UNITED STATES
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) October 11, 2019

 

Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust

RFS Holding, L.L.C.

Synchrony Bank

(Exact Name of Issuing Entity, Depositor/Registrant and Sponsor
as Specified in their respective Charters)
 
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation of Issuing Entity and Registrant)

 

333-107495, 333-130030, 333-144945, 333-169151, 333-181466-01,333-229815, 333-229815-01,333-181466, 333-206176,333-107495-02, 333-130030-01, 333-144945-01, 333-169151-01,333-206176-01

  57-1173164 (RFS Holding, L.L.C.)
20-0268039 (Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust)
(Commission File Numbers for Registrant
and Issuing Entity, respectively)
  (Registrants’ I.R.S. Employer Identification Nos.
for Registrant and Issuing Entity, respectively)

 

0001226006 (RFS Holding, L.L.C.) and 0001290098 (Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust)
(Central Index Key for Registrant and Issuing Entity, respectively)
 

777 Long Ridge Road

Stamford, Connecticut

06902
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)

 

(877) 441-5094
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Not Applicable
(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:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨ 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading
Symbol(s)
  Name of each exchange on which registered
N/A   N/A   N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01. Entry into Material Definitive Agreements.

 

On October 11, 2019, Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust (the “Trust”) and RFS Holding, L.L.C. entered into a Reassignment No. 6 of Receivables in Removed Accounts, a copy of which is filed with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 4.1, pursuant to which the Trust and RFS Holding, L.LC. agreed that certain accounts would be designated for removal pursuant to the terms of the Transfer Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2003, as amended, between RFS Holding, L.L.C. and the Trust.

 

On October 11, 2019, RFS Holding, L.L.C. and Synchrony Bank entered into a Designation of Removed Accounts and Fourteenth Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, a copy of which is filed with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 4.2, pursuant to which RFS Holding, L.L.C and Synchrony Bank amended certain provisions of the Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2003, as amended, between RFS Holding, L.L.C. and Synchrony Bank.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a) Not applicable.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

(c) Not applicable.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 


Exhibit No.
  Document Description
     
4.1   Reassignment No. 6 of Receivables in Removed Accounts, dated as of October 11, 2019, between Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust and RFS Holding, L.L.C.
     
4.2   Designation of Removed Accounts and Fourteenth Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2019, between RFS Holding, L.L.C. and Synchrony Bank

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

October 15, 2019 RFS Holding, L.L.C., as depositor
   
   
  By: /s/ Andrew Lee
  Name: Andrew Lee
  Title: Vice President

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

REASSIGNMENT NO. 6 OF RECEIVABLES IN REMOVED ACCOUNTS

 

This REASSIGNMENT NO. 6 OF RECEIVABLES IN REMOVED ACCOUNTS, dated as of October 11, 2019 (this “Reassignment”), is entered into between RFS HOLDING, L.L.C., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, as Transferor (the “Transferor”), and SYNCHRONY CREDIT CARD MASTER NOTE TRUST (the “Buyer”), pursuant to the Transfer Agreement referred to below.

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, Transferor and Buyer are parties to the Transfer Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2003, as amended by the Omnibus Amendment No. 1 to Securitization Documents, dated as of February 9, 2004, 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, the Reassignment No. 4 of Receivables in Removed Accounts and Eighth Amendment to Transfer Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2009, the Ninth Amendment to Transfer Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2010, the Tenth Amendment to Transfer Agreement, dated as of March 20, 2012, the Eleventh Amendment to Transfer Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2016, the Twelfth Amendment to Transfer Agreement, dated as of February 23, 2017, and the Thirteenth Amendment to Transfer Agreement, dated as of April 21, 2017 (as amended, the “Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, the Accounts relating to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores East, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P., Wal-Mart.com USA, LLC and their permitted successors and assigns (collectively, the “Walmart Retailers”) under that certain Third Amended and Restated Consumer Credit Card Program Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2013 (as modified, amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Card Program Agreement”), by and among Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores East, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P., Wal-Mart.com USA, LLC and Synchrony Bank (formerly known as GE Capital Retail Bank and GE Money Bank) that meet certain eligibility criteria (collectively, the “Walmart Accounts”) have been designated for purchase by a designee of the Walmart Retailers pursuant to the terms of the Credit Card Program Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement, Transferor wishes to remove from Buyer all Transferred Receivables owned by Buyer in the Walmart Accounts and to cause Buyer to reconvey the Transferred Receivables of such Removed Accounts, whether now existing or hereafter created, from Buyer to Transferor;

 

WHEREAS, Buyer is willing to accept such designation and to reconvey the Transferred Receivables in the Removed Accounts subject to the terms and conditions hereof; and

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, Buyer and Transferor desire to amend the Agreement as set forth herein;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, Transferor and Buyer hereby agree as follows:

 

1.       Defined Terms. All terms defined in the Agreement and used herein shall have such defined meanings when used herein, unless otherwise defined herein.

 

Removal Date” means, with respect to the Removed Accounts designated hereby, October 11, 2019.

 

Removal Cut-Off Date” means, with respect to the Removed Accounts designated hereby, October 10, 2019.

 

2.       Designation of Removed Accounts. All Walmart Accounts are designated as Removed Accounts pursuant to this Reassignment. Schedule 1 to this Reassignment, as of the Removal Date, shall supplement Schedule 1 to the Agreement as required by Section 2.1(c) of the Agreement.

 

3.       Conveyance of Transferred Receivables. (a) Buyer does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to Transferor, without representation, warranty or recourse, on and after the Removal Date, all right, title and interest of Buyer in, to and under the Transferred Receivables existing at the close of business on the Removal Cut-Off Date and thereafter created from time to time in the Removed Accounts designated hereby, the Related Security and Collections with respect thereto, together with all monies due or to become due and all amounts received or receivable with respect thereto and all Insurance Proceeds related thereto and all proceeds of the foregoing.

 

(b)     In connection with such transfer, Buyer agrees to execute and deliver to Transferor on or prior to the date this Reassignment is delivered, applicable termination statements prepared by Transferor with respect to the Transferred Receivables existing at the close of business on the Removal Cut-Off Date and thereafter created from time to time in the Removed Accounts reassigned hereby and the proceeds thereof evidencing the release by Buyer of its interest in the Transferred Receivables in the Removed Accounts, and meeting the requirements of applicable state law, in such manner and such jurisdictions as are necessary to terminate such interest.

 

4.       Representations and Warranties of Transferor. Transferor hereby represents and warrants to Buyer as of the Removal Date:

 

(a)     Legal, Valid and Binding Obligation. This Reassignment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Transferor enforceable against Transferor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity);

 

Walmart Reassignment

 

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(b)     Early Amortization Event. Transferor reasonably believes that (i) the Transferor has used reasonable efforts to avoid having the removal of the Transferred Receivables existing in the Removed Accounts designated hereby cause an Early Amortization Event to occur with respect to any series, and (ii) no selection procedure believed by Transferor to be materially adverse to the interests of Buyer or any of its creditors has been used in removing Removed Accounts designated hereby from among any pool of Accounts of a similar type (it being understood that Transferor will not be deemed to have used such an adverse selection procedure in connection with any Involuntary Removal) as of the Removal Date; and

 

(c)     List of Removed Accounts. The list of Removed Accounts attached hereto, is an accurate and complete listing in all material respects of all the Removed Accounts as of the Removal Cut-Off Date.

 

5.       Effectiveness. This Reassignment shall become effective as of the date first written above; provided that (i) Buyer and Transferor shall have executed a counterpart of this Reassignment and (ii) Transferor shall have used reasonable efforts to satisfy the Rating Agency Condition with respect to this Reassignment.

 

6.       Binding Effect; Ratification. (a) On and after the execution and delivery hereof, (i) this Reassignment shall be a part of the Agreement and (ii) each reference in the Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereof”, “hereunder” or words of like import, and each reference in any other Related Document to the Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to such Agreement as amended hereby.

 

(b)     Except as expressly amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed by the parties hereto.

 

7.       Miscellaneous. (a) THIS REASSIGNMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

 

(b)     Headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning of this Reassignment.

 

(c)     This Reassignment 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.

 

8.       No Recourse. It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Reassignment is executed and delivered by BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, not individually or personally but solely as trustee of the Buyer, 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 Buyer 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 Buyer, (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, (d) BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware has made no investigation as to the accuracy or completeness of any representations or warranties made by the Buyer in this Reassignment and (e) under no circumstances shall BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Buyer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Buyer under this Reassignment or any other related documents.

 

Walmart Reassignment

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Reassignment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers on the day and year first above written.

 

  RFS HOLDING, L.L.C., Transferor
     
     
  By: /s/ Andrew Lee
  Name: Andrew Lee
  Title: Vice President

 

Walmart Reassignment

 

  S-1  

 

 

SYNCHRONY CREDIT CARD MASTER NOTE TRUST, Buyer
     
  By: BNY MELLON TRUST OF DELAWARE,
    not in its individual capacity but solely
    as Trustee on behalf of the Buyer
     
     
  By: /s/ JoAnn C. DiOssi
  Name: JoAnn C. DiOssi
  Title: Vice President

 

Walmart Reassignment

 

  S-2  

 

 

Schedule 1

 

REMOVED ACCOUNTS

 

[On file with Synchrony Financial.]

 

Walmart Reassignment

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.2

 

DESIGNATION OF REMOVED ACCOUNTS AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT TO RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT

 

This DESIGNATION OF REMOVED ACCOUNTS AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT TO RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT, dated as of October 11, 2019 (this “Designation”), is entered into between SYNCHRONY BANK, a federal savings association organized under the laws of the United States (“Bank”), and RFS HOLDING, L.L.C., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“Buyer”), pursuant to the Receivables Sale Agreement referred to below.

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, Bank and Buyer are parties to the Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2003, as amended by the Omnibus Amendment No. 1 to Securitization Documents, dated as of February 9, 2004, the RSA Assumption Agreement and Second Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2005, the Third Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2006, the Fourth Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2008, the Designation of Removed Accounts and Fifth Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of December 29, 2008, the Designation of Removed Accounts and Sixth Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2009, the Seventh Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of November 23, 2010, the Eighth Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of March 20, 2012, the Ninth Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2014, the Designation of Removed Accounts and Tenth Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2014, the Eleventh Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2016, the Twelfth Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of April 21, 2017, and the Thirteenth Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2017 (as amended, the “Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, the Accounts relating to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores East, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P., Wal-Mart.com USA, LLC and their permitted successors and assigns (collectively, “Walmart”) under that certain Third Amended and Restated Consumer Credit Card Program Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2013 (as modified, amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Card Program Agreement”), by and among Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores East, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P., Wal-Mart.com USA, LLC and Synchrony Bank (formerly known as GE Capital Retail Bank and GE Money Bank) that meet certain eligibility criteria (collectively, the “Walmart Accounts”) have been designated for purchase by a designee of Walmart pursuant to the terms of the Credit Card Program Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement, Bank wishes to remove from Buyer all Transferred Receivables owned by Buyer in the Walmart Accounts and to cause Buyer to convey the Transferred Receivables of such Removed Accounts, whether now existing or hereafter created, from Buyer to RFS Holding, Inc. (“RFSHI”) as the designee of Seller;

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, Buyer is willing to accept such designation and to convey the Transferred Receivables in the Removed Accounts to RFSHI as a designee of Bank subject to the terms and conditions hereof; and

 

WHEREAS, Buyer and Bank desire to amend the Agreement as set forth herein;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, Buyer and Bank hereby agree as follows:

 

1.       Defined Terms. All terms defined in the Agreement and used herein shall have such defined meanings when used herein, unless otherwise defined herein.

 

Removal Date” means, with respect to the Removed Accounts designated hereby, October 11, 2019.

 

Removal Cut-Off Date” means, with respect to the Removed Accounts designated hereby, October 10, 2019.

 

2.       Designation of Removed Accounts. All Walmart Accounts are designated as Removed Accounts pursuant to this Designation. Schedule 1 to this Designation, as of the Removal Date, shall supplement Schedule 1 to the Agreement as required by Section 2.1(b) of the Agreement.

 

3.       Agreement to Convey of Transferred Receivables to Seller’s Designee. Buyer hereby agrees to transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to RFSHI, pursuant to the execution of an assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, on and after the Removal Date, all right, title and interest of Buyer in, to and under the Transferred Receivables existing at the close of business on the Removal Cut-Off Date and thereafter created from time to time in the Removed Accounts designated hereby, the Related Security and Collections with respect thereto, together with all monies due or to become due and all amounts received or receivable with respect thereto and all Insurance Proceeds related thereto and all proceeds of the foregoing (collectively, the “Conveyed Property”).

 

4.       Amendments to Agreement. (a) Section 1.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definition of “Account Schedule” and replacing it with the following:

 

  “Account Schedule” means a computer file or microfiche list containing a true and complete list of Accounts, identified by account number (or by an alpha-numeric identifier that uniquely and objectively identifies the applicable account number pursuant to a protocol that has been provided to the Buyer) and setting forth the receivables balance for each as of (i) the applicable Addition Cut-Off Date, in the case of an Account Schedule relating to Additional Accounts, (ii) either the Removal Notice Date or Removal Cut-Off Date as specified in the related Removal Notice, in the case of an Account Schedule relating to Removed Accounts or (iii) the date specified therein, in the case of any Account Schedule relating to Transferred Accounts or any other Account Schedule. Notwithstanding the foregoing. the initial Account Schedule does not set forth receivables balances, and any failure to set forth receivables balances in such a file or list shall not impair the file’s or list’s effectiveness as an Account Schedule.”

 

Walmart Designation and
Fourteenth Amendment to
Receivables Sale Agreement

 

 

 

 

(b)     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, Buyer and RFSHI, as designee of Seller, may agree, pursuant to the execution of an assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit a attached hereto, that the Transferred Receivables existing at the close of business on the Removal Cut-Off Date and thereafter created from time to time in the Removed Accounts designated hereby, the Related Security and Collections with respect thereto, together with all monies due or to become due and all amounts received or receivable with respect thereto and all Insurance Proceeds related thereto and all proceeds of the foregoing, will be assigned by Buyer to RFSHI.

 

5.       Representations and Warranties of Sellers. Bank hereby represents and warrants to Buyer as of the Removal Date:

 

(a)     Legal, Valid and Binding Obligation. This Designation constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Bank in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity); and

 

(b)     List of Removed Accounts. The list of Removed Accounts attached hereto is an accurate and complete listing in all material respects of all the Removed Accounts as of the Removal Cut-Off Date.

 

6.       Effectiveness. This Designation shall become effective as of the date first written above; provided that Buyer and Bank shall have executed a counterpart of this Designation.

 

7.       Binding Effect; Ratification. (a) On and after the execution and delivery hereof, (i) this Designation shall be a part of the Agreement and (ii) each reference in the Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereof”, “hereunder” or words of like import, and each reference in any other Related Document to the Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to such Agreement as amended hereby.

 

(b)     Except as expressly amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed by the parties hereto.

 

8.       No Proceedings. Until the date one year plus one day following the date on which all amounts due with respect to securities rated by a Rating Agency that were issued by any entity holding Transferred Assets or an interest therein have been paid in full in cash, Bank shall not, directly or indirectly, institute or cause to be instituted against Buyer any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding or other proceeding under any federal or state bankruptcy or similar law; provided that the foregoing shall not in any way limit Bank’s right to pursue any other creditor rights or remedies that Bank may have under any applicable law. The Agreement and obligations of the Bank under this Section 8 shall survive the termination of the Agreement.

 

Walmart Designation and
Fourteenth Amendment to
Receivables Sale Agreement

 

 

 

 

9.       Miscellaneous. (a) THIS DESIGNATION SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

 

(b)     Headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning of this Designation.

 

(c)     This Designation 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.

 

Walmart Designation and
Fourteenth Amendment to
Receivables Sale Agreement

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Designation to be duly executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers on the day and year first above written.

 

  RFS HOLDING, L.L.C., as Buyer
   
  By: /s/ Andrew Lee
  Name: Andrew Lee
  Title: Vice President

 

Walmart Designation and
Fourteenth Amendment to
Receivables Sale Agreement

 

 

 

 

SYNCHRONY BANK, as a Seller
   
  By: /s/ Eric Duenwald
  Name: Eric Duenwald
  Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer

 

Walmart Designation and
Fourteenth Amendment to
Receivables Sale Agreement

 

 

 

 

Schedule 1 

 

REMOVED ACCOUNTS

 

[On file with Synchrony Financial.]

 

 

Walmart Designation and
Fourteenth Amendment to
Receivables Sale Agreement

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Form of Assignment of Receivables in Removed Accounts

 

Walmart Designation and
Fourteenth Amendment to
Receivables Sale Agreement

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT OF RECEIVABLES IN REMOVED ACCOUNTS

 

This ASSIGNMENT OF RECEIVABLES IN REMOVED ACCOUNTS, dated as of October 11, 2019 (this “Assignment”), is entered into between RFS HOLDING, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“RFSHI”), and RFS HOLDING, L.L.C., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“RFSHL”), pursuant to the Receivables Sale Agreement referred to below.

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, RFSHL and Synchrony Bank, a federal savings bank organized under the laws of the United States (“Bank”), are parties to the Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2003, as amended by the Omnibus Amendment No. 1 to Securitization Documents, dated as of February 9, 2004, the RSA Assumption Agreement and Second Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2005, the Third Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2006, the Fourth Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2008, and the Designation of Removed Accounts and Fifth Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of December 29, 2008, the Designation of Removed Accounts and Sixth Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2009, the Seventh Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of November 23, 2010, the Eighth Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of March 20, 2012, and the Ninth Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2014, the Designation of Removed Accounts and Tenth Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2014, the Eleventh Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2016, the Twelfth Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of April 21, 2017, the Thirteenth Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2017, and the Designation of Removed Accounts and Fourteenth Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2019 (as amended, the “Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, Bank has designated all Walmart Accounts (as defined in the Designation of Removed Accounts and Fourteenth Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2019 (the “Designation”), between RFSHL and Bank) (collectively, the “Removed Accounts”) as “Removed Accounts” under the Agreement pursuant to the Designation;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Designation, Bank has directed RFSHL to sell the Transferred Receivables arising in such Removed Accounts, whether now existing or hereafter created, to RFSHI, as the designee of Bank; and

 

WHEREAS, RFSHL is willing to sell the Transferred Receivables in the Removed Accounts to RFSHI, and RFSHI is willing to purchase the Transferred Receivables in the Removed Accounts, in each case subject to the terms and conditions hereof;

 

 

 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, RFSHI and RFSHL hereby agree as follows:

 

1.       Defined Terms. All terms defined in the Agreement and used herein shall have such defined meanings when used herein, unless otherwise defined herein. The terms “Removal Date” and “Removal Cut-Off Date” shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Designation.

 

2.       Conveyance of Transferred Receivables. (a) In consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price on the Removal Date pursuant to Section 2(c), RFSHL does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to RFSHI, without representation, warranty or recourse, and RFSHI does hereby purchase and accept, on and after the Removal Date, all right, title and interest of RFSHL in, to and under the Transferred Receivables existing at the close of business on the Removal Cut-Off Date and thereafter created from time to time in the Removed Accounts, the Related Security and Collections with respect thereto, together with all monies due or to become due and all amounts received or receivable with respect thereto and all Insurance Proceeds related thereto and all proceeds of the foregoing (the “Conveyed Property”).

 

(b)     In connection with such transfer, RFSHL agrees to execute and deliver to RFSHI on or prior to the date this Assignment is delivered, applicable UCC-1 financing statements prepared by RFSHL with respect to the Conveyed Property meeting the requirements of applicable state law, in such manner and such jurisdictions as are necessary to perfect the interest of RFSHI in the Conveyed Property.

 

(c)     On the Removal Date, RFSHI shall reduce the amount payable by RFSHL pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated USD Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2017, between RFSHL and RFSHI, by the price determined in accordance with Section 2.7(b) of the Agreement (the “Purchase Price”).

 

3.       Representations and Warranties. Each of RFSHI and RFSHL hereby represents and warrants as of the Removal Date that this Assignment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such party enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity).

 

4.       Effectiveness. This Assignment shall become effective as of the date first written above; provided that RFSHL and RFSHI shall have executed a counterpart of this Assignment.

 

5.       No Proceedings. Until the date one year plus one day following the date on which all amounts due with respect to securities rated by a Rating Agency that were issued by any entity holding Transferred Assets or an interest therein have been paid in full in cash, RFSHI shall not, directly or indirectly, institute or cause to be instituted against RFSHL any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding or other proceeding under any federal or state bankruptcy or similar law; provided that the foregoing shall not in any way limit RFSHI’s right to pursue any other creditor rights or remedies that RFSHI may have under any applicable law. The agreements and obligations of RFSHI under this Section 5 shall survive the assignment of the Conveyed Property and the termination of this Agreement.

 

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6.       Miscellaneous. (a) THIS ASSIGNMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

 

(b)     Headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning of this Assignment.

 

(c)     This Assignment 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 undersigned have caused this Assignment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers on the day and year first above written.

 

  RFS HOLDING, L.L.C.

 

 

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  RFS HOLDING, INC.

 

 

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