vehicles ” means any Eligible Vehicles acquired by RCFC and leased by RCFC to any of the Lessees under Annex A of the Master Lease.

Additional Depreciation Charge ” means, with respect to each Non-Program Vehicle leased under the Master Lease as of the last day of the Related Month, an amount (which may be zero) allocated to such Non-Program Vehicle by the Master Servicer such that the sum of such amounts with respect to all Non-Program Vehicles shall be equal to the amount, if any, by which the aggregate Net Book Value of all such Non-Program Vehicles exceeds the three (3) month rolling average of the aggregate Market Value of such Non-Program Vehicles determined as of such day and the first day of each of the two (2) calendar months preceding such day.

Additional Lessee ” has the meaning specified in Section 28 of the Master Lease.

Additional Overcollateralization Amount ” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the Overcollateralization Portion on such date divided by the Series 1998-1 Enhancement Factor as of such date minus (b) the Overcollateralization Portion as of such date.

Aggregate Asset Amount ” means, with respect to the Series 1998-1 Notes, on any date of determination, without duplication, the sum of (i) the Net Book Value of all Group II Vehicles as of such date with respect to which the applicable Vehicle Lease Expiration Date has not occurred, plus (ii) the Exchange Agreement Group II Rights Value, plus (iii) all Manufacturer Receivables, as of such date, due to RCFC or a Lessee from Eligible Manufacturers (other than any Eligible Manufacturers that are IR Manufacturers) under and in accordance with their respective Eligible Vehicle Disposition Programs, or from Eligible Manufacturers (other than any Eligible Manufacturers that are IR Manufacturers) as incentive payments, allowances, premiums, supplemental payments or otherwise, in each case with respect to Group II Vehicles at any time owned, financed or refinanced by RCFC or with respect to amounts otherwise transferred to RCFC and pledged to the Master Collateral Agent, plus (iv) all amounts (without double counting amounts specified in clause (iii) above) receivable, as of such date, by RCFC or a Lessee from any Person in connection with the Auction, sale or other disposition of Group II Vehicles, plus (v) all accrued and unpaid Monthly Base Rent and Monthly Supplemental Payments (without double counting amounts specified in clauses (iii) and (iv) above) payable as of such date in respect of the Group II Vehicles, plus (vi) cash and Permitted Investments on deposit as of such date in the Collection Account constituting Group II Collateral (less any portion thereof allocated to the Retained Interest), plus (vii) cash and Permitted Investments as of such date constituting Group II Collateral and cash and Permitted Investments as of such date in the Master Collateral Account constituting Group II Master Collateral.

Aggregate Interest Expense ” is defined in clause (a) of the definition of “ Non-Vehicle Interest Expense ”.

 

 

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Annual Certificate ” is defined in Section 24.4(g) of the Master Lease.

Asset Amount Deficiency ” means, with respect to the Series 1998-1 Notes as of any date of determination, the amount, if any, by which the Required Asset Amount exceeds the Aggregate Asset Amount, in each case, as of such date of determination.

Assignment Agreement ” has the meaning set forth therefor in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

Authorized Officer ” means (a) as to RCFC, any of its President, any Vice President, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary and (b) as to DTAG (including in its capacity as the Master Servicer), DTG Operations (including in its capacities as a Lessee and as a Servicer), any Additional Lessee or additional Servicer, those officers, employees and agents of DTAG, DTG Operations, such Additional Lessee or such other Servicer, as the case may be, in each case whose signatures and incumbency shall have been certified as the authentic signatures of duly qualified and elected persons authorized to act on behalf of such entities.

Availability Payment ” is defined in Section 5.2 of the Master Lease.

Base Indenture ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

BMW ” means BMW of North America, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and all successors and assigns thereto.

Board of Directors ” means the Board of Directors of DTAG, RCFC, or DTG Operations, or any Additional Lessee or Servicer, as applicable, or any authorized committee of the Board of Directors.

Capital Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of such Person’s capital stock or equity, whether now outstanding or issued after the date hereof, including all common stock, preferred stock, partnership interests and member interests.

Capitalized Lease Liabilities ” means all monetary obligations of DTAG or any of its Subsidiaries under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in accordance with GAAP, would be classified as capitalized leases, and, for purposes of this Supplement and each other Related Document, the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof, determined in accordance with GAAP, and, with respect to any such leasing or similar arrangement, the stated maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a premium or a penalty.

Carrying Charges ” means, as of any day, (i) without duplication, the aggregate of all Trustee fees, servicing fees (other than supplemental servicing fees), fees, expenses and costs payable in connection with the Exchange Program, and other fees and expenses, premiums, breakage costs, increased costs, termination payments under any hedges, taxes, administrative costs and indemnity amounts, if any, accrued and unpaid by the Lessor under the Base Indenture,

 

 

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or the other Related Documents or other agreements with the Enhancement Providers, if any, with respect to the Series 1998-1 Notes during the Related Month, plus (ii) without duplication, all amounts described in clause (i) of this definition payable by the Lessees which have accrued during the Related Month.

Casualty ” means, with respect to any Vehicle, that (i) such Vehicle is lost, stolen (and not recovered within 60 days of being reported stolen), destroyed, damaged, seized or otherwise rendered permanently unfit or unavailable for use (including Vehicles that are rejected pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Master Lease), or (ii) such Vehicle is not accepted for Auction or repurchase by the Manufacturer in accordance with the related Vehicle Disposition Program for any reason within thirty (30) days of initial submission and is not designated a Non-Program Vehicle pursuant to Section 14 of the Master Lease (other than, in the case of clause (ii) above, the applicable Manufacturer’s willful refusal or inability to comply with its obligations under its Vehicle Disposition Program).

Casualty Payment ” is defined in Section 7 of the Master Lease.

Certificate of Credit Demand ” means a certificate in the form of Annex A to the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit.

Certificate of Liquidity Demand ” means a certificate in the form of Annex B to the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit.

Certificate of Termination Demand ” means a certificate in the form of Annex C to the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit.

Collateral Agent ” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, in its capacity as collateral agent under the Collateral Agreement, and any successor thereto.

Collateral Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the Definitions List attached as Annex A to the Liquidity Agreement.

Collections ” means (i) all payments including, without limitation, all Recoveries and Lease Payment Recoveries, by, or on behalf of a Lessee under the Master Lease, (ii) all Credit Draws under the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit and withdrawals from the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account, (iii) all payments including, without limitation, all Recoveries and Lease Payment Recoveries, by, or on behalf of any Manufacturer, under its Vehicle Disposition Program or any incentive program, (iv) the Unused Exchange Proceeds and all Substitute Group II Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds, (v) all payments including, without limitation, all Recoveries and Lease Payment Recoveries, by, or on behalf of any other Person as proceeds from the sale of Group II Vehicles, payment of insurance proceeds, whether such payments are in the form of cash, checks, wire transfers or other form of payment and whether in respect of principal, interest, repurchase price, fees, expenses or otherwise and (vi) all amounts earned on Permitted Investments arising out of funds in the Group II Collection Account and in the Master Collateral Account (to the extent allocable to the Trustee as Beneficiary thereunder); provided that the amount included in clauses (i) through (vi) shall not include any Exchange Proceeds until such time as RCFC is permitted to receive, pledge, borrow or otherwise obtain the benefits of such

 

 

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Exchange Proceeds consistent with the limitations set forth in the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulation § 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6).

Commercial Paper Notes ” means the promissory notes of DTFC issued by DTFC in the commercial paper market pursuant to the Depositary Agreement.

Condition Report ” means a condition report with respect to a Group II Vehicle, signed and dated by a Lessee or a Franchisee and any Manufacturer or its agent in accordance with the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program.

CP Enhancement Letter of Credit Application and Agreement ” means the CP Enhancement Letter of Credit Application and Agreement, dated as of March 4, 1998, among DTFC, DTG Operations (formerly known as Dollar Rent A Car Systems, Inc.), Thrifty, those additional Subsidiaries of DTAG from time to time becoming parties thereunder, RCFC, DTAG and Credit Suisse (formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston), in its capacity as the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Provider, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

Credit Agreement ” means the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2004, among DTAG, DTG Operations and Thrifty, as borrowers, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto, as lenders, Credit Suisse (formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston), as administrative agent for the lenders, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as the syndication agent, Dresdner Bank AG, New York and Cayman Island Branches, as the documentation agent, Credit Suisse (formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston), as the sole bookrunner, and Credit Suisse (formerly known Credit Suisse First Boston) and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as co-arrangers, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Credit Demand ” means a demand for a LOC Credit Disbursement under the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to a Certificate of Credit Demand.

Credit Draw ” means a draw on the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to a Certificate of Credit Demand.

Daily Interest Amount ” means, for any day in a Series 1998-1 Interest Period, an amount equal to (a) the product of (i) the Series 1998-1 Note Rate for such Series 1998-1 Interest Period and (ii) the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount as of the close of business on such date, divided by (b) 360.

Daily Report ” is defined in Section 24.4(a) of the Master Lease.

DaimlerChrysler ” means DaimlerChrysler Motors Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Decrease ” means a Voluntary Decrease or a Mandatory Decrease, as applicable.

Defaulting Manufacturer ” is defined in Section 18 of the Master Lease.

 

 

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Demand Note ” means that certain Demand Note, dated as of February 26, 2002, made by DTAG to the Issuer in substantially the form attached as Exhibit C to this Supplement.

Depositary Agreement ” means the Depositary Agreement, dated as of March 4, 1998, between DTFC and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (formerly known as Bankers Trust Company), as depositary, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

Depreciation Charge ” means, for any date of determination, (a) with respect to any Program Vehicle leased under the Master Lease, the scheduled daily depreciation charge for such Vehicle set forth by the Manufacturer in its Vehicle Disposition Program for such Vehicle, and (b) with respect to any Non-Program Vehicle leased under the Master Lease, (i) the scheduled daily depreciation charge for such Vehicle set forth by the Servicer in the Depreciation Schedule for such Vehicle plus (ii) as of the last day of the Related Month, the Additional Depreciation Charge, if any, allocable to such Non-Program Vehicle on such day (which Additional Depreciation Charge shall, for purposes of determining the Monthly Base Rent payable on such day, be deemed to have accrued during the Related Month). If such charge is expressed as a percentage, the Depreciation Charge for such Vehicle for such day shall be such percentage multiplied by the Capitalized Cost for such Vehicle.

Depreciation Schedule ” means a schedule of estimated daily depreciation prepared by the applicable Servicer, and revised from time to time in the applicable Servicer’s sole discretion, with respect to each type of Non-Program Vehicle that is an Eligible Vehicle and that is purchased, financed or refinanced by RCFC.

Disposition Proceeds ” shall have the meaning specified in the Base Indenture and shall specifically include Substitute Group II Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds and the proceeds from Group II Exchanged Vehicles.

DTG Operations ” means DTG Operations Inc., an Oklahoma corporation.

DTAG ” means Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

DTFC ” means Dollar Thrifty Funding Corp., an Oklahoma corporation.

EBITDA ” means, for any applicable period, the sum for such period of

(a)            Net Income (excluding therefrom (i) the effect of any extraordinary or other non-recurring gain or loss outside the ordinary course of business, (ii) any write-up (or write-down) in the value of any asset, (iii) the earnings (or loss) of any Person (other than DTAG or any other Subsidiary of DTAG) in which DTAG or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid in cash to DTAG or any of its Subsidiaries by such Person during such period, (iv) except where the provisions hereof expressly require a pro forma determination, the earnings (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of DTAG or is merged into or consolidated with any of its Subsidiaries or the date that such other Person’s assets are acquired by any Subsidiary of DTAG and (v) the earnings of any Subsidiary of DTAG that is neither a Subsidiary Borrower nor a Subsidiary Guarantor to the extent that the declaration or payment of

 

 

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dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary of such earnings is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to such Subsidiary)

plus

(b)          to the extent deducted in arriving at such Net Income, the sum, without duplication, of (i) Aggregate Interest Expense, plus (ii) taxes computed on the basis of income plus (iii) the aggregate amount of depreciation and amortization of tangible and intangible assets, plus (iv) non-cash charges in respect of non-cash awards under DTAG’s incentive compensation programs.

Eligible Manufacturer ” means, with respect to Program Vehicles, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Ford and Toyota, and with respect to Non-Program Vehicles, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Ford, Nissan, Volkswagen, Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Kia, Hyundai, BMW, Jaguar, and Mercedes-Benz as set forth in Schedule 1 hereto (as such schedule, subject to the Rating Agency Condition and receiving the prior written consent of each Enhancement Provider, may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time), and, in each case, any other Manufacturer that (a) has an Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program that has been reviewed by the Rating Agencies and the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to the inclusion of such Manufacturer’s Vehicles under the Master Lease (or any other Lease with respect to Group II Vehicles), and (b) has been approved in writing by each Enhancement Provider, if any; provided , however , that upon the occurrence of a Manufacturer Event of Default with respect to such Manufacturer, such Manufacturer shall no longer qualify as an Eligible Manufacturer; and provided , further , that a Manufacturer may be an Eligible Manufacturer with respect to Non-Program Vehicles, if it otherwise meets the eligibility criteria, even if its disposition program does not qualify as an Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program.

Eligible Receivable ” means a legal, valid and binding receivable (a) due from any Eligible Manufacturer or Auction dealer under an Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program to RCFC, a Lessee, an Additional Lessee or a creditor of RCFC or such Lessee or Additional Lessee, (b) in respect of a Program Vehicle purchased by such Eligible Manufacturer, which absent such purchase, would have constituted an Eligible Vehicle with respect to which the Lien of the Master Collateral Agent was noted on the Certificate of Title at the time of purchase, and (c) the right to payments in respect of which has been assigned by the payee thereof to the Master Collateral Agent for the benefit of the relevant Beneficiaries; provided that no amount receivable from an Eligible Manufacturer or Auction dealer under a Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program shall be an Eligible Receivable if such amount remains unpaid more than ten (10) days after the Vehicle Disposition Program Payment Due Date in respect of such Vehicle.

Eligible Vehicle ” means, on any date of determination, a Group II Vehicle manufactured by an Eligible Manufacturer (determined at the time of the acquisition, financing or refinancing thereof) and satisfying any further eligibility requirements specified by the Rating Agencies or in any Group II Series Supplement (other than with respect to the Maximum Non-Program Percentage and the Maximum Manufacturer Percentage), or with respect to which all such eligibility requirements not otherwise satisfied have been duly waived by the Required

 

 

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Group II Noteholders in accordance with the terms of the applicable Series Supplement (if such waiver is permitted thereby); provided , however , that in no event may a Group II Vehicle be an Eligible Vehicle after (x) in the case of a Program Vehicle, the expiration of the applicable Maximum Term (unless such Vehicle has been designated as a Non-Program Vehicle pursuant to Section 14 of the Master Lease), or (y) in the case of a Non-Program Vehicle, the applicable Maximum Vehicle Lease Term under the Master Lease.

Enhancement Agent ” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, or its permitted successors and assigns under Section 4.19 hereof.

Enhancement Amount ” means the sum of (a) the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount, plus (b) the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount.

Enhancement Provider ” means with respect to the Series 1998-1 Notes, the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Provider.

Equity Offerings ” means (i) the issuance by DTAG of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), pursuant to a registered public offering for net cash proceeds of a least $45,000,000, which proceeds were used to provide collateral for the financing of Vehicles by DTAG and its Subsidiaries, and (ii) the sale by DaimlerChrysler Corporation of 20,000,000 shares of the Common Stock of DTAG owned by it pursuant to a registered public offering which, following the consummation thereof, resulted in DTAG no longer being a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler Corporation.

Escrow Account ” means a segregated trust account established, consistent with the requirements of the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulations §§ 1.1031(k)-1(g)(4) and 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6), in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement and into which are deposited the Exchange Proceeds and other funds with which to purchase Group II Replacement Vehicles.

Excess Damage Charges ” means, with respect to any Program Vehicle, the amount charged to RCFC (or the applicable Lessee), or deducted from the Repurchase Payment or Guaranteed Payment, by the Manufacturer of such Vehicle due to damage over a prescribed limit to the Vehicle at the time that the Vehicle is disposed of at Auction or turned in to such Manufacturer or its agent for repurchase, in either case pursuant to the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program.

Excess Funding Accounts ” means, collectively, as of any date, the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account and the corresponding account or accounts designated as such with respect to each additional Group II Series of Notes as of such date.

Excess Mileage Charges ” means, with respect to any Program Vehicle, the amount charged to RCFC (or the applicable Lessee), or deducted from the Repurchase Payment or Guaranteed Payment, by the Manufacturer of such Vehicle due to the fact that such Vehicle has mileage over a prescribed limit at the time that such Vehicle is disposed of at Auction or turned in to such Manufacturer or its agent for repurchase, in either case pursuant to the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program.

 

 

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Exchange Agreement ” means the Master Exchange and Trust Agreement dated as of July 23, 2001 between the Qualified Intermediary and RCFC pursuant to which, among other things, the Qualified Intermediary holds the Exchange Proceeds in an Escrow Account consistent with the requirements of the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulations §§ 1.1031(k)-1(g)(4) and 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6), as the same agreement may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Exchange Agreement Group II Rights Value ” means the value of the Group II Assignment of Exchange Agreement, which value shall be deemed to equal as of any given time the amount of the Exchange Proceeds at such time.

Exchange Proceeds ” means as of any given time the sum of (i) the money or other property from the sale of any Group II Exchanged Vehicle that is held in an Escrow Account as of such time, (ii) any interest or other amounts earned on the money or other property from the sale of any Group II Exchanged Vehicles that is held in an Escrow Account as of such time; (iii) any amounts receivable from Eligible Manufacturers and Eligible Vehicle Disposition Programs or from Auctions, dealers or other Persons on account of Group II Exchanged Vehicles; (iv) the money or other property from the sale of any Group II Exchanged Vehicle held in the Master Collateral Account for the benefit of the Qualified Intermediary as of such time and (v) any interest or other amounts earned on the money or other property from the sale of any Group II Exchanged Vehicle held in the Master Collateral Account for the benefit of the Qualified Intermediary as of such time.

Exchange Program ” means a program under which RCFC will exchange Group II Exchanged Vehicles for Group II Replacement Vehicles with the intent of qualifying for deferral of gain and loss under Section 1031 of the Code.

Financed Vehicle ” means an Eligible Vehicle that is financed by RCFC and leased to a Lessee under Annex B to the Master Lease on or after the Lease Commencement Date.

Financing Lease ” means the Master Lease as supplemented by Annex B to the Master Lease.

Financing Sources ” has the meaning specified in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

Fiscal Quarter ” means any quarter of a Fiscal Year.

Fiscal Year ” means any period of twelve consecutive calendar months ending on December 31; references to a Fiscal Year with a number corresponding to any calendar year ( e.g. , the “2006 Fiscal Year”) refer to the Fiscal Year ending on the December 31 occurring during such calendar year.

Fitch ” means Fitch, Inc.

Ford ” means Ford Motor Company, a Delaware corporation.

 

 

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General Motors ” means General Motors Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

Group II Aggregate Invested Amount ” means the sum of the Invested Amounts with respect to all Group II Series of Notes then outstanding.

Group II Assignment of Exchange Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Collateral Assignment of the Exchange Agreement dated as of April 16, 2002 by and among RCFC, the Lessees and the Master Collateral Agent pursuant to which each of RCFC and each Lessee assigns (consistent with the limitations on RCFC’s or such Lessee’s, as the case may be, right to receive, pledge, borrow or otherwise obtain the benefits of the Exchange Proceeds contained in the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulation § 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6)), all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Exchange Agreement as it relates to Group II Vehicles, including any Unused Exchange Proceeds released from an Escrow Account, to the Master Collateral Agent, as the same agreement may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Group II Collateral ” means the Master Lease and all payments made thereunder, the Group II Vehicles, the rights under Vehicle Disposition Programs in respect of Group II Vehicles, any other Master Collateral, Master Lease Collateral or other Collateral related to Group II Vehicles, the Group II Collection Account and all proceeds of the foregoing.

Group II Collection Account ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.6(a) hereof.

Group II Exchanged Vehicle ” means a Group II Vehicle that is transferred to the Qualified Intermediary in accordance with the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulation § 1.1031(k)-1(g)(4) and pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Exchange Agreement, and thereby ceases to be a Group II Vehicle.

Group II Master Collateral ” means all right, title and interest of RCFC or DTG Operations in Group II Vehicles and proceeds thereof, the other Master Collateral and proceeds thereof in respect of Group II Vehicles, the Group II Assignment of Exchange Agreement and any other collateral or proceeds that the Master Collateral Agent has designated or segregated for the benefit of the Group II Series of Notes; provided that the Group II Master Collateral shall not include any Exchange Proceeds until such time as RCFC or DTG Operations is permitted to receive, pledge, borrow or otherwise obtain the benefits of such Exchange Proceeds consistent with the limitations set forth in the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulation § 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6).

Group II Monthly Servicing Fee ” means, on any date of determination, 1/12 of 1% of the Group II Aggregate Invested Amount as of the preceding Payment Date, after giving effect to any payments or allocations made on such date; provided , however , that if a Rapid Amortization Period shall occur and be continuing with respect to any Group II Series of Notes and if DTAG is no longer the Master Servicer, the Group II Monthly Servicing Fee shall equal the greater of (x) the product of (i) $20 and (ii) the number of Group II Vehicles as of the last day of the Related Month, and (y) the amount described in the first clause of this definition.

Group II Noteholders ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.1(a) hereof.

 

 

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Group II Replacement Vehicle ” means an Eligible Vehicle designated by the Master Servicer as comprising Group II Collateral acquired in exchange for a Group II Exchanged Vehicle in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement and under Section 1031 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Group II Series of Notes ” has the meaning specified in Section 1(c) hereof.

Group II Supplemental Servicing Fee ” is defined in Section 26.1 of the Master Lease.

Group II Vehicle ” means, as of any date, a passenger automobile or truck leased by RCFC to a Lessee under the Master Lease as of such date, designated in the records of the Master Collateral Agent as a Group II Vehicle, and pledged by RCFC under the Master Collateral Agency Agreement for the benefit of the Trustee (on behalf of the Group II Noteholders).

Hedging Agreements ” means, collectively, currency exchange agreements, interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements, and all other agreements or arrangements designed to protect a Person against fluctuations in interest rates or currency exchange rates.

Hedging Obligations ” means, with respect to any Person, all liabilities of such Person under Hedging Agreements.

Honda ” means American Honda Motor Company, Inc., a California corporation.

Hyundai ” means Hyundai Motor America, a California corporation.

IG Manufacturer ” means, as of any date of determination, each Eligible Manufacturer who as of such date has a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least “A3” from Moody’s and at least “A” from Standard & Poor’s; provided, that if an Eligible Manufacturer does not have a rating from Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s, then the rating of an affiliated entity specified by the Rating Agencies shall apply for purposes of this definition.

Increase ” has the meaning specified in Section 4A.2(a) of this Supplement.

Increase Date ” means the date on which an Increase occurs.

Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication:

(a)          all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;

(b)          all obligations, contingent or otherwise, relative to the face amount of all letters of credit, bonds (including Surety Bonds) and similar obligations, whether or not drawn, and banker’s acceptances issued for the account of such Person;

 

 

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(c)          all obligations of such Person as lessee under leases which have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as Capitalized Lease Liabilities;

 

(d)

all obligations of such Person in the nature of overdrafts;

 

 

(e)

net liabilities of such Person under all Hedging Obligations;

 

(f)          whether or not so included as liabilities in accordance with GAAP, all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding open accounts extended by suppliers on normal trade terms in connection with purchases of goods and services), and indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;

 

(g)

Redeemable Capital Stock; and

 

(h)          all Contingent Obligations of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.

For all purposes of this Supplement, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.

Interest Coverage Ratio ” means, at the end of any Fiscal Quarter, the ratio of

(a)            EBITDA for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter

to

(b)            Aggregate Interest Expense for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter, net of interest income for such four Fiscal Quarter period.

Invested Amount ” means, on any date of determination, with respect to the Series 1998-1 Notes, the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount, and with respect to each other Series of Notes, the amount specified in the applicable Series Supplement that is analogous to the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount but for such series.

IR Manufacturer ” means, as of any date of determination, each Eligible Manufacturer who as of such date does not have a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least “A3” from Moody’s and at least “A” from Standard & Poor’s; provided that if an Eligible Manufacturer does not have a rating from Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s, then the rating of an affiliated entity specified by the Rating Agencies shall apply for purposes of this definition; provided , further , that if (a) the rating of a Manufacturer by a Rating Agency is withdrawn by such Rating Agency or a Manufacturer is downgraded by a Rating Agency to a rating that would

 

 

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require inclusion of such Manufacturer in this definition and (b) prior to such withdrawal or downgrade, as the case may be, such Manufacturer was an IG Manufacturer, then for purposes of this definition and each instance in which this definition is used in this Supplement, such Manufacturer shall be deemed to be rated “A3” or “A”, as applicable, by the Rating Agency that withdrew the rating of such Manufacturer or downgraded such Manufacturer for a period of 30 days following the earlier of (i) the date on which any of the Issuer or the Master Servicer obtains actual knowledge of such withdrawal or downgrade and (ii) the date on which the Trustee notifies the Master Servicer of such withdrawal or downgrade.

Issuer ” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

Isuzu ” means American Isuzu Motors, Inc., a California corporation.

Jaguar ” means Jaguar Cars Limited, a Division of Ford Motor Company and all successors and assigns thereto.

Kia ” means Kia Motors America, Inc., a California corporation.

Late Return Payments ” is defined in Section 13 of the Master Lease.

Lease Annex ” means Annex A or Annex B to the Master Lease, as applicable, as such annex may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Master Lease.

Lease Commencement Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.2 of the Master Lease.

Lease Event of Default ” is defined in Section 17.1 of the Master Lease.

Lease Expiration Date ” is defined in Section 3.2 of the Master Lease.

Lease Payment Losses ” means as of any Payment Date, the amount of payments due under the Master Lease with respect to the Related Month which were not paid when due.

Lease Payment Recoveries ” means, as of any Payment Date, an amount equal to all payments made by the Lessees or the Guarantor under the Master Lease since the preceding Payment Date on account of past due payments under the Master Lease, excluding any amounts drawn under the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit or withdrawn from the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account.

Lessee ” means DTG Operations, in its capacity as a Lessee under the Master Lease, any Additional Lessee, or any successor by merger to DTG Operations or any Additional Lessee, in accordance with Section 25.1 of the Master Lease, or any other permitted successor or assignee of DTG Operations, in its capacity as Lessee, or of any Additional Lessee, pursuant to Section 16 of the Master Lease.

Lessee Agreements ” means any and all Subleases entered into by any of the Lessees the subject of which includes any Vehicle leased by the Lessor to such Lessee under the

 

 

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Master Lease, and any and all other contracts, agreements, guarantees, insurance, warranties, instruments or certificates entered into or delivered to such Lessee in connection therewith.

Lessor ” means RCFC, in its capacity as the lessor under the Master Lease, and its successors and assigns in such capacity.

Limited Liquidation Event of Default ” means, the occurrence of any Amortization Event specified in Sections 5.1(a) through (i) of this Supplement that continues for thirty (30) days (without double counting any cure periods provided for in said Sections); provided , however , that such Amortization Event shall not constitute a Limited Liquidation Event of Default if within such thirty (30) day period, such Amortization Event shall have been cured.

Liquidation Event of Default ” means, so long as such event or condition continues, any of the following: (a) any event or condition with respect to RCFC or a Lessee of the type described in Section 8.1(d) of the Base Indenture, (b) a payment default by RCFC under the Base Indenture as specified in Sections 8.1(a) and 8.1(b) thereof, or (c) a Lease Event of Default as specified in Section 8.1(e) thereof (with respect solely to the occurrence of the Lease Events of Default described in Sections 17.1.1(i), 17.1.2 and 17.1.5 under the Master Lease).

Liquidity Agent ” means Credit Suisse (formerly Credit Suisse First Boston), a Swiss banking corporation, in its capacity as the Liquidity Agent under the Liquidity Agreement, and its successors and assigns in such capacity.

Liquidity Agreement ” means the Liquidity Agreement, dated as of March 4, 1998, among DTFC, certain financial institutions party thereto as liquidity lenders and the Liquidity Agent, as the same may be amended, modified or restated from time to time.

Liquidity Deficiency ” is defined in the Certificate of Liquidity Demand attached as Annex B to the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit.

Liquidity Demand ” means a demand for a LOC Liquidity Disbursement under the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to a Certificate of Liquidity Demand.

LOC Credit Disbursement ” means an amount drawn under the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to a Certificate of Credit Demand.

LOC Disbursement ” means any LOC Liquidity Disbursement, any LOC Credit Disbursement or any LOC Termination Disbursement, or other disbursement by the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Provider under the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit, or any combination thereof, as the context may require.

LOC Liquidity Disbursement ” means an amount drawn under the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to a Certificate of Liquidity Demand.

LOC Termination Disbursement ” means an amount drawn under the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to a Certificate of Termination Demand. The amount of such

 

 

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LOC Termination Disbursement shall be the amount so drawn or thereafter, if greater, the amount of the Deposited Funds in the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account.

Losses ” means, with respect to any Related Month, the sum (without duplication) of the following: with respect to Acquired Vehicles leased under the Master Lease: (i) all Manufacturer Late Payment Losses, for such Related Month, plus (ii) with respect to Disposition Proceeds received during the Related Month from the sale or other disposition of Acquired Vehicles (other than pursuant to a Vehicle Disposition Program), the excess, if any, of (x) the Net Book Values of such Acquired Vehicles calculated on the dates of the respective sales or final dispositions thereof, over (y) (1) the aggregate amount of such Disposition Proceeds received during the Related Month in respect of such Acquired Vehicles by RCFC, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by deposit into the Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account) plus (2) any Termination Payments that have accrued with respect to such Acquired Vehicles, plus (iii) the amount of any Disposition Proceeds received previously and constituting a voidable preference pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code that were reclaimed, rescinded or otherwise returned during such Related Month.

Mandatory Decrease ” has the meaning specified in Section 4A.3(a) of this Supplement.

Manufacturer Event of Default ” is defined in Section 18 of the Master Lease.

Manufacturer Event of Default Losses ” means, with respect to any Related Month, in the event that a Manufacturer Event of Default occurs with respect to any Manufacturer, all payments that are required to be made (and not yet made) by such Manufacturer to RCFC with respect to Acquired Vehicles that are either (i) sold at Auction or returned to such Manufacturer under such Manufacturer’s Vehicle Disposition Program, or (ii) subject to an incentive program of such Manufacturer; provided that the grace or other similar period for the determination of such Manufacturer Event of Default expires during such Related Month.

Manufacturer Late Payment Losses ” means, with respect to any Related Month, all payments required to be made by Manufacturers under such Manufacturers’ Vehicle Disposition Programs and incentive programs with respect to Acquired Vehicles, which are not made within one hundred (100) days after the related Disposition Dates of such Acquired Vehicles and remain unpaid at the end of such Related Month, but only to the extent that such 100 day periods expire during such Related Month; provided that any payments considered hereunder shall be net of amounts that are (x) the subject of a good faith dispute as evidenced in writing by the Manufacturer questioning the accuracy of the amounts paid or payable in respect of any such Acquired Vehicles or (y) related to payments by Manufacturers that are not made within such one hundred (100) day period as a result of the necessity to meet initial eligibility requirements of a Manufacturer to receive Guaranteed Payments, Repurchase Payments and/or Incentive Payments for a model year.

Manufacturer Receivable ” means an amount due from a Manufacturer or Auction dealer under a Vehicle Disposition Program in respect of or in connection with a

 

 

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Program Vehicle being turned back to such Manufacturer pursuant to a Vehicle Disposition Program.

Market Value ” means, with respect to any Non-Program Vehicle as of any date of determination, the market value of such Non-Program Vehicle as specified in the Related Month’s published National Automobile Dealers Association, Official Used Car Guide, Central Edition (the “ NADA Guide ”) for the model class and model year of such Vehicle based on the average equipment and the average mileage of each Vehicle of such model class and model year. If such Non-Program Vehicle is not listed in the NADA Guide published in the Related Month preceding such date of determination, then the Black Book Official Finance/Lease Guide (the “ Lease Guide ”) shall be used to estimate the wholesale price of the Non-Program Vehicle, based on the Non-Program Vehicle’s model class and model year or the closest model class and model year thereto (if appropriate as determined by the applicable Servicer), for purposes of such months for which the wholesale price for such Non-Program Vehicle is not so published in the NADA Guide; provided , however , if the NADA Guide was not published in the Related Month, then the Lease Guide shall be relied upon in its place, and if the Lease Guide is unavailable, the Market Value of such Non-Program Vehicle shall be based upon such other reasonable methodology as determined by the Issuer; provided , further , that any Program Vehicle that is a Group II Vehicle and is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof, shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for a period of 90 days following the occurrence of such Manufacturer Event of Default for purposes of this definition and each instance in which this definition is used in this Supplement and as a result shall not be included in the determination of Market Value during such period.

Market Value Adjustment Percentage ” means, as of any Determination Date following the Series 1998-1 Closing Date, the lower of (i) the lowest Measurement Month Average of any full Measurement Month within the preceding 12 calendar months and (ii) a fraction expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which equals the average of the aggregate Market Value of Non-Program Vehicles leased under the Master Lease calculated as of the last day of the Related Month and as of the last day of the two Related Months precedent thereto and the denominator of which equals the average of the aggregate Net Book Values of each such Non-Program Vehicles calculated as of such date.

Master Collateral Agency Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Master Collateral Agency Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2007, among DTAG, as Master Servicer, RCFC, as grantor, each Lessee, as grantor and servicer, such other grantors as may become parties thereto, various Financing Sources parties thereto, various Beneficiaries parties thereto and the Master Collateral Agent, as such agreement may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Master Collateral Agent ” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, in its capacity as master collateral agent under the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, unless a successor Person shall have become the master collateral agent pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, and thereafter “Master Collateral Agent” shall mean such successor Person.

 

 

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Master Lease ” means that certain Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement (Group II), dated as of February 14, 2007, among RCFC, as Lessor, DTG Operations, as a Lessee and Servicer, those additional Subsidiaries and Affiliates of DTAG from time to time becoming Lessees and Servicers thereunder and DTAG, as guarantor and Master Servicer, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Master Lease Collateral ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a) of this Supplement.

Master Servicer ” means DTAG, in its capacity as the Master Servicer under the Master Lease, and its successors and assigns in such capacity in accordance with the terms of the Master Lease.

Maximum Lease Commitment ” means, on any date of determination, the sum of (i) the Aggregate Principal Balances on such date for all Group II Series of Notes, plus (ii) with respect to all Group II Series of Notes that provide for Enhancement in the form of overcollateralization, the sum of the available subordinated amounts on such date for each such Group II Series of Notes, plus (iii) the aggregate Net Book Values of all Group II Vehicles leased under the Master Lease on such date that were acquired, financed or refinanced with funds other than proceeds of Group II Series of Notes or related available subordinated amounts, plus (iv) any amounts held in the Retained Distribution Account that the Lessor commits on or prior such date to invest in new Group II Vehicles for leasing under the Master Lease (in each case, as evidenced by a Company Order) in accordance with the terms of the Master Lease and the Indenture.

Maximum Manufacturer Percentage ” means, with respect to any Eligible Manufacturer, the percentage amount of the Aggregate Asset Amount set forth in Schedule 1 hereto (as such schedule, subject to satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition and prior written consent of each Enhancement Provider, may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time) specified for each Eligible Manufacturer with respect to Non-Program Vehicles and Program Vehicles, as applicable, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of Eligible Vehicles which are permitted under the Master Lease to be Non-Program Vehicles or Program Vehicles, as the case may be, manufactured by such Manufacturer; provided , however , that any Program Vehicle that is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for purposes of determining compliance with the Maximum Manufacturer Percentages set forth on Schedule 1.

Maximum Non-Program Percentage ” means, with respect to Non-Program Vehicles, (a) if the average of the Measurement Month Averages for any three Measurement Months during the twelve month period preceding any date of determination shall be less than eighty-five percent (85%), 0% or such other percentage amount agreed upon by the Lessor and each of the Lessees, subject to the Rating Agency Condition, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of the Aggregate Asset Amount which is permitted under the Master Lease to be invested in Non-Program Vehicles; and (b) at all other times, fifty percent

 

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(50%) or such other percentage amount agreed upon by the Lessor and each of the Lessees, subject to the Rating Agency Condition and prior written consent of each Enhancement Provider, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of the Aggregate Asset Amount which is permitted under the Master Lease to be invested in Non-Program Vehicles; provided , however , that any Program Vehicle that is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for purposes of determining compliance with the Maximum Non-Program Percentage.

Mazda ” means Mazda Motor of America, Inc., a California corporation.

Measurement Month ” with respect to any date, means, each calendar month, or the smallest number of consecutive calendar months, preceding such date in which (a) at least 500 Non-Program Vehicles that are Group II Vehicles were sold at Auction or otherwise and (b) at least one-twelfth of the aggregate Net Book Value of the Non-Program Vehicles that are Group II Vehicles as of the last day of such calendar month or consecutive calendar months were sold at Auction or otherwise; provided that no calendar month included in a Measurement Month shall be included in any other Measurement Month; provided , further , that any Program Vehicle that is a Group II Vehicle and is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof, shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for a period of 90 days following the occurrence of such Manufacturer Event of Default for purposes of this definition and each instance in which this definition is used in this Supplement and as a result shall not be included in the determination of Measurement Month during such period.

Measurement Month Average ” means, with respect to Group II Vehicles and for any Measurement Month, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of Disposition Proceeds of all Non-Program Vehicles that are Group II Vehicles sold at Auction or otherwise during such Measurement Month and the two Measurement Months preceding such Measurement Month and the denominator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of such Non-Program Vehicles that are Group II Vehicles on the dates of their respective sales; provided that any Program Vehicle that is a Group II Vehicle and is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof, shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for a period of 90 days following the occurrence of such Manufacturer Event of Default for purposes of this definition and each instance in which this definition is used in this Supplement and as a result shall not be included in the determination of Measurement Month Average during such period.

Mercedes-Benz ” means Mercedes-Benz USA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and all successors and assigns thereto.

Minimum Enhancement Amount ” means, with respect to the Series 1998-1 Notes on any date of determination, the sum of (a) the product of (i) the Series 1998-1 Program Enhancement Percentage, times (ii) an amount in U.S. Dollars equal to the aggregate Series 1998-1 Invested Amount minus the product of (A) the aggregate amount of cash and Permitted Investments in the Group II Collection Account, the Exchange Agreement Group II Rights Value

 

 

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and, to the extent cash and Permitted Investments in the Master Collateral Account are allocable to the Trustee on behalf of the holders of the Group II Series of Notes as Beneficiary pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement and are not distributable to or at the direction of DTAG, the Issuer, or DTG Operations pursuant thereto, such cash and Permitted Investments in the Master Collateral Account as of such date, in each case to the extent such cash and Permitted Investments constitute Group II Collateral, times (B) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the sum of the Series 1998-1 Invested Amounts as of such date and the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount for such date and the denominator of which shall be the greater of (I) the Aggregate Asset Amount as of such date and (II) the sum of the Invested Amounts for all Group II Series of Notes as of such date, times (iii) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the aggregate Net Book Value of all Program Vehicles as of such date and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate Net Book Value of all Program Vehicles and Non-Program Vehicles as of such date, plus (b) the product of (i) the Series 1998-1 Non-Program Enhancement Percentage times (ii) an amount in U.S. Dollars equal to the aggregate Series 1998-1 Invested Amount as of such date, minus the product of (A) the aggregate amount of cash and Permitted Investments in the Group II Collection Account as of such date, the Exchange Agreement Group II Rights Value and, to the extent cash and Permitted Investments in the Master Collateral Account are allocable to the Trustee on behalf of holders of Group II Series of Notes as Beneficiary pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement and are not distributable to or at the direction of the Master Servicer pursuant thereto, such cash and Permitted Investments in the Master Collateral Account as of such date in each case to the extent such cash and Permitted Investments constitute Group II Collateral, times (B) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the sum of the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount as of such date and the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount for such date and the denominator of which shall be the greater of (I) the Aggregate Asset Amount as of such date and (II) the sum of the Invested Amounts for all Group II Series of Notes as of such date, times (iii) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the aggregate Net Book Value of all Non-Program Vehicles as of such date and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate Net Book Value of all Program Vehicles and Non-Program Vehicles as of such date, plus (c) the Additional Overcollateralization Amount as of such date.

Minimum Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount ” means, with respect to any date of determination on and after the Series 1998-1 Closing Date, the greater of (a) an amount equal to (i) 3% of the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount of the Series 1998-1 Notes outstanding on such date, less (ii) any cash on deposit in the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account on such date, (b) an amount equal to (i) the Minimum Enhancement Amount on such date, minus (ii) the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount on such date and (c) $5,000,000; provided , that upon the occurrence of a Liquidity Agreement Amortization Event (as such term is defined in the Liquidity Agreement), the Minimum Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount shall remain fixed at an amount equal to the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount as of such date.

Minimum Subordinated Amount ” means, with respect to any date of determination, the greater of (a) 2.25% of the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount on such date and (b) an amount equal to (i) the Minimum Enhancement Amount, minus (ii) the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount.

Mitsubishi ” means Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

 

 

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Monthly Base Rent is defined in paragraph 9 of Annex A and paragraph 6 of Annex B to the Master Lease.

Monthly Certificate ” is defined in Section 24.4(b) of the Master Lease.

Monthly Finance Rent ” is defined in paragraph 6 of Annex B to the Master Lease.

Monthly Servicing Fee ” is defined in Section 26.1 of the Master Lease.

Monthly Supplemental Payment ” is defined in paragraph 6 of Annex B to the Master Lease.

Monthly Variable Rent ” is defined in paragraph 9 of Annex A to the Master Lease.

Monthly Vehicle Statement ” is defined in Section 24.4(f) of the Master Lease.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Net Equity Proceeds ” means with respect to the sale or issuance by DTAG or any of its Subsidiaries to any Person (other than DTAG or any of its Subsidiaries) of any Capital Stock, other than pursuant to the Equity Offerings, or any warrants or options with respect to such Capital Stock or the exercise of any such warrants or options, the excess of:

(a)          the gross cash proceeds received by DTAG or such Subsidiary from such sale, exercise or issuance (other than proceeds received with respect to (i) employee incentive compensation plans (including incentive stock options), (ii) employee stock purchase plans (including deferred stock purchase plans) and (iii) direct purchase plans (other than the plans described in the preceding clauses (i) and (ii) ) to the extent such proceeds from direct purchase plans do not exceed $1,000,000 in any Fiscal Year),

over

(b)          all fees and expenses with respect to underwriting commissions and legal, investment banking, brokerage and accounting and other professional fees, sales commissions and disbursements actually incurred in connection with such sale or issuance or exercise which have not (other than in the case of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses) been paid to Affiliates of DTAG in connection therewith.

Net Income ” means, for any applicable period, the aggregate of all amounts which, in accordance with GAAP, would be included as net earnings (or net loss) on a consolidated statement of operations of DTAG and its Subsidiaries for such period (excluding therefrom non-cash gains and non-cash charges arising from marking to market the fair value of Hedging Agreements in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” and any related income tax effects).

 

 

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Net Worth ” means, with respect to any Person at any date, on a consolidated basis for such Person and its Subsidiaries, the excess of:

(a)          the sum of capital stock (other than Redeemable Capital Stock) taken at par value, capital surplus (other than in respect of Redeemable Capital Stock) and retained earnings (or accumulated deficit) of such Person at such date (excluding therefrom, to the extent excluded in determining Net Income which is reflected in such retained earnings (or accumulated deficit), non-cash gains and non-cash charges arising from marking to market the fair value of Hedging Agreements in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” and any related income tax effects);

over

(b)          treasury stock of such Person and, to the extent included in the preceding clause (a) , minority interests in Subsidiaries of such Person at such date.

Nissan ” means Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A., a California corporation.

Non-Program Vehicle ” means a Group II Vehicle that, when acquired by RCFC or any Lessee, as the case may be, from an Eligible Manufacturer, or when so designated by the Master Servicer, in each case subject to the limitations described herein, is not eligible for inclusion in any Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program.

Non-Vehicle Debt ” means

 

(a)

Total Debt

 

minus

 

(b)

to the extent included in such Total Debt, Vehicle Debt

 

plus

(c)          any obligation of a Subsidiary Borrower or any Subsidiary of such Subsidiary Borrower (other than RCFC or another SPC) with respect to Vehicles owned by such Subsidiary Borrower or such Subsidiary (i) which exceeds the excess of (x) the aggregate Capitalized Cost (as defined in the Base Indenture) of such Vehicles over (y) the greater of the sum of the aggregate Depreciation Charges (as defined in the Base Indenture) accrued with respect to such Vehicles and the difference between such aggregate Capitalized Cost and the fair market value of such Vehicles and (ii) which has become due and payable and remains unpaid as of the end of any calendar month.

Non-Vehicle Interest Expense ” means, for any applicable period, the excess of

(a)            the aggregate consolidated gross interest expense of DTAG and its Subsidiaries for such period, as determined in accordance with GAAP (“ Aggregate Interest Expense ”), including (i) commitment fees paid or owed with respect to the then unutilized

 

 

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portion of the Commitment Amount (as defined in the Credit Agreement or any successor agreement thereto), (ii) all other fees paid or owed with respect to the issuance or maintenance of Contingent Obligations (including letters of credit), which, in accordance with GAAP, would be included as interest expense, (iii) net costs or benefits under Hedging Agreements and (iv) the portion of any payments made in respect of Capitalized Lease Liabilities of DTAG and its Subsidiaries allocable to interest expense, but excluding the amortization of debt issuance costs and other financing expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement,

over

(b)            to the extent included in the preceding clause (a) , gross interest expense in respect of Vehicle Debt (“ Vehicle Interest Expense ”).

Note Purchase Agreement ” means the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 4, 1998, among RCFC, DTAG and DTFC, pursuant to which DTFC agrees to purchase the Series 1998-1 Notes from RCFC, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, or any successor agreement to such effect among RCFC, DTAG and DTFC or its successor, in any case as such agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

Note Purchaser ” means DTFC, in its capacity as the Note Purchaser under the Note Purchase Agreement, and any permitted successors and assigns in such capacity.

Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of DTAG, RCFC or a Lessee, as applicable.

Operating Lease ” means the Master Lease as supplemented by Annex A to the Master Lease.

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to DTAG, RCFC or a Lessee, as the case may be, unless the Required Group II Noteholders shall notify the Trustee of objection thereto.

Overcollateralization Portion ” means, as of any date of determination, (i) the sum of the amounts determined pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) of the definition of Minimum Enhancement Amount as of such date minus (ii) the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount as of such date.

Payment Date ” means the 25th day of each calendar month, or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, commencing April 25, 1998.

Permitted Investments ” means negotiable instruments or securities maturing on or before the Payment Date next occurring after the investment therein, represented by instruments in bearer, registered or book-entry form which evidence (i) obligations the full and timely payment of which are to be made by or are fully guaranteed by the United States of America; (ii) demand deposits of, time deposits in, or certificates of deposit issued by, any

 

 

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depositary institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by Federal or state banking or depositary institution authorities; provided , however , that at the earlier of (x) the time of the investment and (y) the time of the contractual commitment to invest therein, the certificates of deposit or short-term deposits, if any, or long-term unsecured debt obligations (other than such obligations whose rating is based on collateral or on the credit of a Person other than such institution or trust company) of such depositary institution or trust company shall have a credit rating from Standard & Poor’s of “A-1+”, from Moody’s of “P-1” and from Fitch of at least “F1+” (if rated by Fitch) in the case of certificates of deposit or short-term deposits, or a rating from Standard & Poor’s of at least “AAA”, from Moody’s of at least “Aaa” and from Fitch of at least “AAA” (if rated by Fitch) in the case of long-term unsecured debt obligations; (iii) commercial paper having, at the earlier of (x) the time of the investment and (y) the time of contractual commitment to invest therein, a rating from Standard & Poor’s of at least “A-1+”, from Moody’s of “P-1” and from Fitch of at least “F1+” (if rated by Fitch); (iv) demand deposits or time deposits which are fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (v) bankers’ acceptances, which are U.S. Dollar denominated issued by any depositary institution or trust company described in clause (ii) above; (vi) investments in money market funds rated at least “AAAm” by Standard & Poor’s or otherwise approved in writing by Standard & Poor’s, from Moody’s of at least “Aaa” or otherwise approved in writing by Moody’s, and from Fitch of at least “AA” (if rated by Fitch); (vii) Eurodollar time deposits having a credit rating from Standard & Poor’s of “A-1+”, from Moody’s of “P-1” and from Fitch of at least “F1+” (if rated by Fitch); and (viii) any other instruments or securities that satisfy the Rating Agency Condition.

Permitted Liens ” is defined in Section 25.3 of the Master Lease.

Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, joint stock company, firm, association, trust or unincorporated organization, government, governmental agency, court or any other legal entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity.

Power of Attorney ” is defined in Section 9 of the Master Lease.

Principal Collections ” means Collections other than Series 1998-1 Interest Collections.

Program Vehicle ” means any Group II Vehicle which at the time of purchase or financing by RCFC or a Lessee, as the case may be, is eligible under an Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program.

Pro Rata Share ” means, with respect to a Lessee or a Servicer, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (i) the aggregate Net Book Value of Vehicles leased by such Lessee or serviced by such Servicer, as applicable, divided by (ii) the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Master Lease.

QI Group II Master Collateral ” means (i) any Master Collateral Vehicle that is a Group II Exchanged Vehicle, (ii) any funds in the Master Collateral Account that are proceeds of any Group II Exchanged Vehicle, (iii) any receivables in respect of disposition of any Group II

 

 

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Exchanged Vehicle and (iv) any other collateral pledged to the Master Collateral Agent that is designated on the Master Servicer’s computer system as related Master Collateral (as defined in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement) for the Qualified Intermediary as Beneficiary in accordance with the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

Qualified Institution ” means a depositary institution or trust company (which may include the Trustee) organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one of the states thereof or the District of Columbia; provided , however , that at all times such depositary institution or trust company is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and (i) has a long-term indebtedness rating from Standard & Poor’s of not lower than “AA”, from Moody’s of not lower than “Aa2” and from Fitch of not lower than “AA” and a short-term indebtedness rating from Standard & Poor’s not lower than “A-1”, from Moody’s not lower than “P-1” and from Fitch not lower than “F1”, or (ii) has otherwise satisfied the Rating Agency Condition.

Qualified Intermediary ” has the meaning set forth in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

Rating Agencies ” means, with respect to the Commercial Paper Notes, Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch.

Rating Agency Condition ” means, with respect to any action, that each Rating Agency shall have notified DTFC in writing that such action will not result in a reduction or withdrawal of the rating (in effect immediately before the taking of such action) of the Commercial Paper Notes.

RCFC ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble .

RCFC Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a)(i) of this Supplement.

RCFC Obligations ” means all principal and interest, at any time and from time to time, owing by RCFC on the Series 1998-1 Notes and all costs, fees and expenses (including any taxes) payable by, or obligations of, RCFC in respect of the Series 1998-1 Notes under the Indenture and the Related Documents.

Recoveries ” means, with respect to any Related Month, the sum (without duplication) of (i) all amounts received by RCFC, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by deposit into the Group II Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account in respect of Group II Master Collateral) from any Person during such Related Month in respect of amounts that had previously been treated as Losses, plus (ii) the excess, if any, of (x) the aggregate amount of Disposition Proceeds received during such Related Month by RCFC, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by deposit into the Group II Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account in respect of Group II Master Collateral) resulting from the sale or other final disposition of Acquired Vehicles that are Group II Vehicles (other than pursuant to Vehicle Disposition Programs) plus any Termination Payments that have accrued with respect to such Acquired Vehicles that are Group II Vehicles, over (y) the Net

 

 

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Book Values of such Acquired Vehicles that are Group II Vehicles, calculated on the dates of the respective sales or dispositions thereof.

Redeemable Capital Stock ” means Capital Stock of DTAG or any of its Subsidiaries that, either by its terms, by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or exchangeable or otherwise, (i) is or upon the happening of an event or passage of time would be required to be redeemed (for consideration other than shares of common stock of DTAG) on or prior to April 1, 2010, (ii) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (for consideration other than shares of common stock of DTAG) at any time prior to such date or (iii) is convertible into or exchangeable for debt securities of DTAG or any of its Subsidiaries at any time prior to such anniversary.

Refinanced Vehicles ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1 of the Master Lease.

Refinancing Schedule ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1 of the Master Lease.

Related Documents ” means, collectively, the Indenture, the Series 1998-1 Notes, any Enhancement Agreement, the Master Lease, the Master Collateral Agency Agreement and any grantor supplements and financing source and beneficiary supplements thereto involving the Trustee as Beneficiary, the Assignment Agreements, the Note Purchase Agreement, the Group II Assignment of Exchange Agreement and the CP Program Documents (as such term is defined in the Liquidity Agreement).

Rent ”, with respect to each Acquired Vehicle and each Financed Vehicle, is defined in paragraph 9 of Annex A to the Master Lease and in paragraph 6 of Annex B to the Master Lease.

Required Asset Amount ” means with respect to the Series 1998-1 Notes, at any date of determination, the sum of (i) the Invested Amounts for all Group II Series of Notes that do not provide for Enhancement in the form of overcollateralization plus (ii) with respect to all Group II Series of Notes that provide for Enhancement in the form of overcollateralization, the sum of (a) the Invested Amounts for all such Series of Notes, plus (b) the available subordinated amounts required to be maintained as part of the minimum enhancement amount for all such Series of Notes.

Required Group II Noteholders ” means Noteholders holding in excess of 50% of the Group II Aggregate Invested Amount (excluding, for the purposes of making the foregoing calculation, any Notes held by DTAG or any Affiliate of DTAG, except for any Affiliate that is a bankruptcy remote, special purpose vehicle).

Responsible Officer ” means, with respect to RCFC, a Servicer, a Lessee or the Master Servicer, any President, Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, or any officer performing functions similar to those customarily performed by the person who at the time shall be such officer.

 

 

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Retained Interest Amount ” means, on any date of determination, the amount, if any, by which the Aggregate Asset Amount at the end of the day immediately prior to such date of determination, exceeds the Required Asset Amount at the end of such day.

Retained Interest Percentage ” means, on any date of determination, when used with respect to Group II Collections that are Principal Collections, Recoveries, Lease Payment Recoveries, Losses, Lease Payment Losses and other amounts, an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) minus the sum of (i) the invested percentages for all outstanding Group II Series of Notes and (ii) the available subordinated amount percentages for all Group II Series of Notes that provide for credit enhancement in the form of overcollateralization, including all classes of such Group II Series of Notes, in each case as such percentages are calculated on such date with respect to Group II Collections that are Principal Collections, Recoveries, Lease Payment Recoveries, Losses, Lease Payment Losses and other amounts, as applicable.

Retained Interestholder ” means DTAG as owner of all outstanding capital stock of RCFC or any permitted successor or assign.

Series 1998-1 Accrued Interest Account ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.6(b) of this Supplement.

Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount ” means, for any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount for the preceding Determination Date (or, in the case of the initial Determination Date following the Series 1998-1 Closing Date, the Series 1998-1 Closing Date), minus (b) the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount Incremental Losses for the Related Month, plus (c) the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount Incremental Recoveries for the Related Month, minus (d) the Series 1998-1 Lease Payment Losses allocable to the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount pursuant to Section 4.7 of this Supplement since the preceding Determination Date, plus (e) the Series 1998-1 Lease Payment Recoveries allocable to the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount pursuant to Section 4.7 of this Supplement since the preceding Determination Date, plus (f) additional amounts, if any, contributed by RCFC since the preceding Determination Date (or in the case of the first Determination Date, since the Series 1998-1 Closing Date) to the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account for allocation to the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount, plus (g) the aggregate Net Book Value of additional Eligible Vehicles contributed by the Retained Interestholder since the preceding Determination Date (or in the case of the first Determination Date, since the Series 1998-1 Closing Date) as Group II Master Collateral for allocation to the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount pursuant to the Indenture, minus (h) any amounts withdrawn from the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account since the preceding Determination Date (or in the case of the first Determination Date, since the Series 1998-1 Closing Date) for allocation to the Retained Distribution Account. The “Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount” for the Series 1998-1 Closing Date through the first Determination Date thereafter shall mean $0.

Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount Incremental Losses ” means, for any Related Month, the sum of all Losses that became Losses during such Related Month and which were allocated to the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount pursuant to Section 4.7 of this Supplement.

 

 

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Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount Incremental Recoveries ” means, for any Related Month, the sum of all Recoveries that became Recoveries during such Related Month and which were allocated to the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount pursuant to Section 4.7 of this Supplement.

Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.16(a) of this Supplement.

Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account Surplus ” means, as of any date of determination subsequent to the establishment and funding of the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account pursuant to Section 4.18(a) of this Supplement, the amount, if any, by which (a) the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount exceeds (b) the Minimum Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount.

Series 1998-1 Closing Date ” means March 4, 1998.

Series 1998-1 Collection Account ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.6(a) of this Supplement.

Series 1998-1 Deficiency Amount ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.8(a) of this Supplement.

Series 1998-1 Deposit Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.7 of this Supplement.

Series 1998-1 Distribution Account ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.12(a) of this Supplement.

Series 1998-1 Distribution Account Collateral ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.12(d) of this Supplement.

Series 1998-1 Enhancement Deficiency ” means, with respect to any date of determination, the amount, if any, by which the Enhancement Amount is less than the Minimum Enhancement Amount for such day.

Series 1998-1 Enhancement Factor ” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (i) 100% minus (ii) the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the amounts determined pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) of the definition of Minimum Enhancement Amount as of such date and the denominator of which is the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount as of such date.

Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.6(a) of this Supplement.

Series 1998-1 Funding Date ” means the date on which the initial Increase is funded.

 

 

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Series 1998-1 Initial Invested Amount ” means the aggregate initial principal amount of the Series 1998-1 Notes, which is zero dollars.

Series 1998-1 Interest Amount ” means, with respect to any Payment Date, the sum of the Daily Interest Amounts for each day in the related Series 1998-1 Interest Period, plus all previously accrued and unpaid Series 1998-1 Interest Amounts (together with interest on such unpaid amounts at the Series 1998-1 Note Rate), plus any Carrying Charges due to the Series 1998-1 Noteholders and unpaid as of such Payment Date.

Series 1998-1 Interest Collections ” means on any date of determination, all Collections in the Group II Collection Account which represent Monthly Variable Rent, Monthly Finance Rent or the Availability Payment accrued under any Lease related to Group II Vehicles with respect to the Series 1998-1 Notes, plus the Series 1998-1 Invested Percentage of any amounts earned on Permitted Investments in the Series 1998-1 Collection Account which constitute Group II Collateral and which are available for distribution on such date.

Series 1998-1 Interest Period ” means a period from and including a Payment Date to but excluding the next succeeding Payment Date; provided , however , that the initial Series 1998-1 Interest Period shall be from the Series 1998-1 Closing Date to the initial Payment Date.

Series 1998-1 Invested Amount ” means, on any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the Series 1998-1 Initial Invested Amount, minus (b) the amount of principal payments made to Series 1998-1 Noteholders and Decreases allocated to the Series 1998-1 Noteholders on or prior to such date, minus (c) all Losses and Lease Payment Losses allocated to the Series 1998-1 Noteholders by allocation to the Invested Amount on or prior to such date, plus (d) all Recoveries and Lease Payment Recoveries allocated to the Series 1998-1 Noteholders by allocation to the Invested Amount on or prior to such date, plus (e) all Increases allocated to the Series 1998-1 Noteholders on or prior to such date.

Series 1998-1 Invested Percentage ” means, on any date of determination:

(i)             when used with respect to Principal Collections during the Series 1998-1 Revolving Period, and when used with respect to Losses, Lease Payment Losses, Recoveries, Lease Payment Recoveries, cash on deposit in the Master Collateral Account and the Collection Account and other amounts at all times, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which shall be an amount equal to the sum of (x) the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount and (y) the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount, in each case as of the end of the second preceding Related Month or, until the end of the second Related Month, as of the Series 1998-1 Closing Date, and the denominator of which shall be the greater of (A) the Aggregate Asset Amount as of the end of the second preceding Related Month or, until the end of the second Related Month, as of the Series 1998-1 Closing Date, and (B) as of the same date as in clause (A) , the sum of the numerators used to determine (i) invested percentages for allocations with respect to Principal Collections (for all Group II Series of Notes including all classes of such Series of Notes) and (ii) available subordinated amount percentages for allocations with respect

 

 

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to Principal Collections (for all Group II Series of Notes that provide for credit enhancement in the form of overcollateralization); and

(ii)            when used with respect to Principal Collections during the Series 1998-1 Rapid Amortization Period, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which shall be an amount equal to the sum of (x) the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount and (y) the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount, in each case as of the end of the related Series 1998-1 Revolving Period, and the denominator of which shall be the greater of (A) the Aggregate Asset Amount as of the end of the second preceding Related Month and (B) as of the same date as in clause (A) , the sum of the numerators used to determine (i) invested percentages for allocations with respect to Principal Collections (for all Group II Series of Notes including all classes of such Series of Notes) and (ii) available subordinated amount percentages for allocations with respect to Principal Collections (for all Group II Series of Notes that provide for credit enhancement in the form of overcollateralization).

Series 1998-1 Investor Monthly Servicing Fee ” means the Series 1998-1 Invested Percentage of the Group II Monthly Servicing Fee.

Series 1998-1 Lease Payment Losses ” means, as of any Determination Date, an amount equal to the Series 1998-1 Invested Percentage of Lease Payment Losses as of such date.

Series 1998-1 Lease Payment Recoveries ” means, for any Determination Date, the Series 1998-1 Invested Percentage of all Lease Payment Recoveries received during the Related Month.

Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit ” means the irrevocable letter of credit, dated as of March 4, 1998, issued by the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Provider in favor of the Enhancement Agent for the benefit of the Series 1998-1 Noteholders pursuant to the CP Enhancement Letter of Credit Application and Agreement or any successor or replacement letter of credit meeting the requirements of this Supplement and the Master Lease, as amended from time to time.

Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount ” means, as of any date of determination, the amount (a) available to be drawn on such date under the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit, as specified therein or (b) if the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account has been established and funded pursuant to Section 4.18 of this Supplement, the amount on deposit in the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account on such date.

Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Expiration Date ” means the date the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit expires as specified in the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit, as such date may be extended in accordance with the terms of the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit.

Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Provider ” means Credit Suisse (formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston), a Swiss banking corporation, or such other Person providing the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit in accordance with the terms of this Supplement and the Master Lease.

 

 

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Series 1998-1 Maximum Invested Amount ” has the meaning specified in Section 4A.1 of this Supplement.

Series 1998-1 Monthly Interest Shortfall ” means, as of any Payment Date, the excess, if any of the Series 1998-1 Interest Amount over the amount withdrawn from the Series 1998-1 Accrued Interest Account and deposited in the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account on such Payment Date pursuant to Section 4.7(a) of this Supplement.

Series 1998-1 Monthly Servicing Fee ” means the Series 1998-1 Invested Percentage of the Group II Monthly Servicing Fee.

Series 1998-1 Monthly Supplemental Servicing Fee ” means the Series 1998-1 Invested Percentage of the Group II Supplemental Servicing Fee.

Series 1998-1 Non-Program Enhancement Percentage ” means, with respect to any date of determination, the greater of (a) an amount equal to (i) 100% minus (ii) an amount equal to (x) the Market Value Adjustment Percentage, minus (y) 16%, and (b) 16%.

Series 1998-1 Noteholders ” means, collectively, the holders of the Series 1998-1 Notes.

Series 1998-1 Note Rate ” means, for any Series 1998-1 Interest Period, the weighted average of the CP Rates for the portion of the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount comprised of all or a portion of the CP Tranche and the weighted average of the Eurodollar Rate (Reserve Adjusted) applicable to the portion of the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount comprised of all or a portion of the Eurodollar Tranche and the weighted average of the Base Rates applicable to the portion of the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount comprised of all or a portion of the Base Rate Tranche, as such capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are defined in the Liquidity Agreement; provided , however , that the Series 1998-1 Note Rate will in no event be higher than the maximum rate permitted by applicable law. The Liquidity Agent will notify the Trustee and the Master Servicer in writing regarding the Series 1998-1 Note Rate on or prior to the related Determination Date pursuant to Section 4.4(b) of the Liquidity Agreement.

Series 1998-1 Notes ” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of Article 1 of this Supplement and means any one of the Rental Car Asset Backed Variable Funding Notes executed by RCFC and authenticated and delivered by or on behalf of the Trustee, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

Series 1998-1 Principal Allocation ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.7(a)(i)(2) of this Supplement.

Series 1998-1 Program Enhancement Percentage ” means, with respect to any date of determination, 11.5%.

Series 1998-1 Rapid Amortization Period ” means the period beginning at the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which an Amortization Event is deemed to have occurred with respect to the Series 1998-1 Notes and ending upon the earliest to occur of (i) the date on which the Series 1998-1 Notes are paid in full, (ii) the

 

 

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Scheduled Liquidity Termination Date and (iii) the termination of the Indenture in accordance with its terms.

Series 1998-1 Revolving Period ” means, with respect to any class of the Series 1998-1 Notes, the period from and including the Series 1998-1 Closing Date to the commencement (if any) of the Series 1998-1 Rapid Amortization Period.

Series 1998-1 Termination Date ” means, with respect to the Series 1998-1 Notes, the date that is 1 year from the Scheduled Liquidity Commitment Termination Date, as defined in the Liquidity Agreement, as such date may be extended from time to time.

Servicer ” means DTG Operations or any Additional Lessee, as applicable, in its capacity as a servicer under the Master Lease and any successor servicer thereunder.

Shared Principal Collections ” means, as of any Payment Date, Principal Collections allocable to a Group II Series of Notes as of such Payment Date that are not required to make payments of principal with respect to such Group II Series of Notes as of such Payment Date under the related Series Supplement and are allocable in accordance with the terms of such Series Supplement to make payments on other Group II Series of Notes.

SPC ” means RCFC, DTFC, TCL Funding Limited Partnership, a financing partnership organized under the laws of Canada, each successor entity thereto, and any other special purpose entity formed for the purpose of financing the acquisition of Vehicles.

Standard & Poor’s ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Subaru ” means Subaru of America, Inc., a New Jersey corporation.

Sublease ” means a standardized lease agreement, for the leasing of Vehicles, between a Lessee, as lessor, and an Eligible Franchisee, as lessee.

Subsidiary Borrowers ” means collectively DTG Operations and Thrifty.

Subsidiary Guarantor ” means any Subsidiary of DTAG that is party to a guaranty executed and delivered by such Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.1.11 of the Credit Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit G to the Credit Agreement.

Substitute Group II Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds ” means funds, in the amount of the Net Book Value of Group II Exchanged Vehicles, transferred by RCFC, at the direction of the Master Servicer, from (i) the Substitute Group II Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds Amount, (ii) the Retained Distribution Account or (iii) RCFC’s capital and deposited into the Group II Collection Account to be treated as Disposition Proceeds of such Group II Exchanged Vehicles.

Substitute Group II Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds Amount ” means, at any time, funds, if any, set aside by RCFC in the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account in respect of Group II Exchanged Vehicles for use as Substitute Group II Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds.

 

 

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Supplemental Documents ” is defined in Section 2.1 of the Master Lease.

Surety Bond ” means any instrument pursuant to which the issuer thereof agrees to pay on behalf of DTAG or any of its Subsidiaries an amount then due and payable by DTAG or such Subsidiary to another Person (including an insurer of DTAG or such Subsidiary).

Suzuki ” means American Suzuki Motor Corporation, a California corporation.

Term ” is defined in Section 3.2 of the Master Lease.

Termination Demand ” means a demand for a LOC Termination Disbursement under the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to a Certificate of Termination Demand.

Termination Payment ” is defined in Section 12.3 of the Master Lease.

Thrifty ” means Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation.

Total Debt ” means, without duplication, the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of DTAG and its Subsidiaries, other than Indebtedness of the type described in clause (d) or (e) of the definition of “Indebtedness” or, to the extent in respect of such type of Indebtedness, clause (h) of the definition of “Indebtedness.”

Toyota ” means Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., a California corporation

Unused Exchange Proceeds ” means the Exchange Proceeds that are not used to acquire Group II Replacement Vehicles and which are transferred from an Escrow Account to RCFC in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement.

U.S. Dollar ” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.

Vehicle Acquisition Schedule ” is defined in Section 2.1 of the Master Lease.

Vehicle Debt ” means Indebtedness relating solely to the financing or leasing of any Vehicle and secured thereby (and by related collateral); provided that any obligation included as Non-Vehicle Debt pursuant to clause (c) of the definition thereof shall not be deemed to be Vehicle Debt.

Vehicle Disposition Program Payment Due Date ” means, with respect to any payment due from a Manufacturer or Auction dealer in respect of a Program Vehicle disposed of pursuant to the terms of the related Vehicle Disposition Program, the thirtieth (30th) day after the Disposition Date for such Vehicle.

Vehicle Funding Date ” is defined in Section 3.1 of the Master Lease.

Vehicle Interest Expense ” is defined in clause (b) of the definition of “ Non-Vehicle Interest Expense ”.

Vehicle Lease Commencement Date ” is defined in Section 3.1 of the Master Lease.

 

 

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Vehicle Lease Expiration Date ”, with respect to each Group II Vehicle, means the earliest of (i) the Disposition Date for such Group II Vehicle, (ii) if such Group II Vehicle becomes a Casualty, the date funds in the amount of the Net Book Value thereof are received by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including deposit into the Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account) from any of the Lessees in accordance with the Master Lease, and (iii) the Maximum Vehicle Lease Term of the Operating Lease and the Financing Lease, as applicable, as specified in, respectively, paragraph 5 of each of Annex A and Annex B to the Master Lease.

Vehicle Order ” is defined in Section 2.1 of the Master Lease.

Vehicle Term ” is defined in Section 3.1 of the Master Lease.

VIN ” is defined in Section 18 of the Master Lease.

Volkswagen ” means Volkswagen of America, Inc., a Michigan corporation.

Voluntary Decrease ” is defined in Section 4A.3(b) of this Supplement.

ARTICLE 3

GRANT OF RIGHTS UNDER THE MASTER LEASE

Section 3.1 Grant of Security Interest .

(a)       To secure the RCFC Obligations and to secure compliance with the provisions of the Base Indenture and this Supplement, RCFC hereby pledges, assigns, conveys, delivers, transfers and sets over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of any of the Group II Series of Notes (the “ Group II Noteholders ”), and hereby grants to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Group II Noteholders, a first priority security interest in all of RCFC’s right, title and interest in and to all of the following assets, property and interest in property of RCFC, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or created, as it relates to the Master Lease, as that term is defined in this Supplement (all of the following being referred to as the “ Master Lease Collateral ”):

(i)             the rights of RCFC under the Master Lease and any other agreements relating to the Group II Vehicles to which RCFC is a party other than the Vehicle Disposition Programs and any Group II Vehicle insurance agreements (collectively, the “ RCFC Agreements ”), including, without limitation, all monies due and to become due to RCFC from the Lessees under or in connection with the RCFC Agreements, whether payable as rent, guaranty payments, fees, expenses, costs, indemnities, insurance recoveries, damages for the breach of any of the RCFC Agreements or otherwise, and all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of RCFC against any other party under or with respect to the RCFC Agreements (whether arising pursuant to the terms of such RCFC Agreements or otherwise available to RCFC at law or in equity), including the right to enforce any of the RCFC Agreements as provided herein and to give or withhold

 

 

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any and all consents, requests, notices, directions, approvals, extensions or waivers under or with respect to the RCFC Agreements or the obligations of any party thereunder;

 

(ii)

the Demand Note;

 

 

(iii)

the Group II Assignment of Exchange Agreement;

 

 

(iv)

any Unused Exchange Proceeds; and

 

(v)            all proceeds, products, offspring, rents or profits of any and all of the foregoing including, without limitation, payments under insurance (whether or not the Trustee is the loss payee thereof), and cash;

provided , however , the Master Lease Collateral shall not include the Retained Distribution Account, any funds on deposit therein from time to time, any certificates or instruments, if any, representing or evidencing any or all of the Retained Distribution Account or the funds on deposit therein from time to time, or any Permitted Investments made at any time and from time to time with the funds on deposit in the Retained Distribution Account (including the income thereon).

(b)       To further secure the RCFC Obligations with respect to the Series 1998-1 Notes (but not any other Series of Notes), RCFC hereby pledges, assigns, conveys, delivers, transfers and sets over to the Enhancement Agent for the benefit of the Group II Noteholders (but not any other Series of Notes), and hereby grants to the Enhancement Agent for the benefit of the Group II Noteholders, a security interest in all of RCFC’s right, title and interest in and to all of the following assets, property and interests in property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or created:

 

(i)

the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit;

 

(ii)            (A) any Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account; (B) all funds on deposit therein from time to time; (C) all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing any or all of any such Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account or the funds on deposit therein from time to time; (D) all investments made at any time and from time to time with moneys in any such Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account; and

(iii)           all proceeds of any and all of the foregoing, including, without limitation, cash.

(c)       The Trustee and the Enhancement Agent, as trustees on behalf of the Group II Noteholders, each acknowledges the foregoing grant, accepts the trusts under this Supplement in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and this Supplement and agrees to perform its duties required in this Supplement to the best of its abilities to the end that the interests of the Group II Noteholders may be adequately and effectively protected. The Master Lease Collateral shall secure the Group II Series Notes equally and ratably without prejudice, priority (except as otherwise stated in this Supplement) or distinction.

 

 

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(d)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Supplement or the Related Documents, the Master Lease Collateral shall not include, and RCFC does not hereby pledge, assign, convey, deliver, transfer or set over to the Trustee or any of the Group II Noteholders, any security interest, lien or other encumbrance in any Exchange Proceeds or any account or other arrangement for holding or investing any Exchange Proceeds until such time as RCFC is permitted to do so consistent with the limitations on the rights of a party to receive, pledge, borrow, or otherwise obtain the benefits of money or other property set forth in the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulation § 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6).

ARTICLE 4A

INITIAL ISSUANCE AND INCREASES AND DECREASES OF

SERIES 1998-1 INVESTED AMOUNT OF SERIES 1998-1 NOTES

Section 4A.1 Issuance in Definitive Form. Pursuant to Section 2.19 of the Base Indenture, upon request by the Note Purchaser, the Issuer hereby consents to the issuance of the Series 1998-1 Notes in the form of Definitive Notes. The Series 1998-1 Notes shall initially be sold to investors in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and shall be issued in the form of one or more Definitive Notes, in fully registered form without interest coupons, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A , with such legends as may be applicable thereto, duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in Section 2.4 of the Base Indenture, in an aggregate stated principal amount of up to $800,000,000 (the “ Series 1998-1 Maximum Invested Amount ”). The aggregate principal amount of the Series 1998-1 Notes outstanding may not exceed such amounts.

Section 4A.2 Procedure for Increasing the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount .

(a)        Subject to satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in subsection (b) of this Section 4A.2 (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of the Master Servicer delivered to the Trustee), on the Series 1998-1 Closing Date, the Issuer may issue Series 1998-1 Notes in the maximum invested amount described in Section 4A.1 , the initial aggregate principal amounts of which will be equal to the Series 1998-1 Initial Invested Amount. Such Series 1998-1 Notes shall be issued to the Note Purchaser. On the Series 1998-1 Funding Date and thereafter on each Increase Date during the Series 1998-1 Revolving Period, the Issuer may, upon written request by the Issuer to the Trustee and upon not less than one Business Day’s prior written notice by the Collateral Agent to the Note Purchaser in the manner provided in the Note Purchase Agreement (such notice specifying the applicable Increase Date), the Issuer may increase the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount (each such increase referred to as an “ Increase ”) in the manner provided in the Series 1998-1 Notes in amounts that satisfy the following requirements: (i) the portion of the Increase represented by additional Series 1998-1 Invested Amount shall be such that the Enhancement Amount shall at least equal the Minimum Enhancement Amount after giving effect to such Increase in the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount and the application of the proceeds thereof to leasing Group II Vehicles; and (ii) no Asset Amount Deficiency will result from such Increase. Satisfaction of the above conditions shall be evidenced by the delivery of a certificate from the Master Servicer to such effect to each of the Trustee and the Enhancement Agent. Proceeds from any Increase shall be deposited into the Series 1998-1 Collection Account and allocated in accordance with Article 4 hereof. Upon each Increase, the Trustee shall, or shall cause the Note Registrar to, indicate in the Note Register such Increase. The Increase in the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount shall be allocated pro rata among the Outstanding Series 1998-1 Notes.

 

 

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(b)       The Series 1998-1 Invested Amount may be increased pursuant to subsection (a) above only upon satisfaction of each of the following conditions (as evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate delivered by the Issuer to the Trustee) with respect to each proposed Increase:

(i)             The amount of such Increase shall be equal to or greater than $100,000;

(ii)            After giving effect to such Increase, the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount shall not exceed the Series 1998-1 Maximum Invested Amount;

(iii)          There shall not then exist, nor shall such Increase result in the occurrence of, (x) an Amortization Event, a Liquidation Event of Default or a Limited Liquidation Event of Default, or (y) an event or occurrence, which, with the passing of time or the giving of notice thereof, or both, would become an Amortization Event, a Liquidation Event of Default or a Limited Liquidation Event of Default;

(iv)           All conditions precedent (1) to the acquisition of additional Group II Vehicles under the Master Lease, (2) to the making of Advances (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) under the Note Purchase Agreement and (3) to the issuance of Commercial Paper Notes as specified in the Liquidity Agreement shall have, in each case, been satisfied; provided, that an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Series 1998-1 Notes will be treated as indebtedness of the Issuer for Federal income tax purposes shall not be required;

(v)            The Issuer or, with respect to Financed Vehicles, the applicable Lessee, as the case may be, shall have good and marketable title to each Vehicle purchased thereby with the proceeds from the sale of and of Increases in the Series 1998-1 Notes, free and clear of all Liens and encumbrances, other than any Permitted Liens. Each Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program shall be in full force and effect, and shall be enforceable against the related Manufacturer in accordance with its terms;

(vi)           Each Lessee shall have granted to the Master Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Trustee, and RCFC shall have granted to the Master Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Trustee, in each case on behalf of the Series 1998-1 Noteholders, a first priority security interest in all Series 1998-1 Vehicles now or hereafter purchased or financed by the Issuer with the proceeds from the sale of and Increases in the Series 1998-1 Notes or with any contributions of capital made by DTAG in favor of the Issuer;

(vii)         the Issuer shall have granted to the Trustee a first priority security interest in its right, title and interest in and to the Master Lease and the Master Lease Collateral;

(viii)        on or prior to the Series 1998-1 Closing Date, the Trustee shall have received executed counterparts of the Assignment Agreements related to the assignment of rights under each Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program, duly executed by the applicable Lessee and/or the Issuer, as assignor, and the Trustee, as assignee;

(ix)           the Trustee shall have received a copy of each Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program under which Series 1998-1 Vehicles will be or have been purchased

 

 

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and are proposed to be included in the Aggregate Asset Amount and an Officer’s Certificate, dated the Series 1998-1 Closing Date, and duly executed by an Authorized Officer of the Issuer, certifying that each such copy is true, correct and complete as of the Series 1998-1 Closing Date;

(x)            Notice of such Increase shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent and the Liquidity Agent;

(xi)           All representations and warranties set forth in Article 6 of the Base Indenture and in Section 23 of the Master Lease shall be true and correct; and

(xii)         With respect to the initial Increase only, the Master Servicer shall have calculated the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount and the Enhancement Amount.

Section 4A.3 Decreases .

(a)            Mandatory Decreases . Whenever the Enhancement Amount is less than the Minimum Enhancement Amount, then, on the Payment Date immediately following discovery of such deficiency, the Issuer shall decrease the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount by the amount (if any) necessary, so that after giving effect to any increases in the Enhancement Amount on or prior to such Payment Date and to all Decreases of the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount on such Payment Date, no such deficiency shall exist on such Payment Date (each reduction of the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount pursuant to this Section 4A.3(a) , a “ Mandatory Decrease ”). Upon such discovery, the Issuer shall deliver notice of any such Mandatory Decreases to the Trustee.

(b)            Voluntary Decreases . Upon at least three (3) Business Days’ prior irrevocable notice to the Note Purchaser and the Trustee in writing, the Issuer may voluntarily prepay all or a portion of the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount in accordance with the procedures set forth herein (each reduction of the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount pursuant to this Section 4A.3(b) , a “ Voluntary Decrease ”); provided , that all voluntary Decreases pursuant to this Section 4A.3(b) shall be allocated such that (1) the Enhancement Amount after giving effect to such Decrease is not less than the Minimum Enhancement Amount. Each such Decrease shall be, in the aggregate for all Series 1998-1 Notes, in a minimum principal amount of $100,000. The Note Purchaser shall promptly advise the Liquidity Agent of any notice given pursuant to this Section 4A.3(b) .

(c)            Upon receipt by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee of written notice that a Decrease has been completed, the Trustee shall, or shall cause the Note Registrar to, indicate in the Note Register such Decrease. The amount of any Decrease shall not exceed the amount on deposit in the Series 1998-1 Collection Account and available for distribution to Series 1998-1 Noteholders in respect of principal on the Series 1998-1 Notes on the date specified in the related notice of Decrease referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above.

 

 

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ARTICLE 4

ALLOCATION AND APPLICATION OF COLLECTIONS

Any provisions of Article 4 of the Base Indenture and the Series 2000-1 Supplement which allocate and apply Collections shall continue to apply irrespective of the issuance of the Series 1998-1 Notes. Sections 4.1 through 4.5 of the Base Indenture shall be read in their entirety as provided in the Base Indenture, provided that for purposes of the Series 1998-1 Notes, clauses (c), (d) and (e) of Section 4.2 of the Base Indenture shall be modified as permitted by Section 11.1(f) of the Base Indenture and shall read as follows:

(c)           Right of Master Servicer to Deduct Fees . Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary but subject to any limitations set forth in the applicable Supplement, as long as (x) the Master Servicer is DTAG or an Affiliate of DTAG and (y) the Retained Interest Amount equals or exceeds zero, the Master Servicer (i) may make or cause to be made deposits of Collections to the Group II Collection Account net of any amounts which are allocable to the Retained Distribution Account and represent amounts due and owing to it in its capacity as Master Servicer and (ii) need not deposit or cause to be deposited any amounts to be paid to the Master Servicer pursuant to this Section 4.2 and such amounts will be deemed paid to the Master Servicer, as the case may be, pursuant to this Section 4.2 .

(d)          Sharing Collections . To the extent that Principal Collections that are allocated to the Series 1998-1 Notes on a Payment Date are not needed to make payments of principal to Series 1998-1 Noteholders or required to be deposited in the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account on such Payment Date, such Principal Collections may, at the written direction of the Master Servicer, be applied to cover principal payments due to or for the benefit of Noteholders of other Group II Series of Notes. Any such reallocation will not result in a reduction of the Aggregate Principal Balance or in the Invested Amount of the Series 1998-1 Notes.

(e)          Unallocated Principal Collections . If, after giving effect to Section 4.2(d) , Principal Collections allocated to the Series 1998-1 Notes on any Payment Date are in excess of the amount required to pay amounts due in respect of the Series 1998-1 Notes on such Payment Date in full, then any such excess Principal Collections shall be allocated to the Retained Distribution Account (provided that no Series 1998-1 Enhancement Deficiency or Asset Amount Deficiency exists or would result from such allocation).

In addition, for purposes of Section 4.2(a) of the Base Indenture, the Master Servicer in its capacity as such under the Master Lease shall cause all Collections allocable to Group II Collateral in accordance with the Indenture and the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, as applicable, to be paid directly into the Group II Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account, as applicable.

Article 4 of the Base Indenture (except for Sections 4.1 through 4.5 thereof subject to the proviso in the first paragraphs of this Article 4 and the immediately preceding sentence) shall read in its entirety as follows and shall be applicable only to the Series 1998-1 Notes:

 

 

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Section 4.6 Establishment of Group II Collection Account, Series 1998-1 Collection Account, Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account, and Series 1998-1 Accrued Interest Account .

(a)       The Trustee has created an administrative sub-account within the Collection Account for the benefit of holders of Notes from a Group II Series of Notes (such sub-account, the “ Group II Collection Account ”). In addition, the Trustee will create two administrative sub-accounts within the Group II Collection Account. One such sub-account will be established for the benefit of the Series 1998-1 Noteholders (such sub-account, the “ Series 1998-1 Collection Account ”). The second sub-account will be established for the benefit of the Series 1998-1 Noteholders (such sub-account, the “ Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account ”). A portion of funds on deposit in the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account may, from time to time hereafter, be designated by RCFC as the Substitute Group II Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds Amount. This designated amount shall be available only for the purposes specified herein and shall not be otherwise generally available for withdrawal to be used for the purposes of other funds in the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account.

(b)       The Trustee will further divide the Series 1998-1 Collection Account by creating an additional administrative sub-account for the Series 1998-1 Noteholders (such sub-account, the “ Series 1998-1 Accrued Interest Account ”).

(c)       All Collections in respect of the Group II Collateral and allocable to the Group II Series of Notes shall be allocated to the Group II Collection Account. All Collections in the Group II Collection Account allocable to the Series 1998-1 Notes and the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount shall be allocated to the Series 1998-1 Collection Account or the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account as provided below.

Section 4.7 Allocations with Respect to the Series 1998-1 Notes . All allocations in this Section 4.7 will be made in accordance with written direction of the Master Servicer. The proceeds from the sale of the Series 1998-1 Notes (or the initial Increase, as applicable), together with any funds deposited with RCFC by DTAG in its capacity as the Retained Interestholder, will, on the Series 1998-1 Closing Date, be deposited by the Trustee into the Group II Collection Account and, concurrently with such initial deposit, allocated by the Trustee to the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account. On each Business Day on which Collections are deposited into the Group II Collection Account (each such date, a “ Series 1998-1 Deposit Date ”), the Master Servicer will direct the Trustee in writing to allocate all amounts deposited into the Group II Collection Account in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.7 :

(a)       Allocations During the Series 1998-1 Revolving Period . During the Series 1998-1 Revolving Period, the Master Servicer will direct the Trustee in writing to allocate, on each Series 1998-1 Deposit Date, all amounts deposited into the Group II Collection Account in the priority set forth below:

(i)             with respect to all Collections (including Recoveries and Lease Payment Recoveries) and from Increases:

 

 

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(1)         allocate to the Series 1998-1 Collection Account an amount equal to the Series 1998-1 Interest Collections received on such day. All such amounts allocated to the Series 1998-1 Collection Account shall be further allocated to the Series 1998-1 Accrued Interest Account; provided , however , that if with respect to any Related Month the aggregate of all such amounts allocated to the Series 1998-1 Accrued Interest Account during such Related Month exceeds the Series 1998-1 Interest Amount and any other fees and expenses of RCFC due and payable in respect of the Series 1998-1 Notes on the Payment Date next succeeding such Related Month pursuant to Section 4.8 , then the amount of such excess shall be allocated to the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account;

(2)        to the extent a Mandatory Decrease is required under Section 4A.3(a) of this Supplement, allocate to the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account for the payment of the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount, an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the sum of (A) an amount equal to the Series 1998-1 Invested Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of Collections that are Principal Collections on such day (for any such day, such amount, the “ Series 1998-1 Principal Allocation ”), plus (B) any other funds on deposit in the Series 1998-1 Collection Account and the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account (excluding any Interest Collections but including proceeds from any Increase) and (ii) the amount, as stated in such Master Servicer’s direction, necessary for such Mandatory Decrease;

(3)         allocate to the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account the amount, as stated in such Master Servicer’s direction, of any Voluntary Decreases in the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount to be made in accordance with Section 4A.3(b) of this Supplement;

(4)         allocate to the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account an amount equal to the sum of (A) the Series 1998-1 Principal Allocation remaining after the allocation in clause (3) above, plus (B) the proceeds from any Increase remaining after the allocations in clause (2) above;

(5)         allocate to the Retained Distribution Account an amount equal to (x) the applicable Retained Interest Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of Collections that are Principal Collections on such date, minus (y) any amounts, other than Servicing Fees, which have been withheld by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 4.2(c) of the Base Indenture to the extent such amounts withheld under Section 4.2(c) of the Base Indenture represent all or part of the Retained Interest Amount;

 

(ii)

with respect to all Recoveries:

 

(1)         allocate an amount equal to the Series 1998-1 Invested Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of Recoveries on such day, first , to replenish the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount, to the extent that the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount has theretofore been reduced as a result of any Losses allocated

 

 

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thereto pursuant to clause (iii) below and not replenished pursuant to this clause (ii) ; second , to replenish the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account to the extent withdrawals have theretofore been made pursuant to Section 4.15(b) in respect of unpaid Demand Note draws, which withdrawals have not been paid under such Demand Note and not replenished pursuant to this clause (ii) ; and third , to replenish the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount to the extent that the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount has theretofore been reduced as a result of any Losses allocated thereto pursuant to clause (iii) below and not replenished pursuant to this clause (ii) ; and

(2)         allocate to the Retained Interest Amount an amount equal to the Retained Interest Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of Recoveries on such date to the extent that the Retained Interest Amount has theretofore been reduced as a result of any Losses allocated thereto pursuant to clause (iii) below and not replenished pursuant to this clause (ii) ;

 

(iii)

with respect to all Losses:

 

(1)         allocate an amount equal to the Series 1998-1 Invested Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of Losses on such day, first , to reduce the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount until the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount has been reduced to zero; second , allocate remaining Losses to making a claim under the Demand Note until such claim would reduce the Demand Note to zero; and third , allocate remaining Losses to reduce the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount until the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount has been reduced to zero; and

(2)         on any such Business Day allocate to the Retained Interest Amount an amount equal to the Retained Interest Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of such Losses on such day, which amount shall reduce the Retained Interest Amount.

 

(iv)

with respect to all Lease Payment Recoveries:

 

(1)         allocate an amount equal to the Series 1998-1 Invested Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of Lease Payment Recoveries on such day, first , to replenish the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount to the extent that the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount has theretofore been reduced as a result of any Lease Payment Losses allocated thereto pursuant to clause (v) below and not replenished pursuant to this clause (iv) ; second , to replenish the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account to the extent withdrawals have theretofore been made pursuant to Section 4.14(b) as a result of any Lease Payment Losses allocated to the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to clause (v) below and that have not been replenished pursuant to this clause (iv) ; and third , to replenish the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount to the extent that the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount has theretofore been reduced as a result of any

 

 

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Lease Payment Losses allocated thereto pursuant to clause (v) below and not replenished pursuant to this clause (iv) ; and

(2)         allocate to the Retained Interest Amount an amount equal to the Retained Interest Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of Lease Payment Recoveries on such date to the extent that the Retained Interest Amount has theretofore been reduced as a result of any Lease Payment Losses allocated thereto pursuant to clause (v) below and not replenished pursuant to this clause (iv) );

 

(v)

with respect to all Lease Payment Losses:

 

(1)         allocate an amount equal to the Series 1998-1 Invested Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of Lease Payment Losses on such day, first , to reduce the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount until the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount has been reduced to zero; second , allocate remaining Lease Payment Losses to making a drawing under the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit until such drawing would reduce the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount to zero; and third , allocate remaining Lease Payment Losses to reduce the Invested Amount until the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount has been reduced to zero; and

(2)         allocate to the Retained Interest Amount an amount equal to the Retained Interest Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of such Lease Payment Losses on such day, which amount shall reduce the Retained Interest Amount.

 

(b)

INTENTIONALLY DELETED.

 

(c)       Allocations During the Series 1998-1 Rapid Amortization Period . During the Series 1998-1 Rapid Amortization Period, the Master Servicer will direct the Trustee in writing to allocate, on each Series 1998-1 Deposit Date, all amounts deposited into the Group II Collection Account in the priority set forth below:

(i)             with respect to all Collections (including Recoveries and Lease Payment Recoveries):

(1)         allocate to the Series 1998-1 Collection Account an amount determined as set forth in Section 4.7(a)(i)(1) above for such day, plus an amount up to $500,000 to be applied to the payment of legal fees and expenses, if any, and, if DTAG is no longer the Master Servicer, the amount equal to the sum of the Series 1998-1 Investor Monthly Servicing Fee and Series 1998-1 Monthly Supplemental Servicing Fee, which amount shall be deposited in the Series 1998-1 Accrued Interest Account and, as and to the extent provided in Section 4.7(a)(i)(1) above, allocate an amount to the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account;

 

 

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(2)         allocate to the Series 1998-1 Collection Account an amount equal to the remaining Series 1998-1 Principal Allocation for such day after making the allocations in (1) above, which amounts shall be used to make principal payments on a pro rata basis in respect of the Series 1998-1 Notes; and

(3)         allocate to the Retained Distribution Account an amount determined as set forth in Section 4.7(a)(i)(5) above for such day;

 

(ii)

with respect to all Recoveries:

 

(1)        increase the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount, replenish the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account to the extent withdrawals have theretofore been made pursuant to Section 4.15(b) in respect of unpaid Demand Note draws, which withdrawals have not been replenished under this clause (ii) , increase the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount, and pay any remaining Recoveries to the Group II Collection Account for payment of principal to the Series 1998-1 Noteholders on the next succeeding Payment Date as required pursuant to Section 4.10 ; and

(2)         allocate to the Retained Interest Amount an amount determined as set forth in Section 4.7(a)(ii)(2) above for such day;

 

(iii)

with respect to all Losses:

 

(1)         decrease the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount, make a claim under the Demand Note and decrease the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount as and to the extent provided in Section 4.7(a)(iii)(1) above for such day; and

(2)         allocate to the Retained Interest Amount an amount determined as set forth in Section 4.7(a)(iii)(2) above for such day, which amount shall reduce the Retained Interest Amount.

 

(iv)

with respect to all Lease Payment Recoveries:

 

(1)        increase the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount, replenish the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account to the extent withdrawals have theretofore been made pursuant to Section 4.14(b) as a result of any Lease Payment Losses allocated to the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to clause (v) below that have not been replenished pursuant to this clause (iv) ; and increase the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount as and to the extent provided in Section 4.7(a)(iv)(1) above for such day; and

(2)         allocate to the Retained Interest Amount an amount determined as set forth in Section 4.7(a)(iv)(2) above for such day;

 

(v)

with respect to all Lease Payment Losses:

 

 

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(1)         decrease the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount, make a claim under the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit and decrease the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount as and to the extent provided in Section 4.7(a)(v)(1) above for such day; and

(2)         allocate to the Retained Interest Amount an amount determined as set forth in Section 4.7(a)(v)(2) above for such day, which amount shall reduce the Retained Interest Amount.

(d)       Additional Allocations . Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.7 ,

(i)             provided the Series 1998-1 Rapid Amortization Period has not commenced, amounts allocated to the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account in excess of the Substitute Group II Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds Amount, if any, and that are not allocated to making payments under the Series 1998-1 Notes pursuant hereto may, as and to the extent permitted in the related Supplements, be used to pay the principal amount of other Group II Series of Notes that are then in amortization and, after such payment, any remaining funds may, at RCFC’s option, be (i) used to finance, refinance or acquire Vehicles, to the extent Eligible Vehicles have been requested by any of the Lessees under the Master Lease or (ii) transferred, on any Payment Date, to the Retained Distribution Account, to the extent that the Retained Interest Amount equals or exceeds zero after giving effect to such payment and so long as no Series 1998-1 Enhancement Deficiency or Asset Amount Deficiency exists or would result therefrom; provided , however , that funds remaining after the application of such funds to the payment of the principal amount of other Group II Series of Notes that are in amortization and to the financing or acquisition of Group II Vehicles may be transferred to the Retained Distribution Account on a day other than a Payment Date if the Master Servicer furnishes to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that such transfer will not cause any of the foregoing deficiencies to occur either on the date that such transfer is made or, in the reasonable anticipation of the Master Servicer, on the next Payment Date. Funds in the Retained Distribution Account shall, at the option of RCFC, be available to finance, refinance or acquire Vehicles, to the extent Eligible Vehicles have been requested by any of the Lessees under the Master Lease, to pay the Net Book Value of Vehicles tendered for exchange of like-kind property into the Group II Collection Account, or for distribution to the Retained Interestholder (including any advances made under the Demand Note or otherwise);

(ii)            in the event that the Master Servicer is not DTAG or an Affiliate of DTAG, the Master Servicer shall not be entitled to withhold any amounts pursuant to Section 4.2(c) and the Trustee shall deposit amounts payable to DTAG in its capacity as the Master Servicer in the Group II Collection Account pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.2 on each Series 1998-1 Deposit Date;

(iii)           any amounts withheld by the Master Servicer and not deposited in the Group II Collection Account pursuant to Section 4.2(c) shall be deemed to be deposited

 

 

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in the Group II Collection Account on the date such amounts are withheld for purposes of determining the amounts to be allocated pursuant to this Section 4.7 ;

(iv)           if there is more than one Series of Group II Series of Notes outstanding, then Sections 4.7(a)(i)(5) and 4.7(c)(i)(3) above shall not be duplicative with any similar provisions contained in any other Supplement and the Retained Interestholder shall only be paid such amount once with respect to any Payment Date; and

(v)            RCFC may, from time to time in its sole discretion, increase the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount by (a) (i) allocating to the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount Eligible Vehicles theretofore allocated to the Retained Interest and (ii) delivering to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate affirming with respect to such Vehicles the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.14 of the Base Indenture (and an Opinion of Counsel to the same effect) or (b) (i) depositing funds into the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account by transfer from the Retained Distribution Account or otherwise, and (ii) delivering to the Master Servicer and the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the amount of such funds and stating that such funds shall be allocated to the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount; provided , however , that RCFC shall have no obligation to so increase the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount at any time.

(vi)           If, on any Payment Date during the Series 1998-1 Revolving Period, a Mandatory Decrease shall be required under Section 4A.3(a) of this Supplement and the amounts allocated to the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount under Section 4.7(a)(i)(2) are less than the amount of such required Decrease, then, in such event, any funds (i) on deposit in the Group II Collection Account which are allocable to the Retained Interest Amount or (ii) on deposit in the excess funding accounts for other Group II Series of Notes issued and outstanding under the Indenture which amounts are in excess of the amounts necessary to be on deposit in each such excess funding account in order that (x) no Asset Amount Deficiency occur, (y) no shortfall in the required level of enhancement for each such Group II Series of Notes shall occur, including any portion of such enhancement that is required to be in liquid funds, and (z) no Amortization Event for any such series or event that with the giving of notice or passage of time would become an Amortization Event for any such Group II Series of Notes (such amounts as are set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph (vi) being referred to herein as “ Excess Amounts ”) shall, in each such case, be deposited into the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account as Principal Collections in an aggregate amount up to the amount of any such deficiency and shall be used, in accordance with Section 4.7(a) , to reduce the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount;

 

(vii)

INTENTIONALLY DELETED.

 

(viii)        If, on any Payment Date during the Series 1998-1 Rapid Amortization Period, the Monthly Total Principal Allocation under Section 4.7(c)(i)(3) is insufficient to reduce the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount to zero, then, in such event, any funds constituting Excess Amounts shall, in each such case, be deposited into the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account as Principal Collections in an aggregate amount up to the amount of

 

 

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any such deficiency and shall be used, in accordance with Section 4.10(a)(ii) to reduce the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount.

(e)            Allocation of Proceeds Upon Payment in Full of Group II Obligations . After the payment in full of the Invested Amount of all Group II Series of Notes that have been issued by RCFC, all amounts due under the Indenture and the Related Documents with respect to such Group II Series of Notes and all amounts due by RCFC under any other agreements it may have with the Credit Enhancement Providers, if any, with respect to any Group II Series of Notes, all Collections and all proceeds received by RCFC, the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent in respect of the Group II Collateral allocable to this Series in accordance with the Indenture and the Master Collateral Agency Agreement shall be allocated and transferred to the Retained Distribution Account.

Section 4.8 Monthly Payments . All of the payments in this Section 4.8 will be made in accordance with written direction of the Master Servicer. On each Reporting Date, as provided below, the Master Servicer shall instruct the Trustee to withdraw, and on the following Payment Date the Trustee, acting in accordance with such instructions, shall withdraw the amounts required to be withdrawn from the Group II Collection Account pursuant to Sections 4.8(a) through (c) below in respect of all funds available from Series 1998-1 Interest Collections processed since the preceding Payment Date and allocated to the holders of the Series 1998-1 Notes.

(a)            Note Interest with respect to the Series 1998-1 Notes . On each Reporting Date, the Master Servicer shall instruct the Trustee to withdraw on the next succeeding Payment Date from the Series 1998-1 Accrued Interest Account, after taking into account any funds available therein from the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account in excess of the Substitute Group II Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds Amount, if any, and deposit in the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account the amount on deposit therein available for the payment of the Series 1998-1 Interest Amount. On such Reporting Date, the Master Servicer shall further instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw on the next succeeding Payment Date from the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account the lesser of (i) the amount on deposit in the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account and (ii) the excess, if any, of the Series 1998-1 Interest Amount over the amount withdrawn from the Series 1998-1 Accrued Interest Account pursuant to the preceding sentence and deposit such amount to the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account. If the amounts described in this Section 4.8(a) are insufficient, after taking into account any funds available in the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account and any portion of the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount applied as described in Section 4.9 of this Supplement, to pay the Series 1998-1 Interest Amount on any Payment Date, payments of interest to the Series 1998-1 Noteholders will be reduced by the amount of such shortfall. The amount, if any, of such shortfall on any Payment Date shall be referred to as the “ Series 1998-1 Deficiency Amount ”. Interest shall accrue on the Series 1998-1 Deficiency Amount at the applicable Series 1998-1 Note Rate. On the following Payment Date, the Trustee shall withdraw the Series 1998-1 Interest Amount from the Series 1998-1 Accrued Interest Account and, to the extent provided in Section 4.9 of this Supplement, amounts withdrawn from the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account and any applied portion of the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount, and shall deposit such amount in the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account; provided that the amounts to be withdrawn from the Series 1998-1 Excess

 

 

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Funding Account pursuant to this Section 4.8(a) of this Supplement shall not exceed for any Payment Date the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount at such time.

(b)            Legal Fees . On each Payment Date during the Rapid Amortization Period, the Master Servicer shall, prior to making all distributions required to be made pursuant to Section 4.8(a) of this Supplement, instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw from the Series 1998-1 Accrued Interest Account, for payment to the Issuer, an amount up to an aggregate amount for all such Payment Dates of $500,000 to be applied to the payment of legal fees and expenses, if any, of the Issuer. On such Payment Date, the Trustee shall withdraw such amount from the Series 1998-1 Accrued Interest Account and remit such amount to the Issuer.

(c)            Servicing Fee . On each Payment Date, the Master Servicer shall, after directing all distributions required to be made pursuant to Sections 4.8(a) and (b) of this Supplement or in the event that on the related Determination Date DTAG or any Affiliate thereof shall no longer be the Master Servicer, prior to such distributions being made (or if in addition to the foregoing the Series 1998-1 Rapid Amortization Period has also commenced, prior to making all distributions required to be made pursuant to Section 4.8(a) of this Supplement but after making all distributions required to be made pursuant to Section 4.8(b) ), instruct in writing each of the Trustee and the Paying Agent to withdraw from the Series 1998-1 Accrued Interest Account, for payment to the Master Servicer, an amount equal to (a) the Series 1998-1 Investor Monthly Servicing Fee and any Series 1998-1 Monthly Supplemental Servicing Fee accrued during the preceding Series 1998-1 Interest Period, plus (b) all accrued and unpaid Series 1998-1 Investor Monthly Servicing Fees and any accrued and unpaid Series 1998-1 Monthly Supplemental Servicing Fees, minus (c) the amount of any Series 1998-1 Investor Monthly Servicing Fees and Series 1998-1 Monthly Supplemental Servicing Fees withheld by the Master Servicer pursuant to the Base Indenture. On such Payment Date, the Trustee shall withdraw such amount from the Series 1998-1 Accrued Interest Account and remit such amount to the Master Servicer.

Section 4.9 Payment of Note Interest .

All payments made pursuant to this Section 4.9 will be made in accordance with the written instructions of the Master Servicer. On each Payment Date, (i) to the extent any Series 1998-1 Monthly Interest Shortfall exists after the deposits required pursuant to Section 4.7 and Section 4.8(a) of this Supplement have been made, the Master Servicer shall instruct the Paying Agent to withdraw from funds on deposit in the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account, an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the amount on deposit in the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account on such Payment Date in an amount not to exceed the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount at such time, and (B) the remaining amount of the Series 1998-1 Monthly Interest Shortfall, and deposit such amount in the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account to pay the Series 1998-1 Interest Amount and any unpaid Series 1998-1 Deficiency Amounts with respect to such Series 1998-1 Monthly Interest (together with accrued interest on all such unpaid Series 1998-1 Deficiency Amounts) and (ii) to the extent any such Series 1998-1 Monthly Interest Shortfall remains after the deposits required pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 4.9 has been made, if amounts have been drawn on the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit and deposited into the Series 1998-1 Collection Account pursuant to Section 4.18 of this Supplement, the Master Servicer shall instruct the Paying Agent to withdraw from the Series 1998-1 Collection Account

 

 

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on such Payment Date the lesser of (A) the amount on deposit in the Series 1998-1 Collection Account representing such amount drawn on the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit, (B) the amount on deposit in the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account in excess of the Substitute Group II Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds Amount, if any on such Payment Date, and (C) the amount of the remaining Series 1998-1 Monthly Interest Shortfall, and deposit such amount in the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account to pay the Series 1998-1 Interest Amount and any unpaid Series 1998-1 Deficiency Amounts with respect to such Series 1998-1 Interest Amount (together with accrued interest on all such unpaid Series 1998-1 Deficiency Amounts). On each Payment Date the Paying Agent shall, in accordance with the Master Servicer’s most recent Monthly Certificate, pay to the Series 1998-1 Noteholders from the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account the portion of the Series 1998-1 Interest Amount deposited in the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account for the payment of the Series 1998-1 Interest Amount pursuant to Section 4.8(a) of this Supplement and clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 4.9 .

Section 4.10 Payment of Note Principal; Decreases .

All payments made pursuant to this Section 4.10 will be made in accordance with the written instructions of the Master Servicer.

 

(a)

Series 1998-1 Notes .

 

(i)

INTENTIONALLY DELETED.

(ii)         Commencing on the first Determination Date after the commencement of the Series 1998-1 Rapid Amortization Period, the Master Servicer shall instruct the Trustee as to the amount allocated to the Series 1998-1 Notes during the Related Month pursuant to Section 4.7(c)(i)(2) ; and

(iii)        Commencing on the first Payment Date after the commencement of the Series 1998-1 Rapid Amortization Period, the Trustee shall (1) withdraw from the Series 1998-1 Collection Account the amount allocated thereto pursuant to Section 4.7(c)(i)(2) of this Supplement, (2) to the extent any portion of the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount still remains unpaid after application of the amounts specified in clause (1) above, the Master Servicer shall instruct the Trustee to withdraw, from funds on deposit in the related Excess Funding Accounts of any additional Group II Series of Notes, if any, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the aggregate amount on deposit in such Excess Funding Accounts on such Payment Date (after application of any such amounts to pay principal and interest in respect of the related Series of Notes pursuant to the related Series Supplements) in an amount not to exceed the related Available Subordinated Amounts at such time and (y) the unpaid portion of the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount and deposit such amounts in the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account to be paid, pro rata, to the Series 1998-1 Noteholders, provided that any such amounts withdrawn from the Excess Funding Accounts for the other Group II Series of Notes shall be applied on a pro rata basis with respect to each Group II Series of Notes with respect to which a deficiency exists, (3) to the extent any portion of the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount remains unpaid after application of the amount specified in clauses (1) and (2) , the Master Servicer shall instruct the Trustee to withdraw, from funds on deposit in the Series 1998-1 Excess

 

 

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Funding Account, an amount equal to the lesser of (v) the amount on deposit in the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account in excess of the Substitute Group II Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds Amount, if any, on such Payment Date (after application of any amounts pursuant to Section 4.9 of this Supplement) in an amount not to exceed the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount at such time and (w) the unpaid portion of the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount and deposit such amount in the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account to be paid, pro rata, to the Series 1998-1 Noteholders, and (4) to the extent any portion of the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount still remains unpaid after application of the amounts specified in clauses (1) through (3) above, if amounts have been drawn on the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit and deposited into the Series 1998-1 Collection Account pursuant to Section 4.14 of this Supplement or amounts have been claimed under the Demand Note or drawn under the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit in respect thereof and deposited into the Series 1998-1 Collection Account pursuant to Section 4.15 of this Supplement, the Master Servicer shall instruct the Trustee to withdraw from the Series 1998-1 Collection Account on such Payment Date the lesser of (x) the amount on deposit in the Series 1998-1 Collection Account representing such draw on the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit or payment under the Demand Note (after application of any portion thereof pursuant to Section 4.9 of this Supplement) and (y) the excess of the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount over the amounts described in clauses (1) through (3) above and deposit such amounts in the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account to be paid, pro rata, to the Series 1998-1 Noteholders; provided , however , that on the Series 1998-1 Termination Date, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Series 1998-1 Collection Account, as provided above, an aggregate amount which is no greater than the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount as of such date. The Series 1998-1 Invested Amount shall be due and payable on the Series 1998-1 Termination Date.

(iv)        On each Payment Date occurring on or after the date a withdrawal is made pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(iii) of this Supplement, the Paying Agent shall, in accordance with Section 5.1 of the Base Indenture and the Master Servicer’s most recent Monthly Certificate pay to the applicable Series 1998-1 Noteholders, pro rata, the amount deposited in the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account for the payment of principal pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(iii) of this Supplement.

(b)          Decreases . On the Business Day occurring on the date a withdrawal is made pursuant to Section 4.7(a)(i)(2) , the Paying Agent shall pay to the Series 1998-1 Noteholders the amount deposited in the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account for the payment of principal pursuant to Section 4.7(a)(i)(2) .

Section 4.11 Retained Distribution Account . On each Payment Date, the Master Servicer shall, as applicable, instruct the Trustee in writing to instruct the Paying Agent to transfer to the Retained Distribution Account (established pursuant to Section 4.1(b) of the Base Indenture) (i) all funds which are in the Collection Account that have been allocated to the Retained Distribution Account as of such Payment Date and (ii) all funds that were previously allocated to the Retained Distribution Account but not transferred to the Retained Distribution Account.

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(a)          Establishment of Series 1998-1 Distribution Account . The Trustee shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 1998-1 Noteholders, or cause to be established and maintained, an account (the “ Series 1998-1 Distribution Account ”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Series 1998-1 Noteholders. The Series 1998-1 Distribution Account shall be maintained (i) with a Qualified Institution, or (ii) as a segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company having corporate trust powers and acting as trustee for funds deposited in the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account. If the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account is not maintained in accordance with the previous sentence, the Master Servicer shall establish a new Series 1998-1 Distribution Account, within ten (10) Business Days after obtaining knowledge of such fact, which complies with such sentence, and shall instruct the Trustee to transfer all cash and investments from the non-qualifying Series 1998-1 Distribution Account into the new Series 1998-1 Distribution Account. Initially, the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account will be established with the Trustee.

(b)          Administration of the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account . The Master Servicer shall instruct the institution maintaining the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account in writing to invest funds on deposit in the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account at all times in Permitted Investments; provided , however , that any such investment shall mature not later than the Business Day prior to the Payment Date following the date on which such funds were received, unless any Permitted Investment held in the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account is held with the Trustee, in which case such investment may mature on such Payment Date provided that such funds shall be available for withdrawal on or prior to such Payment Date. The Trustee shall hold, for the benefit of the Series 1998-1 Noteholders, possession of any negotiable instruments or securities evidencing the Permitted Investments from the time of purchase thereof until the time of maturity.

(c)          Earnings from Series 1998-1 Distribution Account . Subject to the restrictions set forth above, the Master Servicer shall have the authority to instruct the Trustee in writing with respect to the investment of funds on deposit in the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account. All interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) on funds on deposit in the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account shall be deemed to be on deposit and available for distribution.

(d)          Series 1998-1 Distribution Account Constitutes Additional Collateral for Series 1998-1 Notes . In order to secure and provide for the payment of the RCFC Obligations with respect to the Series 1998-1 Notes (but not the other Notes), RCFC hereby assigns, pledges, grants, transfers and sets over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 1998-1 Noteholders, all of RCFC’s right, title and interest in and to the following (whether now or hereafter existing and whether now owned or hereafter acquired): (i) the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account; (ii) all funds on deposit therein from time to time; (iii) all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing any or all of the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account or the funds on deposit therein from time to time; (iv) all Permitted Investments made at any time and from time to time with monies in the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account; and (v) all proceeds of any and all of the foregoing, including, without limitation, cash (the items in the foregoing clauses (i) through (v) are referred to, collectively, as the “ Series 1998-1 Distribution Account Collateral ”). The Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in

 

 

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the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account and in all proceeds thereof. The Series 1998-1 Distribution Account Collateral shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Trustee, and the Paying Agent at the direction of the Trustee, in each case for the benefit of the Series 1998-1 Noteholders.

Section 4.13 The Master Servicer’s Failure to Instruct the Trustee to Make a Deposit or Payment . If the Master Servicer fails to give notice or instructions to make any payment from or deposit into the Group II Collection Account required to be given by the Master Servicer, at the time specified in the Master Lease or any other Related Document (including applicable grace periods), and such failure is known by the Trustee, the Trustee shall make such payment or deposit into or from the Group II Collection Account without such notice or instruction from the Master Servicer if and to the extent that the Trustee has been furnished information adequate, in the sole discretion of the Trustee, to determine the amounts and beneficiaries of such payments. Pursuant to the Master Lease, the Master Servicer has agreed that it shall, upon request of the Trustee, promptly provide the Trustee with all information necessary to allow the Trustee to make such a payment or deposit.

Section 4.14 Lease Payment Loss Draws on Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit .

(a)          At or before 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on each Payment Date, the Master Servicer shall notify the Trustee and the Enhancement Agent of the amount of the Series 1998-1 Lease Payment Losses, such notification to be in the form of Exhibit D to this Supplement.

(b)          So long as the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit shall not have been terminated, on any Payment Date that there are Series 1998-1 Lease Payment Losses, the Enhancement Agent shall, by 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the same Payment Date, draw on the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit by presenting a draft in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Series 1998-1 Lease Payment Losses allocated to making a drawing under the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to Sections 4.7(a)(v)(1) or (c)(v)(1) of this Supplement, and (ii) the amount available to be drawn on the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit on such Payment Date accompanied by a Certificate of Credit Demand. The proceeds of such draw shall be deposited as soon as practicable in the Series 1998-1 Collection Account for further allocation to the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account in accordance with the instructions of the Master Servicer and pursuant to the terms of this Supplement.

(c)          So long as the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit shall not have been terminated, on any Business Day that the Enhancement Agent has received written notice from the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 5.05(b) of the Collateral Agreement notifying the Enhancement Agent of the existence and amount of a Liquidity Deficiency and directing the Enhancement Agent to make a draw under the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit, the Enhancement Agent shall, by 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date of such notice (or, in the case of any notice given to the Enhancement Agent after 12:00 noon (New York City time), by 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the next following Business Day), draw on the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit by presenting a draft in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) such Liquidity Deficiency and (ii) the full amount available to be drawn under the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit on such date

 

 

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accompanied by a Certificate of Liquidity Demand. The Enhancement Agent shall deliver the proceeds of such draw to the Trustee for deposit in the Series 1998-1 Distribution Account.

Section 4.15 Claim Under the Demand Note .

(a)          On each Determination Date, the Master Servicer shall determine the aggregate amount, if any, of Losses that have occurred during the Related Month. In the event that any such Losses occurring during such Related Month exceed the amount of Recoveries received during such Related Month, the Master Servicer shall set forth the aggregate amount of such net Losses in the Monthly Report, and the Trustee shall make in accordance with the written instructions of the Master Servicer the allocations as set forth in Sections 4.7(a)(iii)(1) and (c)(iii)(1) , as applicable, of this Supplement. If any amounts are allocated to a claim under the Demand Note pursuant to such Sections (any such amounts, “ Demand Note Claim Amounts ”), the Trustee shall transmit to the issuer of the Demand Note a demand for repayment (each, a “ Demand Notice ”) under the Demand Note in the amount of the lesser of (x) the outstanding amount of such Demand Note and (y) the Demand Note Claim Amounts, in each case such payment to be made on or prior to the next succeeding Payment Date by deposit of funds into the Series 1998-1 Collection Account in the specified amount.

(b)          In the event that on any Payment Date on which (x) a Demand Notice has been transmitted to the issuer of the Demand Note on the related Determination Date pursuant to Section 4.15(a) above and the Demand Note issuer shall have failed to deposit into the Series 1998-1 Collection Account the amount specified in such Demand Notice, on or prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on such Payment Date, or (y) a Demand Notice for payment by the issuer of the Demand Note could be transmitted to the issuer of the Demand Note of the related Determination Date pursuant to Section 4.15(a) above, but has been prevented from being transmitted or, if so transmitted, the issuer of the Demand Note has been prevented from making any payment thereunder, in each case, as a result of the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law, then so long as the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit shall not have been terminated, the Enhancement Agent shall, by 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the same Business Day, draw on the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit by presenting a draft in an amount equal to (i) that portion of the amount demanded under the Demand Note as specified in (a) above that has not been deposited into the Series 1998-1 Collection Account as of 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on such Payment Date, in the case of clause (x) above or (ii) the amount of the stayed demand for payment in the case of clause (y) above, in each case, accompanied by a Certificate of Credit Demand. The proceeds of such draw shall be deposited in the Series 1998-1 Collection Account for application pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(ii) of this Supplement.

(c)          Demand Note Constitutes Additional Collateral for Series 1998-1 Notes . In order to secure and provide for the payment of the RCFC Obligations with respect to the Series 1998-1 Notes (but not the other Notes), RCFC hereby assigns, pledges, grants, transfers and sets over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 1998-1 Noteholders, all of RCFC’s right, title and interest in and to the Demand Note and all proceeds thereof. The Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in the Demand Note, all rights to make claims thereunder and all payments thereon and all proceeds thereof.

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(a)          If prior to the date which is 30 days prior to the then scheduled Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Expiration Date,

(i)           the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit shall not have been extended or there shall not have been appointed a successor institution to act as Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Provider, and

(ii)         the payments to be made by the Lessees under the Master Lease shall not have otherwise been credit enhanced with (A) the funding of the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account with cash in the amount of the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount, (B) other cash collateral accounts, overcollateralization or subordinated securities or (C) with the consent of the Required Group II Noteholders, a Surety Bond or other similar arrangements; provided , however , that

(1)           any such successor institution or other form of substitute credit enhancement referred to in the foregoing clauses (B) and (C) shall be approved by each Rating Agency; and

(2)           any such successor institution or other form of substitute credit enhancement referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii)(C) shall, if the short-term debt ratings with respect to such substitute credit enhancement, if applicable, are less than “A-1” or the equivalent from Standard & Poor’s, “P-1” or the equivalent from Moody’s and, if rated by Fitch, “F1” or the equivalent by Fitch, be approved by the Required Group II Noteholders;

then the Master Servicer shall notify the Trustee and the Enhancement Agent in writing pursuant to the Master Lease no later than one Business Day prior to the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Expiration Date of (i) the principal balance of all Outstanding Series 1998-1 Notes on such date, and (ii) the amount available to be drawn on the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit on such date. Upon receipt of such notice by the Trustee and the Enhancement Agent on or prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, the Enhancement Agent shall, by 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Business Day (or, in the case of any notice given to the Trustee after 10:00 a.m. (New York City time), by 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the next following Business Day), draw the lesser of the amounts set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above on the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit by presenting a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Termination Demand and shall deposit the proceeds of the disbursement resulting therefrom in a special deposit account (the “ Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account ”).

(b)          The Master Servicer shall notify the Trustee and the Enhancement Agent in writing pursuant to the Master Lease within one Business Day of the Master Servicer’s becoming aware that the short-term debt credit rating of the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Provider has fallen below “A-1” in the case of Standard & Poor’s, “P-1” in the case of Moody’s or, if rated by Fitch, “F1” in the case of Fitch. At such time the Master Servicer shall also notify the Trustee and the Enhancement Agent of (i) the principal balance of all Outstanding Series 1998-1 Notes on such date, and (ii) the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount on such date. Upon the 60th Business Day following receipt of such notice by the Trustee and the Enhancement Agent if the condition described in the first sentence of this Section 4.16(b) shall

 

 

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remain in effect on or prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, unless the Master Servicer shall have obtained a new letter of credit substantially in the form of the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit and provided by an entity with short-term debt ratings of at least “A-1” in the case of Standard & Poor’s, “P-1” in the case of Moody’s and if rated by Fitch, “F1” in the case of Fitch, the Enhancement Agent shall, by 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Business Day (or, in the case of any notice given to the Enhancement Agent after 10:00 a.m. (New York City time), by 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the next following Business Day), draw on the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the lesser of the principal balance of all Outstanding Series 1998-1 Notes on such Business Day and the amount available to be drawn on the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit on such Business Day by presenting a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Termination Demand and shall deposit the proceeds of the disbursement resulting therefrom in the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account.

Section 4.17 Conversion . If on any Business Day there exists Series 1998-1 Lease Payment Losses, including after an LOC Termination Disbursement (as defined in the Liquidity Agreement) has been made as provided in Section 4.16 above, and if on such day (i) the amount of such Series 1998-1 Lease Payment Losses exceeds the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount on such day, and (ii) LOC Liquidity Disbursements (as defined in the Liquidity Agreement) are Outstanding (as defined in the Liquidity Agreement), then (A) such amount of LOC Liquidity Disbursements (as defined in the Liquidity Agreement) shall be reduced, and (B) the amount of LOC Credit Disbursements (as defined in the Liquidity Agreement) Outstanding shall be increased, in each case, by an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the amount by which the Series 1998-1 Lease Payment Losses exceeds the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount (which Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount shall, in any event, be drawn, in accordance with the second paragraph of Section 4.14 as a Credit Draw) and (b) the aggregate amount of LOC Liquidity Disbursements (such reduction and increase shall be referred to as a “ Conversion ”). On the Business Day any such Conversion is required, the Enhancement Agent (upon receiving written notice of such Series 1998-1 Lease Payment Losses from the Master Servicer) shall direct the Trustee to deliver to the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Provider a Notice of Conversion in the form of Exhibit B to the CP Enhancement Letter of Credit Application and Agreement by 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Business Day.

Section 4.18 The Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account .

(a)          Upon receipt of written notice of a draw on the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit from the Enhancement Agent pursuant to Section 4.16 , the Trustee shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 1998-1 Noteholders, or cause to be established and maintained, the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the Series 1998-1 Noteholders. The Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account shall be maintained (i) with a Qualified Institution, or (ii) as a segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company having corporate trust powers and acting as trustee for funds deposited in the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account. If the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account is not maintained in accordance with the prior sentence, then within 10 Business Days after obtaining knowledge of such fact, the Master Servicer has agreed pursuant to the Master Lease that it shall establish a new Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account which complies with such sentence and shall instruct the Trustee in writing to transfer into the new Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral

 

 

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Account all cash and investments from the non-qualifying Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account. When established, the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account is intended to function in all respects as the replacement for, and the equivalent of, the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit. Accordingly, following its creation, each reference to a draw on the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit shall refer to withdrawals from the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account and references to similar terms shall mean and be a reference to actions taken with respect to the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account that correspond to actions that otherwise would have been taken with respect to the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, upon funding of the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account, the Trustee shall, at all times when the Enhancement Agent is otherwise required to make a draw under the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 4.14 , 4.15 or 4.16 of this Supplement, make a draw from the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account in the amount and at such time as a draw would be made under the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 4.14 , 4.15 or 4.16 of this Supplement. The Trustee shall provide written notice to DTAG of any draw from the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account pursuant to Section 4.14 , 4.15 or 4.16 of this Supplement.

(b)          In order to secure and provide for the repayment and payment of the obligations of RCFC with respect to the Series 1998-1 Notes (but not any other Series of Notes), RCFC hereby assigns, pledges, grants, transfers and sets over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 1998-1 Noteholders, all of RCFC’s right, title and interest in and to the following (whether now or hereafter existing and whether now owned or hereafter acquired): (i) the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account; (ii) all funds on deposit therein from time to time; (iii) all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing any or all of the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account or the funds on deposit therein from time to time; (iv) all Permitted Investments made at any time and from time to time with the monies in the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account; and (v) all proceeds of any and all of the foregoing, including, without limitation, cash. The Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account and in all proceeds thereof. The Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 1998-1 Noteholders and the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Provider, as their interests appear herein, which interest in the case of the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Provider shall be subject to the interests of the holders of Series 1998-1 Notes as provided herein.

(c)          Funds on deposit in the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account shall, at the written direction of the Master Servicer given pursuant to the Master Lease, be invested by the Trustee in Permitted Investments subject to the right of the Liquidity Agent pursuant to Section 5.04 of the Collateral Agreement to direct the investment of such amounts so long as a Liquidity Agreement Amortization Event (other than Scheduled Liquidity Agreement Amortization Events) shall have occurred and be continuing. Funds on deposit in the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account on any Payment Date, after giving effect to any deposits to or withdrawals from the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account on such Payment Date, shall be invested in Permitted Investments that will mature at such time that such funds will be available for withdrawal on or prior to the following Payment Date. The proceeds of any such investment, to the extent not distributed on such Payment Date, shall be invested in Permitted Investments that will mature at such time that such funds will be available for withdrawal on or prior to the Payment Date immediately following the date of such investment. The Trustee shall maintain

 

 

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for the benefit of the Series 1998-1 Noteholders and the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Provider as their interests appear herein, which interest in the case of the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Provider shall be subject to the interests of the holders of the Series 1998-1 Notes as provided herein, possession of the negotiable instruments or securities evidencing the Permitted Investments from the time of purchase thereof until the time of sale or maturity. On each Payment Date, all interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) accrued since the preceding Payment Date on funds on deposit in the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account shall be paid to the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Provider to the extent of any unreimbursed draws on the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit. Subject to the restrictions set forth above, the Master Servicer, or a Person designated in writing by the Master Servicer with written notification thereof to the Trustee, shall have the authority to instruct the Trustee in writing with respect to the investment of funds on deposit in the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account. For purposes of determining the availability of funds or the balances in the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account for any reason under the Indenture, all investment earnings on such funds shall be deemed not to be available or on deposit.

(d)          In the event that the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account Surplus on any Payment Date, after giving effect to all withdrawals from the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account, is greater than zero, the Trustee, acting in accordance with the written instructions of the Master Servicer, shall withdraw from the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account an amount equal to the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Amount Surplus and shall pay from such amount to the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Provider, an amount equal to the amount of unreimbursed draws under the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit.

(e)          Upon the later to occur of (i) the termination of the Indenture pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Base Indenture and (ii) the Business Day immediately following the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Expiration Date, the Trustee, acting in accordance with the written instructions of the Master Servicer, after the prior payment of all amounts owing to the Series 1998-1 Noteholders and payable from the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account as provided herein, shall withdraw from the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account all amounts on deposit therein and shall pay from such amounts to the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Provider an amount equal to the amount of unreimbursed draws on the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit.

Section 4.19 Appointment of Enhancement Agent . Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas is hereby appointed to act as Enhancement Agent in respect of the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to hold the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit as beneficiary on behalf of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms hereof and to make draws thereon pursuant to the terms of the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit, this Supplement and the Collateral Agreement. The Enhancement Agent shall promptly follow the instructions of either the Trustee or the Collateral Agent to make a claim under the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit or withdrawal from the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account. The Enhancement Agent shall have all the rights of the Trustee under Sections 9.2 and 9.3 of the Base Indenture. The Enhancement Agent hereby acknowledges and agrees to perform the duties set forth with respect to the Enhancement Agent in Sections 2.1(a), 2.1(e), 2.1(f), 2.3(a) and 2.3(c) of the CP Enhancement Letter of Credit Application and Agreement including, without limitation, its obligation to execute and deliver a Notice of Reduction of Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount substantially in the form attached

 

 

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as Annex E to the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit upon its receipt of a Request for Reduction of Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount in substantially the form attached as Exhibit D to the CP Enhancement Letter of Credit Application and Agreement. The Enhancement Agent further agrees that, in cases where it shall be obligated to deliver a Notice of Increase of Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount in the form of and pursuant to the terms provided in Annex F to that certain Irrevocable Letter of Credit dated March 4, 1998 (No. TS-06000979), it shall concurrently deliver its acknowledgement and acceptance of such notice to each of the Collateral Agent and the Depositary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Supplement or the Base Indenture, (i) the Master Servicer shall be solely responsible for payment of the fees of the Enhancement Agent and such fees shall not be paid out of the fees otherwise payable to the Trustee, (ii) the Servicers, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the Enhancement Agent (which for purposes of this Section 4.19 shall include its officers, directors and employees) to the same extent as the Servicers’ indemnification of the Trustee pursuant to Section 15.2 of the Master Lease and (iii) the Trustee shall not be responsible for the acts or omissions of the Enhancement Agent.

Section 4.20 Exchange of Vehicles . On any date on which RCFC determines to tender a Group II Vehicle to the Qualified Intermediary as a Group II Exchanged Vehicle, RCFC shall either:

(i)             designate and direct the Trustee to transfer amounts in respect of the Substitute Group II Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds equal to the Net Book Value as of such date of the Group II Exchanged Vehicle to the Series 1998-1 Collection Account and treat such amounts as Disposition Proceeds of such Group II Exchanged Vehicle;

(ii)            upon identifying a Group II Vehicle as a Group II Exchanged Vehicle designate on such date an increase in Exchange Agreement Group II Rights Value equal to the Exchange Proceeds of such Group II Exchanged Vehicle and to the extent such increase in Exchange Agreement Group II Rights Value is more or less than the Net Book Value of such Group II Exchanged Vehicle, treat the difference as a Recovery or a Loss, as applicable, hereunder; or

(iii)          upon identifying a Group II Vehicle as a Group II Exchanged Vehicle, substitute one or more Group II Replacement Vehicles having an aggregate Net Book Value at least equal to the Exchange Proceeds of the Group II Exchanged Vehicle to substitute for such Group II Exchanged Vehicle as Group II Collateral and Group II Vehicles for purposes of the Related Documents and to the extent such Exchange Proceeds are more or less than the Net Book Value of such Group II Exchanged Vehicle, treat the difference as a Recovery or a Loss, as applicable, hereunder.

RCFC shall provide written instruction to the Trustee and Master Collateral Agent upon tender of a Group II Exchanged Vehicle to a Qualified Intermediary with respect to the designations, substitutions and transfers set forth in this Section.

 

 

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ARTICLE 5

AMORTIZATION EVENTS

Section 5.1 Series 1998-1 Amortization Events . In addition to the Amortization Events set forth in Section 8.1 of the Base Indenture, the following shall be Amortization Events with respect to the Series 1998-1 Notes (without notice or other action on the part of the Trustee or any Series 1998-1 Noteholders):

(a)        a Series 1998-1 Enhancement Deficiency shall occur and continue for at least five (5) Business Days after the Master Servicer obtains actual knowledge thereof; provided , however , that such event or condition shall not be an Amortization Event if (i) during such five (5) Business Day period DTAG shall have increased the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount or RCFC shall have increased the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount by allocating to the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount, Eligible Vehicles theretofore allocated to the Retained Interest or by depositing funds into the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account or the Series 1998-1 Excess Funding Account, in either case so that the Series 1998-1 Enhancement Deficiency no longer exists, and (ii) any increase in the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 5.1(a) shall be in accordance with the terms of Section 4.7(d)(v) of this Supplement;

(b)       the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit shall not be in full force and effect and no substitute credit enhancement shall have been obtained pursuant to the CP Enhancement Letter of Credit Application and Agreement unless (i) the inclusion of the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount in the Enhancement Amount is not necessary for the Enhancement Amount to equal or exceed the Minimum Enhancement Amount, or (ii) the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account shall theretofore have been funded to the full extent required hereunder;

(c)       from and after the funding of the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account pursuant to Sections 4.16 or 4.18 of this Supplement, the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account shall be subject to an injunction, estoppel or other stay or a Lien (other than the Lien of the Trustee under the Indenture);

(d)       an Event of Bankruptcy shall have occurred with respect to the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Provider or the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Provider repudiates the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit or refuses to honor a proper draw thereon in accordance with the terms thereof, unless (i) the inclusion of the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount in the Enhancement Amount is not necessary for the Enhancement Amount to equal or exceed the Minimum Enhancement Amount, or (ii) the Series 1998-1 Cash Collateral Account shall theretofore have been funded to the full extent required hereunder and under the CP Enhancement Letter of Credit Application and Agreement;

(e)        any of the Related Documents or any portion thereof shall not be in full force and effect or enforceable in accordance with its terms or RCFC, DTAG (including in its capacity as Master Servicer), or DTG Operations (including in its capacity as a Servicer) or any successor to DTG Operations in its capacity as Servicer shall so assert in writing;

 

 

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(f)        all principal and accrued interest of the Series 1998-1 Notes shall not be paid in full on or before the Series 1998-1 Termination Date;

(g)       a Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under the Master Lease;

(h)       a Liquidity Agreement Amortization Event occurs under the Liquidity Agreement; or

(i)         an Asset Amount Deficiency shall have occurred and be continuing for a period of five (5) Business Days.

In the case of any event described in clause (a) , (f) , (g) (with respect solely to the occurrence of Lease Events of Default described in Section 17.1.1(i) , 17.1.2 , and 17.1.5 of the Master Lease) above, an Amortization Event will be deemed to have occurred with respect to the Series 1998-1 Notes, after the grace period described therein, immediately without notice or other action on the part of the Trustee or the Series 1998-1 Noteholders. In the case of any of the events described in clauses (b) , (c) , (d) , (e) , (g) (with respect to the occurrence of Lease Event of Defaults not described in the immediately preceding sentence), (h) and (i) above, an Amortization Event will be deemed to have occurred with respect to the Series 1998-1 Notes only if, after any applicable grace period described in such clauses, either the Trustee, by written notice to the Issuer, or the Series 1998-1 Noteholders, by written notice to the Issuer and the Trustee, declare that, as of the date of such notice, an Amortization Event has occurred.

Section 5.2 Waiver of Past Events . Subject to Section 11.2 of the Base Indenture, Series 1998-1 Noteholders holding 100% of the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount, by written notice to the Trustee, may waive any existing Potential Amortization Event or Amortization Event.

ARTICLE 6

COVENANTS

Section 6.1 Minimum Subordinated Amount . RCFC shall maintain the Series 1998-1 Available Subordinated Amount in an amount greater than or equal to the Minimum Subordinated Amount.

Section 6.2 Minimum Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount . RCFC shall maintain the Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount in an amount greater than or equal to the Minimum Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit Amount.

 

 

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ARTICLE 7

FORM OF SERIES 1998-1 NOTES

Series 1998-1 Notes will be issued in fully registered form, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A to this Supplement, with such legends as may be applicable thereto as set forth in the Base Indenture, and will be sold initially to DTFC and shall be duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee in the manner set forth in Section 2.4 of the Base Indenture. The Series 1998-1 Notes are not permitted to be transferred, assigned, exchanged or otherwise pledged or conveyed except in compliance with the terms of the Base Indenture. The Series 1998-1 Notes shall bear a face amount equal to the Series 1998-1 Maximum Invested Amount, and shall be initially issued in a principal amount equal to the Series 1998-1 Initial Invested Amount. The Trustee shall, or shall cause the Note Registrar to, record any Increases or Decreases with respect to the Series 1998-1 Invested Amount such that the principal amount of the Series 1998-1 Notes Outstanding accurately reflects all such Increases and Decreases.

ARTICLE 8

GENERAL

Section 8.1 Payment of Rating Agencies’ Fees . RCFC agrees and covenants with the Master Servicer and the Trustee to pay all reasonable fees and expenses of the Rating Agencies and to promptly provide all documents and other information that the Rating Agencies may reasonably request.

Section 8.2 Exhibits . The following exhibits attached hereto supplement the exhibits included in the Indenture.

 

Exhibit A:

Form of Series 1998-1 Note

 

Exhibit B:

Reserved

 

Exhibit C:

Form of Demand Note

 

Exhibit D:

Form of Notice of Series 1998-1 Lease

 

Payment Losses

Section 8.3 Ratification of Base Indenture . As supplemented by this Supplement and except as specified in this Supplement, the Base Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the Base Indenture as so supplemented by this Series Supplement shall be read, taken, and construed as one and the same instrument.

Section 8.4 Counterparts . This Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 8.5 Governing Law . THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE UCC) OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT GIVING

 

 

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EFFECT TO THE PROVISIONS THEREOF REGARDING CONFLICTS OF LAWS), AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAW.

Section 8.6 Amendments . This Supplement may be modified or amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Base Indenture; provided , however , that if, pursuant to the terms of the Base Indenture or this Supplement, the consent of the Required Group II Noteholders is required for an amendment or modification of this Supplement, such requirement shall be satisfied if such amendment or modification is consented to by Noteholders representing more than 50% of the Aggregate Principal Balance of the Series 1998-1 Notes affected thereby (including for purposes of determining such aggregate outstanding principal amount, the Aggregate Principal Balance of the Series 1998-1 Notes). In addition, this Supplement may be amended or modified from time to time, without the consent of any Group II Noteholder but with the consent of RCFC, DTAG and the Trustee and written confirmation of the then current ratings on the Series 1998-1 Notes from the Rating Agencies to amend the following definitions: “Maximum Manufacturer Percentage”, “Measurement Month”, “Measurement Month Average” and “Market Value Adjustment Percentage” and to make changes related to such amendments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the consent of each Enhancement Provider with respect to the Series 1998-1 Notes is required to amend this Supplement and the Base Indenture.

Section 8.7 Financed Vehicles . RCFC shall not lease any Financed Vehicles under the Financing Lease without the prior written consent of the holders of the Group II Series of Notes and each Enhancement Provider with respect to each Group II Series of Notes and without satisfying the Rating Agency Condition with respect to the Group II Series of Notes.         

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplement to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

 

 

By:______________________________

Pamela S. Peck

Vice President and Treasurer

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Trustee and Enhancement Agent

 

 

By:______________________________

Name:

Title:

 

 

By:______________________________

Name:

Title:

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE 1

 

Schedule of Maximum Manufacturer Percentages of Group II Vehicles

 


Eligible Manufacturer

Maximum
Program Percentage*

Maximum
Non-Program Percentage*

DaimlerChrysler

100%

50%

Ford

100%

50%

Toyota

100%

50%

General Motors

100%

50%

Honda

0%

50%

Nissan

0%

50%

Volkswagen

0%

50%

Mazda

0%

Up to 25% (4)

Subaru

0%

Up to 15% (1) (2) (4)

Suzuki

0%

Up to 15% (1) (2) (4)

Mitsubishi

0%

Up to 15% (1) (2) (4)

Isuzu

0%

Up to 15% (1) (2) (4)

Kia

0%

Up to 5% (2) (3) (4)

Hyundai

0%

Up to 8% (2) (3) (4)

BMW

0%

Up to 3% (2) (4) (5)

Jaguar

0%

Up to 3% (2) (4) (5)

Mercedes-Benz

0%

Up to 3% (2) (4) (5)

                                                                      

_____________________

 

 

(1)

The combined percentage of Group II Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi or Isuzu shall not exceed 15% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

 

 

(2)

The combined percentage of Group II Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Kia, Hyundai, BMW, Jaguar, or Mercedes-Benz shall not exceed 25% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

 

 

(3)

The combined percentage of Group II Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by Kia and Hyundai shall not exceed 10% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

 

(4)

The combined percentage of Group II Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by Mazda, Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Kia, Hyundai, BMW, Jaguar, or Mercedes-Benz shall not exceed 40% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

 

 

(5)

The combined percentage of Group II Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by BMW, Jaguar, or Mercedes-Benz shall not exceed 6% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

 

*

As a percentage of Group II Collateral

EXHIBIT A

Form of Series 1998-1 Note

RENTAL CAR ASSET BACKED VARIABLE FUNDING NOTE, SERIES 1998-1

 

REGISTERED

 

No. R-1

SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN CONDITIONS

 

THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”) OR ANY STATE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS NOTE, AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP., AN OKLAHOMA CORPORATION (THE “ COMPANY ”), THAT THIS NOTE IS BEING ACQUIRED FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO DISTRIBUTION. THIS NOTE IS NOT PERMITTED TO BE TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, EXCHANGED OR OTHERWISE PLEDGED OR CONVEYED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.

THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE IN INSTALLMENTS AND SUBJECT TO INCREASES AND DECREASES AS SET FORTH HEREIN AND IN THE INDENTURE. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

 

RENTAL CAR ASSET BACKED VARIABLE FUNDING NOTE, SERIES 1998-1

 

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP., an Oklahoma corporation (herein referred to as the “ Company ”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Dollar Thrifty Funding Corp., an Oklahoma corporation (the “ Noteholder ”), or its registered assigns, the aggregate unpaid principal amount shown on the schedule attached hereto (and any continuation thereof), which amount shall be payable in the amounts and at the times set forth in the Indenture (as defined on the reverse side of this Note), provided , however , that the entire unpaid principal amount of this Note shall be due on the Series 1998-1 Termination Date (unless extended in writing by the parties to the Indenture and the Noteholder). The Company will pay interest on this Note at the Series 1998-1 Note Rate. Such interest shall be payable on each Payment Date or such other date as may be specified in the Supplement until the principal of this Note is paid or made available for payment, to the extent funds will be available from Collections processed from but not including the preceding Payment Date through each such Payment Date or such other date, as applicable, in respect of the sum of (i) the Daily Interest Amounts for each day in the related Series 1998-1 Interest Period, plus (ii) all previously accrued and unpaid Series 1998-1 Interest Amounts (together with interest on such unpaid amounts at the Series 1998-1 Note Rate), plus (iii) any Carrying Charges due to the Series 1998-1 Noteholders and unpaid as of such Payment Date. The principal amount of this Note shall be subject to Increases and Decreases on any Business Day during the Series 1998-1 Revolving Period, and accordingly, such principal amount is subject to prepayment at any time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the Series 1998-1 Termination Date and unless an Amortization Event shall have occurred, only interest payments on the outstanding Principal Amount of this Note are required to be made to the holder hereof. Beginning on the first Payment Date following the occurrence of an Amortization Event, subject to Decreases on any Business Day, the principal of this Note shall be paid in installments on each subsequent Payment Date to the extent of funds available for payment therefor pursuant to the Indenture. Such principal of and interest on this Note shall be paid in the manner specified on the reverse hereof.

The principal of and interest on this Note are payable in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made by the Company with respect to this Note shall be applied first to interest due and payable on this Note as provided above and then to the unpaid principal of this Note. This Note does not represent an interest in, or an obligation of, the Master Servicer or any affiliate of the Master Servicer other than the Company.

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which shall have the same effect as though fully set forth on the face of this Note. Although a summary of certain provisions of the Indenture are set forth below and on the reverse hereof and made a part hereof, this Note does not purport to summarize the Indenture and reference is made to the Indenture for information with respect to the interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds and duties evidenced hereby and the rights, duties and obligations of the Master Servicer and the Trustee. A copy of the Indenture may be requested from the Trustee by

 

 

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writing to the Trustee at: Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas: 60 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005, Attention: Corporate Trust and Agency Group. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee whose name appears below by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be signed, manually or in facsimile, by its Authorized Officer.

Date: ______________

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

 

By:_________________________

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Notes of a Series issued under the within-mentioned Indenture.

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

as Trustee

 

 

By:_________________________

Authorized Signature

REVERSE OF SERIES 1998-1 NOTE

 

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Company, designated as its Rental Car Asset Backed Variable Funding Notes, Series 1998-1 (herein called the “ Series 1998-1 Notes ”), all issued under (i) the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007 (as the same may be further amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Base Indenture ”), between the Company, as issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation (“ Deutsche Bank Trust Company ”), as trustee (in such capacity, the “ Trustee ”), and (ii) the Second Amended and Restated Series 1998-1 Supplement, dated as of February 14, 2007 (as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Series 1998-1 Supplement ”), between the Company, as issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company, as the Trustee and enhancement agent (in such additional capacity, the “ Enhancement Agent ”). The Base Indenture and the Series 1998-1 Supplement are referred to herein collectively as the “ Indenture ”. The Series 1998-1 Notes are subject to all terms of the Indenture. All terms used in this Series 1998-1 Note that are defined in the Indenture, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, shall have the meanings assigned to them in or pursuant to the Indenture, as so amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified.

The 1998-1 Notes are and will be equally and ratably secured by the Collateral pledged as security therefor as provided in the Indenture and the Series 1998-1 Supplement.

Payment Date ” means the 25th day of each calendar month, or, if any such date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, commencing April 25, 1998.

As described above, the entire unpaid principal amount of this Series 1998-1 Note shall be due and payable on the Series 1998-1 Termination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Amortization Event, Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing then, in certain circumstances, principal on the Series 1998-1 Notes may be paid earlier, as described in the Indenture. All principal payments on the Series 1998-1 Notes shall be made pro rata to the Series 1998-1 Noteholders entitled thereto.

Payments of interest on this Series 1998-1 Note are due and payable on each Payment Date or such other date as may be specified in the Supplement, together with the installment of principal then due, if any, and any payments of principal made on any Business Day in respect of any Decreases, to the extent not in full payment of this Series 1998-1 Note, shall be made by wire transfer to the Holder of record of this Series 1998-1 Note (or one or more predecessor Series 1998-1 Notes) on the Note Register as of the close of business on each Record Date. Any reduction in the principal amount of this Series 1998-1 Note (or any one or more predecessor Series 1998-1 Notes) effected by any payments made on any Payment Date shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Series 1998-1 Note and of any Series 1998-1 Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted thereon. If funds are expected to be available, as provided in the Indenture, for payment in full of the then remaining unpaid principal amount of this Series 1998-1 Note on

 

 

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a Payment Date or on any Business Day, then the Trustee, in the name of and on behalf of the Company, will notify the Person who was the registered Holder hereof as of the Record Date preceding such Payment Date by notice mailed within five days of such Payment Date and the amount then due and payable shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of this Series 1998-1 Note at the Corporate Trust Office.

The Company shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the Series 1998-1 Note Rate to the extent lawful.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations set forth therein, the transfer of this Series 1998-1 Note may be registered on the Note Register upon surrender of this Series 1998-1 Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency designated by the Company pursuant to the Indenture, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, with such signature guaranteed by a commercial bank or trust company located, or having a correspondent located, in the City of New York or the city in which the Corporate Trust Office is located, or a member firm of a national securities exchange, and such other documents as the Registrar may reasonably require, and thereupon one or more new Series 1998-1 Notes of authorized denominations and in the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will be charged for any registration of transfer or exchange of this Series 1998-1 Note, but the transferor may be required to pay a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any such registration of transfer or exchange.

Each Series 1998-1 Noteholder, by acceptance of a Series 1998-1 Note, covenants and agrees that no recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Trustee or the Company on the Series 1998-1 Notes or under the Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection therewith, against (i) the Trustee or the Company in its individual capacity, (ii) any owner of a beneficial interest in the Company or (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director or employee of the Trustee or the Company in its individual capacity, any holder of a beneficial interest in the Company or the Trustee or of any successor or assign of the Trustee or the Company in its individual capacity, except (a) as any such Person may have expressly agreed and (b) any such partner, owner or beneficiary shall be fully liable, to the extent provided by applicable law, for any unpaid consideration for stock, unpaid capital contribution or failure to pay any installment or call owing to such entity; provided , however , that nothing contained herein shall be taken to prevent recourse to, and enforcement against, the assets of the Company for any and all liabilities, obligations and undertakings contained in the Indenture or in this Series 1998-1 Note, subject to Section 12.16 of the Base Indenture.

Each Series 1998-1 Noteholder, by acceptance of a Series 1998-1 Note, covenants and agrees that by accepting the benefits of the Indenture that such Series 1998-1 Noteholder will not for a period of one year and one day following the later of (i) payment in full of all Series 1998-1 Notes and (ii) the payment in full of all Commercial Paper Notes Outstanding, institute against the Company, or join in any institution against the Company of, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under any United States

 

 

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Federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Series 1998-1 Notes, the Indenture or the Related Documents.

Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Series 1998-1 Note, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Series 1998-1 Note (as of the day of determination or as of such other date as may be specified in the Indenture) is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Series 1998-1 Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

It is the intent of the Company and each Series 1998-1 Noteholder that, for federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes only, the Series 1998-1 Notes will evidence indebtedness of the Company secured by the Collateral. Each Series 1998-1 Noteholder, by the acceptance of this Series 1998-1 Note, agrees to treat this Series 1998-1 Note for federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes as indebtedness of the Company.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Series 1998-1 Notes under the Indenture at any time by the Company with the consent of the Holders of Series 1998-1 Notes representing more than 50% in principal amount of the Outstanding Series 1998-1 Notes which are affected by such amendment or modification subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of Series 1998-1 Notes representing specified percentages of the Outstanding Series 1998-1 Notes, on behalf of the Holders of all the Series 1998-1 Notes, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Series 1998-1 Note (or any one of more predecessor Series 1998-1 Notes) shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Series 1998-1 Note and of any Series 1998-1 Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Series 1998-1 Note. The Indenture also permits the Trustee to amend or waive certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture without the consent of Holders of the Series 1998-1 Notes issued thereunder.

The term “Company” as used in this Series 1998-1 Note includes any successor to the Company under the Indenture.

The Series 1998-1 Notes are issuable only in registered form in denominations as provided in the Indenture, subject to certain limitations set forth therein.

This Series 1998-1 Note and the Indenture shall be construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, without reference to its conflict of law provisions, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder and thereunder shall be determined in accordance with such law.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Series 1998-1 Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and

 

 

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unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Series 1998-1 Note at the times, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency herein prescribed, subject to any duty of the Company to deduct or withhold any amounts as required by law, including any applicable U.S. withholding taxes.

 

 

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INCREASES AND DECREASES

Date

Unpaid Principal Amount

Increase

Decrease

Total

Series 1998-1 Note Rate

Interest
Period
(if applicable)

Notation Made
by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ASSIGNMENT

Social Security or taxpayer I.D. or other identifying number of assignee

_________________________________

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ___________________________________________________ (name and address of assignee) the within Series 1998-1 Note and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints _________________________________, attorney, to transfer said Series 1998-1 Note on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:_________          _________________________________________

1/

 

Signature Guaranteed:

 

 

_________________________

 

_________________________________

NOTE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Series 1998-1 Note in every particular, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever.

 

 

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EXHIBIT B

[Reserved]

EXHIBIT C

Form of Demand Note

 

New York, New York

[_________________]

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ DTAG ”), promises to pay to RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP., an Oklahoma corporation (“ RCFC ”), on demand (the “ Demand Date ”), (a) the principal sum of [ ] or (b) such other amount, shown on Schedule A attached hereto (and any continuation thereof) made by RCFC, as the aggregate unpaid principal balance hereof, including the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Demand Note Advances (as defined herein) made from funds on deposit in the Series 1998-1 Collection Account from time to time.

1.              Principal Payment Date . Any unpaid principal of this promissory note (this “ Demand Note ”) shall be paid on the Demand Date.

2.              Interest . DTAG also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding at an interest rate of one-year LIBOR, as determined for such period in the manner set forth under the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007, between RCFC and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee (the “ Base Indenture ”) as supplemented by the Second Amended and Restated Series 1998-1 Supplement, dated as of February 14, 2007 (the “ Series 1998-1 Supplement ” and together with the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”) for the determination of LIBOR thereunder, plus 1.5% (the “ Demand Note Rate ”) from the date hereof until the principal amount shall be paid in full. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth therefor in the Indenture.

3.              Prepayments . DTAG shall repay in full the unpaid principal amount of the Demand Note or any portion thereof upon the Demand Date hereof to the extent demand is made therefor. Prior thereto, DTAG:

(a)            may, from time to time on any Business Day, make a voluntary prepayment, in whole or in part, of the outstanding principal amount of this Demand Note; provided , however , that

(i)             no Event of Default or Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(ii)            such voluntary prepayments shall require at least three but no more than five Business Days’ prior written notice to RCFC.

Each prepayment of any Demand Note made pursuant to this Section 3 shall be without premium or penalty.

4.              Demand Note Advances . RCFC agrees to make advances (“ Demand Note Advances ”) upon request from DTAG, as borrower, out of and not to exceed in any Related Month the amount of Recoveries not allocated pursuant to Section 4.7(a)(ii)(1) of the Series 1998-1 Supplement that may be lent under this Demand Note pursuant to Sections 4.7(a)(ii)(1) and 4.7(b)(ii)(1) of the Series 1998-1 Supplement. Such Demand Note Advances are repayable by DTAG, with interest, on each Demand Date upon demand by RCFC or the Trustee, as assignee of RCFC. Demand Note Advances shall accrue interest on the outstanding balance thereof at the Demand Note Rate then applicable. The date, amount, interest rate and duration of the Series 1998-1 Interest Period (if applicable) of each Demand Note Advance made by RCFC to DTAG and each payment made on account of the principal thereof, shall be recorded by RCFC on its books and, prior to any transfer of this Demand Note, endorsed by RCFC on Schedule A attached hereto or any continuation thereof, provided that the failure of RCFC to make any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of DTAG to make a payment when due of any amount owing hereunder or under any other Related Document in respect of the Demand Note Advances made by RCFC.

 

5.

Subordination .

 

(a)            RCFC, as subordinated lender under this Demand Note in respect of Demand Note Advances (the “ Subordinated Lender ”) hereby agrees that the Subordinated Lender’s right under this Demand Note is expressly subordinated to all payment obligations due to the Trustee, as assignee of the Master Lease, (the “ Senior Lender ”) under the Master Lease (the “ Payment Obligations ”). The Subordinated Lender hereby agrees that the payment of this Demand Note is hereby expressly subordinated, in accordance with the terms hereof, to the prior payment in full of the Payment Obligations in cash.

(b)            Upon the maturity of any Payment Obligation (including interest thereon or fees or any other amounts owing in respect thereof), whether on the Payment Date (after any extension thereof), by acceleration or otherwise, all payments thereof and premium, if any, and interest thereon or fees or any other amounts owing in respect thereof, in each case to the extent due and owing, shall first be paid in full in cash, or such payment duly provided for in cash or in a manner satisfactory to the Senior Lender, before any payment is made on account of the Demand Note. The Subordinated Lender hereby agrees that, so long as an Event of Default or a Lease Event of Default, or event which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute an Event of Default or a Lease Event of Default, in respect of any Payment Obligations, it will not ask, demand, sue for, or otherwise take, accept or receive, any amounts in respect of this Demand Note.

(c)            In the event that notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding Section 5(b), DTAG shall make any payment on account of this Demand Note at a time when payment is not permitted by said Section 5(b), such payment shall be held by the Subordinated Lender or its representative, in trust for the benefit of, and shall be paid forthwith over and delivered to, the Senior Lender or its representative for application to the payment of all Payment Obligations remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay all Payment Obligations in full in cash in accordance with the terms of the Master Lease, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the Payment Obligations. Without in any way modifying the provisions hereof or affecting the subordination effected hereby if such notice is not given, DTAG shall

 

 

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give the Subordinated Lender prompt written notice of any payment made on the Demand Note and any Demand Date of Payment Obligations after which such Payment Obligations remain unsatisfied.

(d)            Upon any distribution of assets of DTAG upon any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of DTAG (whether in bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or otherwise):

(i)             the Senior Lender shall first be entitled to receive payment in full of the Payment Obligations in cash or in a manner satisfactory to the Senior Lender (including, without limitation, all interest accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding at the rate provided in the governing documentation whether or not such interest is an allowed claim in such proceeding) before the Subordinated Lender is entitled to receive any payment out of the proceeds from or distributions made under the Master Lease;

(ii)            any payment out of the proceeds from or distributions made under the Master Lease of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities to which the Subordinated Lender would be entitled except for the provisions hereof, shall be paid by the liquidating trustee or agent or other person making such payment or distribution, whether a trustee or agent, directly to the Senior Lender or its representative under the agreements pursuant to which the Payment Obligations may have been made, to the extent necessary to make payment in full of all Payment Obligations remaining unpaid, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the Senior Lender in respect of the Payment Obligations; and

(iii)           in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5(d), any payment of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, shall be received by the Subordinated Lender on account of principal of this Demand Note before all Payment Obligations are paid in full in cash or in a manner satisfactory to the Senior Lender, or effective provisions made for its payment, such payment out of the proceeds from or distributions made under the Master Lease shall be received and held in trust for and shall be paid over to the Senior Lender in respect of Payment Obligations remaining unpaid or unprovided for or their representative under the agreements pursuant to which the Payment Obligations have been made, for application to the payment of such Payment Obligations until all such Payment Obligations shall have been paid in full in cash or in a manner satisfactory to the Senior Lender, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the Senior Lender in respect of Payment Obligations.

Without in any way modifying the provisions hereof or affecting the subordination effected hereby if such notice is not given, DTAG shall give prompt written notice to the Subordinated Lender of any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of DTAG (whether in bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or otherwise).

 

 

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6.              No Waiver; Amendment . No failure or delay on the part of RCFC in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power or right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right. No amendment, modification or waiver of, or consent with respect to, any provision of this Demand Note shall in any event be effective unless (a) the same shall be in writing and signed and delivered by DTAG and RCFC, and (b) all consents required for such actions under the Related Documents shall have been received by the appropriate Persons.

7.              No Negotiation . This Demand Note is not negotiable other than a pledge or assignment to the Trustee, who is hereby authorized by DTAG and RCFC to make claims for repayment of principal outstandings hereunder on behalf of RCFC.

8.              Successors and Assigns . This Demand Note shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns.

9.              Governing Law . THIS DEMAND NOTE HAS BEEN DELIVERED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.

10.            Captions . Paragraph captions used in this Demand Note are provided solely for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Demand Note.

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

 

By: __________________________________

Pamela S. Peck

Vice President and Treasurer

 

Accepted and Agreed:

 

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

 

By: ______________________

Michael H. McMahon

Assistant Treasurer

 

 

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Schedule A

PAYMENT GRID

Date

Principal Amount

Amount of Principal Payment

Amount of Demand Note Advance

Outstanding Principal Balance

Notation Made by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT D

TO SERIES 1998-1 SUPPLEMENT

 

Form of Notice of

Series 1998-1 Lease Payment Losses

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee and Enhancement Agent

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Series 1998-1 Lease Payment Losses Notice is delivered to you pursuant to Section 4.14 of the Second Amended and Restated Series 1998-1 Supplement dated as of February 14, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture dated as of February 14, 2007, (as amended or modified from to time, the “Series 1998-1 Supplement ”), between Rental Car Finance Corp., an Oklahoma corporation, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee and Enhancement Agent. Terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Series 1998-1 Supplement.

The Master Servicer hereby notifies the Trustee and the Enhancement Agent that as of _________, 20__ there exists Series 1998-1 Lease Payment Losses in the amount of $__________.

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

 

 

By: ________________________________

Name:

Title:

 

 

Exhibit 4.165

EXECUTION COPY

 

 

 

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.,

as Issuer

and

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

as Trustee

______________________

AMENDED AND RESTATED SERIES 2000-1 SUPPLEMENT

dated as of February 14, 2007

to

AMENDED AND RESTATED BASE INDENTURE

dated as of February 14, 2007,

 

Rental Car Asset Backed Variable Funding Notes, Series 2000-1

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

 

ARTICLE 1 DESIGNATION

  1

 

ARTICLE 2 DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

  2

 

ARTICLE 3 GRANT OF RIGHTS UNDER THE MASTER LEASE

36

 

Section 3.1 Grant of Security Interest.

36

 

ARTICLE 4A INITIAL ISSUANCE AND INCREASES AND DECREASES OF SERIES

 

2000-1 INVESTED AMOUNT OF SERIES 2000-1 NOTES

37

 

Section 4A.1 Issuance in Definitive Form

37

 

Section 4A.2 Procedure for Increasing the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount

38

 

Section 4A.3 Decreases

39

 

ARTICLE 4 ALLOCATION AND APPLICATION OF COLLECTIONS

40

 

ARTICLE 5 AMORTIZATION EVENTS

61

 

Section 5.1 Series 2000-1 Amortization Events

61

 

Section 5.2 Waiver of Past Events

62

 

ARTICLE 6 COVENANTS

63

 

Section 6.1 Minimum Subordinated Amount

63

 

Section 6.2 Minimum Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Amount

63

 

ARTICLE 7 FORM OF SERIES 2000-1 NOTES

63

 

ARTICLE 8 GENERAL

63

 

Section 8.1 Payment of Rating Agencies’ Fees

63

 

Section 8.2 Exhibits

63

 

Section 8.3 Ratification of Base Indenture

63

 

Section 8.4 Counterparts

64

 

Section 8.5 Governing Law

64

 

Section 8.6 Amendments

64

 

Section 8.7 Financed Vehicles

64

 

Schedule 1

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Maximum Manufacturer Percentages

Exhibit A

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Form of Rental Car Asset Backed Variable Funding Note, Series 1998-1

Exhibit B

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[Reserved]

Exhibit C

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Form of Demand Note

Exhibit D

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Form of Notice of Series 1998-1 Lease Payment Losses

 

 

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THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED SERIES 2000-1 SUPPLEMENT, dated as of February 14, 2007 (as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and of the Base Indenture referred to below, this “ Supplement ”), between RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP., a special purpose Oklahoma corporation (“ RCFC ” or the “ Issuer ”), and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, a New York banking corporation (together with its successors in trust thereunder as provided in the Base Indenture referred to below, the “ Trustee ”), to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007, between RCFC and the Trustee (as the same may be further amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, exclusive of Supplements creating a new Series of Notes, the “ Base Indenture ”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, RCFC, the Trustee and the Enhancement Agent entered into that certain Series 2000-1 Supplement, dated as of December 15, 2000, as heretofore amended and supplemented (the “ Series 2000-1 Supplement ”), for the purpose of authorizing the issuance of the Series 2000-1 Notes;

WHEREAS, Section 11.2 of the Base Indenture and Section 8.6 of the Series 2000-1 Supplement provide, among other things, that the terms of the Series 2000-1 Supplement may be modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Base Indenture;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereto hereby agree to amend and restate the Series 2000-1 Supplement as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DESIGNATION

(a)    There is hereby created a Series of Notes to be issued pursuant to the Base Indenture and this Supplement and such Series of Notes shall be designated generally as Rental Car Asset Backed Variable Funding Notes, Series 2000-1. The Rental Car Asset Backed Variable Funding Notes, Series 2000-1, shall be issued in one class and shall be referred to collectively as the “ Series 2000-1 Notes ”.

(b)    The net proceeds from the sale of and Increases in respect of the Series 2000-1 Notes shall be deposited into the Group II Collection Account, and such proceeds and the proceeds of Increases in respect thereof shall be used (i) on and after the Series 2000-1 Closing Date, to finance or refinance the acquisition by the Issuer or DTG Operations of Financed Vehicles or Eligible Receivables, (ii) on and after the Series 2000-1 Closing Date, to acquire Acquired Vehicles from certain Eligible Manufacturers, Auctions or otherwise or to refinance the same and (iii) in certain circumstances, to pay principal on amortizing Group II Series of Notes other than the Series 2000-1 Notes.

(c)    The Series 2000-1 Notes are a Segregated Series of Notes (as more fully described in the Base Indenture) and are hereby designated as a “ Group II Series of Notes ”. On

 

March 4, 1998, RCFC and the Trustee also entered into a supplement that was subsequently amended and restated on February 26, 2002 and which has been amended and restated again as of the date hereof (the “ Series 2000-1 Supplement ”) to the Base Indenture pursuant to which RCFC issued a Segregated Series of Notes (the “ Series 2000-1 Notes ”) designated as “Group II Series of Notes.” The Issuer may from time to time issue additional Segregated Series of Notes that the related Series Supplements will indicate are entitled to share, together with the Series 2000-1 Notes and the Series 2000-1 Notes in the Group II Collateral and any other Collateral and Master Collateral designated as security for the Series 2000-1 Notes and the Series 2000-1 Notes under the Series 2000-1 Supplement, this Supplement and the Master Collateral Agency Agreement (the Series 2000-1 Notes, the Series 2000-1 Notes and any such additional Segregated Series, each, a “ Group II Series of Notes ” and, collectively, the “ Group II Series of Notes ”). Accordingly, all references in this Supplement to “all” Series of Notes (and all references in this Supplement to terms defined in the Base Indenture that contain references to “all” Series of Notes) shall refer to all Group II Series of Notes.

ARTICLE 2

DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

(a)    All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Supplement are defined in the Definitions List attached to the Base Indenture as Schedule 1 thereto (as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Base Indenture, the “ Definitions List ”). All capitalized terms defined in this Supplement that are also defined in the Definitions List to the Base Indenture shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meanings set forth in this Supplement. All references to “ Articles ”, “ Sections ” or “ Subsections ” herein shall refer to Articles, Sections or Subsections of the Base Indenture, except as otherwise provided herein. Unless otherwise stated herein, as the context otherwise requires or if such term is otherwise defined in the Base Indenture, each capitalized term used or defined herein shall relate only to the Series 2000-1 Notes and not to any other Series of Notes issued by the Issuer. In addition, with respect to the Series 2000-1 Notes, references in the Base Indenture to (i) the “ Lease ” shall be deemed to refer to the Master Lease, (ii) “ Lessee ” shall be deemed to refer to any or all of the Lessees under the Master Lease, as the context requires, and (iii) when the terms “ Lease ,” or “ Lessee ” are imbedded in a defined term within the Base Indenture, they shall be deemed to refer to the corresponding concept described in clauses (i) and (ii) , as applicable, except in each case as otherwise specified in this Supplement or as the context may otherwise require.

(b)    The following words and phrases shall have the following meanings with respect to the Series 2000-1 Notes, and the definitions of such terms are applicable to the singular as well as the plural form of such terms and to the masculine as well as the feminine and neuter genders of such terms:

Acquired Vehicles ” means any Eligible Vehicles acquired by RCFC and leased by RCFC to any of the Lessees under Annex A of the Master Lease.

Additional Depreciation Charge ” means, with respect to each Non-Program Vehicle leased under the Master Lease as of the last day of the Related Month, an amount (which may be zero) allocated to such Non-Program Vehicle by the Master Servicer such that the sum of such

 

 

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amounts with respect to all Non-Program Vehicles shall be equal to the amount, if any, by which (i) the aggregate Net Book Value of all such Non-Program Vehicles exceeds (ii) the three (3) month rolling average of the aggregate Market Value of such Non-Program Vehicles determined as of such day and the first day of each of the two (2) calendar months preceding such day.

Additional Lessee ” has the meaning specified in Section 28 of the Master Lease.

Additional Overcollateralization Amount ” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the Overcollateralization Portion on such date divided by the Series 2000-1 Enhancement Factor as of such date minus (b) the Overcollateralization Portion as of such date.

Additional Ownership Group ” has the meaning specified in the definition of Ownership Group.

Administrative Agent ” means The Bank of Nova Scotia, and its successors and assigns.

Aggregate Asset Amount ” means, with respect to the Series 2000-1 Notes, on any date of determination, without duplication, the sum of (i) the Net Book Value of all Group II Vehicles as of such date with respect to which the applicable Vehicle Lease Expiration Date has not occurred, plus (ii) the Exchange Agreement Group II Rights Value, plus (iii) all Manufacturer Receivables, as of such date, due to RCFC or a Lessee from Eligible Manufacturers (other than any Eligible Manufacturers that are IR Manufacturers) under and in accordance with their respective Eligible Vehicle Disposition Programs, or from Eligible Manufacturers (other than any Eligible Manufacturers that are IR Manufacturers) as incentive payments, allowances, premiums, supplemental payments or otherwise, in each case with respect to Group II Vehicles at any time owned, financed or refinanced by RCFC or with respect to amounts otherwise transferred to RCFC and pledged to the Master Collateral Agent, plus (iv) all amounts (without double counting amounts specified in clause (iii) above) receivable, as of such date, by RCFC or a Lessee from any Person in connection with the Auction, sale or other disposition of Group II Vehicles, plus (v) all accrued and unpaid Monthly Base Rent and Monthly Supplemental Payments (without double counting amounts specified in clauses (iii) and (iv) above) payable as of such date in respect of the Group II Vehicles, plus (vi) cash and Permitted Investments on deposit as of such date in the Collection Account constituting Group II Collateral (less any portion thereof allocated to the Retained Interest), plus (vii) cash and Permitted Investments as of such date constituting Group II Collateral and cash and Permitted Investments as of such date in the Master Collateral Account constituting Group II Master Collateral.

Aggregate Interest Expense ” is defined in clause (a) of the definition of “ Non-Vehicle Interest Expense ”.

Annual Certificate ” is defined in Section 24.4(g) of the Master Lease.

Asset Amount Deficiency ” means, with respect to the Series 2000-1 Notes as of any date of determination, the amount, if any, by which the Required Asset Amount exceeds the Aggregate Asset Amount, in each case, as of such date of determination.

Assignment Agreement ” has the meaning set forth therefor in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

 

 

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Authorized Officer ” means (a) as to RCFC, any of its President, any Vice President, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary and (b) as to DTAG (including in its capacity as the Master Servicer), DTG Operations (including in its capacities as a Lessee and as a Servicer), any Additional Lessee or additional Servicer, those officers, employees and agents of DTAG, DTG Operations, such Additional Lessee or such other Servicer, as the case may be, in each case whose signatures and incumbency shall have been certified as the authentic signatures of duly qualified and elected persons authorized to act on behalf of such entities.

Availability Payment ” is defined in Section 5.2 of the Master Lease.

Base Indenture ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Base Rate ” means, with respect to any Series 2000-1 Note for any Base Tranche Period, the daily average during such period of the sum of (a) the greater of (i) (1) for the Bank One Ownership Group, that interest rate denominated and set by Bank One as its “prime rate” from time to time as an interest rate basis for borrowings, (2) for the BNS Ownership Group, that interest rate denominated and set by BNS as its “prime rate” from time to time as an interest rate basis for borrowings, and (3) for any Additional Ownership Group, that interest rate denominated and set by the related Managing Agent as its “prime rate” from time to time as an interest rate basis for borrowings, and (ii) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% plus (b) following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Amortization Event, 2.00% per annum. The “prime rate” is but one of several interest rate bases used by Bank One, BNS and any other Managing Agent, respectively, and each of the foregoing lends at interest rates above and below their respective “prime rate.”

Base Tranche Period ” means a period of days ending on a Business Day on which the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount, or any portion thereof, is accruing interest at the Base Rate.

BMW ” means BMW of North America, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and all successors and assigns thereto.

Board of Directors ” means the Board of Directors of DTAG, RCFC, or DTG Operations, or any Additional Lessee or Servicer, as applicable, or any authorized committee of the Board of Directors.

Capital Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of such Person’s capital stock or equity, whether now outstanding or issued after the date hereof, including all common stock, preferred stock, partnership interests and member interests.

Capitalized Lease Liabilities ” means all monetary obligations of DTAG or any of its Subsidiaries under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in accordance with GAAP, would be classified as capitalized leases, and, for purposes of this Supplement and each other Related Document, the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof, determined in accordance with GAAP, and, with respect to any such leasing or similar arrangement, the stated maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such

 

 

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lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a premium or a penalty.

Carrying Charges ” means, as of any day, (i) without duplication, the aggregate of all Trustee fees, servicing fees (other than supplemental servicing fees), fees, expenses and costs payable in connection with the Exchange Program, and other fees and expenses, premiums, breakage costs, increased costs, termination payments under any hedges, taxes, administrative costs and indemnity amounts, if any, accrued and unpaid by the Lessor under the Base Indenture, or the other Related Documents or other agreements with the Enhancement Providers, if any, with respect to the Series 2000-1 Notes during the Related Month, plus (ii) without duplication, all amounts described in clause (i) of this definition payable by the Lessees which have accrued during the Related Month.

Casualty ” means, with respect to any Vehicle, that (i) such Vehicle is lost, stolen (and not recovered within 60 days of being reported stolen), destroyed, damaged, seized or otherwise rendered permanently unfit or unavailable for use, (including Vehicles that are rejected pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Master Lease), or (ii) such Vehicle is not accepted for Auction or repurchase by the Manufacturer in accordance with the related Vehicle Disposition Program for any reason within thirty (30) days of initial submission and is not designated a Non-Program Vehicle pursuant to Section 14 of the Master Lease (other than, in the case of clause (ii) above, the applicable Manufacturer’s willful refusal or inability to comply with its obligations under its Vehicle Disposition Program).

Casualty Payment ” is defined in Section 7 of the Master Lease.

Certificate of Credit Demand ” means a certificate in the form of Annex A to the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit.

Certificate of Termination Demand ” means a certificate in the form of Annex C to the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit.

Collections ” means (i) all payments including, without limitation, all Recoveries and Lease Payment Recoveries, by, or on behalf of a Lessee under the Master Lease, (ii) all Credit Draws under the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit and withdrawals from the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account, (iii) all payments including, without limitation, all Recoveries and Lease Payment Recoveries, by, or on behalf of any Manufacturer, under its Vehicle Disposition Program or any incentive program, (iv) the Unused Exchange Proceeds and all Substitute Group II Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds, (v) all payments including, without limitation, all Recoveries and Lease Payment Recoveries, by, or on behalf of any other Person as proceeds from the sale of Group II Vehicles, payment of insurance proceeds, whether such payments are in the form of cash, checks, wire transfers or other forms of payment and whether in respect of principal, interest, repurchase price, fees, expenses or otherwise, and (vi) all amounts earned on Permitted Investments arising out of funds in the Group II Collection Account and in the Master Collateral Account (to the extent allocable to the Trustee as Beneficiary thereunder); provided that the amount included in clauses (i) through (vi) shall not include any Exchange Proceeds until such time as RCFC is permitted to receive, pledge, borrow or otherwise obtain the benefits of such

 

 

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Exchange Proceeds consistent with the limitations set forth in the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulation § 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6).

Commercial Paper ” has the meaning specified in the Series 2000-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Committed Purchasers ” means, collectively, ABN, BNS, Deutsche Bank, Dresdner, JPMorgan, BNP Paribas and WCMC, as each such term is defined in the definition of “Ownership Group,” and any of their successors and permitted assigns, and such other purchasers as shall become parties to the Series 2000-1 Note Purchase Agreement as Committed Purchasers.

Condition Report ” means a condition report with respect to a Group II Vehicle, signed and dated by a Lessee or a Franchisee and any Manufacturer or its agent in accordance with the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program.

Conduit Purchasers ” means, collectively, Liberty Street Funding Corp., Beethoven Funding Corporation, Amsterdam Funding Corporation, Park Avenue Receivables Company, LLC, Starbird Funding Corporation and Working Capital Management Co., LP and any of their successors and permitted assigns, and such other purchasers as shall become parties to the Series 2000-1 Note Purchase Agreement as Conduit Purchasers.

CP Rate ” means, with respect to a Conduit Purchaser and any CP Tranche Period applicable to such Conduit Purchaser, the rate equivalent to the rate (or if more than one rate, the weighted average of the rates) at which such Conduit Purchaser's Commercial Paper (whether any such Commercial Paper was issued specifically to fund such Conduit Purchaser’s Series 2000-1 Invested Amount or is allocated, in whole or in part, to such funding) having a term equal to such CP Tranche Period are sold plus the amount of any placement agent or commercial paper dealer fees or other fees of such Conduit Purchaser incurred in connection with such sale; provided , however , if the rate (or rates) is a discounted rate (or rates), the “CP Rate” for such CP Tranche Period shall be the rate (or, if more than one rate, the weighted average of the rates) resulting from converting such discount rate (or rates) to an interest-bearing equivalent rate.

CP Tranche Period ” means a period of days ending on a Business Day which shall not exceed 270 days and during which the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount, or any portion thereof, is accruing interest at the CP Rate.

Credit Agreement ” means the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2004, among DTAG, DTG Operations and Thrifty, as borrowers, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto, as lenders, Credit Suisse (formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston), as administrative agent for the lenders, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as the syndication agent, Dresdner Bank AG, New York and Cayman Island Branches, as the documentation agent, Credit Suisse (formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston), as the sole bookrunner, and Credit Suisse (formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston) and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as co-arrangers, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

 

 

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Credit Demand ” means a demand for a LOC Credit Disbursement under the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to a Certificate of Credit Demand.

Credit Draw ” means a draw on the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to a Certificate of Credit Demand.

Daily Interest Amount ” means, with respect to any Series 2000-1 Note and any day in a Series 2000-1 Interest Period, an amount equal to the result of (a) the sum for each such day of (i) the product of (x) the CP Rate for such day and (y) the portion of the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount represented by such Series 2000-1 Note as of the close of business on such day accruing interest at the CP Rate, plus (ii) the product of (x) the Eurodollar Rate for such day and (y) the portion of the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount represented by such Series 2000-1 Note as of the close of business on such day accruing interest at the Eurodollar Rate, plus (iii) the product of (x) the Base Rate for such day and (y) the portion of the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount represented by such Series 2000-1 Note as of the close of business on such day accruing interest at the Base Rate, divided by (b) 360.

Daily Report ” is defined in Section 24.4(a) of the Master Lease.

DaimlerChrysler ” means DaimlerChrysler Motors Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Decrease ” means a Voluntary Decrease or a Mandatory Decrease, as applicable.

Defaulting Manufacturer ” is defined in Section 18 of the Master Lease.

Demand Note ” means that certain Demand Note, dated as of February 1, 2006, made by DTAG to the Issuer in substantially the form attached as Exhibit C to this Supplement.

Depreciation Charge ” means, for any date of determination, (a) with respect to any Program Vehicle leased under the Master Lease, the scheduled daily depreciation charge for such Vehicle set forth by the Manufacturer in its Vehicle Disposition Program for such Vehicle, and (b) with respect to any Non-Program Vehicle leased under the Master Lease, (i) the scheduled daily depreciation charge for such Vehicle set forth by the Servicer in the Depreciation Schedule for such Vehicle plus (ii) as of the last day of the Related Month, the Additional Depreciation Charge, if any, allocable to such Non-Program Vehicle on such day (which Additional Depreciation Charge shall, for purposes of determining the Monthly Base Rent payable on such day, be deemed to have accrued during the Related Month). If such charge is expressed as a percentage, the Depreciation Charge for such Vehicle for such day shall be such percentage multiplied by the Capitalized Cost for such Vehicle.

Depreciation Schedule ” means a schedule of estimated daily depreciation prepared by the applicable Servicer, and revised from time to time in the applicable Servicer’s sole discretion, with respect to each type of Non-Program Vehicle that is an Eligible Vehicle and that is purchased, financed or refinanced by RCFC.

 

 

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Disposition Proceeds ” shall have the meaning specified in the Base Indenture and shall specifically include Substitute Group II Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds and the proceeds from Group II Exchanged Vehicles.

DTAG ” means Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

DTG Operations ” means DTG Operations, Inc. an Oklahoma corporation.

EBITDA ” means, for any applicable period, the sum for such period of

(a)        Net Income (excluding therefrom (i) the effect of any extraordinary or other non-recurring gain or loss outside the ordinary course of business, (ii) any write-up (or write-down) in the value of any asset, (iii) the earnings (or loss) of any Person (other than DTAG or any other Subsidiary of DTAG) in which DTAG or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid in cash to DTAG or any of its Subsidiaries by such Person during such period, (iv) except where the provisions hereof expressly require a pro forma determination, the earnings (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of DTAG or is merged into or consolidated with any of its Subsidiaries or the date that such other Person’s assets are acquired by any Subsidiary of DTAG and (v) the earnings of any Subsidiary of DTAG that is neither a Subsidiary Borrower nor a Subsidiary Guarantor to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary of such earnings is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to such Subsidiary)

plus

(b)        to the extent deducted in arriving at such Net Income, the sum, without duplication, of (i) Aggregate Interest Expense, plus (ii) taxes computed on the basis of income plus (iii) the aggregate amount of depreciation and amortization of tangible and intangible assets, plus (iv) non-cash charges in respect of non-cash awards under DTAG’s incentive compensation programs.

Eligible Credit Enhancer ” means (a) a commercial bank having total assets in excess of $500,000,000, (b) a finance company, insurance company or other financial institution that in the ordinary course of business enters into transactions of a type similar to that entered into by the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Provider under the Enhancement Letter of Credit Application and Agreement and has total assets in excess of $200,000,000, and with respect to which providing or becoming an assignee of the obligations of the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Provider would not constitute a prohibited transaction under Section 4975 of ERISA and (c) any other financial institution, in each case reasonably satisfactory to DTAG and the Series 2000-1 Required Noteholders, having a short-term rating at least equal to A-1, or better, by Standard & Poor’s and at least equal to P-1, or better, by Moody’s; provided , however , that any Person who does not have either a short-term rating from Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s shall be an Eligible Credit Enhancer only if such Person is reasonably satisfactory to all of the Series 2000-1 Noteholders and to the Rating Agencies.

 

 

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Eligible Manufacturer ” means, with respect to Program Vehicles, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Ford and Toyota, and with respect to Non-Program Vehicles, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Ford, Nissan, Volkswagen, Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Kia, Hyundai, BMW, Jaguar, and Mercedes-Benz as set forth in Schedule 1 hereto (as such schedule, subject to receiving the consent of the Managing Agents and the prior written consent of each Enhancement Provider, may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time), and, in each case, any other Manufacturer that (a) has an Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program that has been reviewed by the Rating Agencies and Rating Agencies have indicated that the inclusion of such Manufacturer’s Vehicles under the Master Lease (or any other Lease with respect to Group II Vehicles) will not adversely affect the then current rating of any Group II Series of Notes, and (b) has been approved in writing by each Enhancement Provider, if any; provided , however , that upon the occurrence of a Manufacturer Event of Default with respect to such Manufacturer, such Manufacturer shall no longer qualify as an Eligible Manufacturer; and provided , further , that a Manufacturer may be an Eligible Manufacturer with respect to Non-Program Vehicles, if it otherwise meets the eligibility criteria, even if its disposition program does not qualify as an Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program.

Eligible Receivable ” means a legal, valid and binding receivable (a) due from any Eligible Manufacturer or Auction dealer under an Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program to RCFC, a Lessee, an Additional Lessee or a creditor of RCFC or such Lessee or Additional Lessee, (b) in respect of a Program Vehicle purchased by such Eligible Manufacturer, which absent such purchase, would have constituted an Eligible Vehicle with respect to which the Lien of the Master Collateral Agent was noted on the Certificate of Title at the time of purchase, and (c) the right to payments in respect of which has been assigned by the payee thereof to the Master Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties; provided that no amount receivable from an Eligible Manufacturer or Auction dealer under a Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program shall be an Eligible Receivable if such amount remains unpaid more than ten (10) days after the Vehicle Disposition Program Payment Due Date in respect of such Vehicle.

Eligible Vehicle ” means, on any date of determination, a Group II Vehicle manufactured by an Eligible Manufacturer (determined at the time of the acquisition, financing or refinancing thereof) and satisfying any further eligibility requirements specified by the Rating Agencies or in any Group II Series Supplement (other than with respect to the Maximum Non-Program Percentage and the Maximum Manufacturer Percentage), or with respect to which all such eligibility requirements not otherwise satisfied have been duly waived by the Required Group II Noteholders in accordance with the terms of the applicable Series Supplement (if such waiver is permitted thereby); provided , however , that in no event may a Group II Vehicle be an Eligible Vehicle after (x) in the case of a Program Vehicle, the expiration of the applicable Maximum Term (unless such Vehicle has been designated as a Non-Program Vehicle pursuant to Section 14 of the Master Lease), or (y) in the case of a Non-Program Vehicle, the expiration of the applicable Maximum Vehicle Lease Term under the Master Lease.

Enhancement Amount ” means the sum of (a) the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount, plus (b) the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Amount.

Enhancement Letter of Credit Application and Agreement ” means the Enhancement Letter of Credit Application and Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2000, among the

 

 

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Administrative Agent, DTG Operations (formerly known as Dollar Rent A Car Systems, Inc.), Thrifty, those additional Subsidiaries of DTAG from time to time becoming parties thereunder, RCFC, DTAG and the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Provider, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

Equity Offerings ” means (i) the issuance by DTAG of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), pursuant to a registered public offering for net cash proceeds of a least $45,000,000, which proceeds were used to provide collateral for the financing of Vehicles by DTAG and its Subsidiaries, and (ii) the sale by DaimlerChrysler Corporation of 20,000,000 shares of the Common Stock of DTAG owned by it pursuant to a registered public offering which, following the consummation thereof, resulted in DTAG no longer being a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler Corporation.

Enhancement Provider ” means with respect to the Series 2000-1 Notes, the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Provider.

Escrow Account ” means a segregated trust account established, consistent with the requirements of the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulations §§ 1.1031(k)-1(g)(4) and 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6), in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement and into which are deposited the Exchange Proceeds and other funds with which to purchase Group II Replacement Vehicles.

Eurodollar Rate ” means, with respect to a Committed Purchaser and any Eurodollar Tranche Period applicable to such Committed Purchaser, the sum of (a) LIBOR for such Eurodollar Tranche Period divided by 1 minus the “Reserve Requirement” plus (b) for so long as no Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing, 1.00%, plus (c) following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Amortization Event, 2%; where “ Reserve Requirement ” means, for any Eurodollar Tranche Period, the maximum reserve requirement imposed on any Committed Purchaser during such Eurodollar Tranche Period on “eurocurrency liabilities” as currently defined in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Eurodollar Tranche Period ” means a period of days ending on a Business Day which shall not exceed six (6) months and during which the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount, or any portion thereof, is accruing interest at the Eurodollar Rate.

Excess Damage Charges ” means, with respect to any Program Vehicle, the amount charged to RCFC (or the applicable Lessee), or deducted from the Repurchase Payment or Guaranteed Payment, by the Manufacturer of such Vehicle due to damage over a prescribed limit to the Vehicle at the time that the Vehicle is disposed of at Auction or turned in to such Manufacturer or its agent for repurchase, in either case pursuant to the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program.

Excess Funding Accounts ” means, collectively, as of any date, the Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account and the corresponding account or accounts designated as such with respect to each additional Group II Series of Notes as of such date.

 

 

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Excess Mileage Charges ” means, with respect to any Program Vehicle, the amount charged to RCFC (or the applicable Lessee), or deducted from the Repurchase Payment or Guaranteed Payment, by the Manufacturer of such Vehicle due to the fact that such Vehicle has mileage over a prescribed limit at the time that such Vehicle is disposed of at Auction or turned in to such Manufacturer or its agent for repurchase, in either case pursuant to the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program.

Exchange Agreement ” means the Master Exchange and Trust Agreement dated as of July 23, 2001 between the Qualified Intermediary and RCFC pursuant to which, among other things, the Qualified Intermediary holds the Exchange Proceeds in an Escrow Account consistent with the requirements of the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulations §§ 1.1031(k)-1(g)(4) and 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6), as the same agreement may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Exchange Agreement Group II Rights Value ” means the value of the Group II Assignment of Exchange Agreement, which value shall be deemed to equal as of any given time the amount of the Exchange Proceeds at such time.

Exchange Proceeds ” means as of any given time the sum of (i) the money or other property from the sale of any Group II Exchanged Vehicle that is held in an Escrow Account as of such time, (ii) any interest or other amounts earned on the money or other property from the sale of any Group II Exchanged Vehicles that is held in an Escrow Account as of such time; (iii) any amounts receivable from Eligible Manufacturers and Eligible Vehicle Disposition Programs or from Auctions, dealers or other Persons on account of Group II Exchanged Vehicles; (iv) the money or other property from the sale of any Group II Exchanged Vehicle held in the Master Collateral Account for the benefit of the Qualified Intermediary as of such time and (v) any interest or other amounts earned on the money or other property from the sale of any Group II Exchanged Vehicle held in the Master Collateral Account for the benefit of the Qualified Intermediary as of such time.

Exchange Program ” means a program under which RCFC will exchange Group II Exchanged Vehicles for Group II Replacement Vehicles with the intent of qualifying for deferral of gain and loss under Section 1031 of the Code.

Federal Funds Rate ” means (i) with respect to any Series 2000-1 Note, other than the Series 2000-1 Note issued to ABN AMRO for the benefit of the ABN AMRO Ownership Group, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum 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 immediately 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 Administrative Agent from three (3) Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it and (ii) with respect to any Series 2000-1 Note issued to ABN AMRO for the benefit of the ABN AMRO Ownership Group, for any day, the greater of (a) the average rate per annum as determined by ABN AMRO at which overnight Federal funds are offered to ABN AMRO for such day by major banks in the interbank market, and (b) if ABN AMRO is borrowing overnight funds from

 

 

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a Federal Reserve Bank that day, the average rate per annum at which such overnight borrowings are made on that day. Each determination of the Federal Funds Rate by ABN AMRO shall be conclusive and binding on RCFC except in the case of manifest error.

Financed Vehicle ” means an Eligible Vehicle that is financed by RCFC and leased to a Lessee under Annex B to the Master Lease on or after the Lease Commencement Date.

Financing Lease ” means the Master Lease as supplemented by Annex B to the Master Lease.

Financing Sources ” has the meaning specified in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

Fiscal Quarter ” means any quarter of a Fiscal Year.

Fiscal Year ” means any period of twelve consecutive calendar months ending on December 31; references to a Fiscal Year with a number corresponding to any calendar year ( e.g. , the “2006 Fiscal Year”) refer to the Fiscal Year ending on the December 31 occurring during such calendar year.

Ford ” means Ford Motor Company, a Delaware corporation.

General Motors ” means General Motors Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

Group II Aggregate Invested Amount ” means the sum of the Invested Amounts with respect to all Group II Series of Notes then outstanding.

Group II Assignment of Exchange Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Collateral Assignment of the Exchange Agreement dated as of April 16, 2002 by and among RCFC, the Lessees and the Master Collateral Agent pursuant to which each of RCFC and each Lessee assigns (consistent with the limitations on RCFC’s or such Lessee’s, as the case may be, right to receive, pledge, borrow or otherwise obtain the benefits of the Exchange Proceeds contained in the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulation § 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6)), all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Exchange Agreement as it relates to Group II Vehicles, including any Unused Exchange Proceeds released from an Escrow Account, to the Master Collateral Agent, as the same agreement may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Group II Collateral ” means the Master Lease and all payments made thereunder, the Group II Vehicles, the rights under Vehicle Disposition Programs in respect of Group II Vehicles, any other Master Collateral, Master Lease Collateral or other Collateral related to Group II Vehicles, the Group II Collection Account and all proceeds of the foregoing.

Group II Collection Account ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.6(a) hereof.

Group II Exchanged Vehicle ” means a Group II Vehicle that is transferred to the Qualified Intermediary in accordance with the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulation

 

 

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§ 1.1031(k)-1(g)(4) and pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Exchange Agreement and thereby ceases to be a Group II Vehicle.

Group II Master Collateral ” means all right, title and interest of RCFC or DTG Operations in Group II Vehicles and proceeds thereof, the other Master Collateral and proceeds thereof in respect of Group II Vehicles, the Group II Assignment of Exchange Agreement and any other collateral or proceeds that the Master Collateral Agent has designated or segregated for the benefit of the Group II Series of Notes; provided that the Group II Master Collateral shall not include any Exchange Proceeds until such time as RCFC or DTG Operations is permitted to receive, pledge, borrow or otherwise obtain the benefits of such Exchange Proceeds consistent with the limitations set forth in the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulation § 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6).

Group II Monthly Servicing Fee ” means, on any date of determination, 1/12 of 1% of the Group II Aggregate Invested Amount as of the preceding Payment Date, after giving effect to any payments or allocations made on such date; provided , however , that if a Rapid Amortization Period shall occur and be continuing with respect to any Group II Series of Notes and if DTAG is no longer the Master Servicer, the Group II Monthly Servicing Fee shall equal the greater of (x) the product of (i) $20 and (ii) the number of Group II Vehicles as of the last day of the Related Month, and (y) the amount described in the first clause of this definition.

Group II Noteholders ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.1(a) hereof.

Group II Replacement Vehicle ” means an Eligible Vehicle designated by the Master Servicer as comprising Group II Collateral acquired in exchange for a Group II Exchanged Vehicle in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement and under Section 1031 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Group II Series of Notes ” has the meaning specified in Section 1(c) hereof.

Group II Supplemental Servicing Fee ” is defined in Section 26.1 of the Master Lease.

Group II Vehicle ” means, as of any date, a passenger automobile or truck leased by RCFC to a Lessee under the Master Lease as of such date, designated in the records of the Master Collateral Agent as a Group II Vehicle, and pledged by RCFC under the Master Collateral Agency Agreement for the benefit of the Trustee (on behalf of the Group II Noteholders).

Hedging Agreements ” means, collectively, currency exchange agreements, interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements, and all other agreements or arrangements designed to protect a Person against fluctuations in interest rates or currency exchange rates.

Hedging Obligations ” means, with respect to any Person, all liabilities of such Person under Hedging Agreements.

Honda ” means American Honda Motor Company, Inc., a California corporation.

 

 

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Hyundai ” means Hyundai Motor America, a California corporation.

IG Manufacturer ” means, as of any date of determination, each Eligible Manufacturer who as of such date has a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least “A3” from Moody’s and at least “A” from Standard & Poor’s; provided , that if an Eligible Manufacturer does not have a rating from Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s, then the rating of an affiliated entity specified by the Rating Agencies shall apply for purposes of this definition.

Increase ” has the meaning specified in Section 4A.2(a) of this Supplement.

Increase Date ” means the date on which an Increase occurs.

Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication:

(a)        all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;

(b)        all obligations, contingent or otherwise, relative to the face amount of all letters of credit, bonds (including Surety Bonds) and similar obligations, whether or not drawn, and banker’s acceptances issued for the account of such Person;

(c)        all obligations of such Person as lessee under leases which have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as Capitalized Lease Liabilities;

(d)        all obligations of such Person in the nature of overdrafts;

(e)        net liabilities of such Person under all Hedging Obligations;

(f)         whether or not so included as liabilities in accordance with GAAP, all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding open accounts extended by suppliers on normal trade terms in connection with purchases of goods and services), and indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;

(g)        Redeemable Capital Stock; and

(h)        all Contingent Obligations of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.

For all purposes of this Supplement, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.

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(a)        EBITDA for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter

to

(b)        Aggregate Interest Expense for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter, net of interest income for such four Fiscal Quarter period.

Invested Amount ” means, on any date of determination, with respect to the Series 2000-1 Notes, the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount, and with respect to each other Series of Notes, the amount specified in the applicable Supplement that is analogous to the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount but for such series.

IR Manufacturer ” means, as of any date of determination, each Eligible Manufacturer who as of such date does not have a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least “A3” from Moody’s and at least “A” from Standard & Poor’s; provided that if an Eligible Manufacturer does not have a rating from Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s, then the rating of an affiliated entity specified by the Rating Agencies shall apply for purposes of this definition; provided , further , that if (a) the rating of a Manufacturer by a Rating Agency is withdrawn by such Rating Agency or a Manufacturer is downgraded by a Rating Agency to a rating that would require inclusion of such Manufacturer in this definition and (b) prior to such withdrawal or downgrade, as the case may be, such Manufacturer was an IG Manufacturer, then for purposes of this definition and each instance in which this definition is used in this Supplement, such Manufacturer shall be deemed to be rated “A3” or “A”, as applicable, by the Rating Agency that withdrew the rating of such Manufacturer or downgraded such Manufacturer for a period of 30 days following the earlier of (i) the date on which any of the Issuer or the Master Servicer obtains actual knowledge of such withdrawal or downgrade and (ii) the date on which the Trustee notifies the Master Servicer of such withdrawal or downgrade.

Issuer ” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

Isuzu ” means American Isuzu Motors, Inc., a California corporation.

Jaguar ” means Jaguar Cars Limited, a Division of Ford Motor Company, and all successors and assigns thereto.

Kia ” means Kia Motors America, Inc., a California corporation.

Late Return Payments ” is defined in Section 13 of the Master Lease.

Lease Annex ” means Annex A or Annex B to the Master Lease, as applicable, as such annex may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Master Lease.

Lease Commencement Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.2 of the Master Lease.

 

 

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Lease Event of Default ” is defined in Section 17.1 of the Master Lease.

Lease Expiration Date ” is defined in Section 3.2 of the Master Lease.

Lease Payment Losses ” means as of any Payment Date, the amount of payments due under the Master Lease with respect to the Related Month which were not paid when due.

Lease Payment Recoveries ” means, as of any Payment Date, an amount equal to all payments made by the Lessees or the Guarantor under the Master Lease since the preceding Payment Date on account of past due payments under the Master Lease, excluding any amounts drawn under the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit or withdrawn from the Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account.

Lessee ” means DTG Operations, in its capacity as a Lessee under the Master Lease, any Additional Lessee, or any successor by merger to DTG Operations or any Additional Lessee, in accordance with Section 25.1 of the Master Lease, or any other permitted successor or assignee of DTG Operations, as applicable, in its capacity as Lessee, or of any Additional Lessee, pursuant to Section 16 of the Master Lease.

Lessee Agreements ” means any and all Subleases entered into by any of the Lessees the subject of which includes any Vehicle leased by the Lessor to such Lessee under the Master Lease, and any and all other contracts, agreements, guarantees, insurance, warranties, instruments or certificates entered into or delivered to such Lessee in connection therewith.

Lessor ” means RCFC, in its capacity as the lessor under the Master Lease, and its successors and assigns in such capacity.

LIBOR ” means, with respect to any Series 2000-1 Note for any Eurodollar Tranche Period, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher one-hundredth of a percentage point) determined (i) for the BNS Ownership Group, by reference to the arithmetic average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher one-hundredth of a percentage point) of the rates at which deposits in U.S. Dollars are offered by four reference banks reasonably selected by BNS in the interbank eurodollar market at or about 11:00 A.M. (London time), two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Eurodollar Tranche Period for delivery on the first day of such Eurodollar Tranche Period for the number of days comprised therein, and (ii) for any Additional Ownership Group, by reference to the arithmetic average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher one-hundredth of a percentage point) of the rates at which deposits in U.S. Dollars are offered by four reference banks reasonably selected by the related Managing Agent in the interbank eurodollar market at or about 11:00 A.M. (London time), two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Eurodollar Tranche Period for delivery on the first day of such Eurodollar Tranche Period for the number of days comprised therein.

Limited Liquidation Event of Default ” means, the occurrence of any Amortization Event specified in Sections 5.1(a) through (g) of this Supplement that continues for thirty (30) days (without double counting any cure periods provided for in said Sections); provided , however , that such Amortization Event shall not constitute a Limited Liquidation Event of Default if (i) within such thirty (30) day period, such Amortization Event shall have been cured.

 

 

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Liquidation Event of Default ” means, so long as such event or condition continues, any of the following: (a) any event or condition with respect to RCFC or a Lessee of the type described in Section 8.1(d) of the Base Indenture, (b) a payment default by RCFC under the Base Indenture as specified in Sections 8.1(a) and 8.1(b) thereof, or (c) a Lease Event of Default as specified in Section 8.1(e) thereof (with respect solely to the occurrence of the Lease Events of Default described in Sections 17.1.1(i), 17.1.2 and 17.1.5 under the Master Lease).

LOC Credit Disbursement ” means an amount drawn under the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to a Certificate of Credit Demand.

LOC Disbursement ” shall mean any LOC Credit Disbursement or any LOC Termination Disbursement, or other disbursement by the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Provider under the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit, or any combination thereof, as the context may require.

LOC Termination Disbursement ” means an amount drawn under the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to a Certificate of Termination Demand. The amount of such LOC Termination Disbursement shall be the amount so drawn or thereafter, if greater, the amount of the Deposited Funds in the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account.

Losses ” means, with respect to any Related Month, the sum (without duplication) of the following with respect to Acquired Vehicles leased under the Master Lease: (i) all Manufacturer Late Payment Losses, for such Related Month, plus (ii) with respect to Disposition Proceeds received during the Related Month from the sale or other disposition of Acquired Vehicles (other than pursuant to a Vehicle Disposition Program), the excess, if any, of (x) the Net Book Values of such Acquired Vehicles calculated on the dates of the respective sales or final dispositions thereof, over (y) (1) the aggregate amount of such Disposition Proceeds received during the Related Month in respect of such Acquired Vehicles by RCFC, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by deposit into the Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account) plus (2) any Termination Payments that have accrued with respect to such Acquired Vehicles, plus (iii) the amount of any Disposition Proceeds received previously and constituting a voidable preference pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code that were reclaimed, rescinded or otherwise returned during such Related Month.

Managing Agents ” means, collectively, ABN, BNS, Dresdner, JPMorgan, BNP Paribas and Mizuho, as each such term is defined in the definition of “Ownership Group,” and any of their successors and permitted assigns, and such other Persons as shall become parties to the Series 2000-1 Note Purchase Agreement as Managing Agents.

Mandatory Decrease ” has the meaning specified in Section 4A.3(a) of this Supplement.

Manufacturer Event of Default ” is defined in Section 18 of the Master Lease.

Manufacturer Event of Default Losses ” means, with respect to any Related Month, in the event that a Manufacturer Event of Default occurs with respect to any Manufacturer, all payments that are required to be made (and not yet made) by such Manufacturer to RCFC with respect to Acquired Vehicles that are either (i) sold at Auction or returned to such Manufacturer under such Manufacturer’s Vehicle Disposition Program, or (ii) subject to an incentive program

 

 

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of such Manufacturer; provided that the grace or other similar period for the determination of such Manufacturer Event of Default expires during such Related Month.

Manufacturer Late Payment Losses ” with respect to any Related Month, means all payments required to be made by Manufacturers under such Manufacturers’ Vehicle Disposition Programs and incentive programs with respect to Acquired Vehicles, which are not made within one hundred (100) days after the related Disposition Dates of such Acquired Vehicles and remain unpaid at the end of such Related Month, but only to the extent that such 100 day periods expire during such Related Month; provided that any payments considered hereunder shall be net of amounts that are (x) the subject of a good faith dispute as evidenced in writing by the Manufacturer questioning the accuracy of the amounts paid or payable in respect of any such Acquired Vehicles or (y) related to payments by Manufacturers that are not made within such one hundred (100) day period as a result of the necessity to meet initial eligibility requirements of a Manufacturer to receive Guaranteed Payments, Repurchase Payments and/or Incentive Payments for a model year.

Manufacturer Receivable ” means an amount due from a Manufacturer or Auction dealer under a Vehicle Disposition Program in respect of or in connection with a Program Vehicle being turned back to such Manufacturer pursuant to a Vehicle Disposition Program.

Market Value ” means, with respect to any Non-Program Vehicle as of any date of determination, the market value of such Non-Program Vehicle as specified in the Related Month’s published National Automobile Dealers Association, Official Used Car Guide, Central Edition (the “ NADA Guide ”) for the model class and model year of such Vehicle based on the average equipment and the average mileage of each Vehicle of such model class and model year. If such Non-Program Vehicle is not listed in the NADA Guide published in the Related Month preceding such date of determination, then the Black Book Official Finance/Lease Guide (the “ Lease Guide ”) shall be used to estimate the wholesale price of the Non-Program Vehicle, based on the Non-Program Vehicle’s model class and model year or the closest model class and model year thereto (if appropriate as determined by the applicable Servicer), for purposes of such months for which the wholesale price for such Non-Program Vehicle is not so published in the NADA Guide; provided , however , if the NADA Guide was not published in the Related Month, then the Lease Guide shall be relied upon in its place, and if the Lease Guide is unavailable, the Market Value of such Vehicle shall be based upon such other reasonable methodology as determined by the Issuer; provided , further , that any Program Vehicle that is a Group II Vehicle and is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof, shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for a period of 90 days following the occurrence of such Manufacturer Event of Default for purposes of this definition and each instance in which this definition is used in this Supplement and as a result shall not be included in the determination of Market Value during such period.

Market Value Adjustment Percentage ” means, as of any Determination Date following the Series 2000-1 Closing Date, the lower of (i) the lowest Measurement Month Average of any full Measurement Month within the preceding 12 calendar months and (ii) a fraction expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which equals the average of the aggregate Market Value of Non-Program Vehicles leased under the Master Lease as of the last day of the Related Month

 

 

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and as of the last day of the two Related Months precedent thereto and the denominator of which equals the average of the aggregate Net Book Values of each such Non-Program Vehicles calculated as of such date.

Master Collateral Agency Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Master Collateral Agency Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2007, among DTAG, as Master Servicer, RCFC, as grantor, each Lessee, as grantor and servicer, such other grantors as may become parties thereto, various Beneficiaries parties thereto, various Beneficiaries parties thereto and the Master Collateral Agent, as such agreement may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Master Collateral Agent ” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, in its capacity as master collateral agent under the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, unless a successor Person shall have become the master collateral agent pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, and thereafter “Master Collateral Agent” shall mean such successor Person.

Master Lease ” means that certain Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement (Group II), dated as of February 14, 2007, among RCFC, as Lessor, DTG Operations, as a Lessee and Servicer, those additional Subsidiaries and Affiliates of DTAG from time to time becoming Lessees and Servicers thereunder and DTAG, as guarantor and Master Servicer, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Master Lease Collateral ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a) of this Supplement.

Master Servicer ” means DTAG, in its capacity as the Master Servicer under the Master Lease, and its successors and assigns in such capacity in accordance with the terms of the Master Lease.

Maximum Lease Commitment ” means, on any date of determination, the sum of (i) the Aggregate Principal Balances on such date for all Group II Series of Notes, plus (ii) with respect to all Group II Series of Notes that provide for Enhancement in the form of overcollateralization, the sum of the available subordinated amounts on such date for each such Group II Series of Notes, plus (iii) the aggregate Net Book Values of all Group II Vehicles leased under the Master Lease on such date that were acquired, financed or refinanced with funds other than proceeds of Group II Series of Notes or related available subordinated amounts, plus (iv) any amounts held in the Retained Distribution Account that the Lessor commits on or prior such date to invest in new Group II Vehicles for leasing under the Master Lease (as evidenced by a Company Order) in accordance with the terms of the Master Lease and the Indenture.

Maximum Manufacturer Percentage ” means, with respect to any Eligible Manufacturer, the percentage amount of the Aggregate Asset Amount set forth in Schedule 1 hereto (as such schedule, subject to the prior written consent of the Managing Agents, may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time) specified for each Eligible Manufacturer with respect to Non-Program Vehicles and Program Vehicles, as applicable, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of Eligible Vehicles which are permitted

 

 

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under the Master Lease to be Non-Program Vehicles or Program Vehicles, as the case may be, manufactured by such Manufacturer; provided , however , that any Program Vehicle that is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for purposes of determining compliance with the Maximum Manufacturer Percentages set forth on Schedule 1.

Maximum Non-Program Percentage ” means, with respect to Non-Program Vehicles, (a) if the average of the Measurement Month Averages for any three Measurement Months during the twelve month period preceding any date of determination shall be less than eighty-five percent (85%), 0% or such other percentage amount agreed upon by the Lessor and each of the Lessees, subject to the prior written consent of the Managing Agents, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of the Aggregate Asset Amount which is permitted under the Master Lease to be invested in Non-Program Vehicles; and (b) at all other times, fifty percent (50%) or such other percentage amount agreed upon by the Lessor and each of the Lessees, subject to the prior written consent of the Managing Agents and each Enhancement Provider, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of the Aggregate Asset Amount which is permitted under the Master Lease to be invested in Non-Program Vehicles; provided , however , that any Program Vehicle that is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for purposes of determining compliance with the Maximum Non-Program Percentage.

Mazda ” means Mazda Motor of America, Inc., a California corporation.

Measurement Month ” with respect to any date, means, each calendar month, or the smallest number of consecutive calendar months, preceding such date in which (a) at least 500 Non-Program Vehicles that are Group II Vehicles were sold at Auction or otherwise and (b) at least one-twelfth of the aggregate Net Book Value of the Non-Program Vehicles that are Group II Vehicles as of the last day of such calendar month or consecutive calendar months were sold at Auction or otherwise; provided that no calendar month included in a Measurement Month shall be included in any other Measurement Month; provided , further , that any Program Vehicle that is a Group II Vehicle and is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof, shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for a period of 90 days following the occurrence of such Manufacturer Event of Default for purposes of this definition and each instance in which this definition is used in this Supplement and as a result shall not be included in the determination of Measurement Month during such period.

Measurement Month Average ” means, with respect to Group II Vehicles and for any Measurement Month, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of Disposition Proceeds of all Non-Program Vehicles that are Group II Vehicles sold at Auction or otherwise during such Measurement Month and the two Measurement Months preceding such Measurement Month and the denominator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of such Non-Program Vehicles that are Group II Vehicles on the dates of their respective sales; provided that any Program Vehicle that is a Group II Vehicle and is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to

 

 

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an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof, shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for a period of 90 days following the occurrence of such Manufacturer Event of Default for purposes of this definition and each instance in which this definition is used in this Supplement and as a result shall not be included in the determination of Measurement Month Average during such period.

Mercedes-Benz ” means Mercedes-Benz USA LLC, a Delaware limited liability, company and all successors and assigns thereto.

Minimum Enhancement Amount ” means, with respect to the Series 2000-1 Notes on any date of determination, the sum of (a) the product of (i) the Series 2000-1 Program Enhancement Percentage, times (ii) an amount in U.S. Dollars equal to the aggregate Series 2000-1 Invested Amount minus the product of (A) the aggregate amount of cash and Permitted Investments in the Group II Collection Account, the Exchange Agreement Group II Rights Value and, to the extent cash and Permitted Investments in the Master Collateral Account are allocable to the Trustee on behalf of the holders of the Group II Series of Notes as Beneficiary pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement and are not distributable to or at the direction of DTAG, the Issuer, DTG Operations pursuant thereto, such cash and Permitted Investments in the Master Collateral Account as of such date, in each case to the extent such cash and Permitted Investments constitute Group II Collateral, times (B) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the sum of the Series 2000-1 Invested Amounts as of such date and the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount for such date and the denominator of which shall be the greater of (I) the Aggregate Asset Amount as of such date and (II) the sum of the Invested Amounts for all Group II Series of Notes as of such date, times (iii) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the aggregate Net Book Value of all Program Vehicles as of such date and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate Net Book Value of all Program Vehicles and Non-Program Vehicles as of such date, plus (b) the product of (i) the Series 2000-1 Non-Program Enhancement Percentage times (ii) an amount in U.S. Dollars equal to the aggregate Series 2000-1 Invested Amount as of such date, minus the product of (A) the aggregate amount of cash and Permitted Investments in the Group II Collection Account, the Exchange Agreement Group II Rights Value as of such date and, to the extent cash and Permitted Investments in the Master Collateral Account are allocable to the Trustee on behalf of holders of Group II Series of Notes as Beneficiary pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement and are not distributable to or at the direction of the Master Servicer pursuant thereto, such cash and Permitted Investments in the Master Collateral Account as of such date in each case to the extent such cash and Permitted Investments constitute Group II Collateral, times (B) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the sum of the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount as of such date and the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount for such date and the denominator of which shall be the greater of (I) the Aggregate Asset Amount as of such date and (II) the sum of the Invested Amounts for all Group II Series of Notes as of such date, times (iii) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the aggregate Net Book Value of all Non-Program Vehicles as of such date and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate Net Book Value of all Program Vehicles and Non-Program Vehicles as of such date, plus (c) the Additional Overcollateralization Amount as of such date.

Minimum Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Amount ” means, with respect to any date of determination the greater of (i) an amount equal to (x) 5% of the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount of the Series 2000-1 Notes outstanding on such date, less (y) any cash on deposit in the Series

 

 

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2000-1 Cash Collateral Account on such date, and (ii) an amount equal to (x) the Minimum Enhancement Amount on such date, minus (y) the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount on such date.

Minimum Subordinated Amount ” means, with respect to any date of determination, the greater of (a) 2.25% of the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount on such date and (b) an amount equal to (i) the Minimum Enhancement Amount, minus (ii) the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Amount.

Mitsubishi ” means Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

Monthly Base Rent ” is defined in paragraph 9 of Annex A and paragraph 6 of Annex B to the Master Lease.

Monthly Certificate ” is defined in Section 24.4(b) of the Master Lease.

Monthly Finance Rent ” is defined in paragraph 6 of Annex B to the Master Lease.

Monthly Servicing Fee ” is defined in Section 26.1 of the Master Lease.

Monthly Supplemental Payment ” is defined in paragraph 6 of Annex B to the Master Lease.

Monthly Variable Rent ” is defined in paragraph 9 of Annex A to the Master Lease.

Monthly Vehicle Statement ” is defined in Section 24.4(f) of the Master Lease.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Net Equity Proceeds ” means with respect to the sale or issuance by DTAG or any of its Subsidiaries to any Person (other than DTAG or any of its Subsidiaries) of any Capital Stock, other than pursuant to the Equity Offerings, or any warrants or options with respect to such Capital Stock or the exercise of any such warrants or options, the excess of:

(a)      the gross cash proceeds received by DTAG or such Subsidiary from such sale, exercise or issuance (other than proceeds received with respect to (i) employee incentive compensation plans (including incentive stock options), (ii) employee stock purchase plans (including deferred stock purchase plans) and (iii) direct purchase plans (other than the plans described in the preceding clauses (i) and (ii) ) to the extent such proceeds from direct purchase plans do not exceed $1,000,000 in any Fiscal Year),

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(b)    all fees and expenses with respect to underwriting commissions and legal, investment banking, brokerage and accounting and other professional fees, sales commissions and disbursements actually incurred in connection with such sale or issuance or exercise which have not (other than in the case of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses) been paid to Affiliates of DTAG in connection therewith.

 

 

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Net Income ” means, for any applicable period, the aggregate of all amounts which, in accordance with GAAP, would be included as net earnings (or net loss) on a consolidated statement of operations of DTAG and its Subsidiaries for such period (excluding therefrom non-cash gains and non-cash charges arising from marking to market the fair value of Hedging Agreements in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” and any related income tax effects).

Net Worth ” means, with respect to any Person at any date, on a consolidated basis for such Person and its Subsidiaries, the excess of:

(a)      the sum of capital stock (other than Redeemable Capital Stock) taken at par value, capital surplus (other than in respect of Redeemable Capital Stock) and retained earnings (or accumulated deficit) of such Person at such date (excluding therefrom, to the extent excluded in determining Net Income which is reflected in such retained earnings (or accumulated deficit), non-cash gains and non-cash charges arising from marking to market the fair value of Hedging Agreements in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” and any related income tax effects);

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(b)    treasury stock of such Person and, to the extent included in the preceding clause (a) , minority interests in Subsidiaries of such Person at such date.

Nissan ” means Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A., a California corporation.

Non-Program Vehicle ” means a Group II Vehicle that, when acquired by RCFC, or any Lessee, as the case may be, from an Eligible Manufacturer, or when so designated by the Master Servicer, in each case subject to the limitations described herein, is not eligible for inclusion in any Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program.

Non-Vehicle Debt ” means

 

(a)

Total Debt

minus

 

(b)

to the extent included in such Total Debt, Vehicle Debt

plus

(c)             any obligation of a Subsidiary Borrower or any Subsidiary of such Subsidiary Borrower (other than RCFC or another SPC) with respect to Vehicles owned by such Subsidiary Borrower or such Subsidiary (i) which exceeds the excess of (x) the aggregate Capitalized Cost (as defined in the Base Indenture) of such Vehicles over (y) the greater of the sum of the aggregate Depreciation Charges (as defined in the Base Indenture) accrued with respect to such Vehicles and the difference between such aggregate Capitalized Cost and the fair market value of

 

 

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such Vehicles and (ii) which has become due and payable and remains unpaid as of the end of any calendar month.

Non-Vehicle Interest Expense ” means, for any applicable period, the excess of

(a)        the aggregate consolidated gross interest expense of DTAG and its Subsidiaries for such period, as determined in accordance with GAAP (“ Aggregate Interest Expense ”), including (i) commitment fees paid or owed with respect to the then unutilized portion of the Commitment Amount (as defined in the Credit Agreement or any successor agreement thereto), (ii) all other fees paid or owed with respect to the issuance or maintenance of Contingent Obligations (including letters of credit), which, in accordance with GAAP, would be included as interest expense, (iii) net costs or benefits under Hedging Agreements and (iv) the portion of any payments made in respect of Capitalized Lease Liabilities of DTAG and its Subsidiaries allocable to interest expense, but excluding the amortization of debt issuance costs and other financing expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement,

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(b)        to the extent included in the preceding clause (a) , gross interest expense in respect of Vehicle Debt (“ Vehicle Interest Expense ”).

Note Purchaser ” means each Managing Agent, for the benefit of the Conduit Purchasers and the Committed Purchasers in the related Ownership Group, and any permitted successors and assigns in such capacity.

Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of DTAG, RCFC or a Lessee, as applicable.

Operating Lease ” means the Master Lease as supplemented by Annex A to the Master Lease.

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to DTAG, RCFC or a Lessee, as the case may be, unless the Required Group II Noteholders shall notify the Trustee of objection thereto.

Overcollateralization Portion ” means, as of any date of determination, (i) the sum of the amounts determined pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) of the definition of Minimum Enhancement Amount as of such date minus (ii) the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Amount as of such date.

Ownership Group ” means each of the following groups of Note Purchasers:

(i)         The Bank of Nova Scotia (“ BNS ”), Deutsche Bank AG, acting through its New York Branch (“ Deutsche Bank ”), Liberty Street Funding Corp., and any other Conduit Purchaser administered by BNS or any of BNS’s Affiliates (the “ BNS Ownership Group ”).

 

 

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(ii)        Dresdner Bank AG (“ Dresdner ”), Beethoven Funding Corporation, and any other Conduit Purchaser administered by Dresdner or any of Dresdner’s Affiliates (the “ Dresdner Ownership Group ”).

(iii)      ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (“ ABN ”), Amsterdam Funding Corporation, and any other Conduit Purchaser administered by ABN or any of ABN’s Affiliates (the “ ABN Ownership Group ”).

(iv)      JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (“ JPMorgan ”), Park Avenue Receivables Company, LLC, and any other Conduit Purchaser administered by JPMorgan or any of JPMorgan’s Affiliates (the “ JPMorgan Ownership Group ”).

(v)        BNP Paribas, New York Branch (“ BNP Paribas ”), Starbird Funding Corporation, and any other Conduit Purchaser administered by BNP Paribas or any of BNP Paribas’s Affiliates (the “ BNP Paribas Ownership Group ”).

(vi)      Working Capital Management Co., LP (“ WCMC ”), and any other Conduit Purchaser administered by Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (“ Mizuho ”) or any of Mizuho’s Affiliates (the “ Mizuho Ownership Group ”).

(vii)     Each Managing Agent and its related Conduit Purchasers and Committed Purchasers as shall become parties to the Series 2000-1 Note Purchase Agreement (each an “ Additional Ownership Group ”).

By way of example and for avoidance of doubt, each of the BNS Ownership Group, the Dresdner Ownership Group, the ABN Ownership Group, the JPMorgan Ownership Group, the BNP Paribas Ownership Group, the Mizuho Ownership Group and any Additional Ownership Group is a separate Ownership Group. An assignee of a Committed Purchaser shall belong, to the extent of such assignment, to the same Ownership Group as the assigning Committed Purchaser. A Committed Purchaser may belong to more than one Ownership Group at a time.

Payment Date ” means the 25th day of each calendar month, or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, commencing February 25, 2001.

Permitted Investments ” means negotiable instruments or securities maturing on or before the Payment Date next occurring after the investment therein, represented by instruments in bearer, registered or book-entry form which evidence (i) obligations the full and timely payment of which are to be made by or are fully guaranteed by the United States of America; (ii) demand deposits of, time deposits in, or certificates of deposit issued by, any depositary institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by Federal or state banking or depositary institution authorities; provided , however , that at the earlier of (x) the time of the investment and (y) the time of the contractual commitment to invest therein, the certificates of deposit or short-term deposits, if any, or long-term unsecured debt obligations (other than such obligations whose rating is based on collateral or on the credit of a Person other than such institution or trust company) of such depositary institution or trust company shall have a credit

 

 

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rating from Standard & Poor’s of “A-1+” and from Moody’s of “P-1,” and from Fitch of at least “F1+” (if rated by Fitch) in the case of certificates of deposit or short-term deposits, or a rating from Standard & Poor’s of at least “AAA” and from Moody’s of a least “Aaa,” and from Fitch of at least “AAA” (if rated by Fitch) in the case of long-term unsecured debt obligations; (iii) commercial paper having, at the earlier of (x) the time of the investment and (y) the time of contractual commitment to invest therein, a rating from Standard & Poor’s of at least “A-1+” and from Moody’s of “P-1” and from Fitch of “F1+” (if rated by Fitch); (iv) demand deposits or time deposits which are fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (v) bankers’ acceptances which are U.S. Dollar denominated issued by any depositary institution or trust company described in clause (ii) above; (vi) investments in money market funds rated at least “AAAm” by Standard & Poor’s or otherwise approved in writing by Standard & Poor’s and from Moody’s of at least “Aaa” or otherwise approved in writing by Moody’s and from Fitch of at least “AA” (if rated by Fitch); (vii) Eurodollar time deposits having a credit rating from Standard & Poor’s of “A-1+”, from Moody’s of “P-1” and from Fitch of at least “F1+” (if rated by Fitch); and (viii) any other instruments or securities approved by the Managing Agents.

Permitted Liens ” is defined in Section 25.3 of the Master Lease.

Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, joint stock company, firm, association, trust or unincorporated organization, government, governmental agency, court or any other legal entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity.

Power of Attorney ” is defined in Section 9 of the Master Lease.

Principal Collections ” means Collections other than Series 2000-1 Interest Collections.

Program Vehicle ” means any Group II Vehicle which at the time of purchase or financing by RCFC or a Lessee, as the case may be, is eligible under an Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program.

Pro Rata Share ” means, with respect to a Lessee or a Servicer, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (i) the aggregate Net Book Value of Vehicles leased by such Lessee or serviced by such Servicer, as applicable, divided by (ii) the aggregate Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Master Lease.

QI Group II Master Collateral ” means (i) any Master Collateral Vehicle that is a Group II Exchanged Vehicle, (ii) any funds in the Master Collateral Account that are proceeds of any Group II Exchanged Vehicle, (iii) any receivables in respect of disposition of any Group II Exchanged Vehicle and (iv) any other collateral pledged to the Master Collateral Agent that is designated on the Master Servicer’s computer system as related Master Collateral (as defined in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement) for the Qualified Intermediary as Beneficiary in accordance with the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

Qualified Institution ” means a depositary institution or trust company (which may include the Trustee) organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one of the states thereof or the District of Columbia; provided , however , that at all times such depositary institution or trust company is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and (i)

 

 

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has a long-term indebtedness rating from Standard & Poor’s of not lower than “AA” and from Moody’s of not lower than “Aa2” and a short-term indebtedness rating from Standard & Poor’s not lower than “A-1+” and from Moody’s not lower than “P-1” or (ii) is otherwise satisfactory to the Managing Agents.

Qualified Intermediary ” has the meaning set forth in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

Rating Agencies ” means Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s.

RCFC ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble .

RCFC Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(i) of this Supplement.

RCFC Obligations ” means all principal and interest, at any time and from time to time, owing by RCFC on the Series 2000-1 Notes and all costs, fees and expenses payable by, or obligations of, RCFC in respect of the Series 2000-1 Notes under the Indenture and the Related Documents.

Recoveries ” means, with respect to any Related Month, the sum (without duplication) of (i) all amounts received by RCFC, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by deposit into the Group II Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account in respect of Group II Master Collateral) from any Person during such Related Month in respect of amounts that had previously been treated as Losses, plus (ii) the excess, if any, of (x) the aggregate amount of Disposition Proceeds received during such Related Month by RCFC, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by deposit into the Group II Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account in respect of Group II Master Collateral) and resulting from the sale or other final disposition of Acquired Vehicles that are Group II Vehicles (other than pursuant to Vehicle Disposition Programs) plus any Termination Payments that have accrued with respect to such Acquired Vehicles that are Group II Vehicles, over (y) the Net Book Values of such Acquired Vehicles that are Group II Vehicles, calculated on the dates of the respective sales or dispositions thereof.

Redeemable Capital Stock ” means Capital Stock of DTAG or any of its Subsidiaries that, either by its terms, by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or exchangeable or otherwise, (i) is or upon the happening of an event or passage of time would be required to be redeemed (for consideration other than shares of common stock of DTAG) on or prior to April 1, 2010, (ii) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (for consideration other than shares of common stock of DTAG) at any time prior to such date or (iii) is convertible into or exchangeable for debt securities of DTAG or any of its Subsidiaries at any time prior to such anniversary.

Refinanced Vehicles ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1 of the Master Lease.

Refinancing Schedule ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1 of the Master Lease.

Related Documents ” means, collectively, the Indenture, the Series 2000-1 Notes, any Enhancement Agreement, the Master Lease, the Master Collateral Agency Agreement and any

 

 

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grantor supplements and financing source and beneficiary supplements thereto involving the Trustee as Beneficiary, the Assignment Agreements, the Series 2000-1 Note Purchase Agreement, Group II Assignment of Exchange Agreement and the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit.

Rent ”, with respect to each Acquired Vehicle and each Financed Vehicle, is defined in paragraph 9 of Annex A to the Master Lease and in paragraph 6 of Annex B to the Master Lease.

Required Asset Amount ” means with respect to the Series 2000-1 Notes, at any date of determination, the sum of (i) the Invested Amount for all Group II Series of Notes that do not provide for Enhancement in the form of overcollateralization plus (ii) with respect to all Group II Series of Notes that provide for Enhancement in the form of overcollateralization, the sum of (a) the Invested Amount for all such Series of Notes, plus (b) the available subordinated amounts required to be maintained as part of the minimum enhancement amount for all such Series of Notes.

Required Group II Noteholders ” means Noteholders holding in excess of 50% of the Group II Aggregate Invested Amount (excluding, for the purposes of making the foregoing calculation, any Notes held by DTAG or any Affiliate of DTAG, except for any Affiliate that is a bankruptcy remote, special purpose vehicle).

Responsible Officer ” means, with respect to RCFC, a Servicer, a Lessee or the Master Servicer, any President, Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, or any officer performing functions similar to those customarily performed by the person who at the time shall be such officer.

Retained Interest Amount ” means, on any date of determination, the amount, if any, by which the Aggregate Asset Amount at the end of the day immediately prior to such date of determination, exceeds the Required Asset Amount at the end of such day.

Retained Interest Percentage ” means, on any date of determination, when used with respect to Group II Collections that are Principal Collections, Recoveries, Lease Payment Recoveries, Losses, Lease Payment Losses and other amounts, an amount equal to one hundred percent ( 100 %) minus the sum of (i) the invested percentages for all outstanding Group II Series of Notes and (ii) the available subordinated amount percentages for all Group II Series of Notes that provide for credit enhancement in the form of overcollateralization, including all classes of such Series of Notes, in each case as such percentages are calculated on such date with respect to Group II Collections that are Principal Collections, Recoveries, Lease Payment Recoveries, Losses, Lease Payment Losses and other amounts, as applicable.

Retained Interestholder ” means DTAG as owner of all outstanding capital stock of RCFC or any permitted successor or assign.

Series 2000-1 Accrued Interest Account ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.6(b) of this Supplement.

Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount ” means, for any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount for the preceding

 

 

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Determination Date (or, in the case of the initial Determination Date following the Series 2000-1 Closing Date, the Series 2000-1 Closing Date), minus (b) the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount Incremental Losses for the Related Month, plus (c) the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount Incremental Recoveries for the Related Month, minus (d) the Series 2000-1 Lease Payment Losses allocable to the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount pursuant to Section 4.7 of this Supplement since the preceding Determination Date, plus (e) the Series 2000-1 Lease Payment Recoveries allocable to the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount pursuant to Section 4.7 of this Supplement since the preceding Determination Date, plus (f) additional amounts, if any, contributed by RCFC since the preceding Determination Date (or in the case of the first Determination Date, since the Series 2000-1 Closing Date) to the Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account for allocation to the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount, plus (g) the aggregate Net Book Value of additional Eligible Vehicles contributed by the Retained Interestholder since the preceding Determination Date (or in the case of the first Determination Date, since the Series 2000-1 Closing Date) as Master Collateral for allocation to the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount pursuant to the Indenture, minus (h) any amounts withdrawn from the Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account since the preceding Determination Date (or in the case of the first Determination Date, since the Series 2000-1 Closing Date) for allocation to the Retained Distribution Account. The “Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount” for the Series 2000-1 Closing Date through the first Determination Date shall mean $0.

Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount Incremental Losses ” means, for any Related Month, the sum of all Losses that became Losses during such Related Month and which were allocated to the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount pursuant to Section 4.7 of this Supplement.

Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount Incremental Recoveries ” means, for any Related Month, the sum of all Recoveries that became Recoveries during such Related Month and which were allocated to the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount pursuant to Section 4.7 of this Supplement.

Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.16 of this Supplement.

Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account Surplus ” means, as of any date of determination subsequent to the establishment and funding of the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account pursuant to Section 4.17(a) of this Supplement, the amount, if any, by which (a) the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Amount exceeds (b) the Minimum Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Amount.

Series 2000-1 Closing Date ” means December 15, 2000.

Series 2000-1 Collection Account ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.6(a) of this Supplement.

Series 2000-1 Deposit Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.7 of this Supplement.

 

 

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Series 2000-1 Distribution Account ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.12(a) of this Supplement.

Series 2000-1 Distribution Account Collateral ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.12(d) of this Supplement.

Series 2000-1 Enhancement Deficiency ” means, with respect to any date of determination, the amount, if any, by which the Enhancement Amount is less than the Minimum Enhancement Amount for such day.

Series 2000-1 Enhancement Factor ” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (i) 100% minus (ii) the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the amounts determined pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) of the definition of Minimum Enhancement Amount as of such date and the denominator of which is the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount as of such date.

Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.6(a) of this Supplement.

Series 2000-1 Funding Date ” means the date on which the initial Increase is funded.

Series 2000-1 Initial Invested Amount ” means the aggregate initial principal amount of the Series 2000-1 Notes, which is $0.

Series 2000-1 Interest Amount ” means, with respect to any Payment Date, the aggregate for all Series 2000-1 Notes Outstanding of (i) the sum of the Daily Interest Amounts with respect to each such Series 2000-1 Note for each day in the related Series 2000-1 Interest Period, plus (ii) all previously accrued and unpaid Series 2000-1 Interest Amounts with respect to each such Series 2000-1 Note (together with interest on such unpaid amounts at the applicable Series 2000-1 Note Rate), plus (iii) any Carrying Charges due to each related Series 2000-1 Noteholder and unpaid as of such Payment Date.

Series 2000-1 Interest Collections ” means on any date of determination, all Collections in the Group II Collection Account which represent Monthly Variable Rent, Monthly Finance Rent or the Availability Payment accrued under any Lease related to Group II Vehicles with respect to the Series 2000-1 Notes, plus the Series 2000-1 Invested Percentage of any amount earned on Permitted Investments in the Series 2000-1 Collection Account which constitute Group II Collateral and which are available for distribution on such date.

Series 2000-1 Interest Period ” means a period from and including a Determination Date to but excluding the next succeeding Determination Date; provided , however , that the initial Series 2000-1 Interest Period shall be from the Series 2000-1 Closing Date to the initial Determination Date.

Series 2000-1 Invested Amount ” means, on any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the Series 2000-1 Initial Invested Amount, minus (b) the amount of principal payments made to Series 2000-1 Noteholders and Decreases allocated to the Series 2000-1 Noteholders on or prior to such date, minus (c) all Losses and Lease Payment Losses allocated to the Series

 

 

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2000-1 Noteholders by allocation to the Invested Amount on or prior to such date, plus (d) all Recoveries and Lease Payment Recoveries allocated to the Series 2000-1 Noteholders by allocation to the Invested Amount on or prior to such date, plus (e) all Increases allocated to the Series 2000-1 Noteholders on or prior to such date.

Series 2000-1 Invested Percentage ” means, on any date of determination:

(i)         when used with respect to Principal Collections during the Series 2000-1 Revolving Period, and when used with respect to Losses, Lease Payment Losses, Recoveries, Lease Payment Recoveries, cash on deposit in the Master Collateral Account and the Collection Account and other amounts at all times, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which shall be an amount equal to the sum of (x) the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount and (y) the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount, in each case as of the end of the second preceding Related Month or, until the end of the second Related Month, as of the Series 2000-1 Closing Date, and the denominator of which shall be the greater of (A) the Aggregate Asset Amount as of the end of the second preceding Related Month or, until the end of the second Related Month, as of the Series 2000-1 Closing Date, and (B) as of the same date as in clause (A) , the sum of the numerators used to determine (i) invested percentages for allocations with respect to Principal Collections (for all Group II Series of Notes including all classes of such Series of Notes) and (ii) available subordinated amount percentages for allocations with respect to Principal Collections (for all Group II Series of Notes that provide for credit enhancement in the form of overcollateralization); and

(ii)        when used with respect to Principal Collections during the Series 2000-1 Rapid Amortization Period, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which shall be an amount equal to the sum of (x) the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount and (y) the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount, in each case as of the end of the related Series 2000-1 Revolving Period, and the denominator of which shall be the greater of (A) the Aggregate Asset Amount as of the end of the second preceding Related Month and (B) as of the same date as in clause (A) , the sum of the numerators used to determine (i) invested percentages for allocations with respect to Principal Collections (for all Group II Series of Notes including all classes of such Series of Notes) and (ii) available subordinated amount percentages for allocations with respect to Principal Collections (for all Group II Series of Notes that provide for credit enhancement in the form of overcollateralization).

Series 2000-1 Investor Monthly Servicing Fee ” means the Series 2000-1 Invested Percentage of the Group II Monthly Servicing Fee.

Series 2000-1 Lease Payment Losses ” means, as of any Determination Date and the Related Payment Date, an amount equal to the Series 2000-1 Invested Percentage of Lease Payment Losses as of such date.

Series 2000-1 Lease Payment Recoveries ” means, for any Determination Date, the Series 2000-1 Invested Percentage of all Lease Payment Recoveries received during the Related Month.

 

 

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Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit ” means the irrevocable letter of credit, dated as of December 15, 2000, issued by the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Provider in favor of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2000-1 Noteholders pursuant to the Enhancement Letter of Credit Application and Agreement or any successor or replacement letter of credit meeting the requirements of this Supplement and the Master Lease.

Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Amount ” means, as of any date of determination, the amount (a) available to be drawn on such date under the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit, as specified therein or (b) if the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account has been established and funded pursuant to Section 4.17 , the amount on deposit in the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account on such date.

Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Expiration Date ” means the date the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit expires as specified in the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit, as such date may be extended in accordance with the terms of the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit.

Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Provider ” means Credit Suisse (formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston), a Swiss banking corporation, or such other Person providing the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit in accordance with the terms of this Supplement and the Master Lease.

Series 2000-1 Maximum Invested Amount ” has the meaning specified in Section 4A.1 of this Supplement.

Series 2000-1 Monthly Interest Shortfall ” means, as of any Payment Date, the excess, if any, of the Series 2000-1 Interest Amount over the amount withdrawn from the Series 2000-1 Accrued Interest Account and deposited in the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account on such Payment Date pursuant to Section 4.7(a) of this Supplement.

Series 2000-1 Monthly Servicing Fee ” means the Series 2000-1 Invested Percentage of the Group II Monthly Servicing Fee.

Series 2000-1 Monthly Supplemental Servicing Fee ” means the Series 2000-1 Invested Percentage of the Group II Supplemental Servicing Fee.

Series 2000-1 Non-Program Enhancement Percentage ” means, with respect to any date of determination, the greatest of (a) an amount equal to (i) 100% minus (ii) an amount equal to (x) the Market Value Adjustment Percentage, minus (y) 20%, and (b) 20%.

Series 2000-1 Noteholders ” means, collectively, the holders of the Series 2000-1 Notes.

Series 2000-1 Note Purchase Agreement ” means the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2000, among RCFC, DTAG, the Conduit Purchasers, the Committed Purchasers, the Managing Agents and the Administrative Agent, pursuant to which the Purchasers agree to purchase the Series 2000-1 Notes from RCFC, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, or any successor agreement to such effect among RCFC, DTAG, the Conduit Purchasers, the Committed Purchasers, the Managing Agents and the Administrative Agent, in any case as such agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

 

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Series 2000-1 Note Rate ” means, for a Series 2000-1 Interest Period and for each Series 2000-1 Note, the rate, expressed as a percentage, resulting from (a) the aggregate of the Daily Interest Amounts with respect to such Series 2000-1 Note for each day in such Series 2000-1 Interest Period, divided by (b) the portion of the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount represented by the weighted average principal amount of such Series 2000-1 Notes during such Series 2000-1 Interest Period.

Series 2000-1 Notes ” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of Article 1 of this Supplement and means any one of the Rental Car Asset Backed Variable Funding Notes executed by RCFC and authenticated and delivered by or on behalf of the Trustee, substantially in the form of Exhibit A .

Series 2000-1 Principal Allocation ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.7(a)(i)(2) of this Supplement.

Series 2000-1 Program Enhancement Percentage ” means, with respect to any date of determination, 13%.

Series 2000-1 Rapid Amortization Period ” means the period beginning at the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which an Amortization Event is deemed to have occurred with respect to the Series 2000-1 Notes and ending upon the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which the Series 2000-1 Notes are paid in full and (ii) the termination of the Indenture in accordance with its terms.

Series 2000-1 Required Noteholders ” means Series 2000-1 Noteholders holding at least 66-2/3% of the Aggregate Invested Amount of all Outstanding Series 2000-1 Notes (excluding, for the purposes of making the foregoing calculation, any Notes held by DTAG or any Affiliate of DTAG).

Series 2000-1 Revolving Period ” means, with respect to any class of the Series 2000-1 Notes, the period from and including the Series 2000-1 Closing Date to the earlier of (i) the Series 2000-1 Termination Date and (ii) the commencement (if any) of the Series 2000-1 Rapid Amortization Period.

Series 2000-1 Termination Date ” means the Expiration Date (as such term is defined in the Series 2000-1 Note Purchase Agreement), as such date may be extended from time to time in accordance with the Series 2000-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Series 2000-1 Tranche Period ” means a CP Tranche Period, a Eurodollar Tranche Period or a Base Tranche Period, as applicable.

Servicer ” means DTG Operations or any Additional Lessee, as applicable, in its capacity as a servicer under the Master Lease and any successor servicer thereunder.

Shared Principal Collections ” means, as of any Payment Date, Principal Collections allocable to a Group II Series of Notes as of such Payment Date that are not required to make payments of principal with respect to such Group II Series of Notes as of such Payment Date

 

 

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under the related Series Supplement and are allocable in accordance with the terms of such Series Supplement to make payments on other Group II Series of Notes.

SPC ” means RCFC, Dollar Thrifty Funding Corp., an Oklahoma corporation, TCL Funding Limited Partnership, a financing partnership organized under the laws of Canada, each successor entity thereto, and any other special purpose entity formed for the purpose of financing the acquisition of Vehicles.

Standard & Poor’s ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Subaru ” means Subaru of America, Inc., a New Jersey corporation.

Sublease ” means a standardized lease agreement, for the leasing of Vehicles, between a Lessee, as lessor, and an Eligible Franchisee, as lessee.

Subsidiary Borrowers ” means collectively DTG Operations and Thrifty.

Subsidiary Guarantor ” means any Subsidiary of DTAG that is party to a guaranty executed and delivered by such Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.1.11 of the Credit Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit G to the Credit Agreement.

Substitute Group II Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds ” means funds in the amount of the Net Book Value of Group II Exchanged Vehicles transferred by RCFC, at the direction of the Master Servicer, from (i) the Substitute Group II Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds Amount, (ii) the Retained Distribution Account or (iii) RCFC’s capital and deposited into the Group II Collection Account to be treated as Disposition Proceeds of such Group II Exchanged Vehicles.

Substitute Group II Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds Amount ” means, at any time, funds, if any, set aside by RCFC in the Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account in respect of Group II Exchanged Vehicles for use as Substitute Group II Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds.

Supplemental Documents ” is defined in Section 2.1 of the Master Lease.

Surety Bond ” means any instrument pursuant to which the issuer thereof agrees to pay on behalf of DTAG or any of its Subsidiaries an amount then due and payable by DTAG or such Subsidiary to another Person (including an insurer of such DTAG or such Subsidiary).

Suzuki ” means American Suzuki Motor Corporation, a California corporation.

Term ” is defined in Section 3.2 of the Master Lease.

Termination Demand ” means a demand for a LOC Termination Disbursement under the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to a Certificate of Termination Demand.

Termination Payment ” is defined in Section 12.3 of the Master Lease.

Thrifty ” means Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation.

 

 

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Total Debt ” means, without duplication, the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of DTAG and its Subsidiaries, other than Indebtedness of the type described in clause (d) or (e) of the definition of “Indebtedness” or, to the extent in respect of such type of Indebtedness, clause (h) of the definition of “Indebtedness.”

Toyota ” means Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., a California corporation.

Unused Exchange Proceeds ” means the Exchange Proceeds that are not used to acquire Group II Replacement Vehicles and which are transferred from an Escrow Account to RCFC in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement.

U.S. Dollar ” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.

Vehicle Acquisition Schedule ” is defined in Section 2.1 of the Master Lease.

Vehicle Debt ” means Indebtedness relating solely to the financing or leasing of any Vehicle and secured thereby (and by related collateral); provided that any obligation included as Non-Vehicle Debt pursuant to clause (c) of the definition thereof shall not be deemed to be Vehicle Debt.

Vehicle Disposition Program Payment Due Date ” means, with respect to any payment due from a Manufacturer or Auction dealer in respect of a Program Vehicle disposed of pursuant to the terms of the related Vehicle Disposition Program, the thirtieth (30th) day after the Disposition Date for such Vehicle.

Vehicle Funding Date ” is defined in Section 3.1 of the Master Lease.

Vehicle Interest Expense ” is defined in clause (b) of the definition of “ Non-Vehicle Interest Expense ”.

Vehicle Lease Commencement Date ” is defined in Section 3.1 of the Master Lease.

Vehicle Lease Expiration Date ”, with respect to each Group II Vehicle, means the earliest of (i) the Disposition Date for such Group II Vehicle, (ii) if such Group II Vehicle becomes a Casualty, the date funds in the amount of the Net Book Value thereof are received by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including deposit into the Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account) from any of the Lessees in accordance with the Master Lease, and (iii) the Maximum Vehicle Lease Term of the Operating Lease and the Financing Lease, as applicable, as specified in, respectively, paragraph 5 of each of Annex A and Annex B to the Master Lease.

Vehicle Order ” is defined in Section 2.1 of the Master Lease.

Vehicle Term ” is defined in Section 3.1 of the Master Lease.

VIN ” is defined in Section 18 of the Master Lease.

Volkswagen ” means Volkswagen of America, Inc., a Michigan corporation.

 

 

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Voluntary Decrease ” is defined in Section 4A.3(b) of this Supplement.

ARTICLE 3

GRANT OF RIGHTS UNDER THE MASTER LEASE

 

 

Section 3.1

Grant of Security Interest .

 

(a)    To secure the RCFC Obligations and to secure compliance with the provisions of the Base Indenture and this Supplement, RCFC hereby pledges, assigns, conveys, delivers, transfers and sets over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of any Group II Series of Notes (the “ Group II Noteholders ”), and hereby grants to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Group II Noteholders, a first priority security interest in all of RCFC’s right, title and interest in and to all of the following assets, property and interest in property of RCFC, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or created, as it relates to the Master Lease, as that term is defined in this Supplement (all of the foregoing being referred to as the “ Master Lease Collateral ”):

(i)              the rights of RCFC under the Master Lease and any other agreements relating to the Group II Vehicles to which RCFC is a party other than the Vehicle Disposition Programs and any Group II Vehicle insurance agreements (collectively, the “ RCFC Agreements ”), including, without limitation, all monies due and to become due to RCFC from the Lessees under or in connection with the RCFC Agreements, whether payable as rent, guaranty payments, fees, expenses, costs, indemnities, insurance recoveries, damages for the breach of any of the RCFC Agreements or otherwise, and all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of RCFC against any other party under or with respect to the RCFC Agreements (whether arising pursuant to the terms of   such RCFC Agreements or otherwise available to RCFC at law or in equity), including the right to enforce any of the RCFC Agreements as provided herein and to give or withhold any and all consents, requests, notices, directions, approvals, extensions or waivers under or with respect to the RCFC Agreements or the obligations of any party thereunder;

 

(ii)

the Demand Note;

 

 

(iii)

the Group II Assignment of Exchange Agreement;

 

 

(iv)

any Unused Exchange Proceeds; and

 

(v)             all proceeds, products, offspring, rents or profits of any and all of the foregoing including, without limitation, payments under insurance (whether or not the Trustee is the loss payee thereof), and cash;

provided , however , the Master Lease Collateral shall not include the Retained Distribution Account, any funds on deposit therein from time to time, any certificates or instruments, if any, representing or evidencing any or all of the Retained Distribution Account or the funds on deposit therein from time to time, or any Permitted Investments made at any time and from time to time with the funds on deposit in the Retained Distribution Account (including the income thereon).

 

 

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(b)    To further secure the RCFC Obligations with respect to the Series 2000-1 Notes (but not any other Series of Notes), RCFC hereby pledges, assigns, conveys, delivers, transfers and sets over to the Trustee for the benefit of the Group II Noteholders (but not any other Series of Notes), and hereby grants to the Trustee for the benefit of the Group II Noteholders, a security interest in all of RCFC’s right, title and interest in and to all of the following assets, property and interests in property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or created:

 

(i)

the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit; and

(ii)             (A) any Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account; (B) all funds on deposit therein from time to time; (C) all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing any or all of any such Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account or the funds on deposit therein from time to time; (D) all investments made at any time and from time to time with moneys in any such Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account; and (E) all proceeds of any and all of the foregoing, including, without limitation, cash.

(c)    The Trustee, as trustee on behalf of the Group II Noteholders, acknowledges the foregoing grant, accepts the trusts under this Supplement in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and this Supplement and agrees to perform its duties required in this Supplement to the best of its abilities to the end that the interests of the Group II Noteholders may be adequately and effectively protected. The Master Lease Collateral shall secure the Group II Series of Notes equally and ratably without prejudice, priority (except as otherwise stated in this Supplement) or distinction.

(d)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Supplement or the Related Documents, the Master Lease Collateral shall not include, and RCFC does not hereby pledge, assign, convey, deliver, transfer or set over to the Trustee or any of the Group II Noteholders, any security interest, lien or other encumbrance in any Exchange Proceeds or any account or other arrangement for holding or investing any Exchange Proceeds until such time as RCFC is permitted to do so consistent with the limitations on the rights of a party to receive, pledge, borrow, or otherwise obtain the benefits of money or other property set forth in the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulation § 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6).

ARTICLE 4A

INITIAL ISSUANCE AND INCREASES AND DECREASES OF

SERIES 2000-1 INVESTED AMOUNT OF SERIES 2000-1 NOTES

Section 4A.1     Issuance in Definitive Form . Pursuant to Section 2.19 of the Base Indenture, upon request by the Note Purchasers, the Issuer hereby consents to the issuance of the Series 2000-1 Notes in the form of Definitive Notes. The Series 2000-1 Notes shall initially be sold to investors in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and shall be issued in the form of one or more Definitive Notes, in fully registered form without interest coupons, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A , with such legends as may be applicable thereto, duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in Section 2.4 of the Base Indenture, in an aggregate stated principal amount of up to $425,000,000, as such amount may be increased upon an Additional Ownership Group becoming party to the Series 2000-1 Note Purchase Agreement (the “ Series 2000-1 Maximum  

 

 

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Invested Amount ”). The aggregate principal amount of the Series 2000-1 Notes outstanding may not exceed such amount.

 

 

Section 4A.2

Procedure for Increasing the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount .

 

(a)        Subject to satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in subsection (b) of this Section 4A.2 (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of the Master Servicer delivered to the Trustee), on the Series 2000-1 Closing Date, the Issuer may issue Series 2000-1 Notes in the maximum invested amount described in Section 4A.1 , the initial aggregate principal amounts of which will be equal to the Series 2000-1 Initial Invested Amount. Such Series 2000-1 Notes shall be issued to the Note Purchasers. On the Series 2000-1 Funding Date and thereafter on each Increase Date during the Series 2000-1 Revolving Period, and upon not less than three Business Days’ prior written notice by the Issuer to the Administrative Agent and the Trustee in the manner provided in the Series 2000-1 Note Purchase Agreement (such notice specifying the applicable Increase Date), the Issuer may increase the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount (each such increase referred to as an “ Increase ”) in the manner provided in the Series 2000-1 Notes in amounts that satisfy the following requirements: (i) the portion of the Increase represented by additional Series 2000-1 Invested Amount shall be such that the Enhancement Amount shall at least equal the Minimum Enhancement Amount after giving effect to such Increase in the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount and the application of the proceeds thereof to leasing Group II Vehicles; and (ii) no Asset Amount Deficiency will result from such Increase. Satisfaction of the above conditions shall be evidenced by the delivery of a certificate from the Master Servicer to such effect to the Trustee. Proceeds from any Increase shall be deposited into the Series 2000-1 Collection Account and allocated in accordance with Article 4 hereof. Upon each Increase, the Trustee shall, or shall cause the Note Registrar to, indicate in the Note Register such Increase. The Increase in the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount shall be allocated pro rata among the Outstanding Series 2000-1 Notes.

(b)        The Series 2000-1 Invested Amount may be increased pursuant to subsection (a) above only upon satisfaction of each of the following conditions (as evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate delivered by the Issuer to the Trustee) with respect to each proposed Increase:

(i)         The amount of such Increase shall be equal to or greater than $100,000;

(ii)        After giving effect to such Increase, the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount shall not exceed the Series 2000-1 Maximum Invested Amount;

(iii)      There shall not then exist, nor shall such Increase result in the occurrence of, (x) an Amortization Event, a Liquidation Event of Default or a Limited Liquidation Event of Default, or (y) an event or occurrence, which, with the passing of time or the giving of notice thereof, or both, would become an Amortization Event, a Liquidation Event of Default or a Limited Liquidation Event of Default;

(iv)      All conditions precedent (1) to the acquisition of additional Group II Vehicles under the Master Lease and (2) to the making of Advances (as defined in the Series 2000-1 Note Purchase Agreement) under the Series 2000-1 Note Purchase Agreement shall have, in each case, been satisfied; provided , that an Opinion of Counsel

 

 

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to the effect that the Series 2000-1 Notes will be treated as indebtedness of the Issuer for Federal income tax purposes shall not be required;

(v)        The Issuer or, with respect to Financed Vehicles, the applicable Lessee, as the case may be, shall have good and marketable title to each Group II Vehicle purchased thereby with the proceeds from the sale of and of Increases in the Series 2000-1 Notes, free and clear of all Liens and encumbrances, other than any Permitted Liens. Each Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program shall be in full force and effect, and shall be enforceable against the related Manufacturer in accordance with its terms;

(vi)      Each Lessee shall have granted to the Master Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Trustee, and RCFC shall have granted to the Master Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Trustee, in each case on behalf of the Series 2000-1 Noteholders, a security interest in all Group II Vehicles now or hereafter purchased or financed by the Issuer with the proceeds from the sale of and Increases in the Series 2000-1 Notes or with any contributions of capital made by DTAG in favor of the Issuer;

(vii)     the Issuer shall have granted to the Trustee a first priority security interest in its right, title and interest in and to the Master Lease and the Master Lease Collateral;

(viii) on or prior to the Series 2000-1 Closing Date, the Trustee shall have received executed counterparts of the Assignment Agreements related to the assignment of rights under each Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program, duly executed by the applicable Lessee and/or the Issuer, as assignor, and the Trustee, as assignee;

(ix)      the Trustee shall have received a copy of each Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program under which Series 2000-1 Vehicles will be or have been purchased and are proposed to be included in the Aggregate Asset Amount and an Officer’s Certificate, dated the Series 2000-1 Closing Date, and duly executed by an Authorized Officer of the Issuer, certifying that each such copy is true, correct and complete as of the Series 2000-1 Closing Date;

(x)        Notice of such Increase shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent;

(xi)      All representations and warranties set forth in Article 6 of the Base Indenture and in Section 23 of the Master Lease shall be true and correct; and

(xii)     With respect to the initial Increase only, the Master Servicer shall have calculated the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount and the Enhancement Amount.

 

 

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Decreases .

(a)        Mandatory Decreases . Whenever the Enhancement Amount is less than the Minimum Enhancement Amount, then, on the Payment Date immediately following discovery of such deficiency, the Issuer shall decrease the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount by the amount (if any) necessary, so that after giving effect to any increases in the Enhancement Amount on or

 

 

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prior to such Payment Date and to all Decreases of the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount on such Payment Date, no such deficiency shall exist on such Payment Date (each reduction of the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount pursuant to this Section 4A.3(a) , a “ Mandatory Decrease ”). Upon such discovery, the Issuer shall deliver notice of any such Mandatory Decreases to the Trustee.

(b)        Voluntary Decreases . Upon at least three (3) Business Days’ prior irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent and the Trustee in writing the Issuer may voluntarily prepay all or a portion of the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount in accordance with the procedures set forth herein (each reduction of the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount pursuant to this Section 4A.3(b) , a “ Voluntary Decrease ”); provided , that all voluntary Decreases pursuant to this Section 4A.3(b) shall be allocated such that (1) the Enhancement Amount after giving effect to such Decrease is not less than the Minimum Enhancement Amount. Each such Decrease shall be, in the aggregate for all Series 2000-1 Notes, in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000 and increments of $100,000 thereafter.

(c)        Upon receipt by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee of written notice that a Decrease has been completed, the Trustee shall, or shall cause the Note Registrar to, indicate in the Note Register such Decrease. The amount of any Decrease shall not exceed the amount on deposit in the Series 2000-1 Collection Account and available for distribution to Series 2000-1 Noteholders in respect of principal on the Series 2000-1 Notes on the date specified in the related notice of Decrease referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above.

(d)        Any Decrease referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above shall be applied pro rata among the Outstanding Series 2000-1 Notes.

ARTICLE 4

ALLOCATION AND APPLICATION OF COLLECTIONS

Any provisions of Article 4 of the Base Indenture and the Series 2000-1 Supplement which allocate and apply Collections shall continue to apply irrespective of the issuance of the Series 2000-1 Notes. Sections 4.1 through 4.5 of the Base Indenture shall be read in their entirety as provided in the Base Indenture, provided that for purposes of the Series 2000-1 Notes, clauses (c) , (d) and (e) of Section 4.2 of the Base Indenture shall be modified as permitted by Section 11.1(f) of the Base Indenture and shall read as follows:

(c)        Right of Master Servicer to Deduct Fees . Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary but subject to any limitations set forth in the applicable Supplement, as long as (x) the Master Servicer is DTAG or an Affiliate of DTAG and (y) the Retained Interest Amount equals or exceeds zero, the Master Servicer (i) may make or cause to be made deposits of Collections to the Group II Collection Account net of any amounts which are allocable to the Retained Distribution Account and represent amounts due and owing to it in its capacity as Master Servicer and (ii) need not deposit or cause to be deposited any amounts to be paid to the Master Servicer pursuant to this Section 4.2 and such amounts will be deemed paid to the Master Servicer, as the case may be, pursuant to this Section 4.2 .

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Series 2000-1 Noteholders or required to be deposited in the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account on such Payment Date, such Principal Collections may, at the written direction of the Master Servicer, be applied to cover principal payments due to or for the benefit of Noteholders of other Group II Series of Notes. Any such reallocation will not result in a reduction of the Aggregate Principal Balance or in the Invested Amount of the Series 2000-1 Notes.

(e)        Unallocated Principal Collections . If, after giving effect to Section 4.2(d) , Principal Collections allocated to the Series 2000-1 Notes on any Payment Date are in excess of the amount required to pay amounts due in respect of the Series 2000-1 Notes on such Payment Date in full, then any such excess Principal Collections shall be allocated to the Retained Distribution Account ( provided that no Series 2000-1 Enhancement Deficiency or Asset Amount Deficiency exists or would result from such allocation).

In addition, for purposes of Section 4.2(a) of the Base Indenture, the Master Servicer in its capacity as such under the Master Lease shall cause all Collections allocable to Group II Collateral in accordance with the Indenture and the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, as applicable, to be paid directly into the Group II Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account, as applicable.

Article 4 of the Base Indenture (except for Sections 4.1 through 4.5 thereof subject to the proviso in the first paragraphs of this Article 4 and the immediately preceding sentence) shall read in its entirety as follows and shall be applicable only to the Series 2000-1 Notes:

Section 4.6      Establishment of Group II Collection Account, Series 2000-1 Collection Account, Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account, and Series 2000-1 Accrued Interest Account .

(a)        The Trustee has created an administrative sub-account within the Collection Account for the benefit of holders of Notes from a Group II Series of Notes (such sub-account, the “ Group II Collection Account ”). In addition, the Trustee will create two administrative sub-accounts within the Collection Account. One such sub-account will be established for the benefit of the Series 2000-1 Noteholders (such sub-account, the “ Series 2000-1 Collection Account ”). The second sub-account will be established for the benefit of the Series 2000-1 Noteholders (such sub-account, the “ Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account ”). A portion of funds on deposit in the Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account may, from time to time hereafter, be designated by RCFC as the Substitute Group II Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds Amount. This designated amount shall be available only for the purposes specified herein and shall not be otherwise generally available for withdrawal to be used for the purposes of other funds in the Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account.

(b)        The Trustee will further divide the Series 2000-1 Collection Account by creating an additional administrative sub-account for the Series 2000-1 Noteholders (such sub-account, the “ Series 2000-1 Accrued Interest Account ”).

 

 

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(c)        All Collections in respect of the Group II Collateral and allocable to the Group II Series of Notes shall be allocated to the Group II Collection Account. All Collections in the Group II Collection Account allocable to the Series 2000-1 Notes and the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount shall be allocated to the Series 2000-1 Collection Account or the Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account as provided below.

Section 4.7.     Allocations with Respect to the Series 2000-1 Notes . All allocations in this Section 4.7 will be made in accordance with written direction of the Master Servicer. The proceeds from the sale of the Series 2000-1 Notes (or the initial Increase, as applicable), together with any funds deposited with RCFC by DTAG in its capacity as the Retained Interestholder, will, on the Series 2000-1 Closing Date, be deposited by the Trustee into the Group II Collection Account and, concurrently with such initial deposit, allocated by the Trustee to the Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account. On each Business Day on which Collections are deposited into the Group II Collection Account (each such date, a “ Series 2000-1 Deposit Date ”), the Master Servicer will direct the Trustee in writing to allocate all amounts deposited into the Group II Collection Account in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.7 :

(a)        Allocations During the Revolving Period . During the Series 2000-1 Revolving Period, the Master Servicer will direct the Trustee to allocate, on each Series 2000-1 Deposit Date, all amounts deposited into the Group II Collection Account in the priority set forth below:

(i)         with respect to all Collections (including Recoveries and Lease Payment Recoveries) and from Increases:

(1)        allocate to the Series 2000-1 Collection Account an amount equal to the Series 2000-1 Interest Collections received on such day. All such amounts allocated to the Series 2000-1 Collection Account shall be further allocated to the Series 2000-1 Accrued Interest Account; provided , however , that if with respect to any Related Month the aggregate of all such amounts allocated to the Series 2000-1 Accrued Interest Account during such Related Month exceeds the Series 2000-1 Interest Amount and any other fees and expenses of RCFC due and payable in respect of the Series 2000-1 Notes on the Payment Date next succeeding such Related Month pursuant to Section 4.8 , then the amount of such excess shall be allocated to the Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account;

(2)        to the extent a Mandatory Decrease is required under Section 4A.3(a) of this Supplement, allocate to the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account for the payment of the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount, an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the sum of (A) an amount equal to the Series 2000-1 Invested Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of Collections that are

 

 

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Principal Collections on such day (for any such day, such amount, the “ Series 2000-1 Principal Allocation ”), plus (B) any other funds on deposit in the Series 2000-1 Collection Account and the Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account (excluding any Interest Collections but including proceeds from any Increase) and (ii) the amount, as stated in such Master Servicer’s direction, necessary for such Mandatory Decrease;

(3)        allocate to the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account the amount, as stated in such Master Servicer’s direction, of any Voluntary Decreases in the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount to be made in accordance with Section 4A.3(b) of this Supplement;

(4)        allocate to the Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account an amount equal to the sum of (A) the Series 2000-1 Principal Allocation remaining after the allocation in clause (3) above, plus (B) the proceeds from any Increase remaining after the allocations in clause (2) above;

(5)        allocate to the Retained Distribution Account an amount equal to (x) the applicable Retained Interest Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of Collections that are Principal Collections on such date, minus (y) any amounts, other than Servicing Fees, which have been withheld by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 4.2(c) of the Base Indenture to the extent such amounts withheld under Section 4.2(c) of the Base Indenture represent all or part of the Retained Interest Amount;

 

(ii)

with respect to all Recoveries:

 

(1)        allocate an amount equal to the Series 2000-1 Invested Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of Recoveries on such day, first , to replenish the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount, to the extent that the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount has theretofore been reduced as a result of any Losses allocated thereto pursuant to clause (iii) below and not replenished pursuant to this clause (ii) ; second , to replenish the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account to the extent withdrawals have theretofore been made pursuant to Section 4.15(b) in respect of unpaid Demand Note draws, which withdrawals have not been paid under such Demand Note and not replenished pursuant to this clause (ii) ; and third , to replenish the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount to the extent that the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount has theretofore been reduced as a result of any Losses allocated thereto pursuant to clause (iii) below and not replenished pursuant to this clause (ii) ; and

 

 

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(2)        allocate to the Retained Interest Amount an amount equal to the Retained Interest Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of Recoveries on such date to the extent that the Retained Interest Amount has theretofore been reduced as a result of any Losses allocated thereto pursuant to clause (iii) below and not replenished pursuant to this clause (ii) ;

 

(iii)

with respect to all Losses:

 

(1)        allocate an amount equal to the Series 2000-1 Invested Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of Losses on such day, first , to reduce the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount until the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount has been reduced to zero; second , allocate remaining Losses to making a claim under the Demand Note until such claim would reduce the Demand Note to zero; and third , allocate remaining Losses to reduce the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount until the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount has been reduced to zero; and

(2)        on any such Business Day allocate to the Retained Interest Amount an amount equal to the Retained Interest Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of such Losses on such day, which amount shall reduce the Retained Interest Amount.

 

(iv)

with respect to all Lease Payment Recoveries:

 

(1)        allocate an amount equal to the Series 2000-1 Invested Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of Lease Payment Recoveries on such day, first , to replenish the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount to the extent that the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount has theretofore been reduced as a result of any Lease Payment Losses allocated thereto pursuant to clause (v) below and not replenished pursuant to this clause (iv) ; second , to replenish the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account to the extent withdrawals have theretofore been made pursuant to Section 4.14(b) as a result of any Lease Payment Losses allocated to the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to clause (v) below and that have not been replenished pursuant to this clause (iv) ; and third , to replenish the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount to the extent that the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount has theretofore been reduced as a result of any Lease Payment Losses allocated thereto pursuant to clause (v) below and not replenished pursuant to this clause (iv) ; and

 

 

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(2)        allocate to the Retained Interest Amount an amount equal to the Retained Interest Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of Lease Payment Recoveries on such date to the extent that the Retained Interest Amount has theretofore been reduced as a result of any Lease Payment Losses allocated thereto pursuant to clause (v) below and not replenished pursuant to this clause (iv) );

 

(v)

with respect to all Lease Payment Losses:

(1)        allocate an amount equal to the Series 2000-1 Invested Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of Lease Payment Losses on such day, first , to reduce the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount until the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount has been reduced to zero; second , allocate remaining Lease Payment Losses to making a drawing under the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit until such drawing would reduce the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Amount to zero; and third , allocate remaining Lease Payment Losses to reduce the Invested Amount until the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount has been reduced to zero; and

(2)        allocate to the Retained Interest Amount an amount equal to the Retained Interest Percentage (as of such day) of the aggregate amount of such Lease Payment Losses on such day, which amount shall reduce the Retained Interest Amount.

(b)        Allocations During the Series 2000-1 Rapid Amortization Period . During the Series 2000-1 Rapid Amortization Period, the Master Servicer will direct the Trustee to allocate, on each Series 2000-1 Deposit Date, all amounts deposited into the Group II Collection Account in the priority set forth below:

(i)         with respect to all Collections (including Recoveries and Lease Payment Recoveries):

(1)        allocate to the Series 2000-1 Collection Account an amount determined as set forth in Section 4.7(a)(i)(1) above for such day, plus an amount up to $500,000 to be applied to the payment of legal fees and expenses, if any, and, if DTAG is no longer the Master Servicer, the amount equal to the sum of the Series 2000-1 Monthly Servicing Fee and Series 2000-1 Monthly Supplemental Servicing Fee, which amount shall be deposited in the Series 2000-1 Accrued Interest Account and, as and to the extent provided in Section 4.7(a)(i)(1) above, allocated to the Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account;

 

 

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(2)        allocate to the Series 2000-1 Collection Account an amount equal to the Series 2000-1 Principal Allocation for such day, which amounts shall be used to make principal payments on a pro rata basis in respect of the Series 2000-1 Notes; and

(3)        allocate to the Retained Distribution Account an amount determined as set forth in Section 4.7(a)(i)(5) above for such day;

 

(ii)

with respect to all Recoveries:

 

(1)        increase the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount, replenish the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account to the extent withdrawals have theretofore been made pursuant to Section 4.15(b) in respect of unpaid Demand Note draws, which withdrawals have not been replenished under this clause (ii) , increase the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount, and pay any remaining Recoveries to the Group II Collection Account for payment of principal to the Series 2000-1 Noteholders on the next succeeding Payment Date as required pursuant to Section 4.10 ; and

(2)        allocate to the Retained Interest Amount an amount determined as set forth in Section 4.7(a)(ii)(2) above for such day;

 

(iii)

with respect to all Losses:

 

(1)        decrease the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount, make a claim under the Demand Note and decrease the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount as and to the extent provided in Section 4.7(a)(iii)(1) above for such day; and

(2)        allocate to the Retained Interest Amount an amount determined as set forth in Section 4.7(a)(iii)(2) above for such day, which amount shall reduce the Retained Interest Amount.

 

(iv)

with respect to all Lease Payment Recoveries:

 

(1)        increase the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount, replenish the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account to the extent withdrawals have theretofore been made pursuant to Section 4.14(b) as a result of any Lease Payment Losses allocated to the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to clause (v) below that have not been replenished pursuant to this clause (iv) ; and increase the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount as and to the extent provided in Section 4.7(a)(iv)(1) above for such day; and

 

 

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(2)        allocate to the Retained Interest Amount an amount determined as set forth in Section 4.7(a)(iv)(2) above for such day;

 

(v)

with respect to all Lease Payment Losses:

(1)        decrease the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount, make a claim under the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit and decrease the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount as and to the extent provided in Section 4.7(a)(v)(1) above for such day; and

(2)        allocate to the Retained Interest Amount an amount determined as set forth in Section 4.7(a)(v)(2) above for such day, which amount shall reduce the Retained Interest Amount.

(c)        Additional Allocations . Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.7 ,

(i)         provided the Series 2000-1 Rapid Amortization Period has not commenced, amounts allocated to the Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account in excess of the Substitute Group II Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds Amount, if any, and that are not allocated to making payments under the Series 2000-1 Notes pursuant hereto may, as and to the extent permitted in the related Supplements, be used to pay the principal amount of other Group II Series of Notes that are then in amortization and, after such payment, any remaining funds may, at RCFC’s option, be (i) used to finance, refinance or acquire Vehicles, to the extent Eligible Vehicles have been requested by any of the Lessees under the Master Lease or (ii) transferred, on any Payment Date, to the Retained Distribution Account, to the extent that the Retained Interest Amount equals or exceeds zero after giving effect to such payment and so long as no Series 2000-1 Enhancement Deficiency or Asset Amount Deficiency exists or would result therefrom; provided , however , that funds remaining after the application of such funds to the payment of the principal amount of other Group II Series of Notes that are in amortization and to the financing, refinancing or acquisition of Group II Vehicles may be transferred to the Retained Distribution Account on a day other than a Payment Date if the Master Servicer furnishes to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that such transfer will not cause any of the foregoing deficiencies to occur either on the date that such transfer is made or, in the reasonable anticipation of the Master Servicer, on the next Payment Date. Funds in the Retained Distribution Account shall, at the option of RCFC, be available to finance, refinance or acquire Vehicles, to the extent Eligible Vehicles have been requested by any of the Lessees under the Master Lease to pay the Net Book Value of Vehicles being tendered for exchange of like-kind property into the Group II Collection Account, or for distribution to the Retained Interestholder (including any advances made under the Demand Note or otherwise);

 

 

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(ii)        in the event that the Master Servicer is not DTAG or an Affiliate of DTAG, the Master Servicer shall not be entitled to withhold any amounts pursuant to Section 4.2(c) and the Trustee shall deposit amounts payable to DTAG in its capacity as the Master Servicer in the Group II Collection Account pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.2 on each Series 2000-1 Deposit Date;

(iii)      any amounts withheld by the Master Servicer and not deposited in the Group II Collection Account pursuant to Section 4.2(c) shall be deemed to be deposited in the Group II Collection Account on the date such amounts are withheld for purposes of determining the amounts to be allocated pursuant to this Section 4.7 ;

(iv)      if there is more than one Series of Group II Series of Notes outstanding, then Sections 4.7(a)(i)(5) and 4.7(b)(i)(3) above shall not be duplicative with any similar provisions contained in any other Supplement and the Retained Interestholder shall only be paid such amount once with respect to any Payment Date; and

(v)        RCFC may, from time to time in its sole discretion, increase the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount by (a) (i) allocating to the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount Eligible Vehicles theretofore allocated to the Retained Interest and (ii) delivering to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate affirming with respect to such Vehicles the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.14 of the Base Indenture (and an Opinion of Counsel to the same effect) or (b) (i) depositing funds into the Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account by transfer from the Retained Distribution Account or otherwise, and (ii) delivering to the Master Servicer and the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the amount of such funds and stating that such funds shall be allocated to the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount; provided , however , that RCFC shall have no obligation to so increase the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount at any time;

(vi)      If, on any Payment Date during the Series 2000-1 Revolving Period, a Mandatory Decrease shall be required under Section 4A.3(a) of this Supplement and the amounts allocated to the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount under Section 4.7(a)(i)(2) are less than the amount of such required Decrease, then, in such event, any funds (i) on deposit in the Group II Collection Account which are allocable to the Retained Interest Amount or (ii) on deposit in the excess funding accounts for other Group II Series of Notes issued and outstanding under the Indenture which amounts are in excess of the amounts necessary to be on deposit in each such excess funding account in order that (x) no Asset Amount Deficiency occur, (y) no shortfall in the required level of enhancement for each such Group II Series of Notes shall occur, including any portion of such enhancement that is required to be in liquid

 

 

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funds, and (z) no Amortization Event for any such series or event that with the giving of notice or passage of time would become an Amortization Event for any such Group II Series of Notes (such amounts as are set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph (vi) being referred to herein as “ Excess Amounts ”) shall, in each such case, be deposited into the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account as Principal Collections in an aggregate amount up to the amount of any such deficiency and shall be used, in accordance with Section 4.7(a) , to reduce the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount; and

(vii)     If, on any Payment Date during the Series 2000-1 Rapid Amortization Period, the amount allocated under Section 4.7(b)(i)(2) is insufficient to reduce the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount to zero, then, in such event, any funds constituting Excess Amounts shall, in each such case, be deposited into the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account as Principal Collections in an aggregate amount up to the amount of any such deficiency and shall be used, in accordance with Section 4.10(a)(ii) to reduce the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount.

(d)        Allocation of Proceeds Upon Payment in Full of Group II Obligations . After the payment in full of the Invested Amount of all Group II Series of Notes that have been issued by RCFC, all amounts due under the Indenture and the Related Documents with respect to such Group II Series of Notes and all amounts due by RCFC under any other agreements it may have with the Credit Enhancement Providers, if any, with respect to any Group II Series of Notes, all Collections and all proceeds received by RCFC, the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent in respect of the Group II Collateral allocable to this Series in accordance with the Indenture and the Master Collateral Agency Agreement shall be allocated and transferred to the Retained Distribution Account.

 

Section 4.8

Monthly Payments .

 

All of the payments in this Section 4.8 will be made in accordance with written direction of the Master Servicer. On each Reporting Date, as provided below, the Master Servicer shall instruct the Trustee to withdraw, and on the following Payment Date the Trustee, acting in accordance with such instructions, shall withdraw the amounts required to be withdrawn from the Group II Collection Account pursuant to Sections 4.8(a) through (c) below in respect of all funds available from Series 2000-1 Interest Collections processed since the preceding Payment Date and allocated to the holders of the Series 2000-1 Notes.

(a)        Note Interest with respect to the Series 2000-1 Notes . On each Reporting Date, the Master Servicer shall instruct the Trustee to withdraw on the next succeeding Payment Date from the Series 2000-1 Accrued Interest Account, after taking into account any funds available therein from the Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account in excess of the Substitute Group II Exchanged

 

 

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Vehicle Proceeds Amount, if any, and deposit in the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account the amount on deposit therein available for the payment of the Series 2000-1 Interest Amount. On such Reporting Date, the Master Servicer shall further instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw on the next succeeding Payment Date from the Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account the lesser of (i) the amount on deposit in the Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account and (ii) the excess, if any, of the Series 2000-1 Interest Amount over the amount withdrawn from the Series 2000-1 Accrued Interest Account pursuant to the preceding sentence and deposit such amount to the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account.

(b)        Legal Fees . On each Payment Date during the Rapid Amortization Period, the Master Servicer shall, prior to making all distributions required to be made pursuant to Section 4.8(a) of this Supplement, instruct the Trustee to withdraw from the Series 2000-1 Accrued Interest Account, for payment to the Issuer, an amount up to an aggregate amount for all such Payment Dates of $500,000 to be applied to the payment of legal fees and expenses, if any, of the Issuer. On such Payment Date, the Trustee shall withdraw such amount from the Series 2000-1 Accrued Interest Account and remit such amount to the Issuer.

(c)        Servicing Fee . On each Payment Date, the Master Servicer shall, after directing all distributions required to be made pursuant to Sections 4.8(a) and (b) of this Supplement or in the event that on the related Determination Date DTAG or any Affiliate thereof shall no longer be the Master Servicer, prior to such distributions being made (or if in addition to the foregoing the Series 2000-1 Rapid Amortization Period has also commenced, prior to making all distributions required to be made pursuant to Section 4.8(a) of this Supplement but after making all distributions required to be made pursuant to Section 4.8(b) ), instruct each of the Trustee and the Paying Agent to withdraw from the Series 2000-1 Accrued Interest Account, for payment to the Master Servicer, an amount equal to (a) the Series 2000-1 Investor Monthly Servicing Fee and any Series 2000-1 Monthly Supplemental Servicing Fee accrued during the preceding Series 2000-1 Interest Period, plus (b) all accrued and unpaid Series 2000-1 Investor Monthly Servicing Fees and any accrued and unpaid Series 2000-1 Monthly Supplemental Servicing Fees, minus (c) the amount of any Series 2000-1 Investor Monthly Servicing Fees and Series 2000-1 Monthly Supplemental Servicing Fees withheld by the Master Servicer pursuant to the Base Indenture. On such Payment Date, the Trustee shall withdraw such amount from the Series 2000-1 Accrued Interest Account and remit such amount to the Master Servicer.

 

Section 4.9

Payment of Note Interest .

 

All payments made pursuant to this Section 4.9 will be made in accordance with the written instructions of the Master Servicer. On each Payment Date, (i) to the extent any Series 2000-1 Monthly Interest Shortfall exists after the deposits required pursuant to Section 4.8(a) of this Supplement has been made, the Master Servicer shall instruct the

 

 

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Paying Agent to withdraw from funds on deposit in the Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account, an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the amount on deposit in the Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account on such Payment Date in an amount not to exceed the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount at such time, and (B) the remaining amount of the Series 2000-1 Monthly Interest Shortfall, and deposit such amount in the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account to pay the Series 2000-1 Interest Amount to each of the Series 2000-1 Noteholders and (ii) to the extent any such Series 2000-1 Monthly Interest Shortfall remains after the deposits required pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 4.9 has been made, if amounts have been drawn on the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit and deposited into the Series 2000-1 Collection Account pursuant to Section 4.18 of this Supplement, the Master Servicer shall instruct the Paying Agent to withdraw from the Series 2000-1 Collection Account on such Payment Date the lesser of (A) the amount on deposit in the Series 2000-1 Collection Account representing such amount drawn on the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit and (B) the amount on deposit in the Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account in excess of the Substitute Group II Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds Amount, if any on such Payment Date, and (C) the amount of the remaining Series 2000-1 Monthly Interest Shortfall and deposit such amount in the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account to pay the Series 2000-1 Interest Amount. On each Payment Date the Paying Agent shall, in accordance with the Master Servicer’s most recent Monthly Certificate, pay to each of the Series 2000-1 Noteholders from the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account the portion of the Series 2000-1 Interest Amount deposited in the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account for the payment of the Series 2000-1 Interest Amount pursuant to Section 4.8(a) of this Supplement and clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 4.9 .

 

Section 4.10

Payment of Note Principal; Decreases .

 

All payments made pursuant to this Section 4.10 will be made in accordance with the written instructions of the Master Servicer.

 

(a)

Series 2000-1 Notes .

 

(i)         Commencing on the first Determination Date after the commencement of the Series 2000-1 Rapid Amortization Period, the Master Servicer shall instruct the Trustee or the Paying Agent as to the amount allocated to the Series 2000-1 Notes during the Related Month pursuant to Section 4.7(b)(i)(2) ; and

(ii)        Commencing on the first Payment Date after the commencement of the Series 2000-1 Rapid Amortization Period, the Trustee shall (1) withdraw from the Series 2000-1 Collection Account the amount allocated thereto pursuant to Section 4.7(b)(i)(2) of this Supplement, (2) to the extent any portion of the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount still remains unpaid after application of the amounts specified in clause (1) above, the Master Servicer shall instruct the Trustee to withdraw, from funds on deposit in the related Excess Funding Accounts of any additional Group II Series of Notes, if any, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the aggregate amount on deposit in such Excess Funding

 

 

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Accounts on such Payment Date (after application of any such amounts to pay principal and interest in respect of the related Series of Notes pursuant to the related Series Supplements) in excess of an amount not to exceed the related Available Subordinated Amounts at such time and (y) the unpaid portion of the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount and deposit such amounts in the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account to be paid, pro rata, to the Series 2000-1 Noteholders, provided that any such amounts withdrawn from the Excess Funding Accounts for the other Group II Series of Notes shall be applied on a pro rata basis with respect to each Group II Series of Notes with respect to which a deficiency exists, (3) to the extent any portion of the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount remains unpaid after application of the amount specified in clauses (1) and (2) , the Master Servicer shall instruct the Trustee to withdraw, from funds on deposit in the Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account, an amount equal to the lesser of (v) the amount on deposit in the Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account in excess of the Substitute Group II Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds Amount, if any, on such Payment Date (after application of any amounts pursuant to Section 4.9 of this Supplement) in an amount not to exceed the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount at such time and (w) the unpaid portion of the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount and deposit such amount in the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account to be paid, pro rata, to the Series 2000-1 Noteholders, and (4) to the extent any portion of the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount still remains unpaid after application of the amounts specified in clauses (1) through (3) above, if amounts have been drawn on the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit and deposited into the Series 2000-1 Collection Account pursuant to Section 4.14 of this Supplement or amounts have been claimed under the Demand Note or drawn under the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit in respect thereof and deposited into the Series 2000-1 Collection Account pursuant to Section 4.13 of this Supplement, the Master Servicer shall instruct the Trustee to withdraw from the Series 2000-1 Collection Account on such Payment Date the lesser of (x) the amount on deposit in the Series 2000-1 Collection Account representing such draw on the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit or payment under the Demand Note (after application of any portion thereof pursuant to Section 4.9 of this Supplement) and (y) the excess of the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount over the amounts described in clauses (1) through (3) above and deposit such amounts in the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account to be paid, pro rata, to the Series 2000-1 Noteholders; provided , however , that on the final Payment Date for the Series 2000-1 Notes, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Series 2000-1 Collection Account, as provided above, an aggregate amount which is no greater than the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount as of such date. The Series 2000-1 Invested Amount shall be due and payable on the Series 2000-1 Termination Date.

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the Paying Agent shall, in accordance with Section 5.1 of the Base Indenture and the Master Servicer’s most recent Monthly Certificate pay to the applicable Series 2000-1 Noteholders, pro rata, the amount deposited in the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account for the payment of principal pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(ii) of this Supplement.

(b)        Decreases . On the Business Day occurring on the date a withdrawal is made pursuant to Section 4.7(a)(i)(2) , the Paying Agent shall pay to the Series 2000-1 Noteholders the amount deposited in the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account for the payment of principal pursuant to Section 4.7(a)(i)(2) .

Section 4.11            Retained Distribution Account . On each Payment Date, the Master Servicer shall, as applicable, instruct the Trustee in writing to instruct the Paying Agent to transfer to the Retained Distribution Account (established pursuant to Section 4.1(b) of the Base Indenture) (i) all funds which are in the Collection Account that have been allocated to the Retained Distribution Account as of such Payment Date and (ii) all funds that were previously allocated to the Retained Distribution Account but not transferred to the Retained Distribution Account.

 

Section 4.12

Series 2000-1 Distribution Account .

 

(a)        Establishment of Series 2000-1 Distribution Account . The Trustee shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2000-1 Noteholders, or cause to be established and maintained, an account (the “ Series 2000-1 Distribution Account ”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Series 2000-1 Noteholders. The Series 2000-1 Distribution Account shall be maintained (i) with a Qualified Institution, or (ii) as a segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company having corporate trust powers and acting as trustee for funds deposited in the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account. If the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account is not maintained in accordance with the previous sentence, the Master Servicer shall establish a new Series 2000-1 Distribution Account, within ten (10) Business Days after obtaining knowledge of such fact, which complies with such sentence, and shall instruct the Trustee to transfer all cash and investments from the non-qualifying Series 2000-1 Distribution Account into the new Series 2000-1 Distribution Account. Initially, the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account will be established with the Trustee.

(b)        Administration of the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account . The Master Servicer shall instruct the institution maintaining the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account in writing to invest funds on deposit in the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account at all times in Permitted Investments; provided , however , that any such investment shall mature not later than the Business Day prior to the Payment Date following the date on which such funds were received, unless any Permitted Investment held in the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account is held with the Trustee, in which case such investment may mature on such Payment Date

 

 

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provided that such funds shall be available for withdrawal on or prior to such Payment Date. The Trustee shall hold, for the benefit of the Series 2000-1 Noteholders, possession of any negotiable instruments or securities evidencing the Permitted Investments from the time of purchase thereof until the time of maturity.

(c)        Earnings from Series 2000-1 Distribution Account . Subject to the restrictions set forth above, the Master Servicer shall have the authority to instruct the Trustee with respect to the investment of funds on deposit in the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account. All interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) on funds on deposit in the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account shall be deemed to be on deposit and available for distribution.

(d)        Series 2000-1 Distribution Account Constitutes Additional Collateral for Series 2000-1 Notes . In order to secure and provide for the payment of the RCFC Obligations with respect to the Series 2000-1 Notes (but not the other Notes), RCFC hereby assigns, pledges, grants, transfers and sets over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 2000-1 Noteholders, all of RCFC’s right, title and interest in and to the following (whether now or hereafter existing and whether now owned or hereafter acquired): (i) the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account; (ii) all funds on deposit therein from time to time; (iii) all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing any or all of the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account or the funds on deposit therein from time to time; (iv) all Permitted Investments made at any time and from time to time with monies in the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account; and (v) all proceeds of any and all of the foregoing, including, without limitation, cash (the items in the foregoing clauses (i) through (v) are referred to, collectively, as the “ Series 2000-1 Distribution Account Collateral ”). The Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account and in all proceeds thereof. The Series 2000-1 Distribution Account Collateral shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Trustee, and the Paying Agent at the direction of the Trustee, in each case for the benefit of the Series 2000-1 Noteholders.

Section 4.13              The Master Servicer’s Failure to Instruct the Trustee to Make a Deposit or Payment . If the Master Servicer fails to give notice or instructions to make any payment from or deposit into the Group II Collection Account required to be given by the Master Servicer, at the time specified in the Master Lease or any other Related Document (including applicable grace periods), and such failure is known by the Trustee, the Trustee shall make such payment or deposit into or from the Group II Collection Account without such notice or instruction from the Master Servicer if and to the extent that the Trustee has been furnished information adequate, in the sole discretion of the Trustee, to determine the amounts and beneficiaries of such payments. Pursuant to the Master Lease, the Master Servicer has agreed that it shall, upon request of the Trustee, promptly provide the Trustee with all information necessary to allow the Trustee to make such a payment or deposit.

 

 

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Section 4.14

Lease Payment Deficit Draws on Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit .

 

(a)        At or before 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on each Payment Date, the Master Servicer shall notify the Trustee pursuant to the Master Lease of the amount of the Series 2000-1 Lease Payment Losses, such notification to be in the form of Exhibit D to this Supplement.

(b)        So long as the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit shall not have been terminated, on any Payment Date that there are Series 2000-1 Lease Payment Losses, the Trustee shall, by 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the same Payment Date, draw on the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit by presenting a draft in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Series 2000-1 Lease Payment Losses allocated to making a drawing under the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to Sections 4.7(a)(v)(1) or (b)(v)(1) of this Supplement, and (ii) the amount available to be drawn on the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit on such Payment Date accompanied by a Certificate of Credit Demand. The proceeds of such draw shall be deposited as soon as practicable in the Series 2000-1 Collection Account for further allocation to the Series 2000-1 Distribution Account in accordance with the instructions of the Master Servicer and pursuant to the terms of this Supplement.

 

Section 4.15

Claim Under the Demand Note .

 

(a)        On each Determination Date, the Master Servicer shall determine the aggregate amount, if any, of Losses that have occurred during the Related Month. In the event that any such Losses occurring during such Related Month exceed the amount of Recoveries received during such Related Month, the Master Servicer shall set forth the aggregate amount of such net Losses in the Monthly Report, and the Trustee shall make the allocations as set forth in Sections 4.7(a)(iii)(1) and (b)(iii)(1) , as applicable, of this Supplement. If any amounts are allocated to a claim under the Demand Note pursuant to such Sections (any such amounts, “ Demand Note Claim Amounts ”), the Trustee shall transmit to the issuer of the Demand Note a demand for repayment (each, a “ Demand Notice ”) under the Demand Note in the amount of the lesser of (x) the outstanding amount of such Demand Note and (y) the Demand Note Claim Amounts, in each case such payment to be made on or prior to the next succeeding Payment Date by deposit of funds into the Series 2000-1 Collection Account in the specified amount.

(b)        In the event that on any Payment Date on which (x) a Demand Notice has been transmitted to the issuer of the Demand Note on the related Determination Date pursuant to Section 4.15(a) above and the Demand Note issuer shall have failed to deposit into the Series 2000-1 Collection Account the amount specified in such Demand Notice, on or prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on such Payment Date, or (y) a Demand Notice for payment by the issuer of the Demand Note could be transmitted to the issuer of the Demand Note of the related Determination Date pursuant to Section 4.15(a) above, but has

 

 

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been prevented from being transmitted or, if so transmitted, the issuer of the Demand Note has been prevented from making any payment thereunder, as a result of the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law, then so long as the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit shall not have been terminated, the Trustee shall, by 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the same Business Day, draw on the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit by presenting a draft in an amount equal to (i) that portion of the amount demanded under the Demand Note as specified in (a) above that has not been deposited into the Series 2000-1 Collection Account as of 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on such Payment Date, in the case of clause (x) above or (ii) the amount of the stayed demand for payment in the case of clause (y) above, in each case, accompanied by a Certificate of Credit Demand. The proceeds of such draw shall be deposited in the Series 2000-1 Collection Account for application pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(ii) of this Supplement.

(c)        Demand Note Constitutes Additional Collateral for Series 2000-1 Notes . In order to secure and provide for the payment of the RCFC Obligations with respect to the Series 2000-1 Notes (but not the other Notes), RCFC hereby assigns, pledges, grants, transfers and sets over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 2000-1 Noteholders, all of RCFC’s right, title and interest in and to the Demand Note and all proceeds thereof. The Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in the Demand Note, all rights to make claims thereunder and all payments thereon and all proceeds thereof.

 

Section 4.16

Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Termination Demand .

 

(a)        If prior to the date which is 30 days prior to the then scheduled Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Expiration Date,

(i)         the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit shall not have been extended or there shall not have been appointed a successor institution to act as Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Provider, and

(ii)        the payments to be made by the Lessees under the Master Lease shall not have otherwise been credit enhanced with (A) the funding of the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account with cash in the amount of the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Amount, (B) other cash collateral accounts, overcollateralization or subordinated securities or (C) with the consent of the Required Group II Noteholders, a Surety Bond or other similar arrangements; provided , however , that

(1)        any such successor institution or other form of substitute credit enhancement referred to in the foregoing clauses (B) and (C) shall be approved by the Series 2000-1 Required Noteholders; and

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(i) or (ii)(C) shall, if the short-term debt ratings with respect to such substitute credit enhancement, if applicable, are less than “A-1” or the equivalent from Standard & Poor’s and “P-1” or the equivalent from Moody’s, be approved by the Required Group II Noteholders;

then the Master Servicer shall notify the Trustee in writing pursuant to the Master Lease no later than one Business Day prior to the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Expiration Date of (i) the principal balance of all Outstanding Series 2000-1 Notes on such date, and (ii) the amount available to be drawn on the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit on such date. Upon receipt of such notice by the Trustee on or prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, the Trustee shall, by 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Business Day (or, in the case of any notice given to the Trustee after 10:00 a.m. (New York City time), by 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the next following Business Day), draw the lesser of the amounts set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above on the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit by presenting a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Termination Demand and shall deposit the proceeds of the disbursement resulting therefrom in a special deposit account (the “ Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account ”).

(b)        The Master Servicer shall notify the Trustee in writing pursuant to the Master Lease within one Business Day of the Master Servicer’s becoming aware that the short-term debt credit rating of the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Provider has fallen below “A-1” in the case of Standard & Poor’s and “P-1” in the case of Moody’s. At such time the Master Servicer shall also notify the Trustee of (i) the principal balance of all Outstanding Series 2000-1 Notes on such date, and (ii) the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Amount on such date. Upon the 60th Business Day following receipt of such notice by the Trustee if the condition described in the first sentence of this Section 4.16(b) shall remain in effect on or prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, unless the Master Servicer shall have obtained a new letter of credit substantially in the form of the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit and provided by an entity with short-term debt ratings of at least “A-1” in the case of Standard & Poor’s and “P-1” in the case of Moody’s, the Trustee shall, by 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Business Day (or, in the case of any notice given to the Trustee after 10:00 a.m. (New York City time), by 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the next following Business Day), draw on the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the lesser of the principal balance of all Outstanding Series 2000-1 Notes on such Business Day and the amount available to be drawn on the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit on such Business Day by presenting a draft accompanied by a Certificate of Termination Demand and shall deposit the proceeds of the disbursement resulting therefrom in the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account.

 

 

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Section 4.17

The Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account .

 

(a)        Upon receipt of notice of a draw on the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 4.16 , the Trustee shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2000-1 Noteholders, or cause to be established and maintained, the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the Series 2000-1 Noteholders. The Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account shall be maintained (i) with a Qualified Institution, or (ii) as a segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company having corporate trust powers and acting as trustee for funds deposited in the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account. If the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account is not maintained in accordance with the prior sentence, then within 10 Business Days after obtaining knowledge of such fact, the Master Servicer has agreed pursuant to the Master Lease that it shall establish a new Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account which complies with such sentence and shall instruct the Trustee in writing to transfer into the new Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account all cash and investments from the non-qualifying Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account. When established, the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account is intended to function in all respects as the replacement for, and the equivalent of, the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit. Accordingly, following its creation, each reference to a draw on the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit shall refer to withdrawals from the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account and references to similar terms shall mean and be a reference to actions taken with respect to the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account that correspond to actions that otherwise would have been taken with respect to the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, upon funding of the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account, the Trustee shall, at all times when the Trustee is otherwise required to make a draw under the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 4.14 or 4.16 of this Supplement, make a draw from the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account in the amount and at such time as a draw would be made under the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 4.14 or 4.16 of this Supplement. The Trustee shall provide written notice to DTAG of any draw from the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account pursuant to Section 4.14 or 4.16 of this Supplement.

(b)        In order to secure and provide for the repayment and payment of the obligations of RCFC with respect to the Series 2000-1 Notes (but not any other Series of Notes), RCFC hereby assigns, pledges, grants, transfers and sets over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 2000-1 Noteholders, all of RCFC’s right, title and interest in and to the following (whether now or hereafter existing and whether now owned or hereafter acquired): (i) the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account; (ii) all funds on deposit therein from time to time; (iii) all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing any or all of the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account or the funds on deposit therein from time to time; (iv) all Permitted Investments made at any time and from time to time with the monies in the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account; and (v) all

 

 

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proceeds of any and all of the foregoing, including, without limitation, cash. The Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account and in all proceeds thereof. The Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2000-1 Noteholders and the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Provider, as their interests appear herein, which interest in the case of the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Provider shall be subject to the interests of the holders of Series 2000-1 Notes as provided herein.

(c)        Funds on deposit in the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account shall, at the written direction of the Master Servicer given pursuant to the Master Lease, be invested by the Trustee in Permitted Investments. Funds on deposit in the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account on any Payment Date, after giving effect to any deposits to or withdrawals from the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account on such Payment Date, shall be invested in Permitted Investments that will mature at such time that such funds will be available for withdrawal on or prior to the following Payment Date. The proceeds of any such investment, to the extent not distributed on such Payment Date, shall be invested in Permitted Investments that will mature at such time that such funds will be available for withdrawal on or prior to the Payment Date immediately following the date of such investment. The Trustee shall maintain for the benefit of the Series 2000-1 Noteholders and the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Provider as their interests appear herein, which interest in the case of the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Provider shall be subject to the interests of the holders of the Series 2000-1 Notes as provided herein, possession of the negotiable instruments or securities evidencing the Permitted Investments from the time of purchase thereof until the time of sale or maturity. On each Payment Date, all interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) accrued since the preceding Payment Date on funds on deposit in the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account shall be paid to the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Provider to the extent of any unreimbursed draws on the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit. Subject to the restrictions set forth above, the Master Servicer, or a Person designated in writing by the Master Servicer with written notification thereof to the Trustee, shall have the authority to instruct the Trustee in with respect to the investment of funds on deposit in the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account. For purposes of determining the availability of funds or the balances in the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account for any reason under the Indenture, all investment earnings on such funds shall be deemed not to be available or on deposit.

(d)        Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account Surplus . In the event that the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account Surplus on any Payment Date, after giving effect to all withdrawals from the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account, is greater than zero, the Trustee, acting in accordance with the written instructions of the Master Servicer, shall withdraw from the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account an amount equal to the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Amount Surplus and shall pay from such amount to the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit

 

 

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Provider an amount equal to the amount of unreimbursed draws under the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit.

(e)        Termination of Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account . Upon the later to occur of (i) the termination of the Indenture pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Base Indenture and (ii) the Business Day immediately following the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Expiration Date, the Trustee, acting in accordance with the written instructions of the Master Servicer, after the prior payment of all amounts owing to the Series 2000-1 Noteholders and payable from the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account as provided herein, shall withdraw from the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account all amounts on deposit therein and shall pay from such amounts to the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Provider an amount equal to the amount of unreimbursed draws on the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit.

Section 4.18.           Appointment of Trustee to Hold Letter of Credit . The Trustee agrees to hold the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit and to make draws thereon pursuant to the terms of the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit and this Supplement. The Trustee shall promptly follow the instructions of the Master Servicer or the Administrative Agent to make a claim under the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit or withdrawal from the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account. The Trustee hereby acknowledges and agrees to perform the duties set forth in Sections 2.1(a), 2.1(e), 2.1(f), 2.3(a) and 2.3(c) of the Enhancement Letter of Credit Application and Agreement including, without limitation, its obligation to execute and deliver a Notice of Reduction of Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Amount substantially in the form attached as Annex E to the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit upon its receipt of a Request for Reduction of Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Amount in substantially the form attached as Exhibit D to the Enhancement Letter of Credit Application and Agreement.

Section 4.19             Exchange of Vehicles . On any date on which RCFC determines to tender a Group II Vehicle to the Qualified Intermediary as a Group II Exchanged Vehicle, RCFC shall either:

(i)         designate and direct the Trustee to transfer amounts in respect of the Substitute Group II Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds equal to the Net Book Value as of such date of the Group II Exchanged Vehicle to the Series 2000-1 Collection Account and treat such amounts as Disposition Proceeds of such Group II Exchanged Vehicle;

(ii)        upon identifying a Group II Vehicle as a Group II Exchanged Vehicle designate on such date an increase in Exchange Agreement Group II Rights Value equal to the Exchange Proceeds of such Group II Exchanged Vehicle and to the extent such increase in Exchange Agreement Group II Rights Value is more or less than the Net Book Value of such Group II Exchanged Vehicle, treat the difference as a Recovery or a Loss, as applicable, hereunder; or

 

 

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(iii)      upon identifying a Group II Vehicle as a Group II Exchanged Vehicle, substitute one or more Group II Replacement Vehicles having an aggregate Net Book Value at least equal to the Exchange Proceeds of the Group II Exchanged Vehicle to substitute for such Group II Exchanged Vehicle as Group II Collateral and Group II Vehicles for purposes of the Related Documents and to the extent such Exchange Proceeds are more or less than the Net Book Value of such Group II Exchanged Vehicle, treat the difference as a Recovery or a Loss, as applicable, hereunder.

RCFC shall provide written instruction to the Trustee and Master Collateral Agent upon tender of a Group II Exchanged Vehicle to a Qualified Intermediary with respect to the designations, substitutions and transfers set forth in this Section.

ARTICLE 5

AMORTIZATION EVENTS

Section 5.1               Series 2000-1 Amortization Events . In addition to the Amortization Events set forth in Section 8.1 of the Base Indenture, the following shall be Amortization Events with respect to the Series 2000-1 Notes (without notice or other action on the part of the Trustee or any Series 2000-1 Noteholders):

(a)    a Series 2000-1 Enhancement Deficiency shall occur and continue for at least five (5) Business Days after the Master Servicer obtains actual knowledge thereof; provided , however , that such event or condition shall not be an Amortization Event if (i) during such five (5) Business Day period DTAG shall have increased the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Amount or RCFC shall have increased the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount by allocating to the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount, Eligible Vehicles theretofore allocated to the Retained Interest or by depositing funds into the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account or the Series 2000-1 Excess Funding Account, in either case so that the Series 2000-1 Enhancement Deficiency no longer exists, and (ii) any increase in the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 5.1(a) shall be in accordance with the terms of Section 4.7(c)(v) of this Supplement;

(b)    the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit shall not be in full force and effect and no substitute credit enhancement shall have been obtained pursuant to the Enhancement Letter of Credit Application and Agreement unless (i) the inclusion of the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Amount in the Enhancement Amount is not necessary for the Enhancement Amount to equal or exceed the Minimum Enhancement Amount, or (ii) the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account shall theretofore have been funded to the full extent required hereunder;

(c)    from and after the funding of the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account pursuant to Section 4.16 or 4.17 of this Supplement, the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account shall be subject to an injunction, estoppel or other stay or a Lien (other than the Lien of the Trustee under the Indenture);

 

 

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(d)    an Event of Bankruptcy shall have occurred with respect to the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Provider or the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Provider repudiates the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit or refuses to honor a proper draw thereon in accordance with the terms thereof, unless (i) the inclusion of the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Amount in the Enhancement Amount is not necessary for the Enhancement Amount to equal or exceed the Minimum Enhancement Amount, or (ii) the Series 2000-1 Cash Collateral Account shall theretofore have been funded to the full extent required hereunder and under the Enhancement Letter of Credit Application and Agreement;

(e)    any of the Related Documents or any portion thereof shall not be in full force and effect or enforceable in accordance with its terms or RCFC, DTAG (including in its capacity as Master Servicer), or DTG Operations (including in its capacity as a Servicer) or any successor to DTG Operations in its capacity as Servicer shall so assert in writing;

(f)     a Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under the Master Lease, including, without limitation, the breach of any financial covenant contained in Section 24.14 of the Master Lease, whether or not such breach has been waived; or

(g)       an Asset Amount Deficiency shall have occurred and be continuing for a period of five (5) Business Days.

In the case of the event described in clause (a) and (f) (with respect solely to the occurrence of Lease Events of Default described in Section 17.1.1(i) , 17.1.2 , and 17.1.5 of the Master Lease) above, an Amortization Event will be deemed to have occurred with respect to the Series 2000-1 Notes, after the grace period described therein, immediately without notice or other action on the part of the Trustee, the Administrative Agent or the Series 2000-1 Noteholders. In the case of any event described in clauses (b) , (c) , (d) , (e) , (f) (with respect to the occurrence of Lease Event of Defaults not described in the immediately preceding sentence) and (g) above, an Amortization Event will be deemed to have occurred with respect to the Series 2000-1 Notes only if, after any applicable grace period described in such clauses, either the Trustee, by written notice to the Issuer and the Administrative Agent, or the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Series 2000-1 Required Noteholders, by written notice to the Issuer, the Trustee and the Series 2000-1 Noteholders, declare that, as of the date of such notice, an Amortization Event has occurred.

Section 5.2               Waiver of Past Events . Subject to Section 11.2 of the Base Indenture, Series 2000-1 Noteholders holding 100% of the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount, by written notice to the Trustee, may waive any existing Potential Amortization Event or Amortization Event.

 

 

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ARTICLE 6

COVENANTS

Section 6.1               Minimum Subordinated Amount . RCFC shall maintain the Series 2000-1 Available Subordinated Amount in an amount greater than or equal to the Minimum Subordinated Amount.

Section 6.2               Minimum Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Amount . RCFC shall maintain the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Amount in an amount greater than or equal to the Minimum Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit Amount.

ARTICLE 7

FORM OF SERIES 2000-1 NOTES

Series 2000-1 Notes will be issued in fully registered form, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A to this Supplement, with such legends as may be applicable thereto as set forth in the Base Indenture, and will be sold initially to the Note Purchasers and shall be duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee in the manner set forth in Section 2.4 of the Base Indenture. The Series 2000-1 Notes are not permitted to be transferred, assigned, exchanged or otherwise pledged or conveyed except in compliance with the terms of the Base Indenture. The Series 2000-1 Notes shall bear a face amount equal to the Series 2000-1 Maximum Invested Amount, and shall be initially issued in a principal amount equal to the Series 2000-1 Initial Invested Amount. The Trustee shall, or shall cause the Note Registrar to, record any Increases or Decreases with respect to the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount such that the principal amount of the Series 2000-1 Notes Outstanding accurately reflects all such Increases and Decreases.

ARTICLE 8

GENERAL

Section 8.1               Payment of Rating Agencies’ Fees . RCFC agrees and covenants with the Master Servicer and the Trustee to pay all reasonable fees and expenses of the Rating Agencies and to promptly provide all documents and other information that the Rating Agencies may reasonably request.

Section 8.2               Exhibits . The following exhibits attached hereto supplement the exhibits included in the Indenture.

 

Exhibit A:

Form of Series 2000-1 Note

 

Exhibit B:

Reserved

 

Exhibit C:

Form of Demand Note

 

Exhibit D:

Form of Notice of Series 2000-1 Lease Payment Losses

 

Section 8.3               Ratification of Base Indenture . As supplemented by this Supplement and except as specified in this Supplement, the Base Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the Base Indenture as so supplemented by this Supplement shall be read, taken, and construed as one and the same instrument.

 

 

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Section 8.4              Counterparts . This Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 8.5               Governing Law . THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE UCC) OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE PROVISIONS THEREOF REGARDING CONFLICTS OF LAWS), AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAW.

Section 8.6               Amendments.

(a)    This Supplement may be modified or amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Base Indenture; provided , however , that if, pursuant to the terms of the Base Indenture or this Supplement, the consent of the Required Group II Noteholders is required for an amendment or modification of this Supplement, such requirement shall be satisfied if such amendment or modification is consented to by Noteholders representing more than 50% of the Aggregate Principal Balance of the Series 2000-1 Notes affected thereby (including for purposes of determining such aggregate outstanding principal amount, the Aggregate Principal Balance of the Series 2000-1 Notes). In addition, this Supplement may be amended or modified from time to time, without the consent of any Group II Noteholder but with the consent of RCFC, DTAG, the Trustee and the Managing Agents to amend the following definitions: “Maximum Manufacturer Percentage”, “Measurement Month”, “Measurement Month Average” and “Market Value Adjustment Percentage” and to make changes related to such amendments.

(b)    RCFC agrees that it shall not agree to any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of the Master Lease, the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, the Base Indenture or any other Related Documents (other than, with respect to the Series 2000-1 Letter of Credit, increases or decreases in the stated amount thereof) without the prior consent of the holders of at least 66-2/3% of the Series 2000-1 Invested Amount.

(c)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Base Indenture, this Supplement may be amended to provide for and accommodate financing Group II Vehicles and other Collateral or Master Lease Collateral that may be the subject of a like-kind exchange program without the consent of any Person other than the Series 2000-1 Required Noteholders.

(d)        Notwithstanding the foregoing, the consent of each Enhancement Provider with respect to the Series 2000-1 Notes is required in order to amend this Supplement and the Base Indenture.

Section 8.7               Financed Vehicles . RCFC shall not lease any Financed Vehicles under the Financing Lease without the prior written consent of the holders of the Group II Series of Notes and each Enhancement Provider with respect to each Group II Series of Notes and without consent of the Managing Agents with respect to the Group II Series of Notes.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplement to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

 

By:____________________________

 

Name: Pamela S. Peck

 

Title: Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Trustee

 

By:____________________________

 

Name:________________________

 

Title:_________________________

 

 

By:____________________________

 

Name:________________________

 

Title:_________________________

SCHEDULE 1

 

Schedule of Maximum Manufacturer Percentages of Group II Vehicles

 

 


Eligible Manufacturer

Maximum
Program Percentage*

 

Maximum
Non-Program Percentage*

 

DaimlerChrysler

100%

 

50%

 

Ford

100%

 

50%

 

Toyota

100%

 

50%

 

General Motors

100%

 

50%

 

Honda

0%

 

50%

 

Nissan

0%

 

50%

 

Volkswagen

0%

 

50%

 

Mazda

0%

 

Up to 25% (4)

 

Subaru

0%

 

Up to 15% (1) (2) (4)

 

Suzuki

0%

 

Up to 15% (1) (2) (4)

 

Mitsubishi

0%

 

Up to 15% (1) (2) (4)

 

Isuzu

0%

 

Up to 15% (1) (2) (4)

 

Kia

0%

 

Up to 5% (2) (3) (4)

 

Hyundai

0%

 

Up to 8% (2) (3) (4)

 

BMW

0%

 

Up to 3% (2) (4) (5)

 

Jaguar

0%

 

Up to 3% (2) (4) (5)

 

Mercedes-Benz

0%

 

Up to 3% (2) (4) (5)

 

                                                                      

_____________________

 

 

(1)

The combined percentage of Group II Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi or Isuzu shall not exceed 15% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

 

 

(2)

The combined percentage of Group II Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Kia, Hyundai, BMW, Jaguar, or Mercedes-Benz shall not exceed 25% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

 

 

(3)

The combined percentage of Group II Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by Kia and Hyundai shall not exceed 10% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

 

(4)

The combined percentage of Group II Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by Mazda, Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Kia, Hyundai, BMW, Jaguar, or Mercedes-Benz shall not exceed 40% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

 

 

(5)

The combined percentage of Group II Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by BMW, Jaguar, or Mercedes-Benz shall not exceed 6% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

 

 

*

As a percentage of Group II Collateral

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

Form of Series 2000-1 Note

RENTAL CAR ASSET BACKED VARIABLE FUNDING NOTE, SERIES 2000-1

REGISTERED

No. R-1

SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN CONDITIONS

THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”) OR ANY STATE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS NOTE, AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP., AN OKLAHOMA CORPORATION (THE “ COMPANY ”), THAT THIS NOTE IS BEING ACQUIRED FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO DISTRIBUTION. THIS NOTE IS NOT PERMITTED TO BE TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, EXCHANGED OR OTHERWISE PLEDGED OR CONVEYED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.

THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE IN INSTALLMENTS AND SUBJECT TO INCREASES AND DECREASES AS SET FORTH HEREIN AND IN THE INDENTURE. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.

 

 

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

RENTAL CAR ASSET BACKED VARIABLE FUNDING NOTE, SERIES 2000-1

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP., an Oklahoma corporation (herein referred to as the “ Company ”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to _____________, (the “ Noteholder ”), or its registered assigns, the aggregate unpaid principal amount shown on the schedule attached hereto (and any continuation thereof), which amount shall be payable in the amounts and at the times set forth in the Indenture (as defined on the reverse side of this Note), provided , however , that the entire unpaid principal amount of this Note shall be due on the Series 2000-1 Termination Date (unless extended in writing by the parties to the Indenture and the Noteholder). The Company will pay interest on this Note at the Series 2000-1 Note Rate. Such interest shall be payable on each Payment Date or such other date as may be specified in the Supplement until the principal of this Note is paid or made available for payment, to the extent funds will be available from Collections processed from but not including the preceding Payment Date through each such Payment Date or such other date, as applicable, in respect of the sum of (i) the Daily Interest Amounts for each day in the related Series 2000-1 Interest Period, plus (ii) all previously accrued and unpaid Series 2000-1 Interest Amounts (together with interest on such unpaid amounts at the Series 2000-1 Note Rate), plus (iii) any Carrying Charges due to the Series 2000-1 Noteholders and unpaid as of such Payment Date. The principal amount of this Note shall be subject to Increases and Decreases on any Business Day during the Series 2000-1 Revolving Period, and accordingly, such principal amount is subject to prepayment at any time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the Series 2000-1 Termination Date and unless an Amortization Event shall have occurred, only interest payments on the outstanding Principal Amount of this Note are required to be made to the holder hereof. Beginning on the first Payment Date following the occurrence of an Amortization Event, subject to Decreases on any Business Day, the principal of this Note shall be paid in installments on each subsequent Payment Date to the extent of funds available for payment therefor pursuant to the Indenture. Such principal of and interest on this Note shall be paid in the manner specified on the reverse hereof.

The principal of and interest on this Note are payable in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made by the Company with respect to this Note shall be applied first to interest due and payable on this Note as provided above and then to the unpaid principal of this Note. This Note does not represent an interest in, or an obligation of, the Master Servicer or any affiliate of the Master Servicer other than the Company.

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which shall have the same effect as though fully set forth on the face of this Note. Although a summary of certain provisions of the Indenture are set forth below and on the reverse hereof and made a part hereof, this Note does not purport to summarize the Indenture and reference is made to the Indenture for information with respect to the interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds and duties evidenced hereby and the rights, duties and obligations of the Master Servicer and the Trustee. A copy of the Indenture may be requested from the Trustee by writing to the Trustee at: Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, 60 Wall Street, New York, New

 

 

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York 10005, Attention: Corporate Trust and Agency Group. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee whose name appears below by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be signed, manually or in facsimile, by its Authorized Officer.

Date:_________________

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

By: _________________________

Pamela S. Peck

Vice President and Treasurer

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Notes of a Series issued under the within-mentioned Indenture.

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

as Trustee

By:_________________________

Authorized Signature

 

 

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REVERSE OF SERIES 2000-1 NOTE

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Company, designated as its Rental Car Asset Backed Variable Funding Notes, Series 2000-1 (herein called the “ Series 2000-1 Notes ”), all issued under (i) the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007 (as the same may be further amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Base Indenture ”), between the Company, as issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation (“ Deutsche Bank Trust Company ”), as trustee (in such capacity, the “ Trustee ”), and (ii) the Amended and Restated Series 2000-1 Supplement, dated as of February 14, 2007 (as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Series 2000-1 Supplement ”), between the Company, as issuer, and the Trustee. The Base Indenture and the Series 2000-1 Supplement are referred to herein collectively as the “ Indenture ”. The Series 2000-1 Notes are subject to all terms of the Indenture. All terms used in this Series 2000-1 Note that are defined in the Indenture, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, shall have the meanings assigned to them in or pursuant to the Indenture, as so amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified.

The 2000-1 Notes are and will be equally and ratably secured by the Collateral pledged as security therefor as provided in the Indenture and the Series 2000-1 Supplement.

Payment Date ” means the 25th day of each calendar month, or, if any such date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, commencing February 25, 2001.

As described above, the entire unpaid principal amount of this Series 2000-1 Note shall be due and payable on the Series 2000-1 Termination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Amortization Event, Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing then, in certain circumstances, principal on the Series 2000-1 Notes may be paid earlier, as described in the Indenture. All principal payments on the Series 2000-1 Notes shall be made pro rata to the Series 2000-1 Noteholders entitled thereto.

Payments of interest on this Series 2000-1 Note are due and payable on each Payment Date or such other date as may be specified in the Supplement, together with the installment of principal then due, if any, and any payments of principal made on any Business Day in respect of any Decreases, to the extent not in full payment of this Series 2000-1 Note, shall be made by wire transfer to the Holder of record of this Series 2000-1 Note (or one or more predecessor Series 2000-1 Notes) on the Note Register as of the close of business on each Record Date. Any reduction in the principal amount of this Series 2000-1 Note (or any one or more predecessor Series 2000-1 Notes) effected by any payments made on any Payment Date shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Series 2000-1 Note and of any Series 2000-1 Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted thereon. If funds are expected to be available, as provided in the Indenture, for payment in full of the then remaining unpaid principal amount of this Series 2000-1 Note on a Payment Date or on any Business Day, then the Trustee, in the name of and on behalf of the Company, will notify the Person who was the registered Holder hereof as of the Record Date preceding such Payment Date by notice mailed within five days of such Payment Date and the amount then due and

 

 

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payable shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of this Series 2000-1 Note at the Corporate Trust Office.

The Company shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the Series 2000-1 Note Rate to the extent lawful.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations set forth therein, the transfer of this Series 2000-1 Note may be registered on the Note Register upon surrender of this Series 2000-1 Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency designated by the Company pursuant to the Indenture, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, with such signature guaranteed by a commercial bank or trust company located, or having a correspondent located, in the City of New York or the city in which the Corporate Trust Office is located, or a member firm of a national securities exchange, and such other documents as the Registrar may reasonably require, and thereupon one or more new Series 2000-1 Notes of authorized denominations and in the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will be charged for any registration of transfer or exchange of this Series 2000-1 Note, but the transferor may be required to pay a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any such registration of transfer or exchange.

Each Series 2000-1 Noteholder, by acceptance of a Series 2000-1 Note, covenants and agrees that no recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Trustee or the Company on the Series 2000-1 Notes or under the Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection therewith, against (i) the Trustee or the Company in its individual capacity, (ii) any owner of a beneficial interest in the Company or (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director or employee of the Trustee or the Company in its individual capacity, any holder of a beneficial interest in the Company or the Trustee or of any successor or assign of the Trustee or the Company in its individual capacity, except (a) as any such Person may have expressly agreed and (b) any such partner, owner or beneficiary shall be fully liable, to the extent provided by applicable law, for any unpaid consideration for stock, unpaid capital contribution or failure to pay any installment or call owing to such entity; provided , however , that nothing contained herein shall be taken to prevent recourse to, and enforcement against, the assets of the Company for any and all liabilities, obligations and undertakings contained in the Indenture or in this Series 2000-1 Note, subject to Section 12.16 of the Base Indenture.

Each Series 2000-1 Noteholder, by acceptance of a Series 2000-1 Note, covenants and agrees that by accepting the benefits of the Indenture that such Series 2000-1 Noteholder will not for a period of one year and one day following the payment in full of all Series 2000-1 Notes, institute against the Company, or join in any institution against the Company of, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under any United States Federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Series 2000-1 Notes, the Indenture or the Related Documents.

Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Series 2000-1 Note, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in

 

 

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whose name this Series 2000-1 Note (as of the day of determination or as of such other date as may be specified in the Indenture) is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Series 2000-1 Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

It is the intent of the Company and each Series 2000-1 Noteholder that, for federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes only, the Series 2000-1 Notes will evidence indebtedness of the Company secured by the Collateral. Each Series 2000-1 Noteholder, by the acceptance of this Series 2000-1 Note, agrees to treat this Series 2000-1 Note for federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes as indebtedness of the Company.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Series 2000-1 Notes under the Indenture at any time by the Company with the consent of the Holders of Series 2000-1 Notes representing more than 50% in principal amount of the Outstanding Series 2000-1 Notes which are affected by such amendment or modification subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of Series 2000-1 Notes representing specified percentages of the Outstanding Series 2000-1 Notes, on behalf of the Holders of all the Series 2000-1 Notes, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Series 2000-1 Note (or any one of more predecessor Series 2000-1 Notes) shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Series 2000-1 Note and of any Series 2000-1 Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Series 2000-1 Note. The Indenture also permits the Trustee to amend or waive certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture without the consent of Holders of the Series 2000-1 Notes issued thereunder.

The term “Company” as used in this Series 2000-1 Note includes any successor to the Company under the Indenture.

The Series 2000-1 Notes are issuable only in registered form in denominations as provided in the Indenture, subject to certain limitations set forth therein.

This Series 2000-1 Note and the Indenture shall be construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, without reference to its conflict of law provisions, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder and thereunder shall be determined in accordance with such law.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Series 2000-1 Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Series 2000-1 Note at the times, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency herein prescribed, subject to any duty of the Company to deduct or withhold any amounts as required by law, including any applicable U.S. withholding taxes.

 

 

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INCREASES AND DECREASES

Date

Unpaid Principal Amount

Increase

Decrease

Total

Series 2000-1 Note Rate

Interest Period
(if applicable)

Notation Made By

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ASSIGNMENT

Social Security or taxpayer I.D. or other identifying number of assignee

_________________________________

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto                    (name and address of assignee)                      

the within Series 2000-1 Note and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints _____________, attorney, to transfer said Series 2000-1 Note on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:___________          ____________________________________________

1

 

Signature Guaranteed:

 

 

_________________________

 

_________________________

NOTE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Series 2000-1 Note in every particular, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever.

 

 

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EXHIBIT B

[Reserved]

 

 

EXHIBIT C

Form of Demand Note

New York, New York

[Date]

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ DTAG ”), promises to pay to RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP., an Oklahoma corporation (“ RCFC ”), on demand (the “ Demand Date ”), (a) the principal sum of _____________________ dollars ($__________) or (b) such other amount, shown on Schedule A attached hereto (and any continuation thereof) made by RCFC, as the aggregate unpaid principal balance hereof, including the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Demand Note Advances (as defined herein) made from funds on deposit in the Series 2000-1 Collection Account from time to time.

1.          Principal Payment Date . Any unpaid principal of this promissory note (this “ Demand Note ”) shall be paid on the Demand Date.

2.          Interest . DTAG also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding at an interest rate of one-year LIBOR, as determined for such period in the manner set forth under the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007 between RCFC and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee, (the “ Base Indenture ”), as supplemented by the Amended and Restated Series 2000-1 Supplement dated as of February 14, 2007 (the “ Series 2000-1 Supplement ” and together with the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”) for the determination of LIBOR thereunder, plus 1.5% (the “ Demand Note Rate ”) from the date hereof until the principal amount shall be paid in full. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth therefor in the Indenture.

3.          Prepayments . The DTAG shall repay in full the unpaid principal amount of this Demand Note or any portion thereof upon the Demand Date hereof to the extent demand is made therefor. Prior thereto, DTAG:

(a)        may, from time to time on any Business Day, make a voluntary prepayment, in whole or in part, of the outstanding principal amount of this Demand Note; provided , however , that

(i)         no Event of Default or Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(ii)        such voluntary prepayments shall require at least three but no more than five Business Days’ prior written notice to RCFC.

Each prepayment of any Demand Note made pursuant to this Section 3 shall be without premium or penalty.

 

4.          Demand Note Advances . RCFC agrees to make advances (“ Demand Note Advances ”) upon request from DTAG, as borrower, out of and not to exceed in any Related Month the amount of Recoveries not so allocated pursuant to Section 4.7(a)(ii)(1) of the Series 2000-1 Supplement that may be lent under this Demand Note pursuant to Sections 4.7(a)(ii)(1) and 4.7(b)(ii)(1) of the Series 2000-1 Supplement. Such Demand Note Advances are repayable by DTAG, with interest, on each Demand Date upon demand by RCFC or the Trustee, as assignee of RCFC. Demand Note Advances shall accrue interest on the outstanding balance thereof at the Demand Note Rate then applicable. The date, amount, interest rate and duration of the Series 2000-1 Interest Period (if applicable) of each Demand Note Advance made by RCFC to DTAG and each payment made on account of the principal thereof, shall be recorded by RCFC on its books and, prior to any transfer of this Demand Note, endorsed by RCFC on Schedule A attached hereto or any continuation thereof, provided that the failure of RCFC to make any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of DTAG to make a payment when due of any amount owing hereunder or under any other Related Document in respect of the Demand Note Advances made by RCFC.

 

5.

Subordination .

 

(a)        RCFC, as subordinated lender under this Demand Note in respect of Demand Note Advances (the “ Subordinated Lender ”) hereby agrees that the Subordinated Lender’s right under this Demand Note is expressly subordinated to all payment obligations due to the Trustee, as assignee of the Master Lease (the “ Senior Lender ”), under the Master Lease (the “ Payment Obligations ”). The Subordinated Lender hereby agrees that the payment of this Demand Note is hereby expressly subordinated, in accordance with the terms hereof, to the prior payment in full of the Payment Obligations in cash.

(b)        Upon the maturity of any Payment Obligation (including interest thereon or fees or any other amounts owing in respect thereof), whether on the Payment Date (after any extension thereof), by acceleration or otherwise, all payments thereof and premium, if any, and interest thereon or fees or any other amounts owing in respect thereof, in each case to the extent due and owing, shall first be paid in full in cash, or such payment duly provided for in cash or in a manner satisfactory to the Senior Lender, before any payment is made on account of the Demand Note. The Subordinated Lender hereby agrees that, so long as an Event of Default or a Lease Event of Default, or event which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute an Event of Default or a Lease Event of Default, in respect of any Payment Obligations, it will not ask, demand, sue for, or otherwise take, accept or receive, any amounts in respect of this Demand Note.

(c)        In the event that notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding Section 5(b), DTAG shall make any payment on account of this Demand Note at a time when payment is not permitted by said Section 5(b), such payment shall be held by the Subordinated Lender or its representative, in trust for the benefit of, and shall be paid forthwith over and delivered to, the Senior Lender or its representative for application to the payment of all Payment Obligations remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay all Payment Obligations in full in cash in accordance with the terms of the Master Lease, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the Payment Obligations. Without in any way modifying the provisions hereof or affecting the subordination effected hereby if such notice is not given, DTAG shall

 

 

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give the Subordinated Lender prompt written notice of any payment made on the Demand Note and any Demand Date of Payment Obligations after which such Payment Obligations remain unsatisfied.

(d)        Upon any distribution of assets of DTAG upon any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of DTAG (whether in bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or otherwise):

(i)         the Senior Lender shall first be entitled to receive payment in full of the Payment Obligations in cash or in a manner satisfactory to the Senior Lender (including, without limitation, all interest accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding at the rate provided in the governing documentation whether or not such interest is an allowed claim in such proceeding) before the Subordinated Lender is entitled to receive any payment out of the proceeds from or distributions made under the Master Lease;

(ii)        any payment out of the proceeds from or distributions made under the Master Lease of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities to which the Subordinated Lender would be entitled except for the provisions hereof, shall be paid by the liquidating trustee or agent or other person making such payment or distribution, whether a trustee or agent, directly to the Senior Lender or its representative under the agreements pursuant to which the Payment Obligations may have been made, to the extent necessary to make payment in full of all Payment Obligations remaining unpaid, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the Senior Lender in respect of the Payment Obligations; and

(iii)      in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5(d), any payment of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, shall be received by the Subordinated Lender on account of principal of this Demand Note before all Payment Obligations are paid in full in cash or in a manner satisfactory to the Senior Lender, or effective provisions made for its payment, such payment out of the proceeds from or distributions made under the Master Lease shall be received and held in trust for and shall be paid over to the Senior Lender in respect of Payment Obligations remaining unpaid or unprovided for or their representative under the agreements pursuant to which the Payment Obligations have been made, for application to the payment of such Payment Obligations until all such Payment Obligations shall have been paid in full in cash or in a manner satisfactory to the Senior Lender, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the Senior Lender in respect of Payment Obligations.

Without in any way modifying the provisions hereof or affecting the subordination effected hereby if such notice is not given, DTAG shall give prompt written notice to the Subordinated Lender of any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of DTAG (whether in bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or otherwise).

 

 

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6.          No Waiver; Amendment . No failure or delay on the part of RCFC in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power or right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right. No amendment, modification or waiver of, or consent with respect to, any provision of this Demand Note shall in any event be effective unless (a) the same shall be in writing and signed and delivered by DTAG and RCFC, and (b) all consents required for such actions under the Related Documents shall have been received by the appropriate Persons.

7.          No Negotiation . This Demand Note is not negotiable other than a pledge or assignment to the Trustee, who is hereby authorized by DTAG and RCFC to make claims for repayment of principal outstanding hereunder on behalf of RCFC.

8.          Successors and Assigns . This Demand Note shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns.

9.         Governing Law . THIS PROMISSORY NOTE HAS BEEN DELIVERED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.

10.       Captions . Paragraph captions used in this Demand Note are provided solely for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Demand Note.

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

 

By   _______________________________

Pamela S. Peck

Vice President and Treasurer

Accepted and Agreed:

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

By:

______________________

 

Michael H. McMahon

 

Assistant Treasurer

 

 

 

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Schedule A

PAYMENT GRID

Date

Principal Amount

Amount of Principal Payment

Amount of Demand Note Advance

Outstanding Principal Balance

Notation Made By

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT D

TO SERIES 2000-1 SUPPLEMENT

Form of Notice of

Series 2000-1 Lease Payment Losses

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Series 2000-1 Lease Payment Losses Notice is delivered to you pursuant to Section 4.14 of the Amended and Restated Series 2000-1 Supplement dated as of February 14, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture dated as of February 14, 2007 (as amended or modified from to time, the “ Series 2000-1 Supplement ”) between Rental Car Finance Corp., an Oklahoma corporation, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee. Terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Series 2000-1 Supplement.

The Master Servicer hereby notifies the Trustee that as of _________, 20__ there exists Series 2000-1 Lease Payment Losses in the amount of $__________.

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

 

 

By:  _______________________________

Name:

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.166

EXECUTION COPY

 

AMENDMENT NO. 3

 

TO

 

SERIES 2003-1 SUPPLEMENT

 

dated as of February 14, 2007

 

between

 

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.,

an Oklahoma corporation

 

and

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

a New York banking corporation,

as Trustee

AMENDMENT NO. 3

TO SERIES 2003-1 SUPPLEMENT  

This Amendment No. 3 to Series 2003-1 Supplement dated as of February 14, 2007 (“ Amendment ”), between Rental Car Finance Corp., an Oklahoma corporation (“ RCFC ”), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee (the “ Trustee ”) (RCFC and the Trustee are collectively referred to herein as the “ Parties ”).

RECITALS :

A.             RCFC, as Issuer, and the Trustee entered into that certain Base Indenture dated as of December 13, 1995, as amended by the Amendment to Base Indenture dated as of December 23, 1997, and as amended and restated by the Amended and Restated Base Indenture dated as of February 14, 2007 (the “ Base Indenture ”); and

B.             RCFC and the Trustee entered into that certain Series 2003-1 Supplement dated as of March 25, 2003, as subsequently amended by Amendment No. 1 to Series 2003-1 Supplement dated May 5, 2004 and Amendment No. 2 to Series 2003-1 Supplement dated March 24, 2005 (as amended to the date hereof, the “ Series 2003-1 Supplement ”); and

C.             The Parties wish to further amend and supplement the Series 2003-1 Supplement as provided herein pursuant to Section 8.7 thereof.

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

1.              Definitions . Capitalized terms used in this Amendment not herein defined shall have the meaning contained in the Series 2003-1 Supplement and if not defined therein shall have the meaning set forth in the Definitions List attached as Schedule 1 to the Base Indenture.

 

2.

Amendment . The Series 2003-1 Supplement is hereby amended as follows:

(a)            By amending Section 2.1(b) to add the following defined terms in their proper alphabetical order:

BMW ” means BMW of North America, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and all successors and assigns thereto.

Enhancement Provider ” means with respect to the Series 2003-1 Notes, the Series 2003-1 Insurer and the Series 2003-1 Letter of Credit Provider.

Jaguar ” means Jaguar Cars Limited, a Division of Ford Motor Company, and all successors and assigns thereto.

Mercedes-Benz ” means Mercedes-Benz USA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and all successors and assigns thereto.

(b)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Assignment Agreement” and replacing it with the following:

 

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Assignment Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

(c)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Carrying Charges” referenced in Section 2.1 (b) and replacing it with the following:

Carrying Charges ” means, as of any day, (i) without duplication, the aggregate of all Trustee fees, servicing fees (other than supplemental servicing fees), Series 2003-1 Insurer Payments, Series 2003-1 Insurer Reimbursement Amounts, fees, expenses and costs payable by RCFC in connection with an Exchange Program, and other fees and expenses, premiums, breakage costs, increased costs, termination payments under any hedges, taxes, administrative costs and indemnity amounts, if any accrued and unpaid by the Lessor under the Base Indenture or the other Related Documents or other agreements with Enhancement Providers, if any, which have accrued with respect to the Series 2003-1 Notes during the Related Month, plus (ii) without duplication, all amounts described in clause (i) of this definition payable by the Lessees which have accrued during the Related Month.

(d)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Eligible Franchisee” referenced in Section 2.1(b).

(e)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Eligible Manufacturer” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

“Eligible Manufacturer ” means, with respect to Program Vehicles, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Ford and Toyota, and with respect to Non-Program Vehicles, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Ford, Nissan, Volkswagen, Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Kia, Daewoo, Hyundai, BMW, Jaguar, and Mercedes-Benz as set forth in Schedule 1 hereto (as such schedule, subject to the Rating Agency Condition and receiving the prior written consent of each Enhancement Provider, may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time), and, in each case, any other Manufacturer that (a) has an Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program that has been reviewed by the Rating Agencies and the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to the inclusion of such Manufacturer’s Vehicles under the Master Lease (or any other Lease with respect to Group III Vehicles), and (b) has been approved in writing by each Enhancement Provider, if any; provided , however , that upon the occurrence of a Manufacturer Event of Default with respect to such Manufacturer, such Manufacturer shall no longer qualify as an Eligible Manufacturer; and provided , further , that a Manufacturer may be an Eligible Manufacturer with respect to Non-Program Vehicles, if it otherwise meets the eligibility criteria, even if its disposition program does not qualify as an Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program.

(f)             By deleting in its entirety clause (y) of the proviso at the end of the definition of “Eligible Vehicle” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

 

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“(y) in the case of a Non-Program Vehicle, the expiration of the applicable Maximum Vehicle Lease Term under the Master Lease.”

(g)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Franchisee” referenced in Section 2.1(b).

(h)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Group III Replacement Vehicle” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Group III Replacement Vehicle ” means an Eligible Vehicle designated by the Master Servicer as comprising Group III Collateral acquired in exchange for a Group III Exchanged Vehicle in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement and under Section 1031 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

(i)             By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Initial Acquisition Cost” referenced in Section 2.1(b).

(j)             By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Limited Liquidation Event of Default” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Limited Liquidation Event of Default ” means the occurrence of any Amortization Event specified in Sections 5.1(a) through (i) and (l) through (m) of this Supplement that continues for thirty (30) days (without double counting any cure periods provided for in said Sections); provided , however , that such Amortization Event shall not constitute a Limited Liquidation Event of Default if (i) within such thirty (30) day period, such Amortization Event shall have been cured and (ii) the Series 2003-1 Insurer shall have notified the Trustee in writing that it consents to the waiver of such Amortization Event.

(k)           By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Manufacturer Event of Default” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Manufacturer Event of Default ” is defined in Section 18 of the Master Lease.”

(l)             By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Manufacturer Receivable” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Manufacturer Receivable ” means an amount due from a Manufacturer or Auction dealer under a Vehicle Disposition Program in respect of a Program Vehicle being turned back to such Manufacturer pursuant to a Vehicle Disposition Program.

(m)           By adding the following proviso to the end of the definition of “Market Value” referenced in Section 2.1(b):

“; provided , further , that any Program Vehicle that is a Group III Vehicle and is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of

 

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Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof, shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for a period of 90 days following the occurrence of such Manufacturer Event of Default for purposes of this definition and each instance in which this definition is used in this Supplement and as a result shall not be included in the determination of Market Value during such period.

(n)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Maximum Manufacturer Percentage” in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Maximum Manufacturer Percentage ” means, with respect to any Eligible Manufacturer, the percentage amount of the Aggregate Asset Amount set forth in Schedule 1 hereto (as such schedule, subject to satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition and prior written approval of each Enhancement Provider, may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time) specified for each Eligible Manufacturer with respect to Non-Program Vehicles and Program Vehicles, as applicable, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of Eligible Vehicles which are permitted under the Master Lease to be Non-Program Vehicles or Program Vehicles, as the case may be, manufactured by such Manufacturer; provided , however , that any Program Vehicle that is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for purposes of determining compliance with the Maximum Manufacturer Percentages set forth on Schedule 1.

(o)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Maximum Non-Program Percentage” in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Maximum Non-Program Percentage ” means, with respect to Non-Program Vehicles, (a) if the average of the Measurement Month Averages for any three Measurement Months during the twelve month period preceding any date of determination shall be less than eighty-five percent (85%), 0% or such other percentage amount agreed upon by the Lessor and each of the Lessees, subject to the Rating Agency Condition, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of the Aggregate Asset Amount which is permitted under the Master Lease to be invested in Non-Program Vehicles; and (b) at all other times, fifty percent (50%) or such other percentage amount agreed upon by the Lessor and each of the Lessees, subject to the Rating Agency Condition and prior written consent of each Enhancement Provider, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of the Aggregate Asset Amount which is permitted under the Master Lease to be invested in Non-Program Vehicles; provided , however , that any Program Vehicle that is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for purposes of determining compliance with the Maximum Non-Program Percentage.

 

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(p)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Measurement Month” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Measurement Month ” means, with respect to any date, each calendar month, or the smallest number of consecutive calendar months, preceding such date in which (a) at least 500 Non-Program Vehicles that are Group III Vehicles were sold at Auction or otherwise and (b) at least one-twelfth of the aggregate Net Book Value of the Non-Program Vehicles that are Group III Vehicles as of the last day of such calendar month or consecutive calendar months were sold at Auction or otherwise; provided , that no calendar month included in a Measurement Month shall be included in any other Measurement Month; provided , further , that any Program Vehicle, that is a Group III Vehicle and is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof, shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for a period of 90 days following the occurrence of such Manufacturer Event of Default for purposes of this definition and each instance in which this definition is used in this Supplement and as a result shall not be included in the determination of Measurement Month during such period.

(q)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Measurement Month Average” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Measurement Month Average ” means, with respect to Group III Vehicles and for any Measurement Month, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of Disposition Proceeds of all Non-Program Vehicles that are Group III Vehicles sold at Auction or otherwise during such Measurement Month and the two Measurement Months preceding such Measurement Month and the denominator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of such Non-Program Vehicles that are Group III Vehicles on the dates of their respective sales, provided that any Program Vehicle that is a Group III Vehicle and is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof, shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for a period of 90 days following the occurrence of such Manufacturer Event of Default for purposes of this definition and each instance in which this definition is used in this Supplement and as a result shall not be included in the determination of Measurement Month Average during such period.

(r)             By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Qualified Intermediary” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Qualified Intermediary ” has the meaning set forth in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

(s)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Responsible Officer” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

 

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Responsible Officer ” means, with respect to RCFC, a Servicer, a Lessee or the Master Servicer, any President, Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, or any officer performing functions similar to those customarily performed by the person who at the time shall be such officer.

(t)             By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Retained Interest” referenced in Section 2.1(b).

(u)            By deleting in its entirety from Sections 4.7(a)(i)(B) and 4.7(b)(i)(B) item fifth of each such Section.

(v)            By adding the following Section 4.7(e) immediately after Section 4.7(d):

Allocation of Proceeds Upon Payment in Full of Group III Obligations . After the payment in full of the Invested Amount of all Group III Series of Notes that have been issued by RCFC, all amounts due under the Indenture and the Related Documents with respect to such Group III Series of Notes and all amounts due by RCFC under any other agreements it may have with the Credit Enhancement Providers, if any, with respect to any Group III Series of Notes, all Collections and all proceeds received by RCFC, the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent in respect of the Group III Collateral allocable to this Series in accordance with the Indenture and the Master Collateral Agency Agreement shall be allocated and transferred to the Retained Distribution Account.

(w)           By deleting in its entirety clause (g) of Section 5.1 and replacing it with the following:

“(g)         a Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under the Master Lease;”

(x)           By adding after clause (l) of Section 5.1 the following:

“or

(m)           an Asset Amount Deficiency shall have occurred and be continuing for a period of five (5) Business Days.”

(y)            By deleting in its entirety the second sentence of the penultimate paragraph of Section 5.1 and replacing it with the following:

“In the case of any event described in clauses (b), (c), (d), (e), (g) (with respect to the occurrence of Lease Events of Default not described in the immediately preceding sentence), (h), (j), (k) and (m) above, an Amortization Event will be deemed to have occurred with respect to the Series 2003-1 Notes only if, after any applicable grace period described in such clauses, either the Trustee, by written notice to RCFC, or the Required Series 2003-1 Noteholders, by written notice to RCFC, the Trustee and the Series 2003-1 Noteholders, declare that, as of the date of such notice, an Amortization Event has occurred.”

 

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(z) By deleting Section 8.4 in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

“Section 8.4      Ratification of Base Indenture . As supplemented by this Supplement and except as specified in this Supplement, the Base Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the Base Indenture as so supplemented by this Series Supplement shall be read, taken, and construed as one and the same instrument.”

 

 

(aa)

By adding the following as the last sentence of Section 8.7:

 

“Notwithstanding the foregoing, the consent of each Enhancement Provider for the Series 2003-1 Notes is required to amend this Supplement and the Base Indenture.”

 

(bb)          By deleting Schedule 1 to the Series Supplement in its entirety and replacing such schedule with the Schedule 1 attached hereto as Exhibit A.

3.              Effect of Amendment . Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any of the Parties hereto under the Series 2003-1 Supplement, nor alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Series 2003-1 Supplement, all of which are hereby ratified and affirmed in all respects by each of the Parties hereto and shall continue in full force and effect. This Amendment shall apply and be effective only with respect to the provisions of the Series 2003-1 Supplement specifically referred to herein and any references in the Series 2003-1 Supplement to the provisions of the Series 2003-1 Supplement specifically referred to herein shall be to such provisions as amended by this Amendment.

4.              Binding Effect . This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.

5.              GOVERNING LAW . THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE PROVISIONS THEREOF REGARDING CONFLICTS OF LAWS), AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

6.              Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement.

[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGES]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

RCFC :

 

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.,

an Oklahoma corporation

 

By: __________________________

 

Pamela S. Peck

 

Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

TRUSTEE :

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, a New York banking corporation

 

By: __________________________

 

Name:

_________________

 

Title:

_________________

 

 

By: __________________________

 

Name:

_________________

 

Title:

_________________

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

SCHEDULE 1

Schedule of Maximum Manufacturer Percentages of Group III Vehicles

Eligible Manufacturer

Maximum
Program Percentage*

Maximum
Non-Program Percentage*

 

 

 

 

DaimlerChrysler

100%

 

(1)

Ford

100%

 

(1)

Toyota

100%

 

(1)

General Motors

100%

 

(1)

Honda

0%

 

(1)

Nissan

0%

 

(1)

Volkswagen

0%

 

(1)

Mazda

0%

 

Up to 25% (2)

Subaru

0%

 

Up to 15% (2) (3) (5)

Suzuki

0%

 

Up to 15% (2) (3) (5)

Mitsubishi

0%

 

Up to 15% (2) (3) (5)

Isuzu

0%

 

Up to 15% (2) (3) (5)

Kia

0%

 

Up to 5% (2) (4) (5)

Hyundai

0%

 

Up to 8% (2) (4) (5)

Daewoo

0%

 

Up to 3% (2) (4) (5)

BMW

0%

 

Up to 3% (2) (5) (6)

Jaguar

0%

 

Up to 3% (2) (5) (6)

Mercedes-Benz

0%

 

Up to 3% (2) (5) (6)

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

The combined percentage of Group III Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by DaimlerChrysler, Ford, Toyota, General Motors, Honda, Nissan, and Volkswagen shall not exceed the following percentages: (a) if the average of the Measurement Month Averages for any three Measurement Months during the twelve month period preceding any date of determination shall be less than eighty-five percent (85%), 0% or such other percentage amount agreed upon by the Lessor and each of the Lessees, subject to the Rating Agency Condition, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of the Aggregate Asset Amount which is permitted under the Master Lease to be invested in Non-Program Vehicles; and (b) at all other times, fifty percent (50%) or such other percentage amount agreed upon by the Lessor and each of the Lessees, subject to the Rating Agency Condition and consent of each Enhancement Provider, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of the Aggregate Asset Amount which is permitted under the Master Lease to be invested in Non-Program Vehicles; provided , however , that any Program Vehicle that is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for purposes of determining compliance with the Maximum Non-Program Percentage.

 

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(2)

The combined percentage of Group III Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by Mazda, Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Kia, Hyundai, Daewoo, BMW, Jaguar, or Mercedes-Benz shall not exceed 40% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

(3)

The combined percentage of Group III Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi or Isuzu shall not exceed 15% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

(4)

The combined percentage of Group III Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by Kia, Hyundai or Daewoo shall not exceed 10% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

(5)

The combined percentage of Group III Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Kia, Hyundai, Daewoo, BMW, Jaguar, or Mercedes-Benz shall not exceed 25% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

(6)

The combined percentage of Group III Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by BMW, Jaguar, or Mercedes-Benz shall not exceed 6% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

*

As a percentage of Group III Collateral.

 

 

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Exhibit 4.167

EXECUTION COPY

 

AMENDMENT NO. 2

 

TO

 

SERIES 2004 -1 SUPPLEMENT

 

DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 14 , 2007

 

BETWEEN

 

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.,

AN OKLAHOMA CORPORATION

 

AND

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

A NEW YORK BANKING CORPORATION,

AS TRUSTEE

AMENDMENT NO. 2

TO SERIES 2004-1 SUPPLEMENT  

This Amendment No. 2 to Series 2004-1 Supplement dated as of February 14, 2007 (“ Amendment ”), between Rental Car Finance Corp., an Oklahoma corporation (“ RCFC ”), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee (the “ Trustee ”) (RCFC and the Trustee are collectively referred to herein as the “ Parties ”).

RECITALS:

A.             RCFC, as Issuer, and the Trustee entered into that certain Base Indenture dated as of December 13, 1995, as amended by the Amendment to Base Indenture dated as of December 23, 1997, and as amended and restated by the Amended and Restated Base Indenture dated as of February 14, 2007 (the “ Base Indenture ”); and

B.             RCFC and the Trustee entered into that certain Series 2004-1 Supplement dated as of May 5, 2004; and

C.             RCFC and the Trustee entered into that certain Amendment No. 1 to the Series 2004-1 Supplement, dated March 24, 2005 (as amended, the “ Series 2004-1 Supplement ”); and

D.             The Parties wish to further amend and supplement the Series 2004-1 Supplement as provided herein pursuant to Section 8.7 thereof.

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

1.              Definitions . Capitalized terms used in this Amendment not herein defined shall have the meaning contained in the Series 2004-1 Supplement and if not defined therein shall have the meaning set forth in the Definitions List attached as Schedule 1 to the Base Indenture.

 

2.

Amendment . The Series 2004-1 Supplement is hereby amended as follows:

(a)            By amending Section 2.1(b) to add the following defined terms in their proper alphabetical order:

BMW ” means BMW of North America, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and all successors and assigns thereto.

Enhancement Provider ” means, with respect to the Series 2004-1 Notes, each of the Series 2004-1 Letter of Credit Provider and the Series 2004-1 Insurer.

Jaguar ” means Jaguar Cars Limited, a Division of Ford Motor Company, and all successors and assigns thereto.

Mercedes-Benz ” means Mercedes-Benz USA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and all successors and assigns thereto.

 

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(b)         By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Assignment Agreement” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following

Assignment Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

(c)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Carrying Charges” referenced in Section 2.1 (b) and replacing it with the following:

Carrying Charges ” means, as of any day, (i) without duplication, the aggregate of all Trustee fees, servicing fees (other than supplemental servicing fees), Series 2004-1 Insurer Payments, Series 2004-1 Insurer Reimbursement Amounts, fees, expenses and costs payable by RCFC in connection with an Exchange Program, and other fees and expenses, premiums, breakage costs, increased costs, termination payments under any hedges, taxes, administrative costs and indemnity amounts, if any accrued and unpaid by the Lessor under the Base Indenture or the other Related Documents or other agreements with Enhancement Providers, if any, which have accrued with respect to the Series 2004-1 Notes during the Related Month, plus (ii) without duplication, all amounts described in clause (i) of this definition payable by the Lessees which have accrued during the Related Month.

(d)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Eligible Franchisee” referenced in Section 2.1(b).

(e)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Eligible Manufacturer” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

“Eligible Manufacturer ” means, with respect to Program Vehicles, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Ford and Toyota, and with respect to Non-Program Vehicles, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Ford, Nissan, Volkswagen, Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Kia, Daewoo, Hyundai, BMW, Jaguar, and Mercedes-Benz as set forth in Schedule 1 hereto (as such schedule, subject to the Rating Agency Condition and receiving the prior written consent of each Enhancement Provider, may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time), and, in each case, any other Manufacturer that (a) has an Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program that has been reviewed by the Rating Agencies and the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to the inclusion of such Manufacturer’s Vehicles under the Master Lease (or any other Lease with respect to Group III Vehicles), and (b) has been approved in writing by each Enhancement Provider, if any; provided , however , that upon the occurrence of a Manufacturer Event of Default with respect to such Manufacturer, such Manufacturer shall no longer qualify as an Eligible Manufacturer; and provided , further , that a Manufacturer may be an Eligible Manufacturer with respect to Non-Program Vehicles, if it otherwise meets the eligibility criteria, even if its disposition program does not qualify as an Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program.

 

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(f)            By deleting in its entirety clause (y) of the proviso at the end of the definition of “Eligible Vehicle” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

“(y) in the case of a Non-Program Vehicle, the expiration of the applicable Maximum Vehicle Lease Term under the Master Lease.”

(g)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Franchisee” referenced in Section 2.1(b).

(h)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Group III Replacement Vehicle” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Group III Replacement Vehicle ” means an Eligible Vehicle designated by the Master Servicer as comprising Group III Collateral acquired in exchange for a Group III Exchanged Vehicle in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement and under Section 1031 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

(i)             By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Initial Acquisition Cost” referenced in Section 2.1(b).

(j)             By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Limited Liquidation Event of Default” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Limited Liquidation Event of Default ” means the occurrence of any Amortization Event specified in Sections 5.1(a) through (i) and (l) through (m) of this Supplement that continues for thirty (30) days (without double counting any cure periods provided for in said Sections); provided , however , that such Amortization Event shall not constitute a Limited Liquidation Event of Default if (i) within such thirty (30) day period, such Amortization Event shall have been cured and (ii) the Series 2004-1 Insurer shall have notified the Trustee in writing that it consents to the waiver of such Amortization Event.

(k)           By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Manufacturer Event of Default” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Manufacturer Event of Default ” is defined in Section 18 of the Master Lease.”

(l)             By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Manufacturer Receivable” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Manufacturer Receivable ” means, an amount due from a Manufacturer or Auction dealer under a Vehicle Disposition Program in respect of a Program Vehicle being turned back to such Manufacturer pursuant to a Vehicle Disposition Program.

(m)           By adding the following proviso to the end of the definition of “Market Value” referenced in Section 2.1(b):

 

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“; provided , further , that any Program Vehicle that is a Group III Vehicle and is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof, shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for a period of 90 days following the occurrence of such Manufacturer Event of Default for purposes of this definition and each instance in which this definition is used in this Supplement and as a result shall not be included in the determination of Market Value during such period.

(n)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Maximum Manufacturer Percentage” in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Maximum Manufacturer Percentage ” means, with respect to any Eligible Manufacturer, the percentage amount of the Aggregate Asset Amount set forth in Schedule 1 hereto (as such schedule, subject to satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition and prior written approval of each Enhancement Provider, may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time) specified for each Eligible Manufacturer with respect to Non-Program Vehicles and Program Vehicles, as applicable, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of Eligible Vehicles which are permitted under the Master Lease to be Non-Program Vehicles or Program Vehicles, as the case may be, manufactured by such Manufacturer; provided , however , that any Program Vehicle that is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for purposes of determining compliance with the Maximum Manufacturer Percentages set forth on Schedule 1.

(o)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Maximum Non-Program Percentage” in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Maximum Non-Program Percentage ” means, with respect to Non-Program Vehicles, (a) if the average of the Measurement Month Averages for any three Measurement Months during the twelve month period preceding any date of determination shall be less than eighty-five percent (85%), 0% or such other percentage amount agreed upon by the Lessor and each of the Lessees, subject to the Rating Agency Condition, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of the Aggregate Asset Amount which is permitted under the Master Lease to be invested in Non-Program Vehicles; and (b) at all other times, fifty percent (50%) or such other percentage amount agreed upon by the Lessor and each of the Lessees, subject to the Rating Agency Condition and prior written consent of each Enhancement Provider, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of the Aggregate Asset Amount which is permitted under the Master Lease to be invested in Non-Program Vehicles; provided , however , that any Program Vehicle that is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof shall be deemed to be a

 

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Program Vehicle for purposes of determining compliance with the Maximum Non-Program Percentage.

(p)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Measurement Month” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Measurement Month ” means, with respect to any date, each calendar month, or the smallest number of consecutive calendar months, preceding such date in which (a) at least 500 Non-Program Vehicles that are Group III Vehicles were sold at Auction or otherwise and (b) at least one-twelfth of the aggregate Net Book Value of the Non-Program Vehicles that are Group III Vehicles as of the last day of such calendar month or consecutive calendar months were sold at Auction or otherwise; provided , that no calendar month included in a Measurement Month shall be included in any other Measurement Month; provided , further , that any Program Vehicle, that is a Group III Vehicle and is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof, shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for a period of 90 days following the occurrence of such Manufacturer Event of Default for purposes of this definition and each instance in which this definition is used in this Supplement and as a result shall not be included in the determination of Measurement Month during such period.

(q)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Measurement Month Average” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Measurement Month Average ” means, with respect to Group III Vehicles and for any Measurement Month, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of Disposition Proceeds of all Non-Program Vehicles that are Group III Vehicles sold at Auction or otherwise during such Measurement Month and the two Measurement Months preceding such Measurement Month and the denominator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of such Non-Program Vehicles that are Group III Vehicles on the dates of their respective sales, provided that any Program Vehicle that is a Group III Vehicle and is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof, shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for a period of 90 days following the occurrence of such Manufacturer Event of Default for purposes of this definition and each instance in which this definition is used in this Supplement and as a result shall not be included in the determination of Measurement Month Average during such period.

(r)             By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Qualified Intermediary” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Qualified Intermediary ” has the meaning set forth in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

 

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(s)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Responsible Officer” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Responsible Officer ” means, with respect to RCFC, a Servicer, a Lessee or the Master Servicer, any President, Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, or any officer performing functions similar to those customarily performed by the person who at the time shall be such officer.

(t)             By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Retained Interest” referenced in Section 2.1(b).

(u)            By deleting in its entirety from Sections 4.7(a)(i)(B) and 4.7(b)(i)(B) item fourth of each such Section.

(v)            By deleting in its entirety clause (g) of Section 5.1 and replacing it with the following:

“(g)          a Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under the Master Lease;”

(w)           By adding after clause (l) of Section 5.1 the following:

“or

(m)           an Asset Amount Deficiency shall have occurred and be continuing for a period of five (5) Business Days.”

(x)           By deleting in its entirety the second sentence of the penultimate paragraph of Section 5.1 and replacing it with the following:

“In the case of any event described in clauses (b), (c), (d), (e), (g) (with respect to the occurrence of Lease Events of Default not described in the immediately preceding sentence), (h), (j), (k) and (m) above, an Amortization Event will be deemed to have occurred with respect to the Series 2004-1 Notes only if, after any applicable grace period described in such clauses, either the Trustee, by written notice to RCFC, or the Required Series 2004-1 Noteholders, by written notice to RCFC, the Trustee and the Series 2004-1 Noteholders, declare that, as of the date of such notice, an Amortization Event has occurred.”

(y)           By deleting Section 8.4 in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

“Section 8.4      Ratification of Base Indenture . As supplemented by this Supplement and except as specified in this Supplement, the Base Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the Base Indenture as so supplemented by this Series Supplement shall be read, taken, and construed as one and the same instrument.”

 

(z)           By adding the following as the last sentence of Section 8.7:

 

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“Notwithstanding the foregoing, consent of each Enhancement Provider with respect to the Series 2004-1 Notes is required to amend this Supplement and the Base Indenture.”

 

(aa)          By deleting Schedule 1 to the Series Supplement in its entirety and replacing such schedule with the Schedule 1 attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

3.              Effect of Amendment . Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any of the Parties hereto under the Series 2004-1 Supplement, nor alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Series 2004-1 Supplement, all of which are hereby ratified and affirmed in all respects by each of the Parties hereto and shall continue in full force and effect. This Amendment shall apply and be effective only with respect to the provisions of the Series 2004-1 Supplement specifically referred to herein and any references in the Series 2004-1 Supplement to the provisions of the Series 2004-1 Supplement specifically referred to herein shall be to such provisions as amended by this Amendment.

4.              Binding Effect . This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.

5.              GOVERNING LAW . THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE PROVISIONS THEREOF REGARDING CONFLICTS OF LAWS), AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

6.              Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement.

[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGES]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

RCFC :

 

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.,

an Oklahoma corporation

 

By: __________________________

 

Pamela S. Peck

 

Vice President and Treasurer

 

TRUSTEE :

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, a New York banking corporation

 

By: __________________________

 

Name:

_________________

 

Title:

_________________

 

 

By: __________________________

 

Name:

_________________

 

Title:

_________________

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

SCHEDULE 1

Schedule of Maximum Manufacturer Percentages of Group III Vehicles  

Eligible Manufacturer

Maximum
Program Percentage*

Maximum
Non-Program Percentage*

 

 

 

 

DaimlerChrysler

100%

 

(1)

Ford

100%

 

(1)

Toyota

100%

 

(1)

General Motors

100%

 

(1)

Honda

0%

 

(1)

Nissan

0%

 

(1)

Volkswagen

0%

 

(1)

Mazda

0%

 

Up to 25% (2)

Subaru

0%

 

Up to 15% (2) (3) (5)

Suzuki

0%

 

Up to 15% (2) (3) (5)

Mitsubishi

0%

 

Up to 15% (2) (3) (5)

Isuzu

0%

 

Up to 15% (2) (3) (5)

Kia

0%

 

Up to 5% (2) (4) (5)

Hyundai

0%

 

Up to 8% (2) (4) (5)

Daewoo

0%

 

Up to 3% (2) (4) (5)

BMW

0%

 

Up to 3% (2) (5) (6)

Jaguar

0%

 

Up to 3% (2) (5) (6)

Mercedes-Benz

0%

 

Up to 3% (2) (5) (6)

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

The combined percentage of Group III Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by DaimlerChrysler, Ford, Toyota, General Motors, Honda, Nissan, and Volkswagen shall not exceed the following percentages: (a) if the average of the Measurement Month Averages for any three Measurement Months during the twelve month period preceding any date of determination shall be less than eighty-five percent (85%), 0% or such other percentage amount agreed upon by the Lessor and each of the Lessees, subject to the Rating Agency Condition, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of the Aggregate Asset Amount which is permitted under the Master Lease to be invested in Non-Program Vehicles; and (b) at all other times, fifty percent (50%) or such other percentage amount agreed upon by the Lessor and each of the Lessees, subject to the Rating Agency Condition and consent of each Enhancement Provider, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of the Aggregate Asset Amount which is permitted under the Master Lease to be invested in Non-Program Vehicles; provided , however , that any Program Vehicle that is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for purposes of determining compliance with the Maximum Non-Program Percentage.

(2)

The combined percentage of Group III Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by Mazda, Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Kia, Hyundai, Daewoo, BMW, Jaguar, or Mercedes-Benz shall not exceed 40% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

(3)

The combined percentage of Group III Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi or Isuzu shall not exceed 15% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

(4)

The combined percentage of Group III Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by Kia, Hyundai or Daewoo shall not exceed 10% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

(5)

The combined percentage of Group III Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Kia, Hyundai, Daewoo, BMW, Jaguar, or Mercedes-Benz shall not exceed 25% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

(6)

The combined percentage of Group III Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by BMW, Jaguar, or Mercedes-Benz shall not exceed 6% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

*

As a percentage of Group III Collateral.

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.168

EXECUTION COPY

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1

 

TO

 

SERIES 2005-1 SUPPLEMENT

 

dated as of February 14, 2007

 

between

 

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.,

an Oklahoma corporation

 

and

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

a New York banking corporation,

as Trustee

AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO SERIES 2005-1 SUPPLEMENT  

This Amendment No. 1 to Series 2005-1 Supplement dated as of February 14, 2007 (“ Amendment ”), between Rental Car Finance Corp., an Oklahoma corporation (“ RCFC ”), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee (the “ Trustee ”) (RCFC and the Trustee are collectively referred to herein as the “ Parties ”).

RECITALS :

A.             RCFC, as Issuer, and the Trustee entered into that certain Base Indenture dated as of December 13, 1995, as amended by the Amendment to Base Indenture dated as of December 23, 1997, and as amended and restated by the Amended and Restated Base Indenture dated as of February 14, 2007 (the “ Base Indenture ”); and

B.             RCFC and the Trustee entered into that certain Series 2005-1 Supplement dated as of April 21, 2005 (the “ Series 2005-1 Supplement ”); and

C.             The Parties wish to amend and supplement the Series 2005-1 Supplement as provided herein pursuant to Section 8.7 thereof.

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

1.              Definitions . Capitalized terms used in this Amendment not herein defined shall have the meaning contained in the Series 2005-1 Supplement and if not defined therein shall have the meaning set forth in the Definitions List attached as Schedule 1 to the Base Indenture.

 

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Amendment . The Series 2005-1 Supplement is hereby amended as follows:

(a)            By amending Section 2.1(b) to add the following defined terms in their proper alphabetical order:

BMW ” means BMW of North America, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and all successors and assigns thereto.

Enhancement Provider ” means, with respect to the Series 2005-1 Notes, each of the Series 2005-1 Letter of Credit Provider and the Series 2005-1 Insurer.

Jaguar ” means Jaguar Cars Limited, a Division of Ford Motor Company, and all successors and assigns thereto.

Mercedes-Benz ” means Mercedes-Benz USA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and all successors and assigns thereto.

(b)           By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Assignment Agreement” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

 

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Assignment Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

(c)        By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Carrying Charges” referenced in Section 2.1 (b) and replacing it with the following:

Carrying Charges ” means, as of any day, (i) without duplication, the aggregate of all Trustee fees, servicing fees (other than supplemental servicing fees), Series 2005-1 Insurer Payments, Series 2005-1 Insurer Reimbursement Amounts, fees, expenses and costs payable by RCFC in connection with an Exchange Program, and other fees and expenses, premiums, breakage costs, increased costs, termination payments under any hedges, taxes, administrative costs and indemnity amounts, if any accrued and unpaid by the Lessor under the Base Indenture or the other Related Documents or other agreements with Enhancement Providers, if any, which have accrued with respect to the Series 2005-1 Notes during the Related Month, plus (ii) without duplication, all amounts described in clause (i) of this definition payable by the Lessees which have accrued during the Related Month.

(d)        By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Eligible Franchisee” referenced in Section 2.1(b).

(e)        By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Eligible Manufacturer” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Eligible Manufacturer ” means, with respect to Program Vehicles, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Ford and Toyota, and with respect to Non-Program Vehicles, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Ford, Nissan, Volkswagen, Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Kia, Daewoo, Hyundai, BMW, Jaguar, and Mercedes-Benz as set forth in Schedule 1 hereto (as such schedule, subject to the Rating Agency Condition and receiving the prior written consent of each Enhancement Provider, may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time), and, in each case, any other Manufacturer that (a) has an Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program that has been reviewed by the Rating Agencies and the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to the inclusion of such Manufacturer’s Vehicles under the Master Lease (or any other Lease with respect to Group III Vehicles), and (b) has been approved in writing by each Enhancement Provider, if any; provided , however , that upon the occurrence of a Manufacturer Event of Default with respect to such Manufacturer, such Manufacturer shall no longer qualify as an Eligible Manufacturer; and provided , further , that a Manufacturer may be an Eligible Manufacturer with respect to Non-Program Vehicles, if it otherwise meets the eligibility criteria, even if its disposition program does not qualify as an Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program.

(f)         By deleting in its entirety clause (y) of the proviso at the end of the definition of “Eligible Vehicle” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

 

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“(y) in the case of a Non-Program Vehicle, the expiration of the applicable Maximum Vehicle Lease Term under the Master Lease.”

(g)        By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Franchisee” referenced in Section 2.1(b).

(h)        By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Group III Replacement Vehicle” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Group III Replacement Vehicle ” means an Eligible Vehicle designated by the Master Servicer as comprising Group III Collateral acquired in exchange for a Group III Exchanged Vehicle in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement and under Section 1031 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

(i)         By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Initial Acquisition Cost” referenced in Section 2.1(b).

(j)         By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Limited Liquidation Event of Default” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Limited Liquidation Event of Default ” means the occurrence of any Amortization Event specified in Sections 5.1(a) through (i) and (l) through (m) of this Supplement that continues for thirty (30) days (without double counting any cure periods provided for in said Sections); provided , however , that such Amortization Event shall not constitute a Limited Liquidation Event of Default if (i) within such thirty (30) day period, such Amortization Event shall have been cured and (ii) the Series 2005-1 Insurer shall have notified the Trustee in writing that it consents to the waiver of such Amortization Event.

(k)         By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Manufacturer Event of Default” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Manufacturer Event of Default ” is defined in Section 18 of the Master Lease.”

(l)         By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Manufacturer Receivable” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Manufacturer Receivable ” means, an amount due from a Manufacturer or Auction dealer under a Vehicle Disposition Program in respect of a Program Vehicle being turned back to such Manufacturer pursuant to a Vehicle Disposition Program.

(m)      By adding the following proviso to the end of the definition of “Market Value” referenced in Section 2.1(b):

“; provided , further , that any Program Vehicle that is a Group III Vehicle and is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of

 

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Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof, shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for a period of 90 days following the occurrence of such Manufacturer Event of Default for purposes of this definition and each instance in which this definition is used in this Supplement and as a result shall not be included in the determination of Market Value during such period.”

(n)         By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Maximum Manufacturer Percentage” in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Maximum Manufacturer Percentage ” means, with respect to any Eligible Manufacturer, the percentage amount of the Aggregate Asset Amount set forth in Schedule 1 hereto (as such schedule, subject to satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition and prior written approval of each Enhancement Provider, may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time) specified for each Eligible Manufacturer with respect to Non-Program Vehicles and Program Vehicles, as applicable, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of Eligible Vehicles which are permitted under the Master Lease to be Non-Program Vehicles or Program Vehicles, as the case may be, manufactured by such Manufacturer; provided , however , that any Program Vehicle that is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for purposes of determining compliance with the Maximum Manufacturer Percentages set forth on Schedule 1.

(o)        By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Maximum Non-Program Percentage” in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Maximum Non-Program Percentage ” means, with respect to Non-Program Vehicles, (a) if the average of the Measurement Month Averages for any three Measurement Months during the twelve month period preceding any date of determination shall be less than eighty-five percent (85%), 0% or such other percentage amount agreed upon by the Lessor and each of the Lessees, subject to the Rating Agency Condition, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of the Aggregate Asset Amount which is permitted under the Master Lease to be invested in Non-Program Vehicles; and (b) at all other times, fifty percent (50%) or such other percentage amount agreed upon by the Lessor and each of the Lessees, subject to the Rating Agency Condition and prior written consent of each Enhancement Provider, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of the Aggregate Asset Amount which is permitted under the Master Lease to be invested in Non-Program Vehicles; provided , however , that any Program Vehicle that is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for purposes of determining compliance with the Maximum Non-Program Percentage.

 

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(p)         By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Measurement Month” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Measurement Month ” means, with respect to any date, each calendar month, or the smallest number of consecutive calendar months, preceding such date in which (a) at least 500 Non-Program Vehicles that are Group III Vehicles were sold at Auction or otherwise and (b) at least one-twelfth of the aggregate Net Book Value of the Non-Program Vehicles that are Group III Vehicles as of the last day of such calendar month or consecutive calendar months were sold at Auction or otherwise; provided , that no calendar month included in a Measurement Month shall be included in any other Measurement Month; provided , further , that any Program Vehicle, that is a Group III Vehicle and is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof, shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for a period of 90 days following the occurrence of such Manufacturer Event of Default for purposes of this definition and each instance in which this definition is used in this Supplement and as a result shall not be included in the determination of Measurement Month during such period.

(q)         By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Measurement Month Average” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Measurement Month Average ” means, with respect to Group III Vehicles and for any Measurement Month, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of Disposition Proceeds of all Non-Program Vehicles that are Group III Vehicles sold at Auction or otherwise during such Measurement Month and the two Measurement Months preceding such Measurement Month and the denominator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of such Non-Program Vehicles that are Group III Vehicles on the dates of their respective sales, provided that any Program Vehicle that is a Group III Vehicle and is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof, shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for a period of 90 days following the occurrence of such Manufacturer Event of Default for purposes of this definition and each instance in which this definition is used in this Supplement and as a result shall not be included in the determination of Measurement Month Average during such period.

(r)         By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Qualified Intermediary” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Qualified Intermediary ” has the meaning set forth in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

(s)         By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Responsible Officer” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

 

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Responsible Officer ” means, with respect to RCFC, a Servicer, a Lessee or the Master Servicer, any President, Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, or any officer performing functions similar to those customarily performed by the person who at the time shall be such officer.

(t)         By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Retained Interest” referenced in Section 2.1(b).

(u)         By deleting in its entirety from Sections 4.7(a)(i)(B) and 4.7(b)(i)(B) item fourth of each such Section.

(v)         By deleting in its entirety clause (g) of Section 5.1 and replacing it with the following:

“(g)       a Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under the Master Lease;”

(w)         By adding after clause (l) of Section 5.1 the following:

“or

(m)         an Asset Amount Deficiency shall have occurred and be continuing for a period of five (5) Business Days.”

(x)         By deleting in its entirety the second sentence of the penultimate paragraph of Section 5.1 and replacing it with the following:

“In the case of any event described in clauses (b), (c), (d), (e), (g) (with respect to the occurrence of Lease Events of Default not described in the immediately preceding sentence), (h), (j), (k) and (m) above, an Amortization Event will be deemed to have occurred with respect to the Series 2005-1 Notes only if, after any applicable grace period described in such clauses, either the Trustee, by written notice to RCFC, or the Required Series 2005-1 Noteholders, by written notice to RCFC, the Trustee and the Series 2005-1 Noteholders, declare that, as of the date of such notice, an Amortization Event has occurred.”

(y)         By deleting Section 8.4 in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

“Section 8.4 Ratification of Base Indenture . As supplemented by this Supplement and except as specified in this Supplement, the Base Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the Base Indenture as so supplemented by this Series Supplement shall be read, taken, and construed as one and the same instrument.”

 

(z)

By adding the following as the last sentence of Section 8.7:

“Notwithstanding the foregoing, consent of each Enhancement Provider with respect to the Series 2005-1 Notes is required to amend this Supplement and the Base Indenture.”

 

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(aa)         By deleting Schedule 1 to the Series Supplement in its entirety and replacing such schedule with the Schedule 1 attached hereto as Exhibit A.

3.     Effect of Amendment . Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any of the Parties hereto under the Series 2005-1 Supplement, nor alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Series 2005-1 Supplement, all of which are hereby ratified and affirmed in all respects by each of the Parties hereto and shall continue in full force and effect. This Amendment shall apply and be effective only with respect to the provisions of the Series 2005-1 Supplement specifically referred to herein and any references in the Series 2005-1 Supplement to the provisions of the Series 2005-1 Supplement specifically referred to herein shall be to such provisions as amended by this Amendment.

4.     Binding Effect . This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.

5.     GOVERNING LAW . THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE PROVISIONS THEREOF REGARDING CONFLICTS OF LAWS), AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

6.     Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

RCFC :

 

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.,

an Oklahoma corporation

 

By: __________________________

 

Pamela S. Peck

 

Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

TRUSTEE :

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, a New York banking corporation

 

By: __________________________

 

Name:

_________________

 

Title:

_________________

 

 

By: __________________________

 

Name:

_________________

 

Title:

_________________

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

SCHEDULE 1

 

Schedule of Maximum Manufacturer Percentages of Group III Vehicles

 

Eligible Manufacturer

Maximum Program Percentage *

Maximum Non-Program Percentage *

 

 

 

DaimlerChrysler

100%

(1)

Ford

100%

(1)

Toyota

100%

(1)

General Motors

100%

(1)

Honda

0%

(1)

Nissan

0%

(1)

Volkswagen

0%

(1)

Mazda

0%

Up to 25% (2)

Subaru

0%

Up to 15% (2) (3) (5)

Suzuki

0%

Up to 15% (2) (3) (5)

Mitsubishi

0%

Up to 15% (2) (3) (5)

Isuzu

0%

Up to 15% (2) (3) (5)

Kia

0%

Up to 5% (2) (4) (5)

Hyundai

0%

Up to 8% (2) (4) (5)

Daewoo

0%

Up to 3% (2) (4) (5)

BMW

0%

Up to 3% (2) (5) (6)

Jaguar

0%

Up to 3% (2) (5) (6)

Mercedes-Benz

0%

Up to 3% (2) (5) (6)

 

 

(1)

The combined percentage of Group III Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by DaimlerChrysler, Ford, Toyota, General Motors, Honda, Nissan, and Volkswagen shall not exceed the following percentages: (a) if the average of the Measurement Month Averages for any three Measurement Months during the twelve month period preceding any date of determination shall be less than eighty-five percent (85%), 0% or such other percentage amount agreed upon by the Lessor and each of the Lessees, subject to Rating Agency Condition, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of the Aggregate Asset Amount which is permitted under the Master Lease to be invested in Non-Program Vehicles; and (b) at all other times, fifty percent (50%) or such other percentage amount agreed upon by the Lessor and each of the Lessees, subject to the Rating Agency Condition and consent of each Enhancement Provider, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of the Aggregate Asset Amount which is permitted under the Master Lease to be invested in Non-Program Vehicles; provided , however , that any Program Vehicle that is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof shall be deemed to be a

 

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Program Vehicle for purposes of determining compliance with the Maximum Non-Program Percentage.

(2)

The combined percentage of Group III Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by Mazda, Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Kia, Hyundai, Daewoo, BMW, Jaguar, or Mercedes-Benz shall not exceed 40% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

(3)

The combined percentage of Group III Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi or Isuzu shall not exceed 15% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

(4)

The combined percentage of Group III Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by Kia, Hyundai or Daewoo shall not exceed 10% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

(5)

The combined percentage of Group III Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Kia, Hyundai, Daewoo, BMW, Jaguar, or Mercedes-Benz shall not exceed 25% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

(6)

The combined percentage of Group III Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by BMW, Jaguar, or Mercedes-Benz shall not exceed 6% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

*

As a percentage of the Group III Collateral.

 

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Exhibit 4.169

EXECUTION COPY

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

SERIES 2006-1 SUPPLEMENT

dated as of February 14, 2007

between

 

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.,

an Oklahoma corporation

 

and

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

a New York banking corporation,

as Trustee

 

 

 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO SERIES 2006-1 SUPPLEMENT  

This Amendment No. 1 to Series 2006-1 Supplement dated as of February 14, 2007 (“ Amendment ”), between Rental Car Finance Corp., an Oklahoma corporation (“ RCFC ”), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee (the “ Trustee ”) (RCFC and the Trustee are collectively referred to herein as the “ Parties ”).

RECITALS :

A.             RCFC, as Issuer, and the Trustee entered into that certain Base Indenture dated as of December 13, 1995, as amended by the Amendment to Base Indenture dated as of December 23, 1997, and as amended and restated by the Amended and Restated Base Indenture dated as of February 14, 2007 (the “ Base Indenture ”); and

B.             RCFC and the Trustee entered into that certain Series 2006-1 Supplement dated as of March 28, 2006 (the “ Series 2006-1 Supplement ”); and

C.             The Parties wish to amend and supplement the Series 2006-1 Supplement as provided herein pursuant to Section 8.7 thereof.

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

1.              Definitions . Capitalized terms used in this Amendment not herein defined shall have the meaning contained in the Series 2006-1 Supplement and if not defined therein shall have the meaning set forth in the Definitions List attached as Schedule 1 to the Base Indenture.

 

2.

Amendment . The Series 2006-1 Supplement is hereby amended as follows:

(a)            By amending Section 2.1(b) to add the following defined terms in their proper alphabetical order:

BMW ” means BMW of North America, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and all successors and assigns thereto.

Enhancement Provider ” means, with respect to the Series 2006-1 Notes, each of the Series 2006-1 Letter of Credit Provider and the Series 2006-1 Insurer.

Jaguar ” means Jaguar Cars Limited, a Division of Ford Motor Company, and all successors and assigns thereto.

Mercedes-Benz ” means Mercedes-Benz USA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and all successors and assigns thereto.

(b)           By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Assignment Agreement” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

 

 

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Assignment Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

(c)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Carrying Charges” referenced in Section 2.1 (b) and replacing it with the following:

Carrying Charges ” means, as of any day, (i) without duplication, the aggregate of all Trustee fees, servicing fees (other than supplemental servicing fees), Series 2006-1 Insurer Payments, Series 2006-1 Insurer Reimbursement Amounts, fees, expenses and costs payable by RCFC in connection with an Exchange Program, and other fees and expenses, premiums, breakage costs, increased costs, termination payments under any hedges, taxes, administrative costs and indemnity amounts, if any accrued and unpaid by the Lessor under the Base Indenture or the other Related Documents or other agreements with Enhancement Providers, if any, which have accrued with respect to the Series 2006-1 Notes during the Related Month, plus (ii) without duplication, all amounts described in clause (i) of this definition payable by the Lessees which have accrued during the Related Month.

(d)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Eligible Franchisee” referenced in Section 2.1(b).

(e)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Eligible Manufacturer” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

“Eligible Manufacturer ” means, with respect to Program Vehicles, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Ford and Toyota, and with respect to Non-Program Vehicles, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Ford, Nissan, Volkswagen, Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Kia, Daewoo, Hyundai, BMW, Jaguar, and Mercedes-Benz as set forth in Schedule 1 hereto (as such schedule, subject to the Rating Agency Condition and receiving the prior written consent of each Enhancement Provider, may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time), and, in each case, any other Manufacturer that (a) has an Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program that has been reviewed by the Rating Agencies and the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to the inclusion of such Manufacturer’s Vehicles under the Master Lease (or any other Lease with respect to Group IV Vehicles), and (b) has been approved in writing by each Enhancement Provider, if any; provided , however , that upon the occurrence of a Manufacturer Event of Default with respect to such Manufacturer, such Manufacturer shall no longer qualify as an Eligible Manufacturer; and provided , further , that a Manufacturer may be an Eligible Manufacturer with respect to Non-Program Vehicles, if it otherwise meets the eligibility criteria, even if its disposition program does not qualify as an Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program.

(f)             By deleting in its entirety clause (y) of the proviso at the end of the definition of “Eligible Vehicle” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

 

 

 

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“(y) in the case of a Non-Program Vehicle, the expiration of the applicable Maximum Vehicle Lease Term under the Master Lease.”

(g)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Franchisee” referenced in Section 2.1(b).

(h)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Group IV Replacement Vehicle” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Group IV Replacement Vehicle ” means an Eligible Vehicle designated by the Master Servicer as comprising Group IV Collateral acquired in exchange for a Group IV Exchanged Vehicle in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement and under Section 1031 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

(i)             By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Initial Acquisition Cost” referenced in Section 2.1(b).

(j)             By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Limited Liquidation Event of Default” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Limited Liquidation Event of Default ” means the occurrence of any Amortization Event specified in Sections 5.1(a) through (i) and (l) through (m) of this Supplement that continues for thirty (30) days (without double counting any cure periods provided for in said Sections); provided , however , that such Amortization Event shall not constitute a Limited Liquidation Event of Default if (i) within such thirty (30) day period, such Amortization Event shall have been cured and (ii) the Series 2006-1 Insurer shall have notified the Trustee in writing that it consents to the waiver of such Amortization Event.

(k)           By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Manufacturer Event of Default” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Manufacturer Event of Default ” is defined in Section 18 of the Master Lease.”

(l)             By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Manufacturer Receivable” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Manufacturer Receivable ” means, an amount due from a Manufacturer or Auction dealer under a Vehicle Disposition Program in respect of a Program Vehicle being turned back to such Manufacturer pursuant to a Vehicle Disposition Program.

(m)           By adding the following proviso to the end of the definition of “Market Value” referenced in Section 2.1(b):

“; provided , further , that any Program Vehicle that is a Group IV Vehicle and is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of

 

 

 

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Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof, shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for a period of 90 days following the occurrence of such Manufacturer Event of Default for purposes of this definition and each instance in which this definition is used in this Supplement and as a result shall not be included in the determination of Market Value during such period.”

(n)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Maximum Manufacturer Percentage” in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Maximum Manufacturer Percentage ” means, with respect to any Eligible Manufacturer, the percentage amount of the Aggregate Asset Amount set forth in Schedule 1 hereto (as such schedule, subject to satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition and prior written approval of each Enhancement Provider, may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time) specified for each Eligible Manufacturer with respect to Non-Program Vehicles and Program Vehicles, as applicable, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of Eligible Vehicles which are permitted under the Master Lease to be Non-Program Vehicles or Program Vehicles, as the case may be, manufactured by such Manufacturer; provided , however , that any Program Vehicle that is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for purposes of determining compliance with the Maximum Manufacturer Percentages set forth on Schedule 1.

(o)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Maximum Non-Program Percentage” in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Maximum Non-Program Percentage ” means, with respect to Non-Program Vehicles, (a) if the average of the Measurement Month Averages for any three Measurement Months during the twelve month period preceding any date of determination shall be less than eighty-five percent (85%), 0% or such other percentage amount agreed upon by the Lessor and each of the Lessees, subject to the Rating Agency Condition, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of the Aggregate Asset Amount which is permitted under the Master Lease to be invested in Non-Program Vehicles; and (b) at all other times, fifty percent (50%) or such other percentage amount agreed upon by the Lessor and each of the Lessees, subject to the Rating Agency Condition and prior written consent of each Enhancement Provider, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of the Aggregate Asset Amount which is permitted under the Master Lease to be invested in Non-Program Vehicles; provided , however , that any Program Vehicle that is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for purposes of determining compliance with the Maximum Non-Program Percentage.

 

 

 

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(p)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Measurement Month” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Measurement Month ” means, with respect to any date, each calendar month, or the smallest number of consecutive calendar months, preceding such date in which (a) at least 500 Non-Program Vehicles that are Group IV Vehicles were sold at Auction or otherwise and (b) at least one-twelfth of the aggregate Net Book Value of the Non-Program Vehicles that are Group IV Vehicles as of the last day of such calendar month or consecutive calendar months were sold at Auction or otherwise; provided , that no calendar month included in a Measurement Month shall be included in any other Measurement Month; provided , further , that any Program Vehicle, that is a Group IV Vehicle and is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof, shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for a period of 90 days following the occurrence of such Manufacturer Event of Default for purposes of this definition and each instance in which this definition is used in this Supplement and as a result shall not be included in the determination of Measurement Month during such period.

(q)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Measurement Month Average” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Measurement Month Average ” means, with respect to Group IV Vehicles and for any Measurement Month, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of Disposition Proceeds of all Non-Program Vehicles that are Group IV Vehicles sold at Auction or otherwise during such Measurement Month and the two Measurement Months preceding such Measurement Month and the denominator of which is the aggregate Net Book Value of such Non-Program Vehicles that are Group IV Vehicles on the dates of their respective sales, provided that any Program Vehicle that is a Group IV Vehicle and is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof, shall be deemed to be a Program Vehicle for a period of 90 days following the occurrence of such Manufacturer Event of Default for purposes of this definition and each instance in which this definition is used in this Supplement and as a result shall not be included in the determination of Measurement Month Average during such period.

(r)              By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Qualified Intermediary” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

Qualified Intermediary ” has the meaning set forth in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

(s)            By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Responsible Officer” referenced in Section 2.1(b) and replacing it with the following:

 

 

 

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Responsible Officer ” means, with respect to RCFC, a Servicer, a Lessee or the Master Servicer, any President, Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, or any officer performing functions similar to those customarily performed by the person who at the time shall be such officer.

(t)             By deleting in its entirety the definition of “Retained Interest” referenced in Section 2.1(b).

(u)            By deleting in its entirety from Sections 4.7(a)(i)(B) and 4.7(b)(i)(B) item fourth of each such Section.

(v)            By deleting in its entirety clause (g) of Section 5.1 and replacing it with the following:

“(g)         a Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under the Master Lease;”

 

(w)

By adding after clause (l) of Section 5.1 the following:

“or

(m)           an Asset Amount Deficiency shall have occurred and be continuing for a period of five (5) Business Days.”

(x)          By deleting in its entirety the second sentence of the penultimate paragraph of Section 5.1 and replacing it with the following:

“In the case of any event described in clauses (b), (c), (d), (e), (g) (with respect to the occurrence of Lease Events of Default not described in the immediately preceding sentence), (h), (j), (k) and (m) above, an Amortization Event will be deemed to have occurred with respect to the Series 2006-1 Notes only if, after any applicable grace period described in such clauses, either the Trustee, by written notice to RCFC, or the Required Series 2006-1 Noteholders, by written notice to RCFC, the Trustee and the Series 2006-1 Noteholders, declare that, as of the date of such notice, an Amortization Event has occurred.”

 

(y)

By deleting in its entirety Section 6.5.

 

(z)

By deleting in its entirety Section 8.4 and replacing it with the following:

“Section 8.4      Ratification of Base Indenture . As supplemented by this Supplement and except as specified in this Supplement, the Base Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the Base Indenture as so supplemented by this Series Supplement shall be read, taken, and construed as one and the same instrument.”

 

(aa)

By adding the following as the last sentence of Section 8.7:

 

 

 

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“Notwithstanding the foregoing, consent of each Enhancement Provider with respect to the Series 2006-1 Notes is required to amend this Supplement and the Base Indenture.”

(bb)          By deleting Schedule 1 to the Series Supplement in its entirety and replacing such schedule with the Schedule 1 attached hereto as Exhibit A.

3.              Effect of Amendment . Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any of the Parties hereto under the Series 2006-1 Supplement, nor alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Series 2006-1 Supplement, all of which are hereby ratified and affirmed in all respects by each of the Parties hereto and shall continue in full force and effect. This Amendment shall apply and be effective only with respect to the provisions of the Series 2006-1 Supplement specifically referred to herein and any references in the Series 2006-1 Supplement to the provisions of the Series 2006-1 Supplement specifically referred to herein shall be to such provisions as amended by this Amendment.

4.              Binding Effect . This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.

5.              GOVERNING LAW . THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE PROVISIONS THEREOF REGARDING CONFLICTS OF LAWS), AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

6.              Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

RCFC :

 

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.,

an Oklahoma corporation

 

By: __________________________

 

Pamela S. Peck

 

Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

TRUSTEE :

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, a New York banking corporation

 

By: __________________________

 

Name:

_________________

 

Title:

_________________

 

 

By: __________________________

 

Name:

_________________

 

Title:

_________________

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit A

SCHEDULE 1

Schedule of Maximum Manufacturer Percentages of Group IV Vehicles

 

Eligible Manufacturer

Maximum Program Percentage *

Maximum Non-Program Percentage *

 

 

 

DaimlerChrysler

100%

(1)

Ford

100%

(1)

Toyota

100%

(1)

General Motors

100%

(1)

Honda

0%

(1)

Nissan

0%

(1)

Volkswagen

0%

(1)

Mazda

0%

Up to 25% (2)

Subaru

0%

Up to 15% (2) (3) (5)

Suzuki

0%

Up to 15% (2) (3) (5)

Mitsubishi

0%

Up to 15% (2) (3) (5)

Isuzu

0%

Up to 15% (2) (3) (5)

Kia

0%

Up to 5% (2) (4) (5)

Hyundai

0%

Up to 8% (2) (4) (5)

Daewoo

0%

Up to 3% (2) (4) (5)

BMW

0%

Up to 3% (2) (5) (6)

Jaguar

0%

Up to 3% (2) (5) (6)

Mercedes-Benz

0%

Up to 3% (2) (5) (6)

 

 

(1)

The combined percentage of Group IV Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by DaimlerChrysler, Ford, Toyota, General Motors, Honda, Nissan, and Volkswagen shall not exceed the following percentages: (a) if the average of the Measurement Month Averages for any three Measurement Months during the twelve month period preceding any date of determination shall be less than eighty-five percent (85%), 0% or such other percentage amount agreed upon by the Lessor and each of the Lessees, subject to Rating Agency Condition, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of the Aggregate Asset Amount which is permitted under the Master Lease to be invested in Non-Program Vehicles; and (b) and at all other times, fifty percent (50%) or such other percentage amount agreed upon by the Lessor and each of the Lessees, subject to the Rating Agency Condition and consent of each Enhancement Provider, which percentage amount represents the maximum percentage of the Aggregate Asset Amount which is permitted under the Master Lease to be invested in Non-Program Vehicles; provided , however , that any Program Vehicle that is redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle solely because a Manufacturer Event of Default due to an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Manufacturer thereof shall be deemed to be a

 

Program Vehicle for purposes of determining compliance with the Maximum Non-Program Percentage.

(2)

The combined percentage of Group IV Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by Mazda, Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Kia, Hyundai, Daewoo, BMW, Jaguar, or Mercedes-Benz shall not exceed 40% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

(3)

The combined percentage of Group IV Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi or Isuzu shall not exceed 15% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

(4)

The combined percentage of Group IV Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by Kia, Hyundai or Daewoo shall not exceed 10% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

(5)

The combined percentage of Group IV Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Kia, Hyundai, Daewoo, BMW, Jaguar, or Mercedes-Benz shall not exceed 25% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

(6)

The combined percentage of Group IV Vehicles which are Non-Program Vehicles manufactured by BMW, Jaguar or Mercedes-Benz shall not exceed 6% of the Aggregate Asset Amount.

*

As a percentage of the Group IV Collateral.

 

 

 

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Exhibit 4.170

EXECUTION COPY

 

 

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER COLLATERAL AGENCY AGREEMENT

among

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.,

as Master Servicer,

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP., as a grantor,

as a Financing Source and as a Beneficiary,

DTG OPERATIONS, INC.,

as a grantor and as Servicer,

VARIOUS FINANCING SOURCES PARTIES HERETO,

VARIOUS BENEFICIARIES PARTIES HERETO,

and

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

not in its individual capacity but solely

as Master Collateral Agent

 

 

Dated as of February 14, 2007

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

 

ARTICLE I

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1.

Certain Definitions

  2

SECTION 1.2.

Cross References: Headings

11

SECTION 1.3.

Interpretation

11

ARTICLE II

MASTER COLLATERAL AGENT AS LIENHOLDER
FOR THE BENEFICIARIES

SECTION 2.1.

Security Interests.

12

SECTION 2.2.

Designation of Beneficiaries; Beneficiaries’ Rights Limited

16

SECTION 2.3.

Redesignation of Beneficiaries

17

SECTION 2.4.

Master Servicer’s Fleet Report

18

SECTION 2.5.

Master Collateral Account

19

SECTION 2.6.

Certificates of Title

22

SECTION 2.7.

Notation of Liens; Release of Collateral

23

SECTION 2.8.

Power of Attorney

23

ARTICLE III

MASTER SERVICER

SECTION 3.1.

Acceptance of Appointment

24

SECTION 3.2.

Master Servicer Functions

24

SECTION 3.3.

The Master Servicer Not to Resign

25

SECTION 3.4.

Servicing Rights of Master Collateral Agent

25

SECTION 3.5.

Incumbency Certificate

25

ARTICLE IV

THE MASTER COLLATERAL AGENT

SECTION 4.1.

Appointment

25

SECTION 4.2.

Representations

27

SECTION 4.3.

Exculpatory Provisions

27

SECTION 4.4.

Limitations on Powers and Duties of the Master Collateral Agent

27

SECTION 4.5.

Resignation and Removal of Master Collateral Agent

30

SECTION 4.6.

Status of Successors to Master Collateral Agent

31

SECTION 4.7.

Merger of the Master Collateral Agent

31

SECTION 4.8.

Compensation and Expenses

31

SECTION 4.9.

Stamp, Other Similar Taxes and Filing Fees

31

SECTION 4.10.

Indemnification

32

 

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ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 5.1.

Amendments Supplements and Waivers

32

SECTION 5.2.

Notices

33

SECTION 5.3.

Severability

33

SECTION 5.4.

Counterparts

34

SECTION 5.5.

Conflicts with Financing Documents; Reservation of Rights

34

SECTION 5.6.

Binding Effect

34

SECTION 5.7.

Governing Law

34

SECTION 5.8.

Effectiveness

34

SECTION 5.9.

Termination of Beneficiary

34

SECTION 5.10.

Termination of this Agreement

34

SECTION 5.11.

Assignment by Financing Sources

35

SECTION 5.12.

RCFC Related Documents

35

SECTION 5.13.

Limited Recourse; Subordination

35

SECTION 5.14.

No Bankruptcy Petition Against Financing Sources

35

SECTION 5.15.

Jurisdiction: Consent to Service of Process

36

SECTION 5.16.

Waiver of Jury Trial

37

SECTION 5.17.

Insurance Notification

37

 

 

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EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A

Grantor Supplement

Exhibit B-1

Financing Source and Beneficiary Supplement – Lessee Grantor Master Collateral

Exhibit B-2

Financing Source and Beneficiary Supplement – RCFC Master Collateral

Exhibit C

Servicer’s Fleet Report

Exhibit D

Certificate of Title Locations

Exhibit E

Power of Attorney

Exhibit F

Assignment Agreement

Exhibit G

List of New York, New York and Tulsa, Oklahoma Bank Holidays

Exhibit H

Investment Standing Instruction

 

 

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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER COLLATERAL AGENCY AGREEMENT

 

This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER COLLATERAL AGENCY AGREEMENT, dated as of February 14, 2007, (amends and restates the Amended and Restated Master Collateral Agency Agreement, dated as of December 23, 1997, among Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Rental Car Finance Corp., an Oklahoma corporation, Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation, and Dollar Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation, and the other parties named therein (the “ Original Agreement ”)), (as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof this “ Agreement ”), among DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation as (“ DTAG ”), as master servicer (in such capacity, the “ Master Servicer ”), RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP., an Oklahoma corporation (“ RCFC ”), as a grantor, DTG OPERATIONS, INC., an Oklahoma corporation (“ DTG Operations ”), as a grantor and servicer, in such capacity, the “ Servicer ”), such other grantors as are added pursuant to a Grantor Supplement substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (such additional grantors, together with DTG Operations, the “ Lessee Grantors ”), RCFC, DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS (in its capacity as trustee under the Base Indenture (such term and all other capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein having the meanings assigned thereto in Section 1.1 thereof) and any other party which from time to time executes a Financing Source and Beneficiary Supplement substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 hereto as a Financing Source (any such party being herein called individually a “ Financing Source ” and collectively, the “ Financing Sources ”), the Trustee, RCFC and any other party which from time to time executes a Financing Source and Beneficiary Supplement substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 hereto as a Beneficiary (any such party being herein called individually a “ Beneficiary ” and collectively, the “ Beneficiaries ”), and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, not in its individual capacity, but as agent for the Beneficiaries (in such capacity, the “ Master Collateral Agent ”).

BACKGROUND

 

1.              The parties to the Original Agreement desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety.

2.              Each of the Lessee Grantors have acquired and leased and will from time to time hereafter acquire or lease, certain motor vehicles for use in their respective daily domestic rental operations. RCFC has acquired and leased and will from time to time acquire and lease to each of the Lessee Grantors certain motor vehicles for use in their respective daily domestic rental operations.

3.              Pursuant to the Financing Documents, RCFC (i) has extended financing to DTG Operations and may from time to time extend financing to each of the Lessee Grantors secured by, among other things, Master Collateral Vehicles and related rights, (ii) has assigned to the Trustee, on behalf of the noteholders of the related series of Notes, the rights of RCFC as lessor and the obligations of DTG Operations as lessee under each Lease heretofore or concurrently

herewith executed, and related security, and (iii) from time to time may assign to the Trustee, on behalf of the holders of additional series of Notes issued under the Base Indenture, additional rights of RCFC and obligations of the Lessee Grantors under the Leases related to such series of Notes and/or under other additional Financing Documents.

4.              Pursuant to the Financing Documents RCFC (i) has acquired and may from time to time acquire motor vehicles and has leased and may from time to time lease such motor vehicles to one or more of the Lessee Grantors, and (ii) has granted and intends and wishes to grant hereunder a security interest in the motor vehicles acquired by it for lease under one or more of the Leases, and in related security, to the Master Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee on behalf of the noteholders of the related series of Notes.

5.              Each of the Lessee Grantors and RCFC may from time to time obtain financing with respect to such motor vehicles acquired by it or obtain credit enhancement to support such financing from other Persons (which Persons providing financing or credit enhancement to any of the Lessee Grantors may include RCFC) which are or shall hereafter become parties hereto as Financing Sources or which are or shall hereafter be named as Beneficiaries with respect to a Financing Source, and each Lessee Grantor is granting a security interest in the motor vehicles and related security acquired by it with such financing to the Master Collateral Agent hereunder for the benefit of such related Beneficiaries.

6.              Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas has agreed to act as Master Collateral Agent, and in its capacity as Master Collateral Agent to be named as the lienholder on the Certificates of Title for the vehicles in which an interest is granted hereunder, for the benefit of the Beneficiaries from time to time.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein contained, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

 

 

SECTION 1.1.

Certain Definitions

As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below, or set forth in another section hereof or in any other agreement, as indicated below. Any capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth therefor in the Base Indenture and with respect to a Group of Segregated Collateral, the related Lease, and with respect to a Series of Notes, the related Series Supplement.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Assignment Agreement ” means a Vehicle Disposition Program assignment agreement, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit F hereto, or in such other form as is acceptable to each Rating Agency, entered into or to be entered into among RCFC and/or a Lessee Grantor, as assignor, and the Master Collateral Agent, as assignee, and acknowledged by the applicable Manufacturer, assigning to the Master Collateral Agent certain of RCFC’s and/or such Lessee Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under each Vehicle Disposition Program described

 

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therein, to the extent related to the Master Collateral Vehicles purchased from such Manufacturer.

Assignment of Exchange Agreements ” means the Group II Assignment of Exchange Agreement, the Group III Assignment of Exchange Agreement, the Group IV Assignment of Exchange Agreement and any other Assignment of Exchange Agreement in a similar form for any other Group of Segregated Collateral by and among RCFC, the Lessees and the Master Collateral Agent pursuant to which each of RCFC and each Lessee assigns (consistent with the limitations on RCFC’s or such Lessee’s, as the case may be, right to receive, pledge, borrow or otherwise obtain the benefits of the Exchange Proceeds contained in the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulation § 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6)), all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Exchange Agreement as it relates to Vehicles in such Group to the Master Collateral Agent, as the same agreement may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Auction Procedures ” means the set of procedures specified in a Vehicle Disposition Program for sale or disposition of Program Vehicles through auctions and at auction sites designated by such Vehicles’ Manufacturer pursuant to such Vehicle Disposition Program.

Authorized Agents ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5 .

Base Indenture ” means the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007, between RCFC and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, as the same may be further amended, modified, amended and restated or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Beneficiary ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble .

BOK ” means the Bank of Oklahoma, National Association, a national banking association.

Business Day ” means any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) any other day on which commercial banking institutions in New York, New York, Tulsa, Oklahoma and in the city in which the Corporate Trust Office is located are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed. The attached Exhibit G , to be updated each December 31st by the Master Servicer, lists the bank holidays in New York, New York and Tulsa, Oklahoma, or (iii) in connection with any Financing Document, any other day not designated as a “Business Day” in such Financing Document.

Closing Date ” means, with respect to any Financing Source, the closing date or date of issuance with respect to the indebtedness created thereunder, as specified in the related Financing Documents.

Collateral Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5 hereof.

Corporate Trust Office ” means the principal corporate trust office of the Master Collateral Agent, located, on the date of the execution of this Agreement, at 60 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005, Attn: Corporate Trust and Agency Group Attn:  (Structured Finance) or

 

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at such other address as the Master Collateral Agent may designate from time to time by notice to DTAG.

Default ” means any event of default or amortization event or any default or any event, act or condition which with the lapse of time or notice or both would become an event of default or amortization event (other than any scheduled amortization event) under any of the Financing Documents.

Depreciation Charge ” means with respect to any Master Collateral Vehicle which is a Related Vehicle of a Beneficiary, Depreciation Charge as defined in the Financing Documents related to such Beneficiary, and if Depreciation Charge is not defined in such Financing Documents, “Depreciation Charge” means, for any date of determination, (a) with respect to any Program Vehicle, the scheduled daily depreciation charge set forth by the Manufacturer in its Vehicle Disposition Program for such Master Collateral Vehicle calculated as set forth in such Vehicle Disposition Program, and (b) with respect to any Non-Program Vehicle, the scheduled daily depreciation charge for such Master Collateral Vehicle set forth by the related Servicer in the Depreciation Schedule for such Master Collateral Vehicle. If such charge is expressed as a percentage, the Depreciation Charge for such Master Collateral Vehicle for such day shall be such percentage multiplied by the Capitalized Cost for such Master Collateral Vehicle.

Depreciation Schedule ” means, with respect to any Non-Program Vehicles, a schedule of estimated daily depreciation prepared by the Master Servicer and revised from time to time in the Master Servicer’s sole discretion, with respect to each type of Non-Program Vehicle that is a Master Collateral Vehicle.

Determination Date ” means the fifth Business Day prior to the twenty-fifth (25th) day of each calendar month.

Disposition Date ” means:

(a)      with respect to any Program Vehicle, (i) if such Vehicle was sold in accordance with applicable Auction Procedures or returned to a Manufacturer for repurchase, pursuant to the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program, the date on which such Program Vehicle is sold at auction or accepted for return by such Manufacturer or its agent and, in each case, the Depreciation Charges ceased to accrue pursuant to such Vehicle Disposition Program, or (ii) if such Program Vehicle was sold to any Person (other than to a Manufacturer pursuant to such Manufacturer’s Vehicle Disposition Program or to a third party in accordance with applicable Auction Procedures), the date on which title to the Master Collateral Vehicle is transferred in connection with such sale, and

(b)      with respect to any Non-Program Vehicle, the date on which title to the Master Collateral Vehicle is transferred in connection with such sale.

Disposition Proceeds ” means the net proceeds (other than Repurchase Payments or Guaranteed Payments) from the sale or disposition of a Master Collateral Vehicle to any Person.

DTAG ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble .

 

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DTG Operations ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble .

Eligible Vehicle ” means a Master Collateral Vehicle meeting the requirements for, as applicable, acquisition, financing, refinancing and/or leasing under the Financing Documents relating thereto.

Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program ” means a Vehicle Disposition Program offered by an Eligible Manufacturer that meets the eligibility criteria specified in the Financing Documents relating thereto.

Escrow Accounts ” means the Group II Escrow Account, the Group III Escrow Account and the Group IV Escrow Account and any other segregated trust account established in accordance with the Exchange Agreement consistent with the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulations §§1.1031(k)-l(g)(4) and 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6).

Exchange Agreement ” means the Master Exchange and Trust Agreement dated as of July 23, 2001 among the Qualified Intermediary, the Lessees, RCFC, The Chicago Trust Company and Chicago Deferred Exchange Corporation pursuant to which, among other things, the Qualified Intermediary holds the Exchange Proceeds in an Escrow Account consistent with the requirements of the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulations §§ 1.1031(k)-1(g)(4) and 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6), as the same agreement may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Exchange Agreement Rights Value ” means, with respect to a Group, the value of the Assignment of Exchange Agreement related to such Group, which value shall be deemed to equal as of any given time the amount of the Exchange Proceeds for such Group at such time.

Exchange Proceeds ” means, with respect to a Group, as of any given time the sum of (i) the money or other property from the sale of any Exchanged Vehicle from such Group that is held in the Escrow Account for such Group as of such time; (ii) any interest or other amounts earned on the money or other property from the sale of any Exchanged Vehicles from such Group that is held in the Escrow Account for such Group as of such time; (iii) any amounts receivable from Eligible Manufacturers and Eligible Vehicle Disposition Programs or from auctions, dealers or other Persons on account of Exchanged Vehicles from such Group; (iv) the money or other property from the sale of any Exchanged Vehicle from such Group held in the Master Collateral Account for the benefit of the Qualified Intermediary as of such time; and (v) any interest or other amounts earned on the money or other property from the sale of any Exchanged Vehicle from such Group held in the Master Collateral Account for the benefit of the Qualified Intermediary as of such time.

Exchange Program ” means a program under which RCFC will exchange Exchanged Vehicles for Replacement Vehicles with the intent of qualifying for deferral of gain or loss under Section 1031 of the Code.

Exchanged Vehicle ” means, a Group II Exchanged Vehicle, a Group III Exchanged Vehicle, a Group IV Exchanged Vehicle and, with respect to any other Group, a Vehicle designated by the Master Servicer as being in such Group and that is transferred to the Qualified

 

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Intermediary in accordance with the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulation § 1.1031(k)-1(g)(4) and pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Exchange Agreement.

FDIC ” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Financing Documents ” means, with respect to a Financing Source, any and all agreements, instruments and contracts evidencing or related to any financing arrangement between RCFC and/or any of the Lessee Grantors and a Financing Source (and/or a Beneficiary) providing for the making or credit enhancing of loans or advances to RCFC and/or any of the Lessee Grantors, the purchase of assets, or undivided interests therein, from RCFC or any of the Lessee Grantors, the lease to any of the Lessee Grantors of Master Collateral Vehicles, any other arrangement providing for the financing of the Master Collateral Vehicles and all agreement indentures, instruments and contracts pursuant to which any Financing Source grants an interest in any portion of the Master Collateral to a Beneficiary, in any such case, as such agreements, indentures, instruments and contracts may be amended, supplemented, restated, extended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

Financing Source ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Financing Source and Beneficiary Supplement ” means a supplement to this Agreement, substantially in the form of (i) Exhibit B-1 hereto, with respect to Lessee Grantor Master Collateral (as defined below), or (ii) Exhibit B-2 hereto, with respect to RCFC Master Collateral (as defined below).

Fitch ” means Fitch, Inc.

Fleet Report ” means the monthly report substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto required to be delivered by the Master Servicer to the Master Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof.

Franchise Agreement ” means a franchise agreement, license agreement or other similar agreement (however designated) between a Lessee Grantor and a Franchisee in connection with the operation of a rental car business and related business activities in a designated territory using the name and marks of the Lessee Grantor, whether now existing or hereafter made or entered into, including any amendments, modifications or supplements thereto or restatements thereof, but excluding any Sublease.

Franchisee ” means a franchisee of Dollar Rent A Car, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation, Thrifty, or any other Affiliate of DTAG.

Grantor ” means each of the Lessee Grantors and RCFC in its capacity as a grantor hereunder.

Grantor Supplement ” means a supplement to this Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.

Group Collateral Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5 hereof.

 

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Group II Assignment of Exchange Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Collateral Assignment of Exchange Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2002, by and among RCFC, the Lessees and the Master Collateral Agent pursuant to which each of RCFC and each Lessee assigns (consistent with the limitations on RCFC’s or such Lessee’s, as the case may be, right to receive, pledge, borrow or otherwise obtain the benefits of the Exchange Proceeds with respect to Group II contained in the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulation § 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6)), all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Exchange Agreement as it relates to Group II Vehicles, including any Unused Exchange Proceeds released from an Escrow Account, to the Master Collateral Agent, as the same agreement may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Group II Escrow Account ” means a segregated trust account established, consistent with the requirements of the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulations §§ 1.1031(k)-1(g)(4) and 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6), in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement and into which are deposited the Exchange Proceeds with respect to Group II and other funds with which to purchase Group II Replacement Vehicles.

Group II Exchanged Vehicle ” means a Group II Vehicle that is transferred to the Qualified Intermediary in accordance with the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulation § 1.1031(k)-1(g)(4) and pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Exchange Agreement and thereby ceases to be a Group II Vehicle.

Group II Replacement Vehicle ” means a Vehicle designated by the Master Servicer as comprising Group II Collateral acquired in exchange for a Group II Exchanged Vehicle in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement and under Section 1031 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Group III Assignment of Exchange Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Collateral Assignment of Exchange Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2002, by and among RCFC, the Lessees and the Master Collateral Agent pursuant to which each of RCFC and each Lessee assigns (consistent with the limitations on RCFC’s or such Lessee’s, as the case may be, right to receive, pledge, borrow or otherwise obtain the benefits of the Exchange Proceeds with respect to Group III contained in the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulation § 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6)), all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Exchange Agreement as it relates to Group III Vehicles, including any Unused Exchange Proceeds released from an Escrow Account, to the Master Collateral Agent, as the same agreement may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Group III Escrow Account ” means a segregated trust account established, consistent with the requirements of the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulations §§ 1.1031(k)-1(g)(4) and 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6), in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement and into which are deposited the Exchange Proceeds with respect to Group III and other funds with which to purchase Group III Replacement Vehicles.

Group III Exchanged Vehicle ” means a Group III Vehicle that is transferred to the Qualified Intermediary in accordance with the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulation

 

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§ 1.1031(k)-1(g)(4) and pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Exchange Agreement and thereby ceases to be a Group III Vehicle.

Group III Replacement Vehicle ” means a Vehicle designated by the Master Servicer as comprising Group III Collateral acquired in exchange for a Group III Exchanged Vehicle in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement and under Section 1031 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Group IV Assignment of Exchange Agreement ” means the Collateral Assignment of Exchange Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2006, by and among RCFC, the Lessees and the Master Collateral Agent pursuant to which each of RCFC and each Lessee assigns (consistent with the limitations on RCFC’s or such Lessee’s, as the case may be, right to receive, pledge, borrow or otherwise obtain the benefits of the Exchange Proceeds with respect to Group IV contained in the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulation § 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6)), all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Exchange Agreement as it relates to Group IV Vehicles, including any Unused Exchange Proceeds released from an Escrow Account, to the Master Collateral Agent, as the same agreement may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Group IV Escrow Account ” means a segregated trust account established, consistent with the requirements of the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulations §§ 1.1031(k)-1(g)(4) and 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6), in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement and into which are deposited the Exchange Proceeds with respect to Group IV and other funds with which to purchase Group IV Replacement Vehicles.

Group IV Exchanged Vehicle ” means a Group IV Vehicle that is transferred to the Qualified Intermediary in accordance with the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulation § 1.1031(k)-1(g)(4) and pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Exchange Agreement and thereby ceases to be a Group IV Vehicle.

Group IV Replacement Vehicle ” means a Vehicle designated by the Master Servicer as comprising Group IV Collateral acquired in exchange for a Group IV Exchanged Vehicle in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement and under Section 1031 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Guaranteed Payment ” with respect to any Program Vehicle subject to a guarantee by the Manufacturer thereof regarding the Vehicle’s rate of depreciation, means a payment (which may include allowances, credits and/or charges under the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program) from such Manufacturer pursuant to such Manufacturer’s Vehicle Disposition Program, upon disposition of such Master Collateral Vehicle by the owner thereof in accordance with applicable Auction Procedures.

Incumbency Certificate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5 .

Initial Acquisition Cost ” means, with respect to each Master Collateral Vehicle, the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition of such Master Collateral Vehicle by the applicable Lessee Grantor or RCFC from the dealer or other Person selling such Master

 

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Collateral Vehicle, as more specifically defined in the Financing Documents related to the applicable Financing Source.

Investment Standing Instruction ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(f) hereof.

Lease ” means (a) the Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement (Group II), as supplemented by the lease annexes thereto, dated as of February 14, 2007, by and among RCFC, as the lessor, DTG Operations, in its capacity as lessee and as servicer, and DTAG, in its capacity as master servicer and guarantor, (b) the Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement (Group III), as supplemented by the lease annexes thereto, dated as of February 14, 2007, by and among RCFC, as the lessor, DTG Operations, in its capacity as lessee and as servicer, and those subsidiaries and affiliates of DTAG from time to time becoming lessees and servicers thereunder, in their capacities as lessees and servicers, and DTAG, in its capacity as master servicer and guarantor, (c) the Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement (Group IV), as supplemented by the lease annexes thereto, dated as of February 14, 2007, by and among RCFC, as the lessor, DTG Operations, in its capacity as lessee and as servicer, and DTAG, in its capacity as master servicer and guarantor, and (d) each other master motor vehicle lease and servicing agreement, as supplemented by the lease annexes thereto, or similar agreement, entered into by RCFC and/or one or more Lessee Grantors and constituting a Financing Document hereunder.

Lessee Grantor ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble .

Lessee Grantor Master Collateral ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a) .

Lessee Grantor Master Collateral Vehicles ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(i) .

Master Collateral ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) .

Master Collateral Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5 .

Master Collateral Agent ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble, and includes any permitted successor to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas in its capacity as Master Collateral Agent.

Master Collateral Vehicles ” means the Lessee Grantor Master Collateral Vehicles and the RCFC Master Collateral Vehicles.

Notes ” means the notes issued by RCFC pursuant to the Base Indenture.

Officer’s Certificate ” means, with respect to any Person, a certificate signed by the President, any Vice President, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer or any other person designated as an authorized officer by the board of directors of such Person.

Pro rata ” means, at any time as to any interest or amount with respect to any Beneficiary, a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate indebtedness and other

 

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obligations of each of the Lessee Grantors and RCFC, as applicable, then owing to the applicable Financing Source for the benefit of such Beneficiary and the denominator of which is the aggregate indebtedness and other obligations of each of the Lessee Grantors and RCFC, as applicable, then owing to all Financing Sources; provided , however , that if a Beneficiary must return any amount paid with respect to such obligations for any reason, such returned amounts shall be reinstated as obligations for purposes of the foregoing calculation.

QI Account ” means any account containing QI Master Collateral.

QI Master Collateral ” means Master Collateral for which the designated Beneficiary in the Master Servicer’s records is the Qualified Intermediary, as set forth in Section 2.2(b) hereof.

Qualified Intermediary ” means such entity that (a) will be acting in connection with the Exchange Program so as to permit RCFC and the Lessees to make use of the “qualified intermediary” safe harbor of Treasury Regulation §1.1031(k)-1(g)(4) and (b) is acceptable to Required Noteholders and the Rating Agencies.

RCFC ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble .

RCFC Master Collateral ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) .

RCFC Master Collateral Vehicles ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(i) .

Redesignation ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .

Related Master Collateral ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .

Related Vehicles ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .

Replacement Vehicle ” means, with respect to a Group, an Eligible Vehicle designated by the Master Servicer as comprising the Collateral for such Group acquired in exchange for an Exchanged Vehicle from such Group in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement and under Section 1031 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Repurchase Payment ”, with respect to any Program Vehicle subject to repurchase by the Manufacturer thereof, means a payment (which may include allowances, credits and/or charges under the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program) by such Manufacturer, pursuant to the Manufacturer’s Vehicle Disposition Program, to repurchase such Vehicle in accordance with its Vehicle Disposition Program.

Required Beneficiaries ” means, at any time, Beneficiaries (other than any Lessee Grantor, if applicable) that are beneficiaries in respect of, or that represent or act on behalf of Financing Sources (other than any Lessee Grantor, if applicable) that hold (including by way of pledge or assignment), more than 50% of the outstanding principal amount of indebtedness of the Lessee Grantors and RCFC under the Financing Documents at such time (excluding any retained interest of any such Lessee Grantor or RCFC thereunder).

 

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Responsible Officer ” means, with respect to the Master Collateral Agent, any Managing Director, Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, or any officer performing functions similar to those customarily performed by the person who at the time shall be such officer.

Servicer ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble .

Standard & Poor’s ” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Substitute Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds ” means, for a Group, funds in the amount of the Net Book Value of Exchanged Vehicles transferred by RCFC, at the direction of the Master Servicer, from (i) the Substitute Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds Amount for such Group, (ii) the Retained Distribution Account or (iii) RCFC’s capital, and deposited into the Collection Account for such Group to be treated as Disposition Proceeds for such Exchanged Vehicles.

Substitute Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds Amount ” means, for a Group, at any time, funds, if any, set aside by RCFC in an Excess Funding Account in respect of Exchanged Vehicles in such Group, for use as Substitute Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds for such Group.

Thrifty ” means Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation.

Trustee ” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, in its capacity as trustee under the Base Indenture unless a successor Person shall have become the trustee pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Base Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean such successor Person.

Uniform Commercial Code ” or “ UCC ” means, with respect to a particular jurisdiction, the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such jurisdiction, or any successor statute thereto.

Unused Exchange Proceeds ” means, with respect to a Group, the Exchange Proceeds for such Group that are not used to acquire Replacement Vehicles for such Group and which are transferred from the Escrow Account with respect to such Group to RCFC in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement.

SECTION 1.2.   Cross References: Headings. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of a similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Annex, Section, Schedule and Exhibit references contained in this Agreement are references to Annexes, Sections, Schedules and Exhibits in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in any Section or definition to any clause is, unless otherwise specified, to such clause of such Section or definition. The various headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any provision hereof

 

 

SECTION 1.3.

Interpretation. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:

 

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(a)

the singular includes the plural and vice versa ;

(b)         reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by this Agreement, and reference to any Person in a particular capacity only refers to such Person in such capacity;

 

(c)

reference to any gender includes the other gender;

(d)         “including” (and, with correlative meaning, “include”) means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding such term;

 

(e)

“or” is not exclusive;

 

(f)

provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and

(g)         with respect to the determination of any period of time, “from” means “from and including” and “to” and “through” mean “to but excluding”.

ARTICLE II

 

MASTER COLLATERAL AGENT AS LIENHOLDER

FOR THE BENEFICIARIES

 

 

SECTION 2.1.

Security Interests .

(a)            Grant by the Lessee Grantors . As security for the payment of the respective obligations from time to time owing by each of the Lessee Grantors to each Financing Source (or any Beneficiary as assignee thereof) under the related Financing Documents (x) DTG Operations (without limiting the grant by DTG Operations pursuant to clause (y) immediately following), confirms its grant, pledge and assignment pursuant to the Original Agreement and (y) to the extent not covered in clause (x), each of the Lessee Grantors hereby grants, pledges and assigns to the Master Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Beneficiaries (to the extent set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3 ), subject to the provisions of subsection (c) below, a continuing, first priority Lien on all right, title and interest of such Lessee Grantor in, to and under the following, whether existing or acquired as of the Closing Date with respect to any series of Notes or any Financing Documents related to a Financing Source or thereafter (the “ Lessee Grantor Master Collateral ”):

(i)             all vehicles (A) acquired, financed or refinanced with funds provided by any Financing Source or Beneficiary and identified as Lessee Grantor Master Collateral Vehicles related to such Lessee Grantor in any Fleet Reports delivered to the Master Collateral Agent and/or (B) identified as being owned by such Lessee Grantor and subject to the lien of the Master Collateral Agent in each case on the Certificates of Title thereof (collectively, with respect to all of the Lessee Grantors, the “ Lessee Grantor Master Collateral Vehicles ”), and all Certificates of Title with respect thereto;

 

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(ii)            the Master Collateral Account (including each Collateral Account and Group Collateral Account), all funds on deposit therein from time to time all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing any or all of the Master Collateral Account or the funds on deposit therein from time to time, and all Permitted Investments made at any time and from time to time with the funds on deposit in the Master Collateral Account (including income thereon) and all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing such Permitted Investments;

(iii)           all Vehicle Disposition Programs and incentive programs applicable to Lessee Grantor Master Collateral Vehicles, to the extent such right, title and interest relates to such Lessee Grantor Master Collateral Vehicles, including any amendments thereof and all monies due and to become due in respect of such Lessee Grantor Master Collateral Vehicles under or in connection with each such Vehicle Disposition Program and incentive program, whether payable as Repurchase Payments, Guaranteed Payments, Disposition Proceeds, Incentive Payments, auction sales proceeds, fees, expenses, costs, indemnities, insurance recoveries, damages for breach of any Vehicle Disposition Program or otherwise and all rights to compel performance and otherwise exercise rights and remedies thereunder;

(iv)           all Subleases entered into by such Lessee Grantor the subject of which includes any Master Collateral Vehicle leased by RCFC to such Lessee Grantor under a Lease, and all other contracts, agreements, guarantees, insurance, warranties, instruments or certificates entered into or delivered to such Lessee Grantor in connection with any such Sublease, in each case only to the extent directly relating to any Master Collateral Vehicle, including (but only to such extent), without limitation, all monies due and to become due to such Lessee Grantor under or in connection with such agreements whether payable as rent, guaranty payments, fees, expenses, costs, indemnities, insurance recoveries, damages for the breach of any of the agreements or otherwise, and all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of such Lessee Grantor against any other party under or with respect to such agreements (whether arising pursuant to the terms of such agreements or otherwise available to such Lessee Grantor at law or in equity), including the right to enforce any of the agreements as provided herein and to give or withhold any and all consents, requests, notices, directions, approvals, extensions or waivers under or with respect to the agreements or the obligations of any party thereunder, all liens and property from time to time purporting to secure payment arising under or in connection with such agreements, or assigned to, such Lessee Grantor describing any collateral securing such obligations or liabilities and all guarantees, insurance and other agreements or arrangements of whatever character from time to time supporting or securing payment of such obligations and liabilities due to such Lessee Grantor pursuant to such agreements);

 

(v)

all Assignment Agreements entered into by such Lessee Grantor;

(vi)           all payments under insurance policies (whether or not the Master Collateral Agent is named as the loss payee thereof) with respect to any of the Lessee Grantor Master Collateral Vehicles;

 

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(vii)         the Assignment of Exchange Agreements and all proceeds thereof, including Unused Exchange Proceeds, but only to the extent such grant, pledge and assignment with respect to such Exchange Proceeds, including such grant, pledge and assignment with respect to the Unused Exchange Proceeds, is consistent with the limitations set forth in the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulation §1.1031(k)-1(g)(6);

(viii)        all additional property that may on the Closing Date or from time to time hereafter be subjected to the grant and pledge under this Agreement, as the same may be modified or supplemented from time to time, by such Lessee Grantor or by anyone on its behalf; and

(ix)           any and all proceeds, products, offspring, rents or profits of any and all of the foregoing.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the pledge and security interest granted by DTG Operations hereunder is an extension of the pledge and security interest granted under the Original Agreement.

(b)            Grant by RCFC . As security for the payment of the respective obligations from time to time owing by RCFC to each other Financing Source (or any Beneficiary as assignee thereof) under the related Financing Documents, RCFC hereby (x) confirms its grant, pledge and assignment pursuant to the Original Agreement and (y) to the extent not covered by clause (x), grants, pledges and assigns to the Master Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Beneficiaries (to the extent set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3 ), a continuing, first priority Lien on all right, title and interest of RCFC in, to and under the following, whether existing or acquired as of the first Closing Date under the Base Indenture or thereafter (the “ RCFC Master Collateral ” and, together with the Lessee Grantor Master Collateral, the “ Master Collateral ”):

(i)             all vehicles (A) acquired, financed or refinanced with funds provided by any Financing Source or Beneficiary and identified as RCFC Master Collateral Vehicles in any Fleet Report delivered to the Master Collateral Agent and/or (B) identified as being owned by RCFC and subject to the lien of the Master Collateral Agent on the Certificates of Title thereof (collectively, the “ RCFC Master Collateral Vehicles ”), and all Certificates of Title with respect thereto;

(ii)            the Master Collateral Account (including each Collateral Account and Group Collateral Account), all funds on deposit therein from time to time, all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing any or all of the Master Collateral Account or the funds on deposit therein from time to time, and all Permitted Investments made at any time and from time to time with the funds on deposit in the Master Collateral Account (including income thereon) and all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing such Permitted Investments;

(iii)           all Vehicle Disposition Programs and incentive programs applicable to the RCFC Master Collateral Vehicles to the extent such right, title and interest relates to such RCFC Master Collateral Vehicles or to any Manufacturer Receivables, including any

 

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amendments thereof and all monies due and to become due in respect of such RCFC Master Collateral Vehicles or such Manufacturer Receivables under or in connection with each such Vehicle Disposition Program, whether payable as Repurchase Payments, Guaranteed Payments, Disposition Proceeds, Incentive Payments, auction sales proceeds, fees, expenses, costs, indemnities, insurance recoveries, damages for breach of the Vehicle Disposition Program or otherwise and all rights to compel performance and otherwise exercise rights and remedies thereunder;

 

(iv)

all Assignment Agreements entered into by RCFC;

(v)            all payments under insurance policies (whether or not the Master Collateral Agent is named as the loss payee thereof) with respect to, and all warranties payable by reason of loss or damage to, or otherwise with respect to, any of the Master Collateral Vehicles;

(vi)           the Assignment of Exchange Agreements and all proceeds thereof, including Unused Exchange Proceeds, but only to the extent such grant, pledge and assignment with respect to such Exchange Proceeds, including such grant, pledge and assignment with respect to the Unused Exchange Proceeds, is consistent with the limitations set forth in the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulation §1.1031(k)-1(g)(6);

(vii)         all additional property that may on the Closing Date or from time to time hereafter be subjected to the grant and pledge under this Agreement, as the same may be modified or supplemented from time to time, by RCFC or by anyone on its behalf; and

(viii)        any and all proceeds, products, offspring, rents, or profits of any of the foregoing.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the pledge and security interest granted by RCFC hereunder is an extension of the pledge and security interest granted under the Original Agreement.

Each Lessee Grantor, RCFC, each other Financing Source and each Beneficiary hereby authorizes the Master Collateral Agent to be named as the first lienholder on the Certificates of Title for the Master Collateral Vehicles, in a representative capacity, as Master Collateral Agent for the Beneficiaries. The Master Collateral Agent agrees that all of its right, title and interest in and to the Master Collateral shall be solely for the respective benefit of each Beneficiary.

Each Financing Source and each Beneficiary hereby directs the Master Collateral Agent to execute and deliver as of the date set forth herein in its capacity as Master Collateral Agent hereunder each Assignment Agreement hereafter entered into by any of the Lessee Grantors or RCFC.

(c)            Exclusions . Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.1(a) , it is expressly acknowledged and agreed that the Lessee Grantor Master Collateral does not and shall not in any event include any of the following items or types of property:

 

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(i)             any advertising or promotional allowances payable to any Lessee Grantor by any Manufacturer;

(ii)            any monies due or to become due to any Lessee Grantor or any Franchisee or Affiliate of any Lessee Grantor from the retail rental of vehicles;

(iii)           any amounts payable by a Manufacturer to any Lessee Grantor which constitute manufacturer floor plan assistance; or

(iv)           any Franchise Agreement, or any monies due or to become due to the applicable Lessee Grantor under any Franchise Agreement, including, without limitation, monies due or to become due to such Lessee Grantor on account of, relating to or in connection with (a) administrative fees, advertising fees and license or franchise fees under or in connection with any Franchise Agreements, (b) the grant, transfer, sale or other disposition, in whole or in part, of any Franchise Agreement, (c) the sale, lease or other offering by such Lessee Grantor of goods, supplies or products (excluding, however, Master Collateral Vehicles) to any Franchisee or the performance of services by such Lessee Grantor for any Franchisee, (d) insurance programs for Franchisees offered under or in connection with any Franchise Agreement, (e) credit card services provided in connection with any Franchise Agreement, and (f) promissory notes delivered pursuant to or in connection with any Franchise Agreement, or any other accounts, general intangibles, chattel paper, documents and instruments relating to or arising out of or in connection with any Franchise Agreement.

Each Financing Source and each Beneficiary hereby disclaims and affirmatively waives any right, title or interest in and to any of the foregoing items or types of property under or pursuant to this Agreement.

SECTION 2.2.   Designation of Beneficiaries; Beneficiaries’ Rights Limited. (a) Each of the Trustee, RCFC, the Qualified Intermediary and any other Person who from time to time executes a Financing Source and Beneficiary Supplement as a beneficiary is hereby designated as a Beneficiary with respect to the Master Collateral Vehicles designated on the Master Servicer’s computer system as Master Collateral Vehicles relating to such Beneficiary or as otherwise provided in a Financing Source and Beneficiary Supplement with respect to such Beneficiary (“ Related Vehicles ”) and the other Master Collateral related thereto (the “ Related Master Collateral ”). The Master Servicer shall establish and maintain or cause to be established and maintained, in the name of the Master Collateral Agent, a separate account in accordance with Section 2.5 hereof for each Group of Segregated Collateral. The Master Servicer shall designate Related Master Collateral as belonging to a Group of Segregated Collateral, specifying the Group designated. The designation of Related Vehicles with respect to each Beneficiary on the Master Servicer’s computer system shall be considered prima facie evidence of such Beneficiary’s rights with respect to such Related Vehicles and the Related Master Collateral. If at any time a Beneficiary reasonably believes that such designation by the Master Servicer is incorrect, it may dispute such designation by delivering a written notice to the Master Collateral Agent setting forth its claim as to the correct designation of its Related Vehicles (each a “ Redesignation ”). The Master Collateral Agent shall, promptly upon receipt of such notice, distribute a copy thereof to each Lessee Grantor, RCFC, each Financing Source and each

 

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Beneficiary (other than the Beneficiary disputing the Master Servicer’s designation of Related Vehicles). Each such Financing Source and Beneficiary shall, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such notice from the Master Collateral Agent, notify the Master Collateral Agent in writing as to whether it consents to the disputing Beneficiary’s Redesignation. If the Master Collateral Agent receives written notice from each such Beneficiary and Financing Source containing its consent to the disputing Beneficiary’s Redesignation within the period set forth above, it shall promptly notify the Master Servicer and the Master Servicer shall effect such Redesignation. Each Beneficiary shall be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement only with respect to its Related Vehicles and Related Master Collateral. No Beneficiary shall have any interest in (i) any Master Collateral Vehicle which is not a Related Vehicle as to such Beneficiary, (ii) any funds in the Master Collateral Account that are proceeds of any Master Collateral Vehicle which is not a Related Vehicle as to such Beneficiary, (iii) rights under any Vehicle Disposition Program with respect to any Master Collateral Vehicle which is not a Related Vehicle as to such Beneficiary or (iv) any other Master Collateral which is not Related Master Collateral as to such Beneficiary, in each case regardless of the time, order, manner or nature of attachment or perfection of security interests in Master Collateral Vehicles (including the giving of or failure to give notice of any purchase money security interest or other notice, or the order of filing financing statements), or any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code, the federal Bankruptcy Code, or other applicable law.

(b) The Qualified Intermediary is designated (pursuant to a Financing Source and Beneficiary Supplement executed by the Qualified Intermediary) as a Beneficiary of (i) any Master Collateral Vehicle that is an Exchanged Vehicle, (ii) any funds in the Master Collateral Account that are proceeds of any Exchanged Vehicle, (iii) any receivables in respect of disposition of any Exchanged Vehicle, and (iv) any other Master Collateral that is designated on the Master Servicer’s computer system as Related Master Collateral for the Qualified Intermediary as Beneficiary hereunder (collectively, the “ QI Master Collateral ”). No other Beneficiary hereunder shall have any right, title, or interest in, claim to or lien on the QI Master Collateral.

SECTION 2.3.   Redesignation of Beneficiaries. RCFC, with respect to the RCFC Master Collateral Vehicles, and each of the Lessee Grantors, with respect to the Lessee Grantor Master Collateral Vehicles, may from time to time refinance Master Collateral Vehicles related to a particular Financing Source with proceeds from a different Financing Source. In connection therewith, the Master Servicer shall designate on its computer system the Financing Source the proceeds of which are used to finance or refinance such Master Collateral Vehicles, and, upon repayment of the Financing Source being refinanced, (x) such Master Collateral Vehicles shall automatically constitute Related Vehicles of the specified Beneficiary or Beneficiaries related to such refinancing Financing Source, and (y) such Master Collateral Vehicles shall cease to be Related Vehicles of the Beneficiary or Beneficiaries related to the refinanced Financing Source. In addition, the Master Servicer may from time to time redesignate on its computer system, to a new Beneficiary related to a Financing Source, one or more Master Collateral Vehicles that are Related Vehicles of another Beneficiary related to such Financing Source, if such related Vehicles have been designated to specific Beneficiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the right of the Master Servicer to redesignate Master Collateral Vehicles that will, after such a refinancing, cease to be Related Vehicles with respect to a Financing Source or Beneficiary shall be subject to the conditions that immediately after giving effect to such redesignation:

 

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(a)         no Default shall exist under the Financing Documents related to such Financing Source or Beneficiary ( provided , however , that the Master Servicer shall have the right to make such redesignation for the purpose of curing such a Default); and

(b)         Unless otherwise specified in the Financing Source and Beneficiary Supplement therefor, such Financing Source or Beneficiary shall have designated to it Related Vehicles with a collateral value (as determined, in accordance with the Financing Documents relating to the Financing Source or with respect to such Beneficiary, by the Person specified therein or, if no such Person is so specified, by the Master Servicer) not less than the minimum collateral value required in such Financing Documents to support the outstanding loans or securities issued under such Financing Documents.

Each designation of a Beneficiary pursuant to Section 2.2 , and each redesignation by the Master Servicer pursuant to this Section 2.3 , shall automatically constitute a representation and warranty by the Master Servicer for the benefit of the Beneficiary to which the Master Collateral Vehicle is being designated or redesignated that (i) with respect to such a redesignation, the conditions in Sections 2.3(a) and 2.3(b) have been met, (ii) with respect to such a redesignation, the loans or securities of the original Financing Source with respect to such refinanced Master Collateral Vehicles have been repaid, and (iii) with respect to any such designation or redesignation, all Related Vehicles of such Beneficiary constitute Eligible Vehicles under the relevant Financing Documents. Master Collateral Vehicles shall be redesignated hereunder at their respective Net Book Values, calculated in accordance with the Financing Documents relating to the Financing Source with respect to the applicable Beneficiary. Except as provided in Section 2.5(c) , no Beneficiary shall have any interest in any Master Collateral Vehicle or other Master Collateral for which it is no longer designated as the Beneficiary, it being understood that, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 2.3(a) and 2.3(b) and repayment of the loans or securities of the original Financing Source with respect to refinanced Master Collateral Vehicles, any such redesignation shall automatically constitute a release by such Beneficiary of any interest therein.

SECTION 2.4.   Master Servicer’s Fleet Report. (a) On or prior to the Reporting Date, the Master Servicer shall furnish to the Master Collateral Agent a report (which may be on diskette, magnetic tape or other electronic medium acceptable to the Master Collateral Agent) substantially in the form of Exhibit C (“ Fleet Report ”), showing for each Financing Source and each Related Vehicle designated thereto, as of the last day of the immediately preceding calendar month and after giving effect to the most recent redesignation of Master Collateral Vehicles as of such last day, (i) the related Beneficiary and the Group in respect thereof, (ii) whether such Related Vehicle is a Lessee Grantor Master Collateral Vehicle or an RCFC Master Collateral Vehicle, (iii) the last eight digits of the vehicle identification numbers with respect to such Related Vehicle, and (iv) the Capitalized Cost and Net Book Value of such Related Vehicle (calculated in accordance with the Financing Documents relating to the applicable Financing Source). The Master Collateral Agent shall make the Fleet Report available for inspection by any Financing Source or Beneficiary at the Corporate Trust Office, during normal business hours, upon such Financing Source or Beneficiary’s written request. Each Fleet Report shall, upon delivery thereof to the Master Collateral Agent, become Exhibit C hereto and shall replace and supersede all prior Fleet Reports in such capacity. The Master Collateral Agent’s sole responsibility with respect to such Fleet Report shall be custodial.

 

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(b) Reporting; Designation . In connection with the identification of one or more Exchanged Vehicles proposed to be redesignated to the Qualified Intermediary under an Exchange Program, the Master Servicer shall prepare the information for reporting on the Reporting Date on a Group by Group basis and upon the exchange of Exchanged Vehicles make the designations in the Master Servicer’s computer system and, if necessary, instruct the Trustee under item (vi) below as to the following:

 

(i)

the VIN and current Net Book Value of each proposed Exchanged Vehicle;

(ii)            the VIN and Capitalized Cost or Net Book Value of each Vehicle, including Replacement Vehicles, if any, to be designated as belonging to a particular Group and as related to the Financing Source and Beneficiaries in substitution for the proposed Exchanged Vehicles;

(iii)         the Substitute Exchanged Vehicle Proceeds Amount to be transferred from each Excess Funding Account for each Series of Notes (as defined in the related Series Supplement) within a Group to the Collection Account for each such Series of Notes;

(iv)         the increase in Exchange Agreement Rights Value to be designated to the Financing Source and Beneficiaries in substitution for the proposed Exchanged Vehicles, and the amount by which Disposition Proceeds received in respect of Exchanged Vehicles are less than the Net Book Value, (such amount, if positive to be treated as Losses under Financing Documents for a Series of Notes, if so specified in such Financing Documents) of such Exchanged Vehicles;

(v)           a calculation setting forth the sum of items (ii), (iii) and (iv) above as at least equaling the aggregate Net Book Values of the proposed Exchanged Vehicles under item (i) above; plus any Losses identified in item (iv) above; and

(vi)         an instruction to the Trustee to make the transfers in item (iii) above and to the Master Collateral Agent and Servicer on its behalf (pursuant to Section 2.7 of this Agreement) to release its lien on the Exchanged Vehicles and any Certificates of Title related thereto at the time of the transfers and designations in items (ii), (iii) and (iv) above.

Upon satisfaction of the foregoing, the Master Servicer shall designate the substitute Vehicles, including Replacement Vehicles, and Exchange Agreement Rights Value in its computer system as Master Collateral related to the Financing Source and Beneficiaries tendering the Exchanged Vehicles (including the proper Group of Segregated Collateral), while simultaneously designating the Exchanged Vehicles and all proceeds thereof as QI Master Collateral related to the Qualified Intermediary as Beneficiary.

Aggregate information with respect to the above will be reported to the Trustee, the Master Collateral Agent and others specified in the Financing Documents for each Group and Series of Notes within each Group on the Reporting Date.

SECTION 2.5.   Master Collateral Account(a)   . (a)  The Master Collateral Agent shall establish and maintain, or cause to be established and maintained, in the name of Master Collateral Agent for the benefit of the named Beneficiary, one or more accounts (the “ Collateral Account ”) into which shall be initially deposited all Master Collateral and proceeds thereof, and

 

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shall establish and maintain, or cause to be established and maintained, in the name of the Master Collateral Agent for the benefit of the named Beneficiary, one or more accounts for each Group of Segregated Collateral (the “ Group Collateral Account ” and collectively with the Collateral Account, the “ Master Collateral Account ”) into which shall be deposited the Master Collateral and proceeds thereof designated as belonging to such Group. Each Master Collateral Account shall bear a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the respective benefit of the named Beneficiary and sole dominion and control over each Master Collateral Account shall be vested in the Master Collateral Agent for the benefit of the named Beneficiary. The Master Collateral Account shall be maintained (i) with one or more Qualified Institutions, or (ii) as segregated trust accounts with the corporate trust departments of depository institutions or trust companies having corporate trust powers so long as each such institution has a credit rating for its unsecured long-term debt not lower than investment grade by Standard & Poor’s.

(b)            If any Master Collateral Account (or any subaccount thereof) is not maintained in accordance with the previous clause (a), then within ten (10) days after a Responsible Officer has received written notice from any related Beneficiary or Financing Source to establish a new Master Collateral Account or subaccount thereof or has actual notice followed by written confirmation (which confirmation the Master Collateral Agent shall use its best efforts to obtain as soon as practicable at the request of the related Beneficiary or Financing Source) of such fact, the Master Collateral Agent shall establish a new Master Collateral Account (or a new subaccount) which complies with such clause (a) and transfer into the new Master Collateral Account (or subaccount) all funds from the non-qualifying Master Collateral Account (or subaccount).

(c)            The Servicer and the Grantors shall direct all payments representing (i) Disposition Proceeds, (ii) Guaranteed Payments and Repurchase Payments under Vehicle Disposition Programs, (iii) Incentive Payments under incentive programs, (iv) all payments under the Subleases and (v) all other payments or other proceeds arising from the Master Collateral to be deposited directly into the Collateral Account or the applicable Group Collateral Account. In the event that any of the Master Servicer, any Servicer, RCFC or any Financing Source shall receive directly into one of its accounts any such payments or proceeds, including cash, securities, obligations or other property, such Person shall accept in constructive trust for the Master Collateral Agent, and hold and deposit into the Master Collateral Account or the applicable Group Collateral Account within two (2) Business Days of receipt thereof, any of the foregoing payments or proceeds received directly by such Person in respect of the Master Collateral, with the endorsement or other evidence of transfer of such Person when necessary or appropriate. Each Grantor shall designate the Master Collateral Agent as loss payee on its physical damage and comprehensive insurance policies on the Master Collateral Vehicles. The Master Collateral Agent shall, within one (1) Business Day after receipt thereof, notify the Master Servicer when funds are deposited in the Master Collateral Account or the Collateral Account and the amount of such funds and promptly thereafter, but in no event more than two (2) Business Days after the receipt of such notice from the Master Collateral Agent, the Master Servicer shall instruct the Master Collateral Agent in writing (upon which instruction the Master Collateral Agent is entitled to conclusively rely) with respect to funds received hereunder as to (i) the aggregate amount thereof which represents payments or other proceeds arising from a Group of Segregated Collateral and the Related Vehicles and Related Master Collateral of each

 

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Beneficiary, (ii) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default and as needed under clause (d) or (e) below or, in the sole judgment of the Master Servicer, as otherwise needed, the dollar amount thereof that is derived from Lessee Grantor Master Collateral and from RCFC Master Collateral, (iii) the dollar amount of Sublease payments, insurance payments, warranty payments and other payments, as set forth below, in each case relating to Master Collateral Vehicles, which, so long as no Default under the related Financing Documents has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom may be withdrawn from the Master Collateral Account and distributed to the applicable Lessee Grantor, (iv) the dollar amount of funds not constituting Master Collateral (which may be distributed at any time to the Person entitled thereto), and (v) any additional information provided by the Master Servicer pursuant to and in accordance with Section 24.4(a) of the Lease. The Master Collateral Agent shall promptly after receipt of instructions from the Master Servicer (upon which instructions the Master Collateral Agent may conclusively rely), but in no event later than ten (10) days after any payments or proceeds are first received into the Collateral Account or Master Collateral Account, distribute or cause to be distributed to the correct Group Collateral Account, QI Account, Collection Account or other account designated by the Beneficiary with respect to such payments or proceeds. In addition, the Master Collateral Agent shall promptly after receipt of instructions from the Master Servicer (upon which instructions the Master Collateral Agent may conclusively rely), but in no event later than ten (10) days after any payments or proceeds in respect of Master Collateral are first received by RCFC, a Lessee Grantor, the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent (including by deposit in the Collateral Account or Master Collateral Account), distribute or cause to be distributed to each Beneficiary, in an amount specified by the Master Servicer as provided above, the funds in the Master Collateral Account representing payments or other proceeds arising from the Group of Segregated Collateral, Related Vehicles and Related Master Collateral of such Beneficiary, to an account previously specified in writing by such Beneficiary to the Master Collateral Agent; provided , however , that so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, all funds representing (x) payments under a Sublease or under any contract, agreement, guaranty, insurance, warranty, instrument or certificate entered into by or delivered to a Lessee Grantor, in connection with a Sublease, or (y) payments under insurance policies or warranties payable by reason of loss or damage to, or otherwise with respect to, any of the Master Collateral Vehicles, shall promptly be distributed to the applicable Lessee Grantor, to an account previously specified in writing by such Lessee Grantor, or as the applicable Lessee Grantor shall otherwise direct. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Master Servicer may at any time instruct the Master Collateral Agent to release from any Collateral Account or Master Collateral Account any funds not constituting Master Collateral to the Person entitled thereto.

(d)            At such time as no further distributions from a Lessee Grantor to a Financing Source, pursuant to the Financing Documents, are required or will be required to be made to a Beneficiary in accordance with Section 2.5(c) , and any applicable bankruptcy preference period has expired, all remaining funds deposited in respect of Lessee Grantor Master Collateral in the Master Collateral Account and allocated to such Beneficiary shall promptly be distributed to such Lessee Grantor upon the written direction of the Master Servicer.

(e)            At such time as no further distributions from RCFC to a Financing Source, pursuant to the Financing Documents, are required or will be required to be made to a Beneficiary in accordance with Section 2.5(c) , and any applicable bankruptcy preference period

 

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has expired, all remaining funds deposited in respect of RCFC Master Collateral in the Master Collateral Account and allocated to such Beneficiary shall promptly be distributed to RCFC upon the written direction of the Master Servicer.

(f)             If at any time the Master Collateral Agent, a Servicer or the Master Servicer shall receive any funds to which it is not entitled pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, such Servicer or the Master Servicer shall so advise the Master Collateral Agent (upon which advice the Master Collateral Agent may conclusively rely) and the Master Collateral Agent or such Service; or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, shall forthwith take reasonable steps to ensure that such funds are remitted to the Person so entitled thereto, such remittance to be made promptly after the determination thereof and if by the Master Collateral Agent, as directed in writing by the Master Servicer.

(g)            The Master Servicer shall instruct (upon which instruction the Master Collateral Agent may conclusively rely) the Master Collateral Agent in writing to invest funds on deposit in the Master Collateral Account in Permitted Investments. If the Master Collateral Agent does not receive instructions from the Master Servicer prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on any day as to the distribution or investment of any funds in the Master Collateral Account, then the Master Collateral Agent shall invest such funds in Permitted Investments set forth in Exhibit H , as the same may be from time to time revised by the Master Servicer upon three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Master Collateral Agent (the “ Investment Standing Instruction ”). All such investments shall be redeemable or mature on the next Business Day. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Master Collateral Agent shall be responsible for any losses incurred on any investments made pursuant to and in accordance with this paragraph (g) . The Master Collateral Agent shall, in accordance herewith, be entitled to rely upon the most recent Investment Standing Instruction or other written instruction received pursuant to this Section 2.5(g) .

SECTION 2.6.   Certificates of Title. Each Servicer shall hold in trust, as agent of and as custodian for the Master Collateral Agent, all Certificates of Title for Master Collateral Vehicles leased by such Servicer under a Lease. The applicable Servicer shall (i) hold all such Certificates of Title under lock and key, in a safe fireproof location at one or more of the offices specified in Exhibit D (as the same may be from time to time revised by the applicable Servicer upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the parties hereto), and (ii) not release or surrender any Certificate of Title except in accordance with this Agreement (and in any event not release or surrender any of the Certificates of Title other than Certificates of Title as to which the Lien of the Master Collateral Agent has been released in accordance with this Agreement). The applicable Servicer shall cause the Certificates of Title with respect to each Lessee Grantor Master Collateral Vehicle leased by it under a Lease to show the applicable Lessee Grantor, and with respect to each RCFC Master Collateral Vehicle to show RCFC, as the registered owner thereof and to show Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as agent (or as otherwise required under governing law to perfect the Lien of the Master Collateral Agent), as the first lienholder at the address referred to in the next sentence. The Master Collateral Agent has established a post office box in Tulsa, Oklahoma at an address specified in Section 5.2 hereof, to be used from and after the date hereof as its exclusive address as first lienholder noted on the Certificates of Title. The Master Collateral Agent shall, on a daily basis make available to each Lessee Grantor at its

 

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address set forth in Section 5.2 hereof, all Certificates of Title received at such post office box address.

SECTION 2.7.   Notation of Liens; Release of Collateral.   (a)  The Master Collateral Agent hereby grants to each Servicer a limited power of attorney, with full power of substitution, to take any and all actions, in the name of the Master Collateral Agent, (i) to note the Master Collateral Agent as the holder of a first lien on the Certificates of Title, and/or otherwise ensure that the first Lien shown on any and all Certificates of Title is in the name of the Master Collateral Agent, (ii) to release the Master Collateral Agent’s Lien on any Certificate of Title in connection with the sale or disposition of the related Master Collateral Vehicle permitted pursuant to the provisions of the Financing Documents relating to such Master Collateral Vehicle; and (iii) to release the Master Collateral Agent’s Lien on any Certificate of Title with respect to any Master Collateral Vehicle which is not a Related Vehicle with respect to any Beneficiary or with respect to which all obligations under the Documents to each related Beneficiary have been satisfied in full (and any applicable bankruptcy preference period has expired). Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as authorization from the Master Collateral Agent to any Servicer to release any Lien on any Certificate of Title except upon compliance with this Agreement.

(b)            Each Beneficiary may cause the Master Collateral Agent to terminate the limited power of attorney referred to in Section 2.7(a) (including the related power granted under Section 2.8 ) with respect to such Beneficiary’s Related Vehicles after the occurrence, and during the continuance, of a Default (after giving effect to any cure period or grace period) under the Financing Documents relating to the Financing Source with respect to such Beneficiary by giving written notice to such effect to the applicable Servicer and the Master Collateral Agent. The Master Collateral Agent agrees that upon receipt of any such notice it shall promptly terminate such power of attorney with respect to such Beneficiary’s Related Vehicles by giving written notice to such effect to the applicable Servicer. The power of attorney referred to in Section 2.7(a) (including the related power granted under Section 2.8 ) will also terminate following the resignation or removal of the Master Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 4.5 . The Master Collateral Agent will follow the direction (upon which direction the Master Collateral Agent may conclusively rely) of the applicable Servicer to release liens on Master Collateral Vehicles unless either a contrary direction is received from a Financing Source or Beneficiary or the Financing Documents require direction to be given by another party. In connection with any release permitted under this Section 2.7 , the Master Collateral Agent and each Beneficiary agrees to execute such further documents, if any, as may be reasonably requested by the applicable Servicer to effect such release.

SECTION 2.8.   Power of Attorney. To further evidence the limited power of attorney referred to in Section 2.7 , the Master Collateral Agent agrees that upon request of the Servicer it will execute a separate power of attorney substantially in the form of Exhibit E .

 

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ARTICLE III

 

THE MASTER SERVICER

SECTION 3.1.   Acceptance of Appointment.   Each Financing Source and each Beneficiary hereby appoints DTAG, and DTAG hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to act, as the initial Master Servicer under this Agreement. The Master Collateral Agent acknowledges such appointment.

SECTION 3.2.   Master Servicer Functions.   The Master Servicer shall service and administer the Master Collateral Vehicles, and without limitation of the foregoing, the Master Servicer shall: (i) cause the Master Collateral Agent to be shown as the first lienholder on all Certificates of Title with respect to the Master Collateral Vehicles and forward to the Servicer of the related Vehicle all such Certificates of Title titled in the name of RCFC, (ii) in accordance with the requirements of the Financing Documents related to a Financing Source and as applicable thereunder, designate as Related Vehicles on its computer system with respect to each Beneficiary related to such Financing Source and in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.3 hereof, Master Collateral Vehicles (a) that have been purchased by or purchased, financed or refinanced with funds provided by such Financing Source or as otherwise provided in a Financing Source and Beneficiary Supplement with respect to such Beneficiary, or (b) with a collateral value (as determined under the relevant Financing Documents relating to the Financing Source with respect to such Beneficiary) not less than the collateral value required in such Financing Documents to be allocated to such Beneficiary to support the outstanding loans or securities issued or obligations arising under such Financing Documents, (iii) direct payments and other proceeds due under the Vehicle Disposition Programs and payments and other proceeds with respect to other Master Collateral to be deposited directly into the Master Collateral Account by the Manufacturers, related auction dealers, eligible franchisees and any other Person making such a payment, in accordance with this Agreement and allocate such payments to the various Beneficiaries, (iv) furnish the Fleet Report as provided in Section 2.4 , (v) instruct the Master Collateral Agent to make distributions, withdrawals and payments froth the Master Collateral Account in accordance with Sections 2.5(b) through 2.5(d) in accordance with the related Financing Documents, (vi) execute and deliver, for the benefit of the Beneficiaries, any and all documents with respect to the Master Collateral Vehicles and the Vehicle Disposition Programs and, to the extent permitted under and in compliance with applicable law and regulations, commence enforcement proceedings with respect to such Vehicle Disposition Programs, (vii) perform the functions described in Section 2.7 , and (viii) otherwise administer and service (or cause to be administered or serviced) Master Collateral Vehicles in accordance with this Agreement and the Financing Documents and duly perform all of its obligations specified herein and therein. The Master Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through any party properly designated by it hereunder, to do any and all things in connection with its servicing and administration duties which it may deem necessary or desirable to accomplish such servicing and administration duties and which does not materially adversely affect the interests of any Beneficiary, unless otherwise prohibited by applicable Financing Documents or applicable law and regulations. Nothing in this Agreement shall at any time prevent the Master Servicer from in good faith taking any action to assure that its systems and records relating to the Master Collateral Vehicles and the Financing Sources are at all times accurate.

 

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SECTION 3.3.   The Master Servicer Not to Resign. Without the prior written consent of the Master Collateral Agent, each of the Financing Sources and Beneficiaries, and the Rating Agencies, the Master Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties imposed on it hereunder.

SECTION 3.4.   Servicing Rights of Master Collateral Agent. If the Master Servicer resigns or shall fail to perform any of its obligations hereunder, which failure adversely affects one or more Beneficiaries to a material degree, the Master Collateral Agent, at the direction and at the expense of the Beneficiaries so adversely affected thereby, shall take such action or cause such action to be taken (pursuant to Section 4.1(d) ), to perform such obligations as shall be so directed by such Beneficiaries, whereupon the Master Collateral Agent shall have full right and authority to take or cause to be taken such action so directed, provided, that, such action or direction is permitted by the related Financing Documents or this Agreement and that the Master Collateral Agent is indemnified to its satisfaction in connection therewith.

SECTION 3.5.   Incumbency Certificate. With the delivery of this Agreement and from time to time thereafter, each Servicer, RCFC and the Master Servicer shall furnish to the Master Collateral Agent a certificate (each, an “ Incumbency Certificate ”) certifying as to the incumbency and specimen signatures of officers of each Servicer, RCFC and the Master Servicer, respectively (the “ Authorized Agents ”), authorized to act, and to give instructions and notices, on behalf of each such Servicer, RCFC and the Master Servicer, respectively, hereunder. Until the Master Collateral Agent receives a subsequent Incumbency Certificate, the Master Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely on the last such Incumbency Certificate delivered to it for purposes of determining the Authorized Agents.

ARTICLE IV

 

THE MASTER COLLATERAL AGENT

SECTION 4.1.   Appointment.   (a)  Each Financing Source and each Beneficiary, by its execution of this Agreement, appoints Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as the Master Collateral Agent under and for purposes of this Agreement. Each Financing Source and each Beneficiary authorizes the Master Collateral Agent to act on behalf of such Financing Source and Beneficiary under this Agreement and, in the absence of other written instructions from a Beneficiary with respect to its Related Vehicles and Related Master Collateral as may be received from time to time by the Master Collateral Agent (with respect to which the Master Collateral Agent agrees that it will comply), subject to the other provisions of this Article IV , to exercise such powers hereunder as are specifically delegated to or required of the Master Collateral Agent by the terms hereof and to exercise such powers as are provided to each Financing Source and Beneficiary with respect to its Related Vehicles and other Related Master Collateral under the related Financing Documents, along with such powers as may be reasonably incidental thereto. The Master Collateral Agent is hereby irrevocably appointed the true and lawful attorney-in-fact of each of the Beneficiaries, in its name and stead, for such purposes as are necessary or desirable to effectuate the provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, in exercising remedies upon or otherwise dealing with the Master Collateral. Each such power of attorney is irrevocable and coupled with an interest.

 

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(b)            If and whenever a Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Master Collateral Agent may and, at the direction of the applicable related Beneficiary (as provided in the next succeeding sentence) shall, exercise from time to time any rights and remedies available to it under applicable law or any Financing Document. If any Beneficiary notifies the Master Collateral Agent in writing that it or the Master Collateral Agent has the right to act with respect to the Beneficiary’s related Master Collateral pursuant to its related Financing Documents or pursuant to the UCC as in effect in the applicable jurisdiction, then the Master Collateral Agent, if it has been indemnified to its satisfaction and is legally able to do so, shall exercise or arrange for the exercise of any and all rights, remedies, powers and privileges available to such Beneficiary or the Master Collateral Agent with respect to the Beneficiary’s related Master Collateral to the extent and in the manner directed by such Beneficiary, at such Beneficiary’s expense and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 4.4(g) ), as permitted under the related Financing Documents and under relevant law and regulations, including, without limitation, the transmission of notices of default, repossession of Related Vehicles, and the institution of legal or administrative actions or proceedings. Each of the Lessee Grantors, RCFC, the Beneficiaries and the Financing Sources agrees that the Master Collateral Agent may exercise such rights, remedies, powers and privileges assigned to it in lieu of a Beneficiary in accordance with the preceding sentence and agrees that the Grantors shall reimburse the Master Collateral Agent for such enforcement expenses only to the same extent that they would be obligated to reimburse the Master Collateral Agent or the applicable Beneficiary for such enforcement expenses pursuant to the related Financing Documents.

(c)            Instructions given to the Master Collateral Agent by any Beneficiary shall comply (and delivery of any such instructions by a Beneficiary to the Master Collateral Agent shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by such Beneficiary that such instructions comply) with the Financing Documents of such Beneficiary and with applicable law and regulations.

(d)            The Master Collateral Agent may at any time delegate any duties or obligations hereunder (including, but not limited to, any duties or obligations arising pursuant to Section 3.4 or 4.1(b) hereof) to any Person (other than, with respect to any actions as agent of the Beneficiaries as secured parties, any Person with any other interest in the Master Collateral) who agrees to conduct such duties in accordance with the terms hereof. Any such delegation shall not constitute a resignation within the meaning of Section 4.5 hereof and the Master Collateral Agent shall not be liable for the negligence, acts or omissions of such Persons so long as such Persons are selected with due care. If any such delegation occurs, notification of the identity of such Person shall be given to the Servicer, Master Servicer, the Beneficiaries and the Rating Agencies.

(e)            If, at the time a Default exists under the Financing Documents related to a Beneficiary, the Master Collateral Agent shall default in its obligation or for any reason be unwilling or legally unable to exercise the rights, remedies, powers or privileges with respect to the Related Master Collateral of a Beneficiary in accordance with the direction of such Beneficiary (including any rights under Section 3.4 or 4.1(b) ), the Master Collateral Agent shall, upon the written request of such Beneficiary, assign (without recourse to the Master Collateral Agent) to such Beneficiary the Master Collateral Agent’s security interest in such Beneficiary’s Master Collateral and shall prepare and execute those instruments and documents necessary to effectuate such assignment (including, if necessary, the execution of documents necessary to

 

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change the name of the first lienholder on Certificates of Title for such Beneficiary’s Related Vehicles to such Beneficiary or its agent or assignee).

(f)             Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, in its individual or in any other capacity (including as Trustee), may be a Beneficiary hereunder and as such shall be entitled to all of the protections and rights of a Beneficiary under this Agreement without regard to its capacity as Master Collateral Agent hereunder.

(g)            Within three (3) Business Days of receipt by the Master Collateral Agent (1) from a Manufacturer of any material information pertaining to payments of Disposition Proceeds, Guaranteed Payments, Repurchase Payments, or Incentive Payments, or (2) of any payments arising under the Subleases, made or to be made to the Master Collateral Account, the Master Collateral Agent shall provide such information to the Master Servicer.

SECTION 4.2.   Representations. Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas hereby represents and warrants that (i) it has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and (ii) the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on its part, and this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by the application of equitable principles.

SECTION 4.3.   Exculpatory Provisions. The Master Collateral Agent makes no representations as to the value or condition of the Master Collateral or any part thereof, the status or designation of any Master Collateral Vehicle as a Related Vehicle to any Beneficiary pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof, as to the title of any Lessee Grantor or RCFC thereto, as to the protection afforded by this Agreement, as to the Fleet Report, any statements, representations or warranties made by any other Person in or in connection with this Agreement or any Financing Document, as to the validity, execution (except its own execution), enforceability of this Agreement (except as against itself), priority, perfection, legality or sufficiency of this Agreement or any Financing Document or any documents or instruments referred to therein, or the sufficiency or effectiveness or perfection or priority of any Lien on any collateral described in this Agreement, or as to the validity or collectibility of any obligation contemplated by this Agreement, and the Master Collateral Agent shall incur no liability or responsibility in respect of any such matters; provided , however, that the Master Collateral Agent shall not be relieved from liability for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Master Collateral Agent shall not be charged with knowledge of the contents of any Fleet Report or any Financing Document. The Master Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for insuring the Master Collateral. Any reference herein to actual knowledge of the Master Collateral Agent shall mean actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Master Collateral Agent assigned to and working in its Corporate Trust Office.

SECTION 4.4.   Limitations on Powers and Duties of the Master Collateral Agent.   (a)  The Master Collateral Agent undertakes to perform only the duties expressly set forth herein and no implied duties shall be read into this Agreement.

 

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(b)        The Master Collateral Agent may exercise the rights and powers granted to it by this Agreement, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, but only pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

(c)        The Master Collateral Agent’s duty of care shall be solely to deal with the Master Collateral as it would with property of its own.

(d)        The Master Collateral Agent shall have no authority to grant, convey or assign the Certificates of Title or change the notation of a security interest thereon or deal with the Certificates of Title in any way except as expressly provided herein.

(e)        The Master Collateral Agent shall have no liability or responsibility for (i) any release of Master Collateral or other act or omission by a Servicer pursuant to Section 2.7 or 2.8 , (ii) any act of a Servicer taken in its own name or the name of the Master Collateral Agent, or (iii) custody of any Certificates of Title not delivered to it and required to be held by it in connection with this Agreement.

(f)         The Master Collateral Agent shall have no duty to calculate, compute or verify, and shall not be held in any manner responsible for the content of the Fleet Report, except to verify that the certificate filed therewith conforms to the form of Exhibit C .

(g)        Except as required by the specific terms of this Agreement, the Master Collateral Agent shall have no duty to exercise or to refrain from exercising any right, power, remedy or privilege granted to it hereby, or to take any affirmative action or refrain from taking any affirmative action hereunder, unless directed to do so by Beneficiaries specified herein as being entitled to direct the Master Collateral Agent hereunder (and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting pursuant to or in accordance with such directions, which shall be binding on each Lessee Grantor, RCFC, and each of the Financing Sources and Beneficiaries). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Master Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any action that is or may be contrary to law or to the terms of this Agreement, any Financing Document or any other agreement or instrument relating to the Master Collateral, or which might subject it or any of its directors, officers, employees or agents to personal or financial liability. If any indemnity provided should become, in the determination of the Master Collateral Agent, inadequate, the Master Collateral Agent may call for additional indemnity and cease to act until and unless such additional indemnity is given.

(h)        The Master Collateral Agent may, in its sole discretion, retain counsel, agents, independent accountants and other experts selected by it and may act in reliance upon the advice of such counsel, independent accountants and other experts concerning all matters pertaining to the agencies hereby created and its duties hereunder, and shall be held harmless and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in reliance upon or in accordance with the statements and advice of such counsel, agents, accountants and other experts. The Master Collateral Agent shall have the right at any time to seek instructions concerning its duties and actions under this Agreement from any court of competent jurisdiction.

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but shall inform the instructing party or parties promptly of its decision to refrain from taking such action. Without limiting the foregoing, in the event that the Master Collateral Agent receives unclear or conflicting instructions from Beneficiaries hereunder or there is any other disagreement between the other parties hereto resulting in adverse claims and demands being made in connection with the Master Collateral, or in the event that the Master Collateral Agent in good faith is in doubt as to what action it should take hereunder, the Master Collateral Agent shall be entitled to retain the Master Collateral until the Master Collateral Agent shall have received (i) a final nonappealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction directing delivery of the Master Collateral or (ii) a written agreement executed by all the other parties hereto directing delivery of the Master Collateral in which event the Master Collateral Agent shall disburse the Master Collateral in accordance with such order or agreement. Any court order shall be accompanied by a legal opinion by counsel for the presenting party satisfactory to the Master Collateral Agent to the effect that such order is final and nonappealable.

(j)         The Master Collateral Agent 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 this Agreement, any Financing Document or any other agreements or instruments relating to the Master Collateral on the part of any party hereto or thereto or to inspect any books and records relating to the Master Collateral.

(k)        The Master Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely on any communication, certificate, instrument, opinion, report, notice, paper or other document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, given or sent by the proper Person or Persons. The Master Collateral Agent shall be entitled to assume that no Default shall have occurred and be continuing and that the Master Collateral Account, and any funds on deposit in or to the credit of such Master Collateral Account, are not subject to any writ, order, judgment, warrant of attachment, execution or similar process (collectively a “ writ ”), unless (i) a Responsible Officer of the Master Collateral Agent has actual knowledge thereof or (ii) the Master Collateral Agent has received written notice from a Lessee Grantor, RCFC, a Servicer, the Master Servicer, a Beneficiary or a Financing Source that such a Default has occurred or such writ has been issued and, in each case, continues to be in effect, which notice specifies the nature thereof.

(l)         Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, in its individual capacity, may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with any Lessee Grantor, any Financing Source, any Manufacturer and their respective affiliates as if it were not the agent of the Beneficiaries or the Financing Sources.

(m)      The Master Collateral Agent shall not be accountable for the use or application by any person of disbursements properly made by the Master Collateral Agent in conformity with the provisions of this Agreement.

(n)        The Master Collateral Agent may exercise any of its duties hereunder by or through agents or employees in accordance with Section 4.1(d) . The possession of the Master Collateral by such agents or employees shall be deemed to be the possession of the Master Collateral Agent. No provision of this Agreement shall require the Master Collateral Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial or other liability in the performance of any duties hereunder or in the exercise of any rights and powers hereunder unless the Master

 

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Collateral Agent is provided with an indemnity from one or more Beneficiaries, satisfactory to the Master Collateral Agent in its sole discretion.

SECTION 4.5.   Resignation and Removal of Master Collateral Agent.   The Master Collateral Agent may, at any time with or without cause by giving forty-five (45) days’ prior written notice to the Master Servicer, RCFC, the Financing Sources and the Beneficiaries, resign and be discharged of its responsibilities hereunder created, such resignation to become effective upon the appointment by the Master Servicer and RCFC of a successor Master Collateral Agent with the approval of the Required Beneficiaries (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) and the acceptance of such appointment by such successor Master Collateral Agent or the appointment thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction (as and to the extent provided in the related Financing Documents). The Master Servicer and RCFC shall, promptly upon receipt thereof, provide a copy of the notice from the Master Collateral Agent referred to in the preceding sentence to each Rating Agency. The Master Collateral Agent may be removed by the Master Servicer or RCFC at any time (with or without cause) upon thirty (30) days’ written notice by the Master Servicer or RCFC, as the case may be, to the Master Collateral Agent and each of the Rating Agencies, and the approval of the successor Master Collateral Agent by the Required Beneficiaries, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld; provided , however , that if either the Master Servicer or RCFC is in default under this Agreement or any Financing Document and such default has a material adverse effect on the Beneficiaries, then so long as such default continues, the right of the Master Servicer or RCFC, as applicable, to remove the Master Collateral Agent shall cease and the non-defaulting party shall have, or if both the Master Servicer and RCFC are then in default, then the Required Beneficiaries shall have the right to remove the Master Collateral Agent (with or without cause) upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Master Servicer RCFC, the Master Collateral Agent and each of the Rating Agencies; provided , further , that no removal of the Master Collateral Agent shall be effective until the appointment of a successor Master Collateral Agent and acceptance of such appointment by such Master Collateral Agent. Any removed Master Collateral Agent shall be entitled to its reasonable fees and expenses to the date the successor Master Collateral Agent assumes the Master Collateral Agent’s duties hereunder. The indemnification of Section 4.10 shall survive the termination of the other provisions of this Agreement as to the predecessor Master Collateral Agent. If no successor Master Collateral Agent shall be appointed and approved within thirty (30) days from the date of the giving of the aforesaid notice of resignation or within thirty (30) days from the date of such notice of removal, the Master Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Master Servicer and RCFC, each Financing Source and each Beneficiary may appoint a successor Master Collateral Agent to act until such time, if any, as a successor Master Collateral Agent shall be appointed as above provided. If a successor Master Collateral Agent does not take office within thirty (30) days after the retiring Master Collateral Agent resigns or is removed, the retiring Master Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Master Servicer and RCFC, each Financing Source and each Beneficiary may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Master Collateral Agent. Any successor Master Collateral Agent so appointed by such court shall immediately without further act supersede any predecessor Master Collateral Agent. Upon the appointment of a successor Master Collateral Agent hereunder, the predecessor Master Collateral Agent shall be discharged of and from any and all further obligations arising in connection with this Agreement.

 

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(b)        The appointment and designation referred to in Section 4.5(a) shall, after any required filing, be full evidence of the right and authority to make the same and of all the facts therein recited, and this Agreement shall vest in such successor Master Collateral Agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance, all of the estate and title of its predecessors and upon such filing for record the successor Master Collateral Agent shall become fully vested with all the estates, properties, rights, powers, duties, authority and title of its predecessors; but any predecessor Master Collateral Agent shall, nevertheless, on payment of its charges and on the written request of the Required Beneficiaries, the Master Servicer, RCFC or any successor Master Collateral Agent empowered to act as such at the time any such request is made, execute and deliver an instrument without recourse or representation transferring to such successor all the estates, properties, rights, powers, duties, authority and title of such predecessor hereunder and shall deliver all securities, deposits and monies held by it to such successor Master Collateral Agent.

SECTION 4.6.   Status of Successors to Master Collateral Agent. Every successor to the Master Collateral Agent appointed pursuant to Section 4.5 shall be a bank or trust company in good standing and having power so to act and incorporated under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and shall also have capital, surplus and undivided profits of not less than $50,000,000 if there be such an institution with such capital, surplus and undivided profits willing, qualified and able to accept the trust upon reasonable or customary terms. The Master Servicer shall give the Rating Agencies written notice prior to any successor Master Collateral Agent being appointed pursuant to Section 4.5 .

SECTION 4.7.   Merger of the Master Collateral Agent. Any corporation into which the Master Collateral Agent shall be merged, or with which it shall be converted or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Master Collateral Agent shall be a party shall be the Master Collateral Agent under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the parties hereto. The Master Collateral Agent shall give the Rating Agencies, the Master Servicer, RCFC and the Servicer written notice (which, if practicable, shall be prior written notice) of any such merger, conversion or consolidation.

SECTION 4.8.   Compensation and Expenses. The Lessee Grantors, jointly and severally, shall pay to the Master Collateral Agent, from time to time (i) compensation for its services hereunder for administering the Master Collateral as set forth in the fee letter dated as of December 23, 1997, between RCFC and the Master Collateral Agent, as such letter may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (ii) all reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees and expenses of counsel) of the Master Collateral Agent (A) arising in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, or modification of this Agreement and/or the enforcement of any of the provisions hereof or (B) incurred in connection with the administration of the Master Collateral, the sale or other disposition of Master Collateral pursuant to this Agreement or to any Financing Document and/or the preservation, protection or defense of the Master Collateral Agent’s rights under this Agreement and the Financing Documents and in and to the Master Collateral.

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or future claim for liability for any stamp or other similar tax and any penalties or interest with respect thereto, that may be assessed, levied or collected by any jurisdiction in connection with this Agreement or any Master Collateral. The Lessee Grantors, jointly and severally, shall pay, or reimburse the Master Collateral Agent for, any and all amounts in respect of all search, filing, recording and registration fees, taxes, excise taxes and other similar imposts that may be payable or determined to be payable in respect of the execution, delivery, performance and/or enforcement of this Agreement. Nothing in this Section 4.9 shall relieve the Master Servicer of its responsibility and liability for filings and recordings with respect to this Agreement and the Master Collateral.

SECTION 4.10.   Indemnification.   The Lessee Grantors, jointly and severally, shall pay, and indemnify and hold the Master Collateral Agent and each of the officers, employees, directors and agents thereof harmless from and against, any and all liabilities (including liabilities for penalties and liabilities arising or resulting from actions or suits), obligations, losses, judgments, demands, damages, claims, costs or expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever that may at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against, the Master Collateral Agent or any such officers, employees, directors or agents in any way relating to or arising out of the execution, delivery, amendment, enforcement, performance and/or administration of this Agreement, including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and other experts, and the Lessee Grantors, jointly and severally, shall reimburse each Beneficiary for any payments made by such Beneficiary to the Master Collateral Agent or any such officers, employees, directors or agents for any of the foregoing; provided , however , that the Lessee Grantors shall not be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities (including liabilities for penalties and liabilities arising or resulting from actions or suits), obligations, losses, judgments, demands, damages, claims, costs or expenses of the Master Collateral Agent or any such officers, employees, directors or agents which resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Master Collateral Agent or any such agent. The Master Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence of any agent appointed with due care

Each of the Beneficiaries (other than the Trustee) agrees, in accordance with its pro rata portion of the Master Collateral, to indemnify and hold the Master Collateral Agent and each of its officers, employees, directors and agents harmless to the same extent as the Lessee Grantors in accordance with the foregoing paragraph but only to the extent that the Master Collateral Agent has not been paid by the Lessee Grantors pursuant to such paragraph. This Section 4.10 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Master Collateral Agent.

ARTICLE V

 

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 5.1.   Amendments Supplements and Waivers.   This Agreement may be amended, waived, terminated, supplemented or otherwise modified pursuant to a writing executed by the Master Collateral Agent, each Beneficiary, each Financing Source, each Lessee Grantor, each Servicer, RCFC and the Master Servicer; provided , however , that (i) the consent of each Beneficiary and each Financing Source need not be obtained in connection with the execution of a supplement or amendment that only adds a Financing Source or Beneficiary as a

 

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party to this Agreement and (ii) an amendment may be executed without the consent of any Beneficiary or any Financing Source if such amendment is effected only to cure an ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein or which is otherwise defective, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement or any other such Related Document; provided , that such action pursuant to this clause shall not have a material adverse effect on the interests of any Beneficiary or any Financing Source in any material respect. Additional Financing Sources or Beneficiaries may from time to time become parties hereto and Financing Sources or Beneficiaries hereunder by the execution of a Financing Source and Beneficiary Supplement by such additional Financing Source or Beneficiary, the Master Collateral Agent, the Master Servicer, the Servicer and each Lessee Grantor. The Master Servicer shall give the Rating Agencies prior written notice of any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification of this Agreement. The Master Collateral Agent shall be entitled to receive upon request an Opinion of Counsel stating that such amendment, supplement, waiver or modification of this Agreement is in compliance with and is not prohibited by this Agreement and the Financing Documents. Upon execution of a Financing Source and Beneficiary Supplement, the Master Servicer shall furnish a copy thereof to the other parties hereto.

SECTION 5.2.   Notices.   All notices, requests, demands and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (including facsimile communications) and shall be sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, facsimile or hand delivery:

(a)        if to a Lessee Grantor, a Servicer, the Master Servicer, RCFC or the Master Collateral Agent, at the address specified for such party on the signature pages hereto; or

(b)        if to any other Beneficiary, Financing Source or other Person specified in a Financing Source and Beneficiary Supplement, at the address specified in such Financing Source and Beneficiary Supplement;

or, in each case, at such other address as shall be designated by it in a written notice to each other party hereto. Any notice, if mailed and properly addressed with postage prepaid or if properly addressed and sent by pre-paid courier service or if transmitted by facsimile shall be deemed given when received.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any notice, request, demand or communication to the Master Collateral Agent, in its capacity as the first lienholder noted on the Certificate of Title, shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to the following address, as applicable:

Re: “DTAG”

c/o Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

P.O. Box 35985

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74153

SECTION 5.3.   Severability.   Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate the remaining provisions hereof, and any

 

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such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 5.4.   Counterparts.   This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts and by the different parties on different counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

SECTION 5.5.   Conflicts with Financing Documents; Reservation of Rights.   The parties agree that in the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any Financing Documents, the provisions of this Agreement shall control. Except as expressly provided herein, nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to affect or limit, in any way, the rights that each of the Beneficiaries has insofar as the rights of such parties and third parties are involved. Except as expressly provided herein, the Beneficiaries specifically reserve all their respective rights against each Lessee Grantor, any Financing Source and/or any third party.

SECTION 5.6.   Binding Effect.   This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Nothing herein is intended or shall be construed to give any other Person any right, remedy or claim under, to or in respect of this Agreement or the Master Collateral.

SECTION 5.7.   Governing Law.   THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.

SECTION 5.8.   Effectiveness.   This Agreement shall become effective on the execution and delivery hereof and shall remain in effect until no amounts are owed to any Financing Source under any Financing Document and no Beneficiary or Financing Source shall have any claim on the Master Collateral.

SECTION 5.9.   Termination of Beneficiary.   Upon receipt by the Master Collateral Agent of a notice from a Beneficiary to the effect that (i) (A) such Beneficiary then has no Related Vehicles hereunder, no amounts are then owing to the related Financing Documents under its Financing Source and such Financing Documents have been terminated and are of no further force or effect or (B) the Master Collateral Agent’s security interest has been reassigned to such Beneficiary pursuant to Section 4.1(e) and (ii) such Beneficiary has elected to terminate this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate as to such Beneficiary.

SECTION 5.10.   Termination of this Agreement.   At any time that there are no Beneficiaries, the Lessee Grantors and RCFC may terminate this Agreement upon notice to the Master Collateral Agent, and the Master Collateral Agent shall take all actions reasonably requested by the Lessee Grantors and RCFC, at the joint and several expense of the Lessee Grantors, to evidence the termination of this Agreement and the Master Collateral Agent’s interest in the Master Collateral, including, without limitation, execute such documents and instruments as RCFC or any Lessee Grantor may prepare and reasonably request to be executed by the Master Collateral Agent in connection with such reassignment; provided , however , that

 

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Sections 4.3 , 4.4(a) , (c) and (e) through (n) , 4.8 , and the indemnification set forth in Sections 4.9 and 4.10 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

SECTION 5.11.   Assignment by Financing Sources.   Each Financing Source acknowledges that it has assigned and does hereby assign to its related Beneficiary or Beneficiaries all of its rights and interests under this Agreement and further acknowledges that its related Beneficiary or Beneficiaries may exercise all of such Financing Source’s rights hereunder assigned thereto.

SECTION 5.12.   RCFC Related Documents.   To the extent that this Agreement affects the secured parties under RCFC’s Financing Documents, it shall be considered a Related Document (as defined in RCFC’s Financing Documents) for all purposes except voting provisions.

SECTION 5.13.     Limited Recourse; Subordination . The obligations of RCFC under this Agreement are solely the corporate obligations of RCFC and shall be limited to recourse against the RCFC Master Collateral. In addition, the obligations of RCFC to the Master Collateral Agent on behalf of a Beneficiary shall be limited to recourse against the Group of Segregated Collateral, including the RCFC Master Collateral designated to such Group, securing RCFC’s obligations to such Beneficiary, and such obligations of RCFC shall be paid only in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Indenture. If all the amounts ultimately realized on the Collateral and RCFC Master Collateral in the Group of Segregated Collateral securing RCFC’s obligations to a Beneficiary are insufficient to satisfy RCFC’s obligations under this Agreement and the Indenture, RCFC shall have no further liability under this Agreement or the Indenture and any outstanding obligations of RCFC shall be extinguished as against such Beneficiary. No recourse shall be had against any officer, member, director, employee, security holder or incorporator of RCFC or its Affiliates or their respective successors or assigns for the payment of any amounts payable under this Agreement or the Indenture. To the extent that the Master Collateral Agent on behalf of a Beneficiary is deemed to have any interest in the Collateral or Master Collateral of a Group of Segregated Collateral not designated as securing the obligations of RCFC to such Beneficiary, the Master Collateral Agent on behalf of such Beneficiary agrees that its interests in such other Group of Segregated Collateral are subordinated in all respects to the claims or rights of the Beneficiary or Beneficiaries designated as being secured by such Group of Segregated Collateral. This Agreement shall constitute a Subordination Agreement for purposes of Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. This Section 5.13 shall survive termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever.

SECTION 5.14.   No Bankruptcy Petition Against Financing Sources.   The Master Collateral Agent hereby covenants and agrees that, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the payment in full of the latest maturing debt security issued by a Financing Source, it will not institute against, or join with any other Person in instituting against, such Financing Source, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under any Federal or state bankruptcy or similar law; provided , however , that nothing in this Section 5.14 shall constitute a waiver of any right to indemnification, reimbursement or other payment from any Financing Source or Beneficiary pursuant to this Agreement; provided , further , that this Section 5.14 shall only be effective with respect to a Financing Source for which the related Financing Documents contain a “no bankruptcy petition”

 

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provision similar to this Section 5.14 . In the event that the Master Collateral Agent takes action in violation of this Section 5.14 , each affected Financing Source agrees that it shall file an answer with the bankruptcy court or otherwise properly contest the filing of such a petition by the Master Collateral Agent against such Financing Source or the commencement of such action and raise the defense that the Master Collateral Agent has agreed in writing not to take such action and should be estopped and precluded therefrom and such other defenses, if any, as its counsel advises that it may assert. The provisions of this Section 5.14 shall survive the termination of this Agreement, and the resignation or removal of the Master Collateral Agent.

SECTION 5.15.   Jurisdiction: Consent to Service of Process.   ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY LESSEE GRANTOR, THE MASTER SERVICER. THE MASTER COLLATERAL AGENT, ANY FINANCING SOURCE OR ANY BENEFICIARY WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER RELATED DOCUMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE COURT OR (TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW) FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, IN NEW YORK, IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH LESSEE GRANTOR, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE MASTER COLLATERAL AGENT, EACH FINANCING SOURCE AND EACH BENEFICIARY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS, AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. EACH LESSEE GRANTOR, THE MASTER SERVICER, EACH FINANCING SOURCE AND EACH BENEFICIARY (OTHER THAN THE TRUSTEE) DESIGNATES AND APPOINTS CT CORPORATION SYSTEM, INC., 111 EIGHTH AVENUE, 13 TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10011, AND SUCH OTHER PERSONS AS MAY HEREAFTER BE SELECTED BY A LESSEE GRANTOR, THE MASTER SERVICER, ANY FINANCING SOURCE OR ANY BENEFICIARY AND AS SHALL IRREVOCABLY AGREE IN WRITING TO SERVE, AS ITS AGENT TO RECEIVE ON ITS BEHALF SERVICE OF ALL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDINGS IN ANY SUCH COURT, SUCH SERVICE BEING HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED BY EACH LESSEE GRANTOR, THE MASTER SERVICER, EACH FINANCING SOURCE AND EACH BENEFICIARY (OTHER THAN THE TRUSTEE) TO BE EFFECTIVE AND BINDING SERVICE IN EVERY RESPECT. A COPY OF SUCH PROCESS SO SERVED SHALL BE MAILED BY REGISTERED MAIL TO EACH LESSEE GRANTOR, THE MASTER SERVICER, SUCH FINANCING SOURCE OR SUCH BENEFICIARY SO SERVED AT ITS ADDRESS PROVIDED IN THE APPLICABLE SIGNATURE PAGE HERETO, EXCEPT THAT, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY FAILURE TO MAIL SUCH COPY SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF SERVICE OF PROCESS. IF ANY AGENT APPOINTED BY A LESSEE GRANTOR, THE MASTER SERVICER, SUCH FINANCING SOURCE OR SUCH BENEFICIARY REFUSES TO ACCEPT SERVICE, EACH LESSEE GRANTOR, THE MASTER SERVICER, EACH FINANCING SOURCE AND EACH BENEFICIARY HEREBY AGREES THAT SERVICE UPON IT BY MAIL SHALL CONSTITUTE SUFFICIENT NOTICE. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHTS TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY

 

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LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT OF ANY FINANCING SOURCE OR BENEFICIARY TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY LESSEE GRANTOR OR THE MASTER SERVICER IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

SECTION 5.16.             Waiver of Jury Trial . THE MASTER COLLATERAL AGENT, EACH FINANCING SOURCE, EACH BENEFICIARY AND EACH LESSEE GRANTOR, AND THE MASTER SERVICER HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER RELATED DOCUMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE MASTER COLLATERAL AGENT, ANY FINANCING SOURCE, ANY BENEFICIARY, ANY LESSEE GRANTOR OR THE MASTER SERVICER IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH. EACH LESSEE GRANTOR, AND THE MASTER SERVICER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION (AND EACH OTHER PROVISION OF EACH OTHER RELATED DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE MASTER COLLATERAL AGENT, EACH FINANCING SOURCE AND EACH BENEFICIARY ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH SUCH OTHER RELATED DOCUMENT.

SECTION 5.17.   Insurance Notification.   The Master Collateral Agent shall, promptly upon its receipt of written notification of any termination of or proposed cancellation or nonrenewal of any insurance policies required to be maintained under any of the Financing Documents, notify the Beneficiary thereof of any such termination, proposed cancellation or nonrenewal.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto has executed this Agreement or caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP,

 

INC., as Master Servicer

 

 

 

By:

________________________________

 

Name:

Pamela S. Peck

 

Title:

Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

Address:

5330 East 31 st Street

 

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135

 

Telephone:

(918) 660-7700

 

Facsimile:

(918) 669-2301

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.,

 

as grantor

 

 

 

By:

________________________________

 

Name:

Pamela S. Peck

 

Title:

Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

Address:

5330 East 31 st Street

 

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135

 

Telephone:

(918) 669-2550

 

Facsimile:

(918) 669-2301

DTG OPERATIONS, INC.

 

as grantor and as servicer

 

 

 

By:

________________________________

 

Name:

Pamela S. Peck

 

Title:

Treasurer

 

 

Address:

5330 East 31 st Street

 

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135

 

Telephone:

(918) 669-2395

 

Facsimile:

(918) 669-2301

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

 

not in its individual capacity

 

but solely as Master Collateral

 

Agent

 

 

 

By:______________________________________

 

Name:____________________________________

Title:_____________________________________

 

 

By:______________________________________

 

Name:____________________________________

Title:_____________________________________

 

 

Address:

60 Wall Street

 

New York, New York 10005

 

Telephone:

(212) 250-2894

 

Facsimile:

(212) 553-2462

EXHIBIT A

GRANTOR SUPPLEMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND  

RESTATED MASTER COLLATERAL AGENCY AGREEMENT

This GRANTOR SUPPLEMENT (“ Grantor Supplement ”) to the Second Amended and Restated Master Collateral Agency Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2007 (as heretofore amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Master Collateral Agency Agreement ”), among DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Master Collateral Agent, DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, as Master Servicer, RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP., as a grantor (“ RCFC ”), DTG OPERATIONS, INC. as a grantor and servicer (“ DTG Operations ”), and each additional grantor that has previously executed a Grantor Supplement (each an “ Additional Grantor ” and, together with RCFC, and DTG Operations, the “ Lessee Grantors ”) is entered into as of ___________, 20__, among the Master Collateral Agent, the Master Servicer, each of the Lessee Grantors and _______________ (“ New Grantor ”).

WHEREAS, the Master Collateral Agent, the Master Servicer and each of the Lessee Grantors have entered into the Master Collateral Agency Agreement or a Grantor Supplement thereto, and the Master Collateral Agent, the Master Servicer and the Lessee Grantors now desire to add an additional grantor party to such Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Definitions . All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Amended and Restated Master Collateral Agency Agreement (including by reference therein to the Definitions List attached as Schedule 1 to the Base Indenture).

SECTION 2. Master Collateral Agency Agreement: Grant of Security Interest . New Grantor hereby acknowledges receipt of an executed copy of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement. New Grantor hereby becomes a Lessee Grantor under the Master Collateral Agency Agreement. New Grantor hereby agrees to be bound by the terms of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement as a Lessee Grantor thereunder. As security for the payment of the obligations from time to time owing by New Grantor to each Financing Source (or any Beneficiary as assignee thereof) under the related Financing Documents, New Grantor hereby grants, pledges and assigns to the Master Collateral Agent for the benefit of each Financing Source (or any Beneficiary as assignee thereof) a continuing, first priority security interest in all right, title and interest of New Grantor in, to and under the following, whether existing or acquired as of the date hereof or hereafter (the “ New Grantor Master Collateral ”):

(a)        all vehicles (A) acquired, financed or refinanced with funds provided by any Financing Source or Beneficiary and identified as Lessee Grantor Master Collateral Vehicles related to New Grantor in any Fleet Reports delivered to the Master Collateral Agent and/or (B) identified as being owned by New Grantor and subject to the lien of the Master Collateral Agent in each case on the Certificates of Title thereof and all Certificates of Title with respect thereto;

 

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(b)        the Master Collateral Account (including the Collateral Account and each Group Collateral Account), all funds on deposit therein from time to time, all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing any or all of the Master Collateral Account or the funds on deposit therein from time to time, and all Permitted Investments made at any time and from time to time with the funds on deposit in the Master Collateral Account (including income thereon) and all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing such Permitted Investments;

(c)        all Vehicle Disposition Programs and incentive programs applicable to Lessee Grantor Master Collateral Vehicles, to the extent such right, title and interest relates to such Lessee Grantor Master Collateral Vehicles, including any amendments thereof and all monies due and to become due in respect of such Lessee Grantor Master Collateral Vehicles under or in connection with each such Vehicle Disposition Program and incentive program, whether payable as Repurchase Payments, Guaranteed Payments, Disposition Proceeds, Incentive Payments, auction sales proceeds, fees, expenses, cost, indemnities, insurance recoveries, damages for breach of any Vehicle Disposition Program or otherwise and all rights to compel performance and otherwise exercise rights and remedies thereunder;

(d)        all Subleases entered into by New Grantor the subject of which includes any Master Collateral Vehicle leased by RCFC to New Grantor under a Lease, and all other contracts, agreements, guarantees, insurance, warranties, instruments or certificates entered into or delivered to New Grantor in connection with any such Sublease, in each case only to the extent directly relating to any Master Collateral Vehicle, including (but only to such extent), without limitation, all monies due and to become due to New Grantor under or in connection with such agreements whether payable as rent, guaranty payments, fees, expenses, costs, indemnities, insurance recoveries, damages for the breach of any of the agreements or otherwise, and all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of New Grantor against any other party under or with respect to such agreements (whether arising pursuant to the terms of such agreements or otherwise available to New Grantor at law or in equity), including the right to enforce any of the agreements as provided herein and to give or withhold any and all consents, requests, notices, directions, approvals, extensions or waivers under or with respect to the agreements or the obligations of any party thereunder, all liens and property from time to time purporting to secure payment arising under or in connection with such agreements, or assigned to, New Grantor describing any collateral securing such obligations or liabilities and all guarantees, insurance and other agreements or arrangements of whatever character from time to time supporting or securing payment of such obligations and liabilities due to New Grantor pursuant to such agreements);

 

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all Assignment Agreements entered into by New Grantor;

(f)         all payments under insurance policies (whether or not the Master Collateral Agent is named as the loss payee thereof) with respect to any of the Lessee Grantor Master Collateral Vehicles;

 

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(g)        any Assignment of Exchange Agreement entered into by New Grantor and all proceeds thereof, including Unused Exchange Proceeds, but only to the extent such grant, pledge and assignment with respect to such Exchange Proceeds, including such grant, pledge and assignment with respect to the Unused Exchange Proceeds, is consistent with the limitations set forth in the “safe harbor” provisions of Treasury Regulation §1.1031(k)-1(g)(6);

(h)        all additional property that may on the Closing Date or from time to time hereafter be subjected to the grant and pledge under this Agreement, as the same may be modified or supplemented from time to time, by New Grantor or by anyone on its behalf; and

(i)         any and all proceeds, products, offspring, rents or profits of any and all of the foregoing.

SECTION 3. Notice Address . Any notice to be given to the New Grantor shall be sent as set forth the Master Collateral Agency Agreement to the New Grantor at the following address:

[ New Grantor: ]

________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

Attention:________________

Telephone:_______________

Facsimile:________________

 

SECTION 4. Counterparts . This Grantor Supplement may be executed in separate counterparts and by the different parties on different counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

SECTION 5.                GOVERNING LAW . THIS GRANTOR SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES.

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Blank]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto has executed this Grantor Supplement or caused this Grantor Supplement to be duly executed by their respective officers duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

not in its individual capacity but

solely as Master Collateral Agent

 

 

 

By:_______________________________________

 

Name:_________________________________

 

Title:__________________________________

 

 

 

By:_______________________________________

 

Name:_________________________________

 

Title:__________________________________

 

 

Address:

60 Wall Street

 

New York, New York 10005

 

Telephone:

(212) 250-2894

 

Facsimile:

(212) 553-2462

 

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC., as Master Servicer

 

 

 

By:_______________________________________

 

Name:

Pamela S. Peck

 

Title:

Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

Address:

5330 East 31 st Street

 

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135

 

Telephone:

(918) 669-2395

 

Facsimile:

(918) 669-2301

 

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RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.,

as a Grantor and Servicer

 

 

 

By:_______________________________________

 

Name:

Pamela S. Peck

 

Title:

Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

Address:

5330 East 31 st Street

 

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135

 

Telephone:

(918) 669-2395

 

Facsimile:

(918) 669-2301

 

DTG OPERATIONS, INC.

 

as a Grantor and Servicer

 

 

 

By:_______________________________________

 

Name:

Pamela S. Peck

 

Title:

Treasurer

 

 

Address:

5330 East 31 st Street

 

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135

 

Telephone:

(918) 669-2395

 

Facsimile:

(918) 669-2301

 

 

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EXHIBIT B-1

Lessee Grantor Master Collateral

FINANCING SOURCE AND BENEFICIARY SUPPLEMENT TO

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER COLLATERAL AGENCY AGREEMENT

This FINANCING SOURCE AND BENEFICIARY SUPPLEMENT , dated as of ___________, 20__ (“ Supplement ”), to the Second Amended and Restated Master Collateral Agency Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2007 (as heretofore amended, modified or supplemented, the “ Master Collateral Agency Agreement ”), among DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. , a Delaware corporation (“ DTAG ”), as Master Servicer (in such capacity, the “ Master Servicer ”), DTG OPERATIONS, INC. , an Oklahoma corporation (“ DTG Operations ”), as a servicer and as a grantor, RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP. , an Oklahoma corporation (“ RCFC ”), as a grantor, DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, in its capacity as trustee (the “ Trustee ”) under the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007, between RCFC and the Trustee, as such agreement may be amended from time to time (“ Base Indenture ”), and all other parties which have heretofore executed a supplement to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement as a Financing Source (each, a “ Financing Source ” and collectively, the “ Financing Sources ”), the Trustee and all other parties which have heretofore executed a supplement to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement as a Beneficiary (each, a “ Beneficiary ” and collectively, the “ Beneficiaries ”), DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS , not in its individual capacity but solely as master collateral agent for the Beneficiaries (in such capacity, the “ Master Collateral Agent ”), ____________________ (the “ New Financing Source ”) and ____________________ (the “ New Beneficiary ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth therefor in the Base Indenture or the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Master Collateral Agent, the Servicers, the Lessee Grantors, the Master Servicer, RCFC, the Trustee and other parties have entered into the Master Collateral Agency Agreement and now desire to add additional parties to such agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

SECTION 1.   Designation . [_____________] is hereby designated as a Financing Source with respect to the Lessee Grantor Master Collateral comprised of Related Vehicles and Related Master Collateral under the Master Collateral Agency Agreement identified in the records of the Master Servicer (by VIN number of the Related Vehicles) as having been financed with proceeds from such Financing Source and serving as Master Collateral and Related Master Collateral securing the repayment of all amounts owed by the Lessee Grantor to or in respect of such Financing Source (The “ Financing Source Master Collateral ”). [___________] is hereby designated as the [Senior] 1 Beneficiary with respect to such Financing Source Master Collateral.

_________________________

To be used if there is a senior and subordinated Beneficiary with respect to a Financing Source.

 

 

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SECTION 2. Master Collateral Agency Agreement . Each of Financing Source and Beneficiary hereby acknowledges receipt of an executed copy of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement. The [Senior] Beneficiary hereby becomes (and is hereby designated by the Master Servicer) a Beneficiary under the Master Collateral Agency Agreement. The Financing Source hereby becomes (and is hereby designated by the Master Servicer) a Financing Source under the Master Collateral Agency Agreement. Each of Financing Source and [Senior] Beneficiary agrees to be bound by the terms of this Supplement[, the Collateral Sharing Agreement referenced in Section 4 below] and the Master Collateral Agency Agreement and hereby authorizes the Master Collateral Agent to act on its behalf hereunder and thereunder with respect to the Financing Source Master Collateral.

[SECTION 3. Subordinated Beneficiary . Subject to the subordination provisions in Section 4 below, [_____________] is hereby designated as the Subordinated Beneficiary with respect to the Financing Source Master Collateral. The Subordinated Beneficiary hereby acknowledges receipt of an executed copy of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement. The Subordinated Beneficiary hereby becomes (and is hereby designated by the Master Servicer) a Beneficiary under the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, subordinated to the interests of the Senior Beneficiary as specified in Section 4 below. The Subordinated Beneficiary agrees to be bound by the terms of this Supplement[, the Collateral Sharing Agreement referenced in Section 4 below] [or other subordination or intercreditor agreement] and the Master Collateral Agency Agreement and hereby authorizes the Master Collateral Agent to act on its behalf hereunder and thereunder with respect to Financing Source Master Collateral.]

[SECTION 4. Subordination and Collateral Coverage . For the purposes hereof and of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, the Financing Source Master Collateral securing the Senior Beneficiary, shall also be deemed Financing Source Master Collateral securing the Subordinated Beneficiary on a subordinated basis. The interests of the Subordinated Beneficiary in the Financing Source Master Collateral shall be (i) subordinated to the interests of the Senior Beneficiary in such Financing Source Master Collateral [as specified in the Group [___] Collateral Sharing Agreement, dated [______________]] [other subordination/intercreditor agreement] [(the “ Collateral Sharing Agreement ”)], entered into by the Senior Beneficiary and the Subordinated Beneficiary and (ii) subrogated to the interests of the Senior Beneficiary in the Financing Source Master Collateral to the extent of any payments made and not reimbursed under the [related Enhancement]. The Subordinated Beneficiary agrees that notwithstanding the language of Section 2.3 of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement regarding required collateral coverage, the required collateral coverage in such section shall refer to the amount of collateral required under the Financing Documents to support the debt provided by the Senior Beneficiary only.]

SECTION 5. Notice Address . Any notice to be given to the Financing Source, [Subordinated Beneficiary] or [Senior] Beneficiary shall be sent as set forth in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement to the Financing Source[, Subordinated Beneficiary] or the [Senior] Beneficiary, as the case may be, at the following address:

Financing Source:

 

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________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

Attention:________________

Telephone:_______________

Facsimile:________________

 

[Senior] Beneficiary:

________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

Attention:________________

Telephone:_______________

Facsimile:________________

 

[Subordinated Beneficiary:

________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

Attention:________________

Telephone:_______________

Facsimile:________________]

 

SECTION 6. Counterparts . This Supplement may be executed in separate counterparts and by the different parties on different counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

SECTION 7. GOVERNING LAW . THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Supplement or caused this Supplement to be duly executed by their respective officers duly authorized as of the day and year first written above.

DTG OPERATIONS, INC., as Grantor and as Servicer

 

By:______________________________________

Name: Pamela S. Peck

Title: Treasurer

 

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP., as Grantor

 

By:______________________________________

Pamela S. Peck

Vice President and Treasurer

 

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC., as Master Servicer

 

By:______________________________________

Pamela S. Peck

Vice President and Treasurer

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, not in its individual capacity but solely as Master Collateral Agent

 

By:______________________________________

Name:________________________________

Title:_________________________________

 

By:______________________________________

Name:________________________________

Title:_________________________________

 

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_____________________________,

as Financing Source

 

By:_____________________________________

Name:_______________________________

Title: ________________________________

 

_____________________________,

 

as [Senior] Beneficiary

 

By:__________________________________

Name:_______________________________

Title: ________________________________

 

[_____________________________,

 

as Subordinated Beneficiary

 

By:__________________________________

Name:________________________________

Title: ________________________________]

 

 

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EXHIBIT B-2

RCFC Master Collateral

FINANCING SOURCE AND BENEFICIARY SUPPLEMENT TO

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER COLLATERAL AGENCY AGREEMENT

This FINANCING SOURCE AND BENEFICIARY SUPPLEMENT , dated as of ___________, 20__ (“ Supplement ”), to the Second Amended and Restated Master Collateral Agency Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2007 (as heretofore amended, modified or supplemented, the “ Master Collateral Agency Agreement ”), among DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. , a Delaware corporation (“ DTAG ”), as Master Servicer (in such capacity, the “ Master Servicer ”), DTG OPERATIONS, INC. , an Oklahoma corporation (“ DTG Operations ”), as a servicer and as a grantor, RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP. , an Oklahoma corporation (“ RCFC ”), as a grantor, DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, in its capacity as trustee (the “ Trustee ”) under the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007, between RCFC and the Trustee, as such agreement may be amended from time to time (“ Base Indenture ”), and as supplemented by the [__________] Supplement and any other Supplement relating to a Group [___] Series of Notes (any such Supplement, together with the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), and all other parties which have heretofore executed a supplement to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement as a Financing Source (each, a “ Financing Source ” and collectively, the “ Financing Sources ”), the Trustee and all other parties which have heretofore executed a supplement to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement as a Beneficiary (each, a “ Beneficiary ” and collectively, the “ Beneficiaries ”), DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS , not in its individual capacity but solely as master collateral agent for the Beneficiaries (in such capacity, the “ Master Collateral Agent ”), ____________________ (the “ New Financing Source ”) and ____________________ (the “ New Beneficiary ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth therefor in the Base Indenture or the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Master Collateral Agent, the Servicers, the Lessee Grantors, the Master Servicer, RCFC, the Trustee and other parties have entered into the Master Collateral Agency Agreement and now desire to add additional parties to such agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

SECTION 1.   Designation . [Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, not in its individual capacity but as Trustee under the Indenture (the “ Trustee ”)] is hereby designated as a Financing Source with respect to the RCFC Master Collateral comprised of Related Vehicles and Related Master Collateral under the Master Collateral Agency Agreement identified in the records of the Master Servicer (by VIN number of the Related Vehicles) as having been financed with proceeds from such Financing Source and serving as Master Collateral and Related Master Collateral securing the repayment of all amounts owed by RCFC to or in respect of such Financing Source (The “ Financing Source Master Collateral ”). [The Trustee on behalf of the

 

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secured parties under the Indenture] is hereby designated as the [Senior] 2 Beneficiary with respect to such Financing Source Master Collateral.

SECTION 2. Master Collateral Agency Agreement . Each of Financing Source and Beneficiary hereby acknowledges receipt of an executed copy of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement. The [Senior] Beneficiary hereby becomes (and is hereby designated by the Master Servicer) a Beneficiary under the Master Collateral Agency Agreement. The Financing Source hereby becomes (and is hereby designated by the Master Servicer) a Financing Source under the Master Collateral Agency Agreement. Each of Financing Source and [Senior] Beneficiary agrees to be bound by the terms of this Supplement[, the Collateral Sharing Agreement referenced in Section 4 below] and the Master Collateral Agency Agreement and hereby authorizes the Master Collateral Agent to act on its behalf hereunder and thereunder with respect to the Financing Source Master Collateral.

[SECTION 3. Subordinated Beneficiary . Subject to the subordination provisions in Section 4 below, [_____________] is hereby designated as the Subordinated Beneficiary with respect to the Financing Source Master Collateral. The Subordinated Beneficiary hereby acknowledges receipt of an executed copy of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement. The Subordinated Beneficiary hereby becomes (and is hereby designated by the Master Servicer) a Beneficiary under the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, subordinated to the interests of the Senior Beneficiary as specified in Section 4 below. The Subordinated Beneficiary agrees to be bound by the terms of this Supplement[, the Collateral Sharing Agreement referenced in Section 4 below] [or other subordination or intercreditor agreement] and the Master Collateral Agency Agreement and hereby authorizes the Master Collateral Agent to act on its behalf hereunder and thereunder with respect to Financing Source Master Collateral.]

[SECTION 4. Subordination and Collateral Coverage . For the purposes hereof and of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, the Financing Source Master Collateral securing the Senior Beneficiary, shall also be deemed Financing Source Master Collateral securing the Subordinated Beneficiary on a subordinated basis. The interests of the Subordinated Beneficiary in the Financing Source Master Collateral shall be (i) subordinated to the interests of the Senior Beneficiary in such Financing Source Master Collateral [as specified in the Group [___] Collateral Sharing Agreement, dated [______________]] [other subordination/intercreditor agreement] [(the “ Collateral Sharing Agreement ”)], entered into by the Senior Beneficiary and the Subordinated Beneficiary and (ii) subrogated to the interests of the Senior Beneficiary in the Financing Source Master Collateral to the extent of any payments made and not reimbursed under the [related Enhancement]. The Subordinated Beneficiary agrees that notwithstanding the language of Section 2.3 of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement regarding required collateral coverage, the required collateral coverage in such section shall refer to the amount of collateral required under the Financing Documents to support the debt provided by the Senior Beneficiary only.]

SECTION 5. Notice Address . Any notice to be given to the Financing Source, [Subordinated Beneficiary] or [Senior] Beneficiary shall be sent as set forth in the Master

 

_________________________

To be used if there is a senior and a subordinated Beneficiary with respect to a Financing Source.

 

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Collateral Agency Agreement to the Financing Source[, Subordinated Beneficiary] or the [Senior] Beneficiary, as the case may be, at the following address:

Financing Source:

________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

Attention:________________

Telephone:_______________

Facsimile:________________

 

[Senior] Beneficiary:

________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

Attention:________________

Telephone:_______________

Facsimile:________________

 

[Subordinated Beneficiary:

________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

Attention:________________

Telephone:_______________

Facsimile:________________]

 

SECTION 6.   Counterparts . This Supplement may be executed in separate counterparts and by the different parties on different counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

SECTION 7.   GOVERNING LAW . THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Supplement or caused this Supplement to be duly executed by their respective officers duly authorized as of the day and year first written above.

DTG OPERATIONS, INC., as Grantor and as Servicer

 

By:______________________________________

Name: Pamela S. Peck

Title: Treasurer

 

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP., as Grantor

 

By:______________________________________

Pamela S. Peck

Vice President and Treasurer

 

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC., as Master Servicer

 

By:______________________________________

Pamela S. Peck

Vice President and Treasurer

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, not in its individual capacity but solely as Master Collateral Agent

 

By:______________________________________

Name:________________________________

Title:_________________________________

 

By:______________________________________

Name:________________________________

Title:_________________________________

 

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_____________________________,

as Financing Source

 

By:_____________________________________

Name:_______________________________

Title: ________________________________

 

_____________________________,

 

as [Senior] Beneficiary

 

By:__________________________________

Name:_______________________________

Title: ________________________________

 

[_____________________________,

 

as Subordinated Beneficiary

 

By:__________________________________

Name:________________________________

Title: ________________________________]

 

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EXHIBIT C

MASTER SERVICER’S FLEET REPORT

The Master Servicer’s Financial Fleet Report of Total MCAA Vehicles represents the complete listing by Vehicle Identification Number with Acquisition Cost and Net Book Value of the Master Collateral Vehicles at Closing.

[DTAG will provide a new report for closing]

 

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EXHIBIT D

Second Amended and Restated Master Collateral Agency Agreement

 

Certificate of Title Locations

Certificates of Title will be received by:

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Master Collateral Agent

Address:

P.O. Box 35588

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74153

 

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EXHIBIT E

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Master Collateral Agent (the “ Master Collateral Agent ”) under that certain Second Amended and Restated Master Collateral Agency Agreement dated as of February 14, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Master Collateral Agency Agreement ”) among DTG Operations, Inc. (“ DTG Operations ”), as a grantor and Servicer, Rental Car Finance Corp. (“RCFC”), as a grantor, a Financing Source and as a Beneficiary, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (“DTAG”), as Master Servicer, various Financing Sources parties thereto, various Beneficiaries parties thereto, and the Master Collateral Agent, does hereby make, constitute and appoint [                                                   ] its true and lawful Attorneys-in-Fact for it and in its name, stead and behalf to execute any and all documents and instruments, but only in connection with the following: (i) to note the Master Collateral Agent as the holder of a first Lien on the Certificate of Title, and/or otherwise ensure that the first Lien shown on any and all Certificates of Title is in the name of the Master Collateral Agent, (ii) to release the Master Collateral Agent’s Lien on any Certificate of Title in connection with the sale or disposition of any related Master Collateral Vehicle permitted pursuant to the provisions of the Financing Documents relating to such Master Collateral Vehicle, (iii) to release the Master Collateral Agent’s Lien on any Certificate of Title with respect to any Master Collateral Vehicle which is not a Related Vehicle with respect to any Beneficiary or with respect to which all obligations to the related Beneficiary have been satisfied in full (and any applicable bankruptcy preference period has expired) and (iv) to appoint individual representatives of [                                                   ] as attorneys-in-fact to act on behalf of [                                                   ] to fulfill the purposes of this Power of Attorney. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

The powers and authority granted hereunder shall, unless sooner revoked by the Master Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 2.7 of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement or following the resignation or removal of the Master Collateral Agent under the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, cease upon the termination of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this instrument to be executed on its behalf on this ____ day ______________, 20__.

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

 

not in its individual capacity; but solely as

 

Master Collateral Agent

 

 

 

By:______________________________________

 

Name:_________________________________

 

Title:__________________________________

 

By:______________________________________

 

Name:_________________________________

 

Title:__________________________________

 

 

STATE OF NEW YORK

)

 

)

ss:

COUNTY OF NEW YORK

)

Subscribed and sworn before me, a notary public, in and for said county and state, this ____ day of ______________, 20__.

_______________________________________________________

Notary Public

 

My Commission Expires:

 

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EXHIBIT F

COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT OF GUARANTEED DEPRECIATION PROGRAM

THIS COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT OF GUARANTEED DEPRECIATION PROGRAM, dated as of _________, 20__ (this “ Collateral Assignment ”) is made by DTG OPERATIONS, INC., an Oklahoma corporation (“ DTG Operations ”), and RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP. (“ RCFC ” and, together with DTG Operations, the “ Assignors ”) in favor of DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, a New York banking corporation, as master collateral agent (the “ Assignee ”) on behalf of the Beneficiaries (as defined in that certain Second Amended and Restated Master Collateral Agency Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2007 (the “ Master Collateral Agency Agreement ”) among the Assignee, in its capacity as master collateral agent, the Assignors, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., (“ DTAG ”) as Master Servicer, and certain financing sources and Beneficiaries parties thereto), as so acknowledged, consented to and agreed to by the Assignee and ___________________ (the “ Manufacturer ”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Assignors are each participants in the Guaranteed Depreciation Program offered by the Manufacturer to the Assignors with respect to the purchase of new ________ model year vehicles from the Manufacturer, including all terms and conditions now or hereafter in effect thereunder and all successor programs relating to future model year vehicles (the “ Manufacturer Programs ”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, each Assignor has pledged, assigned, conveyed, delivered, transferred and set over to the Assignee, and granted to the Assignee a security interest in, all such Assignor’s right, title and interest in, to and under, among other collateral, the Manufacturer Programs; and

WHEREAS, this Collateral Assignment is intended to transfer to the Assignee each Assignor’s interest in the Manufacturer Programs and to evidence the Manufacturer’s consent to such transfer.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged), each Assignor and Assignee agree as follows:

1.          Assignment . Each Assignor hereby irrevocably pledges, assigns, conveys, delivers, transfers and sets over to the Assignee, and grants to the Assignee a security interest in, all such Assignor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Manufacturer Programs (whether now existing or hereafter arising), to the extent that such right, title and interest relates to the RCFC Master Collateral Vehicles, or the Lessee Grantor Master Collateral Vehicles (in each case as defined in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement) (the “Assigned Program Rights”) and all monies due and to become due with respect to the Assigned Program Rights thereunder or in connection therewith, whether payable as guaranteed depreciation payments, fees, expenses, costs, indemnities, insurance recoveries, damages for breach of the Manufacturer Programs or otherwise (exclusive of any payments payable as an advertising and promotional allowance pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Manufacturer Programs).

 

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2.          Representations and Warranties . Each Assignor hereby, represents and warrants to the Assignee that (a) such Assignor’s Assigned Program Rights are not subject to any other pledge, assignment, encumbrance or hypothecation, and no other security interest exists therein and (b) the Manufacturer Programs for the ________ model year vehicles are in full force and effect and there exists no default thereunder.

3.          Manufacturer’s Consent . The Manufacturer hereby acknowledges and consents to the assignment, pledge and grant of a security interest in the Assigned Program Rights of each Assignor to the Assignee and hereby agrees to recognize the Assignee as the holder of the interest of each Assignor in the Assigned Program Rights from and after the date of this Agreement and hereby acknowledges that the Assignee has the right to enforce the Assigned Program Rights against the Manufacturer. Each Assignor irrevocably instructs the Manufacturer to pay directly to the Assignee, to the account specified by the Assignee, all amounts now or hereafter payable to such Assignor under the Manufacturer Programs in respect of the Assigned Program Rights. Each Assignor waives all claims against the Manufacturer and releases it from all liability arising in connection with any such payments by the Manufacturer to the Assignee.

4.          Manufacturer Programs in Full Force and Effect . The Manufacturer acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Manufacturer Programs for the ________ model year vehicles are in full force and effect, (ii) such Manufacturer Programs have been duly authorized by the Manufacturer and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Manufacturer enforceable in accordance with its terms, and (iii) each of the Assignors is a duly authorized fleet purchaser under the Manufacturer Programs entitled to the benefits provided by such Manufacturer Programs.

5.          No Amendments . The Manufacturer agrees that it will not modify, amend, alter or otherwise change the provisions of the Manufacturer Programs in any way that would reduce the amount payable by the Manufacturer thereunder in respect of the Assigned Program Rights assigned to Assignee under this Agreement. The Manufacturer agrees that it will not otherwise reduce any amount payable by it in respect of turned-back Vehicles purchased by the Assignors under any Manufacturer Program for any reason other than charges expressly contemplated in such Manufacturer Program.

6.          Counterparts . This Collateral Assignment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one instrument.

7.          Further Assurances . The parties hereby agree that, upon request of any party, each of them will execute and deliver such further documents and instruments as may reasonably be requested in order to carry out the purposes of this Collateral Assignment.

8.          Governing Law . This Collateral Assignment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

9.          Notices to Manufacturer . Any notice provided hereunder to the Manufacturer shall be in writing and, if mailed, shall be deemed to be given upon receipt thereof; and shall be sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to the Manufacturer at its

 

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address set forth below, or at such other address as the Manufacturer may, by written notice, designate as its address for purposes of notice hereunder.

_________________

_________________

_________________

Attention:_________

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Collateral Assignment to be duly executed and agreed to and accepted by their respective duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

DTG OPERATIONS, INC.,

 

as Assignor

 

 

 

By:_________________________________

 

Name:

Pamela S. Peck

 

Title:

Treasurer

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.,

 

as Assignor

 

 

 

By:_________________________________

 

Name:

Pamela S. Peck

 

Title:

Vice President and Treasurer

 

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Acknowledged, Consented to and

 

Agreed to

 

ASSIGNEE

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

 

as Assignee

 

 

By:

_________________________________

 

Name:____________________________

 

Title:_____________________________

By:

_________________________________

 

Name:____________________________

 

Title:_____________________________

 

MANUFACTURER:

 

___________________________________

 

 

By:

_________________________________

 

Name:____________________________

 

Title:_____________________________

 

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EXHIBIT G

NEW YORK STATE BANK HOLIDAYS

New Year’s Day

Martin Luther King Day

Presidents’ Day

Memorial Day

Independence Day

Labor Day

Columbus Day

Veterans’ Day

Thanksgiving Day

Christmas Day

OKLAHOMA STATE BANK HOLIDAYS

New Year’s Day

Martin Luther King Day

Presidents’ Day

Memorial Day

Independence Day

Labor Day

Columbus Day

Veterans’ Day

Thanksgiving Day

Christmas Day

 

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EXHIBIT H

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER COLLATERAL AGENCY AGREEMENT

Investment Standing Instruction

 

Initial standing instructions for Permitted Investments for Master Collateral Accounts are presented in Schedule 1 (Deutsche Bank) and Schedule 2 (Bank of Oklahoma) attached.

 

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SCHEDULE 1

Investment Standing Instruction

To Deutsche Bank as Master Collateral Agent

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

as Master Collateral Agent

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

 

Re: Permitted Investments

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Reference is made to the Second Amended and Restated Master Collateral Agency Agreement (the “Master Collateral Agency Agreement”) dated as of February 14, 2007, among Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., as Master Servicer, DTG Operations, Inc., as Servicer, Rental Car Finance Corp., various Financing Sources parties thereto, various Beneficiaries parties thereto, and the Master Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

 

Pursuant to Section 2.5(f) of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, you are hereby authorized and instructed to invest funds from time to time on deposit in the Master Collateral Account (and not otherwise distributable in accordance with the terms of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement) in the Permitted Investments described below:

 

Deutsche Bank – DWS

Money Market Series #2403

Formerly known as Scudder Investments

Institutional Money Market Fund #403

 

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                 These directions will remain in place unless and until the Master Servicer instructs the Master Collateral Agent in writing otherwise.

 

 

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

As Master Servicer under the Master

Collateral Agency Agreement

 

By:__________________________

Name:________________________

Title:_________________________

 

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SCHEDULE 2

 

Investment Standing Instruction

 

To Bank of Oklahoma as Depository for Master Collateral Agent

 

 

Bank of Oklahoma

P.O. Box 2300

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74192

 

Re: Permitted Investments

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Reference is made to the Second Amended and Restated Master Collateral Agency Agreement (the “Master Collateral Agency Agreement”) dated as of February 14, 2007, among Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. as Master Servicer, DTG Operations, Inc., as Servicer, Rental Car Finance Corp., various Financing Sources parties herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

 

Pursuant to Section 2.5(f) of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, you are hereby authorized and instructed to invest funds from time to time on deposit in the Master Collateral Account (and not otherwise distributable in accordance with the terms of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement) in the Permitted Investments described below:

 

Bank of Oklahoma-

American Performance Institutional U.S.

Treasury Fund I Shares

 

These directions will remain in place unless and until the Servicer instructs the Master Collateral Agent’s depository in writing otherwise.

 

 

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

As Master Servicer under the Master

Collateral Agency Agreement

 

By:____________________________

Name:__________________________

Title:___________________________

 

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Exhibit 4.171

EXECUTION COPY

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER MOTOR VEHICLE LEASE

AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (GROUP II)

 

dated as of February 14, 2007

 

among

 

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

as Lessor,

 

DTG OPERATIONS, INC.,

as Lessee and Servicer,

and those Subsidiaries of

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

from time to time

becoming Lessees and Servicers hereunder

 

and

 

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

as Guarantor and Master Servicer

 

AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 21 HEREOF, LESSOR HAS ASSIGNED TO THE TRUSTEE (AS DEFINED HEREIN) ALL OF LESSOR’S RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IN AND TO THIS LEASE. TO THE EXTENT, IF ANY, THAT THIS LEASE CONSTITUTES CHATTEL PAPER (AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE AS IN EFFECT IN ANY APPLICABLE JURISDICTION), NO SECURITY INTEREST IN THIS LEASE MAY BE CREATED THROUGH THE TRANSFER OR POSSESSION OF ANY COUNTERPART OTHER THAN THE ORIGINAL EXECUTED COUNTERPART NO. 1, WHICH SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AS THE COUNTERPART CONTAINING THE RECEIPT THEREFOR EXECUTED BY THE TRUSTEE ON THE SIGNATURE PAGE THEREOF.

 

[THIS IS NOT THE ORIGINAL EXECUTED COUNTERPART NO. 1]

[THIS IS THE ORIGINAL EXECUTED COUNTERPART NO. 1

IF BEARING ORIGINAL SIGNATURES)]

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

Page

 

SECTION 1.

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

  2

 

Section 1.1.

Certain Definitions

  2

 

Section 1.2.

Accounting and Financial Determinations

  2

 

Section 1.3.

Cross References; Headings

  2

 

Section 1.4.

Interpretation

  2

SECTION 2.

GENERAL AGREEMENT

  3

 

Section 2.1.

Leasing of Vehicles

  4

 

Section 2.2.

Right of Lessees to Act as Lessor’s Agent

  4

 

Section 2.3.

Payment of Purchase Price by Lessor

  4

 

Section 2.4.

Non-liability of Lessor

  5

SECTION 3.

TERM

  6

 

Section 3.1.

Vehicle Lease Commencement Date

  6

 

Section 3.2.

Lease Commencement Date; Lease Expiration Date

  6

SECTION 4.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

  6

 

Section 4.1.

Conditions to Each Lease of Vehicles

  6

 

Section 4.2.

Additional Conditions to Leases of Refinanced Vehicles

  7

SECTION 5.

RENT AND CHARGES

  8

 

Section 5.1.

Payment of Rent

  8

 

Section 5.2.

Payment of Availability Payment

  8

 

Section 5.3.

Payment of Monthly Supplemental Payments

  8

 

Section 5.4.

Payment of Termination Payments, Casualty Payments, and Late

 

 

 

Return Payments

  8

 

Section 5.5.

Late Payment

  8

 

Section 5.6.

Allocation of Rent and Charges

  9

SECTION 6.

INSURANCE

  9

 

Section 6.1.

Fleet Insurance

  9

 

Section 6.2.

Information

  9

SECTION 7.

CASUALTY OBLIGATION

  9

SECTION 8.

VEHICLE USE

  9

 

 

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SECTION 9.

REGISTRATION; LICENSE; TRAFFIC SUMMONSES; PENALTIES

 

 

AND FINES

10

SECTION 10.

MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS

11

SECTION 11.

VEHICLE WARRANTIES

11

SECTION 12.

VEHICLE USAGE REQUIREMENTS AND DISPOSITION

11

 

Section 12.1.

Usage

12

 

Section 12.2.

Disposition Procedure

12

 

Section 12.3.

Termination Payments

12

SECTION 13.

LATE RETURN PAYMENTS

13

SECTION 14.

REDESIGNATION OF VEHICLES

13

SECTION 15.

GENERAL INDEMNITY

14

 

Section 15.1.

Indemnity of the Lessor

14

 

Section 15.2.

Indemnification of the Trustee

15

 

Section 15.3.

Reimbursement Obligation by the Lessees

16

 

Section 15.4.

Notice to Lessee of Claims

16

 

Section 15.5.

Defense of Claims

16

SECTION 16.

ASSIGNMENT

17

SECTION 17.

DEFAULT AND REMEDIES THEREFOR

17

 

Section 17.1.

Lease Events of Default

17

 

Section 17.2.

Effect of Lease Event of Default

18

 

Section 17.3.

Rights of Lessor Upon Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event

 

 

 

of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default

18

 

Section 17.4.

Rights of Trustee Upon Liquidation Event of Default, Limited

 

 

 

Liquidation Event of Default, Manufacturer Event of Default and

 

 

 

Non-Performance of Certain Covenants

19

 

Section 17.5.

Measure of Damages

20

 

Section 17.6.

Application of Proceeds

21

SECTION 18.

MANUFACTURER EVENTS OF DEFAULT

21

 

Section 18.1.

22

 

Section 18.2.

22

SECTION 19.

CERTIFICATION OF TRADE OR BUSINESS USE

22

 

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SECTION 20.

SURVIVAL

23

SECTION 21.

RIGHTS OF LESSOR PLEDGED TO MASTER COLLATERAL

 

 

AGENT AND TRUSTEE

23

SECTION 22.

MODIFICATION AND SEVERABILITY

24

SECTION 23.

CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

25

 

Section 23.1.

Due Incorporation, Authorization, No Conflicts Etc.

25

 

Section 23.2.

Financial Information; Financial Condition

25

 

Section 23.3.

Litigation

25

 

Section 23.4.

Liens

26

 

Section 23.5.

Necessary Actions

26

 

Section 23.6.

Employee Benefit Plans

26

 

Section 23.7.

Investment Company Act

27

 

Section 23.8.

Regulations T, U and X

27

 

Section 23.9.

Business Locations; Trade Names; Principal Places of Business

 

 

 

Locations

27

 

Section 23.10.

Taxes

27

 

Section 23.11.

Governmental Authorization

27

 

Section 23.12.

Compliance with Laws

27

 

Section 23.13.

Eligible Vehicles; Eligible Franchisees

28

 

Section 23.14.

Supplemental Documents True and Correct

28

 

Section 23.15.

Accuracy of Information

28

SECTION 24.

CERTAIN AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

28

 

Section 24.1.

Corporate Existence; Foreign Qualification

28

 

Section 24.2.

Books, Records and Inspections

28

 

Section 24.3.

Vehicle Disposition Program

29

 

Section 24.4.

Reporting Requirements

29

 

Section 24.5.

Taxes and Liabilities

33

 

Section 24.6.

Compliance with Laws

33

 

Section 24.7.

Maintenance of Separate Existence

33

 

Section 24.8.

Master Collateral Agent as Lienholder

34

 

Section 24.9.

Maintenance of Property

34

 

Section 24.10.

Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the

 

 

 

Collateral

34

 

Section 24.11.

Maintenance of Credit Enhancement

35

 

Section 24.12.

Certain Additional Actions

35

 

Section 24.13.

Maximum Depreciation Rate

35

 

Section 24.14.

Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio and Net Worth.

35

SECTION 25.

CERTAIN NEGATIVE COVENANTS

35

 

Section 25.1.

Mergers, Consolidations

35

 

Section 25.2.

Other Agreements

36

 

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Section 25.3.

Liens

36

 

Section 25.4.

Use of Vehicles

36

 

Section 25.5.

No Financed Vehicles

36

 

Section 26.1.

37

 

Section 26.2.

37

SECTION 27.

GUARANTY

37

 

Section 27.1.

Guaranty

38

 

Section 27.7.

Reinstatement

41

 

Section 27.8.

Pari Passu Indebtedness

41

 

Section 27.9.

Third-Party Beneficiaries

41

 

Section 27.10.

Tax Indemnity

41

SECTION 28.

ADDITIONAL LESSEES

42

 

Section 28.1.

Additional Lessees

42

SECTION 31.

GOVERNING LAW

44

SECTION 32.

JURY TRIAL

44

SECTION 33.

NOTICES

44

SECTION 34.

HEADINGS

45

SECTION 36.

EFFECTIVENESS

45

 

 

SCHEDULES AND ATTACHMENTS

 

Annex A

Operating Lease

 

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Annex B

Financing Lease

Schedule 1

Litigation Claims

Schedule 2

[Reserved]

Schedule 3

Business Locations

Schedule 4

Liens

 

ATTACHMENT A-1

Refinancing Schedule

ATTACHMENT A-2

Vehicle Acquisition Schedule

ATTACHMENT B

Form of Power of Attorney

ATTACHMENT C

Form of Certification of Trade or Business Use

ATTACHMENT D

Form of Affiliate Joinder in Lease

ATTACHMENT E

Form of Annual Certificate

 

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER MOTOR VEHICLE LEASE

AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

This Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement (the “ Base Lease ” and as supplemented by the Lease Annexes, this “ Agreement ” or “ Lease ”), dated as of February 14, 2007, is by and among RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP., a special purpose Oklahoma corporation (the “ Lessor ” or “ RCFC ”), DTG OPERATIONS, INC., an Oklahoma corporation (“ DTG Operations ”), as lessee and servicer, and those Subsidiaries of DTAG (as defined below) from time to time becoming Lessees hereunder pursuant to Section 28 hereof (each, an “ Additional Lessee ”), as lessee and servicer (DTG Operations and the Additional Lessees, in their respective capacities as lessees, each a “ Lessee ” and, collectively, the “ Lessees ”, and, in their respective capacities as servicers, each a “ Servicer ” and, collectively, the “ Servicers ”), and DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ DTAG ”), as Master Servicer (in such capacity, the “ Master Servicer ”) and as Guarantor (in such capacity, the “ Guarantor ”). This Base Lease amends and restates the Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 4, 1998, among RCFC, Dollar Rent A Car Systems, Inc., Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc. and DTAG, as amended by (i) Amendment to Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1998, (ii) Amendment No. 2 to Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2000, (iii) Amendment No. 3 to Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2000, (iv) Amendment No. 4 to Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2001, (v) Amendment No. 5 to Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2002, (vi) Amendment No. 6 to Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2002, (vii) Amendment No. 7 to Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2003, (viii) Amendment No. 8 to Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 24, 2004, (ix) Amendment No. 9 to Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2004, and (x) Amendment No. 10 to Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 22, 2005.

W I T N E S S E T H :

 

WHEREAS, the Lessor (such capitalized term, together with all other capitalized terms used herein, shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1 ) intends to purchase, finance and refinance the purchase of, Eligible Vehicles from one or more Manufacturers with the proceeds obtained from the issuance by the Lessor of its Rental Car Asset Backed Variable Funding Notes, Series 1998-1, pursuant to the Base Indenture and the Series 1998-1 Supplement thereto referred to below and any additional Series of Notes identified in the related Series Supplement as a Group II Series of Notes; and

WHEREAS, the Lessor desires to lease to the Lessees, and the Lessees desire to lease from the Lessor, Eligible Vehicles for use in the Lessees’ respective businesses, including subleasing Vehicles to Eligible Franchisees;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.

Section 1.1.        Certain Definitions. As used in this Lease and unless otherwise defined herein or the context requires a different meaning, capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in (a) the Series 1998-1 Supplement, dated as of March 4, 1998, between RCFC, as issuer, and Bankers Trust Company (now known as Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas), a New York banking corporation, as trustee (in such capacity, the “ Trustee ”) (as such Series 1998-1 Supplement may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Series 1998-1 Supplement ”), to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007, between RCFC and the Trustee (as may be further amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Base Indenture ”) and any additional Series Supplement to the Base Indenture relating to a Series of Notes identified in such Series Supplement as a Group II Series of Notes (any such Series Supplement, along with the Series 1998-1 Supplement, a “ Group II Series Supplement ”) and (b) the Definitions List attached as Schedule 1 to the Base Indenture as in effect as of the date hereof (as such Definitions List may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Definitions List ”), provided , that any capitalized term used but not defined herein and defined in a Group II Series Supplement and the Definitions List shall have the meaning set forth in the Group II Series Supplement.

Section 1.2.        Accounting and Financial Determinations. Where the character or amount of any asset or liability or item of income or expense is required to be determined, or any accounting computation is required to be made, for the purpose of this Lease, such determination or calculation shall be made, to the extent applicable and except as otherwise specified in this Lease, in accordance with GAAP. When used herein, the term “financial statement” shall include the notes and schedules thereto.

Section 1.3.        Cross References; Headings. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of a similar import when used in this Lease shall refer to this Lease as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Lease. Annex, Section, Schedule and Exhibit references contained in this Lease are references to Annexes, Sections, Schedules and Exhibits in or to this Lease unless otherwise specified. Any reference in any Section or definition to any clause is, unless otherwise specified, to such clause of such Section or definition. The various headings in this Lease are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Lease or any provision hereof.

Section 1.4.        Interpretation. In this Lease, unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(a)

the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

 

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(b)            reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by this Lease, and reference to any Person in a particular capacity refers only to such Person in such capacity;

 

(c)

reference to any gender includes the other gender;

(d)            reference to any Requirement of Law means such Requirement of Law as amended, modified, codified or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time;

(e)            “including” (and, with correlative meaning, “include”) means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding such term;

 

(f)

“or” is not exclusive;

 

(g)

provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and

(h)            with respect to the determination of any period of time, “from” means “from and including” and “to” and “through” mean “to but excluding.”

SECTION 2. GENERAL AGREEMENT. (a) As specified in the Lease Annexes, the Lessees and the Lessor intend that this Lease be (i) an operating lease with respect to the Acquired Vehicles and (ii) a financing arrangement with respect to the Financed Vehicles.

(b)            If, notwithstanding the intent of the parties to this Lease, this Lease is deemed by any court, tribunal, arbitrator or other adjudicative authority in any proceeding (each, a “ Court ”) to constitute a financing arrangement or otherwise not to constitute a “true lease” with respect to the Acquired Vehicles, then it is the intention of the parties that this Lease together with the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, as such agreements apply to the Acquired Vehicles, shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law, and it is the intention of the parties that this Lease together with the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, as such agreements apply to the Financed Vehicles, shall in all events constitute a security agreement under applicable law. Each Lessee hereby acknowledges that it has granted to the Master Collateral Agent, pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, for the benefit of the Trustee, a first priority security interest in all of such Lessee’s right, title and interest in and to the Lessee Grantor Master Collateral (as defined therein) as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all of the obligations and liabilities of such Lessee to the Lessor and the Trustee, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred (including interest accruing after the Lease Expiration Date and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding), which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Lease and any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith, whether on account of rent, principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, or expenses (including all fees and disbursements of counsel to the Lessor or the Trustee that are required to be paid by such Lessee pursuant to the terms hereof).

 

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Section 2.1.         Leasing of Vehicles. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Lessor agrees to lease to each Lessee and each Lessee agrees to lease from the Lessor each additional Acquired Vehicle or Financed Vehicle identified in Vehicle order summaries (each, a “ Vehicle Order ”) produced from time to time by such Lessee, listing Eligible Vehicles ordered by the Lessee for itself or as agent for the Lessor, pursuant to the terms of any applicable Eligible Vehicle Disposition Programs or otherwise. The Lessor shall, subject to Section 4 and to compliance with the terms of the Indenture, make available to the Lessees under this Lease financing for Financed Vehicles in an aggregate amount, and Acquired Vehicles for lease to the Lessees hereunder in an aggregate Net Book Value, which collectively shall not exceed the Maximum Lease Commitment. The applicable Lessee shall make available to the Lessor (a) in the case of (i) the refinancing of any other Eligible Vehicle pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement (collectively (including, without limitation, any Vehicles previously subject to any other Master Lease and refinanced pursuant to such Master Lease), the “ Refinanced Vehicles ”), and/or (ii) the refinancing of Eligible Receivables, a schedule as set forth in Attachment A-1 hereto containing information concerning the Refinanced Vehicles and the Eligible Receivables of a scope agreed upon by the Lessor and such Lessee (a “ Refinancing Schedule ”), and (b) in the case of all other Vehicles, a schedule containing the information with respect to the Vehicles included within the Vehicle Order for such Vehicle as is set forth in Attachment A-2 hereto, or in such form as is otherwise requested by the Lessor (each, a “ Vehicle Acquisition Schedule ”). In addition, each Lessee shall provide such other information regarding such Vehicles as the Lessor may reasonably require from time to time. The Lessor shall lease to the Lessees, and the Lessees shall lease from the Lessor, only Vehicles that are Eligible Vehicles. This Lease, together with the Vehicle Disposition Programs and other incentive programs relating to the Vehicles and any other related documents attached to this Lease or submitted with a Vehicle Order or Refinancing Schedule (collectively, the “ Supplemental Documents ”), will constitute the entire agreement regarding the leasing of Vehicles by the Lessor to the Lessees.

Section 2.2.         Right of Lessees to Act as Lessor’s Agent. The Lessor agrees that each Lessee may act as the Lessor’s agent in placing Vehicle Orders on behalf of the Lessor, as well as filing claims on behalf of the Lessor for damage in transit, and other delivery related claims with respect to the Vehicles leased hereunder; provided , however , that the Lessor may hold the applicable Lessee liable for such Lessee’s actions in performing as the Lessor’s agent hereunder. In addition, the Lessor agrees that each Lessee may make arrangements for delivery of Vehicles to a location selected by such Lessee at such Lessee’s expense. Each Lessee or any related Sublessee, as applicable, may accept or reject Eligible Vehicles upon delivery in accordance with such Lessee’s customary business practices, and any Eligible Vehicle, if rejected, will be deemed a Casualty hereunder. The applicable Lessee, acting as agent for the Lessor, shall be responsible for pursuing any rights of the Lessor with respect to the return of any Eligible Vehicle to the Manufacturer thereof, or the applicable auction or dealer, as applicable, pursuant to the preceding sentence. Each Lessee agrees that all vehicles ordered as provided herein shall be Eligible Vehicles and shall be ordered utilizing the procedures consistent with the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program or any guidelines of the Manufacturer, auction or dealer, as applicable, for the ordering or purchasing of Non-Program Vehicles, in each case as and to the extent applicable.

 

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Section 2.3.          Payment of Purchase Price by Lessor. Upon receipt of the Manufacturer’s invoice and certificate of origin in respect of any new Vehicle, or such other customary documentation in respect of any used Vehicle, the Lessor or its agent shall pay or cause to be paid to the auction, the dealer or the related Manufacturer, as applicable, the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition of such Vehicle under the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program (in the case of a Program Vehicle) or otherwise (in the case of a Non-Program Vehicle) as established by the invoice of the auction, the dealer or the Manufacturer, as the case may be (the “ Initial Acquisition Cost ”), for such Vehicle and the applicable Lessee shall pay all applicable costs and expenses of freight, packing, handling, storage, shipment and delivery of such Vehicle to the extent that the same have not been included within the Initial Acquisition Cost, provided that solely in the case of any Refinanced Vehicle, and any Eligible Receivable, the Lessor shall pay to the Master Collateral Agent (x) the aggregate Net Book Value as of the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date of the Refinanced Vehicles, and (y) the face amount of the Eligible Receivables being refinanced on the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date.

Section 2.4.         Non-liability of Lessor. The Lessor shall not be liable to a Lessee for any failure or delay in obtaining Vehicles or making delivery thereof. AS BETWEEN THE LESSOR AND THE LESSEES, ACCEPTANCE FOR LEASE OF THE VEHICLES SHALL CONSTITUTE THE APPLICABLE LESSEE’S ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT THAT THE APPLICABLE LESSEE HAS FULLY INSPECTED SUCH VEHICLES, THAT THE VEHICLES ARE IN GOOD ORDER AND CONDITION AND ARE OF THE MANUFACTURE, DESIGN, SPECIFICATIONS AND CAPACITY SELECTED BY SUCH LESSEE, THAT SUCH LESSEE IS SATISFIED THAT THE SAME ARE SUITABLE FOR ITS USE AND THAT THE LESSOR IS NOT A MANUFACTURER, AN AGENT OF THE MANUFACTURER OR OTHERWISE ENGAGED IN THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF VEHICLES, AND HAS NOT MADE AND DOES NOT HEREBY MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR COVENANT, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO MERCHANTABILITY, CONDITION, QUALITY, CAPABILITY, WORKMANSHIP, DURABILITY OR SUITABILITY OF SUCH VEHICLES IN ANY RESPECT OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR FOR THE PURPOSES OR USES OF SUCH LESSEE, OR ANY WARRANTY THAT THE LEASED VEHICLES WILL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY LAW OR ANY CONTRACT SPECIFICATION, OR ANY OTHER REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR COVENANT OF ANY KIND OR CHARACTER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT THERETO, AND AS BETWEEN THE LESSOR AND SUCH LESSEE, SUCH LESSEE AGREES TO BEAR ALL SUCH RISKS AT ITS SOLE COST AND EXPENSE. EACH LESSEE SPECIFICALLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO MAKE CLAIMS AGAINST THE LESSOR AND ANY LEASED VEHICLE FOR BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER AND, AS TO THE LESSOR, AND EACH LESSEE LEASES THE LEASED VEHICLES “AS IS.” The Lessor shall not be liable for any failure or delay in delivering any Vehicle ordered for lease pursuant to this Lease, or for any failure to perform any provision hereof, resulting from fire or other casualty, natural disaster, riot, strike or other labor difficulty, governmental regulation or restriction, or any cause beyond the Lessor’s direct control. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE LESSOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHATSOEVER OR HOWSOEVER CAUSED, WHETHER RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECT IN OR ANY THEFT, DAMAGE, LOSS OR FAILURE OF ANY VEHICLE, OR OTHERWISE, AND THERE SHALL BE NO ABATEMENT OF RENT BECAUSE OF THE SAME.

 

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SECTION 3. TERM.

Section 3.1.         Vehicle Lease Commencement Date. The “ Vehicle Lease Commencement Date ” shall mean, for each Vehicle, the earlier of (a) the date referenced in the Vehicle Acquisition Schedule or Refinancing Schedule with respect to such Vehicle, and (b) the date that funds are expended by the Lessor to acquire or finance the acquisition of such Vehicle (with respect to such Vehicle, the “ Vehicle Funding Date ”). A vehicle shall be deemed hereunder to be a Vehicle leased under this Lease on each day during the period (the “ Vehicle Term ”) from and including the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date to but excluding the Vehicle Lease Expiration Date.

Section 3.2.         Lease Commencement Date; Lease Expiration Date. The “ Lease Commencement Date ” shall mean the Closing Date for the Series 1998-1 Notes as the first Group II Series of Notes issued under the Indenture. The “ Lease Expiration Date ” shall mean the later of (i) the date of the payment in full of all Series of Notes included in the Group II Series of Notes and all outstanding Carrying Charges related thereto, and (ii) the Vehicle Lease Expiration Date for the last Vehicle subject to lease by a Lessee hereunder. The “ Term ” of this Lease shall mean the period commencing on the Lease Commencement Date and ending on the Lease Expiration Date.

SECTION 4. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.

Section 4.1.         Conditions to Each Lease of Vehicles. The agreement of the Lessor to make available (a) any Acquired Vehicle for lease to the applicable Lessee, and (b) financing for the acquisition of or refinancing of any other Financed Vehicle for lease to such Lessee upon such Lessee’s placement of a Vehicle Order, for itself or as agent of the Lessor, or its delivery of a Refinancing Schedule, as applicable, is subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture and subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent as of the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date for such Vehicle:

Section 4.1.1   No Default . No Lease Event of Default or Amortization Event shall have occurred and be continuing on such date or would result from the leasing of such Vehicle or Vehicles.

Section 4.1.2   Limitations of the Acquisition of Certain Vehicles . After giving effect to the inclusion of such Vehicle under this Lease, there shall not be a failure or violation of any of the conditions, requirements, or restrictions specified in any related Series Supplement with respect to the leasing of Eligible Vehicles under this Lease.

Section 4.1.3   Vehicle Order . The applicable Lessee shall have complied with the applicable provisions of Section 2.1 of this Lease.

Section 4.1.4   Funding . The aggregate amount of funds to be expended by the Lessor on any one date to acquire or finance the acquisition of any Vehicles shall not exceed the sum of (a) the aggregate Net Book Value of all such Vehicles plus (b) the aggregate face amount of any related Eligible Receivables being refinanced on such date.

 

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Section 4.1.5   Maximum Non-Program Percentage . The leasing of such Vehicles will not cause the aggregate Net Book Value of Non-Program Vehicles then being leased under this Lease to exceed the Maximum Non-Program Percentage and will not cause any of the Lease commitments expressed in Section 3 of each of Annex A and B to be exceeded.

Section 4.1.6   Eligible Vehicle . Each Vehicle to be leased hereunder on such date shall be an Eligible Vehicle.

Section 4.2.         Additional Conditions to Leases of Refinanced Vehicles. In addition to the conditions set forth in Section 4.1 above, in connection with the leasing of Refinanced Vehicles and related Eligible Receivables, to evidence the refinancing of such Refinanced Vehicles and related Eligible Receivables on the applicable Vehicle Lease Commencement Date and the conveyance on such date of a security interest in such Refinanced Vehicles and related Eligible Receivables to the Master Collateral Agent, the applicable Lessees shall have made available to the Lessor on or prior to the applicable Vehicle Lease Commencement Date the following:

(a)            a Refinancing Schedule concerning such Refinanced Vehicles and related Eligible Receivables being refinanced on such Vehicle Lease Commencement Date;

(b)            if not previously liened to the Master Collateral Agent, a report of the results of a search of the appropriate records of the principal place in which each Lessee of such Refinanced Vehicles does business and the county and state in which each Lessee’s principal office is located, which shall show no liens or other security interests (other than Permitted Liens) with respect to such Vehicles and the related Vehicle Disposition Programs (to the extent not already liened and assigned to the Master Collateral Agent) or, in the event that such search reveals any such non-permitted Lien or security interest, there shall be delivered to the Trustee a termination of such Lien or security interest together with appropriate UCC termination statements or UCC partial releases thereof;

(c)            if not previously liened to the Master Collateral Agent, confirmation from each lender or its agent holding a security interest in any Refinanced Vehicle and Eligible Receivable stating unconditionally (A) that, if any sums are to be paid to such lender in connection with the lease of such Refinanced Vehicle and the refinancing of the related Eligible Receivables, such lender has been paid the full amount due to it in connection with such refinancing and (B) that any lien or security interest of such lender or its agent in such Refinanced Vehicle and related Eligible Receivable has been released;

(d)            to the extent not already granted and assigned to the Master Collateral Agent, a fully executed assignment agreement granting and assigning to the Master Collateral Agent (to the extent not already granted and assigned) a first priority security interest in each such Refinanced Vehicle and any Eligible Receivables, the related Vehicle Disposition Programs, if any, and any other Master Lease Collateral relating to such Refinanced Vehicles and Eligible Receivables;

 

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(e)            if the lien of the Master Collateral Agent has not been perfected, delivery to the Lessor for filing in the appropriate filing office fully executed UCC-1 Financing Statements necessary to perfect (if not already perfected) the interests of the Master Collateral Agent in the Eligible Receivables; and

(f)             at the time a Refinancing Schedule is made available, the applicable Lessee will be deemed to have represented that all the conditions precedent under this Lease to the leasing of such Refinanced Vehicles and financing of the Eligible Receivables under this Lease have been satisfied, including a representation that each such receivable is an Eligible Receivable.

SECTION 5. RENT AND CHARGES. Each Lessee will pay Rent and certain other charges on a monthly basis as set forth in this Section 5 :

Section 5.1.         Payment of Rent. On each Due Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the aggregate of all Rent that has accrued during the Related Month with respect to the Vehicles leased by such Lessee, as provided in the related Lease Annexes.

Section 5.2.         Payment of Availability Payment. On each Due Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor its allocable share of the Availability Payment in respect of the unutilized portion of the Maximum Lease Commitment. “ Availability Payment ” with respect to each Due Date shall equal the excess, if any, of (I) the sum of (without double counting) (a) the aggregate interest due on all Outstanding Notes included in the Group II Series of Notes as of the Payment Date next succeeding such Due Date, plus (b) all other amounts payable by RCFC during the Related Month under the Group II Series Supplements and the other Related Documents with respect to a Group II Series of Notes (other than principal on a Group II Series of Notes), over (II) the sum of (a) any Monthly Variable Rent due on such Due Date, plus (b) any Monthly Finance Rent due on such Due Date, plus (c) any earnings on Permitted Investments allocated to any Group II Series of Notes (less any portion thereof allocated to the Retained Interestholder) accruing through the Determination Date occurring prior to such Due Date and not included in the calculation of Availability Payments with respect to any prior Due Date.

Section 5.3.         Payment of Monthly Supplemental Payments. On each Due Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the Monthly Supplemental Payments that have accrued during the Related Month with respect to the Financed Vehicles leased hereunder by such Lessee, as provided in Sections 6 and 7 of Annex B.

Section 5.4.         Payment of Termination Payments, Casualty Payments, and Late Return Payments. On each Due Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor all Termination Payments, Casualty Payments and Late Return Payments that have accrued with respect to the Acquired Vehicles leased hereunder by such Lessee, as provided in Sections 7 , 12.3 and 13 , respectively.

Section 5.5.         Late Payment. In the event a Lessee fails to remit payment of any amount due under this Lease on or before the Due Date, the amount not paid will be considered delinquent and such Lessee will pay a late charge equal to the product of (a) the VFR plus 1%, times (b) the delinquent amount for the period from the Due Date to the date on which such delinquent amount is received by the Trustee, times (c) the actual number of days elapsed during such period divided by 360.

 

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Section 5.6.         Allocation of Rent and Charges. Rent and other charges paid in respect of any Vehicles and any Due Date shall first be allocated to the payment of Monthly Variable Rent or Monthly Finance Rent, due for such Vehicles, as applicable, then to the Availability Payment due for such Vehicles and then to the payment of the remaining Rent obligations and other charges due for such Vehicles.

SECTION 6. INSURANCE.

Section 6.1.         Fleet Insurance. Each Lessee shall at all times maintain or cause to be maintained, with financially sound and reputable insurers, (a) personal injury and damage insurance with respect to the Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder, and (b) insurance with respect to properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by corporations of established reputation engaged in the same or similar businesses and similarly situated, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other corporations. Each Lessee may, in lieu of maintaining such insurance with insurers, self-insure.

Section 6.2.         Information. Each Lessee shall, from time to time upon the Lessor’s or the Trustee’s reasonable request, deliver to the Lessor and the Trustee copies of certificates describing all insurance required by Section 6.1 which is then in effect.

SECTION 7. CASUALTY OBLIGATION. If a Vehicle becomes a Casualty, then the applicable Lessee shall (a) promptly notify the Lessor of such occurrence, and (b) in the case of an Acquired Vehicle, on the Due Date next succeeding the last day of the Related Month in which the Lessee obtains actual knowledge that such Vehicle has become a Casualty, pay to the Lessor an amount (a “ Casualty Payment ”) equal to the Net Book Value of such Vehicle, calculated as of the earlier of the last day of such Related Month and the date such vehicle is disposed of or becomes a Casualty, as applicable. Upon payment by the applicable Lessee to the Lessor in accordance herewith of the Casualty Payment for any Acquired Vehicle that has become a Casualty, (i) the Lessor shall cause title to such Vehicle to be transferred to such Lessee to facilitate liquidation of such Vehicle by such Lessee, (ii) such Lessee shall be entitled to any physical damage insurance proceeds applicable to such Acquired Vehicle (if at such time such Lessee carries such insurance coverage), and (iii) the Lien of the Master Collateral Agent on such Vehicle shall be released thereby.

SECTION 8. VEHICLE USE. So long as no Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default (or any similar event under any Group II Series Supplement) has occurred, the Lessees may use Vehicles leased hereunder in the regular course of their respective businesses, including subleasing such Vehicles to Eligible Franchisees pursuant to Lessee Agreements, including Subleases, used in the ordinary course of Lessees’ businesses. Notwithstanding any such Lessee Agreement, the applicable Lessee shall remain fully liable for its obligations under this Lease and the other Related Documents (including any obligation hereunder or thereunder that it may cause any Franchisee to perform or fulfill). Each Lessee shall cause all payments under the Lessee Agreements, to the extent such payments relate

 

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to vehicles comprising the Master Collateral, to be deposited directly into the Master Collateral Account, and upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default (or any similar event under any Group II Series Supplement), the Master Servicer shall promptly specify to the Master Collateral Agent the allocation of such payments among Financing Sources. Vehicle use shall be confined primarily to the United States, with limited use outside the United States; provided , however , that the principal place of business or rental office of the Eligible Franchisee with respect to any Vehicles used outside the United States shall be located in the United States. Each Lessee shall promptly and duly execute, deliver, file and record all such documents, statements, filings and registrations, and take such further actions as the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent, the Master Servicer or the Trustee shall from time to time reasonably request in order to establish, perfect and maintain the Lessor’s title to and interest in the Acquired Vehicles and the related Certificates of Title as against such Lessee or any third party in any applicable jurisdiction and to establish, perfect and maintain the Master Collateral Agent’s Lien on the Vehicles and the related Certificates of Title as a perfected lien in any applicable jurisdiction. Each Lessee may, at such Lessee’s sole expense, change the place of principal location of any Vehicles. After any such change of location, the applicable Lessee shall take all actions necessary (i) to maintain the Lien of the Master Collateral Agent on such Vehicles and the Certificates of Title with respect to such Vehicles, and (ii) to meet or obtain all material legal requirements applicable to such Vehicles. Following a Lease Event of Default or Manufacturer Event of Default, and upon the Lessor’s request, each Lessee shall advise the Lessor in writing where all Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder as of such date are principally located. The Lessees shall not knowingly use any Vehicles, or knowingly permit the same to be used, for any unlawful purpose. The Lessees shall and shall require the related Franchisees to use reasonable precautions to prevent loss or damage to Vehicles. The Lessees shall or shall cause the related Franchisees to comply with all applicable statutes, decrees, ordinances and regulations regarding acquiring, titling, registering, leasing, insuring and disposing of Vehicles and shall or shall require such related Franchisees to take reasonable steps to ensure that operators are licensed. The Lessees shall or shall cause the related Franchisees to perform, at its or their own expense, such vehicle preparation and conditioning services with respect to Vehicles as are customary. The Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee or any authorized representative of the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee may during reasonable business hours from time to time, without disruption of the applicable Lessee’s or the related Franchisee’s business, subject to applicable law, inspect Vehicles and registration certificates, Certificates of Title and related documents covering Vehicles wherever the same be located.

SECTION 9. REGISTRATION; LICENSE; TRAFFIC SUMMONSES; PENALTIES AND FINES. Each Lessee, at its expense, shall be responsible for proper registration and licensing of the Vehicles leased by it hereunder, and the titling of such Vehicles in the name of the Lessor (in the case of Acquired Vehicles) or the Lessor or such Lessee, as applicable (in the case of Financed Vehicles), in each case with the Lien of the Master Collateral Agent noted thereon, and where required, each Lessee shall or shall cause the related Franchisees to have Vehicles inspected by any appropriate governmental authority; provided , however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, unless a Liquidation Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, possession of all Certificates of Title shall remain with each Servicer of the related Vehicles or the Master Servicer with such Certificates of Title to be held in trust, as agent of and custodian for the Master Collateral Agent; provided further that, if a Liquidation Event of

 

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Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Master Collateral Agent shall have the right to take possession of all such Certificates of Title immediately from each Servicer and the Master Servicer, as applicable. Each Lessee shall pay or cause to be paid all registration fees, title fees, license fees, traffic summonses, penalties, judgments and fines incurred with respect to any Vehicle leased hereunder by such Lessee during the Vehicle Term for such Vehicle or imposed during the Vehicle Term for such Vehicle by any governmental authority or any court of law or equity with respect to Vehicles in connection with the Lessee’s operation of Vehicles, and any such amounts paid by the Lessor, in its discretion, on such Lessee’s behalf will be reimbursed within thirty (30) days of the Lessor notifying the Lessee of such payment. The Lessor agrees to execute a power of attorney substantially in the form of Attachment B hereto (a “ Power of Attorney ”), and such other documents as may be necessary in order to allow each Lessee to title, register and dispose of the Acquired Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder; and each Lessee acknowledges and agrees that with respect to the Acquired Vehicles, it has no right, title or interest in or with respect to any Certificate of Title. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Lessor may terminate such Power of Attorney as provided in Section 17.3 .

SECTION 10. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. Each Lessee shall or shall cause the related Franchisees, as applicable, to pay for all maintenance and repairs to keep the Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder in good working order and condition, and shall or shall cause such Franchisees to maintain such Vehicles as required in order to keep the Manufacturer’s warranty in force. Each Lessee shall or shall cause the related Franchisees to return each Vehicle to an authorized Manufacturer facility or the applicable Manufacturer’s authorized warranty station for warranty work. Each Lessee shall or shall cause the related Franchisees to comply with any Manufacturer’s recall of any Vehicle. Each Lessee shall or shall cause the related Franchisees to pay, or cause to be paid, all usual and routine expenses incurred in the use and operation of Vehicles including, but not limited to, fuel, lubricants, and coolants. The Lessor, upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the applicable Lessee, may pay any such expenses that have not otherwise been paid by, or on behalf of, such Lessee (including any failure by a related Franchisee to pay any such expenses), and any expenses incurred by the Lessor on such Lessee’s behalf for maintenance, repair, operation or use of Vehicles by such Lessee will be promptly reimbursed (in any event no later than the next monthly Due Date following such payment) by such Lessee to the Lessor in the amount paid by the Lessor. Each Lessee shall not make any material alterations to any Vehicles without the prior consent of the Lessor. Any improvements or additions to any Acquired Vehicle shall become and remain the property of the Lessor, except that any addition or improvement to such a Vehicle made by a Lessee shall remain the property of such Lessee if it can be disconnected or removed from the Vehicle without impairing the functioning of or resale value thereof, other than any functions or value provided by such addition or improvement.

SECTION 11. VEHICLE WARRANTIES. If a Vehicle is covered by a Manufacturer’s warranty, the applicable Lessee and each related Franchisee, during the Vehicle Term, shall have the right to make any claims under such warranty which the Lessor could make. As provided in Section 2.4 , the Lessor makes no warranty or representation whatsoever, express or implied, with respect to any Vehicle.

SECTION 12. VEHICLE USAGE REQUIREMENTS AND DISPOSITION.

 

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Section 12.1.       Usage. As used herein, the term “ vehicle turn-in condition ” with respect to each Program Vehicle leased hereunder by a Lessee means a set of criteria for evaluating Program Vehicles upon their delivery at the end of the applicable Vehicle Terms, which criteria will be determined in accordance with the related Vehicle Disposition Program. Each Program Vehicle leased hereunder by a Lessee not meeting the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program’s vehicle turn-in condition requirements will, unless redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle in accordance with Section 14 , be purchased by such Lessee in accordance with the Casualty procedure set forth in Section 7 or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the late delivery procedure set forth in Section 13 , as applicable.

Section 12.2.       Disposition Procedure. Prior to the end of the Vehicle Term, each Lessee will or will cause the related Franchisee to deliver each Program Vehicle leased hereunder by such Lessee (other than a Casualty) to the nearest related Manufacturer official auction or other facility designated by such Manufacturer at such Lessee’s sole expense and in accordance with the terms of the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program. Any transportation allowance (for delivery costs) and any rebates or credits applicable to the unexpired term of any license plates for a Vehicle shall inure to the benefit of and, upon receipt thereof by the Lessor, the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent, shall promptly be paid over to the applicable Lessee. Each Lessee will comply with the requirements of law and the requirements of the Vehicle Disposition Programs in connection with, among other things, the delivery of Certificates of Title, documents of transfer signed as necessary, signed Condition Reports, and signed odometer statements for the Program Vehicles.

Section 12.3.       Termination Payments. On the Due Date next succeeding the earlier of (a) the last day of the Related Month in which the Repurchase Payment or the Guaranteed Payment, as the case may be, from a Manufacturer pursuant to its Vehicle Disposition Program with respect to any Acquired Vehicle that is a Program Vehicle, is received by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by deposit into the Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account), and (b) the thirtieth (30th) day after the expiration of the Maximum Term for such Vehicle, the Lessee that leases such Vehicle hereunder shall pay to the Lessor in respect of such Vehicle any Excess Damage Charges, Excess Mileage Charges, early turnback surcharges and any other similar charges and penalties (collectively, a “ Program Vehicle Termination Payment ”) as determined by the Manufacturer or its agent in accordance with the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program; and on the Due Date next succeeding the earlier of (i) the last day of the Related Month in which Disposition Proceeds from the sale or other disposition of an Acquired Vehicle that is a Non-Program Vehicle, but is not a Casualty, are received by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by deposit into the Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account), and (ii) the thirtieth (30th) day after the expiration of the Maximum Vehicle Lease Term for such Vehicle, the applicable Lessee shall pay to the Lessor in respect of such Vehicle an amount (a “ Non-Program Vehicle Termination Payment ”) equal to the quotient of (x) the sum of all Program Vehicle Termination Payments for the Related Month in respect of Vehicles leased by such Lessee, divided by (y) the number of Acquired Vehicles leased by such Lessee in respect of which such Program Vehicle Termination Payments are payable (Program Vehicle Termination Payments and Non-Program Vehicle Termination Payments being, collectively, “ Termination Payments ”). The provisions of this Section 12.3 will survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Term.

 

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SECTION 13. LATE RETURN PAYMENTS. If an Acquired Vehicle which is a Program Vehicle is not returned to the Manufacturer or accepted by the Manufacturer in accordance with the related Vehicle Disposition Program prior to the expiration of the Maximum Term for such Vehicle in accordance with Section 12.2 , the Lessee of such Vehicle hereunder shall, unless such Vehicle has been redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle in accordance with Section 14 , (a) promptly notify the Lessor of its failure to return such Vehicle to the Manufacturer or to sell such Vehicle in accordance with the applicable Auction Procedures during the Vehicle Term, (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to sell or otherwise dispose of such Vehicle in a manner reasonably likely to maximize proceeds from such disposition and consistent with industry practice, (c) cause the Disposition Proceeds, if any, from any such sale or disposition to be paid to the Master Collateral Agent, in accordance with paragraph 10(d) of Annex A, and (d) on the Due Date next succeeding the earlier of (i) the last day of the Related Month in which such Disposition Proceeds are received by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by deposit into the Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account), and (ii) the thirtieth (30th) day after the expiration of the Maximum Term for such Vehicle, pay to the Lessor an amount (a “ Late Return Payment ”) equal to the excess of (x) the Net Book Value of such Vehicle, calculated as of the first day of the calendar month in which such Maximum Term expired reduced by the Depreciation Charges accrued with respect to such Vehicle through the date such Maximum Term expired, over (y) the dollar amount of such Disposition Proceeds (which Late Return Payment amount may be equal to, but not less than, zero dollars). The foregoing shall not affect the applicable Lessee’s obligation to pay on the related Due Date all Monthly Base Rent accrued with respect to each such Vehicle through the date on which the Maximum Term for such Vehicle expires.

SECTION 14. REDESIGNATION OF VEHICLES. (a) Upon a Program Vehicle’s becoming ineligible for repurchase by its Manufacturer or for sale in accordance with applicable Auction Procedures, due to physical damage, repair charges or accrued mileage, in each case in excess of that permitted under the related Vehicle Disposition Program, or due to any failure or inability to return such Vehicle to the Manufacturer or the designated auction site prior to the expiration of the Maximum Term, or due to any other event or circumstance, the applicable Servicer may designate such Vehicle as a Non-Program Vehicle if such Vehicle, as a Non-Program Vehicle, will be an Eligible Vehicle and if either (a) such designation meets the conditions of Section 4.2 or (b) the Noteholders holding the requisite Invested Amount of each applicable Series of Notes included in the Group II Series of Notes waive, in each case as and to the extent permitted under the related Series Supplement, the requirements of Section 4.2 as applied to this Section 14 and all such other conditions, requirements or restrictions with respect to which a failure or violation has occurred; provided , in each case, that (x) any additional Monthly Base Rent due with respect to each such Vehicle, relating to the decrease, if any, of the Net Book Value of such Vehicle under the newly applicable Depreciation Schedule, shall be paid by the applicable Lessee on the next succeeding Due Date, and (y) the minimum level of Enhancement required under the applicable Supplement, after giving effect to such designation, shall be satisfied on the date of designation.

(b)            The applicable Servicer may designate a Non-Program Vehicle as a Program Vehicle; provided , however , that (i) upon such redesignation and through and including the applicable Vehicle Lease Expiration Date, such Vehicle shall be an Eligible Vehicle, (ii) such Vehicle qualifies as an Eligible Vehicle under the applicable Eligible Vehicle Disposition

 

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Program, (iii) the Capitalized Cost, Net Book Value and Depreciation Charges with respect to such Vehicle shall be recalculated as of the date of such redesignation as if such Vehicle was a Program Vehicle at the time of the initial related Vehicle Lease Commencement Date, and (iv) the related Manufacturer has acknowledged such designation. Upon any redesignation of a Vehicle pursuant to this Section 14(b) , (x) the Lessor shall advance to the applicable Manufacturer the difference (if any) between the original Capitalized Cost of such Vehicle and the Capitalized Cost of such Vehicle upon redesignation, which amount shall be deemed to be part of the Initial Acquisition Cost of such Vehicle and (y) the applicable Lessee shall be entitled to a credit against the Monthly Base Rent due on the next succeeding Due Date in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Net Book Value of such Vehicle upon such redesignation over the original Net Book Value of such Vehicle immediately prior to such redesignation.

SECTION 15. GENERAL INDEMNITY.

Section 15.1.       Indemnity of the Lessor. Each Lessee agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Lessor and the Lessor’s directors, officers, agents and employees (collectively, together with the Persons subject to indemnity under Section 15.2 , the “ Indemnified Persons ”) against any and all claims, demands and liabilities of whatsoever nature, and all costs and expenses, relating to or in any way arising out of:

Section 15.1.1  the ordering, delivery, acquisition, title on acquisition, rejection, installation, possession, titling, retitling, registration, re-registration, custody by such Lessee of title and registration documents, use, non-use, misuse, operation, deficiency, defect, transportation, repair, control or disposition of any Vehicle leased hereunder or to be leased hereunder by such Lessee, including, without limitation, any such Vehicle subleased to a Franchisee of such Lessee and any of the foregoing actions, events or circumstances occurring or arising in connection with such subleasing, any related Lessee Agreement, any related Franchisee or any customer of any such related Franchisee. The foregoing shall include, without limitation, any claim by any third party against the Lessee for personal injury, property or other damages arising out of any of the foregoing with respect to any such Vehicles;

Section 15.1.2  all (i) federal, state, county, municipal, foreign or other fees and taxes of any nature, including but not limited to license, qualification, registration, franchise, sales, use, gross receipts, ad valorem, business, property (real or personal), excise, motor vehicle, and occupation fees and taxes, and all federal, state, local and foreign income taxes (including any taxes payable by the Lessor as a result of its being a member of any group of corporations, including such Lessee, that file any tax returns on a consolidated or combined basis), and penalties and interest thereon, whether assessed, levied against or payable by the Lessor or otherwise, with respect to any Vehicle leased by such Lessee hereunder or the acquisition, purchase, sale, lease, sublease, rental, use, operation, control, ownership or disposition of any such Vehicle by any Person or measured in any way by the value thereof or by the business of, investment by, or ownership by the Lessor or such Lessee with respect thereto, and (ii) documentary, stamp, filing, recording, mortgage or other taxes, if any, which

 

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may be payable by the Lessor or such Lessee in connection with this Lease or the other Related Documents or the related Lessee Agreements and any penalties or interest with respect thereto;

Section 15.1.3  any violation by such Lessee of this Lease or of any Related Documents or Lessee Agreements to which such Lessee is a party or by which it is bound or any laws, rules, regulations, orders, writs, injunctions, decrees, consents, approvals, exemptions, authorizations, licenses and withholdings of objecting of any governmental or public body or authority and all other requirements having the force of law applicable at any time to any Vehicle Leased by such Lessee hereunder or any action or transaction by such Lessee with respect thereto or pursuant to this Lease;

Section 15.1.4  such Lessee’s Pro Rata Share of all out-of-pocket costs of the Lessor (including the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Lessor) in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Lease and the other Related Documents, including, without limitation, overhead expenses and any and all fees of the Trustee, Paying Agent, Clearing Agencies, Qualified Intermediary and Master Collateral Agent, all fees payable in connection with any Enhancement, any and all fees of the Master Servicer or any Servicer under the Indenture, fees payable to the Rating Agencies in connection with their rating of the Commercial Paper Notes, fees and costs of the Qualified Intermediary and in connection with the Escrow Account, and any underwriting or placement agency fees incurred in connection with the sale of any Notes included in the Group II Series of Notes or Commercial Paper Notes, in each case to the extent allocable to this Lease; and

Section 15.1.5  such Lessee’s Pro Rata Share of all out-of-pocket costs and expenses: (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and legal expenses) incurred by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent, the Trustee, the Qualified Intermediary or the Holders of Notes included in the Group II Series of Notes in connection with the administration, enforcement, waiver or amendment of this Lease and any other Related Documents, and all indemnification obligations of the Lessor under the Related Documents.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lessee shall have any duty to indemnify any Indemnified Person for any consequential or punitive damages or claims, demands, liabilities, costs, or expenses to the extent such claim, demand, liability, cost or expense arises out of or is due to such Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

Section 15.2.       Indemnification of the Trustee. Each Lessee agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee and the Trustee’s officers, directors, agents and employees against any and all or, in the case of clause (ii) below, such Lessee’s Pro Rata Share of all claims, demands and liabilities of whatsoever nature, and all or, in the case of clause (ii) below, such Lessee’s Pro Rata Share of all costs and expenses, relating to or in any way arising out of: (i) any acts or omissions of such Lessee pursuant to this Lease and (ii) the Trustee’s appointment under the

 

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Base Indenture and the Trustee’s performance of its obligations thereunder, or any document pertaining to any of the foregoing to which the Trustee is a signatory, including, but not limited to any judgment, award, settlement, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs or expenses incurred in connection with the defense of any actual or threatened action, proceeding or claim; provided , however , the Lessees shall have no duty to indemnify the Trustee, or any other Indemnified Person pursuant to this Section 15.2 , to the extent such claim, demand, liability, cost or expense arises out of or is due to the Trustee’s or such Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Any such indemnification shall not be payable from the assets of the Lessor. The provisions of this indemnity shall run directly to and be enforceable by the Trustee or any other Indemnified Person subject to the limitations hereof. The indemnification provided for in this Section 15.2 shall be in addition to any other indemnities available to the Trustee and shall survive the termination of the duties of the Lessees hereunder and the termination of this Lease or a document to which the Trustee is a signatory or the resignation or removal of the Trustee.

Section 15.3.       Reimbursement Obligation by the Lessees. The applicable Lessee shall forthwith upon demand reimburse the Lessor or the Trustee, as the case may be, for any sum or sums expended with respect to any of the foregoing, or shall pay such amounts directly upon request from the Lessor or the Trustee; provided , however , that, if so requested by such Lessee, the Lessor or the Trustee shall submit to such Lessee a statement documenting any such demand for reimbursement or prepayment. To the extent that such Lessee in fact indemnifies the Lessor or the Trustee under the indemnity provisions of this Lease, such Lessee shall be subrogated to the rights of the Lessor or the Trustee, as the case may be, in the affected transactions and shall have a right to determine the settlement of claims therein. The foregoing indemnity as contained in this Section 15 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease or any lease of any Vehicle hereunder; provided , however , that the factual or legal circumstances giving rise to the Lessor’s exposure to liability occur during the period that the Lease is in effect as to the Vehicle for which such exposure to liability arose.

Section 15.4.       Notice to Lessee of Claims. The Lessor or the Trustee, as the case may be, shall notify the applicable Lessee in writing (a “ Notice of Claim ”) of the pendency of any such claim, action or facts referred to in this Section 15 for which indemnity may be required.

Section 15.5.       Defense of Claims. Defense of any claim referred to in this Section 15 for which indemnity may be required shall, at the option and request of the applicable Lessee, be conducted by such Lessee. Following receipt of any Notice of Claim, such applicable Lessee will inform the Indemnified Person of its election to defend such claim. Such Indemnified Person may participate in any such defense at its own expense, provided such participation does not interfere with such Lessee’s defense. Each Lessee agrees that no Indemnified Person will be liable to such Lessee for any claim caused directly or indirectly by the inadequacy of any Vehicle for any purpose or any deficiency or defect therein or the use or maintenance thereof or any repairs, servicing or adjustments thereto or any delay in providing or failure to provide such or any interruption or loss of service or use thereof or any loss of business, all of which shall be the risk and responsibility of such Lessee, except to the extent that any of the foregoing is caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person. The rights and indemnities of each Indemnified Person hereunder are expressly made for the benefit of, and will be enforceable by, each Indemnified Person notwithstanding the fact that such Indemnified

 

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Person is not or is no longer a party to (or entitled to receive the benefits of) this Lease. This general indemnity shall not affect any claims of the type discussed above which a Lessee may have against the Manufacturer.

SECTION 16. ASSIGNMENT. No Lessee shall, except as provided in the Base Indenture, without prior written consent of the Lessor and the Trustee, assign this Lease or any of its rights hereunder to any other party; provided , however , a Lessee may sublease or rent Vehicles leased by it under the terms of such Lessee’s normal Sublease agreements to Eligible Franchisees, and such Lessee and such Eligible Franchisees may rent such Vehicles to consumers in the ordinary course of their daily rental business. Any purported assignment in violation of this Section 16 shall be void and of no force or effect. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to restrict the right of a Lessee to acquire or dispose of, by purchase, lease, financing, or otherwise, motor vehicles that are not subject to the provisions of this Lease.

SECTION 17. DEFAULT AND REMEDIES THEREFOR.

Section 17.1.       Lease Events of Default. Any one or more of the following will constitute an event of default (a “ Lease Event of Default ”) as that term is used herein:

Section 17.1.1  there occurs a default in the payment of (i) any Monthly Base Rent, Monthly Variable Rent, Monthly Finance Rent, Termination Payment, Casualty Payment, Late Return Payment, Monthly Supplemental Payment, Availability Payment or (ii) any other amount payable under this Lease, and, any such case, the continuance thereof for five (5) Business Days after notice thereof by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee to the applicable Lessee and the Guarantor;

Section 17.1.2  any unauthorized assignment or transfer of this Lease by a Lessee or the Guarantor occurs;

Section 17.1.3  the failure of a Lessee or the Guarantor to observe or perform any other covenant, condition, agreement or provision hereof, which failure has a Material Adverse Effect on the Lessor, and such default continues for more than sixty (60) days after the earlier to occur of (a) the date a Responsible Officer of such Lessee obtains knowledge of such default or (b) the date written notice thereof is delivered by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee to such Lessee; provided , however , that if such failure cannot reasonably be cured within such sixty (60) day period, no Lease Event of Default shall result therefrom so long as, within such sixty (60) day period, such Lessee (i) commences to cure same, (ii) delivers written notice to the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee notifying the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee of such default and setting forth the steps such Lessee intends to take in order to cure such default and (iii) thereafter diligently prosecutes such cure to completion and completely cures such default on or before the ninetieth (90th) day after the earlier of the dates set forth in clause (a) and clause (b) above;

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Section 17.1.5  an Event of Bankruptcy occurs with respect to a Lessee or the Guarantor.

Section 17.2.       Effect of Lease Event of Default. If (i) a Lease Event of Default described in Section 17.1.1(i) , 17.1.2 or 17.1.5 of this Lease shall occur, then the Monthly Base Rent, the Monthly Supplemental Payment and Casualty Payments (in each case calculated, with respect to Financed Vehicles, as if all such Financed Vehicles had become a Casualty for the Related Month), the Monthly Variable Rent, the Availability Payment and the Monthly Finance Rent (in each case calculated as if the full amount of interest, principal and other charges under all Outstanding Series of Notes included in the Group II Series of Notes were then due and payable in full), Termination Payments and Late Return Payments shall, automatically, without further action by the Lessor or the Trustee, become immediately due and payable or (ii) any other Lease Event of Default or any other Liquidation Event of Default applicable to this Lease or any Series of Notes for which this Lease serves as Collateral shall occur, the Lessor or the Trustee may declare the Rent and all other charges and payments (calculated as described in clause (i) above) to be due and payable, whereupon such Rent and such other charges and payments (as so calculated) shall, subject to Section 17.5 , become immediately due and payable.

Section 17.3.       Rights of Lessor Upon Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default. If a Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default with respect to this Lease or any Series of Notes for which this Lease serves as Collateral shall occur, then the Lessor at its option may:

(i)             Proceed by appropriate court action or actions, either at law or in equity, to enforce performance by the Lessees of the applicable covenants and terms of this Lease or to recover damages for the breach hereof calculated in accordance with Section 17.5 ; or

(ii)            By notice in writing to each Lessee, terminate this Lease in its entirety and/or the right of possession hereunder of the Lessees as to the Vehicles, and the Lessor may direct delivery by the Lessees of documents of title to the Vehicles, whereupon all rights and interests of the Lessees to the Vehicles will cease and terminate (but the Lessees will remain liable hereunder as herein provided, calculated in accordance with Section 17.5 ); and thereupon, the Lessor or its agents may, subject in each case to the rights of the Franchisees under the applicable Subleases, peaceably enter upon the premises of the Lessees or other premises where the Vehicles may be located and take possession of them and thenceforth hold, possess and enjoy the same free from any right of the Lessees, or their successors or assigns (other than the Franchisees), to employ the Vehicles for any purpose whatsoever consistent with the mitigation of losses and damages, and the Lessor will, nevertheless, have a right to recover from the Lessees any and all amounts which under the terms of Section 17.2 (as limited by Section 17.5 ) of this Lease may be then due. The Lessor will provide the applicable Lessee with written notice of the place and time of any sale of Financed Vehicles pursuant to this Section 17.3 at least five (5) days prior to the proposed sale, which shall be deemed commercially

 

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reasonable, and such Lessee or the Lessor may purchase the Vehicle(s) at the sale. Each and every power and remedy hereby specifically given to the Lessor will be in addition to every other power and remedy hereby specifically given or now or hereafter existing at law, in equity or in bankruptcy and each and every power and remedy may be exercised from time to time and simultaneously and as often and in such order as may be deemed expedient by the Lessor; provided , however , that the measure of damages recoverable against a Lessee will in any case be calculated in accordance with Section 17.5 . All such powers and remedies will be cumulative, and the exercise of one will not be deemed a waiver of the right to exercise any other or others. No delay or omission of the Lessor in the exercise of any such power or remedy and no renewal or extension of any payments due hereunder will impair any such power or remedy or will be construed to be a waiver of any default or any acquiescence therein. Any extension of time for payment hereunder or other indulgence duly granted to a Lessee will not otherwise alter or affect the Lessor’s rights or the obligations hereunder of such Lessee. The Lessor’s acceptance of any payment after it will have become due hereunder will not be deemed to alter or affect the Lessor’s rights hereunder with respect to any subsequent payments or defaults therein; or

(iii)          By notice in writing to a Lessee, terminate the Power of Attorney of such Lessee.

Section 17.4.       Rights of Trustee Upon Liquidation Event of Default, Limited Liquidation Event of Default, Manufacturer Event of Default and Non-Performance of Certain Covenants .

(i)             If a Liquidation Event of Default or a Limited Liquidation Event of Default or, with respect to Program Vehicles, a Manufacturer Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing, the Lessor and the Trustee, to the extent provided in the Indenture, shall have the rights against the Guarantor, each Lessee, each Manufacturer in connection with any Manufacturer Event of Default and the Master Lease Collateral provided in the Indenture (including, without limitation, in connection with a Manufacturer Event of Default, the rights granted under Section 8.2 of the Indenture) upon a Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default, including the right to take possession of all Group II Vehicles immediately from the Lessees.

(ii)            With respect to Program Vehicles, if the Guarantor or any Lessee shall default in the due performance and observance of any of its obligations under Section 6.1 , 23.4 , 24.3 , 24.4 (f) , 24.7 or 25.4 hereof, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof shall have been given to the Guarantor or the applicable Lessee, as the case may be, by the Lessor, the Lessor or the Trustee, as assignee of the Lessor’s rights hereunder, shall have the ability to exercise all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of the Guarantor or any Lessee against the Manufacturers under or in connection with the Eligible Vehicle Disposition Programs with respect to (i) Group II Vehicles that are Program Vehicles which the Guarantor or any Lessee has determined to turn back to the Manufacturers under such Eligible Vehicle Disposition Programs and (ii) whether or not the Guarantor or any Lessee shall then have determined to turn back such Group II Vehicles that are Program Vehicles, any such Program Vehicles for which the applicable Maximum Term will expire within one week or less.

 

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(iii)          Upon a default in the performance (after giving effect to any grace periods provided herein) by the Guarantor or any Lessee of its obligations hereunder to keep the Group II Vehicles free of Liens and to maintain the Trustee’s Lien perfected on the Master Lease Collateral, the Trustee shall have the right to take actions reasonably necessary to correct such default with respect to the subject Vehicles including executing and filing UCC financing statements with respect to Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program and other general intangibles and amending any Certificates of Title that fail to note the correct titleholder or lienholder in accordance with the Base Indenture, this Lease and the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

(iv)           Upon the occurrence of a Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default, the Guarantor and each Lessee will return any Group II Vehicles that are Program Vehicles to the related Manufacturer in accordance with the instructions of the Lessor.

(v)            Upon the occurrence of a Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default, the Lessor shall have the right to dispose of (x) those Group II Vehicles that are Program Vehicles either not accepted by the related Manufacturer under the applicable Eligible Program pursuant to clause (iv) above or with respect to which a Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred, and (y) the Group II Vehicles that are Non-Program Vehicles and to direct the Guarantor or the applicable Lessee to dispose of such Vehicles in accordance with its instructions. In addition, the Lessor shall have all of the rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims vis-à-vis the Guarantor or any Lessee, necessary or desirable to allow the Trustee to exercise the rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims given to the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.1 and, with respect to Program Vehicles, Section 8.2 of the Base Indenture and the Guarantor and each Lessee acknowledges that it has hereby granted to the Lessor all of the rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims granted to the Trustee pursuant to Article 8 of the Base Indenture and that, under certain circumstances set forth in the Base Indenture, the Trustee may act in lieu of the Lessor in the exercise of such rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims.

Section 17.5.       Measure of Damages. If a Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default occurs and the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee exercises the remedies granted to the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee under this Section 17 or under Section 8.2 of the Base Indenture, the amount that the Lessor shall be permitted to recover shall be equal to:

(i)             all Rent and payments under this Lease (calculated as provided in Section 17.2 ); plus

(ii)            any damages and expenses (other than punitive and consequential damages), which the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee will have sustained by reason of the Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default, together with reasonable sums for such attorneys’ fees and such expenses as will be expended or incurred in the seizure, storage, rental or sale of the Vehicles or in the enforcement of any right or privilege hereunder or in any consultation or action in such connection; > plus

 

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all other amounts due and payable under this Lease; plus

(iv)           interest from time to time on amounts due and unpaid under this Lease at the VFR plus 1%, computed from the date of the Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default or the date payments were originally due the Lessor under this Lease or from the date of each expenditure by the Lessor which is recoverable from a Lessee pursuant to this Section 17 , as applicable, to and including the date payments are made by the Lessee; minus

(v)            an amount equal to all sums realized by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee from the liquidation of the Financed Vehicles leased hereunder (either by receipt of payment from the Manufacturers under Vehicle Disposition Programs, from sales of Vehicles to third parties, or otherwise), provided , however , that if a Financed Vehicle is delivered to the Manufacturer or the designated auction site for repurchase by the Manufacturer under the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program or for sale in accordance with the applicable Auction Procedures, respectively, and such Vehicle is accepted for repurchase or sale by such Manufacturer (as evidenced by a Condition Report indicating that such Vehicle conforms to the requirements for repurchase or sale under such Vehicle Disposition Program), the Lessor and the Trustee shall be deemed to have received thirty (30) days after the date of such acceptance or sale on account of this clause (v) an amount equal to the Net Book Value of such Vehicle, calculated as of its Disposition Date (less any Termination Payments payable in respect of such Vehicle).

Section 17.6.       Application of Proceeds. The proceeds of any sale or other disposition of any Financed Vehicles pursuant to Section 17.3 shall be applied in the following order: (i) to the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Lessor in connection with such sale or disposition, including any reasonable costs associated with repairing such Vehicles, and reasonable attorneys’ fees in connection with the enforcement of this Lease, (ii) to the payment of outstanding Rent owing from the applicable Lessee and payments under the Lease owing from such Lessee (such proceeds to be applied first, to outstanding Monthly Variable Rent and Monthly Finance Rent pro rata, second, to outstanding Availability Payments, third, to outstanding Base Rent and Monthly Supplemental Payments pro rata, fourth, to outstanding Termination Payments, Casualty Payments and Late Return Payments pro rata and fifth, to outstanding late charges pursuant to Sections 5.5 and 17.5(iv)) , (iii) to the payment of all other amounts due hereunder from such Lessee, (iv) to the payment of any amounts to the Lessor, or such Person(s) as may be lawfully entitled thereto, and (v) any remaining proceeds to such Lessee.

SECTION 18. MANUFACTURER EVENTS OF DEFAULT. Upon the occurrence of any of the following events (each, a “ Manufacturer Event of Default ”) with respect to a Manufacturer, the Lessees on behalf of the Lessor shall (a) no longer place Vehicle Orders for additional Program Vehicles from such Manufacturer (each, a “ Defaulting Manufacturer ”), (b) no longer turn back Program Vehicles for repurchase under any Vehicle Disposition Program that is a repurchase program of a Defaulting Manufacturer, and (c) cancel any Vehicle Order with such Defaulting Manufacturer to which a vehicle identification number (a “ VIN ”) has not been assigned as of the date such Manufacturer Event of Default occurs:

 

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Section 18.1.         The failure of such Manufacturer to pay Guaranteed Payments, Repurchase Payments and/or Incentive Payments due under, respectively, such Manufacturer’s Vehicle Disposition Programs and its incentive programs, in an aggregate amount in excess of $40,000,000 (net of amounts that are the subject of a good faith dispute, as evidenced in writing by either the applicable Lessee or the Manufacturer questioning the accuracy of the amounts paid or payable in respect of any such Vehicle Disposition Programs or incentive programs), which failure, in the case of each such Guaranteed Payment, Repurchase Payment and/or Incentive Payment included in such amount in excess of $40,000,000 continues for more than ninety (90) days following the Disposition Date for the related Vehicle.

Section 18.2.         The occurrence and continuance for a period of thirty (30) days of an Event of Bankruptcy with respect to such Manufacturer, and the Confirmation Condition is not satisfied; provided , that for the purposes of clauses (a) through (c) of Section 18 , the Lessees and the Lessor agree to take (or refrain from taking) the actions specified in such clauses during the thirty (30) day period following such Event of Bankruptcy.

For purposes hereof, “ Confirmation Condition ” shall mean, with respect to a Manufacturer that is the subject of an Event of Bankruptcy that is a proceeding under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code to reorganize (the “ Proceeding ”), a condition that is satisfied upon entry and during the effectiveness of an order by the bankruptcy court having jurisdiction over the Proceeding approving (i) (A) assumption under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code by the Manufacturer, or trustee in bankruptcy on its behalf, of its Vehicle Disposition Program (and all related Assignment Agreements), (B) payment of all amounts due and payable by the Manufacturer to RCFC or its Affiliates under its Vehicle Disposition Program, and (C) all actions and payments necessary to cure all existing defaults by the Manufacturer with respect to RCFC or its Affiliates under the Vehicle Disposition Program to the date of effectiveness of such order, or (ii) (A) execution, delivery and performance by the Manufacturer of (x) a new post-petition Vehicle Disposition Program under which RCFC is an eligible fleet purchaser and having substantially the same terms and covering Vehicles with substantially the same characteristics as the Vehicle Disposition Program in effect on the date the Proceeding was commenced, and (y) new Assignment Agreements effecting the assignment of benefits of such new Vehicle Disposition Program from RCFC to the Master Collateral Agent and acknowledged by the Manufacturer, (B) payment of all amounts due and payable by such Manufacturer to RCFC or its Affiliates under the previous Vehicle Disposition Program at the time of the execution and delivery of the new post-petition Vehicle Disposition Program, and (C) all actions and payments necessary to cure all existing defaults by the Manufacturer with respect to RCFC or its Affiliates under the previous Vehicle Disposition Program to the date of effectiveness of such order, and in each case in (i) or (ii) above the actions and payments in clause (C) have been taken or made.

SECTION 19. CERTIFICATION OF TRADE OR BUSINESS USE. Pursuant to Section 7701 of the Code and as set forth in Attachment C hereto, each Lessee will warrant and certify that (1) such Lessee intends to use the Acquired Vehicles in a trade or business of such Lessee, and (2) such Lessee has been advised that it will not be treated as the owner of the Acquired Vehicles for federal income tax purposes.

 

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SECTION 20. SURVIVAL. In the event that, during the term of this Lease, a Lessee becomes liable for the payment or reimbursement of any obligations, claims or taxes pursuant to any provision hereof, such liability will continue, notwithstanding the expiration or termination of this Lease, until all such amounts are paid or reimbursed by such Lessee.

SECTION 21. RIGHTS OF LESSOR PLEDGED TO MASTER COLLATERAL AGENT AND TRUSTEE. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, each Lessee and the Guarantor acknowledges that each of the Lessees and the Lessor, pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, has granted a security interest to the Master Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Beneficiaries specified therein, in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Vehicles, the related Vehicle Disposition Programs, the Master Collateral Account and all other Master Collateral specified in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement as being pledged by DTG Operations and RCFC, and each Lessee and the Guarantor further acknowledges that the Lessor, pursuant to the Indenture, has granted a security interest to the Trustee in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the RCFC Agreements, the Collection Account and the other Collateral described in the Indenture. Accordingly, each Lessee and the Guarantor agrees that:

(i)             Subject to the terms of the Indenture, the Trustee shall have all the rights, powers, privileges and remedies of the Lessor hereunder. Specifically, each Lessee and the Guarantor agrees that, upon the occurrence of an Amortization Event, the Trustee or, with respect to any Master Collateral, the Master Collateral Agent (for and on behalf of the Trustee) may exercise any right or remedy against each Lessee or the Guarantor provided for herein or in the Indenture or the Master Collateral Agency Agreement and none of the Lessees or the Guarantor will interpose as a defense that such claim should have been asserted by the Lessor;

(ii)            Upon the delivery by the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee of any notice to a Lessee or the Guarantor stating that a Lease Event of Default or an Amortization Event with respect to such Lessee has occurred, then such Lessee or the Guarantor will, if so requested by the Master Collateral Agent (with respect to the Master Collateral) or the Trustee (with respect to the Collateral), treat the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent’s or the Trustee’s designee, as the case may be, for all purposes as the Lessor hereunder and in all respects comply with all obligations under this Lease that are asserted by the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee as the successor to the Lessor hereunder, irrespective of whether such Lessee or the Guarantor has received any such notice from the Lessor;

(iii)           Pursuant to the Indenture, the Lessor hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs each Lessee to, and each Lessee shall, make payments of Rent hereunder directly to the Trustee for deposit in the Group II Collection Account established by the Trustee for receipt of such payments pursuant to the Indenture, and such payments shall discharge the obligation of such Lessee to the Lessor hereunder with respect to Rent to the extent of such payments. Each Lessee further acknowledges that pursuant to the Master Collateral

 

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Agency Agreement, the Lessor has irrevocably authorized and directed such Lessee to, and such Lessee shall, cause all payments under the related Lessee Agreements, each Vehicle Disposition Programs, and all other Master Collateral pledged by such Lessee to the Master Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee (as Beneficiary on behalf of the holders of each Series of Notes included in the Group II Series of Notes), to be made directly to the Master Collateral Agent for deposit in the Master Collateral Account established by the Lessor for receipt of such payments pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, and each such payment (other than any payment that is subject to distribution to such Lessee or its designee pursuant to Section 2.5(b) of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement and that is not transferred to the Collection Account) shall constitute a prepayment in respect of the obligation of such Lessee to pay the Rent due hereunder on the next succeeding Due Date. Upon written notice to a Lessee of a sale or assignment by the Trustee or Master Collateral Agent of its right, title and interest in moneys due under this Lease or the Master Collateral Agency Agreement to a successor Trustee or Master Collateral Agent, such Lessee shall thereafter make payments of Rent hereunder or payments in respect of the Master Collateral, as applicable, to the party specified in such notice;

(iv)           Upon request made by the Master Collateral Agent at any time, each Lessee will take such actions as are requested by the Master Collateral Agent to assist the Master Collateral Agent in maintaining the Master Collateral Agent’s perfected security interest in the Vehicles leased by such Lessee under this Lease, the Certificates of Title with respect thereto and the related Master Collateral pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement; and

(v)            A security interest in the Lessor’s rights under this Lease has been granted by the Lessor to the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture as collateral security only for all Series of Notes included in Group II and, accordingly, all references herein to “all” Series of Notes shall refer only to all Series of Notes included in Group II.

SECTION 22. MODIFICATION AND SEVERABILITY. The terms of this Lease will not be waived, altered, modified, amended, supplemented or terminated in any manner whatsoever except by a written instrument signed by the Lessor, each Lessee and (except as to matters referred to in Section 27.3 ) the Guarantor, and consented to in writing by the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee, the Required Noteholders (provided, however, that the consent of the Required Noteholders shall not be a condition precedent to the effectiveness or validity of any such action taken with respect to the terms of this Lease that will not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Noteholders in this Lease) and each Enhancement Provider with respect to each Series of Notes included in Group II. If any part of this Lease is not valid or enforceable according to law, all other parts will remain enforceable. The Lessor shall provide prompt written notice to each Rating Agency of any such waiver, modification or amendment.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 22 , the Lessor, the Lessees and the Guarantor may, at any time and from time to time, without the consent of the Master Collateral Agent, the Trustee, any Noteholders or any Enhancement Provider, enter into any amendment, supplement or other modification to this Lease to cure any apparent ambiguity or to

 

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correct or supplement any provision in this Lease that may be inconsistent with any other provision herein; provided , however , that (i) any such action shall not have a Material Adverse Effect on the interests of any Enhancement Provider for a Series of Notes included in the Group II Series of Notes, based upon, at the request of the Trustee, an Opinion of Counsel and an officers’ certificate of the Lessor and each Lessee addressed to the Trustee and (ii) a copy of such amendment, supplement or other modification is furnished to the Trustee, each Enhancement Provider with respect to any Series of Notes included in the Group II Series of Notes and each Rating Agency in accordance with the notice provisions hereof not later than ten days prior to the execution thereof by the Lessor, the Lessees and the Guarantor.

SECTION 23. CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each Lessee and Servicer represents and warrants to the Lessor, as to itself and the Vehicles leased by it hereunder, and the Guarantor represents and warrants to the Lessor, as to itself and as to each Lessee and Servicer, that as of the Closing Date with respect to each Group II Series of Notes:

Section 23.1.       Due Incorporation, Authorization, No Conflicts Etc. Each of the Lessees and the Guarantor is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and is duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction where, because of the nature of its activities or properties, the failure so to qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect on such Lessee or the Guarantor. The execution, delivery and performance by each Lessee and the Guarantor of this Lease and the other Related Documents to be executed and delivered by it are within its corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action (including shareholder approval, if required), have received all necessary governmental and other consents, approvals (in each case if any shall be required), and do not and will not contravene or conflict with, or create a default, breach, Lien or right of termination or acceleration under, any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation binding upon it, other than such default, breach, Lien or right of termination or acceleration which does not have a Material Adverse Effect on such Lessee or the Guarantor, as applicable. This Lease and each other Related Document to be executed and delivered by a Lessee or the Guarantor are (or when executed and delivered will be) the legal, valid, and binding obligations of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance with their respective terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights.

Section 23.2.       Financial Information; Financial Condition. All balance sheets, all statements of operations, of shareholders’ equity and of cash flow, and other financial data which have been or shall hereafter be furnished to the Lessor or the Trustee for the purposes of or in connection with this Lease or the Related Documents have been and will be prepared in accordance with GAAP and do and will present fairly the financial condition of the entities involved as of the dates thereof and the results of their operations for the periods covered thereby.

Section 23.3.       Litigation. Except for (i) claims set forth in Schedule 1 and (ii) claims which are fully covered by insurance, no claims, litigation (including, without limitation, derivative actions), arbitration, governmental investigation or proceeding or inquiry is pending or, to the best of the Lessees’ and the Guarantor’s knowledge, threatened against a Lessee or the Guarantor which would, if adversely determined, have a Material Adverse Effect on a Lessee or the Guarantor.

 

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Section 23.4.       Liens. As of the date hereof, there is no Lien on, or no financing statement (or similar statement or instrument of registration under the law of any jurisdiction) covering or purporting to cover any interest of any kind in, the Vehicles leased hereunder (other than those set forth in Schedule 4 , and other Permitted Liens).

Section 23.5.       Necessary Actions. Upon the Servicers causing the Lien of the Master Collateral Agent to be noted on the Certificates of Title with respect to the Vehicles or as otherwise provided for by the Master Collateral Agency Agreement or the Indenture, all filings, registrations and recordings necessary or appropriate to create, preserve, protect and perfect the security interest granted to the Master Collateral Agent in respect of the Master Collateral have been accomplished and, assuming the delivery to, and continuing possession by, the Lessor or its agents or assignees of all instruments and documents (in each case as defined in the UCC as in effect in New York) a security interest in which is perfected by possession (except with regard to property constituting fixtures, any reserved rights of the United States government as required by law, Liens upon patents, patent licenses, trademarks, service marks and trademark licenses, to the extent that such Liens cannot be perfected by the filing of financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the applicable jurisdiction, Liens on Master Collateral the perfection of which requires filings in or other actions under the laws of jurisdictions outside of the United States of America, any State, territory or dependency thereof or the District of Columbia, and Liens on general intangibles or accounts (in each case as defined in the UCC as in effect in New York) on which the United States of America or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof is the obligor), and assuming that the applicable Lessee has rights in the Master Collateral within the meaning of the UCC as in effect in New York, the security interest granted to the Master Collateral Agent pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement in and to the Master Collateral constitutes a perfected security interest therein (but as to the copyrights and copyright licenses and accounts arising therefrom, only to the extent the UCC of the relevant jurisdiction, from time to time in effect, is applicable), prior to the rights of all other Persons (except, with respect to goods (as defined in the UCC), buyers in the ordinary course of business to the extent provided in Section 9-320(b) of the UCC as from time to time in effect in the applicable jurisdiction) therein and subject to no other Liens other than Permitted Liens (and the interests of such buyers in the ordinary course of business) and is entitled to all rights, priorities and benefits afforded to perfected security interests by the UCC or other relevant law as enacted in any relevant jurisdiction.

Section 23.6.       Employee Benefit Plans. (a) During the twelve consecutive month period prior to the date hereof (or, with respect to each Series of Notes included in the Group II Series of Notes after the Closing Date for the initial Group II Series of Notes, the Closing Date with respect to such Series of Notes): (i) no steps have been taken to terminate any Pension Plan and (ii) no contribution failure has occurred with respect to any Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under Section 302(f)(1) of ERISA in connection with such Pension Plan; (b) no condition exists or event or transaction has occurred with respect to any Pension Plan which could result in the incurrence by a Lessee, the Guarantor or any member of the Controlled Group of fines, penalties or liabilities for ERISA violations, which in the case of any of the events referred to in clause (a) above or this clause (b) would have a Material Adverse Effect upon such Lessee or the Guarantor, and (c) none of the Lessees and the Guarantor has any material contingent liability with respect to any post-retirement benefits under a Welfare Plan, other than liability for continuation coverage described in Subtitle B of Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and liabilities which would not have a Material Adverse Effect upon any Lessee or the Guarantor.

 

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Section 23.7.       Investment Company Act. Neither the Guarantor nor any Lessee is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Section 23.8.       Regulations T, U and X . Neither the Guarantor nor any Lessee is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System).

Section 23.9.       Business Locations; Trade Names; Principal Places of Business Locations. Schedule 3 lists each of the locations where each Lessee and the Guarantor maintains a chief executive office, principal place of business, or any records; and Schedule 3 also lists such Person’s legal name, each name under or by which it conducts its business, each state in which it conducts business and the state in which it has its principal place of business.

Section 23.10.    Taxes. Each Lessee and the Guarantor has filed all material tax returns that are required to be filed by it, and has paid or provided adequate reserves for the payment of all taxes, including, without limitation, all payroll taxes and federal and state withholding taxes, and all assessments payable by it that have become due, other than those that are not yet delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been established, and are being maintained, in accordance with GAAP. As of such Closing Date, there is no ongoing material audit (other than routine sales tax audits and other routine audits) or, to each Lessee’s and the Guarantor’s knowledge, material tax liability for any period for which returns have been filed or were due, other than those contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which (x) adequate reserves have been established and are being maintained in accordance with GAAP and (y) the failure to pay such taxes would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on such Lessee or the Guarantor or a material adverse effect on the Noteholders.

Section 23.11.    Governmental Authorization. Each of the Lessees and the Guarantor has all licenses, franchises, permits and other governmental authorizations necessary for all businesses presently carried on by it (including owning and leasing the real and personal property owned and leased by it), except where failure to obtain such licenses, franchises, permits and other governmental authorizations would not have a Material Adverse Effect on such Person.

Section 23.12.     Compliance with Laws. Each Lessee and the Guarantor: (i) is not in violation of any Requirement of Law, which violation would have a Material Adverse Effect on such Person, and to the best knowledge of each Lessee and the Guarantor, no such violation has been alleged; (ii) has filed in a timely manner all reports, documents and other materials required to be filed by it with any Governmental Agency (and the information contained in each of such filings is true, correct and complete in all material respects), except where failure to make such filings would not have a Material Adverse Effect on such Person; and (iii) has retained all

 

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records and documents required to be retained by it pursuant to any Requirement of Law, except where failure to retain such records would not have a Material Adverse Effect on such Person.

Section 23.13.    Eligible Vehicles; Eligible Franchisees. Each Vehicle is or will be, as the case may be, on the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date with respect to such Vehicle, an Eligible Vehicle, and each Franchisee subleasing an Eligible Vehicle from a Lessee is or will be, as the case may be, on the sublease commencement date with respect to such Eligible Vehicle, an Eligible Franchisee.

Section 23.14.     Supplemental Documents True and Correct. All information contained in any Vehicle Order, Refinancing Schedule or other Supplemental Document which has been submitted, or which may hereafter be submitted by a Lessee or the Guarantor to the Lessor is, or will be, true, correct and complete.

Section 23.15.    Accuracy of Information. All certificates, reports, statements, documents and other information furnished to the Lessor, the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent by the Guarantor or any Lessee pursuant to any provision of any Related Document, or in connection with or pursuant to any amendment or modification of, or waiver under, any Related Document, shall, at the time the same are so furnished, be complete and correct in all material respects to the extent necessary to give the Lessor, the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent, as the case may be, true and accurate knowledge of the subject matter thereof, and the furnishing of the same to the Lessor, the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent, as the case may be, shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Guarantor and such Lessee made on the date the same are furnished to the Lessor, the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent, as the case may be, to the effect specified herein.

Each of the foregoing representations and warranties will be deemed to be remade as of the Closing Date with respect to each Series of Notes included in Group II.

SECTION 24. CERTAIN AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. Each Lessee and, as applicable, each Servicer, the Master Servicer and DTAG in its capacity as Guarantor each covenants and agrees that, until the expiration or termination of this Lease, and thereafter until the obligations of such Lessee, such Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Guarantor, as applicable, under this Lease and the Related Documents are satisfied in full, unless at any time the Lessor and the Trustee shall otherwise expressly consent in writing, it will:

Section 24.1.       Corporate Existence; Foreign Qualification. Do and cause to be done at all times all things necessary to (i) maintain and preserve its corporate existence (except as permitted under Section 25.1 ); (ii) be duly qualified to do business and in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business makes such qualification necessary and the failure to so qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect on it; and (iii) comply with all Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law binding upon it, except to the extent that its failure to comply therewith would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on it.

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Lease; and (ii) at any time and from time to time during regular business hours, and with reasonable prior notice from the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee, permit the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (or such other Person who may be designated from time to time by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee), or its agents or representatives to examine and make copies of all books, records and documents in the possession or under the control of such Person relating to the Vehicles leased under this Lease, including without limitation, in connection with the Master Collateral Agent’s or the Trustee’s satisfaction of any requests of a Manufacturer performing an audit under its Vehicle Disposition Program.

Section 24.3.       Vehicle Disposition Program. With respect to each Program Vehicle leased by a Lessee, comply, or cause the related Franchisee to comply, as appropriate, with all of its obligations under the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program relating to such Vehicle.

Section 24.4.       Reporting Requirements. Furnish, or cause to be furnished to the Lessor (or to such other Persons as are specified below), each of the following:

(a)            Daily Reports . Daily reports of the Master Servicer as follows: On each Business Day commencing on the Lease Commencement Date, the Master Servicer shall prepare and maintain at the office of the Master Servicer, a record (each, a “ Daily Report ”) setting forth the aggregate amount of (i) Guaranteed Payments, Repurchase Payments, Disposition Proceeds and Incentive Payments received from Manufacturers under Vehicle Disposition Programs or incentive programs, or from other Persons in connection with the sale or disposition of Vehicles leased under this Lease, (ii) insurance proceeds in respect of Vehicles leased under this Lease, (iii) payments in respect of Lessee Agreements, and (iv) any other Collections in respect of the Master Collateral allocable to the Trustee as Beneficiary (on behalf of the Holders of a Series of Notes included in the Group II Series of Notes) and in each case deposited in the Master Collateral Account and reported to the Master Servicer by the Master Collateral Agent, in accordance with Section 2.5(b) of the Master Collateral Agreement, not more than the second Business Day preceding such Daily Report, and setting forth (x) the aggregate dollar amount of the Collections identified in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv), (y) during the continuance of a Lease Event of Default or a Liquidation Event of Default, and as needed under Section 2.5(c) or (d) of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement or, in the sole judgment of the Master Collateral Agent, as otherwise needed, the portion of such Collections representing proceeds of the Master Collateral pledged by the Lessor and the portion pledged by each Lessee, and (z) the aggregate dollar amount of Sublease payments, insurance payments, warranty payments (if any), and other payments which, so long as no Lease Event of Default or Liquidation Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, may be withdrawn from the Master Collateral Account and distributed to the applicable Lessee, as set forth in Section 2.5(b) of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement. Before 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each such Business Day, the Master Servicer shall deliver a copy of the Daily Report to the Master Collateral, Agent and the Trustee.

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Lessor, the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Rating Agencies and any applicable Enhancement Provider, an Officers’ Certificate of the Master Servicer substantially in the form of Exhibit A (each, a “ Monthly Certificate ”) setting forth, inter alia , the following information (which, in the cases of clauses (iii) , (iv) and (v) below, will be expressed as a dollar amount per $1,000 of the original principal amount of such Notes and as a percentage of the outstanding principal balance of the Notes as of such date): (i) the aggregate amount of payments received from the Manufacturers under Vehicle Disposition Programs and deposited in the Master Collateral Account and the aggregate amount of other Group II Collections processed for the Related Month with respect to such Reporting Date; (ii) the Invested Percentage on the last day of the second preceding Related Month of each Series of Notes included in the Group II Series of Notes (or, until the end of the second Related Month for such Series of Notes, as of the Closing Date for such Series); (iii) for each Series included in the Group II Series of Notes, the total amount to be distributed to Noteholders on the next succeeding Payment Date; (iv) for each Series included in the Group II Series of Notes, the amount of such distribution allocable to principal on the Notes of such Series; (v) for each Series included in the Group II Series of Notes, the amount of such distribution allocable to interest on the Notes; (vi) for each Series included in the Group II Series of Notes, the amount of Enhancement used or drawn (or to be used or drawn) in connection with the distribution to Noteholders of such Series on the next succeeding Payment Date, together with the aggregate amount of remaining Enhancement not theretofore used or drawn; (vii) for each Series included in the Group II Series of Notes, the Series Monthly Servicing Fee for the next succeeding Payment Date; (viii) for each Series included in the Group II Series of Notes, the existing Carryover Controlled Amortization Amount, if any; (ix) for each Series included in the Group II Series of Notes, the applicable Pool Factors with respect to such Related Month; (x) the Aggregate Asset Amount of all Group II Series of Notes and the amount of the Asset Amount Deficiency of all Group II Series of Notes, if any, at the close of business on the last day of the Related Month; (xi) whether, to the knowledge of the Master Servicer, any Lien exists on any of the Collateral for any Series of Notes included in the Group II Series of Notes (other than Permitted Liens) and (xii) the percentage of Vehicles leased under this Lease constituting Program Vehicles, the percentage of Vehicles leased under this Lease constituting Non-Program Vehicles, and the percentage of Vehicles leased under this Lease constituting Program Vehicles of each Manufacturer and Non-Program Vehicles of each Manufacturer. The Trustee shall be under no duty to recalculate, verify or recompute the information supplied to it under this Section 24.4(b) .

(c)            Audit Report . As soon as available and in any event within one hundred ten (110) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Guarantor, a copy of the consolidated balance sheet of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, together with the related statements of earnings, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP, and certified by Deloitte & Touche LLP (or such other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing as shall be selected by the Guarantor) as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, with such exceptions as may be noted in such accountants’ report. In addition to such accountants’ report, such independent certified

 

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public accountants shall deliver to the Guarantor and the Lessor, a copy, which will be provided by the Lessor to each Rating Agency, of a letter to the effect that during the course of their audit of the consolidated financial statements of the Guarantor nothing has come to their attention that leads them to believe that a Lease Event of Default or Potential Lease Event of Default under this Lease exists.

(d)            Quarterly Statements . As soon as available, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter (except the fourth fiscal quarter) of the Guarantor, copies of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter and the related unaudited statements of earnings, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the portion of the fiscal year through such fiscal quarter (and as to the statements of earnings for such fiscal quarter) in each case setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year, prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and certified by the chief financial or accounting officer of the Guarantor as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries (subject to normal year-end adjustments).

(e)            Lease Events of Defaults . Promptly after a Lessee or the Guarantor has actual knowledge of the occurrence of any Lease Event of Default, Potential Lease Event of Default or Manufacturer Event of Default, a written statement of an Authorized Officer of such Person describing such event and the action that such Lessee or the Guarantor proposes to take with respect thereto.

(f)             Monthly Vehicle Statements . On each Reporting Date, a monthly vehicle statement (each, a “ Monthly Vehicle Statement ”) in a form acceptable to the Lessor, which shall specify, for the Vehicles leased hereunder during the Related Month by each Lessee, (i) the last eight digits of the VIN, (ii) whether each such Vehicle is leased under Annex A or Annex B hereto, (iii) the aggregate Capitalized Cost for such Vehicles, (iv) the aggregate Net Book Value of such Vehicles as of the end of the Related Month, (v) the Manufacturer of each such Vehicle, (vi) the make and model of each such Vehicle, (vii) the state in which each such Vehicle is registered, (viii) the Lease Commencement Date for each such Vehicle, (ix) the date each such Vehicle was paid for, (x) if available, the mileage of each such Vehicle, (xi) the last recorded physical location of each such Vehicle, (xii) whether each such Vehicle is a Program Vehicle or Non-Program Vehicle, (xiii) for each Program Vehicle, the minimum hold period and the maximum hold period under the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program, (xiv) the last eight digits of the VINs for those Vehicles that have been delivered to Manufacturers or designated auction sites pursuant to the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program, and that have been sold, during the Related Month, (xv) the last eight digits of the VINs for those Vehicles that have become a Casualty during the Related Month and their respective Net Book Values (as of the earlier of the last day of such Related Month and the date such Vehicle is disposed of or becomes a Casualty, as applicable), (xvi) the total amount of Monthly Base Rents, Monthly Variable Rents, Monthly Finance Rents, Monthly Supplemental Payments, Availability Payment, Termination Payments and Late Return Payments due for the Related Month on such Due Date, (xvii) all prepayments of Rent received during the

 

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Related Month from Guaranteed Payments, Repurchase Payments, Disposition Proceeds and Incentive Payments received by the Lessor during the Related Month from the Manufacturers, auctions and other Persons, as the case may be, (xviii) the aggregate Depreciation Charges for all such Vehicles continuing in the possession of each Lessee, (xix) information with respect to each Lessee necessary for the Master Servicer to compute the Aggregate Asset Amount of the Group II Series of Notes as of the end of the Related Month, (xx) information with respect to each Lessee necessary for the Master Servicer to compute the Availability Payment for each Lessee with respect to the Related Month, and (xxi) any other charges owing from, and credits due to, each Lessee under this Lease.

(g)            Annual Certificate . Each Lessee will deliver to RCFC, the Trustee, any applicable Enhancement Provider under the Indenture, and the Rating Agencies rating any outstanding Series of Notes, on or before April 15 of each calendar year, an Officers’ Certificate substantially in the form of Attachment E (each, an “ Annual Certificate ”) (a) stating that a review of the activities of the Lessee during the preceding calendar year and of its performance under this Lease and the other Related Documents to which each Lessee is a party was made under the supervision of the officers signing such certificate, (b) stating that to the best of such officers’ knowledge, based on such review, either there has occurred no event which, with the giving of notice or passage of time or both, would constitute a Lease Event of Default or Amortization Event and that such Lessee has fully performed all its obligations under this Lease and such other Related Documents throughout such year, or, if there has occurred such event or a Lease Event of Default or Amortization Event, specifying each such event known to such officers and the nature and status thereof, and (c) stating (and containing an Opinion of Counsel to the effect) that all necessary Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements and other Uniform Commercial Code filings have been completed (including, without limitation, any “precautionary filings” made by each of the Lessees in favor of the Lessor), all necessary Assignment Agreements have been executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, and all other actions, if any, required to maintain the perfected security interest of the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent on behalf of the Trustee in the Collateral and in the Master Collateral, have been taken and that the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent continues to have a perfected security interest in the Collateral and Master Collateral.

(h)            Non-Program Vehicle Report . Semi-annual (or such other time period as the Rating Agencies shall require) reports of independent public accountants as follows: On or before the second Determination Date immediately following each March 31 and September 30 of each year, the Master Servicer shall cause a firm of nationally recognized independent public accountants (who may also render other services to the Master Servicer and who is acceptable to the Rating Agencies) to furnish a report (the “ Non-Program Vehicle Report ”) to the Lessor, the Trustee, the Rating Agencies and the Master Collateral Agent to the effect that they have performed certain agreed upon procedures with respect to the calculation of Disposition Proceeds obtained from the sale or other disposition of all Non-Program Vehicles (other than Casualties) sold or otherwise disposed of during each Related Month in such period and compared such calculations of Disposition Proceeds with the corresponding amounts set forth in the

 

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Daily Reports prepared by the Master Servicer pursuant to clause (a) above and that on the basis of such comparison such accountants are of the opinion that such amounts are in agreement, except for such exceptions as they believe to be immaterial and such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such report, the Master Servicer shall serve as agent for the users of the report in determining the sufficiency of such procedure.

(i)             Notice of Final Judgment . Promptly provide to Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch notice of any final judgment in excess of $100,000 rendered against the Lessor.

(j)             Other . From time to time, such other information, documents, or reports regarding the Vehicles or the financial position, the results of operations or business of the Lessees as the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee may from time to time reasonably request in order to protect the interests of the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee under or as contemplated by this Lease or any other Related Document.

Section 24.5.       Taxes and Liabilities. Pay when due all taxes, assessments and other material (determined on a consolidated basis) liabilities (including, without limitation, taxes, titling fees and registration fees payable with respect to Vehicles), except as contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings (but only if and so long as forfeiture of any material part of the Vehicles leased under this Lease will not result from the failure to pay any such taxes, assessments or other material liabilities during the period of any such contest) and with respect to which (a) adequate reserves have been established, and are being maintained, in accordance with GAAP, and (b) the failure to make such payments and the maintaining of such reserves would not have a Material Adverse Effect on such Person or a Material Adverse Effect on the Noteholders.

Section 24.6.       Compliance with Laws. Comply with all Requirements of Law related to its businesses if the failure so to comply would have a Material Adverse Effect on such Person.

Section 24.7.       Maintenance of Separate Existence. Maintain certain policies and procedures relating to its existence as a separate corporation as follows: Each Lessee acknowledges its receipt of copies of the opinion letter issued by Mayer, Brown & Platt, dated as of the Closing Date for the Series 1998-1 Notes, as the initial Series of Notes included in the Group II Series of Notes, and the opinion letter of Latham & Watkins LLP, dated as of the Closing Date for each other Group II Series of Notes outstanding, addressing the issue of substantive consolidation as it may relate to the Lessees and the Lessor. Each Lessee hereby agrees to maintain in place all policies and procedures, and take and continue to take all actions, described in the factual assumptions relating to such Lessee set forth in each such opinion letter and any subsequent similar Opinion of Counsel delivered in respect of a Group II Series of Notes outstanding; provided , however , that such Lessee may cease to maintain any policy or procedure if and to the extent that such Lessee delivers to the Lessor and the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel providing that such policy or procedure is no longer necessary, due to a change in law or otherwise, for the rendering of such earlier opinion relating to the issue of substantive consolidation.

 

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Section 24.8.       Master Collateral Agent as Lienholder. Maintain certain computer records as follows: Concurrently with each leasing of a Vehicle under this Lease, the Master Servicer and the related Servicer each shall indicate on its computer records that the Master Collateral Agent as assignee of the Lessor or the Lessees, as the case may be, is the holder of a Lien on such Vehicle for the benefit of the Trustee pursuant to the terms of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

Section 24.9.       Maintenance of Property. Keep, or cause to be kept, all property useful and necessary in its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted; provided, that nothing in this Section 24.9 shall require it to maintain, or to make any renewals, replacements, additions, betterment or improvements of or to, any tangible property if such property, in its reasonable opinion, is obsolete or surplus or unfit for use or cannot be used advantageously in the conduct of its business.

Section 24.10.    Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Collateral. Provide to the Trustee and the Master Collateral Agent reasonable access to the documentation regarding the Collateral and the Master Collateral, such access being afforded without charge but only (i) upon reasonable request, (ii) during normal business hours, (iii) subject to the normal security and confidentiality procedures of the applicable Lessee, the applicable Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, and (iv) at offices in the continental United States designated by such Lessee, such Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, which, if they are not the offices where such documentation normally is kept, shall be accessible without unreasonable effort or expense.

In addition, commencing on the date ten (10) days after the date that a Lessee or the Master Servicer receives from the Trustee or any Note Owner of any Note included in the Group II Series of Notes a written request therefor, which request shall (x) contain a certification of such Note Owner that such person is a Note Owner and (y) provide an address for delivery, then and thereafter, unless and until such Lessee or the Master Servicer receives from such Note Owner a request to discontinue same, the Lessee or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver the information specified below directly to such Note Owner (and, if requested, to one other person as may be specified in such Note Owner’s written request) substantially concurrently with the delivery by such Lessee or the Master Servicer, as applicable, of such information to any of the Trustee, any Holder of any Note included in the Group II Series of Notes or RCFC, provided , however , if such Lessee or the Master Servicer, as applicable, is not otherwise obligated hereunder to deliver such information to the Trustee, any Holder of any Note included in the Group II Series of Notes or RCFC on a periodic basis, then, unless otherwise specified below, such Lessee or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver the following information to such Note Owner at the time delivered under the relevant section:

 

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the Monthly Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 24.4(b) ;

 

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the Monthly Vehicle Statement delivered pursuant to Section 24.4(f) ;

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the Annual Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 24.4(g) ; and

(v)            within ten (10) days after written request, such other information as is reasonably requested by such Note Owner in order to satisfy any regulatory requirements of such Note Owner.

Section 24.11.    Maintenance of Credit Enhancement. The Guarantor agrees to maintain with respect to each Series of Notes included in the Group II Series of Notes a letter of credit (or other credit enhancement acceptable to the Rating Agencies) supporting the obligations of the Lessees under this Lease in a stated amount that is at least equal to the Minimum Letter of Credit Amount, if any, for such Series of Notes.

Section 24.12.     Certain Additional Actions. The Master Servicer and each Servicer shall from time to time, as and when specified in the applicable Series Supplement for any Series of Notes included in the Group II Series of Notes, provide such notices to the Trustee and to such other Persons specified in such Series Supplement, and perform such other actions, as are in each case specified therein, including without limitation any notices relating to any letters of credit or other Enhancement provided for under such Series Supplement, and the establishment of any cash collateral accounts relating thereto.

Section 24.13.    Maximum Depreciation Rate. Each Servicer and the Master Servicer agree that the scheduled daily depreciation charge with respect to Non-Program Vehicles leased under this Lease shall be established such that the weighted average Depreciation Charges accruing with respect to each Non-Program Vehicle during each Related Month shall be at least equal to 1.0%.

Section 24.14.    Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio and Net Worth. The Guarantor will not permit (a) the Interest Coverage Ratio, as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter, to be less than the ratio of 4.00:1.00, or (b) the Net Worth of the Guarantor to be at any time less than the sum, as of such time, of (i) $225,000,000, plus (ii) 100% of the net cash proceeds received by the Guarantor in excess of $45,000,000 pursuant to the Equity Offerings, plus (iii) 50% of the Net Income of the Guarantor for each Fiscal Year, commencing with the 1998 Fiscal Year, as shall have been completed on or prior to such time (in each case, with no reduction for net losses), plus (iv) 100% of Net Equity Proceeds. P>

SECTION 25. CERTAIN NEGATIVE COVENANTS. Until the expiration or termination of this Lease and thereafter until the obligations of the Lessees are paid in full, each Lessee agrees that, unless at any time the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee shall otherwise expressly consent in writing, it will not:

Section 25.1.       Mergers, Consolidations. Be a party to any merger or consolidation, other than a merger or consolidation of such Lessee into or with another entity if:

(a)            the Person formed by such consolidation or into or with which such Lessee is merged shall be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State or the District of Columbia, and, if such Lessee is not the surviving entity, shall expressly assume, by an agreement supplemental hereto executed

 

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and delivered to the Trustee, the performance of every covenant and obligation of such Lessee hereunder and under all other Related Documents;

(b)            such Lessee has delivered to the Trustee an officer’s certificate and an opinion of counsel each stating that such consolidation or merger and such supplemental agreement comply with this Section 25.1 and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with; and

(c)            the Rating Agency Condition shall be met and, if required by the Series Supplement for a Group II Series, the consent of each Enhancement Provider for such Series shall have been obtained with respect to such assignment and succession.

Section 25.2.       Other Agreements. Enter into any agreement containing any provision which would be violated or breached by the performance of its obligations hereunder or under any instrument or document delivered or to be delivered by it hereunder or in connection herewith.

Section 25.3.       Liens. Create or permit to exist any Lien with respect to any Vehicle leased hereunder now or hereafter existing or acquired, except Liens in favor of the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee, the lien on the Financed Vehicles in favor of the Series 1998-1 Lender of Credit Provider (or any letter of credit provider supporting the obligations of the Lessees under this Lease for the benefit of any other Group II Noteholders), and the Liens set forth in Schedule 4 , if any, and the following Liens to the extent such liens in the aggregate would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee or the Noteholders under this Lease or the Indenture (all the foregoing Liens collectively, the “ Permitted Liens ”): (i) Liens for current taxes not delinquent or for taxes being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, and with respect to which adequate reserves have been established, and are being maintained, in accordance with GAAP, (ii) Liens, including judgment liens, arising in the ordinary course of business being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, and with respect to which adequate reserves have been established, and are being maintained, in accordance with GAAP, (iii) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance or other forms of governmental insurance or benefits, and (iv) mechanics’ materialmen’s, landlords’, warehousemen’s and carrier’s Liens, and other Liens imposed by law, securing obligations arising in the ordinary course of business that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been established, and are being maintained, in accordance with GAAP.

Section 25.4.       Use of Vehicles. Knowingly use or allow the Program Vehicles to be used in any manner that would (i) make any such Program Vehicles ineligible for repurchase by their respective Manufacturers or for sale in accordance with applicable Auction Procedures, except with respect to the permitted redesignation of Program Vehicles as Non-Program Vehicles, pursuant to Section 14 , or (ii) subject the Vehicles to confiscation.

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Enhancement Provider with respect to each Group II Series of Notes and the Rating Agencies (which consent of the Rating Agencies may be evidenced by a written confirmation by such Rating Agencies that the leasing of such Financed Vehicles by RCFC under the Financing Lease will not result in the reduction or withdrawal of the then current ratings on each outstanding Group II Series of Notes).

SECTION 26. SERVICING COMPENSATION.

Section 26.1.         As compensation for its servicing activities hereunder and reimbursement for its expenses as set forth in Section 26.2 , each Servicer and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to receive from the Lessor a monthly servicing fee (the “ Monthly Servicing Fee ”), payable in arrears on each Payment Date prior to the termination of this Lease, the Indenture and the Master Collateral Agency Agreement in an amount equal to the sum of the monthly servicing fees for all Series of Notes included in the Group II Series of Notes. Except as otherwise specified in the related Series Supplement, the Monthly Servicing Fee for each Series of Notes included in the Group II Series of Notes (each, a “ Series Monthly Servicing Fee ”) on each Payment Date shall be equal to (i) the portion of the Group II Supplemental Servicing Fee allocated to such Group II Series of Notes pursuant to the related Series Supplement, plus (ii) one-twelfth of the product of (A) the Servicing Fee Percentage for such Series and (B) the Invested Amount of such Series as of the preceding Payment Date (after giving effect to any payments of principal on such date). The Series Monthly Servicing Fee for each Series of Notes included in the Group II Series of Notes shall be paid to the Master Servicer (for allocation among the Master Servicer and the Servicers) pursuant to the procedures set forth in the applicable Series Supplement. The supplemental servicing fee (the “ Group II Supplemental Servicing Fee ”) for any period shall be equal to all Carrying Charges comprising payments due from the Servicers under Section 26.2 hereof.

Section 26.2.         The expenses of each Servicer include, and each Servicer agrees to pay, its Pro Rata Share of the amounts due to the Trustee pursuant to Section 9.5 of the Base Indenture and allocable to the Group II Series of Notes, plus its Pro Rata Share of the reasonable fees and disbursements of independent accountants in connection with reports furnished pursuant to Sections 24.4(h) and (i) , plus its allocable share of all other fees, expenses and indemnities incurred by such Servicer or the Lessor in connection with the Servicer’s activities hereunder or under the Related Documents. The Servicers, however, shall not be liable for any liabilities, costs or expenses of the Lessor, the Trustee or the Holders of Notes included in the Group II Series of Notes arising under any tax law, including without limitation any Federal, state or local income or franchise taxes or any other tax imposed on or measured by income (or any interest or penalties with respect thereto or arising from a failure to comply therewith), except to the extent incurred as a result of a Servicer’s violation of the provisions of this Lease or of the Related Documents; provided , however , the foregoing provisions of this sentence shall not affect the indemnification obligations of the Lessees under Section 15 of this Lease. In the event that a Servicer fails to pay any amount due to the Trustee pursuant to Section 9.5 of the Base Indenture, the Trustee will be entitled to receive such amounts due from the Monthly Servicing Fee prior to payment thereof to such Servicer.

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Section 27.1.       Guaranty. In order to induce the Lessor to execute and deliver this Lease and to lease Vehicles hereunder to the Lessees, and in consideration thereof, the Guarantor hereby (i) unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the Lessor the obligations of each of the Lessees to make any payments required to be made by them under this Lease, (ii) agrees to cause each Lessee to duly and punctually perform and observe all of the terms, conditions, covenants, agreements and indemnities applicable to such Lessee (whether in its capacity as a Lessee or as a Servicer) under this Lease, and (iii) agrees that, if for any reason whatsoever, any Lessee (whether in its capacity as a Lessee or as a Servicer) fails to so perform and observe such terms, conditions, covenants, agreements and indemnities, the Guarantor will duly and punctually perform and observe the same (the obligations referred to in clauses (i) through (iii) above are collectively referred to as the “ Guaranteed Obligations ”). The liabilities and obligations of the Guarantor under the guaranty contained in this Section 27 (this “ Guaranty ”) will be absolute and unconditional under all circumstances. This Guaranty shall be a guaranty of payment and not of collection, and the Guarantor hereby agrees that it shall not be required that the Lessor or the Trustee assert or enforce any rights against any of the Lessees, the Servicers or any other person before or as a condition to the obligations of the Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty.

Section 27.2.       Scope of Guarantor’s Liability. The Guarantor’s obligations hereunder are independent of the obligations of the Lessees (whether as Lessee or as Servicer), any other guarantor or any other Person, and the Lessor may enforce any of its rights hereunder independently of any other right or remedy that the Lessor may at any time hold with respect to this Lease or any security or other guaranty therefor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lessor may bring a separate action against the Guarantor without first proceeding against any of the Lessees, any other guarantor or any other Person, or any security held by the Lessor, and regardless of whether the Lessees or any other guarantor or any other Person is joined in any such action. The Guarantor’s liability hereunder shall at all times remain effective with respect to the full amount due from the Lessees hereunder. The Lessor’s rights hereunder shall not be exhausted by any action taken by the Lessor until all Guaranteed Obligations have been fully paid and performed.

Section 27.3.       Lessor’s Right to Amend this Lease. The Guarantor authorizes the Lessor, at any time and from time to time without notice and without affecting the liability of the Guarantor hereunder, to: (a) alter the terms of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations and any security and guaranties therefor including without limitation modification of times for payment and rates of interest; (b) accept new or additional instruments, documents, agreements, security or guaranties in connection with all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations; (c) accept partial payments on the Guaranteed Obligations; (d) waive, release, reconvey, terminate, abandon, subordinate, exchange, substitute, transfer, compound, compromise, liquidate and enforce all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations and any security or guaranties therefor, and apply any such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof (and bid and purchase at any such sale), as the Lessor in its discretion may determine; (e) release any Lessee, any guarantor or any other Person from any personal liability with respect to all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations; and (f) assign its rights under this Guaranty in whole or in part.

Section 27.4.       Waiver of Certain Rights by Guarantor. The Guarantor hereby waives each of the following to the fullest extent allowed by law:

 

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(a)

any defense based upon:

(i)             the unenforceability or invalidity of any security or other guaranty for the Guaranteed Obligations or the lack of perfection or failure of priority of any security for the Guaranteed Obligations; or

(ii)            any act or omission of the Lessor or any other Person that directly or indirectly results in the discharge or release of any of the Lessees or any other Person or any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor; provided that the Guarantor’s liability in respect of this Guaranty shall be released to the extent the Lessor expressly releases such Lessee or other Person, in a writing conforming to the requirements of Section 22 , from any Guaranteed Obligations; or

(iii)           any disability or any other defense of any Lessee or any other Person with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations, whether consensual or arising by operation of law or any bankruptcy, insolvency or debtor-relief proceeding, or from any other cause;

(b)            any right (whether now or hereafter existing) to require the Lessor, as a condition to the enforcement of this Guaranty, to:

 

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accelerate the Guaranteed Obligations;

(ii)            give notice to the Guarantor of the terms, time and place of any public or private sale of any security for the Guaranteed Obligations; or

(iii)           proceed against any Lessee, any other guarantor or any other Person, or proceed against or exhaust any security for the Guaranteed Obligations;

(c)            presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind, including without limitation notices of default and notice of acceptance of this Guaranty;

(d)            all suretyship defenses and rights of every nature otherwise available under New York law and the laws of any other jurisdiction;

(e)            any right that the Guarantor has or may have to set-off with respect to any right to payment from any Lessee; and

(f)             all other rights and defenses the assertion or exercise of which would in any way diminish the liability of the Guarantor hereunder.

Section 27.5.       Lessees’ Obligations to Guarantor and Guarantor’s Obligations to Lessees Subordinated. Until all of the Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full, the Guarantor agrees that all existing and future unsecured debts, obligations and liabilities of the Lessees to the Guarantor or the Guarantor to any of the Lessees (hereinafter collectively referred to as “ Subordinated Debt ”) shall be and hereby are expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations, on the terms set forth in clauses (a) through (e) below, and the

 

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payment thereof is expressly deferred in right of payment to the prior payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations. For purposes of this Section 27.5 , to the extent the Guaranteed Obligations consist of the obligation to pay money, the Guaranteed Obligations shall not be deemed paid in full unless and until paid in full in cash.

(a)            Upon any distribution of assets of the Guarantor or any Lessee upon any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of the Guarantor or such Lessee, whether in bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or receivership proceedings, or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other marshaling of the assets and liabilities of the Guarantor or such Lessee, or otherwise:

(i)             the holders of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be entitled to receive payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations before the Guarantor or any Lessee, as the case may be, is entitled to receive any payment on account of the Subordinated Debt;

(ii)            any payment by, or distribution of assets of, the Guarantor or such Lessee of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to which such Lessee or the Guarantor would be entitled except for this subordination shall be paid or delivered by the Person making such payment or distribution, whether a trustee in bankruptcy, a receiver or liquidating trustee, or otherwise, directly to the Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of the Guaranteed Obligations to be held as additional security for the Guaranteed Obligations in an interest bearing account until the Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full; and

(iii)          if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment by, or distribution of assets of, the Guarantor or such Lessee of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, in respect of any Subordinated Debt shall be received by such Lessee or the Guarantor before the Guaranteed Obligations are paid in full, such payment or distribution shall be held in trust in an interest bearing account of the Guarantor or such Lessee, as appropriate, and immediately paid over in kind to the holders of the Guaranteed Obligations until the Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full.

(b)            The Guarantor authorizes and directs each Lessee and each Lessee authorizes and directs the Guarantor to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and maintain the subordination provided herein.

(c)            No right of any holder of the Guaranteed Obligations to enforce the subordination herein shall at any time or in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Guarantor, any Lessee, the Lessor or any other Person or by any noncompliance by the Guarantor, any Lessee, the Lessor or any other Person with the terms, provisions and covenants hereof or of the Related Documents regardless of any knowledge thereof that any such holder of the Guaranteed Obligations may have or be otherwise charged with.

 

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(d)            Except as provided in Section 27.9 , nothing express or implied herein shall give any Person other than the Lessees, the Lessor, the Trustee and the Guarantor any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim hereunder.

(e)            If the Guarantor shall institute or participate in any suit, action or proceeding against any Lessee or any Lessee shall institute or participate in any suit, action or proceeding against the Guarantor, in violation of the terms hereof, such Lessee or the Guarantor, as the case may be, may interpose as a defense or dilatory plea this subordination, and the holders of the Guaranteed Obligations are irrevocably authorized to intervene and to interpose such defense or plea in their name or in the name of such Lessee or the Guarantor, as the case may be.

Section 27.6.       Guarantor to Pay Lessor’s Expenses. The Guarantor agrees to pay to the Lessor (or the Trustee), on demand, all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ and other professional and paraprofessional fees, incurred by the Lessor (or the Trustee) in exercising any right, power or remedy conferred by this Guaranty, or in the enforcement of this Guaranty, whether or not any action is filed in connection therewith. Until paid to the Lessor, such amounts shall bear interest, commencing with the Lessor’s demand therefor, for each Interest Period during the period from the date of such demand until paid, at the VFR for such Interest Period plus 1% (calculated on the basis of a 360-day year).

Section 27.7.       Reinstatement. This Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment of any of the amounts payable by any Lessee under this Lease is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Lessor, upon an event of bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of any Lessee or the Guarantor or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, any Lessee, the Guarantor, any other Guarantor or any other Person, or any substantial part of their respective property, or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

Section 27.8.       Pari Passu Indebtedness. The Guarantor (i) represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof, the obligations of the Guarantor under this Guaranty will rank pari passu with any existing unsecured indebtedness of the Guarantor and (ii) covenants and agrees that from and after the date hereof the obligations of the Guarantor under this Guaranty will rank pari passu with any unsecured indebtedness of the Guarantor incurred after the date hereof.

Section 27.9.       Third-Party Beneficiaries. The Guarantor acknowledges that the Trustee (on behalf of the Holders of Notes included in the Group II Series of Notes) has accepted the assignment of the Lessor’s rights under this Lease as collateral for such Notes in reliance on the Guaranty and that the Trustee (for the benefit of the Holders of such Notes) shall be a third-party beneficiary hereunder.

Section 27.10.    Tax Indemnity. The Guarantor shall indemnify and hold harmless, the Lessor, the Trustee and the Noteholders from and against any and all income taxes, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by the Internal Revenue Service and/or any state or local income tax authority, and other losses, costs, liabilities, claims and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees suffered or incurred by the Lessor, the

 

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Trustee or any Series 2000-1 Noteholder, arising out of any proposed allowance by the Internal Revenue Service and/or any state or local income tax authority of any position taken by the Lessor or its Affiliates on any income tax return that gain is not recognized from the exchange of one or more Group II Vehicles for property of like kind under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and/or any corresponding provision of state or local income tax law.

SECTION 28. ADDITIONAL LESSEES.

Section 28.1.       Additional Lessees. Any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Guarantor (each, a “ Guarantor Subsidiary ”) shall have the right to become a “Lessee” under and pursuant to the terms of this Lease by complying with the provisions of this Section 28.1 . In the event a Guarantor Subsidiary desires to become a “Lessee” under this Lease, then the Guarantor and such Guarantor Subsidiary shall execute (if appropriate) and deliver to the Lessor and the Trustee:

(a)            a Joinder in Lease Agreement in the form attached hereto as Attachment D (each, an “ Affiliate Joinder in Lease ”);

(b)            the certificate of incorporation or other organizational documents for such Guarantor Subsidiary, duly certified by the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of such Guarantor Subsidiary’s incorporation or formation, together with a copy of the by-laws or other organizational documents of such Guarantor Subsidiary, duly certified by a Secretary or Assistant Secretary or other Authorized Officer of such Guarantor Subsidiary;

(c)            copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors or other authorizing action of such Guarantor Subsidiary authorizing or ratifying the execution, delivery and performance, respectively, of those documents and matters required of it with respect to this Lease, duly certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or other Authorized Officer of such Guarantor Subsidiary;

(d)            a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or other Authorized Officer of such Guarantor Subsidiary certifying the names of the individual or individuals authorized to sign the Affiliate Joinder in Lease and the other Related Documents to be executed by it, together with samples of the true signatures of each such individual;

(e)            a good standing certificate for such Guarantor Subsidiary in the jurisdiction of its organization and the jurisdiction of its principal place of business;

(f)             a written search report from a Person satisfactory to the Lessor and the Trustee listing all effective financing statements that name such Guarantor Subsidiary as debtor or assignor, and that are filed in the jurisdictions in which filings were made pursuant to clause (g) below, together with copies of such financing statements, and tax and, judgment lien search reports from a Person satisfactory to the Lessor and the Trustee showing no evidence of liens filed against such Guarantor Subsidiary that purport to affect any Vehicles leased hereunder or any Collateral under the Indenture;

 

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(g)            evidence of the filing of proper financing statements on Form UCC-1 naming such Guarantor Subsidiary, as debtor, and the Lessor as secured party covering the collateral described in Section 2(b) hereof;

(h)            an Officers’ Certificate and an opinion of counsel each stating that such joinder by such Guarantor Subsidiary complies with this Section 28.1 and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with;

(i)             a statement from each of the Rating Agencies that such Guarantor Subsidiary becoming a “Lessee” under this Lease will not cause a failure to meet the Rating Agency Condition; and

(j)             any additional documentation that the Lessor or the Trustee may reasonably require to evidence the assumption by such Guarantor Subsidiary of the obligations and liabilities set forth in this Lease.

Upon satisfaction of the foregoing conditions and receipt by such Guarantor Subsidiary of the applicable Affiliate Joinder in Lease executed by the Lessor, such Guarantor Subsidiary shall for all purposes be deemed to be a “Lessee” for purposes of this Lease (including, without limitation, the Guaranty which is a part of this Lease) and shall be entitled to the benefits and subject to the liabilities and obligations of a Lessee hereunder.

SECTION 29. BANKRUPTCY PETITION AGAINST LESSOR. Each Lessee and the Guarantor hereby covenants and agrees that, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the payment in full of all Series of Notes issued by the Lessor, it will not institute against or join any other Person in instituting against, the Lessor any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other similar proceeding under the laws of the United States or any state of the United States. In the event that a Lessee (or any sublessee thereof) or the Guarantor takes action in violation of this Section 29 , the Lessor agrees, for the benefit of the Noteholders, that it shall file an answer with the bankruptcy court or otherwise properly contest the filing of such a petition by such Lessee or the Guarantor against the Lessor or the commencement of such action and raise the defense that such Lessee or the Guarantor, as applicable, has agreed in writing not to take such action and should be estopped and precluded therefrom and such other defenses, if any, as its counsel advises that it may assert. The provisions of this Section 29 shall survive the termination of this Lease.

SECTION 30. SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. THE LESSOR, THE MASTER COLLATERAL AGENT AND THE TRUSTEE MAY ENFORCE ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF THIS LEASE IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT HAVING SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING INSTITUTED WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH CLAIM, EACH LESSEE AND THE GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS. EACH LESSEE AND THE GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY DESIGNATES CT CORPORATION SYSTEM, INC., 111 EIGHTH AVENUE, 13 TH FLOOR,

 

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10011, TO RECEIVE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF SUCH LESSEE AND GUARANTOR SERVICE OF PROCESS IN NEW YORK. EACH LESSEE AND THE GUARANTOR FURTHER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF SAID COURTS BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF, BY REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO SUCH LESSEE OR THE GUARANTOR, AS APPLICABLE, AND AGREES THAT SUCH SERVICE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, (I) SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AND (II) SHALL BE TAKEN AND HELD TO BE VALID PERSONAL SERVICE UPON AND PERSONAL DELIVERY TO IT. Nothing herein contained shall affect the right of the Lessor to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or preclude the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee from bringing an action or proceeding in respect hereof in any other county, state or place having jurisdiction over such action. EACH LESSEE AND THE GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

SECTION 31. GOVERNING LAW. THIS LEASE SHALL BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES. Whenever possible each provision of this Lease shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Lease shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Lease. All obligations of the Lessees and the Guarantor and all rights of the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee expressed herein shall be in addition to and not in limitation of those provided by applicable law or in any other written instrument or agreement.

SECTION 32. 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 LEASE OR ANY OTHER RELATED DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY, OR UNDER ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH OR ARISING FROM ANY RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS LEASE OR ANY RELATED TRANSACTION, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY.

SECTION 33. NOTICES. All notices, requests and other communications to any party or signatory hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission or similar writing) and shall be given to such party or signatory, addressed to it, at its address or facsimile number set forth on the signature pages below, or at such other address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify for such purpose by notice (in accordance with this Section 33 ) to the other

 

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parties and signatories hereto. In each case, a copy of all notices, requests and other communications (other than any such notices, requests and other communications in the ordinary course of business) that are sent by any party or signatory hereunder shall be sent to the Trustee. Copies of notices, requests and other communications delivered to the Trustee pursuant to the foregoing sentence shall be sent to the following address:

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

 

Attention:

Corporate Trust and Agency

 

Group/Structured Finance

 

Telephone:

(212) 250-2894

 

Facsimile:

(212) 553-2462

 

Each such notice, request or communication shall be effective when received at the address specified below. Copies of all facsimile notices must be sent by first class mail promptly after such transmission by facsimile.

SECTION 34. HEADINGS. Section headings used in this Lease are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Lease.

SECTION 35. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS. This Lease may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement.

SECTION 36. EFFECTIVENESS. This Lease shall become effective on the Lease Commencement Date, subject to (i) the requirement that the representations and warranties contained in Section 23 shall be true and correct in all respects (except to the extent any such representation and warranty does not incorporate a materiality limitation in its terms and the failure of such representation and warranty to be true and correct in all respects does not have a Material Adverse Effect on the interest of the Lessor, the Trustee or the Secured Parties) and (ii) the prior or concurrent delivery of each of the following documents to the Lessor (in form and substance satisfactory to the Lessor):

(a)            Certificate of Incorporation . The certificate of incorporation of each Lessee (other than the Additional Lessees) and the Guarantor, duly certified by the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, together with a copy of its by-laws, duly certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Lessee or the Guarantor, as applicable;

(b)            Resolutions . Copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors of each Lessee (other than the Additional Lessees) and the Guarantor authorizing or ratifying the execution, delivery and performance of those documents and matters required of it with respect to this Lease, duly certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of such Lessee or the Guarantor, as applicable;

 

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(c)            Consents, etc. Certified copies of all documents evidencing any necessary corporate action, consents and governmental approvals (if any) with respect to this Lease;

(d)            Incumbency and Signatures . A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each Lessee (other than the Additional Lessees) and the Guarantor certifying the names of the individual or individuals authorized to sign this Lease and the other Related Documents to be executed by it (in such capacity or otherwise), together with a sample of the true signature of each such individual (the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee may conclusively rely on each such certificate until formally advised by a like certificate of any changes therein);

(e)            Opinions of Counsel . (i) The opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP, addressed to the Lessees (other than the Additional Lessees), the Lessor, the Trustee, the Master Collateral Agent, the Enhancement Providers and the Rating Agencies; (ii) the opinion of each Manufacturer, as required by the Rating Agencies, addressed to the Lessees, the Lessor, the Trustee, the Master Collateral Agent, the Enhancement Providers and the Rating Agencies; (iii) the opinion of counsel to each Enhancement Provider, addressed to the Lessees, the Lessor, the Trustee, the Master Collateral Agent and the Rating Agencies; (iv) the opinion of Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP, counsel to the Trustee, addressed to the Lessees, the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and each Enhancement Provider; and (v) the opinion of Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson, P.C., Oklahoma counsel to the Lessees, the Lessor, the Servicers and the Master Servicer addressed to the Trustee, the Master Collateral Agent, the Enhancement Providers and the Rating Agencies, in each case, satisfactory in form and substance to the addressees thereof;

(f)             Good Standing Certificates . Certificates of good standing for each Lessee (other than the Additional Lessees) and the Guarantor in the jurisdiction of its organization and the jurisdiction of its principal place of business;

(g)            Search Reports . Search reports satisfactory to the Lessor and the Trustee listing all effective financing statements that name a Lessee as debtor or assignor and that are filed in the jurisdictions in which filings were made pursuant to subsection (h) below, together with copies of such financing statements, and tax and judgment lien search reports from a Person satisfactory to the Lessor and the Trustee showing no evidence of such liens filed against such Lessee;

(h)            Evidence . Evidence of the filing of proper financing statements on Form UCC-1, (i) naming each Lessee (other than the Additional Lessees) as debtor and the Master Collateral Agent as secured party or other, similar instruments or documents, as may be necessary or desirable under the UCC of all applicable jurisdictions to perfect the Master Collateral Agent’s interest in the Master Collateral with respect to which the Trustee is designated as the Beneficiary on behalf of the Holders of any Series of Notes included in the Group II Series of Notes and (ii) naming each Lessee (other than the Additional Lessees) as debtor, the Lessor as secured party and the Master Collateral Agent as assignee, as may be necessary or desirable under the UCC of all applicable jurisdictions to perfect the security interest (with respect to the Financing Lease) and the

 

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precautionary security interest (with respect to the Operating Lease) of the Lessor hereunder and the assignment of the same to the Master Collateral Agent;

(i)             Master Collateral Agency Agreement . An executed copy of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement;

(j)             Lease . Original counterpart No. 1 of this Lease shall be delivered to the Trustee with receipt acknowledged thereby;

(k)            Vehicle Title Nominee Agreement . An executed copy of the Vehicle Title Nominee Agreement;

(l)             Assignment Agreement . An executed copy of the Assignment Agreement of each Manufacturer of Program Vehicles (including Existing Vehicles) which will be leased under this Lease on the Closing Date for the Series 1998-1 Notes;

(m)           Certified Copy of Manufacturer Program . A copy of each Manufacturer Program relating to Vehicles which will be leased hereunder and an Officer’s Certificate, dated the Closing Date for the Series 1998-1 Notes, and duly executed by an Authorized Officer of the Lessee, certifying that each such copy is true, correct and complete as of the Closing Date for the Series 1998-1 Notes;

(n)            The Indenture Supplement . Copies of the Series 1998-1 Supplement, dated as of the Series 1998-1 Closing Date, and the Base Indenture, in each case duly executed by the Lessor and the Trustee, and all conditions to the effectiveness thereof and the issuance of the Notes thereunder shall have been satisfied or waived in all respects;

(o)            Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit . The Series 1998-1 Letter of Credit, issued by Credit Suisse First Boston, with an initial stated amount of $5,000,000; and

(p)            Other . Such other documents as the Trustee or the Lessor may reasonably request.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Lease or caused it to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

LESSOR :

 

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

 

By:_____________________________

Name: Pamela S. Peck

Title: Vice President and Treasurer

 

Address:

5330 East 31st Street

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135

 

Attention:

Pamela S. Peck

 

Telephone:

(918) 669-2550

 

Facsimile:

(918) 669-2301

 

LESSEES AND SERVICERS :  

 

DTG OPERATIONS, INC.

 

By:_____________________________

Name: Pamela S. Peck

Title: Treasurer

 

Address:

5330 East 31st Street

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135

 

Attention:

Pamela S. Peck

 

Telephone:

(918) 669-2395

 

Facsimile:

(918) 669-2301

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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GUARANTOR :

 

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

 

By:_____________________________

Name: Pamela S. Peck

Title: Vice President and Treasurer

 

Address:

5330 East 31st Street

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135

 

Attention:

Pamela S. Peck

 

Telephone:

(918) 660-7700

 

Facsimile:

(918) 669-2301

 

 

 

COUNTERPART NO.    OF TEN (10) SERIALLY NUMBERED MANUALLY EXECUTED COUNTERPARTS. TO THE EXTENT IF ANY THAT THIS DOCUMENT CONSTITUTES CHATTEL PAPER UNDER THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE, NO SECURITY INTEREST IN THIS DOCUMENT MAY BE CREATED THROUGH THE TRANSFER AND POSSESSION OF ANY COUNTERPART OTHER THAN MANUALLY EXECUTED COUNTERPART NO. 1.

 

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The Trustee does hereby acknowledge, by its signature below, receipt of this Counterpart No. 1.

TRUSTEE :

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

 

 

By:_____________________________

 

Name:_______________________

 

Title:_______________________

 

By:_____________________________

 

Name:_______________________

 

Title:_______________________

 

 

 

Address:

60 Wall Street

 

New York, New York 10005

 

Attention:

Corporate Trust and Agency

 

Group/Structured Finance

 

Telephone:

(212) 250-2894

 

Facsimile:

(212) 553-2462

 

Acknowledged by:

 

MASTER COLLATERAL AGENT :

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

 

By:_____________________________

 

Name:_______________________

 

Title:_______________________

 

 

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By:_____________________________

 

Name:_______________________

 

Title:_______________________

 

Address:

60 Wall Street

 

New York, New York 10005

Attention:

Corporate Trust and Agency

 

Group/Structured Finance

Telephone:

(212) 250-2894

Facsimile:

(212) 553-2462

 

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ANNEX A

ANNEX

to the

AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER MOTOR VEHICLE LEASE

AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

Dated as of February 14, 2007

among

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

as Lessor,

DTG OPERATIONS, INC.,

as Lessee and Servicer,

and those Subsidiaries

of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

from time to time

becoming Lessees and Servicers under such Master Motor

Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement

and

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

as Guarantor and Master Servicer

 

1.              Scope of Annex . This Annex A shall apply only to the acquisition, leasing and servicing of the Acquired Vehicles by the Lessor pursuant to the Base Lease, as supplemented by this Lease Annex (collectively, the “ Operating Lease ”).

2.              General Agreement . With respect to the Acquired Vehicles, each Lessee and the Lessor each intend that the Base Lease, as supplemented by this Lease Annex, is an operating lease and that the relationship between the Lessor and the Lessees pursuant thereto and hereto shall always be only that of lessor and lessee, and each Lessee hereby declares, acknowledges and agrees that the Lessor has title to and is the owner of the Acquired Vehicles. The Lessees shall not acquire by virtue of the Lease any right, equity, title or interest in or to any Acquired Vehicles, except the right to use the same under the terms of the Operating Lease hereof. The parties agree that this Operating Lease is a “true lease” for all legal, accounting, tax and other purposes and agree to treat this Operating Lease, as it applies to the Acquired Vehicles, as an operating lease for all purposes, including tax, accounting and otherwise. The parties will file all federal, state and local tax returns and reports in a manner consistent with the preceding sentence.

3.              Operating Lease Commitment . (a) Upon the execution and delivery of this Operating Lease, the Lessor shall, subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, purchase or refinance from time to time on or after the Lease Commencement Date and prior to the Lease Expiration Date, all Acquired Vehicles identified in Vehicle Orders placed by a Lessee for a purchase price equal to the Initial Acquisition Cost thereof, and simultaneously therewith, the Lessor shall under the Operating Lease enter into operating leases with such Lessee with respect to such Vehicles; provided , that the aggregate Net Book Value of Acquired Vehicles leased hereunder on any date shall not exceed (a) the Maximum Lease Commitment, less (b) the Base Amount as of such date with respect to the Financing Lease.

4.              Lease Procedures . In connection with the Lease of any Acquired Vehicles to be leased on or after the Lease Commencement Date, to evidence the acquisition of such Acquired Vehicles by the Lessor, the applicable Lessee shall deliver to the Lessor the following:

(a)            a Vehicle Order (including a Vehicle Acquisition Schedule) with respect to all Acquired Vehicles to be leased by such Lessee on the Lease Commencement Date;

(b)            UCC termination statements terminating, or UCC partial releases releasing, any security interests and other liens (other than Permitted Liens) in favor of any Person with respect to each Acquired Vehicle leased on the Lease Commencement Date and identified in such Vehicle Order, and any related Vehicle Disposition Programs;

(c)            with respect to the initial lease of Acquired Vehicles by such Lessee, a fully executed Assignment Agreement covering each Program Vehicle leased under this Annex A on the Lease Commencement Date or to be leased under this Annex A on any date thereafter, the related Vehicle Disposition Programs, and any other Master Collateral relating to such Vehicles.

 

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Each Lessee hereby agrees that each such delivery of a Vehicle Order shall be deemed hereunder to constitute a representation and warranty by the Lessee, to and in favor of the Lessor and the Trustee, that all the conditions precedent to the acquisition and leasing of the Vehicles identified in such Vehicle Order have been satisfied as of the date of such Vehicle Order.

5.              Maximum Vehicle Lease Term . The maximum lease term for this Operating Lease as it relates to each Acquired Vehicle leased hereunder shall be from the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date to the date that is 36 months from the date of the original new vehicle dealer invoice for such Acquired Vehicle (such lease term with respect to an Acquired Vehicle, the “ Maximum Vehicle Lease Term ”). On the occurrence of such date for a Vehicle not previously disposed of, the applicable Lessee shall, (a) on behalf of the Lessor, promptly dispose of such Vehicle in accordance with the terms hereof and in accordance with any instructions of the Lessor for such disposition, (b) in each case, provide that Disposition Proceeds be paid directly to the Master Collateral Account for the benefit of the Trustee and (c) pay to the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee, in accordance with this Operating Lease, any other amounts unpaid and owing from such Lessee under the Lease in respect of such Vehicle.

6.              Lessee’s Rights to Purchase Vehicles . Each Lessee will have the option, exercisable with respect to any Acquired Vehicle during the Vehicle Term with respect to such Acquired Vehicle, to purchase any Vehicles leased by it under the Lease at the Vehicle Purchase Price, in which event such Lessee will pay the Vehicle Purchase Price to the Master Collateral Agent on or before the Due Date next succeeding such purchase by the Lessee plus all accrued and unpaid Monthly Base Rent and Monthly Variable Rent with respect to such Vehicle through the date of such purchase. In addition, each Lessee will have the option, exercisable with respect to any Manufacturer Receivable related to an Acquired Vehicle which was leased by such Lessee under this Lease, to purchase such Manufacturer Receivable for a price equal to the amount due from the Manufacturer under such Manufacturer Receivable, in which event the Lessee will pay such amount to the Master Collateral Agent on or before the Payment Date next succeeding such purchase by the Lessee. Upon receipt of such funds by the Master Collateral Agent, the Lessor, at the request of the Lessee, shall cause title to any such Vehicle or Manufacturer Receivable, as applicable, to be transferred to the applicable Lessee, and the lien of the Master Collateral Agent on such Vehicle shall be released thereby.

7.              Vehicle Disposition . The Lessor and each Lessee agree that, with respect to Acquired Vehicles, the applicable Lessee shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to deliver each Program Vehicle leased by it under the Lease for sale in accordance with the applicable Auction Procedures or to return such related Program Vehicle to the related Manufacturer (a) not prior to the end of the Minimum Term for such Vehicle, and (b) not later than the end of the Maximum Term for such Vehicle; provided , however , if for any reason, such Lessee fails to deliver such a Program Vehicle to the applicable Manufacturer for repurchase by the Manufacturer or in accordance with the applicable Auction Procedures, in each case in accordance with the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program during the time period between the expiration of the Minimum Term and the expiration of the Maximum Term, such Lessee shall be obligated to sell or otherwise dispose of such Program Vehicle and pay a Late Return Payment with respect thereto, in each case as provided in Section 13 of the Base Lease. Each Lessee shall, with respect to Acquired Vehicles leased by it under this Operating Lease, pay the equivalent of the Rent for the Minimum Term for Program Vehicles returned before the

 

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Minimum Term, regardless of actual usage, unless such a Program Vehicle is a Casualty, which will be handled in accordance with Section 7 of the Base Lease. All Disposition Proceeds, Repurchase Payments and Guaranteed Payments due from the disposition of Program Vehicles pursuant to this Section shall be due and payable to the Lessor. The Lessor and each Lessee agree, with respect to Acquired Vehicles, that such Lessee shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to dispose of each Non-Program Vehicle leased to it under this Operating Lease (a) in a manner most likely to maximize proceeds from such disposition and consistent with industry practice and (b) within thirty-six (36) months after the date of the original new vehicle dealer invoice for such Vehicle. All Disposition Proceeds due from the disposition of Non-Program Vehicles pursuant to this Section shall be due and payable to the Lessor.

8.              Lessor’s Right to Cause Vehicles to be Sold . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Lease, the Lessor shall have the right, at any time after the date thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the Maximum Term for any Program Vehicle leased under this Annex A, to require that the Lessee in respect of such Program Vehicle deliver such Program Vehicle to the Manufacturer for repurchase or, as applicable, to the designated auction site, or exercise commercially reasonable efforts to arrange for the sale of such Program Vehicle to a third party for a price greater than the Net Book Value thereof, in which event the Lessee shall, prior to the expiration of such Maximum Term, deliver such Vehicle to its Manufacturer or the designated auction site or arrange for the sale of such Program Vehicle to a third party for a price greater than the Net Book Value (or purchase the Program Vehicle itself from the Lessor for the Vehicle Purchase Price). If a sale of the Program Vehicle is arranged by a Lessee prior to the expiration of such Maximum Term, then such Lessee shall deliver the Program Vehicle to the purchaser thereof, the Lien of the Master Collateral Agent on the Certificate of Title of such Program Vehicle shall be released, and such Lessee shall cause to be delivered to the Lessor the funds paid for such Program Vehicle by the purchaser. If a Lessee is unable to arrange for a sale of the Program Vehicle prior to the expiration of such Maximum Term, then such Lessee shall cease attempting to arrange for such a sale and shall return such Program Vehicle to the applicable Manufacturer or tender such Program Vehicle in accordance with applicable Auction Procedures or purchase such Vehicle as herein provided. In no event may any Program Vehicle be sold pursuant to this paragraph 8 (other than pursuant to a Vehicle Disposition Program) unless the funds to be paid to the Lessor arising out of such sale exceed the Net Book Value of such Vehicle less reasonably predictable Excess Mileage charges, Excess Damage Charges and other similar charges imposed by the Manufacturer.

9.              Calculation of Rent . Rent shall be due and payable on a monthly basis as set forth in this paragraph 9 .

Monthly Base Rent ”, with respect to each Due Date and each Acquired Vehicle leased under the Lease on any day during the Related Month, shall be the sum of all Depreciation Charges that have accrued with respect to such Vehicle during the Related Month.

Monthly Variable Rent ”, with respect to each Due Date and each Acquired Vehicle leased under the Lease on any day during the Related Month, shall equal the sum, without double counting, of (a) the product of (i) an amount equal to the Net Book Value of such Acquired Vehicle on the first day contained within both the Related Month

 

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and the Vehicle Term with respect to such Vehicle multiplied by the VFR for the Interest Period ending on the next succeeding Payment Date and (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the number of days contained within both the Related Month and the Vehicle Term with respect to such Acquired Vehicle by (B) the total number of days in the Related Month plus (b) the product of (i) an amount equal to all Carrying Charges for the Related Month with respect to the Group II Series of Notes, and (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing the Net Book Value of such Acquired Vehicle as of the first day of the Related Month by the Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Lease as of the first day of the Related Month.

VFR ”, for any Interest Period with respect to any Group II Series of Notes, is an interest rate equal to the quotient, expressed as a percentage, of (i) the aggregate amount of interest (including default or penalty interest) accrued during such Interest Period with respect to all Group II Series of Notes, divided by (ii) the average daily Aggregate Principal Balance of all such Group II Series of Notes during such period.

Rent ” means Monthly Base Rent plus Monthly Variable Rent.

 

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Payment of Rent and Other Payments .

(a)            Monthly Base Rent . On each Due Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the Monthly Base Rents that have accrued during the Related Month with respect to all Vehicles that were leased by such Lessee under this Operating Lease on any day during the Related Month;

(b)            Monthly Variable Rent . On each Due Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the Monthly Variable Rents that have accrued during the Related Month with respect to all Vehicles that were leased by such Lessee under this Operating Lease on any day during the Related Month;

(c)            Termination Payments, Casualty Payments and Late Return Payments . On each Due Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor all Termination Payments, Casualty Payments and Late Return Payments with respect to Vehicles leased by such Lessee under this Operating Lease as provided in Section 5.4 of the Base Lease; and

(d)            Certain Other Payments . Each Lessee shall cause all Disposition Proceeds, Repurchase Payments, Guaranteed Payments and Incentive Payments payable in respect of Acquired Vehicles leased by it under this Operating Lease, to be paid directly to the Master Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee. The Servicer and the Lessees each agree that in the event that the Servicer or a Lessee shall receive directly any such payment, including cash, securities, obligations or other property, the Servicer or such Lessee, as the case may be, shall accept the same as the Master Collateral Agent’s agent and shall hold the same in trust on behalf of and for the benefit of the Master Collateral Agent, and shall deposit the same, within two (2) Business Days after receipt thereof, into the Master Collateral Account in the same form received, with the endorsement of the Servicer or such Lessee, as the case may be, when necessary or appropriate. For purposes of the payment of Rent and other payments for

 

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any Related Month as described above in this Annex, such Rent and other payments will net out the amount of Incentive Payments received by the Master Collateral Agent into the Master Collateral Account during such Related Month, but only to the extent that the aggregate amount of Disposition Proceeds, Repurchase Payments, Guaranteed Payments and Incentive Payments received during such Related Month on Acquired Vehicles disposed of under a Vehicle Disposition Program, as applicable, from the sale or other disposition of such Acquired Vehicle is at least equal to the aggregate Net Book Values of such Acquired Vehicles calculated as of the applicable Vehicle Lease Expiration Date.

11.            Net Lease . THE OPERATING LEASE SHALL BE A NET LEASE, AND EACH LESSEE’S OBLIGATION TO PAY ALL RENT AND OTHER SUMS HEREUNDER SHALL BE ABSOLUTE AND UNCONDITIONAL, AND SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY ABATEMENT OR REDUCTION FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER. The obligations and liabilities of the Lessees hereunder shall in no way be released, discharged or otherwise affected (except as may be expressly provided herein including, without limitation, the right of a Lessee to reject Vehicles pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Base Lease) for any reason, including without limitation: (i) any defect in the condition, merchantability, quality or fitness for use of the Vehicles or any part thereof; (ii) any damage to, removal, abandonment, salvage, loss, scrapping or destruction of or any requisition or taking of the Vehicles or any part thereof; (iii) any restriction, prevention or curtailment of or interference with any use of the Vehicles or any part thereof; (iv) any defect in or any Lien on title to the Vehicles or any part thereof; (v) any change, waiver, extension, indulgence or other action or omission in respect of any obligation or liability of a Lessee or the Lessor; (vi) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or other like proceeding relating to such Lessee, the Lessor or any other Person, or any action taken with respect to this Operating Lease by any trustee or receiver of any Person mentioned above, or by any court; (vii) any claim that such Lessee has or might have against any Person, including without limitation the Lessor; (viii) any failure on the part of the Lessor to perform or comply with any of the terms hereof or of any other agreement; (ix) any invalidity or unenforceability or disaffirmance of this Operating Lease or any provision hereof or any of the other Related Documents or any provision of any thereof, in each case whether against or by such Lessee or otherwise; (x) any insurance premiums payable by such Lessee with respect to the Vehicles; or (xi) any other occurrence whatsoever, whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing, whether or not such Lessee shall have notice or knowledge of any of the foregoing and whether or not foreseen or foreseeable. This Operating Lease shall be noncancelable by any Lessee and, except as expressly provided herein, each Lessee, to the extent permitted by law, waives all rights now or hereafter conferred by statute or otherwise to quit, terminate or surrender this Operating Lease, or to any diminution or reduction of Rent payable by the Lessee hereunder. All payments by a Lessee made hereunder shall be final (except to the extent of adjustments provided for herein), absent manifest error and, except as otherwise provided herein, no Lessee shall seek to recover any such payment or any part thereof for any reason whatsoever, absent manifest error. If for any reason whatsoever this Operating Lease shall be terminated in whole or in part by operation of law or otherwise except as expressly provided herein, each Lessee shall nonetheless pay an amount equal to each Rent payment at the time and in the manner that such payment would have become due and payable under the terms of this Operating Lease as if it had not been terminated in whole or in part. All covenants and

 

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agreements of the Lessees herein shall be performed at its cost, expense and risk unless expressly otherwise stated.

12.            Liens . Except for Permitted Liens, each Lessee shall keep all Acquired Vehicles leased by it free of all Liens arising during the Term. Upon the Vehicle Lease Expiration Date for each Acquired Vehicle leased hereunder, the Lessor may, in its discretion, remove any such Lien and any sum of money that may be paid by the Lessor in release or discharge thereof, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, will be paid by the applicable Lessee upon demand by the Lessor. The Lessor may grant security interests in the Acquired Vehicles without consent of the applicable Lessee; provided , however , that if any such Liens would interfere with the rights of such Lessee under this Operating Lease or any sublessee of such Lessee, the Lessor must obtain the prior written consent of such Lessee. Each Lessee acknowledges that the granting of Liens and the taking of other actions pursuant to the Indenture and the Related Documents does not interfere with the rights of such Lessee under this Operating Lease.

13.            Non-Disturbance . So long as a Lessee satisfies its obligations hereunder, its quiet enjoyment, possession and use of the Acquired Vehicles will not be disturbed during the Term subject, however, to paragraph 8 of this Annex A and except that the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee each retains the right, but not the duty, to inspect the Acquired Vehicles without disturbing the ordinary conduct of such Lessee’s business and except as may be required as a consequence of a Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default (or any similar event under any Supplement to the Base Indenture relating to a Group II Series of Notes) or certain optional prepayments of a Series of Notes. Upon the request of the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee, from time to time, each Lessee will make reasonable efforts to confirm to the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee the location, mileage and condition of each Acquired Vehicle and to make available for the Lessor’s, the Master Collateral Agent’s or the Trustee’s inspection within a reasonable time period, not to exceed forty-five (45) days, the Acquired Vehicles leased by such Lessee at the location where the Acquired Vehicles are normally located. Further, each Lessee (and each related Franchisee) will, during normal business hours and with a notice of three (3) Business Days, make its records pertaining to such Acquired Vehicles available to the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee for inspection at the location where such Lessee’s (and each such related Franchisee’s) records are normally domiciled.

14.            Certain Risks of Loss Borne by Lessees . Upon delivery of each Vehicle to a Lessee, as between the Lessor and such Lessee, such Lessee assumes and bears the risk of loss, damage, theft, taking, destruction, attachment, seizure, confiscation or requisition and all other risks and liabilities with respect to such Vehicle, including personal injury or death and property damage, arising with respect to any Vehicle due to the manufacturer, purchase, acceptance, rejection, delivery, leasing, subleasing, possession, use, inspection, registration, operation, condition, maintenance, repair or storage of such Vehicle, howsoever arising.

15.            Title . This is an agreement to lease only, and title to the Acquired Vehicles will at all times remain in the Lessor’s name. The Lessees will not have any rights or interest in such Vehicles whatsoever other than the rights of possession and use and the right to sublease such Vehicles as provided by the Lease. In addition, each Lessee, by its execution hereof, acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Lessor is the sole owner and holder of all right, title and

 

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interest in and to the Vehicle Disposition Programs as they relate to the Vehicles leased hereunder and (ii) such Lessee has no right, title or interest in any Vehicle Disposition Program as it relates to any Vehicle leased hereunder. To confirm the foregoing, each Lessee, by its execution of the Base Lease of which this Annex A is a part, hereby assigns and transfers to the Lessor any rights that such Lessee may have in respect of any Vehicle Disposition Programs as they relate to the Vehicles leased hereunder.

 

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ANNEX B

ANNEX

to the

AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER MOTOR VEHICLE LEASE

AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

Dated as of February 14, 2007

among

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

as Lessor,

DTG OPERATIONS, INC.,

as Lessee and Servicer,

those Subsidiaries

of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

from time to time

becoming Lessees and Servicers under such

Master Motor Vehicle Lease and

Servicing Agreement

and

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

as Guarantor and Master Servicer

1.              Scope of Annex . This Annex B shall apply only to the acquisition or financing, leasing and servicing of the Financed Vehicles by RCFC pursuant to the Base Lease, as supplemented by this Lease Annex (collectively, the “ Financing Lease ”).

2.              General Agreement . With respect to the Financed Vehicles, each Lessee and the Lessor each intend that the Base Lease, as supplemented by this Lease Annex, constitute a financing arrangement and the Lessor hereby declares, acknowledges and agrees that the ownership of the Financed Vehicles tens solely with such Lessee subject to the security interest granted hereunder to the Lessor.

3.              Financing Lease Commitment . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Financing Lease, upon execution and delivery of this Financing Lease, the Lessor shall (i) on or after the Lease Commencement Date purchase, finance or refinance Refinanced Vehicles identified in Refinancing Schedules for a purchase price equal to the aggregate Net Book Value thereof, and (ii) from time to time on or after the Lease Commencement Date and prior to the Lease Expiration Date finance all Financed Vehicles identified in Vehicle Orders placed by a Lessee for an amount equal to the Initial Acquisition Cost thereof, and in each case simultaneously therewith enter into this Financing Lease with such Lessee with respect to the Financed Vehicles, as the case may be; provided , that the aggregate outstanding Base Amount of the Financing Lease shall not on any date exceed (a) the Maximum Lease Commitment, less (b) the sum of (x) the sum of the Net Book Values of Acquired Vehicles leased under the Operating Lease on such date, each such Net Book Value calculated as of the first day contained within both the calendar month in which such date of determination occurs and the Vehicle Term for the related Acquired Vehicle, plus (y) accrued and unpaid Monthly Base Rent under the Operating Lease as of such date.

 

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Lease Procedures .

(a)            Initial Lease . In connection with the lease of any Financed Vehicles to be leased on the Lease Commencement Date (or, in the case of an Additional Lessee, the date of the initial Vehicle Order or Refinancing Schedule thereof), to evidence the refinancing of any Refinanced Vehicles and the acquisition and financing of any other Financed Vehicles by each Lessee on the Lease Commencement Date (or the date of such initial Vehicle Order) and the conveyance on such date of a security interest in such Financed Vehicles to the Master Collateral Agent, such Lessee shall deliver to the Lessor on or prior to the Lease Commencement Date (or the date of such initial Vehicle Order or Refinancing Schedule) the following:

(i)             a Refinancing Schedule concerning any Refinanced Vehicles refinanced on such date, or a Vehicle Order (including a Vehicle Acquisition Schedule) with respect to all other Financed Vehicles to be leased by such Lessee on the Lease Commencement Date (or date of the initial Vehicle Order of such Additional Lessee, as applicable);

(ii)            a report of the results of a search of the appropriate records of the county and state in which the Refinanced Vehicles are located and the county and state in which such Lessee’s principal office is located, which shall show no liens

 

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or other security interests (other than Permitted Liens) with respect to such Vehicles or, in the event that such search reveals any such non-permitted Lien or security interest, there shall be delivered to the Trustee a termination of such Lien or security interest as provided below;

(iii)           confirmation from any lender holding a security interest in any Refinanced Vehicle stating unconditionally (A) that, if any sums are to be paid to such lender in connection with the lease of the Refinanced Vehicle, such lender has been paid the full amount due to it in connection with such refinancing and (B) that any lien or security interest of such lender in such Vehicle has been released;

(iv)           UCC termination statements terminating, or UCC partial releases releasing, any security interests and other liens (other than Permitted Liens) in favor of any Person with respect to each Vehicle in the Existing Fleet identified in such schedule and any related Vehicle Disposition Programs;

(v)            fully executed Assignment Agreements from such Lessee covering, as applicable, each Financed Vehicle leased by such Lessee on the Lease Commencement Date or leased on any date thereafter under the Lease, the related Vehicle Disposition Programs, and any other Master Collateral relating to such Vehicles; and

(vi)           an Officer’s Certificate for such Lessee stating that all the conditions precedent under the Lease to the leasing by such Lessee of such Vehicles on the Lease Commencement Date have been satisfied.

(b)            Subsequent Leases . In connection with each Lease of a Financed Vehicle after the Lease Commencement Date, to evidence the acquisition, financing or refinancing of such Financed Vehicle by the Lessor and the conveyance of a security interest in such Financed Vehicles to the Master Collateral Agent, each Lessee shall deliver to the Lessor a Vehicle Order (including a Vehicle Acquisition Schedule) or Refinancing Schedule with respect to all Financed Vehicles to be leased by such Lessee on the date specified therein. Each Lessee hereby agrees that each such delivery of a Vehicle Order or Refinancing Schedule, as applicable, shall be deemed hereunder to constitute a representation and warranty by such Lessee, to and in favor of the Lessor and the Trustee, that all the conditions precedent to the acquisition or financing or refinancing and leasing of the Vehicles identified in such Vehicle Order or Refinancing Schedule, as applicable, have been satisfied as of the date of such Vehicle Order or Refinancing Schedule.

5.              Maximum Vehicle Lease Term . The maximum Vehicle lease term of this Financing Lease as it relates to each Financed Vehicle leased hereunder shall be from the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date to the date that is 60 months from the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date (such lease term with respect to a Financed Vehicle, the “ Maximum Vehicle Lease Term ”). On the occurrence of such date, the applicable Lessee shall pay to the

 

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Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee, in accordance with this Financing Lease, any amounts unpaid and owing under the Lease in respect of such Vehicle.

6.              Calculation of Rent and Monthly Supplemental Payment . Rent and the Monthly Supplemental Payment shall be due and payable on a monthly basis as set forth in this paragraph 6 :

Monthly Base Rent ”, with respect to each Due Date and each Financed Vehicle leased under the Lease on any day during the Related Month, shall be the sum of all Depreciation Charges that have accrued with respect to such Vehicle during the Related Month.

Monthly Finance Rent ”, with respect to each Due Date and each Financed Vehicle leased under the Lease on any day during the Related Month, shall equal the sum, without double counting, of (a) the product of (i) an amount equal to the Net Book Value of such Financed Vehicle on the first day contained within both the Related Month and the Vehicle Term with respect to such Vehicle multiplied by the VFR for the Interest Period ending on the next succeeding Payment date and (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the number of days contained within both the Related Month and the Vehicle Term with respect to such Financed Vehicle by (B) the total number of days in the Related Month, plus (b) the product of (i) an amount equal to all Carrying Charges for the Related Month with respect to the Group II Series of Notes, and (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing the Net Book Value of such Financed Vehicle as of the first day of the Related Month by the Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Lease as of the first day of the Related Month.

Monthly Supplemental Payment ” with respect to each Due Date and each Financed Vehicle shall be an amount equal to (a) the sum of, as applicable, (i) the aggregate amount of any Guaranteed Payment, Repurchase Payment, Disposition Proceeds and Incentive Payments received by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by deposit into the Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account) during the Related Month with respect to such Vehicle, (ii) the amount of any unpaid Guaranteed Payment or unpaid Repurchase Payment with respect to such Vehicle becoming a Delinquent Guaranteed Payment or Delinquent Repurchase Payment, as the case may be, during the Related Month, (iii) the amount of any Disposition Proceeds with respect to such Vehicle becoming Delinquent Disposition Proceeds during the Related Month, (iv) the amount of any unpaid Incentive Payments with respect to such Vehicle becoming Delinquent Incentive Payments during the Related Month, (v) if such Vehicle becomes a Casualty or ceases to be an Eligible Vehicle (other than as a result of the sale or other disposition thereof), in each case during the Related Month, the Net Book Value of such Vehicle calculated as of the earlier of the last day of such Related Month and the date such Vehicle is disposed of or becomes a Casualty, as applicable, and (vi) if such Vehicle was returned to its Manufacturer for repurchase or sold to any Person or otherwise disposed of, in each case during the Related Month, the excess, if any, of (A) the Net Book Value of such Vehicle, calculated as of the applicable Vehicle Lease Expiration Date, over (B) the sum of all amounts (other than Incentive Payments) payable in respect of such Vehicle pursuant to clause (i) above, less (b) the excess, if any, of

 

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(i) the aggregate amount of Disposition Proceeds, Guaranteed Payments or Repurchase Payments, as applicable, from the sale or other disposition of such Vehicle received by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by deposit into the Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account) during such Related Month over (ii) the Net Book Value of such Vehicle, calculated as of the applicable Vehicle Lease Expiration Date.

Rent ” means Monthly Base Rent plus Monthly Finance Rent.

VFR ”, for any Interest Period with respect to any Group II Series of Notes, is an interest rate equal to the quotient, expressed as a percentage, of (i) the aggregate amount of interest (including default or penalty interest) accrued during such Interest Period with respect to all Group II Series of Notes, divided by (ii) the average daily Aggregate Principal Balance of all such Group II Series of Notes during such period.

 

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Payment of Rent and Other Payments . (a) On each Due Date:

(i)             Monthly Base Rent . Each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the Monthly Base Rents that have accrued during the Related Month with respect to all Vehicles that were leased by such Lessee under this Finance Lease on any day during the Related Month; provided , however , that in the event that delinquent payments of Guaranteed Payments, Repurchase Payments, Disposition Proceeds and/or Incentive Payments are received by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by deposit into the Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account) during the Related Month, such payments may be netted against the Monthly Base Rents to be paid on such Due Date to the extent (but only to the extent) that Monthly Base Rent has already been received by any of such Persons in respect of such delinquent payment obligations pursuant to any or all of clauses (a)(ii) , (iii) and (iv) of the definition of Monthly Supplemental Payment set forth in this Annex B;

(ii)            Monthly Finance Rent . Each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the Monthly Finance Rents that have accrued during the Related Month with respect to all Vehicles that were leased by such Lessee under this Finance Lease on any day during the Related Month.

(iii)          Monthly Supplemental Payments . Each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the Monthly Supplemental Payments that have accrued during the Related Month with respect to all Vehicles that were leased by such Lessee under this Finance Lease on any day during the Related Month; provided , however , that in the event that the Monthly Supplemental Payment accrued during a Related Month is a negative dollar amount, such amount may be netted against other payments to be paid on such Due Date pursuant to this paragraph 7 .

(b)            On the expiration of the term of the Lease with respect to a Financed Vehicle, any remaining Base Amount, plus all other amounts payable by each Lessee

 

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under this Financing Lease with respect to such Vehicle shall be immediately due and payable.

(c)            Each Lessee may from time to time prepay the Base Amount of the Financing Lease with respect to a Financed Vehicle, in whole or in part, on any date, provided that such Lessee shall give the Lessor and the Trustee not less than one (1) Business Day’s prior notice of any prepayment, specifying the date and amount of such prepayment, and the Financed Vehicles to which such prepayment relates.

8.              Risk of Loss Borne by Lessees . Upon delivery of each Vehicle to a Lessee, as between the Lessor and such Lessee, such Lessee assumes and bears the risk of loss, damage, theft, taking, destruction, attachment, seizure, confiscation or requisition with respect to such Vehicle, however caused or occasioned, and all other risks and liabilities, including personal injury or death and property damage, arising with respect to any Vehicle or the manufacture, purchase, acceptance, rejection, ownership, delivery, leasing, subleasing, possession, use, inspection, registration, operation, condition, maintenance, repair, storage, sale, return or other disposition of such Vehicle, howsoever arising.

9.              Lessee’s Rights to Purchase Manufacturer Receivables . In addition, each Lessee will have the option, exercisable with respect to any Manufacturer Receivable related to a Financed Vehicle which was leased by such Lessee under this Lease, to purchase such Manufacturer Receivable for a price equal to the amount due from the Manufacturer under such Manufacturer Receivable, in which event the Lessee will pay such amount to the Master Collateral Agent on or before the Payment Date next succeeding such purchase by the Lessee. Upon receipt of such funds by the Master Collateral Agent, the Lessor, at the request of the Lessee, shall cause title to any such Manufacturer Receivable to be transferred to the Lessee, the lien of the Master Collateral Agent in such Manufacturer Receivable will automatically be released concurrently with or promptly after the purchase price for such Manufacturer Receivable (and any unpaid Monthly Base Rent, unpaid Monthly Variable Rent and other unpaid charges, payments and amounts) is paid by the Lessee to the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee.

 

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Schedule 1

Litigation Claims

1.

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. - None

2.       DTG Operations, Inc. - None

Schedule 2

[Reserved]

Schedule 3

Business Locations

Legal Name and Trade Name

Chief Executive Office
Business Location

State of Principal
Place of Business

States in which it
Conducts Business or
Maintains Records

DTG OPERATIONS:

 

Legal Name:

DTG Operations, Inc.

 

Trade Names:

DTG Operations

 

5330 East 31st Street

Tulsa, OK 74135

 

Oklahoma

 

Each of the 50 States from time to time

 

DTAG:

 

Legal Name:

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

 

Trade Names:

Dollar

Dollar Rent A Car

Thrifty

Thrifty Car Rental

 

5330 East 31st Street

Tulsa, OK 74135

 

Oklahoma

 

Oklahoma and Florida

 

Schedule 4

Liens  

NONE

ATTACHMENT A-1

REFINANCING SCHEDULE

Information on Refinanced Vehicles and Eligible Receivables  

Refinanced Vehicles

1.

Vehicle Group Number (Vehicle Model)

2.

Vehicle Identification Number (last eight digits) (VIN)

3.

Vehicle Lease Commencement Date

4.

Capitalized Cost

5.

Monthly Base Rent

6.

Garaging State

7.

Designated Period

8.

Lienholder

9.

Amount to pay off existing indebtedness

 

Eligible Receivables

1.

identity of obligor

2.

amount of receivable

3.

date of origination of receivable

4.

vehicle identification number (VIN) of vehicles to which receivable relates (grouped by obligor)

 

Statement by Lessee

The conditions precedent to leasing of the Refinanced Vehicles and financing of the Eligible Receivables under this Lease have been met.

 

Date of Information and Statement : [___________]

ATTACHMENT A-2

Vehicle Acquisition Schedule

None.

ATTACHMENT B

FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that Rental Car Finance Corp., an Oklahoma corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint _______________ its true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact for it and in its name, stead and behalf, to execute any and all documents pertaining to the titling of motor vehicles in the name of Rental Car Finance Corp., the noting of the lien of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Master Collateral Agent, as the first lienholder on certificates of title, the licensing and registration of motor vehicles and the transfer of title of motor vehicles. This power is limited to the foregoing and specifically does not authorize the creation of any other liens or encumbrances on any of said motor vehicles, other than Permitted Liens (as defined in Schedule 1 to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007, between Rental Car Finance Corp., as Issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee (as such agreement may be further amended, amended and restated, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms)).

The powers and authority granted hereunder shall, unless sooner terminated, revoked or extended, cease five years from the date of execution as set forth below.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Rental Car Finance Corp. has caused this instrument to be executed on its behalf by its __________ this ___ day of ___________, 20__.

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

 

 

By:

 

Name:______________________________

 

Title:_______________________________

State of_____________________

)

 

) ss.:

County of___________________

)

 

Subscribed and sworn before me, a notary public, in and for said county and state, this _____ day of ___________, 20__.

 

________________________________

Notary Public

 

 

My Commission Expires:_____________

ATTACHMENT C

FORM OF CERTIFICATION OF TRADE OR BUSINESS USE

The undersigned, __________ of Rental Car Finance Corp., an Oklahoma corporation hereby warrants and certifies, under penalties of perjury, that (1) each Lessee intends to use the Acquired Vehicles in a trade or business of each Lessee, and (2) each Lessee has been advised that it will not be treated as the owner of the Acquired Vehicles for federal income tax purposes.

Defined terms otherwise not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Schedule 1 to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007, between Rental Car Finance Corp., as Issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee (as such agreement may be further amended, amended and restated, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this certificate to be executed this _____ day of _________, 20__.

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

 

By:______________________________________

Name:____________________________________

Title:_____________________________________

ATTACHMENT D

FORM OF AFFILIATE JOINDER IN LEASE

THIS AFFILIATE JOINDER IN LEASE AGREEMENT (this “ Joinder ”) is executed as of _______________ ____, 20__, by ______________, a _____________________________ (“ Joining Party ”), and delivered to Rental Car Finance Corp., an Oklahoma corporation (“ RCFC ”), as lessor pursuant to the Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Lease ”), among RCFC, as Lessor, DTG Operations, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation, as Lessee and Servicer, and those Subsidiaries of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ DTAG ”), from time to time becoming Lessees thereunder (individually, a “ Lessee ” and, collectively, the “ Lessees ”), and DTAG, as Guarantor. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings provided for in the Lease.

R E C I T A L S :

WHEREAS, the Joining Party is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DTAG, and

WHEREAS, the Joining Party desires to become a “Lessee” under and pursuant to the Group II Lease.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Joining Party agrees as follows:

A G R E E M E N T :

1.              The Joining Party hereby represents and warrants to and in favor of RCFC and the Trustee that (i) the Joining Party is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DTAG, (ii) all of the conditions required to be satisfied pursuant to Section 28 of the Lease in respect of the Joining Party becoming a Lessee thereunder have been satisfied, and (iii) all of the representations and warranties contained in Section 23 of the Lease with respect to the Lessees are true and correct as applied to the Joining Party as of the date hereof.

2.              The Joining Party hereby agrees to assume all of the obligations of a “Lessee” under the Lease and agrees to be bound by all of the terms, covenants and conditions therein.

3.               By its execution and delivery of this Joinder, the Joining Party hereby becomes a Lessee for all purposes under the Lease. By its execution and delivery of this Joinder, RCFC acknowledges that the Joining Party is a Lessee for all purposes under the Lease.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Joining Party has caused this Joinder to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

[Name of Joining Party]

 

By:______________________________________

 

Name:________________________________

 

Title:_________________________________

 

 

Accepted and Acknowledged by:

 

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

 

By:____________________________

 

Name:______________________

 

Title:_______________________

 

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ATTACHMENT E

Form of Annual Certificate

The undersigned, ________________ of DTG Operations, Inc. (the “ Lessee ”), does hereby certify that as of the date hereof:

1.              A review of the activities of the Lessee during the preceding fiscal year and of its performance under the Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2007, among Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., Rental Car Finance Corp. (the “ Lessor ”) and DTG Operations, Inc. (the “ Agreement ”), and the other Related Documents to which the Lessee is a party has been made under the supervision of the undersigned,

2.              To the best of my knowledge, based on such review, [no event, has occurred, which, with the giving of notice or passage of time or both, would constitute a Lease Event of Default or Amortization Event. The Lessee has fully performed all its obligations under this Agreement and such other Related Documents throughout such year.] [If there has occurred such event or a Lease Event of Default or Amortization Event, specifying each such event known to the undersigned and the nature and status thereof.]

3.              All necessary Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements and other Uniform Commercial Code filings have been completed (including, without limitation, any “precautionary filings” made by the Lessees in favor of the Lessor), all necessary Assignment Agreements have been executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, and all other actions, if any, required to maintain the perfected first priority security interest of the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent on behalf of the Trustee in the Collateral and in the Master Collateral have been taken and the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent, as applicable, continues to have a perfected security interest in the Collateral and Master Collateral (An Opinion of _______________, counsel to the Lessee, is attached as Exhibit A to this effect).

All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Definitions List, attached as Schedule 1 to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007 (as such agreement may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “ Base Indenture ”), between the Lessor and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, as in effect on the date hereof and as such Schedule 1 may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Base Indenture.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as an officer of DTG Operations, Inc. as of the ___________ day of _________, 20__.

By:_______________________________

Name:____________________________

Title:_____________________________

 

 

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Exhibit 4.172

EXECUTION COPY

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER MOTOR VEHICLE LEASE

AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (GROUP III)

dated as of February 14, 2007

among

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

as Lessor,

DTG OPERATIONS, INC.,

as Lessee and Servicer,

and those Subsidiaries of

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

from time to time

becoming Lessees and Servicers hereunder

and

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

as Guarantor and Master Servicer

AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 21 HEREOF, LESSOR HAS ASSIGNED TO THE TRUSTEE (AS DEFINED HEREIN) ALL OF LESSOR’S RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IN AND TO THIS LEASE. TO THE EXTENT, IF ANY, THAT THIS LEASE CONSTITUTES CHATTEL PAPER (AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE AS IN EFFECT IN ANY APPLICABLE JURISDICTION), NO SECURITY INTEREST IN THIS LEASE MAY BE CREATED THROUGH THE TRANSFER OR POSSESSION OF ANY COUNTERPART OTHER THAN THE ORIGINAL EXECUTED COUNTERPART NO. 1, WHICH SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AS THE COUNTERPART CONTAINING THE RECEIPT THEREFOR EXECUTED BY THE TRUSTEE ON THE SIGNATURE PAGE THEREOF.

[THIS IS NOT THE ORIGINAL EXECUTED COUNTERPART NO. 1]

[THIS IS THE ORIGINAL EXECUTED COUNTERPART NO. 1

(IF BEARING ORIGINAL SIGNATURES)]

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

Page

 

SECTION 1.

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

  1

 

1.1.

Certain Definitions

  1

 

1.2.

Accounting and Financial Determinations

  2

 

1.3.

Cross References; Headings

  2

 

1.4.

Interpretation

  2

SECTION 2.

GENERAL AGREEMENT

  3

 

2.1.

Leasing of Vehicles

  3

 

2.2.

Right of Lessees to Act as Lessor’s Agent

  4

 

2.3.

Payment of Purchase Price by Lessor

  4

 

2.4.

Non-liability of Lessor

  5

SECTION 3.

TERM

  5

 

3.1.

Vehicle Lease Commencement Date

  5

 

3.2.

Lease Commencement Date; Lease Expiration Date

  5

SECTION 4.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

  6

 

4.1.

Conditions to Each Lease of Vehicles

  6

 

4.2.

Additional Conditions to Leases of Refinanced Vehicles

  6

SECTION 5.

RENT AND CHARGES

  7

 

5.1.

Payment of Rent

  7

 

5.2.

Payment of Availability Payment

  8

 

5.3.

Payment of Monthly Supplemental Payments

  8

 

5.4.

Payment of Termination Payments, Casualty Payments, and Late Return

 

 

 

Payments

  8

 

5.5.

Late Payment

  8

 

5.6.

Allocation of Rent and Charges

  8

SECTION 6.

INSURANCE

  8

 

6.1.

Fleet Insurance

  8

 

6.2.

Information

  9

SECTION 7.

CASUALTY OBLIGATION

  9

SECTION 8.

VEHICLE USE

  9

 

 

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SECTION 9.

REGISTRATION; LICENSE; TRAFFIC SUMMONSES; PENALTIES

 

 

AND FINES

10

SECTION 10.

MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS

10

SECTION 11.

VEHICLE WARRANTIES

11

SECTION 12.

VEHICLE USAGE REQUIREMENTS AND DISPOSITION

11

 

12.1.

Usage

11

 

12.2.

Disposition Procedure

11

 

12.3.

Termination Payments

12

SECTION 13.

LATE RETURN PAYMENTS

12

SECTION 14.

REDESIGNATION OF VEHICLES

13

SECTION 15.

GENERAL INDEMNITY

13

 

15.1.

Indemnity of the Lessor

13

 

15.2.

Indemnification of the Trustee

15

 

15.3.

Reimbursement Obligation by the Lessees

15

 

15.4.

Notice to Lessee of Claims

16

 

15.5.

Defense of Claims

16

SECTION 16.

ASSIGNMENT

16

SECTION 17.

DEFAULT AND REMEDIES THEREFOR

16

 

17.1.

Lease Events of Default

16

 

17.2.

Effect of Lease Event of Default

17

 

17.3.

Rights of Lessor Upon Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of

 

 

 

Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default

17

 

17.4.

Rights of Trustee Upon Liquidation Event of Default, Limited Liquidation

 

 

 

Event of Default, Manufacturer Event of Default and Non-Performance of

 

 

 

Certain Covenants.

18

 

17.5.

Measure of Damages

20

 

17.6.

Application of Proceeds

21

SECTION 18.

MANUFACTURER EVENTS OF DEFAULT

21

SECTION 19.

CERTIFICATION OF TRADE OR BUSINESS USE

22

SECTION 20.

SURVIVAL

22

SECTION 21.

RIGHTS OF LESSOR PLEDGED TO MASTER COLLATERAL

 

 

AGENT AND TRUSTEE

22

SECTION 22.

MODIFICATION AND SEVERABILITY

24

 

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SECTION 23.

CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

24

 

23.1.

Due Incorporation, Authorization, No Conflicts Etc.

24

 

23.2.

Financial Information; Financial Condition

25

 

23.3.

Litigation

25

 

23.4.

Liens

25

 

23.5.

Necessary Actions

25

 

23.6.

Employee Benefit Plans

26

 

23.7.

Investment Company Act

26

 

23.8.

Regulations T, U and X

26

 

23.9.

Business Locations; Trade Names; Principal Places of Business Locations

26

 

23.10.

Taxes

26

 

23.11.

Governmental Authorization

27

 

23.12.

Compliance with Laws

27

 

23.13.

Eligible Vehicles; Eligible Franchisees

27

 

23.14.

Supplemental Documents True and Correct

27

 

23.15.

Accuracy of Information

27

SECTION 24.

CERTAIN AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

28

 

24.1.

Corporate Existence; Foreign Qualification

28

 

24.2.

Books, Records and Inspections

28

 

24.3.

Vehicle Disposition Program

28

 

24.4.

Reporting Requirements

28

 

24.5.

Taxes and Liabilities

32

 

24.6.

Compliance with Laws

32

 

24.7.

Maintenance of Separate Existence

33

 

24.8.

Master Collateral Agent as Lienholder

33

 

24.9.

Maintenance of Property

33

 

24.10.

Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the

 

 

 

Collateral

33

 

24.11.

Maintenance of Credit Enhancement

34

 

24.12.

Certain Additional Actions

34

 

24.13.

Maximum Depreciation Rate

34

SECTION 25.

CERTAIN NEGATIVE COVENANTS

34

 

25.1.

Mergers, Consolidations

34

 

25.2.

Other Agreements

35

 

25.3.

Liens

35

 

25.4.

Use of Vehicles

35

 

25.5.

No Financed Vehicles

35

SECTION 26.

SERVICING COMPENSATION

36

 

26.1.

Fees

36

 

26.2.

Expenses

36

 

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SECTION 27.

GUARANTY

37

 

27.1.

Guaranty

37

 

27.7.

Reinstatement

40

 

27.9.

Tax Indemnity

40

SECTION 28.

ADDITIONAL LESSEES

41

SECTION 31.

GOVERNING LAW

43

SECTION 32.

JURY TRIAL

43

SECTION 33.

NOTICES

43

SECTION 34.

HEADINGS

44

SECTION 36.

EFFECTIVENESS

44

 

 

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SCHEDULES AND ATTACHMENTS

 

Annex A

Operating Lease

Annex B

Financing Lease

Schedule 1

Litigation Claims

Schedule 2

[Reserved]

Schedule 3

Business Locations

Schedule 4

Liens

 

ATTACHMENT A-1

Refinancing Schedule

ATTACHMENT A-2

Vehicle Acquisition Schedule

ATTACHMENT B

Form of Power of Attorney

ATTACHMENT C

Form of Certification of Trade or Business Use

ATTACHMENT D

Form of Affiliate Joinder in Lease

ATTACHMENT E

Form of Annual Certificate

 

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER MOTOR VEHICLE LEASE

AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

This Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement (the “ Base Lease ” and, as supplemented by the Lease Annexes, this “ Agreement ” or “ Lease ”), dated as of February 14, 2007, is by and among RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP., a special purpose Oklahoma corporation (the “ Lessor ” or “ RCFC ”), DTG OPERATIONS, INC., an Oklahoma corporation (“ DTG Operations ”), as lessee and servicer, and those Subsidiaries of DTAG (as defined below) from time to time becoming Lessees hereunder pursuant to Section 28 hereof (each, an “ Additional Lessee ”), as lessee and servicer (DTG Operations and the Additional Lessees, in their respective capacities as lessees, each a “ Lessee ” and, collectively, the “ Lessees ”, and, in their respective capacities as servicers, each a “ Servicer ” and, collectively, the “ Servicers ”), and DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ DTAG ”), as Master Servicer (in such capacity, the “ Master Servicer ”) and as Guarantor (in such capacity, the “ Guarantor ”). This Base Lease amends and restates the Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2001, among RCFC, Dollar Rent A Car Systems, Inc., Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc. and DTAG, as amended by (i) Amendment No. 1 to Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2002, and (ii) Amendment No. 2 to Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 25, 2003.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Lessor (such capitalized term, together with all other capitalized terms used herein, shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1) intends to purchase, finance and refinance the purchase of, Eligible Vehicles from one or more Manufacturers with the proceeds obtained from the issuance by the Lessor of its Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Series 2001-1, pursuant to the Base Indenture and the Series Supplement for such Series of Notes and any additional Series of Notes identified in its related Series Supplement as a Group III Series of Notes; and

WHEREAS, the Lessor desires to lease to the Lessees, and the Lessees desire to lease from the Lessor, Eligible Vehicles for use in the Lessees’ respective businesses, including subleasing Vehicles to Eligible Franchisees;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

 

SECTION 1.

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.

1.1        Certain Definitions. As used in this Lease and unless otherwise defined herein or the context requires a different meaning, capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in (a) the Series 2003-1 Supplement, dated as of March 25, 2003, between RCFC, as issuer, and Bankers Trust Company (now known as Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas), a New York banking corporation, as trustee (in such capacity, the “ Trustee ”) (as such Series 2003-1 Supplement may be amended, amended and

 

1

restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Series 2003-1 Supplement ”), to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007, between RCFC and the Trustee (as may be further amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Base Indenture ”) and any additional Series Supplement to the Base Indenture relating to a Series of Notes identified in such Series Supplement as a Group III Series of Notes (any such Series Supplement, along with the Series 2003-1 Supplement, a “ Group III Series Supplement ”) and (b) the Definitions List attached as Schedule 1 to the Base Indenture as in effect as of the date hereof (as such Definitions List may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Definitions List ”), provided, that any capitalized term used but not defined herein and defined in a Group III Series Supplement and the Definitions List shall have the meaning set forth in the Group III Series Supplement.

1.2        Accounting and Financial Determinations. Where the character or amount of any asset or liability or item of income or expense is required to be determined, or any accounting computation is required to be made, for the purpose of this Lease, such determination or calculation shall be made, to the extent applicable and except as otherwise specified in this Lease, in accordance with GAAP. When used herein, the term “financial statement” shall include the notes and schedules thereto.

1.3        Cross References; Headings. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of a similar import when used in this Lease shall refer to this Lease as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Lease. Annex, Section, Schedule and Exhibit references contained in this Lease are references to Annexes, Sections, Schedules and Exhibits in or to this Lease unless otherwise specified. Any reference in any Section or definition to any clause is, unless otherwise specified, to such clause of such Section or definition. The various headings in this Lease are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Lease or any provision hereof.

 

 

1.4

Interpretation. In this Lease, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)       the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

(b)       reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by this Lease, and reference to any Person in a particular capacity refers only to such Person in such capacity;

(c)       reference to any gender includes the other gender;

(d)       reference to any Requirement of Law means such Requirement of Law as amended, modified, codified or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time;

(e)       “including” (and, with correlative meaning, “include”) means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding such term;

 

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(f)       “or” is not exclusive;

(g)       provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and

(h)       with respect to the determination of any period of time, “from” means “from and including” and “to” and “through” mean “to but excluding”.

SECTION 2.                GENERAL AGREEMENT. (a) As specified in the Lease Annexes, the Lessees and the Lessor intend that this Lease be (i) an operating lease with respect to the Acquired Vehicles and (ii) a financing arrangement with respect to the Financed Vehicles.

(b)            If, notwithstanding the intent of the parties to this Lease, this Lease is deemed by any court, tribunal, arbitrator or other adjudicative authority in any proceeding (each, a “ Court ”) to constitute a financing arrangement or otherwise not to constitute a “true lease” with respect to the Acquired Vehicles, then it is the intention of the parties that this Lease together with the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, as such agreements apply to the Acquired Vehicles, shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law, and it is the intention of the parties that this Lease together with the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, as such agreements apply to the Financed Vehicles, shall in all events constitute a security agreement under applicable law. Each Lessee hereby acknowledges that it has granted to the Master Collateral Agent, pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, for the benefit of the Trustee, a first priority security interest in all of such Lessee’s right, title and interest in and to the Lessee Grantor Master Collateral (as defined therein) as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all of the obligations and liabilities of such Lessee to the Lessor and the Trustee, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred (including interest accruing after the Lease Expiration Date and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding), which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Lease and any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith, whether on account of rent, principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, or expenses (including all fees and disbursements of counsel to the Lessor or the Trustee that are required to be paid by such Lessee pursuant to the terms hereof).

2.1        Leasing of Vehicles. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Lessor agrees to lease to each Lessee and each Lessee agrees to lease from the Lessor each additional Acquired Vehicle or Financed Vehicle identified in Vehicle order summaries (each, a “ Vehicle Order ”) produced from time to time by such Lessee, listing Eligible Vehicles ordered by the Lessee for itself or as agent for the Lessor, pursuant to the terms of any applicable Eligible Vehicle Disposition Programs or otherwise. The Lessor shall, subject to Section 4 and to compliance with the terms of the Indenture, make available to the Lessees under this Lease financing for Financed Vehicles in an aggregate amount, and Acquired Vehicles for lease to the Lessees hereunder in an aggregate Net Book Value, which collectively shall not exceed the Maximum Lease Commitment. The applicable Lessee shall make available to the Lessor (a) in the case of (i) the refinancing of any other Eligible Vehicle pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement (collectively, (including, without limitation, any Vehicles previously subject to any other Master Lease and refinanced pursuant to such Master Lease), the

 

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Refinanced Vehicles ”), and/or (ii) the refinancing of Eligible Receivables, a schedule as set forth in Attachment A-1 hereto containing information concerning the Refinanced Vehicles and the Eligible Receivables of a scope agreed upon by the Lessor and such Lessee (a “ Refinancing Schedule ”) , and (b) in the case of all other Vehicles, a schedule containing the information with respect to the Vehicles included within the Vehicle Order for such Vehicle as is set forth in Attachment A-2 hereto, or in such form as is otherwise requested by the Lessor (each, a “ Vehicle Acquisition Schedule ”). In addition, each Lessee shall provide such other information regarding such Vehicles as the Lessor may reasonably require from time to time. The Lessor shall lease to the Lessees, and the Lessees shall lease from the Lessor, only Vehicles that are Eligible Vehicles. This Lease, together with the Vehicle Disposition Programs and other incentive programs relating to the Vehicles and any other related documents attached to this Lease or submitted with a Vehicle Order or Refinancing Schedule (collectively, the “ Supplemental Documents ”), will constitute the entire agreement regarding the leasing of Vehicles by the Lessor to the Lessees.

2.2        Right of Lessees to Act as Lessor’s Agent. The Lessor agrees that each Lessee may act as the Lessor’s agent in placing Vehicle Orders on behalf of the Lessor, as well as filing claims on behalf of the Lessor for damage in transit, and other delivery related claims with respect to the Vehicles leased hereunder; provided, however, that the Lessor may hold the applicable Lessee liable for such Lessee’s actions in performing as the Lessor’s agent hereunder. In addition, the Lessor agrees that each Lessee may make arrangements for delivery of Vehicles to a location selected by such Lessee at such Lessee’s expense. Each Lessee or any related Sublessee, as applicable, may accept or reject Eligible Vehicles upon delivery in accordance with such Lessee’s customary business practices, and any Eligible Vehicle, if rejected, will be deemed a Casualty hereunder. The applicable Lessee, acting as agent for the Lessor, shall be responsible for pursuing any rights of the Lessor with respect to the return of any Eligible Vehicle to the Manufacturer thereof, or the applicable auction or dealer, as applicable, pursuant to the preceding sentence. Each Lessee agrees that all vehicles ordered as provided herein shall be Eligible Vehicles and shall be ordered utilizing the procedures consistent with the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program or any guidelines of the Manufacturer, auction or dealer, as applicable, for the ordering or purchasing of Non-Program Vehicles, in each case as and to the extent applicable.

2.3        Payment of Purchase Price by Lessor. Upon receipt of the Manufacturer’s invoice and certificate of origin in respect of any new Vehicle, or such other customary documentation in respect of any used Vehicle, the Lessor or its agent shall pay or cause to be paid to the auction, the dealer or the related Manufacturer, as applicable, the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition of such Vehicle under the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program (in the case of a Program Vehicle) or otherwise (in the case of a Non-Program Vehicle) as established by the invoice of the auction, the dealer or the Manufacturer, as the case may be (the “ Initial Acquisition Cost ”), for such Vehicle and the applicable Lessee shall pay all applicable costs and expenses of freight, packing, handling, storage, shipment and delivery of such Vehicle to the extent that the same have not been included within the Initial Acquisition Cost; provided that solely in the case of any Refinanced Vehicle and any Eligible Receivable, the Lessor shall pay to the Master Collateral Agent (x) the aggregate Net Book Value as of the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date of the Refinanced Vehicles, and (y) the face amount of the Eligible Receivables being refinanced on the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date.

 

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2.4        Non-liability of Lessor. The Lessor shall not be liable to a Lessee for any failure or delay in obtaining Vehicles or making delivery thereof. AS BETWEEN THE LESSOR AND THE LESSEES, ACCEPTANCE FOR LEASE OF THE VEHICLES SHALL CONSTITUTE THE APPLICABLE LESSEE’S ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT THAT THE APPLICABLE LESSEE HAS FULLY INSPECTED SUCH VEHICLES, THAT THE VEHICLES ARE IN GOOD ORDER AND CONDITION AND ARE OF THE MANUFACTURE, DESIGN, SPECIFICATIONS AND CAPACITY SELECTED BY SUCH LESSEE, THAT SUCH LESSEE IS SATISFIED THAT THE SAME ARE SUITABLE FOR ITS USE AND THAT THE LESSOR IS NOT A MANUFACTURER, AN AGENT OF THE MANUFACTURER OR OTHERWISE ENGAGED IN THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF VEHICLES, AND HAS NOT MADE AND DOES NOT HEREBY MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR COVENANT, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO MERCHANTABILITY, CONDITION, QUALITY, CAPABILITY, WORKMANSHIP, DURABILITY OR SUITABILITY OF SUCH VEHICLES IN ANY RESPECT OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR FOR THE PURPOSES OR USES OF SUCH LESSEE, OR ANY WARRANTY THAT THE LEASED VEHICLES WILL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY LAW OR ANY CONTRACT SPECIFICATION, OR ANY OTHER REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR COVENANT OF ANY KIND OR CHARACTER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT THERETO, AND AS BETWEEN THE LESSOR AND SUCH LESSEE, SUCH LESSEE AGREES TO BEAR ALL SUCH RISKS AT ITS SOLE COST AND EXPENSE. EACH LESSEE SPECIFICALLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO MAKE CLAIMS AGAINST THE LESSOR AND ANY LEASED VEHICLE FOR BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER AND, AS TO THE LESSOR, AND EACH LESSEE LEASES THE LEASED VEHICLES “AS IS.” The Lessor shall not be liable for any failure or delay in delivering any Vehicle ordered for lease pursuant to this Lease, or for any failure to perform any provision hereof, resulting from fire or other casualty, natural disaster, riot, strike or other labor difficulty, governmental regulation or restriction, or any cause beyond the Lessor’s direct control. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE LESSOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHATSOEVER OR HOWSOEVER CAUSED, WHETHER RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECT IN OR ANY THEFT, DAMAGE, LOSS OR FAILURE OF ANY VEHICLE, OR OTHERWISE, AND THERE SHALL BE NO ABATEMENT OF RENT BECAUSE OF THE SAME.

 

 

SECTION 3.

TERM.

3.1        Vehicle Lease Commencement Date. The “ Vehicle Lease Commencement Date ” shall mean, for each Vehicle, the earlier of (a) the date referenced in the Vehicle Acquisition Schedule or Refinancing Schedule with respect to such Vehicle, and (b) the date that funds are expended by the Lessor to acquire or finance the acquisition of such Vehicle (with respect to such Vehicle, the “ Vehicle Funding Date ”). A vehicle shall be deemed hereunder to be a Vehicle leased under this Lease on each day during the period (the “ Vehicle Term ”) from and including the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date to but excluding the Vehicle Lease Expiration Date.

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Notes issued under the Indenture. The “ Lease Expiration Date ” shall mean the later of (i) the date of the payment in full of all Series of Notes included in the Group III Series of Notes and all outstanding Carrying Charges related thereto, and (ii) the Vehicle Lease Expiration Date for the last Vehicle subject to lease by a Lessee hereunder. The “ Term ” of this Lease shall mean the period commencing on the Lease Commencement Date and ending on the Lease Expiration Date.

 

 

SECTION 4.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.

4.1        Conditions to Each Lease of Vehicles. The agreement of the Lessor to make available (a) any Acquired Vehicle for lease to the applicable Lessee, and (b) financing for the acquisition of or refinancing of any other Vehicle for lease to such Lessee upon such Lessee’s placement of a Vehicle Order, for itself or as agent of the Lessor, or its delivery of a Refinancing Schedule, as applicable, is subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture and subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent as of the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date for such Vehicle:

4.1.1         No Default. No Lease Event of Default or Amortization Event shall have occurred and be continuing on such date or would result from the leasing of such Vehicle or Vehicles.

4.1.2         Limitations of the Acquisition of Certain Vehicles. After giving effect to the inclusion of such Vehicle under this Lease, there shall not be a failure or violation of any of the conditions, requirements, or restrictions specified in any related Supplement with respect to the leasing of Eligible Vehicles under this Lease.

4.1.3         Vehicle Order. The applicable Lessee shall have complied with the applicable provisions of Section 2.1 of this Lease.

4.1.4         Funding. The aggregate amount of funds to be expended by the Lessor on any one date to acquire or finance the acquisition of any Vehicles shall not exceed the sum of (a) the aggregate Net Book Value of all such Vehicles plus (b) the aggregate face amount of any related Eligible Receivables being refinanced on such date.

4.1.5         Maximum Non-Program Percentage. The leasing of such Vehicles will not cause the aggregate Net Book Value of Non-Program Vehicles then being leased under this Lease to exceed the Maximum Non-Program Percentage and will not cause any of the Lease commitments expressed in Section 3 of each of Annex A and B to be exceeded.

4.1.6         Eligible Vehicle. Each Vehicle to be leased hereunder on such date shall be an Eligible Vehicle.

4.2        Additional Conditions to Leases of Refinanced Vehicles. In addition to the conditions set forth in Section 4.1 above, in connection with the leasing of Refinanced Vehicles and related Eligible Receivables, to evidence the refinancing of such Refinanced Vehicles and related Eligible Receivables on the applicable Vehicle Lease Commencement Date and the conveyance on such date of a security interest in such Refinanced Vehicles and related Eligible

 

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Receivables to the Master Collateral Agent, the applicable Lessees shall have made available to the Lessor on or prior to the applicable Vehicle Lease Commencement Date the following:

(a)        a Refinancing Schedule concerning such Refinanced Vehicles and related Eligible Receivables being refinanced on such Vehicle Lease Commencement Date;

(b)       if not previously liened to the Master Collateral Agent, a report of the results of a search of the appropriate records of the principal place in which each Lessee of such Refinanced Vehicles does business and the county and state in which each Lessee’s principal office is located, which shall show no liens or other security interests (other than Permitted Liens) with respect to such Vehicles and the related Vehicle Disposition Programs (to the extent not already liened and assigned to the Master Collateral Agent) or, in the event that such search reveals any such non-permitted Lien or security interest, there shall be delivered to the Trustee a termination of such Lien or security interest together with appropriate UCC termination statements or UCC partial releases thereof;

(c)       if not previously liened to the Master Collateral Agent, confirmation from each lender or its agent holding a security interest in any Refinanced Vehicle and Eligible Receivable stating unconditionally (A) that, if any sums are to be paid to such lender in connection with the lease of such Refinanced Vehicle and the refinancing of the related Eligible Receivables, such lender has been paid the full amount due to it in connection with such refinancing and (B) that any lien or security interest of such lender or its agent in such Refinanced Vehicle and related Eligible Receivable has been released;

(d)       to the extent not already granted and assigned to the Master Collateral Agent, a fully executed assignment agreement granting and assigning to the Master Collateral Agent a first priority security interest in each such Refinanced Vehicle and any Eligible Receivables, the related Vehicle Disposition Programs, if any, and any other Master Lease Collateral relating to such Refinanced Vehicles and Eligible Receivables;

(e)       if the lien of the Master Collateral Agent has not been perfected, delivery to the Lessor for filing in the appropriate filing office fully executed UCC-1 Financing Statements necessary to perfect the interests of the Master Collateral Agent in the Eligible Receivables; and

(f)        at the time a Refinancing Schedule is made available, the applicable Lessee will be deemed to have represented that all the conditions precedent under this Lease to the leasing of such Refinanced Vehicles and financing of the Eligible Receivables under this Lease have been satisfied, including a representation that each such receivable is an Eligible Receivable.

SECTION 5.                RENT AND CHARGES. Each Lessee will pay Rent and certain other charges on a monthly basis as set forth in this Section 5:

5.1        Payment of Rent. On each Due Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the aggregate of all Rent that has accrued during the Related Month with respect to the Vehicles leased by such Lessee, as provided in the related Lease Annexes.

 

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5.2        Payment of Availability Payment. On each Due Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor its allocable share of the Availability Payment in respect of the unutilized portion of the Maximum Lease Commitment. “ Availability Payment ” with respect to each Due Date shall equal the excess, if any, of (I) the sum of (without double counting) (a) the aggregate interest due on all Outstanding Notes included in the Group III Series of Notes as of the Payment Date next succeeding such Due Date, plus (b) all other amounts payable by RCFC during the Related Month under the Group III Series Supplements and the other Related Documents with respect to a Group III Series of Notes (other than principal on a Group III Series of Notes), over (II) the sum of (a) any Monthly Variable Rent due on such Due Date plus (b) any Monthly Finance Rent due on such Due Date, plus (c) any earnings on Permitted Investments allocated to any Group III Series of Notes (less any portion thereof allocated to the Retained Interestholder) accruing through the Determination Date occurring prior to such Due Date and not included in the calculation of Availability Payments with respect to any prior Due Date.

5.3        Payment of Monthly Supplemental Payments. On each Due Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the Monthly Supplemental Payments that have accrued during the Related Month with respect to the Financed Vehicles leased hereunder by such Lessee, as provided in Sections 6 and 7 of Annex B.

5.4        Payment of Termination Payments, Casualty Payments, and Late Return Payments. On each Due Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor all Termination Payments, Casualty Payments and Late Return Payments that have accrued with respect to the Acquired Vehicles leased hereunder by such Lessee, as provided in Sections 7, 12.3 and 13, respectively.

5.5        Late Payment. In the event a Lessee fails to remit payment of any amount due under this Lease on or before the Due Date, the amount not paid will be considered delinquent and such Lessee will pay a late charge equal to the product of (a) the VFR plus 1%, times (b) the delinquent amount for the period from the Due Date to the date on which such delinquent amount is received by the Trustee, times (c) the actual number of days elapsed during such period divided by 360.

5.6        Allocation of Rent and Charges. Rent and other charges paid in respect of any Vehicles and any Due Date shall first be allocated to the payment of Monthly Variable Rent or Monthly Finance Rent, due for such Vehicles, as applicable, then to the Availability Payment due for such Vehicles and then to the payment of the remaining Rent obligations and other charges due for such Vehicles.

 

 

SECTION 6.

INSURANCE.

6.1        Fleet Insurance. Each Lessee shall at all times maintain or cause to be maintained, with financially sound and reputable insurers, (a) personal injury and damage insurance with respect to the Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder, and (b) insurance with respect to properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by corporations of established reputation engaged in the same or similar businesses and similarly situated, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other corporations. Each Lessee may, in lieu of maintaining such insurance with insurers, self-insure.

 

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6.2        Information. Each Lessee shall, from time to time upon the Lessor’s or the Trustee’s reasonable request, deliver to the Lessor and the Trustee copies of certificates describing all insurance required by Section 6.1 which is then in effect.

SECTION 7.                 CASUALTY OBLIGATION. If a Vehicle becomes a Casualty, then the applicable Lessee shall (a) promptly notify the Lessor of such occurrence, and (b) in the case of an Acquired Vehicle, on the Due Date next succeeding the last day of the Related Month in which the Lessee obtains actual knowledge that such Vehicle has become a Casualty, pay to the Lessor an amount (a “ Casualty Payment ”) equal to the Net Book Value of such Vehicle, calculated as of the earlier of the last day of such Related Month and the date such vehicle is disposed of or becomes a Casualty, as applicable. Upon payment by the applicable Lessee to the Lessor in accordance herewith of the Casualty Payment for any Acquired Vehicle that has become a Casualty, (i) the Lessor shall cause title to such Vehicle to be transferred to such Lessee to facilitate liquidation of such Vehicle by such Lessee, (ii) such Lessee shall be entitled to any physical damage insurance proceeds applicable to such Acquired Vehicle (if at such time such Lessee carries such insurance coverage), and (iii) the Lien of the Master Collateral Agent on such Vehicle shall be released thereby.

SECTION 8.                VEHICLE USE. So long as no Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default (or any similar event under any Group III Series Supplement) has occurred, the Lessees may use Vehicles leased hereunder in the regular course of their respective businesses, including subleasing such Vehicles to Eligible Franchisees pursuant to Lessee Agreements, including Subleases, used in the ordinary course of Lessees’ businesses. Notwithstanding any such Lessee Agreement, the applicable Lessee shall remain fully liable for its obligations under this Lease and the other Related Documents (including any obligation hereunder or thereunder that it may cause any Franchisee to perform or fulfill). Each Lessee shall cause all payments under the Lessee Agreements, to the extent such payments relate to vehicles comprising the Master Collateral, to be deposited directly into the Master Collateral Account, and upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default (or any similar event under any Group III Series Supplement), the Master Servicer shall promptly specify to the Master Collateral Agent the allocation of such payments among Financing Sources. Vehicle use shall be confined primarily to the United States, with limited use outside the United States; provided, however, that the principal place of business or rental office of the Eligible Franchisee with respect to any Vehicles used outside the United States shall be located in the United States. Each Lessee shall promptly and duly execute, deliver, file and record all such documents, statements, filings and registrations, and take such further actions as the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent, the Master Servicer or the Trustee shall from time to time reasonably request in order to establish, perfect and maintain the Lessor’s title to and interest in the Acquired Vehicles and the related Certificates of Title as against such Lessee or any third party in any applicable jurisdiction and to establish, perfect and maintain the Master Collateral Agent’s Lien on the Vehicles and the related Certificates of Title as a perfected lien in any applicable jurisdiction. Each Lessee may, at such Lessee’s sole expense, change the place of principal location of any Vehicles. After any such change of location, the applicable Lessee shall take all actions necessary (i) to maintain the Lien of the Master Collateral Agent on such Vehicles and the Certificates of Title with respect to such Vehicles, and (ii) to meet or obtain all material legal requirements applicable to such Vehicles. Following a Lease Event of Default or

 

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Manufacturer Event of Default, and upon the Lessor’s request, each Lessee shall advise the Lessor in writing where all Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder as of such date are principally located. The Lessees shall not knowingly use any Vehicles, or knowingly permit the same to be used, for any unlawful purpose. The Lessees shall and shall require the related Franchisees to use reasonable precautions to prevent loss or damage to Vehicles. The Lessees shall or shall cause the related Franchisees to comply with all applicable statutes, decrees, ordinances and regulations regarding acquiring, titling, registering, leasing, insuring and disposing of Vehicles and shall or shall require such related Franchisees to take reasonable steps to ensure that operators are licensed. The Lessees shall or shall cause the related Franchisees to perform, at its or their own expense, such vehicle preparation and conditioning services with respect to Vehicles as are customary. The Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee or any authorized representative of the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee may during reasonable business hours from time to time, without disruption of the applicable Lessee’s or the related Franchisee’s business, subject to applicable law, inspect Vehicles and registration certificates, Certificates of Title and related documents covering Vehicles wherever the same be located.

SECTION 9.                REGISTRATION; LICENSE; TRAFFIC SUMMONSES; PENALTIES AND FINES. Each Lessee, at its expense, shall be responsible for proper registration and licensing of the Vehicles leased by it hereunder, and the titling of such Vehicles in the name of the Lessor (in the case of Acquired Vehicles) or the Lessor or such Lessee, as applicable (in the case of Financed Vehicles), in each case with the Lien of the Master Collateral Agent noted thereon, and where required, each Lessee shall or shall cause the related Franchisees to have Vehicles inspected by any appropriate governmental authority; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, unless a Liquidation Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, possession of all Certificates of Title shall remain with each Servicer of the related Vehicles or the Master Servicer with such Certificates of Title to be held in trust, as agent of and custodian for the Master Collateral Agent; provided further that, if a Liquidation Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Master Collateral Agent shall have the right to take possession of all such Certificates of Title immediately from each Servicer and the Master Servicer, as applicable. Each Lessee shall pay or cause to be paid all registration fees, title fees, license fees, traffic summonses, penalties, judgments and fines incurred with respect to any Vehicle leased hereunder by such Lessee during the Vehicle Term for such Vehicle or imposed during the Vehicle Term for such Vehicle by any governmental authority or any court of law or equity with respect to Vehicles in connection with the Lessee’s operation of Vehicles, and any such amounts paid by the Lessor, in its discretion, on such Lessee’s behalf will be reimbursed within thirty (30) days of the Lessor notifying the Lessee of such payment. The Lessor agrees to execute a power of attorney substantially in the form of Attachment B hereto (a “ Power of Attorney ”), and such other documents as may be necessary in order to allow each Lessee to title, register and dispose of the Acquired Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder; and each Lessee acknowledges and agrees that with respect to the Acquired Vehicles, it has no right, title or interest in or with respect to any Certificate of Title. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Lessor may terminate such Power of Attorney as provided in Section 17.3.

SECTION 10.              MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. Each Lessee shall or shall cause the related Franchisees, as applicable, to pay for all maintenance and repairs to keep the Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder in good working order and condition, and shall or

 

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shall cause such Franchisees to maintain such Vehicles as required in order to keep the Manufacturer’s warranty in force. Each Lessee shall or shall cause the related Franchisees to return each Vehicle to an authorized Manufacturer facility or the applicable Manufacturer’s authorized warranty station for warranty work. Each Lessee shall or shall cause the related Franchisees to comply with any Manufacturer’s recall of any Vehicle. Each Lessee shall or shall cause the related Franchisees to pay, or cause to be paid, all usual and routine expenses incurred in the use and operation of Vehicles including, but not limited to, fuel, lubricants, and coolants. The Lessor, upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the applicable Lessee, may pay any such expenses that have not otherwise been paid by, or on behalf of, such Lessee (including any failure by a related Franchisee to pay any such expenses), and any expenses incurred by the Lessor on such Lessee’s behalf for maintenance, repair, operation or use of Vehicles by such Lessee will be promptly reimbursed (in any event no later than the next monthly Due Date following such payment) by such Lessee to the Lessor in the amount paid by the Lessor. Each Lessee shall not make any material alterations to any Vehicles without the prior consent of the Lessor. Any improvements or additions to any Acquired Vehicle shall become and remain the property of the Lessor, except that any addition or improvement to such a Vehicle made by a Lessee shall remain the property of such Lessee if it can be disconnected or removed from the Vehicle without impairing the functioning of or resale value thereof, other than any function or value provided by such addition or improvement.

SECTION 11.              VEHICLE WARRANTIES. If a Vehicle is covered by a Manufacturer’s warranty, the applicable Lessee and each related Franchisee, during the Vehicle Term, shall have the right to make any claims under such warranty which the Lessor could make. As provided in Section 2.4, the Lessor makes no warranty or representation whatsoever, express or implied, with respect to any Vehicle.

 

 

SECTION 12.

VEHICLE USAGE REQUIREMENTS AND DISPOSITION.

12.1      Usage. As used herein, the term “ vehicle turn-in condition ” with respect to each Program Vehicle leased hereunder by a Lessee means a set of criteria for evaluating Program Vehicles upon their delivery at the end of the applicable Vehicle Terms, which criteria will be determined in accordance with the related Vehicle Disposition Program. Each Program Vehicle leased hereunder by a Lessee not meeting the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program’s vehicle turn-in condition requirements will, unless redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle in accordance with Section 14, be purchased by such Lessee in accordance with the Casualty procedure set forth in Section 7 or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the late delivery procedure set forth in Section 13, as applicable.

12.2      Disposition Procedure. Prior to the end of the Vehicle Term, each Lessee will or will cause the related Franchisee to deliver each Program Vehicle leased hereunder by such Lessee (other than a Casualty) to the nearest related Manufacturer official auction or other facility designated by such Manufacturer at such Lessee’s sole expense and in accordance with the terms of the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program. Any transportation allowance (for delivery costs) and any rebates or credits applicable to the unexpired term of any license plates for a Vehicle shall inure to the benefit of and, upon receipt thereof by the Lessor, the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent, shall promptly be paid over to the applicable Lessee. Each Lessee will comply with the requirements of law and the requirements of the Vehicle Disposition

 

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Programs in connection with, among other things, the delivery of Certificates of Title, documents of transfer signed as necessary, signed Condition Reports, and signed odometer statements for the Program Vehicles.

12.3      Termination Payments. On the Due Date next succeeding the earlier of (a) the last day of the Related Month in which the Repurchase Payment or the Guaranteed Payment, as the case may be, from a Manufacturer pursuant to its Vehicle Disposition Program with respect to any Acquired Vehicle that is a Program Vehicle, is received by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by deposit into the Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account), and (b) the thirtieth (30th) day after the expiration of the Maximum Term for such Vehicle, the Lessee that leases such Vehicle hereunder shall pay to the Lessor in respect of such Vehicle any Excess Damage Charges, Excess Mileage Charges, early turnback surcharges and any other similar charges and penalties (collectively, a “ Program Vehicle Termination Payment ”) as determined by the Manufacturer or its agent in accordance with the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program; and on the Due Date next succeeding the earlier of (i) the last day of the Related Month in which Disposition Proceeds from the sale or other disposition of an Acquired Vehicle that is a Non-Program Vehicle, but is not a Casualty, are received by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by deposit into the Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account), and (ii) the thirtieth (30th) day after the expiration of the Maximum Vehicle Lease Term for such Vehicle, the applicable Lessee shall pay to the Lessor in respect of such Vehicle an amount (a “ Non-Program Vehicle Termination Payment ”) equal to the quotient of (x) the sum of all Program Vehicle Termination Payments for the Related Month in respect of Vehicles leased by such Lessee, divided by (y) the number of Acquired Vehicles leased by such Lessee in respect of which such Program Vehicle Termination Payments are payable (Program Vehicle Termination Payments and Non-Program Vehicle Termination Payments being, collectively, “ Termination Payments ”). The provisions of this Section 12.3 will survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Term.

SECTION 13.              LATE RETURN PAYMENTS. If an Acquired Vehicle which is a Program Vehicle is not returned to the Manufacturer or accepted by the Manufacturer in accordance with the related Vehicle Disposition Program prior to the expiration of the Maximum Term for such Vehicle in accordance with Section 12.2, the Lessee of such Vehicle hereunder shall, unless such Vehicle has been redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle in accordance with Section 14, (a) promptly notify the Lessor of its failure to return such Vehicle to the Manufacturer or to sell such Vehicle in accordance with the applicable Auction Procedures during the Vehicle Term, (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to sell or otherwise dispose of such Vehicle in a manner reasonably likely to maximize proceeds from such disposition and consistent with industry practice, (c) cause the Disposition Proceeds, if any, from any such sale or disposition to be paid to the Master Collateral Agent, in accordance with paragraph 10(d) of Annex A, and (d) on the Due Date next succeeding the earlier of (i) the last day of the Related Month in which such Disposition Proceeds are received by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by deposit into the Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account), and (ii) the thirtieth (30th) day after the expiration of the Maximum Term for such Vehicle, pay to the Lessor an amount (a “ Late Return Payment ”) equal to the excess of (x) the Net Book Value of such Vehicle, calculated as of the first day of the calendar month in which such Maximum Term expired reduced by the Depreciation Charges accrued with respect to such Vehicle through the date such Maximum Term expired, over (y) the dollar amount of such

 

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Disposition Proceeds (which Late Return Payment amount may be equal to, but not less than, zero dollars). The foregoing shall not affect the applicable Lessee’s obligation to pay on the related Due Date all Monthly Base Rent accrued with respect to each such Vehicle through the date on which the Maximum Term for such Vehicle expires.

SECTION 14.              REDESIGNATION OF VEHICLES.    (a) Upon a Program Vehicle’s becoming ineligible for repurchase by its Manufacturer or for sale in accordance with applicable Auction Procedures, due to physical damage, repair charges or accrued mileage, in each case in excess of that permitted under the related Vehicle Disposition Program, or due to any failure or inability to return such Vehicle to the Manufacturer or the designated auction site prior to the expiration of the Maximum Term, or due to any other event or circumstance, the applicable Servicer may designate such Vehicle as a Non-Program Vehicle if such Vehicle, as a Non-Program Vehicle, will be an Eligible Vehicle and if either (a) such designation meets the conditions of Section 4.2 or (b) the Noteholders holding the requisite Invested Amount of each applicable Series of Notes included in the Group III Series of Notes waive, in each case as and to the extent permitted under the related Series Supplement, the requirements of Section 4.2 as applied to this Section 14 and all such other conditions, requirements or restrictions with respect to which a failure or violation has occurred; provided, in each case, that (x) any additional Monthly Base Rent due with respect to each such Vehicle, relating to the decrease, if any, of the Net Book Value of such Vehicle under the newly applicable Depreciation Schedule, shall be paid by the applicable Lessee on the next succeeding Due Date, and (y) the minimum level of Enhancement required under the applicable Supplement, after giving effect to such designation, shall be satisfied on the date of designation.

(b)       The applicable Servicer may designate a Non-Program Vehicle as a Program Vehicle; provided, however, that (i) upon such redesignation and through and including the applicable Vehicle Lease Expiration Date, such Vehicle shall be an Eligible Vehicle, (ii) such Vehicle qualifies as an Eligible Vehicle under the applicable Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program, (iii) the Capitalized Cost, Net Book Value and Depreciation Charges with respect to such Vehicle shall be recalculated as of the date of such redesignation as if such Vehicle was a Program Vehicle at the time of the initial related Vehicle Lease Commencement Date, and (iv) the related Manufacturer has acknowledged such designation. Upon any redesignation of a Vehicle pursuant to this Section 14(b), (x) the Lessor shall advance to the applicable Manufacturer the difference (if any) between the original Capitalized Cost of such Vehicle and the Capitalized Cost of such Vehicle upon redesignation, which amount shall be deemed to be part of the Initial Acquisition Cost of such Vehicle and (y) the applicable Lessee shall be entitled to a credit against the Monthly Base Rent due on the next succeeding Due Date in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Net Book Value of such Vehicle upon such redesignation over the original Net Book Value of such Vehicle immediately prior to such redesignation.

 

 

SECTION 15.

GENERAL INDEMNITY.

15.1      Indemnity of the Lessor. Each Lessee agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Lessor and the Lessor’s directors, officers, agents and employees (collectively, together with the Persons subject to indemnity under Section 15.2, the “ Indemnified Persons ”) against any and all claims, demands and liabilities of whatsoever nature, and all costs and expenses, relating to or in any way arising out of:

 

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15.1.1       the ordering, delivery, acquisition, title on acquisition, rejection, installation, possession, titling, retitling, registration, re-registration, custody by such Lessee of title and registration documents, use, non-use, misuse, operation, deficiency, defect, transportation, repair, control or disposition of any Vehicle leased hereunder or to be leased hereunder by such Lessee, including, without limitation, any such Vehicle subleased to a Franchisee of such Lessee and any of the foregoing actions, events or circumstances occurring or arising in connection with such subleasing, any related Lessee Agreement, any related Franchisee or any customer of any such related Franchisee. The foregoing shall include, without limitation, any claim by any third party against the Lessee for personal injury, property or other damages arising out of any of the foregoing with respect to any such Vehicles;

15.1.2       all (i) federal, state, county, municipal, foreign or other fees and taxes of any nature, including but not limited to license, qualification, registration, franchise, sales, use, gross receipts, ad valorem, business, property (real or personal), excise, motor vehicle, and occupation fees and taxes, and all federal, state, local and foreign income taxes (including any taxes payable by the Lessor as a result of its being a member of any group of corporations, including such Lessee, that file any tax returns on a consolidated or combined basis), and penalties and interest thereon, whether assessed, levied against or payable by the Lessor or otherwise, with respect to any Vehicle leased by such Lessee hereunder or the acquisition, purchase, sale, lease, sublease, rental, use, operation, control, ownership or disposition of any such Vehicle by any Person or measured in any way by the value thereof or by the business of, investment by, or ownership by the Lessor or such Lessee with respect thereto, and (ii) documentary, stamp, filing, recording, mortgage or other taxes, if any, which may be payable by the Lessor or such Lessee in connection with this Lease or the other Related Documents or the related Lessee Agreements and any penalties or interest with respect thereto;

15.1.3       any violation by such Lessee of this Lease or of any Related Documents or Lessee Agreements to which such Lessee is a party or by which it is bound or any laws, rules, regulations, orders, writs, injunctions, decrees, consents, approvals, exemptions, authorizations, licenses and withholdings of objecting of any governmental or public body or authority and all other requirements having the force of law applicable at any time to any Vehicle Leased by such Lessee hereunder or any action or transaction by such Lessee with respect thereto or pursuant to this Lease;

15.1.4       such Lessee’s Pro Rata Share of all out-of-pocket costs of the Lessor (including the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Lessor) in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Lease and the other Related Documents, including, without limitation, overhead expenses and any and all fees of the Trustee, Paying Agent, Clearing Agencies, Qualified Intermediary and Master Collateral Agent, all fees payable in connection with any Enhancement, any and all fees of the Master Servicer or any Servicer under the Indenture, fees and costs of the Qualified Intermediary and in connection with the Escrow Account, and any underwriting or placement agency fees incurred in connection with the sale of any Notes included in the Group III Series of Notes, in each case to the extent allocable to this Lease; and

 

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15.1.5       such Lessee’s Pro Rata Share of all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and legal expenses) incurred by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent, the Trustee, the Qualified Intermediary or the Group III Noteholders in connection with the administration, enforcement, waiver or amendment of this Lease and any other Related Documents, and all indemnification obligations of the Lessor under the Related Documents.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lessee shall have any duty to indemnify any Indemnified Person for any consequential or punitive damages or claims, demands, liabilities, costs, or expenses to the extent such claim, demand, liability, cost or expense arises out of or is due to such Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

15.2      Indemnification of the Trustee. Each Lessee agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee and the Trustee’s officers, directors, agents and employees against any and all or, in the case of clause (ii) below, such Lessee’s Pro Rata Share of all claims, demands and liabilities of whatsoever nature, and all or, in the case of clause (ii) below, such Lessee’s Pro Rata Share of all costs and expenses, relating to or in any way arising out of: (i) any acts or omissions of such Lessee pursuant to this Lease and (ii) the Trustee’s appointment under the Base Indenture and the Trustee’s performance of its obligations thereunder, or any document pertaining to any of the foregoing to which the Trustee is a signatory, including, but not limited to any judgment, award, settlement, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs or expenses incurred in connection with the defense of any actual or threatened action, proceeding or claim; provided, however, the Lessees shall have no duty to indemnify the Trustee, or any other Indemnified Person pursuant to this Section 15.2, to the extent such claim, demand, liability, cost or expense arises out of or is due to the Trustee’s or such Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Any such indemnification shall not be payable from the assets of the Lessor. The provisions of this indemnity shall run directly to and be enforceable by the Trustee or any other Indemnified Person subject to the limitations hereof. The indemnification provided for in this Section 15.2 shall be in addition to any other indemnities available to the Trustee and shall survive the termination of the duties of the Lessees hereunder and the termination of this Lease or a document to which the Trustee is a signatory or the resignation or removal of the Trustee.

15.3      Reimbursement Obligation by the Lessees. The applicable Lessee shall forthwith upon demand reimburse the Lessor or the Trustee, as the case may be, for any sum or sums expended with respect to any of the foregoing, or shall pay such amounts directly upon request from the Lessor or the Trustee; provided, however, that, if so requested by such Lessee, the Lessor or the Trustee shall submit to such Lessee a statement documenting any such demand for reimbursement or prepayment. To the extent that such Lessee in fact indemnifies the Lessor or the Trustee under the indemnity provisions of this Lease, such Lessee shall be subrogated to the rights of the Lessor or the Trustee, as the case may be, in the affected transaction and shall have a right to determine the settlement of claims therein. The foregoing indemnity as contained in this Section 15 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease or any lease of any Vehicle hereunder; provided, however, that the factual or legal circumstances giving rise to the Lessor’s exposure to liability occur during the period that the Lease is in effect as to the Vehicle for which such exposure to liability arose.

 

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15.4      Notice to Lessee of Claims. The Lessor or the Trustee, as the case may be, shall notify the applicable Lessee in writing (a “ Notice of Claim ”) of the pendency of any such claim, action or facts referred to in this Section 15 for which indemnity may be required.

15.5      Defense of Claims. Defense of any claim referred to in this Section 15 for which indemnity may be required shall, at the option and request of the applicable Lessee, be conducted by such Lessee. Following receipt of any Notice of Claim, such applicable Lessee will inform the Indemnified Person of its election to defend such claim. Such Indemnified Person may participate in any such defense at its own expense, provided such participation does not interfere with such Lessee’s defense. Each Lessee agrees that no Indemnified Person will be liable to such Lessee for any claim caused directly or indirectly by the inadequacy of any Vehicle for any purpose or any deficiency or defect therein or the use or maintenance thereof or any repairs, servicing or adjustments thereto or any delay in providing or failure to provide such or any interruption or loss of service or use thereof or any loss of business, all of which shall be the risk and responsibility of such Lessee, except to the extent that any of the foregoing is caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person. The rights and indemnities of each Indemnified Person hereunder are expressly made for the benefit of, and will be enforceable by, each Indemnified Person notwithstanding the fact that such Indemnified Person is not or is no longer a party to (or entitled to receive the benefits of) this Lease. This general indemnity shall not affect any claims of the type discussed above which a Lessee may have against the Manufacturer.

SECTION 16.              ASSIGNMENT. No Lessee shall, except as provided in the Base Indenture, without prior written consent of the Lessor and the Trustee, assign this Lease or any of its rights hereunder to any other party; provided, however, a Lessee may sublease or rent Vehicles leased by it under the terms of such Lessee’s normal Sublease agreements to Eligible Franchisees, and such Lessee and such Eligible Franchisees may rent such Vehicles to consumers in the ordinary course of their daily rental business. Any purported assignment in violation of this Section 16 shall be void and of no force or effect. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to restrict the right of a Lessee to acquire or dispose of, by purchase, lease, financing, or otherwise, motor vehicles that are not subject to the provisions of this Lease.

 

 

SECTION 17.

DEFAULT AND REMEDIES THEREFOR.

17.1      Lease Events of Default. Any one or more of the following will constitute an event of default (a “ Lease Event of Default ”) as that term is used herein:

17.1.1       there occurs a default in the payment of (i) any Monthly Base Rent, Monthly Variable Rent, Monthly Finance Rent, Termination Payment, Casualty Payment, Late Return Payment, Monthly Supplemental Payment, Availability Payment or (ii) any other amount payable under this Lease, and, any such case, the continuance thereof for five (5) Business Days with respect to any payment of Monthly Base Rent or five (5) Business Days after notice thereof by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee to the applicable Lessee and the Guarantor;

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17.1.3       the failure of a Lessee or the Guarantor to observe or perform any other covenant, condition, agreement or provision hereof, which failure has a Material Adverse Effect on the Lessor, and such default continues for more than sixty (60) days after the earlier to occur of (a) the date a Responsible Officer of such Lessee obtains knowledge of such default or (b) the date written notice thereof is delivered by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee to such Lessee; provided, however, that if such failure cannot reasonably be cured within such sixty (60) day period, no Lease Event of Default shall result therefrom so long as, within such sixty (60) day period, such Lessee (i) commences to cure same, (ii) delivers written notice to the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee notifying the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee of such default and setting forth the steps such Lessee intends to take in order to cure such default and (iii) thereafter diligently prosecutes such cure to completion and completely cures such default on or before the ninetieth (90th) day after the earlier of the dates set forth in clause (a) and clause (b) above;

17.1.4       if any representation or warranty made by a Lessee or the Guarantor proves untrue in any respect as of the date of the issuance or making thereof, which inaccuracy or falsehood has a Material Adverse Effect on the Lessor, and such inaccuracy or falsehood is not cured within sixty (60) days after notice thereof from the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee to such Lessee; or

17.1.5       an Event of Bankruptcy occurs with respect to a Lessee or the Guarantor.

17.2      Effect of Lease Event of Default. If (i) a Lease Event of Default described in Section 17.1.1(i), 17.1.2 or 17.1.5 of this Lease shall occur, then the Monthly Base Rent, the Monthly Supplemental Payment and Casualty Payments (in each case calculated, with respect to Financed Vehicles, as if all such Financed Vehicles had become a Casualty for the Related Month), the Monthly Variable Rent, the Availability Payment and the Monthly Finance Rent (in each case calculated as if the full amount of interest, principal and other charges under all Outstanding Series of Notes included in the Group III Series of Notes were then due and payable in full), Termination Payments and Late Return Payments shall, automatically, without further action by the Lessor or the Trustee, become immediately due and payable or (ii) any other Lease Event of Default or any other Liquidation Event of Default applicable to this Lease or any Series of Notes for which this Lease serves as Collateral shall occur, the Lessor or the Trustee may declare the Rent and all other charges and payments (calculated as described in clause (i) above) to be due and payable, whereupon such Rent and such other charges and payments (as so calculated) shall, subject to Section 17.5, become immediately due and payable.

17.3      Rights of Lessor Upon Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default. If a Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default with respect to this Lease or any Series of Notes for which this Lease serves as Collateral shall occur, then the Lessor at its option may:

(i)             Proceed by appropriate court action or actions, either at law or in equity, to enforce performance by the Lessees of the applicable covenants and terms of this

 

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Lease or to recover damages for the breach hereof calculated in accordance with Section 17.5; or

(ii)            By notice in writing to each Lessee, terminate this Lease in its entirety and/or the right of possession hereunder of the Lessees as to the Vehicles, and the Lessor may direct delivery by the Lessees of documents of title to the Vehicles, whereupon all rights and interests of the Lessees to the Vehicles will cease and terminate (but the Lessees will remain liable hereunder as herein provided, calculated in accordance with Section 17.5); and thereupon, the Lessor or its agents may, subject in each case to the rights of the Franchisees under the applicable Subleases, peaceably enter upon the premises of the Lessees or other premises where the Vehicles may be located and take possession of them and thenceforth hold, possess and enjoy the same free from any right of the Lessees, or their successors or assigns (other than the Franchisees), to employ the Vehicles for any purpose whatsoever consistent with the mitigation of losses and damages, and the Lessor will, nevertheless, have a right to recover from the Lessees any and all amounts which under the terms of Section 17.2 (as limited by Section 17.5) of this Lease may be then due. The Lessor will provide the applicable Lessee with written notice of the place and time of any sale of Financed Vehicles pursuant to this Section 17.3 at least five (5) days prior to the proposed sale, which shall be deemed commercially reasonable, and such Lessee or the Lessor may purchase the Vehicle(s) at the sale. Each and every power and remedy hereby specifically given to the Lessor will be in addition to every other power and remedy hereby specifically given or now or hereafter existing at law, in equity or in bankruptcy and each and every power and remedy may be exercised from time to time and simultaneously and as often and in such order as may be deemed expedient by the Lessor; provided, however, that the measure of damages recoverable against a Lessee will in any case be calculated in accordance with Section 17.5. All such powers and remedies will be cumulative, and the exercise of one will not be deemed a waiver of the right to exercise any other or others. No delay or omission of the Lessor in the exercise of any such power or remedy and no renewal or extension of any payments due hereunder will impair any such power or remedy or will be construed to be a waiver of any default or any acquiescence therein. Any extension of time for payment hereunder or other indulgence duly granted to a Lessee will not otherwise alter or affect the Lessor’s rights or the obligations hereunder of such Lessee. The Lessor’s acceptance of any payment after it will have become due hereunder will not be deemed to alter or affect the Lessor’s rights hereunder with respect to any subsequent payments or defaults therein; or

(iii)          By notice in writing to a Lessee, terminate the Power of Attorney of such Lessee.

17.4      Rights of Trustee Upon Liquidation Event of Default, Limited Liquidation Event of Default, Manufacturer Event of Default and Non-Performance of Certain Covenants.

(i)             If a Liquidation Event of Default or a Limited Liquidation Event of Default or, with respect to Program Vehicles, a Manufacturer Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing, the Lessor and the Trustee, to the extent provided in the Indenture, shall have the rights against the Guarantor, each Lessee, each Manufacturer in connection with any Manufacturer Event of Default and the Master Lease Collateral

 

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provided in the Indenture (including, without limitation, in connection with a Manufacturer Event of Default, the rights granted under Section 8.2 of the Indenture) upon a Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default, including the right to take possession of all Group III Vehicles immediately from the Lessees.

(ii)            With respect to Program Vehicles, if the Guarantor or any Lessee shall default in the due performance and observance of any of its obligations under Section 6.1, 23.4, 24.3, 24.4(f), 24.7 or 25.4 hereof, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof shall have been given to the Guarantor or the applicable Lessee, as the case may be, by the Lessor, the Lessor or the Trustee, as assignee of the Lessor’s rights hereunder, shall have the ability to exercise all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of the Guarantor or any Lessee against the Manufacturers under or in connection with the Eligible Vehicle Disposition Programs with respect to (i) Group III Vehicles that are Program Vehicles which the Guarantor or any Lessee has determined to turn back to the Manufacturers under such Eligible Vehicle Disposition Programs and (ii) whether or not the Guarantor or any Lessee shall then have determined to turn back such Group III Vehicles that are Program Vehicles, any such Program Vehicles for which the applicable Maximum Term will expire within one week or less.

(iii)          Upon a default in the performance (after giving effect to any grace periods provided herein) by the Guarantor or any Lessee of its obligations hereunder to keep the Group III Vehicles free of Liens and to maintain the Trustee’s Lien perfected on the Master Lease Collateral, the Trustee shall have the right to take actions reasonably necessary to correct such default with respect to the subject Vehicles including executing and filing UCC financing statements with respect to Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program and other general intangibles and amending any Certificates of Title that fail to note the correct titleholder or lienholder in accordance with the Base Indenture, this Lease and the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

(iv)           Upon the occurrence of a Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default, the Guarantor and each Lessee will return any Group III Vehicles that are Program Vehicles to the related Manufacturer in accordance with the instructions of the Lessor.

(v)            Upon the occurrence of a Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default, the Lessor shall have the right to dispose of (x) those Group III Vehicles that are Program Vehicles either not accepted by the related Manufacturer under the applicable Eligible Program pursuant to clause (iv) above or with respect to which a Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred, and (y) the Group III Vehicles that are Non-Program Vehicles and to direct the Guarantor or the applicable Lessee to dispose of such Vehicles in accordance with its instructions. In addition, the Lessor shall have all of the rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims vis-a-vis the Guarantor or any Lessee, necessary or desirable to allow the Trustee to exercise the rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims given to the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.1 and, with respect to Program Vehicles, Section 8.2 of the Base Indenture and the Guarantor and each Lessee acknowledges that it has hereby granted to the Lessor all of

 

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the rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims granted to the Trustee pursuant to Article 8 of the Base Indenture and that, under certain circumstances set forth in the Base Indenture, the Trustee may act in lieu of the Lessor in the exercise of such rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims.

17.5      Measure of Damages. If a Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default occurs and the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee exercises the remedies granted to the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee under this Section 17 or under Section 8.2 of the Base Indenture, the amount that the Lessor shall be permitted to recover shall be equal to:

(i)             all Rent and payments under this Lease (calculated as provided in Section 17.2); plus

(ii)            any damages and expenses (other than punitive and consequential damages), which the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee will have sustained by reason of the Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default, together with reasonable sums for such attorneys’ fees and such expenses as will be expended or incurred in the seizure, storage, rental or sale of the Vehicles or in the enforcement of any right or privilege hereunder or in any consultation or action in such connection; plus

 

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all other amounts due and payable under this Lease; plus

(iv)           interest from time to time on amounts due and unpaid under this Lease at the VFR plus 1%, computed from the date of the Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default or the date payments were originally due the Lessor under this Lease or from the date of each expenditure by the Lessor which is recoverable from a Lessee pursuant to this Section 17, as applicable, to and including the date payments are made by the Lessee; minus

(v)            an amount equal to all sums realized by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee from the liquidation of the Financed Vehicles leased hereunder (either by receipt of payment from the Manufacturers under Vehicle Disposition Programs, from sales of Vehicles to third parties, or otherwise), provided, however, that if a Financed Vehicle is delivered to the Manufacturer or the designated auction site for repurchase by the Manufacturer under the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program or for sale in accordance with the applicable Auction Procedures, respectively, and such Vehicle is accepted for repurchase or sale by such Manufacturer (as evidenced by a Condition Report indicating that such Vehicle conforms to the requirements for repurchase or sale under such Vehicle Disposition Program), the Lessor and the Trustee shall be deemed to have received thirty (30) days after the date of such acceptance or sale on account of this clause (v) an amount equal to the Net Book Value of such Vehicle, calculated as of its Disposition Date (less any Termination Payments payable in respect of such Vehicle).

 

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17.6      Application of Proceeds. The proceeds of any sale or other disposition of any Financed Vehicles pursuant to Section 17.3 shall be applied in the following order: (i) to the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Lessor in connection with such sale or disposition, including any reasonable costs associated with repairing such Vehicles, and reasonable attorneys’ fees in connection with the enforcement of this Lease, (ii) to the payment of outstanding Rent owing from the applicable Lessee and payments under the Lease owing from such Lessee (such proceeds to be applied first, to outstanding Monthly Variable Rent and Monthly Finance Rent pro rata, second, to outstanding Availability Payments, third, to outstanding Base Rent and Monthly Supplemental Payments pro rata, fourth, to outstanding Termination Payments, Casualty Payments and Late Return Payments pro rata and fifth, to outstanding late charges pursuant to Sections 5.5 and 17.5(iv)), (iii) to the payment of all other amounts due hereunder from such Lessee, (iv) to the payment of any amounts to the Lessor, or such Person(s) as may be lawfully entitled thereto, and (v) any remaining proceeds to such Lessee.

SECTION 18.              MANUFACTURER EVENTS OF DEFAULT. Upon the occurrence of any of the following events (each, a “ Manufacturer Event of Default ”) with respect to a Manufacturer, the Lessees on behalf of the Lessor shall (a) no longer place Vehicle Orders for additional Program Vehicles from such Manufacturer (each, a “ Defaulting Manufacturer ”), (b) no longer turn back Program Vehicles for repurchase under any Vehicle Disposition Program that is a repurchase program of a Defaulting Manufacturer, and (c) cancel any Vehicle Order with such Defaulting Manufacturer to which a vehicle identification number (a “ VIN ”) has not been assigned as of the date such Manufacturer Event of Default occurs:

Section 18.1. The failure of such Manufacturer to pay Guaranteed Payments, Repurchase Payments and/or Incentive Payments due under, respectively, such Manufacturer’s Vehicle Disposition Programs and its incentive programs, in an aggregate amount in excess of $40,000,000 (net of amounts that are the subject of a good faith dispute, as evidenced in writing by either the applicable Lessee or the Manufacturer questioning the accuracy of the amounts paid or payable in respect of any such Vehicle Disposition Programs or incentive programs), which failure, in the case of each such Guaranteed Payment, Repurchase Payment and/or Incentive Payment included in such amount in excess of $40,000,000 continues for more than ninety (90) days following the Disposition Date for the related Vehicle.

Section 18.2. The occurrence and continuance for a period of thirty (30) days of an Event of Bankruptcy with respect to such Manufacturer, and the Confirmation Condition is not satisfied; provided , that for the purposes of clauses (a) through (c) of Section 18, the Lessees and the Lessor agree to take (or refrain from taking) the actions specified in such clauses during the thirty (30) day period following such Event of Bankruptcy.

For purposes hereof, “ Confirmation Condition ” shall mean, with respect to a Manufacturer that is the subject of an Event of Bankruptcy that is a proceeding under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code to reorganize (the “ Proceeding ”), a condition that is satisfied upon entry and during the effectiveness of an order by the bankruptcy court having jurisdiction over the Proceeding approving (i) (A) assumption under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code by the Manufacturer, or trustee in bankruptcy on its behalf, of its Vehicle Disposition Program (and all related Assignment Agreements), (B) payment of all amounts due and payable by the

 

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Manufacturer to RCFC or its Affiliates under its Vehicle Disposition Program, and (C) all actions and payments necessary to cure all existing defaults by the Manufacturer with respect to RCFC or its Affiliates under the Vehicle Disposition Program to the date of effectiveness of such order, or (ii) (A) execution, delivery and performance by the Manufacturer of (x) a new post-petition Vehicle Disposition Program under which RCFC is an eligible fleet purchaser and having substantially the same terms and covering Vehicles with substantially the same characteristics as the Vehicle Disposition Program in effect on the date the Proceeding was commenced, and (y) new Assignment Agreements effecting the assignment of benefits of such new Vehicle Disposition Program from RCFC to the Master Collateral Agent and acknowledged by the Manufacturer, (B) payment of all amounts due and payable by such Manufacturer to RCFC or its Affiliates under the previous Vehicle Disposition Program at the time of the execution and delivery of the new post-petition Vehicle Disposition Program, and (C) all actions and payments necessary to cure all existing defaults by the Manufacturer with respect to RCFC or its Affiliates under the previous Vehicle Disposition Program to the date of effectiveness of such order, and in each case in (i) or (ii) above the actions and payments in clause (C) have been taken or made.

SECTION 19.              CERTIFICATION OF TRADE OR BUSINESS USE. Pursuant to Section 7701 of the Code and as set forth in Attachment C hereto, each Lessee will warrant and certify that (1) such Lessee intends to use the Acquired Vehicles in a trade or business of such Lessee, and (2) such Lessee has been advised that it will not be treated as the owner of the Acquired Vehicles for federal income tax purposes.

SECTION 20.              SURVIVAL. In the event that, during the term of this Lease, a Lessee becomes liable for the payment or reimbursement of any obligations, claims or taxes pursuant to any provision hereof, such liability will continue, notwithstanding the expiration or termination of this Lease, until all such amounts are paid or reimbursed by such Lessee.

SECTION 21.              RIGHTS OF LESSOR PLEDGED TO MASTER COLLATERAL AGENT AND TRUSTEE. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, each Lessee and the Guarantor acknowledges that each of the Lessees and the Lessor, pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, has granted a security interest to the Master Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Beneficiaries specified therein, in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Vehicles, the related Vehicle Disposition Programs, the Master Collateral Account and all other Master Collateral specified in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement as being pledged by DTG Operations and RCFC, and each Lessee and the Guarantor further acknowledges that the Lessor, pursuant to the Indenture, has granted a security interest to the Trustee in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the RCFC Agreements, the Collection Account and the other Collateral described in the Indenture. Accordingly, each Lessee and the Guarantor agrees that:

(i)             Subject to the terms of the Indenture, the Trustee shall have all the rights, powers, privileges and remedies of the Lessor hereunder. Specifically, each Lessee and the Guarantor agrees that, upon the occurrence of an Amortization Event, the Trustee or, with respect to any Master Collateral, the Master Collateral Agent (for and on behalf of the Trustee) may exercise any right or remedy against each Lessee or the Guarantor provided for herein or in the Indenture or the Master Collateral Agency Agreement and

 

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none of the Lessees or the Guarantor will interpose as a defense that such claim should have been asserted by the Lessor;

(ii)            Upon the delivery by the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee of any notice to a Lessee or the Guarantor stating that a Lease Event of Default or an Amortization Event with respect to such Lessee has occurred, then such Lessee or the Guarantor will, if so requested by the Master Collateral Agent (with respect to the Master Collateral) or the Trustee (with respect to the Collateral), treat the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent’s or the Trustee’s designee, as the case may be, for all purposes as the Lessor hereunder and in all respects comply with all obligations under this Lease that are asserted by the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee as the successor to the Lessor hereunder, irrespective of whether such Lessee or the Guarantor has received any such notice from the Lessor;

(iii)           Pursuant to the Indenture, the Lessor hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs each Lessee to, and each Lessee shall, make payments of Rent hereunder directly to the Trustee for deposit in the Group III Collection Account established by the Trustee for receipt of such payments pursuant to the Indenture, and such payments shall discharge the obligation of such Lessee to the Lessor hereunder with respect to Rent to the extent of such payments. Each Lessee further acknowledges that pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, the Lessor has irrevocably authorized and directed such Lessee to, and such Lessee shall, cause all payments under the related Lessee Agreements, each Vehicle Disposition Programs, and all other Master Collateral pledged by such Lessee to the Master Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee (as Beneficiary on behalf of the holders of each Series of Notes included in the Group III Series of Notes), to be made directly to the Master Collateral Agent for deposit in the Master Collateral Account established by the Lessor for receipt of such payments pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, and each such payment (other than any payment that is subject to distribution to such Lessee or its designee pursuant to Section 2.5(b) of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement and that is not transferred to the Collection Account) shall constitute a prepayment in respect of the obligation of such Lessee to pay the Rent due hereunder on the next succeeding Due Date. Upon written notice to a Lessee of a sale or assignment by the Trustee or Master Collateral Agent of its right, title and interest in moneys due under this Lease or the Master Collateral Agency Agreement to a successor Trustee or Master Collateral Agent, such Lessee shall thereafter make payments of Rent hereunder or payments in respect of the Master Collateral, as applicable, to the party specified in such notice;

(iv)           Upon request made by the Master Collateral Agent at any time, each Lessee will take such actions as are requested by the Master Collateral Agent to assist the Master Collateral Agent in maintaining the Master Collateral Agent’s perfected security interest in the Vehicles leased by such Lessee under this Lease, the Certificates of Title with respect thereto and the related Master Collateral pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement; and

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Series of Notes included in Group III and, accordingly, all references herein to “all” Series of Notes shall refer only to all Series of Notes included in Group III.

SECTION 22.              MODIFICATION AND SEVERABILITY. The terms of this Lease will not be waived, altered, modified, amended, supplemented or terminated in any manner whatsoever except by a written instrument signed by the Lessor, each Lessee and (except as to matters referred to in Section 27.3) the Guarantor, and consented to in writing by the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee, the Required Noteholders (provided, however, that the consent of the Required Noteholders shall not be a condition precedent to the effectiveness or validity of any such action taken with respect to the terms of this Lease that will not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Noteholders in this Lease) and each Enhancement Provider with respect to each Series of Notes included in Group III. If any part of this Lease is not valid or enforceable according to law, all other parts will remain enforceable. The Lessor shall provide prompt written notice to each Rating Agency of any such waiver, modification or amendment.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 22, the Lessor, the Lessees and the Guarantor may, at any time and from time to time, without the consent of the Master Collateral Agent, the Trustee, any Noteholders or any Enhancement Provider, enter into any amendment, supplement or other modification to this Lease to cure any apparent ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision in this Lease that may be inconsistent with any other provision herein; provided, however, that (i) any such action shall not have a Material Adverse Effect on the interests of any Enhancement Provider for a Series of Notes included in the Group III Series of Notes, based upon, at the request of the Trustee, an Opinion of Counsel and an officers’ certificate of the Lessor and each Lessee addressed to the Trustee and (ii) a copy of such amendment, supplement or other modification is furnished to the Trustee, each Enhancement Provider with respect to any Series of Notes included in the Group III Series of Notes and each Rating Agency in accordance with the notice provisions hereof not later than ten days prior to the execution thereof by the Lessor, the Lessees and the Guarantor.

SECTION 23.              CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each Lessee and Servicer represents and warrants to the Lessor, as to itself and the Vehicles leased by it hereunder, and the Guarantor represents and warrants to the Lessor, as to itself and as to each Lessee and Servicer, that as of the Closing Date with respect to each Group III Series of Notes:

23.1      Due Incorporation, Authorization, No Conflicts, Etc. Each of the Lessees and the Guarantor is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and is duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction where, because of the nature of its activities or properties, the failure so to qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect on such Lessee or the Guarantor. The execution, delivery and performance by each Lessee and the Guarantor of this Lease and the other Related Documents to be executed and delivered by it are within its corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action (including shareholder approval, if required), have received all necessary governmental and other consents, approvals (in each case if any shall be required), and do not and will not contravene or conflict with, or create a default, breach, Lien or right of termination or acceleration under, any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation binding upon it, other than such default, breach, Lien or right of termination or acceleration

 

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which does not have a Material Adverse Effect on such Lessee or the Guarantor, as applicable. This Lease and each other Related Document to be executed and delivered by a Lessee or the Guarantor are (or when executed and delivered will be) the legal, valid, and binding obligations of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance with their respective terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights.

23.2      Financial Information; Financial Condition. All balance sheets, all statements of operations, of shareholders’ equity and of cash flow, and other financial data which have been or shall hereafter be furnished to the Lessor or the Trustee for the purposes of or in connection with this Lease or the Related Documents have been and will be prepared in accordance with GAAP and do and will present fairly the financial condition of the entities involved as of the dates thereof and the results of their operations for the periods covered thereby.

23.3      Litigation. Except for (i) claims set forth in Schedule 1 and (ii) claims which are fully covered by insurance, no claims, litigation (including, without limitation, derivative actions), arbitration, governmental investigation or proceeding or inquiry is pending or, to the best of the Lessees’ and the Guarantor’s knowledge, threatened against a Lessee or the Guarantor which would, if adversely determined, have a Material Adverse Effect on a Lessee or the Guarantor.

23.4      Liens. As of the date hereof, there is no Lien on, or no financing statement (or similar statement or instrument of registration under the law of any jurisdiction) covering or purporting to cover any interest of any kind in, the Vehicles leased hereunder (other than those set forth in Schedule 4, and other Permitted Liens).

23.5      Necessary Actions. Upon the Servicers causing the Lien of the Master Collateral Agent to be noted on the Certificates of Title with respect to the Vehicles or as otherwise provided for by the Master Collateral Agency Agreement or the Indenture, all filings, registrations and recordings necessary or appropriate to create, preserve, protect and perfect the security interest granted to the Master Collateral Agent in respect of the Master Collateral have been accomplished and, assuming the delivery to, and continuing possession by, the Lessor or its agents or assignees of all instruments and documents (in each case as defined in the UCC as in effect in New York) a security interest in which is perfected by possession (except with regard to property constituting fixtures, any reserved rights of the United States government as required by law, Liens upon patents, patent licenses, trademarks, service marks and trademark licenses, to the extent that such Liens cannot be perfected by the filing of financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the applicable jurisdiction, Liens on Master Collateral the perfection of which requires filings in or other actions under the laws of jurisdictions outside of the United States of America, any State, territory or dependency thereof or the District of Columbia, and Liens on general intangibles or accounts (in each case as defined in the UCC as in effect in New York) on which the United States of America or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof is the obligor), and assuming that the applicable Lessee has rights in the Master Collateral within the meaning of the UCC as in effect in New York, the security interest granted to the Master Collateral Agent pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement in and to the Master Collateral constitutes a perfected security interest therein (but as to the copyrights and copyright licenses and accounts arising therefrom, only to the extent the UCC of the relevant jurisdiction, from time to time in effect, is applicable), prior to the rights of all other

 

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Persons (except, with respect to goods (as defined in the UCC), buyers in the ordinary course of business to the extent provided in Section 9-320(b) of the UCC as from time to time in effect in the applicable jurisdiction) therein and subject to no other Liens other than Permitted Liens (and the interests of such buyers in the ordinary course of business) and is entitled to all rights, priorities and benefits afforded to perfected security interests by the UCC or other relevant law as enacted in any relevant jurisdiction.

23.6      Employee Benefit Plans. (a) During the twelve consecutive month period prior to the date hereof (or, with respect to each Series of Notes included in the Group III Series of Notes after the Closing Date for the initial Group III Series of Notes, the Closing Date with respect to such Series of Notes): (i) no steps have been taken to terminate any Pension Plan and (ii) no contribution failure has occurred with respect to any Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under Section 302(f)(1) of ERISA in connection with such Pension Plan; (b) no condition exists or event or transaction has occurred with respect to any Pension Plan which could result in the incurrence by a Lessee, the Guarantor or any member of the Controlled Group of fines, penalties or liabilities for ERISA violations, which in the case of any of the events referred to in clause (a) above or this clause (b) would have a Material Adverse Effect upon such Lessee or the Guarantor, and (c) none of the Lessees and the Guarantor has any material contingent liability with respect to any post-retirement benefits under a Welfare Plan, other than liability for continuation coverage described in Subtitle B of Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and liabilities which would not have a Material Adverse Effect upon any Lessee or the Guarantor.

23.7      Investment Company Act. Neither the Guarantor nor any Lessee is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

23.8      Regulations T, U and X. Neither the Guarantor nor any Lessee is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System).

23.9      Business Locations; Trade Names; Principal Places of Business Locations. Schedule 3 lists each of the locations where each Lessee and the Guarantor maintains a chief executive office, principal place of business, or any records; and Schedule 3 also lists such Person’s legal name, each name under or by which it conducts its business, each state in which it conducts business and the state in which it has its principal place of business.

23.10     Taxes. Each Lessee and the Guarantor has filed all material tax returns that are required to be filed by it, and has paid or provided adequate reserves for the payment of all taxes, including, without limitation, all payroll taxes and federal and state withholding taxes, and all assessments payable by it that have become due, other than those that are not yet delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been established, and are being maintained, in accordance with GAAP. As of such Closing Date, there is no ongoing material audit (other than routine sales tax audits and other routine audits) or, to each Lessee’s and the Guarantor’s knowledge, material tax liability for any period for which returns have been filed or were due, other than those contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which (x) adequate reserves have

 

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been established and are being maintained in accordance with GAAP and (y) the failure to pay such taxes would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on such Lessee or the Guarantor or a material adverse effect on the Noteholders.

23.11     Governmental Authorization. Each of the Lessees and the Guarantor has all licenses, franchises, permits and other governmental authorizations necessary for all businesses presently carried on by it (including owning and leasing the real and personal property owned and leased by it), except where failure to obtain such licenses, franchises, permits and other governmental authorizations would not have a Material Adverse Effect on such Person.

23.12     Compliance with Laws. Each Lessee and the Guarantor: (i) is not in violation of any Requirement of Law, which violation would have a Material Adverse Effect on such Person, and to the best knowledge of each Lessee and the Guarantor, no such violation has been alleged; (ii) has filed in a timely manner all reports, documents and other materials required to be filed by it with any Governmental Agency (and the information contained in each of such filings is true, correct and complete in all material respects), except where failure to make such filings would not have a Material Adverse Effect on such Person; and (iii) has retained all records and documents required to be retained by it pursuant to any Requirement of Law, except where failure to retain such records would not have a Material Adverse Effect on such Person.

23.13     Eligible Vehicles; Eligible Franchisees. Each Vehicle is or will be, as the case may be, on the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date with respect to such Vehicle, an Eligible Vehicle, and each Franchisee subleasing an Eligible Vehicle from a Lessee is or will be, as the case may be, on the sublease commencement date with respect to such Eligible Vehicle, an Eligible Franchisee.

23.14     Supplemental Documents True and Correct. All information contained in any Vehicle Order, Refinancing Schedule or other Supplemental Document which has been submitted, or which may hereafter be submitted by a Lessee or the Guarantor to the Lessor is, or will be, true, correct and complete.

23.15     Accuracy of Information. All certificates, reports, statements, documents and other information furnished to the Lessor, the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent by the Guarantor or any Lessee pursuant to any provision of any Related Document, or in connection with or pursuant to any amendment or modification of, or waiver under, any Related Document, shall, at the time the same are so furnished, be complete and correct in all material respects to the extent necessary to give the Lessor, the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent, as the case may be, true and accurate knowledge of the subject matter thereof, and the furnishing of the same to the Lessor, the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent, as the case may be, shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Guarantor and such Lessee made on the date the same are furnished to the Lessor, the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent, as the case may be, to the effect specified herein.

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SECTION 24.              CERTAIN AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. Each Lessee and, as applicable, each Servicer, the Master Servicer and DTAG in its capacity as Guarantor each covenants and agrees that, until the expiration or termination of this Lease, and thereafter until the obligations of such Lessee, such Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Guarantor, as applicable, under this Lease and the Related Documents are satisfied in full, unless at any time the Lessor and the Trustee shall otherwise expressly consent in writing, it will:

24.1      Corporate Existence; Foreign Qualification. Do and cause to be done at all times all things necessary to (i) maintain and preserve its corporate existence (except as permitted under Section 25.1); (ii) be duly qualified to do business and in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business makes such qualification necessary and the failure to so qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect on it; and (iii) comply with all Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law binding upon it, except to the extent that its failure to comply therewith would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on it.

24.2      Books, Records and Inspections. (i) Maintain books and records that are complete and accurate in all material respects with respect to the Vehicles leased by it under this Lease; and (ii) at any time and from time to time during regular business hours, and with reasonable prior notice from the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee, permit the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (or such other Person who may be designated from time to time by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee), or its agents or representatives to examine and make copies of all books, records and documents in the possession or under the control of such Person relating to the Vehicles leased under this Lease, including without limitation, in connection with the Master Collateral Agent’s or the Trustee’s satisfaction of any requests of a Manufacturer performing an audit under its Vehicle Disposition Program.

24.3      Vehicle Disposition Programs. With respect to each Program Vehicle leased by a Lessee, comply, or cause the related Franchisee to comply, as appropriate, with all of its obligations under the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program relating to such Vehicle.

24.4      Reporting Requirements. Furnish, or cause to be furnished to the Lessor (or to such other Persons as are specified below), each of the following:

(a)       Daily Reports. Daily reports of the Master Servicer as follows: On each Business Day commencing on the Lease Commencement Date, the Master Servicer shall prepare and maintain at the office of the Master Servicer, a record (each, a “ Daily Report ”) setting forth the aggregate amount of (i) Guaranteed Payments, Repurchase Payments, Disposition Proceeds and Incentive Payments received from Manufacturers under Vehicle Disposition Programs or incentive programs, or from other Persons in connection with the sale or disposition of Vehicles leased under this Lease, (ii) insurance proceeds in respect of Vehicles leased under this Lease, (iii) payments in respect of Lessee Agreements, and (iv) any other Collections in respect of the Master Collateral allocable to the Trustee as Beneficiary (on behalf of the Group III Noteholders) and in each case deposited in the Master Collateral Account and reported to the Master Servicer by the Master Collateral Agent, in accordance with Section 2.5(b) of the Master

 

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Collateral Agreement, not more than the second Business Day preceding such Daily Report, and setting forth (x) the aggregate dollar amount of the Collections identified in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv), (y) during the continuance of a Lease Event of Default or a Liquidation Event of Default, and as needed under Section 2.5(c) or (d) of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement or, in the sole judgment of the Master Collateral Agent, as otherwise needed, the portion of such Collections representing proceeds of the Master Collateral pledged by the Lessor and the portion pledged by each Lessee, and (z) the aggregate dollar amount of Sublease payments, insurance payments, warranty payments (if any), and other payments which, so long as no Lease Event of Default or Liquidation Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, may be withdrawn from the Master Collateral Account and distributed to the applicable Lessee, as set forth in Section 2.5(b) of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement. Before 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each such Business Day, the Master Servicer shall deliver a copy of the Daily Report to the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee.

(b)       Monthly Certificate. Monthly certificates of the Master Servicer as follows: On each Reporting Date, the Master Servicer shall forward to the Lessee, the Lessor, the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Rating Agencies and any applicable Enhancement Provider, an Officers’ Certificate of the Master Servicer (each, a “ Monthly Certificate ”) setting forth, inter alia, the following information (which, in the cases of clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) below, will be expressed as a dollar amount per $1,000 of the original principal amount of such Notes and as a percentage of the outstanding principal balance of the Notes as of such date): (i) the aggregate amount of payments received from the Manufacturers under Vehicle Disposition Programs and deposited in the Master Collateral Account and the aggregate amount of other Group III Collections processed for the Related Month with respect to such Reporting Date; (ii) the Invested Percentage on the last day of the second preceding Related Month of each Series of Notes included in the Group III Series of Notes (or, until the end of the second Related Month for such Series of Notes, as of the Closing Date for such Series); (iii) for each Series included in the Group III Series of Notes, the total amount to be distributed to Noteholders on the next succeeding Payment Date; (iv) for each Series included in the Group III Series of Notes, the amount of such distribution allocable to principal on the Notes of such Series; (v) for each Series included in the Group III Series of Notes, the amount of such distribution allocable to interest on the Notes; (vi) for each Series included in the Group III Series of Notes, the amount of Enhancement used or drawn (or to be used or drawn) in connection with the distribution to Noteholders of such Series on the next succeeding Payment Date, together with the aggregate amount of remaining Enhancement not theretofore used or drawn; (vii) for each Series included in the Group III Series of Notes, the Series Monthly Servicing Fee for the next succeeding Payment Date; (viii) for each Series included in the Group III Series of Notes, the existing Carryover Controlled Amortization Amount, if any; (ix) for each Series included in the Group III Series of Notes, the applicable Pool Factors with respect to such Related Month; (x) the Aggregate Asset Amount of all Group III Series of Notes and the amount of the Asset Amount Deficiency of all Group III Series of Notes, if any, at the close of business on the last day of the Related Month; (xi) whether, to the knowledge of the Master Servicer, any Lien exists on any of the Collateral for any Series of Notes included in the Group III Series of Notes (other than Permitted Liens) and (xii) the percentage of Vehicles leased under this

 

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Lease constituting Program Vehicles, the percentage of Vehicles leased under this Lease constituting Non-Program Vehicles, and the percentage of Vehicles leased under this Lease constituting Program Vehicles of each Manufacturer and Non-Program Vehicles of each Manufacturer. The Trustee shall be under no duty to recalculate, verify or recompute the information supplied to it under this Section 24.4(b).

(c)       Audit Report. As soon as available and in any event within one hundred ten (110) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Guarantor, a copy of the consolidated balance sheet of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, together with the related statements of earnings, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP, and certified by Deloitte & Touche LLP (or such other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing as shall be selected by the Guarantor) as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, with such exceptions as may be noted in such accountants’ report. In addition to such accountants’ report, such independent certified public accountants shall deliver to the Guarantor and the Lessor, a copy, which will be provided by the Lessor to each Rating Agency, of a letter to the effect that during the course of their audit of the consolidated financial statements of the Guarantor nothing has come to their attention that leads them to believe that a Lease Event of Default or Potential Lease Event of Default under this Lease exists.

(d)       Quarterly Statements. As soon as available, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter (except the fourth fiscal quarter) of the Guarantor, copies of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter and the related unaudited statements of earnings, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the portion of the fiscal year through such fiscal quarter (and as to the statements of earnings for such fiscal quarter) in each case setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year, prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and certified by the chief financial or accounting officer of the Guarantor as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries (subject to normal year-end adjustments).

(e)       Lease Events of Defaults. Promptly after a Lessee or the Guarantor has actual knowledge of the occurrence of any Lease Event of Default, Potential Lease Event of Default or Manufacturer Event of Default, a written statement of an Authorized Officer of such Person describing such event and the action that such Lessee or the Guarantor proposes to take with respect thereto.

(f)        Monthly Vehicle Statements. On each Reporting Date, a monthly vehicle statement (each, a “ Monthly Vehicle Statement ”) in a form acceptable to the Lessor, which shall specify, for the Vehicles leased hereunder during the Related Month by each Lessee, (i) the last eight digits of the VIN, (ii) whether each such Vehicle is leased under Annex A or Annex B hereto, (iii) the aggregate Capitalized Cost for such Vehicles, (iv) the aggregate Net Book Value of such Vehicles as of the end of the Related Month, (v)

 

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the Manufacturer of each such Vehicle, (vi) the make and model of each such Vehicle, (vii) the state in which each such Vehicle is registered, (viii) the Lease Commencement Date for each such Vehicle, (ix) the date each such Vehicle was paid for, (x) if available, the mileage of each such Vehicle, (xi) the last recorded physical location of each such Vehicle, (xii) whether each such Vehicle is a Program Vehicle or Non-Program Vehicle, (xiii) for each Program Vehicle, the minimum hold period and the maximum hold period under the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program, (xiv) the last eight digits of the VINs for those Vehicles that have been delivered to Manufacturers or designated auction sites pursuant to the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program, and that have been sold, during the Related Month, (xv) the last eight digits of the VINs for those Vehicles that have become a Casualty during the Related Month and their respective Net Book Values (as of the earlier of the last day of such Related Month and the date such Vehicle is disposed of or becomes a Casualty, as applicable), (xvi) the total amount of Monthly Base Rents, Monthly Variable Rents, Monthly Finance Rents, Monthly Supplemental Payments, Availability Payment, Termination Payments and Late Return Payments due for the Related Month on such Due Date, (xvii) all prepayments of Rent received during the Related Month from Guaranteed Payments, Repurchase Payments, Disposition Proceeds and Incentive Payments received by the Lessor during the Related Month from the Manufacturers, auctions and other Persons, as the case may be, (xviii) the aggregate Depreciation Charges for all such Vehicles continuing in the possession of each Lessee, (xix) information with respect to each Lessee necessary for the Master Servicer to compute the Aggregate Asset Amount of the Group III Series of Notes as of the end of the Related Month, (xx) information with respect to each Lessee necessary for the Master Servicer to compute the Availability Payment for each Lessee with respect to the Related Month, and (xxi) any other charges owing from, and credits due to, each Lessee under this Lease.

(g)       Annual Certificate. Each Lessee will deliver to RCFC, the Trustee, any applicable Enhancement Provider under the Indenture, and the Rating Agencies rating any outstanding Series of Notes, on or before April 15 of each calendar year, an Officers’ Certificate substantially in the form of Attachment E (each, an “ Annual Certificate ”) (a) stating that a review of the activities of the Lessee during the preceding calendar year and of its performance under this Lease and the other Related Documents to which each Lessee is a party was made under the supervision of the officers signing such certificate, (b) stating that to the best of such officers’ knowledge, based on such review, either there has occurred no event which, with the giving of notice or passage of time or both, would constitute a Lease Event of Default or Amortization Event and that such Lessee has fully performed all its obligations under this Lease and such other Related Documents throughout such year, or, if there has occurred such event or a Lease Event of Default or Amortization Event, specifying each such event known to such officers and the nature and status thereof, and (c) stating (and containing an Opinion of Counsel to the effect) that all necessary Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements and other Uniform Commercial Code filings have been completed (including, without limitation, any “precautionary filings” made by each of the Lessees in favor of the Lessor), all necessary Assignment Agreements have been executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, and all other actions, if any, required to maintain the perfected security interest of the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent on behalf of

 

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the Trustee in the Collateral and in the Master Collateral have been taken and that the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent continues to have a perfected security interest in the Collateral and Master Collateral.

(h)       Non-Program Vehicle Report. Semi-annual (or such other time period as the Rating Agencies shall require) reports of independent public accountants as follows: On or before the second Determination Date immediately following each March 31 and September 30 of each year, the Master Servicer shall cause a firm of nationally recognized independent public accountants (who may also render other services to the Master Servicer and who is acceptable to the Rating Agencies) to furnish a report (the “ Non-Program Vehicle Report ”) to the Lessor, the Trustee, the Rating Agencies and the Master Collateral Agent to the effect that they have performed certain agreed upon procedures with respect to the calculation of Disposition Proceeds obtained from the sale or other disposition of all Non-Program Vehicles (other than Casualties) sold or otherwise disposed of during each Related Month in such period and compared such calculations of Disposition Proceeds with the corresponding amounts set forth in the Daily Reports prepared by the Master Servicer pursuant to clause (a) above and that on the basis of such comparison such accountants are of the opinion that such amounts are in agreement, except for such exceptions as they believe to be immaterial and such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such report, the Master Servicer shall serve as agent for the users of the report in determining the sufficiency of such procedure.

(i)        Notice of Final Judgment. Promptly, provide to Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch notice of any final judgment in excess of $100,000 rendered against the Lessor.

(j)        Other. From time to time, such other information, documents, or reports regarding the Vehicles or the financial position, the results of operations or business of the Lessees as the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee may from time to time reasonably request in order to protect the interests of the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee under or as contemplated by this Lease or any other Related Document.

24.5      Taxes and Liabilities. Pay when due all taxes, assessments and other material (determined on a consolidated basis) liabilities (including, without limitation, taxes, titling fees and registration fees payable with respect to Vehicles), except as contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings (but only if and so long as forfeiture of any material part of the Vehicles leased under this Lease will not result from the failure to pay any such taxes, assessments or other material liabilities during the period of any such contest) and with respect to which (a) adequate reserves have been established, and are being maintained, in accordance with GAAP, and (b) the failure to make such payments and the maintaining of such reserves would not have a Material Adverse Effect on such Person or a Material Adverse Effect on the Group III Noteholders.

24.6      Compliance with Laws. Comply with all Requirements of Law related to its businesses if the failure so to comply would have a Material Adverse Effect on such Person.

 

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24.7      Maintenance of Separate Existence. Maintain certain policies and procedures relating to its existence as a separate corporation as follows: Each Lessee acknowledges its receipt of copies of those certain opinion letters issued by Latham & Watkins LLP, dated as of the Closing Date for each Group III Series of Notes outstanding and addressing the issue of substantive consolidation as it may relate to the Lessees and the Lessor. Each Lessee hereby agrees to maintain in place all policies and procedures, and take and continue to take all actions, described in the factual assumptions relating to such Lessee set forth in each such opinion letter and any subsequent similar Opinion of Counsel delivered in respect of a Group III Series of Notes outstanding; provided, however, that such Lessee may cease to maintain any policy or procedure if and to the extent that such Lessee delivers to the Lessor and the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel providing that such policy or procedure is no longer necessary, due to a change in law or otherwise, for the rendering of such earlier opinion relating to the issue of substantive consolidation.

24.8      Master Collateral Agent as Lienholder. Maintain certain computer records as follows: Concurrently with each leasing of a Vehicle under this Lease, the Master Servicer and the related Servicer each shall indicate on its computer records that the Master Collateral Agent as assignee of the Lessor or the Lessees, as the case may be, is the holder of a Lien on such Vehicle for the benefit of the Trustee pursuant to the terms of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

24.9      Maintenance of Property. Keep, or cause to be kept, all property useful and necessary in its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted; provided, that nothing in this Section 24.9 shall require it to maintain, or to make any renewals, replacements, additions, betterment or improvements of or to, any tangible property if such property, in its reasonable opinion, is obsolete or surplus or unfit for use or cannot be used advantageously in the conduct of its business.

24.10     Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Collateral. Provide to the Trustee and the Master Collateral Agent reasonable access to the documentation regarding the Collateral and the Master Collateral, such access being afforded without charge but only (i) upon reasonable request, (ii) during normal business hours, (iii) subject to the normal security and confidentiality procedures of the applicable Lessee, the applicable Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, and (iv) at offices in the continental United States designated by such Lessee, such Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, which, if they are not the offices where such documentation normally is kept, shall be accessible without unreasonable effort or expense.

In addition, commencing on the date ten (10) days after the date that a Lessee or the Master Servicer receives from the Trustee or any Note Owner of any Note included in the Group III Series of Notes a written request therefor, which request shall (x) contain a certification of such Note Owner that such person is a Note Owner and (y) provide an address for delivery, then and thereafter, unless and until such Lessee or the Master Servicer receives from such Note Owner a request to discontinue same, the Lessee or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver the information specified below directly to such Note Owner (and, if requested, to one other person as may be specified in such Note Owner’s written request) substantially concurrently with the delivery by such Lessee or the Master Servicer, as applicable, of such

 

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information to any of the Trustee, any Group III Noteholder or RCFC, provided, however, if such Lessee or the Master Servicer, as applicable, is not otherwise obligated hereunder to deliver such information to the Trustee, any Group III Noteholder or RCFC on a periodic basis, then, unless otherwise specified below, such Lessee or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver the following information to such Note Owner at the time delivered under the relevant section:

 

(i)

the Monthly Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 24.4(b);

 

(ii)

the Monthly Vehicle Statement delivered pursuant to Section 24.4(f);

(iii)           any financial reports and letters required to be delivered under Sections 24.4(c) and (d);

 

(iv)

the Annual Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 24.4(g); and

(v)            within ten (10) days after written request, such other information as is reasonably requested by such Note Owner in order to satisfy any regulatory requirements of such Note Owner.

24.11     Maintenance of Credit Enhancement. The Guarantor agrees to maintain with respect to each Series of Notes included in the Group III Series of Notes a letter of credit (or other credit enhancement acceptable to the Rating Agencies) supporting the obligations of the Lessees under this Lease in a stated amount that is at least equal to the Minimum Letter of Credit Amount, if any, for such Series of Notes.

24.12     Certain Additional Actions. The Master Servicer and each Servicer shall from time to time, as and when specified in the applicable Supplement for any Series of Notes included in the Group III Series of Notes, provide such notices to the Trustee and to such other Persons specified in such Supplement, and perform such other actions, as are in each case specified therein, including without limitation any notices relating to any letters of credit or other Enhancement provided for under such Supplement, and the establishment of any cash collateral accounts relating thereto.

24.13     Minimum Depreciation Rate. Each Servicer and the Master Servicer agree that the scheduled daily depreciation charge with respect to Non-Program Vehicles leased under this Lease shall be established such that the weighted average Depreciation Charges accruing with respect to each Non-Program Vehicle during each Related Month shall be at least equal to 1.0%.

 

SECTION 25.              CERTAIN NEGATIVE COVENANTS. Until the expiration or termination of this Lease and thereafter until the obligations of the Lessees are paid in full, each Lessee agrees that, unless at any time the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee shall otherwise expressly consent in writing, it will not:

25.1      Mergers, Consolidations. Be a party to any merger or consolidation, other than a merger or consolidation of such Lessee into or with another entity if:

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(a)       the Person formed by such consolidation or into or with which such Lessee is merged shall be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State or the District of Columbia, and, if such Lessee is not the surviving entity, shall expressly assume, by an agreement supplemental hereto executed and delivered to the Trustee, the performance of every covenant and obligation of such Lessee hereunder and under all other Related Documents;

(b)       such Lessee has delivered to the Trustee an officer’s certificate and an opinion of counsel each stating that such consolidation or merger and such supplemental agreement comply with this Section 25.1 and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with; and

(c)       the Rating Agency Condition shall be met and, if required by the Series Supplement for a Group III Series, the consent of each Enhancement Provider for such Series shall have been obtained with respect to such assignment and succession.

25.2      Other Agreements. Enter into any agreement containing any provision which would be violated or breached by the performance of its obligations hereunder or under any instrument or document delivered or to be delivered by it hereunder or in connection herewith.

25.3      Liens. Create or permit to exist any Lien with respect to any Vehicle leased hereunder now or hereafter existing or acquired, except Liens in favor of the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee, the lien on the Financed Vehicles in favor of the Series 2001-1 Letter of Credit Provider (or any letter of credit provider supporting the obligations of the Lessees under this Lease for the benefit of any other Group III Noteholders), and the Liens set forth in Schedule 4 , if any, and the following Liens to the extent such liens in the aggregate would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee or the Noteholders under this Lease or the Indenture (all the foregoing Liens collectively, the “ Permitted Liens ”): (i) Liens for current taxes not delinquent or for taxes being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, and with respect to which adequate reserves have been established, and are being maintained, in accordance with GAAP, (ii) Liens, including judgment liens, arising in the ordinary course of business being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, and with respect to which adequate reserves have been established, and are being maintained, in accordance with GAAP, (iii) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance or other forms of governmental insurance or benefits, and (iv) mechanics’ materialmen’s, landlords’, warehousemen’s and carrier’s Liens, and other Liens imposed by law, securing obligations arising in the ordinary course of business that are being contested in good faith and by

 

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appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been established, and are being maintained, in accordance with GAAP.

25.4      Use of Vehicles. Knowingly use or allow the Program Vehicles to be used in any manner that would (i) make any such Program Vehicles ineligible for repurchase by their respective Manufacturers or for sale in accordance with applicable Auction Procedures, except with respect to the permitted redesignation of Program Vehicles as Non-Program Vehicles, pursuant to Section 14, or (ii) subject the Vehicles to confiscation.

25.5      No Financed Vehicles. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, submit requests to or otherwise lease, or cause to be leased, hereunder any Financed Vehicles without the prior written consent of the Required Beneficiaries, each Enhancement Provider with respect to each Group III Series of Notes and the Rating Agencies (which consent of the Rating Agencies may be evidenced by a written confirmation by such Rating Agencies that the leasing of such Financed Vehicles by RCFC under the Financing Lease will not result in the reduction or withdrawal of the then current ratings on each outstanding Group III Series of Notes).

 

 

SECTION 26.

SERVICING COMPENSATION.

26.1      Fees. As compensation for its servicing activities hereunder and reimbursement for its expenses as set forth in Section 26.2, each Servicer and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to receive from the Lessor a monthly servicing fee (the “ Monthly Servicing Fee ”), payable in arrears on each Payment Date prior to the termination of this Lease, the Indenture and the Master Collateral Agency Agreement in an amount equal to the sum of the monthly servicing fees for all Series of Notes included in the Group III Series of Notes. Except as otherwise specified in the related Series Supplement, the Monthly Servicing Fee for each Series of Notes included in the Group III Series of Notes (each, a “ Series Monthly Servicing Fee ”) on each Payment Date shall be equal to (i) the portion of the Group III Supplemental Servicing Fee allocated to such Group III Series of Notes pursuant to the related Supplement, plus (ii) one-twelfth of the product of (A) the Servicing Fee Percentage for such Series and (B) the Invested Amount of such Series as of the preceding Payment Date (after giving effect to any payments of principal on such date). The Series Monthly Servicing Fee for each Series of Notes included in the Group III Series of Notes shall be paid to the Master Servicer (for allocation among the Master Servicer and the Servicers) pursuant to the procedures set forth in the applicable Series Supplement. The supplemental servicing fee (the “ Group III Supplemental Servicing Fee ”) for any period shall be equal to all Carrying Charges comprising payments due from the Servicers under Section 26.2 hereof.

26.2      Expenses. The expenses of each Servicer include, and each Servicer agrees to pay, its Pro Rata Share of the amounts due to the Trustee pursuant to Section 9.5 of the Base Indenture and allocable to the Group III Series of Notes, plus its Pro Rata Share of the reasonable fees and disbursements of independent accountants in connection with reports furnished pursuant to Sections 24.4(h) and (i), plus its allocable share of all other fees, expenses and indemnities incurred by such Servicer or the Lessor in connection with the Servicer’s activities hereunder or under the Related Documents. The Servicers, however, shall not be liable for any liabilities, costs or expenses of the Lessor, the Trustee or the Group III Noteholders arising under any tax

 

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law, including without limitation any Federal, state or local income or franchise taxes or any other tax imposed on or measured by income (or any interest or penalties with respect thereto or arising from a failure to comply therewith), except to the extent incurred as a result of a Servicer’s violation of the provisions of this Lease or of the Related Documents; provided, however, the foregoing provisions of this sentence shall not affect the indemnification obligations of the Lessees under Section 15 of this Lease. In the event that a Servicer fails to pay any amount due to the Trustee pursuant to Section 9.5 of the Base Indenture, the Trustee will be entitled to receive such amounts due from the Monthly Servicing Fee prior to payment thereof to such Servicer.

 

 

SECTION 27.

GUARANTY.

27.1      Guaranty. In order to induce the Lessor to execute and deliver this Lease and to lease Vehicles hereunder to the Lessees, and in consideration thereof, the Guarantor hereby (i) unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the Lessor the obligations of each of the Lessees to make any payments required to be made by them under this Lease, (ii) agrees to cause each Lessee to duly and punctually perform and observe all of the terms, conditions, covenants, agreements and indemnities applicable to such Lessee (whether in its capacity as a Lessee or as a Servicer) under this Lease, and (iii) agrees that, if for any reason whatsoever, any Lessee (whether in its capacity as a Lessee or as a Servicer) fails to so perform and observe such terms, conditions, covenants, agreements and indemnities, the Guarantor will duly and punctually perform and observe the same (the obligations referred to in clauses (i) through (iii) above are collectively referred to as the “ Guaranteed Obligations ”). The liabilities and obligations of the Guarantor under the guaranty contained in this Section 27 (this “ Guaranty ”) will be absolute and unconditional under all circumstances. This Guaranty shall be a guaranty of payment and not of collection, and the Guarantor hereby agrees that it shall not be required that the Lessor or the Trustee assert or enforce any rights against any of the Lessees, the Servicers or any other person before or as a condition to the obligations of the Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty.

27.2      Scope of Guarantor’s Liability. The Guarantor’s obligations hereunder are independent of the obligations of the Lessees (whether as Lessee or as Servicer), any other guarantor or any other Person, and the Lessor may enforce any of its rights hereunder independently of any other right or remedy that the Lessor may at any time hold with respect to this Lease or any security or other guaranty therefor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lessor may bring a separate action against the Guarantor without first proceeding against any of the Lessees, any other guarantor or any other Person, or any security held by the Lessor, and regardless of whether the Lessees or any other guarantor or any other Person is joined in any such action. The Guarantor’s liability hereunder shall at all times remain effective with respect to the full amount due from the Lessees hereunder. The Lessor’s rights hereunder shall not be exhausted by any action taken by the Lessor until all Guaranteed Obligations have been fully paid and performed.

27.3      Lessor’s Right to Amend this Lease. The Guarantor authorizes the Lessor, at any time and from time to time without notice and without affecting the liability of the Guarantor hereunder, to: (a) alter the terms of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations and any security and guaranties therefor including without limitation modification of times for payment and rates of interest; (b) accept new or additional instruments, documents, agreements, security or

 

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guaranties in connection with all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations; (c) accept partial payments on the Guaranteed Obligations; (d) waive, release, reconvey, terminate, abandon, subordinate, exchange, substitute, transfer, compound, compromise, liquidate and enforce all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations and any security or guaranties therefor, and apply any such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof (and bid and purchase at any such sale), as the Lessor in its discretion may determine; (e) release any Lessee, any guarantor or any other Person from any personal liability with respect to all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations; and (f) assign its rights under this Guaranty in whole or in part.

27.4      Waiver of Certain Rights by Guarantor. The Guarantor hereby waives each of the following to the fullest extent allowed by law:

 

(a)

any defense based upon:

(i)             the unenforceability or invalidity of any security or other guaranty for the Guaranteed Obligations or the lack of perfection or failure of priority of any security for the Guaranteed Obligations; or

(ii)            any act or omission of the Lessor or any other Person that directly or indirectly results in the discharge or release of any of the Lessees or any other Person or any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor; provided that the Guarantor’s liability in respect of this Guaranty shall be released to the extent the Lessor expressly releases such Lessee or other Person, in a writing conforming to the requirements of Section 22, from any Guaranteed Obligations; or

(iii)           any disability or any other defense of any Lessee or any other Person with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations, whether consensual or arising by operation of law or any bankruptcy, insolvency or debtor-relief proceeding, or from any other cause;

(b)       any right (whether now or hereafter existing) to require the Lessor, as a condition to the enforcement of this Guaranty, to:

 

(i)

accelerate the Guaranteed Obligations;

(ii)            give notice to the Guarantor of the terms, time and place of any public or private sale of any security for the Guaranteed Obligations; or

(iii)           proceed against any Lessee, any other guarantor or any other Person, or proceed against or exhaust any security for the Guaranteed Obligations;

(c)        presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind, including without limitation notices of default and notice of acceptance of this Guaranty;

(d)       all suretyship defenses and rights of every nature otherwise available under New York law and the laws of any other jurisdiction;

(e)        any right that the Guarantor has or may have to set-off with respect to any right to payment from any Lessee; and

 

(f)        all other rights and defenses the assertion or exercise of which would in any way diminish the liability of the Guarantor hereunder.

27.5      Lessees’ Obligations to Guarantor and Guarantor’s Obligations to Lessees Subordinated. Until all of the Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full, the Guarantor agrees that all existing and future unsecured debts, obligations and liabilities of the Lessees to the Guarantor or the Guarantor to any of the Lessees (hereinafter collectively referred to as “ Subordinated Debt ”) shall be and hereby are expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations, on the terms set forth in clauses (a) through (e) below, and the payment thereof is expressly deferred in right of payment to the prior payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations. For purposes of this Section 27.5, to the extent the Guaranteed Obligations consist of the obligation to pay money, the Guaranteed Obligations shall not be deemed paid in full unless and until paid in full in cash.

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(a)       Upon any distribution of assets of the Guarantor or any Lessee upon any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of the Guarantor or such Lessee, whether in bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or receivership proceedings, or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other marshaling of the assets and liabilities of the Guarantor or such Lessee, or otherwise:

(i)             the holders of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be entitled to receive payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations before the Guarantor or any Lessee, as the case may be, is entitled to receive any payment on account of the Subordinated Debt;

(ii)            any payment by, or distribution of assets of, the Guarantor or such Lessee of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to which such Lessee or the Guarantor would be entitled except for this subordination shall be paid or delivered by the Person making such payment or distribution, whether a trustee in bankruptcy, a receiver or liquidating trustee, or otherwise, directly to the Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of the Guaranteed Obligations to be held as additional security for the Guaranteed Obligations in an interest bearing account until the Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full; and

(iii)          if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment by, or distribution of assets of, the Guarantor or such Lessee of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, in respect of any Subordinated Debt shall be received by such Lessee or the Guarantor before the Guaranteed Obligations are paid in full, such payment or distribution shall be held in trust in an interest bearing account of the Guarantor or such Lessee, as appropriate, and immediately paid over in kind to the holders of the Guaranteed Obligations until the Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full.

(b)       The Guarantor authorizes and directs each Lessee and each Lessee authorizes and directs the Guarantor to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and maintain the subordination provided herein.

(c)        No right of any holder of the Guaranteed Obligations to enforce the subordination herein shall at any time or in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Guarantor, any Lessee, the Lessor or any other Person or by any noncompliance by the Guarantor, any Lessee, the Lessor or any other Person with the terms, provisions and covenants hereof or of the Related Documents regardless of any knowledge thereof that any such holder of the Guaranteed Obligations may have or be otherwise charged with.

(d)       Except as provided in Section 27.9, nothing express or implied herein shall give any Person other than the Lessees, the Lessor, the Trustee and the Guarantor any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim hereunder.

 

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(e)        If the Guarantor shall institute or participate in any suit, action or proceeding against any Lessee or any Lessee shall institute or participate in any suit, action or proceeding against the Guarantor, in violation of the terms hereof, such Lessee or the Guarantor, as the case may be, may interpose as a defense or dilatory plea this subordination, and the holders of the Guaranteed Obligations are irrevocably authorized to intervene and to interpose such defense or plea in their name or in the name of such Lessee or the Guarantor, as the case may be.

27.6      Guarantor to Pay Lessor’s Expenses. The Guarantor agrees to pay to the Lessor (or the Trustee), on demand, all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ and other professional and paraprofessional fees, incurred by the Lessor (or the Trustee) in exercising any right, power or remedy conferred by this Guaranty, or in the enforcement of this Guaranty, whether or not any action is filed in connection therewith. Until paid to the Lessor, such amounts shall bear interest, commencing with the Lessor’s demand therefor, for each Interest Period during the period from the date of such demand until paid, at the VFR for such Interest Period plus 1% (calculated on the basis of a 360-day year).

27.7      Reinstatement. This Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment of any of the amounts payable by any Lessee under this Lease is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Lessor, upon an event of bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of any Lessee or the Guarantor or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, any Lessee, the Guarantor, any other Guarantor or any other Person, or any substantial part of their respective property, or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

27.8      Pari Passu Indebtedness. The Guarantor (i) represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof, the obligations of the Guarantor under this Guaranty will rank pari passu with any existing unsecured indebtedness of the Guarantor and (ii) covenants and agrees that from and after the date hereof the obligations of the Guarantor under this Guaranty will rank pari passu with any unsecured indebtedness of the Guarantor incurred after the date hereof.

27.9      Tax Indemnity. The Guarantor shall indemnify and hold harmless, the Lessor, the Trustee and the Noteholders from and against any and all income taxes, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by the Internal Revenue Service and/or any state or local income tax authority, and other losses, costs, liabilities, claims and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees suffered or incurred by the Lessor or the Trustee, arising out of any proposed allowance by the Internal Revenue Service and/or any state or local income tax authority of any position taken by the Lessor or its Affiliates on any income tax return that gain is not recognized from the exchange of one or more Group III Vehicles for property of like kind under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and/or any corresponding provision of state or local income tax law.

27.10     Third-Party Beneficiaries. The Guarantor acknowledges that the Trustee (on behalf of the Group III Noteholders) has accepted the assignment of the Lessor’s rights under this Lease as collateral for such Notes in reliance on the Guaranty and that the Trustee (for the benefit of Group III Noteholders) shall be a third-party beneficiary hereunder.

 

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SECTION 28.

ADDITIONAL LESSEES.

28.1      Additional Lessees. Any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Guarantor (each, a “ Guarantor Subsidiary ”) shall have the right to become a “Lessee” under and pursuant to the terms of this Lease by complying with the provisions of this Section 28.1. In the event a Guarantor Subsidiary desires to become a “Lessee” under this Lease, then the Guarantor and such Guarantor Subsidiary shall execute (if appropriate) and deliver to the Lessor and the Trustee:

(a)        a Joinder in Lease Agreement in the form attached hereto as Attachment D (each, an “ Affiliate Joinder in Lease ”);

(b)       the certificate of incorporation or other organizational documents for such Guarantor Subsidiary, duly certified by the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of such Guarantor Subsidiary’s incorporation or formation, together with a copy of the by-laws or other organizational documents of such Guarantor Subsidiary, duly certified by a Secretary or Assistant Secretary or other Authorized Officer of such Guarantor Subsidiary;

(c)        copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors or other authorizing action of such Guarantor Subsidiary authorizing or ratifying the execution, delivery and performance, respectively, of those documents and matters required of it with respect to this Lease, duly certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or other Authorized Officer of such Guarantor Subsidiary;

(d)       a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or other Authorized Officer of such Guarantor Subsidiary certifying the names of the individual or individuals authorized to sign the Affiliate Joinder in Lease and the other Related Documents to be executed by it, together with samples of the true signatures of each such individual;

(e)        a good standing certificate for such Guarantor Subsidiary in the jurisdiction of its organization and the jurisdiction of its principal place of business;

(f)        a written search report from a Person satisfactory to the Lessor and the Trustee listing all effective financing statements that name such Guarantor Subsidiary as debtor or assignor, and that are filed in the jurisdictions in which filings were made pursuant to clause (g) below, together with copies of such financing statements, and tax and judgment lien search reports from a Person satisfactory to the Lessor and the Trustee showing no evidence of liens filed against such Guarantor Subsidiary that purport to affect any Vehicles leased hereunder or any Collateral under the Indenture;

 

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(g)       evidence of the filing of proper financing statements on Form UCC-1 naming such Guarantor Subsidiary, as debtor, and the Lessor as secured party covering the collateral described in Section 2(b) hereof;

(h)       an Officers’ Certificate and an opinion of counsel each stating that such joinder by such Guarantor Subsidiary complies with this Section 28.1 and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with;

(i)        a statement from each of the Rating Agencies that such Guarantor Subsidiary becoming a “Lessee” under this Lease will not cause a failure to meet the Rating Agency Condition; and

(j)        any additional documentation that the Lessor or the Trustee may reasonably require to evidence the assumption by such Guarantor Subsidiary of the obligations and liabilities set forth in this Lease.

Upon satisfaction of the foregoing conditions and receipt by such Guarantor Subsidiary of the applicable Affiliate Joinder in Lease executed by the Lessor, such Guarantor Subsidiary shall for all purposes be deemed to be a “Lessee” for purposes of this Lease (including, without limitation, the Guaranty which is a part of this Lease) and shall be entitled to the benefits and subject to the liabilities and obligations of a Lessee hereunder.

SECTION 29.              BANKRUPTCY PETITION AGAINST LESSOR. Each Lessee and the Guarantor hereby covenants and agrees that, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the payment in full of all Series of Notes issued by the Lessor, it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, the Lessor any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other similar proceeding under the laws of the United States or any state of the United States. In the event that a Lessee (or any sublessee thereof) or the Guarantor takes action in violation of this Section 29, the Lessor agrees, for the benefit of the Noteholders, that it shall file an answer with the bankruptcy court or otherwise properly contest the filing of such a petition by such Lessee or the Guarantor against the Lessor or the commencement of such action and raise the defense that such Lessee or the Guarantor, as applicable, has agreed in writing not to take such action and should be estopped and precluded therefrom and such other defenses, if any, as its counsel advises that it may assert. The provisions of this Section 29 shall survive the termination of this Lease.

SECTION 30.              SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. THE LESSOR, THE MASTER COLLATERAL AGENT AND THE TRUSTEE MAY ENFORCE ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF THIS LEASE IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT HAVING SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING INSTITUTED WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH CLAIM, EACH LESSEE

 

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AND THE GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS. EACH LESSEE AND THE GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY DESIGNATES CT CORPORATION SYSTEM, INC., 111 EIGHTH AVENUE, 13 TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10011, TO RECEIVE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF SUCH LESSEE AND GUARANTOR SERVICE OF PROCESS IN NEW YORK. EACH LESSEE AND THE GUARANTOR FURTHER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF SAID COURTS BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF, BY REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO SUCH LESSEE OR THE GUARANTOR, AS APPLICABLE, AND AGREES THAT SUCH SERVICE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, (I) SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AND (II) SHALL BE TAKEN AND HELD TO BE VALID PERSONAL SERVICE UPON AND PERSONAL DELIVERY TO IT. Nothing herein contained shall affect the right of the Lessor to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or preclude the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee from bringing an action or proceeding in respect hereof in any other country, state or place having jurisdiction over such action. EACH LESSEE AND THE GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

SECTION 31.              GOVERNING LAW. THIS LEASE SHALL BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES. Whenever possible each provision of this Lease shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Lease shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Lease. All obligations of the Lessees and the Guarantor and all rights of the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee expressed herein shall be in addition to and not in limitation of those provided by applicable law or in any other written instrument or agreement.

SECTION 32.              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 LEASE OR ANY OTHER RELATED DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY, OR UNDER ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH OR ARISING FROM ANY RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS LEASE OR ANY RELATED TRANSACTION, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY.

SECTION 33.              NOTICES. All notices, requests and other communications to any party or signatory hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission or similar

 

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writing) and shall be given to such party or signatory, addressed to it, at its address or facsimile number set forth on the signature pages below, or at such other address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify for such purpose by notice (in accordance with this Section 33) to the other parties and signatories hereto. In each case, a copy of all notices, requests and other communications (other than any such notices, requests and other communications in the ordinary course of business) that are sent by any party or signatory hereunder shall be sent to the Trustee. Copies of notices, requests and other communications delivered to the Trustee pursuant to the foregoing sentence shall be sent to the following address:

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

 

Attention:

Corporate Trust and Agency

 

Group/Structured Finance

 

Telephone:

(212) 250-2894

 

Facsimile:

(212) 553-2462

Each such notice, request or communication shall be effective when received at the address specified below. Copies of all facsimile notices must be sent by first class mail promptly after such transmission by facsimile.

SECTION 34.              HEADINGS. Section headings used in this Lease are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Lease.

SECTION 35.              EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS. This Lease may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement.

SECTION 36.              EFFECTIVENESS. This Lease shall become effective on the Lease Commencement Date, subject to (i) the requirement that the representations and warranties contained in Section 23 shall be true and correct in all respects (except to the extent any such representation and warranty does not incorporate a materiality limitation in its terms and the failure of such representation and warranty to be true and correct in all respects does not have a Material Adverse Effect on the interest of the Lessor, the Trustee or the Secured Parties) and (ii) the prior or concurrent delivery of each of the following documents to the Lessor (in form and substance satisfactory to the Lessor):

(a)        Certificate of Incorporation. The certificate of incorporation of each Lessee (other than the Additional Lessees) and the Guarantor, duly certified by the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, together with a copy of its by-laws, duly certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Lessee or the Guarantor, as applicable;

(b)       Resolutions. Copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors of each Lessee (other than the Additional Lessees) and the Guarantor authorizing or ratifying the execution, delivery and performance of those documents and matters required of it with respect to this Lease, duly certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of such Lessee or the Guarantor, as applicable;

(c)        Consents, etc. Certified copies of all documents evidencing any necessary corporate action, consents and governmental approvals (if any) with respect to this Lease;

(d)       Incumbency and Signatures. A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each Lessee (other than the Additional Lessees) and the Guarantor certifying the names of the individual or individuals authorized to sign this Lease and the other Related Documents to be executed by it (in such capacity or otherwise), together with a sample of the true signature of each such individual (the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee may conclusively rely on each such certificate until formally advised by a like certificate of any changes therein);

 

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(e)        Opinions of Counsel. (i) The opinion of Latham & Watkins, addressed to the Lessees (other than the Additional Lessees), the Lessor, the Trustee, the Master Collateral Agent, the Enhancement Providers and the Rating Agencies; (ii) the opinion of each Manufacturer, as required by the Rating Agencies, addressed to the Lessees, the Lessor, the Trustee, the Master Collateral Agent, the Enhancement Providers and the Rating Agencies; (iii) the opinion of counsel to each Enhancement Provider, addressed to the Lessees, the Lessor, the Trustee, the Master Collateral Agent and the Rating Agencies; (iv) the opinion of Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP, counsel to the Trustee, addressed to the Lessees, the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and each Enhancement Provider; and (v) the opinion of Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson, P.C., Oklahoma counsel to the Lessees, the Lessor, the Servicers and the Master Servicer addressed to the Trustee, the Master Collateral Agent, the Enhancement Providers and the Rating Agencies, in each case, satisfactory in form and substance to the addressees thereof;

(f)        Good Standing Certificates. Certificates of good standing for each Lessee (other than the Additional Lessees) and the Guarantor in the jurisdiction of its organization and the jurisdiction of its principal place of business;

(g)       Search Reports. Search reports satisfactory to the Lessor and the Trustee listing all effective financing statements that name a Lessee as debtor or assignor and that are filed in the jurisdictions in which filings were made pursuant to subsection (h) below, together with copies of such financing statements, and tax and judgment lien search reports from a Person satisfactory to the Lessor and the Trustee showing no evidence of such liens filed against such Lessee;

(h)       Evidence. Evidence of the filing of proper financing statements on Form UCC-1, (i) naming each Lessee (other than the Additional Lessees) as debtor and the Master Collateral Agent as secured party or other, similar instruments or documents, as may be necessary or desirable under the UCC of all applicable jurisdictions to perfect the Master Collateral Agent’s interest in the Master Collateral with respect to which the Trustee is designated as the Beneficiary on behalf of the Group III Noteholders and (ii) naming each Lessee (other than the Additional Lessees) as debtor, the Lessor as secured party and the Master Collateral Agent as assignee, as may be necessary or desirable under the UCC of all applicable jurisdictions to perfect the security interest (with respect to the Financing Lease) and the precautionary security interest (with respect to the Operating Lease) of the Lessor hereunder and the assignment of the same to the Master Collateral Agent;

(i)        Master Collateral Agency Agreement. An executed copy of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement;

 

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(j)        Lease. Original counterpart No. 1 of this Lease shall be delivered to the Trustee with receipt acknowledged thereby;

(k)       Assignment Agreement. An executed copy of the Assignment Agreement of each Manufacturer of Program Vehicles which will be leased under this Lease on the Closing Date for the Series 2001-1 Notes;

(l)        Certified Copy of Manufacturer Program. A copy of each Manufacturer Program relating to Vehicles which will be leased hereunder and an Officer’s Certificate, dated the Closing Date for the Series 2001-1 Notes, and duly executed by an Authorized Officer of the Lessee, certifying that each such copy is true, correct and complete as of the Closing Date for the Series 2001-1 Notes;

(m)      The Indenture Supplement. Copies of the Series 2001-1 Supplement, dated as of the Series 2001-1 Closing Date, and the Base Indenture, in each case duly executed by the Lessor and the Trustee, and all conditions to the effectiveness thereof and the issuance of the Notes thereunder shall have been satisfied or waived in all respects;

(n)       Series 2001-1 Letter of Credit. The Series 2001-1 Letter of Credit, issued by Credit Suisse First Boston, with an initial stated amount of $14,875,000; and

(o)       Other. Such other documents as the Trustee or the Lessor may reasonably request.

[Signatures on following pages.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Lease or caused it to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

LESSOR:

 

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

 

 

By:____________________________

 

Pamela S. Peck

 

Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

Address:

5330 East 31st Street

 

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135

 

Attention:

Pamela S. Peck

 

Telephone:

(918) 669-2550

 

Facsimile:

(918) 669-2301

LESSEES AND SERVICERS:

 

DTG OPERATIONS, INC.

 

 

By:____________________________

 

Pamela S. Peck

 

Treasurer

 

 

Address:

5330 East 31st Street

 

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135

 

Attention:

Pamela S. Peck

 

Telephone:

(918) 669-2395

 

Facsimile:

(918) 669-2301

GUARANTOR:

 

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

 

 

By:____________________________

 

Pamela S. Peck

 

Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

Address:

5330 East 31st Street

 

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135

 

Attention:

Pamela S. Peck

 

Telephone:

(918) 660-7700

 

Facsimile:

(918) 669-2301

 

COUNTERPART NO. ___ OF TEN (10) SERIALLY NUMBERED MANUALLY EXECUTED COUNTERPARTS. TO THE EXTENT IF ANY THAT THIS DOCUMENT CONSTITUTES CHATTEL PAPER UNDER THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE, NO SECURITY INTEREST IN THIS DOCUMENT MAY BE CREATED THROUGH THE TRANSFER AND POSSESSION OF ANY COUNTERPART OTHER THAN MANUALLY EXECUTED COUNTERPART NO. 1

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The Trustee does hereby acknowledge, by its signature below, receipt of this Counterpart No. 1.

TRUSTEE:

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

 

 

By:____________________________

 

Name:_____________________

 

Title:______________________

 

By:____________________________

 

Name:_____________________

 

Title:______________________

 

 

 

Address:

60 Wall Street

 

New York, New York 10005

 

Attention:

Corporate Trust and Agency

 

Group/Structured Finance

 

Telephone:

(212) 250-2894

 

Facsimile:

(212) 553-2462

 

Acknowledged by:

 

MASTER COLLATERAL AGENT:

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

 

By:____________________________

 

Name:_____________________

 

Title:______________________

 

By:____________________________

 

Name:_____________________

 

Title:______________________

 

Address:

60 Wall Street

 

New York, New York 10005

Attention:

Corporate Trust and Agency

 

Group/Structured Finance

Telephone:

(212) 250-2894

Facsimile:

(212) 553-2462

 

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ANNEX A

ANNEX

to the

AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER MOTOR VEHICLE LEASE

AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

Dated as of February 14, 2007

among

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

as Lessor,

DTG OPERATIONS, INC.,

as Lessee and Servicer,

and those Subsidiaries

of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

from time to time

becoming Lessees and Servicers under such Master Motor

Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement

and

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

as Guarantor and Master Servicer

1.         Scope of Annex. This Annex A shall apply only to the acquisition, leasing and servicing of the Acquired Vehicles by the Lessor pursuant to the Base Lease, as supplemented by this Lease Annex (collectively, the “ Operating Lease ”).

2.         General Agreement. With respect to the Acquired Vehicles, each Lessee and the Lessor each intend that the Base Lease, as supplemented by this Lease Annex, is an operating lease and that the relationship between the Lessor and the Lessees pursuant thereto and hereto shall always be only that of lessor and lessee, and each Lessee hereby declares, acknowledges and agrees that the Lessor has title to and is the owner of the Acquired Vehicles. The Lessees shall not acquire by virtue of the Lease any right, equity, title or interest in or to any Acquired Vehicles, except the right to use the same under the terms of the Operating Lease hereof. The parties agree that this Operating Lease is a “true lease” for all legal, accounting, tax and other purposes and agree to treat this Operating Lease, as it applies to the Acquired Vehicles, as an operating lease for all purposes, including tax, accounting and otherwise. The parties will file all federal, state and local tax returns and reports in a manner consistent with the preceding sentence.

3.         Operating Lease Commitment. (a) Upon the execution and delivery of this Operating Lease, the Lessor shall, subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, purchase or refinance from time to time on or after the Lease Commencement Date and prior to the Lease Expiration Date, all Acquired Vehicles identified in Vehicle Orders placed by a Lessee for a purchase price equal to the Initial Acquisition Cost thereof, and simultaneously therewith, the Lessor shall under the Operating Lease enter into operating leases with such Lessee with respect to such Vehicles; provided, that the aggregate Net Book Value of Acquired Vehicles leased hereunder on any date shall not exceed (a) the Maximum Lease Commitment, less (b) the Base Amount as of such date with respect to the Financing Lease.

4.         Lease Procedures. In connection with the Lease of any Acquired Vehicles to be leased on or after the Lease Commencement Date, to evidence the acquisition of such Acquired Vehicles by the Lessor, the applicable Lessee shall deliver to the Lessor the following:

(a)            a Vehicle Order (including a Vehicle Acquisition Schedule) with respect to all Acquired Vehicles to be leased by such Lessee on the Lease Commencement Date;

(b)            UCC termination statements terminating, or UCC partial releases releasing, any security interests and other liens (other than Permitted Liens) in favor of any Person with respect to each Acquired Vehicle leased on the Lease Commencement Date and identified in such Vehicle Order, and any related Vehicle Disposition Programs;

(c)            with respect to the initial lease of Acquired Vehicles by such Lessee, a fully executed Assignment Agreement covering each Program Vehicle leased under this Annex A on the Lease Commencement Date or to be leased under this Annex A on any date thereafter, the related Vehicle Disposition Programs, and any other Master Collateral relating to such Vehicles.

 

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Each Lessee hereby agrees that each such delivery of a Vehicle Order shall be deemed hereunder to constitute a representation and warranty by the Lessee, to and in favor of the Lessor and the Trustee, that all the conditions precedent to the acquisition and leasing of the Vehicles identified in such Vehicle Order have been satisfied as of the date of such Vehicle Order.

5.         Maximum Vehicle Lease Term. The maximum lease term of the Operating Lease as it relates to each Acquired Vehicle leased hereunder shall be from the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date to the date that is 36 months from the date of the original new vehicle dealer invoice for such Acquired Vehicle (such lease term with respect to an Acquired Vehicle, the “ Maximum Vehicle Lease Term ”). On the occurrence of such date for a Vehicle not previously disposed of, the applicable Lessee shall, (a) on behalf of the Lessor, promptly dispose of such Vehicle in accordance with the terms hereof and in accordance with any instructions of the Lessor for such disposition, (b) in each case, provide that Disposition Proceeds be paid directly to the Master Collateral Account for the benefit of the Trustee and (c) pay to the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee, in accordance with this Operating Lease, any other amounts unpaid and owing from such Lessee under the Lease in respect of such Vehicle.

6.         Lessee’s Rights to Purchase Vehicles. Each Lessee will have the option, exercisable with respect to any Acquired Vehicle during the Vehicle Term with respect to such Acquired Vehicle, to purchase any Vehicles leased by it under the Lease at the Vehicle Purchase Price, in which event such Lessee will pay the Vehicle Purchase Price to the Master Collateral Agent on or before the Due Date next succeeding such purchase by the Lessee plus all accrued and unpaid Monthly Base Rent and Monthly Variable Rent with respect to such Vehicle through the date of such purchase. In addition, each Lessee will have the option, exercisable with respect to any Manufacturer Receivable related to an Acquired Vehicle which was leased by such Lessee under this Lease, to purchase such Manufacturer Receivable for a price equal to the amount due from the Manufacturer under such Manufacturer Receivable, in which event the Lessee will pay such amount to the Master Collateral Agent on or before the Payment Date next succeeding such purchase by the Lessee. Upon receipt of such funds by the Master Collateral Agent, the Lessor, at the request of the Lessee, shall cause title to any such Vehicle or Manufacturer Receivable, as applicable, to be transferred to the applicable Lessee, and the lien of the Master Collateral Agent on such Vehicle shall be released thereby.

7.         Vehicle Disposition. The Lessor and each Lessee agree that, with respect to Acquired Vehicles, the applicable Lessee shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to deliver each Program Vehicle leased by it under the Lease for sale in accordance with the applicable Auction Procedures or to return such related Program Vehicle to the related Manufacturer (a) not prior to the end of the Minimum Term for such Vehicle, and (b) not later than the end of the Maximum Term for such Vehicle; provided, however, if for any reason, such Lessee fails to deliver such a Program Vehicle to the applicable Manufacturer for repurchase by the Manufacturer or in accordance with the applicable Auction Procedures, in each case in accordance with the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program during the time period between the expiration of the Minimum Term and the expiration of the Maximum Term, such Lessee shall be obligated to sell or otherwise dispose of such Program Vehicle and pay a Late Return Payment with respect thereto, in each case as provided in Section 13 of the Base Lease. Each Lessee shall, with respect to Acquired Vehicles leased by it under this Operating Lease, pay the equivalent of the Rent for the Minimum Term for Program Vehicles returned before the

 

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Minimum Term, regardless of actual usage, unless such a Program Vehicle is a Casualty, which will be handled in accordance with Section 7 of the Base Lease. All Disposition Proceeds, Repurchase Payments and Guaranteed Payments due from the disposition of Program Vehicles pursuant to this Section shall be due and payable to the Lessor. The Lessor and each Lessee agree, with respect to Acquired Vehicles, that such Lessee shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to dispose of each Non-Program Vehicle leased to it under this Operating Lease (a) in a manner most likely to maximize proceeds from such disposition and consistent with industry practice and (b) within thirty-six (36) months after the date of the original new vehicle dealer invoice for such Vehicle. All Disposition Proceeds due from the disposition of Non-Program Vehicles pursuant to this Section shall be due and payable to the Lessor.

8.         Lessor’s Right to Cause Vehicles to be Sold. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Lease, the Lessor shall have the right, at any time after the date thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the Maximum Term for any Program Vehicle leased under this Annex A, to require that the Lessee in respect of such Program Vehicle deliver such Program Vehicle to the Manufacturer for repurchase or, as applicable, to the designated auction site, or exercise commercially reasonable efforts to arrange for the sale of such Program Vehicle to a third party for a price greater than the Net Book Value thereof, in which event the Lessee shall, prior to the expiration of such Maximum Term, deliver such Vehicle to its Manufacturer or the designated auction site or arrange for the sale of such Program Vehicle to a third party for a price greater than the Net Book Value (or purchase the Program Vehicle itself from the Lessor for the Vehicle Purchase Price). If a sale of the Program Vehicle is arranged by a Lessee prior to the expiration of such Maximum Term, then such Lessee shall deliver the Program Vehicle to the purchaser thereof, the Lien of the Master Collateral Agent on the Certificate of Title of such Program Vehicle shall be released, and such Lessee shall cause to be delivered to the Lessor the funds paid for such Program Vehicle by the purchaser. If a Lessee is unable to arrange for a sale of the Program Vehicle prior to the expiration of such Maximum Term, then such Lessee shall cease attempting to arrange for such a sale and shall return such Program Vehicle to the applicable Manufacturer or tender such Program Vehicle in accordance with applicable Auction Procedures or purchase such Vehicle as herein provided. In no event may any Program Vehicle be sold pursuant to this paragraph 8 (other than pursuant to a Vehicle Disposition Program) unless the funds to be paid to the Lessor arising out of such sale exceed the Net Book Value of such Vehicle less reasonably predictable Excess Mileage charges, Excess Damage Charges and other similar charges imposed by the Manufacturer.

9.         Calculation of Rent. Rent shall be due and payable on a monthly basis as set forth in this paragraph 9:

Monthly Base Rent ”, with respect to each Due Date and each Acquired Vehicle leased under the Lease on any day during the Related Month, shall be the sum of all Depreciation Charges that have accrued with respect to such Vehicle during the Related Month.

Monthly Variable Rent ”, with respect to each Due Date and each Acquired Vehicle leased under the Lease on any day during the Related Month, shall equal the sum, without double counting, of (a) the product of (i) an amount equal to the Net Book Value of such Acquired Vehicle on the first day contained within both the Related Month

 

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and the Vehicle Term with respect to such Vehicle multiplied by the VFR for the Interest Period ending on the next succeeding Payment Date and (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the number of days contained within both the Related Month and the Vehicle Term with respect to such Acquired Vehicle by (B) the total number of days in the Related Month plus (b) the product of (i) an amount equal to all Carrying Charges for the Related Month with respect to the Group III Series of Notes, and (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing the Net Book Value of such Acquired Vehicle as of the first day of the Related Month by the Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Lease as of the first day of the Related Month.

VFR ”, for any Interest Period with respect to any Group III Series of Notes, is an interest rate equal to the quotient, expressed as a percentage, of (i) the aggregate amount of interest (including default or penalty interest) accrued during such Interest Period with respect to all Group III Series of Notes, divided by (ii) the average daily Aggregate Principal Balance of all such Group III Series of Notes during such period.

Rent ” means Monthly Base Rent plus Monthly Variable Rent.

 

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Payment of Rent and Other Payments.

(a)            Monthly Base Rent. On each Due Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the Monthly Base Rents that have accrued during the Related Month with respect to all Vehicles that were leased by such Lessee under this Operating Lease on any day during the Related Month;

(b)            Monthly Variable Rent. On each Due Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the Monthly Variable Rents that have accrued during the Related Month with respect to all Vehicles that were leased by such Lessee under this Operating Lease on any day during the Related Month;

(c)            Termination Payments, Casualty Payments and Late Return Payments. On each Due Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor all Termination Payments, Casualty Payments and Late Return Payments with respect to Vehicles leased by such Lessee under this Operating Lease as provided in Section 5.4 of the Base Lease; and

(d)            Certain Other Payments. Each Lessee shall cause all Disposition Proceeds, Repurchase Payments, Guaranteed Payments and Incentive Payments payable in respect of Acquired Vehicles leased by it under this Operating Lease, to be paid directly to the Master Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee. The Servicer and the Lessees each agree that in the event that the Servicer or a Lessee shall receive directly any such payment, including cash, securities, obligations or other property, the Servicer or such Lessee, as the case may be, shall accept the same as the Master Collateral Agent’s agent and shall hold the same in trust on behalf of and for the benefit of the Master Collateral Agent, and shall deposit the same, within two (2) Business Days after receipt thereof, into the Master Collateral Account in the same form received, with the endorsement of the Servicer or such Lessee, as the case may be, when necessary or appropriate. For purposes of the payment of Rent and other payments for any Related

 

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Month as described above in this Annex, such Rent and other payments will net out the amount of Incentive Payments received by the Master Collateral Agent into the Master Collateral Account during such Related Month, but only to the extent that the aggregate amount of Disposition Proceeds, Repurchase Payments, Guaranteed Payments and Incentive Payments received during such Related Month on Acquired Vehicles disposed of under a Vehicle Disposition Program, as applicable, from the sale or other disposition of such Acquired Vehicle is at least equal to the aggregate Net Book Values of such Acquired Vehicles calculated as of the applicable Vehicle Lease Expiration Date.

11.       Net Lease. THE OPERATING LEASE SHALL BE A NET LEASE, AND EACH LESSEE’S OBLIGATION TO PAY ALL RENT AND OTHER SUMS HEREUNDER SHALL BE ABSOLUTE AND UNCONDITIONAL, AND SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY ABATEMENT OR REDUCTION FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER. The obligations and liabilities of the Lessees hereunder shall in no way be released, discharged or otherwise affected (except as may be expressly provided herein including, without limitation, the right of a Lessee to reject Vehicles pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Base Lease) for any reason, including without limitation: (i) any defect in the condition, merchantability, quality or fitness for use of the Vehicles or any part thereof; (ii) any damage to, removal, abandonment, salvage, loss, scrapping or destruction of or any requisition or taking of the Vehicles or any part thereof; (iii) any restriction, prevention or curtailment of or interference with any use of the Vehicles or any part thereof; (iv) any defect in or any Lien on title to the Vehicles or any part thereof; (v) any change, waiver, extension, indulgence or other action or omission in respect of any obligation or liability of a Lessee or the Lessor; (vi) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or other like proceeding relating to such Lessee, the Lessor or any other Person, or any action taken with respect to this Operating Lease by any trustee or receiver of any Person mentioned above, or by any court; (vii) any claim that such Lessee has or might have against any Person, including without limitation the Lessor; (viii) any failure on the part of the Lessor to perform or comply with any of the terms hereof or of any other agreement; (ix) any invalidity or unenforceability or disaffirmance of this Operating Lease or any provision hereof or any of the other Related Documents or any provision of any thereof, in each case whether against or by such Lessee or otherwise; (x) any insurance premiums payable by such Lessee with respect to the Vehicles; or (xi) any other occurrence whatsoever, whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing, whether or not such Lessee shall have notice or knowledge of any of the foregoing and whether or not foreseen or foreseeable. This Operating Lease shall be noncancelable by any Lessee and, except as expressly provided herein, each Lessee, to the extent permitted by law, waives all rights now or hereafter conferred by statute or otherwise to quit, terminate or surrender this Operating Lease, or to any diminution or reduction of Rent payable by the Lessee hereunder. All payments by a Lessee made hereunder shall be final (except to the extent of adjustments provided for herein), absent manifest error and, except as otherwise provided herein, no Lessee shall seek to recover any such payment or any part thereof for any reason whatsoever, absent manifest error. If for any reason whatsoever this Operating Lease shall be terminated in whole or in part by operation of law or otherwise except as expressly provided herein, each Lessee shall nonetheless pay an amount equal to each Rent payment at the time and in the manner that such payment would have become due and payable under the terms of this Operating Lease as if it had not been terminated in whole or in part. All covenants and agreements of the Lessees herein shall be performed at its cost, expense and risk unless expressly otherwise stated.

 

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12.       Liens. Except for Permitted Liens, each Lessee shall keep all Acquired Vehicles leased by it free of all Liens arising during the Term. Upon the Vehicle Lease Expiration Date for each Acquired Vehicle leased hereunder, the Lessor may, in its discretion, remove any such Lien and any sum of money that may be paid by the Lessor in release or discharge thereof, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, will be paid by the applicable Lessee upon demand by the Lessor. The Lessor may grant security interests in the Acquired Vehicles without consent of the applicable Lessee; provided, however, that if any such Liens would interfere with the rights of such Lessee under this Operating Lease or any sublessee of such Lessee, the Lessor must obtain the prior written consent of such Lessee. Each Lessee acknowledges that the granting of Liens and the taking of other actions pursuant to the Indenture and the Related Documents does not interfere with the rights of such Lessee under this Operating Lease.

13.       Non-Disturbance. So long as a Lessee satisfies its obligations hereunder, its quiet enjoyment, possession and use of the Acquired Vehicles will not be disturbed during the Term subject, however, to paragraph 8 of this Annex A and except that the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee each retains the right, but not the duty, to inspect the Acquired Vehicles without disturbing the ordinary conduct of such Lessee’s business and except as may be required as a consequence of a Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default (or any similar event under any Supplement to the Base Indenture relating to a Group III Series of Notes) or certain optional prepayments of a Series of Notes. Upon the request of the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee, from time to time, each Lessee will make reasonable efforts to confirm to the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee the location, mileage and condition of each Acquired Vehicle and to make available for the Lessor’s, the Master Collateral Agent’s or the Trustee’s inspection within a reasonable time period, not to exceed forty-five (45) days, the Acquired Vehicles leased by such Lessee at the location where the Acquired Vehicles are normally located. Further, each Lessee (and each related Franchisee) will, during normal business hours and with a notice of three (3) Business Days, make its records pertaining to such Acquired Vehicles available to the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee for inspection at the location where such Lessee’s (and each such related Franchisee’s) records are normally domiciled.

14.       Certain Risks of Loss Borne by Lessees. Upon delivery of each Vehicle to a Lessee, as between the Lessor and such Lessee, such Lessee assumes and bears the risk of loss, damage, theft, taking, destruction, attachment, seizure, confiscation or requisition and all other risks and liabilities with respect to such Vehicle, including personal injury or death and property damage, arising with respect to any Vehicle due to the manufacturer, purchase, acceptance, rejection, delivery, leasing, subleasing, possession, use, inspection, registration, operation, condition, maintenance, repair or storage of such Vehicle, howsoever arising.

15.       Title. This is an agreement to lease only, and title to the Acquired Vehicles will at all times remain in the Lessor’s name. The Lessees will not have any rights or interest in such Vehicles whatsoever other than the rights of possession and use and the right to sublease such Vehicles as provided by the Lease. In addition, each Lessee, by its execution hereof, acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Lessor is the sole owner and holder of all right, title and interest in and to the Vehicle Disposition Programs as they relate to the Vehicles leased hereunder and (ii) such Lessee has no right, title or interest in any Vehicle Disposition Program as it relates to any Vehicle leased hereunder. To confirm the foregoing, each Lessee, by its

 

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execution of the Base Lease of which this Annex A is a part, hereby assigns and transfers to the Lessor any rights that such Lessee may have in respect of any Vehicle Disposition Programs as they relate to the Vehicles leased hereunder.

 

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ANNEX B

ANNEX

to the

AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER MOTOR VEHICLE LEASE

AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

Dated as of February 14, 2007

among

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

as Lessor,

DTG OPERATIONS, INC.,

as Lessee and Servicer,

and those Subsidiaries

of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

from time to time

becoming Lessees and Servicers under such

Master Motor Vehicle Lease and

Servicing Agreement

and

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

as Guarantor and Master Servicer

1.         Scope of Annex. This Annex B shall apply only to the acquisition or financing, leasing and servicing of the Financed Vehicles by RCFC pursuant to the Base Lease, as supplemented by this Lease Annex (collectively, the “ Financing Lease ”).

2.         General Agreement. With respect to the Financed Vehicles, each Lessee and the Lessor each intend that the Base Lease, as supplemented by this Lease Annex, constitute a financing arrangement and the Lessor hereby declares, acknowledges and agrees that the ownership of the Financed Vehicles rests solely with such Lessee subject to the security interest granted hereunder to the Lessor.

3.         Financing Lease Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Financing Lease, upon execution and delivery of this Financing Lease, the Lessor shall (i) on or after the Lease Commencement Date purchase, finance or refinance Refinanced Vehicles identified in Refinancing Schedules for a purchase price equal to the aggregate Net Book Value thereof, and (ii) from time to time on or after the Lease Commencement Date and prior to the Lease Expiration Date finance all Financed Vehicles identified in Vehicle Orders placed by a Lessee for an amount equal to the Initial Acquisition Cost thereof, and in each case simultaneously therewith enter into this Financing Lease with such Lessee with respect to the Financed Vehicles; provided, that the aggregate outstanding Base Amount of the Financing Lease shall not on any date exceed (a) the Maximum Lease Commitment, less (b) the sum of (x) the sum of the Net Book Values of Acquired Vehicles leased under the Operating Lease on such date, each such Net Book Value calculated as of the first day contained within both the calendar month in which such date of determination occurs and the Vehicle Term for the related Acquired Vehicle, plus (y) accrued and unpaid Monthly Base Rent under the Operating Lease as of such date.

 

4.

Lease Procedures.

(a)          Initial Lease. In connection with the lease of any Financed Vehicles to be leased on the Lease Commencement Date (or, in the case of an Additional Lessee, the date of the initial Vehicle Order or Refinancing Schedule thereof), to evidence the refinancing of any Refinanced Vehicles and the acquisition and financing of any other Financed Vehicles by each Lessee on the Lease Commencement Date (or the date of such initial Vehicle Order) and the conveyance on such date of a security interest in such Financed Vehicles to the Master Collateral Agent, such Lessee shall deliver to the Lessor on or prior to the Lease Commencement Date (or the date of such initial Vehicle Order or Refinancing Schedule) the following:

(i)           a Refinancing Schedule concerning any Refinanced Vehicles refinanced on such date, or a Vehicle Order (including a Vehicle Acquisition Schedule) with respect to all other Financed Vehicles to be leased by such Lessee on the Lease Commencement Date (or date of the initial Vehicle Order of such Additional Lessee, as applicable);

(ii)         a report of the results of a search of the appropriate records of the county and state in which the Refinanced Vehicles are located and the county and

 

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state in which such Lessee’s principal office is located, which shall show no liens or other security interests (other than Permitted Liens) with respect to such Vehicles or, in the event that such search reveals any such non-permitted Lien or security interest, there shall be delivered to the Trustee a termination of such Lien or security interest as provided below;

(iii)        confirmation from any lender holding a security interest in any Refinanced Vehicle stating unconditionally (A) that, if any sums are to be paid to such lender in connection with the lease of the Refinanced Vehicle, such lender has been paid the full amount due to it in connection with such refinancing and (B) that any lien or security interest of such lender in such Vehicle has been released;

(iv)        UCC termination statements terminating, or UCC partial releases releasing, any security interests and other liens (other than Permitted Liens) in favor of any Person with respect to any related Vehicle Disposition Programs;

(v)         fully executed Assignment Agreements from such Lessee covering, as applicable, each Financed Vehicle leased by such Lessee on the Lease Commencement Date or leased on any date thereafter under the Lease, the related Vehicle Disposition Programs, and any other Master Collateral relating to such Vehicles; and

(vi)        an Officer’s Certificate for such Lessee stating that all the conditions precedent under the Lease to the leasing by such Lessee of such Vehicles on the Lease Commencement Date have been satisfied.

(b)          Subsequent Leases. In connection with each Lease of a Financed Vehicle after the Lease Commencement Date, to evidence the acquisition, financing or refinancing of such Financed Vehicle by the Lessor and the conveyance of a security interest in such Financed Vehicles to the Master Collateral Agent, each Lessee shall deliver to the Lessor a Vehicle Order (including a Vehicle Acquisition Schedule) or Refinancing Schedule with respect to all Financed Vehicles to be leased by such Lessee on the date specified therein. Each Lessee hereby agrees that each such delivery of a Vehicle Order or Refinancing Schedule, as applicable, shall be deemed hereunder to constitute a representation and warranty by such Lessee, to and in favor of the Lessor and the Trustee, that all the conditions precedent to the acquisition or financing or refinancing and leasing of the Vehicles identified in such Vehicle Order or Refinancing Schedule, as applicable, have been satisfied as of the date of such Vehicle Order or Refinancing Schedule.

5.         Maximum Vehicle Lease Term. The maximum lease term of this Financing Lease as it relates to each Financed Vehicle leased hereunder shall be from the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date to the date that is 60 months from the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date (such lease term with respect to a Financed Vehicle, the “ Maximum Vehicle Lease Term ”). On the occurrence of such date, the applicable Lessee shall pay to the Master Collateral Agent or the

 

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Trustee, in accordance with this Financing Lease, any amounts unpaid and owing under the Lease in respect of such Vehicle.

6.         Calculation of Rent and Monthly Supplemental Payment. Rent and the Monthly Supplemental Payment shall be due and payable on a monthly basis as set forth in this paragraph 6:

Monthly Base Rent ”, with respect to each Due Date and each Financed Vehicle leased under the Lease on any day during the Related Month, shall be the sum of all Depreciation Charges that have accrued with respect to such Vehicle during the Related Month.

Monthly Finance Rent ”, with respect to each Due Date and each Financed Vehicle leased under the Lease on any day during the Related Month, shall equal the sum, without double counting, of (a) the product of (i) an amount equal to the Net Book Value of such Financed Vehicle on the first day contained within both the Related Month and the Vehicle Term with respect to such Vehicle multiplied by the VFR for the Interest Period ending on the next succeeding Payment date and (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the number of days contained within both the Related Month and the Vehicle Term with respect to such Financed Vehicle by (B) the total number of days in the Related Month, plus (b) the product of (i) an amount equal to all Carrying Charges for the Related Month with respect to the Group III Series of Notes, and (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing the Net Book Value of such Financed Vehicle as of the first day of the Related Month by the Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Lease as of the first day of the Related Month.

Monthly Supplemental Payment ” with respect to each Due Date and each Financed Vehicle shall be an amount equal to (a) the sum of, as applicable, (i) the aggregate amount of any Guaranteed Payment, Repurchase Payment, Disposition Proceeds and Incentive Payments received by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by deposit into the Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account) during the Related Month with respect to such Vehicle, (ii) the amount of any unpaid Guaranteed Payment or unpaid Repurchase Payment with respect to such Vehicle becoming a Delinquent Guaranteed Payment or Delinquent Repurchase Payment, as the case may be, during the Related Month, (iii) the amount of any Disposition Proceeds with respect to such Vehicle becoming Delinquent Disposition Proceeds during the Related Month, (iv) the amount of any unpaid Incentive Payments with respect to such Vehicle becoming Delinquent Incentive Payments during the Related Month, (v) if such Vehicle becomes a Casualty or ceases to be an Eligible Vehicle (other than as a result of the sale or other disposition thereof), in each case during the Related Month, the Net Book Value of such Vehicle calculated as of the earlier of the last day of such Related Month and the date such Vehicle is disposed of or becomes a Casualty, as applicable, and (vi) if such Vehicle was returned to its Manufacturer for repurchase or sold to any Person or otherwise disposed of, in each case during the Related Month, the excess, if any, of (A) the Net Book Value of such Vehicle, calculated as of the applicable Vehicle Lease Expiration Date, over (B) the sum of all amounts (other than Incentive Payments) payable in respect of such Vehicle pursuant to clause (i) above, less (b) the excess, if any, of (i)

 

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the aggregate amount of Disposition Proceeds, Guaranteed Payments or Repurchase Payments, as applicable, from the sale or other disposition of such Vehicle received by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by deposit into the Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account) during such Related Month over (ii) the Net Book Value of such Vehicle, calculated as of the applicable Vehicle Lease Expiration Date.

Rent ” means Monthly Base Rent plus Monthly Finance Rent.

VFR ”, for any Interest Period with respect to any Group III Series of Notes, is an interest rate equal to the quotient, expressed as a percentage, of (i) the aggregate amount of interest (including default or penalty interest) accrued during such Interest Period with respect to all Group III Series of Notes, divided by (ii) the average daily Aggregate Principal Balance of all such Group III Series of Notes during such period.

 

7.

Payment of Rent and Other Payments. (a) On each Due Date:

(i)           Monthly Base Rent. Each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the Monthly Base Rents that have accrued during the Related Month with respect to all Vehicles that were leased by such Lessee under this Finance Lease on any day during the Related Month; provided, however, that in the event that delinquent payments of Guaranteed Payments, Repurchase Payments, Disposition Proceeds and/or Incentive Payments are received by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by deposit into the Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account) during the Related Month, such payments may be netted against the Monthly Base Rents to be paid on such Due Date to the extent (but only to the extent) that Monthly Base Rent has already been received by any of such Persons in respect of such delinquent payment obligations pursuant to any or all of clauses (a)(ii), (iii) and (iv) of the definition of Monthly Supplemental Payment set forth in this Annex B;

(ii)         Monthly Finance Rent. Each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the Monthly Finance Rents that have accrued during the Related Month with respect to all Vehicles that were leased by such Lessee under this Finance Lease on any day during the Related Month.

(iii)        Monthly Supplemental Payments. Each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the Monthly Supplemental Payments that have accrued during the Related Month with respect to all Vehicles that were leased by such Lessee under this Finance Lease on any day during the Related Month; provided, however, that in the event that the Monthly Supplemental Payment accrued during a Related Month is a negative dollar amount, such amount may be netted against other payments to be paid on such Due Date pursuant to this paragraph 7.

(b)          On the expiration of the term of the Lease with respect to a Financed Vehicle, any remaining Base Amount, plus all other amounts payable by each Lessee under this Financing Lease with respect to such Vehicle shall be immediately due and payable.

 

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(c)           Each Lessee may from time to time prepay the Base Amount of the Financing Lease with respect to a Financed Vehicle, in whole or in part, on any date, provided that such Lessee shall give the Lessor and the Trustee not less than one (1) Business Day’s prior notice of any prepayment, specifying the date and amount of such prepayment, and the Financed Vehicles to which such prepayment relates.

8.         Risk of Loss Borne by Lessees. Upon delivery of each Vehicle to a Lessee, as between the Lessor and such Lessee, such Lessee assumes and bears the risk of loss, damage, theft, taking, destruction, attachment, seizure, confiscation or requisition with respect to such Vehicle, however caused or occasioned, and all other risks and liabilities, including personal injury or death and property damage, arising with respect to any Vehicle or the manufacture, purchase, acceptance, rejection, ownership, delivery, leasing, subleasing, possession, use, inspection, registration, operation, condition, maintenance, repair, storage, sale, return or other disposition of such Vehicle, howsoever arising.

9.         Lessee’s Rights to Purchase Manufacturer Receivables. In addition, each Lessee will have the option, exercisable with respect to any Manufacturer Receivable related to a Financed Vehicle which was leased by such Lessee under this Lease, to purchase such Manufacturer Receivable for a price equal to the amount due from the Manufacturer under such Manufacturer Receivable, in which event the Lessee will pay such amount to the Master Collateral Agent on or before the Payment Date next succeeding such purchase by the Lessee. Upon receipt of such funds by the Master Collateral Agent, the Lessor, at the request of the Lessee, shall cause title to any such Manufacturer Receivable to be transferred to the Lessee, the lien of the Master Collateral Agent in such Manufacturer Receivable will automatically be released concurrently with or promptly after the purchase price for such Manufacturer Receivable (and any unpaid Monthly Base Rent, unpaid Monthly Variable Rent and other unpaid charges, payments and amounts) is paid by the Lessee to the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee.

 

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Schedule 1

Litigation Claims

1.

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. – None

2.

DTG Operations, Inc. – None

Schedule 2

[Reserved]

Schedule 3

[Business Locations]

Legal Name and Trade Name

Chief Executive Office
Business Location

State of Principal Place of Business

States in which it Conducts Business or
Maintains Records

DTG OPERATIONS:

 

Legal Name:

DTG Operations, Inc.

 

Trade Names:

DTG Operations

 

5330 East 31st Street

Tulsa, OK 74135

 

Oklahoma

 

Each of the 50 States from time to time

 

DTAG:

 

Legal Name:

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

 

Trade Names:

Dollar

Dollar Rent A Car

Thrifty

Thrifty Car Rental

 

5330 East 31st Street

Tulsa, OK 74135

 

Oklahoma

 

Oklahoma and Florida

 

 

Schedule 4

Liens

NONE

ATTACHMENT A-1

Refinancing Schedule

Information on Refinanced Vehicles and Eligible Receivables

Refinanced Vehicles

1

Vehicle Group Number (Vehicle Model)

2

Vehicle Identification Number (last eight digits) (VIN)

3

Vehicle Lease Commencement Date

4

Capitalized Cost

5

Monthly Base Rent

6

Garaging State

7

Designated Period

8

Lienholder

9

Amount to pay off existing indebtedness

Eligible Receivables

1

identity of obligor

2

amount of receivable

3

date of origination of receivable

4

vehicle identification number (VIN) of vehicles to which receivable relates

(grouped by obligor)

 

Statement by Lessee

The conditions precedent to leasing of the Refinanced Vehicles and financing of the Eligible Receivables under this Lease have been met.

 

Date of Information and Statement : [___________]

ATTACHMENT A-2

Vehicle Acquisition Schedule

The attached “Vehicle Acquisition Schedule” is a sample listing of vehicles to be financed on the A/P Due Date (the date payment is made to the Dealer).

ATTACHMENT B

FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that Rental Car Finance Corp., an Oklahoma corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint _______________ its true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact for it and in its name, stead and behalf, to execute any and all documents pertaining to the titling of motor vehicles in the name of Rental Car Finance Corp., the noting of the lien of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Master Collateral Agent, as the first lienholder on certificates of title, the licensing and registration of motor vehicles and the transfer of title of motor vehicles. This power is limited to the foregoing and specifically does not authorize the creation of any other liens or encumbrances on any of said motor vehicles, other than Permitted Liens (as defined in Schedule 1 to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007, between Rental Car Finance Corp., as Issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee (as such agreement may be further amended, amended and restated, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms)).

The powers and authority granted hereunder shall, unless sooner terminated, revoked or extended, cease five years from the date of execution as set forth below.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Rental Car Finance Corp. has caused this instrument to be executed on its behalf by its _____________ this ____ day of ________, 20__.

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

 

By:___________________________________

 

Name:______________________________

 

Title:_______________________________

State of ___________________

)

 

) ss.:

County of _________________

)

Subscribed and sworn before me, a notary public, in and for said county and state, this ____ day of ___________, 20__.

_________________

Notary Public

My Commission Expires: __________

ATTACHMENT C

FORM OF CERTIFICATION OF TRADE OR BUSINESS USE

The undersigned, ___________ of Rental Car Finance Corp., an Oklahoma corporation, hereby warrants and certifies, under penalties of perjury, that (1) each Lessee intends to use the Acquired Vehicles in a trade or business of each Lessee, and (2) each Lessee has been advised that it will not be treated as the owner of the Acquired Vehicles for federal income tax purposes.

Defined terms otherwise not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Schedule 1 to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007, between Rental Car Finance Corp., as Issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee (as such agreement may be further amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this certificate to be executed this ____ day of __________, 20__.

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

 

By:___________________________________

 

Name:______________________________

 

Title:_______________________________

 

 

ATTACHMENT D

FORM OF AFFILIATE JOINDER IN LEASE

THIS AFFILIATE JOINDER IN LEASE AGREEMENT (this “ Joinder ”) is executed as of _______________ ____, 20__, by ______________, a ____________________________ (“Joining Party”), and delivered to Rental Car Finance Corp., an Oklahoma corporation (“RCFC”), as lessor pursuant to the Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Lease ”), among RCFC, as Lessor, DTG Operations, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation, as Lessee and Servicer, and those Subsidiaries of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ DTAG ”), from time to time becoming Lessees thereunder (individually, a “ Lessee ” and, collectively, the “ Lessees ”), and DTAG, as Guarantor. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings provided for in the Lease.

R E C I T A L S:

WHEREAS, the Joining Party is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DTAG; and

WHEREAS, the Joining Party desires to become a “Lessee” under and pursuant to the Lease.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Joining Party agrees as follows:

A G R E E M E N T:

1.   The Joining Party hereby represents and warrants to and in favor of RCFC and the Trustee that (i) the Joining Party is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DTAG, (ii) all of the conditions required to be satisfied pursuant to Section 28 of the Lease in respect of the Joining Party becoming a Lessee thereunder have been satisfied, and (iii) all of the representations and warranties contained in Section 23 of the Lease with respect to the Lessees are true and correct as applied to the Joining Party as of the date hereof.

2.   The Joining Party hereby agrees to assume all of the obligations of a “Lessee” under the Lease and agrees to be bound by all of the terms, covenants and conditions therein.

3.   By its execution and delivery of this Joinder, the Joining Party hereby becomes a Lessee for all purposes under the Lease. By its execution and delivery of this Joinder, RCFC acknowledges that the Joining Party is a Lessee for all purposes under the Lease.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Joining Party has caused this Joinder to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

[Name of Joining Party]

 

By:________________________________

 

Name:___________________________

 

Title:____________________________

Accepted and Acknowledged by:

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

 

By: ________________________________

 

Name:____________________________

 

Title:_____________________________

 

 

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ATTACHMENT E

Form of Annual Certificate

The undersigned, ________________ of DTG Operations, Inc. (the “ Lessee ”), does hereby certify that as of the date hereof:

1.              A review of the activities of the Lessee during the preceding fiscal year and of its performance under the Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2007, among Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., Rental Car Finance Corp. (the “ Lessor ”) and DTG Operations, Inc. (the “ Agreement ”), and the other Related Documents to which the Lessee is a party has been made under the supervision of the undersigned,

2.              To the best of my knowledge, based on such review, [no event, has occurred, which, with the giving of notice or passage of time or both, would constitute a Lease Event of Default or Amortization Event. The Lessee has fully performed all its obligations under this Agreement and such other Related Documents throughout such year.] [If there has occurred such event or a Lease Event of Default or Amortization Event, specifying each such event known to the undersigned and the nature and status thereof.]

3.              All necessary Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements and other Uniform Commercial Code filings have been completed (including, without limitation, any “precautionary filings” made by the Lessees in favor of the Lessor), all necessary Assignment Agreements have been executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, and all other actions, if any, required to maintain the perfected first priority security interest of the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent on behalf of the Trustee in the Collateral and in the Master Collateral have been taken and the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent, as applicable, continues to have a perfected security interest in the Collateral and Master Collateral (An Opinion of _______________, counsel to the Lessee, is attached as Exhibit A to this effect).

All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Definitions List, attached as Schedule 1 to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007 (as such agreement may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “ Base Indenture ”), between the Lessor and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, as in effect on the date hereof and as such Schedule 1 may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Base Indenture.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as an officer of DTG Operations, Inc. as of the ___________ day of _________, 20__.

By:____________________________________

Name:_________________________________

Title:__________________________________

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.173

EXECUTION COPY

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER MOTOR VEHICLE LEASE

AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (GROUP IV)

dated as of February 14, 2007

among

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

as Lessor,

DTG OPERATIONS, INC.,

as Lessee and Servicer,

and those Subsidiaries of

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

from time to time

becoming Lessees and Servicers hereunder

and

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

as Guarantor and Master Servicer

AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 21 HEREOF, LESSOR HAS ASSIGNED TO THE TRUSTEE (AS DEFINED HEREIN) ALL OF LESSOR’S RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IN AND TO THIS LEASE. TO THE EXTENT, IF ANY, THAT THIS LEASE CONSTITUTES CHATTEL PAPER (AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE AS IN EFFECT IN ANY APPLICABLE JURISDICTION), NO SECURITY INTEREST IN THIS LEASE MAY BE CREATED THROUGH THE TRANSFER OR POSSESSION OF ANY COUNTERPART OTHER THAN THE ORIGINAL EXECUTED COUNTERPART NO. 1, WHICH SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AS THE COUNTERPART CONTAINING THE RECEIPT THEREFOR EXECUTED BY THE TRUSTEE ON THE SIGNATURE PAGE THEREOF.

[THIS IS NOT THE ORIGINAL EXECUTED COUNTERPART NO. 1]

[THIS IS THE ORIGINAL EXECUTED COUNTERPART NO. 1

(IF BEARING ORIGINAL SIGNATURES)]

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

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SECTION 1.

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

  1

 

1.1.

Certain Definitions

  1

 

1.2.

Accounting and Financial Determinations

  2

 

1.3.

Cross References; Headings

  2

 

1.4.

Interpretation

  2

SECTION 2.

GENERAL AGREEMENT

  3

 

2.1.

Leasing of Vehicles

  3

 

2.2.

Right of Lessees to Act as Lessor’s Agent

  4

 

2.3.

Payment of Purchase Price by Lessor

  4

 

2.4.

Non-liability of Lessor

  4

SECTION 3.

TERM

  5

 

3.1.

Vehicle Lease Commencement Date

  5

 

3.2.

Lease Commencement Date; Lease Expiration Date

  5

SECTION 4.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

  6

 

4.1.

Conditions to Each Lease of Vehicles

  6

 

4.2.

Additional Conditions to Leases of Refinanced Vehicles

  6

SECTION 5.

RENT AND CHARGES

  7

 

5.1.

Payment of Rent

  7

 

5.2.

Payment of Availability Payment

  7

 

5.3.

Payment of Monthly Supplemental Payments

  8

 

5.4.

Payment of Termination Payments, Casualty Payments, and Late Return

 

 

 

Payments

  8

 

5.5.

Late Payment

  8

 

5.6.

Allocation of Rent and Charges

  8

SECTION 6.

INSURANCE

  8

 

6.1.

Fleet Insurance

  8

 

6.2.

Information

  9

SECTION 7.

CASUALTY OBLIGATION

  9

SECTION 8.

VEHICLE USE

  9

SECTION 9.

REGISTRATION; LICENSE; TRAFFIC SUMMONSES; PENALTIES

 

 

AND FINES

10

 

 

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SECTION 10.

MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS

10

SECTION 11.

VEHICLE WARRANTIES

11

SECTION 12.

VEHICLE USAGE REQUIREMENTS AND DISPOSITION

11

 

12.1.

Usage

11

 

12.2.

Disposition Procedure

11

 

12.3.

Termination Payments

12

SECTION 13.

LATE RETURN PAYMENTS

12

SECTION 14.

REDESIGNATION OF VEHICLES

13

SECTION 15.

GENERAL INDEMNITY

13

 

15.1.

Indemnity of the Lessor

13

 

15.2.

Indemnification of the Trustee

15

 

15.3.

Reimbursement Obligation by the Lessees

15

 

15.4.

Notice to Lessee of Claims

16

 

15.5.

Defense of Claims

16

SECTION 16.

ASSIGNMENT

16

SECTION 17.

DEFAULT AND REMEDIES THEREFOR

16

 

17.1.

Lease Events of Default

16

 

17.2.

Effect of Lease Event of Default

17

 

17.3.

Rights of Lessor Upon Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of

 

 

 

Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default

17

 

17.4.

Rights of Trustee Upon Liquidation Event of Default, Limited Liquidation

 

 

 

Event of Default, Manufacturer Event of Default and Non-Performance of

 

 

 

Certain Covenants.

18

 

17.5.

Measure of Damages

20

 

17.6.

Application of Proceeds

21

SECTION 18.

MANUFACTURER EVENTS OF DEFAULT

21

SECTION 19.

CERTIFICATION OF TRADE OR BUSINESS USE

22

SECTION 20.

SURVIVAL

24

SECTION 21.

RIGHTS OF LESSOR PLEDGED TO MASTER COLLATERAL

 

 

AGENT AND TRUSTEE

22

SECTION 22.

MODIFICATION AND SEVERABILITY

24

 

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SECTION 23.

CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

24

 

23.1.

Due Incorporation, Authorization, No Conflicts Etc.

24

 

23.2.

Financial Information; Financial Condition

25

 

23.3.

Litigation

25

 

23.4.

Liens

25

 

23.5.

Necessary Actions

25

 

23.6.

Employee Benefit Plans

26

 

23.7.

Investment Company Act

26

 

23.8.

Regulations T, U and X

26

 

23.9.

Business Locations; Trade Names; Principal Places of Business Locations

26

 

23.10.

Taxes

26

 

23.11.

Governmental Authorization

27

 

23.12.

Compliance with Laws

27

 

23.13.

Eligible Vehicles; Eligible Franchisees

27

 

23.14.

Supplemental Documents True and Correct

27

 

23.15.

Accuracy of Information

27

SECTION 24.

CERTAIN AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

28

 

24.1.

Corporate Existence; Foreign Qualification

28

 

24.2.

Books, Records and Inspections

28

 

24.3.

Vehicle Disposition Program

28

 

24.4.

Reporting Requirements

28

 

24.5.

Taxes and Liabilities

32

 

24.6.

Compliance with Laws

32

 

24.7.

Maintenance of Separate Existence

33

 

24.8.

Master Collateral Agent as Lienholder

33

 

24.9.

Maintenance of Property

33

 

24.10.

Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the

 

 

 

Collateral

33

 

24.11.

Maintenance of Credit Enhancement

34

 

24.12.

Certain Additional Actions

34

 

24.13.

Maximum Depreciation Rate

34

SECTION 25.

CERTAIN NEGATIVE COVENANTS

35

 

25.1.

Mergers, Consolidations

35

 

25.2.

Other Agreements

35

 

25.3.

Liens

35

 

25.4.

Use of Vehicles

36

 

25.5.

No Financed Vehicles

36

SECTION 26.

SERVICING COMPENSATION

36

 

26.1.

Fees

36

 

26.2.

Expenses

36

 

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SECTION 27.

GUARANTY

37

 

27.1.

Guaranty

37

 

27.7.

Reinstatement

40

 

27.9.

Tax Indemnity

40

SECTION 28.

ADDITIONAL LESSEES

41

SECTION 31.

GOVERNING LAW

43

SECTION 32.

JURY TRIAL

43

SECTION 33.

NOTICES

43

SECTION 34.

HEADINGS

44

SECTION 36.

EFFECTIVENESS

44

 

 

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SCHEDULES AND ATTACHMENTS

 

Annex A

Operating Lease

Annex B

Financing Lease

Schedule 1

Litigation Claims

Schedule 2

[Reserved]

Schedule 3

Business Locations

Schedule 4

Liens

 

ATTACHMENT A-1

Refinancing Schedule

ATTACHMENT A-2

Vehicle Acquisition Schedule

ATTACHMENT B

Form of Power of Attorney

ATTACHMENT C

Form of Certification of Trade or Business Use

ATTACHMENT D

Form of Affiliate Joinder in Lease

ATTACHMENT E

Form of Annual Certificate

 

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER MOTOR VEHICLE LEASE

AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

This Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement (the “ Base Lease ” and, as supplemented by the Lease Annexes, this “ Agreement ” or “ Lease ”), dated as of February 14, 2007, is by and among RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP., a special purpose Oklahoma corporation (the “ Lessor ” or “ RCFC ”), DTG OPERATIONS, INC., an Oklahoma corporation (“ DTG Operations ”), as lessee and servicer, and those Subsidiaries of DTAG (as defined below) from time to time becoming Lessees hereunder pursuant to Section 28 hereof (each, an “ Additional Lessee ”), as lessee and servicer (DTG Operations and the Additional Lessees, in their respective capacities as lessees, each a “ Lessee ” and, collectively, the “ Lessees ”, and, in their respective capacities as servicers, each a “ Servicer ” and, collectively, the “ Servicers ”), and DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ DTAG ”), as Master Servicer (in such capacity, the “ Master Servicer ”) and as Guarantor (in such capacity, the “ Guarantor ”). This Base Lease amends and restates the Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2006, among RCFC, DTG Operations, and DTAG.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Lessor (such capitalized term, together with all other capitalized terms used herein, shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1) intends to purchase, finance and refinance the purchase of, Eligible Vehicles from one or more Manufacturers with the proceeds obtained from the issuance by the Lessor of its Rental Car Asset Backed Notes, Series 2006-1, pursuant to the Base Indenture and the Series 2006-1 Supplement thereto referred to below and any additional Series of Notes identified in the related Series Supplement as a Group IV Series of Notes; and

WHEREAS, the Lessor desires to lease to the Lessees, and the Lessees desire to lease from the Lessor, Eligible Vehicles for use in the Lessees’ respective businesses, including subleasing Vehicles to Eligible Franchisees;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

 

SECTION 1.

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.

1.1        Certain Definitions. As used in this Lease and unless otherwise defined herein or the context requires a different meaning, capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in (a) the Series 2006-1 Supplement, dated as of March 28, 2006, between RCFC, as issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as trustee (in such capacity, the “ Trustee ”) (as such Series 2006-1 Supplement may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Series 2006-1 Supplement ”), to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007, between RCFC and the Trustee (as may be further amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified

 

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from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Base Indenture ”) and any additional Series Supplement to the Base Indenture relating to a Series of Notes identified in such Series Supplement as a Group IV Series of Notes (any such Series Supplement, along with the Series 2006-1 Supplement, a “ Group IV Series Supplement ”) and (b) the Definitions List attached as Schedule 1 to the Base Indenture as in effect as of the date hereof (as such Definitions List may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Definitions List ”), provided, that any capitalized term used but not defined herein and defined in a Group IV Series Supplement and the Definitions List shall have the meaning set forth in the Group IV Series Supplement.

1.2        Accounting and Financial Determinations. Where the character or amount of any asset or liability or item of income or expense is required to be determined, or any accounting computation is required to be made, for the purpose of this Lease, such determination or calculation shall be made, to the extent applicable and except as otherwise specified in this Lease, in accordance with GAAP. When used herein, the term “financial statement” shall include the notes and schedules thereto.

1.3        Cross References; Headings. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of a similar import when used in this Lease shall refer to this Lease as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Lease. Annex, Section, Schedule and Exhibit references contained in this Lease are references to Annexes, Sections, Schedules and Exhibits in or to this Lease unless otherwise specified. Any reference in any Section or definition to any clause is, unless otherwise specified, to such clause of such Section or definition. The various headings in this Lease are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Lease or any provision hereof.

 

 

1.4

Interpretation. In this Lease, unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(a)

the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

(b)       reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by this Lease, and reference to any Person in a particular capacity refers only to such Person in such capacity;

 

(c)

reference to any gender includes the other gender;

(d)       reference to any Requirement of Law means such Requirement of Law as amended, modified, codified or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time;

(e)       “including” (and, with correlative meaning, “include”) means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding such term;

 

(f)

“or” is not exclusive;

 

(g)

provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and

 

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(h)       with respect to the determination of any period of time, “from” means “from and including” and “to” and “through” mean “to but excluding”.

SECTION 2.                GENERAL AGREEMENT. (a) As specified in the Lease Annexes, the Lessees and the Lessor intend that this Lease be (i) an operating lease with respect to the Acquired Vehicles and (ii) a financing arrangement with respect to the Financed Vehicles.

(b)            If, notwithstanding the intent of the parties to this Lease, this Lease is deemed by any court, tribunal, arbitrator or other adjudicative authority in any proceeding (each, a “ Court ”) to constitute a financing arrangement or otherwise not to constitute a “true lease” with respect to the Acquired Vehicles, then it is the intention of the parties that this Lease together with the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, as such agreements apply to the Acquired Vehicles, shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law, and it is the intention of the parties that this Lease together with the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, as such agreements apply to the Financed Vehicles, shall in all events constitute a security agreement under applicable law. Each Lessee hereby acknowledges that it has granted to the Master Collateral Agent, pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, for the benefit of the Trustee, a first priority security interest in all of such Lessee’s right, title and interest in and to the Lessee Grantor Master Collateral (as defined therein) as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all of the obligations and liabilities of such Lessee to the Lessor and the Trustee, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred (including interest accruing after the Lease Expiration Date and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding), which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Lease and any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith, whether on account of rent, principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, or expenses (including all fees and disbursements of counsel to the Lessor or the Trustee that are required to be paid by such Lessee pursuant to the terms hereof).

2.1        Leasing of Vehicles. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Lessor agrees to lease to each Lessee and each Lessee agrees to lease from the Lessor each additional Acquired Vehicle or Financed Vehicle identified in Vehicle order summaries (each, a “ Vehicle Order ”) produced from time to time by such Lessee, listing Eligible Vehicles ordered by the Lessee for itself or as agent for the Lessor, pursuant to the terms of any applicable Eligible Vehicle Disposition Programs or otherwise. The Lessor shall, subject to Section 4 and to compliance with the terms of the Indenture, make available to the Lessees under this Lease financing for Financed Vehicles in an aggregate amount, and Acquired Vehicles for lease to the Lessees hereunder in an aggregate Net Book Value, which collectively shall not exceed the Maximum Lease Commitment. The applicable Lessee shall make available to the Lessor (a) in the case of (i) the refinancing of any other Eligible Vehicle pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement (collectively, (including, without limitation, any Vehicles previously subject to any other Master Lease and refinanced pursuant to such Master Lease), the “ Refinanced Vehicles ”), and/or (ii) the refinancing of Eligible Receivables, a schedule as set forth in Attachment A-1 hereto containing information concerning the Refinanced Vehicles and the Eligible Receivables of a scope agreed upon by the Lessor and such Lessee (a “ Refinancing Schedule ”) , and (b) in the case of all other Vehicles, a schedule containing the information with

 

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respect to the Vehicles included within the Vehicle Order for such Vehicle as is set forth in Attachment A-2 hereto, or in such form as is otherwise requested by the Lessor (each, a “ Vehicle Acquisition Schedule ”). In addition, each Lessee shall provide such other information regarding such Vehicles as the Lessor may reasonably require from time to time. The Lessor shall lease to the Lessees, and the Lessees shall lease from the Lessor, only Vehicles that are Eligible Vehicles. This Lease, together with the Vehicle Disposition Programs and other incentive programs relating to the Vehicles and any other related documents attached to this Lease or submitted with a Vehicle Order or Refinancing Schedule (collectively, the “ Supplemental Documents ”), will constitute the entire agreement regarding the leasing of Vehicles by the Lessor to the Lessees.

2.2        Right of Lessees to Act as Lessor’s Agent. The Lessor agrees that each Lessee may act as the Lessor’s agent in placing Vehicle Orders on behalf of the Lessor, as well as filing claims on behalf of the Lessor for damage in transit, and other delivery related claims with respect to the Vehicles leased hereunder; provided, however, that the Lessor may hold the applicable Lessee liable for such Lessee’s actions in performing as the Lessor’s agent hereunder. In addition, the Lessor agrees that each Lessee may make arrangements for delivery of Vehicles to a location selected by such Lessee at such Lessee’s expense. Each Lessee or any related Sublessee, as applicable, may accept or reject Eligible Vehicles upon delivery in accordance with such Lessee’s customary business practices, and any Eligible Vehicle, if rejected, will be deemed a Casualty hereunder. The applicable Lessee, acting as agent for the Lessor, shall be responsible for pursuing any rights of the Lessor with respect to the return of any Eligible Vehicle to the Manufacturer thereof, or the applicable auction or dealer, as applicable, pursuant to the preceding sentence. Each Lessee agrees that all vehicles ordered as provided herein shall be Eligible Vehicles and shall be ordered utilizing the procedures consistent with the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program or any guidelines of the Manufacturer, auction or dealer, as applicable, for the ordering or purchasing of Non-Program Vehicles, in each case as and to the extent applicable.

2.3        Payment of Purchase Price by Lessor. Upon receipt of the Manufacturer’s invoice and certificate of origin in respect of any new Vehicle, or such other customary documentation in respect of any used Vehicle, the Lessor or its agent shall pay or cause to be paid to the auction, the dealer or the related Manufacturer, as applicable, the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition of such Vehicle under the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program (in the case of a Program Vehicle) or otherwise (in the case of a Non-Program Vehicle) as established by the invoice of the auction, the dealer or the Manufacturer, as the case may be (the “ Initial Acquisition Cost ”), for such Vehicle and the applicable Lessee shall pay all applicable costs and expenses of freight, packing, handling, storage, shipment and delivery of such Vehicle to the extent that the same have not been included within the Initial Acquisition Cost; provided that solely in the case of any Refinanced Vehicle and any Eligible Receivable, the Lessor shall pay to the Master Collateral Agent (x) the aggregate Net Book Value as of the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date of the Refinanced Vehicles, and (y) the face amount of the Eligible Receivables being refinanced on the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date.

2.4        Non-liability of Lessor. The Lessor shall not be liable to a Lessee for any failure or delay in obtaining Vehicles or making delivery thereof. AS BETWEEN THE LESSOR AND THE LESSEES, ACCEPTANCE FOR LEASE OF THE VEHICLES SHALL CONSTITUTE THE APPLICABLE LESSEE’S ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT THAT THE

 

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APPLICABLE LESSEE HAS FULLY INSPECTED SUCH VEHICLES, THAT THE VEHICLES ARE IN GOOD ORDER AND CONDITION AND ARE OF THE MANUFACTURE, DESIGN, SPECIFICATIONS AND CAPACITY SELECTED BY SUCH LESSEE, THAT SUCH LESSEE IS SATISFIED THAT THE SAME ARE SUITABLE FOR ITS USE AND THAT THE LESSOR IS NOT A MANUFACTURER, AN AGENT OF THE MANUFACTURER OR OTHERWISE ENGAGED IN THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF VEHICLES, AND HAS NOT MADE AND DOES NOT HEREBY MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR COVENANT, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO MERCHANTABILITY, CONDITION, QUALITY, CAPABILITY, WORKMANSHIP, DURABILITY OR SUITABILITY OF SUCH VEHICLES IN ANY RESPECT OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR FOR THE PURPOSES OR USES OF SUCH LESSEE, OR ANY WARRANTY THAT THE LEASED VEHICLES WILL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY LAW OR ANY CONTRACT SPECIFICATION, OR ANY OTHER REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR COVENANT OF ANY KIND OR CHARACTER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT THERETO, AND AS BETWEEN THE LESSOR AND SUCH LESSEE, SUCH LESSEE AGREES TO BEAR ALL SUCH RISKS AT ITS SOLE COST AND EXPENSE. EACH LESSEE SPECIFICALLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO MAKE CLAIMS AGAINST THE LESSOR AND ANY LEASED VEHICLE FOR BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER AND, AS TO THE LESSOR, AND EACH LESSEE LEASES THE LEASED VEHICLES “AS IS.” The Lessor shall not be liable for any failure or delay in delivering any Vehicle ordered for lease pursuant to this Lease, or for any failure to perform any provision hereof, resulting from fire or other casualty, natural disaster, riot, strike or other labor difficulty, governmental regulation or restriction, or any cause beyond the Lessor’s direct control. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE LESSOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHATSOEVER OR HOWSOEVER CAUSED, WHETHER RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECT IN OR ANY THEFT, DAMAGE, LOSS OR FAILURE OF ANY VEHICLE, OR OTHERWISE, AND THERE SHALL BE NO ABATEMENT OF RENT BECAUSE OF THE SAME.

 

 

SECTION 3.

TERM.

3.1        Vehicle Lease Commencement Date. The “ Vehicle Lease Commencement Date ” shall mean, for each Vehicle, the earlier of (a) the date referenced in the Vehicle Acquisition Schedule or Refinancing Schedule with respect to such Vehicle, and (b) the date that funds are expended by the Lessor to acquire or finance the acquisition of such Vehicle (with respect to such Vehicle, the “ Vehicle Funding Date ”). A vehicle shall be deemed hereunder to be a Vehicle leased under this Lease on each day during the period (the “ Vehicle Term ”) from and including the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date to but excluding the Vehicle Lease Expiration Date.

3.2        Lease Commencement Date; Lease Expiration Date. The “ Lease Commencement Date ” shall mean the Closing Date for the Series 2006-1 Notes as the first Group IV Series of Notes issued under the Indenture. The “Lease Expiration Date” shall mean the later of (i) the date of the payment in full of all Series of Notes included in the Group IV Series of Notes and all outstanding Carrying Charges related thereto, and (ii) the Vehicle Lease Expiration Date for the last Vehicle subject to lease by a Lessee hereunder. The “Term” of this Lease shall mean the

 

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period commencing on the Lease Commencement Date and ending on the Lease Expiration Date.

 

 

SECTION 4.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.

4.1        Conditions to Each Lease of Vehicles. The agreement of the Lessor to make available (a) any Acquired Vehicle for lease to the applicable Lessee, and (b) financing for the acquisition of or refinancing of any other Vehicle for lease to such Lessee upon such Lessee’s placement of a Vehicle Order, for itself or as agent of the Lessor, or its delivery of a Refinancing Schedule, as applicable, is subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture and subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent as of the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date for such Vehicle:

4.1.1         No Default. No Lease Event of Default or Amortization Event shall have occurred and be continuing on such date or would result from the leasing of such Vehicle or Vehicles.

4.1.2         Limitations of the Acquisition of Certain Vehicles. After giving effect to the inclusion of such Vehicle under this Lease, there shall not be a failure or violation of any of the conditions, requirements, or restrictions specified in any related Supplement with respect to the leasing of Eligible Vehicles under this Lease.

4.1.3         Vehicle Order. The applicable Lessee shall have complied with the applicable provisions of Section 2.1 of this Lease.

4.1.4         Funding. The aggregate amount of funds to be expended by the Lessor on any one date to acquire or finance the acquisition of any Vehicles shall not exceed the sum of (a) the aggregate Net Book Value of all such Vehicles plus (b) the aggregate face amount of any related Eligible Receivables being refinanced on such date.

4.1.5         Maximum Non-Program Percentage. The leasing of such Vehicles will not cause the aggregate Net Book Value of Non-Program Vehicles then being leased under this Lease to exceed the Maximum Non-Program Percentage and will not cause any of the Lease commitments expressed in Section 3 of each of Annex A and B to be exceeded.

4.1.6         Eligible Vehicle. Each Vehicle to be leased hereunder on such date shall be an Eligible Vehicle.

4.2        Additional Conditions to Leases of Refinanced Vehicles. In addition to the conditions set forth in Section 4.1 above, in connection with the leasing of Refinanced Vehicles and related Eligible Receivables, to evidence the refinancing of such Refinanced Vehicles and related Eligible Receivables on the applicable Vehicle Lease Commencement Date and the conveyance on such date of a security interest in such Refinanced Vehicles and related Eligible Receivables to the Master Collateral Agent, the applicable Lessees shall have made available to the Lessor on or prior to the applicable Vehicle Lease Commencement Date the following:

 

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(a)        a Refinancing Schedule concerning such Refinanced Vehicles and related Eligible Receivables being refinanced on such Vehicle Lease Commencement Date;

(b)       if not previously liened to the Master Collateral Agent, a report of the results of a search of the appropriate records of the principal place in which each Lessee of such Refinanced Vehicles does business and the county and state in which each Lessee’s principal office is located, which shall show no liens or other security interests (other than Permitted Liens) with respect to such Vehicles and the related Vehicle Disposition Programs (to the extent not already liened and assigned to the Master Collateral Agent) or, in the event that such search reveals any such non-permitted Lien or security interest, there shall be delivered to the Trustee a termination of such Lien or security interest together with appropriate UCC termination statements or UCC partial releases thereof;

(c)       if not previously liened to the Master Collateral Agent, confirmation from each lender or its agent holding a security interest in any Refinanced Vehicle and Eligible Receivable stating unconditionally (A) that, if any sums are to be paid to such lender in connection with the lease of such Refinanced Vehicle and the refinancing of the related Eligible Receivables, such lender has been paid the full amount due to it in connection with such refinancing and (B) that any lien or security interest of such lender or its agent in such Refinanced Vehicle and related Eligible Receivable has been released;

(d)       to the extent not already granted and assigned to the Master Collateral Agent, a fully executed assignment agreement granting and assigning to the Master Collateral Agent a first priority security interest in each such Refinanced Vehicle and any Eligible Receivables, the related Vehicle Disposition Programs, if any, and any other Master Lease Collateral relating to such Refinanced Vehicles and Eligible Receivables;

(e)       if the lien of the Master Collateral Agent has not been perfected, delivery to the Lessor for filing in the appropriate filing office fully executed UCC-1 Financing Statements necessary to perfect the interests of the Master Collateral Agent in the Eligible Receivables; and

(f)        at the time a Refinancing Schedule is made available, the applicable Lessee will be deemed to have represented that all the conditions precedent under this Lease to the leasing of such Refinanced Vehicles and financing of the Eligible Receivables under this Lease have been satisfied, including a representation that each such receivable is an Eligible Receivable.

SECTION 5.                RENT AND CHARGES. Each Lessee will pay Rent and certain other charges on a monthly basis as set forth in this Section 5:

5.1        Payment of Rent. On each Due Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the aggregate of all Rent that has accrued during the Related Month with respect to the Vehicles leased by such Lessee, as provided in the related Lease Annexes.

5.2        Payment of Availability Payment. On each Due Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor its allocable share of the Availability Payment in respect of the unutilized portion of

 

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the Maximum Lease Commitment. “ Availability Payment ” with respect to each Due Date shall equal the excess, if any, of (I) the sum of (without double counting) (a) the aggregate interest due on all Outstanding Notes included in the Group IV Series of Notes as of the Payment Date next succeeding such Due Date, plus (b) all other payments payable by RCFC during the Related Month under the Group IV Series Supplements and the other Related Documents with respect to a Group IV Series of Notes (other than principal on a Group IV Series of Notes), over (II) the sum of (a) any Monthly Variable Rent due on such Due Date plus (b) any Monthly Finance Rent due on such Due Date, plus (c) any earnings on Permitted Investments allocated to any Group IV Series of Notes (less any portion thereof allocated to the Retained Interestholder) accruing through the Determination Date occurring prior to such Due Date and not included in the calculation of Availability Payments with respect to any prior Due Date.

5.3        Payment of Monthly Supplemental Payments. On each Due Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the Monthly Supplemental Payments that have accrued during the Related Month with respect to the Financed Vehicles leased hereunder by such Lessee, as provided in Sections 6 and 7 of Annex B.

5.4        Payment of Termination Payments, Casualty Payments, and Late Return Payments. On each Due Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor all Termination Payments, Casualty Payments and Late Return Payments that have accrued with respect to the Acquired Vehicles leased hereunder by such Lessee, as provided in Sections 7, 12.3 and 13, respectively.

5.5        Late Payment. In the event a Lessee fails to remit payment of any amount due under this Lease on or before the Due Date, the amount not paid will be considered delinquent and such Lessee will pay a late charge equal to the product of (a) the VFR plus 1%, times (b) the delinquent amount for the period from the Due Date to the date on which such delinquent amount is received by the Trustee, times (c) the actual number of days elapsed during such period divided by 360.

5.6        Allocation of Rent and Charges. Rent and other charges paid in respect of any Vehicles and any Due Date shall first be allocated to the payment of Monthly Variable Rent or Monthly Finance Rent, due for such Vehicles, as applicable, then to the Availability Payment due for such Vehicles and then to the payment of the remaining Rent obligations and other charges due for such Vehicles.

 

 

SECTION 6.

INSURANCE.

6.1        Fleet Insurance. Each Lessee shall at all times maintain or cause to be maintained, with financially sound and reputable insurers, (a) personal injury and damage insurance with respect to the Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder, and (b) insurance with respect to properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by corporations of established reputation engaged in the same or similar businesses and similarly situated, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other corporations. Each Lessee may, in lieu of maintaining such insurance with insurers, self-insure.

 

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6.2        Information. Each Lessee shall, from time to time upon the Lessor’s or the Trustee’s reasonable request, deliver to the Lessor and the Trustee copies of certificates describing all insurance required by Section 6.1 which is then in effect.

SECTION 7.                 CASUALTY OBLIGATION. If a Vehicle becomes a Casualty, then the applicable Lessee shall (a) promptly notify the Lessor of such occurrence, and (b) in the case of an Acquired Vehicle, on the Due Date next succeeding the last day of the Related Month in which the Lessee obtains actual knowledge that such Vehicle has become a Casualty, pay to the Lessor an amount (a “ Casualty Payment ”) equal to the Net Book Value of such Vehicle, calculated as of the earlier of the last day of such Related Month and the date such vehicle is disposed of or becomes a Casualty, as applicable. Upon payment by the applicable Lessee to the Lessor in accordance herewith of the Casualty Payment for any Acquired Vehicle that has become a Casualty, (i) the Lessor shall cause title to such Vehicle to be transferred to such Lessee to facilitate liquidation of such Vehicle by such Lessee, (ii) such Lessee shall be entitled to any physical damage insurance proceeds applicable to such Acquired Vehicle (if at such time such Lessee carries such insurance coverage), and (iii) the Lien of the Master Collateral Agent on such Vehicle shall be released thereby.

SECTION 8.                VEHICLE USE. So long as no Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default (or any similar event under any Group IV Series Supplement) has occurred, the Lessees may use Vehicles leased hereunder in the regular course of their respective businesses, including subleasing such Vehicles to Eligible Franchisees pursuant to Lessee Agreements, including Subleases, used in the ordinary course of Lessees’ businesses. Notwithstanding any such Lessee Agreement, the applicable Lessee shall remain fully liable for its obligations under this Lease and the other Related Documents (including any obligation hereunder or thereunder that it may cause any Franchisee to perform or fulfill). Each Lessee shall cause all payments under the Lessee Agreements, to the extent such payments relate to vehicles comprising the Master Collateral, to be deposited directly into the Master Collateral Account, and upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default (or any similar event under any Group IV Series Supplement), the Master Servicer shall promptly specify to the Master Collateral Agent the allocation of such payments among Financing Sources. Vehicle use shall be confined primarily to the United States, with limited use outside the United States; provided , however , that the principal place of business or rental office of the Eligible Franchisee with respect to any Vehicles used outside the United States shall be located in the United States. Each Lessee shall promptly and duly execute, deliver, file and record all such documents, statements, filings and registrations, and take such further actions as the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent, the Master Servicer or the Trustee shall from time to time reasonably request in order to establish, perfect and maintain the Lessor’s title to and interest in the Acquired Vehicles and the related Certificates of Title as against such Lessee or any third party in any applicable jurisdiction and to establish, perfect and maintain the Master Collateral Agent’s Lien on the Vehicles and the related Certificates of Title as a perfected lien in any applicable jurisdiction. Each Lessee may, at such Lessee’s sole expense, change the place of principal location of any Vehicles. After any such change of location, the applicable Lessee shall take all actions necessary (i) to maintain the Lien of the Master Collateral Agent on such Vehicles and the Certificates of Title with respect to such Vehicles, and (ii) to meet or obtain all material legal requirements applicable to such Vehicles. Following a Lease Event of Default or

 

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Manufacturer Event of Default, and upon the Lessor’s request, each Lessee shall advise the Lessor in writing where all Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder as of such date are principally located. The Lessees shall not knowingly use any Vehicles, or knowingly permit the same to be used, for any unlawful purpose. The Lessees shall and shall require the related Franchisees to use reasonable precautions to prevent loss or damage to Vehicles. The Lessees shall or shall cause the related Franchisees to comply with all applicable statutes, decrees, ordinances and regulations regarding acquiring, titling, registering, leasing, insuring and disposing of Vehicles and shall or shall require such related Franchisees to take reasonable steps to ensure that operators are licensed. The Lessees shall or shall cause the related Franchisees to perform, at its or their own expense, such vehicle preparation and conditioning services with respect to Vehicles as are customary. The Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee or any authorized representative of the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee may during reasonable business hours from time to time, without disruption of the applicable Lessee’s or the related Franchisee’s business, subject to applicable law, inspect Vehicles and registration certificates, Certificates of Title and related documents covering Vehicles wherever the same be located.

SECTION 9.                REGISTRATION; LICENSE; TRAFFIC SUMMONSES; PENALTIES AND FINES. Each Lessee, at its expense, shall be responsible for proper registration and licensing of the Vehicles leased by it hereunder, and the titling of such Vehicles in the name of the Lessor (in the case of Acquired Vehicles) or the Lessor or such Lessee, as applicable (in the case of Financed Vehicles), in each case with the Lien of the Master Collateral Agent noted thereon, and where required, each Lessee shall or shall cause the related Franchisees to have Vehicles inspected by any appropriate governmental authority; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, unless a Liquidation Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, possession of all Certificates of Title shall remain with each Servicer of the related Vehicles or the Master Servicer with such Certificates of Title to be held in trust, as agent of and custodian for the Master Collateral Agent; provided further that, if a Liquidation Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Master Collateral Agent shall have the right to take possession of all such Certificates of Title immediately from each Servicer and the Master Servicer, as applicable. Each Lessee shall pay or cause to be paid all registration fees, title fees, license fees, traffic summonses, penalties, judgments and fines incurred with respect to any Vehicle leased hereunder by such Lessee during the Vehicle Term for such Vehicle or imposed during the Vehicle Term for such Vehicle by any governmental authority or any court of law or equity with respect to Vehicles in connection with the Lessee’s operation of Vehicles, and any such amounts paid by the Lessor, in its discretion, on such Lessee’s behalf will be reimbursed within thirty (30) days of the Lessor notifying the Lessee of such payment. The Lessor agrees to execute a power of attorney substantially in the form of Attachment B hereto (a “ Power of Attorney ”), and such other documents as may be necessary in order to allow each Lessee to title, register and dispose of the Acquired Vehicles Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder; and each Lessee acknowledges and agrees that with respect to the Acquired Vehicles, it has no right, title or interest in or with respect to any Certificate of Title. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Lessor may terminate such Power of Attorney as provided in Section 17.3.

SECTION 10.              MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. Each Lessee shall or shall cause the related Franchisees, as applicable, to pay for all maintenance and repairs to keep the Vehicles leased by such Lessee hereunder in good working order and condition, and shall or

 

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shall cause such Franchisees to maintain such Vehicles as required in order to keep the Manufacturer’s warranty in force. Each Lessee shall or shall cause the related Franchisees to return each Vehicle to an authorized Manufacturer facility or the applicable Manufacturer’s authorized warranty station for warranty work. Each Lessee shall or shall cause the related Franchisees to comply with any Manufacturer’s recall of any Vehicle. Each Lessee shall or shall cause the related Franchisees to pay, or cause to be paid, all usual and routine expenses incurred in the use and operation of Vehicles including, but not limited to, fuel, lubricants, and coolants. The Lessor, upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the applicable Lessee, may pay any such expenses that have not otherwise been paid by, or on behalf of, such Lessee (including any failure by a related Franchisee to pay any such expenses), and any expenses incurred by the Lessor on such Lessee’s behalf for maintenance, repair, operation or use of Vehicles by such Lessee will be promptly reimbursed (in any event no later than the next monthly Due Date following such payment) by such Lessee to the Lessor in the amount paid by the Lessor. Each Lessee shall not make any material alterations to any Vehicles without the prior consent of the Lessor. Any improvements or additions to any Acquired Vehicle shall become and remain the property of the Lessor, except that any addition or improvement to such a Vehicle made by a Lessee shall remain the property of such Lessee if it can be disconnected or removed from the Vehicle without impairing the functioning of or resale value thereof, other than any function or value provided by such addition or improvement.

SECTION 11.              VEHICLE WARRANTIES. If a Vehicle is covered by a Manufacturer’s warranty, the applicable Lessee and each related Franchisee, during the Vehicle Term, shall have the right to make any claims under such warranty which the Lessor could make. As provided in Section 2.4, the Lessor makes no warranty or representation whatsoever, express or implied, with respect to any Vehicle.

 

 

SECTION 12.

VEHICLE USAGE REQUIREMENTS AND DISPOSITION.

12.1      Usage. As used herein, the term “ vehicle turn-in condition ” with respect to each Program Vehicle leased hereunder by a Lessee means a set of criteria for evaluating Program Vehicles upon their delivery at the end of the applicable Vehicle Terms, which criteria will be determined in accordance with the related Vehicle Disposition Program. Each Program Vehicle leased hereunder by a Lessee not meeting the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program’s vehicle turn-in condition requirements will, unless redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle in accordance with Section 14, be purchased by such Lessee in accordance with the Casualty procedure set forth in Section 7 or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the late delivery procedure set forth in Section 13, as applicable.

12.2      Disposition Procedure. Prior to the end of the Vehicle Term, each Lessee will or will cause the related Franchisee to deliver each Program Vehicle leased hereunder by such Lessee (other than a Casualty) to the nearest related Manufacturer official auction or other facility designated by such Manufacturer at such Lessee’s sole expense and in accordance with the terms of the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program. Any transportation allowance (for delivery costs) and any rebates or credits applicable to the unexpired term of any license plates for a Vehicle shall inure to the benefit of and, upon receipt thereof by the Lessor, the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent, shall promptly be paid over to the applicable Lessee. Each Lessee will comply with the requirements of law and the requirements of the Vehicle Disposition

 

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Programs in connection with, among other things, the delivery of Certificates of Title, documents of transfer signed as necessary, signed Condition Reports, and signed odometer statements for the Program Vehicles.

12.3      Termination Payments. On the Due Date next succeeding the earlier of (a) the last day of the Related Month in which the Repurchase Payment or the Guaranteed Payment, as the case may be, from a Manufacturer pursuant to its Vehicle Disposition Program with respect to any Acquired Vehicle that is a Program Vehicle, is received by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by deposit into the Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account), and (b) the thirtieth (30th) day after the expiration of the Maximum Term for such Vehicle, the Lessee that leases such Vehicle hereunder shall pay to the Lessor in respect of such Vehicle any Excess Damage Charges, Excess Mileage Charges, early turnback surcharges and any other similar charges and penalties (collectively, a “ Program Vehicle Termination Payment ”) as determined by the Manufacturer or its agent in accordance with the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program; and on the Due Date next succeeding the earlier of (i) the last day of the Related Month in which Disposition Proceeds from the sale or other disposition of an Acquired Vehicle that is a Non-Program Vehicle, but is not a Casualty, are received by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by deposit into the Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account), and (ii) the thirtieth (30th) day after the expiration of the Maximum Vehicle Lease Term for such Vehicle, the applicable Lessee shall pay to the Lessor in respect of such Vehicle an amount (a “ Non-Program Vehicle Termination Payment ”) equal to the quotient of (x) the sum of all Program Vehicle Termination Payments for the Related Month in respect of Vehicles leased by such Lessee, divided by (y) the number of Acquired Vehicles leased by such Lessee in respect of which such Program Vehicle Termination Payments are payable (Program Vehicle Termination Payments and Non-Program Vehicle Termination Payments being, collectively, “ Termination Payments ”). The provisions of this Section 12.3 will survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Term.

SECTION 13.              LATE RETURN PAYMENTS. If an Acquired Vehicle which is a Program Vehicle is not returned to the Manufacturer or accepted by the Manufacturer in accordance with the related Vehicle Disposition Program prior to the expiration of the Maximum Term for such Vehicle in accordance with Section 12.2, the Lessee of such Vehicle hereunder shall, unless such Vehicle has been redesignated as a Non-Program Vehicle in accordance with Section 14, (a) promptly notify the Lessor of its failure to return such Vehicle to the Manufacturer or to sell such Vehicle in accordance with the applicable Auction Procedures during the Vehicle Term, (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to sell or otherwise dispose of such Vehicle in a manner reasonably likely to maximize proceeds from such disposition and consistent with industry practice, (c) cause the Disposition Proceeds, if any, from any such sale or disposition to be paid to the Master Collateral Agent, in accordance with paragraph 10(d) of Annex A, and (d) on the Due Date next succeeding the earlier of (i) the last day of the Related Month in which such Disposition Proceeds are received by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by deposit into the Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account), and (ii) the thirtieth (30th) day after the expiration of the Maximum Term for such Vehicle, pay to the Lessor an amount (a “ Late Return Payment ”) equal to the excess of (x) the Net Book Value of such Vehicle, calculated as of the first day of the calendar month in which such Maximum Term expired reduced by the Depreciation Charges accrued with respect to such Vehicle through the date such Maximum Term expired, over (y) the dollar amount of such

 

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Disposition Proceeds (which Late Return Payment amount may be equal to, but not less than, zero dollars). The foregoing shall not affect the applicable Lessee’s obligation to pay on the related Due Date all Monthly Base Rent accrued with respect to each such Vehicle through the date on which the Maximum Term for such Vehicle expires.

SECTION 14.              REDESIGNATION OF VEHICLES.        (a) Upon a Program Vehicle’s becoming ineligible for repurchase by its Manufacturer or for sale in accordance with applicable Auction Procedures, due to physical damage, repair charges or accrued mileage, in each case in excess of that permitted under the related Vehicle Disposition Program, or due to any failure or inability to return such Vehicle to the Manufacturer or the designated auction site prior to the expiration of the Maximum Term, or due to any other event or circumstance, the applicable Servicer may designate such Vehicle as a Non-Program Vehicle if such Vehicle, as a Non-Program Vehicle, will be an Eligible Vehicle and if either (a) such designation meets the conditions of Section 4.2 or (b) the Noteholders holding the requisite Invested Amount of each applicable Series of Notes included in the Group IV Series of Notes waive, in each case as and to the extent permitted under the related Series Supplement, the requirements of Section 4.2 as applied to this Section 14 and all such other conditions, requirements or restrictions with respect to which a failure or violation has occurred; provided, in each case, that (x) any additional Monthly Base Rent due with respect to each such Vehicle, relating to the decrease, if any, of the Net Book Value of such Vehicle under the newly applicable Depreciation Schedule, shall be paid by the applicable Lessee on the next succeeding Due Date, and (y) the minimum level of Enhancement required under the applicable Supplement, after giving effect to such designation, shall be satisfied on the date of designation.

(b)       The applicable Servicer may designate a Non-Program Vehicle as a Program Vehicle; provided, however, that (i) upon such redesignation and through and including the applicable Vehicle Lease Expiration Date, such Vehicle shall be an Eligible Vehicle, (ii) such Vehicle qualifies as an Eligible Vehicle under the applicable Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program, (iii) the Capitalized Cost, Net Book Value and Depreciation Charges with respect to such Vehicle shall be recalculated as of the date of such redesignation as if such Vehicle was a Program Vehicle at the time of the initial related Vehicle Lease Commencement Date, and (iv) the related Manufacturer has acknowledged such designation. Upon any redesignation of a Vehicle pursuant to this Section 14(b), (x) the Lessor shall advance to the applicable Manufacturer the difference (if any) between the original Capitalized Cost of such Vehicle and the Capitalized Cost of such Vehicle upon redesignation, which amount shall be deemed to be part of the Initial Acquisition Cost of such Vehicle and (y) the applicable Lessee shall be entitled to a credit against the Monthly Base Rent due on the next succeeding Due Date in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Net Book Value of such Vehicle upon such redesignation over the original Net Book Value of such Vehicle immediately prior to such redesignation.

 

 

SECTION 15.

GENERAL INDEMNITY.

15.1      Indemnity of the Lessor. Each Lessee agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Lessor and the Lessor’s directors, officers, agents and employees (collectively, together with the Persons subject to indemnity under Section 15.2, the “ Indemnified Persons ”) against any and all claims, demands and liabilities of whatsoever nature, and all costs and expenses, relating to or in any way arising out of:

 

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15.1.1       the ordering, delivery, acquisition, title on acquisition, rejection, installation, possession, titling, retitling, registration, re-registration, custody by such Lessee of title and registration documents, use, non-use, misuse, operation, deficiency, defect, transportation, repair, control or disposition of any Vehicle leased hereunder or to be leased hereunder by such Lessee, including, without limitation, any such Vehicle subleased to a Franchisee of such Lessee and any of the foregoing actions, events or circumstances occurring or arising in connection with such subleasing, any related Lessee Agreement, any related Franchisee or any customer of any such related Franchisee. The foregoing shall include, without limitation, any claim by any third party against the Lessee for personal injury, property or other damages arising out of any of the foregoing with respect to any such Vehicles;

15.1.2       all (i) federal, state, county, municipal, foreign or other fees and taxes of any nature, including but not limited to license, qualification, registration, franchise, sales, use, gross receipts, ad valorem, business, property (real or personal), excise, motor vehicle, and occupation fees and taxes, and all federal, state, local and foreign income taxes (including any taxes payable by the Lessor as a result of its being a member of any group of corporations, including such Lessee, that file any tax returns on a consolidated or combined basis), and penalties and interest thereon, whether assessed, levied against or payable by the Lessor or otherwise, with respect to any Vehicle leased by such Lessee hereunder or the acquisition, purchase, sale, lease, sublease, rental, use, operation, control, ownership or disposition of any such Vehicle by any Person or measured in any way by the value thereof or by the business of, investment by, or ownership by the Lessor or such Lessee with respect thereto, and (ii) documentary, stamp, filing, recording, mortgage or other taxes, if any, which may be payable by the Lessor or such Lessee in connection with this Lease or the other Related Documents or the related Lessee Agreements and any penalties or interest with respect thereto;

15.1.3       any violation by such Lessee of this Lease or of any Related Documents or Lessee Agreements to which such Lessee is a party or by which it is bound or any laws, rules, regulations, orders, writs, injunctions, decrees, consents, approvals, exemptions, authorizations, licenses and withholdings of objecting of any governmental or public body or authority and all other requirements having the force of law applicable at any time to any Vehicle Leased by such Lessee hereunder or any action or transaction by such Lessee with respect thereto or pursuant to this Lease;

15.1.4       such Lessee’s Pro Rata Share of all out-of-pocket costs of the Lessor (including the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Lessor) in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Lease and the other Related Documents, including, without limitation, overhead expenses and any and all fees of the Trustee, Paying Agent, Clearing Agencies, Qualified Intermediary and Master Collateral Agent, all fees payable in connection with any Enhancement, any and all fees of the Master Servicer or any Servicer under the Indenture, fees and costs of the Qualified Intermediary and in connection with the Escrow Account, and any underwriting or placement agency fees incurred in connection with the sale of any Notes included in the Group IV Series of Notes, in each case to the extent allocable to this Lease; and

 

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15.1.5       such Lessee’s Pro Rata Share of all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and legal expenses) incurred by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent, the Trustee, the Qualified Intermediary or the Group IV Noteholders in connection with the administration, enforcement, waiver or amendment of this Lease and any other Related Documents, and all indemnification obligations of the Lessor under the Related Documents.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lessee shall have any duty to indemnify any Indemnified Person for any consequential or punitive damages or claims, demands, liabilities, costs, or expenses to the extent such claim, demand, liability, cost or expense arises out of or is due to such Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

15.2      Indemnification of the Trustee. Each Lessee agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee and the Trustee’s officers, directors, agents and employees against any and all or, in the case of clause (ii) below, such Lessee’s Pro Rata Share of all claims, demands and liabilities of whatsoever nature, and all or, in the case of clause (ii) below, such Lessee’s Pro Rata Share of all costs and expenses, relating to or in any way arising out of: (i) any acts or omissions of such Lessee pursuant to this Lease and (ii) the Trustee’s appointment under the Base Indenture and the Trustee’s performance of its obligations thereunder, or any document pertaining to any of the foregoing to which the Trustee is a signatory, including, but not limited to any judgment, award, settlement, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs or expenses incurred in connection with the defense of any actual or threatened action, proceeding or claim; provided, however, the Lessees shall have no duty to indemnify the Trustee, or any other Indemnified Person pursuant to this Section 15.2, to the extent such claim, demand, liability, cost or expense arises out of or is due to the Trustee’s or such Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Any such indemnification shall not be payable from the assets of the Lessor. The provisions of this indemnity shall run directly to and be enforceable by the Trustee or any other Indemnified Person subject to the limitations hereof. The indemnification provided for in this Section 15.2 shall be in addition to any other indemnities available to the Trustee and shall survive the termination of the duties of the Lessees hereunder and the termination of this Lease or a document to which the Trustee is a signatory or the resignation or removal of the Trustee.

15.3      Reimbursement Obligation by the Lessees. The applicable Lessee shall forthwith upon demand reimburse the Lessor or the Trustee, as the case may be, for any sum or sums expended with respect to any of the foregoing, or shall pay such amounts directly upon request from the Lessor or the Trustee; provided, however, that, if so requested by such Lessee, the Lessor or the Trustee shall submit to such Lessee a statement documenting any such demand for reimbursement or prepayment. To the extent that such Lessee in fact indemnifies the Lessor or the Trustee under the indemnity provisions of this Lease, such Lessee shall be subrogated to the rights of the Lessor or the Trustee, as the case may be, in the affected transaction and shall have a right to determine the settlement of claims therein. The foregoing indemnity as contained in this Section 15 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease or any lease of any Vehicle hereunder; provided, however, that the factual or legal circumstances giving rise to the Lessor’s exposure to liability occur during the period that the Lease is in effect as to the Vehicle for which such exposure to liability arose.

 

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15.4      Notice to Lessee of Claims. The Lessor or the Trustee, as the case may be, shall notify the applicable Lessee in writing (a “ Notice of Claim ”) of the pendency of any such claim, action or facts referred to in this Section 15 for which indemnity may be required.

15.5      Defense of Claims. Defense of any claim referred to in this Section 15 for which indemnity may be required shall, at the option and request of the applicable Lessee, be conducted by such Lessee. Following receipt of any Notice of Claim, such applicable Lessee will inform the Indemnified Person of its election to defend such claim. Such Indemnified Person may participate in any such defense at its own expense, provided such participation does not interfere with such Lessee’s defense. Each Lessee agrees that no Indemnified Person will be liable to such Lessee for any claim caused directly or indirectly by the inadequacy of any Vehicle for any purpose or any deficiency or defect therein or the use or maintenance thereof or any repairs, servicing or adjustments thereto or any delay in providing or failure to provide such or any interruption or loss of service or use thereof or any loss of business, all of which shall be the risk and responsibility of such Lessee, except to the extent that any of the foregoing is caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person. The rights and indemnities of each Indemnified Person hereunder are expressly made for the benefit of, and will be enforceable by, each Indemnified Person notwithstanding the fact that such Indemnified Person is not or is no longer a party to (or entitled to receive the benefits of) this Lease. This general indemnity shall not affect any claims of the type discussed above which a Lessee may have against the Manufacturer.

SECTION 16.              ASSIGNMENT. No Lessee shall, except as provided in the Base Indenture, without prior written consent of the Lessor and the Trustee, assign this Lease or any of its rights hereunder to any other party; provided, however, a Lessee may sublease or rent Vehicles leased by it under the terms of such Lessee’s normal Sublease agreements to Eligible Franchisees, and such Lessee and such Eligible Franchisees may rent such Vehicles to consumers in the ordinary course of their daily rental business. Any purported assignment in violation of this Section 16 shall be void and of no force or effect. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to restrict the right of a Lessee to acquire or dispose of, by purchase, lease, financing, or otherwise, motor vehicles that are not subject to the provisions of this Lease.

 

 

SECTION 17.

DEFAULT AND REMEDIES THEREFOR.

17.1      Lease Events of Default. Any one or more of the following will constitute an event of default (a “ Lease Event of Default ”) as that term is used herein:

17.1.1       there occurs a default in the payment of (i) any Monthly Base Rent, Monthly Variable Rent, Monthly Finance Rent, Termination Payment, Casualty Payment, Late Return Payment, Monthly Supplemental Payment, Availability Payment or (ii) any other amount payable under this Lease, and, any such case, the continuance thereof for five (5) Business Days after notice thereof by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee to the applicable Lessee and the Guarantor;

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17.1.3       the failure of a Lessee or the Guarantor to observe or perform any other covenant, condition, agreement or provision hereof, which failure has a Material Adverse Effect on the Lessor, and such default continues for more than sixty (60) days after the earlier to occur of (a) the date a Responsible Officer of such Lessee obtains knowledge of such default or (b) the date written notice thereof is delivered by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee to such Lessee; provided, however, that if such failure cannot reasonably be cured within such sixty (60) day period, no Lease Event of Default shall result therefrom so long as, within such sixty (60) day period, such Lessee (i) commences to cure same, (ii) delivers written notice to the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee notifying the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee of such default and setting forth the steps such Lessee intends to take in order to cure such default and (iii) thereafter diligently prosecutes such cure to completion and completely cures such default on or before the ninetieth (90th) day after the earlier of the dates set forth in clause (a) and clause (b) above;

17.1.4       if any representation or warranty made by a Lessee or the Guarantor proves untrue in any respect as of the date of the issuance or making thereof, which inaccuracy or falsehood has a Material Adverse Effect on the Lessor, and such inaccuracy or falsehood is not cured within sixty (60) days after notice thereof from the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee to such Lessee; or

17.1.5       an Event of Bankruptcy occurs with respect to a Lessee or the Guarantor.

17.2      Effect of Lease Event of Default. If (i) a Lease Event of Default described in Section 17.1.1(i), 17.1.2 or 17.1.5 of this Lease shall occur, then the Monthly Base Rent, the Monthly Supplemental Payment and Casualty Payments (in each case calculated, with respect to Financed Vehicles, as if all such Financed Vehicles had become a Casualty for the Related Month), the Monthly Variable Rent, the Availability Payment and the Monthly Finance Rent (in each case calculated as if the full amount of interest, principal and other charges under all Outstanding Series of Notes included in the Group IV Series of Notes were then due and payable in full), Termination Payments and Late Return Payments shall, automatically, without further action by the Lessor or the Trustee, become immediately due and payable or (ii) any other Lease Event of Default or any other Liquidation Event of Default applicable to this Lease or any Series of Notes for which this Lease serves as Collateral shall occur, the Lessor or the Trustee may declare the Rent and all other charges and payments (calculated as described in clause (i) above) to be due and payable, whereupon such Rent and such other charges and payments (as so calculated) shall, subject to Section 17.5, become immediately due and payable.

17.3      Rights of Lessor Upon Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default. If a Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default with respect to this Lease or any Series of Notes for which this Lease serves as Collateral shall occur, then the Lessor at its option may:

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Lease or to recover damages for the breach hereof calculated in accordance with Section 17.5; or

(ii)            By notice in writing to each Lessee, terminate this Lease in its entirety and/or the right of possession hereunder of the Lessees as to the Vehicles, and the Lessor may direct delivery by the Lessees of documents of title to the Vehicles, whereupon all rights and interests of the Lessees to the Vehicles will cease and terminate (but the Lessees will remain liable hereunder as herein provided, calculated in accordance with Section 17.5); and thereupon, the Lessor or its agents may, subject in each case to the rights of the Franchisees under the applicable Subleases, peaceably enter upon the premises of the Lessees or other premises where the Vehicles may be located and take possession of them and thenceforth hold, possess and enjoy the same free from any right of the Lessees, or their successors or assigns (other than the Franchisees), to employ the Vehicles for any purpose whatsoever consistent with the mitigation of losses and damages, and the Lessor will, nevertheless, have a right to recover from the Lessees any and all amounts which under the terms of Section 17.2 (as limited by Section 17.5) of this Lease may be then due. The Lessor will provide the applicable Lessee with written notice of the place and time of any sale of Financed Vehicles pursuant to this Section 17.3 at least five (5) days prior to the proposed sale, which shall be deemed commercially reasonable, and such Lessee or the Lessor may purchase the Vehicle(s) at the sale. Each and every power and remedy hereby specifically given to the Lessor will be in addition to every other power and remedy hereby specifically given or now or hereafter existing at law, in equity or in bankruptcy and each and every power and remedy may be exercised from time to time and simultaneously and as often and in such order as may be deemed expedient by the Lessor; provided, however, that the measure of damages recoverable against a Lessee will in any case be calculated in accordance with Section 17.5. All such powers and remedies will be cumulative, and the exercise of one will not be deemed a waiver of the right to exercise any other or others. No delay or omission of the Lessor in the exercise of any such power or remedy and no renewal or extension of any payments due hereunder will impair any such power or remedy or will be construed to be a waiver of any default or any acquiescence therein. Any extension of time for payment hereunder or other indulgence duly granted to a Lessee will not otherwise alter or affect the Lessor’s rights or the obligations hereunder of such Lessee. The Lessor’s acceptance of any payment after it will have become due hereunder will not be deemed to alter or affect the Lessor’s rights hereunder with respect to any subsequent payments or defaults therein; or

(iii)          By notice in writing to a Lessee, terminate the Power of Attorney of such Lessee.

17.4      Rights of Trustee Upon Liquidation Event of Default, Limited Liquidation Event of Default, Manufacturer Event of Default and Non-Performance of Certain Covenants.

(i)             If a Liquidation Event of Default or a Limited Liquidation Event of Default or, with respect to Program Vehicles, a Manufacturer Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing, the Lessor and the Trustee, to the extent provided in the Indenture, shall have the rights against the Guarantor, each Lessee, each Manufacturer in connection with any Manufacturer Event of Default and the Master Lease Collateral

 

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provided in the Indenture (including, without limitation, in connection with a Manufacturer Event of Default, the rights granted under Section 8.2 of the Indenture) upon a Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default, including the right to take possession of all Group IV Vehicles immediately from the Lessees.

(ii)            With respect to Program Vehicles, if the Guarantor or any Lessee shall default in the due performance and observance of any of its obligations under Section 6.1, 23.4, 24.3, 24.4(f), 24.7 or 25.4 hereof, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof shall have been given to the Guarantor or the applicable Lessee, as the case may be, by the Lessor, the Lessor or the Trustee, as assignee of the Lessor’s rights hereunder, shall have the ability to exercise all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of the Guarantor or any Lessee against the Manufacturers under or in connection with the Eligible Vehicle Disposition Programs with respect to (i) Group IV Vehicles that are Program Vehicles which the Guarantor or any Lessee has determined to turn back to the Manufacturers under such Eligible Vehicle Disposition Programs and (ii) whether or not the Guarantor or any Lessee shall then have determined to turn back such Group IV Vehicles that are Program Vehicles, any such Program Vehicles for which the applicable Maximum Term will expire within one week or less.

(iii)          Upon a default in the performance (after giving effect to any grace periods provided herein) by the Guarantor or any Lessee of its obligations hereunder to keep the Group IV Vehicles free of Liens and to maintain the Trustee’s Lien perfected on the Master Lease Collateral, the Trustee shall have the right to take actions reasonably necessary to correct such default with respect to the subject Vehicles, including executing and filing UCC financing statements with respect to Eligible Vehicle Disposition Program and other general intangibles and amending any Certificates of Title that fail to note the correct titleholder or lienholder in accordance with the Base Indenture, this Lease and the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

(iv)           Upon the occurrence of a Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default, the Guarantor and each Lessee will return any Group IV Vehicles that are Program Vehicles to the related Manufacturer in accordance with the instructions of the Lessor.

(v)            Upon the occurrence of a Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default, the Lessor shall have the right to dispose of (x) those Group IV Vehicles that are Program Vehicles either not accepted by the related Manufacturer under the applicable Eligible Program pursuant to clause (iv) above or with respect to which a Manufacturer Event of Default has occurred, and (y) the Group IV Vehicles that are Non-Program Vehicles and to direct the Guarantor or the applicable Lessee to dispose of such Vehicles in accordance with its instructions. In addition, the Lessor shall have all of the rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims vis-a-vis the Guarantor or any Lessee, necessary or desirable to allow the Trustee to exercise the rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims given to the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.1 and, with respect to Program Vehicles, Section 8.2 of the Base Indenture and the Guarantor and each Lessee acknowledges that it has hereby granted to the Lessor all of

 

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the rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims granted to the Trustee pursuant to Article 8 of the Base Indenture and that, under certain circumstances set forth in the Base Indenture, the Trustee may act in lieu of the Lessor in the exercise of such rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims.

17.5      Measure of Damages. If a Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default occurs and the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee exercises the remedies granted to the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee under this Section 17 or under Section 8.2 of the Base Indenture, the amount that the Lessor shall be permitted to recover shall be equal to:

(i)             all Rent and payments under this Lease (calculated as provided in Section 17.2); plus

(ii)            any damages and expenses (other than punitive and consequential damages), which the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee will have sustained by reason of the Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default, together with reasonable sums for such attorneys’ fees and such expenses as will be expended or incurred in the seizure, storage, rental or sale of the Vehicles or in the enforcement of any right or privilege hereunder or in any consultation or action in such connection; plus

(iii)      all other amounts due and payable under this Lease; plus

(iv)           interest from time to time on amounts due and unpaid under this Lease at the VFR plus 1%, computed from the date of the Lease Event of Default, Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default or the date payments were originally due the Lessor under this Lease or from the date of each expenditure by the Lessor which is recoverable from a Lessee pursuant to this Section 17, as applicable, to and including the date payments are made by the Lessee; minus

(v)            an amount equal to all sums realized by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee from the liquidation of the Financed Vehicles leased hereunder (either by receipt of payment from the Manufacturers under Vehicle Disposition Programs, from sales of Vehicles to third parties, or otherwise), provided, however, that if a Financed Vehicle is delivered to the Manufacturer or the designated auction site for repurchase by the Manufacturer under the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program or for sale in accordance with the applicable Auction Procedures, respectively, and such Vehicle is accepted for repurchase or sale by such Manufacturer (as evidenced by a Condition Report indicating that such Vehicle conforms to the requirements for repurchase or sale under such Vehicle Disposition Program), the Lessor and the Trustee shall be deemed to have received thirty (30) days after the date of such acceptance or sale on account of this clause (v) an amount equal to the Net Book Value of such Vehicle, calculated as of its Disposition Date (less any Termination Payments payable in respect of such Vehicle).

 

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17.6      Application of Proceeds. The proceeds of any sale or other disposition of any Financed Vehicles pursuant to Section 17.3 shall be applied in the following order: (i) to the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Lessor in connection with such sale or disposition, including any reasonable costs associated with repairing such Vehicles, and reasonable attorneys’ fees in connection with the enforcement of this Lease, (ii) to the payment of outstanding Rent owing from the applicable Lessee and payments under the Lease owing from such Lessee (such proceeds to be applied first, to outstanding Monthly Variable Rent and Monthly Finance Rent pro rata, second, to outstanding Availability Payments, third, to outstanding Base Rent and Monthly Supplemental Payments pro rata, fourth, to outstanding Termination Payments, Casualty Payments and Late Return Payments pro rata and fifth, to outstanding late charges pursuant to Sections 5.5 and 17.5(iv)), (iii) to the payment of all other amounts due hereunder from such Lessee, (iv) to the payment of any amounts to the Lessor, or such Person(s) as may be lawfully entitled thereto, and (v) any remaining proceeds to such Lessee.

SECTION 18.              MANUFACTURER EVENTS OF DEFAULT. Upon the occurrence of any of the following events (each, a “ Manufacturer Event of Default ”) with respect to a Manufacturer, the Lessees on behalf of the Lessor shall (a) no longer place Vehicle Orders for additional Program Vehicles from such Manufacturer (each, a “ Defaulting Manufacturer ”), (b) no longer turn back Program Vehicles for repurchase under any Vehicle Disposition Program that is a repurchase program of a Defaulting Manufacturer, and (c) cancel any Vehicle Order with such Defaulting Manufacturer to which a vehicle identification number (a “ VIN ”) has not been assigned as of the date such Manufacturer Event of Default occurs:

Section 18.1. The failure of such Manufacturer to pay Guaranteed Payments, Repurchase Payments and/or Incentive Payments due under, respectively, such Manufacturer’s Vehicle Disposition Programs and its incentive programs, in an aggregate amount in excess of $40,000,000 (net of amounts that are the subject of a good faith dispute, as evidenced in writing by either the applicable Lessee or the Manufacturer questioning the accuracy of the amounts paid or payable in respect of any such Vehicle Disposition Programs or incentive programs), which failure, in the case of each such Guaranteed Payment, Repurchase Payment and/or Incentive Payment included in such amount in excess of $40,000,000 continues for more than ninety (90) days following the Disposition Date for the related Vehicle.

Section 18.2. The occurrence and continuance for a period of thirty (30) days of an Event of Bankruptcy with respect to such Manufacturer, and the Confirmation Condition is not satisfied; provided , that for the purposes of clauses (a) through (c) of Section 18, the Lessees and the Lessor agree to take (or refrain from taking) the actions specified in such clauses during the thirty (30) day period following such Event of Bankruptcy.

For purposes hereof, “ Confirmation Condition ” shall mean, with respect to a Manufacturer that is the subject of an Event of Bankruptcy that is a proceeding under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code to reorganize (the “ Proceeding ”), a condition that is satisfied upon entry and during the effectiveness of an order by the bankruptcy court having jurisdiction over the Proceeding approving (i) (A) assumption under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code by the Manufacturer, or trustee in bankruptcy on its behalf, of its Vehicle Disposition Program (and all related Assignment Agreements), (B) payment of all amounts due and payable by the

 

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Manufacturer to RCFC or its Affiliates under its Vehicle Disposition Program, and (C) all actions and payments necessary to cure all existing defaults by the Manufacturer with respect to RCFC or its Affiliates under the Vehicle Disposition Program to the date of effectiveness of such order, or (ii) (A) execution, delivery and performance by the Manufacturer of (x) a new post-petition Vehicle Disposition Program under which RCFC is an eligible fleet purchaser and having substantially the same terms and covering Vehicles with substantially the same characteristics as the Vehicle Disposition Program in effect on the date the Proceeding was commenced, and (y) new Assignment Agreements effecting the assignment of benefits of such new Vehicle Disposition Program from RCFC to the Master Collateral Agent and acknowledged by the Manufacturer, (B) payment of all amounts due and payable by such Manufacturer to RCFC or its Affiliates under the previous Vehicle Disposition Program at the time of the execution and delivery of the new post-petition Vehicle Disposition Program, and (C) all actions and payments necessary to cure all existing defaults by the Manufacturer with respect to RCFC or its Affiliates under the previous Vehicle Disposition Program to the date of effectiveness of such order, and in each case in (i) or (ii) above the actions and payments in clause (C) have been taken or made.

SECTION 19.              CERTIFICATION OF TRADE OR BUSINESS USE. Pursuant to Section 7701 of the Code and as set forth in Attachment C hereto, each Lessee will warrant and certify that (1) such Lessee intends to use the Acquired Vehicles in a trade or business of such Lessee, and (2) such Lessee has been advised that it will not be treated as the owner of the Acquired Vehicles for federal income tax purposes.

SECTION 20.              SURVIVAL. In the event that, during the term of this Lease, a Lessee becomes liable for the payment or reimbursement of any obligations, claims or taxes pursuant to any provision hereof, such liability will continue, notwithstanding the expiration or termination of this Lease, until all such amounts are paid or reimbursed by such Lessee.

SECTION 21.              RIGHTS OF LESSOR PLEDGED TO MASTER COLLATERAL AGENT AND TRUSTEE. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, each Lessee and the Guarantor acknowledges that each of the Lessees and the Lessor, pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, has granted a security interest to the Master Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Beneficiaries specified therein, in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Vehicles, the related Vehicle Disposition Programs, the Master Collateral Account and all other Master Collateral specified in the Master Collateral Agency Agreement as being pledged by DTG Operations and RCFC, and each Lessee and the Guarantor further acknowledges that the Lessor, pursuant to the Indenture, has granted a security interest to the Trustee in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the RCFC Agreements, the Collection Account and the other Collateral described in the Indenture. Accordingly, each Lessee and the Guarantor agrees that:

(i)             Subject to the terms of the Indenture, the Trustee shall have all the rights, powers, privileges and remedies of the Lessor hereunder. Specifically, each Lessee and the Guarantor agrees that, upon the occurrence of an Amortization Event, the Trustee or, with respect to any Master Collateral, the Master Collateral Agent (for and on behalf of the Trustee) may exercise any right or remedy against each Lessee or the Guarantor provided for herein or in the Indenture or the Master Collateral Agency Agreement and

 

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none of the Lessees or the Guarantor will interpose as a defense that such claim should have been asserted by the Lessor;

(ii)            Upon the delivery by the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee of any notice to a Lessee or the Guarantor stating that a Lease Event of Default or an Amortization Event with respect to such Lessee has occurred, then such Lessee or the Guarantor will, if so requested by the Master Collateral Agent (with respect to the Master Collateral) or the Trustee (with respect to the Collateral), treat the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent’s or the Trustee’s designee, as the case may be, for all purposes as the Lessor hereunder and in all respects comply with all obligations under this Lease that are asserted by the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee as the successor to the Lessor hereunder, irrespective of whether such Lessee or the Guarantor has received any such notice from the Lessor;

(iii)           Pursuant to the Indenture, the Lessor hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs each Lessee to, and each Lessee shall, make payments of Rent hereunder directly to the Trustee for deposit in the Group IV Collection Account established by the Trustee for receipt of such payments pursuant to the Indenture, and such payments shall discharge the obligation of such Lessee to the Lessor hereunder with respect to Rent to the extent of such payments. Each Lessee further acknowledges that pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, the Lessor has irrevocably authorized and directed such Lessee to, and such Lessee shall, cause all payments under the related Lessee Agreements, each Vehicle Disposition Programs, and all other Master Collateral pledged by such Lessee to the Master Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee (as Beneficiary on behalf of the holders of each Series of Notes included in the Group IV Series of Notes), to be made directly to the Master Collateral Agent for deposit in the Master Collateral Account established by the Lessor for receipt of such payments pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, and each such payment (other than any payment that is subject to distribution to such Lessee or its designee pursuant to Section 2.5(b) of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement and that is not transferred to the Collection Account) shall constitute a prepayment in respect of the obligation of such Lessee to pay the Rent due hereunder on the next succeeding Due Date. Upon written notice to a Lessee of a sale or assignment by the Trustee or Master Collateral Agent of its right, title and interest in moneys due under this Lease or the Master Collateral Agency Agreement to a successor Trustee or Master Collateral Agent, such Lessee shall thereafter make payments of Rent hereunder or payments in respect of the Master Collateral, as applicable, to the party specified in such notice;

(iv)           Upon request made by the Master Collateral Agent at any time, each Lessee will take such actions as are requested by the Master Collateral Agent to assist the Master Collateral Agent in maintaining the Master Collateral Agent’s perfected security interest in the Vehicles leased by such Lessee under this Lease, the Certificates of Title with respect thereto and the related Master Collateral pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement; and

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Series of Notes included in Group IV and, accordingly, all references herein to “all” Series of Notes shall refer only to all Series of Notes included in Group IV.

SECTION 22.              MODIFICATION AND SEVERABILITY. The terms of this Lease will not be waived, altered, modified, amended, supplemented or terminated in any manner whatsoever except by a written instrument signed by the Lessor, each Lessee and (except as to matters referred to in Section 27.3) the Guarantor, and consented to in writing by the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee, the Required Noteholders (provided, however, that the consent of the Required Noteholders shall not be a condition precedent to the effectiveness or validity of any such action taken with respect to the terms of this Lease that will not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Noteholders in this Lease) and each Enhancement Provider with respect to each Series of Notes included in Group IV. If any part of this Lease is not valid or enforceable according to law, all other parts will remain enforceable. The Lessor shall provide prompt written notice to each Rating Agency of any such waiver, modification or amendment.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 22, the Lessor, the Lessees and the Guarantor may, at any time and from time to time, without the consent of the Master Collateral Agent, the Trustee, any Noteholders or any Enhancement Provider, enter into any amendment, supplement or other modification to this Lease to cure any apparent ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision in this Lease that may be inconsistent with any other provision herein; provided , however , that (i) any such action shall not have a Material Adverse Effect on the interests of any Enhancement Provider for a Series of Notes included in the Group IV Series of Notes, based upon, at the request of the Trustee, an Opinion of Counsel and an officers’ certificate of the Lessor and each Lessee addressed to the Trustee and (ii) a copy of such amendment, supplement or other modification is furnished to the Trustee, each Enhancement Provider with respect to any Series of Notes included in the Group IV Series of Notes and each Rating Agency in accordance with the notice provisions hereof not later than ten days prior to the execution thereof by the Lessor, the Lessees and the Guarantor.

SECTION 23.              CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each Lessee and Servicer represents and warrants to the Lessor, as to itself and the Vehicles leased by it hereunder, and the Guarantor represents and warrants to the Lessor, as to itself and as to each Lessee and Servicer, that as of the Closing Date with respect to each Group IV Series of Notes:

23.1      Due Incorporation, Authorization, No Conflicts, Etc. Each of the Lessees and the Guarantor is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and is duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction where, because of the nature of its activities or properties, the failure so to qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect on such Lessee or the Guarantor. The execution, delivery and performance by each Lessee and the Guarantor of this Lease and the other Related Documents to be executed and delivered by it are within its corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action (including shareholder approval, if required), have received all necessary governmental and other consents, approvals (in each case if any shall be required), and do not and will not contravene or conflict with, or create a default, breach, Lien or right of termination or acceleration under, any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation binding upon it, other than such default, breach, Lien or right of termination or acceleration

 

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which does not have a Material Adverse Effect on such Lessee or the Guarantor, as applicable. This Lease and each other Related Document to be executed and delivered by a Lessee or the Guarantor are (or when executed and delivered will be) the legal, valid, and binding obligations of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance with their respective terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights.

23.2      Financial Information; Financial Condition. All balance sheets, all statements of operations, of shareholders’ equity and of cash flow, and other financial data which have been or shall hereafter be furnished to the Lessor or the Trustee for the purposes of or in connection with this Lease or the Related Documents have been and will be prepared in accordance with GAAP and do and will present fairly the financial condition of the entities involved as of the dates thereof and the results of their operations for the periods covered thereby.

23.3      Litigation. Except for (i) claims set forth in Schedule 1 and (ii) claims which are fully covered by insurance, no claims, litigation (including, without limitation, derivative actions), arbitration, governmental investigation or proceeding or inquiry is pending or, to the best of the Lessees’ and the Guarantor’s knowledge, threatened against a Lessee or the Guarantor which would, if adversely determined, have a Material Adverse Effect on a Lessee or the Guarantor.

23.4      Liens. As of the date hereof, there is no Lien on, or no financing statement (or similar statement or instrument of registration under the law of any jurisdiction) covering or purporting to cover any interest of any kind in, the Vehicles leased hereunder (other than those set forth in Schedule 4 , and other Permitted Liens).

23.5      Necessary Actions. Upon the Servicers causing the Lien of the Master Collateral Agent to be noted on the Certificates of Title with respect to the Vehicles or as otherwise provided for by the Master Collateral Agency Agreement or the Indenture, all filings, registrations and recordings necessary or appropriate to create, preserve, protect and perfect the security interest granted to the Master Collateral Agent in respect of the Master Collateral have been accomplished and, assuming the delivery to, and continuing possession by, the Lessor or its agents or assignees of all instruments and documents (in each case as defined in the UCC as in effect in New York) a security interest in which is perfected by possession (except with regard to property constituting fixtures, any reserved rights of the United States government as required by law, Liens upon patents, patent licenses, trademarks, service marks and trademark licenses, to the extent that such Liens cannot be perfected by the filing of financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the applicable jurisdiction, Liens on Master Collateral the perfection of which requires filings in or other actions under the laws of jurisdictions outside of the United States of America, any State, territory or dependency thereof or the District of Columbia, and Liens on general intangibles or accounts (in each case as defined in the UCC as in effect in New York) on which the United States of America or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof is the obligor), and assuming that the applicable Lessee has rights in the Master Collateral within the meaning of the UCC as in effect in New York, the security interest granted to the Master Collateral Agent pursuant to the Master Collateral Agency Agreement in and to the Master Collateral constitutes a perfected security interest therein (but as to the copyrights and copyright licenses and accounts arising therefrom, only to the extent the UCC of the relevant jurisdiction, from time to time in effect, is applicable), prior to the rights of all other

 

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Persons (except, with respect to goods (as defined in the UCC), buyers in the ordinary course of business to the extent provided in Section 9-320(b) of the UCC as from time to time in effect in the applicable jurisdiction) therein and subject to no other Liens other than Permitted Liens (and the interests of such buyers in the ordinary course of business) and is entitled to all rights, priorities and benefits afforded to perfected security interests by the UCC or other relevant law as enacted in any relevant jurisdiction.

23.6      Employee Benefit Plans. (a) During the twelve consecutive month period prior to the date hereof (or, with respect to each Series of Notes included in the Group IV Series of Notes after the Closing Date for the initial Group IV Series of Notes, the Closing Date with respect to such Series of Notes): (i) no steps have been taken to terminate any Pension Plan and (ii) no contribution failure has occurred with respect to any Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under Section 302(f)(1) of ERISA in connection with such Pension Plan; (b) no condition exists or event or transaction has occurred with respect to any Pension Plan which could result in the incurrence by a Lessee, the Guarantor or any member of the Controlled Group of fines, penalties or liabilities for ERISA violations, which in the case of any of the events referred to in clause (a) above or this clause (b) would have a Material Adverse Effect upon such Lessee or the Guarantor, and (c) none of the Lessees and the Guarantor has any material contingent liability with respect to any post-retirement benefits under a Welfare Plan, other than liability for continuation coverage described in Subtitle B of Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and liabilities which would not have a Material Adverse Effect upon any Lessee or the Guarantor.

23.7      Investment Company Act. Neither the Guarantor nor any Lessee is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

23.8      Regulations T, U and X. Neither the Guarantor nor any Lessee is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System).

23.9      Business Locations; Trade Names; Principal Places of Business Locations. Schedule 3 lists each of the locations where each Lessee and the Guarantor maintains a chief executive office, principal place of business, or any records; and Schedule 3 also lists such Person’s legal name, each name under or by which it conducts its business, each state in which it conducts business and the state in which it has its principal place of business.

23.10     Taxes. Each Lessee and the Guarantor has filed all material tax returns that are required to be filed by it, and has paid or provided adequate reserves for the payment of all taxes, including, without limitation, all payroll taxes and federal and state withholding taxes, and all assessments payable by it that have become due, other than those that are not yet delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been established, and are being maintained, in accordance with GAAP. As of such Closing Date, there is no ongoing material audit (other than routine sales tax audits and other routine audits) or, to each Lessee’s and the Guarantor’s knowledge, material tax liability for any period for which returns have been filed or were due, other than those contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which (x) adequate reserves have

 

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been established and are being maintained in accordance with GAAP and (y) the failure to pay such taxes would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on such Lessee or the Guarantor or a material adverse effect on the Noteholders.

23.11     Governmental Authorization. Each of the Lessees and the Guarantor has all licenses, franchises, permits and other governmental authorizations necessary for all businesses presently carried on by it (including owning and leasing the real and personal property owned and leased by it), except where failure to obtain such licenses, franchises, permits and other governmental authorizations would not have a Material Adverse Effect on such Person.

23.12     Compliance with Laws. Each Lessee and the Guarantor: (i) is not in violation of any Requirement of Law, which violation would have a Material Adverse Effect on such Person, and to the best knowledge of each Lessee and the Guarantor, no such violation has been alleged; (ii) has filed in a timely manner all reports, documents and other materials required to be filed by it with any Governmental Agency (and the information contained in each of such filings is true, correct and complete in all material respects), except where failure to make such filings would not have a Material Adverse Effect on such Person; and (iii) has retained all records and documents required to be retained by it pursuant to any Requirement of Law, except where failure to retain such records would not have a Material Adverse Effect on such Person.

23.13     Eligible Vehicles; Eligible Franchisees. Each Vehicle is or will be, as the case may be, on the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date with respect to such Vehicle, an Eligible Vehicle, and each Franchisee subleasing an Eligible Vehicle from a Lessee is or will be, as the case may be, on the sublease commencement date with respect to such Eligible Vehicle, an Eligible Franchisee.

23.14     Supplemental Documents True and Correct. All information contained in any Vehicle Order, Refinancing Schedule or other Supplemental Document which has been submitted, or which may hereafter be submitted by a Lessee or the Guarantor to the Lessor is, or will be, true, correct and complete.

23.15     Accuracy of Information. All certificates, reports, statements, documents and other information furnished to the Lessor, the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent by the Guarantor or any Lessee pursuant to any provision of any Related Document, or in connection with or pursuant to any amendment or modification of, or waiver under, any Related Document, shall, at the time the same are so furnished, be complete and correct in all material respects to the extent necessary to give the Lessor, the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent, as the case may be, true and accurate knowledge of the subject matter thereof, and the furnishing of the same to the Lessor, the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent, as the case may be, shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Guarantor and such Lessee made on the date the same are furnished to the Lessor, the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent, as the case may be, to the effect specified herein.

Each of the foregoing representations and warranties will be deemed to be remade as of the Closing Date with respect to each Series of Notes included in Group IV.

 

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SECTION 24.              CERTAIN AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. Each Lessee and, as applicable, each Servicer, the Master Servicer and DTAG in its capacity as Guarantor each covenants and agrees that, until the expiration or termination of this Lease, and thereafter until the obligations of such Lessee, such Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Guarantor, as applicable, under this Lease and the Related Documents are satisfied in full, unless at any time the Lessor and the Trustee shall otherwise expressly consent in writing, it will:

24.1      Corporate Existence; Foreign Qualification. Do and cause to be done at all times all things necessary to (i) maintain and preserve its corporate existence (except as permitted under Section 25.1); (ii) be duly qualified to do business and in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business makes such qualification necessary and the failure to so qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect on it; and (iii) comply with all Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law binding upon it, except to the extent that its failure to comply therewith would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on it.

24.2      Books, Records and Inspections. (i) Maintain books and records that are complete and accurate in all material respects with respect to the Vehicles leased by it under this Lease; and (ii) at any time and from time to time during regular business hours, and with reasonable prior notice from the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee, permit the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (or such other Person who may be designated from time to time by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee), or its agents or representatives to examine and make copies of all books, records and documents in the possession or under the control of such Person relating to the Vehicles leased under this Lease, including without limitation, in connection with the Master Collateral Agent’s or the Trustee’s satisfaction of any requests of a Manufacturer performing an audit under its Vehicle Disposition Program.

24.3      Vehicle Disposition Programs. With respect to each Program Vehicle leased by a Lessee, comply, or cause the related Franchisee to comply, as appropriate, with all of its obligations under the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program relating to such Vehicle.

24.4      Reporting Requirements. Furnish, or cause to be furnished to the Lessor (or to such other Persons as are specified below), each of the following:

(a)       Daily Reports. Daily reports of the Master Servicer as follows: On each Business Day commencing on the Lease Commencement Date, the Master Servicer shall prepare and maintain at the office of the Master Servicer, a record (each, a “ Daily Report ”) setting forth the aggregate amount of (i) Guaranteed Payments, Repurchase Payments, Disposition Proceeds and Incentive Payments received from Manufacturers under Vehicle Disposition Programs or incentive programs, or from other Persons in connection with the sale or disposition of Vehicles leased under this Lease, (ii) insurance proceeds in respect of Vehicles leased under this Lease, (iii) payments in respect of Lessee Agreements, and (iv) any other Collections in respect of the Master Collateral allocable to the Trustee as Beneficiary (on behalf of the Group IV Noteholders) and in each case deposited in the Master Collateral Account and reported to the Master Servicer by the Master Collateral Agent, in accordance with Section 2.5(b) of the Master

 

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Collateral Agreement, not more than the second Business Day preceding such Daily Report, and setting forth (x) the aggregate dollar amount of the Collections identified in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv), (y) during the continuance of a Lease Event of Default or a Liquidation Event of Default, and as needed under Section 2.5(c) or (d) of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement or, in the sole judgment of the Master Collateral Agent, as otherwise needed, the portion of such Collections representing proceeds of the Master Collateral pledged by the Lessor and the portion pledged by each Lessee, and (z) the aggregate dollar amount of Sublease payments, insurance payments, warranty payments (if any), and other payments which, so long as no Lease Event of Default or Liquidation Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, may be withdrawn from the Master Collateral Account and distributed to the applicable Lessee, as set forth in Section 2.5(b) of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement. Before 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each such Business Day, the Master Servicer shall deliver a copy of the Daily Report to the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee.

(b)       Monthly Certificate. Monthly certificates of the Master Servicer as follows: On each Reporting Date, the Master Servicer shall forward to the Lessee, the Lessor, the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Rating Agencies and any applicable Enhancement Provider, an Officers’ Certificate of the Master Servicer (each, a “ Monthly Certificate ”) setting forth, inter alia, the following information (which, in the cases of clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) below, will be expressed as a dollar amount per $1,000 of the original principal amount of such Notes and as a percentage of the outstanding principal balance of the Notes as of such date): (i) the aggregate amount of payments received from the Manufacturers under Vehicle Disposition Programs and deposited in the Master Collateral Account and the aggregate amount of other Group IV Collections processed for the Related Month with respect to such Reporting Date; (ii) the Invested Percentage on the last day of the second preceding Related Month of each Series of Notes included in the Group IV Series of Notes (or, until the end of the second Related Month for such Series of Notes, as of the Closing Date for such Series); (iii) for each Series included in the Group IV Series of Notes, the total amount to be distributed to Noteholders on the next succeeding Payment Date; (iv) for each Series included in the Group IV Series of Notes, the amount of such distribution allocable to principal on the Notes of such Series; (v) for each Series included in the Group IV Series of Notes, the amount of such distribution allocable to interest on the Notes; (vi) for each Series included in the Group IV Series of Notes, the amount of Enhancement used or drawn (or to be used or drawn) in connection with the distribution to Noteholders of such Series on the next succeeding Payment Date, together with the aggregate amount of remaining Enhancement not theretofore used or drawn; (vii) for each Series included in the Group IV Series of Notes, the Series Monthly Servicing Fee for the next succeeding Payment Date; (viii) for each Series included in the Group IV Series of Notes, the existing Carryover Controlled Amortization Amount, if any; (ix) for each Series included in the Group IV Series of Notes, the applicable Pool Factors with respect to such Related Month; (x) the Aggregate Asset Amount of all Group IV Series of Notes and the amount of the Asset Amount Deficiency of all Group IV Series of Notes, if any, at the close of business on the last day of the Related Month; (xi) whether, to the knowledge of the Master Servicer, any Lien exists on any of the Collateral for any Series of Notes included in the Group IV Series of Notes (other than Permitted Liens) and (xii) the percentage of Vehicles leased under this

 

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Lease constituting Program Vehicles, the percentage of Vehicles leased under this Lease constituting Non-Program Vehicles, and the percentage of Vehicles leased under this Lease constituting Program Vehicles of each Manufacturer and Non-Program Vehicles of each Manufacturer. The Trustee shall be under no duty to recalculate, verify or recompute the information supplied to it under this Section 24.4(b).

(c)       Audit Report. As soon as available and in any event within one hundred ten (110) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Guarantor, a copy of the consolidated balance sheet of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, together with the related statements of earnings, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP, and certified by Deloitte & Touche LLP (or such other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing as shall be selected by the Guarantor) as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, with such exceptions as may be noted in such accountants’ report. In addition to such accountants’ report, such independent certified public accountants shall deliver to the Guarantor and the Lessor, a copy, which will be provided by the Lessor to each Rating Agency, of a letter to the effect that during the course of their audit of the consolidated financial statements of the Guarantor nothing has come to their attention that leads them to believe that a Lease Event of Default or Potential Lease Event of Default under this Lease exists.

(d)       Quarterly Statements. As soon as available, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter (except the fourth fiscal quarter) of the Guarantor, copies of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter and the related unaudited statements of earnings, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the portion of the fiscal year through such fiscal quarter (and as to the statements of earnings for such fiscal quarter) in each case setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year, prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and certified by the chief financial or accounting officer of the Guarantor as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries (subject to normal year-end adjustments).

(e)       Lease Events of Defaults. Promptly after a Lessee or the Guarantor has actual knowledge of the occurrence of any Lease Event of Default, Potential Lease Event of Default or Manufacturer Event of Default, a written statement of an Authorized Officer of such Person describing such event and the action that such Lessee or the Guarantor proposes to take with respect thereto.

(f)        Monthly Vehicle Statements. On each Reporting Date, a monthly vehicle statement (each, a “ Monthly Vehicle Statement ”) in a form acceptable to the Lessor, which shall specify, for the Vehicles leased hereunder during the Related Month by each Lessee, (i) the last eight digits of the VIN, (ii) whether each such Vehicle is leased under Annex A or Annex B hereto, (iii) the aggregate Capitalized Cost for such Vehicles, (iv) the aggregate Net Book Value of such Vehicles as of the end of the Related Month, (v)

 

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the Manufacturer of each such Vehicle, (vi) the make and model of each such Vehicle, (vii) the state in which each such Vehicle is registered, (viii) the Lease Commencement Date for each such Vehicle, (ix) the date each such Vehicle was paid for, (x) if available, the mileage of each such Vehicle, (xi) the last recorded physical location of each such Vehicle, (xii) whether each such Vehicle is a Program Vehicle or Non-Program Vehicle, (xiii) for each Program Vehicle, the minimum hold period and the maximum hold period under the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program, (xiv) the last eight digits of the VINs for those Vehicles that have been delivered to Manufacturers or designated auction sites pursuant to the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program, and that have been sold, during the Related Month, (xv) the last eight digits of the VINs for those Vehicles that have become a Casualty during the Related Month and their respective Net Book Values (as of the earlier of the last day of such Related Month and the date such Vehicle is disposed of or becomes a Casualty, as applicable), (xvi) the total amount of Monthly Base Rents, Monthly Variable Rents, Monthly Finance Rents, Monthly Supplemental Payments, Availability Payment, Termination Payments and Late Return Payments due for the Related Month on such Due Date, (xvii) all prepayments of Rent received during the Related Month from Guaranteed Payments, Repurchase Payments, Disposition Proceeds and Incentive Payments received by the Lessor during the Related Month from the Manufacturers, auctions and other Persons, as the case may be, (xviii) the aggregate Depreciation Charges for all such Vehicles continuing in the possession of each Lessee, (xix) information with respect to each Lessee necessary for the Master Servicer to compute the Aggregate Asset Amount of the Group IV Series of Notes as of the end of the Related Month, (xx) information with respect to each Lessee necessary for the Master Servicer to compute the Availability Payment for each Lessee with respect to the Related Month, and (xxi) any other charges owing from, and credits due to, each Lessee under this Lease.

(g)       Annual Certificate. Each Lessee will deliver to RCFC, the Trustee, any applicable Enhancement Provider under the Indenture, and the Rating Agencies rating any outstanding Series of Notes, on or before April 15 of each calendar year, beginning with April 15, 2007, an Officers’ Certificate substantially in the form of Attachment E (each, an “ Annual Certificate ”) (a) stating that a review of the activities of the Lessee during the preceding calendar year (or during the initial period from the initial Closing Date until April 15, 2007) and of its performance under this Lease and the other Related Documents to which each Lessee is a party was made under the supervision of the officers signing such certificate, (b) stating that to the best of such officers’ knowledge, based on such review, either there has occurred no event which, with the giving of notice or passage of time or both, would constitute a Lease Event of Default or Amortization Event and that such Lessee has fully performed all its obligations under this Lease and such other Related Documents throughout such year, or, if there has occurred such event or a Lease Event of Default or Amortization Event, specifying each such event known to such officers and the nature and status thereof, and (c) stating (and containing an Opinion of Counsel to the effect) that all necessary Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements and other Uniform Commercial Code filings have been completed (including, without limitation, any “precautionary filings” made by each of the Lessees in favor of the Lessor), all necessary Assignment Agreements have been executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, and all other actions,

 

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if any, required to maintain the perfected security interest of the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent on behalf of the Trustee in the Collateral and in the Master Collateral have been taken and that the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent continues to have a perfected security interest in the Collateral and Master Collateral.

(h)       Non-Program Vehicle Report. Semi-annual (or such other time period as the Rating Agencies shall require) reports of independent public accountants as follows: On or before the second Determination Date immediately following each March 31 and September 30 of each year, beginning with September 30, 2006, the Master Servicer shall cause a firm of nationally recognized independent public accountants (who may also render other services to the Master Servicer and who is acceptable to the Rating Agencies) to furnish a report (the “ Non-Program Vehicle Report ”) to the Lessor, the Trustee, the Rating Agencies and the Master Collateral Agent to the effect that they have performed certain agreed upon procedures with respect to the calculation of Disposition Proceeds obtained from the sale or other disposition of all Non-Program Vehicles (other than Casualties) sold or otherwise disposed of during each Related Month in such period and compared such calculations of Disposition Proceeds with the corresponding amounts set forth in the Daily Reports prepared by the Master Servicer pursuant to clause (a) above and that on the basis of such comparison such accountants are of the opinion that such amounts are in agreement, except for such exceptions as they believe to be immaterial and such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such report, the Master Servicer shall serve as agent for the users of the report in determining the sufficiency of such procedure.

(i)        Notice of Final Judgment. Promptly, provide to Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch notice of any final judgment in excess of $100,000 rendered against the Lessor.

(j)        Other. From time to time, such other information, documents, or reports regarding the Vehicles or the financial position, the results of operations or business of the Lessees as the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee may from time to time reasonably request in order to protect the interests of the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee under or as contemplated by this Lease or any other Related Document.

24.5      Taxes and Liabilities. Pay when due all taxes, assessments and other material (determined on a consolidated basis) liabilities (including, without limitation, taxes, titling fees and registration fees payable with respect to Vehicles), except as contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings (but only if and so long as forfeiture of any material part of the Vehicles leased under this Lease will not result from the failure to pay any such taxes, assessments or other material liabilities during the period of any such contest) and with respect to which (a) adequate reserves have been established, and are being maintained, in accordance with GAAP, and (b) the failure to make such payments and the maintaining of such reserves would not have a Material Adverse Effect on such Person or a Material Adverse Effect on the Group IV Noteholders.

 

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24.6      Compliance with Laws. Comply with all Requirements of Law related to its businesses if the failure so to comply would have a Material Adverse Effect on such Person.

24.7      Maintenance of Separate Existence. Maintain certain policies and procedures relating to its existence as a separate corporation as follows: Each Lessee acknowledges its receipt of copies of those certain opinion letters issued by Latham & Watkins LLP, dated as of the Closing Date for each Group IV Series of Notes outstanding and addressing the issue of substantive consolidation as it may relate to the Lessees and the Lessor. Each Lessee hereby agrees to maintain in place all policies and procedures, and take and continue to take all actions, described in the factual assumptions relating to such Lessee set forth in each such opinion letter and any subsequent similar Opinion of Counsel delivered in respect of a Group IV Series of Notes outstanding; provided, however, that such Lessee may cease to maintain any policy or procedure if and to the extent that such Lessee delivers to the Lessor and the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel providing that such policy or procedure is no longer necessary, due to a change in law or otherwise, for the rendering of such earlier opinion relating to the issue of substantive consolidation.

24.8      Master Collateral Agent as Lienholder. Maintain certain computer records as follows: Concurrently with each leasing of a Vehicle under this Lease, the Master Servicer and the related Servicer each shall indicate on its computer records that the Master Collateral Agent as assignee of the Lessor or the Lessees, as the case may be, is the holder of a Lien on such Vehicle for the benefit of the Trustee pursuant to the terms of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement.

24.9      Maintenance of Property. Keep, or cause to be kept, all property useful and necessary in its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted; provided, that nothing in this Section 24.9 shall require it to maintain, or to make any renewals, replacements, additions, betterment or improvements of or to, any tangible property if such property, in its reasonable opinion, is obsolete or surplus or unfit for use or cannot be used advantageously in the conduct of its business.

24.10     Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Collateral. Provide to the Trustee and the Master Collateral Agent reasonable access to the documentation regarding the Collateral and the Master Collateral, such access being afforded without charge but only (i) upon reasonable request, (ii) during normal business hours, (iii) subject to the normal security and confidentiality procedures of the applicable Lessee, the applicable Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, and (iv) at offices in the continental United States designated by such Lessee, such Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, which, if they are not the offices where such documentation normally is kept, shall be accessible without unreasonable effort or expense.

In addition, commencing on the date ten (10) days after the date that a Lessee or the Master Servicer receives from the Trustee or any Note Owner of any Note included in the Group IV Series of Notes a written request therefor, which request shall (x) contain a certification of such Note Owner that such person is a Note Owner and (y) provide an address for delivery, then and thereafter, unless and until such Lessee or the Master Servicer receives from such Note Owner a request to discontinue same, the Lessee or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall

 

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deliver the information specified below directly to such Note Owner (and, if requested, to one other person as may be specified in such Note Owner’s written request) substantially concurrently with the delivery by such Lessee or the Master Servicer, as applicable, of such information to any of the Trustee, any Group IV Noteholder or RCFC, provided, however, if such Lessee or the Master Servicer, as applicable, is not otherwise obligated hereunder to deliver such information to the Trustee, any Group IV Noteholder or RCFC on a periodic basis, then, unless otherwise specified below, such Lessee or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver the following information to such Note Owner at the time delivered under the relevant section:

(i)         the Monthly Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 24.4(b);

(ii)        the Monthly Vehicle Statement delivered pursuant to Section 24.4(f);

(iii)       any financial reports and letters required to be delivered under Sections 24.4(c) and (d);

(iv)       the Annual Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 24.4(g); and

(v)        within ten (10) days after written request, such other information as is reasonably requested by such Note Owner in order to satisfy any regulatory requirements of such Note Owner.

24.11     Maintenance of Credit Enhancement. The Guarantor agrees to maintain with respect to each Series of Notes included in the Group IV Series of Notes a letter of credit (or other credit enhancement acceptable to the Rating Agencies) supporting the obligations of the Lessees under this Lease in a stated amount that is at least equal to the Minimum Letter of Credit Amount, if any, for such Series of Notes.

24.12     Certain Additional Actions. The Master Servicer and each Servicer shall from time to time, as and when specified in the applicable Supplement for any Series of Notes included in the Group IV Series of Notes, provide such notices to the Trustee and to such other Persons specified in such Supplement, and perform such other actions, as are in each case specified therein, including without limitation any notices relating to any letters of credit or other Enhancement provided for under such Supplement, and the establishment of any cash collateral accounts relating thereto.

24.13     Minimum Depreciation Rate. Each Servicer and the Master Servicer agree that the scheduled daily depreciation charge with respect to Non-Program Vehicles leased under this Lease shall be established such that the weighted average Depreciation Charges accruing with respect to each Non-Program Vehicle during each Related Month shall be at least equal to 1.0%.

 

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SECTION 25.              CERTAIN NEGATIVE COVENANTS. Until the expiration or termination of this Lease and thereafter until the obligations of the Lessees are paid in full, each Lessee agrees that, unless at any time the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee shall otherwise expressly consent in writing, it will not:

25.1      Mergers, Consolidations. Be a party to any merger or consolidation, other than a merger or consolidation of such Lessee into or with another entity if:

(a)       the Person formed by such consolidation or into or with which such Lessee is merged shall be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State or the District of Columbia, and, if such Lessee is not the surviving entity, shall expressly assume, by an agreement supplemental hereto executed and delivered to the Trustee, the performance of every covenant and obligation of such Lessee hereunder and under all other Related Documents;

(b)       such Lessee has delivered to the Trustee an officer’s certificate and an opinion of counsel each stating that such consolidation or merger and such supplemental agreement comply with this Section 25.1 and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with; and

(c)       the Rating Agency Condition shall be met and, if required by the Series Supplement for a Group IV Series, the consent of each Enhancement Provider for such Series shall have been obtained with respect to such assignment and succession.

25.2      Other Agreements. Enter into any agreement containing any provision which would be violated or breached by the performance of its obligations hereunder or under any instrument or document delivered or to be delivered by it hereunder or in connection herewith.

25.3      Liens. Create or permit to exist any Lien with respect to any Vehicle leased hereunder now or hereafter existing or acquired, except Liens in favor of the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee, the lien on the Financed Vehicles in favor of the Series 2006-1 Letter of Credit Provider (or any letter of credit provider supporting the obligations of the Lessees under this Lease for the benefit of any other Group IV Noteholders), and the Liens set forth in Schedule 4 , if any, and the following Liens to the extent such liens in the aggregate would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee or the Noteholders under this Lease or the Indenture (all the foregoing Liens collectively, the “ Permitted Liens ”): (i) Liens for current taxes not delinquent or for taxes being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, and with respect to which adequate reserves have been established, and are being maintained, in accordance with GAAP, (ii) Liens, including judgment liens, arising in the ordinary course of business being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, and with respect to which adequate reserves have been established, and are being maintained, in accordance with GAAP, (iii) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance or other forms of governmental insurance or benefits, and (iv) mechanics’ materialmen’s, landlords’, warehousemen’s and carrier’s Liens, and other Liens imposed by law, securing obligations arising in the ordinary course of business that are being contested in good faith and by

 

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appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been established, and are being maintained, in accordance with GAAP.

25.4      Use of Vehicles. Knowingly use or allow the Program Vehicles to be used in any manner that would (i) make any such Program Vehicles ineligible for repurchase by their respective Manufacturers or for sale in accordance with applicable Auction Procedures, except with respect to the permitted redesignation of Program Vehicles as Non-Program Vehicles, pursuant to Section 14, or (ii) subject the Vehicles to confiscation.

25.5      No Financed Vehicles. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, submit requests to or otherwise lease, or cause to be leased, hereunder any Financed Vehicles without the prior written consent of the Required Beneficiaries, each Enhancement Provider with respect to each Group IV Series of Notes and the Rating Agencies (which consent of the Rating Agencies may be evidenced by a written confirmation by such Rating Agencies that the leasing of such Financed Vehicles by RCFC under the Financing Lease will not result in the reduction or withdrawal of the then current ratings on each outstanding Group IV Series of Notes).

 

 

SECTION 26.

SERVICING COMPENSATION.

26.1      Fees. As compensation for its servicing activities hereunder and reimbursement for its expenses as set forth in Section 26.2, each Servicer and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to receive from the Lessor a monthly servicing fee (the “ Monthly Servicing Fee ”), payable in arrears on each Payment Date prior to the termination of this Lease, the Indenture and the Master Collateral Agency Agreement in an amount equal to the sum of the monthly servicing fees for all Series of Notes included in the Group IV Series of Notes. Except as otherwise specified in the related Series Supplement, the Monthly Servicing Fee for each Series of Notes included in the Group IV Series of Notes (each, a “ Series Monthly Servicing Fee ”) on each Payment Date shall be equal to (i) the portion of the Group IV Supplemental Servicing Fee allocated to such Group IV Series of Notes pursuant to the related Supplement, plus (ii) one-twelfth of the product of (A) the Servicing Fee Percentage for such Series and (B) the Invested Amount of such Series as of the preceding Payment Date (after giving effect to any payments of principal on such date). The Series Monthly Servicing Fee for each Series of Notes included in the Group IV Series of Notes shall be paid to the Master Servicer (for allocation among the Master Servicer and the Servicers) pursuant to the procedures set forth in the applicable Series Supplement. The supplemental servicing fee (the “ Group IV Supplemental Servicing Fee ”) for any period shall be equal to all Carrying Charges comprising payments due from the Servicers under Section 26.2 hereof.

26.2      Expenses. The expenses of each Servicer include, and each Servicer agrees to pay, its Pro Rata Share of the amounts due to the Trustee pursuant to Section 9.5 of the Base Indenture and allocable to the Group IV Series of Notes, plus its Pro Rata Share of the reasonable fees and disbursements of independent accountants in connection with reports furnished pursuant to Sections 24.4(h) and (i), plus its allocable share of all other fees, expenses and indemnities incurred by such Servicer or the Lessor in connection with the Servicer’s activities hereunder or under the Related Documents. The Servicers, however, shall not be liable for any liabilities, costs or expenses of the Lessor, the Trustee or the Group IV Noteholders

 

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arising under any tax law, including without limitation any Federal, state or local income or franchise taxes or any other tax imposed on or measured by income (or any interest or penalties with respect thereto or arising from a failure to comply therewith), except to the extent incurred as a result of a Servicer’s violation of the provisions of this Lease or of the Related Documents; provided , however , the foregoing provisions of this sentence shall not affect the indemnification obligations of the Lessees under Section 15 of this Lease. In the event that a Servicer fails to pay any amount due to the Trustee pursuant to Section 9.5 of the Base Indenture, the Trustee will be entitled to receive such amounts due from the Monthly Servicing Fee prior to payment thereof to such Servicer.

 

 

SECTION 27.

GUARANTY.

27.1      Guaranty. In order to induce the Lessor to execute and deliver this Lease and to lease Vehicles hereunder to the Lessees, and in consideration thereof, the Guarantor hereby (i) unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the Lessor the obligations of each of the Lessees to make any payments required to be made by them under this Lease, (ii) agrees to cause each Lessee to duly and punctually perform and observe all of the terms, conditions, covenants, agreements and indemnities applicable to such Lessee (whether in its capacity as a Lessee or as a Servicer) under this Lease, and (iii) agrees that, if for any reason whatsoever, any Lessee (whether in its capacity as a Lessee or as a Servicer) fails to so perform and observe such terms, conditions, covenants, agreements and indemnities, the Guarantor will duly and punctually perform and observe the same (the obligations referred to in clauses (i) through (iii) above are collectively referred to as the “ Guaranteed Obligations ”). The liabilities and obligations of the Guarantor under the guaranty contained in this Section 27 (this “ Guaranty ”) will be absolute and unconditional under all circumstances. This Guaranty shall be a guaranty of payment and not of collection, and the Guarantor hereby agrees that it shall not be required that the Lessor or the Trustee assert or enforce any rights against any of the Lessees, the Servicers or any other person before or as a condition to the obligations of the Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty.

27.2      Scope of Guarantor’s Liability. The Guarantor’s obligations hereunder are independent of the obligations of the Lessees (whether as Lessee or as Servicer), any other guarantor or any other Person, and the Lessor may enforce any of its rights hereunder independently of any other right or remedy that the Lessor may at any time hold with respect to this Lease or any security or other guaranty therefor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lessor may bring a separate action against the Guarantor without first proceeding against any of the Lessees, any other guarantor or any other Person, or any security held by the Lessor, and regardless of whether the Lessees or any other guarantor or any other Person is joined in any such action. The Guarantor’s liability hereunder shall at all times remain effective with respect to the full amount due from the Lessees hereunder. The Lessor’s rights hereunder shall not be exhausted by any action taken by the Lessor until all Guaranteed Obligations have been fully paid and performed.

27.3      Lessor’s Right to Amend this Lease. The Guarantor authorizes the Lessor, at any time and from time to time without notice and without affecting the liability of the Guarantor hereunder, to: (a) alter the terms of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations and any security and guaranties therefor including without limitation modification of times for payment and rates of interest; (b) accept new or additional instruments, documents, agreements, security or

 

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guaranties in connection with all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations; (c) accept partial payments on the Guaranteed Obligations; (d) waive, release, reconvey, terminate, abandon, subordinate, exchange, substitute, transfer, compound, compromise, liquidate and enforce all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations and any security or guaranties therefor, and apply any such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof (and bid and purchase at any such sale), as the Lessor in its discretion may determine; (e) release any Lessee, any guarantor or any other Person from any personal liability with respect to all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations; and (f) assign its rights under this Guaranty in whole or in part.

27.4      Waiver of Certain Rights by Guarantor. The Guarantor hereby waives each of the following to the fullest extent allowed by law:

 

(a)

any defense based upon:

(i)             the unenforceability or invalidity of any security or other guaranty for the Guaranteed Obligations or the lack of perfection or failure of priority of any security for the Guaranteed Obligations; or

(ii)            any act or omission of the Lessor or any other Person that directly or indirectly results in the discharge or release of any of the Lessees or any other Person or any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor; provided that the Guarantor’s liability in respect of this Guaranty shall be released to the extent the Lessor expressly releases such Lessee or other Person, in a writing conforming to the requirements of Section 22, from any Guaranteed Obligations; or

(iii)           any disability or any other defense of any Lessee or any other Person with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations, whether consensual or arising by operation of law or any bankruptcy, insolvency or debtor-relief proceeding, or from any other cause;

(b)       any right (whether now or hereafter existing) to require the Lessor, as a condition to the enforcement of this Guaranty, to:

(i)         accelerate the Guaranteed Obligations;

(ii)            give notice to the Guarantor of the terms, time and place of any public or private sale of any security for the Guaranteed Obligations; or

(iii)           proceed against any Lessee, any other guarantor or any other Person, or proceed against or exhaust any security for the Guaranteed Obligations;

(c)        presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind, including without limitation notices of default and notice of acceptance of this Guaranty;

(d)       all suretyship defenses and rights of every nature otherwise available under New York law and the laws of any other jurisdiction;

(e)        any right that the Guarantor has or may have to set-off with respect to any right to payment from any Lessee; and

 

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(f)        all other rights and defenses the assertion or exercise of which would in any way diminish the liability of the Guarantor hereunder.

27.5      Lessees’ Obligations to Guarantor and Guarantor’s Obligations to Lessees Subordinated. Until all of the Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full, the Guarantor agrees that all existing and future unsecured debts, obligations and liabilities of the Lessees to the Guarantor or the Guarantor to any of the Lessees (hereinafter collectively referred to as “ Subordinated Debt ”) shall be and hereby are expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations, on the terms set forth in clauses (a) through (e) below, and the payment thereof is expressly deferred in right of payment to the prior payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations. For purposes of this Section 27.5, to the extent the Guaranteed Obligations consist of the obligation to pay money, the Guaranteed Obligations shall not be deemed paid in full unless and until paid in full in cash.

(a)       Upon any distribution of assets of the Guarantor or any Lessee upon any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of the Guarantor or such Lessee, whether in bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or receivership proceedings, or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other marshaling of the assets and liabilities of the Guarantor or such Lessee, or otherwise:

(i)             the holders of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be entitled to receive payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations before the Guarantor or any Lessee, as the case may be, is entitled to receive any payment on account of the Subordinated Debt;

(ii)            any payment by, or distribution of assets of, the Guarantor or such Lessee of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to which such Lessee or the Guarantor would be entitled except for this subordination shall be paid or delivered by the Person making such payment or distribution, whether a trustee in bankruptcy, a receiver or liquidating trustee, or otherwise, directly to the Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of the Guaranteed Obligations to be held as additional security for the Guaranteed Obligations in an interest bearing account until the Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full; and

(iii)          if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment by, or distribution of assets of, the Guarantor or such Lessee of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, in respect of any Subordinated Debt shall be received by such Lessee or the Guarantor before the Guaranteed Obligations are paid in full, such payment or distribution shall be held in trust in an interest bearing account of the Guarantor or such Lessee, as appropriate, and immediately paid over in kind to the holders of the Guaranteed Obligations until the Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full.

(b)       The Guarantor authorizes and directs each Lessee and each Lessee authorizes and directs the Guarantor to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and maintain the subordination provided herein.

(c)        No right of any holder of the Guaranteed Obligations to enforce the subordination herein shall at any time or in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on

 

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the part of the Guarantor, any Lessee, the Lessor or any other Person or by any noncompliance by the Guarantor, any Lessee, the Lessor or any other Person with the terms, provisions and covenants hereof or of the Related Documents regardless of any knowledge thereof that any such holder of the Guaranteed Obligations may have or be otherwise charged with.

(d)       Except as provided in Section 27.9, nothing express or implied herein shall give any Person other than the Lessees, the Lessor, the Trustee and the Guarantor any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim hereunder.

(e)        If the Guarantor shall institute or participate in any suit, action or proceeding against any Lessee or any Lessee shall institute or participate in any suit, action or proceeding against the Guarantor, in violation of the terms hereof, such Lessee or the Guarantor, as the case may be, may interpose as a defense or dilatory plea this subordination, and the holders of the Guaranteed Obligations are irrevocably authorized to intervene and to interpose such defense or plea in their name or in the name of such Lessee or the Guarantor, as the case may be.

27.6      Guarantor to Pay Lessor’s Expenses. The Guarantor agrees to pay to the Lessor (or the Trustee), on demand, all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ and other professional and paraprofessional fees, incurred by the Lessor (or the Trustee) in exercising any right, power or remedy conferred by this Guaranty, or in the enforcement of this Guaranty, whether or not any action is filed in connection therewith. Until paid to the Lessor, such amounts shall bear interest, commencing with the Lessor’s demand therefor, for each Interest Period during the period from the date of such demand until paid, at the VFR for such Interest Period plus 1% (calculated on the basis of a 360-day year).

27.7      Reinstatement. This Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment of any of the amounts payable by any Lessee under this Lease is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Lessor, upon an event of bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of any Lessee or the Guarantor or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, any Lessee, the Guarantor, any other Guarantor or any other Person, or any substantial part of their respective property, or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

27.8      Pari Passu Indebtedness. The Guarantor (i) represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof, the obligations of the Guarantor under this Guaranty will rank pari passu with any existing unsecured indebtedness of the Guarantor and (ii) covenants and agrees that from and after the date hereof the obligations of the Guarantor under this Guaranty will rank pari passu with any unsecured indebtedness of the Guarantor incurred after the date hereof.

27.9      Tax Indemnity. The Guarantor shall indemnify and hold harmless, the Lessor, the Trustee and the Noteholders from and against any and all income taxes, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by the Internal Revenue Service and/or any state or local income tax authority, and other losses, costs, liabilities, claims and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees suffered or incurred by the Lessor or the Trustee, arising out of any proposed allowance by the Internal Revenue Service and/or any state or local income tax authority of any position taken by the Lessor or its Affiliates on any

 

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income tax return that gain is not recognized from the exchange of one or more Group IV Vehicles for property of like kind under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and/or any corresponding provision of state or local income tax law.

27.10                  Third-Party Beneficiaries. The Guarantor acknowledges that the Trustee (on behalf of the Group IV Noteholders) has accepted the assignment of the Lessor’s rights under this Lease as collateral for such Notes in reliance on the Guaranty and that the Trustee (for the benefit of Group IV Noteholders) shall be a third-party beneficiary hereunder.

 

 

SECTION 28.

ADDITIONAL LESSEES.

28.1      Additional Lessees. Any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Guarantor (each, a “ Guarantor Subsidiary ”) shall have the right to become a “Lessee” under and pursuant to the terms of this Lease by complying with the provisions of this Section 28.1. In the event a Guarantor Subsidiary desires to become a “Lessee” under this Lease, then the Guarantor and such Guarantor Subsidiary shall execute (if appropriate) and deliver to the Lessor and the Trustee:

(a)        a Joinder in Lease Agreement in the form attached hereto as Attachment D (each, an “ Affiliate Joinder in Lease ”);

(b)       the certificate of incorporation or other organizational documents for such Guarantor Subsidiary, duly certified by the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of such Guarantor Subsidiary’s incorporation or formation, together with a copy of the by-laws or other organizational documents of such Guarantor Subsidiary, duly certified by a Secretary or Assistant Secretary or other Authorized Officer of such Guarantor Subsidiary;

(c)        copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors or other authorizing action of such Guarantor Subsidiary authorizing or ratifying the execution, delivery and performance, respectively, of those documents and matters required of it with respect to this Lease, duly certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or other Authorized Officer of such Guarantor Subsidiary;

(d)       a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or other Authorized Officer of such Guarantor Subsidiary certifying the names of the individual or individuals authorized to sign the Affiliate Joinder in Lease and the other Related Documents to be executed by it, together with samples of the true signatures of each such individual;

(e)        a good standing certificate for such Guarantor Subsidiary in the jurisdiction of its organization and the jurisdiction of its principal place of business;

(f)        a written search report from a Person satisfactory to the Lessor and the Trustee listing all effective financing statements that name such Guarantor Subsidiary as debtor or assignor, and that are filed in the jurisdictions in which filings were made pursuant to clause (g) below, together with copies of such financing statements, and tax and judgment lien search reports from a Person satisfactory to the Lessor and the Trustee

 

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showing no evidence of liens filed against such Guarantor Subsidiary that purport to affect any Vehicles leased hereunder or any Collateral under the Indenture;

(g)       evidence of the filing of proper financing statements on Form UCC-1 naming such Guarantor Subsidiary, as debtor, and the Lessor as secured party covering the collateral described in Section 2(b) hereof;

(h)       an Officers’ Certificate and an opinion of counsel each stating that such joinder by such Guarantor Subsidiary complies with this Section 28.1 and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with;

(i)        a statement from each of the Rating Agencies that such Guarantor Subsidiary becoming a “Lessee” under this Lease will not cause a failure to meet the Rating Agency Condition; and

(j)        any additional documentation that the Lessor or the Trustee may reasonably require to evidence the assumption by such Guarantor Subsidiary of the obligations and liabilities set forth in this Lease.

Upon satisfaction of the foregoing conditions and receipt by such Guarantor Subsidiary of the applicable Affiliate Joinder in Lease executed by the Lessor, such Guarantor Subsidiary shall for all purposes be deemed to be a “Lessee” for purposes of this Lease (including, without limitation, the Guaranty which is a part of this Lease) and shall be entitled to the benefits and subject to the liabilities and obligations of a Lessee hereunder.

SECTION 29.              BANKRUPTCY PETITION AGAINST LESSOR. Each Lessee and the Guarantor hereby covenants and agrees that, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the payment in full of all Series of Notes issued by the Lessor, it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, the Lessor any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other similar proceeding under the laws of the United States or any state of the United States. In the event that a Lessee (or any sublessee thereof) or the Guarantor takes action in violation of this Section 29, the Lessor agrees, for the benefit of the Noteholders, that it shall file an answer with the bankruptcy court or otherwise properly contest the filing of such a petition by such Lessee or the Guarantor against the Lessor or the commencement of such action and raise the defense that such Lessee or the Guarantor, as applicable, has agreed in writing not to take such action and should be estopped and precluded therefrom and such other defenses, if any, as its counsel advises that it may assert. The provisions of this Section 29 shall survive the termination of this Lease.

SECTION 30.              SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. THE LESSOR, THE MASTER COLLATERAL AGENT AND THE TRUSTEE MAY ENFORCE ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF THIS LEASE IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT HAVING SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING INSTITUTED WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH CLAIM, EACH LESSEE

 

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AND THE GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS. EACH LESSEE AND THE GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY DESIGNATES CT CORPORATION SYSTEM, INC., 111 EIGHTH AVENUE, 13 TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10011, TO RECEIVE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF SUCH LESSEE AND GUARANTOR SERVICE OF PROCESS IN NEW YORK. EACH LESSEE AND THE GUARANTOR FURTHER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF SAID COURTS BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF, BY REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO SUCH LESSEE OR THE GUARANTOR, AS APPLICABLE, AND AGREES THAT SUCH SERVICE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, (I) SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AND (II) SHALL BE TAKEN AND HELD TO BE VALID PERSONAL SERVICE UPON AND PERSONAL DELIVERY TO IT. Nothing herein contained shall affect the right of the Lessor to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or preclude the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee from bringing an action or proceeding in respect hereof in any other country, state or place having jurisdiction over such action. EACH LESSEE AND THE GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

SECTION 31.              GOVERNING LAW. THIS LEASE SHALL BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES. Whenever possible each provision of this Lease shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Lease shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Lease. All obligations of the Lessees and the Guarantor and all rights of the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee expressed herein shall be in addition to and not in limitation of those provided by applicable law or in any other written instrument or agreement.

SECTION 32.              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 LEASE OR ANY OTHER RELATED DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY, OR UNDER ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH OR ARISING FROM ANY RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS LEASE OR ANY RELATED TRANSACTION, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY.

SECTION 33.              NOTICES. All notices, requests and other communications to any party or signatory hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission or similar

 

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writing) and shall be given to such party or signatory, addressed to it, at its address or facsimile number set forth on the signature pages below, or at such other address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify for such purpose by notice (in accordance with this Section 33) to the other parties and signatories hereto. In each case, a copy of all notices, requests and other communications (other than any such notices, requests and other communications in the ordinary course of business) that are sent by any party or signatory hereunder shall be sent to the Trustee. Copies of notices, requests and other communications delivered to the Trustee pursuant to the foregoing sentence shall be sent to the following address:

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

Attention:     Corporate Trust and Agency

                     Group/Structured Finance

Telephone: (212) 250-2894

Facsimile:    (212) 553-2462

Each such notice, request or communication shall be effective when received at the address specified below. Copies of all facsimile notices must be sent by first class mail promptly after such transmission by facsimile.

SECTION 34.              HEADINGS. Section headings used in this Lease are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Lease.

SECTION 35.              EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS. This Lease may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement.

SECTION 36.              EFFECTIVENESS. This Lease shall become effective on the Lease Commencement Date, subject to (i) the requirement that the representations and warranties contained in Section 23 shall be true and correct in all respects (except to the extent any such representation and warranty does not incorporate a materiality limitation in its terms and the failure of such representation and warranty to be true and correct in all respects does not have a Material Adverse Effect on the interest of the Lessor, the Trustee or the Secured Parties) and (ii) the prior or concurrent delivery of each of the following documents to the Lessor (in form and substance satisfactory to the Lessor):

(a)        Certificate of Incorporation. The certificate of incorporation of each Lessee (other than the Additional Lessees) and the Guarantor, duly certified by the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, together with a copy of its by-laws, duly certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Lessee or the Guarantor, as applicable;

(b)       Resolutions. Copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors of each Lessee (other than the Additional Lessees) and the Guarantor authorizing or ratifying the execution, delivery and performance of those documents and matters required of it with

 

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respect to this Lease, duly certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of such Lessee or the Guarantor, as applicable;

(c)        Consents, etc. Certified copies of all documents evidencing any necessary corporate action, consents and governmental approvals (if any) with respect to this Lease;

(d)       Incumbency and Signatures. A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each Lessee (other than the Additional Lessees) and the Guarantor certifying the names of the individual or individuals authorized to sign this Lease and the other Related Documents to be executed by it (in such capacity or otherwise), together with a sample of the true signature of each such individual (the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee may conclusively rely on each such certificate until formally advised by a like certificate of any changes therein);

(e)        Opinions of Counsel. (i) The opinion of Latham & Watkins, addressed to the Lessees (other than the Additional Lessees), the Lessor, the Trustee, the Master Collateral Agent, the Enhancement Providers and the Rating Agencies; (ii) the opinion of each Manufacturer, as required by the Rating Agencies, addressed to the Lessees, the Lessor, the Trustee, the Master Collateral Agent, the Enhancement Providers and the Rating Agencies; (iii) the opinion of counsel to each Enhancement Provider, addressed to the Lessees, the Lessor, the Trustee, the Master Collateral Agent and the Rating Agencies; (iv) the opinion of Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP, counsel to the Trustee, addressed to the Lessees, the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and each Enhancement Provider; and (v) the opinion of Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson, P.C., Oklahoma counsel to the Lessees, the Lessor, the Servicers and the Master Servicer addressed to the Trustee, the Master Collateral Agent, the Enhancement Providers and the Rating Agencies, in each case, satisfactory in form and substance to the addressees thereof;

(f)        Good Standing Certificates. Certificates of good standing for each Lessee (other than the Additional Lessees) and the Guarantor in the jurisdiction of its organization and the jurisdiction of its principal place of business;

(g)       Search Reports. Search reports satisfactory to the Lessor and the Trustee listing all effective financing statements that name a Lessee as debtor or assignor and that are filed in the jurisdictions in which filings were made pursuant to subsection (h) below, together with copies of such financing statements, and tax and judgment lien search reports from a Person satisfactory to the Lessor and the Trustee showing no evidence of such liens filed against such Lessee;

(h)       Evidence. Evidence of the filing of proper financing statements on Form UCC-1, (i) naming each Lessee (other than the Additional Lessees) as debtor and the Master Collateral Agent as secured party or other, similar instruments or documents, as may be necessary or desirable under the UCC of all applicable jurisdictions to perfect the Master Collateral Agent’s interest in the Master Collateral with respect to which the Trustee is designated as the Beneficiary on behalf of the Group IV Noteholders and (ii) naming each Lessee (other than the Additional Lessees) as debtor, the Lessor as secured

 

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party and the Master Collateral Agent as assignee, as may be necessary or desirable under the UCC of all applicable jurisdictions to perfect the security interest (with respect to the Financing Lease) and the precautionary security interest (with respect to the Operating Lease) of the Lessor hereunder and the assignment of the same to the Master Collateral Agent;

(i)        Master Collateral Agency Agreement. An executed copy of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement and the Addendum to the Amended and Restated Master Collateral Agency Agreement;

(j)        Lease. Original counterpart No. 1 of this Lease shall be delivered to the Trustee with receipt acknowledged thereby;

(k)       Assignment Agreement. An executed copy of the Assignment Agreement of each Manufacturer of Program Vehicles which will be leased under this Lease on the Closing Date for the Series 2006-1 Notes;

(l)        Certified Copy of Manufacturer Program. A copy of each Manufacturer Program relating to Vehicles which will be leased hereunder and an Officer’s Certificate, dated the Closing Date for the Series 2006-1 Notes, and duly executed by an Authorized Officer of the Lessee, certifying that each such copy is true, correct and complete as of the Closing Date for the Series 2006-1 Notes;

(m)      The Indenture Supplement. Copies of the Series 2006-1 Supplement, dated as of the Series 2006-1 Closing Date, and the Base Indenture, in each case duly executed by the Lessor and the Trustee, and all conditions to the effectiveness thereof and the issuance of the Notes thereunder shall have been satisfied or waived in all respects;

(n)       Series 2006-1 Letter of Credit. The Series 2006-1 Letter of Credit, issued by Credit Suisse, with an initial stated amount of $21,000,000; and

(o)       Other. Such other documents as the Trustee or the Lessor may reasonably request.

[Signatures on following pages.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Lease or caused it to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

LESSOR:

 

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

 

By:                                                                   

           Pamela S. Peck

           Vice President and Treasurer

 

Address:       5330 East 31st Street

                         Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135

Attention:     Pamela S. Peck

Telephone: (918) 669-2550

Facsimile:    (918) 669-2301

LESSEES AND SERVICERS:

 

DTG OPERATIONS, INC.

 

By:                                                                   

           Pamela S. Peck

           Treasurer

 

Address:       5330 East 31st Street

                         Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135

Attention:     Pamela S. Peck

Telephone: (918) 669-2395

Facsimile:    (918) 669-2301

GUARANTOR:

 

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

 

By:                                                                   

           Pamela S. Peck

           Vice President and Treasurer

 

Address:       5330 East 31st Street

                         Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135

Attention:     Pamela S. Peck

Telephone: (918) 660-7700

Facsimile:    (918) 669-2301

 

COUNTERPART NO. ___ OF TEN (10) SERIALLY NUMBERED MANUALLY EXECUTED COUNTERPARTS. TO THE EXTENT IF ANY THAT THIS DOCUMENT CONSTITUTES CHATTEL PAPER UNDER THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE, NO SECURITY INTEREST IN THIS DOCUMENT MAY BE CREATED THROUGH THE TRANSFER AND POSSESSION OF ANY COUNTERPART OTHER THAN MANUALLY EXECUTED COUNTERPART NO. 1

The Trustee does hereby acknowledge, by its signature below, receipt of this Counterpart No. 1.

TRUSTEE:

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

 

By:                                                                   

           Name:                                     

           Title:                                      

By:                                                                   

           Name:                                     

           Title:                                      

 

Address:       60 Wall Street

                         New York, New York 10005

Attention:    Corporate Trust and Agency

                         Group/Structured Finance

Telephone: (212) 250-2894

Facsimile:    (212) 553-2462

 

Acknowledged by:

 

MASTER COLLATERAL AGENT:

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

 

By:                                                                   

           Name:                                     

           Title:                                      

 

By:                   

           Name:                                     

           Title:                                      

 

Address:       60 Wall Street

                         New York, New York 10005

Attention:    Corporate Trust and Agency

                         Group/Structured Finance

Telephone: (212) 250-2894

Facsimile:    (212) 553-2462

 

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ANNEX A

ANNEX

to the

AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER MOTOR VEHICLE LEASE

AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

Dated as of February 14, 2007

among

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

as Lessor,

DTG OPERATIONS, INC.,

as Lessee and Servicer,

and those Subsidiaries

of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

from time to time

becoming Lessees and Servicers under such Master Motor

Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement

and

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

as Guarantor and Master Servicer

 

1.        Scope of Annex. This Annex A shall apply only to the acquisition, leasing and servicing of the Acquired Vehicles by the Lessor pursuant to the Base Lease, as supplemented by this Lease Annex (collectively, the “ Operating Lease ”).

2.        General Agreement. With respect to the Acquired Vehicles, each Lessee and the Lessor each intend that the Base Lease, as supplemented by this Lease Annex, is an operating lease and that the relationship between the Lessor and the Lessees pursuant thereto and hereto shall always be only that of lessor and lessee, and each Lessee hereby declares, acknowledges and agrees that the Lessor has title to and is the owner of the Acquired Vehicles. The Lessees shall not acquire by virtue of the Lease any right, equity, title or interest in or to any Acquired Vehicles, except the right to use the same under the terms of the Operating Lease hereof. The parties agree that this Operating Lease is a “true lease” for all legal, accounting, tax and other purposes and agree to treat this Operating Lease, as it applies to the Acquired Vehicles, as an operating lease for all purposes, including tax, accounting and otherwise. The parties will file all federal, state and local tax returns and reports in a manner consistent with the preceding sentence.

3.        Operating Lease Commitment. (a) Upon the execution and delivery of this Operating Lease, the Lessor shall, subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, purchase or refinance from time to time on or after the Lease Commencement Date and prior to the Lease Expiration Date, all Acquired Vehicles identified in Vehicle Orders placed by a Lessee for a purchase price equal to the Initial Acquisition Cost thereof, and simultaneously therewith, the Lessor shall under the Operating Lease enter into operating leases with such Lessee with respect to such Vehicles; provided, that the aggregate Net Book Value of Acquired Vehicles leased hereunder on any date shall not exceed (a) the Maximum Lease Commitment, less (b) the Base Amount as of such date with respect to the Financing Lease.

4.        Lease Procedures. In connection with the Lease of any Acquired Vehicles to be leased on or after the Lease Commencement Date, to evidence the acquisition of such Acquired Vehicles by the Lessor, the applicable Lessee shall deliver to the Lessor the following:

(a)            a Vehicle Order (including a Vehicle Acquisition Schedule) with respect to all Acquired Vehicles to be leased by such Lessee on the Lease Commencement Date;

(b)            UCC termination statements terminating, or UCC partial releases releasing, any security interests and other liens (other than Permitted Liens) in favor of any Person with respect to each Acquired Vehicle leased on the Lease Commencement Date and identified in such Vehicle Order, and any related Vehicle Disposition Programs;

(c)            with respect to the initial lease of Acquired Vehicles by such Lessee, a fully executed Assignment Agreement covering each Program Vehicle leased under this Annex A on the Lease Commencement Date or to be leased under this Annex A on any date thereafter, the related Vehicle Disposition Programs, and any other Master Collateral relating to such Vehicles.

Each Lessee hereby agrees that each such delivery of a Vehicle Order shall be deemed hereunder to constitute a representation and warranty by the Lessee, to and in favor of the Lessor

 

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and the Trustee, that all the conditions precedent to the acquisition and leasing of the Vehicles identified in such Vehicle Order have been satisfied as of the date of such Vehicle Order.

5.         Maximum Vehicle Lease Term. The maximum lease term of the Operating Lease as it relates to each Acquired Vehicle leased hereunder shall be from the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date to the date that is 36 months from the date of the original new vehicle dealer invoice for such Acquired Vehicle (such lease term with respect to an Acquired Vehicle, the “ Maximum Vehicle Lease Term ”). On the occurrence of such date for a Vehicle not previously disposed of, the applicable Lessee shall, (a) on behalf of the Lessor, promptly dispose of such Vehicle in accordance with the terms hereof and in accordance with any instructions of the Lessor for such disposition, (b) in each case, provide that Disposition Proceeds be paid directly to the Master Collateral Account for the benefit of the Trustee and (c) pay to the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee, in accordance with this Operating Lease, any other amounts unpaid and owing from such Lessee under the Lease in respect of such Vehicle.

6.     Lessee’s Rights to Purchase Vehicles. Each Lessee will have the option, exercisable with respect to any Acquired Vehicle during the Vehicle Term with respect to such Acquired Vehicle, to purchase any Vehicles leased by it under the Lease at the Vehicle Purchase Price, in which event such Lessee will pay the Vehicle Purchase Price to the Master Collateral Agent on or before the Due Date next succeeding such purchase by the Lessee plus all accrued and unpaid Monthly Base Rent and Monthly Variable Rent with respect to such Vehicle through the date of such purchase. In addition, each Lessee will have the option, exercisable with respect to any Manufacturer Receivable related to an Acquired Vehicle which was leased by such Lessee under this Lease, to purchase such Manufacturer Receivable for a price equal to the amount due from the Manufacturer under such Manufacturer Receivable, in which event the Lessee will pay such amount to the Master Collateral Agent on or before the Payment Date next succeeding such purchase by the Lessee. Upon receipt of such funds by the Master Collateral Agent, the Lessor, at the request of the Lessee, shall cause title to any such Vehicle or Manufacturer Receivable, as applicable, to be transferred to the applicable Lessee, and the lien of the Master Collateral Agent on such Vehicle shall be released thereby.

7.     Vehicle Disposition. The Lessor and each Lessee agree that, with respect to Acquired Vehicles, the applicable Lessee shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to deliver each Program Vehicle leased by it under the Lease for sale in accordance with the applicable Auction Procedures or to return such related Program Vehicle to the related Manufacturer (a) not prior to the end of the Minimum Term for such Vehicle, and (b) not later than the end of the Maximum Term for such Vehicle; provided, however, if for any reason, such Lessee fails to deliver such a Program Vehicle to the applicable Manufacturer for repurchase by the Manufacturer or in accordance with the applicable Auction Procedures, in each case in accordance with the applicable Vehicle Disposition Program during the time period between the expiration of the Minimum Term and the expiration of the Maximum Term, such Lessee shall be obligated to sell or otherwise dispose of such Program Vehicle and pay a Late Return Payment with respect thereto, in each case as provided in Section 13 of the Base Lease. Each Lessee shall, with respect to Acquired Vehicles leased by it under this Operating Lease, pay the equivalent of the Rent for the Minimum Term for Program Vehicles returned before the Minimum Term, regardless of actual usage, unless such a Program Vehicle is a Casualty, which will be handled in accordance with Section 7 of the Base Lease. All Disposition Proceeds,

 

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Repurchase Payments and Guaranteed Payments due from the disposition of Program Vehicles pursuant to this Section shall be due and payable to the Lessor. The Lessor and each Lessee agree, with respect to Acquired Vehicles, that such Lessee shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to dispose of each Non-Program Vehicle leased to it under this Operating Lease (a) in a manner most likely to maximize proceeds from such disposition and consistent with industry practice and (b) within thirty-six (36) months after the date of the original new vehicle dealer invoice for such Vehicle. All Disposition Proceeds due from the disposition of Non-Program Vehicles pursuant to this Section shall be due and payable to the Lessor.

8.         Lessor’s Right to Cause Vehicles to be Sold. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Lease, the Lessor shall have the right, at any time after the date thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the Maximum Term for any Program Vehicle leased under this Annex A, to require that the Lessee in respect of such Program Vehicle deliver such Program Vehicle to the Manufacturer for repurchase or, as applicable, to the designated auction site, or exercise commercially reasonable efforts to arrange for the sale of such Program Vehicle to a third party for a price greater than the Net Book Value thereof, in which event the Lessee shall, prior to the expiration of such Maximum Term, deliver such Vehicle to its Manufacturer or the designated auction site or arrange for the sale of such Program Vehicle to a third party for a price greater than the Net Book Value (or purchase the Program Vehicle itself from the Lessor for the Vehicle Purchase Price). If a sale of the Program Vehicle is arranged by a Lessee prior to the expiration of such Maximum Term, then such Lessee shall deliver the Program Vehicle to the purchaser thereof, the Lien of the Master Collateral Agent on the Certificate of Title of such Program Vehicle shall be released, and such Lessee shall cause to be delivered to the Lessor the funds paid for such Program Vehicle by the purchaser. If a Lessee is unable to arrange for a sale of the Program Vehicle prior to the expiration of such Maximum Term, then such Lessee shall cease attempting to arrange for such a sale and shall return such Program Vehicle to the applicable Manufacturer or tender such Program Vehicle in accordance with applicable Auction Procedures or purchase such Vehicle as herein provided. In no event may any Program Vehicle be sold pursuant to this paragraph 8 (other than pursuant to a Vehicle Disposition Program) unless the funds to be paid to the Lessor arising out of such sale exceed the Net Book Value of such Vehicle less reasonably predictable Excess Mileage charges, Excess Damage Charges and other similar charges imposed by the Manufacturer.

9.         Calculation of Rent. Rent shall be due and payable on a monthly basis as set forth in this paragraph 9:

Monthly Base Rent ”, with respect to each Due Date and each Acquired Vehicle leased under the Lease on any day during the Related Month, shall be the sum of all Depreciation Charges that have accrued with respect to such Vehicle during the Related Month.

Monthly Variable Rent ”, with respect to each Due Date and each Acquired Vehicle leased under the Lease on any day during the Related Month, shall equal the sum, without double counting, of (a) the product of (i) an amount equal to the Net Book Value of such Acquired Vehicle on the first day contained within both the Related Month and the Vehicle Term with respect to such Vehicle multiplied by the VFR for the Interest Period ending on the next succeeding Payment Date and (ii) the quotient obtained by

 

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dividing (A) the number of days contained within both the Related Month and the Vehicle Term with respect to such Acquired Vehicle by (B) the total number of days in the Related Month plus (b) the product of (i) an amount equal to all Carrying Charges for the Related Month with respect to the Group IV Series of Notes, and (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing the Net Book Value of such Acquired Vehicle as of the first day of the Related Month by the Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Lease as of the first day of the Related Month.

VFR ”, for any Interest Period with respect to any Group IV Series of Notes, is an interest rate equal to the quotient, expressed as a percentage, of (i) the aggregate amount of interest (including default or penalty interest) accrued during such Interest Period with respect to all Group IV Series of Notes, divided by (ii) the average daily Aggregate Principal Balance of all such Group IV Series of Notes during such period.

Rent ” means Monthly Base Rent plus Monthly Variable Rent.

 

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Payment of Rent and Other Payments.

(a)            Monthly Base Rent. On each Due Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the Monthly Base Rents that have accrued during the Related Month with respect to all Vehicles that were leased by such Lessee under this Operating Lease on any day during the Related Month;

(b)            Monthly Variable Rent. On each Due Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the Monthly Variable Rents that have accrued during the Related Month with respect to all Vehicles that were leased by such Lessee under this Operating Lease on any day during the Related Month;

(c)            Termination Payments, Casualty Payments and Late Return Payments. On each Due Date, each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor all Termination Payments, Casualty Payments and Late Return Payments with respect to Vehicles leased by such Lessee under this Operating Lease as provided in Section 5.4 of the Base Lease; and

(d)            Certain Other Payments. Each Lessee shall cause all Disposition Proceeds, Repurchase Payments, Guaranteed Payments and Incentive Payments payable in respect of Acquired Vehicles leased by it under this Operating Lease, to be paid directly to the Master Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee. The Servicer and the Lessees each agree that in the event that the Servicer or a Lessee shall receive directly any such payment, including cash, securities, obligations or other property, the Servicer or such Lessee, as the case may be, shall accept the same as the Master Collateral Agent’s agent and shall hold the same in trust on behalf of and for the benefit of the Master Collateral Agent, and shall deposit the same, within two (2) Business Days after receipt thereof, into the Master Collateral Account in the same form received, with the endorsement of the Servicer or such Lessee, as the case may be, when necessary or appropriate. For purposes of the payment of Rent and other payments for any Related Month as described above in this Annex, such Rent and other payments will net out the amount of Incentive Payments received by the Master Collateral Agent into the Master

 

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Collateral Account during such Related Month, but only to the extent that the aggregate amount of Disposition Proceeds, Repurchase Payments, Guaranteed Payments and Incentive Payments received during such Related Month on Acquired Vehicles disposed of under a Vehicle Disposition Program, as applicable, from the sale or other disposition of such Acquired Vehicle is at least equal to the aggregate Net Book Values of such Acquired Vehicles calculated as of the applicable Vehicle Lease Expiration Date.

11.       Net Lease. THE OPERATING LEASE SHALL BE A NET LEASE, AND EACH LESSEE’S OBLIGATION TO PAY ALL RENT AND OTHER SUMS HEREUNDER SHALL BE ABSOLUTE AND UNCONDITIONAL, AND SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY ABATEMENT OR REDUCTION FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER. The obligations and liabilities of the Lessees hereunder shall in no way be released, discharged or otherwise affected (except as may be expressly provided herein including, without limitation, the right of a Lessee to reject Vehicles pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Base Lease) for any reason, including without limitation: (i) any defect in the condition, merchantability, quality or fitness for use of the Vehicles or any part thereof; (ii) any damage to, removal, abandonment, salvage, loss, scrapping or destruction of or any requisition or taking of the Vehicles or any part thereof; (iii) any restriction, prevention or curtailment of or interference with any use of the Vehicles or any part thereof; (iv) any defect in or any Lien on title to the Vehicles or any part thereof; (v) any change, waiver, extension, indulgence or other action or omission in respect of any obligation or liability of a Lessee or the Lessor; (vi) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or other like proceeding relating to such Lessee, the Lessor or any other Person, or any action taken with respect to this Operating Lease by any trustee or receiver of any Person mentioned above, or by any court; (vii) any claim that such Lessee has or might have against any Person, including without limitation the Lessor; (viii) any failure on the part of the Lessor to perform or comply with any of the terms hereof or of any other agreement; (ix) any invalidity or unenforceability or disaffirmance of this Operating Lease or any provision hereof or any of the other Related Documents or any provision of any thereof, in each case whether against or by such Lessee or otherwise; (x) any insurance premiums payable by such Lessee with respect to the Vehicles; or (xi) any other occurrence whatsoever, whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing, whether or not such Lessee shall have notice or knowledge of any of the foregoing and whether or not foreseen or foreseeable. This Operating Lease shall be noncancelable by any Lessee and, except as expressly provided herein, each Lessee, to the extent permitted by law, waives all rights now or hereafter conferred by statute or otherwise to quit, terminate or surrender this Operating Lease, or to any diminution or reduction of Rent payable by the Lessee hereunder. All payments by a Lessee made hereunder shall be final (except to the extent of adjustments provided for herein), absent manifest error and, except as otherwise provided herein, no Lessee shall seek to recover any such payment or any part thereof for any reason whatsoever, absent manifest error. If for any reason whatsoever this Operating Lease shall be terminated in whole or in part by operation of law or otherwise except as expressly provided herein, each Lessee shall nonetheless pay an amount equal to each Rent payment at the time and in the manner that such payment would have become due and payable under the terms of this Operating Lease as if it had not been terminated in whole or in part. All covenants and agreements of the Lessees herein shall be performed at its cost, expense and risk unless expressly otherwise stated.

 

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12.       Liens. Except for Permitted Liens, each Lessee shall keep all Acquired Vehicles leased by it free of all Liens arising during the Term. Upon the Vehicle Lease Expiration Date for each Acquired Vehicle leased hereunder, the Lessor may, in its discretion, remove any such Lien and any sum of money that may be paid by the Lessor in release or discharge thereof, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, will be paid by the applicable Lessee upon demand by the Lessor. The Lessor may grant security interests in the Acquired Vehicles without consent of the applicable Lessee; provided, however, that if any such Liens would interfere with the rights of such Lessee under this Operating Lease or any sublessee of such Lessee, the Lessor must obtain the prior written consent of such Lessee. Each Lessee acknowledges that the granting of Liens and the taking of other actions pursuant to the Indenture and the Related Documents does not interfere with the rights of such Lessee under this Operating Lease.

13.       Non-Disturbance. So long as a Lessee satisfies its obligations hereunder, its quiet enjoyment, possession and use of the Acquired Vehicles will not be disturbed during the Term subject, however, to paragraph 8 of this Annex A and except that the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee each retains the right, but not the duty, to inspect the Acquired Vehicles without disturbing the ordinary conduct of such Lessee’s business and except as may be required as a consequence of a Liquidation Event of Default or Limited Liquidation Event of Default (or any similar event under any Supplement to the Base Indenture relating to a Group IV Series of Notes) or certain optional prepayments of a Series of Notes. Upon the request of the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee, from time to time, each Lessee will make reasonable efforts to confirm to the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent and the Trustee the location, mileage and condition of each Acquired Vehicle and to make available for the Lessor’s, the Master Collateral Agent’s or the Trustee’s inspection within a reasonable time period, not to exceed forty-five (45) days, the Acquired Vehicles leased by such Lessee at the location where the Acquired Vehicles are normally located. Further, each Lessee (and each related Franchisee) will, during normal business hours and with a notice of three (3) Business Days, make its records pertaining to such Acquired Vehicles available to the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee for inspection at the location where such Lessee’s (and each such related Franchisee’s) records are normally domiciled.

14.       Certain Risks of Loss Borne by Lessees. Upon delivery of each Vehicle to a Lessee, as between the Lessor and such Lessee, such Lessee assumes and bears the risk of loss, damage, theft, taking, destruction, attachment, seizure, confiscation or requisition and all other risks and liabilities with respect to such Vehicle, including personal injury or death and property damage, arising with respect to any Vehicle due to the manufacturer, purchase, acceptance, rejection, delivery, leasing, subleasing, possession, use, inspection, registration, operation, condition, maintenance, repair or storage of such Vehicle, howsoever arising.

15.       Title. This is an agreement to lease only, and title to the Acquired Vehicles will at all times remain in the Lessor’s name. The Lessees will not have any rights or interest in such Vehicles whatsoever other than the rights of possession and use and the right to sublease such Vehicles as provided by the Lease. In addition, each Lessee, by its execution hereof, acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Lessor is the sole owner and holder of all right, title and interest in and to the Vehicle Disposition Programs as they relate to the Vehicles leased hereunder and (ii) such Lessee has no right, title or interest in any Vehicle Disposition Program as it relates to any Vehicle leased hereunder. To confirm the foregoing, each Lessee, by its

 

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execution of the Base Lease of which this Annex A is a part, hereby assigns and transfers to the Lessor any rights that such Lessee may have in respect of any Vehicle Disposition Programs as they relate to the Vehicles leased hereunder.

 

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ANNEX B

ANNEX

to the

AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER MOTOR VEHICLE LEASE

AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

Dated as of February 14, 2007

among

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

as Lessor,

DTG OPERATIONS, INC.,

as Lessee and Servicer,

and those Subsidiaries

of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

from time to time

becoming Lessees and Servicers under such

Master Motor Vehicle Lease and

Servicing Agreement

and

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

as Guarantor and Master Servicer

 

1.         Scope of Annex. This Annex B shall apply only to the acquisition or financing, leasing and servicing of the Financed Vehicles by RCFC pursuant to the Base Lease, as supplemented by this Lease Annex (collectively, the “ Financing Lease ”).

2.         General Agreement. With respect to the Financed Vehicles, each Lessee and the Lessor each intend that the Base Lease, as supplemented by this Lease Annex, constitute a financing arrangement and the Lessor hereby declares, acknowledges and agrees that the ownership of the Financed Vehicles rests solely with such Lessee subject to the security interest granted hereunder to the Lessor.

3.         Financing Lease Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Financing Lease, upon execution and delivery of this Financing Lease, the Lessor shall (i) on or after the Lease Commencement Date purchase, finance or refinance Refinanced Vehicles identified in Refinancing Schedules for a purchase price equal to the aggregate Net Book Value thereof, and (ii) from time to time on or after the Lease Commencement Date and prior to the Lease Expiration Date finance all Financed Vehicles identified in Vehicle Orders placed by a Lessee for an amount equal to the Initial Acquisition Cost thereof, and in each case simultaneously therewith enter into this Financing Lease with such Lessee with respect to the Financed Vehicles; provided, that the aggregate outstanding Base Amount of the Financing Lease shall not on any date exceed (a) the Maximum Lease Commitment, less (b) the sum of (x) the sum of the Net Book Values of Acquired Vehicles leased under the Operating Lease on such date, each such Net Book Value calculated as of the first day contained within both the calendar month in which such date of determination occurs and the Vehicle Term for the related Acquired Vehicle, plus (y) accrued and unpaid Monthly Base Rent under the Operating Lease as of such date.

 

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Lease Procedures.

(a)          Initial Lease. In connection with the lease of any Financed Vehicles to be leased on the Lease Commencement Date (or, in the case of an Additional Lessee, the date of the initial Vehicle Order or Refinancing Schedule thereof), to evidence the refinancing of any Refinanced Vehicles and the acquisition and financing of any other Financed Vehicles by each Lessee on the Lease Commencement Date (or the date of such initial Vehicle Order) and the conveyance on such date of a security interest in such Financed Vehicles to the Master Collateral Agent, such Lessee shall deliver to the Lessor on or prior to the Lease Commencement Date (or the date of such initial Vehicle Order or Refinancing Schedule) the following:

(i)           a Refinancing Schedule concerning any Refinanced Vehicles refinanced on such date, or a Vehicle Order (including a Vehicle Acquisition Schedule) with respect to all other Financed Vehicles to be leased by such Lessee on the Lease Commencement Date (or date of the initial Vehicle Order of such Additional Lessee, as applicable);

(ii)         a report of the results of a search of the appropriate records of the county and state in which the Refinanced Vehicles are located and the county and state in which such Lessee’s principal office is located, which shall show no liens

 

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or other security interests (other than Permitted Liens) with respect to such Vehicles or, in the event that such search reveals any such non-permitted Lien or security interest, there shall be delivered to the Trustee a termination of such Lien or security interest as provided below;

(iii)        confirmation from any lender holding a security interest in any Refinanced Vehicle stating unconditionally (A) that, if any sums are to be paid to such lender in connection with the lease of the Refinanced Vehicle, such lender has been paid the full amount due to it in connection with such refinancing and (B) that any lien or security interest of such lender in such Vehicle has been released;

(iv)        UCC termination statements terminating, or UCC partial releases releasing, any security interests and other liens (other than Permitted Liens) in favor of any Person with respect to any related Vehicle Disposition Programs;

(v)         fully executed Assignment Agreements from such Lessee covering, as applicable, each Financed Vehicle leased by such Lessee on the Lease Commencement Date or leased on any date thereafter under the Lease, the related Vehicle Disposition Programs, and any other Master Collateral relating to such Vehicles; and

(vi)        an Officer’s Certificate for such Lessee stating that all the conditions precedent under the Lease to the leasing by such Lessee of such Vehicles on the Lease Commencement Date have been satisfied.

(b)          Subsequent Leases. In connection with each Lease of a Financed Vehicle after the Lease Commencement Date, to evidence the acquisition, financing or refinancing of such Financed Vehicle by the Lessor and the conveyance of a security interest in such Financed Vehicles to the Master Collateral Agent, each Lessee shall deliver to the Lessor a Vehicle Order (including a Vehicle Acquisition Schedule) or Refinancing Schedule with respect to all Financed Vehicles to be leased by such Lessee on the date specified therein. Each Lessee hereby agrees that each such delivery of a Vehicle Order or Refinancing Schedule, as applicable, shall be deemed hereunder to constitute a representation and warranty by such Lessee, to and in favor of the Lessor and the Trustee, that all the conditions precedent to the acquisition or financing or refinancing and leasing of the Vehicles identified in such Vehicle Order or Refinancing Schedule, as applicable, have been satisfied as of the date of such Vehicle Order or Refinancing Schedule.

5.         Maximum Vehicle Lease Term. The maximum lease term of this Financing Lease as it relates to each Financed Vehicle leased hereunder shall be from the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date to the date that is 60 months from the Vehicle Lease Commencement Date (such lease term with respect to a Financed Vehicle, the “ Maximum Vehicle Lease Term ”). On the occurrence of such date, the applicable Lessee shall pay to the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee, in accordance with this Financing Lease, any amounts unpaid and owing under the Lease in respect of such Vehicle.

 

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6.         Calculation of Rent and Monthly Supplemental Payment. Rent and the Monthly Supplemental Payment shall be due and payable on a monthly basis as set forth in this paragraph 6:

Monthly Base Rent ”, with respect to each Due Date and each Financed Vehicle leased under the Lease on any day during the Related Month, shall be the sum of all Depreciation Charges that have accrued with respect to such Vehicle during the Related Month.

Monthly Finance Rent ”, with respect to each Due Date and each Financed Vehicle leased under the Lease on any day during the Related Month, shall equal the sum, without double counting, of (a) the product of (i) an amount equal to the Net Book Value of such Financed Vehicle on the first day contained within both the Related Month and the Vehicle Term with respect to such Vehicle multiplied by the VFR for the Interest Period ending on the next succeeding Payment date and (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the number of days contained within both the Related Month and the Vehicle Term with respect to such Financed Vehicle by (B) the total number of days in the Related Month, plus (b) the product of (i) an amount equal to all Carrying Charges for the Related Month with respect to the Group IV Series of Notes, and (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing the Net Book Value of such Financed Vehicle as of the first day of the Related Month by the Net Book Value of all Vehicles leased under the Lease as of the first day of the Related Month.

Monthly Supplemental Payment ” with respect to each Due Date and each Financed Vehicle shall be an amount equal to (a) the sum of, as applicable, (i) the aggregate amount of any Guaranteed Payment, Repurchase Payment, Disposition Proceeds and Incentive Payments received by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by deposit into the Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account) during the Related Month with respect to such Vehicle, (ii) the amount of any unpaid Guaranteed Payment or unpaid Repurchase Payment with respect to such Vehicle becoming a Delinquent Guaranteed Payment or Delinquent Repurchase Payment, as the case may be, during the Related Month, (iii) the amount of any Disposition Proceeds with respect to such Vehicle becoming Delinquent Disposition Proceeds during the Related Month, (iv) the amount of any unpaid Incentive Payments with respect to such Vehicle becoming Delinquent Incentive Payments during the Related Month, (v) if such Vehicle becomes a Casualty or ceases to be an Eligible Vehicle (other than as a result of the sale or other disposition thereof), in each case during the Related Month, the Net Book Value of such Vehicle calculated as of the earlier of the last day of such Related Month and the date such Vehicle is disposed of or becomes a Casualty, as applicable, and (vi) if such Vehicle was returned to its Manufacturer for repurchase or sold to any Person or otherwise disposed of, in each case during the Related Month, the excess, if any, of (A) the Net Book Value of such Vehicle, calculated as of the applicable Vehicle Lease Expiration Date, over (B) the sum of all amounts (other than Incentive Payments) payable in respect of such Vehicle pursuant to clause (i) above, less (b) the excess, if any, of (i) the aggregate amount of Disposition Proceeds, Guaranteed Payments or Repurchase Payments, as applicable, from the sale or other disposition of such Vehicle received by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by deposit into the

 

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Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account) during such Related Month over (ii) the Net Book Value of such Vehicle, calculated as of the applicable Vehicle Lease Expiration Date.

Rent ” means Monthly Base Rent plus Monthly Finance Rent.

VFR ”, for any Interest Period with respect to any Group IV Series of Notes, is an interest rate equal to the quotient, expressed as a percentage, of (i) the aggregate amount of interest (including default or penalty interest) accrued during such Interest Period with respect to all Group IV Series of Notes, divided by (ii) the average daily Aggregate Principal Balance of all such Group IV Series of Notes during such period.

 

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Payment of Rent and Other Payments. (a) On each Due Date:

(i)           Monthly Base Rent. Each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the Monthly Base Rents that have accrued during the Related Month with respect to all Vehicles that were leased by such Lessee under this Finance Lease on any day during the Related Month; provided, however, that in the event that delinquent payments of Guaranteed Payments, Repurchase Payments, Disposition Proceeds and/or Incentive Payments are received by the Lessor, the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee (including by deposit into the Collection Account or the Master Collateral Account) during the Related Month, such payments may be netted against the Monthly Base Rents to be paid on such Due Date to the extent (but only to the extent) that Monthly Base Rent has already been received by any of such Persons in respect of such delinquent payment obligations pursuant to any or all of clauses (a)(ii), (iii) and (iv) of the definition of Monthly Supplemental Payment set forth in this Annex B;

(ii)         Monthly Finance Rent. Each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the Monthly Finance Rents that have accrued during the Related Month with respect to all Vehicles that were leased by such Lessee under this Finance Lease on any day during the Related Month.

(iii)        Monthly Supplemental Payments. Each Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the Monthly Supplemental Payments that have accrued during the Related Month with respect to all Vehicles that were leased by such Lessee under this Finance Lease on any day during the Related Month; provided, however, that in the event that the Monthly Supplemental Payment accrued during a Related Month is a negative dollar amount, such amount may be netted against other payments to be paid on such Due Date pursuant to this paragraph 7.

(b)          On the expiration of the term of the Lease with respect to a Financed Vehicle, any remaining Base Amount, plus all other amounts payable by each Lessee under this Financing Lease with respect to such Vehicle shall be immediately due and payable.

(c)           Each Lessee may from time to time prepay the Base Amount of the Financing Lease with respect to a Financed Vehicle, in whole or in part, on any date, provided that such Lessee shall give the Lessor and the Trustee not less than one (1) Business Day’s prior notice of

 

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any prepayment, specifying the date and amount of such prepayment, and the Financed Vehicles to which such prepayment relates.

8.         Risk of Loss Borne by Lessees. Upon delivery of each Vehicle to a Lessee, as between the Lessor and such Lessee, such Lessee assumes and bears the risk of loss, damage, theft, taking, destruction, attachment, seizure, confiscation or requisition with respect to such Vehicle, however caused or occasioned, and all other risks and liabilities, including personal injury or death and property damage, arising with respect to any Vehicle or the manufacture, purchase, acceptance, rejection, ownership, delivery, leasing, subleasing, possession, use, inspection, registration, operation, condition, maintenance, repair, storage, sale, return or other disposition of such Vehicle, howsoever arising.

9.         Lessee’s Rights to Purchase Manufacturer Receivables. In addition, each Lessee will have the option, exercisable with respect to any Manufacturer Receivable related to a Financed Vehicle which was leased by such Lessee under this Lease, to purchase such Manufacturer Receivable for a price equal to the amount due from the Manufacturer under such Manufacturer Receivable, in which event the Lessee will pay such amount to the Master Collateral Agent on or before the Payment Date next succeeding such purchase by the Lessee. Upon receipt of such funds by the Master Collateral Agent, the Lessor, at the request of the Lessee, shall cause title to any such Manufacturer Receivable to be transferred to the Lessee, the lien of the Master Collateral Agent in such Manufacturer Receivable will automatically be released concurrently with or promptly after the purchase price for such Manufacturer Receivable (and any unpaid Monthly Base Rent, unpaid Monthly Variable Rent and other unpaid charges, payments and amounts) is paid by the Lessee to the Master Collateral Agent or the Trustee.

 

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Schedule 1

Litigation Claims

1.          Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. – NONE

 

2.          DTG Operations, Inc. – NONE

 

 

Schedule 2

[Reserved]

Schedule 3

[Business Locations]

Legal Name and Trade Name

Chief Executive Office
Business Location

State of Principal Place of Business

States in which it Conducts Business or
Maintains Records

DTG OPERATIONS:

 

Legal Name:

DTG Operations, Inc.

 

Trade Names:

DTG Operations

 

5330 East 31st Street

Tulsa, OK 74135

 

Oklahoma

 

Each of the 50 States from time to time

 

DTAG:

 

Legal Name:

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

 

Trade Names:

Dollar

Dollar Rent A Car

Thrifty

Thrifty Car Rental

 

5330 East 31st Street

Tulsa, OK 74135

 

Oklahoma

 

Oklahoma and Florida

 

 

Schedule 4

Liens

NONE

 

 

ATTACHMENT A-1

Refinancing Schedule

Information on Refinanced Vehicles and Eligible Receivables

Refinanced Vehicles

1           Vehicle Group Number (Vehicle Model)

2           Vehicle Identification Number (last eight digits) (VIN)

3           Vehicle Lease Commencement Date

4           Capitalized Cost

5           Monthly Base Rent

6           Garaging State

7           Designated Period

8           Lienholder

9           Amount to pay off existing indebtedness

Eligible Receivables

1           identity of obligor

2           amount of receivable

3           date of origination of receivable

4           vehicle identification number (VIN) of vehicles to which receivable relates

            (grouped by obligor)

 

Statement by Lessee

The conditions precedent to leasing of the Refinanced Vehicles and financing of the Eligible Receivables under this Lease have been met.

 

Date of Information and Statement : [___________]

 

ATTACHMENT A-2

Vehicle Acquisition Schedule

None.

ATTACHMENT B

FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that Rental Car Finance Corp., an Oklahoma corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint _______________ its true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact for it and in its name, stead and behalf, to execute any and all documents pertaining to the titling of motor vehicles in the name of Rental Car Finance Corp., the noting of the lien of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Master Collateral Agent, as the first lienholder on certificates of title, the licensing and registration of motor vehicles and the transfer of title of motor vehicles. This power is limited to the foregoing and specifically does not authorize the creation of any other liens or encumbrances on any of said motor vehicles, other than Permitted Liens (as defined in Schedule 1 to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007, between Rental Car Finance Corp., as Issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee (as such agreement may be further amended, amended and restated, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms)).

The powers and authority granted hereunder shall, unless sooner terminated, revoked or extended, cease five years from the date of execution as set forth below.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Rental Car Finance Corp. has caused this instrument to be executed on its behalf by its _____________ this ____ day of ________, 20__.

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

By:                                                                                              

         Name:______________________________

         Title:_______________________________

State of ___________________     )

                                                                        ) ss.:

County of _________________   )

Subscribed and sworn before me, a notary public, in and for said county and state, this ____ day of ___________, 20__.

_________________

Notary Public

My Commission Expires: __________

 

 

ATTACHMENT C

FORM OF CERTIFICATION OF TRADE OR BUSINESS USE

The undersigned, ___________ of Rental Car Finance Corp., an Oklahoma corporation, hereby warrants and certifies, under penalties of perjury, that (1) each Lessee intends to use the Acquired Vehicles in a trade or business of each Lessee, and (2) each Lessee has been advised that it will not be treated as the owner of the Acquired Vehicles for federal income tax purposes.

Defined terms otherwise not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Schedule 1 to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007, between Rental Car Finance Corp., as Issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee (as such agreement may be further amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this certificate to be executed this ____ day of __________, 20__.

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

By:                                                                                              

         Name:______________________________

         Title:_______________________________

 

 

ATTACHMENT D

FORM OF AFFILIATE JOINDER IN LEASE

THIS AFFILIATE JOINDER IN LEASE AGREEMENT (this “ Joinder ”) is executed as of _______________ ____, 20__, by ______________, a ____________________________ (“ Joining Party ”), and delivered to Rental Car Finance Corp., an Oklahoma corporation (“ RCFC ”), as lessor pursuant to the Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Lease ”), among RCFC, as Lessor, DTG Operations, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation, as Lessee and Servicer, and those Subsidiaries of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ DTAG ”), from time to time becoming Lessees thereunder (individually, a “ Lessee ” and, collectively, the “ Lessees ”), and DTAG, as Guarantor. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings provided for in the Lease.

R E C I T A L S:

WHEREAS, the Joining Party is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DTAG; and

WHEREAS, the Joining Party desires to become a “Lessee” under and pursuant to the Lease.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Joining Party agrees as follows:

A G R E E M E N T:

1.  The Joining Party hereby represents and warrants to and in favor of RCFC and the Trustee that (i) the Joining Party is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DTAG, (ii) all of the conditions required to be satisfied pursuant to Section 28 of the Lease in respect of the Joining Party becoming a Lessee thereunder have been satisfied, and (iii) all of the representations and warranties contained in Section 23 of the Lease with respect to the Lessees are true and correct as applied to the Joining Party as of the date hereof.

2.  The Joining Party hereby agrees to assume all of the obligations of a “Lessee” under the Lease and agrees to be bound by all of the terms, covenants and conditions therein.

3.  By its execution and delivery of this Joinder, the Joining Party hereby becomes a Lessee for all purposes under the Lease. By its execution and delivery of this Joinder, RCFC acknowledges that the Joining Party is a Lessee for all purposes under the Lease.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Joining Party has caused this Joinder to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

[Name of Joining Party]

By:                                                                                     

         Name:___________________________

         Title:____________________________

Accepted and Acknowledged by:

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP.

 

By:                                                                

         Name:__________________________

         Title:___________________________

 

2

ATTACHMENT E

Form of Annual Certificate

The undersigned, ________________ of DTG Operations, Inc. (the “ Lessee ”), does hereby certify that as of the date hereof:

1.              A review of the activities of the Lessee during the preceding fiscal year (or during the initial period from the initial Closing Date until April 15, 2007) and of its performance under the Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2007, among Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., Rental Car Finance Corp. (the “ Lessor ”) and DTG Operations, Inc. (the “ Agreement ”), and the other Related Documents to which the Lessee is a party has been made under the supervision of the undersigned,

2.              To the best of my knowledge, based on such review, [no event, has occurred, which, with the giving of notice or passage of time or both, would constitute a Lease Event of Default or Amortization Event. The Lessee has fully performed all its obligations under this Agreement and such other Related Documents throughout such year.] [If there has occurred such event or a Lease Event of Default or Amortization Event, specifying each such event known to the undersigned and the nature and status thereof.]

3.              All necessary Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements and other Uniform Commercial Code filings have been completed (including, without limitation, any “precautionary filings” made by the Lessees in favor of the Lessor), all necessary Assignment Agreements have been executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Master Collateral Agency Agreement, and all other actions, if any, required to maintain the perfected first priority security interest of the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent on behalf of the Trustee in the Collateral and in the Master Collateral have been taken and the Trustee or the Master Collateral Agent, as applicable, continues to have a perfected security interest in the Collateral and Master Collateral (An Opinion of _______________, counsel to the Lessee, is attached as Exhibit A to this effect).

All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Definitions List, attached as Schedule 1 to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007 (as such agreement may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “ Base Indenture ”), between the Lessor and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, as in effect on the date hereof and as such Schedule 1 may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Base Indenture.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as an officer of DTG Operations, Inc. as of the ___________ day of _________, 20__.

By:____________________________________

Name:_________________________________

Title:__________________________________

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.174

EXECUTION COPY

 

MASTER CONSENT AND WAIVER AGREEMENT DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 14, 2007

 

WHEREAS, Rental Car Finance Corp., a special purpose Oklahoma corporation (“ RCFC ”), Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ DTAG ”) and DTG Operations, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation (“ DTG Operations ”), desire to enter into the following amendments and amendments and restatements to the following agreements in connection with their asset-backed fleet financing program (such agreements, collectively, the “ Amended Transaction Documents ”):

 

a)              The Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007, between RCFC, as Issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee (the “ Base Indenture ”);

 

b)              The Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement (Group II), dated as of February 14, 2007, between RCFC, as Lessor, DTG Operations, as Lessee and Servicer, and those subsidiaries of DTAG from time to time becoming Lessees and Servicers and DTAG, as Guarantor and Master Servicer;

 

c)              The Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement (Group III), dated as of February 14, 2007, between RCFC, as Lessor, DTG Operations, as Lessee and Servicer, and those subsidiaries of DTAG, from time to time becoming Lessees and Servicers and DTAG, as Guarantor and Master Servicer;

 

d)              The Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement (Group IV), dated as of February 14, 2007, between RCFC, as Lessor, DTG Operations, as Lessee and Servicer, and those subsidiaries of DTAG, from time to time becoming Lessees and Servicers and DTAG, as Guarantor and Master Servicer;

 

e)              The Second Amended and Restated Master Collateral Agency Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2007, between DTAG, as Master Servicer, RCFC, as a grantor, as a Financing Source and as a Beneficiary, DTG Operations, as a grantor and as Servicer, Various Lessee Grantors, Various Financing Sources, Various Beneficiaries Parties, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, not in its individual capacity but solely as Master Collateral Agent;

 

f)              The Second Amended and Restated Series 1998-1 Supplement, dated February 14, 2007, between RCFC, as Issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee and Enhancement Agent;

 

g)              The Amended and Restated Series 2000-1 Supplement, dated as of February 14, 2007, between RCFC, as Issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee;

h)              The Amendment No. 3 to the Series 2003-1 Supplement, dated as of February 14, 2007, between RCFC, as Issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee;

 

i)              The Amendment No. 2 to the Series 2004-1 Supplement, dated as of February 14, 2007, between RCFC, as Issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee;

 

j)              The Amendment No. 1 to the Series 2005-1 Supplement, dated as of February 14, 2007, between RCFC, as Issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee;

 

k)              The Amendment No. 1 to the Series 2006-1 Supplement, dated as of February 14, 2007, RCFC, as Issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee;

 

 

l)

Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of RCFC;

 

m)            Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Dollar Thrifty Funding Corp.; and

 

 

n)

Amendment to the Bylaws of Dollar Thrifty Funding Corp.

 

Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Base Indenture.

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 11.1 and 11.2 of the Base Indenture, and similar operative amendment provisions of the Related Documents for each Series of Notes outstanding, RCFC, DTAG, and DTG Operations desire to obtain the consent of the undersigned parties to enter into the Amended Transaction Documents.

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8.5 of the Base Indenture, and similar operative waiver provisions of the Related Documents for each Series of Notes outstanding, RCFC, DTAG, and DTG Operations desire to enter into a one-time waiver with the undersigned parties of certain provisions of the Base Indenture and the Related Documents in certain respects as provided herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged:

 

Each of the undersigned parties to one or more of the Related Documents with respect to a Series of Notes issued under the Base Indenture, does hereby:

 

(a)            irrevocably and unconditionally consent to the execution, delivery and performance by each of the parties thereto, of each of the Amended Transaction Documents to the extent that the consent of the undersigned is required, and

 

(b)            waive any and all currently existing breaches, defaults, Potential Amortization Events, Amortization Events, Potential Lease Events of Default, Lease Events of Default, Limited Liquidation Events of Default, Liquidation Events of Default, Potential Enhancement Agreement Events of Default or Enhancement Agreement Events of Default under the Base Indenture and the Related Documents, as amended, which are or may be, immediately or with the passage of time, a result of or occasioned solely by reason of the matters set forth in the press release issued by DTAG dated February 5, 2007, relating to its historical financial statements; provided that DTAG shall have filed, on or prior to March 16, 2007, (i) an amendment to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 to amend and restate financial statements and other financial information for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001, and for each of the quarters in the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 and (ii) amendments to its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for each of the periods ended September 30, 2006, June 30, 2006, and March 31, 2006 to amend and restate financial statements for the first three quarters of 2006, in order to correct errors related to the accounting for certain derivative transactions under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” and errors related to its estimated effective state income tax rate, which resulted in a cumulative overstatement of the net deferred state tax liability of approximately $5 million at December 31, 2005 (such amendments, the “ Restated Financial Information ”) and such Restated Financial Information shall be consistent in all material respects with the amounts and other information set forth in the above referenced press release dated February 5, 2007.

                 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Master Consent and Waiver Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.

 

RENTAL CAR FINANCE CORP., as Issuer, Lessor, Financing Source and Beneficiary

 

By ______________________________________________

Pamela S. Peck

Vice President and Treasurer

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC., as Master Servicer and Guarantor

 

By ______________________________________________

Pamela S. Peck

Vice President and Treasurer

DTG OPERATIONS, INC., as Lessee, Servicer and Lessee Grantor

 

By ______________________________________________

Pamela S. Peck

Treasurer

DOLLAR THRIFTY FUNDING CORP., as Series 1998-1 Noteholder

 

By ______________________________________________

Pamela S. Peck

Vice President and Treasurer

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Trustee, Beneficiary and Enhancement Agent

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Master Collateral Agent

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

ABN AMRO BANK N.V., as managing agent, conduit facility bank and liquidity lender

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

Purchaser Percentage: $ 11.76471%                                          

Liquidity Commitment: $ 50,000,000                                        

Percentage: 8.92857%                                                               

BNP PARIBAS, as managing agent, conduit facility bank and liquidity lender

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

Purchaser Percentage: $ 11.76471%                                          

Liquidity Commitment: $ 50,000,000                                        

Percentage: 8.92857%                                                               

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as committed purchaser and liquidity lender

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

Purchaser Percentage: $ 11.76471%                                          

Liquidity Commitment: $ 50,000,000                                        

Percentage: 9.82142%                                                               

DRESDNER BANK AG, as managing agent and conduit facility bank

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

Purchaser Percentage: $ 23.52941%                                          

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as managing agent, conduit facility bank and liquidity lender

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

Purchaser Percentage: $ 11.76471%                                          

Liquidity Commitment: $ 50,000,000                                        

Percentage: 9.82142%                                                               

MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD., as managing agent and liquidity lender

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

Liquidity Commitment: $ 25,000,000                                        

Percentage: 4.46428%                                                               

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as managing agent, conduit facility bank and liquidity lender

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

Purchaser Percentage: $ 17.64706%                                          

Liquidity Commitment: $ 35,000,000                                        

Percentage: 6.25%                                                                     

 

WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO., LP, as committed purchaser and conduit purchaser

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

Percentage: 11.76471%                                                                     

CREDIT SUISSE, ACTING THROUGH ITS

NEW YORK BRANCH, as liquidity agent and liquidity lender

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

Liquidity Commitment: $ 55,000,000                                        

Percentage: 9.82142%                                                               

BANK OF MONTREAL, as liquidity lender

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

Liquidity Commitment: $ 50,000,000                                        

Percentage: 8.92857%                                                               

THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., NEW YORK BRANCH, as liquidity lender

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

Liquidity Commitment: $ 25,000,000                                        

Percentage: 4.46428%                                                               

COMERICA BANK, as liquidity lender

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

Liquidity Commitment: $ 25,000,000                                        

Percentage: 4.46428%                                                               

CREDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL, as liquidity lender

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

Liquidity Commitment: $ 25,000,000                                        

Percentage: 6.25%                                                                     

KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as liquidity lender

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

Liquidity Commitment: $ 25,000,000                                        

Percentage: 4.46428%                                                               

LANDESBANK HESSEN-THÜRINGEN GIROZENTRALE, as liquidity lender

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

Liquidity Commitment: $ 50,000,000                                        

Percentage: 8.92857%                                                               

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as liquidity lender

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

 

Liquidity Commitment: $ 25,000,000

 

 

Percentage: 4.46428%

 

CREDIT SUISSE, ACTING THROUGH ITS NEW YORK BRANCH, as Enhancement Provider

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

MBIA INSURANCE CORPORATION, as Series 2003-1 Insurer

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

AMBAC ASSSURANCE CORPORATION, as Series 2004-1 Insurer

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

XL CAPITAL ASSURANCE INC., as Series

2005-1 Insurer

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

AMBAC ASSURANCE CORPORATION, as Series 2006-1 Insurer

 

By ______________________________________________

Name:

Title:

 

 

Exhibit 10.141

 

 

 

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

Director Compensation

Effective 2007 Until Modified

 

Directors who are not officers or employees of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (“DTAG”) will be paid an annual retainer of $35,000 payable in shares of DTAG stock. Committee chairmen will also be paid an additional retainer in shares of DTAG stock, with the Governance Committee chairman receiving $5,000, and the Human Resources and Compensation Committee chairman receiving $7,500. An attendance fee of $1,000 payable in DTAG stock or cash will be paid for each meeting of the Board of Directors and Committee meeting. In addition, the Chairman of the Board of Directors is paid an additional $150,000 annually. For the calendar year 2007 only, the Chairman of the Board of Directors will be paid additional, non-recurring compensation of $50,000 for extraordinary services.

 

All Audit Committee members receive $18,000 annually instead of meeting attendance fees, in each case payable in either cash or DTAG stock. In addition to the $18,000 annual fee, the Audit Committee chairman will also receive a $10,000 retainer annually in shares of DTAG stock.

 

Each calendar year, non-employee directors will be provided a grant of 2,930 shares of DTAG restricted stock.

 

The non-employee directors will also receive the use of two vehicles while serving as a director, together with routine maintenance, tags, and insurance coverage.

 

Rental cars will be provided to directors without charge for product and service evaluation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.142

 

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

2006 Incentive Compensation Plan Award

As Amended February 1, 2007

 

Value-sharing concept was approved for the 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan with an amendment to adjust the pretax profit margin for the impact of SFAS No. 133. This provided for a fixed percentage of profit, the incentive pool (12.75% of pretax profit), to be shared if results equal or exceed a threshold level of performance (5% of pretax margin). The incentive pool created by the sharing percentage is allocated to participants based on individual target award levels.

 

Incentive Pool & Sharing Rate

 

 

Executive

 

3.50%

Middle Management

 

1.50%

Field

 

3.50%

Profit Sharing

 

4.25%

Incentive Pool

 

12.75%

 

 

2006 Results

 

Pre-tax profit

 

$ 97,784,000

Pre-tax profit margin

 

5.9%

Incentive pool (12.75%)

 

$ 12,467,460

 

 

Allocation of Incentive Pool

 

 

Executive

 

3.50%

 

3,422,440

Middle Management

 

1.50%

 

1,466,760

Field

 

3.50%

 

3,422,440

Profit Sharing

 

4.25%

 

4,155,820

Incentive Pool

 

12.75%

 

$ 12,467,460

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 15.27

 

 

 

May 7, 2007

 

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

5330 East 31 st Street

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135

 

We have reviewed, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the unaudited interim financial information of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. and subsidiaries for the periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, as indicated in our report dated May 7, 2007; because we did not perform an audit, we expressed no opinion on that information.

 

We are aware that our report referred to above, which is included in your Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, is incorporated by reference in Registration Statements No. 333-79603, No. 333-89189, No. 333-33144, No. 333-33146, No. 333-50800, No. 333-128714, and No. 333-136611 on Form S-8.

 

We also are aware that the aforementioned report, pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, is not considered a part of the Registration Statement prepared or certified by an accountant or a report prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.

 

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

 

Tulsa, Oklahoma

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 31.41

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Gary L. Paxton, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.;

 

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: May 7, 2007

 

 

/s/ Gary L. Paxton

 

Gary L. Paxton

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

EXHIBIT 31.42

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Steven B. Hildebrand, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.;

 

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: May 7, 2007

 

 

/s/ Steven B. Hildebrand

 

Steven B. Hildebrand

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 32.41

 

 

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 on Form 10-Q of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended March 31, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Gary L. Paxton, 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.

 

 

 

/s/ Gary L. Paxton

Gary L. Paxton

Chief Executive Officer

May 7, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. and will be retained by Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 32.42

 

 

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 on Form 10-Q of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended March 31, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Steven B. Hildebrand, 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.

 

 

 

/s/ Steven B. Hildebrand

Steven B. Hildebrand

Chief Financial Officer

May 7, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. and will be retained by Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.