SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 7, 2009
GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust
RFS
Holding, L.L.C.
GE Money Bank
(Exact name of Issuing Entity, Depositor/Registrant
and Sponsor
as specified in their respective charters)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
333-107495, 333-130030, 333-144945 |
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57-1173164 |
333-107495-02, 333-130030-01, 333-144945-01 |
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20-0268039 |
(Commission file numbers for Registrant |
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(Registrants I.R.S. Employer Identification Nos. |
and Issuing Entity, respectively) |
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for Registrant and Issuing Entity, respectively) |
c/o General Electric Capital Corporation |
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901 Main Avenue |
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Norwalk, CT |
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06851 |
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(203) 585-6669
Registrants telephone number, including area code
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions .
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01. Entry into Material Definitive Agreements .
On August 7, 2009, GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust (the Trust ) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as indenture trustee (the Indenture Trustee ) entered into the Sixth Amendment to Master Indenture, a copy of which is filed with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 4.1, pursuant to which the Trust and the Indenture Trustee amended certain provisions of the Master Indenture, dated as of September 25, 2003, between the Trust and the Indenture Trustee.
Item 8.01. Other Events .
The Registrant is filing Exhibits 5.1 and 8.1 in connection with the issuance of the Series 2009-2, Class A Asset Backed Notes by GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust described in the Prospectus dated July 30, 2009 and the Prospectus Supplement dated August 5, 2009.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits .
(a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Exhibits:
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Sixth Amendment to Master Indenture, dated as of August 7, 2009, between GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas |
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5.1 |
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Opinion of Mayer Brown LLP with respect to legality |
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8.1 |
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Opinion of Mayer Brown LLP with respect to tax matters |
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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.
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RFS Holding, L.L.C., as depositor |
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/s/ Ravi Ramanujam |
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Ravi Ramanujam |
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Vice President |
Dated: August 7, 2009
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Exhibit 4.1
SIXTH AMENDMENT TO MASTER INDENTURE
This SIXTH AMENDMENT TO MASTER INDENTURE, dated as of August 7, 2009 (this Amendment ), is entered into between: (i) GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the Issuer ); and (ii) Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as indenture trustee under the Indenture referred to below (in such capacity, the Indenture Trustee ).
BACKGROUND
1. The Indenture Trustee and the Issuer are parties to the Master Indenture, dated as of September 25, 2003, and as amended by the Omnibus Amendment No. 1 to Securitization Documents, dated as of February 9, 2004, among the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer and certain other parties, the Second Amendment to Master Indenture, dated as of June 17, 2004, between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, the Third Amendment to Master Indenture, dated as of August 31, 2006, between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, the Fourth Amendment to Master Indenture, dated as of June 28, 2007, between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, and the Fifth Amendment to Master Indenture, dated as of May 22, 2008, between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee (as amended, the Indenture ).
2. The Indenture Trustee and the Issuer desire to amend the Indenture as set forth herein.
AMENDMENTS
The parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS . As used herein, (a) capitalized terms which are defined in the preamble hereto shall have the meanings as so defined and (b) capitalized terms not so defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Indenture as amended hereby.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENTS TO INDENTURE .
(a) Section 8.5 shall be amended by replacing the phrase On each Transfer Date with the following phrase: On any day on or before each Transfer Date following the end of the related Monthly Period, so long as the Transferor has all information needed to calculate all amounts referenced in this Section 8.5 and the calculations have been made.
(b) Section 8.6 shall be amended by replacing the phrase On each Transfer Date with the following phrase: On any day on or before each Transfer Date following the end of the related Monthly Period, so long as the Transferor has all information needed to calculate all amounts referenced in this Section 8.6 and the calculations have been made.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVENESS . This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above; provided that (i) each of the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer shall have executed a counterpart of this Amendment, (ii) the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied, and (iii) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee (x) an Officers Certificate to the effect that all requirements for such Amendment contained in the Indenture have been met and the Issuer reasonably believes that such action will not result in an Adverse
Effect and (y) a Tax Opinion. The Issuer shall provide written notice to the Indenture Trustee upon satisfaction of the conditions in the preceding sentence.
SECTION 4. BINDING EFFECT; RATIFICATION . (a) On and after the execution and delivery hereof, (i) this Amendment shall be a part of the Indenture and (ii) each reference in the Indenture to this Agreement, this Indenture, hereof, hereunder or words of like import, and each reference in any other Related Document to the Indenture, shall mean and be a reference to such Indenture as amended hereby.
(b) Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed by the parties hereto.
SECTION 5. NO RECOURSE . It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Amendment is executed and delivered by BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, not individually or personally but solely as trustee of the Issuer, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (b) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Issuer is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements by BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Issuer, (c) nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating any liability on BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, individually or personally, to perform any covenant either expressed or implied contained herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and by any Person claiming by, through or under the parties hereto and (d) under no circumstances shall BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under this Amendment or any other related documents.
SECTION 6. MISCELLANEOUS . (a) THIS AMENDMENT AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING ALL MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, AND PERFORMANCE, BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REGARDING TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF) AND ANY APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
(b) Headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning of this Amendment.
(c) This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by the parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Executed counterparts may be delivered electronically.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have executed this Amendment by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
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GE CAPITAL CREDIT CARD MASTER NOTE TRUST |
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By: BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, not in its individual capacity but solely on behalf of the Issuer |
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/s/ Kristine K. Gullo |
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Name: Kristine K. Gullo |
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Title: Vice President |
Sixth Amendment to Master Indenture
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Indenture Trustee |
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By: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY |
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/s/ Mark DiGiacomo |
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Name: Mark DiGiacomo |
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Title: Asst. Vice President |
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/s/ Michele H.Y. Voon |
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Name: Michele H.Y. Voon |
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Title: Vice President |
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Exhibit 5.1
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Mayer Brown LLP |
71 South Wacker Drive |
Chicago, Illinois 60606-4637 |
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Main Tel (312) 782-0600 |
Main Fax (312) 701-7711 |
www.mayerbrown.com |
August 7, 2009
RFS Holding, L.L.C.
901 Main Avenue
Norwalk, Connecticut 06851
GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust
901 Main Avenue
Norwalk, Connecticut 06851
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RFS Holding, L.L.C. |
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GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 2009-2, Class A Notes |
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Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-144945) |
We have acted as special counsel for RFS Holding, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ( RFSHL ), and GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust (the Note Trust ), in connection with (a) the filing by RFSHL with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission ) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act ), of the above captioned Registration Statement, as amended (the Registration Statement ), registering asset-backed notes representing debt of the Note Trust, and (b) the offering of the Series 2009-2 notes, Class A (the Notes ) described in the prospectus supplement, dated August 5, 2009 (the Prospectus Supplement ) and the base prospectus dated July 30, 2009 (together with the Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus ), which have been filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Act. The Notes will be issued pursuant to the Master Indenture, dated as of September 25, 2003, as amended by the Omnibus Amendment to Securitization Documents, dated as of February 9, 2004, and as further amended by the Second Amendment to Master Indenture, dated as of June 17, 2004, the Third Amendment to Master Indenture, dated as of August 31, 2006, the Fourth Amendment to Master Indenture, dated as of June 28, 2007, the Fifth Amendment to Master Indenture, dated as of May 22, 2008, and the Sixth Amendment to Master Indenture, dated as of August 7, 2009 (as so amended, the Master Indenture ), between the Note Trust and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as indenture
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trustee (the Indenture Trustee ), as supplemented by an Indenture Supplement, to be dated on or about August 13, 2009 (the Indenture Supplement , and together with the Master Indenture, the Indenture ), between the Note Trust and the Indenture Trustee. Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
We have examined executed copies of the Registration Statement, the Master Indenture, the Transfer Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2003, as amended by the Omnibus Amendment, and as further amended by the Second Amendment to Transfer Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2004, the Third Amendment to Transfer Agreement, dated as of November 21, 2004, the Fourth Amendment to Transfer Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2006, the Fifth Amendment to Transfer Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2006, the Sixth Amendment to Transfer Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2008, the Reassignment of Receivables in Removed Accounts and Seventh Amendment to Transfer Agreement, dated as of December 29, 2008, and the Reassignment of Receivables in Removed Accounts and Eighth Amendment to Transfer Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2009 (as so amended, the Transfer Agreement ), between RFSHL and the Note Trust, a form of the Indenture Supplement and such other documents as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of this opinion (collectively, the Transaction Documents ).
We have also assumed that: (i) the Transaction Documents and the Notes have been or will be duly authorized by all necessary corporate action; (ii) the Notes will be duly issued, executed, authenticated and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture; and (iii) the purchase price for the Notes will be paid to RFSHL by the various underwriters named in the Prospectus.
In expressing our opinion, we have assumed, without independent verification, that the facts presented in the Transaction Documents are correct, the Transaction Documents have been or will be consummated according to their terms, and the factual representations of the parties to the Transaction Documents and their affiliates are correct. In addition, we have assumed that the parties to each Transaction Document will satisfy their respective obligations thereunder.
On the basis of the foregoing examination and assumptions, and upon consideration of applicable law, it is our opinion that the Notes, upon issuance and sale thereof in the manner described in the Prospectus and as provided in the Indenture, will be binding obligations of the Note Trust.
We hereby consent to the filing of this letter as part of RFSHLs Current Report on Form 8-k, dated of even date herewith for incorporation in the Registration Statement and to the references to this firm under the heading Legal Matters in the Prospectus Supplement, without admitting that we are experts within the meaning of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission issued thereunder, with respect to any part of the Registration Statement.
Our opinion set forth above is subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors
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rights generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and by the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefore may be brought.
We are members of the Bar of the State of Illinois and New York, and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any law other than the law of the State of New York and the Federal law of the United States, and we express no opinion with respect to the applicability thereto or the effect thereon of the laws of any other jurisdiction or as to any matters of municipal law or the laws of any local agencies within any state.
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Very truly yours, |
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/s/ MAYER BROWN LLP |
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MAYER BROWN LLP |
JAG/RDC
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Exhibit 8.1
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Mayer Brown LLP |
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71 South Wacker Drive |
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Chicago, Illinois 60606-4637 |
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Main Tel (312) 782-0600 |
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Main Fax (312) 701-7711 |
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www.mayerbrown.com |
August 7, 2009
RFS Holding, L.L.C.
901 Main Avenue
Norwalk, Connecticut 06851
GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust
901 Main Avenue
Norwalk, Connecticut 06851
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GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 20092 |
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Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-144945) |
We have acted as special counsel for RFS Holding, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ( RFSHL ), and GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust (the Note Trust ), in connection with (a) the filing by RFSHL with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission ) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act ), of the above captioned Registration Statement, as amended (the Registration Statement ), registering asset-backed notes representing debt of the Note Trust, and (b) the offering of the Series 2009-2 notes (the Notes ) described in the prospectus supplement, dated August 5, 2009 (the Prospectus Supplement ) and the base prospectus dated July 30, 2009 (together with the Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus ), which have been filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Act. Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Prospectus.
Our opinion is based on our examination of the Prospectus, the Master Indenture, dated as of September 25, 2003, as amended by the Omnibus Amendment to Securitization Documents, dated as of February 9, 2004, and as further amended by the Second Amendment to Master Indenture, dated as of June 17, 2004, the Third Amendment to Master Indenture, dated as of August 31, 2006, the Fourth Amendment to Master Indenture, dated as of June 28, 2007, the Fifth Amendment to Master Indenture, dated as of May 22, 2008, and the Sixth Amendment to Master Indenture, dated as of August 7, 2009 (as so amended, the Master Indenture ), between the Note Trust and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as indenture trustee (the Indenture Trustee ), as supplemented by an Indenture Supplement, to be dated as of
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August 13, 2009 (the Indenture Supplement , and together with the Master Indenture, the Indenture ), between the Note Trust and the Indenture Trustee, and such other documents, instruments and information as we considered necessary.
Our opinion is also based on (i) the assumption that neither the Indenture Trustee nor any affiliate thereof will become either the servicer or the delegee of the servicer; (ii) the assumption that all agreements relating to the creation of the Note Trust and the issuance and sale of the Notes will remain in full force and effect; (iii) the assumption that all agreements and documents required to be executed and delivered in connection with the issuance and sale of the Notes will be so executed and delivered by properly authorized persons in substantial conformity with the drafts thereof as described in the Prospectus, and the transactions contemplated to occur under such agreements and documents in fact occur in accordance with the terms thereof; and (iv) currently applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, Treasury regulations promulgated and proposed thereunder, current positions of the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS ) contained in published Revenue Rulings and Revenue Procedures, current administrative positions of the IRS and existing judicial decisions. This opinion is subject to the explanations and qualifications set forth under the caption Federal Income Tax Consequences in the Prospectus. No tax rulings will be sought from the IRS with respect to any of the matters discussed herein.
While the tax description does not purport to discuss all possible federal income tax ramifications of the purchase, ownership, and disposition of the Notes, particularly to U.S. purchasers subject to special rules under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, based on the foregoing, as of the date hereof, we hereby adopt and confirm the statements set forth in the Prospectus under the heading Federal Income Tax Consequences , which discusses the federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Notes. There can be no assurance, however, that the tax conclusions presented therein will not be successfully challenged by the IRS, or significantly altered by new legislation, changes in IRS positions or judicial decisions, any of which challenges or alterations may be applied retroactively with respect to completed transactions. We hereby consent to the use of our name therein and to the filing of this letter as part of RFSHLs Current Report on Form 8-K, dated of even date herewith for incorporation in the Registration Statement and to the references to this firm under the heading Legal Matters in the Prospectus Supplement, without
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admitting we are experts within the meaning of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission issued thereunder, with respect to any part of the Registration Statement, including this Form 8-K.
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Very truly yours, |
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/s/ MAYER BROWN LLP |
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MAYER BROWN LLP |
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