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): March 15, 2012

 

 

DOMINO’S PIZZA, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-32242   38-2511577

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

30 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(734) 930-3030

(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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))

 

 

 


This current report is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (the “Company”) or any subsidiary of the Company.

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

General

As part of the previously announced recapitalization transaction, on March 15, 2012 (the “Closing Date”), Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Domino’s SPV Canadian Holding Company Inc., Domino’s Pizza Distribution LLC and Domino’s IP Holder LLC, each a limited-purpose, bankruptcy remote, wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of the Company (collectively, the “Co-Issuers”), issued $1.575 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.216% Fixed Rate Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes (the “Class A-2 Notes”) in an offering exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In connection with the issuance of the Class A-2 Notes, the Co-Issuers also entered into a revolving financing facility of Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes (the “Variable Funding Notes”), which allows for the issuance of up to $100 million of Variable Funding Notes and certain other credit instruments, including letters of credit. The Class A-2 Notes and the Variable Funding Notes are referred to collectively as the “Notes.” The Notes were issued in a securitization transaction pursuant to which substantially all of the Company’s revenue-generating assets, consisting principally of franchise-related agreements, product distribution agreements and related assets, its intellectual property and license agreements for the use of its intellectual property, are held by the Co-Issuers and to certain other limited-purpose, bankruptcy remote, wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries of the Company that act as Guarantors of the Notes and that have pledged substantially all of their assets to secure the Notes.

Class A-2 Notes

The Notes were issued under an Amended and Restated Base Indenture dated March 15, 2012 (the “Base Indenture”), the form of which is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 4.1, and the related supplemental indenture dated March 15, 2012 (the “Series 2012-1 Supplement”), the form of which is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 4.2, among the Co-Issuers and Citibank, N.A., as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”) and securities intermediary. The Base Indenture and the Series 2012-1 Supplement (collectively, the “Indenture”) will allow the Co-Issuers to issue additional series of notes in the future subject to certain conditions.

While the Notes are outstanding, payments of principal and interest are required to be made on the Class A-2 Notes on a quarterly basis. The payment of principal on the Class A-2 Notes may be suspended in the event that the leverage ratio for the Company and its subsidiaries and for the securitization entities is, in each case, less than 4.5x, but, during such suspension, principal payments will continue to accrue and are subject to catch-up upon failure to comply with such financial covenants.

The legal final maturity date of the Class A-2 Notes is in January of 2042, but it is anticipated that, unless earlier prepaid to the extent permitted under the Indenture, the Class A-2 Notes will be repaid in January of 2019. If the Co-Issuers have not repaid or refinanced the Class A-2 Notes prior to the anticipated repayment date, additional interest will accrue on the Class A-2 Notes equal to the greater of (A) 5% per annum and (B) a per annum interest rate equal to the excess, if any, by which the sum of (i) the yield to maturity (adjusted to a quarterly bond-equivalent basis), on the anticipated repayment date of the United States treasury Security having a term closest to 10 years plus (ii) 3.82% exceeds the original interest rate. The Class A-2 Notes rank pari passu with the Variable Funding Notes.

The Notes are secured by the collateral described below under “Guarantees and Collateral.”

Variable Funding Notes

In connection with the issuance of the Class A-2 Notes, the Co-Issuers also entered into a revolving financing facility consisting of Variable Funding Notes, which allows for the issuance of up to $100 million of Variable Funding Notes and certain other credit instruments, including letters of credit. The Variable Funding Notes were issued under the Indenture and allow for drawings on a revolving basis. Drawings and certain additional terms related to the Variable Funding Notes are governed by the Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement dated March 15, 2012 (the “Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement”), the form of which is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1, among the Co-Issuers, Domino’s Pizza LLC, as manager, certain conduit investors, financial institutions and funding agents, and Barclays Bank PLC, as provider of letters of credit, as swingline lender and as administrative agent. The Variable Funding Notes will be governed, in part, by the Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement and by certain generally applicable terms contained in the Indenture. Interest on the Variable Funding Notes will be payable at per annum rates equal to 3 month LIBOR or the lenders’ commercial paper funding rate plus 350 basis points. While the Master Issuer does not anticipate drawing on the Variable Funding Notes on the Closing Date, the Master Issuer expects to have approximately $39.7 million in undrawn letters of credit issued under the Variable Funding Notes on or shortly after the Closing Date. There is a


commitment fee on the unused portion of the Variable Funding Notes facility of 50 basis points. It is anticipated that the principal and interest on the Variable Funding Notes will be repaid in full on or prior to January 2017, subject to two additional one-year extensions at the option of Domino’s Pizza LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, which acts as the manager (as described below). Following the anticipated repayment date (and any extensions thereof), additional interest will accrue on the Variable Funding Notes equal to 5% per annum. The Variable Funding Notes and other credit instruments issued under the Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement are secured by the collateral described below under “Guarantees and Collateral.”

Guarantees and Collateral

Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement dated March 15, 2012 (the “Guarantee and Collateral Agreement”), the form of which is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.2, among Domino’s SPV Guarantor LLC, Domino’s Pizza Franchising LLC, Domino’s Pizza International Franchising Inc., Domino’s Pizza Canadian Distribution ULC, Domino’s RE LLC and Domino’s EQ LLC, each as a guarantor of the Notes (collectively, the “Guarantors”), in favor of Citibank, N.A., as trustee, the Guarantors guarantee the obligations of the Co-Issuers under the Indenture and related documents and secure the guarantee by granting a security interest in substantially all of their assets.

The Notes are secured by a security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Co-Issuers and the Guarantors (collectively, the “Securitization Entities”). On the Closing Date, these assets (the “Securitized Assets”) included substantially all of the revenue-generating assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, which principally consist of franchise-related agreements, product distribution agreements and related assets and intellectual property and license agreements for the use of intellectual property. The pledge and collateral arrangements for the Co-Issuers are included in the Base Indenture.

The Notes are obligations only of the Co-Issuers pursuant to the Indenture and are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by the Guarantors pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement. Except as described below, neither the Company nor any subsidiary of the Company, other than the Securitization Entities, will guarantee or in any way be liable for the obligations of the Co-Issuers under the Indenture or the Notes.

Management of the Securitized Assets

None of the Securitization Entities has employees. Each of the Securitization Entities entered into an amended and restated management agreement dated March 15, 2012 (the “Management Agreement”), the form of which is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.3, among the Securitization Entities, Domino’s Pizza LLC, as manager, and Citibank, N.A. as trustee. Domino’s Pizza LLC will act as the manager with respect to the Securitized Assets. The primary responsibilities of the manager will be to perform certain franchising, distribution, intellectual property and operational functions on behalf of the Securitization Entities with respect to the Securitized Assets pursuant to the Management Agreement. The manager will be entitled to the payment of the weekly management fee, as set forth in the Management Agreement, which includes reimbursement of certain expenses, and will be subject to the liabilities set forth in the Management Agreement. Domino’s Pizza N.S. Co. will perform all services for Domino’s Pizza Canadian Distribution ULC, which will conduct the distribution business in Canada, and will be entitled to the payment of the weekly Canadian management fee, as set forth in the Management Agreement.

The manager will manage and administer the Securitized Assets in accordance with the terms of the Management Agreement and, except as otherwise provided in the Management Agreement, the management standard set forth in the Management Agreement. Subject to limited exceptions set forth in the Management Agreement, the Management Agreement does not require the manager to expend or risk its funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its rights or powers under the Management Agreement if the manager has reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured or provided to it.

Subject to limited exceptions set forth in the Management Agreement, the manager will indemnify each Securitization Entity, the trustee and certain other parties, and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents for all claims, penalties, fines, forfeitures, losses, legal fees and related costs and judgments and other costs, fees and reasonable expenses that any of them may incur as a result of (a) the failure of the manager to perform its obligations under the Management Agreement, (b) the breach by the manager of any representation or warranty under the Management Agreement or (c) the manager’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.


Covenants and Restrictions

The Notes are subject to a series of covenants and restrictions customary for transactions of this type, including (i) that the Co-Issuers maintain specified reserve accounts to be used to make required payments in respect of the Notes, (ii) provisions relating to optional and mandatory prepayments, including mandatory prepayments in the event of a change of control (as defined in the Series 2012-1 Supplement) and the related payment of specified amounts, including specified make-whole payments in the case of the Class A-2 Notes under certain circumstances, (iii) certain indemnification payments in the event, among other things, the transfers of the assets pledged as collateral for the Notes are in stated ways defective or ineffective and (iv) covenants relating to recordkeeping, access to information and similar matters. The Notes are also subject to customary rapid amortization events provided for in the Indenture, including events tied to failure to maintain stated debt service coverage ratios, the sum of global retail sales for all stores being below certain levels on certain measurement dates, certain manager termination events, an event of default and the failure to repay or refinance the Notes on the scheduled maturity date. The Notes are also subject to certain customary events of default, including events relating to non-payment of required interest, principal or other amounts due on or with respect to the Notes, failure to comply with covenants within certain time frames, certain bankruptcy events, breaches of specified representations and warranties, failure of security interests to be effective and certain judgments.

Use of Proceeds

A portion of the net proceeds of the offering has been or will be used to repay approximately $ 1.447 billion borrowed under the base indenture and supplement indenture among the Co-Issuers and Citibank, N.A., as trustee, dated April 16, 2007, after which the notes issued thereunder will be cancelled, and to fund a reserve account for the payment of interest on the Notes and to pay fees and expenses related to the issuance of the Notes. Any additional net proceeds will be distributed up to Domino’s Pizza, Inc. to be used for general business purposes, which may include distributions to holders of common stock, other equivalent payments and stock repurchases.

 

Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

The descriptions in Item 1.01 are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The descriptions in Item 1.01 are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Exhibit 99.1 hereto includes certain historical and pro forma financial information of the Company related to the securitization transaction.

“Safe Harbor” Statement under Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This current report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. You can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” or “anticipates” or similar expressions that concern our strategy, plans or intentions. These forward-looking statements relate to the refinancing of our subsidiaries’ securitization indebtedness, our ability to service our indebtedness and refinance or otherwise repay our indebtedness prior to its expected repayment date, our operating performance, the anticipated success of our reformulated pizza product, trends in our business and other descriptions of future events reflect management’s expectations based upon currently available information and data. However, actual results are subject to future risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially include: the level of and our ability to refinance our long-term and other indebtedness; uncertainties relating to litigation; consumer preferences, spending patterns and demographic trends; the effectiveness of our advertising, operations and promotional initiatives; the strength of our brand in the markets in which we compete; our ability to retain key personnel; new product and concept developments by us, such as our reformulated pizza, and other food-industry competitors; the ongoing level of profitability of our franchisees; and our ability and that of our franchisees’ to open new restaurants and keep existing restaurants in operation; changes in food prices, particularly cheese, labor, utilities, insurance, employee benefits and other operating costs; the impact that widespread illness or general health concerns may have on our business and the economy of the countries where we operate; severe weather conditions and natural disasters; changes in our effective tax rate; changes in government legislation and regulations; adequacy of our insurance coverage; costs related to


future financings; our ability and that of our franchisees to successfully operate in the current credit environment; changes in the level of consumer spending given the general economic conditions including interest rates, energy prices and weak consumer confidence; availability of borrowings under our variable funding notes and our letters of credit; changes in accounting policies; and the European sovereign debt crisis and its potential to negatively impact the global economy. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations are more fully described in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under the section headed “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K. Except as required by applicable securities laws, we do not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

As provided in General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information contained in this Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K, including the information contained in Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. In furnishing such information, we make no admission as to the materiality of any such information in this report that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

In connection with the completion of the securitization transaction, the Company issued a press release on March 16, 2012, which is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number
   Description
4.1    Form of Amended and Restated Base Indenture dated March 15, 2012 among Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Domino’s SPV Canadian Holding Company Inc., Domino’s Pizza Distribution LLC and Domino’s IP Holder LLC, each as Co-Issuer, and Citibank, N.A., as Trustee and Securities Intermediary.
4.2    Form of Supplemental Indenture dated March 15, 2012 among Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Domino’s SPV Canadian Holding Company Inc., Domino’s Pizza Distribution LLC and Domino’s IP Holder LLC, each as Co-Issuer of Series 2012-1 5.216% fixed rate senior secured notes, Class A-2, and Series 2012-1 variable funding senior notes, Class A-1, and Citibank, N.A., as Trustee and Series 2012-1 Securities Intermediary.
10.1    Form of Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement dated March 15, 2012 among Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Domino’s SPV Canadian Holding Company Inc., Domino’s Pizza Distribution LLC and Domino’s IP Holder LLC, each as Co-Issuer, Domino’s Pizza LLC, as manager, certain conduit investors, financial institutions and funding agents, and Barclays Bank PLC, as provider of letters of credit, as swingline lender and as administrative agent.
10.2    Form of Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement dated March 15, 2012 among Domino’s SPV Guarantor LLC, Domino’s Pizza Franchising LLC, Domino’s Pizza International Franchising Inc., Domino’s Pizza Canadian Distribution ULC, Domino’s RE LLC and Domino’s EQ LLC, each as a guarantor of the Notes, in favor of Citibank, N.A., as trustee.
10.3    Form of Management Agreement dated March 15, 2012 among Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC, certain subsidiaries of Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC party thereto, Domino’s SPV Guarantor LLC, Domino’s Pizza LLC, as manager and in its individual capacity, Domino’s Pizza NS Co., and Citibank, N.A., as Trustee.
99.1    Certain Historical and Pro Forma Financial Information of the Company.
99.2    Press Release dated March 16, 2012.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

DOMINO’S PIZZA, INC.

(Registrant)

/s/  Michael T. Lawton
Name: Michael T. Lawton
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 19, 2012


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

4.1    Form of Amended and Restated Base Indenture dated March 15, 2012 among Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Domino’s SPV Canadian Holding Company Inc., Domino’s Pizza Distribution LLC and Domino’s IP Holder LLC, each as Co-Issuer, and Citibank, N.A., as Trustee and Securities Intermediary.
4.2    Form of Supplemental Indenture dated March 15, 2012 among Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Domino’s SPV Canadian Holding Company Inc., Domino’s Pizza Distribution LLC and Domino’s IP Holder LLC, each as Co-Issuer of Series 2012-1 5.216% fixed rate senior secured notes, Class A-2, and Series 2012-1 variable funding senior notes, Class A-1, and Citibank, N.A., as Trustee and Series 2012-1 Securities Intermediary.
10.1    Form of Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement dated March 15, 2012 among Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Domino’s SPV Canadian Holding Company Inc., Domino’s Pizza Distribution LLC and Domino’s IP Holder LLC, each as Co-Issuer, Domino’s Pizza LLC, as manager, certain conduit investors, financial institutions and funding agents, and Barclays Bank PLC, as provider of letters of credit, as swingline lender and as administrative agent.
10.2    Form of Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement dated March 15, 2012 among Domino’s SPV Guarantor LLC, Domino’s Pizza Franchising LLC, Domino’s Pizza International Franchising Inc., Domino’s Pizza Canadian Distribution ULC, Domino’s RE LLC and Domino’s EQ LLC, each as a guarantor of the Notes, in favor of Citibank, N.A., as trustee.
10.3    Form of Management Agreement dated March 15, 2012 among Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC, certain subsidiaries of Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC party thereto, Domino’s SPV Guarantor LLC, Domino’s Pizza LLC, as manager and in its individual capacity, Domino’s Pizza NS Co., and Citibank, N.A., as Trustee.
99.1    Certain Historical and Pro Forma Financial Information of the Company
99.2    Press Release dated March 16, 2012.

Exhibit 4.1

 

 

DOMINO’S PIZZA MASTER ISSUER LLC,

DOMINO’S PIZZA DISTRIBUTION LLC,

DOMINO’S IP HOLDER LLC and

DOMINO’S SPV CANADIAN HOLDING COMPANY INC.

each as Co-Issuer

and

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Trustee and Securities Intermediary

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED BASE INDENTURE

Dated as of March 15, 2012

 

 

Asset Backed Notes

(Issuable in Series)

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  

Article I DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

     2   

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   

Article II THE NOTES

     3   

Section 2.1 Designation and Terms of Notes

     3   

Section 2.2 Notes Issuable in Series

     4   

Section 2.3 Series Supplement for Each Series

     10   

Section 2.4 Execution and Authentication

     12   

Section 2.5 Registrar and Paying Agent

     13   

Section 2.6 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust

     13   

Section 2.7 Noteholder List

     15   

Section 2.8 Transfer and Exchange

     15   

Section 2.9 Persons Deemed Owners

     17   

Section 2.10 Replacement Notes

     17   

Section 2.11 Treasury Notes

     18   

Section 2.12 Book-Entry Notes

     18   

Section 2.13 Definitive Notes

     20   

Section 2.14 Cancellation

     21   

Section 2.15 Principal and Interest

     21   

Section 2.16 Tax Treatment

     22   

Article III SECURITY

     22   

Section 3.1 Grant of Security Interest

     22   

Section 3.2 Certain Rights and Obligations of the Co-Issuers Unaffected

     28   

Section 3.3 Performance of Collateral Documents

     29   

Section 3.4 Stamp, Other Similar Taxes and Filing Fees

     29   

Section 3.5 Authorization to File Financing Statements

     29   

Article IV REPORTS

     30   

Section 4.1 Reports and Instructions to Trustee

     30   

Section 4.2 Annual Noteholders' Tax Statement

     33   

Section 4.3 Rule 144A Information

     33   

Section 4.4 Reports, Financial Statements and Other Information to Noteholders

     34   

Section 4.5 Manager

     35   

Section 4.6 No Constructive Notice

     35   

 

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Article V ALLOCATION AND APPLICATION OF COLLECTIONS

     36   

Section 5.1 Concentration Accounts, Lock-Boxes and Additional Accounts

     36   

Section 5.2 Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account

     37   

Section 5.3 Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account

     38   

Section 5.4 Cash Trap Reserve Account

     39   

Section 5.5 Collection Account

     39   

Section 5.6 Collection Account Administrative Accounts

     40   

Section 5.7 Hedge Payment Account

     42   

Section 5.8 Trustee as Securities Intermediary

     42   

Section 5.9 Establishment of Series Accounts; Legacy Accounts

     44   

Section 5.10 Collections and Investment Income

     45   

Section 5.11 Application of Weekly Collections on Weekly Allocation Dates

     51   

Section 5.12 Quarterly Payment Date Applications

     57   

Section 5.13 Determination of Quarterly Interest

     69   

Section 5.14 Determination of Quarterly Principal

     69   

Section 5.15 Prepayment of Principal

     69   

Section 5.16 Retained Collections Contributions

     70   

Section 5.17 Interest Reserve Letters of Credit

     70   

Section 5.18 Replacement of Ineligible Accounts

     71   

Article VI DISTRIBUTIONS

     72   

Section 6.1 Distributions in General

     72   

Article VII REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     73   

Section 7.1 Existence and Power

     73   

Section 7.2 Company and Governmental Authorization

     73   

Section 7.3 No Consent

     74   

Section 7.4 Binding Effect

     74   

Section 7.5 Litigation

     74   

Section 7.6 No ERISA Plan

     74   

Section 7.7 Tax Filings and Expenses

     75   

Section 7.8 Disclosure

     75   

Section 7.9 Investment Company Act

     75   

Section 7.10 Regulations T, U and X

     76   

Section 7.11 Solvency

     76   

Section 7.12 Ownership of Equity Interests; Subsidiaries

     76   

Section 7.13 Security Interests

     77   

Section 7.14 Related Documents

     78   

Section 7.15 Non-Existence of Other Agreements

     79   

Section 7.16 Compliance with Contractual Obligations and Laws

     79   

Section 7.17 Other Representations

     79   

Section 7.18 No Employees

     79   

Section 7.19 Insurance

     79   

Section 7.20 Environmental Matters; Real Property

     80   

Section 7.21 Intellectual Property

     80   

Article VIII COVENANTS

     81   

Section 8.1 Payment of Notes

     81   

 

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Section 8.2 Maintenance of Office or Agency

     81   

Section 8.3 Payment and Performance of Obligations

     82   

Section 8.4 Maintenance of Existence

     82   

Section 8.5 Compliance with Laws

     82   

Section 8.6 Inspection of Property; Books and Records

     83   

Section 8.7 Actions under the Collateral Documents and Related Documents

     83   

Section 8.8 Notice of Defaults and Other Events

     85   

Section 8.9 Notice of Material Proceedings

     85   

Section 8.10 Further Requests

     85   

Section 8.11 Further Assurances

     85   

Section 8.12 Liens

     87   

Section 8.13 Other Indebtedness

     87   

Section 8.14 No ERISA Plan

     87   

Section 8.15 Mergers

     88   

Section 8.16 Asset Dispositions

     88   

Section 8.17 Acquisition of Assets

     89   

Section 8.18 Dividends, Officers' Compensation, etc

     89   

Section 8.19 Legal Name, Location Under Section 9-301 or 9-307

     90   

Section 8.20 Charter Documents

     90   

Section 8.21 Investments

     91   

Section 8.22 No Other Agreements

     91   

Section 8.23 Other Business

     91   

Section 8.24 Maintenance of Separate Existence

     91   

Section 8.25 Covenants Regarding the Domino's IP

     93   

Section 8.26 [Reserved]

     96   

Section 8.27 Real Property

     96   

Section 8.28 No Employees

     96   

Section 8.29 Insurance

     96   

Section 8.30 Litigation

     96   

Section 8.31 Environmental

     97   

Section 8.32 Enhancements

     97   

Section 8.33 Series Hedge Agreements; Derivatives Generally

     97   

Section 8.34 Additional Securitization Entity

     97   

Section 8.35 Subordinated Debt Repayments

     99   

Section 8.36 Tax Lien Reserve Amount

     99   

Section 8.37 Mortgages

     99   

Article IX REMEDIES

     100   

Section 9.1 Rapid Amortization Events

     100   

Section 9.2 Events of Default

     101   

Section 9.3 Rights of the Control Party and Trustee upon Event of Default

     104   

Section 9.4 Waiver of Appraisal, Valuation, Stay and Right to Marshaling

     107   

Section 9.5 Limited Recourse

     108   

Section 9.6 Optional Preservation of the Collateral

     108   

Section 9.7 Waiver of Past Events

     108   

Section 9.8 Control by the Control Party

     109   

Section 9.9 Limitation on Suits

     110   

 

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Section 9.10 Unconditional Rights of Noteholders to Receive Payment

     110   

Section 9.11 The Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

     111   

Section 9.12 Undertaking for Costs

     111   

Section 9.13 Restoration of Rights and Remedies

     111   

Section 9.14 Rights and Remedies Cumulative

     112   

Section 9.15 Delay or Omission Not Waiver

     112   

Section 9.16 Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws

     112   

Article X THE TRUSTEE

     113   

Section 10.1 Duties of the Trustee

     113   

Section 10.2 Rights of the Trustee

     117   

Section 10.3 Individual Rights of the Trustee

     118   

Section 10.4 Notice of Events of Default and Defaults

     119   

Section 10.5 Compensation and Indemnity

     119   

Section 10.6 Replacement of the Trustee

     120   

Section 10.7 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

     121   

Section 10.8 Eligibility Disqualification

     121   

Section 10.9 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee

     122   

Section 10.10 Representations and Warranties of Trustee

     123   

Article XI CONTROLLING CLASS REPRESENTATIVE AND CONTROL PARTY

     124   

Section 11.1 Controlling Class Representative.

     124   

Section 11.2 Resignation or Removal of the Controlling Class Representative

     127   

Section 11.3 Expenses and Liabilities of the Controlling Class Representative.

     127   

Section 11.4 Control Party

     128   

Section 11.5 Note Owner List.

     129   

Article XII DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE

     130   

Section 12.1 Termination of the Co-Issuers’ and Guarantors’ Obligations

     130   

Section 12.2 Application of Trust Money

     135   

Section 12.3 Repayment to the Co-Issuers

     135   

Section 12.4 Reinstatement

     135   

Article XIII AMENDMENTS

     136   

Section 13.1 Without Consent of the Controlling Class Representative or the Noteholders

     136   

Section 13.2 With Consent of the Controlling Class Representative or the Noteholders

     138   

Section 13.3 Supplements

     139   

Section 13.4 Revocation and Effect of Consents

     140   

Section 13.5 Notation on or Exchange of Notes

     140   

Section 13.6 The Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.

     140   

Section 13.7 Amendments and Fees

     140   

Article XIV MISCELLANEOUS

     141   

Section 14.1 Notices

     141   

Section 14.2 Communication by Noteholders With Other Noteholders

     145   

 

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Section 14.3 Officer’s Certificate as to Conditions Precedent

     145   

Section 14.4 Statements Required in Certificate

     146   

Section 14.5 Rules by the Trustee

     146   

Section 14.6 Benefits of Indenture

     146   

Section 14.7 Payment on Business Day

     146   

Section 14.8 Governing Law

     147   

Section 14.9 Successors

     147   

Section 14.10 Severability

     147   

Section 14.11 Counterpart Originals

     147   

Section 14.12 Table of Contents, Headings, etc.

     147   

Section 14.13 No Bankruptcy Petition Against the Securitization Entities

     147   

Section 14.14 Recording of Indenture

     148   

Section 14.15 Waiver of Jury Trial

     148   

Section 14.16 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers

     148   

Section 14.17 Permitted Asset Dispositions; Release of Collateral

     149   

Section 14.18 Administration of the DNAF Account

     149   

 

ANNEXES

    
Annex A    Base Indenture Definitions List

EXHIBITS

    
Exhibit A    Weekly Manager’s Report
Exhibit B-1    Quarterly Manager’s Certificate
Exhibit B-2    Quarterly Noteholders’ Statement
Exhibit C    Monthly Distributor Profit Certificate
Exhibit D-1    Form of Grant of Security Interest in Trademarks
Exhibit D-2    Form of Grant of Security Interest in Patents
Exhibit D-3    Form of Grant of Security Interest in Copyrights
Exhibit E-1    Form of Supplemental Grant of Security Interest in Trademarks
Exhibit E-2    Form of Supplemental Grant of Security Interest in Patents
Exhibit E-3    Form of Supplemental Grant of Security Interest in Copyrights
Exhibit F    Form of Investor Request Certification
Exhibit G    Notice Requesting Contact Information of Initial Note Owners
Exhibit H    CCR Election Notice
Exhibit I    CCR Nomination
Exhibit J    CCR Ballot
Exhibit K    CCR Acceptance Letter
Exhibit L    Form of Mortgage
Exhibit M    Form of Supplement for Additional Co-Issuers
Exhibit N    Form of Investor Certification
Exhibit O    Form of Note Owner Certificate

 

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SCHEDULES

 

Schedule 7.3

   —      Consents

Schedule 7.6

   —      Plans

Schedule 7.7

   —      Proposed Tax Assessments

Schedule 7.13(a)

   —      Non-Perfected Liens

Schedule 7.19

   —      Insurance

Schedule 7.21

   —      Pending Actions or Proceedings Relating to the Domino’s IP

Schedule 8.11

   —      Liens

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED BASE INDENTURE, dated as of March 15, 2012, by and among DOMINO’S PIZZA MASTER ISSUER LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Master Issuer ”), DOMINO’S PIZZA DISTRIBUTION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Domestic Distributor ”), DOMINO’S SPV CANADIAN HOLDING COMPANY INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ SPV Canadian Holdco ”), DOMINO’S IP HOLDER LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ IP Holder ” and together with the Master Issuer, the Domestic Distributor and the SPV Canadian Holdco, collectively, the “ Co-Issuers ” and each, a “ Co-Issuer ”), each as a Co-Issuer, and CITIBANK, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), and as securities intermediary.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Co-Issuers and the Trustee entered into the Base Indenture, dated as of April 16, 2007, as amended by the First Supplement, dated as of March 6, 2009, the Second Supplement, dated as of March 13, 2009, and the Third Supplement, dated as of December 14, 2011 (collectively, the “ 2007 Base Indenture ”);

WHEREAS, the Co-Issuers desire to amend and restate the 2007 Base Indenture in its entirety as hereinafter provided and have satisfied the conditions precedent thereto set forth in Section 12.2 thereof;

WHEREAS, each of the Co-Issuers has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Base Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of one or more series of asset backed notes (the “ Notes ”), as provided in this Base Indenture and in supplements to this Base Indenture; and

WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Base Indenture a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Co-Issuers, in accordance with its terms, have been done, and the Co-Issuers propose to do all the things necessary to make the Notes, when executed by the Co-Issuers and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee hereunder and duly issued by the Co-Issuers, the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Co-Issuers 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 (in accordance with the priorities set forth herein and in any Series Supplement), as follows:


ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Section 1.1 Definitions .

Capitalized terms used herein (including the preamble and the recitals hereto) shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Definitions List attached hereto as Annex A (the “ Base Indenture Definitions List ”), as such Definitions List may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof.

Section 1.2 Cross-References .

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

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 the Indenture or any other Related Document, such determination or calculation shall be made, to the extent applicable and except as otherwise specified in the Indenture or such other Related Document, in accordance with GAAP. When used herein, the term “financial statement” shall include the notes and schedules thereto. All accounting determinations and computations hereunder or under any other Related Documents shall be made without duplication.

Section 1.4 Rules of Construction .

In the Indenture and the other Related Documents, 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 the Indenture and the other applicable Related Documents, as the case may be, and reference to any Person in a particular capacity only refers to such Person in such capacity;

 

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(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; and

(f) with respect to the determination of any period of time, except as otherwise specified, “from” means “from and including” and “to” means “to but excluding”.

ARTICLE II

THE NOTES

Section 2.1 Designation and Terms of Notes .

(a) Each Series of Notes shall be substantially in the form specified in the applicable Series Supplement and shall bear, upon its face, the designation for such Series to which it belongs as selected by the Co-Issuers, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted hereby or by the applicable Series Supplement and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may, consistently herewith, be determined to be appropriate by the Authorized Officers of the Co-Issuers executing such Notes, as evidenced by execution of such Notes by such Authorized Officers. All Notes of any Series shall, except as specified in the applicable Series Supplement, 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 any applicable Series Supplement. The aggregate principal amount of Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under this Base Indenture is unlimited. The Notes of each Series shall be issued in the denominations set forth in the applicable Series Supplement.

(b) With respect to any Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement entered into by the Co-Issuers in connection with the issuance of any Class A-1 Senior Notes, whether or not any of the following shall have been specifically provided for in the applicable provision of the Indenture Documents, the following shall be true (except to the extent that the Series Supplement or Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement with respect to such Class of Notes provides otherwise):

 

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            (i) for purposes of any provision of any Indenture Document relating to any vote, consent, direction, waiver or the like to be given by such Class on any date, with respect to each Series of Class A-1 Senior Notes Outstanding, the relevant principal amount of each such Series of Notes to be used in tabulating the percentage of such Series voting, directing, consenting or waiving or the like (the “ Class A-1 Senior Notes Voting Amount ”) will be deemed to be the greater of (1) the Class A-1 Senior Notes Maximum Principal Amount for such Series (after giving effect to any cancelled commitments) and (2) the Outstanding Principal Amount of Class A-1 Senior Notes for such Series;

            (ii) for purposes of any provisions of any Indenture Document relating to termination, discharge or the like, such Class shall continue to be deemed Outstanding unless and until all commitments to extend credit under such Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement have been terminated thereunder and the Outstanding Principal Amount of such Class shall have been reduced to zero; and

            (iii) notwithstanding the foregoing, and for the avoidance of doubt, a Series Supplement or a Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement may provide for different treatment of commitments of a Noteholder of a Class A-1 Senior Note subject to such Series Supplement or Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement that has failed to make a payment required to be made by it under the terms of the Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement, that has provided written notification that it does not intend to make a payment required to be made by it thereunder when due or that has become the subject of an Event of Bankruptcy.

Section 2.2 Notes Issuable in Series .

(a) The Notes may be issued in one or more Series. Each Series of Notes shall be created by a Series Supplement.

(b) So long as each of the certifications described in clause (vi)  below are true and correct as of the applicable Series Closing Date, Notes of a new Series may from time to time be executed by the Co-Issuers 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 Request at least five (5) Business Days (except in the case of the issuance of the Series of Notes on the Closing Date) in advance of the related Series Closing Date (which Company request will be revocable by the Co-Issuers upon notice to the Trustee no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) two Business Days prior to the related Series Closing Date) and upon performance or delivery by the Co-Issuers to the Trustee and the Control Party, and receipt by the Trustee and the Control Party, of the following:

 

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            (i) 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 Initial Principal Amount (or the method for calculating the Initial Principal Amount) of such new Series to be authenticated and the Note Rate with respect to such new Series;

            (ii) a Series Supplement satisfying the criteria set forth in Section 2.3 executed by the Co-Issuers and the Trustee and specifying the Principal Terms of such new Series;

            (iii) if there is one or more Series of Notes Outstanding (other than a Series of Notes Outstanding that will be repaid in full from the proceeds of issuance of the new Series of Notes or otherwise on the applicable Series Closing Date), written confirmation from either the Manager or the Master Issuer that the Rating Agency Condition with respect to each Series of Notes Outstanding has been satisfied with respect to such issuance;

            (iv) any related Enhancement Agreement entered into in connection with such issuance and executed by each of the parties thereto in compliance with Section 8.32 ;

            (v) any related Series Hedge Agreement entered into in connection with such issuance and executed by each of the parties thereto in compliance with Section 8.33 ;

            (vi) one or more Officer’s Certificates, each executed by an Authorized Officer of each Co-Issuer, dated as of the applicable Series Closing Date to the effect that:

            (A) the Senior ABS Leverage Ratio as of the applicable Series Closing Date is less than or equal to 6.0x after giving effect to the issuance of the new Series of Notes (assuming all available amounts have been drawn under the Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement);

            (B) the Holdco Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 6.5x after giving effect to the issuance of the new Series of Notes (assuming all available amounts have been drawn under the Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement);

 

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            (C) no Potential Rapid Amortization Event, Rapid Amortization Event, Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or will occur as a result of the issuance of the new Series of Notes;

            (D) all representations and warranties of the Co-Issuers in the Base Indenture and the other Related Documents are true and correct, and will continue to be true and correct after giving effect to such issuance on the Series Closing Date, in all material respects (other than any representation or warranty that, by its terms, is made only as of an earlier date);

            (E) no Cash Trapping Period is in effect or will commence as a result of the issuance of the new Series of Notes;

            (F) the New Series Pro Forma Quarterly DSCR is greater than or equal to 2.0x;

            (G) no Manager Termination Event or Potential Manager Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or will occur as a result of such issuance;

            (H) the proposed issuance does not alter or change the terms of any Series of Notes Outstanding or the Series Supplement relating thereto without such consents as are required under this Base Indenture or the applicable Series Supplement;

            (I) all costs, fees and expenses with respect to the issuance of the new Series of Notes or relating to the actions taken in connection with such issuance that are required to be paid on the applicable Series Closing Date have been paid or will be paid from the proceeds of issuance of the new Series of Notes;

            (J) all conditions precedent with respect to the authentication and delivery of such new Series of Notes provided in this Base Indenture, the related Series Supplement and, if applicable, the related Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement and any other related note purchase agreement executed in connection with the issuance of such new Series of Notes have been satisfied or waived;

 

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            (K) the Global G&C Agreement is in full force and effect as to such new Series of Notes;

            (L) if such new Series of Notes includes Subordinated Debt, the terms of any such new Series of Notes include the Subordinated Debt Provisions to the extent applicable;

            (M) except with respect to any Class A-1 Senior Notes, the Series Anticipated Repayment Date with respect to such new Series of Notes will not be prior to the Series Anticipated Repayment Date for any such Series of Notes then Outstanding; and

            (N) each of the parties to the Related Documents with respect to such new Series of Notes has covenanted and agreed in the Related Documents 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 any Securitization Entity, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings, under any federal or state bankruptcy or similar law;

provided , that none of the foregoing conditions shall apply and no Officer’s Certificates shall be required under this clause (vi)  if there are no Series of Notes Outstanding (apart from the new Series of Notes) on the applicable Series Closing Date, or if all Series of Notes Outstanding (apart from the new Series of Notes) will be repaid in full from the proceeds of issuance of the new Series of Notes or otherwise on the applicable Series Closing Date;

            (vii) a Tax Opinion dated the applicable Series Closing Date; provided , however , that, if there are no Notes Outstanding or if all Series of Notes Outstanding will be repaid in full from the proceeds of issuance of the new Series of Notes or otherwise on the applicable Series Closing Date, only the opinions set forth in clauses (b)  and (c)  of the definition of Tax Opinion are required to be given in connection with the issuance of such new Series of Notes;

 

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            (viii) one or more Opinions of Counsel, subject to the assumptions and qualifications stated therein, and in a form reasonably acceptable to the Control Party, dated the applicable Series Closing Date, substantially to the effect that:

            (A) all of the instruments described in this Section 2.2(b) furnished to the Trustee and the Control Party conform to the requirements of this Base Indenture and the related Series Supplement and the new Series of Notes is permitted to be authenticated by the Trustee pursuant to the terms of this Base Indenture and the related Series Supplement;

            (B) the related Series Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Co-Issuers and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of each of the Co-Issuers, enforceable against each of the Co-Issuers in accordance with its terms;

            (C) such new Series of Notes have been duly authorized by the Co-Issuers, and, when such Notes have been duly authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, such Notes will be legal, valid and binding obligations of each of the Co-Issuers, enforceable against each of the Co-Issuers in accordance with their terms;

            (D) none of the Securitization Entities is required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;

            (E) the Lien and the security interests created by the Base Indenture and the Global G&C Agreement on the Collateral remain perfected as required by the Base Indenture and the Global G&C Agreement and such Lien and security interests extend to any assets transferred to the Securitization Entities in connection with the issuance of such new Series of Notes;

            (F) based on a reasoned analysis, the assets of a Securitization Entity as a debtor in bankruptcy would not be substantively consolidated with the assets and liabilities of Holdco or the Manager in a manner prejudicial to Noteholders;

 

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            (G) neither the execution and delivery by the Co-Issuers of such Notes and the Series Supplement nor the performance by the Co-Issuers of its obligations under each of the Notes and the Series Supplement: (i) conflicts with the Charter Documents of the Co-Issuers, (ii) constitutes a violation of, or a default under, any material agreement to which any of the Co-Issuers is a party (as set forth in a schedule to such opinion), or (iii) contravenes any order or decree that is applicable to any of the Co-Issuers (as set forth in a schedule to such opinion);

            (H) neither the execution and delivery by the Co-Issuers of such Notes and the Series Supplement nor the performance by the Co-Issuers of their payment obligations under each of such Notes and the Series Supplement: (i) violates any law, rule or regulation of any relevant jurisdiction, or (ii) requires the consent, approval, licensing or authorization of, or any filing, recording or registration with, any governmental authority under any law, rule or regulation of any relevant jurisdiction except for those consents, approvals, licenses and authorizations already obtained and those filings, recordings and registrations already made;

            (I) there is no action, proceeding, or investigation pending or threatened against Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries before any court or administrative agency that may reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business or assets of the Securitization Entities;

            (J) unless such Notes are being offered pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act, it is not necessary in connection with the offer and sale of such Notes by the Co-Issuers to the initial purchaser thereof or by the initial purchaser to the initial investors in such Notes to register such Notes under the Securities Act; and

            (K) all conditions precedent to such issuance have been satisfied and that the related Supplement is authorized or permitted pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Indenture; and

            (ix) such other documents, instruments, certifications, agreements or other items as the Trustee may reasonably require.

 

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(c) Upon satisfaction, or waiver by the Control Party (as directed by the Controlling Class Representative) (which waiver shall be in writing), of the conditions set forth in Section 2.2(b) , the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, as provided above, such Series of Notes upon execution thereof by the Co-Issuers.

(d) With regard to any new Series of Notes issued pursuant to this Section 2.2 that constitutes Senior Debt, Senior Subordinated Debt or Subordinated Debt, the proceeds from such issuance may be used at any time prior to the Series Anticipated Repayment Date for such Series of Notes to repay either Senior Debt, Senior Subordinated Debt or Subordinated Debt; provided , however , that at any time on or after the Series Anticipated Repayment Date for any Series of Notes, the proceeds from such issuance may only be used to repay (i) Senior Subordinated Debt and Subordinated Debt if all Senior Debt has been repaid and (ii) Subordinated Debt if all Senior Debt and Senior Subordinated Debt has been repaid; provided , further , that at any time on or after the Series Anticipated Repayment Date for any Series of Notes, the proceeds from the issuance of Subordinated Debt may only be used to repay Senior Debt, Senior Subordinated Debt or all Outstanding Classes of Senior Debt and Senior Subordinated Debt.

Section 2.3 Series Supplement for Each Series .

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 may include, without limitation:

(a) its name or designation;

(b) the Initial Principal Amount with respect to such Series;

(c) the Note Rate with respect to such Series or each Class of such Series and the applicable Default Rate;

(d) the Series Closing Date;

(e) the Series Anticipated Repayment Date, if any;

(f) the Series Legal Final Maturity Date;

(g) the principal amortization schedule with respect to such Series, if any;

 

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(h) each Rating Agency rating such Series;

(i) the name of the Clearing Agency, if any;

(j) the names of the Series Distribution Accounts and any other Series Accounts to be used with respect to such Series and the terms governing the operation of any such account and the use of moneys therein;

(k) the method of allocating amounts deposited into any Series Distribution Account with respect to such Series;

(l) whether the Notes of such Series will be issued in multiple Classes or Subclasses and the rights and priorities of each such Class or Subclass;

(m) any deposit of funds to be made in any Base Indenture Account or any Series Account on the Series Closing Date;

(n) whether the Notes of such Series may be issued in bearer form and any limitations imposed thereon;

(o) whether the Notes of such Series include Senior Notes, Senior Subordinated Notes and/or Subordinated Notes;

(p) whether the Notes of such Series include Class A-1 Senior Notes or subfacilities of Class A-1 Senior Notes issued pursuant to a Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement;

(q) the terms of any related Enhancement and the Enhancement Provider thereof, if any;

(r) the terms of any related Series Hedge Agreement and the applicable Hedge Counterparty, if any; and

(s) any other relevant terms of such Series of Notes (all such terms, the “ Principal Terms ” of such Series).

 

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Section 2.4 Execution and Authentication .

(a) The Notes shall, upon issuance pursuant to Section 2.2 , be executed on behalf of the Co-Issuers by an Authorized Officer of each Co-Issuer and delivered by the Co-Issuers to the Trustee for authentication and redelivery as provided herein. The signature of each such Authorized Officer on the Notes may be manual or facsimile. If an Authorized Officer of any Co-Issuer 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, the Co-Issuers may deliver Notes of any particular Series (issued pursuant to Section 2.2 ) executed by the Co-Issuers 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 the Indenture or be valid for any purpose unless there appears on such Note a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for below, duly executed by the Trustee by the manual signature of a Trust Officer (and the Luxembourg agent (the “ Luxembourg Agent ”), if the Notes of the Series to which such Note belongs are listed on the Luxembourg Stock 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 acceptable to the Co-Issuers 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 authenticating agent. The Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the following form:

This is one of the Notes of a Series issued under the within mentioned Indenture.

 

Citibank, N.A., as Trustee
By:    
  Authorized Signatory

(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 the Co-Issuers, and the Co-

 

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Issuers shall deliver such Note to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section 2.14 together with a written statement to the Trustee and the Servicer (which need not comply with Section 14.3 ) stating that such Note has never been issued and sold by the Co-Issuers, for all purposes of the Indenture such Note shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall not be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

Section 2.5 Registrar and Paying Agent .

(a) The Co-Issuers shall (i) maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “ Registrar ”) and (ii) appoint a paying agent (which shall satisfy the eligibility criteria set forth in Section 10.8(a) ) (the “ Paying Agent ”) at whose office or agency Notes may be presented for payment. The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes (including the name and address of each such Noteholder) and of their transfer and exchange. The Trustee shall indicate in its books and records the commitment of each Noteholder and the principal amount owing to each Noteholder from time to time. The Co-Issuers may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Paying Agent” shall include any additional paying agent and the term “Registrar” shall include any co-registrars. The Co-Issuers may change the Paying Agent or the Registrar without prior notice to any Noteholder. The Co-Issuers shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Base Indenture. The Trustee is hereby initially appointed as the Registrar and the Paying Agent and shall send copies of all notices and demands received by the Trustee (other than those sent by the Co-Issuers to the Trustee and those addressed to the Co-Issuers) in connection with the Notes to the Co-Issuers.

(b) The Co-Issuers shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a party to this Base Indenture. Such agency agreement shall implement the provisions of this Base Indenture that relate to such Agent. If the Co-Issuers fail to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee hereby agrees to act as such, and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation in accordance with this Base Indenture until the Co-Issuers shall appoint a replacement Registrar or Paying Agent, as applicable.

Section 2.6 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust .

(a) The Co-Issuers will cause the Paying Agent (if the Paying Agent is not the Trustee) to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which the Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee (and if the Trustee is the Paying Agent, it hereby so agrees), subject to the provisions of this Section 2.6 , that the 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;

 

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                         (ii) give the Trustee notice of any default by any Co-Issuer 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 the Paying Agent;

                         (iv) immediately resign as the Paying Agent and forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held by it in trust for the payment of Notes if at any time it ceases to meet the standards required to be met by a Trustee hereunder at the time of its appointment; and

                         (v) comply with all requirements of the Code and other applicable tax law 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) The Co-Issuers may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture or for any other purpose, by Company Order direct the Paying Agent to pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee in trust upon the same terms as those upon which the sums were held in trust by the Paying Agent. Upon such payment by the Paying Agent to the Trustee, the Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.

(c) Subject to applicable laws with respect to escheat of funds, any money held by the Trustee or the Paying Agent 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 the Co-Issuers upon delivery of a Company Request. The Holder of such Note shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Co-Issuers for payment thereof (but only to the extent of the amounts so paid to the Co-Issuers), and all liability of the Trustee or the Paying Agent with respect to such trust money paid to the Co-Issuers shall thereupon cease; provided , however , that the Trustee or the Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may, at the expense of the Co-Issuers, 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 in a newspaper customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in London and Luxembourg (if the related Series of Notes has been listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange), if applicable, notice that such money remains 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 money then remaining will be repaid to the Co-Issuers. The Trustee may also adopt and employ, at the expense of the Co-Issuers, any other commercially reasonable means of notification of such repayment.

 

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Section 2.7 Noteholder List .

(a) The Trustee will furnish or cause to be furnished by the Registrar to the Co-Issuers, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager, the Control Party, the Controlling Class Representative or the Paying Agent or any Class A-1 Administrative Agent, within five (5) Business Days after receipt by the Trustee of a request therefor from the Co-Issuers, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager, the Control Party, the Controlling Class Representative or the Paying Agent or such Class A-1 Administrative Agent, respectively, in writing, the names and addresses of the Noteholders of each Series as of the most recent Record Date for payments to such Noteholders. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Series Supplement, holders of Notes of any Series having an aggregate Outstanding Principal Amount of not less than 10% of the aggregate Outstanding Principal Amount of such Series (the “ Applicants ”) may apply in writing to the Trustee, and if such application states that the Applicants desire to communicate with other Noteholders of such Series or any other Series with respect to their rights under the Indenture or under the Notes and is accompanied by a copy of the communication which such Applicants propose to transmit, then the Trustee, after having been adequately indemnified by such Applicants for its costs and expenses, shall afford or shall cause the Registrar to afford such Applicants access during normal business hours to the most recent list of Noteholders held by the Trustee and shall give the Co-Issuers notice that such request has been made, within five (5) Business Days after the receipt of such application. Such list shall be as of a date no more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of receipt of such Applicants’ request. Every Noteholder, by receiving and holding a Note, agrees with the Trustee that neither the Trustee, the Registrar nor any of their respective agents shall be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the names and addresses of the Noteholders hereunder, regardless of the source from which such information was obtained.

(b) 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, the Co-Issuers shall furnish to the Trustee at least seven (7) Business Days before each Quarterly Payment Date and at such other time 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 2.8 Transfer and Exchange .

(a) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the office or agency of the Registrar, if the requirements of Section 2.8(f) and Section 8-401(a) of the New York UCC are met, the Co-Issuers shall execute and, after the Co-Issuers have executed, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Noteholder, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes, in any authorized denominations, of the same Series and Class (and, if applicable, Subclass) and a like original aggregate principal amount of the Notes so transferred. At the option of any Noteholder, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of the same Series and Class in authorized denominations of like original aggregate principal amount of the Notes so exchanged, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at any office or agency of

 

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the Registrar maintained for such purpose. Whenever Notes of any Series are so surrendered for exchange, if the requirements of Section 2.8(f) and Section 8-401(a) of the New York UCC are met, the Co-Issuers shall execute, and after the Co-Issuers have executed, the Trustee upon receipt of a Company Order shall authenticate and deliver to the Noteholder, the Notes which the Noteholder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

(b) Every Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be (i) duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing with a medallion signature guarantee and (ii) accompanied by such other documents as the Trustee may require. The Co-Issuers shall execute and deliver to the Trustee or the Registrar, as applicable, Notes in such amounts and at such times as are necessary to enable the Trustee to fulfill its responsibilities under the Indenture and the Notes.

(c) All Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of the Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Co-Issuers, evidencing the same indebtedness, and entitled to the same benefits under the Indenture, as the Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

(d) The preceding provisions of this Section 2.8 notwithstanding, (i) the Trustee or the Registrar, as the case may be, shall not be required to register the transfer or exchange of any Note of any Series for a period of fifteen (15) days preceding the due date for payment in full of the Notes of such Series and (ii) no assignment or transfer of a Note or any commitment in respect thereof shall be effective until such assignment or transfer shall have been recorded in the Note Register and in the books and records of the Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to Section 2.5(a) .

(e) Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Series Supplement, no service charge shall be payable for any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes, but the Co-Issuers or the Registrar may require payment by the Noteholder of a sum sufficient to cover any Tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Notes.

(f) Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Series Supplement, registration of transfer of Notes containing a legend relating to the restrictions on transfer of such Notes (which legend shall be set forth in the applicable Series Supplement) shall be effected only if the conditions set forth in such applicable Series Supplement are satisfied. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.8 and except as otherwise provided in Section 2.13 , 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 the Co-Issuers or to a nominee of such successor Clearing Agency, only if in accordance with this Section 2.8 and Section 2.12 .

 

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(g) If the Notes of any Series are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, the Trustee or the Luxembourg Agent, as the case may be, shall send to the Co-Issuers upon any transfer or exchange of any such Note information reflected in the copy of the register for the Notes maintained by the Registrar or the Luxembourg Agent, as the case may be.

Section 2.9 Persons Deemed Owners .

Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Note, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Controlling Class Representative, any Agent and the Co-Issuers 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 (other than purposes in which the vote or consent of a Note Owner is expressly required pursuant to this Base Indenture or the applicable Series Supplement), whether or not such Note is overdue, and none of the Trustee, the Servicer, the Controlling Class Representative, any Agent nor any Co-Issuer shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

Section 2.10 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 Co-Issuers and the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to hold the Co-Issuers and the Trustee harmless then, provided that the requirements of Section 2.8(f) and Section 8-405 of the New York UCC are met, the Co-Issuers shall execute and upon their 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, the Co-Issuers may pay such destroyed, lost or stolen Note when so due or payable without surrender thereof; provided , further , that (x) if any Class A-1 Noteholder shall provide an affidavit of destruction, loss or theft of such Class A-1 Noteholder’s Class A-1 Senior Note, including an indemnity to hold the Co-Issuers and the Trustee harmless, and such affidavit and indemnity are satisfactory in all respects to the Co-Issuers and the Trustee, then the Co-Issuers and the Trustee shall not require any security from such Class A-1 Noteholder pursuant to this Section 2.10(a) , and (y) the Class A-1 Noteholder delivering the affidavit and indemnity or other evidence of destruction, loss or theft referenced in this Section 2.10(a) may extend the seven-day period set forth above by specifying in the affidavit a longer period or a date occurring after the end of the seven-day period. If, after the delivery of such replacement Note or payment of a destroyed, lost or stolen Note pursuant to the preceding sentence, a protected purchaser (within the meaning of Section 8-303 of the New York UCC) of the original Note in lieu of which such replacement Note was issued presents for payment such original Note, the Co-Issuers 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 protected 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 the Co-Issuers or the Trustee in connection therewith.

 

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(b) Upon the issuance of any replacement Note under this Section 2.10 , the Co-Issuers 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 and the Registrar) connected therewith.

(c) Every replacement Note issued pursuant to this Section 2.10 in replacement of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Co-Issuers and such replacement Note shall be entitled to all the benefits of the Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued under the Indenture (in accordance with the priorities and other terms set forth herein and in each applicable Series Supplement).

(d) The provisions of this Section 2.10 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 2.11 Treasury Notes .

In determining whether the Noteholders of the required Aggregate Outstanding Principal Amount of Notes or the required Outstanding Principal Amount of any Series or any Class of any Series of Notes, as the case may be, have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned, legally or beneficially, by any Co-Issuer or any Affiliate of any Co-Issuer 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 a Trust Officer has received written notice of such ownership shall be so disregarded. Absent written notice to a Trust Officer of such ownership, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of the identity of the individual Note Owners.

Section 2.12 Book-Entry Notes .

(a) Unless otherwise provided in any applicable Series Supplement, the Notes of each Class of each Series, upon original issuance, shall be issued in the form of typewritten Notes representing Book-Entry Notes and delivered to the depository (or its custodian) specified in such Series Supplement (the “ Depository ”) which shall be the Clearing Agency on behalf of such Series or such Class. The Notes of each Class of each Series shall, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Series Supplement, initially be registered on the Note Register in the name of the Clearing Agency or the nominee of the Clearing Agency. No Note Owner will receive a definitive note representing such Note Owner’s interest in the related Series of Notes, except as provided in Section 2.13 . Unless and until definitive, fully registered Notes of any Series or any Class of any Series (“ Definitive Notes ”) have been issued to Note Owners pursuant to Section 2.13 :

 

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                         (i) the provisions of this Section 2.12 shall be in full force and effect with respect to each such Series;

                        (ii) the Co-Issuers, the Paying Agent, the Registrar, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Controlling Class Representative may deal with the Clearing Agency and the applicable Clearing Agency Participants for all purposes (including the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes and the giving of instructions or directions hereunder or under the applicable Series Supplement) as the sole Holder of the Notes, and shall have no obligation to the Note Owners;

                         (iii) to the extent that the provisions of this Section 2.12 conflict with any other provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of this Section 2.12 shall control with respect to each such Class or Series of the Notes;

                         (iv) subject to the rights of the Servicer and the Controlling Class Representative under the Indenture, and except for the Initial CCR Election and the rights granted pursuant to Section 11.5 , the rights of Note Owners of each such Class or Series of Notes shall be exercised only through the Clearing Agency and the applicable Clearing Agency Participants and shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between such Note Owners and the Clearing Agency and/or the Clearing Agency Participants, and all references in the Indenture to actions by the Noteholders shall refer to actions taken by the Clearing Agency upon instructions from the Clearing Agency Participants, and all references in the Indenture to distributions, notices, reports and statements to the Noteholders shall refer to distributions, notices, reports and statements to the Clearing Agency, as registered holder of the Notes of such Series for distribution to the Note Owners in accordance with the procedures of the Clearing Agency; and

                         (v) subject to the rights of the Servicer and the Controlling Class Representative under the Indenture, and except for the Initial CCR Election and the rights granted pursuant to Section 11.5 , whenever the Indenture requires or permits actions to be taken based upon instructions or directions of Noteholders evidencing a specified percentage of the Aggregate Outstanding Principal Amount of Notes or the Outstanding Principal Amount of a Series or Class of a Series of Notes, the applicable Clearing Agency shall be deemed to represent such percentage only to the extent that it has received instructions to such effect from Note Owners and/or their related Clearing Agency Participants owning or representing, respectively, such required percentage of the

 

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beneficial interest in the Outstanding Notes or such Series or such Class of such Series of Notes Outstanding, as the case may be, and has delivered such instructions in writing to the Trustee.

(b) Pursuant to the Depository Agreement applicable to a Series, unless and until Definitive Notes of such Series are issued pursuant to Section 2.13 , the initial Clearing Agency will make book-entry transfers among the Clearing Agency Participants and receive and transmit distributions of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes to such Clearing Agency Participants.

(c) Except with respect to the Initial CCR Election, whenever notice or other communication to the Noteholders is required under the Indenture, unless and until Definitive Notes shall have been issued to Note Owners pursuant to Section 2.13 , the Trustee and the Co-Issuers shall give all such notices and communications specified herein to be given to Noteholders to the applicable Clearing Agency for distribution to the Note Owners.

Section 2.13 Definitive Notes .

(a) The Notes of any Series or Class of any Series, to the extent provided in the related Series Supplement, upon original issuance, may be issued in the form of Definitive Notes. All Class A-1 Senior Notes of any Series shall be issued in the form of Definitive Notes. The applicable Series Supplement shall set forth the legend relating to the restrictions on transfer of such Definitive Notes and such other restrictions as may be applicable.

(b) With respect to the Notes of any Series or Class of any Series issued in the form of typewritten Notes representing Book-Entry Notes, if (i) (A) the Co-Issuers advise the Trustee in writing that the Clearing Agency with respect to any such Series of Notes is no longer willing or able to discharge properly its responsibilities under the applicable Depository Agreement and (B) the Trustee or the Co-Issuers are unable to locate a qualified successor, (ii) the Co-Issuers, at their option, advise the Trustee in writing that they elect to terminate the book-entry system through the Clearing Agency with respect to any Series or Class of any Series of Notes Outstanding issued in the form of Book-Entry Notes or (iii) after the occurrence of a Rapid Amortization Event, with respect to any Series of Notes Outstanding, Note Owners holding a beneficial interest in excess of 50% of the aggregate Outstanding Principal Amount of such Series of Notes advise the Trustee and the applicable Clearing Agency through the applicable Clearing Agency Participants in writing that the continuation of a book-entry system through the applicable Clearing Agency is no longer in the best interests of such Note Owners, the Trustee shall notify all Note Owners of such Series, through the applicable Clearing Agency Participants, of the occurrence of any such event and of the availability of Definitive Notes to Note Owners of such Series. Upon surrender to the Trustee of the Notes of such Series by the applicable Clearing Agency, accompanied by registration instructions from the applicable Clearing Agency for registration, the Co-Issuers shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon receipt of a Company Order, and deliver an equal aggregate principal amount of Definitive Notes in accordance with the instructions of the Clearing Agency. Neither the Co-Issuers nor the Trustee

 

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shall be liable for any delay in delivery of such instructions and may each conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such instructions. Upon the issuance of Definitive Notes of such Series or Class of such Series of Notes all references herein to obligations imposed upon or to be performed by the applicable Clearing Agency shall be deemed to be imposed upon and performed by the Trustee, to the extent applicable with respect to such Definitive Notes, and the Trustee shall recognize the Holders of the Definitive Notes of such Series or Class of such Series as Noteholders of such Series or Class of such Series hereunder and under the applicable Series Supplement.

Section 2.14 Cancellation .

The Co-Issuers may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Notes previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Co-Issuers may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Notes so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. Immediately upon the delivery of any Notes by the Co-Issuers to the Trustee for cancellation pursuant to this Section 2.14 , the security interest of the Secured Parties in such Notes shall automatically be deemed to be released by the Trustee, and the Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Co-Issuers any and all documentation reasonably requested and prepared by the Co-Issuers at their expense to evidence such automatic release. The Registrar and the 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. Except as provided in any Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement executed and delivered in connection with the issuance of any Series or any Class of any Series of Notes, the Co-Issuers may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that they have redeemed or paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. All cancelled Notes held by the Trustee shall be disposed of in accordance with the Trustee’s standard disposition procedures unless the Co-Issuers shall direct that cancelled Notes be returned to them for destruction pursuant to a Company Order. No cancelled Notes may be reissued. No provision of this Base Indenture or any Supplement that relates to prepayment procedures, penalties, fees, make-whole payments or any other related matters shall be applicable to any Notes cancelled pursuant to and in accordance with this Section 2.14 .

Section 2.15 Principal and Interest .

(a) The principal of and premium, if any, on each Series of Notes shall be due and payable at the times and in the amounts set forth in the applicable Series Supplement and in accordance with the Priority of Payments.

(b) Each Series of Notes shall accrue interest as provided in the applicable Series Supplement and such interest shall be due and payable for such Series on each Quarterly Payment Date in accordance with the Priority of Payments.

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Quarterly Payment Date for such Note shall be entitled to receive the principal, premium, if any, and interest payable on such Quarterly 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) Pursuant to the authority of the Paying Agent under Section 2.6(a)(v) , except as otherwise provided pursuant to a Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement to the extent that the Paying Agent has been notified in writing of such exception by the Co-Issuers or the applicable Class A-1 Administrative Agent, the Paying Agent shall make all payments of interest on the Notes net of any applicable withholding taxes and Noteholders shall be treated as having received as payments of interest any amounts withheld with respect to such withholding taxes.

Section 2.16 Tax Treatment .

The Co-Issuers have structured the Base Indenture and the Notes have been (or will be) issued with the intention that the Notes will qualify under applicable tax law as indebtedness of the Co-Issuers or, if any of the Co-Issuers is treated as a division of another entity, such other entity 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 all purposes of federal, state, local and foreign income or franchise taxes and any other tax imposed on or measured by income, as indebtedness of the Co-Issuers or, if any Co-Issuer is treated as a division of another entity, such other entity.

ARTICLE III

SECURITY

Section 3.1 Grant of Security Interest .

(a) To secure the Obligations, each Co-Issuer hereby pledges, assigns, conveys, delivers, transfers and sets over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, each Co-Issuer’s right, title and interest in, to and under all of the following property to the extent now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Co-Issuer (collectively, the “ Indenture Collateral ”):

                        (i) (A) the Collateral Franchise Documents including, without limitation, all monies due and to become due to such Co-Issuer under or in connection with the Collateral Franchise Documents, whether payable as fees, rent, expenses, costs, indemnities, dividends, distributions, insurance recoveries,

 

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damages for the breach of any of the Collateral Franchise Documents or otherwise, but excluding Excluded Amounts, and all security and supporting obligations for such amounts payable thereunder and (B) all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of such Co-Issuer against any other party under or with respect to the Collateral Franchise Documents (whether arising pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Franchise Documents or otherwise available to such Co-Issuer at law or in equity), including the right to enforce any of the Collateral Franchise Documents and to give or withhold any and all consents, requests, notices, directions, approvals, extensions or waivers under or with respect to the Collateral Franchise Documents or the obligations of any party thereunder;

                         (ii) the Collateral Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, all monies due and to become due to such Co-Issuer under or in connection with the Collateral Transaction Documents, whether payable as fees, rent, expenses, costs, indemnities, insurance recoveries, damages for the breach of any of the Collateral Transaction Documents or otherwise, all security and supporting obligations for amounts payable hereunder and thereunder and performance of all obligations hereunder and thereunder, including, without limitation, (A) all rights of such Co-Issuer to the Domino’s IP (except to the extent such Domino’s IP is excluded from the pledge, assignment, conveyance, delivery, transfer, setting over and grant of a security interest pursuant to clause (iv)  below) under each IP License Agreement to which such Co-Issuer is a party (subject to the terms thereof) and (B) all rights of such Co-Issuer under the Management Agreement and in and to all records, reports and documents in which they have any interest thereunder, and all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of such Co-Issuer against any other party under or with respect to the Collateral Transaction Documents (whether arising pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Transaction Documents or otherwise available to such Co-Issuer at law or in equity), including the right to enforce any of the Collateral Transaction Documents and to give or withhold any and all consents, requests, notices, directions, approvals, extensions or waivers under or with respect to the Collateral Transaction Documents or the obligations of any party thereunder;

                         (iii) the Equity Interests of any Person owned by any Co-Issuer including, without limitation, the Domestic Distributor, the International Franchisor, the SPV Canadian Holdco, the Canadian Distributor, the IP Holder, the Domestic Franchisor and the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder, and all rights as a member or shareholder of each such Person under the Charter Documents of each such Person, including, without limitation, all moneys and other property distributable thereunder to any such Co-Issuer and all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of such Co-Issuer against any other party under or with respect to each such Charter Document (whether arising pursuant to the terms of such Charter Document or otherwise available to such Co-Issuer at law or in equity), including the right to enforce each such Charter Document and to give or withhold any and all consents, requests, notices, directions, approvals, extensions or waivers under or with respect to each such Charter Document;

 

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                         (iv) the Domino’s IP, including all Proceeds and products of the foregoing, including all goodwill symbolized by or associated with the Trademarks included in the Domino’s IP; provided that the pledge, assignment, conveyance, delivery, transfer, setting over and grant of security interest hereunder shall not include any application for a Trademark that would be deemed invalidated, cancelled or abandoned due to the grant and/or enforcement of such security interest, including, without limitation, all such PTO and foreign applications that are based on an intent-to-use, unless and until such time that the grant and/or enforcement of the security interest will not cause such Trademark to be deemed invalidated, cancelled or abandoned;

                         (v) the Domestic Distribution Assets;

                         (vi) the Domestic Royalties Concentration Account, the Domestic Distribution Concentration Account, the PULSE and Technology Fees Concentration Account, the IP Holder Concentration Account, the Lease Concentration Account, the Lock-Boxes related to such Concentration Accounts, any Additional Concentration Account owned by a Co-Issuer, the Cash Trap Reserve Account and the Collection Account, each Account Agreement related thereto and all monies and other property (including Investment Property and Financial Assets) on deposit or credited from time to time in each such account and all Proceeds thereof;

                        (vii) the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account, any Account Agreement related thereto and all monies and other property (including Investment Property and Financial Assets) on deposit or credited from time to time in each such account and all Proceeds thereof;

                         (viii) the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account, any Account Agreement related thereto and all monies and other property (including Investment Property and Financial Assets) on deposit or credited from time to time in such account and all Proceeds thereof;

                         (ix) any Interest Reserve Letter of Credit;

                         (x) each other Base Indenture Account and each Series Account, each Account Agreement related thereto and all monies and other property (including Investment Property and Financial Assets) on deposit or credited from time to time in such account and all Proceeds thereof;

 

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                         (xi) all other assets of the Co-Issuers now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Co-Issuer, including, without limitation, all of the following (each as defined in the New York UCC): all accounts, chattel paper, deposit accounts, documents, general intangibles, goods, instruments, securities accounts and other investment property, commercial tort claims, letter-of-credit rights, letters of credit and money;

                         (xii) 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 such Co-Issuer or by anyone on its behalf; and

                         (xiii) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees and other supporting obligations given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;

provided , however , that the Co-Issuers will not be required to pledge more than 65% of the Equity Interests (and any rights associated with such Equity Interests) of any foreign Subsidiary of any of the Co-Issuers that is a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes (including, without limitation, the Canadian Distributor); provided further that (A) the security interest set forth in clause (vii)  above, shall only be for the benefit of the Senior Noteholders and the Trustee, solely in its capacity as trustee for the Senior Noteholders and (B) the security interest set forth in clause (viii)  above, shall only be for the benefit of the Senior Subordinated Noteholders and the Trustee, solely in its capacity as trustee for the Senior Subordinated Noteholders. The Indenture Collateral will not include any Excluded Amounts or Excluded Property and the Trustee, on behalf of the Secured Parties, further acknowledges that it shall have no security interest in any Excluded Amounts or Excluded Property. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) although the assets (other than any Excluded Amounts or Excluded Property) related to the thin crust manufacturing center and the vegetable processing center will constitute Indenture Collateral, the profit generated from the supply of processed vegetables and thin crust pizza dough to the Domestic Distributor pursuant to the Product Purchase and Distribution Agreement will not constitute Indenture Collateral and (ii) any cash collateral deposited by Holdco with the Master Issuer to secure Holdco’s obligations under the Holdco Letter of Credit Agreement will not constitute Indenture Collateral until such time (if any) as the Master Issuer is entitled to withdraw such funds from the applicable bank account pursuant to the terms of the Holdco Letter of Credit Agreement to reimburse the Master Issuer for any amounts due by Holdco to the Master Issuer pursuant to Section 4 or Section 5 of the Holdco Letter of Credit Agreement that Holdco has not paid to the Master Issuer in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

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(b) The foregoing grant is made in trust to secure the Obligations and to secure compliance with the provisions of this Base Indenture and any Series Supplements, all as provided in this Base Indenture. The Trustee, on behalf of the Secured Parties, acknowledges such 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. The Indenture Collateral shall secure the Obligations equally and ratably without prejudice, priority or distinction (except, with respect to any Series of Notes, as otherwise stated in the applicable Series Supplement or in the applicable provisions of this Base Indenture).

(c) In addition, pursuant to and within the time periods specified in Section 8.37 , the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder shall execute and deliver to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a Mortgage with respect to each owned Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Center existing as of the Closing Date or acquired thereafter, which shall be delivered to the Trustee or its agent to be held in escrow; provided that upon the occurrence of a Mortgage Recordation Event, unless such Mortgage Recordation Event is waived by the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative), the Trustee shall (i) engage a third-party service provider (which shall be reasonably acceptable to the Control Party) and shall deliver to such third-party service provider for recordation promptly within five (5) Business Days of the occurrence of such Mortgage Recordation Event all such Mortgages with each applicable Governmental Authority with respect to each such Mortgage and (ii) pay all Mortgage Recordation Fees in connection with such recordation, unless such requirement to record any such Mortgages is waived by the Control Party (acting at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative). The Trustee shall be reimbursed by the Co-Issuers for any and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with such recordation, including all Mortgage Recordation Fees, pursuant to and in accordance with the Priority of Payments. Neither the Trustee nor any custodian on behalf of the Trustee shall be under any duty or obligation to inspect, review or examine any such Mortgages or to determine that the same are valid, binding, legally effective, properly endorsed, genuine, enforceable or appropriate for the represented purpose or that they are in recordable form. Neither the Trustee nor any agent on its behalf shall in any way be liable for any delays in the recordation of any Mortgage, for the rejection of a Mortgage by any recording office or for the failure of any Mortgage to create in favor of the Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, legal, valid and enforceable first priority Liens on, and security interests in, the Co-Issuers’ right, title and interest in and to each owned Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Center, and the Proceeds thereof.

(d) The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that each certificated Equity Interest and each Mortgage constituting Indenture Collateral may be held by a custodian on behalf of the Trustee.

(e) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in this Base Indenture, or any other document or agreement among all or some of the parties hereto, the SPV Canadian Holdco is the sole registered and beneficial owner of all Equity Interests in the Canadian Distributor, which are shares in a Nova Scotia unlimited company, and will remain sole and registered beneficial owner thereof until such time as such shares are effectively

 

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transferred into the name of the Trustee, any Secured Party or any other Person on the books and records of the Canadian Distributor. Accordingly, the SPV Canadian Holdco shall be entitled to receive and retain for its own account any dividend or other distribution, if any, in respect of such Equity Interests (except insofar as the SPV Canadian Holdco has granted a security interest in such dividend on or other distribution, and any share certificates representing such Equity Interests shall be delivered to the Trustee to hold as part of the Collateral hereunder) and shall have the right to vote such Equity Interests and to control the direction, management and policies of the Canadian Distributor to the same extent as the SPV Canadian Holdco would if such Equity Interests were not pledged to the Trustee (for its own benefit and for the benefit of the Secured Parties) pursuant hereto, without, however, derogating from the grant of such security interest. The preceding sentence is without prejudice to the Trustee’s and such Secured Party’s rights in respect of any and all other Collateral. Nothing in this Base Indenture or any other document or agreement among all or some of the parties hereto is intended to, and nothing in this Base Indenture or any other document or agreement among all or some of the parties hereto shall, constitute the Trustee, any of the Secured Parties or any person other than the SPV Canadian Holdco, as a shareholder of the Canadian Distributor for the purposes of the Companies Act (Nova Scotia) until such time as notice is given to the SPV Canadian Holdco and further steps are taken pursuant hereto or thereto so as to register the Trustee or such other Person as holder of the Equity Interests in the Canadian Distributor. To the extent any provision hereof would have the effect of constituting the Trustee or any of the Secured Parties as a shareholder of the Canadian Distributor prior to such time, such provision shall be severed herefrom and shall be ineffective with respect to the pledged Equity Interests in the Canadian Distributor without otherwise invalidating or rendering unenforceable this Base Indenture or invalidating or rendering unenforceable such provision insofar as it relates to any other Collateral.

(f) Except upon the exercise of rights to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the Equity Interests of the Canadian Distributor following the occurrence of an Event of Default and exercise of remedies in respect thereof, the SPV Canadian Holdco shall not cause or permit, or enable the Canadian Distributor to cause or permit, the Trustee or other Secured Parties to: (a) be registered as shareholders of the Canadian Distributor, (b) accept or request stock powers of attorney in respect of such Person, (c) have any notation entered in their favor in the share register of the Canadian Distributor except such notation as is compatible with its status as pledgee and not as owner of the Equity Interest, (d) be held out as shareholders of the Canadian Distributor, (e) receive, directly or indirectly, any dividends, property or other distributions from the Canadian Distributor by reason of the Trustee or the Secured Parties holding a security interest in the Equity Interests of the Canadian Distributor ( provided that such dividends, property or other distributions are nonetheless Collateral hereunder and receipt thereof by the Trustee or such Secured Parties shall be deemed delivery thereof by the SPV Canadian Holdco to the Trustee or such Secured Parties immediately and without necessity of further act, pursuant to the SPV Canadian Holdco’s pledge of substantially all its property as Collateral hereunder) or (f) to act as a shareholder of the Canadian Distributor, or exercise any rights of a shareholder including the right to attend a meeting of, or to vote the shares of, the Canadian Distributor.

 

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Section 3.2 Certain Rights and Obligations of the Co-Issuers Unaffected .

(a) Notwithstanding the grant of the security interest in the Indenture Collateral hereunder to the Trustee, on behalf of the Secured Parties, the Co-Issuers acknowledge that the Manager, on behalf of the Securitization Entities, including, without limitation, the IP Holder, shall, subject to the terms and conditions of the Management Agreement, nevertheless have the right, subject to the Trustee’s right to revoke such right, in whole or in part, in the event of the occurrence of an Event of Default, (i) to give, in accordance with the Management Standard, all consents, requests, notices, directions, approvals, extensions or waivers, if any, which are required or permitted to be given by any Co-Issuer under the Collateral Documents, and to enforce all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of each Co-Issuer under the Collateral Documents, (ii) to give, in accordance with the Management Standard, all consents, requests, notices, directions and approvals, if any, which are required or permitted to be given by any Co-Issuer under any IP License Agreement to which such Co-Issuer is a party and (iii) to take any other actions required or permitted under the terms of the Management Agreement.

(b) The grant of the security interest by the Co-Issuers in the Indenture Collateral to the Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties shall not (i) relieve any Co-Issuer from the performance of any term, covenant, condition or agreement on such Co-Issuer’s part to be performed or observed under or in connection with any of the Collateral Documents or (ii) impose any obligation on the Trustee or any of the Secured Parties to perform or observe any such term, covenant, condition or agreement on such Co-Issuer’s part to be so performed or observed or impose any liability on the Trustee or any of the Secured Parties for any act or omission on the part of such Co-Issuer or from any breach of any representation or warranty on the part of such Co-Issuer.

(c) Each Co-Issuer hereby jointly and severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee and each Secured Party (including its 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 such Co-Issuer or otherwise, including, without limitation, the reasonable out-of-pocket costs, expenses and disbursements (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by the Trustee or any Secured Party in enforcing the Indenture or any other Related Document or preserving any of its rights to, or realizing upon, any of the Collateral; provided , however , that the foregoing indemnification shall not extend to any action by the Trustee or any Secured Party which constitutes gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct by the Trustee or any Secured Party 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 or any Series Supplement.

 

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Section 3.3 Performance of Collateral Documents .

Upon the occurrence of a default or breach (after giving effect to any applicable grace or cure periods) by any Person party to (a) a Collateral Transaction Document or (b) a Collateral Franchise Document (only if a Manager Termination Event or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), promptly following a request from the Trustee to do so and at the Co-Issuers’ expense, the Co-Issuers agree to take all such lawful action as permitted under this Base Indenture as the Trustee (acting at the direction of the Servicer) may reasonably request to compel or secure the performance and observance by such Person of its obligations to the Co-Issuers, and to exercise any and all rights, remedies, powers and privileges lawfully available to the Co-Issuers to the extent and in the manner directed by the Trustee (acting at the direction of the Servicer), 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 such Person of its obligations thereunder. If (i) the Co-Issuers shall have failed, within fifteen (15) days of receiving the direction of the Trustee to take action to accomplish such directions of the Trustee, (ii) the Co-Issuers refuse to take any such action, as reasonably determined by the Trustee in good faith, or (iii) the Servicer reasonably determines that such action must be taken immediately, in any such case the Control Party may, but shall not be obligated to, take, and the Trustee shall take (if so directed by the Servicer), at the expense of the Co-Issuers, such previously directed action and any related action permitted under this Base Indenture which the Servicer thereafter determines is appropriate (without the need under this provision or any other provision under this Base Indenture to direct the Co-Issuers to take such action), on behalf of the Co-Issuers and the Secured Parties.

Section 3.4 Stamp, Other Similar Taxes and Filing Fees .

The Co-Issuers shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee and each Secured Party from any present or future claim for liability for any stamp, documentary or other similar tax and any penalties or interest and expenses with respect thereto, that may be assessed, levied or collected by any jurisdiction in connection with the Indenture, any other Related Document or any Indenture Collateral. The Co-Issuers shall pay, and jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless each Secured Party against, 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 the Indenture or any other Related Document.

Section 3.5 Authorization to File Financing Statements .

(a) The Co-Issuers hereby irrevocably authorize the Servicer on behalf of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file or record in any filing office in any applicable jurisdiction financing statements and other filing or recording documents or instruments (or, with respect to the Mortgages, upon the occurrence of a Mortgage Recordation Event) with respect to the Indenture Collateral, including, without limitation, any and all Domino’s IP (to the extent set forth in Section 8.25(c) and Section 8.25(d) ), to perfect the security interests of the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties under this Base Indenture.

 

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Each Co-Issuer authorizes the filing of any such financing statement naming the Trustee as secured party and indicating that the Indenture Collateral includes (a) “all assets” or words of similar effect or import regardless of whether any particular assets comprised in the Indenture Collateral fall within the scope of Article 9 of the UCC, including, without limitation, any and all Domino’s IP (other than applications for Trademarks as described in Section 3.1(a)(iv) above), or (b) as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail. The Co-Issuers agree to furnish any information necessary to accomplish the foregoing promptly upon the Trustee’s request. The Co-Issuers also hereby ratify and authorize the filing on behalf of the Secured Parties of any financing statement with respect to the Indenture Collateral made prior to the date hereof.

(b) Each Co-Issuer acknowledges that the Indenture Collateral includes certain rights of the Co-Issuers as secured parties under the Related Documents. Each Co-Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints the Trustee as its representative with respect to all financing statements filed to perfect such security interests and authorizes the Servicer on behalf of the Secured Parties to make such filings it deems necessary to reflect the Trustee as secured party of record with respect to such financing statements.

ARTICLE IV

REPORTS

Section 4.1 Reports and Instructions to Trustee .

(a) Weekly Manager’s Certificate . By 4:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day prior to each Weekly Allocation Date, the Master Issuer shall furnish, or cause the Manager to furnish, to the Trustee and the Servicer a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit A specifying the allocation of Collections on the following Weekly Allocation Date (each a “ Weekly Manager’s Certificate ”); provided that such Weekly Manager’s Certificate shall be considered material non-public information by such recipients and shall not be disclosed to the Noteholders, Note Owners or any other Person without the prior written consent of the Master Issuer.

(b) Quarterly Manager’s Certificate . On or before the third Business Day prior to each Quarterly Payment Date, the Master Issuer shall furnish, or cause the Manager to furnish, to the Trustee, the Servicer and the Paying Agent a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 specifying the amounts to be paid or distributed on the following Quarterly Payment Date (each a “ Quarterly Manager’s Certificate ”).

(c) Quarterly Noteholders’ Statement . On or before the third Business Day prior to each Quarterly Payment Date, the Master Issuer shall furnish, or cause the Manager to furnish, a statement substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 with respect to each Series of Notes (each, a “ Quarterly Noteholders’ Statement ”) to the Trustee and to the Rating Agencies with a copy to each of the Servicer, the Manager and the Back-Up Manager.

 

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(d) Quarterly Compliance Certificates . On or before the third Business Day prior to each Quarterly Payment Date, the Master Issuer shall deliver, or cause the Manager to deliver, to the Trustee and the Rating Agencies (with a copy to each of the Servicer, the Manager and the Back-Up Manager) an Officer’s Certificate (each, a “ Quarterly Compliance Certificate ”) to the effect that, except as provided in a notice delivered pursuant to Section 8.8 , no Potential Rapid Amortization Event, Rapid Amortization Event, Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing.

(e) Scheduled Principal Payments Deficiency Notices . On the Accounting Date with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period, the Master Issuer shall furnish, or cause the Manager to furnish, to the Trustee and the Rating Agencies (with a copy to each of the Servicer, the Manager and the Back-Up Manager) written notice of any Scheduled Principal Payments Deficiency Event with respect to any Class or Series of Notes that occurred with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period (any such notice, a “ Scheduled Principal Prepayments Deficiency Notice ”).

(f) Annual Accountants’ Reports . Within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the Master Issuer shall furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Trustee, the Servicer and the Rating Agencies the reports of the Independent Accountants or the Back-Up Manager required to be delivered to the Master Issuer by the Manager pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Management Agreement.

(g) Master Issuer and Domestic Franchisor Financial Statements . The Manager on behalf of the Master Issuer shall provide to the Trustee, the Servicer, the Back-Up Manager and the Rating Agencies with respect to each Series of Notes Outstanding the following financial statements:

                         (i) as soon as available and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year, unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Master Issuer as of the end of such quarter and unaudited consolidated statements of income, changes in member’s equity and cash flows of the Master Issuer for such quarter and for the period commencing at the end of the previous fiscal year and ending with the end of such quarter; and

                         (ii) as soon as available and in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, audited consolidated balance sheets of each of the Master Issuer and the Domestic Franchisor as of the end of such fiscal year and audited consolidated statements of income, changes in member’s equity and cash flows of each of the Master Issuer and the Domestic Franchisor for such fiscal year, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year prepared in accordance with GAAP and accompanied by an opinion thereon of the Independent Accountants stating that such audited financial statements

 

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present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the companies being reported on and their results of operations and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP.

(h) Holdco Financial Statements . The Manager on behalf of the Master Issuer shall provide to the Trustee, the Servicer, the Back-Up Manager and the Rating Agencies with respect to each Series of Notes Outstanding the following financial statements:

            (i) as soon as available and in any event no later than the date Holdco is required to file its financial statements with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act with respect to each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Holdco as of the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year and unaudited consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of Holdco for such quarter and for the period commencing at the end of the previous fiscal year and ending with the end of such quarter; and

            (ii) as soon as available and in any event no later than the date Holdco is required to file its financial statements with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act with respect to the end of its fiscal year, an audited consolidated balance sheet of Holdco as of the end of each fiscal year and audited consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of Holdco for such fiscal year, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, prepared in accordance with GAAP and accompanied by an opinion thereon of independent public accountants of recognized national standing stating such audited consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the companies being reported on and their results of operations and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP.

(i) Additional Information . The Master Issuer will furnish, or cause to be furnished, from time to time such additional information regarding the financial position, results of operations or business of Holdco, DPL, any Domino’s Entity or any Securitization Entity as the Trustee, the Servicer, the Manager or the Back-Up Manager may reasonably request, subject to Requirements of Law and to the confidentiality provisions of the Related Documents to which such recipient is a party.

(j) Instructions as to Withdrawals and Payments . The Master Issuer will furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Trustee or the Paying Agent, as applicable (with a copy to each of the Servicer, the Manager and the Back-Up Manager), written instructions to make withdrawals and payments from the Collection Account and any other Base Indenture Account or Series Account and to make drawings under any Enhancement, as contemplated herein and in any Series Supplement; provided that such written instructions (other than those contained in Quarterly Noteholders’ Statements) shall be considered material non-public

 

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information by such recipients and shall not be disclosed to any other Person without the prior written consent of the Master Issuer; and provided further that such written instructions shall be subject in all respects to the confidentiality provisions of any Related Documents to which such recipient is a party. The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall promptly follow any such written instructions.

(k) Monthly Distributor Profit Certificate . On or before the fifteenth Business Day after the end of each Monthly Distributor Profit Period, the Master Issuer will furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Trustee, the Servicer, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager, the Rating Agencies and the Paying Agent a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C (each a “ Monthly Distributor Profit Certificate ”).

(l) Copies to Rating Agencies . The Master Issuer shall deliver, or shall cause the Manager to deliver, a copy of each report, certificate or instruction, as applicable, described in this Section 4.1 to each Rating Agency at its address as listed in or otherwise designated pursuant to Section 14.1 or in the applicable Series Supplement, including any e-mail address.

Section 4.2 Annual Noteholders’ Tax Statement .

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Series Supplement, on or before January 31 of each calendar year, beginning with calendar year 2013, 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 Manager on behalf of the Master Issuer containing such information as the Master Issuer deems necessary or desirable to enable the Noteholders to prepare their tax returns (each such statement, an “ Annual Noteholders’ Tax Statement ”). Such obligations of the Master Issuer 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 be provided by the Paying Agent pursuant to any requirements of the Code or other applicable tax law as from time to time in effect.

Section 4.3 Rule 144A Information .

For so long as any of the Notes are “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, the Co-Issuers agree to provide to any Noteholder or Note Owner and to any prospective purchaser of Notes designated by such Noteholder or Note Owner upon the request of such Noteholder or Note Owner or prospective purchaser, any information required to be provided to such holder, owner or prospective purchaser to satisfy the conditions set forth in Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

 

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Section 4.4 Reports, Financial Statements and Other Information to Noteholders .

The Trustee will make the Quarterly Noteholders’ Statements, the Quarterly Compliance Certificates, the Quarterly Manager’s Certificates, the financial statements referenced in Section 4.1(g) and Section 4.1(h) and the reports referenced in Section 4.1(f) available to (a) each Rating Agency pursuant to Section 4.1(l) above and (b) the Noteholders, the Servicer, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager and the Rating Agencies via the Trustee’s internet website at www.sf.citidirect.com. Assistance in using such website can be obtained by calling the Trustee’s customer service desk at (800) 422-2066. The Quarterly Noteholders’ Statement will only be accessible in a password-protected area of the internet website and the Trustee will require each party (other than the Servicer, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager and the Rating Agencies) accessing such password-protected area to register as a Noteholder and to make the applicable representations and warranties described below in an Investor Request Certification in the form of Exhibit F . Each time a Noteholder accesses the internet website, it will be deemed to have confirmed such representations and warranties as of the date thereof. The Trustee will provide the Servicer and the Manager with copies of such Investor Request Certifications, including the identity, address, contact information, email address and telephone number of such Noteholder upon request. The Trustee shall have the right to change the way such statements are electronically distributed in order to make such distribution more convenient and/or more accessible to the above parties and the Trustee shall provide timely and adequate notification to all above parties regarding any such changes.

The Trustee will (or will request that the Manager) make available, upon reasonable advance notice and at the expense of the requesting party, copies of the Quarterly Noteholders’ Statements, the Quarterly Compliance Certificates, the Quarterly Manager’s Certificates, the financial statements referenced in Section 4.1(g) and Section 4.1(h) and the reports referenced in Section 4.1(f) to any Noteholder and to any prospective investor that provides the Trustee with an Investor Request Certification in the form of Exhibit F to the effect that such party (i) is a Noteholder or prospective investor, as applicable, (ii) understands that the items contain material nonpublic information, (iii) is requesting the information solely for use in evaluating such party’s investment or potential investment, as applicable, in the Notes and will keep such information strictly confidential ( provided that such party may disclose such information only (A) to (1) those personnel employed by it who need to know such information, (2) its attorneys and outside auditors which have agreed to keep such information confidential and to treat the information as material nonpublic information, or (3) a regulatory or self-regulatory authority pursuant to applicable law or regulation or (B) by judicial process), and (iv) is not a Competitor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a recipient of such items may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the transactions and any related tax strategies to the extent necessary to prevent the transaction from being described as a “confidential transaction” under U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(3).

 

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A Noteholder or a prospective investor that completes an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit N , may access the Quarterly Noteholders’ Statements on the Trustee’s internet website or obtain the Quarterly Noteholders’ Statements directly from the Trustee without having to make the representations and warranties described above after Holdco has electronically delivered such statements to the Trustee and certified that it has filed its financial statements with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act with respect to the fiscal quarter in which the Interest Period described in such Quarterly Noteholders’ Certificate ended. In addition to the information described above, the Quarterly Noteholders’ Statement furnished to the SEC will also contain Same Store Sales Comparison Information for the related Quarterly Collection Period. After furnishing this information to the SEC, the Co-Issuers will provide the Trustee with a revised Quarterly Noteholders’ Statement which includes this Same Store Sales Comparison Information and the Trustee will make this revised Quarterly Noteholders’ Statement available to Noteholders and prospective investors as described in this paragraph.

Section 4.5 Manager .

Pursuant to the Management Agreement, the Manager has agreed to provide certain reports, notices, instructions and other services on behalf of the Master Issuer and the other Co-Issuers. The Noteholders by their acceptance of the Notes consent to the provision of such reports and notices to the Trustee by the Manager in lieu of the Master Issuer or any other Co-Issuer. Any such reports and notices that are required to be delivered to the Noteholders hereunder shall be delivered by the Trustee. The Trustee shall have no obligation whatsoever to verify, reconfirm or recalculate any information or material contained in any of the reports, financial statements or other information delivered to it pursuant to this Article IV or the Management Agreement. All distributions, allocations, remittances and payments to be made by the Trustee or the Paying Agent hereunder or under any Supplement or Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement shall be made based solely upon the most recently delivered written reports and instructions provided to the Trustee or Paying Agent, as the case may be, by the Manager.

Section 4.6 No Constructive Notice.

Delivery of reports, information, Officer’s Certificates and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such reports, information, Officer’s Certificates and documents shall not constitute constructive notice to the Trustee of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including any Securitization Entity’s, the Manager’s or any other Person’s compliance with any of its covenants under the Indenture, the Notes or any other Related Document (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on the most recent Quarterly Compliance Certificate described above).

 

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ARTICLE V

ALLOCATION AND APPLICATION OF COLLECTIONS

Section 5.1 Concentration Accounts, Lock-Boxes and Additional Accounts .

(a) Establishment of the Concentration Accounts and Lock-Boxes . As of the Closing Date, the Domestic Royalties Concentration Account, the related Lock-Box and the Lease Concentration Account are owned by the Master Issuer. The Domestic Distribution Concentration Account and two related Lock-Boxes and the PULSE and Technology Fees Concentration Account and the related Lock-Box are owned by the Domestic Distributor. The International Royalties Concentration Account, the related Lock-Box, the Venezuelan Royalties Concentration Account and the Cayman Islands Royalties Concentration Account are owned by the International Franchisor. The Canadian Distribution Concentration Account and the Canadian Distribution U.S. Dollar Concentration Account are owned by the Canadian Distributor. The Domestic Franchising Concentration Account is owned by the Domestic Franchisor. The Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder owns the Real Estate Holder Concentration Account. The Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder owns the Equipment Holder Concentration Account. The IP Holder owns the IP Holder Concentration Account. Such accounts and lock-boxes, as of the Closing Date and at all times thereafter, shall be (A) pledged to the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to Section 3.1 or the Global G&C Agreement and (B) if not established with the Trustee, subject to an Account Control Agreement; provided that only the Qualified Institution holding any such Lock-Box shall have access to the items deposited therein; provided , further , that each of the Venezuelan Royalties Concentration Account and the Cayman Islands Royalties Concentration Account is not subject to an Account Control Agreement as of the Closing Date and shall not be subject to an Account Control Agreement until such time, if any, that such account no longer qualifies as an “Eligible Account” pursuant to clause (c)  of the definition thereof. Each Concentration Account shall be an Eligible Account and, in addition, from time to time, the Master Issuer or any other Securitization Entity (other than the SPV Guarantor) may establish concentration accounts for the purpose of depositing Collections therein (each such account and any investment accounts related thereto into which funds are transferred for investment purposes pursuant to Section 5.1(b) , an “ Additional Concentration Account ”); provided that each such Additional Concentration Account is (A) an Eligible Account, (B) pledged by the Master Issuer or such other Securitization Entity to the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to Section 3.1 or the Global G&C Agreement, (C) if not established with the Trustee, subject to an Additional Concentration Account Control Agreement (except that no Additional Concentration Account located in a country outside of the United States shall be required to be subject to an Additional Concentration Account Control Agreement if such agreement would not be enforceable under the applicable laws of such country (as evidenced by a written notice from an Authorized Officer of the applicable Securitization Entity to the Control Party setting forth the rationale for such conclusion) or such Additional Concentration Account qualifies as an “Eligible Account” pursuant to clause (c)  of the definition thereof) and (D) designated by the Master Issuer as a Distribution Concentration Account or a Royalties Concentration Account for purposes of the Related Documents.

 

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(b) Administration of the Concentration Accounts . All amounts held in the Concentration Accounts shall be invested in Permitted Investments at the written direction (which may be standing directions) of the Securitization Entity which owns such Concentration Account and such amounts may be transferred by such Securitization Entity into an investment account for the sole purpose of investing in Permitted Investments so long as such investment account is (A) an Eligible Account, (B) pledged by such Securitization Entity to the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to Section 3.1 or the Global G&C Agreement and (C) if not established with the Trustee, subject to an Account Control Agreement, unless such investment account qualifies as an “Eligible Account” pursuant to clause (c)  of the definition thereof; provided , however , that any such investment in any Concentration Account (or in any such investment account) shall mature not later than the date on which such amount is required to be transferred to the Collection Account as set forth in Section 5.10 . In the absence of written investment instructions hereunder, funds on deposit in the Concentration Accounts shall be invested as fully as practicable in one or more Permitted Investments of the type described in clause (b)  of the definition thereof. Neither the Master Issuer nor any other Co-Issuer shall direct (or permit) the disposal of any Permitted Investments prior to the maturity thereof if such disposal would result in a loss of any portion of the initial purchase price of such Permitted Investment.

(c) Earnings from the Concentration Accounts . All interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) paid on funds on deposit in the Concentration Accounts shall be deemed to be Investment Income on deposit for distribution to the Collection Account in accordance with Section 5.10 .

(d) No Duty to Monitor . The Trustee shall have no duty or responsibility to monitor the amounts of deposits into or withdrawals from the Venezuelan Royalties Concentration Account, the Cayman Islands Royalties Concentration Account or any other Concentration Account.

Section 5.2 Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account .

(a) Establishment of the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account . The Master Issuer has established with the Trustee an account in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Senior Noteholders and the Trustee, solely in its capacity as trustee for the Senior Noteholders, bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the foregoing Secured Parties (the “ Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account ”). The Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account shall be an Eligible Account.

(b) Administration of the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account . All amounts held in the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account shall be invested in Permitted Investments at the written direction (which may be standing directions) of the Master Issuer and such amounts may be transferred by the Master Issuer into an investment account for the sole purpose of investing in Permitted Investments so long as such investment account is (A) an Eligible Account, (B) pledged by the Master Issuer to the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured

 

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Parties pursuant to Section 3.1 and (C) if not established with the Trustee, subject to an Account Control Agreement; provided , however , that any such investment in the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account shall mature not later than the Business Day prior to the next succeeding Quarterly Payment Date. In the absence of written investment instructions hereunder, funds on deposit in the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account shall be invested as fully as practicable in one or more Permitted Investments of the type described in clause (b)  of the definition thereof. The Master Issuer shall not direct (or permit) the disposal of any Permitted Investments prior to the maturity thereof if such disposal would result in a loss of any portion of the initial purchase price of such Permitted Investment.

(c) Earnings from the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account . All interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) paid on funds on deposit in the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account shall be deemed to be Investment Income on deposit for application to amounts required to be on deposit in the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account or for distribution to the Collection Account in accordance with Section 5.10 .

Section 5.3 Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account .

(a) Establishment of the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account . On or prior to the Closing Date, the Master Issuer shall establish and maintain with the Trustee the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Senior Subordinated Noteholders and the Trustee, solely in its capacity as trustee for the Senior Subordinated Noteholders, bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the foregoing Secured Parties. The Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account shall be an Eligible Account.

(b) Administration of the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account . All amounts held in the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account shall be invested in Permitted Investments at the written direction (which may be standing directions) of the Master Issuer and such amounts may be transferred by the Master Issuer into an investment account for the sole purpose of investing in Permitted Investments so long as such investment account is (A) an Eligible Account, (B) pledged by the Master Issuer to the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to Section 3.1 and (C) if not established with the Trustee, subject to an Account Control Agreement; provided , however , that any such investment in the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account shall mature not later than the Business Day prior to the next succeeding Quarterly Payment Date. In the absence of written investment instructions hereunder, funds on deposit in the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account shall be invested as fully as practicable in one or more Permitted Investments of the type described in clause (b)  of the definition thereof. The Master Issuer shall not direct (or permit) the disposal of any Permitted Investments prior to the maturity thereof if such disposal would result in a loss of any portion of the initial purchase price of such Permitted Investment.

 

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(c) Earnings from the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account . All interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) paid on funds on deposit in the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account shall be deemed to be Investment Income on deposit for application to amounts required to be on deposit in the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account or for distribution to the Collection Account in accordance with Section 5.10 .

Section 5.4 Cash Trap Reserve Account .

(a) Establishment of the Cash Trap Reserve Account . The Master Issuer has established the Cash Trap Reserve Account in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties, bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Secured Parties. The Cash Trap Reserve Account shall be an Eligible Account.

(b) Administration of the Cash Trap Reserve Account . All amounts held in the Cash Trap Reserve Account shall be invested in Permitted Investments at the written direction (which may be standing directions) of the Master Issuer and such amounts may be transferred by the Master Issuer into an investment account for the sole purpose of investing in Permitted Investments so long as such investment account is (A) an Eligible Account, (B) pledged by the Master Issuer to the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to Section 3.1 and (C) if not established with the Trustee, subject to an Account Control Agreement; provided , however , that any such investment in the Cash Trap Reserve Account shall mature not later than the Business Day prior to the next succeeding Quarterly Payment Date. In the absence of written investment instructions hereunder, funds on deposit in the Cash Trap Reserve Account shall be invested as fully as practicable in one or more Permitted Investments of the type described in clause (b)  of the definition thereof. The Master Issuer shall not direct (or permit) the disposal of any Permitted Investments prior to the maturity thereof if such disposal would result in a loss of any portion of the initial purchase price of such Permitted Investment.

(c) Earnings from the Cash Trap Reserve Account . All interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) paid on funds on deposit in the Cash Trap Reserve Account shall be deemed to be Investment Income on deposit for application to amounts required to be on deposit in the Cash Trap Reserve Account or for distribution to the Collection Account in accordance with Section 5.10 .

Section 5.5 Collection Account .

(a) Establishment of Collection Account . The Master Issuer has established with the Trustee the Collection Account in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties, bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Secured Parties. The Collection Account shall be an Eligible Account.

 

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(b) Administration of the Collection Account . All amounts held in the Collection Account shall be invested in Permitted Investments at the written direction (which may be standing directions) of the Master Issuer and such amounts may be transferred by the Master Issuer into an investment account for the sole purpose of investing in Permitted Investments so long as such investment account is (A) an Eligible Account, (B) pledged by the Master Issuer to the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to Section 3.1 and (C) if not established with the Trustee, subject to an Account Control Agreement; provided , however , that any such investment in the Collection Account shall mature not later than the Business Day prior to the next succeeding Weekly Allocation Date. In the absence of written investment instructions hereunder, funds on deposit in the Collection Account shall be invested as fully as practicable in one or more Permitted Investments of the type described in clause (b)  of the definition thereof. The Master Issuer shall not direct (or permit) the disposal of any Permitted Investments prior to the maturity thereof if such disposal would result in a loss of any portion of the initial purchase price of such Permitted Investment.

(c) Earnings from Collection Account . All interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) paid on funds on deposit in the Collection Account shall be deemed to be Investment Income on deposit for distribution in accordance with Section 5.11 .

Section 5.6 Collection Account Administrative Accounts .

(a) Establishment of Collection Account Administrative Accounts . On the Closing Date, ten administrative accounts associated with the Collection Account, each of which shall be an Eligible Account, shall be assigned to the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Secured Parties (collectively, the “ Collection Account Administrative Accounts ”):

            (i) an account for the deposit of Senior Notes Quarterly Interest (the “ Senior Notes Interest Account ”);

            (ii) an account for the deposit of Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest (the “ Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Account ”);

            (iii) an account for the deposit of Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest (the “ Subordinated Notes Interest Account ”);

            (iv) an account for the deposit of Class A-1 Senior Notes Accrued Quarterly Commitment Fees (the “ Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fees Account ”);

 

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            (v) an account for the deposit of any Indemnification Payments, any Real Estate Disposition Proceeds, any Senior Notes Scheduled Principal Payments or any other principal payments with respect to the Senior Notes (the “ Senior Notes Principal Payments Account ”);

            (vi) an account for the deposit of any Indemnification Payments, any Real Estate Disposition Proceeds, any Senior Subordinated Notes Scheduled Principal Payments or any other principal payments with respect to the Senior Subordinated Notes (the “ Senior Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account ”);

            (vii) an account for the deposit of any Indemnification Payments, any Real Estate Disposition Proceeds, any Subordinated Notes Scheduled Principal Payments or any other principal payments with respect to the Subordinated Notes (the “ Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account ”);

            (viii) an account for the deposit of Senior Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest (the “ Senior Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account ”);

            (ix) an account for the deposit of Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest (the “ Senior Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account ”); and

            (x) an account for the deposit of Subordinated Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest (the “ Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account ”).

(b) Administration of the Collection Account Administrative Accounts . All amounts held in the Collection Account Administrative Accounts shall be invested in Permitted Investments at the written direction (which may be standing directions) of the Master Issuer and such amounts may be transferred by the Master Issuer into an investment account for the sole purpose of investing in Permitted Investments so long as such investment account is (A) an Eligible Account, (B) pledged by the Master Issuer to the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to Section 3.1 and (C) if not established with the Trustee, subject to an Account Control Agreement; provided , however , that any such investment in the Collection Account Administrative Accounts shall mature not later than the Business Day prior to the next succeeding Quarterly Payment Date. In the absence of written investment instructions hereunder, funds on deposit in the Collection Account Administrative Accounts shall be invested as fully as practicable in one or more Permitted Investments of the type described in clause (b)  of the definition thereof. The Master Issuer shall not direct (or permit) the disposal of any Permitted Investments prior to the maturity thereof if such disposal would result in a loss of any portion of the initial purchase price of such Permitted Investment.

 

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(c) Earnings from the Collection Account Administrative Accounts . All interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) paid on funds on deposit in the Collection Account Administrative Accounts shall be deposited therein and shall be deemed to be Investment Income on deposit for distribution in accordance with Section 5.11 .

Section 5.7 Hedge Payment Account .

(a) Establishment of the Hedge Payment Account . On or prior to the Series Closing Date of the first Series of Notes issued pursuant to this Indenture providing for a Series Hedge Agreement, the Master Issuer, or the Manager on behalf of the Master Issuer, shall establish and maintain with the Trustee an account in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties, bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Secured Parties (the “ Hedge Payment Account ”).

(b) Administration of the Hedge Payment Account . All amounts held in the Hedge Payment Account shall be invested in Permitted Investments at the written direction (which may be standing directions) of the Master Issuer and such amounts may be transferred by the Master Issuer into an investment account for the sole purpose of investing in Permitted Investments so long as such investment account is (A) an Eligible Account, (B) pledged by the Master Issuer to the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to Section 3.1 and (C) if not established with the Trustee, subject to an Account Control Agreement; provided , however , that any such investment in the Hedge Payment Account shall mature not later than the Business Day prior to the next succeeding Quarterly Payment Date. In the absence of written investment instructions hereunder, funds on deposit in the Hedge Payment Account shall be invested as fully as practicable in one or more Permitted Investments of the type described in clause (b)  of the definition thereof. The Master Issuer shall not shall direct (or permit) the disposal of any Permitted Investments prior to the maturity thereof if such disposal would result in a loss of any portion of the initial purchase price of such Permitted Investment.

(c) Earnings from the Hedge Payment Account . All interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) paid on funds on deposit in the Hedge Payment Account shall be deemed to be Investment Income on deposit for application to amounts required to be on deposit in the Hedge Payment Account or for distribution to the Collection Account in accordance with Section 5.12 .

Section 5.8 Trustee as Securities Intermediary .

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Accounts ”) shall be the “ Securities Intermediary ”. If the Securities Intermediary in respect of any Trustee Account is not the Trustee, the Master Issuer shall obtain the express agreement of such other Person to the obligations of the Securities Intermediary set forth in this Section 5.8 .

(b) The Securities Intermediary agrees that:

            (i) the Trustee Accounts are accounts to which “financial assets” within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(9) (“ Financial Assets ”) of the UCC in effect in the State of New York (the “ New York UCC ”) will or may be credited;

            (ii) the Trustee Accounts are “securities accounts” within the meaning of Section 8-501 of the New York UCC and the Securities Intermediary qualifies as a “securities intermediary” under Section 8-102(a) of the New York UCC;

            (iii) all securities or other property (other than cash) underlying any Financial Assets credited to any Trustee Account shall be registered in the name of the Securities Intermediary, indorsed to the Securities Intermediary or in blank or credited to another securities account maintained in the name of the Securities Intermediary and in no case will any Financial Asset credited to any Trustee Account be registered in the name of the Master Issuer, payable to the order of the Master Issuer or specially indorsed to the Master Issuer;

            (iv) all property delivered to the Securities Intermediary pursuant to this Base Indenture will be promptly credited to the appropriate Trustee Account;

            (v) each item of property (whether investment property, security, instrument or cash) credited to a Trustee Account shall be treated as a Financial Asset under Article 8 of the New York UCC;

            (vi) if at any time the Securities Intermediary shall receive any entitlement order from the Trustee (including those directing transfer or redemption of any Financial Asset) relating to the Trustee Accounts, the Securities Intermediary shall comply with such entitlement order without further consent by the Master Issuer or any other Person;

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Securities Intermediary’s jurisdiction and the Trustee Accounts (as well as the “securities entitlements” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(17) of the New York UCC) related thereto) shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York;

            (viii) the Securities Intermediary has not entered into, and until termination of this Base Indenture, will not enter into, any agreement with any other Person relating to the Trustee Accounts and/or any Financial Assets credited thereto pursuant to which it has agreed to comply with entitlement orders (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(8) of the New York UCC) of such other Person and the Securities Intermediary has not entered into, and until the termination of this Base Indenture will not enter into, any agreement with the Master Issuer purporting to limit or condition the obligation of the Securities Intermediary to comply with entitlement orders as set forth in Section 5.8(b)(vi) ; and

            (ix) except for the claims and interest of the Trustee, the Secured Parties, the Master Issuer and the other Securitization Entities in the Trustee Accounts, neither the Securities Intermediary nor, in the case of the Trustee, any Trust Officer knows of any claim to, or interest, in the Trustee Accounts or in any Financial Asset credited thereto. If the Securities Intermediary or, in the case of the Trustee, a Trust Officer has actual knowledge of the assertion by any other person of any Lien, encumbrance, or adverse claim (including any writ, garnishment, judgment, warrant of attachment, execution or similar process) against any Trustee Account or in any Financial Asset carried therein, the Securities Intermediary will promptly notify the Trustee, the Servicer, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager and the Master Issuer thereof.

(c) At any time after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the Trustee Accounts and in all Proceeds thereof, and (acting at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) shall be the only Person authorized to originate entitlement orders in respect of the Trustee Accounts; provided , however , that at all other times the Master Issuer shall, subject to the terms of the Indenture and the other Related Documents, be authorized to instruct the Trustee to originate entitlement orders in respect of the Trustee Accounts.

Section 5.9 Establishment of Series Accounts; Legacy Accounts .

(a) Establishment of Series 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 Series Accounts and/or administrative accounts of any such Series Account in accordance with the terms of such Series Supplement. In addition, the Trustee shall continue to maintain the Insurer Premiums Account for the purpose of disbursing any amounts deposited therein on or prior to the Closing Date, and shall disburse such amounts to any of the Insurers or to their counsel pursuant to instructions delivered by the Co-Issuers to the Trustee.

 

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(b) Legacy Accounts . On the Closing Date, any amounts held in any Series 2007-1 Legacy Account with respect to a particular class of the Series 2007-1 Notes shall be transferred to the applicable distribution account established pursuant to the Series 2007-1 Series Supplement, for application toward the prepayment of such class of the Series 2007-1 Notes. In the case of any mandatory or optional redemption in full of any Class or Series of Notes issued pursuant to this Base Indenture, on the Notes Discharge Date with respect to such Class or Series of Notes, the Master Issuer may (but is not required to) elect to have all or any portion of the funds held in any Other Legacy Account with respect to such Class or Series of Notes transferred to the applicable distribution account for such Class or Series of Notes, for application toward the prepayment of such Class or Series of Notes. If the Master Issuer does not elect to have such funds so transferred, or if the Master Issuer elects to have only a portion of such funds so transferred, any funds remaining in the applicable Other Legacy Account after the applicable Notes Discharge Date shall be deposited into the Collection Account for application in accordance with the Priority of Payments. When the balance of any Series 2007-1 Legacy Account, any Other Legacy Account or the Insurer Premiums Account has been reduced to zero, the Trustee may close such account. The Trustee shall make the distributions and transfers and shall close any accounts as contemplated by this Section 5.9 pursuant to instructions delivered by the Co-Issuers to the Trustee.

Section 5.10 Collections and Investment Income .

(a) Collections in General . Until the Indenture is terminated pursuant to Section 12.1 , the Master Issuer shall cause all Collections due and to become due to the Master Issuer, any other Securitization Entity or the Trustee, as the case may be, to be deposited and, to the extent applicable, withdrawn in the following manner:

            (i) all amounts, including, without limitation, any Initial Franchise Fees, any Continuing Franchise Fees or any Other Franchise Fees due under or in connection with the Franchise Arrangements, which are paid by the Franchisee party thereto by electronic funds transfer from a bank account of such Franchisee, shall be paid directly into a Royalties Concentration Account, as determined by the Manager, from the bank account of such Franchisee;

            (ii) all Product Purchase Payments which are paid by any Franchisee, DPL, as the owner of Company-Owned Stores, or any other Person who has purchased Products from any Distributor by electronic funds transfer from a bank account of such Person, shall be paid directly into a Distribution Concentration Account, as determined by the Manager, from the bank account of such Person;

            (iii) all PULSE License Fees, Technology Fees and PULSE Maintenance Fees which are paid by any Franchisee, DPL, as the owner of Company-Owned Stores, or any other Person who has licensed the PULSE Assets or the Technology Assets from any Distributor by electronic funds transfer from a bank account of such Person, shall be paid by such Person directly into the PULSE and Technology Fees Concentration Account from the bank account of such Person;

 

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            (iv) all Third-Party License Fees which are paid by any Third-Party Licensee by electronic funds transfer from a bank account of such Third-Party Licensee, shall be paid by such Third Party Licensee directly into a Royalties Concentration Account or a Distribution Concentration Account, as determined by the Manager, from the bank account of such Third-Party Licensee;

            (v) all amounts, including, without limitation, any Initial Franchise Fees, any Continuing Franchise Fees or any Other Franchise Fees, due under or in connection with the Franchise Arrangements, which are not paid by the Franchisee party thereto by electronic funds transfer from a bank account of such Franchisee, shall be sent to a Lock-Box related to a Royalties Concentration Account, as determined by the Manager, and deposited into the related Royalties Concentration Account within three (3) Business Days of the receipt thereof;

            (vi) all Product Purchase Payments which are not paid by any Franchisee, DPL, as the owner of Company-Owned Stores, or any other Person by electronic funds transfer from a bank account of such Person, shall be sent to a Lock-Box related to a Distribution Concentration Account, as determined by the Manager, and deposited into the related Distribution Concentration Account within three (3) Business Days of the receipt thereof;

            (vii) all PULSE License Fees, Technology Fees and PULSE Maintenance Fees which are not paid by any Franchisee, DPL, as the owner of Company-Owned Stores, or any other Person by electronic funds transfer from a bank account of such Person, shall be sent to the Lock-Box related to the PULSE and Technology Fees Concentration Account, as determined by the Manager, and deposited by the Manager into the PULSE and Technology Fees Concentration Account within three (3) Business Days of the receipt thereof;

            (viii) all Third-Party License Fees which are not paid by any Third-Party Licensee by electronic funds transfer from a bank account of such Third-Party Licensee shall be sent to a Lock-Box related to a Royalties Concentration Account, as determined by the Manager, and deposited by the Manager into the related Royalties Concentration Account within three (3) Business Days of the receipt thereof;

 

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            (ix) all Company-Owned Stores License Fees shall be deposited directly by the Manager into the IP Holder Concentration Account in accordance with the Management Agreement when due;

            (x) all Company-Owned Stores Advertising Fees shall be deposited directly by the Manager into the DNAF Account in accordance with the Management Agreement when due;

            (xi) all Asset Disposition Proceeds (other than Asset Disposition Proceeds arising from Real Estate Dispositions) required to be deposited into a Concentration Account or the Collection Account shall be deposited directly by the Manager into a Concentration Account or the Collection Account, as determined by the Manager in accordance with the Management Agreement, when due;

            (xii) all Asset Disposition Proceeds arising from Real Estate Dispositions shall be deposited directly by the Manager into the Real Estate Holder Concentration Account promptly after receipt thereof;

            (xiii) an amount equal to the Domestic Product Purchase Agreement Payments shall be withdrawn by the Manager from the Domestic Distribution Concentration Account and deposited in the Lease Concentration Account, the Real Estate Holder Concentration Account and the Equipment Holder Concentration Account in such proportions as are set forth in the Product Purchase and Distribution Agreement, and an amount equal to the Canadian Manufacturer Product Purchase Agreement Payment shall be withdrawn by the Manager from the Canadian Distribution Concentration Account and paid to the Canadian Manufacturer;

            (xiv) an amount equal to the Product Supply Payment shall be withdrawn by the Manager from the Lease Concentration Account, the Real Estate Holder Concentration Account and the Equipment Holder Concentration Account in such proportions as are set forth in the Management Agreement and paid to DPL;

            (xv) an amount equal to the sum of any lease payments due and payable with respect to leases held by the Master Issuer and any other expenses due and payable with respect to such leases shall be withdrawn from the Lease Concentration Account at any time at the discretion of the Manager in accordance with the Management Agreement and applied by the Manager to make payments to the applicable landlord or other recipient;

 

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(xvi) an amount equal to the sum of any property taxes on equipment due and payable with respect to property owned by the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder and any other expenses due and payable with respect to such property shall be withdrawn from the Equipment Holder Concentration Account at any time at the discretion of the Manager in accordance with the Management Agreement and applied by the Manager to make payments to the applicable governmental authority or other recipient;

(xvii) an amount equal to the sum of any real estate taxes due and payable with respect to property owned by the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder and any other expenses due and payable with respect to such property shall be withdrawn from the Real Estate Holder Concentration Account at any time at the discretion of the Manager in accordance with the Management Agreement and applied by the Manager to make payments to the applicable governmental authority or other recipient;

(xviii) an amount equal to any reinvestments in real property from Asset Disposition Proceeds arising from Real Estate Dispositions shall be withdrawn from the Real Estate Holder Concentration Account at any time at the discretion of the Manager in accordance with the Management Agreement and applied by the Manager towards such reinvestment and any Real Estate Disposition Proceeds shall be withdrawn by the Manager in accordance with the Management Agreement no later than the Business Day prior to each Weekly Allocation Date and deposited into the Collection Account;

(xix) all amounts deposited into any Royalties Concentration Account pursuant to any of clauses (i) , (iv) , (v)  or (viii)  above that constitute Retained Collections shall be withdrawn by the Manager in accordance with the Management Agreement no later than the Business Day prior to each Weekly Allocation Date and deposited into the Collection Account;

(xx) amounts deposited into any Distribution Concentration Account pursuant to either of clauses (ii)  or (vi)  above, in an amount not to exceed the amount of Distributor Costs of Goods Sold, Distribution Operating Expenses, Distribution Center Expenses and Distributor Franchisee Rebates, may be withdrawn at any time at the discretion of the Manager in accordance with the Management Agreement and applied to reimburse the Manager, the Canadian Manufacturer or the applicable Distributor, as applicable;

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applied to the payment of (A) Canadian sales tax and Canadian income tax owed by the Canadian Distributor and (B) real estate taxes, lease payments and other expenses with respect to Distribution Assets owned or leased by the Master Issuer or any other Securitization Entity;

(xxii) amounts deposited into any Concentration Account pursuant to any of clauses (i) , (ii) , (iii) , (iv) , (v) , (vi) , (vii)  or (viii)  above, in an amount not to exceed the amount of Third-Party Matching Expenses, may be withdrawn at any time at the discretion of the Manager in accordance with the Management Agreement and applied to make payments to the applicable third party to whom such funds are due;

(xxiii) amounts deposited into the IP Holder Concentration Account, in an amount not to exceed the amount of IP Registration and Enforcement Fees, may be withdrawn at any time at the discretion of the Manager in accordance with the Management Agreement and applied to the payment of fees and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the IP Holder in connection with registering, maintaining and enforcing the Domino’s IP, and no later than the Business Day prior to each Weekly Allocation Date all amounts remaining on deposit in the IP Holder Concentration Account shall be withdrawn by the Manager in accordance with the Management Agreement and deposited into the Collection Account;

(xxiv) an amount equal to the Weekly Distributor Profit Amount shall be withdrawn from the Distribution Concentration Accounts by the Manager in accordance with the Management Agreement no later than the Business Day prior to each Weekly Allocation Date and deposited into the Collection Account;

(xxv) all amounts deposited into any Royalties Concentration Account that constitute Advertising Fees shall be withdrawn in an amount equal to the applicable Weekly Advertising Fee Amount and transferred by the Manager into the DNAF Account in accordance with the Management Agreement;

(xxvi) all Other Collections shall be deposited into a Concentration Account, as determined by the Manager, and thereafter shall be withdrawn and transferred by the Manager in accordance with the Management Agreement and deposited into the Collection Account or otherwise, as the case may be;

 

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(xxvii) all distributions, including any Free Cash Flow, to the Master Issuer from any Securitization Entity shall be deposited by the Master Issuer into the Collection Account within three (3) Business Days of receipt thereof;

(xxviii) all Retained Collections from any other source, including Retained Collections Contributions, shall be deposited into the Collection Account within three (3) Business Days of receipt thereof by the Master Issuer or the Manager, as the case may be; and

(xxix) all amounts withdrawn from the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account or the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account, as applicable, upon the occurrence of an Interest Reserve Release Event shall be deposited directly into the Collection Account by the Manager;

provided , however , that (A) for a period of six (6) months following the Closing Date, any Initial Franchise Fees, Continuing Franchise Fees or Other Franchise Fees received by the Overseas Franchisor shall not be required to be paid or deposited into a Concentration Account or the Collection Account, as applicable, until five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof by the Overseas Franchisor and (B) with respect to any Initial Franchise Fees or any Other Franchise Fees received by any other Domino’s Entity (in an account other than a Concentration Account or the Collection Account) during any Fiscal Period of the Securitization Entities, such Initial Franchise Fees and Other Franchise Fees shall not be required to be paid or deposited into a Concentration Account or the Collection Account, as applicable, until ten (10) Business Days after the end of such Fiscal Period; provided , further , that amounts shall be withdrawn from the Venezuelan Royalties Concentration Account and the Cayman Islands Royalties Concentration Account only as permitted by applicable local law and at commercially reasonable intervals.

(b) Investment Income . On the Business Day immediately prior to each Weekly Allocation Date, the Master Issuer, in its sole discretion, shall, or shall cause the Manager to, instruct the Trustee to transfer any Investment Income on deposit in the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account, the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account, the Cash Trap Reserve Account, any Concentration Account or the Collection Account Administrative Accounts to the Collection Account; provided , that Investment Income shall be withdrawn from the Venezuelan Royalties Concentration Account and the Cayman Islands Royalties Concentration Account only as permitted by applicable local law and at commercially reasonable intervals.

(c) Payment Instructions . In accordance with and subject to the terms of the Management Agreement, the Master Issuer shall cause the Manager to instruct (i) each Franchisee obligated at any time to make any payment pursuant to any Domestic Franchise Arrangement or any International Franchise Arrangement to make such payment to a Royalties Concentration Account or its related Lock-Box, (ii) each Franchisee, DPL, as the owner of

 

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Company-Owned Stores, or any other Person obligated at any time to make any payment pursuant to any Distribution Agreement to make such payment to a Distribution Concentration Account or its related Lock-Box, (iii) DPL, as the owner of Company-Owned Stores, obligated at any time to make (A) any payment of Continuing Franchise Fees pursuant to the Company-Owned Stores Master License Agreement to make such payment to the Collection Account, (B) any payment of Company-Owned Stores License Fees pursuant to the Company-Owned Stores Master License Agreement to make such payment to the IP Holder Concentration Account and (C) any payment of Company-Owned Store Advertising Fees pursuant to the Company-Owned Stores Master License Agreement to make such payment to the DNAF Account and (iv) each Third-Party Licensee obligated at any time to make any payment pursuant to any Third-Party License Agreement to make such payment to a Royalties Concentration Account.

(d) Misdirected Collections . The Co-Issuers agree that if any Collections shall be received by any Co-Issuer or any other Securitization Entity in an account other than a Concentration Account or the Collection Account or in any other manner, such monies, instruments, cash and other proceeds will not be commingled by such Co-Issuer or such other Securitization Entity with any of their other funds or property, if any, but will be held separate and apart therefrom and shall be held in trust by such Co-Issuer or such other Securitization Entity for, and, within one (1) Business Day of the identification of such payment, paid over to, the Trustee, with any necessary endorsement. The Trustee shall withdraw from the Collection Account any monies on deposit therein that the Manager certifies to it and the Servicer are not Retained Collections and pay such amounts to or at the direction of the Manager. All monies, instruments, cash and other proceeds received by the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture shall be immediately deposited in the Collection Account and shall be applied as provided in this Article V ; provided , however , that (A) for a period of six (6) months following the Closing Date, any Initial Franchise Fees, Continuing Franchise Fees or Other Franchise Fees received by the Overseas Franchisor shall not be required to be paid or deposited into a Concentration Account or the Collection Account, as applicable, until five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof by the Overseas Franchisor and (B) with respect to any Initial Franchise Fees or any Other Franchise Fees received by any other Domino’s Entity (in an account other than a Concentration Account or the Collection Account) during any Fiscal Period of the Securitization Entities, such Initial Franchise Fees and Other Franchise Fees shall not be required to be paid or deposited into a Concentration Account or the Collection Account, as applicable, until ten (10) Business Days after the end of such Fiscal Period.

Section 5.11 Application of Weekly Collections on Weekly Allocation Dates . On each Weekly Allocation Date (unless the Master Issuer shall have failed to deliver on such Weekly Allocation Date the Weekly Manager’s Certificate relating to such Weekly Allocation Date, in which case the application of Weekly Collections relating to such Weekly Allocation Date shall occur on the Business Day subsequent to the day on which such Weekly Manager’s Certificate is delivered), the amount on deposit in the Collection Account on such Weekly Allocation Date will be applied or allocated by the Trustee, based solely on the information provided to it by the Manager, in the following order of priority (the “ Priority of Payments ”):

 

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(i) first , solely with respect to any funds on deposit in the Collection Account on such Weekly Allocation Date consisting of Indemnification Payments or Real Estate Disposition Proceeds , to allocate Indemnification and Real Estate Proceeds Payment Amounts in the manner and order set forth in the definition thereof;

(ii) second , (A) to reimburse the Trustee, and then , the Servicer, for any unreimbursed Servicing Advances (and accrued interest thereon at the Advance Interest Rate), then (B) to reimburse the Manager for any unreimbursed Manager Advances (and accrued interest thereon at the Advance Interest Rate), and then (C) to pay the Servicer all Servicing Fees , Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees for such Weekly Allocation Date;

(iii) third , to pay Successor Manager Transition Expenses , if any;

(iv) fourth , to pay to the Manager an amount equal to the Weekly Management Fee for such Weekly Allocation Date, plus the amount of PULSE Maintenance Fees and Technology Fees deposited into the Collection Account during the Weekly Collection Period preceding such Weekly Allocation Date;

(v) fifth , to pay (or retain to the extent payable to the Trustee) (A) to the Master Issuer for payment of the Capped Securitization Operating Expenses Amount for such Weekly Allocation Date, to be disbursed pro rata based on the amount of each type of Securitization Operating Expenses payable on such Weekly Allocation Date pursuant to this priority (v)  and (B) so long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the Trustee for payment of the Post-Default Capped Trustee Expenses Amount for such Weekly Allocation Date;

(vi) sixth , to allocate pro rata : (A) to the Senior Notes Interest Account, an amount equal to the Senior Notes Accrued Quarterly Interest Amount for such Weekly Allocation Date, if any; and (B) to the Hedge Payment Account, the applicable amount of the accrued and unpaid Series Hedge Payment Amount , if any, payable on or before the next Quarterly Payment Date to a Hedge Counterparty; provided , that the deposit to the Hedge Payment Account pursuant to this subclause (B)  will exclude any termination payment payable on or before the next Quarterly Payment Date to a Hedge Counterparty, if any;

 

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(vii) seventh , to allocate to the Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fees Account, the Class A-1 Senior Notes Accrued Quarterly Commitment Fee Amount for such Weekly Allocation Date;

(viii) eighth , to pay to each Class A-1 Administrative Agent pursuant to the related Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement for payment of the Capped Class A-1 Senior Notes Administrative Expenses Amount due under such Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement for such Weekly Allocation Date pro rata based on the amounts owed under each such Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement on such Weekly Allocation Date pursuant to this priority (viii) ;

(ix) ninth , to allocate to the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Account, an amount equal to the Senior Subordinated Notes Accrued Quarterly Interest Amount for such Weekly Allocation Date;

(x) tenth , to deposit into the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account, an amount equal to the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account Deficit Amount on such Weekly Allocation Date with respect to each Class of Senior Notes in accordance with the applicable Series Supplement; provided , however , that no amounts, with respect to any Series of Notes, will be deposited into the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account pursuant to this priority (x)  on any Weekly Allocation Date that occurs during the Quarterly Collection Period immediately preceding the Series Legal Final Maturity Date relating to such Series of Notes;

(xi) eleventh , to deposit into the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account, an amount equal to the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account Deficit Amount on such Weekly Allocation Date with respect to each Class of Senior Subordinated Notes in accordance with the applicable Series Supplement; provided , however , that no amounts, with respect to any Series of Notes, will be deposited into the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account pursuant to this priority (xi)  on any Weekly Allocation Date that occurs during the Quarterly Collection Period immediately preceding the Series Legal Final Maturity Date relating to such Series of Notes;

(xii) twelfth , to allocate to the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account, an amount equal to the sum of (A) the Senior Notes Accrued Scheduled Principal Payments Amount for such Weekly Allocation Date and (B) the Senior Notes Scheduled Principal Payments Deficiency Amount for such Weekly Allocation Date;

 

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(xiii) thirteenth , to allocate to the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account an amount, if any, equal to the lesser of (A) 25% of amounts available after application of clauses (i)  through (xii)  above on such Weekly Allocation Date and (B) the Senior Notes Scheduled Principal Catch-Up Amount outstanding on such Weekly Allocation Date; provided , that after the commencement of a Rapid Amortization Period, amounts shall be payable pursuant to this clause (xiii)  only (A) if the Quarterly Payment Date on which such Senior Notes Scheduled Principal Catch-Up Amount became payable occurred on or prior to the commencement of such Rapid Amortization Period and (B) to the extent of the Senior Notes Scheduled Principal Catch-Up Amount that was outstanding at the commencement of such Rapid Amortization Period;

(xiv) fourteenth , to pay pro rata (A) to the Manager, an amount equal to the Supplemental Management Fee , if any, for such Weekly Allocation Date and (B) to the Manager an amount equal to the Weekly Distribution Services Reimbursement Amount , if any;

(xv) fifteenth , so long as no Rapid Amortization Period is continuing, if a Class A-1 Senior Notes Amortization Event is continuing, to allocate to the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account all remaining funds on deposit in the Collection Account on such Weekly Allocation Date until no principal amounts with respect to the Class A-1 Senior Notes are Outstanding;

(xvi) sixteenth , so long as no Rapid Amortization Period is continuing, and such Weekly Allocation Date occurs during a Cash Trapping Period, to deposit into the Cash Trap Reserve Account, an amount equal to the Cash Trapping Amount , if any, on such Weekly Allocation Date;

(xvii) seventeenth , if such Weekly Allocation Date occurs during a Rapid Amortization Period, to allocate to the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account all remaining funds on deposit in the Collection Account on such Weekly Allocation Date until no principal amounts with respect to the Senior Notes are Outstanding;

(xviii) eighteenth , to allocate to the Senior Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account an amount equal to the sum of (A) the Senior Subordinated Notes Accrued Scheduled Principal Payments Amount for such Weekly Allocation Date and (B) the Senior Subordinated Notes Scheduled Principal Payments Deficiency Amount for such Weekly Allocation Date;

(xix) nineteenth , to allocate to the Senior Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account an amount equal to any Senior Subordinated Notes Scheduled Principal Catch-Up Amount outstanding on such Weekly Allocation Date, as specified in the applicable Series Supplement;

 

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(xx) twentieth , if such Weekly Allocation Date occurs during a Rapid Amortization Period, to allocate to the Senior Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account, all remaining funds on deposit in the Collection Account on such Weekly Allocation Date until no principal amounts with respect to the Senior Subordinated Notes are Outstanding;

(xxi) twenty-first , to pay (or retain to the extent payable to the Trustee) to the Master Issuer for payment of the Excess Securitization Operating Expenses Amount for such Weekly Allocation Date to be retained or disbursed pro rata based on the amount of each type of Securitization Operating Expenses payable on such Weekly Allocation Date pursuant to this priority (xxi) ;

(xxii) twenty-second , to each Class A-1 Administrative Agent pursuant to the related Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement for payment of the Excess Class A-1 Senior Notes Administrative Expenses Amounts due under each Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement for such Weekly Allocation Date pro rata based on amounts due under each such Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement on such Weekly Allocation Date pursuant to this priority (xxii) ;

(xxiii) twenty-third , to each Class A-1 Administrative Agent pursuant to the related Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement for payment of Class A-1 Senior Notes Other Amounts due under such Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement for such Weekly Allocation Date pro rata based on amounts due under each such Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement on such Weekly Allocation Date pursuant to this priority (xxiii) ;

(xxiv) twenty-fourth , to allocate to the Subordinated Notes Interest Account, the Subordinated Notes Accrued Quarterly Interest Amount for such Weekly Allocation Date;

(xxv) twenty-fifth , to allocate to the Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account, the Subordinated Notes Accrued Scheduled Principal Payments Amount , if any, for such Weekly Allocation Date;

(xxvi) twenty-sixth , to allocate to the Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account an amount equal to any Subordinated Notes Scheduled Principal Catch-Up Amount outstanding on such Weekly Allocation Date, as specified in the applicable Series Supplement;

 

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(xxvii) twenty-seventh , if such Weekly Allocation Date occurs during a Rapid Amortization Period, to allocate to the Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account, all remaining funds on deposit in the Collection Account on such Weekly Allocation Date until no principal amounts with respect to the Subordinated Notes are Outstanding;

(xxviii) twenty-eighth , to allocate to the Senior Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, the Senior Notes Accrued Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest Amount for such Weekly Allocation Date;

(xxix) twenty-ninth , to allocate to the Senior Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, the Senior Subordinated Notes Accrued Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest Amount for such Weekly Allocation Date;

(xxx) thirtieth , to allocate to the Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, the Subordinated Notes Accrued Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest Amount for such Weekly Allocation Date;

(xxxi) thirty-first , to deposit to the Hedge Payment Account, (A) any accrued and unpaid Series Hedge Payment Amount that constitutes a termination payment payable to a Hedge Counterparty, if any, and (B)  any other amount payable to a Hedge Counterparty , if any, pursuant to the related Series Hedge Agreement, in each case pro rata to each Hedge Counterparty according to the amount due and payable to each of them;

(xxxii) thirty-second , to pay, as directed by the Manager in accordance with the Management Agreement , the Environmental Remediation Expenses Amount , if any, for such Weekly Allocation Date;

(xxxiii) thirty-third , to allocate to the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account, an amount equal to any unpaid premiums and make-whole prepayment premiums with respect to Senior Notes ;

(xxxiv) thirty-fourth , to allocate to the Senior Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account, an amount equal to any unpaid premiums and make-whole prepayment premiums with respect to Senior Subordinated Notes ;

 

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(xxxv) thirty-fifth , to allocate to the Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account, an amount equal to any unpaid premiums and make-whole prepayment premiums with respect to Subordinated Notes ;

(xxxvi) thirty-sixth , to pay to the Manager an amount equal to the Weekly Equipment Purchasing Reimbursement Amount ;

(xxxvii) thirty-seventh , at the direction of the Manager acting on behalf of the Master Issuer, to deposit to the Lease Concentration Account, the Equipment Holder Concentration Account and the Real Estate Holder Concentration Account, the amounts, if any, required to cause the amount on deposit in such accounts to equal the Lease Concentration Account Minimum Balance, the Equipment Holder Concentration Account Minimum Balance and the Real Estate Holder Concentration Account Minimum Balance , respectively, pro rata according to the amounts required to achieve such account balances; and

(xxxviii) thirty-eighth , to pay to, or at the written direction of, the Master Issuer, the Residual Amount for such Weekly Allocation Date. The recipient of the Residual Amount may use such funds in its sole discretion.

Section 5.12 Quarterly Payment Date Applications .

(a) Senior Notes Interest Account and Hedge Payment Account . On each Accounting Date, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw on the following Quarterly Payment Date: (i) the funds allocated to the Senior Notes Interest Account on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period (or, to the extent necessary to cover any Class A-1 Senior Notes Interest Adjustment Amount, the then-current Quarterly Collection Period) to be paid to the Senior Notes from the Collection Account, up to the amount of Senior Notes Quarterly Interest accrued and unpaid with respect to the Senior Notes, sequentially in order of alphanumerical designation and pro rata among each Class of Senior Notes of the same alphanumerical designation based upon the amount of Senior Notes Quarterly Interest payable with respect to each such Class, and deposit such funds into the applicable Series Distribution Accounts, (ii) the funds allocated to the Hedge Payment Account on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period to be paid to the Hedge Counterparties (excluding any termination payments), up to the amount needed to pay the aggregate amount of Series Hedge Payment Amounts, if any, due and payable on or before such Quarterly Payment Date to the Hedge Counterparties, pro rata among each Hedge Counterparty based upon the Series Hedge Payment Amounts payable with respect to each such Hedge Counterparty, and (iii) if the amount of funds allocated to the Senior Notes Interest Account pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (i)  is less than the Senior Notes Aggregate Quarterly Interest for the Interest Period with respect to each Class of Senior Notes ending most recently prior to such Quarterly Payment Date, or if the amount of funds allocated to the Hedge Payment Account pursuant to the immediately preceding

 

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clause (ii)  is less than the aggregate Series Hedge Payment Amount due and payable on or before such Quarterly Payment Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (A) such insufficiencies and (B) the sum of the Senior Notes Available Reserve Account Amount plus the amount in the Hedge Payment Account plus the Available Administrative Account Amount from first , the Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, second , the Senior Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, third , the Senior Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, fourth , the Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account, fifth , the Subordinated Notes Interest Account, sixth , the Senior Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account, seventh , the Cash Trap Reserve Account, eighth , the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account, ninth , the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account, tenth , the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Account, and eleventh , the Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fees Account, to be paid pro rata , based on the amount of Senior Notes Quarterly Interest payable on the Senior Notes and the aggregate Series Hedge Payment Amount (excluding termination payments) due and payable on or before such Quarterly Payment Date, to (1) the Senior Notes up to the amount of Senior Notes Quarterly Interest accrued and unpaid with respect to the Senior Notes, sequentially in order of alphanumerical designation and pro rata among each Class of Senior Notes of the same alphanumerical designation based upon the amount of Senior Notes Quarterly Interest payable on each such Class, and deposit such funds into the applicable Series Distribution Accounts, and (2) each applicable Hedge Counterparty based upon the amount of the Series Hedge Payment Amounts (excluding termination payments) due and payable to each such Hedge Counterparty.

(b) Senior Notes Interest Shortfall Amount . On each Accounting Date, the Master Issuer shall determine the excess, if any (the “ Senior Notes Interest Shortfall Amount ”), of (i) Senior Notes Aggregate Quarterly Interest for the Interest Period for each Class of Senior Notes ending most recently prior to the next succeeding Quarterly Payment Date over (ii) the amount that will be available to make payments of interest on the Senior Notes in accordance with Section 5.12(a) on such Quarterly Payment Date.

(c) Debt Service Advances . If the Senior Notes Interest Shortfall Amount, as determined on any Accounting Date pursuant to Section  5.12(b) is greater than zero, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Servicing Agreement, by 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day preceding such Quarterly Payment Date, the Servicer shall make a Debt Service Advance in such amount unless the Servicer notifies the Master Issuer, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager and the Trustee by such time that it has, reasonably and in good faith, determined such Debt Service Advance (and interest thereon) is a Nonrecoverable Advance. If the Servicer fails to make such Debt Service Advance (unless the Servicer has, reasonably and in good faith, determined that such Debt Service Advance (and interest thereon) would be a Nonrecoverable Advance), pursuant to Section 10.1(l) , the Trustee shall make the Debt Service Advance unless it determines that such Debt Service Advance (and interest thereon) is a Nonrecoverable Advance. In determining whether any Debt Service Advance (and interest thereon) is a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Trustee may conclusively rely on the determination of the Servicer. All Debt Service Advances shall be deposited into the Senior Notes Interest Account. If, after giving effect to all Debt Service Advances made with respect to any Quarterly Payment Date, the Senior Notes Interest Shortfall Amount with respect to such Quarterly

 

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Payment Date remains greater than zero, the payment of the Senior Notes Aggregate Quarterly Interest as reduced by such Senior Notes Interest Shortfall Amount to be distributed on such Quarterly Payment Date to the Senior Notes shall be paid to the Senior Notes, sequentially in order of alphanumerical designation and pro rata among each Class of Senior Notes of the same alphanumerical designation based upon the amount of Senior Notes Quarterly Interest payable with respect to each such Class; provided that such reduction shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any default caused by the existence of such Senior Notes Interest Shortfall Amount. An additional amount of interest (“ Additional Senior Notes Interest Shortfall Interest ”) shall accrue on the Senior Notes Interest Shortfall Amount for each subsequent Interest Period at the applicable Note Rate until the Senior Notes Interest Shortfall Amount is paid in full.

(d) Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fees Account . On each Accounting Date, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw on the following Quarterly Payment Date: (i) the funds allocated to the Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fees Account on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period (or, to the extent necessary to cover any Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fee Adjustment Amount, the then-current Quarterly Collection Period) to be paid to the Class A-1 Senior Notes from the Collection Account, up to the amount of the Class A-1 Senior Notes Quarterly Commitment Fees accrued and unpaid with respect to the Class A-1 Senior Notes, pro rata among each Class of Class A-1 Senior Notes based upon the amount of Class A-1 Senior Notes Quarterly Commitment Fees payable with respect to each such Class, and deposit such funds into the applicable Series Distribution Accounts and (ii) if the amount of funds allocated to the Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fees Account on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period is less than Class A-1 Senior Notes Aggregate Quarterly Commitment Fees for the Interest Period ending most recently prior to such Quarterly Payment Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (A) such insufficiency and (B) the Senior Notes Available Reserve Account Amount plus the Available Administrative Account Amount (in each case, after giving effect to any payments of higher priority to be made as of such Quarterly Payment Date from any Collection Account Administrative Account, the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account and/or the Cash Trap Reserve Account pursuant to Section 5.12(a)(iii) ) from first , the Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, second , the Senior Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, third , the Senior Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, fourth , the Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account, fifth , the Subordinated Notes Interest Account, sixth , the Senior Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account, seventh , the Cash Trap Reserve Account, eighth , the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account, ninth , the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account, and tenth , the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Account, to be paid to the Class A-1 Senior Notes up to the amount of Class A-1 Senior Notes Quarterly Commitment Fees accrued and unpaid with respect to the Class A-1 Senior Notes, pro rata among each Class of Class A-1 Senior Notes based upon the amount of Class A-1 Senior Notes Quarterly Commitment Fees payable with respect to each such Class, and deposit such funds into the applicable Series Distribution Accounts.

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Senior Notes Commitment Fees Shortfall Amount ”), of (i) Class A-1 Senior Notes Aggregate Quarterly Commitment Fees for the Interest Period ending most recently prior to the next succeeding Quarterly Payment Date over (ii) the amount that shall be available to make payments on the Class A-1 Senior Notes in accordance with Section 5.12(d) on such Quarterly Payment Date. If the Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fees Shortfall Amount with respect to any Quarterly Payment Date is greater than zero, the payment of the Class A-1 Senior Notes Aggregate Quarterly Commitment Fees as reduced by the Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fees Shortfall Amount to be distributed on such Quarterly Payment Date to the Class A-1 Senior Notes shall be paid to the Class A-1 Senior Notes, pro rata among each Class of Class A-1 Senior Notes based upon the amount of Class A-1 Senior Notes Quarterly Commitment Fees payable with respect to each such Class; provided that such reduction shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any default caused by the existence of such Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fees Shortfall Amount. An additional amount of interest (“ Additional Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fees Shortfall Interest ”) shall accrue on the Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fees Shortfall Amount for each subsequent Interest Period at the applicable Note Rate until the Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fees Shortfall Amount is paid in full.

(f) Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Account . On each Accounting Date, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw on the following Quarterly Payment Date: (i) the funds allocated to the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Account on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period to be paid to each Class of Senior Subordinated Notes from the Collection Account, up to the amount of Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest accrued and unpaid with respect to each such Class of Senior Subordinated Notes, sequentially in order of alphanumerical designation and pro rata among each Class of Senior Subordinated Notes of the same alphanumerical designation based upon the amount of Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest payable with respect to each such Class, and deposit such funds into the applicable Series Distribution Accounts, and (ii) if the amount of funds allocated to the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Account on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (i)  is less than the Senior Subordinated Notes Aggregate Quarterly Interest for the Interest Period with respect to each Class of Senior Subordinated Notes ending most recently prior to such Quarterly Payment Date and no Senior Notes are Outstanding, an amount equal to the lesser of (A) such insufficiency and (B) the sum of the Senior Subordinated Notes Available Reserve Account Amount plus the Available Administrative Account Amount (in each case, after giving effect to any payments of higher priority to be made as of such Quarterly Payment Date from any Collection Account Administrative Account, the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account and the Cash Trap Reserve Account pursuant to Section 5.12(a)(iii) and Section 5.12(d)(ii) ) from first , the Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, second , the Senior Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, third , the Senior Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, fourth , the Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account, fifth , the Subordinated Notes Interest Account, sixth , the Senior Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account, seventh , the Cash Trap Reserve Account, eighth , the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account, and ninth , the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account, to be paid to each Class of Senior Subordinated Notes up to the amount of Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest accrued and unpaid with respect to each such Class of Senior

 

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Subordinated Notes, sequentially in order of alphanumerical designation and pro rata among each Class of Senior Subordinated Notes of the same alphanumerical designation based upon the amount of Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest payable on each such Class, and deposit such funds into the applicable Series Distribution Accounts.

(g) Senior Notes Principal Payments Account . On each Accounting Date, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw on the following Quarterly Payment Date: (i) the funds allocated to the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period (A) to be paid to each applicable Class of Senior Notes from the Collection Account up to the aggregate amount of the Senior Notes Aggregate Scheduled Principal Payments and amounts distributed to such administrative account pursuant to clauses (xiii) , (xv) , (xvii)  and (xxxiii)  of the Priority of Payments owed to each such Class of Senior Notes, sequentially in order of alphanumerical designation and pro rata among each such Class of Senior Notes of the same alphanumerical designation based upon the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Senior Notes of such Class; provided that no Senior Notes Scheduled Principal Payments shall be made in respect of any Series of Senior Notes subsequent to the occurrence of any Rapid Amortization Event set forth in clause (e) of the definition of Rapid Amortization Event, and (B) to be paid to each applicable Class of Senior Notes from the Collection Account up to the aggregate amount of Indemnification Payments and Real Estate Disposition Proceeds owed to each such Class of Senior Notes in the following order: first , if a Class A-1 Senior Notes Amortization Period is in effect, to prepay and permanently reduce the Commitments under all Class A-1 Senior Notes on a pro rata basis; second , to prepay the Outstanding Principal Amount of all Senior Notes of all Series other than Class A-1 Senior Notes sequentially in order of alphanumerical designation and pro rata among each such Class of Senior Notes of the same alphanumerical designation based on the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Senior Notes of such Class; and third, provided clause first does not apply, to prepay and permanently reduce the Commitments under all Class A-1 Senior Notes of all Series on a pro rata basis based on Commitment Amounts and deposit such funds into the applicable Series Distribution Accounts; (ii) if the aggregate amount of funds allocated to the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period is less than the Senior Notes Aggregate Scheduled Principal Payments owed to each applicable Class of Senior Notes on such Quarterly Payment Date and/or the amount of funds allocated to the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period is less than the Indemnification Payments and Real Estate Disposition Proceeds due on such Quarterly Payment Date with respect to each applicable Class of Senior Notes, an amount equal to the lesser of (A) any such insufficiency and (B) the Available Administrative Account Amount (after giving effect to any payments of higher priority to be made as of such Quarterly Payment Date from any Collection Account Administrative Account pursuant to Sections 5.12(a)(iii) , 5.12(d)(ii) or 5.12(f)(ii) ) from first , the Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, second , the Senior Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, third , the Senior Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, fourth , the Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account, fifth , the Subordinated Notes Interest Account, and sixth , the Senior Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account, to be paid to each applicable Class of Senior Notes up to the amount of unpaid Senior Notes Scheduled Principal Payments, Indemnification Payments and/or Real Estate Disposition

 

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Proceeds, as the case may be, in the applicable order set forth in clause (i)  above, and deposit such funds into the applicable Series Distribution Accounts; (iii) if a Rapid Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing or shall occur on such Quarterly Payment Date and any amounts are on deposit in the Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, Senior Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, Senior Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, the Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account, the Subordinated Notes Interest Account or the Senior Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account on such Accounting Date, an amount equal to all amounts on deposit in such Collection Account Administrative Accounts (after giving effect to any payments of higher priority to be made as of such Quarterly Payment Date from any Collection Account Administrative Account pursuant to this Section 5.12 ) to be paid to each Class of Senior Notes, in the applicable order set forth in clause (i)  above, and deposit such funds into the applicable Series Distribution Accounts; and (iv) so long as no Rapid Amortization Period is continuing, if a Class A-1 Senior Notes Amortization Event is continuing, after giving effect to the payments described in clauses (i)  through (iii)  above, amounts on deposit in the Cash Trap Reserve Account to the extent necessary to pay the principal amounts of the Class A-1 Senior Notes until no principal amounts with respect to the Class A-1 Senior Notes are Outstanding, to be deposited to the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account and paid to the holders of the Class A-1 Senior Notes, pro rata according to principal amounts Outstanding.

(h) Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Shortfall Amount . On each Accounting Date, the Master Issuer shall determine the excess, if any (the “ Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Shortfall Amount ”), of (i) Senior Subordinated Notes Aggregate Quarterly Interest for the Interest Period for each Class of Senior Subordinated Notes ending most recently prior to the next succeeding Quarterly Payment Date over (ii) the amount that shall be available to make payments on the Senior Subordinated Notes on such Quarterly Payment Date in accordance with Section 5.12(f) above. If the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Shortfall Amount with respect to any Quarterly Payment Date is greater than zero, payments of Senior Subordinated Notes Aggregate Quarterly Interest as reduced by the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Shortfall Amount to be distributed on such Quarterly Payment Date to the Senior Subordinated Notes shall be paid to each Class of Senior Subordinated Notes, sequentially in order of alphanumerical designation and pro rata among each Class of Senior Subordinated Notes of the same alphanumerical designation based upon the amount of Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest payable with respect to each such Class; provided , that such reduction shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any default caused by the existence of such Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Shortfall Amount. An additional amount of interest (“ Additional Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Shortfall Interest ”) shall accrue on the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Shortfall Amount for each subsequent Interest Period at the applicable Note Rate until the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Shortfall Amount is paid in full.

(i) Senior Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account . On each Accounting Date, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw on the following Quarterly Payment Date: (i) the funds allocated to the Senior Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period (A) to be paid to each applicable Class of Senior

 

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Subordinated Notes from the Collection Account up to the amount of the Senior Subordinated Notes Scheduled Principal Payments and amounts distributed to such administrative account pursuant to clauses (xix) , (xx)  and (xxxiv)  of the Priority of Payments owed to each such Class of Senior Subordinated Notes, sequentially in order of alphanumerical designation and pro rata among each such Class of Senior Subordinated Notes of the same alphanumerical designation based upon the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Senior Subordinated Notes of such Class; provided that no Senior Subordinated Notes Scheduled Principal Payments shall be made in respect of any Series of Senior Subordinated Notes subsequent to the occurrence of any Rapid Amortization Event set forth in clause (e) of the definition of Rapid Amortization Event, and (B) to be paid (so long as no Senior Notes are Outstanding) to each applicable Class of Senior Subordinated Notes from the Collection Account up to the aggregate amount of Indemnification Payments and Real Estate Disposition Proceeds owed to each such Class of Senior Subordinated Notes, sequentially in order of alphabetical designation and pro rata among each Class of Senior Subordinated Notes of the same alphabetical designation based upon the Outstanding Principal Amount of each such Class, and deposit such funds into the applicable Series Distribution Accounts, (ii) if the aggregate amount of funds allocated to the Senior Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period is less than the Senior Subordinated Notes Aggregate Scheduled Principal Payments owed to each applicable Class of Senior Subordinated Notes on such Quarterly Payment Date and/or the amount of funds allocated to the Senior Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period is less than the Indemnification Payments and Real Estate Disposition Proceeds due on such Quarterly Payment Date with respect to each applicable Class of Senior Subordinated Notes, an amount equal to the lesser of (A) any such insufficiency and (B) the Available Administrative Account Amount (after giving effect to any payments of higher priority to be made as of such Quarterly Payment Date from any Collection Account Administrative Account pursuant to Sections 5.12(a)(iii) , 5.12(d)(ii) , 5.12(f)(ii) or 5.12(g)(ii) ) from first , the Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, second , the Senior Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, third , the Senior Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, fourth , the Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account, and fifth , the Subordinated Notes Interest Account, to be paid to each applicable Class of Senior Subordinated Notes up to the amount of unpaid Senior Subordinated Notes Scheduled Principal Payments and/or Indemnification Payments and/or Real Estate Disposition Proceeds, as the case may be, in the applicable order set forth in clause (i)  above, and deposit such funds into the applicable Series Distribution Accounts, and (iii) if a Rapid Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing or shall occur on such Quarterly Payment Date and any amounts are on deposit in the Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, Senior Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, Senior Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, the Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account or the Subordinated Notes Interest Account on such Accounting Date, an amount equal to all amounts on deposit in such Collection Account Administrative Accounts (after giving effect to any payments of higher priority to be made as of such Quarterly Payment Date from any Collection Account Administrative Account pursuant to this Section 5.12 ) to be paid to each Class of Senior Subordinated Notes, in the applicable order set forth in clause (i)  above, and deposit such funds into the applicable Series Distribution Accounts.

 

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(j) Subordinated Notes Interest Account . On each Accounting Date, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw on the following Quarterly Payment Date: (i) the funds allocated to the Subordinated Notes Interest Account on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period to be paid to each Class of Subordinated Notes from the Collection Account, up to the amount of Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest accrued and unpaid with respect to each such Class of Subordinated Notes, sequentially in order of alphanumerical designation and pro rata among each Class of Subordinated Notes of the same alphanumerical designation based upon the amount of Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest payable on each such Class, and deposit such funds into the applicable Series Distribution Accounts and (ii) if the amount of funds allocated to the Subordinated Notes Interest Account on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (i)  is less than Subordinated Notes Aggregate Quarterly Interest for the Interest Period ending most recently prior to such Quarterly Payment Date and no Senior Notes or Senior Subordinated Notes are Outstanding, an amount equal to the lesser of (A) such insufficiency and (B) the Available Administrative Account Amount (after giving effect to any payments of higher priority to be made as of such Quarterly Payment Date from any Collection Account Administrative Account pursuant to Sections 5.12(a)(iii) , 5.12(d)(ii) , 5.12(f)(ii) , 5.12(g)(ii) or 5.12(i)(ii) ) from first , the Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, second , the Senior Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, third , the Senior Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, and fourth , the Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account, to be paid to each Class of Subordinated Notes up to the amount of Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest accrued and unpaid with respect to each such Class of Subordinated Notes, sequentially in order of alphanumerical designation and pro rata among each Class of Subordinated Notes of the same alphanumerical designation based upon the amount of Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest payable on each such Class, and deposit such funds into the applicable Series Distribution Accounts.

(k) Subordinated Notes Interest Shortfall Amount . On each Accounting Date, the Master Issuer shall determine the excess, if any (the “ Subordinated Notes Interest Shortfall Amount ”), of (i) Subordinated Notes Aggregate Quarterly Interest for the Interest Period ending most recently prior to the next succeeding Quarterly Payment Date over (ii) the amount that shall be available to make payments on the Subordinated Notes in accordance with Section 5.12(j) on such Quarterly Payment Date. If the Subordinated Notes Interest Shortfall Amount with respect to any Quarterly Payment Date is greater than zero, payments of Subordinated Notes Aggregate Quarterly Interest as reduced by the Subordinated Notes Interest Shortfall Amount to be distributed on such Quarterly Payment Date to the Subordinated Notes shall be paid to each Class of Subordinated Notes, sequentially in order of alphanumerical designation and pro rata among each Class of Subordinated Notes of the same alphanumerical designation based upon the amount of Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest payable with respect to each such Class. An additional amount of interest (“ Additional Subordinated Notes Interest Shortfall Interest ”) shall accrue on the Subordinated Notes Interest Shortfall Amount for each subsequent Interest Period at the applicable Note Rate until the Subordinated Notes Interest Shortfall Amount is paid in full.

 

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(l) Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account . On each Accounting Date, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw on the following Quarterly Payment Date: (i) the funds allocated to the Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period (A) to be paid to each applicable Class of Subordinated Notes from the Collection Account up to the amount of Subordinated Notes Scheduled Principal Payments and amounts distributed to such administrative account pursuant to clauses (xxvi) , (xxvii)  and (xxxv)  of the Priority of Payments owed to each such Class of Subordinated Notes, sequentially in order of alphanumerical designation and pro rata among each such Class of Subordinated Notes of the same alphanumerical designation based upon the Outstanding Principal Amount of such Class; provided , that no Subordinated Notes Scheduled Principal Payments shall be made in respect of any Series of Subordinated Notes subsequent to the occurrence of any Rapid Amortization Event set forth in clause (e) of the definition thereof; and (B) to be paid (so long as no Senior Notes or Senior Subordinated Notes are Outstanding) to each applicable Class of Subordinated Notes from the Collection Account up to the aggregate amount of Indemnification Payments and Real Estate Disposition Proceeds owed to each such Class of Subordinated Notes, sequentially in order of alphabetical designation and pro rata among each Class of Subordinated Notes of the same alphabetical designation based upon the Outstanding Principal Amount of each such Class, (ii) if the aggregate amount of funds allocated to the Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period is less than the Subordinated Notes Scheduled Principal Payments owed for the Interest Period ending most recently prior to such Quarterly Payment Date and/or the amount of funds allocated to the Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period is less than the Indemnification Payments and Real Estate Disposition Proceeds due on such Quarterly Payment Date with respect to the Subordinated Notes, an amount equal to the lesser of (A) any such insufficiency and (B) the Available Administrative Account Amount (after giving effect to any payments of higher priority to be made as of such Quarterly Payment Date from any Collection Account Administrative Account pursuant to Sections 5.12(a)(iii) , 5.12(d)(ii) , 5.12(f)(ii) , 5.12(g)(ii) , 5.12(i)(ii) or 5.12(j)(ii) ) from first , the Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, second , the Senior Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, and third , the Senior Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, to be paid to each applicable Class of Subordinated Notes up to the amount of unpaid Subordinated Notes Scheduled Principal Payments and/or Indemnification Payments and/or Real Estate Disposition Proceeds, as the case may be, in the applicable order set forth in clause (i)  above, and deposit such funds into the applicable Series Distribution Accounts, and (iii) if a Rapid Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing or shall occur on such Quarterly Payment Date and any amounts are on deposit in the Senior Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, the Senior Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account or the Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account on such Accounting Date, an amount equal to all amounts on deposit in such Collection Account Administrative Accounts (after giving effect to any payments of higher priority to be made as of such Quarterly Payment Date from any Collection Account Administrative Account pursuant to this Section 5.12 ) to be paid to each Class of Subordinated Notes, in the applicable order set forth in clause (i)  above, and deposit such funds into the applicable Series Distribution Accounts.

 

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(m) Senior Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account . On each Accounting Date, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw on the following Quarterly Payment Date: (i) the funds allocated to the Senior Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period to be paid to each applicable Class of Senior Notes from the Collection Account up to the amount of Senior Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest distributed to such administrative account owed to each such Class of Senior Notes, sequentially in order of alphanumerical designation and pro rata among each such Class of Senior Notes of the same alphanumerical designation based upon the amount of Senior Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest payable on each such Class, and deposit such funds into the applicable Series Distribution Accounts and (ii) if the amount of funds allocated to the Senior Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (i)  is less than the amount of Senior Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest owed to each such Class of Senior Notes for the Interest Period ending most recently prior to such Quarterly Payment Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (A) such insufficiency and (B) the Available Administrative Account Amount (after giving effect to any payments of higher priority to be made as of such Quarterly Payment Date from any Collection Account Administrative Account pursuant to Sections 5.12(a)(iii) , 5.12(d)(ii) , 5.12(f)(ii) , 5.12(g)(ii) , 5.12(i)(ii) , 5.12(j)(ii) or 5.12(l)(ii) ) from first , the Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account and second , the Senior Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, to be paid to each Class of Senior Notes up to the amount of Senior Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest accrued and unpaid with respect to each applicable Class of Senior Notes, sequentially in order of alphanumerical designation and pro rata among each Class of Senior Notes of the same alphanumerical designation based upon the amount of Senior Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest payable on each such Class, and deposit such funds into the applicable Series Distribution Accounts.

(n) Senior Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account . On each Accounting Date, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw on the following Quarterly Payment Date: (i) the funds allocated to the Senior Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period to be paid to each applicable Class of Senior Subordinated Notes from the Collection Account up to the amount of Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest distributed to such administrative account owed to each such Class of Senior Subordinated Notes, sequentially in order of alphanumerical designation and pro rata among each such Class of Senior Subordinated Notes of the same alphanumerical designation based upon the amount of Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest payable on each such Class, and deposit such funds into the applicable Series Distribution Accounts and (ii) if the amount of funds allocated to the Senior Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (i)  is less than the amount of Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest owed to each such Class of Senior Subordinated Notes for the Interest Period ending most recently prior to such Quarterly Payment Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (A) such insufficiency and (B) the Available Administrative Account Amount (after giving effect to any

 

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payments of higher priority to be made as of such Quarterly Payment Date from any Collection Account Administrative Account pursuant to Sections 5.12(a)(iii) , 5.12(d)(ii) , 5.12(f)(ii) , 5.12(g)(ii) , 5.12(i)(ii) , 5.12(j)(ii) , 5.12(l)(ii) or 5.12(m)(ii) ) from the Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, to be paid to each Class of Senior Subordinated Notes up to the amount of Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest accrued and unpaid with respect to each applicable Class of Senior Subordinated Notes, sequentially in order of alphanumerical designation and pro rata among each Class of Senior Subordinated Notes of the same alphanumerical designation based upon the amount of Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest payable on each such Class, and deposit such funds into the applicable Series Distribution Accounts.

(o) Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account . On each Accounting Date, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw on the following Quarterly Payment Date the funds allocated to the Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period to be paid to each applicable Class of Subordinated Notes from the Collection Account up to the amount of Subordinated Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest distributed to such administrative account owed to each such Class of Subordinated Notes, sequentially in order of alphanumerical designation and pro rata among each such Class of Subordinated Notes of the same alphanumerical designation based upon the amount of Subordinated Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest payable on each such Class, and deposit such funds into the applicable Series Distribution Accounts.

(p) Amounts on Deposit in the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account, the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account and the Cash Trap Reserve Account .

(i) On the Accounting Date (A) preceding any Quarterly Payment Date that is a Cash Trapping Release Date, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw on such Quarterly Payment Date from funds then on deposit in the Cash Trap Reserve Account an amount equal to the applicable Cash Trapping Release Amount and (B) preceding the first Quarterly Payment Date following the commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period (including a Rapid Amortization Period due to an Event of Default), the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw on such Quarterly Payment Date funds then on deposit in the Cash Trap Reserve Account and deposit such funds into the Collection Account for distribution in accordance with the Priority of Payments.

(ii) So long as no Rapid Amortization Period or Event of Default is continuing, on each Accounting Date, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee writing to withdraw funds on deposit in the Cash Trap Reserve Account and apply such funds on the following Quarterly Payment Date to the extent necessary to pay Senior Notes Accrued Quarterly Interest Amounts, Class A-1 Senior Notes Aggregate Quarterly Commitment Fees, Senior Subordinated

 

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Notes Aggregate Quarterly Interest, Senior Notes Aggregate Scheduled Principal Payments, unreimbursed Servicing Advances (with interest thereon), unreimbursed Manager Advances (with interest thereon) and Series Hedge Payment Amounts, in each case, after giving effect to other amounts available for payment thereof as described in this Section 5.12 .

(iii) So long as no Rapid Amortization Period or Event of Default is continuing, on the Accounting Date preceding the first Quarterly Payment Date following the commencement of a Class A-1 Senior Notes Amortization Event, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw funds on deposit in the Cash Trap Reserve Account to the extent necessary, after giving effect to other amounts available for payment thereof as described in this Section 5.12 to pay principal on the Class A-1 Senior Notes Outstanding, and to deposit such funds into the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account for distribution to the holders of the Class A-1 Senior Notes, pro rata .

(iv) If the Master Issuer determines, with respect to any Series of Senior Notes, that the amount to be deposited in any Series Distribution Account in accordance with this Section 5.12 on any Series Legal Final Maturity Date related to such Series of Senior Notes is less than the Outstanding Principal Amount of such Series of Senior Notes, on the Accounting Date immediately preceding such Series Legal Final Maturity Date, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee thereof in writing, and the Trustee shall, in accordance with such instruction on such Series Legal Final Maturity Date, withdraw from the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account or the Master Issuer shall make a draw on the applicable Interest Reserve Letter of Credit and deposit, sequentially in order of alphanumeric designation and pro rata based upon the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Senior Notes, into the applicable Series Distribution Accounts, an amount equal to the lesser of such insufficiency and the sum of (a) the Available Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account Amount (after giving effect to any payments made from the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account pursuant to Sections 5.12(b)(ii) and 5.12(d)(ii) ) on such Series Legal Final Maturity Date) and (b) any amounts available to be drawn on the applicable Interest Reserve Letter of Credit.

(v) If the Master Issuer determines, with respect to any Series of Senior Subordinated Notes, that the amount to be deposited in any Series Distribution Account in accordance with this Section 5.12 on any Series Legal Final Maturity Date related to such Series of Senior Subordinated Notes is less than the Outstanding Principal Amount of such Series of Senior Subordinated Notes, on the Accounting Date immediately preceding such Series Legal Final Maturity Date, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee thereof in writing, and the Trustee shall, in accordance with such instruction on such Series Legal Final Maturity Date, withdraw from the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve

 

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Account or the Master Issuer shall make a draw on the applicable Interest Reserve Letter of Credit and deposit, sequentially in order of alphanumeric designation and pro rata based upon the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Senior Subordinated Notes, into the applicable Series Distribution Accounts, an amount equal to the lesser of such insufficiency and the sum of (a) the Available Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account Amount (after giving effect to any payments made from the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account pursuant to Section 5.12(f)(ii) ) on such Series Legal Final Maturity Date) and (b) any amounts available to be drawn on the applicable Interest Reserve Letter of Credit.

(vi) On any date on which no Senior Notes are Outstanding, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw on such date any funds then on deposit in the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account and to deposit all remaining funds into the Collection Account and the Master Issuer shall terminate any outstanding Interest Reserve Letter of Credit maintained with respect to the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account.

(vii) On any date on which no Senior Subordinated Notes are Outstanding, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw on such date any funds then on deposit in the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account and to deposit all remaining funds into the Collection Account and the Master Issuer shall terminate any outstanding Interest Reserve Letter of Credit maintained with respect to the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account.

Section 5.13 Determination of Quarterly Interest .

Quarterly payments of interest and fees on each Series of Notes shall be determined, allocated and distributed in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable Series Supplement.

Section 5.14 Determination of Quarterly Principal .

Quarterly payments of principal, if any, of each Series of Notes shall be determined, allocated and distributed in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable Series Supplement.

Section 5.15 Prepayment of Principal .

Mandatory prepayments of principal, if any, of each Series of Notes shall be determined, allocated and distributed in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable Series Supplement, if not otherwise described herein.

 

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Section 5.16 Retained Collections Contributions .

At any time after the Closing Date, the Master Issuer may (but is not required to) designate Retained Collections Contributions to be included in Net Cash Flow for purposes of calculating the Quarterly DSCR, but not more than $7,500,000 in any Quarterly Collection Period or more than $15,000,000 during any period of four (4) consecutive Quarterly Collection Periods or more than $30,000,000 from the Closing Date to the Final Series Legal Final Maturity Date; provided , that any Retained Collections Contributions shall be excluded from the amount of Net Cash Flow for purposes of calculations undertaken in the following circumstances: (a) to determine whether the Co-Issuers may draw under any Class A-1 Senior Notes or request letters of credit to be issued under any Class A-1 Subfacility, (b) to determine whether the Co-Issuers may extend the Class A-1 Senior Notes Renewal Date, (c) to determine compliance with any Series Non-Amortization Test, (d) to determine the New Series Pro Forma Quarterly DSCR and (e) to determine the Securitization Leverage Ratio and the Senior ABS Leverage Ratio. The amount of any Retained Collections Contribution shall be held by the Master Issuer (or any other Securitization Entity other than the SPV Guarantor) for at least one full fiscal quarter after which time that amount may be distributed by the Master Issuer to the SPV Guarantor on any Weekly Allocation Date; provided , that the most recent Quarterly DSCR was at least equal to the Cash Trapping DSCR Threshold without giving effect to the inclusion of such Retained Collections Contribution and (ii) such Retained Collections Contribution is not required to pay any shortfall in the amounts payable under clauses (ii)  through (xxxvii)  of the Priority of Payments, to the extent of any shortfall on such Weekly Allocation Date. The Master Issuer may not designate equity contributions as Retained Collections Contributions to the extent such equity contributions were funded by the proceeds of a draw under any Class A-1 Senior Notes.

Section 5.17 Interest Reserve Letters of Credit .

The Co-Issuers may, in lieu of funding (or as partial replacement for funding) the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account and/or the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account in the amounts required hereunder, maintain one or more Interest Reserve Letters of Credit issued under a Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement for the benefit of the Trustee and the Senior Noteholders or the Senior Subordinated Noteholders, as applicable, each in a face amount equal to the amounts required to be funded in respect of such account(s) had such Interest Reserve Letter of Credit not been issued.

Each such Interest Reserve Letter of Credit (a) shall name the Trustee, for the benefit of the Senior Noteholders or the Senior Subordinated Noteholders, as applicable, as the beneficiary thereof; (b) shall allow the Trustee (or the Control Party on its behalf) to submit a notice of drawing in respect of such Interest Reserve Letter of Credit whenever amounts would otherwise be required to be withdrawn from the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account or the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account, as applicable, pursuant to Section 5.12 ; (c) shall have an expiration date of no later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the Class A-1 Senior Notes Renewal Date specified in the related Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement pursuant to which such Interest Reserve Letter of Credit was issued; and (d) shall indicate by its

 

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terms that the proceeds in respect of drawings under such Interest Reserve Letter of Credit shall be paid directly into the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account or the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account, as applicable.

If, on the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the expiration of any such Interest Reserve Letter of Credit, such Interest Reserve Letter of Credit has not been replaced or renewed and the Co-Issuers have not otherwise deposited funds into the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account or the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account, as applicable, in the amounts that would otherwise be required had such Interest Reserve Letter of Credit not been issued, the Master Issuer shall submit a notice of drawing under such Interest Reserve Letter of Credit and use the proceeds thereof to fund a deposit into the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account or the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account, as applicable, in an amount equal to the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account Deficit Amount or the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account Deficit Amount on such date, in each case calculated as if such Interest Reserve Letter of Credit had not been issued.

If, on any day, (i) the short-term debt credit rating of any entity which has issued an Interest Reserve Letter of Credit (an “ L/C Provider ”) is withdrawn by Standard & Poor’s or downgraded below “A-1” or is withdrawn by Moody’s or downgraded below “P-1” or (ii) the long-term debt credit rating of any L/C Provider is withdrawn by Standard & Poor’s or downgraded below “BBB+” or is withdrawn by Moody’s or downgraded below “Baa1” (each of cases (i) and (ii), an “ L/C Downgrade Event ”), on the fifth (5 th ) Business Day after the occurrence of such L/C Downgrade Event, the Master Issuer shall submit a notice of drawing under each Interest Reserve Letter of Credit issued by such L/C Provider and use the proceeds thereof to fund a deposit into the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account or the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account, as applicable, in an amount equal to the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account Deficit Amount or the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account Deficit Amount on such date, in each case calculated as if such Interest Reserve Letter of Credit had not been issued.

Section 5.18 Replacement of Ineligible Accounts .

If, at any time, any Concentration Account or any of the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account, the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account, the Cash Trap Reserve Account, the Collection Account, any Collection Account Administrative Account or the DNAF Account shall cease to be an Eligible Account (each, an “ Ineligible Account ”), the Master Issuer or any other Co-Issuer shall (i) within five (5) Business Days of obtaining knowledge thereof, notify the Control Party thereof and (ii) within sixty (60) days of obtaining knowledge thereof, (A) establish, or cause to be established, a new account that is an Eligible Account in substitution for such Ineligible Account, (B) with the exception of the DNAF Account and any Concentration Account, following the establishment of such new Eligible Account, transfer, or with respect to the Trustee Accounts maintained at the Trustee, instruct the Trustee in writing to transfer, all cash and investments from such Ineligible Account into such new Eligible Account, (C) in the case of the DNAF Account or a Concentration Account,

 

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following the establishment of such new Eligible Account, transfer or cause to be transferred to such new Eligible Account, all cash and investments from such Ineligible Account into such new Eligible Account, (D) in the case of a Concentration Account, transfer or cause to be transferred all items deposited in the Lock-Box related to such Ineligible Account to a new Lock-Box related to such new Concentration Account, and (E) pledge, or cause to be pledged, such new Eligible Account to the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties and, if such Ineligible Account is required to be subject to an Account Control Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, cause such new Eligible Account to be subject to an Account Control Agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Control Party and the Trustee. In the event that any of the Collection Account, any Concentration Account, any Collection Account Administrative Account or the DNAF Account becomes an Ineligible Account, the Manager shall, promptly following the establishment of such related new Eligible Account, notify each Franchisee of a change in payment instructions, if any.

ARTICLE VI

DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 6.1 Distributions in General .

(a) Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Series Supplement, on each Quarterly Payment Date, the Paying Agent shall pay to the Noteholders of each Series of record on the preceding Record Date the amounts payable thereto (i) by wire transfer in immediately available funds released by the Paying Agent from the applicable Series Distribution Account no later than 12:30 p.m. (New York City time) if a Noteholder has provided to the Paying Agent and the Trustee wiring instructions at least five (5) Business Days prior to the applicable Quarterly Payment Date or (ii) by check mailed first-class postage prepaid to such Noteholder at the address for such Noteholder appearing in the Note Register if such Noteholder has not provided wire instructions pursuant to clause (i)  above; provided , however , that the final principal payment due on a Note shall only be paid upon due presentment and surrender of such Note for cancellation in accordance with the provisions of the Note at the applicable Corporate Trust Office.

(b) Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Series Supplement, in this Base Indenture or in any applicable Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement, all distributions to Noteholders of all Classes within a Series of Notes shall be made from amounts allocated in accordance with the Priority of Payments among each Class of Notes in alphanumerical order (i.e., A-1, A-2, B-1, B-2 and not A-1, B-1, A-2, B-2) and pro rata among holders of Notes within each Class of the same alphanumerical designation; provided, however, that unless otherwise specified in the Series Supplement, in this Base Indenture or in any applicable Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement, all distributions to Noteholders of all Classes within a Series of Notes having the same alphabetical designation shall be pari passu with each other with respect to the distribution of Collateral proceeds resulting from exercise of remedies upon an Event of Default.

 

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(c) Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Series Supplement, the Trustee shall distribute all amounts owed to the Noteholders of any Class of Notes pursuant to the instructions of the Co-Issuers whether set forth in a Quarterly Manager’s Certificate, Company Order or otherwise.

ARTICLE VII

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Co-Issuers hereby represent and warrant, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Noteholders, as follows as of each Series Closing Date:

Section 7.1 Existence and Power .

Each Securitization Entity (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (b) is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction (including, without limitation, in each Included Country) where the character of its property, the nature of its business or the performance of its obligations under the Related Documents make such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to so qualify is not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) has all limited liability company, corporate or other powers and all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to carry on its business as now conducted and for purposes of the transactions contemplated by the Indenture and the other Related Documents.

Section 7.2 Company and Governmental Authorization .

The execution, delivery and performance by each Co-Issuer of this Base Indenture and any Series Supplement and by each Co-Issuer and each other Securitization Entity of the other Related Documents to which it is a party (a) is within such Securitization Entity’s limited liability company, corporate or other powers and has been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company, corporate or other action, (b) requires no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority which has not been obtained (other than any actions or filings that may be undertaken after the Closing Date pursuant to the terms of this Base Indenture or any other Related Document) and (c) does not contravene, or constitute a default under, any Requirements of Law with respect to such Securitization Entity or any Contractual Obligation with respect to such Securitization Entity or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any property of any Securitization Entity, except for Liens created by this Base Indenture or the other Related Documents except in the case of clause (b)  or (c)  above, solely with respect to the Contribution Agreements, the violation of which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. This Base Indenture and each of the other Related Documents to which each Securitization Entity is a party has been executed and delivered by a duly Authorized Officer of such Securitization Entity.

 

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Section 7.3 No Consent .

Except as set forth on Schedule 7.3 , no consent, action by or in respect of, 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 by each Co-Issuer of this Base Indenture and any Series Supplement and by each Co-Issuer and each other Securitization Entity of any Related Document to which it is a party or for the performance of any of the Securitization Entities’ obligations hereunder or thereunder other than such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, declarations or filings (a) as shall have been obtained or made by such Securitization Entity prior to the Closing Date or as are permitted to be obtained subsequent to the Closing Date in accordance with Section 7.13 , Section 8.25 or Section 8.37 , or (b) relating to the performance of any Collateral Franchise Document the failure of which to obtain is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.4 Binding Effect .

This Base Indenture and each other Related Document to which a Securitization Entity is a party is a legal, valid and binding obligation of each such Securitization Entity enforceable against such Securitization Entity in accordance with its terms (except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity and by an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing).

Section 7.5 Litigation .

There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending against or, to the knowledge of any Co-Issuer, threatened against or affecting any Securitization Entity or of which any property or assets of such Securitization Entity is the subject before any court or arbitrator or any Governmental Authority that would, individually or in the aggregate, affect the validity or enforceability of this Base Indenture or any Series Supplement, materially adversely affect the performance by the Securitization Entities of their obligations hereunder or thereunder or which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.6 No ERISA Plan .

No Securitization Entity or any corporation or any trade, business, organization or other entity (whether or not incorporated) that would be treated together with any Securitization Entity as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA has, except as provided on Schedule 7.6 , established, maintains, contributes to, or has any liability in respect of (or has in the past six years established, maintained, contributed to, or had any liability in respect of) any Plan. Except as provided on Schedule 7.6 , no Securitization Entity has any contingent liability with respect to any post-retirement welfare benefits under a Welfare Plan, other than liability for continuation coverage described in Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA or other applicable continuation of coverage laws.

 

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Section 7.7 Tax Filings and Expenses .

Each Securitization Entity has filed, or caused to be filed, all federal, state, local and foreign Tax returns and all other Tax returns which, to the knowledge of any Co-Issuer, are required to be filed by, or with respect to the income, properties or operations of, such Securitization Entity (whether information returns or not), and has paid, or caused to be paid, all Taxes due, if any, pursuant to said returns or pursuant to any assessment received by any Securitization Entity or otherwise, except such Taxes, if any, as are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been set aside in accordance with GAAP. As of the Closing Date, except as set forth on Schedule 7.7 , no Co-Issuer is aware of any proposed Tax assessments against any Domino’s Entity. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no tax deficiency has been determined adversely to any Securitization Entity, nor does any Securitization Entity have any knowledge of any tax deficiencies. Each Securitization Entity has paid all fees and expenses required to be paid by it in connection with the conduct of its business, the maintenance of its existence and its qualification as a foreign entity authorized to do business in each state and each foreign country in which it is required to so qualify, except to the extent that the failure to pay such fees and expenses is not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.8 Disclosure .

All certificates, reports, statements, notices, documents and other information furnished to the Trustee or the Noteholders by or on behalf of the Securitization Entities pursuant to any provision of the Indenture or any other Related Document, or in connection with or pursuant to any amendment or modification of, or waiver under, the Indenture or any other Related Document, are, at the time the same are so furnished, complete and correct in all material respects (when taken together with all other information furnished by or on behalf of the Domino’s Entities to the Trustee or the Noteholders, as the case may be), and give the Trustee or the Noteholders, as the case may be, true and accurate knowledge of the subject matter thereof in all material respects, and the furnishing of the same to the Trustee or the Noteholders, as the case may be, shall constitute a representation and warranty by each Co-Issuer made on the date the same are furnished to the Trustee or the Noteholders, as the case may be, to the effect specified herein.

Section 7.9 Investment Company Act .

No Securitization Entity is, or is controlled by, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act.

 

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Section 7.10 Regulations T, U and X .

The proceeds of the Notes will not be used to purchase or carry any “margin stock” (as defined or used in the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, including Regulations T, U and X thereof) in such a way that could cause the transactions contemplated by the Related Documents to fail to comply with the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, including Regulations T, U and X thereof. No Securitization Entity owns or is engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock.

Section 7.11 Solvency .

Both before and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Indenture and the other Related Documents, each Securitization Entity is solvent within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Code and any applicable state law and each Securitization Entity 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 and no Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to any Securitization Entity.

Section 7.12 Ownership of Equity Interests; Subsidiaries .

(a) All of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests of the SPV Guarantor are owned by Domino’s International, all of which limited liability company interests have been validly issued and are owned of record by Domino’s International, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.

(b) All of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests of the Master Issuer are owned by the SPV Guarantor, all of which limited liability company interests have been validly issued and are owned of record by the SPV Guarantor, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.

(c) All of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests of the Domestic Distributor, the IP Holder and the Domestic Franchisor are owned by the Master Issuer, all of which limited liability company interests have been validly issued and are owned of record by the Master Issuer, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.

(d) All of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the International Franchisor and the SPV Canadian Holdco is owned by the Master Issuer, all of which capital stock has been validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and are owned of record by the Master Issuer, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.

 

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(e) All of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Canadian Distributor are owned by the SPV Canadian Holdco, all of which capital stock has been validly issued and are owned of record by the SPV Canadian Holdco, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.

(f) All of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests of the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder are owned by the Domestic Franchisor, all of which limited liability company interests have been validly issued and are owned of record by the Domestic Franchisor, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.

(g) All of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests of the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder are owned by the Domestic Distributor, all of which limited liability company interests have been validly issued and are owned of record by the Domestic Distributor, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.

(h) The Master Issuer has no subsidiaries and owns no Equity Interests in any other Person, other than the Domestic Distributor, the SPV Canadian Holdco, the IP Holder, the International Franchisor, the Domestic Franchisor, the Canadian Distributor, the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder and the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder and any Additional Securitization Entity. The SPV Canadian Holdco has no subsidiaries and owns no Equity Interests in any other Person other than the Canadian Distributor and any Additional Securitization Entity. The Domestic Franchisor has no subsidiaries and owns no Equity Interests in any other Person other than the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder and any Additional Securitization Entity. The Domestic Distributor has no subsidiaries and owns no Equity Interests in any other Person other than the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder and any Additional Securitization Entity. The Canadian Distributor, the IP Holder, the International Franchisor, the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder and the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder have no subsidiaries and own no Equity Interests in any other Person other than any Additional Securitization Entity.

Section 7.13 Security Interests .

(a) Each Co-Issuer and Guarantor owns and has good title to its Collateral, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens. The Co-Issuers’ and Guarantors’ rights under the Collateral Documents (except for any Franchisee Promissory Notes) constitute general intangibles under the applicable UCC. This Base Indenture and the Global G&C Agreement constitute a valid and continuing Lien on the Collateral (other than the owned Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Centers) in favor of the Trustee on behalf of and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which Lien on the Collateral has been perfected (except as described on Schedule 7.13(a) or as permitted under Section 8.25(c) or Section 8.25(d) ) and is prior to all other Liens (other than Permitted Liens), and is enforceable as such as against creditors of and purchasers from each Co-Issuer and each Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by

 

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general equitable principles, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity and by an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The Co-Issuers and the Guarantors have received all consents and approvals required by the terms of the Collateral to the pledge of the Collateral to the Trustee hereunder and under the Global G&C Agreement. The Co-Issuers and the Guarantors have caused, or shall have caused, the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under applicable law in order to perfect the first-priority security interest in the Collateral granted to the Trustee hereunder or under the Global G&C Agreement within ten (10) days of the date of this Agreement, or, in the case of Intellectual Property or the owned Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Centers, shall take all action necessary to perfect such first-priority security interest consistent with the obligations and time periods set forth in Section 8.25(c) , Section 8.25(d) or Section 8.37 , as applicable.

(b) Other than the security interest granted to the Trustee hereunder, pursuant to the other Related Documents or any other Permitted Lien, none of the Co-Issuers and none of the Guarantors has pledged, assigned, sold or granted a security interest in the Collateral. All action necessary (including the filing of UCC-1 financing statements and filings with the PTO, the United States Copyright Office or any applicable foreign intellectual property office or agency) to protect and evidence the Trustee’s security interest in the Collateral in the United States and in any Included Country has been, or shall be, duly and effectively taken, consistent with the obligations set forth in Section 8.25(c) , Section 8.25(d) or Section 8.37 , except as described on Schedule 7.13(a) . No security agreement, financing statement, equivalent security or lien instrument or continuation statement authorized by any Co-Issuer and any Guarantor and listing such Co-Issuer or Guarantor as debtor covering all or any part of the Collateral is on file or of record in any jurisdiction in the United States or in any Included Country, except in respect of Permitted Liens or such as may have been filed, recorded or made by such Co-Issuer or such Guarantor in favor of the Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties in connection with this Base Indenture and the Global G&C Agreement, and no Co-Issuer or Guarantor has authorized any such filing.

(c) All authorizations in this Base Indenture and the Global G&C Agreement 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 and to take such other actions with respect to the Collateral authorized by this Base Indenture and the Global G&C Agreement are powers coupled with an interest and are irrevocable.

Section 7.14 Related Documents .

The Indenture Documents, the Collateral Transaction Documents, the Account Agreements, the Depository Agreements, any Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement, any Swap Contract, any Series Hedge Agreement and any Enhancement Agreement with respect to each Series of Notes are in full force and effect. There are no outstanding defaults thereunder nor have events occurred which, with the giving of notice, the passage of time or both, would constitute a default thereunder.

 

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Section 7.15 Non-Existence of Other Agreements .

Other than as permitted by Section 8.22 , (a) no Securitization Entity is a party to any contract or agreement of any kind or nature and (b) no Securitization Entity is subject to any material obligations or liabilities of any kind or nature in favor of any third party, including, without limitation, Contingent Obligations. No Securitization Entity has engaged in any activities since its formation (other than those incidental to its formation, the authorization and the issue of Series of Notes, the execution of the Related Documents to which such Securitization Entity is a party and the performance of the activities referred to in or contemplated by such agreements).

Section 7.16 Compliance with Contractual Obligations and Laws .

No Securitization Entity is in violation of (a) its Charter Documents, (b) any Requirement of Law with respect to such Securitization Entity or (c) any Contractual Obligation with respect to Securitization Entity except, solely with respect to clauses (b)  and (c) , to the extent such violation could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.17 Other Representations .

All representations and warranties of each Securitization Entity made in each Related Document to which it is a party are true and correct (i) if qualified as to materiality, in all respects, and (ii) if not qualified as to materiality, in all material respects (unless stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all respects or in all material respects, as applicable, as of such earlier date), and are repeated herein as though fully set forth herein.

Section 7.18 No Employees .

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Indenture or any Charter Documents of any Securitization Entity to the contrary, no Securitization Entity has any employees.

Section 7.19 Insurance .

The Securitization Entities maintain the insurance coverages described on Schedule 7.19 hereto, in such amounts and covering such risks as is adequate for the conduct of their respective businesses and the value of their respective properties and as is customary for companies engaged in similar businesses in similar industries. All policies of insurance of the Securitization Entities are in full force and effect and the Securitization Entities are in compliance with the terms of such policies in all material respects. None of the Securitization

 

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Entities has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All such insurance is primary coverage, all premiums therefor due on or before the date hereof have been paid in full, and the terms and conditions thereof are no less favorable to the Securitization Entities than the terms and conditions of insurance maintained by their Affiliates that are not Securitization Entities.

Section 7.20 Environmental Matters; Real Property .

(a) None of the Securitization Entities are subject to any material liabilities or obligations pursuant to any Environmental Law.

(b) None of the Securitization Entities (other than the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder and the Master Issuer) owns, leases or operates any real property (other than in connection with any Refranchising Asset Disposition).

Section 7.21 Intellectual Property .

(a) All of the material registrations and applications included in the Domino’s IP are subsisting, unexpired and have not been abandoned in any applicable jurisdiction except where such abandonment could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 7.21 , (i) the use of the Domino’s IP does not infringe or violate the rights of any third party in a manner that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Domino’s IP is not being infringed or violated by any third party in a manner that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (iii) there is no action or proceeding pending or, to the Co-Issuers’ knowledge, threatened alleging same that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 7.21 , no action or proceeding is pending or, to the Co-Issuers’ knowledge, threatened that seeks to limit, cancel or question the validity of any material Domino’s IP, or the use thereof, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d) The IP Holder is the exclusive owner of the Domino’s IP, free and clear of all Liens, set-offs, defenses and counterclaims of whatsoever kind or nature (other than licenses granted in the ordinary course of business and the rights granted under the IP License Agreements, the Third-Party License Agreements, the Franchise Arrangements and the Permitted Liens).

 

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(e) The Co-Issuers have not made and will not hereafter make any material assignment, pledge, mortgage, hypothecation or transfer of any of the Domino’s IP (other than licenses granted in the ordinary course of business and the rights granted under the IP License Agreements, the Third-Party License Agreements, the Franchise Arrangements and the Permitted Liens).

ARTICLE VIII

COVENANTS

Section 8.1 Payment of Notes .

(a) Each Co-Issuer shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, subject to Section 2.15(d) , on the Notes when due pursuant to the provisions of this Base Indenture and any applicable Series Supplement. Principal, premium, if any, 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, premium, if any, and interest then due. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to a Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement or any other Related Document, amounts properly withheld under the Code or any applicable state, local or foreign law by any Person from a payment to any Noteholder of interest or principal or premium, if any, shall be considered as having been paid by the Co-Issuers to such Noteholder for all purposes of the Indenture and the Notes.

(b) By acceptance of its Notes, each Noteholder agrees that the failure to provide the Paying Agent with appropriate tax certifications (which includes (i) an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 for United States persons (as defined under Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) or any applicable successor form or (ii) an applicable Internal Revenue Service Form W-8, for Persons other than United States persons, or applicable successor form) may result in amounts being withheld from payments to such Noteholder under this Base Indenture and any Series Supplement and that amounts withheld pursuant to applicable laws shall be considered as having been paid by the Co-Issuers as provided in clause (a)  above.

Section 8.2 Maintenance of Office or Agency .

(a) The Co-Issuers will maintain an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee, the Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, where notices and demands to or upon the Co-Issuers in respect of the Notes and the Indenture may be served, and where, at any time when the Co-Issuers are obligated to make a payment of principal of, and premium, if any, on the Notes, the Notes may be surrendered for payment. The Co-Issuers will give prompt written notice to the Trustee and the Servicer of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Co-Issuers shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee and the Servicer with the address thereof, such presentations and surrenders may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office and notices and demands may be made at the address set forth in Section 14.1 hereof.

 

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(b) The Co-Issuers 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. The Co-Issuers will give prompt written notice to the Trustee and the Servicer of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. The Co-Issuers hereby designate the applicable Corporate Trust Office as one such office or agency of the Co-Issuers.

Section 8.3 Payment and Performance of Obligations .

The Co-Issuers will, and will cause the other Securitization Entities to, pay and discharge and fully perform, at or before maturity, all of their respective material obligations and liabilities, including, without limitation, Tax liabilities and other governmental claims levied or imposed upon the Securitization Entity or upon the income, properties or operations of any Securitization Entity, judgments, settlement agreements and all obligations of each Securitization Entity under the Collateral Documents, except where the same may be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings (and without derogation from the material obligations of the Co-Issuers hereunder and the Guarantors under the Global G&C Agreement regarding the protection of the Collateral from Liens (other than Permitted Liens)), and will maintain, in accordance with GAAP, reserves as appropriate for the accrual of any of the same.

Section 8.4 Maintenance of Existence .

Each Co-Issuer will, and will cause each other Securitization Entity to, maintain its existence as a limited liability company, unlimited company or corporation validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its state or province of organization and duly qualified as a foreign limited liability company, unlimited company or corporation licensed under the laws of each state and each foreign country in which the failure to so qualify would be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each Co-Issuer will, and will cause each other Securitization Entity (other than the International Franchisor, the SPV Canadian Holdco or any Additional Securitization Entity that is a corporation) to, be treated as a disregarded entity within the meaning of United States Treasury regulation section 301.7701-2(c)(2) and no Co-Issuer will, or will permit any other Securitization Entity (other than the International Franchisor, the SPV Canadian Holdco or any Additional Securitization Entity that is a corporation) to, be classified as a corporation or as an association taxable as a corporation or a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for United States federal tax purposes.

Section 8.5 Compliance with Laws .

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in a Material Adverse Effect; provided , however , such noncompliance will not result in a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on any of the Collateral or any criminal liability on the part of any Securitization Entity, the Manager or the Trustee.

Section 8.6 Inspection of Property; Books and Records .

Each Co-Issuer will, and will cause each other Securitization Entity to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries shall be made of all dealings and transactions, business and activities in accordance with GAAP. Each Co-Issuer will, and will cause each other Securitization Entity to, permit each of the Servicer, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager, the Control Party, the Controlling Class Representative and the Trustee or any Person appointed by any of them to act as its agent 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, managers, employees and independent certified public accountants at the Servicer’s, the Manager’s, the Back-Up Manager’s, the Controlling Class Representative’s, the Trustee’s or such Person’s expense, all at such reasonable times upon reasonable notice and as often as may reasonably be requested; provided , however , that during the continuance of a Rapid Amortization Event or an Event of Default each of the Servicer, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager, the Controlling Class Representative and the Trustee or any Person appointed by any of them to act as its agent may visit and conduct such activities at any time and all such visits and activities shall be at the Co-Issuers’ expense.

Section 8.7 Actions under the Collateral Documents and Related Documents .

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.7(d) , no Co-Issuer will, or will permit any Securitization Entity to, take any action which would permit any Domino’s Entity or any other Person party to a Collateral Transaction Document to have the right to refuse to perform any of its respective obligations under any of the Collateral Transaction Documents or that would result in the amendment, waiver, hypothecation, subordination, termination or discharge of, or impair the validity or effectiveness of, any Collateral Transaction Document.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.2(a) or 8.7(d) , no Co-Issuer will, or will permit any Securitization Entity to, take any action which would permit any other Person party to a Collateral Franchise Document to have the right to refuse to perform any of its respective obligations under such Collateral Franchise Document or that would result in the amendment, waiver, hypothecation, subordination, termination or discharge of, or impair the validity or effectiveness of, such Collateral Franchise Document if such action when taken on behalf of any Securitization Entity by the Manager would constitute a breach by the Manager of the Management Agreement.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.2(a) , each Co-Issuer agrees that it will not, and will cause each Securitization Entity not to, without the prior written consent of the Control Party, exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege available to it with respect to any obligor under a Collateral Document or under any instrument or agreement

 

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included in the Collateral, take any action to compel or secure performance or observance by any such obligor of its obligations to such Co-Issuer or such other Securitization Entity or give any consent, request, notice, direction or approval with respect to any such obligor.

(d) Each Co-Issuer agrees that it will not, and will cause each Securitization Entity not to, without the prior written consent of the Control Party, amend, modify, waive, supplement, terminate or surrender, or agree to any amendment, modification, supplement, termination, waiver or surrender of, the terms of any of the Related Documents; provided , however , that the Securitization Entities may agree to any amendment, modification, supplement or waiver of any such term of any Related Document without any such consent:

(i) to add to the covenants of any Securitization Entity for the benefit of the Secured Parties; or to add to the covenants of any Domino’s Entity for the benefit of any Securitization Entity;

(ii) to terminate any Related Document if any party thereto (other than a Securitization Entity) becomes, in the reasonable judgment of the Co-Issuers, unable to pay its debts as they become due, even if such party has not yet defaulted on its obligations under the Related Document, so long as the Co-Issuers enter into a replacement agreement with a new party within ninety (90) days of the termination of the Related Document;

(iii) to make such other provisions in regard to matters or questions arising under the Related Documents as the parties thereto may deem necessary or desirable, which are not inconsistent with the provisions thereof and which shall not materially and adversely affect the interests of any Noteholder, any Note Owner or any other Secured Party; provided that an Opinion of Counsel and an Officer’s Certificate shall be delivered to the Trustee, the Rating Agencies and the Servicer to such effect; or

(iv) in the case of any Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement, to the extent that the consent of the Control Party is not required, pursuant to the terms of such agreement, for such amendment, modification, supplement or waiver.

(e) Upon the occurrence of a Manager Termination Event under the Management Agreement, (i) each Co-Issuer will not, and will cause each other Securitization Entity not to, without the prior written consent of the Control Party, terminate the Manager and appoint any successor Manager in accordance with the Management Agreement and (ii) each Co-Issuer will, and will cause each other Securitization Entity to, terminate the Manager and appoint one or more successor Managers in accordance with the Management Agreement if and when so directed by the Control Party.

 

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Section 8.8 Notice of Defaults and Other Events .

Promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days) upon becoming aware of (i) any Potential Rapid Amortization Event, (ii) any Rapid Amortization Event, (iii) any Potential Manager Termination Event, (iv) any Manager Termination Event, (iv) any Default, (v) any Event of Default or (vi) any default under any Collateral Transaction Document, the Co-Issuers shall give the Trustee, the Servicer, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager, the Controlling Class Representative and the Rating Agencies with respect to each Series of Notes Outstanding notice thereof, together with an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the details thereof and any action with respect thereto taken or contemplated to be taken by the Co-Issuers. The Co-Issuers shall, at their expense, promptly provide to the Servicer, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager, the Controlling Class Representative and the Trustee such additional information as the Servicer, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager, the Controlling Class Representative or the Trustee may reasonably request from time to time in connection with the matters so reported, and the actions so taken or contemplated to be taken.

Section 8.9 Notice of Material Proceedings .

Without limiting Section 8.30 , promptly (and in any event within five (5) Business Days) upon the determination by either the chief financial officer or the chief legal officer of Holdco that the commencement or existence of any litigation, arbitration or other proceeding with respect to any Domino’s Entity would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Co-Issuers shall give written notice thereof to the Trustee, the Servicer, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager, the Controlling Class Representative and the Rating Agencies.

Section 8.10 Further Requests .

Each Co-Issuer will, and will cause each other Securitization Entity to, promptly furnish to the Trustee such other information as, and in such form as, the Trustee may reasonably request in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or by any Series Supplement.

Section 8.11 Further Assurances .

(a) Each Co-Issuer will, and will cause each other Securitization Entity to, do such further acts and things, and execute and deliver to the Trustee and the Servicer such additional assignments, agreements, powers and instruments, as are necessary or desirable to obtain or maintain the security interest of the Trustee in the Collateral on behalf of the Secured Parties as a perfected security interest subject to no prior Liens (other than Permitted Liens), to carry into effect the purposes of the Indenture or the other Related Documents or to better assure and confirm unto the Trustee, the Servicer, the Noteholders or the other Secured Parties their rights, powers and remedies hereunder including, without limitation, the filing of any financing or continuation statements or amendments under the UCC in effect in any jurisdiction with respect to the liens and security interests granted hereby and by the Global G&C Agreement, except as set forth on Schedule 8.11 or in Section 8.25 . The Co-Issuers and the Guarantors

 

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intend the security interests granted pursuant to the Indenture and the Global G&C Agreement in favor of the Secured Parties to be prior to all other Liens (other than Permitted Liens) in respect of the Collateral, and each Co-Issuer will, and will cause each other Securitization Entity to, take all actions necessary to obtain and maintain, in favor of the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first lien on and a first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral (except with respect to Permitted Liens and except as set forth on Schedule 8.11 or in Section 8.25 ). If any Co-Issuer fails to perform any of its agreements or obligations under this Section 8.11(a) , the Servicer itself may perform such agreement or obligation, and the expenses of the Servicer incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by the Co-Issuers upon the Servicer’s demand therefor. The Servicer is hereby authorized to execute and file any financing statements, continuation statements, amendments or other instruments necessary or appropriate to perfect or maintain the perfection of the Trustee’s security interest in the Collateral.

(b) 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 and within two (2) Business Days physically delivered 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.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in clauses (a)  and (b)  above, the Co-Issuers and the Guarantors shall not be required to perfect any security interest in any fixtures (other than through a central filing of a UCC financing statement), any Franchisee Promissory Notes or, except as provided in Section 8.37 , any real property.

(d) If during any Quarterly Collection Period, any Co-Issuer or Guarantor shall obtain an interest in any commercial tort claim or claims (as such term is defined in the New York UCC) and such commercial tort claim or claims (when added to any past commercial tort claim or claims that were obtained by any Securitization Entity prior to such Quarterly Collection Period that are still outstanding) have an aggregate value equal to or greater than $5,000,000 as of the last day of such Quarterly Collection Period, such Co-Issuer or Guarantor shall notify the Servicer on or before the third Business Day prior to the next succeeding Quarterly Payment Date that it has obtained such an interest and shall sign and deliver documentation acceptable to the Servicer granting a security interest under the Base Indenture or the Global G&C Agreement, as the case may be, in and to such commercial tort claim or claims whether obtained during such Quarterly Collection Period or prior to such Quarterly Collection Period.

(e) Each Co-Issuer will, and will cause each other Securitization Entity to, 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 Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties, against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever.

 

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(f) On or before April 30 of each calendar year, commencing with April 30, 2013, the Co-Issuers shall furnish to the Trustee, the Rating Agencies and the Servicer (with a copy to the Back-Up Manager) an Opinion of Counsel either stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, such action has been taken with respect to the recording, filing, re-recording and refiling of this Base Indenture, any indentures supplemental hereto, the Global G&C Agreement and any other requisite documents and with respect to the execution and filing of any financing statements, continuation statements and amendments to financing statements and such other documents as are, subject to clause (c)  above, necessary to maintain the perfection of the Lien and security interest created by this Base Indenture and the Global G&C Agreement under Article 9 of the New York UCC in the United States or under the PPSA and reciting the details of such action or stating that in the opinion of such counsel no such action is necessary to maintain the perfection of such Lien and security interest. Each such Opinion of Counsel shall also describe the recording, filing, re-recording and refiling of this Base Indenture, any indentures supplemental hereto, the Global G&C Agreement and any other requisite documents and the execution and filing of any financing statements, continuation statements and amendments or other documents that will, in the opinion of such counsel, be required, subject to clause (c ) above, to maintain the perfection of the lien and security interest of this Base Indenture and the Global G&C Agreement under Article 9 of the New York UCC in the Collateral in the United States or under the PPSA until April 30 in the following calendar year.

Section 8.12 Liens .

No Co-Issuer will, or will permit any other Securitization Entity to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property (including the Collateral), other than (i) Liens in favor of the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties and (ii) other Permitted Liens.

Section 8.13 Other Indebtedness .

No Co-Issuer will, or will permit any other Securitization Entity to, create, assume, incur, suffer to exist or otherwise become or remain liable in respect of any Indebtedness other than (i) Indebtedness hereunder or under the Global G&C Agreement or (ii) any guarantee by any Securitization Entity of the obligations of any other Securitization Entity.

Section 8.14 No ERISA Plan .

No Securitization Entity or any corporation or any trade, business, organization or other entity (whether or not incorporated), that would be treated together with any Securitization Entity as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA shall establish, maintain, contribute to, incur any obligation to contribute to, or incur any liability in respect of, any Plan.

 

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Section 8.15 Mergers .

On and after the Closing Date, no Co-Issuer will, or will permit any other Securitization Entity to, merge or consolidate with or into any other Person (whether by means of single transaction or a series of related transactions) (other than the mergers of Overseas Franchisor LLC with and into the International Franchisor and of Overseas IP Holder LLC with and into the IP Holder and other than any merger or consolidation of the Canadian Distributor with a newly created entity entered into solely for the purpose of amending the Charter Documents of the Canadian Distributor to conform the definitions of any terms used therein to the corresponding definitions then in effect under the Base Indenture).

Section 8.16 Asset Dispositions .

No Co-Issuer will, or will permit any other Securitization Entity to, sell, transfer, lease, license (other than pursuant to licenses granted in the ordinary course of business, the IP License Agreements, the Franchise Arrangements, the Third-Party License Agreements or other sublicenses permitted under the IP License Agreements), liquidate or otherwise dispose of any of its property (whether by means of a single transaction or a series of related transactions), including any Equity Interests of any other Securitization Entity, except in the case of the following (each, a “ Permitted Asset Disposition ”):

(a) any Refranchising Asset Dispositions; provided that all Asset Disposition Proceeds arising from any Refranchising Asset Disposition, unless the Control Party consents in writing to some other application of such proceeds (or any portion thereof) by the Master Issuer or any other Securitization Entity, shall be deposited into a Concentration Account or the Collection Account;

(b) any Asset Resale Disposition; provided that all Asset Disposition Proceeds arising from any Asset Resale Disposition, unless the Control Party consents in writing to some other application of such proceeds (or any portion thereof) by the Master Issuer or any other Securitization Entity, shall be deposited into a Concentration Account or the Collection Account;

(c) any other sale, lease, license, transfer or other disposition of property to which the Control Party has given the Master Issuer prior written consent; provided that all Asset Disposition Proceeds arising from such sale, lease, license, transfer or other disposition are deposited in accordance with the instructions provided by the Control Party in the document providing such prior written consent and that if such document does not contain deposit instructions, then such Asset Disposition Proceeds shall be deposited into a Concentration Account or the Collection Account; provided further , that the Master Issuer shall deliver a copy of such prior written consent to the Rating Agencies;

 

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(d) any Real Estate Disposition; provided that all Asset Disposition Proceeds received by the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder from any Real Estate Disposition will be reinvested in real property held by the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder and used for production or distribution purposes within 365 days of the disposition giving rise to such proceeds or used to prepay the Notes;

(e) any Permitted Distribution Asset Disposition; provided , that all Asset Disposition Proceeds arising from such Permitted Distribution Asset Disposition, unless the Control Party consents in writing to some other application of such proceeds (or any portion thereof) by the Master Issuer or any Securitization Entity, will be reinvested in assets of the general type disposed of, and proceeds from Permitted Distribution Asset Dispositions that are not so reinvested within 365 days of the disposition giving rise to such proceeds will be deposited into the Collection Account and applied pursuant to the Priority of Payments;

(f) any sale, lease, license, liquidation, transfer or other disposition to another Securitization Entity pursuant to one of the Distribution and Contribution Agreements; and

(g) any other sale, lease, license, liquidation, transfer or other disposition of property not directly or indirectly constituting any asset dispositions permitted by clauses (a)  through (f)  above and so long as such disposition when effected on behalf of any Securitization Entity by the Manager does not constitute a breach by the Manager of the Management Agreement; it being understood that any delivery to the Trustee of any Note by any Co-Issuer or Securitization Entity, together with any cancellation thereof pursuant to Section 2.14 , shall be deemed to be a Permitted Asset Disposition.

Section 8.17 Acquisition of Assets .

No Co-Issuer will, or will permit any other Securitization Entity to, acquire, by long-term or operating lease or otherwise, any property if such acquisition when effected on behalf of any Securitization Entity by the Manager would constitute a breach by the Manager of the Management Agreement.

Section 8.18 Dividends, Officers’ Compensation, etc .

The Master Issuer will not declare or pay any distributions on any of its limited liability company interests; provided, however, that so long as no Potential Rapid Amortization Event, Rapid Amortization Event, Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to any Series of Notes Outstanding or would result therefrom, the Master Issuer may declare and pay distributions to the extent permitted under Section 18-607 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act and the Master Issuer Operating Agreement. Without limiting Section 8.28 , no Co-Issuer will, or will permit any other Securitization Entity to, pay any wages or salaries or other compensation to its officers, directors, managers or other agents except out of

 

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earnings computed in accordance with GAAP or except for the fees paid to its Independent Managers. No Co-Issuer will, or will permit any other Securitization Entity to, redeem, purchase, retire or otherwise acquire for value any Equity Interest in or issued by such Securitization Entity or set aside or otherwise segregate any amounts for any such purpose except as expressly permitted by the Indenture or as consented to by the Control Party. The Co-Issuers may draw on Commitments with respect to any Series of Class A-1 Senior Notes for general corporate purposes of the Co-Issuers, except that the funds from these draws may only be used to pay dividends on Holdco shares or to repurchase Holdco shares if at the time these dividends are paid or these shares are repurchased, at least $20,000,000 remains undrawn under the such Class A-1 Notes commitments and the conditions, if any, specified in the related Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement are satisfied.

Section 8.19 Legal Name, Location Under Section 9-301 or 9-307 .

No Co-Issuer will, or will permit any other Securitization Entity to, change its location (within the meaning of Section 9-301 or 9-307 of the applicable UCC) or its legal name without at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Trustee, the Servicer, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager and the Rating Agencies with respect to each Series of Notes Outstanding. In the event that any Co-Issuer or other Securitization Entity desires to so change its location or change its legal name, such Co-Issuer will, or will cause such other Securitization Entity to, make any required filings and prior to actually changing its location or its legal name such Co-Issuer will, or will cause such other Securitization Entity to, deliver to the Trustee and the Servicer (i) an Officer’s Certificate confirming that all required filings have been made, subject to Section 8.11(c) , to continue the perfected interest of the Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties in the Collateral under Article 9 of the applicable UCC in respect of the new location or new legal name of such Co-Issuer or other Securitization Entity 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 8.20 Charter Documents .

No Co-Issuer will, or will permit any other Securitization Entity to, amend, or consent to the amendment of any of its Charter Documents to which it is a party as a member or shareholder unless, prior to such amendment, the Control Party shall have consented thereto and the Rating Agency Condition with respect to each Series of Notes Outstanding shall have been satisfied with respect to such amendment; provided , however , the Co-Issuers and the other Securitization Entities shall be permitted to amend their Charter Documents without having to meet the Rating Agency Condition to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency therein or if such amendments could not reasonably be deemed to be disadvantageous to any Noteholder in the reasonable judgment of the Control Party; provided , further , that the Canadian Distributor shall be permitted to amend its Charter Documents without having received the consent of the Control Party or having met the Rating Agency Condition to the extent necessary to conform the definitions of any terms used therein to the corresponding definitions then in effect under the Base Indenture. The Control Party may rely on an Officer’s Certificate to make such determination. The Co-Issuers shall provide written notice to each Rating Agency of any amendment of any Charter Document of any Securitization Entity.

 

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Section 8.21 Investments .

No Co-Issuer will, or will permit any other Securitization Entity to, make, incur, or suffer to exist any loan, advance, extension of credit or other investment in any Person if such investment when made on behalf of any Securitization Entity by the Manager would constitute a breach by the Manager of the Management Agreement, other than (a) investments in the Base Indenture Accounts, the Series Accounts and the Concentration Accounts, (b) any Franchisee Promissory Notes, (c) investments in any other Securitization Entity or (d) the transactions described in the proviso to Section 8.24(a)(vi) .

Section 8.22 No Other Agreements .

No Co-Issuer will, or will permit any other Securitization Entity to, enter into or be a party to any agreement or instrument other than any Related Document, any Collateral Franchise Document, any other document permitted by a Series Supplement or the Related Documents, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, any documents related to any Enhancement (subject to Section 8.32 ) or any Series Hedge Agreement (subject to Section 8.33 ), any documents relating to the transactions described in the proviso to Section 8.24(a)(vi) or any documents or agreements incidental thereto or any other agreement if such transaction when effected on behalf of any Securitization Entity by the Manager would constitute a breach by the Manager of the Management Agreement.

Section 8.23 Other Business .

No Co-Issuer will, or will permit any other Securitization Entity to, engage in any business or enterprise or enter into any transaction other than the incurrence and payment of ordinary course operating expenses, the issuing and selling of the Notes and other activities related to or incidental to any of the foregoing or any other transaction which when effected on behalf of any Securitization Entity by the Manager would not constitute a breach by the Manager of the Management Agreement.

Section 8.24 Maintenance of Separate Existence .

(a) Each Co-Issuer will, and will cause each other Securitization Entity to:

(i) maintain their own deposit and securities account, as applicable, or accounts, separate from those of any of its Affiliates (other than the other Securitization Entities), with commercial banking institutions and ensure that the funds of the Securitization Entities will not be diverted to any Person who

 

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is not a Securitization Entity or for other than the use of the Securitization Entities, nor will such funds be commingled with the funds of any of its Affiliates (other than the other Securitization Entities) other than as provided in the Related Documents;

(ii) ensure that all transactions between it and any of its Affiliates (other than the other Securitization Entities), whether currently existing or hereafter entered into, shall be only on an arm’s length basis, it being understood and agreed that the transactions contemplated in the Related Documents and the transactions described in the proviso to (vi)  meet the requirements of this clause (ii) ;

(iii) to the extent that it requires an office to conduct its business, conduct its business from an office at a separate address from that of any of its Affiliates (other than the other Securitization Entities); provided that segregated offices in the same building shall constitute separate addresses for purposes of this clause (iii) . To the extent that any Securitization Entity and any of its members or Affiliates (other than the other Securitization Entities) have offices in the same location, there shall be a fair and appropriate allocation of overhead costs among them, and each such entity shall bear its fair share of such expenses;

(iv) issue separate financial statements from any of its Affiliates (other than the other Securitization Entities) prepared at least quarterly and prepared in accordance with GAAP;

(v) conduct its affairs in its own name and in accordance with its Charter Documents and observe all necessary, appropriate and customary limited liability company or corporate formalities (as applicable), including, but not limited to, holding all regular and special meetings appropriate to authorize all its actions, keeping separate and accurate minutes of its meetings, passing all resolutions or consents necessary to authorize actions taken or to be taken, and maintaining accurate and separate books, records and accounts, including, but not limited to, payroll and intercompany transaction accounts;

(vi) not assume or guarantee any of the liabilities of any of its Affiliates (other than the other Securitization Entities); provided that the Securitization Entities may incur obligations, pursuant to the Holdco Letter of Credit Agreement, with respect to any Holdco Letter of Credit if the Master Issuer receives a fee from each Non-Securitization Entity whose obligations are secured by such Holdco Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the cost to the Co-Issuers in connection with the issuance and maintenance of such Holdco Letter of Credit plus 25 basis points per annum, it being understood that such fee is an arms-length fair market fee;

 

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            (vii) take, or refrain from taking, as the case may be, all other actions that are necessary to be taken or not to be taken in order to (x) ensure that the assumptions and factual recitations set forth in the Specified Bankruptcy Opinion Provisions remain true and correct in all material respects with respect to it and (y) comply in all material respects with those procedures described in such provisions which are applicable to it;

            (viii) maintain at least two Independent Managers on its Board of Managers or its Board of Directors, as the case may be.

(b) Each Co-Issuer, on behalf of itself and each of the other Securitization Entities, confirms that the statements relating to the Co-Issuers referenced in the opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP regarding substantive consolidation matters delivered to the Trustee on each Series Closing Date are true and correct with respect to itself and each other Securitization Entity, and that each Co-Issuer will, and will cause each other Securitization Entity to, comply with any covenants or obligations assumed to be complied with by it therein as if such covenants and obligations were set forth herein.

Section 8.25 Covenants Regarding the Domino’s IP .

(a) No Co-Issuer will, or will permit any other Securitization Entity to, take or omit to take any action with respect to the maintenance, enforcement and defense of the IP Holder’s (or any Additional IP Holder’s) rights in and to the Domino’s IP that would constitute a breach by the Manager of the Management Agreement if such action were taken or omitted by the Manager on behalf of any Securitization Entity.

(b) The Co-Issuers will notify the Trustee, the Back-Up Manager and the Servicer in writing within ten (10) Business Days of any Co-Issuer’s first knowing or having reason to know that any application or registration relating to any material Domino’s IP (now or hereafter existing) may become abandoned or dedicated to the public domain, or of any material adverse determination or development (including the institution of, or any such determination or development in, any proceeding in the PTO, the United States Copyright Office, similar offices or agencies in any foreign countries in which the Domino’s IP is located, or any court, but excluding office actions in the course of prosecution and any non-final determinations (other than in an adversarial proceeding) of the PTO or any similar office or agency in any such foreign country) regarding the validity or any Securitization Entity’s ownership of any material Domino’s IP, its right to register the same, or to keep and maintain the same.

 

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(c) With respect to the Domino’s IP, the IP Holder agrees to, and each other Co-Issuer agrees to cause the IP Holder (and any Additional IP Holder), to the extent it has not already done so in connection with the issuance of the Series 2007-1 Notes, to, execute, deliver and file instruments substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto with respect to Trademarks, Exhibit D-2 hereto with respect to Patents and Exhibit D-3 with respect to Copyrights, or otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Control Party, and any other instruments or documents as may be reasonably necessary or, in Control Party’s opinion, desirable under the law of any applicable jurisdiction and agreed upon by the IP Holder (and each applicable Additional IP Holder) and the Control Party, in the United States and, consistent with the obligations set forth in clause (d)  below, any Included Country to perfect or protect the Trustee’s security interest granted under this Base Indenture and the Global G&C Agreement in the Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights included in the Domino’s IP; provided that such instruments or the filing of such instruments in any Included Country does not have an adverse effect on the validity of any Securitization Entity’s ownership of such Domino’s IP.

(d) To the extent it has not already done so in connection with the issuance of the Series 2007-1 Notes, within a commercially reasonable period after the Closing Date (and in any event within 365 days of the Closing Date) the IP Holder (and any Additional IP Holder) will cause (i) each of Australia, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, South Korea and the United Kingdom (such countries together with the United States, the “ Specified Countries ”) to qualify as a Perfected Country and (ii) the Perfection Ratio to be at least equal to 90%. Until a Rapid Amortization Event occurs, the IP Holder (and any Additional IP Holder) will cause the Perfection Ratio, as calculated on each anniversary of the Closing Date, to be at least 90%. Upon the occurrence of a Rapid Amortization Event, within a commercially reasonable time, the IP Holder (and any Additional IP Holder) will cause the Perfection Ratio to be equal to 100%; provided , however , (A) if in any jurisdiction, the Manager, on behalf of the IP Holder (or any Additional IP Holder), is advised by counsel, that the instruments or filing of such instruments to perfect the Trustee’s security interest granted under the Base Indenture and the Global G&C Agreement in the Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights included in the Domino’s IP may have an adverse effect on the validity of any Securitization Entity’s ownership of such Domino’s IP, then such jurisdiction for purposes of this clause (d)  shall be deemed to qualify as a Perfected Country for purposes of calculating the Perfection Ratio; (B) if in any jurisdiction, the Manager, on behalf of the Master Issuer, has delivered notice to the Control Party to the effect that there is no recording or registration system in such jurisdiction available to perfect the Trustee’s security interest granted under the Base Indenture and the Global G&C Agreement in the Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights included in the Domino’s IP, then such jurisdiction for purposes of this clause (d)  shall be deemed to qualify as a Perfected Country for purposes of calculating the Perfection Ratio; and (C) upon the request of the Manager, on behalf of the Master Issuer, the Control Party may decide to deem any jurisdiction to be a Perfected Country for purposes of calculating the Perfection Ratio (such request not to be unreasonably denied), if the Manager delivers a written notice to the Control Party stating that the preparation and filing of any instruments to perfect the Trustee’s security interest granted under the Base Indenture and the Global G&C Agreement in the Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights included in the Domino’s IP would cause the Securitization Entities to incur an unreasonable expense relative to the value of the Domino’s IP in such jurisdiction and specifying such value and expense in reasonable detail; provided that the foregoing clauses (A)  through (C)  shall be inapplicable to any of the Specified Countries.

 

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(e) If any Co-Issuer or any Guarantor, either itself or through any agent, licensee or designee, shall file an application for the registration of any Patent, Trademark or Copyright with the PTO, the United States Copyright Office or any similar office or agency in any foreign country in which Domino’s IP is located (only to the extent that doing so would not be reasonably expected to adversely affect the validity of any Securitization Entity’s ownership of such Domino’s IP), such Co-Issuer or Guarantor in a reasonable time after such filing (and in any event within ninety (90) days) (i) shall give the Trustee and the Control Party written notice thereof and (ii) upon reasonable request of the Control Party, subject to Section 3.1(a)(iv) , shall execute and deliver all instruments and documents, and take all further action, that the Control Party may so request in order to continue, perfect or protect the security interest granted hereunder in the United States and, consistent with the obligations set forth in clause (d)  above, any Included Country, including, without limitation, executing and delivering (x) the Supplemental Grant of Security Interest in Trademarks substantially in the form attached as Exhibit E-1 hereto, (y) the Supplemental Grant of Security Interest in Patents substantially in the form attached as Exhibit E-2 hereto and/or (z) the Supplemental Grant of Security Interest in Copyrights substantially in the form attached as Exhibit E-3 hereto, as applicable; provided , however , that the filing of such instruments and documents, and the undertaking of any other requested action, does not have an adverse effect on the validity of any Securitization Entity’s ownership of such Domino’s IP.

(f) In the event that any material Domino’s IP is infringed upon, misappropriated or diluted by a third party in a material manner, the IP Holder (or any Additional IP Holder) upon becoming aware of such infringement, misappropriation or dilution shall promptly notify the Trustee and the Control Party in writing. The IP Holder (or any Additional IP Holder) will take all reasonable and appropriate actions, at its expense, to protect or enforce such material Domino’s IP, including, if reasonable, suing for infringement, misappropriation or dilution and seeking an injunction (including, if appropriate, temporary and/or preliminary injunctive relief) against such infringement, misappropriation or dilution, unless the failure to take such actions on behalf of the IP Holder (or any Additional IP Holder) by the Manager would not constitute a breach by the Manager of the Management Agreement; provided that if the IP Holder (or any Additional IP Holder) decides not to take any action with respect to a material infringement, misappropriation or dilution, the IP Holder (or the applicable Additional IP Holder) shall deliver written notice to the Trustee, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager and the Control Party setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for its decision not to act, and none of the Manager, the Trustee, the Back-Up Manager or the Control Party will be required to take any actions on their behalf to protect or enforce the Domino’s IP against such infringement, misappropriation or dilution.

 

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Section 8.26 [Reserved] .

Section 8.27 Real Property .

No Co-Issuer shall, or shall permit any other Securitization Entity to, enter into any lease of real property (other than any lease of real property entered into by the Master Issuer or in connection with any Refranchising Asset Disposition). No Co-Issuer shall, or shall permit any other Securitization Entity to, acquire any fee interest in real property (other than any fee interest in real property acquired by the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder).

Section 8.28 No Employees .

The Co-Issuers and the other Securitization Entities shall have no employees.

Section 8.29 Insurance .

The Co-Issuers shall maintain, or cause the Manager to maintain, with financially sound insurers with an S&P Credit Rating of not less than “BBB-” and with a claims-paying ability rated not less than “A-:VI” by A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide, insurance coverages customary for business operations of the type conducted in respect of the System; provided that the Co-Issuer will cause the Manager to list each Securitization Entity as an “additional insured” or “loss payee” on any insurance maintained by the Manager for the benefit of the Securitization Entity, which as of the Closing Date shall include every insurance policy maintained by the Domino’s Entities. The terms and conditions of all such insurance shall be no less favorable to the Co-Issuers than the terms and conditions of insurance maintained by their Affiliates that are not Securitization Entities. The Co-Issuers shall annually provide to the Trustee, the Servicer and the Back-Up Manager evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Servicer (which may be by covernote) that the insurance required to be maintained by the Co-Issuers hereunder is in full force and effect, by not later than April 30 of each calendar year. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Co-Issuers’ obligation under this Section 8.29 with respect to each applicable Domestic Franchise Arrangement, International Franchise Arrangement and the Company-Owned Stores Master License Agreement shall be deemed satisfied if the applicable Securitization Entity has contractually obligated the Franchisee party to such Franchise Arrangement or DPL, as party to the Company-Owned Stores Master License Agreement to maintain insurance with respect to such Franchise Arrangement or the Company-Owned Stores Master License Agreement, as the case may be, in a manner that is customary for business operations of this type.

Section 8.30 Litigation .

If Holdco is not then subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Co-Issuers shall, on each Quarterly Payment Date, provide a written report to the Servicer, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager and the Rating Agencies that sets forth all outstanding litigation, arbitration or other proceedings against any Domino’s Entity that would have been required to be

 

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disclosed in Holdco’s annual reports, quarterly reports and other public filings which Holdco would have been required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act if Holdco were subject to such Sections.

Section 8.31 Environmental . The Co-Issuers shall, and shall cause each other Securitization Entity to, promptly notify the Servicer, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager, the Trustee and the Rating Agencies, in writing, upon receipt of any written notice of which any Securitization Entity becomes aware from any source (including but not limited to a governmental entity) relating in any way to any possible material liability of any Securitization Entity pursuant to any Environmental Law.

Section 8.32 Enhancements . No Enhancement shall be provided in respect of any Series of Notes, nor will any Enhancement Provider have any rights hereunder, as third-party beneficiary or otherwise, unless the Servicer has provided its prior written consent to such Enhancement, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.

Section 8.33 Series Hedge Agreements; Derivatives Generally .

(a) No Series Hedge Agreement shall be provided in respect of any Series of Notes, nor will any Hedge Counterparty have any rights hereunder, as third-party beneficiary or otherwise, unless the Control Party has provided its prior written consent to such Series Hedge Agreement, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, and the Master Issuer has delivered a copy of such prior written consent to the Rating Agencies.

(b) Without the prior written consent of the Control Party, no Co-Issuer will, or will permit any other Securitization Entity to, enter into any derivative contract, swap, option, hedging contract, forward purchase contract or other similar agreement or instrument (other than forward purchase agreements entered into by the Master Issuer with third-party vendors on behalf of the System in the ordinary course of business) if any such contract, agreement or instrument requires the Co-Issuers to expend any financial resources to satisfy any payment obligations owed in connection therewith; provided that the Master Issuer shall deliver a copy of any such prior written consent to the Rating Agencies.

Section 8.34 Additional Securitization Entity .

(a) Any Co-Issuer in accordance with and as permitted under the Related Documents, may form or cause to be formed an Additional Securitization Entity without the consent of the Control Party; provided that such Additional Securitization Entity is a Delaware limited liability company or a Delaware corporation (so long as the use of such corporate form is reasonably satisfactory to the Control Party) and has adopted Charter Documents substantially similar to the Charter Documents of the Securitization Entities that are Delaware limited liability companies or Delaware corporations, as applicable, as in existence on the Closing Date.

 

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(b) If any Co-Issuer desires to create, incorporate, form or otherwise organize an Additional Securitization Entity that does not comply with the proviso set forth in clause (a)  above, such Co-Issuer shall first obtain the prior written consent of the Control Party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld; provided that the Master Issuer shall deliver a copy of any such prior written consent to the Rating Agencies.

(c) In connection with the organization of any Additional Securitization Entity in conjunction with clause (a)  or (b)  above, the Co-Issuers shall request and implement the direction of the Control Party at such time of formation as to whether the Co-Issuers shall designate such Additional Securitization Entity as (i) an Additional Co-Issuer or (ii) an Additional Subsidiary Guarantor.

(d) In connection with the organization of any Additional Securitization Entity in conjunction with clause (a)  or (b)  above, the Co-Issuers shall, if applicable, designate such Additional Securitization Entity as (i) an Additional Franchisor; provided that such Additional Securitization Entity acts as a “franchisor,” (ii) an Additional IP Holder; provided that such Additional Securitization Entity owns Domino’s IP, (iii) an Additional Distributor; provided that such Additional Securitization Entity operates a distribution business, and/or (iv) an Additional Asset Holder, provided that such Securitization Entity owns or leases either equipment, real estate or both equipment and real estate;

(e) If such Additional Securitization Entity is designated to be an Additional Co-Issuer, the Co-Issuers shall cause such Additional Securitization Entity to promptly execute a Supplement to the Indenture in the form of Exhibit M pursuant to which such Additional Securitization Entity shall become jointly and severally obligated under the Indenture with the other Co-Issuers.

(f) If such Additional Securitization Entity is designated to be an Additional Subsidiary Guarantor, the Co-Issuer shall cause such Additional Securitization Entity to promptly execute an Assumption Agreement in form set forth as Exhibit A to the Global G&C Agreement shall become jointly and severally obligated under the Global G&C Agreement with the other Guarantors.

(g) Upon the execution and delivery of a Supplement as required by clause (e)  above, any Additional Securitization Entity party thereto will become a party to the Indenture with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Co-Issuer and, without limiting the generality of the Indenture, will assume all Obligations and liabilities of a Co-Issuer thereunder.

(h) Upon the execution and delivery of an Assumption Agreement as required in clause (f)  above, any Additional Securitization Entity party thereto will become a party to the Global G&C Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Guarantor and, without limiting the generality of the Global G&C Agreement, will assume all Obligations and liabilities of a Guarantor thereunder.

 

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(i) The Control Party will have the right to direct that Future Brand Assets be held by one or more newly formed Additional IP Holders if the Control Party reasonably believes that such Future Brand Assets could impair the Collateral if it were held by the IP Holder and that separating the ownership of such Future Brand Assets from the rest of the Domino’s IP will not impair the enforceability of the Domino’s IP. In making any determination with respect to Future Brand Assets, the Control Party will have the right to consult with the Back-Up Manager or other third-party experts.

Section 8.35 Subordinated Debt Repayments . No Co-Issuer shall repay any Subordinated Debt or Senior Subordinated Debt after the Series Anticipated Repayment Date with amounts obtained by the Master Issuer from the SPV Guarantor, Domino’s International or any other direct or indirect owner of Equity Interests of the Master Issuer in the form of any capital contributions or any portion of any Residual Amounts distributed to the Master Issuer pursuant to the Priority of Payments unless and until all Senior Notes Outstanding have been paid in full and are no longer Outstanding.

Section 8.36 Tax Lien Reserve Amount . Upon receipt of any Tax Lien Reserve Amount, the Master Issuer will remit such amount to a collateral deposit account established with and controlled by the Trustee in which the Trustee shall have a security interest; provided that the Trustee will not release such Tax Lien Reserve Amount from such account unless: (a) the Servicer instructs the Trustee in writing to withdraw and pay all of such Tax Lien Reserve Amount in accordance with the written instructions of the Master Issuer upon receipt by the Trustee, the Servicer, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager and the Controlling Class Representative of reasonably satisfactory evidence that the Lien for which such Tax Lien Reserve Amount was established has been released by the Internal Revenue Service; (b) the Master Issuer, or the Manager on behalf of the Master Issuer, delivers written instructions to the Trustee to withdraw and pay all or a portion of such Tax Lien Reserve Amount to the Internal Revenue Service on behalf of the Domino’s Entities; provided that the Master Issuer shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, prior written notice of any such written instruction to the Servicer; or (c) the Control Party instructs the Trustee in writing to withdraw and pay all or a portion of such Tax Lien Reserve Amount to the Internal Revenue Service (i) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default or (ii) upon receipt of written notice from any Securitization Entity stating that the Internal Revenue Service intends to execute on the Lien for which such Tax Lien Reserve Amount was established in respect of any assets of any Securitization Entity; provided that the Control Party shall deliver a copy of any such written instruction to DPL.

Section 8.37 Mortgages . The Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder shall have, within ninety (90) days of the Closing Date with respect to each owned Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Center existing as of the Closing Date and within ninety (90) days of the acquisition of any owned Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Center acquired on or after the Closing Date, executed and delivered to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a Mortgage in substantially the form attached as Exhibit L hereto and suitable for recordation under applicable law with respect to each such owned Domestic Manufacturing and

 

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Distribution Center to be held in escrow by the Trustee or its agent and recorded by the Trustee or its agent solely upon the occurrence of a Mortgage Recordation Event (subject to Section 3.1(c) hereof). For the avoidance of doubt, the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder shall not be required to, and the Trustee may not, record or cause to be recorded any Manufacturing and Distribution Center Mortgage until the occurrence of a Mortgage Recordation Event. Upon the request of the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder, and at the direction of the Manager, the Trustee shall execute and deliver a release of mortgage to be held in escrow pending a closing of a sale of any owned Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Center; provided that if such closing shall not occur, such release of mortgage shall be returned by the escrow agent directly to the Trustee.

ARTICLE IX

REMEDIES

Section 9.1 Rapid Amortization Events .

Upon the occurrence, as and when declared by the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) by written notice to the Trustee and the Co-Issuers, of any one of the following events:

(a) the Quarterly DSCR with respect to any Quarterly Payment Date is less than the Rapid Amortization DSCR Threshold;

(b) on any Quarterly Payment Date, the sum of Global Retail Sales for all Stores for the thirteen (13) Fiscal Periods ended on the last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Period is less than $4,150,000,000;

(c) a Manager Termination Event shall have occurred;

(d) an Event of Default shall have occurred; or

(e) the Co-Issuers have not repaid or refinanced any Series of Notes (or Class thereof) in full on or prior to the Series Anticipated Repayment Date relating to such Series or Class,

a “ Rapid Amortization Event ” shall be deemed to have occurred without the giving of further notice or any other action on the part of the Trustee or any Noteholder; provided , however , that upon the occurrence of the event set forth in clause (e)  above, a Rapid Amortization Event shall automatically occur without any declaration thereof by the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) unless the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling

 

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Class Representative) and each affected Noteholder has agreed to waive such event in accordance with Section 13.2 . For the avoidance of doubt, any Scheduled Principal Payments set forth in any Series Supplement shall continue to be made when due and payable subsequent to the occurrence of a Rapid Amortization Event, except that no Scheduled Principal Payments with respect to any Series of Notes shall be due and payable subsequent to the occurrence of a Rapid Amortization Event set forth in clause (e)  above. Upon the occurrence of a Rapid Amortization Event, the Trustee, at the direction of the Control Party, will deliver, for recordation, the Manufacturing and Distribution Center Mortgages granted by the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder and held in escrow by the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties, unless such requirement to record is waived by the Control Party, acting at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative.

Section 9.2 Events of Default .

If any one of the following events shall occur (each an “ Event of Default ”):

(a) any Co-Issuer defaults in the payment of interest on, or other amount payable (other than amounts referred to in clause (b)  below) in respect of, any Series of Notes Outstanding when the same becomes due and payable (in each case without giving effect to payments of any interest on, or other amount payable in respect of, any Series of Notes made by any financial guarantor that has insured or guaranteed payment of interest on, or other amounts payable in respect of, such Series of Notes) and such default continues for two Business Days; provided that the failure to pay any Prepayment Premium on any prepayment of principal made during any Rapid Amortization Period occurring prior to the related Series Anticipated Repayment Date will not be an Event of Default;

(b) any Co-Issuer defaults in the payment of any principal of any Series of Notes Outstanding when the same becomes due and payable (whether on any Series Legal Final Maturity Date, any redemption date, any prepayment date or any maturity date or otherwise with respect to such Series and without giving effect to payments of any principal of any Series of Notes made by any financial guarantor that has insured or guaranteed payment of principal of such Series of Notes);

(c) the Quarterly DSCR with respect to any Quarterly Payment Date is less than 1.1;

(d) any Securitization Entity fails to comply with any of its other agreements or covenants in, or other provisions of, the Indenture or any other Related Document (other than with respect to any provision of the Charter Documents covered by clause (i)  below) to which it is a party and the failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days (or, in the case of a failure to comply with any of the agreements, covenants or provisions of any IP License Agreement, such longer cure period, not to exceed 90 days, as may be permitted under such IP License Agreement) after the earlier of (i) the date on which any Securitization Entity

 

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obtains knowledge thereof or (ii) the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to any Securitization Entity by the Trustee or to each Securitization Entity and the Trustee by the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative);

(e) any representation made by any Securitization Entity in the Indenture or any other Related Document is false in any material respect when made and such false representation is not cured for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier of (i) the date on which any Securitization Entity obtains knowledge thereof or (ii) the date that written notice thereof is given to any Securitization Entity by the Trustee or to each Securitization Entity and the Trustee by the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative); provided , however , that no Event of Default shall occur pursuant to this clause (e)  if, with respect to any such representation deemed to have been false in any material respect when made, (i) Domino’s International, the Canadian Manufacturer, DPL, PMC LLC, PFS, the Overseas Franchisor or the Overseas IP Holder, as the case may be, has made an Indemnification Payment to the SPV Guarantor, the IP Holder, the International Franchisor, the Canadian Distributor or the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Domino’s International Contribution and Sale Agreement, the IP Assets Contribution Agreement, the DPL Contribution and Sale Agreement, the Canadian Distribution Assets Sale Agreement, any of the Overseas Contribution Agreements or any of the Domestic Distribution Contribution Agreements, as the case may be, and the SPV Guarantor, if applicable, has made a contribution equal to such Indemnification Payment to the Master Issuer in accordance with Section 2 of the SPV Guarantor Contribution Agreement or Section 7.1 of the SPV Guarantor Domestic Distribution and Overseas IP Holder Contribution Agreement, as applicable, with respect to such representation or the Manager has made an indemnification payment to the Master Issuer pursuant to Section 2.8 of the Management Agreement and (ii) such Indemnification Payment has been deposited into the Collection Account;

(f) the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy with respect to any Securitization Entity;

(g) the Securities and Exchange Commission or other regulatory body having jurisdiction reaches a final determination that any Securitization Entity is an “investment company” or is under the “control” of an “investment company”;

(h) any of the Related Documents or any material portion thereof ceases to be in full force and effect, enforceable in accordance with its terms against any Domino’s Entity bound thereby or any Domino’s Entity so asserts in writing, other than (A) a Related Document that is terminated in accordance with the express termination provisions thereof or pursuant to a Permitted Asset Disposition, or that is terminated in the ordinary course of business and which termination could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (B) a Related Document that ceases to be in full force and effect, or enforceable in accordance with its terms, because of actions, omissions, or breaches of representations or warranties by any party to such Related Document that is not a Domino’s Entity;

 

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(i) any Securitization Entity fails to comply in any material respect with any of the provisions of Section 5(c), 7, 8, 9(a), 9(h), 9(j), 10, 11(f), 16, 20(a)(v), 20(a)(vi), 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or 30 of the Master Issuer Operating Agreement or the comparable provisions of any other Securitization Entity’s Charter Documents and such failure continues for a period of five (5) Business Days after (i) the date on which any Securitization Entity obtains knowledge thereof or (ii) the date on which written notice of such failure is given to any Securitization Entity by the Trustee or to each Securitization Entity and the Trustee by the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative);

(j) the transfer of any material portion of the property contributed pursuant to any Pre-Securitization Contribution and Sale Agreement, the Domino’s International Contribution and Sale Agreement, any Overseas Contribution Agreement or any Domestic Distribution Contribution Agreement fails to constitute a valid transfer of ownership of such property and the Proceeds thereof; provided , however , that no Event of Default will occur pursuant to this clause (j)  if, with respect to any such property deemed not have been validly transferred, Domino’s International has made an Indemnification Payment to the SPV Guarantor pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Domino’s International Contribution and Sale Agreement or the Domino’s International Domestic Distribution and Overseas IP Holder Contribution Agreement, as applicable, with respect to such property and the SPV Guarantor has made a contribution equal to such Indemnification Payment to the Master Issuer pursuant to Section 2 of the SPV Guarantor Contribution Agreement or Section 7.1 of the SPV Guarantor Domestic Distribution and Overseas IP Holder Contribution Agreement, as applicable, with respect to such property;

(k) (i) the IP Holder (or any Additional IP Holder) fails to have good title to the Domino’s IP, free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens or (ii) the Master Issuer itself or through any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries fails to have good title to the Franchise Arrangements, the Distribution Assets and all other Collateral (except for the Domino’s IP), free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens, in each of cases (i) and (ii) except in each case for such failures which, collectively, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(l) the Trustee ceases to have for any reason a valid and perfected first priority security interest in the Collateral to the extent required by the Related Documents or any Domino’s Entity or any Affiliate thereof so asserts in writing;

(m) a final judgment or order for the payment of money is rendered against any Securitization Entity and such judgment or order is in an amount that, when aggregated with the amount of other unsatisfied final judgments or orders against any Securitization Entity exceeds $10,000,000 and either: (i) such judgment or order is not discharged within the period of thirty (30) days after entry thereof or (ii) there is any period of thirty (30) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order is not in effect; or

 

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(n) the IRS files notice of a lien pursuant to Section 6323 of the Code with regard to the assets of any Securitization Entity and such lien has not been released within 60 days, unless (i) Holdco has provided evidence that payment to satisfy the full amount of the asserted liability has been provided to the IRS, and the IRS has released such asserted lien within 60 days of such payment, or (ii) such lien or the asserted liability is being contested in good faith and a Tax Lien Reserve Amount exists, which such funds are set aside and remitted to a collateral deposit account as provided in Section 8.36 ;

then (i) in the case of any event described in each clause above (except for clause (f)  thereof) that is continuing the Trustee, at the direction of the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) and on behalf of the Noteholders, by written notice to the Co-Issuers, may declare the Notes of all Series to be immediately due and payable, and upon any such declaration the unpaid principal amount of the Notes of all Series, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the date of acceleration, and all other amounts due to the Noteholders and the other Secured Parties under the Indenture Documents shall become immediately due and payable or (ii) in the case of any event described in clause (f)  above, the unpaid principal amount of the Notes of all Series, together with interest accrued but unpaid thereon through the date of acceleration, and all other amounts due to the Noteholders and the other Secured Parties under the Indenture, shall immediately and without further act become due and payable. Promptly following its receipt of written notice hereunder of any Event of Default, the Trustee shall send a copy thereof to the Co-Issuers, the Servicer, each Rating Agency, the Controlling Class Representative, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager, each Noteholder and each other Secured Party.

At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Notes has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee, as hereinafter provided in this Article IX , the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative), by written notice to the Co-Issuers and to the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences, if all existing Events of Default, other than the non-payment of the principal of the Notes which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 9.7 . No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon. Any acceleration resulting from any event described in clause (f)  above may not be rescinded.

Section 9.3 Rights of the Control Party and Trustee upon Event of Default .

(a) Payment of Principal and Interest . Each Co-Issuer covenants that if (i) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Series of Notes Outstanding when the same becomes due and payable, (ii) the Notes are accelerated following the occurrence of an Event of Default or (iii) default is made in the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, on any Series of Notes Outstanding when due and payable, the Co-Issuers will, to the extent of funds available, upon demand of the Trustee, at the direction of the Control Party (subject to Section 11.4(e) , at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative), pay to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Noteholders, the whole amount then due and payable on the Notes for principal,

 

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premium, if any, and interest, and, to the extent payment at such rate of interest shall be legally enforceable, upon overdue installments of interest, at the applicable Note Rate and any default rate, as applicable, and in addition thereto such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and its agents and counsel.

(b) Proceedings To Collect Money . In case any Co-Issuer shall fail forthwith to pay such amounts upon such demand, the Trustee at the direction of the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative), in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a Proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute such Proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the same against any Co-Issuer and collect in the manner provided by law out of the property of any Co-Issuer, wherever situated, the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable.

(c) Other Proceedings . If and whenever an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee, at the direction of the Control Party (subject to Section 11.4(e) , at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) shall take one or more of the following actions:

(i) proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Noteholders and the other Secured Parties, by such appropriate Proceedings as the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) shall deem most effective to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in the Indenture or any other Related Document or in aid of the exercise of any power granted therein, or to enforce any other proper remedy or legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by the Indenture or any other Related Document or by law, including any remedies of a secured party under applicable law;

(ii) (A) direct the Co-Issuers to exercise (and each Co-Issuer agrees to exercise) all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of any Co-Issuer against any party to any Collateral Document arising as a result of the occurrence of such Event of Default or otherwise, including the right or power to take any action to compel performance or observance by any such party of its obligations to any Co-Issuer, and any right of any Co-Issuer to take such action independent of such direction shall be suspended, and (B) if (x) the Co-Issuers shall have failed, within ten (10) Business Days of receiving the direction of the Trustee (given at the direction of the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative)), to take commercially reasonable action to accomplish such directions of the Trustee, (y) any Co-Issuer refuses to take such action or (z) the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) reasonably determines that such action must be taken immediately, take such previously directed action (and any related action as permitted under the Indenture thereafter determined by the Trustee or the Control Party to be appropriate without the need under this provision or any other provision under the Indenture to direct the Co-Issuers to take such action);

 

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(iii) institute Proceedings from time to time for the complete or partial foreclosure of the Indenture or, to the extent applicable, any other Related Document, with respect to the Collateral; provided that the Trustee will not be required to take title to any real property in connection with any foreclosure or other exercise of remedies hereunder or under such Related Documents and title to such property will instead be acquired in an entity designated and (unless owned by a third party) controlled by the Control Party; and/or

(iv) sell all or a portion of the Collateral at one or more public or private sales called and conducted in any manner permitted by law; provided , however , that the Trustee shall not proceed with any such sale without the prior written consent of the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) and the Trustee will provide notice to the Co-Issuers and each Holder of Subordinated Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes of a proposed sale of Collateral.

(d) Sale of Collateral . In connection with any sale of the Collateral hereunder, under the Global G&C Agreement (which may proceed separately and independently from the exercise of remedies under the Indenture) or under any judgment, order or decree in any judicial proceeding for the foreclosure or involving the enforcement of the Indenture, the Global G&C Agreement or any other Related Document:

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

(ii) the Trustee (at the direction of the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative)) 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) all right, title, interest, claim and demand whatsoever, either at law or in equity or otherwise, of any Securitization Entity 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 such Securitization Entity, 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 such Securitization Entity or its successors or assigns; and

 

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(iv) 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.

(e) Application of Proceeds . Any amounts obtained by the Trustee on account of or as a result of the exercise by the Trustee of any right hereunder or under the Global G&C Agreement shall be held by the Trustee as additional collateral for the repayment of Obligations, shall be deposited into the Collection Account and shall be applied as provided in Article V ; provided , however , that unless otherwise provided in this Article IX , that with respect to any distribution to any Class of Notes, notwithstanding the provisions of Article V , such amounts shall be distributed sequentially in order of alphabetical designation and pro rata among each Class of Notes of the same alphabetical designation based upon Outstanding Principal Amount of the Notes of each such Class.

(f) Additional Remedies . In addition to any rights and remedies now or hereafter granted hereunder or under applicable law with respect to the Collateral, the Trustee shall have all of the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC as enacted in any applicable jurisdiction.

(g) Proceedings . 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. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

(h) Power of Attorney . Each Co-Issuer hereby grants to the Trustee an absolute power of attorney to sign, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any document which may be required by the PTO, United States Copyright Office, any similar office or agency in each foreign country in which any Domino’s IP is located, or any other Governmental Authority in order to effect an absolute assignment of all right, title and interest in or to any Domino’s IP, and record the same.

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(a) agrees that neither it nor any such Person will step up, plead, claim or in any manner whatsoever take advantage of any appraisal, valuation, stay, extension or redemption laws, now or hereafter in force in any jurisdiction, which may delay, prevent or otherwise hinder (i) the performance, enforcement or foreclosure of the Indenture or the Global G&C Agreement, (ii) the sale of any of the Collateral or (iii) the putting of the purchaser or purchasers thereof into possession of such property immediately after the sale thereof;

(b) waives all benefit or advantage of any such laws;

(c) waives and releases all rights to have the Collateral marshaled upon any foreclosure, sale or other enforcement of the Indenture; and

(d) consents and agrees that, subject to the terms of the Indenture and the Global G&C Agreement, all the Collateral may at any such sale be sold by the Trustee as an entirety or in such portions as the Trustee may (upon direction by the Controlling Class Representative) determine.

Section 9.5 Limited Recourse .

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Indenture, the Notes or any other Related Document or otherwise, the liability of the Securitization Entities to the Noteholders and any other Secured Parties under or in relation to the Indenture, the Notes or any other Related Document or otherwise, is limited in recourse to the Collateral. The Collateral having been applied in accordance with the terms hereof, none of the Noteholders or any other Secured Parties shall be entitled to take any further steps against any Securitization Entity to recover any sums due but still unpaid hereunder, under the Notes or under any of the other agreements or documents described in this Section 9.5 , all claims in respect of which shall be extinguished.

Section 9.6 Optional Preservation of the Collateral .

If the maturity of the Outstanding Notes of each Series has been accelerated pursuant to Section 9.2 following an Event of Default and such declaration and its consequences have not been rescinded and annulled, the Trustee, at the direction of the Control Party (acting at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative), shall elect to maintain possession of such portion, if any, of the Collateral as the Control Party (acting at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) shall in its discretion determine.

Section 9.7 Waiver of Past Events .

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Agencies, may waive any existing Default or Event of Default described in any clause of Section 9.2 (except clause (f)  thereof) and its consequences; provided , however , that before any waiver may be effective, the Trustee and the Servicer must have received any reimbursement then due or payable in respect of unreimbursed Servicing Advances (including interest thereon) or any other amounts then due to the Servicer or the Trustee hereunder or under the Related Documents; provided , further , that the Control Party shall provide written notice of any such waiver to each Rating Agency. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of the Indenture, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon. A Default or an Event of Default described in clause (f)  of Section 9.2 shall not be subject to waiver without the consent of the Control Party (acting at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) and each Noteholder. Subject to Section 13.2 , the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative), by notice to the Trustee and the Rating Agencies, may waive any existing Potential Rapid Amortization Event or any existing Rapid Amortization Event; provided however, that a Rapid Amortization Event described in clause (e)  of Section 9.1 relating to a particular Series of Notes (or Class thereof) shall not be permitted to be waived by any party unless each affected Noteholder has consented to such waiver.

Section 9.8 Control by the Control Party .

Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the Control Party (subject to Section 11.4(e) , at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) may cause the institution of and direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercise any trust or power conferred on the Trustee; provided that:

(a) such direction of time, method and place shall not be in conflict with any rule of law, the Servicing Standard or with the Indenture;

(b) the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) may take any other action deemed proper by the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) that is not inconsistent with such direction (as the same may be modified by the Control Party (with the consent of the Controlling Class Representative)); and

(c) such direction shall be in writing;

provided further that, subject to Section 10.1 , the Trustee need not take any action that it determines might involve it in liability unless it has received an indemnity for such liability as provided herein.

 

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Section 9.9 Limitation on Suits .

Any other provision of the Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, a Holder of Notes may pursue a remedy with respect to the Indenture or any other Related Document only if:

(a) the Noteholder gives to the Trustee, the Control Party and the Controlling Class Representative written notice of a continuing Event of Default;

(b) the Noteholders of at least 25% of the aggregate Principal Amount of all then Outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee, the Control Party and the Controlling Class Representative to pursue the remedy;

(c) such Noteholder or Noteholders offer and, if requested, provide to the Trustee, the Control Party and the Controlling Class Representative indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee, the Control Party and the Controlling Class Representative against any loss, liability or expense;

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

(e) during such sixty (60) day period the Majority of Senior Noteholders do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request; and

(f) the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) has consented to the pursuit of such remedy.

A Noteholder may not use the Indenture or any other Related Document to prejudice the rights of another Noteholder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Noteholder.

Section 9.10 Unconditional Rights of Noteholders to Receive Payment .

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal of, and premium, if any, 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 Holder of the Note.

 

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Section 9.11 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), the Noteholders and any other Secured Party (as applicable) allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to any Co-Issuer (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 claim and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Noteholder and each other Secured Party 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 or any other Secured Party, 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 10.5 . 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 10.5 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 and other properties which any of the Noteholders or any other Secured Party 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 or any other Secured Party any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Noteholder or any other Secured Party, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Noteholder or any other Secured Party in any such proceeding.

Section 9.12 Undertaking for Costs .

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under the Indenture 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 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. This Section 9.12 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Noteholder pursuant to Section 9.9 or a suit by Noteholders of more than 10% of the Aggregate Outstanding Principal Amount of all Series of Notes.

Section 9.13 Restoration of Rights and Remedies .

If the Trustee, any Noteholder or any other Secured Party has instituted any Proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under the Indenture or any other Related Document and such Proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Noteholder or other Secured Party, then and in every such case the Trustee and the Noteholders shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be

 

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restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee, the Noteholders and the other Secured Parties shall continue as though no such Proceeding had been instituted.

Section 9.14 Rights and Remedies Cumulative .

No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders of Notes or any other Secured Party 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 the Indenture or any other Related Document or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy under the Indenture or any other Related Document, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

Section 9.15 Delay or Omission Not Waiver .

No delay or omission of the Trustee, the Control Party, the Controlling Class Representative, any Holder of any Note or any other Secured Party to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Potential Rapid Amortization Event, Rapid Amortization Event, Default or Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Potential Rapid Amortization Event, Rapid Amortization Event, Default or Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article IX or by law to the Trustee, the Control Party, the Controlling Class Representative, the Holders of Notes or any other Secured Party may be exercised from time to time to the extent not inconsistent with the Indenture, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee, the Control Party, the Controlling Class Representative, the Holders of Notes or any other Secured Party, as the case may be.

Section 9.16 Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws .

Each Co-Issuer covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) 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 stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of the Indenture or any other Related Document; and each Co-Issuer (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantages of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, the Control Party or the Controlling Class Representative, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

 

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ARTICLE X

THE TRUSTEE

Section 10.1 Duties of the Trustee .

(a) If an Event of Default or Rapid Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by the Indenture and the other Related Documents, 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 Event of Default, a Rapid Amortization Event, a Manager Termination Event or a Servicer Termination Event of which a Trust Officer has not received written notice; provided , further , however , that the Trustee shall have no liability in connection with any action or inaction due to the acts or failure to act of the Control Party or the Controlling Class Representative in connection with any Event of Default, Rapid Amortization Event, Manager Termination Event or Servicer Termination Event or for acting or failing to act due to any direction or lack of direction from the Control Party or the Controlling Class Representative. The preceding sentence shall not have the effect of insulating the Trustee from liability arising out of the Trustee’s negligence or willful misconduct. The Trustee, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to the Trustee which are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any provision of the Indenture, shall examine them to determine whether they conform to the requirements of this Indenture; provided , however , that the Trustee shall not be responsible for the accuracy or content of any resolution, certificate, statement opinion, report, document, order or other instrument furnished by the Co-Issuers under the Indenture.

(b) Except during the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, Rapid Amortization Event, Manager Termination Event or Servicer Termination Event of which a Trust Officer shall have Actual Knowledge:

(i) The Trustee undertakes to perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in the Indenture or any other Related Document to which it is a party and no others, the Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into the Indenture or any other Related Document against the Trustee; and

(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 the Indenture and any other applicable Related Document; provided , however , in the case of any such certificates or

 

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opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine such certificates or opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of the Indenture and shall promptly notify the party of any non-conformity.

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

(i) This clause (c)  does not limit the effect of clause (b)  of this Section 10.1 .

(ii) The Trustee shall not be liable in its individual capacity 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 in its individual capacity with respect to any action it takes, suffers or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to the Indenture.

(iv) The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Mortgage Recordation Event, Default, Event of Default, Potential Rapid Amortization Event, Rapid Amortization Event, Manager Termination Event, Potential Manager Termination Event or Servicer Termination Event or the commencement and continuation of a Cash Trapping Period until such time as a Trust Officer shall have Actual Knowledge or have received written notice thereof. In the absence of such Actual Knowledge or receipt of such notice, the Trustee may conclusively assume that no such event has occurred or is continuing.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Indenture or any of the other Related Documents, no provision of the Indenture or the other Related Documents shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any material liability (financial or otherwise) if there are reasonable grounds for believing that the repayment of such funds is not reasonably assured to it by the security afforded to it by the terms of the Indenture or the Global G&C Agreement. The Trustee may refuse to perform any duty or exercise any right or power unless it receives indemnity satisfactory to it against any risk, loss, liability or expense.

(e) In the event that the Paying Agent or the 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 the Registrar, as the case may be, under the Indenture, the Trustee shall be obligated as soon as practicable upon Actual Knowledge of a Trust Officer thereof and receipt of appropriate records and information, if any, to perform such obligation, duty or agreement in the manner so required.

 

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(f) Subject to Section 10.3 , 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 or the Indenture or any of the other Related Documents.

(g) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of the Indenture and the other Related Documents relating to the conduct of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 10.1 .

(h) The Trustee shall not be responsible for the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part hereunder, except to the extent such action or omission constitutes negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee, for the validity or sufficiency of the Collateral or any agreement or assignment contained therein, for the validity of the title of the Securitization Entities to the Collateral, for insuring the Collateral or for the payment of Taxes, charges, assessments or Liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Trustee shall have no duty to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms of the Indenture or the other Related Documents by the Securitization Entities.

(i) The Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the Indenture or at the direction of the Servicer, the Control Party or the Controlling Class Representative, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, under the Indenture.

(j) The Trustee shall have no duty (i) to see to any recording, filing or depositing of this Base Indenture or any agreement referred to herein or any financing statement or continuation statement evidencing a security interest, or to see to the maintenance of any such recordings or filing or depositing or to any rerecording, refilling or redeposition of any thereof (other than with respect to filings of the Manufacturing and Distribution Center Mortgages as and to the extent provided in Section 3.1(c) ); (ii) to see to any insurance, (iii) except as otherwise provided by Section 10.1(e) , to see to the payment or discharge of any tax, assessment or other governmental charge or any lien or encumbrance of any kind or (iv) to confirm or verify the contents of any reports or certificates of the Manager, the Control Party, the Back-Up Manager or the Servicer delivered to the Trustee pursuant to this Base Indenture believed by the Trustee to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

 

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(k) The Trustee shall not be personally liable for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages arising out of, in connection with or as a result of the performance of its duties under the Indenture.

(l)      (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.1 , the Trustee shall make Debt Service Advances to the extent and in the manner set forth in Section 5.12(c) hereof: provided , however , that notwithstanding anything herein or in any other Related Document to the contrary, the Trustee will not be responsible for advancing any principal on the Senior Notes, any Senior Notes Monthly Post-ARD Contingent Interest, any reserve amounts, any make-whole premiums, any Class A-1 Senior Notes Administrative Expenses, any Class A-1 Senior Notes Aggregate Monthly Commitment Fees, or any interest or principal payable on, or any other amounts due with respect to, the Senior Subordinated Notes and the Subordinated Notes.

(ii) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Debt Service Advance shall be required to be made hereunder by the Trustee if the Trustee determines such Debt Service Advance (including interest thereon) would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. The determination by the Trustee that it has made a Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed Debt Service Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall be made by the Trustee in its reasonable good faith judgment. The Trustee is entitled to conclusively rely on the determination of the Servicer that a Debt Service Advance is or would be a Nonrecoverable Advance. Any such determination will be conclusive and binding on the Noteholders. The Trustee may update or change its nonrecoverability determination at any time, and may decide that a requested Debt Service Advance or Collateral Protection Advance that was previously deemed to be a Nonrecoverable Advance shall have become recoverable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all outstanding Debt Service Advances and Collateral Protection Advances made by the Trustee and any accrued interest thereon will be paid strictly in accordance with the Priority of Payments, even if the Trustee determines that any such advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance after such Servicing Advance has been made.

(iii) The Trustee shall be entitled to receive interest at the Advance Interest Rate accrued on the amount of each Debt Service Advance made thereby (with its own funds) for so long as such Debt Service Advance is outstanding. Such interest with respect to any Debt Service Advance made pursuant to this Section 10.1 (l) shall be payable out of Collections in accordance with the Priority of Payments pursuant to Section 5.11 hereof and the other applicable provisions of the Related Documents.

 

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Section 10.2 Rights of the Trustee . Except as otherwise provided by Section 10.1 :

(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting based upon any resolution, Officer’s Certificate, Opinion of Counsel, certificate, instrument, report, consent, order, document or other paper reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed by or presented by the proper person.

(b) The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection 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 liable for any misconduct or negligence on the part of, or for the supervision of, any such non-affiliated agent, custodian or nominee so long as such agent, custodian or nominee is appointed with due care; provided , however , the Trustee shall have received the consent of the Servicer prior to the appointment of any agent, custodian or nominee performing any material obligation of the Trustee hereunder.

(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes, suffers or omits to take in the absence of negligence which it believes to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by the Indenture or the applicable Related Documents.

(e) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Base Indenture, any Series Supplement or any other Related Document, or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or thereunder or in relation hereto or thereto, at the request, order or direction of the Servicer, the Control Party, the Controlling Class Representative, any of the Noteholders or any other Secured Party, pursuant to the provisions of this Base Indenture or any Series Supplement, unless the Trustee shall have been offered reasonable security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby.

(f) Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default or Rapid Amortization Event, the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts of matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document, unless requested in writing so to do by the Noteholders of at least 25% of the aggregate Principal Amount of all then Outstanding Notes. If the Trustee is so requested or determines in its own discretion to make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it sees fit, the Trustee shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Securitization Entities, personally or by agent or attorney, at the sole cost of the Co-Issuers and the Trustee shall incur no liability by reason of such inquiry or investigation.

 

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(g) The right of the Trustee to perform any discretionary act enumerated in this Base Indenture shall not be construed as a duty, and the Trustee shall be not be liable in the absence of negligence or willful misconduct for the performance of such act.

(h) In accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. Patriot Act, to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, the Trustee will obtain, verify, and record information that identifies individuals or entities that establish a relationship or open an account with the Trustee. The Trustee will ask for the name, address, tax identification number and other information that will allow the Trustee to identify the individual or entity who is establishing the relationship or opening the account. The Trustee may also ask for formation documents such as articles of incorporation, an offering memorandum, or other identifying documents to be provided.

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any and all communications (both text and attachments) by or from the Trustee that the Trustee in its sole discretion deems to contain confidential, proprietary or sensitive information and sent by electronic mail will be encrypted. The recipient of the email communication will be required to complete a one-time registration process. Information and assistance on registering and using the email encryption technology can be found at the Trustee’s secure website www.citigroup.com/citigroup/citizen/privacy/email.htm or by calling (866) 535-2504 (in the U.S.) or (904) 954-6181 at any time.

(j) The Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation, acts of God; earthquakes; fires; floods; wars; civil or military disturbances; sabotage; epidemics; riots; interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, computer (hardware or software) or communications service, accidents; labor disputes; acts of civil or military authority or governmental actions (it being understood that the Trustee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances).

Section 10.3 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 the Securitization Entities or an Affiliate of the Securitization Entities with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights.

 

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Section 10.4 Notice of Events of Default and Defaults .

If an Event of Default, a Default, a Rapid Amortization Event or a Potential Rapid Amortization Event occurs and is continuing and if it is actually known to a Trust Officer, or written notice of the existence thereof has been delivered to a Trust Officer, the Trustee shall promptly provide the Noteholders, the Servicer, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager, the Co-Issuers, any Class A-1 Administrative Agent and each Rating Agency with notice of such Event of Default, Default, Rapid Amortization Event or Potential Rapid Amortization Event, to the extent that the Notes of such Series are Book-Entry Notes, by telephone and facsimile and otherwise by first class mail.

Section 10.5 Compensation and Indemnity .

(a) The Co-Issuers shall promptly pay to the Trustee from time to time compensation for its acceptance of the Indenture and services hereunder and under the other Related Documents to which the Trustee is a party as the Trustee and the Co-Issuers shall from time to time agree in writing. The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Co-Issuers 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 in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture (including, without limitation, the Priority of Payments). Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and outside counsel. The Co-Issuers shall not be required to reimburse any expense incurred by the Trustee through the Trustee’s own willful misconduct or negligence. When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default or Rapid Amortization Event occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under the Bankruptcy Code.

(b) The Co-Issuers shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees from and against any loss, liability, claim, expense (including taxes, other than taxes based upon, measured by or determined by the income of the Trustee or such predecessor Trustee), damage or injury suffered or sustained by reason of any acts, omissions or alleged acts or omissions arising out of or in connection with (i) the activities of the Trustee or such predecessor Trustee pursuant to this Base Indenture, any Series Supplement or any other Related Documents to which the Trustee is a party and (ii) the security interest granted hereby, whether arising by virtue of any act or omission on the part of the Master Issuer or otherwise, including but not limited to any judgment, award, settlement, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs or expenses reasonably incurred in connection with the defense of any actual or threatened action, proceeding, claim (whether asserted by the Co-Issuers, the Servicer, the Control Party or any Noteholder or any other Person), liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder or under any Related Document, the preservation of any of its rights to, or the realization upon, any of the Collateral, or in connection with enforcing the provisions of this Section 10.5(b) ; provided , however , that the Co-Issuers shall not indemnify the

 

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Trustee, any predecessor Trustee or their respective directors, officers, employees or agents if such acts, omissions or alleged acts or omissions constitute, willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence by the Trustee or such predecessor Trustee, as the case may be.

(c) The provisions of this Section 10.5 shall survive the termination of the Indenture and the resignation and removal of the Trustee.

Section 10.6 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 10.6 .

(b) The Trustee may, after giving thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Co-Issuers, the Servicer, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager, the Controlling Class Representative, each Class A-1 Administrative Agent and each Rating Agency, resign at any time from its office and be discharged from the trust hereby created; 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 Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) or the Majority of Noteholders of the Controlling Class may remove the Trustee at any time by so notifying the Trustee and the Co-Issuers. So long as no Event of Default or Rapid Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing, the Co-Issuers (with the prior written consent of the Control Party) may remove the Trustee at any time. The Co-Issuers (with the prior written consent of the Control Party) shall remove the Trustee if:

(i) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 10.8 ;

(ii) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under the Bankruptcy Code;

(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, the Co-Issuers shall promptly, with the prior written consent of the Control Party appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Majority of Noteholders of the Controlling Class (with the prior written consent of the Control Party) may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Co-Issuers.

 

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(c) If a successor Trustee does not take office within sixty (60) days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, at the expense of the Co-Issuers, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

(d) If the Trustee after written request by the Servicer or any Noteholder fails to comply with Section 10.8 , the Servicer or 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 or removed Trustee and to the Servicer and the Co-Issuers. 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, any Series Supplement and any other Related Document to which the Trustee is a party. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to Noteholders and each Class A-1 Administrative Agent. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided , however , that all sums owing to the retiring Trustee hereunder have been paid. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 10.6 , the Co-Issuers’ obligations under Section 10.5 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

Section 10.7 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc .

Subject to Section 10.8 , 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; provided that written notice of such consolidation, merger or conversion shall be provided to the Co-Issuers, the Servicer, the Noteholders and each Class A-1 Administrative Agent; provided further that the resulting or successor corporation is eligible to be a Trustee under Section 10.8 .

Section 10.8 Eligibility Disqualification .

(a) There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall (i) be a bank or trust company 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) be subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (iii) have a combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition, (iv) be reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and (v) have a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least “BBB+” and “Baa1” by Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s, respectively.

(b) At any time the Trustee shall cease to satisfy the eligibility requirements of Section 10.8(a) , the Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 10.6 .

 

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Section 10.9 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee .

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Base Indenture, any Series Supplement or any other Related Document, 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 upon notice to the Control Party, the Co-Issuers and each Class A-1 Administrative Agent 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 and the other Secured Parties, such title to the Collateral, or any part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 10.9 , such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. Any co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 10.8 or shall be otherwise acceptable to the Servicer. No notice to Noteholders of the appointment of any co-trustee or separate trustee shall be required under Section 10.6 . No co-trustee shall be appointed without the consent of the Servicer and the Co-Issuers 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;

(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, 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 Collateral 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;

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(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 X . 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, any Series Supplement and any other Related Documents to which the Trustee is a party, specifically including every provision of this Base Indenture, any Series Supplement, or any other Related Document which the Trustee is a party 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 Servicer and the Co-Issuers.

(d) Any separate trustee or co-trustee may at any time constitute 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, any Series Supplement or any other Related Document 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.

Section 10.10 Representations and Warranties of Trustee .

The Trustee represents and warrants to the Co-Issuers and the Noteholders that:

(a) the Trustee is a national banking association, organized, existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States;

(b) the Trustee has full power, authority and right to execute, deliver and perform this Base Indenture, any Series Supplement issued concurrently with this Base Indenture and each other Related Document to which it is a party and to authenticate the Notes, and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Base Indenture, any Series Supplement issued concurrently with this Base Indenture and any such other Related Document and to authenticate the Notes;

(c) this Base Indenture and each other Related Document to which it is a party has been duly executed and delivered by the Trustee; and

(d) the Trustee meets the requirements of eligibility as a trustee hereunder set forth in Section 10.8(a) .

 

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ARTICLE XI

CONTROLLING CLASS REPRESENTATIVE AND CONTROL PARTY

Section 11.1 Controlling Class Representative .

(a) Within five (5) Business Days following the Closing Date, the Trustee shall deliver a notice in the form of Exhibit G attached hereto, through the Applicable Procedures of the Clearing Agency for the related Series and posted to the Trustee’s internet website at www.sf.citidirect.com , announcing that there will be an election of a Controlling Class Representative and offering Controlling Class Members the opportunity to provide the Trustee with their contact information in writing within ten (10) Business Days of the date of such notice should they wish to participate in the election (such election, the “ Initial CCR Election ”). The Trustee shall provide any contact information that it receives, and any contact information in the Initial Controlling Class Member List, to the Manager and the Master Issuer upon request. During the Initial CCR Election, any notices and communications required to be sent by the Trustee pursuant to this Section 11.1 shall be sent directly to the Controlling Class Members at the mail and e-mail addresses provided to the Trustee in the Initial Controlling Class Member List and by each Controlling Class Member individually, and all communications delivered to the Trustee by any Controlling Class Member shall be sent directly by such Controlling Class Member (and not through the Applicable Procedures of the Clearing Agency). During any subsequent CCR Election, both the Trustee and the Controlling Class Members shall be entitled to rely on the Applicable Procedures of the Clearing Agency for all such notices and communications.

(b) Within 30 days after the Closing Date or any CCR Re-election Event, the Trustee will send to each of the Controlling Class Members a written notice (with copies to the Manager and the Master Issuer) in the form attached as Exhibit H hereto, announcing an election and soliciting nominations for a Controlling Class Representative (a “ CCR Election Notice ”). Each Controlling Class Member will be allowed to nominate one CCR Candidate by submitting a nomination in the form attached as Exhibit I hereto (a “ CCR Nomination ”) within either (i) in the case of the Initial CCR Election, ten (10) Business Days of the date of the CCR Election Notice, or (ii) in the case of any subsequent election, thirty (30) calendar days (such period, as applicable, the “ CCR Nomination Period ”). Each Controlling Class Member submitting a CCR Nomination shall represent that (i) as of (A) for the Initial CCR Election, the Closing Date or (B) in the case of any subsequent election, a date not more than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of the CCR Election Notice as determined by the Trustee (either such date, the “ Nomination Record Date ”) it was the Note Owner or Noteholder, as applicable, of the Outstanding Principal Amount of Notes of the Controlling Class specified by it in the CCR Nomination; and (ii) the CCR Candidate that it has nominated pursuant to such CCR Nomination is either (A) a Controlling Class Member or (B) an Eligible Third-Party Candidate;

 

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provided , that for purposes of such nomination and determining the CCR Candidates pursuant to Section 11.1(c) , with respect to any Series of Class A-1 Senior Notes Outstanding, the Class A-1 Senior Notes Voting Amount shall be used in place of the Outstanding Principal Amount of such Series.

(c) Within three Business Days following the end of the CCR Nomination Period, the Trustee shall either (i) notify the Manager, the Master Issuer, the Servicer and the Controlling Class Members that no nominations have been received and that the election will not be held, or (ii) prepare and send to each applicable Controlling Class Member a ballot in the form of Exhibit J attached hereto (the “ CCR Ballot ”) naming the top three candidates based upon the highest aggregate Outstanding Principal Amount of Notes of Controlling Class Members nominating such candidate (or, if less than three (3) candidates are nominated, the CCR Ballot will list all candidates). Each Controlling Class Member shall, in its sole discretion, indicate its vote for Controlling Class Representative by returning a completed CCR Ballot directly to the Trustee within (i) in the case of the Initial CCR Election, ten (10) Business Days of the date of the CCR Ballot or (ii) in the case of any subsequent election, within thirty (30) calendar days (a “ CCR Election Period ”). Each Controlling Class Member returning a completed CCR Ballot will also be required to confirm that, as of the date of the CCR Ballot (the “ CCR Voting Record Date ”), such Controlling Class Member was the owner or beneficial owner of the Outstanding Principal Amount of Notes of the Controlling Class specified by such Controlling Class Member in the CCR Ballot; provided that for the purposes of such certification and the tabulation of votes pursuant to Section 11.1(d) , with respect to any Series of Class A-1 Senior Notes Outstanding, the Class A-1 Senior Notes Voting Amount shall be used in place of the Outstanding Principal Amount of such Series.

(d) If a CCR Candidate receives votes from Controlling Class Members holding beneficial interests in at least 50% of the Outstanding Principal Amount of Notes of the Controlling Class (or any beneficial interest therein) that are Outstanding as of the CCR Voting Record Date and with respect to which votes were submitted (which may be less than the Outstanding Principal Amount of Notes of the Controlling Class as of the CCR Voting Record Date), such CCR Candidate shall be appointed the Controlling Class Representative by the Trustee promptly after the conclusion of the CCR Election Period. Notes of the Controlling Class held by any Co-Issuer or any Affiliate of any Co-Issuer will not be considered Outstanding for such voting purposes. If two CCR Candidates both receive votes from Controlling Class Members holding beneficial interests in exactly 50% of the Aggregate Outstanding Principal Amount of Notes of the Controlling Class, the Trustee shall appoint one of such CCR Candidates as the Controlling Class Representative at the direction of the Manager, pursuant to the Management Agreement. In the event that no CCR Candidate receives 50% of the Aggregate Outstanding Principal Amount of Notes of the Controlling Class, the Trustee will notify the Manager, the Securitization Entities, the Servicer, the Back-Up Manager, the Rating Agencies and the Controlling Class Members that no Controlling Class Representative shall be appointed, and the Control Party will exercise the consent and waiver rights of the Controlling Class Representative until a CCR Re-election Event occurs and a new Controlling Class Representative is elected.

 

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(e) In the event that a Controlling Class Representative is elected pursuant to Section 11.1(d) or the Trustee appoints a Controlling Class Representative at the direction of the Manager pursuant to Section 11.1(d) , the Trustee shall forward an acceptance letter in the form of Exhibit K attached hereto (a “ CCR Acceptance Letter ”) to such Controlling Class Representative. No Person shall be appointed Controlling Class Representative unless it executes such CCR Acceptance Letter, pursuant to which it shall (i) agree to act as the Controlling Class Representative, (ii) provide its name and contact information and permit such information to be shared with the Manager, the Securitization Entities, the Servicer, the Back-Up Manager, the Rating Agencies and the Controlling Class Members and (iii) represent and warrant that it is either a Controlling Class Member or an Eligible Third-Party Candidate. Within two (2) Business Days of receipt of the acceptance letter, the Trustee shall promptly forward copies thereof, or provide notice of the identity and contact information of the new Controlling Class Representative, to the Manager, the Securitization Entities, the Servicer, the Back-Up Manager, the Rating Agencies and the Controlling Class Members.

(f) Within two (2) Business Days of any other change in the name or address of the Controlling Class Representative of which the Trustee has received notice from the Controlling Class Representative or from a Majority of Controlling Class Members, as applicable, the Trustee shall deliver to each Noteholder, the Co-Issuers, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager and the Servicer a notice setting forth the identity of the new Controlling Class Representative.

(g) The Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on, and will be fully protected in all actions taken or not taken by it with respect to, (i) the Initial Controlling Class Member List for purposes of identifying the recipients of the CCR Election Notices and CCR Ballots and all subsequent communications related to the Initial CCR Election, (ii) with respect to any subsequent election of a Controlling Class Representative, the Applicable Procedures of the Clearing Agency for delivery of the CCR Election Notices and CCR Ballots to Note Owners of Notes of the Controlling Class and (iii) the representations and warranties of the Persons submitting CCR Nominations, CCR Ballots and CCR Acceptance Letters.

(h) The Servicer (in its capacity as Servicer and Control Party) shall be entitled to rely on the identity of the Controlling Class Representative provided by the Trustee with respect to any obligation or right hereunder that the Servicer (in its capacity as Servicer and Control Party) may have to deliver information or otherwise communicate with the Controlling Class Representative or any of the Noteholders of the Controlling Class, with no liability to it for such reliance.

(i) The Controlling Class Representative shall be entitled to receive from the Trustee, upon request, any memoranda delivered to the Trustee by the Back-Up Manager pursuant to the Back-Up Management Agreement; provided that it shall have first executed a confidentiality agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Manager, and such confidentiality agreement remains in effect. Any such memoranda shall be deemed to contain material non-public information.

 

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Section 11.2 Resignation or Removal of the Controlling Class Representative . The Controlling Class Representative may at any time resign as such by giving written notice to the Trustee, the Servicer and to each Noteholder of the Controlling Class. As of any Record Date, a Majority of the Controlling Class Members shall be entitled to remove any existing Controlling Class Representative by giving written notice to the Trustee, the Servicer and such existing Controlling Class Representative. No resignation or removal of the Controlling Class Representative shall be effective until a successor Controlling Class Representative has been appointed pursuant to Section 11.1 or until the end of the CCR Election Period following such resignation or removal; provided , that any Controlling Class Representative that has been removed pursuant to this Section 11.2 may subsequently be nominated as a CCR Candidate and appointed as Controlling Class Representative pursuant to Section 11.1 ; provided , further , that an existing Controlling Class Representative shall cease to be the Controlling Class Representative at the end of a CCR Election Period, even if no successor is re-elected pursuant to Section 11.1 , unless such Controlling Class Representative is elected during such CCR Election Period. In addition to the foregoing, within two (2) Business Days of the selection, resignation or removal of the Controlling Class Representative, the Trustee shall notify the Servicer and the parties to this Indenture of such event.

Section 11.3 Expenses and Liabilities of the Controlling Class Representative .

(a) The Controlling Class Representative shall have no liability to the Note Owners for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, in good faith pursuant to the Indenture or for errors in judgment; provided , however , that the Controlling Class Representative shall not be protected against any liability that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations or duties under the Indenture. Each Note Owner acknowledges and agrees, by its acceptance of its Notes or interests therein, that (i) the Controlling Class Representative may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Note Owners of one or more Classes of Notes, or that conflict with other Note Owners, (ii) the Controlling Class Representative may act solely in the interests of the Controlling Class Members or in its own interest, (iii) the Controlling Class Representative does not have any duties to Note Owners other than the Controlling Class Members, (iv) the Controlling Class Representative may take actions that favor the interests of the Controlling Class Members over the interests of Note Owners of one or more other Classes of Notes, or that favor its own interests over those of other Note Owners or other Controlling Class Members, (v) the Controlling Class Representative shall not be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misfeasance, by reason of its having acted solely in the interests of the Controlling Class Members or in its own interests, and (vi) the Controlling Class Representative shall have no liability whatsoever for having so acted pursuant to clauses (i)  through (v) , and no Note Owner or Noteholder may take any action whatsoever against the Controlling Class Representative for having so acted or against any director, officer, employee, agent or principal thereof for having so acted.

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Members, pro rata according to their respective Outstanding Principal Amounts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a claim is made against the Controlling Class Representative and the Servicer or the Trustee are also named parties to the same action and, in the sole judgment of the Servicer, the Controlling Class Representative had acted in good faith, without gross negligence or willful misconduct, with regard to the particular matter at issue, and there is no potential for the Servicer or the Trustee to be an adverse party in such action as regards the Controlling Class Representative, the Servicer on behalf of the Trustee shall be required to assume the defense (with any costs incurred in connection therewith being deemed to be reimbursable as a Collateral Protection Advance) of any such claim against the Controlling Class Representative.

Section 11.4 Control Party

(a) Pursuant to the Indenture and the other Related Documents, the Control Party is authorized to consent to and implement, subject to the Servicing Standard, any Consent Request that does not require the consent of any Noteholder, including the Controlling Class Representative.

(b) For any Consent Request that requires, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture and the other Related Documents, the consent or direction of the Controlling Class Representative, the Control Party shall evaluate such Consent Request, form a Consent Recommendation and then promptly deliver such Consent Request and a Consent Recommendation to the Controlling Class Representative (if a Controlling Class Representative exists at such time). Except as provided in the following sentence, until the Controlling Class Representative consents to a Consent Request, the Control Party is not authorized to implement such Consent Request, provided that the Control Party shall work in good faith with the Controlling Class Representative to obtain such consent. Notwithstanding anything in any Related Document to the contrary, if the Controlling Class Representative does not reject or approve a Consent Recommendation within ten (10) Business Days following delivery of a Consent Request and the related Consent Recommendation to the Controlling Class Representative or if there is no Controlling Class Representative at such time (including, without limitation, during the first CCR Election Period or following the resignation or removal of the Controlling Class Representative), the Control Party is authorized (but not required) to implement such Consent Request in accordance with the Servicing Standard, whether or not the Indenture or any Related Document indicates that the Control Party is required to act with the consent or at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative with respect to any specific matter relating to such Consent Request, other than with respect to Servicer Termination Events.

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obtained and the Control Party is provided with notice of such consents being obtained by the Trustee, the Control Party is not authorized to implement such Consent Request, provided that the Control Party shall work in good faith with the Trustee to identify and deliver to the Trustee for delivery by the Trustee to such Noteholders such additional information and Consent Recommendations as may be appropriate in accordance with the Servicing Standard to obtain such consent.

(d) The Control Party shall promptly notify the Trustee, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager, the Co-Issuers and the Controlling Class Representative if the Control Party determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, not to implement a Consent Request or has not received the requisite consent of the Controlling Class Representative or the Noteholders, if applicable, to implement a Consent Request. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Control Party, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager, the Co-Issuers and the Controlling Class Representative if the Trustee has not received the requisite consent of the required percentage of Noteholders to implement a Consent Request.

(e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no advice, direction or objection from or by the Controlling Class Representative may (i) require or cause the Trustee or the Control Party to violate applicable law, the terms of this Indenture, the Notes, the Servicing Agreement or the other Related Documents, including, without limitation with respect to the Control Party, the Control Party’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, (ii) expose the Control Party or the Trustee, or any of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, members, managers, employees, agents or partners, to any material claim, suit or liability, or (iii) materially expand the scope of the Control Party’s responsibilities under the Servicing Agreement or the Trustee under this Indenture, the Notes or the other Related Documents. In addition, notwithstanding anything herein or in the other Related Documents to the contrary, the Controlling Class Representative shall not be able to prevent the Control Party from transferring the ownership of all or any portion of the Collateral if any Servicing Advance by the Control Party is outstanding and the Control Party determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such transfer of ownership would be in the best interest of the Noteholders (taken as a whole).

Section 11.5 Note Owner List .

(a) To facilitate communication among Note Owners, the Manager, the Trustee, the Control Party and the Controlling Class Representative, a Note Owner may elect, but is not required, to notify the Trustee of its name, address and other contact information, which will be kept in a register maintained by the Trustee. The Trustee will be required to furnish the Manager, the Control Party and the Controlling Class Representative upon request with the information maintained in such register as of the most recent date of determination. Every Note Owner, by receiving and holding a beneficial interest in a Note, will agree that none of the Trustee, the Co-Issuers, the Servicer, the Controlling Class Representative nor any of their respective agents will be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of any such information as to the names and addresses of the Note Owners in the register maintained by the Trustee.

 

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(b) Note Owners having beneficial interests of not less than $50,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Notes that wish to communicate with the other Note Owners with respect to their rights under the Indenture or under the Notes may request in writing that the Trustee deliver a notice or communication to the other Note Owners through the Applicable Procedures of each Clearing Agency with respect to all Series of Notes Outstanding. If such request states that such Note Owners desire to communicate with other Note Owners with respect to their rights under the Indenture or under the Notes and is accompanied by (i) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit O certifying that such Note Owners hold beneficial interests of not less than $50,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Notes (each, a “ Note Owner Certificate ”) (upon which the Trustee may conclusively rely) and (ii) a copy of the communication which such Note Owners propose to transmit, then the Trustee, after having been adequately indemnified by such Note Owners for its costs and expenses, shall transmit the requested communication to all other Note Owners through the Applicable Procedures of each Clearing Agency with respect to all Series of Notes Outstanding, and shall give the Co-Issuers, the Servicer and the Controlling Class Representative notice that such request has been made, within five (5) Business Days after receipt of the request. The Trustee shall have no obligation of any nature whatsoever with respect to any requested communication other than to transmit it in accordance with and subject to the terms hereof and to give notice thereof to the Co-Issuers, the Servicer and the Controlling Class Representative.

ARTICLE XII

DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE

Section 12.1 Termination of the Co-Issuers’ and Guarantors’ Obligations .

(a) Satisfaction and Discharge . The Indenture and the Global G&C Agreement shall cease to be of further effect when all Outstanding Notes theretofore authenticated and issued (other than destroyed, lost or stolen Notes which have been replaced or paid) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, the Co-Issuers have paid all sums payable hereunder and under each other Indenture Document, all commitments to extend credit under all Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreements have been terminated and all Series Hedge Agreements have been terminated and all payments by the Co-Issuers thereunder have been paid or otherwise provided for; except that (i) the Co-Issuers’ obligations under Section 10.5 and the Guarantors’ guaranty thereof, (ii) the Trustee’s and the Paying Agent’s obligations under Sections 12.2 and 12.3 and (iii) the Noteholders’ and the Trustee’s obligations under Section 14.13 shall survive). The Trustee, on demand of the Securitization Entities, will execute proper instruments acknowledging confirmation of, and discharge under, the Indenture and the Global G&C Agreement.

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(i) the Co-Issuers irrevocably deposit in trust with the Trustee or at the option of the Trustee, with a trustee reasonably satisfactory to the Control Party, the Trustee and the Co-Issuers under the terms of an irrevocable trust agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, U.S. Dollars and/or Government Securities in an amount sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent certified public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay (without consideration of any reinvestment), when due, principal, premiums, make-whole prepayment premiums, if any, and interest on the Notes (including additional interest that accrues after an anticipated repayment date or renewal date, if applicable) to prepayment, redemption or maturity, as the case may be, and to pay all other sums payable by them hereunder and under each other Indenture Document and under any Series Hedge Agreement; provided that any Government Securities deposited in trust shall provide for the scheduled payment of all principal and interest thereon not later than the Business Day prior to the applicable prepayment date, redemption date or maturity date, as the case may be; and provided , further , that if (x) the deposit is held by a trustee of an irrevocable trust other than the Trustee, such trustee shall have been irrevocably instructed by the Co-Issuers to pay such money or the proceeds of such U.S. Government Securities to the Trustee on or prior to the prepayment date, redemption date or maturity date, as applicable, and (y) the Trustee shall have been irrevocably instructed by the Co-Issuers to apply such money or the proceeds of such U.S. Government Securities to the payment of said principal and interest with respect to the Notes and such other obligations;

(ii) all commitments under all Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreements and all Series Hedge Agreements have been terminated;

(iii) the Co-Issuers deliver notice of prepayment, redemption or maturity of the Notes in full to the Noteholders of Outstanding Notes, the Manager, the Trustee, the Control Party, the Controlling Class Representative, the Back-Up Manager and the Rating Agencies, which notice is expressly stated to be, or has become as of the prepayment date, redemption date or maturity date, as applicable, irrevocable, and the date of prepayment, redemption or maturity as specified in such notice when delivered was not longer than twenty (20) Business Days after the date of such notice;

(iv) the Co-Issuers deliver notice of such deposit to the Control Party, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager and the Rating Agencies on or before the date of the deposit; and

(v) an Opinion of Counsel is delivered to the Trustee and the Servicer by the Co-Issuers to the effect that all conditions precedent set forth herein with respect to such termination have been satisfied.

 

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Upon satisfaction of such conditions, the Indenture and the Global G&C Agreement shall cease to be of further effect; except that (i) the rights and obligations of the Trustee hereunder, including, without limitation, the Trustee’s rights to compensation and indemnity under Section 10.5 , and the Guarantor’s guaranty thereof, (ii) the Trustee’s and the Paying Agent’s obligations under Section 12.2 and Section 12.3 , (iii) the Noteholders’ and the Trustee’s obligations under Section 14.13 , (iv) this Section 12.1(b) and (v) the Noteholders’ rights to registration of transfer and exchange under Section 2.8 and to replacement or substitution of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes under Section 2.10(a) shall survive. The Trustee, on demand of the Securitization Entities, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging confirmation of and discharge under the Indenture and the Global G&C Agreement.

(c) Series Defeasance . Except as may be provided to the contrary in any Series Supplement, the Co-Issuers, solely in connection with an optional prepayment in full, a mandatory prepayment in full or a redemption in full of all Outstanding Notes of a particular Series (the “ Defeased Series ”) or in connection with the Series Legal Final Maturity Date of a particular Series of Notes, may terminate all Series Obligations with respect to such Notes and all Obligations of the Guarantors under the Global G&C Agreement in respect of such Series of Notes on and as of any Business Day (the “ Series Defeasance Date ”), provided:

(i) the Co-Issuers irrevocably deposit in trust with the Trustee, or at the option of the Trustee, with a trustee reasonably satisfactory to the Control Party, the Trustee and the Co-Issuers under the terms of an irrevocable trust agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, U.S. Dollars or Government Securities (or any combination thereof) in an amount sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent certified public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay (without consideration of any reinvestment) without duplication:

(1) all principal, interest, contingent interest, premiums, make-whole prepayment premiums, Series Hedge Payment Amounts, commitment fees, Class A-1 Senior Notes Administrative Expenses, Class A-1 Senior Notes Interest Adjustment Amounts, Class A-1 Senior Notes Other Amounts and any other Series Obligations that will be due and payable by the Co-Issuers solely with respect to the Defeased Series as of the applicable prepayment date, redemption date or Series Legal Final Maturity Date, as applicable, and to pay other sums payable by them under the Base Indenture, each other Indenture Document and each Series Hedge Agreement with respect to such Series of Notes;

(2) all Weekly Management Fees, Supplemental Management Fees, unreimbursed Servicing Advances (and outstanding interest thereon) and Manager Advances (and outstanding interest thereon), all fees, indemnities, reimbursements and expenses due to the Trustee, the Manager, the Servicer and the Back-Up Manager, and all Successor Manager Transition Expenses and Successor Servicer Transition Expenses, in each case that will be due and payable on or as of the following Accounting Date (or if the Series Defeasance Date is an Accounting Date, then as of the Series Defeasance Date); and

 

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(3) all Securitization Operation Expenses, all Environmental Remediation Expenses Amounts, all Class A-1 Senior Notes Administrative Expenses for the Defeased Series, all Class A-1 Senior Notes Interest Adjustment Amounts for the Defeased Series and all Class A-1 Senior Notes Other Amounts for the Defeased Series, in each case, that are due and unpaid as of the Series Defeasance Date to the Actual Knowledge of the Manager;

provided , that the terms of each Government Security deposited in trust shall provide for the scheduled payment of all principal and interest thereon not later than the Business Day prior to the prepayment date, redemption date or Series Legal Final Maturity of the Defeased Series, as applicable; and provided , further , that if (x) if the deposit is held by a trustee of an irrevocable trust other than Trustee, such trustee shall have been irrevocably instructed by the Co-Issuers to pay such money or the proceeds of such Government Securities to the Trustee on or prior to the prepayment date, redemption date, or Series Legal Final Maturity Date, as applicable and (y) the Trustee shall have been irrevocably instructed by the Co-Issuers to apply such money or the proceeds of such Government Securities to the payment of the Series Obligations with respect to the Defeased Series and to the payment of other fees and expenses, as applicable;

(ii) all commitments under all Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreements and all Series Hedge Agreements with respect to such Series of Notes shall have been terminated on or before the Series Defeasance Date;

(iii) the Co-Issuers deliver notice of prepayment, redemption or maturity of such Series of Notes in full to the Noteholders of the Defeased Series, the Manager, the Trustee, the Control Party, the Controlling Class Representative, the Back-Up Manager and the Rating Agencies not more than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the Series Defeasance Date, and such notice is expressly stated to be, or as of the date of the deposit has become, irrevocable;

(iv) if, after giving effect to the deposit, any other Series of Notes is Outstanding, the Co-Issuers deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate of the Co-Issuers stating that no Potential Rapid Amortization Event, Rapid Amortization Event, Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit;

 

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(v) the Master Issuer delivers to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that the defeasance was not made by the Co-Issuers with the intent of preferring the holders of the Defeased Series over other creditors of the Co-Issuers or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding other creditors;

(vi) the Co-Issuers deliver notice of such deposit to the Control Party, the Manager, the Back Up Manager and the Rating Agencies on or before the date of the deposit;

(vii) such defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, the Indenture or any Indenture Documents;

(viii) the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to each Series of Notes Outstanding, if any, other than the Defeased Series; and

(ix) the Co-Issuers deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that all conditions precedent set forth herein with respect to such termination have been satisfied.

Upon satisfaction of such conditions, the Indenture and the Global G&C Agreement shall cease to be of further effect with respect to such Defeased Series, the Co-Issuers and the Guarantors shall be deemed to have paid and been discharged from their Series Obligations with respect to such Defeased Series and thereafter such Defeased Series shall be deemed to be “Outstanding” only for purposes of (1) the Trustee’s and the Paying Agent’s obligations under Section 12.2 and Section 12.3 , (2) the Noteholders’ and the Trustee’s obligations under Section 14.13 and (3) the Noteholders’ rights to registration of transfer and exchange under Section 2.8 and to replacement or substitution of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes under Section 2.10(a) . The Trustee, on demand of the Securitization Entities, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging confirmation of and discharge under the Indenture and the Global G&C Agreement of such Series Obligations.

(d) After the conditions set forth in Section 12.1(a) have been met, or after the irrevocable deposit is made pursuant to Section 12.1(b) and satisfaction of the other conditions set forth therein have been met, the Trustee upon request of the Securitization Entities 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 the applicable Securitization Entities.

 

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Section 12.2 Application of Trust Money.

The Trustee or a trustee satisfactory to the Servicer, the Trustee and the Co-Issuers shall hold in trust money or Government Securities deposited with it pursuant to Section 12.1 . The Trustee shall apply the deposited money and the money from Government Securities through the Paying Agent in accordance with this Base Indenture and the other Related Documents to the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes and the other sums referred to above. The provisions of this Section 12.2 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Indenture.

Section 12.3 Repayment to the Co-Issuers.

(a) The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall promptly pay to the Co-Issuers upon written request any excess money or, pursuant to Sections 2.10 and 2.14 , return any cancelled Notes held by them at any time.

(b) Subject to Section 2.6(c) , the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Co-Issuers upon written request any money held by them for the payment of principal, premium or interest that remains unclaimed for two years after the date upon which such payment shall have become due.

(c) The provisions of this Section 12.3 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Indenture.

Section 12.4 Reinstatement.

If the Trustee is unable to apply any funds received under this Article XII by reason of any proceeding, order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Co-Issuers’ obligations under the Indenture or the other Indenture Documents and in respect of the Notes and the Guarantors’ obligations under the Global G&C Agreement shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred, until such time as the Trustee is permitted to apply all such funds or property in accordance with this Article XII . If the Co-Issuers or Guarantors make any payment of principal, premium or interest on any Notes or any other sums under the Indenture Documents while such obligations have been reinstated, the Co-Issuers and the Guarantors shall be subrogated to the rights of the Noteholders or Note Owners or other Secured Parties who received such funds or property from the Trustee to receive such payment in respect of the Notes.

 

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ARTICLE XIII

AMENDMENTS

Section 13.1 Without Consent of the Controlling Class Representative or the Noteholders.

(a) Without the consent of any Noteholder, the Control Party, the Controlling Class Representative or any other Secured Party, the Co-Issuers and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more Supplements hereto, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:

(i) to create a new Series of Notes;

(ii) to add to the covenants of the Securitization Entities for the benefit of any Noteholders or any other Secured Parties (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 for the benefit of the Noteholders and the other Secured Parties any right or power herein conferred upon the Securitization Entities; provided , however , that no Co-Issuer will pursuant to this Section 13.1(a)(ii) surrender any right or power it has under the Related Documents;

(iii) to mortgage, pledge, convey, assign and transfer to the Trustee any property or assets as security for the Obligations 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 the Indenture or as may, consistent with the provisions of the Indenture, be deemed appropriate by the Co-Issuers, the Servicer 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;

(iv) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency or to correct or supplement any provision contained herein or in any Supplement or in any Notes issued hereunder or in the Global G&C Agreement or any other Indenture Document to which the Trustee is a party;

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

(vii) 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 the Indenture or the Global G&C Agreement as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder or thereunder by more than one Trustee;

(viii) to correct or supplement any provision herein or in any Supplement or in the Global G&C Agreement or any other Indenture Document to which the Trustee is a party which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein or therein or to make consistent any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Base Indenture or in any Supplement, in the Global G&C Agreement or any other Indenture Document to which the Trustee is a party;

(ix) to comply with Requirements of Law (as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel);

(x) to facilitate the transfer of Notes in accordance with applicable Law (as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel);

(xi) to take any action necessary or helpful to avoid the imposition, under and in accordance with applicable law, of any Tax, including withholding Tax; or

(xii) to take any action necessary and appropriate to facilitate the origination of Post-Securitization Franchise Arrangements or the management and preservation of the Franchise Arrangements, in each case, in accordance with the Management Standard.

provided , however , that, as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee and the Servicer, such action could not reasonably be expected to adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Noteholder, any Note Owner, the Servicer or any other Secured Party.

(b) Upon the request of the Co-Issuers and receipt by the Servicer and the Trustee of the documents described in Section 2.2 and delivery by the Servicer of its consent thereto to the extent required by Section 2.2 , the Trustee shall join with the Co-Issuers in the

 

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execution of any Series 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 Series Supplement which affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Base Indenture or otherwise.

Section 13.2 With Consent of the Controlling Class Representative or the Noteholders .

(a) Except as provided in Section 13.1 , the provisions of this Base Indenture, the Global G&C Agreement, any Supplement and any other Indenture Document to which the Trustee is a party (unless otherwise provided in such Supplement) may from time to time be amended, modified or waived, if such amendment, modification or waiver is in writing in a Supplement and consented to in writing by the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative). Notwithstanding the foregoing:

(i) any amendment, waiver or other modification that would reduce the percentage of the Aggregate Outstanding Principal Amount or the Outstanding Principal Amount of any Series of Notes, the consent of the Noteholders of which is required for any Supplement under this Section 13.2 or the consent of the Noteholders of which is required for any waiver of compliance with the provisions of the Indenture or any other Related Document or defaults hereunder or thereunder and their consequences provided for in herein and therein or for any other action hereunder or thereunder shall require the consent of each affected Noteholder;

(ii) any amendment, waiver or other modification that would permit the creation of any Lien ranking prior to or on a parity with the Lien created by the Indenture, the Global G&C Agreement or any other Related Documents with respect to any material part of the Collateral or except as otherwise permitted by the Related Documents, terminate the Lien created by the Indenture, the Global G&C Agreement or any other Related Documents on any material portion of the Collateral at any time subject thereto or deprive any Secured Party of any material portion of the security provided by the Lien created by the Indenture, the Global G&C Agreement or any other Related Documents shall require the consent of each affected Noteholder and each other affected Secured Party;

(iii) 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, premium, if any, or interest on any Note and the other Obligations (or reduce the principal amount of, premium, if any, or rate of interest on any Note and the other Obligations); (B) affect adversely the interests, rights or obligations of any Noteholder individually in comparison to any other Noteholder; (C) change the provisions of the Priority of Payments; (D)

 

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change any place of payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any Notes and the other Obligations or the interest thereon is payable; (E) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of the provisions of the Indenture requiring the application of funds available therefor, as provided in Article V , to the payment of any such amount due on the Notes and the other Obligations owing to Noteholders on or after the respective due dates thereof, (F) subject to the ability of the Control Party (acting at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) to waive certain events as set forth in Section 9.7 , amend or otherwise modify any of the specific language of the following definitions: “ Default ,” “ Event of Default ,” “ Potential Rapid Amortization Event ” or “ Rapid Amortization Event ” (as defined in the Base Indenture or any applicable Series Supplement) or (G) amend, waive or otherwise modify this Section 13.2 , shall require the consent of the each affected Noteholder and each other affected Secured Party; and

(iv) any amendment, waiver or other modification that would change the time periods with respect to any requirement to deliver to Noteholders notice with respect to any repayment, prepayment, redemption or election of any Extension Period shall require the consent of each affected Noteholder.

(b) No failure or delay on the part of any Noteholder, the Trustee or any other Secured Party in exercising any power or right under the 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.

(c) The express requirement, in any provision hereof, that the Rating Agency Condition be satisfied as a condition to the taking of a specified action, shall not be amended, modified or-waived by the parties hereto without satisfying the Rating Agency Condition.

Section 13.3 Supplements.

Each amendment or other modification to the Indenture, the Notes or the Global G&C Agreement shall be set forth in a Supplement, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Rating Agencies and to the Servicer, the Controlling Class Representative, the Manager, the Back-Up Manager and the Co-Issuers. The Co-Issuers shall provide written notice to each Rating Agency of any amendment or modification to the Indenture, the Notes or the Global G&C Agreement no less than ten (10) days prior to the effectiveness of the related Supplement; provided that such Supplement need not be in final form at the time such notice is given. The initial effectiveness of each Supplement shall be subject to the delivery to the Servicer and the Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel that such Supplement is authorized or permitted by this Base Indenture and the conditions precedent set forth herein with respect thereto have been satisfied. In addition to the manner provided in Sections 13.1 and 13.2 , each Series Supplement may be amended as provided in such Series Supplement.

 

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Section 13.4 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. Any such Noteholder or subsequent Noteholder, however, 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. The Co-Issuers may fix a record date for determining which Noteholders must consent to such amendment or waiver.

Section 13.5 Notation on or Exchange of Notes.

The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Co-Issuers, 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 13.6 The Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.

The Trustee shall sign any Supplement authorized pursuant to this Article XIII if the Supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. If it does, the Trustee may, but need not, sign it. In signing such Supplement, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, if requested, an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it and to receive and, subject to Section 10.1 , shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officer’s Certificate of the Co-Issuers and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that such Supplement is authorized or permitted by this Base Indenture and that all conditions precedent have been satisfied, and that it will be valid and binding upon the Co-Issuers and the Guarantors in accordance with its terms.

Section 13.7 Amendments and Fees.

The Co-Issuers, the Control Party and the Controlling Class Representative shall negotiate any amendments, waivers or modifications to the Indenture or the other Related Documents that require the consent of the Control Party or the Controlling Class Representative in good faith, and any consent required to be given by the Control Party or the Controlling Class Representative shall not be unreasonably denied or delayed. The Control Party and the Controlling Class Representative shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the Co-Issuers only for the

 

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reasonable counsel fees incurred by the Control Party or the Controlling Class Representative in reviewing and approving any amendment or in providing any consents, and except as provided in the Servicing Agreement, neither the Control Party nor the Controlling Class Representative shall be entitled to any additional compensation in connection with any amendments or consents to this Base Indenture or to any Related Document.

ARTICLE XIV

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 14.1 Notices.

(a) Any notice or communication by the Co-Issuers, the Manager or the Trustee to any other party hereto shall be in writing and delivered in person, delivered by email, posted on a password protected website for which the recipient has granted access or mailed by first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested) facsimile or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to such other party’s address:

If to the Master Issuer :

Domino’s Master Issuer LLC

24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive

P.O. Box 485

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106

Attention: Cristian Dersidan

Facsimile: 866-282-3872

If to the Domestic Distributor :

Domino’s Pizza Distribution LLC

24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive

P.O. Box 485

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106

Attention: Cristian Dersidan

Facsimile: 866-282-3872

If to the SPV Canadian Holdco :

Domino’s SPV Canadian Holding Company Inc.

24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive

P.O. Box 485

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106

Attention: Cristian Dersidan

Facsimile: 866-282-3872

 

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If to the IP Holder :

Domino’s IP Holder LLC

24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive

P.O. Box 485

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106

Attention: Cristian Dersidan

Facsimile: 866-282-3872

If to the Manager :

Domino’s Pizza LLC

30 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive

P.O. Box 997

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106

Attention: Cristian Dersidan

Facsimile:

If to the Manager with a copy to :

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower

800 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02199

Attention: Winthrop G. Minot

Facsimile: 617-235-0076

and

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Four Times Square

New York, NY 10036

Attention: David Midvidy

Facsimile: 917-777-2089

If to any Co-Issuer with a copy to :

Domino’s Pizza LLC

30 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive

P.O. Box 997

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106

Attention: Cristian Dersidan

Facsimile:

 

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and

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower

800 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02199

Attention: Winthrop G. Minot

Facsimile: 617-235-0076

and

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Four Times Square

New York, NY 10036

Attention: David Midvidy

Facsimile: 917-777-2089

If to the Back-Up Manager :

FTI Consulting, Inc.

3 Times Square

11th Floor

New York, NY 10036

Attention: Robert J. Darefsky

Facsimile: 212-499-3636

If to the Servicer :

Midland Loan Services, a division of

PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street

Building 82, Suite 700

Overland Park, Kansas 66210

Attn: President

Facsimile: 913-253-9709

If to the Trustee :

Citibank, N.A.

388 Greenwich Street

14th Floor

New York, NY 10013

Attention: Global Transaction Services–Domino’s Pizza

Facsimile: 212-816-5527

 

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If to Moody’s :

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

99 Church Street, 4th Floor

New York, NY 10007

Attention: ABS Monitoring Department

Facsimile: 212-553-0573

with a copy of all notices pertaining to other indebtedness:

Moody’s Investors Services, Inc,

99 Church Street, 4th Floor

New York, NY 10007

Attention: Asset Finance Group – Team Managing Director

If to Standard & Poor’s :

Standard & Poor’s Rating Services

55 Water Street, 42nd Floor

New York, NY 10041-0003

Attention: ABS Surveillance Group – New Assets

E-mail: Servicer_Reports@standardandpoors.com

If to an Enhancement Provider or an Hedge Counterparty : At the address provided in the applicable Enhancement Agreement or the applicable Series Hedge Agreement.

(b) The Co-Issuers or the Trustee by notice to each other party may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications; provided , however , the Co-Issuers 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.

(c) 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 days after the date that such notice is mailed, (iii) delivered by facsimile shall be deemed given on the date of delivery of such notice, (iv) delivered by overnight air courier shall be deemed delivered one (1) Business Day after the date that such notice is delivered to such overnight courier, (v) when posted on a password-protected website shall be deemed delivered after notice of such posting has been provided to the recipient and (vi) delivered by email shall be deemed delivered on the date of delivery of such notice.

(d) Notwithstanding any provisions of the 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 the Indenture, the Notes or any other Related Document.

 

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(e) If any Co-Issuer delivers a notice or communication to Noteholders, it shall deliver a copy to the Back-Up Manager, the Servicer, the Controlling Class Representative and the Trustee at the same time.

(f) Where the Indenture provides for notice to Noteholders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) 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 a 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 the 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.

(g) Notwithstanding any other provision herein, for so long as DPL is the Manager, any notice, communication, certificate, report, statement or other information required to be delivered by the Manager to any Co-Issuer, or by any Co-Issuer to the Manager, shall be deemed to have been delivered to both the Co-Issuer and the Manager if the Manager has prepared or is otherwise in possession of such notice, communication, certificate, report, statement or other information, and in no event shall the Manager or any Co-Issuer be in breach of any delivery requirements hereunder for constructive delivery pursuant to this Section 14.1(g) .

Section 14.2 Communication by Noteholders With Other Noteholders .

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

Section 14.3 Officer’s Certificate as to Conditions Precedent .

Upon any request or application by the Co-Issuers to the Controlling Class Representative, the Servicer or the Trustee to take any action under the Indenture or any other Related Document, the Co-Issuers to the extent requested by the Controlling Class Representative, the Servicer or the Trustee shall furnish to the Controlling Class Representative, the Servicer and the Trustee (a) an Officer’s Certificate of the Co-Issuers in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Controlling Class Representative, the Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 14.4 ), stating that all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in the Indenture or such other Related Documents relating to the proposed action have been complied with and (b) an Opinion of Counsel confirming the same. Such Opinion of Counsel shall be at the expense of the Co-Issuers.

 

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Section 14.4 Statements Required in Certificate .

Each certificate with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in the Indenture or any other Related Document shall include:

(a) a statement that the Person giving such certificate has read such covenant or condition;

(b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements contained in such certificate are based;

(c) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to reach an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

(d) a statement as to whether or not such condition or covenant has been complied with.

Section 14.5 Rules by the Trustee .

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Noteholders.

Section 14.6 Benefits of Indenture .

Except as set forth in a Series Supplement, 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 and the other Secured Parties, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under the Indenture.

Section 14.7 Payment on Business Day .

In any case where any Quarterly Payment Date, redemption date or maturity date of any Note shall not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other provision of the 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 Quarterly Payment Date, redemption date or maturity date; provided , however , that no interest shall accrue for the period from and after such Quarterly Payment Date, redemption date or maturity date, as the case may be.

 

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Section 14.8 Governing Law .

THIS BASE INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES (OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK).

Section 14.9 Successors .

All agreements of each of the Co-Issuers in the Indenture, the Notes and each other Related Document to which it is a party shall bind its successors and assigns; provided , however , no Co-Issuer may assign its obligations or rights under the Indenture or any other Related Document, except with the written consent of the Servicer. All agreements of the Trustee in the Indenture shall bind its successors.

Section 14.10 Severability .

In case any provision in the Indenture, the Notes or any other Related Document 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.

Section 14.11 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 14.12 Table of Contents, Headings, etc .

The Table of Contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of the 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 14.13 No Bankruptcy Petition Against the Securitization Entities .

Each of the Noteholders, the Trustee and the other Secured Parties 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, any Securitization Entity any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings, under any federal or state

 

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bankruptcy or similar law; provided , however , that nothing in this Section 14.13 shall constitute a waiver of any right to indemnification, reimbursement or other payment from the Securitization Entities pursuant to the Indenture or any other Related Document. In the event that any such Noteholder or other Secured Party or the Trustee takes action in violation of this Section 14.13 , each affected Securitization Entity shall file or cause to be filed an answer with the bankruptcy court or otherwise properly contesting the filing of such a petition by any such Noteholder or Secured Party or the Trustee against such Securitization Entity or the commencement of such action and raising the defense that such Noteholder or other Secured Party or the Trustee 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 14.13 shall survive the termination of the Indenture and the resignation or removal of the Trustee. Nothing contained herein shall preclude participation by any Noteholder or any other Secured Party or the Trustee in the assertion or defense of its claims in any such proceeding involving any Securitization Entity.

Section 14.14 Recording of Indenture .

If the Indenture is subject to recording in any appropriate public recording offices, such recording is to be effected by the Co-Issuers and at their expense.

Section 14.15 Waiver of Jury Trial .

EACH OF THE CO-ISSUERS AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS BASE INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY.

Section 14.16 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers .

Each of the Co-Issuers and the Trustee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

(a) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to the Indenture and the other Related Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;

(b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;

 

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(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Co-Issuers or the Trustee, as the case may be, at its address set forth in Section 14.1 or at such other address of which the Trustee shall have been notified pursuant thereto;

(d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction; and

(e) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section 14.16 any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.

Section 14.17 Permitted Asset Dispositions; Release of Collatera l.

After consummation of a Permitted Asset Disposition, upon request of the Co-Issuers, the Trustee, at the written direction of the Servicer, shall execute and deliver to the Co-Issuers any and all documentation reasonably requested and prepared by the Co-Issuers at their expense to effect or evidence the release by the Trustee of the Secured Parties’ security interest in the property disposed of in connection with such Permitted Asset Disposition.

Section 14.18 Administration of the DNAF Account

(a) Establishment of the DNAF Account. Pursuant to Section 6.2 of the DNAF Servicing Agreement, DNAF has granted a security interest in the Serviced Funds to the Master Issuer, the Domestic Franchisor and the IP Holder, which grant shall be effective automatically upon the occurrence and continuation of a Rapid Amortization Event. In furtherance of the foregoing, upon the effectiveness of such grant, the Master Issuer, the Domestic Franchisor and the IP Holder shall assign such security interest to the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties and in order to perfect such security interest granted to the Trustee, the Master Issuer, the Domestic Franchisor and the IP Holder shall (i) establish and maintain an account in the name of the Trustee, bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Master Issuer, the Domestic Franchisor and the IP Holder and their assigns, which account shall be subject to an Account Control Agreement, and which shall, for the purposes of the Base Indenture and the other Related Documents, become the “ DNAF Account ” and (ii) immediately thereafter shall cause DNAF to transfer all Serviced Funds into such new DNAF Account.

(b) Administration of the DNAF Account. The Co-Issuers hereby agree that all amounts held in the DNAF Account shall be used solely to provide the advertising and marketing for the benefit of the Domestic Franchisees and the owners of the Company-Owned

 

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Stores located in the Domestic Territory (the “ Advertising Obligations ”). The Trustee’s security interest in the DNAF Account and the funds on deposit therein shall be limited to the amount necessary to perform the Advertising Obligations and the funds subject to such security interest shall not be used for any other purpose. So long as no Manager Termination Event or DNAF Servicer Termination Event shall have occurred, the Co-Issuers shall cause DPL to direct the use of the amounts held in the DNAF Account solely to perform the Advertising Obligations pursuant to the terms of the DNAF Servicing Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Co-Issuers, the Trustee and the Securities Intermediary have caused this Amended and Restated Base Indenture to be duly executed by its respective duly authorized officer as of the day and year first written above.

 

DOMINO’S MASTER ISSUER LLC, as Co-Issuer
By:        
  Name:   Adam J. Gacek
  Title:   Secretary

 

DOMINO’S PIZZA DISTRIBUTION LLC,
as Co-Issuer
By:        
  Name:   Adam J. Gacek
  Title:   Secretary

 

DOMINO’S SPV CANADIAN HOLDING COMPANY INC., as Co-Issuer
By:        
  Name:   Adam J. Gacek
  Title:   Secretary

 

DOMINO’S IP HOLDER LLC, as Co-Issuer
By:        
  Name:   Adam J. Gacek
  Title:   Secretary

Domino’s - Amended and Restated Base Indenture


CITIBANK, N.A., in its capacity as Trustee and as Securities Intermediary
By:        
  Name:  
  Title:  

Domino’s - Amended and Restated Base Indenture


ANNEX A

BASE INDENTURE DEFINITIONS LIST

2007 Base Indenture ” means the Base Indenture, dated as of April 16, 2007, by and among the Co-Issuers and Citibank, N.A., as trustee and as securities intermediary.

Account Agreement ” means each agreement governing the establishment and maintenance of any Concentration Account or any other Base Indenture Account or Series Account to the extent that any such account is not held at the Trustee.

Account Control Agreement ” means each control agreement pursuant to which the Trustee is granted the right to control deposits to and withdrawals from, or otherwise to give instructions or entitlement orders in respect of, a deposit and/or securities account and any Lock-Box related thereto (including, without limitation, with respect to each Concentration Account, except as provided by Section 5.1(a) of the Base Indenture) provided , however , that each Account Control Agreement shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee.

Accounting Date ” means the date three (3) Business Days prior to each Quarterly Payment Date. Any reference to an Accounting Date relating to a Quarterly Payment Date means the Accounting Date occurring in the same calendar month as the Quarterly Payment Date and any reference to an Accounting Date relating to a Quarterly Collection Period means the Quarterly Collection Period most recently ended on or prior to the related Quarterly Payment Date.

Actual Knowledge ” means the actual knowledge of (i) in the case of any Securitization Entity, any manager or director (as applicable) (other than an Independent Manager or Independent Director) or officer of such Securitization Entity, (ii) in the case of the Manager, with respect to a relevant matter or event, an Authorized Officer of the Manager directly responsible for managing, the relevant asset or for administering the transactions relevant to such matter or event, (iii) with respect to the Trustee, a Trust Officer, or (iv) with respect to any other Person, any member of senior management of such Person.

Actual Monthly Distributor Profit Amount ” means, with respect to any Monthly Distributor Profit Period, the actual aggregate amount of Distributor Profit required to have been deposited in the Collection Account during such Monthly Distributor Profit Period by any Distributor, as calculated by the Manager and set forth in each applicable Monthly Distributor Profit Certificate.

Additional Asset Holder ” means any Additional Securitization Entity that, after the Closing Date, is designated as an “Additional Asset Holder” pursuant to Section 8.34 of the Base Indenture.


Additional Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fees Shortfall Interest ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(e) of the Base Indenture.

Additional Co-Issuer ” means any Additional Securitization Entity that, after the Closing Date, is designated an “Additional Co-Issuer” pursuant to Section 8.34 of the Base Indenture.

Additional Co-Issuer Charter Documents ” means, collectively, with respect to any Additional Co-Issuer, the certificate of incorporation, the by-laws, the certificate of formation, the operating agreement, the memorandum of association, the articles of association and/or any such similar documents of such Additional Co-Issuer depending on the form of such entity.

Additional Co-Issuer Operating Agreement ” means, with respect to any Additional Co-Issuer, the certificate of incorporation, the operating agreement or such similar document of such Additional Co-Issuer depending on the form of such entity.

Additional Concentration Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a) of the Base Indenture.

Additional Concentration Account Control Agreement ” means the Account Control Agreement governing any Additional Concentration Account entered into by and among the applicable Securitization Entity, the Manager, the Trustee and the bank or other financial institution then holding such Additional Concentration Account; provided that an Additional Concentration Account Control Agreement shall not be required for any Additional Concentration Account that is located in a country outside of the United States (i) if such agreement would not be enforceable under the applicable laws of such country, as evidenced by a written notice from an Authorized Officer of the applicable Securitization Entity to the Control Party setting forth the rationale for such conclusion or (ii) if such Additional Concentration Account qualifies as an “Eligible Account” pursuant to clause (c) of the definition thereof; provided , further , that the Trustee shall have no duty or responsibility to monitor whether such Additional Concentration Account qualifies as an “Eligible Account” pursuant to clause (c) of the definition thereof.

Additional Distribution Concentration Account ” means any Additional Concentration Account designated as a “ Distribution Concentration Account ” pursuant to Section 5.1(a) of the Base Indenture.

Additional Distributor ” means any Additional Securitization Entity that, after the Closing Date, is designated as an “Additional Distributor” pursuant to Section 8.34 of the Base Indenture.

Additional Franchisor ” means any Additional Securitization Entity that, after the Closing Date, is designated as an Additional “Franchisor” pursuant to Section 8.34 of the Base Indenture.

 

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Additional IP Holder ” means any Additional Securitization Entity that, after the Closing Date, is designated as an “Additional IP Holder” pursuant to Section 8.34 of the Base Indenture.

Additional Royalties Concentration Account ” means any Additional Concentration Account designated as a “Royalties Concentration Account” pursuant to Section 5.1(a) of the Base Indenture.

Additional Securitization Entity ” means any entity that becomes a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Master Issuer or any other Securitization Entity after the Closing Date in accordance with and as permitted under the Related Documents and is designated by the Co-Issuers as an “Additional Securitization Entity” pursuant to Section 8.34 of the Base Indenture.

Additional Securitization Entity Charter Documents ” means, collectively, with respect to any Additional Securitization Entity, the certificate of incorporation, the by-laws, the certificate of formation, the operating agreement and/or any such similar documents of such Additional Securitization Entity depending on the form of such entity.

Additional Securitization Entity Operating Agreement ” means, with respect to any Additional Securitization Entity, the certificate of incorporation, the operating agreement or such similar document of such Additional Securitization Entity depending on the form of such entity.

Additional Senior Notes Interest Shortfall Interest ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(c) of the Base Indenture.

Additional Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Shortfall Interest ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(h) of the Base Indenture.

Additional Subordinated Notes Interest Shortfall Interest ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(k) of the Base Indenture.

Additional Subsidiary Guarantor ” means an Additional Securitization Entity that, after the Closing Date, is designated as an “Additional Subsidiary Guarantor” pursuant to Section 8.34 of the Base Indenture.

Adjusted Net Cash Flow ” means for any Quarterly Payment Date and the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period, an amount equal to the product of (a) in the case of any fiscal year of the Co-Issuers containing 52 weeks, 91 or, in the case of any fiscal year of the Co-Issuers containing 53 weeks, 92.75, multiplied by (b) the quotient of (i) the Net Cash Flow with respect to such Quarterly Payment Date divided by (ii) the actual number of days within such Quarterly Collection Period.

 

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Advance Interest Rate ” means a rate equal to the Prime Rate plus 3% per annum.

Advertising Fees ” means any fees payable by a Domestic Franchisee pursuant to a Domestic Franchise Arrangement to be used by DNAF for advertising and marketing activities in accordance with the terms of such Franchise Arrangements including, without limitation, any fees paid by Domestic Franchisees to DNAF for advertising and marketing activities related to advertising co-operatives.

Advertising Obligations ” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.18(b) of the Base Indenture.

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 the power to direct the management and policies of a Person, directly or indirectly, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and “controlled” and “controlling” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

After-Acquired IP Assets ” means any Intellectual Property, including without limitation Future Brand IP, created, developed or acquired after the Closing Date by or on behalf of, and owned by, the IP Holder or any Additional IP Holder; provided that, for purposes of any of the Contribution and Sale Agreements, “After-Acquired IP Assets” shall have the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

After-Acquired Overseas IP ” means any Know-How specific to the operation of Stores and Franchise Arrangements in the Overseas Countries (but not including any Patents, Copyrights or Trademarks or any Intellectual Property that is a derivation of the Domino’s IP) created, developed or acquired by or on behalf of any of the Overseas Entities after the Series 2007-1 Closing Date (but prior to the Closing Date) and owned by any of the Overseas Entities in accordance with the terms of the Overseas IP Holder Asset Sale and IP License Agreement; provided that, for purposes of any of the Contribution and Sale Agreements, “After-Acquired Overseas IP” shall have the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Agent ” means any Registrar or Paying Agent.

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

Annual Noteholders Tax Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2 of the Base Indenture.

Applicable Procedures ” means the provisions of the rules and procedures of DTC, the “Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System” and “Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear” and the “General Terms and Conditions of Clearstream Banking” and “Customer Handbook” of Clearstream, as in effect from time to time.

 

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Applicants ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a) of the Base Indenture.

Articles of Association ” means, with respect to any corporation or unlimited company and any time, the articles of association or such similar documents of such unlimited company in effect at such time.

Asset Disposition ” means any Refranchising Asset Disposition, any Asset Resale Disposition, any Permitted Distribution Asset Disposition or any Real Estate Disposition or any other asset disposition permitted pursuant to Section 8.16 of the Base Indenture.

Asset Disposition Proceeds ” means the gross proceeds received from any Asset Disposition.

Asset Holder ” means, the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder, the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder, the Master Issuer, to the extent of its holdings of Leased Domestic and Manufacturing and Distribution Centers, and any Additional Asset Holder.

Asset Resale Disposition ” means any resale, transfer or other disposition of an asset acquired by any Securitization Entity for resale to one or more Franchisees (excluding any Refranchising Asset Dispositions) for a Franchisee Promissory Note or for cash in one payment or any combination thereof.

Assignment ” means any assignment delivered in accordance with the terms of the IP Assets Contribution Agreement.

Authorized Officer ” means, as to any Person, any of the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, the Secretary, any Assistant Treasurer or any Assistant Secretary of such Person.

Available Administrative Account Amount ” means, as of any Accounting Date:

        (i) with respect to any deficiency relating to the Senior Notes Interest Account pursuant to Section 5.12(a) of the Base Indenture, the aggregate of the amounts on deposit in (a) the Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fees Account, (b) the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Account, (c) the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account, (d) the Senior Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account, (e) the Subordinated Notes Interest Account, (f) the Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account, (g) the Senior Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account, (h) the Senior Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account and (i) the Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account as of the last day of the Quarterly Collection Period immediately preceding such Accounting Date;

 

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        (ii) with respect to any deficiency relating to the Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fees Account pursuant to Section 5.12(d) of the Base Indenture, the aggregate of the amounts on deposit in the accounts listed in clauses (i)(b) through (i)  above as of the last day of the Quarterly Collection Period immediately preceding such Accounting Date;

        (iii) with respect to any deficiency relating to the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Account pursuant to Section 5.12(f) of the Base Indenture, the aggregate of the amounts on deposit in the accounts listed in clauses (i)(c) through (i)  above as of the last day of the Quarterly Collection Period immediately preceding such Accounting Date;

        (iv) with respect to any deficiency relating to the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account pursuant to Section 5.12(g) of the Base Indenture, the aggregate of the amounts on deposit in the accounts listed in clauses (i)(d) through (i)  above as of the last day of the Quarterly Collection Period immediately preceding such Accounting Date;

        (v) with respect to any deficiency relating to the Senior Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account pursuant to Section 5.12(i) of the Base Indenture, the aggregate of the amounts on deposit in the accounts listed in clauses (i)(e) through (i)  above as of the last day of the Quarterly Collection Period immediately preceding such Accounting Date;

        (vi) with respect to any deficiency relating to the Subordinated Notes Interest Account pursuant to Section 5.12(j) of the Base Indenture, the aggregate of the amounts on deposit in the accounts listed in clauses (i)(f) through (i)  above as of the last day of the Quarterly Collection Period immediately preceding such Accounting Date;

        (vii) with respect to any deficiency relating to the Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account pursuant to Section 5.12(l) of the Base Indenture, the aggregate of the amounts on deposit in the accounts listed in clauses (i)(g) through (i)  above as of the last day of the Quarterly Collection Period immediately preceding such Accounting Date;

        (viii) with respect to any deficiency relating to the Senior Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account pursuant to Section 5.12(m) of the Base Indenture, the aggregate of the amounts on deposit in the accounts listed in clauses (i)(h) and (i)  above as of the last day of the Quarterly Collection Period immediately preceding such Accounting Date; and

        (ix) with respect to any deficiency relating to the Senior Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account pursuant to Section 5.12(n) of the Base Indenture, the amount on deposit in the account listed in clause (i)(i) above as of the last day of the Quarterly Collection Period immediately preceding such Accounting Date.

Available Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account Amount ” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the amount on deposit in the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account and (ii) the undrawn face amount of any Interest Reserve Letters of Credit issued for the benefit of the Trustee for the benefit of the Senior Noteholders, after giving effect to any withdrawals therefrom or draws with respect to the Senior Notes.

 

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Available Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account Amount ” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the amount on deposit in the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account and (ii) the undrawn face amount of any Interest Reserve Letters of Credit issued for the benefit of the Trustee for the benefit of the Senior Subordinated Noteholders, after giving effect to any withdrawals therefrom or draws with respect to the Senior Subordinated Notes.

Back-Up Management Agreement ” means the Back-Up Management Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2012, by and among the Co-Issuers, the Manager, the Trustee and the Back-Up Manager, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Back-Up Manager ” means FTI Consulting, Inc., a Maryland corporation, in its capacity as Back-Up Manager pursuant to the Back-Up Management Agreement, and any successor Back-Up Manager.

Back-Up Manager Fees ” means all compensation and indemnification payments, if any, payable by the Master Issuer to the Back-Up Manager under the terms of the Back-Up Management Agreement and all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Back-Up Manager required to be reimbursed by the Master Issuer pursuant to the Back-Up Management Agreement.

Bank Account Expenses ” means any fees or charges imposed on any Concentration Account, Base Indenture Account or Series Account by the bank establishing and maintaining such account.

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

Base Indenture ” means the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of March 15, 2012, by and among the Co-Issuers and the Trustee, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, exclusive of any Series Supplements.

Base Indenture Account ” means any account or accounts authorized and established pursuant to the Base Indenture for the benefit of the Secured Parties, including, without limitation, each account established pursuant to Article V of the Base Indenture.

Base Indenture Definitions List ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1 of the Base Indenture.

Book-Entry Notes ” means beneficial interests in the Notes of any Series, ownership and transfers of which will be evidenced or made through book entries by a Clearing Agency as described in Section 2.12 of the Base Indenture; provided that,

 

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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 will replace Book-Entry Notes.

Business Day ” means any day except Saturday, Sunday or any day on which banks are generally not open for business in Ann Arbor, Michigan or New York, New York.

Canadian Distribution Assets Sale Agreement ” means the sale agreement, dated as of the Series 2007-1 Closing Date, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, pursuant to which the Canadian Manufacturer sells certain Distribution Assets associated with the Canadian distribution business to the Canadian Distributor.

Canadian Distribution Concentration Account ” means the account maintained in the name of the Master Issuer or the Canadian Distributor and pledged to the Trustee into which the Manager causes Product Purchase Payments and other Collections which are denominated in Canadian dollars due to the Canadian Distributor to be deposited or any successor account established for the Master Issuer or the Canadian Distributor by the Manager for such purpose pursuant to the Base Indenture and the Management Agreement, including any investment accounts related thereto into which funds are transferred for investment purposes pursuant to Section 5.1(b) of the Base Indenture.

Canadian Distribution Concentration Account Control Agreement ” means the Account Control Agreement governing the Canadian Distribution Concentration Account entered into by and among the Master Issuer and/or the Canadian Distributor, the Manager, the Trustee and the bank or other financial institution then holding the Canadian Distribution Concentration Account (which Account Control Agreement shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, it being understood that the Canadian Distribution Concentration Account Control Agreement in effect on the Closing Date is so acceptable to the Trustee).

Canadian Distribution U.S. Dollar Concentration Account ” means the account maintained in the name of the Master Issuer or the Canadian Distributor and pledged to the Trustee into which the Manager causes funds from the Canadian Distribution Concentration Account, once converted into U.S. Dollars, to be deposited in order to pay suppliers located in the United States in U.S. Dollars or any successor account established for the Master Issuer or the Canadian Distributor by the Manager for such purpose pursuant to the Base Indenture and the Management Agreement, including any investment accounts related thereto into which funds are transferred for investment purposes pursuant to Section 5.1(b) of the Base Indenture.

Canadian Distribution U.S. Dollar Concentration Account Control Agreement ” means the Account Control Agreement governing the Canadian Distribution U.S. Dollar Concentration Account entered into by and among the Master Issuer and/or the Canadian Distributor, the Manager, the Trustee and the bank or other financial institution then holding the Canadian

 

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Distribution U.S. Dollar Concentration Account (which Account Control Agreement shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, it being understood that the Canadian Distribution U.S. Dollar Concentration Account Control Agreement in effect on the Closing Date is so acceptable to the Trustee).

Canadian Distributor ” means Domino’s Pizza Canadian Distribution ULC, a Nova Scotia unlimited company, and its successors and assigns.

Canadian Distributor Articles of Association ” means the Articles of Association of the Canadian Distributor, filed on April 12, 2007, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Canadian Distributor Charter Documents ” means the Canadian Distributor Articles of Association and the Canadian Distributor Memorandum of Association.

Canadian Distributor IP License Agreement ” means the Canadian Distributor IP License Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2007, by and between the Canadian Distributor and the IP Holder, as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Canadian Distributor Memorandum of Association ” means the memorandum of association of the Canadian Distributor filed on April 16, 2007, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Canadian Holdco ” means Domino’s Canadian Holding Company Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.

Canadian Manufacturer ” means Domino’s Pizza NS Co., a Nova Scotia unlimited company, and its successors and assigns.

Canadian Manufacturer Articles of Association ” means the Articles of Association of the Canadian Manufacturer, filed on November 18, 1999, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Canadian Manufacturer Charter Documents ” means the Canadian Manufacturer Articles of Association and the Canadian Manufacturer Memorandum of Association.

Canadian Manufacturer Memorandum of Association ” means the memorandum of association of the Canadian Manufacturer filed on November 18, 1999, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Canadian Manufacturer Product Purchase Agreement ” means the Canadian Manufacturer Product Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2007, by and between the Canadian Manufacturer and the Canadian Distributor, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Canadian Manufacturer Product Purchase Agreement Payment ” means any payment that is due and payable by the Canadian Distributor to the Canadian Manufacturer pursuant to the Canadian Manufacturer Product Purchase Agreement.

Canadian Taxes ” means Canadian income taxes and Canadian sales taxes owed by the Canadian Distributor.

Capitalized Lease Obligations ” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for the purposes of the Related Documents, the amount of such obligations will be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

Capped Class A-1 Senior Notes Administrative Expenses Amount ” means, for each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the Class A-1 Senior Notes Administrative Expenses that have become due and payable prior to such Weekly Allocation Date and have not been previously paid and (b) the amount by which (i) $100,000 exceeds (ii) the aggregate amount of Class A-1 Senior Notes Administrative Expenses previously paid on each preceding Weekly Allocation Date that occurred (x) in the case of a Weekly Allocation Date occurring during the annual period following the Closing Date and ending on the first anniversary thereof, since the Closing Date and (y) in the case of a Weekly Allocation Date occurring during any other annual period beginning with the annual period following the first anniversary of the Closing Date, since the most recent anniversary thereof.

Capped Securitization Operating Expenses Amount ” means, for any Weekly Allocation Date within any Quarterly Collection Period, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the Securitization Operating Expenses that have become due and payable prior to such Weekly Allocation Date and have not been previously paid and (b) the amount by which (i) $500,000 exceeds (ii) the aggregate amount of Securitization Operating Expenses previously paid on each preceding Weekly Allocation Date that occurred in such annual period (measured from the Closing Date to the anniversary thereof and from each anniversary thereof to the next succeeding anniversary thereof) in which such Weekly Allocation Date occurs; provided , however , that during any period that the Back-Up Manager is required to provide certain additional services pursuant to the Back-Up Management Agreement, the Control Party, acting at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative, may increase the amount in clause (b)(i) above in order to take account of any increased fees associated with the provision of such additional services; provided , further , that any Mortgage Recordation Fees will be paid at priority (v) of the Priority of Payments without regard to the Capped Securitization Operating Expenses Amount.

 

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Carryover Class A-1 Senior Notes Accrued Quarterly Commitment Fee Amount ” means (a) for the first Weekly Allocation Date with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period, zero, and (b) for any other Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period the amount, if any, by which (i) the amount allocated to the Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fees Account with respect to Class A-1 Senior Notes Quarterly Commitment Fees on the immediately preceding Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period was less than (ii) the Class A-1 Senior Notes Accrued Quarterly Commitment Fee Amount for such immediately preceding Weekly Allocation Date.

Carryover Senior Notes Accrued Quarterly Interest Amount ” means (a) for the first Weekly Allocation Date with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period, zero, and (b) for any other Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period the amount, if any, by which (i) the amount allocated to the Senior Notes Interest Account with respect to Senior Notes Quarterly Interest on the immediately preceding Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period was less than (ii) the Senior Notes Accrued Quarterly Interest Amount for such immediately preceding Weekly Allocation Date.

Carryover Senior Notes Accrued Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest Amount ” means (a) for the first Weekly Allocation Date with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period, zero, and (b) for any other Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period the amount, if any, by which (i) the amount allocated to the Senior Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account with respect to Senior Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest on the immediately preceding Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period was less than (ii) the Senior Notes Accrued Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest Amount for such immediately preceding Weekly Allocation Date.

Carryover Senior Notes Accrued Scheduled Principal Payments Amount ” means, (a) for the first Weekly Allocation Date with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period, zero, and (b) for any other Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period the amount, if any, by which (i) the amount allocated to the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account with respect to Senior Notes Scheduled Principal Payments on the immediately preceding Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period was less than (ii) the Senior Notes Accrued Scheduled Principal Payments Amount for such immediately preceding Weekly Allocation Date.

Carryover Senior Subordinated Notes Accrued Quarterly Interest Amount ” means (a) for the first Weekly Allocation Date with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period, zero, and (b) for any other Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period the amount, if any, by which (i) the amount allocated to the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Account with respect to Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest on the immediately preceding Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period was less than (ii) the Senior Subordinated Notes Accrued Quarterly Interest Amount for such immediately preceding Weekly Allocation Date.

 

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Carryover Senior Subordinated Notes Accrued Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest Amount ” means (a) for the first Weekly Allocation Date with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period, zero, and (b) for any other Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period the amount, if any, by which (i) the amount allocated to the Senior Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account with respect to Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest on the immediately preceding Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period was less than (ii) the Senior Subordinated Notes Accrued Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest Amount for such immediately preceding Weekly Allocation Date.

Carryover Senior Subordinated Notes Accrued Scheduled Principal Payments Amount ” means, (a) for the first Weekly Allocation Date with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period, zero, and (b) for any other Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period the amount, if any, by which (i) the amount allocated to the Senior Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account with respect to Senior Subordinated Notes Scheduled Principal Payments on the immediately preceding Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period was less than (ii) the Senior Subordinated Notes Accrued Scheduled Principal Payments Amount for such immediately preceding Weekly Allocation Date.

Carryover Subordinated Notes Accrued Quarterly Interest Amount ” means (a) for the first Weekly Allocation Date with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period, zero, and (b) for any other Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period the amount, if any, by which (i) the amount allocated to the Subordinated Notes Interest Account with respect to Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest on the immediately preceding Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period was less than (ii) the Subordinated Notes Accrued Quarterly Interest Amount for such immediately preceding Weekly Allocation Date.

Carryover Subordinated Notes Accrued Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest Amount ” means (a) for the first Weekly Allocation Date with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period, zero, and (b) for any other Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period the amount, if any, by which (i) the amount allocated to the Subordinated Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account with respect to Subordinated Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest on the immediately preceding Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period was less than (ii) the Subordinated Notes Accrued Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest Amount for such immediately preceding Weekly Allocation Date.

Cash Trapping Amount ” means, for any Weekly Allocation Date during a Cash Trapping Period, an amount equal to the product of (i) the applicable Cash Trapping Percentage

 

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and (ii) the amount of funds available in the Collection Account on such Weekly Allocation Date after payment of priorities (i)  through (xv)  of the Priority of Payments (but with respect to the first Weekly Allocation Date on or after a Cash Trapping Release Date, net of the Cash Trapping Release Amount released on such Cash Trapping Release Date).

Cash Trapping DSCR Threshold ” means a Quarterly DSCR equal to 1.75x.

Cash Trapping Event ” means, as of any Quarterly Payment Date, that either (i) the Quarterly DSCR determined with respect to such Quarterly Payment Date is less than the Cash Trapping DSCR Threshold or (ii) Global Retail Sales for the 13 Fiscal Periods ended on the last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Period are less than $5,150,000,000.

Cash Trapping Percentage ” means, with respect to any Weekly Allocation Date during a Cash Trapping Period (i) 50%, if either (A) the Quarterly DSCR determined with respect to such Quarterly Payment Date is less than the Cash Trapping DSCR Threshold but equal to or greater than 1.5x or (B) Global Retail Sales for the 13 Fiscal Periods ended on the last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Period are less than $5,150,000,000 but greater than or equal to $4,650,000,000 and (ii) 100%, if either (A) the Quarterly DSCR determined with respect to such Quarterly Payment Date is less than 1.5x or (B) Global Retail Sales for the 13 Fiscal Periods ended on the last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Period are less than $4,650,000,000.

Cash Trapping Period ” means any period that begins on any Quarterly Payment Date on which a Cash Trapping Event occurs and ends on the first Quarterly Payment Date subsequent to the occurrence of such Cash Trapping Event on which both (i) the Quarterly DSCR determined with respect to such Quarterly Payment Date is equal to or exceeds the Cash Trapping DSCR Threshold and (ii) Global Retail Sales for the 13 Fiscal Periods ended on the last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Period are equal to or exceed $5,150,000,000.

Cash Trapping Release Amount ” means, with respect to any Quarterly Payment Date (i) on which a Cash Trapping Period is no longer continuing, the full amount on deposit in the Cash Trap Reserve Account and (ii) on which the Cash Trapping Percentage is equal to 50% and on the prior Quarterly Payment Date, the applicable Cash Trapping Percentage was equal to 100%, 50% of the aggregate amount deposited to the Cash Trap Reserve Account during the most recent period in which the applicable Cash Trapping Percentage was equal to 100%, reduced ratably for any withdrawals made from the Cash Trap Reserve Account during such period for any other purpose.

Cash Trapping Release Date ” means any Quarterly Payment Date on which amounts are released from the Cash Trap Reserve Account pursuant to Section 5.12(p) of the Base Indenture.

Cash Trap Reserve Account ” means the reserve account established and maintained by the Master Issuer, in the name of the Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, for the purpose of trapping cash upon the occurrence of a Cash Trapping Event.

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Issuer or the International Franchisor and pledged to the Trustee to which the Manager causes Collections in the currency of Venezuela to be transferred from the Venezuelan Royalties Concentration Account for further transfer to the International Royalties Concentration Account as permitted by applicable law or any successor account established for the Master Issuer or the International Franchisor by the Manager for such purpose pursuant to the Base Indenture and the Management Agreement, including any investment accounts related thereto into which funds are transferred for investment purposes pursuant to Section 5.1(b) of the Base Indenture.

CCR Acceptance Letter ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1(e) of the Base Indenture.

CCR Ballot ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1(c) of the Base Indenture.

CCR Candidate ” means any nominee submitted to the Trustee on a CCR Nomination pursuant to Section 11.1(b) of the Base Indenture.

CCR Election Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1(c) of the Base Indenture.

CCR Election Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1(b) of the Base Indenture.

CCR Nomination ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1(b) of the Base Indenture.

CCR Nomination Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1(b) of the Base Indenture.

CCR Re-election Event ” means any of the following events: (i) an additional Series of Notes of the Controlling Class is issued, (ii) the Controlling Class changes, (iii) the Trustee receives written notice of the resignation or removal of any acting Controlling Class Representative, (iv) the Trustee receives a demand for an election for a Controlling Class Representative from a Majority of Controlling Class Members, which election will be at the expense of such Controlling Class Members (including Trustee expenses), (v) the Trustee receives written notice that an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the acting Controlling Class Representative or (vi) there is no Controlling Class Representative and the Control Party requests an election be held (provided that the Control Party may make only two such requests per calendar year).

CCR Voting Record Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1(c) of the Base Indenture.

Charter Documents ” means any of the Co-Issuers Charter Documents, the Franchisors Charter Documents, the Canadian Manufacturer Charter Documents, the Distributors Charter Documents, the DNAF Charter Documents, the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder Charter Documents, the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder Charter Documents, the Domino’s International Charter Documents, the DPI Charter

 

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Documents, the DPL Charter Documents, the Holdco Charter Documents, the Intermediate Holdco Charter Documents, the Overseas Franchisor Charter Documents, the Overseas IP Holder Charter Documents, the PMC LLC Charter Documents, the SPV Guarantor Charter Documents, the Canadian Distributor Charter Documents and any Additional Securitization Entity Charter Documents.

Class ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, any one of the classes of Notes of such Series as specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Class A-1 Administrative Agent ” means, with respect to any Class A-1 Senior Notes, the Person identified as the “ Class A-1 Administrative Agent ” in the applicable Series Supplement.

Class A-1 Noteholder ” means any Holder of Class A-1 Senior Notes of any Series.

Class A-1 Senior Notes ” means any Notes alphanumerically designated as “ Class A-1 ” pursuant to the Series Supplement applicable to such Class of Notes.

Class A-1 Senior Notes Accrued Quarterly Commitment Fee Amount ” means, for each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to a Quarterly Collection Period, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the sum of (i) the product of (1) the Fiscal Quarter Percentage for such Quarterly Collection Period and (2) the Class A-1 Senior Notes Aggregate Quarterly Commitment Fees for the Interest Period ending in the next succeeding Quarterly Collection Period (except with respect to the first Interest Period after the Closing Date, in which case such amount will be 0% of the Class A-1 Senior Notes Quarterly Commitment Fees for such Interest Period), (ii) the Carryover Class A-1 Senior Notes Accrued Quarterly Commitment Fee Amount for such Weekly Allocation Date and (iii) if such Weekly Allocation Date occurs on or after a Quarterly Payment Date on which amounts are withdrawn from the Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fees Account pursuant to Section 5.12(d) of the Base Indenture to cover any Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fee Adjustment Amount, the amount so withdrawn (without duplication for amounts previously allocated pursuant to this clause (iii) ) and (b) the amount, if any, by which (i) Class A-1 Senior Notes Aggregate Quarterly Commitment Fees for the Interest Period ending in the next succeeding Quarterly Collection Period exceeds (ii) the aggregate amount previously allocated to the Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fees Account on each preceding Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the Quarterly Collection Period.

Class A-1 Senior Notes Administrative Expenses ” means all amounts due and payable pursuant to any Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement that are identified as “Class A-1 Senior Notes Administrative Expenses” in each applicable Series Supplement.

Class A-1 Senior Notes Aggregate Quarterly Commitment Fees ” means, for any Interest Period, with respect to all Class A-1 Senior Notes Outstanding, the aggregate amount of Class A-1 Senior Notes Quarterly Commitment Fees due and payable on all such Class A-1 Senior Notes with respect to such Interest Period.

 

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Class A-1 Senior Notes Amortization Event ” means any event designated as a “Class A-1 Senior Notes Amortization Event” in any Series Supplement.

Class A-1 Senior Notes Amortization Period ” means, with respect to any Class A-1 Senior Notes, the period identified as the “Class A-1 Senior Notes Amortization Period” in the applicable Series Supplement.

Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fee Adjustment Amount ” means, for any Class of Class A-1 Senior Notes for any Interest Period, the aggregate amount, if any, for such Interest Period that is identified as the “Commitment Fee Adjustment Amount” in the applicable Series Supplement.

Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fees Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.6 of the Base Indenture.

Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fees Shortfall Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(e) of the Base Indenture.

Class A-1 Senior Notes Interest Adjustment Amount ” means, for any Class of Class A-1 Senior Notes for any Interest Period, the aggregate amount, if any, for such Interest Period that is identified as a “Class A-1 Senior Notes Interest Adjustment Amount” in the applicable Series Supplement.

Class A-1 Senior Notes Maximum Principal Amount ” means, with respect to all Series of Class A-1 Senior Notes Outstanding, the aggregate maximum principal amount of such Class A-1 Senior Notes as identified in the applicable Series Supplement as reduced by any permanent reductions of commitments with respect to such Class A-1 Senior Notes and any cancellations of repurchased Class A-1 Senior Notes.

Class A-1 Senior Notes Other Amounts ” means all amounts due and payable pursuant to any Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement that are identified as “Class A-1 Senior Notes Other Amounts” in the applicable Series Supplement.

Class A-1 Senior Notes Quarterly Commitment Fees ” means, for any Interest Period, with respect to any Class A-1 Senior Notes Outstanding, the aggregate amount of commitment fees due and payable, with respect to such Interest Period, on such Class A-1 Senior Notes that is identified as “Class A-1 Senior Notes Quarterly Commitment Fees” in the applicable Series Supplement; provided that if, on any Weekly Allocation Date or other date of determination, the actual amount of any such commitment fees cannot be ascertained, an estimate of such commitment fees shall be used to

 

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calculate the Class A-1 Senior Notes Quarterly Commitment Fees for such Weekly Allocation Date or other date of determination in accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable Series Supplement; provided further that any amount identified as “Class A-1 Senior Notes Administrative Expenses” or “Class A-1 Senior Notes Other Amounts” in any Series Supplement shall under no circumstances be deemed to constitute “Class A-1 Senior Notes Quarterly Commitment Fees.”

Class A-1 Senior Notes Renewal Date ” means, with respect to any Class A-1 Senior Notes, the date identified as the “Class A-1 Senior Notes Renewal Date” in the applicable Series Supplement.

Class A-1 Senior Notes Voting Amount ” means, with respect to any Series of Class A-1 Senior Notes, the greater of (1) the Class A-1 Senior Notes Maximum Principal Amount for such Series (after giving effect to any cancelled commitments) and (2) the Outstanding Principal Amount of Class A-1 Senior Notes for such Series.

Class A-1 Subfacility ” means any commitment to extend credit by a lender to a Class A-1 Subfacility that is identified as a “Class A-1 Subfacility” in the applicable Series Supplement, together with all extensions of credit under such commitment.

Clearing Agency ” means an organization registered as a “clearing agency” pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act or any successor provision thereto or Euroclear or 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, societe anonyme.

Closing Date means March 15, 2012.

Closing Date Contributed Assets ” means all assets contributed under the Distribution and Contribution Agreements.

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

Co-Issuers ” means, collectively, the Master Issuer, the Domestic Distributor, the SPV Canadian Holdco, the IP Holder and any Additional Co-Issuer.

Co-Issuers Charter Documents ” means, collectively, the Master Issuer Charter Documents, the Domestic Distributor Charter Documents, the SPV Canadian Holdco Charter Documents, the IP Holder Charter Documents and any Additional Co-Issuer Charter Documents.

 

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Co-Issuers Insurance Proceeds ” means any amounts received upon settlement of a claim filed under any insurance policy maintained by or on behalf of the Securitization Entities in accordance with Section 8.29 of the Base Indenture.

Co-Issuers Operating Agreements ” means, collectively, the Master Issuer Operating Agreement, the Domestic Distributor Operating Agreement, the SPV Canadian Holdco Certificate of Incorporation, the IP Holder Operating Agreement and any Additional Co-Issuer Operating Agreement.

Collateral ” means, collectively, the Indenture Collateral, the “Collateral” as defined in the Global G&C Agreement and any property subject to any other Indenture Document that grants a Lien to secure any Obligations.

Collateral Documents ” means, collectively, the Collateral Franchise Documents and the Collateral Transaction Documents.

Collateral Franchise Documents ” means, collectively, the Domestic Franchise Arrangements, the International Franchise Arrangements, the Company-Owned Stores Master License Agreement, the Third-Party License Agreements and the Distribution Agreements (other than the Product Purchase and Distribution Agreement, the PFS Product Purchase and Distribution Sub-Management Agreement and the Canadian Manufacturer Product Purchase Agreement).

Collateral Protection Advance ” means any advance for (a) payment of taxes, rent, assessments, insurance premiums and other costs and expenses necessary to protect, preserve or restore the Collateral and (b) payment of any expenses of any Securitization Entity, including Distributor Costs of Goods Sold and Distribution Center Expenses, to the extent not previously paid pursuant to a Manager Advance, in each case made by the Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement in accordance with the Servicing Standard, or by the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture.

Collateral Transaction Documents ” means the Contribution and Sale Agreements, the Distribution and Contribution Agreements, the Product Purchase and Distribution Agreement, the PFS Product Purchase and Distribution Sub-Management Agreement, the Canadian Manufacturer Product Purchase Agreement, the Charter Documents of each Securitization Entity, the IP License Agreements, each Assignment, the Servicing Agreement, the Account Control Agreements, the Management Agreement and the Back-Up Management Agreement.

Collection Account ” means account no. entitled “Citibank, N.A., as Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties, Securities Account of Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC” maintained by the Trustee pursuant to Section 5.5 of the Base Indenture or any successor securities account maintained pursuant to Section 5.5 of the Base Indenture.

 

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Collection Account Administrative Accounts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.6 of the Base Indenture.

Collection Date ” means the date upon which the Indenture is satisfied and discharged in accordance with its terms.

Collections ” means (a) all Franchisee Payments, (b) all Company-Owned Stores License Fees, (c) all Third-Party License Fees, (d) all Product Purchase Payments, (e) all Co-Issuers Insurance Proceeds, (f) any Asset Disposition Proceeds that are required to be deposited into any Concentration Account or the Collection Account, (g) all Other Collections, (h) all Excluded Amounts, (i) any Retained Collections Contributions, (j) any Indemnification Payments and (k) any other amounts, including Investment Income, received by any Securitization Entity and deposited into any Concentration Account or the Collection Account.

Commitment ” has the meaning set forth in the applicable Series Supplement.

Commitment Amount ” has the meaning set forth in the applicable Series Supplement.

Company Order ” and “ Company Request ” mean a written order or request signed in the name of each of the Co-Issuers by any Authorized Officer of each such Co-Issuer and delivered to the Trustee, the Control Party or the Paying Agent.

Company-Owned Store ” means any Store owned and operated by DPL or any of its Affiliates (other than any Securitization Entity) pursuant to the Company-Owned Stores Master License Agreement.

Company-Owned Stores Advertising Fees ” means any fees payable by DPL, as the owner of Company-Owned Stores, pursuant to the Company-Owned Stores Master License Agreement, to be used by DNAF for advertising and marketing activities in accordance with the terms of the Company-Owned Stores Master License Agreement.

Company-Owned Stores Master License Agreement ” means the Company-Owned Stores Master License Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2007, by and between the IP Holder and DPL, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Company-Owned Stores License Fees ” means all license fees payable by the owner of a Company-Owned Store pursuant to the Company-Owned Stores Master License Agreement.

Company-Owned Stores Requirements Agreement ” means the Requirements and Profit Sharing Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2007, by and between the Domestic Distributor and DPL, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Competitor ” means any Person that is a direct or indirect franchisor, franchisee, owner or operator of a large regional or national quick-service restaurant concept (including a franchisee of a Store); provided, however, that (i) a Person will not be a Competitor solely by virtue of its direct or indirect ownership of less than 5% of the Equity Interests in a Competitor, (ii) a Person will not be a Competitor if such Person has policies and procedures that prohibit such Person from disclosing or making available any non-public information that such Person may receive as a Noteholder or prospective investor in the Notes, to individuals involved in the business of buying, selling, holding or analyzing the Equity Interests of a Competitor or in the business of being a franchisor, franchisee, owner or operator of a large regional or national quick-service restaurant concept and (iii) a franchisee shall only be a Competitor if it, or its Affiliates, directly or indirectly, owns, franchises or licenses, in the aggregate, ten or more individual locations of a particular concept.

Concentration Accounts ” means, collectively, the Domestic Distribution Concentration Account, the Canadian Distribution Concentration Account, the Canadian Distribution U.S. Dollar Concentration Account, the Domestic Royalties Concentration Account, the International Royalties Concentration Account, the Real Estate Holder Concentration Account, the Equipment Holder Concentration Account, the Lease Concentration Account, the Venezuelan Royalties Concentration Account, the Cayman Islands Royalties Concentration Account, the Domestic Franchising Concentration Account, the IP Holder Concentration Account, the PULSE and Technology Fees Concentration Account and any Additional Concentration Account.

Concentration Accounts Control Agreements ” means collectively the Domestic Distribution Concentration Account Control Agreement, the Canadian Distribution Concentration Account Control Agreement, the Canadian Distribution U.S. Dollar Concentration Account Control Agreement, the Domestic Royalties Concentration Account Control Agreement, the International Royalties Concentration Account Control Agreement, the Domestic Franchising Concentration Account Control Agreement, the Equipment Holder Concentration Account Control Agreement, the Real Estate Holder Concentration Account Control Agreement, the Lease Concentration Account Control Agreement, the IP Holder Concentration Account Control Agreement, the PULSE and Technology Fees Concentration Account Control Agreement and any Additional Concentration Account Control Agreement.

Consent Recommendation ” means the action recommended by the Servicer to the Controlling Class Representative in writing with respect to any Consent Request that requires the consent of the Controlling Class Representative.

Consent Request ” means any request for a waiver, amendment, consent or certain other action under the Related Documents.

Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA ” is Consolidated EBITDA further adjusted to eliminate provisions for non-cash compensation expense, (gains) losses on disposal of assets,

 

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(gains) losses on debt retirement and other adjustments (including expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of any Series of Notes, certain legal reserves, separation and related expenses, expenses related to the sale of company-owned operations and expenses related to stock option plan changes).

Consolidated EBITDA ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period (a) plus, without duplication, the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: (i) Consolidated Net Interest Expense for such period; (ii) federal, state, local and foreign income taxes payable for such period; (iii) non-cash losses from the sale of fixed assets not in the ordinary course of business and other non-cash extraordinary or non-cash nonrecurring items; (iv) non-cash stock based compensation expense for such period; (v) impairment losses on assets incurred during such period; (vi) depreciation and amortization expense for such period; and (vii) other extraordinary or nonrecurring items, and (b) minus, without duplication, to the extent added in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, gains from the sale of fixed assets not in the ordinary course of business and other extraordinary or nonrecurring items; provided , however , that items that would have been accounted for as operating leases under GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date will continue to be treated as operating leases for purposes of this definition irrespective of any change in GAAP subsequent to the Closing Date.

Consolidated Net Income ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the net income of such Person and its Subsidiaries (whether positive or negative), determined in accordance with GAAP, for that period.

Consolidated Net Interest Expense ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, total interest expense, whether paid or accrued (including the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations), of such Person and its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and net costs under interest rate contracts and foreign exchange contracts, amortization of discount and that portion of interest obligations with respect to any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) that is properly classified as a liability on a balance sheet in conformity with GAAP, including all Capitalized Lease Obligations incurred by such Person, but excluding interest expense not payable in cash (including interest accruing on deferred compensation obligations) other than amortization of discount, all as determined in conformity with GAAP.

Contingent Obligation ” means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person (a) with respect to any indebtedness, lease, declared but unpaid dividends, 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 will include (x) the direct or indirect guarantee, endorsement (otherwise than for

 

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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 (y) any liability of such Person for the obligations of another through any agreement (contingent or otherwise) (i) to 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) to maintain the solvency of any balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition of another or (iii) to 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 subclause (i)  or (ii)  of this clause (y)  the primary purpose or intent thereof is as described in the preceding sentence. The amount of any Contingent Obligation will be equal to the amount of the obligation so guaranteed or otherwise supported.

Continuing Franchise Fees ” means all royalty fees, transfer fees, renewal fees, license fees and any similar fees, late fees, interest on late fees, damages for breach, indemnities and insurance recoveries, due and to become due under or in connection with a Domestic Franchise Arrangement or an International Franchise Arrangement.

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.

Contributed Third-Party Supply Agreements ” means each Pre-Securitization Third-Party Supply Agreement contributed on the Series 2007-1 Closing Date by Domino’s International to the SPV Guarantor listed on Schedule 4.1(i)(x)(1) to the Domino’s International Contribution Agreement; provided that, for purposes of any of the Contribution and Sale Agreements, “Contributed Third-Party Supply Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Contribution and Sale Agreements ” means, collectively, the Pre-Securitization Contribution and Sale Agreements, the Domino’s International Contribution and Sale Agreement, the SPV Guarantor Contribution Agreement and the Domestic Distribution Assets Contribution Agreement.

Controlled Group ” means, with respect to any Person, such Person, whether or not incorporated, and any corporation, trade, business, organization or other entity that is, along with such Person, treated as a single employer under Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA.

Control Party ” means, at any time, the Servicer, who will direct the Trustee to act or will act on behalf of the Trustee in connection with Consent Requests.

Controlling Class ” means the most senior Class of Notes then outstanding among all Series; provided that, as of the Closing Date, the “Controlling Class” will be the Senior Notes.

 

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Controlling Class Member ” means, with respect to a Book-Entry Note of the Controlling Class, a Note Owner of such Note, and with respect to a Definitive Note of the Controlling Class, a Noteholder of such Definitive Note (excluding, in each case, any Co-Issuer or Affiliate thereof).

Controlling Class Representative ” means, at any time during which one or more Series of Notes is outstanding, the representative, if any, that has been elected pursuant to Section 11.1 of the Base Indenture by the Majority of Controlling Class Members; provided that, if no Controlling Class Representative has been elected or if the Controlling Class Representative does not respond to a Consent Request within the time period specified in Section 11.4 of the Base Indenture, the Control Party will be entitled to exercise the rights of the Controlling Class Representative with respect to such Consent Request other than with respect to Servicer Termination Events.

Copyrights ” means all United States and non-U.S. copyrights, copyrightable works and mask works and industrial designs and design registrations, whether registered or unregistered, and pending applications to register the same.

Corporate Trust Office ” means (i) for note transfer purposes and for purposes of presentment and surrender of the Notes for the final distributions thereon, 111 Wall Street, 15 th Floor, New York, New York 10005, Attention: Window and (ii) for all other purposes, 388 Greenwich Street, 14 th Floor, New York, New York 10013, Attention: Global Transaction Services — Domino’s Pizza or at such other addresses as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Noteholders and the Co-Issuers.

CP Rate ” has the meaning specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Debt Service ” means, with respect to any Quarterly Payment Date, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of commitment fees and letter of credit fees with respect to any Class A-1 Senior Notes and accrued interest on each Series of Senior Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes Outstanding due and payable on such Quarterly Payment Date (other than any interest or fees included in the definitions of “Senior Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest,” “Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest,” “Class A-1 Senior Notes Administrative Expenses” or “Class A-1 Senior Notes Other Amounts”) plus (b) with respect to any Class of Senior Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes Outstanding, the aggregate amount of Scheduled Principal Payments that would be due and payable on such Quarterly Payment Date after giving effect to any optional prepayment of principal of such Notes or any repurchase and cancellation of such Notes, but without giving effect to any reductions available due to satisfaction of the Series Non-Amortization Test or any amounts payable in respect of any Senior Notes Scheduled Principal Catch-Up Amounts or Senior Subordinated Notes Scheduled Principal Catch-Up Amounts on such Quarterly Payment Date; provided , that solely in calculating the Quarterly DSCR to determine whether a Manager Termination Event or an Event of Default has occurred, clause (b)  will not apply. For the purposes of calculating the first Quarterly DSCR, Debt Service will be deemed to be the product of (i) the amount referred to in the previous sentence multiplied by (ii) a fraction the numerator of which is 90 and the denominator of which is the number of days elapsed between the Closing Date and the first Quarterly Payment Date, based on a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

 

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Debt Service Advance ” means an advance made by the Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, in respect of the Senior Notes Interest Shortfall Amount on any Quarterly Payment Date.

Default ” means any occurrence that is, or with notice or the lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default.

Default Rate ” has the meaning set forth in the applicable Series Supplement.

Defeased Series ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(c) of the Base Indenture.

Definitive Notes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(a) of the Base Indenture.

Depository ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(a) of the Base Indenture.

Depository Agreement ” means, with respect to a Series or Class of a Series of Notes having Book-Entry Notes, the agreement among the Co-Issuers, the Trustee and the Clearing Agency governing the deposit of such Notes with the Clearing Agency, or as otherwise provided in the applicable Series Supplement.

Distribution Agreements ” means, collectively, all Product Purchase Agreements, all Third-Party Supply Agreements and all Requirements Agreements (together with any Franchisee Promissory Notes issued in respect of the purchase or sale of Products).

Distribution and Contribution Agreements ” means the Overseas Distribution and Contribution Agreements and the Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Centers Distribution and Contribution Agreements.

Distribution Assets ” means any asset used by any Distributor in connection with its distribution business, including, without limitation, the real estate owned by the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder, the equipment owned or leased by the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder, real estate leased pursuant to the leases with respect to the Leased Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Centers and the Distribution Agreements.

Distribution Center Expenses ” means real estate taxes, lease payments or other expenses with respect to Distribution Assets owned or leased by the Master Issuer or any other Securitization Entity.

Distribution Concentration Accounts ” means, collectively, the Domestic Distribution Concentration Account, the Canadian Distribution Concentration Account, the Canadian Distribution U.S. Dollar Concentration Account and any Additional Distribution Concentration Account.

 

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Distribution Operating Expenses ” means all operating expenses related to the Distribution Services for which the Manager or the Canadian Manufacturer is entitled to be reimbursed or paid in accordance with the Management Agreement and that have not been previously reimbursed or paid.

Distribution Services ” has the meaning set forth in the Management Agreement.

Distributor Costs of Goods Sold ” means, with respect to any Weekly Collection Period, any costs of goods sold actually paid by any Distributor during such Weekly Collection Period.

Distributor Franchisee Rebates ” means, with respect to any Weekly Collection Period, any rebates actually paid by any Distributor to a Domestic Franchisee, an International Franchisee or DPL, as the owner of Company-Owned Stores, pursuant to a Requirements Agreement or the Company-Owned Stores Requirements Agreement, as the case may be, during such Weekly Collection Period.

Distributors ” means, collectively, the Domestic Distributor, the Canadian Distributor and any Additional Distributor.

Distributors Charter Documents ” means, collectively, the Domestic Distributor Charter Documents, the Canadian Distributor Charter Documents and any Additional Distributor Charter Documents.

Distributors Operating Agreements ” means, collectively, the Domestic Distributor Operating Agreement, the Canadian Distributor Articles of Association and any Additional Distributor Operating Agreements.

Distributor Profit ” means, with respect to any Monthly Distributor Profit Period, all Consolidated EBITDA of any Distributor for such Monthly Distributor Profit Period minus , in the case of the Canadian Distributor, any Canadian Taxes incurred during such Monthly Distributor Profit Period.

DNAF ” means Domino’s National Advertising Fund Inc., a Michigan not-for-profit corporation, and its successors and assigns.

DNAF Account ” means account no. entitled “ Marketing Concentration Account ” maintained at JPMorgan Chase in the name of DNAF for the benefit of the Domestic Franchisees and DPL, as the owner of Company-Owned Stores, into which the Manager causes Advertising Fees and Company-Owned Stores Advertising Fees to be deposited or any successor account established by the Manager at a Qualified Institution for such purpose pursuant to the Management Agreement.

 

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DNAF By-Laws ” means the by-laws of DNAF, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

DNAF Certificate of Incorporation ” means the articles of incorporation of DNAF, filed with the Secretary of State of Michigan on December 21, 2001, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

DNAF Charter Documents ” means the DNAF Certificate of Incorporation and the DNAF By-Laws.

DNAF IP License Agreement ” means the DNAF IP License Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2007, by and among DNAF and PMC Inc. and subsequently assumed from PMC LLC by the IP Holder pursuant to the IP Assets Contribution Agreement, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

DNAF Servicer Termination Event ” will have the meaning set forth in the DNAF Servicing Agreement.

DNAF Servicing Agreement ” means the DNAF Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2007, by and between DPL and DNAF, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

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

Domestic Distribution Agreements ” means, collectively, all Product Purchase Agreements, all Third-Party Supply Agreements and all Requirements Agreements (together with any Franchisee Promissory Notes issued in respect of the purchase or sale of the Products) used in connection with the Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Centers and Domino’s domestic supply chain segment.

Domestic Distribution Asset ” means a Distribution Asset used in connection with the Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Centers and domestic supply chain segment.

Domestic Distribution Assets Contribution Agreement ” means the Domestic Distribution Assets Contribution Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2007, by and between the Master Issuer and the Domestic Distributor, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Domestic Distribution Concentration Account ” means the account maintained in the name of the Master Issuer or the Domestic Distributor and pledged to the Trustee into which the Manager causes Product Purchase Payments and other Collections due to any Distributor to be deposited or any successor account established for the Master Issuer or the Domestic Distributor by the Manager for such purpose pursuant to the Base Indenture and the Management Agreement, including any investment accounts related thereto into which funds are transferred for investment purposes pursuant to Section 5.1(b) of the Base Indenture.

 

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Domestic Distribution Concentration Account Control Agreement ” means the Account Control Agreement governing the Domestic Distribution Concentration Account entered into by and among the Master Issuer and/or the Domestic Distributor, the Manager, the Trustee and the bank or other financial institution then holding the Domestic Distribution Concentration Account (which Account Control Agreement shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, it being understood that the Domestic Distribution Concentration Account Control Agreement in effect on the Closing Date is so acceptable to the Trustee).

Domestic Distribution Contribution Agreements ” means the PFS Contribution Agreement, the DPL Domestic Distribution and Overseas IP Holder Contribution Agreement and the Domino’s International Domestic Distribution and Overseas IP Holder Contribution Agreement.

Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder ” means Domino’s EQ LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns.

Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder Certificate of Formation ” means the certificate of formation of the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder, dated as of August 3, 2011, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder Charter Documents ” means the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder Certificate of Formation and the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder Operating Agreement.

Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder Operating Agreement ” means the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder, dated as of August 9, 2011, as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder ” means Domino’s RE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns.

Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder Certificate of Formation ” means the certificate of formation of the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder, dated as of August 3, 2011, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder Charter Documents ” means the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder Certificate of Formation and the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder Operating Agreement.

Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder Operating Agreement ” means the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder, dated as of August 9, 2011, as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Domestic Distributor ” means Domino’s Pizza Distribution LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns.

 

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Domestic Distributor Certificate of Formation ” means the certificate of formation of the Domestic Distributor, dated as of March 2, 2007, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Domestic Distributor Charter Documents ” means the Domestic Distributor Certificate of Formation and the Domestic Distributor Operating Agreement.

Domestic Distributor IP License Agreement ” means the Domestic Distributor IP License Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2007, by and between the Domestic Distributor and the IP Holder, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Domestic Distributor Operating Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Domestic Distributor, dated as of March 15, 2012, as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Domestic Franchise Arrangements ” means, depending on the context in which it is used, the Pre-Securitization Domestic Franchise Arrangements and the Post-Securitization Domestic Franchise Arrangements or the rights and obligations of the applicable franchisor under each such agreement; provided that, for purposes of any of the Contribution and Sale Agreements, “Domestic Franchise Arrangements” shall have the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Domestic Franchisee ” means any Franchisee who is a party to a Domestic Franchise Arrangement.

Domestic Franchising Concentration Account ” means the account maintained in the name of the Master Issuer or the Domestic Franchisor and pledged to the Trustee in which funds are held sufficient to qualify (together with other assets of the Domestic Franchisor and its Subsidiaries) for the Large Franchisor Exemption, or any successor account established for the Master Issuer or the Domestic Franchisor by the Manager for such purpose pursuant to the Base Indenture and the Management Agreement, including any investment accounts related thereto into which funds are transferred for investment purposes pursuant to Section 5.1(b) of the Base Indenture.

Domestic Franchising Concentration Account Control Agreement ” means the Account Control Agreement governing the Domestic Franchising Concentration Account entered into by and among the Master Issuer and/or the Domestic Franchisor, the Manager, the Trustee and the bank or other financial institution then holding the Domestic Franchising Concentration Account (which Account Control Agreement shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, it being understood that the Domestic Franchising Concentration Account Control Agreement in effect on the Closing Date is so acceptable to the Trustee).

Domestic Franchisor ” means Domino’s Pizza Franchising LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns.

 

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Domestic Franchisor Certificate of Formation ” means the certificate of formation of the Domestic Franchisor, dated as of March 2, 2007, as amended by the Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Formation, dated as of March 13, 2007, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Domestic Franchisor Charter Documents ” means the Domestic Franchisor Certificate of Formation and the Domestic Franchisor Operating Agreement.

Domestic Franchisor IP License Agreement ” means the “Domestic Franchisor IP License Agreement” dated as of April 16, 2007, by and between the Domestic Franchisor and the IP Holder, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Domestic Franchisor Operating Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Domestic Franchisor, dated as of March 15, 2012, as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Centers ” means the Manufacturing and Distribution Centers located in the United States.

Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Centers Distribution and Contribution Agreements ” means the PFS Contribution Agreement, the PFS Distribution Agreement, the DPL Domestic Distribution and Overseas IP Holder Contribution Agreement, the Domino’s International Domestic Distribution and Overseas IP Holder Contribution Agreement, the SPV Guarantor Domestic Distribution and Overseas IP Holder Contribution Agreement and the Master Issuer Domestic Distribution Contribution Agreements.

Domestic Product Purchase Agreement Payments ” means the aggregate of any payments due and payable by the Domestic Distributor to the Master Issuer, the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder or the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder pursuant to the Product Purchase and Distribution Agreement.

Domestic Royalties Concentration Account ” means the account maintained in the name of the Master Issuer and pledged to the Trustee into which the Manager causes Collections to be deposited or any successor account established for the Master Issuer by the Manager for such purpose pursuant to the Base Indenture and the Management Agreement, including any investment accounts related thereto into which funds are transferred for investment purposes pursuant to Section 5.1(b) of the Base Indenture.

Domestic Royalties Concentration Account Control Agreement ” means the Account Control Agreement

 

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governing the Domestic Royalties Concentration Account entered into by and among the Master Issuer, the Manager, the Trustee and the bank or other financial institution then holding the Domestic Royalties Concentration Account (which Account Control Agreement shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, it being understood that the Domestic Royalties Concentration Account Control Agreement in effect on the Closing Date is so acceptable to the Trustee).

Domestic Territory ” means the contiguous United States, plus Alaska and Hawaii.

Domino s Brand ” means the worldwide brand symbolized by the name and mark Domino’s ® and all existing variations thereof.

Domino s Entity ” means Holdco and each of its direct and indirect Subsidiaries, now existing or hereafter created, including, without limitation, Intermediate Holdco, DPL, DNAF, Domino’s International, the Canadian Holdco, the Canadian Manufacturer, PMC LLC, PFS and the Securitization Entities.

Domino s International ” means Domino’s Pizza International LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as successor by merger to DPI, and its successors and assigns.

Domino s International Certificate of Formation ” means the certificate of formation of Domino’s International, dated as of March 5, 2007, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Domino s International Charter Documents ” means the Domino’s International Certificate of Formation and the Domino’s International Operating Agreement.

Domino s International Contribution and Sale Agreement ” means the Domino’s International Contribution and Sale Agreement, dated as of the Series 2007-1 Closing Date, by and among Domino’s International, DPL, the IP Holder, the International Franchisor and the SPV Guarantor, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Domino s International Domestic Distribution and Overseas IP Holder Contribution Agreement ” means the contribution agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between Domino’s International and SPV Guarantor pursuant to which Domino’s International will contribute Equity Interests in the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder, the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder and Overseas IP Holder LLC and leases of the Leased Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Centers to SPV Guarantor.

Domino s International Operating Agreement ” means the Limited Liability Company Agreement of Domino’s International, dated as of March 5, 2007, as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Domino s IP ” means all of the right, title and interest of the IP Holder and any Additional IP Holder in and to the Domino’s Brand and any Future Brand and all Intellectual Property used in connection with the sale or offering for sale of goods or services under the Domino’s Brand and any Future Brand including, without limitation, all After-Acquired IP Assets and the right to bring an action at law or in equity for any infringement, dilution, or violation of, and to collect all damages, settlement and proceeds relating to, any of the foregoing and, on and after the Closing Date, the After-Acquired Overseas IP; provided, however, that the Domino’s IP will not include any third-party owned Intellectual Property except (x) as included in the Domino’s IP as of the Closing Date and (y) as included in any After-Acquired IP Assets; provided that, for purposes of any of the Contribution and Sale Agreements, “Domino’s IP” shall have the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Domino s System ” means the system of Domino’s Brand Stores.

DPI ” means Domino’s Pizza International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.

DPI By-Laws ” means the by-laws of DPI, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

DPI Certificate of Incorporation ” means the certificate of incorporation of DPI, filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on September 2, 1982, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

DPI Charter Documents ” means the DPI Certificate of Incorporation and the DPI By-Laws.

DPL ” means Domino’s Pizza LLC, a Michigan limited liability company, and its successors and assigns.

DPL Certificate of Formation ” means the certificate of formation of DPL, dated as of October 27, 1999, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

DPL Charter Documents ” means the DPL Certificate of Formation and the DPL Operating Agreement.

DPL Contribution and Sale Agreement ” means the DPL Contribution and Sale Agreement, dated as of the Series 2007-1 Closing Date, by and among DPL, the IP Holder and Domino’s International, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

DPL Domestic Distribution and Overseas IP Holder Contribution Agreement ” means the contribution agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among DPL and each of the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder, the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder and Domino’s International.

 

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DPL IP License Agreement ” means the DPL IP License Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2007, by and among Holdco, Intermediate Holdco, DPL and PMC Inc., and subsequently assumed from PMC LLC by the IP Holder pursuant to the IP Assets Contribution Agreement, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

DPL Operating Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of DPL, dated as of October 27, 1999, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Eligible Account ” means (a) a segregated identifiable trust account established in the trust department of a Qualified Trust Institution, (b) a separately identifiable deposit or securities account established at a Qualified Institution or (c) where (i) the amount of deposits into such account or withdrawals from such account does not exceed $3,000,000 per year, (ii) such account is held at an institution outside of the United States and Canada in order to comply with applicable foreign law and (iii) the total amount of deposits into or withdrawals from all such accounts (x) held at institutions outside of the United States and Canada in order to comply with applicable foreign law and (y) not subject to Account Control Agreements does not exceed $10,000,000 per year, a separately identifiable bank or investment account established at an institution permitted by applicable foreign law to hold such funds.

Eligible Third-Party Candidate ” means an established enterprise in the business of providing credit support, governance or other advisory services to holders of notes similar to the Notes issued by the Co-Issuers that is (i) not a Franchisee, (ii) not a Competitor and (iii) not formed solely to act as the Controlling Class Representative.

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, spread account, guaranteed rate agreement, maturity guaranty facility, tax protection agreement, interest rate swap or any other similar arrangement entered into by the Co-Issuers in connection with the issuance of such Series of Notes as provided for in the applicable Series Supplement in accordance with the terms of the Base Indenture.

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 Provider ” means the Person providing any Enhancement as designated in the applicable Series Supplement.

Environmental Law ” means any and all laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, guidelines, codes, decrees, agreements or other legally enforceable requirements (including, without limitation, common law) of any international authority, foreign government, the United States, or any state, local, municipal or other governmental authority, regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of the environment or of human health, or employee health and safety, as has been, is now, or may at any time hereafter be, in effect.

 

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Environmental Remediation Expenses Amount ” means the actual amount that any Securitization Entity or the Manager, on such Securitization Entity’s behalf, is required to pay within 30 days following any date of determination, for goods or services (including but not limited to reasonable fees and expenses of environmental professionals and legal counsel but excluding any amount payable to any Affiliate) contracted for in connection with conducting any environmental remediation procedures with respect to any environmental condition requiring remediation, as set forth in the Quarterly Noteholders’ Statement.

Equipment Holder Concentration Account ” means the account maintained in the name of the Master Issuer or the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder and pledged to the Trustee, which will be used to maintain funds for the purpose of paying property taxes on, and other expenses relating to, equipment, or any successor account established for the Master Issuer or the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder by the Manager for such purpose pursuant to the Base Indenture and the Management Agreement, including any investment accounts related thereto into which funds are transferred for investment purposes pursuant to Section 5.1(b) of the Base Indenture.

Equipment Holder Concentration Account Control Agreement ” means the Account Control Agreement governing the Equipment Holder Concentration Account entered into by and among the Master Issuer and/or the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder, the Manager, the Trustee and the bank or other financial institution then holding the Equipment Holder Concentration Account (which Account Control Agreement shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, it being understood that the Equipment Holder Concentration Account Control Agreement in effect on the Closing Date is so acceptable to the Trustee).

Equipment Holder Concentration Account Minimum Balance ” means $100,000, or such higher amount as may be established by the Manager from time to time in its sole discretion by notice to the Servicer, the Control Party and the Back-Up Manager.

Equity Interests ” means (a) any ownership, management or membership interests in any limited liability company or unlimited company, (b) any general or limited partnership interest in any partnership, (c) any common, preferred or other stock interest in any corporation, (d) any share, participation, unit or other interest in the property or enterprise of an issuer that evidences ownership rights therein, (e) any ownership or beneficial interest in any trust or (f) any option, warrant or other right to convert into or otherwise receive any of the foregoing.

ERISA ” means the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute of similar import, in each case as in effect from time to time. References to sections of ERISA also refer to any successor sections.

 

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Estimated Weekly Distributor Profit Amount ” means, with respect to any Weekly Collection Period, the aggregate amount of Distributor Profit payable during such Weekly Collection Period, as estimated by the Manager and set forth in each applicable Weekly Manager’s Certificate.

Euroclear ” means Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., or any successor thereto, as operator of the Euroclear System.

Eurodollar Rate ” means with respect to any portion of a Class A-1 Senior Note funded by its holder based on LIBOR in accordance with the terms of the applicable Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement, as determined in accordance with the applicable Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement, a rate per annum equal to the sum of (A) the quotient (expressed as a percentage and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) obtained by dividing (i) applicable LIBOR by (ii) 100% minus the applicable LIBOR Reserve Percentage, if any plus (B) any spread, as specified in the applicable Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement.

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

(a) a case or other proceeding is 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 such case or proceeding continues undismissed, or unstayed and in effect, for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days; or an order for relief in respect of such Person is entered in an involuntary case under the federal bankruptcy laws or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect; or

(b) such Person commences a voluntary case or other proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or consents 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 makes any general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or

(c) the board of directors or board of managers (or similar body) of such Person votes to implement any of the actions set forth in clause (b)  above.

Event of Default ” means any of the events set forth in Section 9.2 of the Base Indenture.

Excess Class A-1 Senior Notes Administrative Expenses Amount ” means, for each Weekly Allocation Date, an amount equal to the amount by which (a) the Class A-1 Senior Notes Administrative Expenses that have become due and payable prior to such Weekly Allocation Date and have not been previously paid exceed (b) the Capped Class A-1 Senior Notes Administrative Expenses Amount for such Weekly Allocation Date.

 

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Excess Securitization Operating Expenses Amount ” means, for each Weekly Allocation Date, an amount equal to the amount by which (a) the Securitization Operating Expenses that have become due and payable prior to such Weekly Allocation Date and have not been previously paid exceed (b) the Capped Securitization Operating Expense Amount for such Weekly Allocation Date.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Excluded Amounts ” means, collectively, any Advertising Fees, any Company-Owned Stores Advertising Fees, any Distributor Costs of Goods Sold, any Distribution Operating Expenses, any Distributor Franchisee Rebates, Third-Party Matching Expenses, Distribution Center Expenses, withholding Taxes, Canadian Taxes, IP Registration and Enforcement Fees and any other amounts deposited into any Concentration Account that are not required to be deposited into the Collection Account pursuant to Section 5.10 of the Base Indenture.

Excluded Countries ” has the meaning set forth in Annex A to the 2007 Base Indenture.

Excluded Domestic Distribution Leasehold Assets ” means (a) the Leased Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Centers and (b) the leasehold assets of a Securitization Entity which have a Non-Securitization Entity as a co-obligor on such lease.

Excluded Property ” means (i) any lease, license, intellectual property rights, contract property rights or agreement to which any Co-Issuer is a party (or to any of its rights or interests thereunder) to the extent the grant of a security interest in the foregoing would (A) constitute or result in the abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability of any right, title or interest of the applicable Co-Issuer therein, (B) constitute or result in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms thereof, or as a matter of law, or a default under, any such lease, license, contract, property rights or agreement, or (C) require the consent of any third party that the applicable Co-Issuer has not obtained after using commercially reasonable efforts, in each case except to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC, (ii) the Excluded Domestic Distribution Leasehold Assets and (iii) Trademark applications filed in the PTO on the basis of a Co-Issuer’s intent to use such mark unless and until evidence of use is filed with the PTO.

Existing Canadian Requirements Agreements ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Existing Canadian Third-Party Supply Agreements ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

 

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Existing Domestic Distribution Agreements ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Existing Domestic Franchise Arrangements ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Existing Franchise Arrangements ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Existing International Franchise Agreement ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Existing International Franchise Arrangements ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Existing International Master Franchise Agreement ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Existing Overseas Franchise Agreement ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Existing Overseas Franchise Arrangements ” means all master franchise agreements, store franchise agreements, area development agreements and similar agreements related to Franchised Stores operated or under development as of the Closing Date in the Overseas Countries or the rights and obligations of the Overseas Franchisor under each such agreement; provided that, for purposes of any of the Contribution and Sale Agreements, “Existing Overseas Franchise Arrangements” shall have the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Existing Overseas Master Franchise Agreement ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Existing Requirements Agreements ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Existing Third-Party License Agreements ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Existing Third-Party Supply Agreements ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Extension Period ” means, with respect to any Series or any Class of any Series of Notes, the period from the Series Anticipated Repayment Date (or any previously extended Series Adjusted Repayment Date) with respect to such Series or Class to the Series Adjusted Repayment Date with respect to such Series or Class as extended in connection with the provisions of the applicable Series Supplement.

FDIC “ means the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

 

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Fee Letter ” means each VFN Fee Letter.

Final Series Anticipated Repayment Date ” means the Series Anticipated Repayment Date with respect the last Series of Notes Outstanding.

Final Series Legal Final Maturity Date ” means the Series Legal Final Maturity Date with respect the last Series of Notes Outstanding.

Financial Assets ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(b) of the Base Indenture.

Fiscal Period ” means each 28-day (or 35-day) fiscal period of the Securitization Entities.

Fiscal Quarter Percentage ” means, with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period containing 12 weeks, 10% and, with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period containing 16 or 17 weeks, 8%.

Former Transferors ” means, collectively, Holdco, Intermediate Holdco, DPL, Domino’s International, PMC LLC, the Canadian Manufacturer, PFS, the Overseas IP Holder and the Overseas Franchisor.

Franchise Arrangements ” means, collectively, all Domestic Franchise Arrangements and all International Franchise Arrangements.

“Franchised Store ” means any Store that is not a Company-Owned Store.

Franchisee ” means a Person identified as “franchisee”, “developer”, “licensee” or “master franchisee” or any similar term identifying a party that is licensing rights in or to the Domino’s Brand or a Future Brand under a license agreement, master franchise agreement, franchise agreement, area development agreement or any similar agreement or arrangement with a “franchisor.” For the avoidance of doubt, any Domino’s Entity that owns and operates a Company-Owned Store pursuant to the Company-Owned Stores Master License Agreement will not be deemed to be a Franchisee.

Franchisee Insurance Policy ” means any insurance policy or policies maintained by a Domestic Franchisee or an International Franchisee, in accordance with the requirements of its Domestic Franchise Arrangement or International Franchise Arrangement, as the case may be.

Franchisee Insurance Proceeds ” means any amounts actually received by DPL, DPI, the Master Issuer, the Domestic Franchisor or the International Franchiser, as additional insured or loss payee, upon settlement of a claim filed under a Franchisee Insurance Policy, net of direct fees, out-of-pocket costs (exclusive of overhead) and disbursements incurred in connection with the collection thereof.

 

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Franchisee Payments ” means, collectively, all amounts paid by or on behalf of Domestic Franchisees and International Franchisees to the Domestic Franchisor or the International Franchisor under or in connection with the Domestic Franchise Arrangements and the International Franchise Arrangements that are Continuing Franchise Fees, Initial Franchise Fees, Other Franchise Fees, PULSE Maintenance Fees, PULSE License Fees, Technology Fees or Franchisee Insurance Proceeds and any other amounts payable in respect of such Franchise Arrangements by or on behalf of any such Franchisee that are not Excluded Amounts.

Franchisee Promissory Notes ” means, collectively, all promissory notes, chattel paper or other instruments issued by a Domestic Franchisee or an International Franchisee to any Securitization Entity evidencing amounts owing in connection with any Domestic Franchise Arrangement, any International Franchise Arrangement or any Asset Disposition, as the case may be.

Franchisors ” means, collectively, the Domestic Franchisor, the International Franchisor and any Additional Franchisor.

Franchisors Charter Documents ” means, collectively, the Domestic Franchisor Charter Documents, the International Franchisor Charter Documents and any Additional Franchisor Charter Documents.

Franchisors Operating Agreements ” means, collectively, the Domestic Franchisor Operating Agreement, the International Franchisor Certificate of Incorporation and any Additional Franchisor Operating Agreements.

Free Cash Flow ” means, with respect to any Securitization Entity as of any date of determination, all available cash on hand of such Securitization Entity as of such date minus (a) if applicable, any amount necessary or desirable for such Securitization Entity to seek to obtain and/or maintain franchise licenses and franchise registration exemptions and (b) any amount that the board of directors or board of managers, as the case may be, of such Securitization Entity reasonably determines is necessary or desirable for such Securitization Entity to operate its business or meet its obligations.

Future Brand ” means any brand other than the Domino’s Brand under which any Domino’s Entity first sells or offers for sale any goods or services, or otherwise conducts business in the Domestic Territory or the International Territory on or after the Closing Date; provided that, for purposes of any of the Contribution and Sale Agreements, “Future Brand” shall have the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Future Brand Assets ” means all Future Brand IP used solely in connection with the related Future Brand and any other assets and liabilities of a similar type and nature.

Future Brand IP ” means all Intellectual Property rights of any kind in a Future Brand or used in connection with any Future Brand, including, without limitation, the right to bring an action at law or in equity for any infringement, dilution, or violation of, and to collect all damages, settlement and proceeds relating to, any of the foregoing.

 

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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 G&C Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Guarantee & Collateral Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2012, by and among the Guarantors and the Trustee, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Global Retail Sales ” means, collectively, Gross Sales for all Stores throughout the world.

Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation or any political subdivision of the foregoing, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

Government Securities ” means readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof and as to which obligations the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support thereof.

Gross Royalty Stream ” means on any date, with respect to any country, the gross amount of Continuing Franchise Fees or Company-Owned Stores License Fees from a Franchisee or, DPL as the owner of Company-Owned Stores, collected in respect of any Stores in such country during the preceding four Quarterly Collection Periods.

Gross Sales ” means the total received from all sales by a Store of all pizza, beverages and other authorized products or services, but excluding sales or equivalent taxes, coupons and similar discounts.

Guarantors ” means, collectively, the SPV Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors.

Hedge Counterparty ” means an institution that enters into a Swap Contract with the Master Issuer (or all of the Co-Issuers) to provide certain financial protections with respect to changes in interest rates applicable to a Series of Notes relating to such Notes if and as specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Hedge Payment Account ” means an account (including any investment accounts related thereto) in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties, into which amounts payable to a Hedge Counterparty are deposited, bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held by the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Holdco ” means Domino’s Pizza, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.

 

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Holdco By-Laws ” means the by-laws of Holdco, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Holdco Certificate of Incorporation ” means the certificate of incorporation of Holdco, filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on July 13, 2002, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Holdco Charter Documents ” means the Holdco Certificate of Incorporation and the Holdco By-Laws.

Holdco Letter of Credit ” means any letter of credit issued under any Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement to secure obligations of one or more Non-Securitization Entities.

Holdco Letter of Credit Agreement ” means the Holdco Letter of Credit Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among Holdco and the Co-Issuers, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Holdco Leverage Ratio ” means at any time, the ratio of (a) Indebtedness of the Holdco Consolidated Entities (provided that, with respect to each Series of Class A-1 Senior Notes Outstanding, the aggregate principal amount of each such Series of Senior Notes will be deemed to be the Class A-1 Senior Notes Maximum Principal Amount for each such Series) to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of the Holdco Consolidated Entities, for the immediately preceding 13 twenty-eight day (or thirty-five day) Fiscal Periods; provided, however, that solely for purposes of the Series Non-Amortization Test, the proviso in clause (a) above shall not apply.

Holding Companies Contribution Agreement ” means the Holding Companies Contribution Agreement, dated as of the Series 2007-1 Closing Date, by and among DPL, Holdco and Intermediate Holdco, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Included Countries ” means the following countries: United Kingdom, Ireland, Guam, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Canada, South Korea, Japan, Venezuela, Brazil, Aruba, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Kitts and Nevis, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guatemala, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and any other country in Central America or South America in which a Store is opened after the Closing Date and any country designated as an “Included Country” by the Manager.

Indebtedness ”, as applied to any Person, means, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness for borrowed money in any form, including derivatives, (b) notes payable, (c) 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 the incurrence of the obligation in respect thereof or (ii) evidenced by a note or similar written instrument (other than an earn-out obligation until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person under GAAP), (d) all indebtedness secured by any Lien on any property or asset owned by that Person regardless of whether the indebtedness secured thereby

 

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has been assumed by that Person or is nonrecourse to the credit of that Person and (e) all Contingent Obligations of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness will not include (i) any liability for federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing to any governmental entity, (ii) amounts payable under Third-Party License Agreements and Third-Party Supply Agreements or similar trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with the Management Standard or (iii) that portion of obligations with respect to any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) that is properly classified as a liability on a balance sheet in conformity with GAAP, including all Capitalized Lease Obligations incurred by such Person.

Indemnification and Real Estate Proceeds Payment Amounts ” means the amounts payable pursuant to clause (i) of the Priority of Payments (solely out of funds on deposit in the Collection Account on the applicable Weekly Allocation Date consisting of Indemnification Payments or Real Estate Disposition Proceeds), to be applied in the following order of priority: (A) to reimburse the Trustee, and then, the Servicer, for any unreimbursed Servicing Advances (and accrued interest thereon at the Advance Interest Rate), then (B) to reimburse the Manager for any unreimbursed Manager Advances (and accrued interest thereon at the Advance Interest Rate), then (C) if a Class A-1 Senior Notes Amortization Event is continuing, to make an allocation to the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account, in the amount necessary to prepay and permanently reduce the commitments under all Class A-1 Senior Notes affected by such Class A-1 Senior Notes Amortization Event on a pro rata basis based on commitment amounts; then (D) to make an allocation to the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account, in the amount necessary to prepay the Outstanding Principal Amount of all Senior Notes of all Series other than Class A-1 Senior Notes on a pro rata basis based on principal outstanding; then (E) provided clause (C) does not apply, to make an allocation to the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account, in the amount necessary to prepay and permanently reduce the commitments under all Class A-1 Senior Notes of all Series on a pro rata basis based on commitment amounts; and then (F), to make an allocation to the Senior Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account, in the amount necessary to prepay the Outstanding Principal Amount of all other Classes of Notes sequentially in alphabetical order on a pro rata basis based on principal outstanding across the Classes of all Series with the same alphabetical designation.

Indemnification Payments ” means amounts paid by Domino’s International, the Canadian Manufacturer, DPL, PMC LLC, PFS, the Overseas Franchisor or the Overseas IP Holder pursuant to the Domino’s International Contribution and Sale Agreement, the Canadian Distribution Assets Sale Agreement, the DPL Contribution and Sale Agreement, the IP Assets Contribution Agreement, the Overseas Contribution Agreements or the Domestic Distribution Contribution Agreements, as applicable, as a result of a breach of any representation or warranty made by Domino’s International or DPL pursuant to the Domino’s International Contribution and Sale Agreement, by the Canadian Manufacturer or DPL pursuant to the Canadian Distribution Assets Sale Agreement, by DPL pursuant to the DPL Contribution and Sale Agreement, by PMC LLC or DPL pursuant to the IP Assets Contribution Agreement, by the Overseas Franchisor or the Overseas IP Holder pursuant to the applicable Overseas Contribution Agreements and by PFS, DPL and Domino’s International pursuant to the applicable Domestic Distribution Contribution Agreements, including any amounts ultimately received by Domino’s International from any Former Transferor pursuant to any Pre-

 

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Securitization Contribution and Sale Agreement as a result of a breach of any representation or warranty made by such Former Transferor pursuant to any Pre-Securitization Contribution and Sale Agreement.

Indenture ” means the Base Indenture, together with all Series Supplements, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time by Supplements thereto in accordance with its terms.

Indenture Collateral ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 of the Base Indenture.

Indenture Documents ” means, collectively, with respect to any Series of Notes, the Base Indenture, the related Supplement, the Notes of such Series, the Global G&C Agreement, the Account Control Agreements, any related Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement and any other agreements relating to the issuance or the purchase of the Notes of such Series or the pledge of Collateral under any of the foregoing.

Independent Accountant Fees ” means all fees payable to the Independent Accountants by the Securitization Entities.

Independent Accountants ” means the firm of independent accountants appointed pursuant to the Management Agreement or any successor independent accountant.

Independent Directors ” or “ Independent Managers ” means, with respect to any Securitization Entity, the independent directors or managers appointed to the board of directors or board of managers, as the case may be, pursuant to the terms of the Charter Documents of such Securitization Entity.

Ineligible Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.18 of the Base Indenture.

Initial CCR Election ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1(a) of the Base Indenture.

Initial Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Initial Controlling Class Member List ” means the list of contact information to be provided to the Trustee on the Closing Date by the initial purchasers of the Series of Notes issued on such date.

Initial Franchise Fees ” means all initial franchise fees due and to become due under or in connection with any Domestic Franchise Arrangement or any International Franchise Arrangement.

Initial Principal Amount ” means, with respect to any Series or Class (or Subclass) of Notes, the aggregate initial principal amount of such Series or Class (or Subclass) of Notes specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

 

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Insurer Premiums Account ” means the administrative account established by the Master Issuer under the 2007 Base Indenture for the deposit of any insurance premiums payable to the Insurers with respect to notes issued under the 2007 Base Indenture.

Insurers ” means each of MBIA Insurance Corporation, a New York stock insurance corporation, and Ambac Assurance Corporation, a Wisconsin stock assurance corporation.

Intellectual Property ” means Trademarks, Copyrights, Know-How, Patents and all other intellectual property rights, however denominated throughout the world, and registrations and applications for registration of any of the foregoing.

Interest Period ” means (a) solely with respect to any Class A-1 Senior Notes of any Series of Notes, a period commencing on and including the day that is two (2) Business Days prior to an Accounting Date and ending on but excluding the day that is two (2) Business Days prior to the next succeeding Accounting Date and (b) with respect to any other Class of Notes of any Series of Notes, a period commencing on and including the 25th day of the calendar month in which the immediately preceding Quarterly Payment Date occurred to but excluding the 25th day of the calendar month which includes the then-current Quarterly Payment Date; provided, however, that the initial Interest Period for any Series will commence on and include the Series Closing Date and end on the date specified in the applicable Series Supplement; provided further that the Interest Period, with respect to each Series of Notes Outstanding, immediately preceding the Quarterly Payment Date on which the last payment on the Notes of such Series is to be made will end on such Quarterly Payment Date.

Interest Reserve Letter of Credit ” means any Letter of Credit issued under a Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement for the benefit of the Trustee and the Senior Noteholders or the Senior Subordinated Noteholders, as applicable.

Interest Reserve Release Event ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, an event allowing funds to be released from the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account or the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account, as applicable, identified as an Interest Reserve Release Event with respect to such Series of Notes pursuant to the applicable Series Supplement.

Intermediate Holdco ” means Domino’s Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.

Intermediate Holdco By-Laws ” means the by-laws of Intermediate Holdco, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Intermediate Holdco Certificate of Incorporation ” means the certificate of incorporation of Intermediate Holdco, filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on December 7, 1991, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Intermediate Holdco Charter Documents ” means the Intermediate Holdco Certificate of Incorporation and the Intermediate Holdco By-Laws.

International Continuing Franchise Fees ” means any Continuing Franchise Fees paid to any “franchisor” by an International Franchisee.

International Franchise Arrangements ” means all master franchise agreements, store franchise agreements, area development agreements and similar agreements related to Franchised Stores operated or under development in the International Territory, including any Franchisee Promissory Notes issued in respect of any such agreements. On and after the Closing Date, International Franchise Arrangements will also include the Overseas Franchise Arrangements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of any of the Contribution and Sale Agreements, “International Franchise Arrangements” shall have the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

International Franchisee ” means any Franchisee who is a party to an International Franchise Arrangement.

International Franchisee PULSE Agreements ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

International Franchisor ” means Domino’s Pizza International Franchising Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.

International Franchisor By-Laws ” means the by-laws of the International Franchisor, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

International Franchisor Certificate of Incorporation ” means the certificate of incorporation of the International Franchisor, filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on April 16, 2007, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

International Franchisor Charter Documents ” means the International Franchisor Certificate of Incorporation and the International Franchisor By-Laws.

International Franchisor Interests ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

International Franchisor IP License Agreement ” means the International Franchisor IP License Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2007, by and between the International Franchisor and the IP Holder, as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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International Royalties Concentration Account ” means the account maintained in the name of the Master Issuer or the International Franchisor and pledged to the Trustee into which the Manager causes Collections to be deposited or any successor account established for the Master Issuer or the International Franchisor by the Manager for such purpose pursuant to the Base Indenture and the Management Agreement, including any investment accounts related thereto into which funds are transferred for investment purposes pursuant to Section 5.1(b) of the Base Indenture.

International Royalties Concentration Account Control Agreement ” means the Account Control Agreement governing the International Royalties Concentration Account entered into by and among the Master Issuer and/or the International Franchisor, the Manager, the Trustee and the bank or other financial institution then holding the International Royalties Concentration Account (which Account Control Agreement shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, it being understood that the International Royalties Concentration Account Control Agreement in effect on the Closing Date is so acceptable to the Trustee).

International Territory ” means worldwide locations, other than those in the Domestic Territory. As of the Closing Date, the International Territory includes the Overseas Countries.

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

Investment Income ” means, with respect to the Collection Account, any other Base Indenture Account, any Concentration Account and any Series Accounts, for any Quarterly Collection Period the excess, if any, of (a) the sum of all investment interest and other earnings on such account during such Quarterly Collection Period over (b) any investment losses incurred in respect of such account during such Quarterly Collection Period.

Investment Property ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9-102(a)(49) of the applicable UCC.

IP Assets Contribution Agreement ” means the IP Assets Contribution Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2007, by and among DPL, PMC LLC and the IP Holder, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

IP Holder ” means Domino’s IP Holder LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns.

IP Holder Certificate of Formation ” means the certificate of formation of the IP Holder, dated as of March 2, 2007, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

IP Holder Charter Documents ” means the IP Holder Certificate of Formation and the IP Holder Operating Agreement.

 

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IP Holder Concentration Account ” means the account maintained in the name of the Master Issuer or the IP Holder and pledged to the Trustee into which the Manager causes Company-Owned Stores License Fees to be deposited or any successor account established for the Master Issuer or the IP Holder by the Manager for such purpose pursuant to the Base Indenture and the Management Agreement, including any investment accounts related thereto into which funds are transferred for investment purposes pursuant to Section 5.1(b) of the Base Indenture.

IP Holder Concentration Account Control Agreement ” means the Account Control Agreement governing the IP Holder Concentration Account entered into by and among the Master Issuer and/or the IP Holder, the Manager, the Trustee and the bank or other financial institution then holding the IP Holder Concentration Account (which Account Control Agreement shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, it being understood that the IP Holder Concentration Account Control Agreement in effect on the Closing Date is so acceptable to the Trustee).

IP Holder Equity Interests Distribution Agreement ” means the IP Holder Equity Interests Distribution Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2007, by and between PMC LLC and DPL, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

IP Holder Interests ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

IP Holder Operating Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the IP Holder, dated as of March 15, 2012, as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

IP License Agreements ” means the Company-Owned Stores Master License Agreement, the DPL IP License Agreement, the DNAF IP License Agreement, the Canadian Distributor IP License Agreement, the International Franchisor IP License Agreement, the Domestic Franchisor IP License Agreement, the Domestic Distributor IP License Agreement, the Master Issuer IP License Agreement, the Overseas IP Holder IP License Agreement, the Overseas IP Holder Asset Sale and IP License Agreement and any similar agreement entered into by the IP Holder or an Additional IP Holder with respect to the Domino’s Brand or Future Brand; provided , that as of the Closing Date “ IP License Agreements ” will not include (i) the Overseas IP Holder Asset Sale and IP License Agreement, (ii) the Overseas IP Holder IP License Agreement and (iii) the Overseas Franchisor Asset Sale and IP License Agreement.

IP Registration and Enforcement Fees ” means fees and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the IP Holder in connection with registering, maintaining and enforcing the Domino’s IP and paying licensing fees for Company-Owned Stores.

 

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Know-How ” means all trade secrets and all other confidential or proprietary know-how, inventions, processes, procedures, methods, techniques, discoveries, non-patentable inventions, industrial designs, improvements, ideas, designs, models, formulae, patterns, compilations, data collections, drawings, blueprints, devices, customer lists, software, domain names, technical information and data, specifications, research and development information, engineering drawings, operating and maintenance manuals, recipes, customer lists, supplier lists, business plans and other similar information and rights.

L/C Downgrade Event ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.17 of the Base Indenture.

L/C Provider ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.17 of the Base Indenture.

Lease Concentration Account ” means the account maintained in the name of the Master Issuer and pledged to the Trustee which will be used to maintain funds to make lease payments, or to pay other expenses, with respect to leases held by the Master Issuer or any successor account established for the Master Issuer by the Manager for such purpose pursuant to the Base Indenture and the Management Agreement, including any investment accounts related thereto into which funds are transferred for investment purposes pursuant to Section 5.1(b) of the Base Indenture.

Lease Concentration Account Control Agreement ” means the Account Control Agreement governing the Lease Concentration Account entered into by and among the Master Issuer, the Manager, the Trustee and the bank or other financial institution then holding the Lease Concentration Account (which Account Control Agreement shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, it being understood that the Lease Concentration Account Control Agreement in effect on the Closing Date is so acceptable to the Trustee).

Lease Concentration Account Minimum Balance ” means $100,000, or such higher amount as may be established by the Manager from time to time in its sole discretion by notice to the Servicer, the Control Party and the Back-Up Manager.

Leased Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Centers ” means the leased Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Centers the leases for which are assigned to the Master Issuer on or after the Closing Date, together with, if the context so permits, any other Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Centers leased by the Master Issuer after the Closing Date.

LIBOR ” has the meaning, with respect to any Series of Notes, specified in the applicable Series Supplement or, to the extent not defined in the applicable Series Supplement, means, with respect to each day during a period of up to three months, as mutually agreed by the Manager and the Class A-1 Administrative Agent, the rate for deposits in U.S. Dollars for a period equal to such period, that appears on the Reuters Telerate Service Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the day that is two London Business Days prior to the

 

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first day of such period; provided , that if such rate does not appear on the Reuters Telerate Service Page 3750 (or such other page as may replace that page on that service, or if that service is no longer offered), “LIBOR” means the arithmetic average (rounded up to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) of the offered quotations by the Class A-1 Administrative Agent for deposits of U.S. Dollars at or about 11:00 a.m. (London time) two London Business Days prior to the first day of such period, in an amount substantially equal to the amount of U.S. Dollars to be funded for such period.

LIBOR Reserve Percentage ” means, for any day on which all or any portion of the Outstanding principal of a Class A-1 Senior Note is funded by or on behalf of its holder based on LIBOR in accordance with the terms of the applicable Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement, the maximum reserve percentage, if any, applicable to such holder or such holder’s funding agent under Regulation D under the 1933 Act on such day for determining the holder’s or the funding agent’s reserve requirement (including any marginal, supplemental or emergency reserves) with respect to liabilities or assets having a term comparable to such interest period consisting or included in the computation of Eurocurrency Liabilities (as defined in Regulation D under the 1933 Act).

Lien ” means, when used with respect to any Person, any interest in any real or personal property, asset or other right held, owned or being purchased or acquired by such Person which secures payment or performance of any obligation, and will 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 arising as a matter of law, judicial process or otherwise.

Liquidation Fees ” has the meaning set forth in the Servicing Agreement.

Lock-Box ” means a post-office box that has been established by the Master Issuer at a Qualified Institution in connection with the establishment of a Concentration Account.

Luxembourg Agent ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4(c) of the Base Indenture.

Majority of Controlling Class Members ” means, with respect to the Controlling Class Members (or, if specified, any subset thereof) and as of any day of determination, Controlling Class Members that hold in excess of 50% of the sum of (i) the Class A-1 Senior Notes Voting Amount with respect to each Series of Class A-1 Senior Notes of the Controlling Class held by such Controlling Class Members and (ii) the Outstanding Principal Amount of each Series of Notes of the Controlling Class (other than Class A-1 Senior Notes) held by such Controlling Class Members (or such subset thereof, as applicable) or any beneficial interest therein as of such day of determination (excluding any Notes or beneficial interests in Notes held by any Co-Issuer or any Affiliate of any Co-Issuer).

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respect to each Series of Class A-1 Senior Notes Outstanding and (ii) the Outstanding Principal Amount of each Series of Notes other than Class A-1 Senior Notes (excluding any Notes or beneficial interests in Notes held by any Co-Issuer or any Affiliate of any Co-Issuer).

Majority of Senior Noteholders ” means Senior Noteholders holding in excess of 50% of the sum of (i) the Class A-1 Senior Notes Voting Amount with respect to each Series of Class A-1 Senior Notes Outstanding and (ii) the Outstanding Principal Amount of each Series of Senior Notes other than Class A-1 Senior Notes (excluding any Senior Notes or beneficial interests in Senior Notes held by any Co-Issuer or any Affiliate of any Co-Issuer).

Managed Assets ” means the assets which the Manager has agreed to service pursuant to the Management Agreement in accordance with the standards and the procedures described therein.

Management Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Management Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among DPL, as Manager, the Canadian Manufacturer, each of the Securitization Entities and the Trustee, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Management Standard ” has the meaning set forth in the Management Agreement.

Manager ” means DPL, as Manager, under the Management Agreement, and any successor thereto.

Manager Advances ” has the meaning set forth in the Management Agreement.

Manager Advances Reimbursement Amount ” means, as of any date, the amount of any unreimbursed Manager Advances made in respect of any Asset Disposition that has been consummated on or before such date and the proceeds thereof have been deposited into any Concentration Account or the Collection Account on or before such date.

Manager Termination Event ” means the occurrence of an event specified in Section 6.1 of the Management Agreement.

Manufacturing and Distribution Center Mortgages ” means the Mortgages required to be prepared, executed and delivered by the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder to the Trustee (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) to hold in escrow with respect to each owned Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Center.

Manufacturing and Distribution Centers ” means the dough manufacturing and supply chain centers, the thin crust manufacturing center, the vegetable processing center and the equipment and supply center located in the United States and Canada.

 

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Master Issuer ” means Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns.

Master Issuer Certificate of Formation ” means the certificate of formation of the Master Issuer, dated as of March 2, 2007, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Master Issuer Charter Documents ” means the Master Issuer Certificate of Formation and the Master Issuer Operating Agreement.

Master Issuer IP License Agreement ” means the Master Issuer IP License Agreement entered into as of the Series 2007-1 Closing Date, by and between the Master Issuer and the IP Holder, as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Master Issuer Operating Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Master Issuer, dated as of March 15, 2012, as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Master Issuer Domestic Distribution Contribution Agreements ” means the contribution agreements dated as of the Closing Date by and between (a) the Master Issuer and the Domestic Distributor and (b) the Master Issuer and the Domestic Franchisor.

Master Issuer Overseas Contribution Agreements ” means the contribution agreements dated as of the Closing Date by and between (a) the Master Issuer and International Franchisor and (b) the Master Issuer and the IP Holder.

Master Issuer Securitization Subs ” means the IP Holder, the Domestic Distributor, the Canadian Distributor, the Domestic Franchisor, the International Franchisor, the SPV Canadian Holdco, the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder and the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder.

Material Adverse Effect ” means, with respect to any occurrence, event or condition, individually or in the aggregate, and including, without limitation, any previously undisclosed environmental liability:

(a) a material adverse effect on the ability of the Co-Issuers to perform their payment and other obligations with respect to the Base Indenture and the Notes, the ability of the Guarantors to perform their payment and other obligations under the Global G&C Agreement or the ability of the Manager to perform its obligations pursuant to the Management Agreement;

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(c) a material adverse change in or effect on (i) the enforceability of any material terms of the Collateral Franchise Documents taken as a whole, (ii) the likelihood of the payment of all amounts due and payable by the Domestic Franchisees and International Franchisees under the terms of the Collateral Franchise Documents taken as a whole or (iii) the value of the Collateral Franchise Documents and/or the Retained Collections payable under the Collateral Franchise Documents taken as a whole;

(d) a material adverse change in or effect on (i) the enforceability of the Domino’s IP taken as a whole or any material part of the Domino’s IP, (ii) the value of the Domino’s IP taken as a whole, (iii) the transferability of any material portion of the Domino’s IP to the IP Holder or the ownership thereof by the IP Holder or any Additional IP Holder or (iv) the validity, status, perfection or priority of the Lien in favor of the Trustee in any material part of the Domino’s IP required under the Base Indenture; or

(e) a material adverse effect on (i) the validity or enforceability of any Related Document or the rights and remedies of the Co-Issuers, the Guarantors, the Servicer, the Control Party, the Trustee or the Controlling Class Representative under or with respect to any Related Document or (ii) the validity, status, perfection or priority of the Lien of the Trustee in any material portion of the Collateral.

Memorandum of Association ” means, with respect to any corporation or unlimited company and any time, the memorandum of association or such similar documents of such unlimited company in effect at such time.

Monthly Distributor Profit Adjustment Amount ” means, for any Monthly Distributor Profit Period, the result (whether a positive or negative number) of (a) the Actual Monthly Distributor Profit Amount for such Monthly Distributor Profit Period minus (b) the aggregate of the Estimated Weekly Distributor Profit Amounts for each Weekly Collection Period in such Monthly Distributor Profit Period.

Monthly Distributor Profit Certificate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(k) of the Base Indenture.

Monthly Distributor Profit Period ” means each period from and including the first day of each Fiscal Period of the Securitization Entities to and including the last day of such Fiscal Period.

Moody s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor thereto.

Mortgage ” means, a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or any other deed or agreement, granting a Lien on any real property to evidence a specified obligation.

Mortgage Recordation Event ” means the occurrence of any Rapid Amortization Event (unless such Mortgage Recordation Event is waived by the Control Party, acting at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative).

 

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Mortgage Recordation Fees ” means any fees, taxes or other amounts required to be paid to any applicable Governmental Authority, or any expenses incurred by the Trustee, in connection with the recording of any Manufacturing and Distribution Center Mortgages as required by the Base Indenture.

Multiemployer Plan ” means any “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA.

Net Cash Flow ” means, for any Quarterly Payment Date and the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) Retained Collections with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period over (b)   the sum of (i) the Securitization Operating Expenses paid on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period, plus (ii) the Weekly Management Fee (adjusted on a pro forma basis to account for changes in the management fees as of the Closing Date) paid on each Weekly Allocation Date to the Manager with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period, plus (iii) all payments of Manager Advances Reimbursement Amounts to the Manager during such Quarterly Collection Period, plus (iv) all payments of PULSE Maintenance Fees and Technology Fees to the Manager during such Quarterly Collection Period, plus (v) the Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees, and Workout Fees paid to the Servicer on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period, plus (vi) the amount of Class A-1 Senior Notes Administrative Expenses paid on each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period, plus (vii) all Investment Income to the extent such Investment Income has been distributed to the Collection Account and is included in Quarterly Retained Collections with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period, plus (viii) the amount, if any, by which Retained Collections Contributions included in such Quarterly Retained Collections exceeds the relevant amount of Retained Collections Contributions permitted to be included in Net Cash Flow pursuant to Section 5.16 of the Base Indenture; provided , that funds released from the Cash Trap Reserve Account shall not constitute Retained Collections for purposes of this definition.

New Domestic Franchise Arrangements ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

New Franchise Arrangements ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

New International Franchise Arrangements ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

New Overseas Franchise Arrangements ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

New Requirements Agreements ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

New Series Pro Forma Quarterly DSCR ” means, at any time of determination and with respect to the issuance of any additional Series of Notes, the ratio calculated by dividing (a) the Adjusted Net Cash Flow over the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period over (b) the Debt Service for the related Quarterly

 

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Payment Date, in each case on a pro forma basis, calculated as if (i) such additional Series of Notes had been outstanding and any assets acquired with the proceeds of such additional Series of Notes had been acquired at the commencement of such period and (ii) any Notes that have been paid, prepaid or repurchased and cancelled during such period, or any Notes that will be paid, prepaid or repurchased and cancelled using the proceeds of such issuance, were so paid, prepaid or repurchased and cancelled as of the commencement of such period.

New Third-Party License Agreements ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

New Third-Party Supply Agreements ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

New York UCC ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(b) of the Base Indenture.

Nonrecoverable Advance ” means any portion of a Servicing Advance previously made and not previously reimbursed, or proposed to be made, which, together with any then-outstanding Servicing Advances and the interest accrued or that would reasonably be expected to accrue thereon, in the reasonable, good faith judgment of the Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, would not be ultimately recoverable from subsequent payments or collections from any funds on deposit in the Concentration Accounts and the Collection Account, giving due consideration to allocations and disbursements of funds in such accounts and the limited assets of the Securitization Entities.

Non-Securitization Debt ” means debt incurred by a Non-Securitization Entity.

Non-Securitization Entity ” means any Domino’s Entity that is not a Securitization Entity.

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 that holds such Book-Entry Note, 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 Owner Certificate ” has the meaning specified in Section 11.5(b) of the Base Indenture.

Note Rate ” means, with respect to any Series or any Class of any Series of Notes, the annual rate at which interest (other than contingent additional interest) accrues on the Notes of such Series or such Class of such Series of Notes (or the formula on the basis of which such rate will be determined) as stated in the applicable Series Supplement.

Note Register ” means the register maintained pursuant to Section 2.5(a) of the Base Indenture, providing for the registration of the Notes and transfers and exchanges thereof.

 

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Noteholder ” and “ Holder ” means the Person in whose name a Note is registered in the Note Register.

Notes ” has the meaning specified in the recitals to the Base Indenture.

Notes Discharge Date ” means, with respect to any Class or Series of Notes, the first date on which such Class or Series of Notes is no longer Outstanding.

Obligations ” means (a) all principal, interest and premium, if any, at any time and from time to time, owing by the Co-Issuers on the Notes or owing by the Guarantors pursuant to the Global G&C Agreement, (b) the payment and performance of all other obligations, covenants and liabilities of the Co-Issuers or the Guarantors arising under the Indenture, the Notes, any other Indenture Document, or of the Guarantors under the Global G&C Agreement and (c) the obligation of the Co-Issuers to pay all Trustee Fees and Mortgage Recordation Fees to the Trustee when due and payable as provided in the Indenture.

Officer s Certificate ” means a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of the applicable Securitization Entity.

Open Domino s Store ” means, as of the date of determination, each Store and each Company-Owned Store located anywhere in the world that is open for business as of such date; provided, however, that with respect to any Store that is not open year-round and has, or is expected to have, less than $100,000 of Gross Sales during the next twelve months, such Store will not be deemed to be an “Open Domino’s Store.”

Operating Agreements ” means any or collectively, depending on the context in which it is used, the Co-Issuers Operating Agreements, the Domestic Franchisor Operating Agreement, the International Franchisor Certificate of Incorporation, the SPV Guarantor Operating Agreement, the Canadian Distributor Memorandum of Association, the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder Operating Agreement, the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder Operating Agreement and any Additional Securitization Entity Operating Agreement.

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion addressed to the Trustee from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee and the Control Party. The counsel may be an employee of, or counsel to, the Securitization Entities, Holdco, DPL, the Manager or the Back-Up Manager, as the case may be.

Organizational Expenses ” means any expenses incurred by any Securitization Entity in connection with (a) the maintenance of its existence in the State of Delaware or in any other state, province or country in which a Securitization Entity is organized and (b) its qualification to do business in any state, province or country.

Other Collections ” means any amounts deposited into a Concentration Account that are not readily identifiable as Franchisee Payments, Company-Owned Stores License Fees, Third-Party License Fees, Product Purchase Payments, Co-Issuers

 

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Insurance Proceeds, Asset Disposition Proceeds, Excluded Amounts, Retained Collections Contributions, Indemnification Payments or Investment Income earned with respect to amounts on deposit in any Concentration Account and any fees paid by a Non-Securitization Entity to compensate the Co-Issuers for the cost of the issuance and maintenance of any Holdco Letter of Credit.

Other Franchise Fees ” means any fees other than Continuing Franchise Fees, Initial Franchise Fees, Advertising Fees, Technology Fees, PULSE Maintenance Fees or PULSE License Fees that are paid by Domestic Franchisees or International Franchisees to the entity that serves as “franchisor” of the Domino’s Brand or any Future Brand in connection with operating a Store.

Other Legacy Account ” means, on or after the date that any Class or Series of Notes issued pursuant to the Base Indenture is no longer Outstanding, any account maintained by the Trustee to which funds have been allocated in accordance with the Priority of Payments for the payment of interest, fees or other amounts in respect of such Class or Series of Notes. For the avoidance of doubt, the Series 2007-1 Legacy Accounts shall not constitute Other Legacy Accounts.

Outstanding ” means with respect to the Notes, all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered under the Indenture, except (a) Notes theretofore cancelled or delivered to the Registrar for cancellation, (b) Notes which have not been presented for payment but funds for the payment of which are on deposit in the appropriate account and are available for payment in full of such Notes and (c) Notes in exchange for or in lieu of other Notes which have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to the Indenture unless proof satisfactory to a Trust Officer is presented that any such Notes are held by a purchaser for value.

Outstanding Principal Amount ” means, with respect to each Series of Notes, the amount calculated in accordance with the applicable Series Supplement.

Overseas Contribution Agreements ” means the Overseas Franchisor Contribution Agreement and the Overseas IP Holder Contribution Agreement.

Overseas Countries ” means countries world-wide other than (i) countries in the Domestic Territory and (ii) the Included Countries.

Overseas Conveyed Assets ” means the Overseas IP and the Overseas Franchise Arrangements.

Overseas Distribution and Contribution Agreements ” means (a) the Overseas Franchisor Contribution Agreement, (b) the Overseas Franchisor Distribution Agreement, (c) the Overseas IP Holder Contribution Agreement, (d) the Overseas IP Holder Distribution Agreement, (e) the Overseas GP and Overseas LP Distribution Agreement, (f) the Overseas IP Holder LLC Distribution Agreement and (g) the Master Issuer Overseas Contribution Agreements.

 

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Overseas Entity ” means the Overseas Franchisor, the Overseas IP Holder, the Overseas GP, the Overseas LP or Domino’s Overseas LP Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Overseas Franchise Arrangements ” mean, collectively, all Pre-Securitization Overseas Franchise Arrangements, all Post-Securitization Overseas Franchise Arrangements and all Post-Closing Overseas Franchise Arrangements; provided that, for purposes of any of the Contribution and Sale Agreements, “Overseas Franchise Arrangements” shall have the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Overseas Franchisee ” means any Franchisee who is a party to an Overseas Franchise Arrangement.

Overseas Franchisor ” means Domino’s Pizza Overseas Franchising B.V., a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschapmet beperkte aansprakelijleheid), incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands, and its successors and assigns.

Overseas Franchisor Asset Sale and IP License Agreement ” means the Overseas Franchisor Asset Sale and IP License Agreement, dated as of the Series 2007-1 Closing Date, by and between the Overseas IP Holder and the Overseas Franchisor, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

Overseas Franchisor Contribution Agreement ” means the contribution agreement dated as of the Closing Date by and between the Overseas Franchisor and Overseas Franchisor LLC.

Overseas Franchisor Charter Documents ” means the Deed of Incorporation of a Private Company with Limited Liability of the Overseas Franchisor, filed with the Trade Register of the Amsterdam Chambers of Commerce on March 29, 2007.

Overseas Franchisor Distribution Agreement ” means the distribution agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between the Overseas Franchisor and the Overseas IP Holder.

Overseas Franchisor Pledge Agreement ” means the Overseas Franchisor Pledge Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2007, by and between the Overseas Franchisor and the Overseas IP Holder, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Overseas GP ” means Domino’s Overseas GP Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.

 

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Overseas GP and Overseas LP Distribution Agreement ” means the distribution agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Overseas GP, the Overseas LP and DPL.

Overseas IP ” means the Know-How specific to the operation of Stores and Franchise Arrangements in the Overseas Countries (but not including any Patents, Copyrights or Trademarks) licensed to the Overseas IP Holder pursuant to the Overseas IP Holder Asset Sale and IP License Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Overseas IP does not include any After-Acquired Overseas IP; provided that, for purposes of any of the Contribution and Sale Agreements, “Overseas IP” shall have the meaning set forth in Annex A to the 2007 Base Indenture.

Overseas IP Holder ” means Domino’s Overseas IP Holder C.V., a limited partnership (commanditaire vennootschap), established and existing under the laws of the Netherlands, and its successors and assigns.

Overseas IP Holder Asset Sale and IP License Agreement ” means the Overseas IP Holder Asset Sale and IP License Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2007, by and between the IP Holder (as successor in interest to PMC LLC) and the Overseas IP Holder, as amended, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time.

Overseas IP Holder Certificate of Registration ” means the certificate of registration, filed with the Trade Register of the Rotterdam Chambers of Commerce on March 23, 2003.

Overseas IP Holder Charter Documents ” means the Overseas IP Holder Certificate of Registration and the Overseas IP Holder Operating Agreement.

Overseas IP Holder Contribution Agreement ” means the contribution agreement dated as of the Closing Date, by and between the Overseas IP Holder and the Overseas IP Holder LLC.

Overseas IP Holder Distribution Agreement ” means the distribution agreement dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Overseas IP Holder, the Overseas GP and the Overseas LP.

Overseas IP Holder IP License Agreement ” means the Overseas IP Holder IP License Agreement, dated April 12, 2007, by and between the IP Holder (as successor in interest to PMC LLC) and the Overseas IP Holder, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Overseas IP Holder LLC Distribution Agreement ” means the distribution agreement dated as of the Closing Date by and between the Overseas IP Holder LLC and the Master Issuer.

 

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Overseas IP Holder Operating Agreement ” means the Limited Partnership Agreement of the Overseas IP Holder, dated as of March 22, 2007.

Overseas IP Holder Pledge Agreement ” means the Overseas IP Holder Pledge Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2007, by and among, PMC Inc., DPI and the Overseas IP Holder, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Overseas LP ” means Domino’s CV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns.

Overseas Payments ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Parent Company Support Agreement ” means the Parent Company Support Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by Holdco in favor of the Trustee, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Patents ” means all United States and non-U.S. patents and inventions claimed therein, patent applications, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, provisional patent applications, and reissues thereof.

Paying Agent ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.5(a) of the Base Indenture.

Perfected Country ” means any of the United States or other country: (a) with respect to which one or more filings have been made to perfect the Trustee’s security interest in the Domino’s IP registered in such jurisdiction and such perfection has been confirmed by an Opinion of Counsel; or (b) that has been deemed to qualify as a Perfected Country pursuant to Section 8.25(d) of the Base Indenture.

Perfection Ratio ” means (a) the aggregate Gross Royalty Stream in respect of the Perfected Countries divided by (b) the aggregate Gross Royalty Stream in respect of the United States and the Included Countries.

Permitted Asset Dispositions ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.16 of the Base Indenture.

Permitted Distribution Asset Disposition ” means (i) the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any real property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired; (ii) the termination of any equipment leases; (iii) the termination of any leases, subleases or licenses of any leased real property; (iv) dispositions of obsolete or worn out property in the ordinary course of business and dispositions of property (including Intellectual Property) no longer used or useful in the conduct of the business of the Securitization Entities; and (v) transfers constituting Permitted Liens; in each case, excluding any Real Estate Disposition.

 

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Permitted Investments ” means (a) time deposits with, or insured certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of, any commercial bank that (i) is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and is a member of the Federal Reserve System, (ii) whose short-term debt is rated at least “P-1” (or then equivalent grade) by Moody’s and at least “A-1+” (or then equivalent grade) by S&P and (iii) has combined capital and surplus of at least $1,000,000,000, in each case with maturities of not more than 90 days from the date of acquisition thereof; (b) readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than 360 days from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support thereof; (c) commercial paper issued by any Person organized under the laws of any state of the United States of America and rated at least “P-1” (or the then equivalent grade) by Moody’s and at least “A-1+” (or the then equivalent grade) by S&P, with maturities of not more than 180 days from the date of acquisition thereof; (d) investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of the relevant Person making such investment, in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act, which have the highest rating obtainable from Moody’s and S&P, and the portfolios of which are limited solely to investments of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this definition and (e) with respect to any account held at an institution outside of the United States investments of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this definition (except that such investments (i) may be issued by, or held with, a foreign government or a Person organized under the laws of a foreign country and (ii) need not be rated by Moody’s or S&P). Notwithstanding the foregoing, all Permitted Investments must either (A) be at all times available for withdrawal or liquidation at par (or for commercial paper issued at a discount, at the applicable purchase price) or (B) mature on or prior to the Business Day prior to the immediately succeeding Quarterly Payment Date.

Permitted Liens ” means (a) Liens for (i) Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not delinquent or (ii) Taxes, assessments or other charges 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, (b) all Liens created or permitted under the Related Documents in favor of the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties, (c) Liens existing on the Closing Date, which will be released on such date, (d) deposits or pledges made (i) in connection with casualty insurance maintained in accordance with the Related Documents, (ii) to secure the performance of bids, tenders, contracts or leases, (iii) to secure statutory obligations or surety or appeal bonds or (iv) to secure indemnity, performance or other similar bonds in the ordinary course of business of any Securitization Entity, (e) Liens of carriers, warehouses, mechanics and similar Liens, in each case (i) in existence less than 45 days from the date of creation thereof or (ii) being contested in good faith by any Securitization Entity in appropriate proceedings (so long as such Securitization Entity has, in accordance with GAAP, set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto), (f) restrictions under federal, state or foreign securities laws on the transfer of securities, (g) Liens that constitute covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements, encumbrances and other similar matters of record affecting title to but not adversely affecting the current occupancy or use of any owned or leased real property in any material respect; provided that, there will be no

 

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mortgages or leasehold mortgages encumbering any Securitization Entity’s fee or leasehold title to any Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Centers except those for the Manufacturing and Distribution Center Mortgages in favor of the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties, (h) statutory or voluntary Liens in favor of landlords, lessors or renters to secure obligations of any Securitization Entity under real estate leases or rental agreements, which secured obligations are not delinquent or are being contested in good faith by any Securitization Entity and by appropriate proceedings (so long as such Securitization Entity has, in accordance with GAAP, set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto) and (i) Liens on Collateral that has been pledged pursuant to the Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement with respect to letters of credit issued thereunder.

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 or other entity.

PFS ” means Progressive Food Solutions LLC, a Michigan limited liability company, and its successors and assigns.

PFS Contribution Agreement ” means the contribution agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between PFS and the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder.

PFS Distribution Agreement ” means the distribution agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between PFS and DPL, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

PFS Product Purchase and Distribution Sub-Management Agreement ” means the product purchase and distribution agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between PFS and the Manager, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

Plan ” means any “employee pension benefit plan”, as such term is defined in ERISA, which is subject to Title IV of ERISA, including any Multiemployer Plan, or Section 412 of the Code.

PMC Inc. ” means Domino’s Pizza PMC, Inc., a Michigan corporation.

PMC LLC ” means Domino’s Pizza PMC LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as successor by merger to PMC Inc., and its successors and assigns.

PMC LLC Certificate of Formation ” means the certificate of formation of PMC LLC, dated as of March 5, 2007, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

PMC LLC Charter Documents ” means the PMC LLC Certificate of Formation and the PMC LLC Operating Agreement.

 

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PMC LLC Operating Agreement ” means the Limited Liability Company Agreement of PMC LLC, dated as of March 5, 2007, as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Post-Closing Overseas Franchise Arrangements ” means, depending on the context in which it is used, each new master franchise agreement, store franchise agreement or area development agreement entered into by the International Franchisor after the Closing Date pursuant to which a master franchisor or area developer is given the right to franchise or a Franchisee is given the right to operate a Store(s) in an Overseas Country or the rights and obligations of the International Franchisor under each such agreement.

Post-Default Capped Trustee Expenses ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Post-Default Capped Trustee Expenses Amount.”

Post-Default Capped Trustee Expenses Amount ” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) all reasonable expenses payable by the Co-Issuer to the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default in connection with any obligations of the Trustee in connection with such Event of Default so long as such expenses are not a part of the Capped Securitization Operating Expenses Amount (“ Post-Default Capped Trustee Expenses ”) and (b) the amount by which (i) $100,000 exceeds (ii) the aggregate amount of Post-Default Capped Trustee Expenses previously paid on each Weekly Allocation Date that occurred in the annual period (measured from the Closing Date to the anniversary thereof and from each anniversary thereof to the next succeeding anniversary thereof) in which such Weekly Allocation Date occurs.

Post-Securitization Domestic Franchise Arrangements ” means, all franchise agreements, license agreements, development agreements, area agreements, or similar agreements in the Domestic Territory and relating to Franchised Stores that have been entered into or renewed since the Series 2007-1 Closing Date (together with any Franchisee Promissory Notes issued in respect thereof).

Post-Securitization Franchise Arrangements ” means, collectively, the Post-Securitization Domestic Franchise Arrangements and the Post-Securitization International Franchise Arrangements.

Post-Securitization International Franchise Arrangements ” means International Franchise Arrangements entered into by the International Franchisor (a) with respect to the period from the Series 2007-1 Closing Date to the Closing Date in the International Territory other than the Overseas Countries, and (b) after the Closing Date in the International Territory.

Post-Securitization Overseas Franchise Arrangements ” means all master franchise agreements, store franchise agreements, area development agreements, or similar agreements related to Franchised Stores for the Overseas Countries entered into after the Series 2007-1 Closing Date up to the Closing Date.

 

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Potential Manager Termination Event ” means any occurrence or event which, with the giving of notice, the passage of time or both, would constitute a Manager Termination Event.

Potential Rapid Amortization Event ” means any occurrence or event which, with the giving of notice, the passage of time or both, would constitute a Rapid Amortization Event.

PPSA ” means the Nova Scotia Personal Property Security Act as in effect from time to time.

Prepayment Premium ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the premium to be paid on any prepayment of principal with respect to such Series of Notes, identified as a “Prepayment Premium” pursuant to the applicable Series Supplement.

Pre-Securitization Contribution and Sale Agreements ” means, collectively, the IP Assets Contribution Agreement, the IP Holder Equity Interests Distribution Agreement, the Canadian Distribution Assets Sale Agreement, the Holding Companies Contribution Agreement and the DPL Contribution and Sale Agreement.

Pre-Securitization Domestic Franchise Arrangements ” means all master franchise agreements, store franchise agreements, area development agreements and similar agreements related to Franchised Stores for the Domestic Territory entered into prior to the Series 2007-1 Closing Date.

Pre-Securitization International Franchise Arrangements ” means International Franchise Arrangements operated or under development in the International Territory other than in the Overseas Countries entered into prior to the Series 2007-1 Closing Date.

Pre-Securitization Overseas Franchise Arrangements ” means all master franchise agreements, store franchise agreements, area development agreements and similar agreements related to Franchised Stores operated or under development in the Overseas Countries entered into prior to the Series 2007-1 Closing Date.

Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest publicly announced from time to time by a commercial bank mutually agreed upon by Holdco and the Servicer as its reference rate, base rate or prime rate.

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

Principal Payments Account ” means any of the following accounts: (i) the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account; (ii) the Senior Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account; or (iii) the Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account.

 

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Principal Terms ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3 of the Base Indenture.

Priority of Payments ” means the allocation and payment obligations described in Section 5.11 of the Base Indenture as supplemented by the allocation and payment obligations with respect to each Series of Notes described in each Series Supplement.

Proceeding ” means any suit in equity, action at law or other judicial or administrative proceeding.

Proceeds ” has the meaning specified in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the applicable UCC.

Product Purchase Agreements ” means the Product Purchase and Distribution Agreement, the PFS Product Purchase and Distribution Sub-Management Agreement, the Canadian Manufacturer Product Purchase Agreement and any other agreements entered into by any Distributor and any other Domino’s Entity to manufacture, supply or process Products for sale to any Distributor for re-sale to Franchisees, owners of Company-Owned Stores or any other Persons.

Product Purchase and Distribution Agreement ” means the agreement entered into on the Closing Date by and among the Domestic Distributor, the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder, the Master Issuer and the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder for the manufacture and supply of products for re-sale to certain Franchisees, owners of Company-Owned Stores or any other Persons.

Product Purchase Payments ” means any payment received in connection with the sale of any Products by any Distributor to any Franchisee, DPL, as the owner of Company-Owned Stores, or any other Person whether pursuant to a Requirements Agreement or otherwise.

Product Supply Payment ” means any payment for the Products that is due and payable collectively by the Master Issuer, the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder and the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder to DPL pursuant to the Management Agreement.

Products ” means any good sold by any Distributor to a Franchisee, DPL, as the owner of Company-Owned Stores, or any other Person pursuant to a Requirements Agreement or otherwise.

PTO ” means the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

PULSE and Technology Fees Concentration Account ” means the account maintained in the name of the Master Issuer or the Domestic Distributor and pledged to the Trustee into which the Manager causes PULSE License Fees, Technology Fees and PULSE Maintenance Fees to be deposited or any successor account established for the Master Issuer or the Domestic Distributor by the Manager for such

 

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purpose pursuant to Section 5.1 of the Base Indenture and the Management Agreement, including any investment accounts related thereto into which funds are transferred for investment purposes pursuant to Section 5.1(b) of the Base Indenture.

PULSE and Technology Fees Concentration Account Control Agreement ” means the Account Control Agreement governing the PULSE and Technology Fees Concentration Account entered into by and among the Master Issuer and/or the Domestic Distributor, the Manager, the Trustee and the bank or other financial institution then holding the PULSE and Technology Fees Concentration Account (which Account Control Agreement shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, it being understood that the PULSE and Technology Fees Concentration Account Control Agreement in effect on the Closing Date is so acceptable to the Trustee).

PULSE Assets ” means all Intellectual Property and license agreements related to the Domino’s PULSE TM System listed in Schedule 1.1(c) of the DPL Contribution and Sale Agreement.

PULSE License Fees ” means all license fees owed by any Franchisee in connection with the Domino’s PULSE TM system installed in any Store owned and operated by such Franchisee in accordance with the applicable license agreement.

PULSE Maintenance Fees ” means all amounts owed by any Franchisee in connection with the maintenance of the Domino’s PULSE TM system installed in any Store owned and operated by such Franchisee.

Qualified Institution ” means a depository institution organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or incorporated under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction with a branch or agency located in the United States of America or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking authorities that at all times has the Required Rating and, in the case of any such institution organized under the laws of the United States of America, whose deposits are insured by the FDIC.

Qualified Trust Institution ” means an institution organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or incorporated under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction with a branch or agency located in the United States of America or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking authorities that at all times (i) is authorized under such laws to act as a trustee or in any other fiduciary capacity, (ii) has capital, surplus and undivided profits of not less than $250,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition and (iii) has a long term deposits rating of not less than “Baa1” by Moody’s and “BBB+” by S&P.

Quarterly Collection Period ” means each period as set forth on Schedule II to this Annex A, commencing with the period from and including the Closing Date to and including March 25, 2012.

 

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Quarterly DSCR ” means for any Quarterly Payment Date and the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period, the ratio (without rounding) of (a) an amount equal to the Adjusted Net Cash Flow for the Quarterly Collection Period preceding such Quarterly Payment Date, to (b) an amount equal to Debt Service for such Quarterly Payment Date.

Quarterly Manager s Certificate ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.1(b) of the Base Indenture.

Quarterly Noteholders Statement ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, a statement substantially in the form of an Exhibit C to the applicable Series Supplement.

Quarterly Payment Date ” means, unless otherwise specified in any Series Supplement for the related Series of Notes, the 25th day of each of the following calendar months: January, April, July and October, or if such date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, commencing on April 25, 2012. Any reference to a Quarterly Collection Period relating to a Quarterly Payment Date means the Quarterly Collection Period most recently ended prior to such Quarterly Payment Date, and any reference to an Interest Period relating to a Quarterly Payment Date means the Interest Period most recently ended prior to such Quarterly Payment Date.

Quarterly Retained Collections ” means with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period, the aggregate amount of Retained Collections deposited into the Collection Account during such Quarterly Collection Period.

Rapid Amortization DSCR Threshold ” means a Quarterly DSCR equal to 1.2x.

Rapid Amortization Event ” has the meaning specified in Section 9.1 of the Base Indenture.

Rapid Amortization Period ” means the period commencing on the date on which a Rapid Amortization Event occurs and ending on the earlier to occur of the waiver of the occurrence of such Rapid Amortization Event in accordance with Section 9.7 of the Base Indenture and the date on which there are no Notes Outstanding.

Rating Agency ” with respect to any Series of Notes, has the meaning specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Rating Agency Condition ” with respect to any Series of Notes, has the meaning specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Rating Agency Fees ” means any reasonable fees or expenses due to the Rating Agencies in connection with rating any Series or Class of Notes.

Real Estate Disposition ” means a disposition of any owned real property in connection with the owned Manufacturing and Distribution Centers.

 

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Real Estate Disposition Proceeds ” means the amount of net cash proceeds received by the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder from any Real Estate Disposition (after payment of all costs and expenses related to such disposition), to the extent such proceeds are not reinvested in real property held by the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder and used for production or distribution purposes within 365 days of the disposition giving rise to such proceeds.

Real Estate Holder Concentration Account ” means the account maintained in the name of the Master Issuer or the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder and pledged to the Trustee which will be used to maintain Asset Disposition Proceeds from Real Estate Dispositions, funds from the Domestic Distributor and funds deposited therein pursuant to priority (xxxvii) of the Priority of Payments, or any successor account established for the Master Issuer or the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder by the Manager for such purpose pursuant to the Base Indenture and the Management Agreement, including any investment accounts related thereto into which funds are transferred for investment purposes pursuant to Section 5.1(b) of the Base Indenture.

Real Estate Holder Concentration Account Control Agreement ” means the Account Control Agreement governing the Real Estate Holder Concentration Account entered into by and among the Master Issuer and/or the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder, the Manager, the Trustee and the bank or other financial institution then holding the Real Estate Holder Concentration Account (which Account Control Agreement shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, it being understood that the Real Estate Holder Concentration Account Control Agreement in effect on the Closing Date is so acceptable to the Trustee).

Real Estate Holder Concentration Account Minimum Balance ” means $100,000, or such higher amount as may be established by the Manager from time to time in its sole discretion by notice to the Servicer, the Control Party and the Back-Up Manager.

Record Date ” means, with respect to any Quarterly Payment Date, the last day of the immediately preceding calendar month.

Refranchising Asset Dispositions ” means any resale, transfer or other disposition of a Domestic Franchise Arrangement or an International Franchise Arrangement that results in the replacement of a Franchise Arrangement with one or more Post-Securitization Franchise Arrangements, including, without limitation, any resale, transfer, termination or creation (or combination thereof) of a Securitization Entity’s interest in a Domestic Franchise Arrangement or an International Franchise Arrangement.

Registrar ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.5(a) of the Base Indenture.

Related Documents ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the Indenture Documents, the Collateral Transaction Documents, the Account Agreements, the Depository Agreements, any Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement, any

 

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Swap Contract, any Series Hedge Agreement, any Enhancement Agreement, the DNAF Servicing Agreement and any other material agreements entered into, or certificates delivered, pursuant to the foregoing documents.

Required Rating ” means (i) a short-term certificate of deposit rating from Moody’s of “P-1” and from S&P of at least “A-1” and (ii) a long-term unsecured debt rating of not less than “Baa1” by Moody’s and “BBB+” by S&P.

Requirements Agreements ” means, collectively, any requirements or rebate agreements (including any purchase orders) entered into by a Franchisee, DPL, as the owner of Company-Owned Stores, or any other Person pursuant to which such Franchisee, DPL, as the owner of Company-Owned Stores, or other Person purchases Products from any Distributor.

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, limited liability company agreement, partnership agreement or other organizational or governing documents of such Person or any of its property, and any order, law, treaty, rule or regulation, 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, local or foreign (including, without limitation, usury laws, the U.S. Federal Truth in Lending Act and retail installment sales acts).

Residual Amount ” means for any Weekly Allocation Date with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period the amount, if any, by which the amount allocated to the Collection Account on such Weekly Allocation Date exceeds the sum of the amounts to be paid and/or allocated on such Weekly Allocation Date pursuant to priorities (i) through (xxxvii)  of the Priority of Payments; provided, that the amount of any Retained Collections Contribution will be held by the Master Issuer (or any other Securitization Entity other than the SPV Guarantor) for at least one full fiscal quarter after which time that amount may be distributed by the Master Issuer to the SPV Guarantor on any Weekly Allocation Date; provided that (i) the most recent Quarterly DSCR was at least equal to the Cash Trapping DSCR Threshold without giving effect to the inclusion of such Retained Collections Contribution and (ii) such Retained Collections Contribution is not required to pay any shortfall in the amounts payable under priorities (ii) through (xxxvii)  of the Priority of Payments, to the extent of any shortfall on such Weekly Allocation Date.

Retained Collections ” means (a) all Collections excluding (i) Excluded Amounts and (ii) Bank Account Expenses (solely with respect to the Concentration Accounts), (b) any Retained Collections Contributions and (c) without duplication, Weekly FCF Distributions and Weekly Distributor Profit Amounts.

Retained Collections Contribution ” means, with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period, a cash contribution made to the Master Issuer at any time prior to the Final Series Legal Final Maturity Date in an amount no greater than $7,500,000 in any Quarterly Collection Period, not more than $15,000,000 during any period of four consecutive Quarterly Collection Periods and not more than $30,000,000 in the

 

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aggregate from the Closing Date to the Final Series Legal Final Maturity Date, which for all purposes of the Related Documents, except as otherwise specified therein, will be treated as Retained Collections received during such Quarterly Collection Period.

Royalties Concentration Account ” means, collectively, the Domestic Royalties Concentration Account, the International Royalties Concentration Account, the Venezuelan Royalties Concentration Account, the Cayman Islands Royalties Concentration Account and any Additional Royalties Concentration Account.

S&P ” or “ Standard & Poor s ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or any successor thereto.

Same Store Sales Comparison Information ” means, with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period, a comparison of (a) the sum of Gross Sales for each Open Domino’s Store for each day of such Quarterly Collection Period where (i) such Open Domino’s Store had Gross Sales on such day and (ii) had Gross Sales for the corresponding day in the prior fiscal year of the Co-Issuers with (b) the sum of Gross Sales for each Open Domino’s Store for each day of the prior fiscal year of the Co-Issuers where (i) such Open Domino’s Store had Gross Sales on such day and (ii) had Gross Sales for the corresponding day of the current fiscal year of the Co-Issuers.

Scheduled Principal Payments ” means, with respect to any Series or any Class of any Series of Notes, any payments scheduled to be made pursuant to the applicable Series Supplement that reduce the amount of principal Outstanding with respect to such Series or Class on a periodic basis that are identified as “Scheduled Principal Payments” in the applicable Series Supplement.

Scheduled Principal Payments Deficiency Event ” means, with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period, as of the last Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period, the occurrence of the following event: the amount of funds on deposit in the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account after the last Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period is less than the Senior Notes Accrued Scheduled Principal Payments Amount for the next succeeding Quarterly Payment Date.

Scheduled Principal Payments Deficiency Notice has the meaning specified in Section 4.1(e) of the Base Indenture.

SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Secured Parties ” means the Noteholders, each Hedge Counterparty, if any, the Trustee in its individual capacity, the Servicer, the Control Party, the Manager and the Back-Up Manager, together with their respective successors and assigns.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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Securities Intermediary ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(a) of the Base Indenture.

Securitization Entities ” means, collectively, the SPV Guarantor, the Master Issuer, the Domestic Distributor, the Canadian Distributor, the Domestic Franchisor, the International Franchisor, the IP Holder, SPV Canadian Holdco, the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder, the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder and any Additional Securitization Entity.

Securitization Entity Indemnities ” means all indemnification obligations that the Securitization Entities have to their officers, directors or managers under their Charter Documents.

Securitization IP ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Securitization IP License Agreements ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Securitization Leverage Ratio ” means, as of the date of determination, the ratio of (i) the aggregate principal amount of each Series of Notes Outstanding (provided that, with respect to each Series of Class A-1 Senior Notes Outstanding, the aggregate principal amount of each such Series of Senior Notes will be deemed to be the Class A-1 Senior Notes Maximum Principal Amount for each such Series) to (ii) Net Cash Flow (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Retained Collections Contributions) for the preceding four Quarterly Collection Periods as of such date.

Securitization Operating Expenses ” means all (a) Trustee Fees, (b) Back-Up Manager Fees, (c) Independent Accountant Fees, (d) Organizational Expenses, (e) Rating Agency Fees, (f) Securitization Entity Indemnities, (g) Mortgage Recordation Fees and (h) Servicer Indemnities (together with interest on any such Servicer Indemnities that are due and unpaid at the Advance Interest Rate).

Senior Debt ” means the issuance of Indebtedness under the Indenture by the Co-Issuers that by its terms (through its alphabetical designation as “Class A” pursuant to the Series Supplement applicable to such Indebtedness) is senior in the right to receive interest and principal on such Indebtedness to the right to receive interest and principal on any Senior Subordinated Debt or Subordinated Debt.

Senior ABS Leverage Ratio ” means, as of the date of determination, the ratio of (i) the aggregate principal amount of each Series of Senior Notes Outstanding (provided that, with respect to each Series of Class A-1 Senior Notes Outstanding, the aggregate principal amount of each such Series of Senior Notes will be deemed to be the Class A-1 Senior Notes Maximum Principal Amount for each such Series) to (ii) Net Cash Flow (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Retained Collections Contributions) for the preceding four Quarterly Collection Periods as of such date.

Senior Noteholder ” means any Holder of Senior Notes of any Series.

 

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Senior Notes ” means any Series or Class of any Series of Notes issued that are designated as “Class A” and identified as “Senior Notes” in the applicable Series Supplement that constitute Senior Debt.

Senior Notes Accrued Quarterly Interest Amount ” means, for each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to a Quarterly Collection Period, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the sum of (i) the product of (1) the Fiscal Quarter Percentage for such Quarterly Collection Period and (2) the Senior Notes Aggregate Quarterly Interest for the Interest Period ending in the next succeeding Quarterly Collection Period (except with respect to the first Interest Period after the Closing Date, in which case such amount will be 0% of the Senior Notes Quarterly Interest for such Interest Period), (ii) the Carryover Senior Notes Accrued Quarterly Interest Amount for such Weekly Allocation Date and (iii) if such Weekly Allocation Date occurs on or after a Quarterly Payment Date on which amounts are withdrawn from the Senior Notes Interest Account pursuant to Section 5.12(a) of the Base Indenture to cover any Class A-1 Senior Notes Interest Adjustment Amount, the amount so withdrawn (without duplication for amounts previously allocated pursuant to this clause (iii)  and (b) the amount, if any, by which (i) Senior Notes Aggregate Quarterly Interest for the Interest Period ending in the next succeeding Quarterly Collection Period exceeds (ii) the aggregate amount previously allocated to the Senior Notes Interest Account with respect to Senior Notes Quarterly Interest on each preceding Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period.

Senior Notes Accrued Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest Amount ” means, for each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to a Quarterly Collection Period an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the sum of (i) the product of (1) the Fiscal Quarter Percentage for such Quarterly Collection Period and (2) the Senior Notes Aggregate Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest for the Interest Period ending in the next succeeding Quarterly Collection Period (except with respect to the first Interest Period after the Closing Date, in which case such amount will be 0% of the Senior Notes Aggregate Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest for such Interest Period) and (ii) the Carryover Senior Notes Accrued Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest Amount for such Weekly Allocation Date and (b) the amount, if any, by which (i) Senior Notes Aggregate Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest for the Interest Period ending in the next succeeding Quarterly Collection Period exceeds (ii) the aggregate amount previously allocated to the Senior Notes Post-ARD Contingent Interest Account with respect to Senior Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest on each preceding Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the Quarterly Collection Period.

Senior Notes Accrued Scheduled Principal Payments Amount ” means, for each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the sum of (i) the product of (1) the Fiscal Quarter Percentage for such Quarterly Collection Period and (2) the Senior Notes Aggregate Scheduled Principal Payments for the Quarterly Payment Date in the next succeeding Quarterly Collection Period (except with respect to the first Interest Period after the Closing Date, in which case such amount will be 0% of the Senior Notes Scheduled Principal Payments for such Quarterly Payment Date) and (ii) the Carryover Senior Notes Accrued Scheduled Principal Payments Amount for such Weekly Allocation Date and (b) the amount, if

 

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any, by which (i) the Senior Notes Aggregate Scheduled Principal Payments for the Quarterly Payment Date in the next succeeding Quarterly Collection Period exceeds (ii) the aggregate amount previously allocated to the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account with respect to Senior Notes Aggregate Scheduled Principal Payments on each preceding Weekly Allocation Date with respect to the Quarterly Collection Period.

Senior Notes Aggregate Quarterly Interest ” means, for any Interest Period, with respect to all Senior Notes Outstanding, the aggregate amount of Senior Notes Quarterly Interest due and payable on all such Senior Notes with respect to such Interest Period.

Senior Notes Aggregate Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest ” means, for any Interest Period, with respect to all Senior Notes Outstanding, the aggregate amount of Senior Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest accrued on all such Senior Notes with respect to such Interest Period.

Senior Notes Aggregate Scheduled Principal Payments ” means, for any Quarterly Payment Date, with respect to all Senior Notes Outstanding, the aggregate amount of Senior Notes Scheduled Principal Payments due and payable on all such Senior Notes on such Quarterly Payment Date.

Senior Notes Available Reserve Account Amount ” means, as of any date of determination, collectively, the amount on deposit in the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account, the undrawn face amount of any Interest Reserve Letter of Credit issued for the benefit of the Trustee for the benefit of the Senior Noteholders and the amount on deposit in the Cash Trap Reserve Account.

Senior Notes Interest Shortfall Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(b) of the Base Indenture.

Senior Notes Interest Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.6 of the Base Indenture.

Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2 of the Base Indenture.

Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account Amount “ means, for any Weekly Allocation Date, the aggregate of all amounts (i) required to be on deposit in the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account or (ii) in respect of the undrawn face amount of any Interest Reserve Letter of Credit issued for the benefit of the Trustee for the benefit of the Senior Noteholders on such Weekly Allocation Date pursuant to any Series Supplement.

Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account Deficit Amount ” means, on any Weekly Allocation Date with respect to a Quarterly Collection Period, an amount equal to the amount, if any, by which (a) the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account Amount exceeds (b) the sum of (i) the amount on deposit

 

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in the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account on such date and (ii) the undrawn face amount of any Interest Reserve Letters of Credit issued for the benefit of the Trustee for the benefit of the Senior Noteholders outstanding on such date.

Senior Notes Principal Payments Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.6 of the Base Indenture.

Senior Notes Quarterly Interest ” means, for any Interest Period, (a) with respect to any Senior Notes Outstanding, the aggregate amount of interest due and payable, with respect to such Interest Period, on such Senior Notes that is identified as “Senior Notes Quarterly Interest” in the applicable Series Supplement plus (b) with respect to any Class A-1 Senior Notes Outstanding, the aggregate amount of any letter of credit fees due and payable, with respect to such Interest Period, on such Class A-1 Senior Notes pursuant to the applicable Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement that are identified as “Senior Notes Quarterly Interest” in the applicable Series Supplement; provided that if, on any Weekly Allocation Date or other date of determination, the actual amount of any such interest or letter of credit fees cannot be ascertained, an estimate of such interest or letter of credit fees will be used to calculate the Senior Notes Quarterly Interest for such Weekly Allocation Date or other date of determination in accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable Series Supplement; provided further that any amount identified as “Senior Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest,” “Class A-1 Senior Notes Administrative Expenses,” “Class A-1 Senior Notes Quarterly Commitment Fees” or “Class A-1 Senior Notes Other Amounts” in any Series Supplement will under no circumstances be deemed to constitute “Senior Notes Quarterly Interest.”

Senior Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest ” means, for any Interest Period, with respect to any Class of Senior Notes Outstanding, the aggregate amount of interest accrued with respect to such Interest Period on each such Class of Senior Notes that is identified as “Senior Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest” in the applicable Series Supplement; provided that if, on any Weekly Allocation Date or other date of determination, the actual amount of any such interest cannot be ascertained, an estimate of such interest will be used to calculate the Senior Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest for such Weekly Allocation Date or other date of determination in accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable Series Supplement; provided further that any amount identified as “Senior Notes Quarterly Interest” in any Series Supplement will under no circumstances be deemed to constitute “Senior Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest.”

Senior Notes Scheduled Principal Catch-Up Amount ” means the sum of all principal payments that are required to be paid to Senior Noteholders pursuant to the applicable Series Supplement and have not been previously paid.

Senior Notes Scheduled Principal Payments ” means, with respect to any Class of Senior Notes Outstanding, any Scheduled Principal Payments with respect to such Class of Senior Notes.

 

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Senior Notes Scheduled Principal Payments Deficiency Amount ” means, with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period and as calculated as of the last day of such Quarterly Collection Period, the amount, if any, by which (a) the Senior Notes Aggregate Scheduled Principal Payments (including any Senior Notes Scheduled Principal Payments Deficiency Amounts due but unpaid from any previous Quarterly Collection Period) due and payable on the Quarterly Payment Date in the next succeeding Quarterly Collection Period exceeds (b) the amount on deposit on such last day of such Quarterly Collection Period in the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account with respect to Senior Notes Scheduled Principal Payments due and payable on the Quarterly Payment Date in the next succeeding Quarterly Collection Period.

Senior Subordinated Debt ” or “ Senior Subordinated Notes ” means any issuance of Indebtedness under the Indenture by the Co-Issuers that are part of a Class with an alphanumerical designation that contains any letter from “B” through “L” of the alphabet.

Senior Subordinated Noteholder ” means any Holder of Senior Subordinated Notes of any Series.

Senior Subordinated Notes Accrued Quarterly Interest Amount ” means, for each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to a Quarterly Collection Period and any Senior Subordinated Notes, the amount defined in the applicable Series Supplement.

Senior Subordinated Notes Accrued Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest Amount ” means, for each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to a Quarterly Collection Period and any Senior Subordinated Notes, the amount defined in the applicable Series Supplement.

Senior Subordinated Notes Accrued Scheduled Principal Payments Amount ” means, for each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period and any Senior Subordinated Notes, the amount defined in the applicable Series Supplement.

Senior Subordinated Notes Aggregate Quarterly Interest ” means, for any Interest Period, with respect to all Senior Subordinated Notes Outstanding, the aggregate amount of Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest due and payable on all such Subordinated Notes with respect to such Interest Period.

Senior Subordinated Notes Aggregate Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest ” means, for any Interest Period, with respect to all Senior Subordinated Notes Outstanding, the aggregate amount of Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest accrued on all such Senior Subordinated Notes with respect to such Interest Period.

 

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Senior Subordinated Notes Aggregate Scheduled Principal Payments ” means, for any Quarterly Payment Date, with respect to all Senior Subordinated Notes Outstanding, the aggregate amount of Senior Subordinated Notes Scheduled Principal Payments due and payable on all such Senior Subordinated Notes on such Quarterly Payment Date.

Senior Subordinated Notes Available Reserve Account Amount ” means, as of any date of determination, collectively, the amount on deposit in the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account, the undrawn face amount of any Interest Reserve Letters of Credit issued for the benefit of the Trustee for the benefit of the Senior Subordinated Noteholders and the amount on deposit in the Cash Trap Reserve Account.

Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account ” means an interest reserve account established and maintained by the Master Issuer, in the name of the Trustee, for the benefit of the Senior Subordinated Noteholders and the Trustee, solely for the benefit of the Senior Subordinated Noteholders.

Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account Amount ” means, for any Weekly Allocation Date, the aggregate of all amounts (i) required to be on deposit in the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account or (ii) in respect of the undrawn face amount of any Interest Reserve Letters of Credit issued for the benefit of the Trustee for the benefit of the Senior Subordinated Noteholders on such Weekly Allocation Date pursuant to any Series Supplement.

Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account Deficit Amount ” means, on any Weekly Allocation Date with respect to a Quarterly Collection Period, an amount equal to the amount, if any, by which (a) the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account Amount exceeds (b) the sum of (i) the amount on deposit in the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account on such date and (ii) the undrawn face amount of any Interest Reserve Letters of Credit issued for the benefit of the Trustee for the benefit of the Senior Subordinated Noteholders on such date.

Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest ” means, for any Interest Period, with respect to any Class of Senior Subordinated Notes Outstanding, the aggregate amount of interest due and payable, with respect to such Interest Period, on such Class of Senior Subordinated Notes that is identified as “Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest” in the applicable Series Supplement; provided that if, on any Weekly Allocation Date or other date of determination, the actual amount of any such interest, fees or expenses cannot be ascertained, an estimate of such interest, fees or expenses will be used to calculate the Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest for such Weekly Allocation Date or other date of determination in accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable Series Supplement; provided further that any amount identified as “Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest” in any Series Supplement will under no circumstances be deemed to constitute “Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest.”

 

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Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest ” means, for any Interest Period, with respect to any Class of Senior Subordinated Notes Outstanding, the aggregate amount of interest accrued with respect to such Interest Period on each such Class of Senior Subordinated Notes that is identified as “Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest” in the applicable Series Supplement; provided that if, on any Weekly Allocation Date or other date of determination, the actual amount of any such interest cannot be ascertained, an estimate of such interest will be used to calculate the Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest for such Weekly Allocation Date or other date of determination in accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable Series Supplement; provided further that any amount identified as “Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest” in any Series Supplement will under no circumstances be deemed to constitute “Senior Subordinated Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest.”

Senior Subordinated Notes Scheduled Principal Catch-Up Amount ” means the sum of all principal payments that are required to be paid to Senior Subordinated Noteholders pursuant to the applicable Series Supplement and have not been previously paid.

Senior Subordinated Notes Scheduled Principal Payments ” means, with respect to any Class of Senior Subordinated Notes Outstanding, any Scheduled Principal Payments with respect to such Class of Senior Subordinated Notes.

Senior Subordinated Notes Scheduled Principal Payments Deficiency Amount ” means, with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period and as calculated as of the last day of such Quarterly Collection Period, the amount, if any, by which (a) the Senior Subordinated Notes Aggregate Scheduled Principal Payments (including any Senior Subordinated Notes Scheduled Principal Payments Deficiency Amounts due but unpaid from any previous Quarterly Collection Period) due and payable on the Quarterly Payment Date in the next succeeding Quarterly Collection Period exceeds (b) the amount on deposit on such last day of such Quarterly Collection Period in the Senior Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account with respect to Senior Subordinated Notes Scheduled Principal Payments due and payable on the Quarterly Payment Date in the next succeeding Quarterly Collection Period.

Series 2007-1 Closing Date ” means April 16, 2007.

Series 2007-1 Legacy Account ” means any account maintained by the Trustee which was designated under the 2007 Base Indenture for the payment of interest, fees or other amounts in respect of any class of the Series 2007-1 Notes.

Series 2007-1 Notes ” means the notes issued by the Co-Issuers on the Series 2007-1 Closing Date.

 

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Series 2007-1 Series Supplement ” means the Series 2007-1 Supplement, dated as of April 16, 2007, among the Co-Issuers and the Trustee, to the 2007 Base Indenture.

Series Account ” means any account or accounts established pursuant to a Series Supplement for the benefit of a Series of Notes (or any Class thereof).

Series Anticipated Repayment Date ” means, with respect to any series of Notes, the “Anticipated Repayment Date” as set forth in the related Series Supplement, which will be the Series Anticipated Repayment Date for such Series of Notes, as adjusted pursuant to the terms of the applicable Series Supplement.

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

Series Defeasance Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(c) of the Base Indenture.

Series Distribution Account ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes or any Class of any Series of Notes, an account established to receive distributions to be paid to the Noteholders of such Class or such Series of Notes pursuant to the applicable Series Supplement.

Series Hedge Agreement ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the relevant Swap Contract, if any, described in the applicable Series Supplement.

Series Hedge Counterparty ” means, with respect to any series of Notes, the relevant Hedge Counterparty, if any, described in the applicable Series Supplement.

Series Hedge Payment Amount ” means all amounts payable by the Master Issuer under a Series Hedge Agreement including any termination payment payable by the Master Issuer.

Series Legal Final Maturity Date ” means, with respect to any Series, the “Legal Final Maturity Date” set forth in the related Series Supplement.

Series Non-Amortization Test ” means a test that will be satisfied on any Quarterly Payment Date if (i) the level of both the Holdco Leverage Ratio and the Securitization Leverage Ratio are each less than or equal to 4.5x as of the Accounting Date preceding such Quarterly Payment Date and (ii) there is no Senior Notes Scheduled Principal Catch-Up Amount outstanding as of such Quarterly Payment Date.

 

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Series Obligations ” means, with respect to a Series of Notes, (a) all principal, interest, premiums, make-whole payments and Series Hedge Payment Amounts, at any time and from time to time, owing by the Co-Issuers on such Series of Notes or owing by the Guarantors pursuant to the Global G&C Agreement on such Series of Notes and (b) the payment and performance of all other obligations, covenants and liabilities of the Co-Issuers or the Guarantors arising under the Indenture, the Notes or any other Indenture Document, in each case, solely with respect to such Series of Notes.

Series of Notes ” or “ Series ” means each series of Notes issued and authenticated pursuant to the Base Indenture and the applicable Series Supplement.

Series Supplement ” means a supplement to the Base Indenture complying (to the extent applicable) with the terms of Section 2.3 of the Base Indenture.

Servicer ” means Midland Loan Services, a division of PNC Bank, National Association, as servicer under the Servicing Agreement, and any successor thereto.

Servicer Indemnities ” means all indemnification obligations that the Securitization Entities have to the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement and the other Related Documents.

Serviced Funds ” has the meaning set forth in the DNAF Servicing Agreement.

Servicing Advance ” means a Collateral Protection Advance or a Debt Service Advance.

Servicing Agreement ” means the Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2012, by and among the Co-Issuers, the Manager, the Servicer and the Trustee, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Servicing Fees ” has the meaning set forth in the Servicing Agreement.

Servicing Standard ” has the meaning set forth in the Servicing Agreement.

Specified Bankruptcy Opinion Provisions ” means the provisions contained in the legal opinions delivered in connection with the issuance of each Series of Notes relating to the non-substantive consolidation of the Securitization Entities with any of Holdco, Intermediate Holdco, DPL, DNAF, Domino’s International, PMC LLC, PFS, the Canadian Holdco or the Canadian Manufacturer.

Specified Countries ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.25(d) of the Base Indenture.

 

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SPV Canadian Holdco ” means Domino’s SPV Canadian Holding Company Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.

SPV Canadian Holdco By-Laws ” means the by-laws of SPV Canadian Holdco, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

SPV Canadian Holdco Certificate of Incorporation ” means the certificate of incorporation of SPV Canadian Holdco, filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on April 16, 2007, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

SPV Canadian Holdco Charter Documents ” means the SPV Canadian Holdco Certificate of Incorporation and the SPV Canadian Holdco By-Laws.

SPV Guarantor ” means Domino’s SPV Guarantor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns.

SPV Guarantor Certificate of Formation ” means the certificate of formation of the SPV Guarantor, dated as of March 2, 2007, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

SPV Guarantor Charter Documents ” means the SPV Guarantor Certificate of Formation and the SPV Guarantor Operating Agreement.

SPV Guarantor Contribution Agreement ” means the SPV Guarantor Contribution Agreement, dated as of the Series 2007-1 Closing Date, by and between the Master Issuer and the SPV Guarantor, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

SPV Guarantor Domestic Distribution and Overseas IP Holder Contribution Agreement ” means the contribution agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between the SPV Guarantor and the Master Issuer pursuant to which the SPV Guarantor will contribute Equity Interests in the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder, the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder and Overseas IP Holder LLC and leases of the Leased Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Centers to the Master Issuer.

SPV Guarantor Operating Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the SPV Guarantor, dated as of March 15, 2012, as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Store ” means any Domino’s ® Brand store, any Future Brand store or any store operating under more than one of the foregoing brands that is subject to a Franchise Arrangement, the Company-Owned Stores Master License Agreement or an Overseas Franchise Arrangement, including “alternative store” locations.

 

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Subclass ” means, with respect to any Class of any Series of Notes, any one of the subclasses of Notes of such Class as specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Subordinated Debt ” means any issuance of Indebtedness under the Indenture by the Co-Issuers that by its terms (through its alphabetical designation as “Class B” through “Class Z” pursuant to the Series Supplement applicable to such Indebtedness) subordinates the right to receive interest and principal on such Indebtedness to the right to receive interest and principal on any Senior Notes.

Subordinated Debt Provisions ” means, with respect to the issuance of any Series of Notes that includes Subordinated Debt, the terms of such Subordinated Debt will include the following provisions: (a) if there is an Extension Period in effect with respect to the Senior Debt issued on the Closing Date, the principal of any Subordinated Debt will not be permitted to be repaid out of the Priority of Payments unless such Senior Debt is no longer Outstanding, (b) if the Senior Debt issued on the Closing Date is refinanced on or prior to the Series Anticipated Repayment Date of such Senior Debt and any such Subordinated Debt having a Series Anticipated Repayment Date on or before the Series Anticipated Repayment Date of such Senior Debt is not refinanced on or prior to the Series Anticipated Repayment Date of such Senior Debt, such Subordinated Debt will begin to amortize on the date that the Senior Debt is refinanced pursuant to a scheduled principal payment schedule to be set forth in the applicable Series Supplement, (c) if the Senior Debt issued on the Closing Date is not refinanced on or prior to the Quarterly Payment Date following the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date, such Subordinated Debt will not be permitted to be refinanced and (d) any and all Liens on the Collateral created in favor of any holder of Subordinated Debt in connection with the issuance thereof will be expressly junior in priority to all Liens on the Collateral in favor any holder of Senior Debt.

Subordinated Notes ” means any Series or Class of any Series of Notes that are identified as “Subordinated Notes” in the applicable Series Supplement that constitute Subordinated Debt.

Subordinated Noteholders ” means, collectively, the holders of any Subordinated Notes.

Subordinated Notes Accrued Quarterly Interest Amount ” means, for each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to a Quarterly Collection Period and any Subordinated Notes, the amount defined in the applicable Series Supplement.

Subordinated Notes Accrued Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest Amount ” means, for each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to a Quarterly Collection Period and any Subordinated Notes, the amount defined in the applicable Series Supplement.

Subordinated Notes Accrued Scheduled Principal Payments Amount ” means, for each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period and any Subordinated Notes, the amount defined in the applicable Series Supplement.

 

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Subordinated Notes Aggregate Quarterly Interest ” means, for any Interest Period, with respect to all Subordinated Notes Outstanding, the aggregate amount of Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest due and payable on all such Subordinated Notes with respect to such Interest Period.

Subordinated Notes Aggregate Scheduled Principal Payments ” means, for any Quarterly Payment Date, with respect to all Subordinated Notes Outstanding, the aggregate amount of Subordinated Notes Scheduled Principal Payments due and payable on all such Subordinated Notes on such Quarterly Payment Date.

Subordinated Notes Interest Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.6 of the Base Indenture.

Subordinated Notes Interest Shortfall Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(k) of the Base Indenture.

Subordinated Notes Principal Payments Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.6 of the Base Indenture.

Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest ” means, for any Interest Period, with respect to any Class of Subordinated Notes Outstanding, the aggregate amount of interest due and payable, with respect to such Interest Period, on such Class of Subordinated Notes that is identified as “Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest” in the applicable Series Supplement; provided that if, on any Weekly Allocation Date or other date of determination, the actual amount of any such interest, fees or expenses cannot be ascertained, an estimate of such interest, fees or expenses will be used to calculate the Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest for such Weekly Allocation Date or other date of determination in accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable Series Supplement; provided further that any amount identified as “Subordinated Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest” in any Series Supplement will under no circumstances be deemed to constitute “Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest”.

Subordinated Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest ” means, for any Interest Period, with respect to any Class of Subordinated Notes Outstanding, the aggregate amount of interest accrued with respect to such Interest Period on each such Class of Subordinated Notes that is identified as “Subordinated Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest” in the applicable Series Supplement; provided that if, on any Weekly Allocation Date or other date of determination, the actual amount of any such interest cannot be ascertained, an estimate of such interest will be used to calculate the Subordinated Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest for such Weekly Allocation Date or other date of determination in accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable Series Supplement; provided , further , that any amount identified as “Subordinated Notes Quarterly Interest” in any Series Supplement will under no circumstances be deemed to constitute “Subordinated Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest.”

 

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Subordinated Notes Scheduled Principal Catch-Up Amount ” means the sum of all principal payments that are required to be paid to Subordinated Noteholders pursuant to the applicable Series Supplement and have not been previously paid.

Subordinated Notes Scheduled Principal Payments ” means, with respect to any Class of Subordinated Notes Outstanding, any Scheduled Principal Payments with respect to such Class of Subordinated Notes.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person (herein referred to as the “ parent ”), any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, 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.

Subsidiary Guarantors ” means the Domestic Franchisor, the International Franchisor, the Canadian Distributor, the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder, the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder and any Additional Subsidiary Guarantor.

Successor Manager ” means any successor to the Manager selected by the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) upon the resignation or removal of the Manager pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement.

Successor Manager Transition Expenses ” means all costs and expenses incurred by a Successor Manager in connection with the termination, removal and replacement of the Manager under the Management Agreement.

Successor Servicer Transition Expenses ” means all costs and expenses incurred by a successor Servicer in connection with the termination, removal and replacement of the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement.

Supplement ” means a supplement to the Base Indenture complying (to the extent applicable) with the terms of Article XIII of the Base Indenture.

Supplemental Management Fee ” means for each Weekly Allocation Date with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period the amount, approved in writing by the Control Party acting at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative, by which, with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period, (i) the expenses incurred or other amounts charged by the Manager since the beginning of such Quarterly

 

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Collection Period in connection with the performance of the Manager’s obligations under the Management Agreement and the amount of any current or projected Tax Payment Deficiency, if applicable, exceed (ii) the Weekly Management Fees received and to be received by the Manager on such Weekly Allocation Date and each preceding Weekly Allocation Date with respect to such Quarterly Collection Period in accordance with priority (xiv)  of the Priority of Payments.

Swap Contract ” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “ Master Agreement ”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

System ” means the business of Holdco and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis together with the system of Domino’s Brand Stores.

Tax ” means (i) any federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, environmental, customs duties, capital stock, profits, documentary, property, franchise, withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, or other tax of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalty, fine, assessment or addition thereto and (ii) any transferee liability in respect of any items described in clause (i)  above.

Tax Lien Reserve Amount ” means any funds contributed by Domino’s International to the SPV Guarantor to satisfy Liens filed by the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to Section 6323 of the Code against any Securitization Entity.

Tax Opinion ” means an opinion of tax counsel of nationally recognized standing in the United States experienced in such matters to be delivered in connection with the issuance of each new Series of Notes to the effect that, for United States federal income tax purposes, (a) the issuance of such new Series of Notes will not affect adversely the United States federal income tax characterization of any Series of Notes Outstanding or Class thereof that was (based upon an Opinion of Counsel) treated as debt at the time of their issuance, (b) except with respect to the International Franchisor, the SPV Canadian Holdco and any Additional Securitization Entity (including Additional Securitization Entities organized with the consent of the Control Party pursuant to Section 8.34(b) of the Base Indenture) that will be treated as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes, each of the U.S. Co-Issuers, each other U.S. Securitization Entity and each other direct or indirect U.S.

 

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Subsidiary of the Master Issuer (i) will as of the date of issuance be treated as a disregarded entity and (ii) will not as of the date of issuance be classified as a corporation or as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation and (c) such new Series of Notes will as of the date of issuance be treated as debt.

Tax Payment Deficiency ” means any Tax liability of Holdco (including Taxes imposed under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law)) attributable to the operations of the Securitization Entities or their direct or indirect Subsidiaries that cannot be satisfied by Holdco from its available funds.

Technology Assets ” means software assets used in the provision of technology-related services by Domino’s to Franchisees (excluding the PULSE Assets); provided that, for purposes of any of the Contribution and Sale Agreements, “Technology Assets” shall have the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Technology Fees ” means all amounts owed by any Franchisee in connection with technology-related services provided by Domino’s to such Franchisee.

Third-Party License Agreements ” means, collectively, any agreements (other than Franchise Arrangements) entered into by and between any Domino’s Entity and any third party that is not a Domino’s Entity pursuant to which such third party (a) is licensed to use any Domino’s IP or (b) licenses any third-party Intellectual Property to a Domino’s Entity; provided that, for purposes of any of the Contribution and Sale Agreements, “Third-Party License Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

Third-Party License Fees ” means all amounts due to any Securitization Entity under or in connection with any Third-Party License Agreement.

Third-Party Licensee ” means any party to a Third-Party License Agreement that is not a Domino’s Entity.

Third-Party Matching Expenses ” means any amounts (i) collected by the Master Issuer or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries where such amounts are being collected by such entity on behalf of a third party (other than any other Domino’s Entity) or (ii) collected by the Master Issuer or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries which are matched to a payable due to a third party (other than any other Domino’s Entity).

Third-Party Supply Agreements ” means all contracts, accounts receivable, accounts payable and open purchase orders relating to the purchase of supplies from unaffiliated third parties for resale to Franchised Stores and Company-Owned Stores in the Domestic Territory and the International Territory; provided that, for purposes of any of the Contribution and Sale Agreements, “Third-Party Supply Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

 

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Trademarks ” means United States, state and non-U.S. trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, designs, logos, slogans and other indicia of source or origin, whether registered or unregistered, registrations and pending applications to register the foregoing, and all goodwill of any business connected with the use of or symbolized thereby.

Trust Officer ” means any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any Vice President, Assistant Vice President 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 will be such officers, in each case having direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture, and also any officer to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with a particular subject, or any successor thereto responsible for the administration of the Indenture.

Trustee ” means the party named as such in the Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving thereunder.

Trustee Accounts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(a) of the Base Indenture.

Trustee Fees ” means the fees payable by the Co-Issuers to the Trustee pursuant to the fee letter between the Co-Issuers and the Trustee and all expenses and indemnities payable by the Co-Issuers to the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture, including, without limitation, any expenses incurred by the Trustee in connection with any inspection pursuant to Section 8.6 of the Base Indenture.

UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the specified jurisdiction or any applicable jurisdiction, as the case may be.

United States ” or “ U.S. ” means the United States of America, its fifty states and the District of Columbia.

Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement ” means any note purchase agreement entered into by the Co-Issuers in connection with the issuance of Class A-1 Senior Notes that is identified as a “Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement” in the applicable Series Supplement.

Venezuelan Royalties Concentration Account ” means the account maintained in the name of the Master Issuer or the International Franchisor and pledged to the Trustee into which the Manager causes Collections in the currency of Venezuela to be deposited or any successor account established for the Master Issuer or the International Franchisor by the Manager for such purpose pursuant to the Base Indenture and the Management Agreement, including any investment accounts related thereto into which funds are transferred for investment purposes pursuant to Section 5.1(b) of the Base Indenture.

 

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VFN Fee Letter ” has the meaning set forth in each applicable Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement.

Weekly Advertising Fee Amount ” means, with respect to any Weekly Collection Period, an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the actual aggregate amount of Advertising Fees deposited in the Royalties Concentration Accounts during such Weekly Collection Period, as calculated by the Manager and set forth in each applicable Weekly Manager’s Certificate and (ii) the actual amount of Collections on deposit in the Royalties Concentration Accounts on such day; provided that to the extent that the amount in clause (ii) above is less than the amount in clause (i) above the amount of any such difference (the “ Weekly Advertising Fee Deficiency Amount ”) (or the portion thereof that has not been previously paid to the DNAF Account) will be added to the Weekly Advertising Fee Amount for each succeeding day until such Weekly Advertising Fee Deficiency Amount has been paid to the DNAF Account.

Weekly Allocation Date ” means the fifth Business Day following the last day of each Weekly Collection Period commencing on March 23, 2012.

Weekly Collection Period ” means the period from and including each Monday and ending on and including the next succeeding Sunday.

Weekly Collections ” means all Collections received during any Weekly Collection Period.

Weekly Distribution Services Reimbursement Amount ” means, with respect to any Weekly Collection Period, an amount equal to the smallest of (a) the aggregate amount of working capital expenses relating to the Distribution Services actually incurred by the Manager or the Canadian Manufacturer, as applicable, on or prior to the last day of such Weekly Collection Period for which the Manager or the Canadian Manufacturer, as applicable, is entitled to be reimbursed or paid in accordance with the Management Agreement and has not been previously reimbursed or paid; (b) the amount, if any, by which (i) $5,000,000 exceeds (ii) the aggregate amount of working capital expenses relating to the Distribution Services previously paid on each preceding Weekly Allocation Date that occurred in the Quarterly Collection Period in which such Weekly Allocation Date occurs; and (c) the amount, if any, by which (i) $10,000,000 exceeds (ii) the aggregate amount of working capital expenses relating to the Distribution Services previously paid on each preceding Weekly Allocation Date that occurred in the two-year period (measured from the Closing Date to the second anniversary thereof and from each such second anniversary thereof to the next succeeding bi-annual anniversary thereof) in which such Weekly Allocation Date occurs.

Weekly Distributor Profit Amount ” means, with respect to any Monthly Distributor Profit Period, (a) on the fourth Weekly Allocation Date to occur in such Monthly Distributor Profit Period, an amount, not less than zero, equal to the lesser of (i) the sum of (A) the Estimated Weekly Distributor Profit Amount for the Weekly Collection Period immediately preceding such Weekly Allocation Date and (B) the

 

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Monthly Distributor Profit Adjustment Amount, if any, with respect to the immediately preceding Monthly Distributor Profit Period and (ii) the amount actually on deposit in the Distribution Concentration Accounts on such Weekly Allocation Date and (b) on each other Weekly Allocation Date to occur in such Monthly Distributor Profit Period, an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Estimated Weekly Distributor Profit Amount for the Weekly Collection Period immediately preceding such Weekly Allocation Date and (ii) the amount actually on deposit in the Distribution Concentration Accounts on such Weekly Allocation Date; provided that to the extent that (1) the amount in clause (a)(ii) above is less than the amount in clause (a)(i) above or (2) the amount in clause (b)(ii) above is less than the amount in clause (b)(i) above for any Weekly Allocation Date, the amount of any such difference (the “ Weekly Distributor Profit Deficiency Amount ”) (or the portion thereof that has not been previously allocated to the Collection Account) will be added to the Weekly Distributor Profit Amount for each succeeding Weekly Allocation Date until the Weekly Distributor Profit Deficiency Amount has been allocated to the Collection Account.

Weekly Distributor Profit Deficiency Amount ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Weekly Distributor Profit Amount.”

Weekly Equipment Purchasing Reimbursement Amount ” means, with respect to any Weekly Collection Period, any operating expenses relating to the Equipment Purchasing Services actually incurred by the Manager during such Weekly Collection Period for which the Manager is entitled to be reimbursed or paid in accordance with the Management Agreement.

Weekly FCF Distributions ” means weekly distributions of Free Cash Flow from each Securitization Entity to its direct parent, other than from the Master Issuer to the SPV Guarantor or from the Domestic Distributor or the Canadian Distributor to its direct parent.

Weekly Management Fee ” has the meaning set forth in the Management Agreement.

Weekly Manager s Certificate ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.1(a) of the Base Indenture.

Welfare Plan ” means a “welfare plan” as such term is defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA.

Workout Fees ” has the meaning set forth in the Servicing Agreement.

written ” or “ in writing ” means any form of written communication, including, without limitation, by means of telex, telecopier device, telegraph or cable.

 

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SCHEDULE I

SELECT DEFINITIONS FROM THE 2007 BASE INDENTURE

The definitions set forth on this Schedule I are derived from the 2007 Base Indenture. These select definitions are intended to set forth the meanings of capitalized terms that are used but not defined in the Contribution and Sale Agreements and are attached to Annex A as a matter of convenience.

After-Acquired IP Assets ” means any Intellectual Property created, developed or acquired after the Initial Closing Date by or on behalf of, and owned by, the IP Holder or any Additional IP Holder, including, without limitation, all Future Brand IP.

After-Acquired Overseas IP ” means any Know-How specific to the operation of Stores and the Franchise Arrangements in the Excluded Countries (but not including any Patents, Copyrights or Trademarks or any Intellectual Property that is derivative of the Securitization IP) created, developed or acquired by or on behalf of the Overseas Entities after the Initial Closing Date and owned by any of the Overseas Entities in accordance with the terms of the Overseas IP Holder Asset Sale and IP License Agreement.

Contributed Third-Party Supply Agreements ” means each Existing Third-Party Supply Agreement contributed on the Initial Closing Date by Domino’s International to the SPV Guarantor listed on Schedule 4.1(i)(x)(1) to the Domino’s International Contribution Agreement.

Domestic Franchise Arrangements ” means, depending on the context in which it is used, the Existing Domestic Franchise Arrangements and the New Domestic Franchise Arrangements or the rights and obligations of the applicable franchisor under each such agreement.

Domino’s IP ” means, collectively, the Securitization IP, the Overseas IP and the After-Acquired Overseas IP.

Excluded Countries ” means, collectively, any country or territory other than the Domestic Territory or an Included Country.

Existing Canadian Requirements Agreements ” means any requirements and profit sharing agreement (including any open purchase orders) entered into by a Franchisee or any other Person, and which is listed on Schedule 4.1(i)(i)(1) to the Canadian Distribution Assets Sale Agreement pursuant to which such Franchisee or such other Person purchases Products from, prior to the Initial Closing Date, any Domino’s Entity and, after the Initial Closing Date, any Distributor; provided, however, that no Existing Requirements Agreement shall be deemed to be an Existing Canadian Requirements Agreement.

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party that is not a Domino’s Entity, and which is listed on Schedule 4.1(i)(i)(2) to the Canadian Distribution Assets Sale Agreement pursuant to which such third party supplies Products for sale to Franchisees, owners of Company-Owned Stores and other Persons; provided, however, that no Existing Third-Party Supply Agreement shall be deemed to be an Existing Canadian Third-Party Supply Agreement.

Existing Domestic Distribution Agreements ” means, collectively, the Existing Third-Party Supply Agreements, the Existing Requirements Agreements and the Company-Owned Stores Requirements Agreement.

Existing Domestic Franchise Arrangements ” means, depending on the context in which it is used, each franchise agreement, development agreement, license agreement, area agreement or similar agreement (together with any Franchisee Promissory Note in respect of any such agreement) pursuant to which a Franchisee operates a Store in the Domestic Territory or is given the right to sub-franchise or develop and operate one or more Stores of the Domino’s Brand in a specific geographic area within the Domestic Territory, and which is listed on Schedule 4.1(i)(i)(1) to the Domino’s International Contribution and Sale Agreement or the rights and obligations of the Master Issuer under each such agreement.

Existing Franchise Arrangements ” means, collectively, the Existing Domestic Franchise Arrangements and the Existing International Franchise Arrangements.

Existing International Franchise Agreement ” means, depending on the context in which it is used, each franchise agreement, development agreement, license agreement, area agreement or similar agreement and any related know-how transfer, technical assistance and management agreements pursuant to which a Franchisee operates a Store in any Included Country, and which is listed on Schedule 4.1(i)(i)(2) of the Domino’s International Contribution and Sale Agreement or the rights and obligations of the International Franchisor under each such agreement.

Existing International Franchise Arrangements ” means, depending on the context in which it is used, the Existing International Franchise Agreements and the Existing International Master Franchise Agreements or the rights and obligations of the International Franchisor under each such agreement.

Existing International Master Franchise Agreement ” means, depending on the context in which it is used, each master franchise agreement or area development agreement and any related know-how transfer, technical assistance and management agreements pursuant to which a Franchisee is given the right to sub-franchise or develop and operate one or more Stores of the Domino’s Brand in a specific geographic area within any Included Country, and which is listed on Schedules 4.1(i)(i)(2) of the Domino’s International Contribution and Sale Agreement or the rights and obligations of the International Franchisor under each such agreement.

Existing Overseas Franchise Agreement ” means, depending on the context in which it is used, each franchise agreement, development agreement, license agreement, area agreement or similar agreement pursuant to which a Franchisee operates a Store in any Excluded

 

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Country, and which is listed on Schedule 1.1 of the Overseas IP Holder Asset Sale and IP License Agreement or the rights and obligations of the Overseas Franchisor under each such agreement.

Existing Overseas Franchise Arrangements ” means, depending on the context in which it is used, the Existing Overseas Franchise Agreements and the Existing Overseas Master Franchise Agreements or the rights and obligations of the Overseas Franchisor under each such agreement.

Existing Overseas Master Franchise Agreement ” means, depending on the context in which it is used, each master franchise agreement, development agreement, license agreement, area agreement or similar agreement pursuant to which a Franchisee is given the right to sub-franchise or develop and operate one or more Stores in a specific geographic area within any Excluded Country, and which is listed on Schedule 1.1 of the Overseas IP Holder Asset Sale and IP License Agreement or the rights and obligations of the Overseas Franchisor under each such master franchise agreement, development agreement, license agreement, area agreement or similar agreement.

Existing Requirements Agreements ” means any requirements and profit sharing agreement (including any open purchase orders) entered into by a Franchisee, an owner of a Company-Owned Store or any other Person, and which is listed on Schedule 4.1(i)(xi)(1) to the Domino’s International Contribution and Sale Agreement pursuant to which such Franchisee, owner of a Company-Owned Store or such other Person purchases Products from, prior to the Initial Closing Date, any Domino’s Entity, and, after the Initial Closing Date, any Distributor; provided, however, that no Existing Canadian Requirements Agreement shall be deemed to be an Existing Requirements Agreement.

Existing Third-Party License Agreements ” means any agreement entered into by and between any Domino’s Entity and any third party that is not a Domino’s Entity, and which is listed on the applicable schedule to the applicable Contribution and Sale Agreement pursuant to which such third party (a) is licensed to use any Domino’s IP or (b) licenses any third-party Intellectual Property to a Domino’s Entity.

Existing Third-Party Supply Agreements ” means any supply agreement (including any open purchase orders) between any Domino’s Entity and any third party that is not a Domino’s Entity, and which is listed on Schedule 4.1(i)(x)(1) to the Domino’s International Contribution and Sale Agreement pursuant to which such third party supplies Products for sale to Franchisees, owners of Company-Owned Stores and other Persons; provided, however, that no Existing Canadian Third-Party Supply Agreement shall be deemed to be an Existing Third-Party Supply Agreement.

Future Brand ” means any brand other than the Domino’s Brand under which any Domino’s Entity sells or offers for sale any goods or services, or otherwise conducts business anywhere in the Domestic Territory or the Included Countries.

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International Franchise Arrangements ” means, depending on the context in which it is used, the Existing International Franchise Arrangements and the New International Franchise Arrangements or the rights and obligations of the International Franchisor under each such agreement.

International Franchisee PULSE Agreements ” means any agreement entered into by a Franchisee, and which is listed on Schedule 1.1(b) to the DPL Contribution and Sale Agreement pursuant to which such Franchisee licenses PULSE Assets from the Distributor.

International Franchisor Interests ” means all of any Former Transferor’s or the Master Issuer’s, as the case may be, ownership interest in the International Franchisor, which constitutes 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the International Franchisor.

IP Holder Interests ” means all of any Former Transferor’s or the Master Issuer’s, as the case may be, ownership interest in the IP Holder, which constitutes 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the IP Holder.

New Domestic Franchise Arrangements ” means, depending on the context in which it is used, each new franchise agreement, development agreement, license agreement, area agreement or similar agreement (together with any Franchisee Promissory Notes issued in respect of any such agreement) entered into by the Domestic Franchisor after the Initial Closing Date pursuant to which a master franchisor or area developer is given the right to franchise or a Franchisee is given the right to operate a Store(s) in the Domestic Territory or the rights and obligations of the Domestic Franchisor under each such agreement.

New Franchise Arrangements ” means, collectively, the New Domestic Franchise Arrangements and the New International Franchise Arrangements.

New International Franchise Arrangements ” means, depending on the context in which it is used, each new master franchise agreement, area development agreement, store franchise agreement or similar agreement (together with any Franchisee Promissory Notes issued in respect of any such agreement) entered into by the International Franchisor after the Initial Closing Date pursuant to which a master franchisor or area developer is given the right to franchise or a Franchisee is given the right to operate a Store(s) in an Included Country or the rights and obligations of the International Franchisor under each such agreement.

New Overseas Franchise Arrangements ” means, depending on the context in which it is used, each new master franchise agreement, area development agreement, store franchise agreement or similar agreement entered into by the Overseas Franchisor after the Initial Closing Date pursuant to which a master franchisor or area developer is given the right to franchise or a Franchisee is given the right to operate a Store(s) in an Excluded Country or the rights and obligations of the Overseas Franchisor under each such agreement.

New Requirements Agreements ” means, collectively, any requirements or rebate agreements (including any purchase orders) entered into after the Initial Closing Date by a

 

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Franchisee, an owner of a Company-Owned Store or any other Person pursuant to which such Franchisee, owner of a Company-Owned Store or such other Person purchases Products from any Distributor.

New Third-Party License Agreements ” means, collectively, any agreements entered into after the Initial Closing Date by and between any Domino’s Entity and any third party that is not a Domino’s Entity pursuant to which such third party (a) is licensed to use any Domino’s IP or (b) licenses any third-party Intellectual Property to a Domino’s Entity.

New Third-Party Supply Agreements ” means, collectively, any agreements (including any purchase orders) entered into after the Initial Closing Date between any Distributor and any third party that is not a Domino’s Entity pursuant to which such third party supplies Products for sale to Franchisees, owners of Company-Owned Stores or any other Person for the account of such Distributor.

Overseas Franchise Arrangement ” means, depending on the context in which it is used, the Existing Overseas Franchise Arrangements and the New Overseas Franchise Arrangements or the rights and obligations of the Overseas Franchisor under each such agreement.

Overseas IP ” means the Know-How specific to the operation of Stores and Franchise Arrangements in the Excluded Countries (but not including any Patents, Copyrights or Trademarks) licensed to the Overseas IP Holder pursuant to the Overseas IP Holder Asset Sale and IP License Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Overseas IP does not include any After-Acquired Overseas IP.

Overseas Payments ” means any amounts payable under the Overseas IP Holder License Agreement or the Overseas IP Holder Asset Sale and IP License Agreement.

Securitization IP ” means all of the IP Holder’s right, title and interest in and to all Intellectual Property used in connection with the sale or offering for sale of goods or services under the Domino’s Brand and any Future Brand including, without limitation, all After-Acquired IP Assets and the right to bring an action at law or in equity for any infringement, dilution, or violation of, and to collect all damages, settlement and proceeds relating to, any of the foregoing; provided, however, that the Securitization IP shall not include (i) the Overseas IP, (ii) After-Acquired Overseas IP or (iii) any third-party Intellectual Property except (x) as expressly included in the Securitization IP pursuant to the applicable Pre-Securitization Contribution and Sale Agreements, and the Domino’s International Contribution and Sale Agreement and (y) as included in any After-Acquired IP Assets.

Securitization IP License Agreements ” means, collectively, the Master Issuer IP License Agreement, the International Franchisor IP License Agreement, the Domestic Franchisor IP License Agreement, the Domestic Distributor IP License Agreement, the Canadian Distributor IP License Agreement and any similar agreement entered into after the Initial Closing Date with respect to the Domino’s Brand or any Future Brand.

 

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Technology Assets ” means software assets used in the provision of technology-related services by Domino’s to Franchisees.

Third-Party Supply Agreements ” means, collectively, all Existing Third-Party Supply Agreements, all New Third-Party Supply Agreements and all Existing Canadian Third-Party Supply Agreements.

 

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Exhibit 4.2

 

 

DOMINO’S PIZZA MASTER ISSUER LLC,

DOMINO’S PIZZA DISTRIBUTION LLC,

DOMINO’S IP HOLDER LLC and

DOMINO’S SPV CANADIAN HOLDING COMPANY INC.

each as Co-Issuer

and

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Trustee and Series 2012-1 Securities Intermediary

 

 

SERIES 2012-1 SUPPLEMENT

Dated as of March 15, 2012

to

AMENDED AND RESTATED BASE INDENTURE

Dated as of March 15, 2012

 

 

$100,000,000 Series 2012-1 Variable Funding Senior Notes, Class A-1

$1,575,000,000 Series 2012-1 5.216% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2

 

 


Table of Contents

 

     Page  

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

     1   

DESIGNATION

     1   

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     2   

ARTICLE II INITIAL ISSUANCE, INCREASES AND DECREASES OF SERIES 2012-1 CLASS A-1 OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

     2   

Section 2.1     Procedures for Issuing and Increasing the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount

     2   

Section 2.2     Procedures for Decreasing the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount

     3   

ARTICLE III SERIES 2012-1 ALLOCATIONS; PAYMENTS

     5   

Section 3.1     Allocations with Respect to the Series 2012-1 Notes

     5   

Section 3.2     Application of Weekly Collections on Weekly Allocation Dates to the Series 2012-1 Notes; Quarterly Payment Date Applications

     5   

Section 3.3     Certain Distributions from Series 2012-1 Distribution Accounts

     8   

Section 3.4     Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Interest and Certain Fees

     8   

Section 3.5     Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Interest

     9   

Section 3.6     Payment of Series 2012-1 Note Principal

     10   

Section 3.7     Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account

     17   

Section 3.8     Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account

     19   

Section 3.9     Trustee as Securities Intermediary

     20   

Section 3.10   Manager

     22   

Section 3.11   Replacement of Ineligible Accounts

     22   

ARTICLE IV FORM OF SERIES 2012-1 NOTES

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Section 4.1     Issuance of Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes

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Section 4.2     Issuance of Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes

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Section 4.3     Transfer Restrictions of Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes

     25   

Section 4.4     Transfer Restrictions of Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes

     28   

Section 4.5     Section 3(c)(7) Procedures

     35   

Section 4.6     Note Owner Representations and Warranties

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ARTICLE V GENERAL

     40   

Section 5.1     Information

     40   

Section 5.2     Exhibits

     42   

Section 5.3     Ratification of Base Indenture

     42   

Section 5.4     Certain Notices to the Rating Agencies

     42   

Section 5.5     Prior Notice by Trustee to the Controlling Class Representative and Control Party

     42   

Section 5.6     Counterparts

     42   

Section 5.7     Governing Law

     42   

Section 5.8     Amendments

     42   

Section 5.9     Termination of Series Supplement

     42   

Section 5.10   Entire Agreement

     43   

Section 5.11   Fiscal Year End

     43   

ANNEXES

 

Annex A    Series 2012-1 Supplemental Definitions List

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A-1-1:    Form of Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Note
Exhibit A-1-2:    Form of Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Note
Exhibit A-1-3:    Form of Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Note
Exhibit A-2-1:    Form of Restricted Global Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note
Exhibit A-2-2:    Form of Regulation S Global Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note
Exhibit A-2-3:    Form of Unrestricted Global Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note
Exhibit B-1:    Form of Transferee Certificate
Exhibit B-2:    Form of Transferee Certificate
Exhibit B-3:    Form of Transferee Certificate
Exhibit B-4:    Form of Transferee Certificate
Exhibit C:    Form of Quarterly Noteholders’ Statement
Exhibit D:    Important Section 3(c)(7) Notice

 

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SERIES 2012-1 SUPPLEMENT, dated as of March 15, 2012 (this “ Series Supplement ”), by and among DOMINO’S PIZZA MASTER ISSUER LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Master Issuer ”), DOMINO’S PIZZA DISTRIBUTION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Domestic Distributor ”), DOMINO’S IP HOLDER LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ IP Holder ”), DOMINO’S SPV CANADIAN HOLDING COMPANY INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ SPV Canadian Holdco ” and, together with the Master Issuer, the Domestic Distributor, and the IP Holder, collectively, the “ Co-Issuers ” and each, a “ Co-Issuer ”), each as a Co-Issuer, and CITIBANK, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee (in such capacity, the “ Trustee ”) and as Series 2012-1 Securities Intermediary, to the Base Indenture, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Co-Issuers and CITIBANK, N.A., as Trustee and as Securities Intermediary (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, exclusive of Series Supplements, the “ Base Indenture ”).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

WHEREAS, Sections 2.2 and 13.1 of the Base Indenture provide, among other things, that the Co-Issuers and the Trustee may at any time and from time to time enter into a Series Supplement to the Base Indenture for the purpose of authorizing the issuance of one or more Series of Notes (as defined in Annex A of the Base Indenture) upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth therein; and

WHEREAS, all such conditions have been met for the issuance of the Series of Notes authorized hereunder.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

DESIGNATION

There is hereby created a Series of Notes to be issued pursuant to the Base Indenture and this Series Supplement, and such Series of Notes shall be designated as Series 2012-1 Notes. On the Series 2012-1 Closing Date, two Classes of Notes of such Series shall be issued: (a) Series 2012-1 Variable Funding Senior Notes, Class A-1 (as referred to herein, the “ Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes ”) and (b) Series 2012-1 5.216% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2 (as referred to herein, the “ Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes ”). The Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes shall be issued in three Subclasses: (i) Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes (as referred to herein, the “ Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes ”), (ii) Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Notes (as referred to herein, the “ Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Notes ”), and (iii) Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Notes (as referred to herein, the “ Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Notes ”). For purposes of the Indenture, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes and the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes shall be deemed to be “Senior Notes.”


ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

All capitalized terms used herein (including in the preamble and the recitals hereto) shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Series 2012-1 Supplemental Definitions List attached hereto as Annex A (the “ Series 2012-1 Supplemental Definitions List ”) as such Series 2012-1 Supplemental Definitions List may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined therein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Base Indenture Definitions List attached to the Base Indenture as Annex A thereto, as such Base Indenture Definitions List may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Base Indenture. Unless otherwise specified herein, all Article, Exhibit, Section or Subsection references herein shall refer to Articles, Exhibits, Sections or Subsections of the Base Indenture or this Series Supplement (as indicated 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 2012-1 Notes and not to any other Series of Notes issued by the Co-Issuers.

ARTICLE II

INITIAL ISSUANCE, INCREASES AND DECREASES OF

SERIES 2012-1 CLASS A-1 OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

Section 2.1 Procedures for Issuing and Increasing the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount .

(a) Subject to satisfaction of the conditions precedent to the making of Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advances set forth in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement, (i) on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date, the Co-Issuers may cause the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Advance Principal Amount to become outstanding by drawing ratably, at par, the initial principal amounts of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes corresponding to the aggregate amount of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advances made on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date (the “ Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Advance ”) and (ii) on any Business Day during the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Commitment Term that does not occur during a Cash Trapping Period, the Co-Issuers may increase the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount (such increase referred to as an “ Increase ”), by drawing ratably (or as otherwise set forth in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement), at par, additional principal amounts on the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes corresponding to the aggregate amount of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advances made on such Business Day; provided that at no time may the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount exceed the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount. The Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Advance and each Increase shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.02 and 2.03 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement and shall be ratably (except as otherwise set forth in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1

 

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Note Purchase Agreement) allocated among the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders (other than the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Subfacility Noteholders in their capacity as such) as provided therein. Proceeds from the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Advance and each Increase shall be paid as directed by the Co-Issuers in the applicable Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Request or as otherwise set forth in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement. Upon receipt of written notice from the Co-Issuers or the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Administrative Agent of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Advance and any Increase, the Trustee shall indicate in its books and records the amount of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Advance or such Increase, as applicable.

(b) Subject to satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement, on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date, the Co-Issuers may cause (i) the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Swingline Principal Amount to become outstanding by drawing, at par, the initial principal amounts of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Notes corresponding to the aggregate amount of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Loans made on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.06 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement (the “ Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Swingline Loan ”) and (ii) the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Aggregate Undrawn L/C Face Amount to become outstanding by drawing, at par, the initial principal amounts of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Notes corresponding to the aggregate Undrawn L/C Face Amount of the Letters of Credit issued on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.07 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement; provided that at no time may the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount exceed the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount. The procedures relating to increases in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Subfacility Amount (each such increase referred to as a “ Subfacility Increase ”) through borrowings of Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Loans and issuance or incurrence of Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Obligations are set forth in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement. Upon receipt of written notice from the Co-Issuers or the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Administrative Agent of the issuance of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Swingline Principal Amount and the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Aggregate Undrawn L/C Face Amount and any Subfacility Increase, the Trustee shall indicate in its books and records the amount of each such issuance and Subfacility Increase.

Section 2.2 Procedures for Decreasing the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount .

(a) Mandatory Decrease . Whenever a Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Excess Principal Event shall have occurred, then, on or before the third Business Day immediately following the date on which the Manager or any Co-Issuer obtains knowledge of such Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Excess Principal Event, the Co-Issuers shall deposit in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account the amount of funds referred to in the next sentence and shall direct the Trustee in writing to distribute such funds in accordance with Section 4.02 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement. Such written direction of the Co-Issuers shall include a report that will provide for the distribution of (i) funds sufficient to decrease the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount by the lesser of (x) the amount necessary, so that after

 

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giving effect to such decrease of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount on such date, no such Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Excess Principal Event shall exist and (y) the amount that would decrease the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount to zero (each decrease of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount pursuant to this Section 2.2(a) , or any other required payment of principal in respect of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes pursuant to Section 3.6 of this Series Supplement, a “ Mandatory Decrease ”), plus (ii) any associated Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Breakage Amounts incurred as a result of such decrease (calculated in accordance with the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement). Such Mandatory Decrease shall be allocated among the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders in accordance with the order of distribution of principal payments set forth in Section 4.02 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement. Upon obtaining knowledge of such a Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Excess Principal Event, the Co-Issuers promptly, but in any event within two (2) Business Days, shall deliver written notice (by facsimile or e-mail with original to follow by mail) of the need for any such Mandatory Decreases to the Trustee and the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Administrative Agent. In connection with any Mandatory Decrease, the Co-Issuers shall reimburse the Trustee, the Servicer and the Manager, as applicable, for any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Manager Advances (in each case, with interest thereon at the Advance Interest Rate).

(b) Voluntary Decrease . On any Business Day, upon at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice to each Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Investor, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Administrative Agent and the Trustee, the Co-Issuers may decrease the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount (each such decrease of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount pursuant to this Section 2.2(b) , a “ Voluntary Decrease ”) by depositing in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account not later than 10 a.m. (New York time) on the date specified as the decrease date in the prior written notice referred to above and providing a written report to the Trustee directing the Trustee to distribute in accordance with the order of distribution of principal payments set forth in Section 4.02 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement (i) an amount (subject to the last sentence of this Section 2.2(b) ) up to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount equal to the amount of such Voluntary Decrease, plus (ii) any associated Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Breakage Amounts incurred as a result of such decrease (calculated in accordance with the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement); provided , that to the extent the deposit into the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account described above is not made by 10 a.m. (New York time) on a Business Day, the same shall be deemed to be deposited on the following Business Day. Each such Voluntary Decrease shall be in a minimum principal amount as provided in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement. In connection with any Voluntary Decrease, the Co-Issuers shall reimburse the Trustee, the Servicer and the Manager, as applicable, for any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Manager Advances (in each case, with interest thereon at the Advance Interest Rate).

(c) Upon distribution to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders of principal of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes in connection with each Decrease, the Trustee shall indicate in its books and records such Decrease.

 

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(d) The Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement sets forth additional procedures relating to decreases in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Subfacility Amount (each such decrease, together with any Voluntary Decrease or Mandatory Decrease allocated to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Subfacility Noteholders, referred to as a “ Subfacility Decrease ”) through (i) borrowings of Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advances to repay Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Loans and Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Obligations or (ii) optional prepayments of Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Loans on same day notice. Upon receipt of written notice from the Co-Issuers or the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Administrative Agent of any Subfacility Decrease, the Trustee shall indicate in its books and records the amount of such Subfacility Decrease.

ARTICLE III

SERIES 2012-1 ALLOCATIONS; PAYMENTS

With respect to the Series 2012-1 Notes only, the following shall apply:

Section 3.1 Allocations with Respect to the Series 2012-1 Notes . On the Series 2012-1 Closing Date, $21,538,000 of the net proceeds from the initial sale of the Series 2012-1 Notes will be deposited into the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account and the remainder of the net proceeds from the sale of the Series 2012-1 Notes will be paid to, or at the direction of, the Co-Issuers.

Section 3.2 Application of Weekly Collections on Weekly Allocation Dates to the Series 2012-1 Notes; Quarterly Payment Date Applications . On each Weekly Allocation Date, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to allocate from the Collection Account all amounts relating to the Series 2012-1 Notes pursuant to, and to the extent that funds are available therefor in accordance with the provisions of, the Priority of Payments, including the following:

(a) Series 2012-1 Senior Notes Quarterly Interest . On each Weekly Allocation Date, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to allocate from the Collection Account the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Quarterly Interest and the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Quarterly Interest deemed to be “Senior Notes Quarterly Interest” pursuant to, and to the extent that funds are available therefor in accordance with the provisions of, the Priority of Payments.

(b) Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Quarterly Commitment Fees . On each Weekly Allocation Date, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to allocate from the Collection Account the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Quarterly Commitment Fees deemed to be “Class A-1 Senior Notes Quarterly Commitment Fees” pursuant to, and to the extent that funds are available therefor in accordance with the provisions of, the Priority of Payments.

 

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(c) Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Administrative Expenses . On each Weekly Allocation Date, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to pay to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Administrative Agent from the Collection Account the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Administrative Expenses deemed to be “Class A-1 Senior Notes Administrative Expenses” pursuant to, and to the extent that funds are available therefor in accordance with the provisions of, the Priority of Payments.

(d) Series 2012-1 Senior Notes Interest Reserve Amount .

            (i) The Co-Issuers shall maintain an amount on deposit in the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account with respect to the Series 2012-1 Notes equal to the Series 2012-1 Senior Notes Interest Reserve Amount.

            (ii) If on any Weekly Allocation Date there is a Series 2012-1 Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account Deficiency, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to deposit into the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account an amount equal to the Series 2012-1 Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account Deficit Amount pursuant to, and to the extent that funds are available therefor in accordance with the provisions of, the Priority of Payments.

            (iii) On each Accounting Date preceding the first Quarterly Payment Date following a Series 2012-1 Interest Reserve Release Event or on which a Series 2012-1 Interest Reserve Release Event occurs, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw the Series 2012-1 Interest Reserve Release Amount, if any, from the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account and deposit such amounts into the Collection Account in accordance with Section 5.10(a)(xxvii) of the Base Indenture.

            (iv) On each Accounting Date, the Manager shall determine (A) the value of the Series 2012-1 Senior Notes Interest Reserve Amount for such Quarterly Collection Period based on the known value of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Rate and (B) the difference between (1) such amount and (2) the total amount allocated to the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account on each Weekly Allocation Date during such Quarterly Collection Period based on the Manager’s estimates of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Rate. Where the amount described in clause (A)  exceeds the amount described in clause (B)(2) , the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to deposit into the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Amount an amount equal to such difference on the immediately succeeding Weekly Allocation Date pursuant to, and to the extent that funds are available therefor in accordance with the provisions of, the Priority of Payments. Where the amount described in clause (B)(2) exceeds the amount described in clause (A) , the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to withdraw an amount equal to such difference on the immediately succeeding Weekly Allocation Date and deposit such amount into the Collection Account.

 

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(e) Series 2012-1 Senior Notes Rapid Amortization Principal Amounts . If any Weekly Allocation Date occurs during a Rapid Amortization Period or Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Amortization Period, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to allocate from the Collection Account for payment of principal on the Series 2012-1 Senior Notes the amounts contemplated by the Priority of Payments for such principal.

(f) Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Scheduled Principal Payments . On each Weekly Allocation Date prior to the occurrence of a Rapid Amortization Event as set forth in clause (e) of Section 9.1 of the Base Indenture, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to allocate from the Collection Account the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Scheduled Principal Payments Amounts deemed to be “Senior Notes Scheduled Principal Payments” pursuant to, and to the extent that funds are available therefor in accordance with the provisions of, the Priority of Payments.

(g) Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Scheduled Principal Payment Deficiencies . On each Weekly Allocation Date, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to allocate from the Collection Account the portion of the Senior Notes Scheduled Principal Payments Deficiency Amounts attributable to the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes pursuant to, and to the extent that funds are available therefor in accordance with the provisions of, the Priority of Payments.

(h) Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Scheduled Principal Catch-Up Amounts . On each Weekly Allocation Date, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to allocate from the Collection Account the portion of the Senior Notes Scheduled Principal Catch-Up Amounts attributable to the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes pursuant to, and to the extent that funds are available therefor in accordance with the provisions of, the Priority of Payments.

(i) Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Other Amounts . On each Weekly Allocation Date, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to allocate from the Collection Account the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Other Amounts deemed to be “Class A-1 Senior Notes Other Amounts” pursuant to, and to the extent that funds are available therefor in accordance with the provisions of, the Priority of Payments.

(j) Series 2012-1 Senior Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest . On each Weekly Allocation Date, the Master Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to allocate from the Collection Account the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Post-Renewal Date Contingent Interest and the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Post-ARD Contingent Interest deemed to be “Senior Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest” pursuant to, and to the extent that funds are available therefor in accordance with the provisions of, the Priority of Payments.

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the Collection Account the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Make-Whole Prepayment Premium deemed to be “unpaid premiums and make-whole prepayment premiums” pursuant to, and to the extent that funds are available therefor in accordance with the provisions of, the Priority of Payments.

(l) Application Instructions . The Control Party is hereby authorized (but shall not be obligated) to deliver any instruction contemplated in this Section 3.2 that is not timely delivered by or on behalf of any Co-Issuer.

Section 3.3 Certain Distributions from Series 2012-1 Distribution Accounts . On each Quarterly Payment Date, based solely upon the most recent Quarterly Manager’s Certificate, the Trustee shall, in accordance with Section 6.1 of the Base Indenture, remit (i) to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders from the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account, the amounts withdrawn from the Senior Notes Interest Account, Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fees Account and Senior Notes Principal Payments Account, pursuant to Section 5.12(a) , (d) , or (g) , as applicable, of the Base Indenture, and deposited in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account for the payment of interest and fees and, to the extent applicable, principal on such Quarterly Payment Date and (ii) to the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Noteholders from the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account, the amounts withdrawn from the Senior Notes Interest Account and Senior Notes Principal Payments Account, as applicable, pursuant to Section 5.12(a) or (c) , as applicable, of the Base Indenture, the amount deposited in the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account for the payment of interest and, to the extent applicable, principal on such Quarterly Payment Date.

Section 3.4 Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Interest and Certain Fees .

(a) Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Rate and L/C Fees . From and after the Series 2012-1 Closing Date, the applicable portions of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount will accrue (i) interest at the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Rate and (ii) Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Fees at the applicable rates provided therefor in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement. Such accrued interest and fees will be due and payable in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date from amounts that are made available for payment thereof (i) on any related Weekly Allocation Date in accordance with the Priority of Payments and (ii) on such Quarterly Payment Date in accordance with Section 5.12 of the Base Indenture, commencing on April 25, 2012; provided that in any event all accrued but unpaid interest and fees shall be paid in full on the Series 2012-1 Legal Final Maturity Date, on any Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date with respect to a prepayment in full of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes, on any day when the Commitments are terminated in full or on any other day on which all of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount is required to be paid in full. To the extent any such amount is not paid when due, such unpaid amount will accrue interest at the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Rate.

(b) Undrawn Commitment Fees . From and after the Series 2012-1 Closing Date, Undrawn Commitment Fees will accrue as provided in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement. Such accrued fees will be due and payable in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date, from amounts that are made available for payment thereof (i) on any related

 

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Weekly Allocation Date in accordance with the Priority of Payments and (ii) on such Quarterly Payment Date in accordance with Section 5.12 of the Base Indenture, commencing on April 25, 2012. To the extent any such amount is not paid when due, such unpaid amount will accrue interest at the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Rate.

(c) Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Post-Renewal Date Contingent Interest . From and after the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Renewal Date, if the Series 2012-1 Final Payment has not been made, additional interest will accrue on the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount (excluding any Undrawn L/C Face Amounts included therein) at an annual rate equal to 5% per annum (the “ Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Post-Renewal Date Contingent Interest Rate ”) in addition to the regular interest that will continue to accrue at the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Rate. All computations of Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Post-Renewal Date Contingent Interest shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days and twelve 30-day months. Any Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Post-Renewal Date Contingent Interest will be due and payable on any applicable Quarterly Payment Date, as and when amounts are made available for payment thereof (i) on any related Weekly Allocation Date in accordance with the Priority of Payments and (ii) on such Quarterly Payment Date in accordance with Section 5.12 of the Base Indenture, in the amount so made available, and failure to pay any Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Post-Renewal Date Contingent Interest in excess of such amounts will not be an Event of Default and interest will not accrue on any unpaid portion thereof; provided that in any event all accrued but unpaid Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Post-Renewal Date Contingent Interest shall be paid in full on the Series 2012-1 Legal Final Maturity Date, on any Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date with respect to a prepayment in full of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes, on any day when the Commitments are terminated in full or on any other day on which all of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount is required to be paid in full.

(d) Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Interest Period . The initial Interest Period for the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes shall commence on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date and end on (but exclude) April 25, 2012.

Section 3.5 Series -1 Class A-2 Interest .

(a) Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note Rate . From the Series 2012-1 Closing Date until the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Outstanding Principal Amount has been paid in full, the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Outstanding Principal Amount (after giving effect to all payments of principal made to Noteholders as of the first day of such Interest Period and also giving effect to repurchases and cancellations of Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes during such Interest Period) will accrue interest at the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note Rate for such Interest Period. Such accrued interest will be due and payable in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date, from amounts that are made available for payment thereof (i) on any related Weekly Allocation Date in accordance with the Priority of Payments and (ii) on such Quarterly Payment Date in accordance with Section 5.12 of the Base Indenture, commencing on April 25, 2012; provided that in any event all accrued but unpaid interest shall be due and payable in full on the Series 2012-1 Legal Final Maturity Date, on any Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date with respect to a prepayment in full of the

 

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Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes or on any other day on which all of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Outstanding Principal Amount is required to be paid in full. To the extent any interest accruing at the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note Rate is not paid when due, such unpaid interest will accrue interest at the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note Rate. All computations of interest at the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note Rate shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days and twelve 30-day months.

(b) Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Post-ARD Contingent Interest .

            (i) Post-ARD Contingent Interest . From and after the Series 2012-1 Anticipated Repayment Date, if the Series 2012-1 Final Payment has not been made, then additional interest will accrue on the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Outstanding Principal Amount at an annual interest rate (the “ Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Post-ARD Contingent Interest Rate ”) equal to the greater of (A) 5% per annum and (B) a per annum rate equal to the excess, if any, by which the sum of (i) the yield to maturity (adjusted to a quarterly bond-equivalent basis), on the Series 2012-1 Anticipated Repayment Date of the United States Treasury Security having a term closest to 10 years plus (ii) 5% plus (iii) 3.820% exceeds the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note Rate (such additional interest, the “ Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Post-ARD Contingent Interest ”). All computations of Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Post-ARD Contingent Interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and twelve 30-day months.

            (ii) Payment of Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Post-ARD Contingent Interest . Any Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Post-ARD Contingent Interest will be due and payable on any applicable Quarterly Payment Date as and when amounts are made available for payment thereof (i) on any related Weekly Allocation Date in accordance with the Priority of Payments and (ii) on such Quarterly Payment Date in accordance with Section 5.12 of the Base Indenture, in the amount so available. The failure to pay any Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Post-ARD Contingent Interest in excess of such amounts (other than on the Series 2012-1 Legal Final Maturity Date) will not be an Event of Default and interest will not accrue on any unpaid portion thereof; provided that in any event all accrued but unpaid Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Post-ARD Contingent Interest shall be due and payable in full on the Series 2012-1 Legal Final Maturity Date, on any Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date with respect to a prepayment in full of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes or on any other day on which all of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Outstanding Principal Amount is required to be paid in full.

(c) Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Initial Interest Period . The initial Interest Period for the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes shall commence on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date and end on (but exclude) April 25, 2012.

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(a) Series 2012-1 Notes Principal Payment at Legal Maturity . The Series 2012-1 Outstanding Principal Amount shall be due and payable on the Series 2012-1 Legal Final Maturity Date. The Series 2012-1 Outstanding Principal Amount is not prepayable, in whole or in part, except as set forth in this Section 3.6 and, in respect of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount, Section 2.2 of this Series Supplement.

(b) Series 2012-1 Anticipated Repayment . The Series 2012-1 Final Payment is anticipated to occur on the Quarterly Payment Date occurring in January 2019 (such date, the “ Series 2012-1 Anticipated Repayment Date ”). The initial Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Renewal Date will be the Quarterly Payment Date occurring in January 2017, unless extended as provided below in this Section 3.6(b) .

            (i) First Extension Election . Subject to the conditions set forth in Section 3.6(b)(iii) of this Series Supplement, the Manager shall have the option on or before the Quarterly Payment Date occurring in January 2017 to elect (the “ Series 2012-1 First Extension Election ”) to extend the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Renewal Date to the Quarterly Payment Date occurring in January 2018 by delivering written notice to the Trustee and the Control Party; provided that upon such extension, the Quarterly Payment Date occurring in January 2018 shall become the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Renewal Date.

            (ii) Second Extension Election . Subject to the conditions set forth in Section 3.6(b)(iii) of this Series Supplement, if the Series 2012-1 First Extension Election has been made and become effective, the Manager shall have the option on or before the Quarterly Payment Date occurring in January 2018 to elect (the “ Series 2012-1 Second Extension Election ”) to extend the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Renewal Date to the Quarterly Payment Date occurring in January 2019 by delivering written notice to the Trustee and the Control Party; provided that upon such extension, the Quarterly Payment Date occurring in January 2019 shall become the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Renewal Date.

            (iii) Conditions Precedent to Extension Elections . It shall be a condition to the effectiveness of the Series 2012-1 Extension Elections that, in the case of the Series 2012-1 First Extension Election, on the Quarterly Payment Date occurring in January 2017, or in the case of the Series 2012-1 Second Extension Election, on the Quarterly Payment Date occurring in January 2018 (a) the Quarterly DSCR is greater than or equal to 2.75 (calculated with respect to the most recently ended Quarterly Collection Period), and (b) either (1) the rating assigned to the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes by Standard & Poor’s has not been downgraded below “BBB-” or withdrawn and the rating assigned to the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes by Moody’s has not been downgraded below “Baa3” or withdrawn or (2) the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes have been downgraded or their rating has been withdrawn by either Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s but such downgrade or withdrawal was caused primarily by the bankruptcy, insolvency or other financial difficulty experienced by any entity other than an Affiliate

 

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of Holdco. Any notice given pursuant to Section 3.6(b)(i) or (ii)  of this Series Supplement shall be irrevocable; provided that if the conditions set forth in this Section 3.6(b)(iii) are not met as of the applicable extension date, the election set forth in such notice shall automatically be deemed ineffective.

(c) Payment of Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Scheduled Principal Payments . Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Scheduled Principal Payments will be due and payable on any applicable Quarterly Payment Date, as and when amounts are made available for payment thereof (i) on any related Weekly Allocation Date in accordance with the Priority of Payments and (ii) on such Quarterly Payment Date in accordance with Section 5.12 of the Base Indenture, in the amount so available, and failure to pay any Series 2012-1 Class A 2 Scheduled Principal Payment in excess of such amounts will not be an Event of Default.

(d) Series 2012-1 Notes Mandatory Payments of Principal .

            (i) If a Change of Control to which the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) has not provided its prior written consent occurs, the Co-Issuers shall prepay all the Series 2012-1 Notes in full by (A) depositing within ten Business Days of the date on which such Change of Control occurs an amount equal to the Series 2012-1 Outstanding Principal Amount and all other amounts that are or will be due and payable with respect to the Series 2012-1 Notes under the Indenture Documents as of the applicable Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date referred to in clause (D)  below (including all interest and fees accrued to such date, any Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Make-Whole Prepayment Premium required to be paid in connection therewith pursuant to Section 3.6(e) of this Series Supplement and any associated Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Breakage Amounts incurred as a result of such prepayment (calculated in accordance with the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement)) in the applicable Series 2012-1 Distribution Accounts, (B) reimbursing the Trustee, the Servicer and the Manager, as applicable, for any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Manager Advances (in each case, with interest thereon at the Advance Interest Rate), (C) delivering Prepayment Notices in accordance with Section 3.6(g) of this Series Supplement and (D) directing the Trustee to distribute such amount set forth in clause (A) to the applicable Series 2012-1 Noteholders on the Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date specified in such Prepayment Notices.

            (ii) [reserved]

            (iii) During any Rapid Amortization Period, principal payments shall be due and payable on each Quarterly Payment Date on the applicable Classes of Series 2012-1 Notes as and when amounts are made available for payment thereof (i) on any related Weekly Allocation Date in accordance with the Priority of Payments and (ii) on such Quarterly Payment Date in accordance with Section 5.12 of the Base Indenture, in the amount so available, together with any Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Make-Whole Prepayment Premium required to be paid in connection therewith pursuant to Section 3.6(e)

 

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of this Series Supplement; provided, for avoidance of doubt, that it shall not constitute an Event of Default if any such Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Make-Whole Prepayment Premium is not paid because insufficient funds are available to pay such Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Make-Whole Prepayment Premium, in accordance with the Priority of Payments. Such payments shall be ratably allocated among the Series 2012-1 Noteholders within each applicable Class based on their respective portion of the Series 2012-1 Outstanding Principal Amount of such Class (or, in the case of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders, in accordance with the order of distribution of principal payments set forth in Section 4.02 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement).

            (iv) During any Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Amortization Period, principal payments shall be due and payable on each Quarterly Payment Date on the applicable Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes as and when amounts are made available for payment thereof (i) on any related Weekly Allocation Date in accordance with the Priority of Payments and (ii) on such Quarterly Payment Date in accordance with Section 5.12 of the Base Indenture, in the amount so available. Such payments shall be allocated among the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders, in accordance with the order of distribution of principal payments set forth in Section 4.02 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

(e) Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Make-Whole Prepayment Premium Payments . In connection with any mandatory prepayment of any Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes made pursuant to Section 3.6(d)(i) , Section 3.6(d)(iii) or Section 3.6(j) of this Series Supplement upon a Change of Control, in connection with any Real Estate Disposition Proceeds, or during any Rapid Amortization Period, or in connection with any optional prepayment of any Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes made pursuant to Section 3.6(f) of this Series Supplement (each, a “ Series 2012-1 Prepayment ”), the Co-Issuers shall pay, in the manner described herein, the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Make-Whole Prepayment Premium to the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Noteholders with respect to the applicable Series 2012-1 Prepayment Amount; provided that no such Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Make-Whole Prepayment Premium shall be payable in connection with (A) any payment that occurs on or after the Quarterly Payment Date in the 18 th month prior to the Series 2012-1 Anticipated Repayment Date (the “ Make-Whole End Date ”), (B) any prepayment made in connection with Indemnification Payments, (C) Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Scheduled Principal Payments, Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Scheduled Principal Deficiency Amounts or Series 2012-1 Scheduled Principal Catch-Up Amounts; and (D) prepayments of principal in an aggregate amount no greater than the Remaining Par Call Amount; provided , that the Remaining Par Call Amount with respect to any Refinancing Prepayments made on or prior to the Quarterly Payment Date in July 2015 shall be deemed to be equal to zero.

(f) Optional Prepayment of Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes . Subject to Section 3.6(e) and (g)  of this Series Supplement, the Co-Issuers shall have the option to prepay the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes in whole on any Business Day or in part on any Quarterly Payment Date or on any date a mandatory prepayment may be made and that is specified as the Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date in the applicable Prepayment Notices; provided , that the Co-

 

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Issuers shall not make any optional prepayment in part of any Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes pursuant to this Section 3.6(f) in a principal amount for any single prepayment of less than $5,000,000 on any Quarterly Payment Date (except that any such prepayment may be in a principal amount less than such amount if effected on the same day as any partial mandatory prepayment or repayment pursuant to this Series Supplement); provided , further , that no such optional prepayment may be made unless (i) the amount on deposit in the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account that is allocable to the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes to be prepaid is sufficient to pay the principal amount of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes to be prepaid and the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Make-Whole Prepayment Premium required pursuant to Section 3.6(e) , in each case, payable on the relevant Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date; (ii) the amount on deposit in the Senior Notes Interest Account that is allocable to the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Outstanding Principal Amount to be prepaid is sufficient to pay (A) the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Quarterly Interest to but excluding the relevant Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date relating to the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Outstanding Principal Amount to be prepaid and (B) only if such optional prepayment is a prepayment in whole, (x) the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Post-ARD Contingent Interest and (y) all Securitization Operating Expenses, to the extent attributable to the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes; and (iii) the Co-Issuers shall reimburse the Trustee, the Servicer and the Manager, as applicable, for any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Manager Advances (in each case, with interest thereon at the Advance Interest Rate). The Co-Issuers may prepay a Series of Notes in full at any time regardless of the number of prior optional prepayments or any minimum payment requirement.

(g) Notices of Prepayments . The Co-Issuers shall give prior written notice (each, a “ Prepayment Notice ”) at least ten (10) Business Days but not more than twenty (20) Business Days prior to any Series 2012-1 Prepayment pursuant to Section 3.6(d)(i) or Section 3.6(f) of this Series Supplement to each Series 2012-1 Noteholder affected by such Series 2012-1 Prepayment, each of the Rating Agencies, the Servicer, the Control Party and the Trustee; provided that at the request of the Co-Issuers, such notice to the affected Series 2012-1 Noteholders shall be given by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Co-Issuers. In connection with any such Prepayment Notice, the Co-Issuers shall provide a written report to the Trustee directing the Trustee to distribute such prepayment in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 3.6(k) of this Series Supplement. With respect to each such Series 2012-1 Prepayment, the related Prepayment Notice shall, in each case, specify (A) the Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date on which such prepayment will be made, which in all cases shall be a Business Day and, in the case of a mandatory prepayment upon a Change of Control, shall be no more than 10 Business Days after the occurrence of such event, (B) the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Class of Notes to be prepaid on such date (such amount, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon to such date, a “ Series 2012-1 Prepayment Amount ”) and (C) the date on which the applicable Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Make-Whole Prepayment Premium, if any, to be paid in connection therewith will be calculated, which calculation date shall be no earlier than the fifth Business Day before such Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date (the “ Series 2012-1 Make-Whole Premium Calculation Date ”). The Co-Issuers shall have the option, by written notice to the Trustee, the Control Party, the Rating Agencies and the affected Noteholders, to withdraw, or amend the Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date set forth in (x) any Prepayment Notice relating to an optional prepayment at any time up to the second Business Day before the Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date set forth in such Prepayment Notice and (y) subject to the requirements of the

 

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preceding sentence, any Prepayment Notice relating to mandatory prepayment upon a Change of Control at any time up to the earlier of (I) the occurrence of such event and (II) the second Business Day before the Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date set forth in such Prepayment Notice; provided that in no event shall any Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date be amended to a date earlier than the second Business Day after such amended notice is given. Any Prepayment Notice shall become irrevocable two Business Days prior to the date specified in the Prepayment Notice as the Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date. All Prepayment Notices shall be (i) transmitted by facsimile or email to (A) each affected Series 2012-1 Noteholder to the extent such Series 2012-1 Noteholder has provided a facsimile number or email address to the Trustee and (B) to each of the Rating Agencies, the Servicer and the Trustee and (ii) sent by registered mail to each affected Series 2012-1 Noteholder. For the avoidance of doubt, a Voluntary Decrease in respect of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes is governed by Section 2.2 of this Series Supplement and not by this Section 3.6 . A Prepayment Notice may be revoked by any Co-Issuer if the Trustee receives written notice of such revocation no later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) two Business Days prior to such Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date. The Co-Issuers shall give written notice of such revocation to the Servicer, and at the request of the Co-Issuers, the Trustee shall forward the notice of revocation to the Series 2012-1 Noteholders.

(h) Series 2012-1 Prepayments . On each Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date with respect to any Series 2012-1 Prepayment, the Series 2012-1 Prepayment Amount and the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Make-Whole Prepayment Premium, if any, and any associated Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Breakage Amounts applicable to such Series 2012-1 Prepayment shall be due and payable. The Co-Issuers shall pay the Series 2012-1 Prepayment Amount together with the applicable Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Make-Whole Prepayment Premium, if any, with respect to such Series 2012-1 Prepayment Amount, by, to the extent not already deposited therein pursuant to Section 3.6(d)(i) or (f)  of this Series Supplement, depositing such amounts in the applicable Series 2012-1 Distribution Account on or prior to the related Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date to be distributed in accordance with Section 3.6(k) of this Series Supplement.

(i) Prepayment Premium Not Payable . For the avoidance of doubt, there is no Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Make-Whole Prepayment Premium payable as a result of (i) the application of Indemnification Payments allocated to the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes pursuant to clause (i)  of the Priority of Payments, (ii) any Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Scheduled Principal Payments, Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Scheduled Principal Deficiency Amounts or Series 2012-1 Scheduled Principal Catch-Up Amounts, (iii) any prepayment on or after the Make-Whole End Date and (iv) prepayments of principal in an aggregate amount no greater than the Remaining Par Call Amount.

(j) Indemnification Payments; Real Estate Disposition Proceeds . Any Indemnification Payments or Real Estate Disposition Proceeds allocated to the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account in accordance with Section 5.11(i) of the Base Indenture shall be withdrawn from the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account in accordance with Section 5.12(f) of the Base Indenture and deposited in the applicable Series 2012-1 Distribution Accounts and used to prepay first , if a Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Amortization Period is continuing,

 

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the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes (in accordance with the order of distribution of principal payments set forth in Section 4.02 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement), second , the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes (based on their respective portion of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Outstanding Principal Amount), and third , provided that clause first does not apply, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes (in accordance with the order of distribution of principal payments set forth in Section 4.02 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement), on the Quarterly Payment Date immediately succeeding such deposit. In connection with any prepayment made with Indemnification Payments pursuant to this Section 3.6(j) , the Co-Issuers shall not be obligated to pay any prepayment premium. The Co-Issuers shall, however, be obligated to pay any applicable Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Make-Whole Prepayment Premium required to be paid pursuant to Section 3.6(e) of this Series Supplement in connection with any prepayment made with Real Estate Disposition Proceeds pursuant to this Section 3.6(j) ; provided , for avoidance of doubt, that it shall not constitute an Event of Default if any such Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Make-Whole Prepayment Premium is not paid because insufficient funds are available to pay such Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Make-Whole Prepayment Premium, in accordance with the Priority of Payments .

(k) Series 2012-1 Prepayment Distributions .

            (i) On the Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date for each Series 2012-1 Prepayment to be made pursuant to this Section 3.6 in respect of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes, the Trustee shall, in accordance with Section 6.1 of the Base Indenture (except that notwithstanding anything to the contrary therein, references to the distributions being made on a Quarterly Payment Date shall be deemed to be references to distributions made on such Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date and references to the Record Date shall be deemed to be references to the Prepayment Record Date) and based solely upon the applicable written report provided to the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.6(g) of this Series Supplement, wire transfer to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders of record on the applicable Prepayment Record Date, in accordance with the order of distribution of principal payments set forth in Section 4.02 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement, the amount deposited in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account pursuant to this Section 3.6 , if any, in order to repay the applicable portion of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount and pay all accrued and unpaid interest thereon up to such Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date and any associated Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Breakage Amounts incurred as a result of such prepayment.

            (ii) On the Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date for each Series 2012-1 Prepayment to be made pursuant to this Section 3.6 in respect of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes, the Trustee shall, in accordance with Section 6.1 of the Base Indenture (except that notwithstanding anything to the contrary therein, references to the distributions being made on a Quarterly Payment Date shall be deemed to be references to distributions made on such Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date and references to the Record Date shall be deemed to be references to the Prepayment Record Date) and based

 

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solely upon the applicable written report provided to the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.6(g) of this Series Supplement, wire transfer to the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Noteholders of record on the preceding Prepayment Record Date on a pro rata basis, based on their respective portion of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Outstanding Principal Amount, the amount deposited in the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account pursuant to this Section 3.6 , if any, in order to repay the applicable portion of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Outstanding Principal Amount and pay all accrued and unpaid interest thereon up to such Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date and any Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Make-Whole Prepayment Premium due to Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Noteholders payable on such date.

(l) Series 2012-1 Notices of Final Payment . The Co-Issuers shall notify the Trustee, the Servicer and each of the Rating Agencies on or before the Prepayment Record Date preceding the Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date that will be the Series 2012-1 Final Payment Date; provided , however , that with respect to any Series 2012-1 Final Payment that is made in connection with any mandatory or optional prepayment in full, the Co-Issuers shall not be obligated to provide any additional notice to the Trustee or the Rating Agencies of such Series 2012-1 Final Payment beyond the notice required to be given in connection with such prepayment pursuant to Section 3.6(g) of this Series Supplement. The Trustee shall provide any written notice required under this Section 3.6(l) to each Person in whose name a Series 2012-1 Note is registered at the close of business on such Prepayment Record Date of the Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date that will be the Series 2012-1 Final Payment Date. Such written notice to be sent to the Series 2012-1 Noteholders shall be made at the expense of the Co-Issuers and shall be mailed by the Trustee within five (5) Business Days of receipt of notice from the Co-Issuers indicating that the Series 2012-1 Final Payment will be made and shall specify that such Series 2012-1 Final Payment will be payable only upon presentation and surrender of the Series 2012-1 Notes and shall specify the place where the Series 2012-1 Notes may be presented and surrendered for such Series 2012-1 Final Payment.

Section 3.7 Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account .

(a) Establishment of Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account . The Trustee has established and shall maintain in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders an account (the “ Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account ”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders. The Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account shall be an Eligible Account. Initially, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account will be established with the Trustee.

(b) Administration of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account . All amounts held in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account shall be invested in Permitted Investments at the written direction (which may be standing directions) of the Master Issuer; provided , however , that any such investment in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account shall mature not later than the Business Day prior to the first Quarterly Payment Date

 

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following the date on which such funds were received or such other date on which any such funds are scheduled to be paid to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders. In the absence of written investment instructions hereunder, funds on deposit in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account shall be invested at the direction of the Master Issuer as fully as practicable in one or more Permitted Investments of the type described in clause (b) of the definition thereof. The Master Issuer shall not direct (or permit) the disposal of any Permitted Investments prior to the maturity thereof if such disposal would result in a loss of any portion of the initial purchase price of such Permitted Investment.

(c) Earnings from Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account . All interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) paid on funds on deposit in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account shall be deemed to be available and on deposit for distribution to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders.

(d) Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account Constitutes Additional Collateral for Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes . In order to secure and provide for the repayment and payment of the Obligations with respect to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes, the Co-Issuers hereby grant a security interest in and assign, pledge, grant, transfer and set over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders, all of the Co-Issuers’ right, title and interest in and to the following (whether now or hereafter existing or acquired): (i) the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account, including any security entitlement with respect thereto; (ii) all funds and other property (including, without limitation, Financial Assets) on deposit therein from time to time; (iii) all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing any or all of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account or the funds on deposit therein from time to time; (iv) all investments made at any time and from time to time with monies in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account, whether constituting securities, instruments, general intangibles, investment property, financial assets or other property; (v) all interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account, the funds on deposit therein from time to time or the investments made with such funds; and (vi) all proceeds of any and all of the foregoing, including, without limitation, cash (the items in the foregoing clauses (i)  through (vi)  are referred to, collectively, as the “ Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account Collateral ”).

(e) Termination of Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account . On or after the date on which (1) all accrued and unpaid interest on and principal of all Outstanding Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes have been paid, (2) all Undrawn L/C Face Amounts have expired or have been cash collateralized in accordance with the terms of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement (after giving effect to the provisions of Section 4.04 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement), (3) all fees and expenses and other amounts then due and payable under the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement have been paid and (4) all Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Commitments have been terminated in full, the Trustee, acting in accordance with the written instructions of the Master Issuer, shall withdraw from the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account all amounts on deposit therein for distribution pursuant to the Priority of Payments.

 

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Section 3.8 Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account .

(a) Establishment of Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account . The Trustee has established and shall maintain in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Noteholders an account (the “ Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account ”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Noteholders. The Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account shall be an Eligible Account. Initially, the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account will be established with the Trustee.

(b) Administration of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account . All amounts held in the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account shall be invested in the Permitted Investments at the written direction (which may be standing directions) of the Master Issuer; provided , however , that any such investment in the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account shall mature not later than the Business Day prior to the first Quarterly Payment Date following the date on which such funds were received or such other date on which any such funds are scheduled to be paid to the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Noteholders. In the absence of written investment instructions hereunder, funds on deposit in the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account shall be invested at the direction of the Master Issuer as fully as practicable in one or more Permitted Investments of the type described in clause (b) of the definition thereof. The Master Issuer shall not direct (or permit) the disposal of any Permitted Investments prior to the maturity thereof if such disposal would result in a loss of any portion of the initial purchase price of such Permitted Investment.

(c) Earnings from Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account . All interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) paid on funds on deposit in the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account shall be deemed to be available and on deposit for distribution to the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Noteholders.

(d) Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account Constitutes Additional Collateral for Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes . In order to secure and provide for the repayment and payment of the Obligations with respect to the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes, the Co-Issuers hereby grant a security interest in and assign, pledge, grant, transfer and set over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Noteholders, all of the Co-Issuers’ right, title and interest in and to the following (whether now or hereafter existing or acquired): (i) the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account, including any security entitlement with respect thereto; (ii) all funds and other property (including, without limitation, Financial Assets) on deposit therein from time to time; (iii) all certificates and instruments, if any, representing or evidencing any or all of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account or the funds on deposit therein from time to time; (iv) all investments made at any time and from time to time with monies in the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account, whether constituting securities,

 

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instruments, general intangibles, investment property, financial assets or other property; (v) all interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account, the funds on deposit therein from time to time or the investments made with such funds; and (vi) all proceeds of any and all of the foregoing, including, without limitation, cash (the items in the foregoing clauses (i)  through (vi)  are referred to, collectively, as the “ Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account Collateral ”).

(e) Termination of Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account . On or after the date on which all accrued and unpaid interest on and principal of all Outstanding Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes have been paid, the Trustee, acting in accordance with the written instructions of the Master Issuer, shall withdraw from the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account all amounts on deposit therein for distribution pursuant to the Priority of Payments.

Section 3.9 Trustee as Securities Intermediary .

(a) The Trustee or other Person holding the Series 2012-1 Distribution Accounts shall be the “ Series 2012-1 Securities Intermediary .” If the Series 2012-1 Securities Intermediary in respect of any Series 2012-1 Distribution Account is not the Trustee, the Master Issuer shall obtain the express agreement of such other Person to the obligations of the Series 2012-1 Securities Intermediary set forth in this Section 3.9 .

(b) The Series 2012-1 Securities Intermediary agrees that:

(i) The Series 2012-1 Distribution Accounts are accounts to which Financial Assets will or may be credited;

(ii) The Series 2012-1 Distribution Accounts are “securities accounts” within the meaning of Section 8-501 of the New York UCC and the Series 2012-1 Securities Intermediary qualifies as a “securities intermediary” under Section 8-102(a) of the New York UCC;

(iii) All securities or other property (other than cash) underlying any Financial Assets credited to any Series 2012-1 Distribution Account shall be registered in the name of the Series 2012-1 Securities Intermediary, indorsed to the Series 2012-1 Securities Intermediary or in blank or credited to another securities account maintained in the name of the Series 2012-1 Securities Intermediary, and in no case will any Financial Asset credited to any Series 2012-1 Distribution Account be registered in the name of the Master Issuer, payable to the order of the Master Issuer or specially indorsed to the Master Issuer;

 

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(iv) All property delivered to the Series 2012-1 Securities Intermediary pursuant to this Series Supplement will be promptly credited to the appropriate Series 2012-1 Distribution Account;

(v) Each item of property (whether investment property, security, instrument or cash) credited to any Series 2012-1 Distribution Account shall be treated as a Financial Asset;

(vi) If at any time the Series 2012-1 Securities Intermediary shall receive any entitlement order from the Trustee (including those directing transfer or redemption of any Financial Asset) relating to the Series 2012-1 Distribution Accounts, the Series 2012-1 Securities Intermediary shall comply with such entitlement order without further consent by the Master Issuer, any other Securitization Entity or any other Person;

(vii) The Series 2012-1 Distribution Accounts shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, regardless of any provision of any other agreement. For purposes of all applicable UCCs, the State of New York shall be deemed to the Series 2012-1 Securities Intermediary’s jurisdiction and the Series 2012-1 Distribution Accounts (as well as the “security entitlements” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(17) of the New York UCC) related thereto) shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York;

(viii) The Series 2012-1 Securities Intermediary has not entered into, and until termination of this Series Supplement, will not enter into, any agreement with any other Person relating to the Series 2012-1 Distribution Accounts and/or any Financial Assets credited thereto pursuant to which it has agreed to comply with “entitlement orders” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(8) of the New York UCC) of such other Person, and the Series 2012-1 Securities Intermediary has not entered into, and until the termination of this Series Supplement will not enter into, any agreement with the Master Issuer purporting to limit or condition the obligation of the Series 2012-1 Securities Intermediary to comply with entitlement orders as set forth in Section 3.9(b)(vi) of this Series Supplement; and

(ix) Except for the claims and interest of the Trustee, the Secured Parties and the Securitization Entities in the Series 2012-1 Distribution Accounts, neither the Series 2012-1 Securities Intermediary nor, in the case of the Trustee, any Trust Officer knows of any claim to, or interest in, any Series 2012-1 Distribution Account or any Financial Asset credited thereto. If the Series 2012-1 Securities Intermediary or, in the case of the Trustee, a Trust Officer has actual knowledge of the assertion by any other person of any Lien, encumbrance or adverse claim (including any writ, garnishment, judgment, warrant of attachment, execution or similar process) against any Series 2012-1 Distribution Account or any Financial Asset carried therein, the Series 2012-1 Securities Intermediary will promptly notify the Trustee, the Manager, the Servicer and the Master Issuer thereof.

 

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(c) At any time after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the Series 2012-1 Distribution Accounts and in all proceeds thereof, and shall (acting at the direction of the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative)) be the only Person authorized to originate entitlement orders in respect of the Series 2012-1 Distribution Accounts; provided , however , that at all other times the Master Issuer shall be authorized to instruct the Trustee to originate entitlement orders in respect of the Series 2012-1 Distribution Accounts.

Section 3.10 Manager . Pursuant to the Management Agreement, the Manager has agreed to provide certain reports, notices, instructions and other services on behalf of the Master Issuer, Holdco and the other Co-Issuers. The Series 2012-1 Noteholders by their acceptance of the Series 2012-1 Notes consent to the provision of such reports and notices to the Trustee by the Manager in lieu of the Master Issuer, Holdco or any other Co-Issuer. Any such reports and notices that are required to be delivered to the Series 2012-1 Noteholders hereunder will be made available on the Trustee’s website in the manner set forth in Section 4.4 of the Base Indenture.

Section 3.11 Replacement of Ineligible Accounts . If, at any time, either of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account or the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account shall cease to be an Eligible Account (each, a “ Series 2012-1 Ineligible Account ”), the Master Issuer or any other Co-Issuer shall (i) within five (5) Business Days of obtaining knowledge thereof, notify the Control Party thereof and (ii) within sixty (60) days of obtaining knowledge thereof, (A) establish, or cause to be established, a new account that is an Eligible Account in substitution for such Series 2012-1 Ineligible Account, (B) following the establishment of such new Eligible Account, transfer or, with respect to the Trustee Accounts maintained at the Trustee, instruct the Trustee in writing to transfer all cash and investments from such Series 2012-1 Ineligible Account into such new Eligible Account and (C) pledge, or cause to be pledged, such new Eligible Account to the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties and, if such new Eligible Account is not established with the Trustee, cause such new Eligible Account to be subject to an Account Control Agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Control Party and the Trustee.

ARTICLE IV

FORM OF SERIES 2012-1 NOTES

Section 4.1 Issuance of Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes . (a) The Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes will be issued in the form of definitive notes in fully registered form without interest coupons, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A-1-1 hereto, and will be issued to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders (other than the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Subfacility Noteholders) pursuant to and in accordance with the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note

 

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Purchase Agreement and shall be duly executed by the Co-Issuers and authenticated by the Trustee in the manner set forth in Section 2.4 of the Base Indenture. Other than in accordance with this Series Supplement and the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes will not be permitted to be transferred, assigned, exchanged or otherwise pledged or conveyed by such Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders. The Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes shall bear a face amount equal in the aggregate to up to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount as of the Series 2012-1 Closing Date, and shall be initially issued in an aggregate outstanding principal amount equal to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Advance Principal Amount pursuant to Section 2.1(a) of this Series Supplement. The Trustee shall record any Increases or Decreases with respect to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount such that, subject to Section 4.1(d) of this Series Supplement, the principal amount of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes that are Outstanding accurately reflects all such Increases and Decreases.

(b) The Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Notes will be issued in the form of definitive notes in fully registered form without interest coupons, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A-1-2 hereto, and will be issued to the Swingline Lender pursuant to and in accordance with the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement and shall be duly executed by the Co-Issuers and authenticated by the Trustee in the manner set forth in Section 2.4 of the Base Indenture. Other than in accordance with this Series Supplement and the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Notes will not be permitted to be transferred, assigned, exchanged or otherwise pledged or conveyed by the Swingline Lender. The Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Note shall bear a face amount equal in the aggregate to up to the Swingline Commitment as of the Series 2012-1 Closing Date, and shall be initially issued in an aggregate outstanding principal amount equal to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Swingline Principal Amount pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(i) of this Series Supplement. The Trustee shall record any Subfacility Increases or Subfacility Decreases with respect to the Swingline Loans such that, subject to Section 4.1(d) of this Series Supplement, the aggregate principal amount of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Notes that is Outstanding accurately reflects all such Subfacility Increases and Subfacility Decreases.

(c) The Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Notes will be issued in the form of definitive notes in fully registered form without interest coupons, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A-1-3 hereto, and will be issued to the L/C Provider pursuant to and in accordance with the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement and shall be duly executed by the Co-Issuers and authenticated by the Trustee in the manner set forth in Section 2.4 of the Base Indenture. Other than in accordance with this Series Supplement and the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Notes will not be permitted to be transferred, assigned, exchanged or otherwise pledged or conveyed by the L/C Provider. The Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Notes shall bear a face amount equal in the aggregate to up to the L/C Commitment as of the Series 2012-1 Closing Date, and shall be initially issued in an aggregate amount equal to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Aggregate Undrawn L/C Face Amount pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(ii) of this Series Supplement. The Trustee shall record any Subfacility Increases or Subfacility Decreases with respect to Undrawn L/C Face Amounts or Unreimbursed L/C Drawings, as applicable, such that, subject to Section 4.1(d) of this Series

 

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Supplement, the aggregate amount of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Notes that is Outstanding accurately reflects all such Subfacility Increases and Subfacility Decreases. All Undrawn L/C Face Amounts shall be deemed to be “principal” outstanding under the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Note for all purposes of the Indenture and the other Related Documents other than for purposes of accrual of interest.

(d) For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding that the aggregate face amount of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes will exceed the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount, at no time will the principal amount actually outstanding of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Notes and the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Notes in the aggregate exceed the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount.

(e) The Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the Authorized Officers executing such Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes, as evidenced by their execution of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes. The Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes may be produced in any manner, all as determined by the Authorized Officers executing such Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes, as evidenced by their execution of such Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes. The initial sale of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes is limited to Persons who have executed the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement. The Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes may be resold only to the Master Issuer, its Affiliates, and Persons who are QPs and who are not Competitors (except that Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes may be resold to Persons who are QPs and Competitors with the written consent of the Co-Issuers) in compliance with the terms of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Section 4.2 Issuance of Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes . The Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes in the aggregate may be offered and sold in the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Initial Principal Amount on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date by the Co-Issuers pursuant to the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note Purchase Agreement. The Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes will be resold initially only to the Master Issuer or its Affiliates or (A) in each case, to Persons who are not Competitors, (B) in the United States, to Persons who are both QIBs and QPs in reliance on Rule 144A and (C) outside the United States, to QPs who are neither a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S) (a “ U.S. Person ”) nor a U.S. resident (within the meaning of the Investment Company Act) (a “ U.S. Resident ”) in reliance on Regulation S. The Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes may thereafter be transferred in reliance on Rule 144A and/or Regulation S and in accordance with the procedure described herein. The Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes will be Book-Entry Notes and DTC will be the Depository for the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes. The Applicable Procedures shall be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes. The Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes shall be issued in minimum denominations of $50,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

 

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(a) Restricted Global Notes . The Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes offered and sold in their initial distribution in reliance upon Rule 144A will be issued in the form of one or more global notes in fully registered form, without coupons, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A-2-1 hereto, registered in the name of Cede & Co. (“ Cede ”), as nominee of DTC, and deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for DTC (collectively, for purposes of this Section 4.2 and Section 4.4 , the “ Restricted Global Notes ”). The aggregate initial principal amount of the Restricted Global Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for DTC, in connection with a corresponding decrease or increase in the aggregate initial principal amount of the corresponding class of Regulation S Global Notes or the Unrestricted Global Notes, as hereinafter provided.

(b) Regulation S Global Notes and Unrestricted Global Notes . Any Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes offered and sold on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date in reliance upon Regulation S will be issued in the form of one or more global notes in fully registered form, without coupons, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A-2-2 hereto, registered in the name of Cede, as nominee of DTC, and deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for DTC, for credit to the respective accounts at DTC of the designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream. Until such time as the Restricted Period shall have terminated with respect to any Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note, such Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes shall be referred to herein collectively, for purposes of this Section 4.2 and Section 4.4 , as the “ Regulation S Global Notes .” After such time as the Restricted Period shall have terminated, the Regulation S Global Notes shall be exchangeable, in whole or in part, for interests in one or more permanent global notes in registered form without interest coupons, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A-2-3 hereto, as hereinafter provided (collectively, for purposes of this Section 4.2 and Section 4.4 , the “ Unrestricted Global Notes ”). The aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Global Notes or the Unrestricted Global Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for DTC, in connection with a corresponding decrease or increase of aggregate principal amount of the corresponding Restricted Global Notes, as hereinafter provided.

(c) Definitive Notes . The Series 2012-1 Global Notes shall be exchangeable in their entirety for one or more definitive notes in registered form, without interest coupons (collectively, for purposes of this Section 4.2 and Section 4.4 of this Series Supplement, the “ Definitive Notes ”) pursuant to Section 2.13 of the Base Indenture and this Section 4.2(c) in accordance with their terms and, upon complete exchange thereof, such Series 2012-1 Global Notes shall be surrendered for cancellation at the applicable Corporate Trust Office.

Section 4.3 Transfer Restrictions of Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes .

(a) Subject to the terms of the Indenture and the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement, the holder of any Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Note may transfer the same in whole or in part, in an amount equivalent to an authorized denomination, by surrendering such Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Note at the applicable Corporate Trust Office, with the form of transfer endorsed on it duly completed and executed by, or accompanied

 

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by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Co-Issuers and the Registrar by, the holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, with such signature guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“ STAMP ”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, and accompanied by a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 hereto; provided that if the holder of any Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Note transfers, in whole or in part, its interest in any Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Note pursuant to (i) an Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement or (ii) an Investor Group Supplement substantially in the form of Exhibit C to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement, then such Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholder will not be required to submit a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 hereto upon transfer of its interest in such Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Note. In exchange for any Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Note properly presented for transfer, the Co-Issuers 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, Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes for the same aggregate principal amount as was transferred. In the case of the transfer of any Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Note in part, the Co-Issuers shall execute and the Trustee shall 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, Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes for the aggregate principal amount that was not transferred. No transfer of any Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Note shall be made unless the request for such transfer is made by the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholder at such office. Neither the Co-Issuers nor the Trustee shall be liable for any delay in delivery of transfer instructions and each may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such instructions. Upon the issuance of transferred Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes, the Trustee shall recognize the holders of such Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Note as Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders.

(b) Subject to the terms of the Indenture and the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement, the Swingline Lender may transfer the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Notes in whole but not in part by surrendering such Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Notes at the applicable Corporate Trust Office, 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 the Co-Issuers and the Registrar by, the holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, with such signature guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the STAMP or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, and accompanied by an assignment agreement pursuant to Section 9.17(d) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement. In exchange for any Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Note properly presented for transfer, the Co-Issuers 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, a Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Note for the same aggregate principal amount as was transferred. No transfer of any

 

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Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Note shall be made unless the request for such transfer is made by the Swingline Lender at such office. Neither the Co-Issuers nor the Trustee shall be liable for any delay in delivery of transfer instructions and each may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such instructions. Upon the issuance of any transferred Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Note, the Trustee shall recognize the holder of such Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Note as a Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholder.

(c) Subject to the terms of the Indenture and the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement, the L/C Provider may transfer any Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Note in whole or in part, in an amount equivalent to an authorized denomination, by surrendering such Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Note at the applicable Corporate Trust Office, 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 the Co-Issuers and the Registrar by, the holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, with such signature guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the STAMP or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, and accompanied by an assignment agreement pursuant to Section 9.17(e) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement. In exchange for any Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Note properly presented for transfer, the Co-Issuers 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, Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Notes for the same aggregate principal amount as was transferred. In the case of the transfer of any Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Note in part, the Co-Issuers shall execute and the Trustee shall 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 transferor) to such address as the transferor may request, Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Notes for the aggregate principal amount that was not transferred. No transfer of any Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Note shall be made unless the request for such transfer is made by the L/C Provider at such office. Neither the Co-Issuers nor the Trustee shall be liable for any delay in delivery of transfer instructions and each may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such instructions. Upon the issuance of any transferred Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Note, the Trustee shall recognize the holder of such Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Note as a Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholder.

(d) Each Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note shall bear the following legend:

THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THIS SERIES 2012-1 CLASS A-1 NOTE (“THIS NOTE”) HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR WITH ANY SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF ANY STATE OR OTHER RELEVANT JURISDICTION, AND NONE OF THE CO-ISSUERS HAS BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED (THE “INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT”). THIS NOTE

 

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AND ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT COMPETITORS (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE), UNLESS THE CO-ISSUERS GIVE WRITTEN CONSENT TO SUCH OFFER, SALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CLASS A-1 NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF MARCH 15, 2012 BY AND AMONG THE CO-ISSUERS, THE MANAGER, THE SERIES 2012-1 CLASS A-1 INVESTORS, THE SERIES 2012-1 NOTEHOLDERS, THE SERIES 2012-1 SUBFACILITY LENDERS AND BARCLAYS BANK PLC AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.

The required legend set forth above shall not be removed from the Series 2012-1 Class A-I Notes except as provided herein.

Section 4.4 Transfer Restrictions of Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes .

(a) A Series 2012-1 Global Note may not be transferred, in whole or in part, to any Person other than DTC or a nominee thereof, or to a successor Depository or to a nominee of a successor Depository, and no such transfer to any such other Person may be registered; provided , however , that this Section 4.4(a) shall not prohibit any transfer of a Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note that is issued in exchange for a Series 2012-1 Global Note in accordance with Section 2.8 of the Base Indenture and shall not prohibit any transfer of a beneficial interest in a Series 2012-1 Global Note effected in accordance with the other provisions of this Section 4.4 .

(b) The transfer by a Series 2012-1 Note Owner holding a beneficial interest in a Class A-2 Note in the form of a Restricted Global Note to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Restricted Global Note shall be made upon the deemed representation of the transferee that it is purchasing for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a QIB/QP and not a Competitor, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Co-Issuers as such transferee has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon its foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.

(c) If a Series 2012-1 Note Owner holding a beneficial interest in a Class A-2 Note in the form of a Restricted Global Note wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Restricted Global Note for an interest in the Regulation S Global Note, or to transfer such interest to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note, such exchange or transfer may be effected, subject to the Applicable Procedures, only in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.4(c) . Upon receipt by the Registrar, at the applicable Corporate Trust Office, of (i) written instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures from a Clearing Agency Participant directing the Registrar to credit or cause to be credited to a specified Clearing Agency Participant’s account a beneficial

 

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interest in the Regulation S Global Note, in a principal amount equal to that of the beneficial interest in such Restricted Global Note to be so exchanged or transferred, (ii) a written order given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the account of the Clearing Agency Participant (and the Euroclear or Clearstream account, as the case may be) to be credited with, and the account of the Clearing Agency Participant to be debited for, such beneficial interest and (iii) a certificate in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit B-2 hereto given by the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note Owner holding such beneficial interest in such Restricted Global Note, the Registrar shall instruct the Trustee, as custodian of DTC, to reduce the principal amount of the Restricted Global Note, and to increase the principal amount of the Regulation S Global Note, by the principal amount of the beneficial interest in such Restricted 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 (which shall be the Clearing Agency Participant for Euroclear or Clearstream or both, as the case may be) a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note having a principal amount equal to the amount by which the principal amount of such Restricted Global Note was reduced upon such exchange or transfer.

(d) If a Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note Owner holding a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Restricted Global Note for an interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, or to transfer such interest to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, such exchange or transfer may be effected, subject to the Applicable Procedures, only in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.4(d) . Upon receipt by the Registrar, at the applicable Corporate Trust Office, of (i) written instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures from a Clearing Agency Participant directing the Registrar to credit or cause to be credited to a specified Clearing Agency Participant’s account a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note in a principal amount equal to that of the beneficial interest in such Restricted Global Note to be so exchanged or transferred, (ii) a written order given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the account of the Clearing Agency Participant (and the Euroclear or Clearstream account, as the case may be) to be credited with, and the account of the Clearing Agency Participant to be debited for, such beneficial interest and (iii) a certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit B-3 hereto given by the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note Owner holding such beneficial interest in such Restricted Global Note, the Registrar shall instruct the Trustee, as custodian of DTC, to reduce the principal amount of such Restricted Global Note, and to increase the principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note, by the principal amount of the beneficial interest in such Restricted 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 (which shall be the Clearing Agency Participant for Euroclear or Clearstream or both, as the case may be) a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note having a principal amount equal to the amount by which the principal amount of such Restricted Global Note was reduced upon such exchange or transfer.

(e) If a Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note Owner holding a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note or an Unrestricted Global Note wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Regulation S Global Note or such Unrestricted Global Note for an interest in the Restricted Global Note, or to transfer such interest to a Person who wishes to take delivery

 

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thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Restricted Global Note, such exchange or transfer may be effected, subject to the Applicable Procedures, only in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.4(e) . Upon receipt by the Registrar, at the applicable Corporate Trust Office, of (i) written instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures from a Clearing Agency Participant directing the Registrar to credit or cause to be credited to a specified Clearing Agency Participant’s account a beneficial interest in the Restricted Global Note in a principal amount equal to that of the beneficial interest in such Regulation S Global Note or such Unrestricted Global Note, as the case may be, to be so exchanged or transferred, (ii) a written order given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the account of the Clearing Agency Participant (and the Euroclear or Clearstream account, as the case may be) to be credited with, and the account of the Clearing Agency Participant to be debited for, such beneficial interest and (iii) with respect to a transfer of a beneficial interest in such Regulation S Global Note (but not such Unrestricted Global Note), a certificate in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit B-4 hereto given by such Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note Owner holding such beneficial interest in such Regulation S Global Note, the Registrar shall instruct the Trustee, as custodian of DTC, to reduce the principal amount of such Regulation S Global Note or such Unrestricted Global Note, as the case may be, and to increase the principal amount of the Restricted Global Note, by the principal amount of the beneficial interest in such Regulation S Global Note or such Unrestricted 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 (which shall be the Clearing Agency Participant for DTC) a beneficial interest in the Restricted Global Note having a principal amount equal to the amount by which the principal amount of such Regulation S Global Note or such Unrestricted Global Note, as the case may be, was reduced upon such exchange or transfer.

(f) In the event that a Series 2012-1 Global Note or any portion thereof is exchanged for Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes other than Series 2012-1 Global Notes, such other Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes may in turn be exchanged (upon transfer or otherwise) for Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes that are not Series 2012-1 Global Notes or for a beneficial interest in a Series 2012-1 Global Note (if any is then outstanding) only in accordance with such procedures as may be adopted from time to time by the Co-Issuers and the Registrar, which shall be substantially consistent with the provisions of Section 4.4(a) through Section 4.4(e) and Section 4.4(g) of this Series Supplement (including the certification requirement intended to ensure that transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests in a Series 2012-1 Global Note comply with Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Securities Act, as the case may be) and any Applicable Procedures.

(g) Until the termination of the Restricted Period with respect to any Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note, interests in the Regulation S Global Notes representing such Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note may be held only through Clearing Agency Participants acting for and on behalf of Euroclear and Clearstream; provided that this Section 4.4(g) shall not prohibit any transfer in accordance with Section 4.4(d) of this Series Supplement. After the expiration of the applicable Restricted Period, interests in the Unrestricted Global Notes may be transferred without requiring any certifications other than those set forth in this Section 4.4 .

 

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(h) The Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes Restricted Global Notes, the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes Regulation S Global Notes and the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes Unrestricted Global Notes shall bear the following legend:

THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THIS SERIES 2012-1 CLASS A-2 NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR WITH ANY SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF ANY STATE OR OTHER RELEVANT JURISDICTION, AND NONE OF DOMINO’S PIZZA MASTER ISSUER LLC, DOMINO’S PIZZA DISTRIBUTION LLC, DOMINO’S IP HOLDER LLC AND DOMINO’S SPV CANADIAN HOLDING COMPANY INC. (THE “CO-ISSUERS”) HAS BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED (THE “INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT”). THIS NOTE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A) TO DOMINO’S PIZZA MASTER ISSUER LLC OR AN AFFILIATE THEREOF, (B) IN THE UNITED STATES, TO EITHER AN INITIAL PURCHASER OR A SUBSEQUENT TRANSFEREE WHO IS NOT A COMPETITOR AND IS BOTH A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) AND A “QUALIFIED PURCHASER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT), ACTING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR ONE OR MORE ACCOUNTS WITH RESPECT TO WHICH SUCH INITIAL PURCHASER OR SUBSEQUENT TRANSFEREE EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION OR (C) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, TO AN INITIAL PURCHASER OR A SUBSEQUENT TRANSFEREE WHO IS NOT A COMPETITOR AND IS A QUALIFIED PURCHASER AND NEITHER A “U.S. PERSON” AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“REGULATION S”) NOR A “U.S. RESIDENT” AS DEFINED FOR PURPOSES OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT, ACTING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR ONE OR MORE ACCOUNTS WITH RESPECT TO WHICH SUCH INITIAL PURCHASER OR SUBSEQUENT TRANSFEREE EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION, EACH OF WHICH IS A QUALIFIED PURCHASER, AND NONE OF WHICH ARE A U.S. PERSON OR A U.S. RESIDENT, IN OFFSHORE TRANSACTIONS IN RELIANCE ON REGULATION S, AND, IN EACH CASE, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR THE UNITED STATES AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT JURISDICTION.

BY ITS ACQUISITION OR ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, THE HOLDER (IF NOT THE MASTER ISSUER OR AN AFFILIATE OF THE MASTER ISSUER) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS NOT A COMPETITOR AND IS (X) A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A AND A “QUALIFIED PURCHASER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT) OR (Y) A “QUALIFIED PURCHASER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE

 

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INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT) AND NEITHER A U.S. RESIDENT NOR A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS NOTE IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION, AS APPLICABLE, (B) IT IS ACTING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER PERSON WHICH IS NOT A COMPETITOR AND IS EITHER (X) A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AND A QUALIFIED PURCHASER OR (Y) A QUALIFIED PURCHASER AND NEITHER A U.S. RESIDENT NOR A U.S. PERSON, AS APPLICABLE, AND IN EACH CASE WITH RESPECT TO WHICH IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION, (C) IT AND EACH ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS PURCHASING WILL HOLD AND TRANSFER AT LEAST THE MINIMUM DENOMINATION OF NOTES, (D) IT UNDERSTANDS THAT THE CO-ISSUERS MAY RECEIVE A LIST OF PARTICIPANTS HOLDING POSITIONS IN THEIR NOTES FROM ONE OR MORE BOOK-ENTRY DEPOSITORIES, (E) IT WILL PROVIDE NOTICE OF THE TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS TO ANY SUBSEQUENT TRANSFEREES, (F) IT IS NOT A BROKER-DEALER OF THE TYPE DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (a)(1)(ii) OF RULE 144A WHICH OWNS AND INVESTS ON A DISCRETIONARY BASIS LESS THAN $25,000,000 IN SECURITIES OF ISSUERS THAT ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH IT, (G) IT IS NOT A PARTICIPANT-DIRECTED EMPLOYEE PLAN, SUCH AS A 401(k) PLAN, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF PLAN REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (a)(1)(i)(D) OR (a)(1)(i)(E) OF RULE 144A, OR A TRUST FUND REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (a)(1)(i)(F) OF RULE 144A THAT HOLDS THE ASSETS OF SUCH A PLAN, (H) IT IS NOT FORMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF INVESTING IN THE CO-ISSUERS (EXCEPT WHERE EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER IS (X) BOTH A QUALIFIED PURCHASER AND A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER OR (Y) A QUALIFIED PURCHASER AND NEITHER A U.S. RESIDENT NOR A U.S. PERSON, AS APPLICABLE), AND (I) IF IT IS A COMPANY EXCEPTED FROM THE DEFINITION OF “INVESTMENT COMPANY” BY SECTION 3(c)(1) OR SECTION 3(c)(7) OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT, OR A SECTION 7(d) FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANY RELYING ON SECTION 3(c)(1) OR SECTION 3(c)(7) OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT WITH RESPECT TO ITS U.S. HOLDERS, AND WAS FORMED ON OR BEFORE APRIL 30, 1996, IT HAS RECEIVED THE NECESSARY CONSENT FROM ITS BENEFICIAL OWNERS AS REQUIRED BY THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT.

EACH INITIAL PURCHASER AND EACH SUBSEQUENT TRANSFEREE (IF NOT THE MASTER ISSUER OR AN AFFILIATE OF THE MASTER ISSUER) TAKING DELIVERY OF THIS NOTE OR AN INTEREST IN THIS NOTE WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE MADE THE APPLICABLE REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS REFERRED TO IN THE INDENTURE. EACH INITIAL PURCHASER AND EACH SUBSEQUENT TRANSFEREE TAKING DELIVERY OF THIS NOTE OR AN INTEREST IN THIS NOTE IN THE FORM OF AN INTEREST IN A [REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE] [RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE] OR [AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE] WILL BE REQUIRED TO DELIVER A TRANSFER CERTIFICATE IN THE FORM REQUIRED BY THE INDENTURE AND WILL BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE APPLICABLE REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS REFERRED TO IN THE INDENTURE.

 

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ANY TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE IN VIOLATION OF THE FOREGOING WILL BE OF NO FORCE AND EFFECT AND WILL BE VOID AB INITIO AND WILL NOT OPERATE TO TRANSFER ANY RIGHTS TO THE INITIAL PURCHASER OR SUBSEQUENT TRANSFEREE, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CONTRARY TO THE CO-ISSUERS, THE TRUSTEE OR ANY INTERMEDIARY.

IF THIS NOTE WAS ACQUIRED IN THE UNITED STATES, AND THE HOLDER IS DETERMINED TO BE A COMPETITOR OR NOT TO HAVE BEEN BOTH A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AND A QUALIFIED PURCHASER AT THE TIME OF ACQUISITION OF THIS NOTE, THE CO-ISSUERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE SUCH HOLDER TO SELL THIS NOTE TO A PURCHASER WHO IS NOT A COMPETITOR AND IS BOTH A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AND A QUALIFIED PURCHASER. THE CO-ISSUERS ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO HONOR A TRANSFER TO A PERSON WHO IS NOT BOTH A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AND A QUALIFIED PURCHASER OR WHO IS A COMPETITOR.

IF THIS NOTE WAS ACQUIRED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, AND THE HOLDER IS DETERMINED TO BE A COMPETITOR OR NOT TO HAVE BEEN A QUALIFIED PURCHASER AND NEITHER A “U.S. PERSON” NOR A “U.S. RESIDENT” AT THE TIME OF ACQUISITION OF THIS NOTE, THE CO-ISSUERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE SUCH HOLDER TO SELL THIS NOTE TO A PURCHASER WHO IS NOT A COMPETITOR AND IS A QUALIFIED PURCHASER AND NEITHER A “U.S. PERSON” NOR A “U.S. RESIDENT.” THE CO-ISSUERS ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO HONOR A TRANSFER TO A PERSON WHO IS NOT A QUALIFIED PURCHASER AND NEITHER A “U.S. PERSON” NOR A “U.S. RESIDENT” OR WHO IS A COMPETITOR.

(i) The Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes Regulation S Global Notes shall also bear the following legend:

UNTIL 40 DAYS AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE OF THE NOTES (THE “RESTRICTED PERIOD”) IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING OF THE NOTES IN THE UNITED STATES FROM OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES, THE SALE, PLEDGE OR TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRING THIS NOTE, ACKNOWLEDGES THAT SUCH HOLDER IS A QUALIFIED PURCHASER, THE MASTER ISSUER OR AN AFFILIATE OF THE MASTER ISSUER, AND THAT THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CO-ISSUERS THAT THIS NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY TO A QUALIFIED PURCHASER, THE MASTER ISSUER OR AN AFFILIATE OF THE MASTER

 

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ISSUER AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE STATES, TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNING THE OFFER AND SALE OF SECURITIES, AND PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE RESTRICTED PERIOD, ONLY (I) IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (II) PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

(j) The Series 2012-1 Global Notes issued in connection with the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes shall bear the following legend:

THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”), A NEW YORK CORPORATION, 55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10004, OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN DTC OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE. UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC TO THE CO-ISSUERS OR THE REGISTRAR, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC, AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. 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 BECAUSE THE REGISTERED OWNER, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

(k) The required legends set forth above shall not be removed from the applicable Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes except as provided herein. The legend required for a Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes Restricted Global Note may be removed from such Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes Restricted Global Note if there is delivered to the Co-Issuers and the Registrar such satisfactory evidence, which may include an Opinion of Counsel as may be reasonably required by the Co-Issuers that neither such legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers of such Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes Restricted Global Note will not violate the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Upon provision of such satisfactory evidence, the Trustee at the direction of the Master Issuer, on behalf of the Co-Issuers, shall authenticate and deliver in exchange for such Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes Restricted Global Note a Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note or Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes having an equal aggregate principal amount that does not bear such legend. If such a legend required for a Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes Restricted Global Note has been removed from a Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note as provided above, no other Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note issued in exchange for

 

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all or any part of such Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note shall bear such legend, unless the Co-Issuers have reasonable cause to believe that such other Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note is a “restricted security” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and instructs the Trustee to cause a legend to appear thereon.

Section 4.5 Section 3(c)(7) Procedures .

(a) The Co-Issuers shall, upon two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice, cause the Registrar to send, and the Registrar hereby agrees to send on at least an annual basis a notice from the Co-Issuers to DTC in substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto (the “ Important Section 3(c)(7) Notice ”), with a request that DTC forward each such notice to the relevant DTC participants for further delivery to the Series 2012-1 Note Owners. If DTC notifies the Co-Issuers or the Registrar that it will not forward such notices, the Co-Issuers will request DTC to deliver to the Co-Issuers a list of all DTC participants holding an interest in the Series 2012-1 Notes and the Registrar and Paying Agent will send the Important Section 3(c)(7) Notice directly to such participants.

(b) The Co-Issuers will take the following steps in connection with the Series 2012-1 Notes:

(i) The Co-Issuers will direct DTC to include the “3c7” marker in the DTC 20-character security descriptor and the 48-character additional descriptor for the Restricted Global Note in order to indicate that sales are limited to QIB/QPs.

(ii) The Co-Issuers will direct DTC to cause each physical DTC deliver order ticket delivered by DTC to purchasers to contain the DTC 20-character security descriptor; and will direct DTC to cause each DTC deliver order ticket delivered by DTC to purchasers in electronic form to contain the “3c7” indicator and a related user manual for participants, which will contain a description of the relevant restrictions.

(iii) The Co-Issuers will instruct DTC to send an Important Section 3(c)(7) Notice to all DTC participants in connection with the initial offering of the Series 2012-1 Notes.

(iv) The Co-Issuers will advise DTC that they are Section 3(c)(7) issuers and will request DTC to include the Restricted Global Note in DTC’s “Reference Directory” of Section 3(c)(7) offerings and provide such participants with an Important Section 3(c)(7) Notice.

 

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(v) The Co-Issuers will from time to time request DTC to deliver to the Co-Issuers a list of all DTC participants holding an interest in the Restricted Global Note and provide such participants with an Important Section 3(c)(7) Notice.

(vi) The Co-Issuers will direct Euroclear to include the “144A/3(c)(7)” marker in the name for the Restricted Global Note included in the Euroclear securities database in order to indicate that sales are limited to QIB/QPs.

(vii) The Co-Issuers will direct Euroclear to cause each daily securities balance report and each daily securities transaction report delivered to Euroclear participants to contain the indicator “144A/3(c)(7)” in the name for the Restricted Global Note.

(viii) The Co-Issuers will direct Euroclear to include a description of the Section 3(c)(7) restrictions for the Restricted Global Note in its New Issues Acceptance Guide.

(ix) The Co-Issuers will instruct Euroclear to send an Important Section 3(c)(7) Notice to all Euroclear participants holding positions in the Restricted Global Note at least once every calendar year, substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto.

(x) The Co-Issuers will from time to time request Euroclear to deliver to the Co-Issuers a list of all Euroclear participants holding an interest in the Restricted Global Note and provide such participants with notification substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto.

(xi) The Co-Issuers will direct Clearstream to include the “144A/3(c)(7)” marker in the name for the Restricted Global Note included in the Clearstream securities database in order to indicate that sales are limited to QIB/QPs.

(xii) The Co-Issuers will direct Clearstream to cause each daily portfolio report and each daily settlement report delivered to Clearstream participants to contain the indicator “144A/3(c)(7)” in the name for the Restricted Global Note.

(xiii) The Co-Issuers will direct Clearstream to include a description of the Section 3(c)(7) restrictions in its Customer Handbook.

(xiv) The Co-Issuers will instruct Clearstream to send an Important Section 3(c)(7) Notice to all Clearstream participants holding positions in the Restricted Global Note at least once every calendar year, substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto.

 

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(xv) The Co-Issuers will from time to time request Clearstream to deliver to the Co-Issuers a list of all Clearstream participants holding an interest in any series of Restricted Global Note and provide such participants with notification substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto.

(xvi) The Co-Issuers will request Clearstream to include a “3(c)(7)” marker in the name for the Restricted Global Note included in the list of securities accepted in the Clearstream securities’ database made available to Clearstream participants.

(c) The Co-Issuers shall request third-party vendors that provide information on the Series 2012-1 Notes to include on screens maintained by such vendors appropriate legends regarding Rule 144A and Section 3(c)(7) restrictions. Without limiting the foregoing:

(i) the Co-Issuers will request Bloomberg, L.P. to include the following on each Bloomberg screen containing information about the Series 2012-1 Notes:

(A) The “Note Box” on the bottom of the “Security Display” page describing the Series 2012-1 Notes should state: “Iss’d Under 144A/3c7.”

(B) The “Security Display” page should have a flashing red indicator stating “See Other Available Information.”

(C) Such indicator should link to an “Additional Security Information” page, which should state that the Series 2012-1 Notes “are being offered in reliance on the exemption from registration under Rule 144A to Persons that are both (i) qualified institutional buyers (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) and (ii) qualified purchasers (as defined under Section 2(a)(51) under the Investment Company Act of 1940).”

(ii) the Co-Issuers will request Reuters Group plc to input the following information in its system with respect to the Series 2012-1 Notes:

 

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(A) The security name field at the top of the Reuters Instrument Code screen should include a “144A-3c7” notation.

(B) A <144A3c7Disclaimr> indicator should appear on the right side of the Reuters Instrument Code screen.

(C) Such indicator should link to a disclaimer screen on which the following language will appear: “These securities may be sold or transferred only to persons who are both (i) qualified institutional buyers (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act), and (ii) qualified purchasers (as defined under Section 2(a)(51) under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940).”

(d) The Co-Issuers shall cause the “CUSIP” number obtained for the Series 2012-1 Notes to have an attached “fixed field” that contains “3c7” and “144A” indicators.

Section 4.6 Note Owner Representations and Warranties . Each Person who becomes a Note Owner of a beneficial interest in a Series 2012-1 Note pursuant to the Offering Memorandum will be deemed to represent, warrant and agree on the date such Person acquires any interest in any Series 2012-1 Note as follows:

(a) With respect to any sale of Series 2012-1 Notes pursuant to Rule 144A, it is a QIB/QP pursuant to Rule 144A and Section 2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act, and is aware that any sale of Series 2012-1 Notes to it will be made in reliance on Rule 144A. Its acquisition of Series 2012-1 Notes in any such sale will be for its own account or for the account of another QIB/QP.

(b) With respect to any sale of Series 2012-1 Notes pursuant to Regulation S, at the time the buy order for such Series 2012-1 Notes was originated, it was outside the United States to a Person who is a QP and neither a U.S. Person nor a U.S. Resident, and was not purchasing for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person or a U.S. Resident.

(c) It is not a broker-dealer of the type described in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of Rule 144A which owns and invests on a discretionary basis less than $25,000,000 in securities of unaffiliated issuers.

(d) It has not been formed for the purpose of investing in the Series 2012-1 Notes, except where each beneficial owner is a QIB/QP (for Series 2012-1 Notes acquired in the United States) or a QP and neither a U.S. Person nor a U.S. Resident (for Series 2012-1 Notes acquired outside the United States).

 

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(e) It will, and each account for which it is purchasing will, hold and transfer at least the minimum denomination of Series 2012-1 Notes.

(f) It understands that the Co-Issuers, the Manager and the Servicer may receive a list of participants holding positions in the Series 2012-1 Notes from one or more book-entry depositories.

(g) It understands that the Manager, the Co-Issuers and the Servicer may receive a list of Note Owners that have requested access to the Trustee’s password-protected website or that have voluntarily registered as a Note Owner with the Trustee.

(h) It will provide to each person to whom it transfers Series 2012-1 Notes notices of any restrictions on transfer of such Series 2012-1 Notes.

(i) It is not a participant-directed employee plan, such as a 401(k) plan, or any other type of plan referred to in paragraph (a)(1)(i)(D) or (a)(1)(i)(E) of Rule 144A, or a trust fund referred to in paragraph (a)(1)(i)(F) of Rule 144A that holds the assets of such a plan.

(j) If it is a Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) investment company, or a Section 7(d) foreign investment company relying on Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act with respect to its U.S. holders, and was formed on or before April 30, 1996, it has received the necessary consent from its beneficial owners as required by the 1940 Act.

(k) It understands that (i) the Series 2012-1 Notes are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering in the United States within the meaning of the Securities Act, (ii) the Series 2012-1 Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, (iii) such Series 2012-1 Notes may be offered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred only (A) to the Master Issuer or an Affiliate of the Master Issuer, (B) in the United States to a Person who the seller reasonably believes is a QIB and who is a QP in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and who is not a Competitor, (C) outside the United States to a Person who is a QP and neither a U.S. Person nor a U.S. Resident in a transaction meeting the requirements of Regulation S and who is not a Competitor or (D) to a Person that is a QP and not a Competitor 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, in each such case in accordance with the Indenture and any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States and (iv) it will, and each subsequent holder of a Series 2012-1 Note is required to, notify any subsequent purchaser of a Series 2012-1 Note of the resale restrictions set forth in clause (iii) above.

 

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(l) It understands that the certificates evidencing the Restricted Global Notes will bear legends substantially similar to those set forth in Section 4.4(h) of this Series Supplement.

(m) It understands that the certificates evidencing the Regulation S Global Notes will bear legends substantially similar to those set forth in Section 4.4(i) of this Series Supplement.

(n) It understands that the certificates evidencing the Unrestricted Global Notes will bear legends substantially similar to those set forth in Section 4.4(j) of this Series Supplement.

(o) Either (i) it is not acquiring or holding the Series 2012-1 Notes (or any interest therein) for or on behalf of, or with the assets of, any plan, account or other arrangement that is subject to Section 406 of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or provisions under any Similar Law, or (ii) its purchase and holding of the Series 2012-1 Notes or any interest therein will not constitute a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a violation of any applicable Similar Law.

(p) It understands that any subsequent transfer of the Series 2012-1 Notes or any interest therein is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Indenture and it agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Series 2012-1 Notes or any interest therein except in compliance with such restrictions and conditions and the Securities Act.

(q) It is not a Competitor.

ARTICLE V

GENERAL

Section 5.1 Information . On or before each Quarterly Payment Date, the Co-Issuers shall furnish, or cause to be furnished, a Quarterly Noteholders’ Statement with respect to the Series 2012-1 Notes to the Trustee, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, setting forth, inter alia , the following information with respect to such Quarterly Payment Date:

(i) the total amount available to be distributed to Series 2012-1 Noteholders on such Quarterly Payment Date;

 

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        (ii) the amount of such distribution allocable to the payment of interest on each Class of the Series 2012-1 Notes;

        (iii) the amount of such distribution allocable to the payment of principal of each Class of the Series 2012-1 Notes;

        (iv) the amount of such distribution allocable to the payment of any Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Make-Whole Prepayment Premium, if any, on the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes;

        (v) the amount of such distribution allocable to the payment of any fees or other amounts due to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders;

        (vi) whether, to the Actual Knowledge of the Co-Issuers, any Potential Rapid Amortization Event, Rapid Amortization Event, Default, Event of Default, Potential Manager Termination Event or Manager Termination Event has occurred as of the related Accounting Date or any Cash Trapping Period is in effect, as of such Accounting Date;

        (vii) the Quarterly DSCR for such Quarterly Payment Date and the three Quarterly Payment Dates immediately preceding such Quarterly Payment Date;

        (viii) the number of Open Domino’s Stores as of the last day of the preceding Quarterly Collection Period;

        (ix) the amount of Global Retail Sales for the 13 Fiscal Periods ended on the last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Period;

        (x) the Series 2012-1 Available Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account Amount and the amount on deposit in the Cash Trap Reserve Account, if any, in each case, as of the close of business on the last Business Day of the preceding Quarterly Collection Period.

After the Co-Issuers furnish Same Store Sales Comparison Information for a Quarterly Collection Period to the SEC, the Co-Issuers shall furnish the Trustee with a revised Quarterly Noteholders’ Statement with respect to the Series 2012-1 Notes which includes Same Store Sales Comparison Information. In the event that the Co-Issuers at any time are not required to report Same Store Sales Comparison Information to the SEC, the Co-Issuers shall nonetheless provide revised Quarterly Noteholders’ Statements containing Same Store Sales Comparison Information to the Trustee (and the Trustee shall make such Same Store Sales

 

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Comparison Information available in accordance with Section 4.4 of the Base Indenture) no later than the date that the Co-Issuers would have been required to furnish this information to the SEC had their obligations to provide this data not ceased.

Any Series 2012-1 Noteholder may obtain copies of each Quarterly Noteholders’ Statement in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 4.4 of the Base Indenture.

Section 5.2 Exhibits . The annexes, exhibits and schedules attached hereto and listed on the table of contents hereto supplement the annexes, exhibits and schedules included in the Base Indenture.

Section 5.3 Ratification of Base Indenture . As supplemented by this Series 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 5.4 Certain Notices to the Rating Agencies . The Co-Issuers shall provide to each Rating Agency a copy of each Opinion of Counsel and Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee pursuant to this Series Supplement or any other Related Document.

Section 5.5 Prior Notice by Trustee to the Controlling Class Representative and Control Party . Subject to Section 10.1 of the Base Indenture, the Trustee agrees that it shall not exercise any rights or remedies available to it as a result of the occurrence of a Rapid Amortization Event or an Event of Default until after the Trustee has given prior written notice thereof to the Controlling Class Representative and the Control Party and obtained the direction of the Control Party (subject to Section 11.4(e) of the Base Indenture, at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative).

Section 5.6 Counterparts . This Series 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 5.7 Governing Law . THIS SERIES SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES (OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 5.8 Amendments . This Series Supplement may not be modified or amended except in accordance with the terms of the Base Indenture.

Section 5.9 Termination of Series Supplement . This Series Supplement shall cease to be of further effect when (i) all Outstanding Series 2012-1 Notes theretofore authenticated and issued have been delivered (other than destroyed, lost, or stolen Series 2012-1 Notes that have been replaced or paid) to the Trustee for cancellation and all Letters of Credit have expired, have been cash collateralized in full pursuant to the terms of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement or are deemed to no longer be outstanding in accordance

 

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with Section 4.04 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement, (ii) all fees and expenses and other amounts under the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement have been paid in full and all Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Commitments have been terminated and (iii) the Co-Issuers have paid all sums payable hereunder.

Section 5.10 Entire Agreement . This Series Supplement, together with the exhibits and schedules hereto and the other Indenture Documents, contains a final and complete integration of all prior expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all previous oral statements and other writings with respect thereto.

Section 5.11 Fiscal Year End . The Co-Issuers shall not change their fiscal year end from the Sunday on or nearest to December 31 to any other date.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Co-Issuers, the Trustee and the Series 2012-1 Securities Intermediary have caused this Series Supplement to be duly executed by its respective duly authorized officer as of the day and year first written above.

 

DOMINO’S PIZZA MASTER ISSUER LLC, as Co-Issuer
By:    
 

Name:

  Adam J. Gacek
 

Title:

  Secretary
DOMINO’S PIZZA DISTRIBUTION LLC, as Co-Issuer
By:    
 

Name:

  Adam J. Gacek
 

Title:

  Secretary
DOMINO’S IP HOLDER LLC, as Co-Issuer
By:    
 

Name:

  Adam J. Gacek
 

Title:

  Secretary
DOMINO’S SPV CANADIAN HOLDING COMPANY INC., as Co-Issuer
By:    
 

Name:

  Adam J. Gacek
 

Title:

  Secretary

Domino’s - Supplement to the Base Indenture

 


CITIBANK, N.A., in its capacity as Trustee and as Securities Intermediary

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title:

Domino’s - Supplement to the Base Indenture

 


ANNEX A

SERIES 2012-1

SUPPLEMENTAL DEFINITIONS LIST

Acquiring Committed Note Purchaser ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.17(a) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Acquiring Investor Group ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.17(c) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Administrative Agent ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement. For purposes of the Base Indenture, the “Administrative Agent” shall be deemed to be a “Class A-1 Administrative Agent.”

Administrative Agent Fees ” has the meaning set forth in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 VFN Fee Letter.

Advance ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Advance Request ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.03(c) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Affected Person ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.05 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Aggregate Unpaids ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Application ” means an application, in such form as the applicable L/C Issuing Bank may specify from time to time, requesting such L/C Issuing Bank to issue a Letter of Credit.

Assignment and Assumption Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.17(a) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Base Rate ” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to (i) the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as established from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its “prime rate” at its principal U.S. office, and (c) the Eurodollar Base Rate (Reserve Adjusted) applicable to one month Interest Periods on the date of determination of the Base Rate plus 1% plus (ii) 3.75%. The “prime rate” is a rate set by the Administrative Agent based upon various factors including the Administrative Agent’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors,

 

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and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such prime rate established by the Administrative Agent shall take effect at the opening of business on the day such change is effective.

Base Rate Advance ” means an Advance that bears interest at a rate of interest determined by reference to the Base Rate during such time as it bears interest at such rate, as provided in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Base Rate Tranche ” means any portion of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount funded or maintained with Base Rate Advances.

Borrowing ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(c) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Breakage Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.06 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Cede ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Change in Law ” means (a) any law, rule or regulation or any change therein or in the interpretation or application thereof (whether or not having the force of law), in each case, adopted, issued or occurring after the Series 2012-1 Closing Date or (b) any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any government or political subdivision or agency, authority, bureau, central bank, commission, department or instrumentality thereof, or any court, tribunal, grand jury or arbitrator, or any accounting board or authority (whether or not a Governmental Authority) which is responsible for the establishment or interpretation of national or international accounting principles, in each case, whether foreign or domestic (each, an “ Official Body ”) charged with the administration, interpretation or application thereof, or the compliance with any request or directive of any Official Body (whether or not having the force of law) made, issued or occurring after the Series 2012-1 Closing Date.

Change in Management ” means (i) more than 50% of DPL’s Leadership Team is terminated and/or resigns within 24 months of a Trigger Event, (ii) the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of Holdco are terminated and/or resign within 24 months of a Trigger Event or (iii) there are five or fewer Continuing Directors within 24 months of a Trigger Event; provided , with respect to clauses (i) and (ii), that termination of such officer shall not include a change in such officer’s status in the ordinary course of succession so long as such officer continues to be a member of DPL’s Leadership Team and continues to be associated with Holdco, Intermediate Holdco or DPL or their subsidiaries as an officer or director, or in a similar capacity, (ii) retirement of such officer or (iii) death or incapacitation of such officer.

Change of Control ” means the occurrence of a Trigger Event other than (a) through purchases of securities on a public securities exchange that does not result in a Change in Management or (b) in connection with an acquisition by any person or group that does not result in a Change in Management and as to which the Control Party has provided its prior written consent.

 

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Class A-1 Amendment Expenses ” means all amounts payable pursuant to clause (a)(ii ) of Section 9.05 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Class A-1 Indemnities ” means all amounts payable pursuant to Sections 9.05(b) and (c)  of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Class A-1 Taxes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.08 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Commercial Paper ” means, with respect to any Conduit Investor, the promissory notes issued in the commercial paper market by or for the benefit of such Conduit Investor.

Commitments ” means the obligation of each Committed Note Purchaser included in each Investor Group to fund Advances pursuant to Section 2.02(a) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement and to participate in Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit pursuant to Sections 2.06 and 2.08 , respectively, of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement in an aggregate stated amount up to its Commitment Amount.

Commitment Amount ” means, as to each Committed Note Purchaser, the amount set forth on Schedule I to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement opposite such Committed Note Purchaser’s name as its Commitment Amount or, in the case of a Committed Note Purchaser that becomes a party to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement or Investor Group Supplement, the amount set forth therein as such Committed Note Purchaser’s Commitment Amount, in each case, as such amount may be (i) reduced pursuant to Section 2.05 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement or (ii) increased or reduced by any Assignment and Assumption Agreement or Investor Group Supplement entered into by such Committed Note Purchaser in accordance with the terms of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Commitment Fee Adjustment Amount ” means, for any Interest Period, the result (whether a positive or negative number) of (a) the aggregate of the Daily Commitment Fee Amounts for each day in such Interest Period minus (b) the aggregate of the Estimated Daily Commitment Fee Amounts for each day in such Interest Period. For purposes of the Base Indenture, the “Commitment Fee Adjustment Amount” shall be deemed to be the “Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fee Adjustment Amount.”

Commitment Percentage ” means, on any date of determination, with respect to any Investor Group, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, which such Investor Group’s Maximum Investor Group Principal Amount bears to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount on such date.

Commitment Term ” means the period from and including the Series 2012-1 Closing Date to but excluding the earlier of (a) the Commitment Termination Date and (b) the date on which the Commitments are terminated or reduced to zero in accordance with the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

 

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Commitment Termination Date ” means the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Renewal Date (as such date may be extended pursuant to Section 3.6(b) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement).

Committed Note Purchaser ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Committed Note Purchaser Percentage ” means, on any date of determination, with respect to any Committed Note Purchaser in any Investor Group, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, which the Commitment Amount of such Committed Note Purchaser bears to such Investor Group’s Maximum Investor Group Principal Amount on such date.

Conduit Assignee ” means, with respect to any Conduit Investor, any commercial paper conduit, whose Commercial Paper is rated by at least two of the Specified Rating Agencies and is rated at least “A-1” from Standard & Poor’s, “P-1” from Moody’s and/or “F1” from Fitch, as applicable, that is administered by the Funding Agent with respect to such Conduit Investor or any Affiliate of such Funding Agent, in each case, designated by such Funding Agent to accept an assignment from such Conduit Investor of the Investor Group Principal Amount or a portion thereof with respect to such Conduit Investor pursuant to Section 9.17(b) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Conduit Investors ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Confidential Information ” for purposes of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement, has the meaning set forth in Section 9.11 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Continuing Director ” means (i) an individual that was a member of the board of directors of Holdco immediately prior to a Trigger Event or (ii) an individual that becomes a member of the board of directors of Holdco after such Trigger Event whose nomination for election or election to the board of directors is recommended or approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors.

CP Advance ” means an Advance that bears interest at a rate of interest determined by reference to the CP Rate during such time as it bears interest at such rate, as provided in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

CP Funding Rate ” means, with respect to each Conduit Investor, for any day during any Interest Period, for any portion of the Advances funded or maintained through the issuance of Commercial Paper by such Conduit Investor, the per annum rate equivalent to the weighted average cost (as determined by the related Funding Agent, and which shall include (without duplication) the fees and commissions of placement agents and dealers, incremental carrying costs incurred with respect to Commercial Paper maturing on dates other than those on which corresponding funds are received by such Conduit Investor, other borrowings by such Conduit Investor and any other costs associated with the issuance of Commercial Paper) of or related to the issuance of Commercial Paper that are allocated, in whole or in part, by such Conduit Investor or its related Funding Agent to fund or maintain such Advances for such

 

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Interest Period (and which may also be allocated in part to the funding of other assets of the Conduit Investor); provided , however , that if any component of any such rate is a discount rate, in calculating the “ CP Funding Rate ” for such Advances for such Interest Period, the related Funding Agent shall for such component use the rate resulting from converting such discount rate to an interest bearing equivalent rate per annum; provided further , however , that “ CP Funding Rate ” shall not include any loss or expense (including any loss or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Conduit Investor to fund or maintain any portion of such Advances) as a result of any conversion, repayment, Voluntary or Mandatory Decrease or other prepayment or redemption of the principal amount of any CP Advance on the date applicable thereto in accordance with the terms of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement and the Base Indenture, but shall include any such loss or expense as a result of (i) any conversion, repayment, Voluntary or Mandatory Decrease or other prepayment or redemption of the principal amount of any CP Advance on a date other than the date applicable thereto in accordance with the terms of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement or the Base Indenture, (ii) any Advance not being funded or maintained as a CP Advance after a request therefor has been made, or (iii) any failure of the Co-Issuers to make a Decrease, prepayment or redemption with respect to any CP Advance after giving notice thereof.

CP Rate ” means, on any day during any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) the CP Funding Rate for such Interest Period plus (ii) 3.50%.

CP Tranche ” means any portion of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount funded or maintained with CP Advances.

Daily Commitment Fee Amount ” means, for any day during any Interest Period, the Undrawn Commitment Fees that accrue for such day.

Daily Interest Amount ” means, for any day during any Interest Period, the sum of the following amounts:

(a) with respect to any Eurodollar Advance outstanding on such day, the result of (i) the product of (x) the Eurodollar Rate in effect for such Interest Period and (y) the principal amount of such Advance outstanding as of the close of business on such day divided by (ii) 360; plus

(b) with respect to any Base Rate Advance outstanding on such day, the result of (i) the product of (x) the Base Rate in effect for such day and (y) the principal amount of such Advance outstanding as of the close of business on such day divided by (ii) 365 or 366, as applicable; plus

(c) with respect to any CP Advance outstanding on such day, the result of (i) the product of (x) the CP Rate in effect for such Interest Period and (y) the principal amount of such Advance outstanding as of the close of business on such day divided by (ii) 360; plus

(d) with respect to any Swingline Loans or Unreimbursed L/C Drawings outstanding on such day, the result of (i) the product of (x) the Base Rate in effect for such day and (y) the principal amount of such Class A-1 Swingline Loans and Unreimbursed L/C Drawings outstanding as of the close of business on such day divided by (ii) 365 or 366, as applicable; plus

 

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(e) with respect to any Undrawn L/C Face Amounts outstanding on such day, the L/C Quarterly Fees and L/C Fronting Fees that accrue thereon for such day.

Daily Post-Renewal Date Contingent Interest Amount ” means, for any day during any Interest Period commencing on or after the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Renewal Date, the sum of (a) the result of (i) the product of (x) the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Post-Renewal Date Contingent Interest Rate and (y) the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount (excluding any Base Rate Advances and Undrawn L/C Face Amounts included therein) as of the close of business on such day divided by (ii) 360 and (b) the result of (i) the product of (x) the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Post-Renewal Date Contingent Interest Rate and (y) any Base Rate Advances included in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the close of business on such day divided by (ii) 365 or 366, as applicable.

Decrease ” means a Mandatory Decrease or a Voluntary Decrease, as applicable.

Defaulting Administrative Agent Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.07(b) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Defaulting Investor ” means any Investor that has (a) failed to make a payment required to be made by it under the terms of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement within one Business Day of the day such payment is required to be made by such Investor thereunder, (b) notified the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to make any payment required to be made by it under the terms of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement within one Business Day of the day such payment is required to be made by such Investor thereunder or (c) become the subject of an Event of Bankruptcy.

Definitive Notes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(c) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

DTC ” means The Depository Trust Company, and any successor thereto.

Eligible Conduit Investor ” means, at any time, any Conduit Investor whose Commercial Paper at such time is rated by at least two of the Specified Rating Agencies and is rated at least “A-1” from Standard & Poor’s, “P-1” from Moody’s and/or “F1” from Fitch, as applicable.

Estimated Daily Interest Amount ” means (a) for any day during the first Interest Period, $0 and (b) for any day during any other Interest Period, the average of the Daily Interest Amounts for each day during the immediately preceding Interest Period.

Estimated Daily Commitment Fee Amount ” means (a) for any day during the first Interest Period, $0 and (b) for any day during any other Interest Period, the average of the Daily Commitment Fee Amounts for each day during the immediately preceding Interest Period.

 

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Eurodollar Advance ” means an Advance that bears interest at a rate of interest determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate during such time as it bears interest at such rate, as provided in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Eurodollar Funding Rate ” means, for any Eurodollar Interest Period, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date that is two Eurodollar Business Days prior to the beginning of such Eurodollar Interest Period by reference to the British Bankers’ Association Interest Settlement Rates for deposits in Dollars (appearing on page 3750 of the Telerate Service or any successor to or substitute for such service selected by the Administrative Agent and which has been nominated by the British Bankers’ Association as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying such rates) for a period equal to such Eurodollar Interest Period; provided that, to the extent that an interest rate is not ascertainable pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this definition, the “Eurodollar Funding Rate” shall be the rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest one hundred-thousandth of a percentage point), determined by the Administrative Agent to be the average of the offered rates for deposits in Dollars in the amount of $1,000,000 for a period of time comparable to such Eurodollar Interest Period which are offered by three leading banks in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date that is two Eurodollar Business Days prior to the beginning of such Eurodollar Interest Period as selected by the Administrative Agent (unless the Administrative Agent is unable to obtain such rates from such banks, in which case it will be deemed that a Eurodollar Funding Rate cannot be ascertained for purposes of Section 3.04 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement). In respect of any Eurodollar Interest Period that is less than one month in duration and if no Eurodollar Funding Rate is otherwise determinable with respect thereto in accordance with the preceding sentence of this definition, the Eurodollar Funding Rate shall be determined through the use of straight-line interpolation by reference to two rates calculated in accordance with the preceding sentence, one of which shall be determined as if the maturity of the Dollar deposits referred to therein were the period of time for which rates are available next shorter than the Eurodollar Interest Period and the other of which shall be determined as if such maturity were the period of time for which rates are available next longer than the Eurodollar Interest Period.

Eurodollar Funding Rate (Reserve Adjusted )” means, for any Eurodollar Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) determined pursuant to the following formula:

 

Eurodollar Funding Rate

     =      

            Eurodollar Funding Rate            

(Reserve Adjusted)

      1.00 - Eurodollar Reserve Percentage

The Eurodollar Funding Rate (Reserve Adjusted) for any Eurodollar Interest Period will be determined by the Administrative Agent on the basis of the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage in effect two Eurodollar Business Days before the first day of such Eurodollar Interest Period.

Eurodollar Business Day ” means any Business Day on which dealings are also carried on in the London interbank market and banks are open for business in London.

 

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Eurodollar Interest Period ” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Advance, (x) initially, the period commencing on and including the Eurodollar Business Day such Advance first becomes a Eurodollar Advance in accordance with Section 3.01 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement and ending on but excluding the second Business Day before the next Accounting Date and (y) each period commencing on the second Business Day before each Accounting Date while such Advance is outstanding as a Eurodollar Advance and ending on but excluding the second Business Day before the next succeeding Accounting Date; provided , however , that

 

  (i) no Eurodollar Interest Period may end subsequent to the second Business Day before the Accounting Date occurring immediately prior to the then-current Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Renewal Date; and

 

  (ii) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Rapid Amortization Period or any Event of Default, any Eurodollar Interest Period with respect to the Eurodollar Advances of all Investor Groups may be terminated at the end of the then-current Eurodollar Interest Period (or, if the Class A-1 Senior Notes have been accelerated in accordance with Section 9.2 of the Base Indenture, immediately), at the election of the Administrative Agent or Investor Groups holding in the aggregate more than 50% of the Eurodollar Tranche, by notice to the Co-Issuers, the Manager, the Control Party and the Funding Agents, and upon such election the Eurodollar Advances in respect of which interest was calculated by reference to such terminated Eurodollar Interest Period shall be converted to Base Rate Advances.

Eurodollar Rate ” means, on any day during any Eurodollar Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) the Eurodollar Funding Rate (Reserve Adjusted) for such Eurodollar Interest Period plus (ii) 3.50%.

Eurodollar Reserve Percentage ” means, for any Eurodollar Interest Period, the reserve percentage (expressed as a decimal) equal to the maximum aggregate reserve requirements (including all basic, emergency, supplemental, marginal and other reserves and taking into account any transitional adjustments or other scheduled changes in reserve requirements) specified under regulations issued from time to time by the F.R.S. Board and then applicable to liabilities or assets constituting “Eurocurrency Liabilities,” as currently defined in Regulation D of the F.R.S. Board, having a term approximately equal or comparable to such Eurodollar Interest Period.

Eurodollar Tranche ” means any portion of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount funded or maintained with Eurodollar Advances.

Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the overnight federal funds rates as published in Federal Reserve Board Statistical Release H.15(519) or any successor or substitute publication selected by the Administrative Agent (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day), or if, for any reason, such rate is not available on any day, the rate determined, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, to be the rate at which overnight federal funds are being offered in the national federal funds market at 9:00 a.m. (New York time).

 

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Fitch ” means Fitch, Inc., doing business as Fitch Ratings, or any successor thereto.

F.R.S. Board ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Funding Agent ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Important Section 3(c)(7) Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Increase ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Increased Capital Costs ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.07 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Increased Costs ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.05 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Increased Tax Costs ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.08 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Initial Purchasers ” means, collectively, Barclays Capital Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.

Interest Adjustment Amount ” means, for any Interest Period, the result (whether a positive or negative number) of (a) the aggregate of the Daily Interest Amounts for each day in such Interest Period minus (b) the aggregate of the Estimated Daily Interest Amounts for each day in such Interest Period. For purposes of the Base Indenture, the “Interest Adjustment Amount” for any Interest Period shall be deemed to be a “Class A-1 Senior Notes Interest Adjustment Amount” for such Interest Period.

Investor ” means any one of the Conduit Investors and the Committed Note Purchasers and “ Investors ” means the Conduit Investors and the Committed Note Purchasers collectively.

Investor Group ” means (i) for each Conduit Investor, collectively, such Conduit Investor, the related Committed Note Purchaser(s) set forth opposite the name of such Conduit Investor on Schedule I to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement (or, if applicable, set forth for such Conduit Investor in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement or Investor Group Supplement pursuant to which such Conduit Investor or Committed Note Purchaser becomes a party thereto), any related Program Support Provider(s) and the related Funding Agent (which shall constitute the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholder for such Investor Group) and (ii) for each other Committed Note Purchaser that is not related to a Conduit Investor,

 

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collectively, such Committed Note Purchaser, any related Program Support Provider(s) and the related Funding Agent (which shall constitute the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholder for such Investor Group).

Investor Group Increase Amount ” means, with respect to any Investor Group, for any Business Day, the portion of the Increase, if any, actually funded by such Investor Group on such Business Day.

Investor Group Principal Amount ” means, with respect to any Investor Group, (a) when used with respect to the Series 2012-1 Closing Date, an amount equal to (i) such Investor Group’s Commitment Percentage of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Advance Principal Amount plus (ii) such Investor Group’s Commitment Percentage of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Subfacility Amount outstanding on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date, and (b) when used with respect to any other date, an amount equal to (i) the Investor Group Principal Amount with respect to such Investor Group on the immediately preceding Business Day (excluding any Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Subfacility Amount included therein) plus (ii) the Investor Group Increase Amount with respect to such Investor Group on such date minus (iii) the amount of principal payments made to such Investor Group on the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes on such date plus (iv) such Investor Group’s Commitment Percentage of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Subfacility Amount outstanding on such date.

Investor Group Supplement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.17(c) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

L/C Commitment ” means the obligation of the L/C Provider to provide Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.07 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement, in an aggregate Undrawn L/C Face Amount, together with any Unreimbursed L/C Drawings, at any one time outstanding not to exceed $75,000,000, as such amount may be reduced or increased pursuant to Section 2.07(g) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement or reduced pursuant to Section 2.05(b) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

L/C Fronting Fees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(e) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

L/C Issuing Bank ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(h) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

L/C Quarterly Fees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(d) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

L/C Obligations ” means, at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (i) any Undrawn L/C Face Amounts outstanding at such time and (ii) any Unreimbursed L/C Drawings outstanding at such time.

L/C Other Reimbursement Costs ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(a)(ii) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

 

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L/C Provider ” means Barclays Bank PLC, in its capacity as provider of any Letter of Credit under the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement, and its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity.

L/C Reimbursement Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(a) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Leadership Team ” means: the President and Chief Executive Officer; Chief Financial Officer; Executive Vice President of Franchise Operations and Development; Executive Vice President, Supply Chain Services; Executive Vice President, Team U.S.A.; Executive Vice President of Franchise Relations; Chief Marketing Officer; Executive Vice President of International; Executive Vice President of PeopleFirst; Executive Vice President, General Counsel; Executive Vice President of Communications, Investor Relations and Legislative Affairs; Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Holdco or any other position that contains substantially the same responsibilities as any of the positions listed above or reports to the President and Chief Executive Officer.

Lender Party ” means any Investor, the Swingline Lender or the L/C Provider and “ Lender Parties ” means the Investors, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Provider, collectively.

Letter of Credit ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(a) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Make-Whole End Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(e) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Mandatory Decrease ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Margin Stock ” means “margin stock” as defined in Regulation U of the F.R.S. Board, as amended from time to time.

Maximum Investor Group Principal Amount ” means, as to each Investor Group existing on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date, the amount set forth on Schedule I to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement as such Investor Group’s Maximum Investor Group Principal Amount or, in the case of any other Investor Group, the amount set forth as such Investor Group’s Maximum Investor Group Principal Amount in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement or Investor Group Supplement by which the members of such Investor Group become parties to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement, in each case, as such amount may be (i) reduced pursuant to Section 2.05 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement or (ii) increased or reduced by any Assignment and Assumption Agreement or Investor Group Supplement entered into by the members of such Investor Group in accordance with the terms of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Non-Excluded Taxes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.08 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

 

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Non-Funding Committed Notes Purchaser ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Offering Memorandum ” means the Offering Memorandum for the offering of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes, dated March 6, 2012, prepared by the Co-Issuers.

Official Body ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Change in Law.”

Other Class A-1 Transaction Expenses ” means all amounts payable pursuant to Section 9.05 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement other than Class A-1 Amendment Expenses.

Outstanding Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes ” means with respect to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes, all Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered under the Base Indenture, except (a) Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes theretofore cancelled or delivered to the Registrar for cancellation, (b) Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes that have not been presented for payment but funds for the payment in full of which are on deposit in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account and are available for payment of such Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes and the Commitments with respect to which have terminated (c) Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes that have been defeased in accordance with Section 12.1 of the Base Indenture and (d) Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes in exchange for or in lieu of other Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes that have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to the Base Indenture unless proof satisfactory to the Trustee is presented that any such Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes are held by a purchaser for value.

Outstanding Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes ” means with respect to the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes, all Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered under the Base Indenture, except (a) Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes theretofore cancelled or delivered to the Registrar for cancellation, (b) Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes that have not been presented for payment but funds for the payment in full of which are on deposit in the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account and are available for payment of such Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes (c) Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes that have been defeased in accordance with Section 12.1 of the Base Indenture and (d) Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes in exchange for or in lieu of other Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes that have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to the Base Indenture unless proof satisfactory to the Trustee is presented that any such Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes are held by a purchaser for value.

Outstanding Series 2012-1 Notes ” means, collectively, all Outstanding Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes and all Outstanding Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes.

Prepayment Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6 (g)  of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Prepayment Record Date ” means, with respect to the date of any Series 2012-1 Prepayment, the last day of the calendar month immediately preceding the date of such Series 2012-1 Prepayment unless such last day is less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of such Series 2012-1 Prepayment, in which case the “Prepayment Record Date” will be the last day of the second calendar month immediately preceding the date of such Series 2012-1 Prepayment.

 

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Pricing Disclosure Package ” has the meaning set forth in the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note Purchase Agreement.

Program Support Agreement ” means, with respect to any Investor, any agreement entered into by any Program Support Provider in respect of any Commercial Paper and/or Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note of such Investor providing for the issuance of one or more letters of credit for the account of such Investor, the issuance of one or more insurance policies for which such Investor is obligated to reimburse the applicable Program Support Provider for any drawings thereunder, the sale by such Investor to any Program Support Provider of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes (or portions thereof or interests therein) and/or the making of loans and/or other extensions of credit to such Investor in connection with such Investor’s securitization program, together with any letter of credit, insurance policy or other instrument issued thereunder or guaranty thereof (but excluding any discretionary advance facility provided by a Committed Note Purchaser).

Program Support Provider ” means, with respect to any Investor, any financial institutions and any other or additional Person now or hereafter extending credit or having a commitment to extend credit to or for the account of, and/or agreeing to make purchases from, such Investor in respect of such Investor’s Commercial Paper and/or Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note, and/or agreeing to issue a letter of credit or insurance policy or other instrument to support any obligations arising under or in connection with such Investor’s securitization program as it relates to any Commercial Paper issued by such Investor, and/or holding equity interests in such Investor, in each case pursuant to a Program Support Agreement, and any guarantor of any such Person.

QIB/QP ” means a Person who is both a QIB and a QP.

Qualified Institutional Buyer ” or “ QIB ” means a Person who is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.

Qualified Purchaser ” or “ QP ” means a Person who is (i) a “qualified purchaser” within the meaning of Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act, (ii) a “knowledgeable employee” with respect to the Co-Issuers within the meaning of Rule 3c-5 under the Investment Company Act or (iii) a company owned by one or more “qualified purchasers” and/or “knowledgeable employees” with respect to the Co-Issuers within the meaning of Rule 3c-5 under the Investment Company Act.

Rating Agencies ” means, with respect to each Class of Series 2012-1 Senior Notes, S&P, Moody’s and any other nationally recognized rating agency then rating any such Class of Series 2012-1 Senior Notes at the request of the Co-Issuers.

Rating Agency Condition ” means, with respect to the Series 2012-1 Notes and any action requiring satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition in the Base Indenture or in any other Related Documents, including the issuance of an additional Series of Notes, that the Manager has notified the Co-Issuers, the Servicer and the Trustee in writing that each Rating Agency rating the Series 2012-1 Notes has confirmed that such action will not result in (i) a withdrawal of its credit ratings on the Series 2012-1 Notes or (ii) the assignment of credit ratings

 

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on the Series 2012-1 Notes below the lower of (A) the then-current credit ratings on the Series 2012-1 Notes or (B) the credit ratings assigned by such Rating Agency on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date (without negative implications); provided that, in any circumstance other than an issuance of additional Series of Notes, the Rating Agency Condition will only be applicable if, as determined by the Control Party in its sole discretion, the policies of the applicable Rating Agency permit such agency to deliver such confirmation; provided further that in any event, each Rating Agency will receive written notification setting forth in reasonable detail such action or occurrence; provided further that if such Rating Agency did not issue credit ratings on the Series 2012-1 Notes on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date, then the credit rating comparisons described in clause (ii)(B) shall be made relative to the initial credit ratings assigned by such Rating Agency to the Series 2012-1 Notes.

Reference Eurodollar Interest Period ” means, for any Quarterly Collection Period, each three-month period that commences on the first Business Day of each week in the related Reference Quarter.

Reference Quarter ” means, for any Quarterly Collection Period, the fiscal quarter of the Co-Issuers most recently ended prior to the first day of such Quarterly Collection Period.

Refinancing Prepayment ” means any prepayment of principal of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes using funds obtained from any additional Indebtedness incurred by Holdco or its direct and indirect Subsidiaries (including the Securitization Entities).

Refunding Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(f) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Regulation S ” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

Regulation S Global Notes ” has the meaning set forth in Sections 4.2(b) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Reimbursement Obligation ” means the obligation of the Co-Issuers to reimburse the L/C Provider pursuant to Section 2.08 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit.

Remaining Par Call Amount ” means, as of a date of determination prior to giving effect to any prepayments made on such date, the excess, if any, of (a) an amount equal to 35% of the initial Outstanding Principal Amount of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date over (b) the aggregate principal amount of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes prepaid on any date before such date of determination (including optional prepayments and mandatory prepayments due to a Change of Control or due to the distribution of Real Estate Disposition Proceeds and prepayments made in connection with a Rapid Amortization Event, but excluding any Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Scheduled Principal Payments, Series 2012-1 Scheduled Principal Catch-Up Amounts, Indemnification Payments, cancellations of repurchased Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes and Refinancing Prepayments made on or prior to the Quarterly Payment Date in July 2015); provided , however , that the Remaining Par Call Amount with respect to any Refinancing Prepayments made on or prior to the Quarterly Payment Date in July 2015 shall be deemed to be equal to zero.

 

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Restricted Global Notes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Restricted Period ” means, with respect to any Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes sold pursuant to Regulation S, the period commencing on such Series 2012-1 Closing Date and ending on the 40th day after the Series 2012-1 Closing Date.

Rule 144A ” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

Sale Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.18(b) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Same Store Sales Comparison Information ” means, with respect to any Quarterly Collection Period, a comparison of (a) the sum of Gross Sales for each Open Domino’s Store for each day of such Quarterly Collection Period where (i) such Open Domino’s Store had Gross Sales on such day and (ii) had Gross Sales for the corresponding day in the prior fiscal year of the Co-Issuers with (b) the sum of Gross Sales for each Open Domino’s Store for each day of the prior fiscal year of the Co-Issuers where (i) such Open Domino’s Store had Gross Sales on such day and (ii) had Gross Sales for the corresponding day of the current fiscal year of the Co-Issuers.

Series 2012-1 Anticipated Repayment Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(b) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Series 2012-1 Available Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account Amount ” means, when used with respect to any date, the sum of (a) the amount on deposit in the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account pursuant to Section 3.2(d) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement after giving effect to any withdrawals therefrom on such date with respect to the Series 2012-1 Senior Notes pursuant to Section 5.12 of the Base Indenture and (b) the undrawn face amount of any Interest Reserve Letters of Credit issued for the benefit of the Trustee for the benefit of the Senior Noteholders outstanding on such date after giving effect to any draws thereon on such date with respect to the Series 2012-1 Senior Notes pursuant to Section 5.12 of the Base Indenture.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Administrative Agent ” has the meaning set forth under “Administrative Agent” in this Annex A.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Administrative Expenses ” means, for any Weekly Allocation Date, the aggregate amount of any Administrative Agent Fees and Class A-1 Amendment Expenses then due and payable and not previously paid. For purposes of the Base Indenture, the “Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Administrative Expenses” shall be deemed to be “Class A-1 Senior Notes Administrative Expenses.”

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance ” has the meaning set forth under “Advance” in this Annex A.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes ” has the meaning set forth in “Designation” in the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

 

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Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Request ” has the meaning set forth under “Advance Request” in this Annex A.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Allocated Payment Reduction Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b)(iv) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Breakage Amount ” has the meaning set forth under “Breakage Amount” in this Annex A.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Commitments ” has the meaning set forth under “Commitments” in this Annex A.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Commitment Term ” has the meaning set forth under “Commitment Term” in this Annex A.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account Collateral ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(d) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Excess Principal Event ” shall be deemed to have occurred if, on any date, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount exceeds the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Advance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Advance Principal Amount ” means the aggregate initial outstanding principal amount of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes corresponding to the aggregate amount of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Advances made on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.1(a) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement, which is $0.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Aggregate Undrawn L/C Face Amount ” means the aggregate initial outstanding principal amount of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Note of the L/C Provider corresponding to the aggregate Undrawn L/C Face Amounts of the Letters of Credit issued on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.07 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement, which is $0.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Swingline Principal Amount ” means the aggregate initial outstanding principal amount of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Notes corresponding to the aggregate amount of the Swingline Loans made on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.06 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement, which is $0.

 

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Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Fees ” means the L/C Quarterly Fees and the L/C Fronting Fees. For purposes of the Base Indenture, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Fees shall be deemed to be “Senior Notes Quarterly Interest.”

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Investor ” has the meaning set forth under “Investor” in this Annex A.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Investor Group Supplement ” has the meaning set forth under “Investor Group Supplement” in this Annex A.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Notes ” has the meaning set forth in “Designation” in the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Obligations ” has the meaning set forth under “L/C Obligations” in this Annex A.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount ” means $100,000,000, as such amount may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.05 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholder ” means the Person in whose name a Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note is registered in the Note Register.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement ” means the Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2012, by and among the Co-Issuers, the Manager, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Investors, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent thereunder, pursuant to which the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders have agreed to purchase the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes from the Co-Issuers, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. For purposes of the Base Indenture, the “Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement” shall be deemed to be a “Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement.”

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Rate ” means, for any day, (a) with respect to that portion of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount resulting from Advances that bear interest on such day at the CP Rate in accordance with Section 3.01 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement, the CP Rate in effect for such day; (b) with respect to that portion of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount resulting from Advances that bear interest on such day at the Eurodollar Rate in accordance with Section 3.01 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement, the Eurodollar Rate in effect for the Eurodollar Interest Period that includes such day; (c) with respect to that portion of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount resulting from Advances that bear interest on such day at the Base Rate in accordance with Section 3.01 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement, the Base Rate in effect for such day; (d) with respect to that portion of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount consisting of Swingline Loans or Unreimbursed L/C Drawings outstanding on such day, the Base Rate in effect for such day; and (e) with respect to any other amounts that any Related Document provides is to bear interest by reference to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Rate, the Base Rate in effect for such day; in each

 

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case, computed on the basis of a year of 360 (or, in the case of the Base Rate, 365 or 366, as applicable) days and the actual number of days elapsed; provided , however , that the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Rate will in no event be higher than the maximum rate permitted by applicable law.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes ” has the meaning set forth in “Designation” in the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Other Amounts ” means, for any Weekly Allocation Date, the aggregate amount of any Breakage Amount, Class A-1 Indemnities, Increased Capital Costs, Increased Costs, Increased Tax Costs, L/C Other Reimbursement Costs and Other Class A-1 Transaction Expenses then due and payable and not previously paid. For purposes of the Base Indenture, the “Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Other Amounts” shall be deemed to be “Class A-1 Senior Notes Other Amounts.”

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount ” means, when used with respect to any date, an amount equal to (a) the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Advance Principal Amount, if any, minus (b) the amount of principal payments (whether pursuant to a Decrease, a prepayment, a redemption or otherwise) made on the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes on or prior to such date plus (c) any Increases in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Series 2012-1 Supplement resulting from Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advances made on or prior to such date and after the Series 2012-1 Closing Date plus (d) any Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Subfacility Amount on such date; provided that, at no time may the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount exceed the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount. For purposes of the Base Indenture, the “Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount” shall be deemed to be an “Outstanding Principal Amount.”

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Subfacility Amount ” means, when used with respect to any date, the aggregate principal amount of any Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Notes and Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Notes outstanding on such date (after giving effect to Subfacility Increases or Subfacility Decreases therein to occur on such date pursuant to the terms of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement or the Series 2012-1 Supplement).

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Post-Renewal Date Contingent Interest ” means, for any Interest Period commencing on or after the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Renewal Date, an amount equal to the sum of the aggregate of the Daily Post-Renewal Date Contingent Interest Amounts for each day in such Interest Period. For purposes of the Base Indenture, Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Post-Renewal Date Contingent Interest shall be deemed to be “Senior Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest.”

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Post-Renewal Date Contingent Interest Rate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(c) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Quarterly Commitment Fees ” means, as of any date of determination for any Interest Period, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate of the

 

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Estimated Daily Commitment Fee Amounts for each day in such Interest Period, (b) if such date of determination occurs on or after the last day of such Interest Period, the Commitment Fee Adjustment Amount with respect to such Interest Period, and (c) the amount of any Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fees Shortfall Amount with respect to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes (as determined pursuant to Section 5.12(e) of the Base Indenture), for the immediately preceding Interest Period together with Additional Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fee Shortfall Interest (as determined pursuant to Section 5.12(e) of the Base Indenture) on such Class A-1 Senior Notes Commitment Fees Shortfall Amount. For purposes of the Base Indenture, the “Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Quarterly Commitment Fees” shall be deemed to be “Class A-1 Senior Notes Quarterly Commitment Fees.”

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Quarterly Interest ” means, as of any date of determination for any Interest Period, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate of the Estimated Daily Interest Amounts for each day in such Interest Period, (b) if such date of determination occurs on or after the last day of such Interest Period, the Interest Adjustment Amount with respect to such Interest Period, and (c) the amount of any Senior Notes Interest Shortfall Amount with respect to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes (as determined pursuant to Section 5.12(b) of the Base Indenture), for the immediately preceding Interest Period (together with Additional Senior Notes Interest Shortfall Interest (as determined pursuant to Section 5.12(b) of the Base Indenture) on such Senior Notes Interest Shortfall Amount. For purposes of the Base Indenture, the “Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Quarterly Interest” shall be deemed to be “Senior Notes Quarterly Interest.”

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Amortization Event ” means the circumstance in which the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes is not paid in full or otherwise refinanced in full (which refinancing may also include an extension thereof) on or prior to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Renewal Date. For purposes of the Base Indenture, a “Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Amortization Event” shall be deemed to be a “Class A-1 Senior Notes Amortization Event.”

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Amortization Period ” means the period commencing on the date on which a Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Amortization Event occurs and ending on the date on which there are no Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes Outstanding. For purposes of the Base Indenture, a “Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Amortization Period” shall be deemed to be a “Class A-1 Amortization Period.”

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Renewal Date ” means the Quarterly Payment Date in January 2017 (which date may be extended at such time until the Quarterly Payment Date in January 2018, and may be further extended on the Quarterly Payment Date in January 2018, until the Quarterly Payment Date in January 2019, in each case pursuant to Section 3.6(b) of the Series Supplement). For purposes of the Base Indenture, the “Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Renewal Date” shall be deemed to be a “Class A-1 Senior Notes Renewal Date.”

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Subfacility Noteholder ” means the Person in whose name a Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Note or Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Note is registered in the Note Register. For purposes of the Base Indenture, the “Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Subfacility Noteholders” shall be deemed to be “Class A-1 Subfacility Noteholders.”

 

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Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Loan ” has the meaning set forth under “Swingline Loan” in this Annex A.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Notes ” has the meaning set forth in “Designation” of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Unreimbursed L/C Drawings ” has the meaning set forth under “Unreimbursed L/C Drawings” in this Annex A.

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 VFN Fee Letter ” means the Fee Letter, dated as of the Series 2012-1 Closing Date, by and among the Co-Issuers, the Manager, the Conduit Investors, the Committed Note Purchasers, the Funding Agents, the L/C Provider, the Swingline Lender, and the Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to the terms thereof. For purposes of the Base Indenture, the “Series 2012-1 Class A-1 VFN Fee Letter” shall be deemed to be a “VFN Fee Letter.”

Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(a) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account Collateral ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(d) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Initial Principal Amount ” means the aggregate initial outstanding principal amount of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes, which is $1,575,000,000.

Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note Purchase Agreement ” means the Purchase Agreement, dated March 6, 2012, by and among the Initial Purchasers, the Co-Issuers, the Guarantors, the Manager, Holdco and Intermediate Holdco, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Make-Whole Prepayment Premium ” means, with respect to any Series 2012-1 Prepayment Amount in respect of any Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes on which any prepayment premium is due, an amount (not less than zero) equal to the product of (A) (i) the discounted present value as of the relevant Series 2012-1 Make-Whole Premium Calculation Date of all future installments of interest and principal to be made on the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes (or such portion thereof to be prepaid), from the applicable Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date to and including the Make-Whole End Date, assuming all Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Scheduled Principal Payments are made pursuant to the then-applicable schedule of payments (giving effect to any ratable reductions in the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Scheduled Principal Payments due to optional and mandatory prepayments, including prepayments in connection with a Rapid Amortization Event, and cancellations of repurchased Notes prior to the date of such prepayment and assuming no scheduled principal payments are to be made if the Series 2012-1 Non-Amortization Test is satisfied as of such date and no future prepayments are to be made in connection with a Rapid Amortization Event) and the entire remaining unpaid principal amount of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes is paid on the Make-Whole End Date

 

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minus (ii) the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes (or portion thereof) being prepaid multiplied by (B) the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Make-Whole Prepayment Premium Factor. For the purposes of the calculation of the discounted present value in clause (A)(i) above, such present value shall be determined by the Manager, on behalf of the Master Issuer, using a discount rate equal to the sum of: (x) the yield to maturity (adjusted to a quarterly bond-equivalent basis), on the Series 2012-1 Make-Whole Premium Calculation Date, of the United States Treasury Security having a maturity closest to the Make-Whole End Date plus (y) 0.50%. For purposes of the Base Indenture, “Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Make-Whole Prepayment Premium” shall be deemed to be a “Prepayment Premium,” and shall be deemed to be “unpaid premiums and make-whole prepayment premiums” for purposes of the Priority of Payments.

Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Make-Whole Prepayment Premium Factor ” means, in respect of any Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes on which any prepayment premium is due, a fraction, not less than zero, the numerator of which is (x) the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes (or portion thereof) being prepaid minus (y) any Remaining Par Call Amount, and the denominator of which is the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes (or portion thereof) being prepaid.

Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Noteholder ” means the Person in whose name a Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note is registered in the Note Register.

Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note Rate ” means 5.216% per annum.

Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes ” has the meaning specified in “Designation” of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Outstanding Principal Amount ” means, when used with respect to any date, an amount equal to (a) the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Initial Principal Amount, minus (b) the aggregate amount of principal payments (whether pursuant to Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Scheduled Principal Payment, a prepayment, a purchase and cancellation, a redemption or otherwise) made to Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Noteholders with respect to Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes on or prior to such date. For purposes of the Base Indenture, the “Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Outstanding Principal Amount” shall be deemed to be an “ Outstanding Principal Amount .”

Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Quarterly Interest ” means, with respect to any Interest Period, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the accrued interest at the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note Rate on the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Outstanding Principal Amount (on the first day of such Interest Period after giving effect to all payments of principal made to holders of such Class of Notes on such day and also giving effect to repurchases and cancellations of Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes during such Interest Period), calculated based on a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, and (ii) the amount of any Senior Notes Interest Shortfall Amount with respect to the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes (as determined pursuant to Section 5.12(b) of the Base Indenture), for the immediately preceding Interest Period together with Additional Senior Notes Interest Shortfall Interest (as determined pursuant to Section 5.12(b) of the Base Indenture) on such Senior Notes Interest Shortfall Amount. For purposes of the Base Indenture, “Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Quarterly Interest” shall be deemed to be “Senior Notes Quarterly Interest.”

 

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Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Scheduled Principal Payment ” means any payment of principal made pursuant to Section 3.2(f) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement. For purposes of the Base Indenture, the “Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Scheduled Principal Payments” shall be deemed to be “Scheduled Principal Payments.”

Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Scheduled Principal Payments Amount ” means, with respect to any Quarterly Payment Date, the applicable amount set forth in the table below:

 

$000,000,00

Principal Payments

 

Quarterly Payment Date

   Series 2012-1
Class A-2
Scheduled
Principal
Payments Amount
(quarterly)
 

Closing Date to January 2015

   $ 5,906,250   

April 2015 to January 2016

   $ 7,875,000   

April 2016 to Series 2012-1 Anticipated Repayment Date

   $ 9,843,750   

In connection with any optional prepayment of principal of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes, Indemnification Payments, Real Estate Dispositions or any repurchase and cancellation of any Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes, the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Scheduled Principal Payments Amount for each remaining Quarterly Payment Date will be reduced ratably based on the amount of such prepayment or repurchase relative to the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes immediately prior to such prepayment or repurchase.

Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Scheduled Principal Deficiency Amount ” means the amount, if positive, equal to the difference between (i) the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Scheduled Principal Payments Amount for any Quarterly Payment Date plus any Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Scheduled Principal Payments Amounts due but unpaid from any previous Quarterly Payment Dates (in each case, excluding any Series 2012-1 Scheduled Principal Catch-Up Amounts) and (ii) the amount of funds on deposit in the Senior Notes Principal Payments Account (excluding amounts allocated in respect of Series 2012-1 Scheduled Principal Catch-Up Amounts) with respect to the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes.

Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Post-ARD Contingent Interest ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(b)(i) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement. For purposes of the Base Indenture, Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Post-ARD Contingent Interest shall be deemed to be “Senior Notes Quarterly Post-ARD Contingent Interest.”

Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Post-ARD Contingent Interest Rate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(b)(i) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Series 2012-1 Closing Date ” means March 15, 2012.

 

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Series 2012-1 Default Rate ” means, (i) with respect to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Rate and (ii) with respect to the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes, the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note Rate. For purposes of the Base Indenture, the “Series 2012-1 Default Rate” shall be deemed to be the “Default Rate.”

Series 2012-1 Distribution Accounts ” means, collectively, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account and the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Distribution Account.

Series 2012-1 Extension Elections ” means, collectively, the Series 2012-1 First Extension Election and the Series 2012-1 Second Extension Election.

Series 2012-1 Final Payment ” means the payment of all accrued and unpaid interest on and principal of all Outstanding Series 2012-1 Notes, the expiration or cash collateralization in accordance with the terms of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement of all Undrawn L/C Face Amounts (after giving effect to the provisions of Section 4.04 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement), the payment of all fees and expenses and other amounts then due and payable under the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement and the termination in full of all Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Commitments.

Series 2012-1 Final Payment Date ” means the date on which the Series 2012-1 Final Payment is made.

Series 2012-1 First Extension Election ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(b)(i) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Series 2012-1 Global Notes ” means, collectively, the Regulation S Global Notes and the Restricted Global Notes.

Series 2012-1 Ineligible Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11 of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Series 2012-1 Interest Reserve Release Amount ” means, as of any Accounting Date, the excess, if any, of (i) the amount on deposit in the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account with respect to the Series 2012-1 Notes over (ii) the Series 2012-1 Senior Notes Interest Reserve Amount.

Series 2012-1 Interest Reserve Release Event ” means (i) any reduction in the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes or (ii) any reduction in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount. For purposes of the Base Indenture, the “Series 2012-1 Interest Reserve Release Event” shall be deemed to be an “Interest Reserve Release Event.”

Series 2012-1 Legal Final Maturity Date ” means January 25, 2042. For purposes of the Base Indenture, the “Series 2012-1 Legal Final Maturity Date” shall be deemed to be a “Series Legal Final Maturity Date.”

Series 2012-1 Make-Whole Premium Calculation Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(g) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

 

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Series 2012-1 Non-Amortization Test ” means a test that will be satisfied on any Quarterly Payment Date up to and including the Series 2012-1 Anticipated Repayment Date only if (i) the level of both the Holdco Leverage Ratio and the Securitization Leverage Ratio are each less than or equal to 4.5x as of the Accounting Date preceding such Quarterly Payment Date and (ii) there is no Series 2012-1 Scheduled Principal Catch-Up Amount outstanding as of such Quarterly Payment Date.

Series 2012-1 Noteholders ” means, collectively, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders and the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Noteholders.

Series 2012-1 Note Owner ” means, with respect to a Series 2012-1 Note that is 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 that holds such Book-Entry Note, 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).

Series 2012-1 Notes ” means, collectively, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes and the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes.

Series 2012-1 Outstanding Principal Amount ” means, with respect to any date, the sum of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount, plus the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Outstanding Principal Amount.

Series 2012-1 Prepayment ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(e) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Series 2012-1 Prepayment Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(g) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date ” means the date on which any prepayment on the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes or the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes is made pursuant to Section 3.6(d)(i) , Section 3.6(d)(iii) , Section 3.6(f) or Section 3.6(j) of the Series Supplement, which shall be, with respect to any Series 2012-1 Prepayment pursuant to Section 3.6(d)(i) or Section 3.6(f) of the Series Supplement, the date specified as such in the applicable Prepayment Notice and, with respect to any Series 2012-1 Prepayment in connection with a Rapid Amortization Period or Real Estate Disposition Proceeds, the immediately succeeding Quarterly Payment Date.

Series 2012-1 Scheduled Principal Catch-Up Amount ” means an amount equal to all Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Scheduled Principal Payments that would previously have been required to be paid but for the satisfaction of the Series 2012-1 Non-Amortization Test on any prior Quarterly Payment Date up to and including the Series 2012-1 Anticipated Repayment Date, but have not been previously paid.

Series 2012-1 Second Extension Election ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(b)(ii) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

 

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Series 2012-1 Securities Intermediary ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9(a) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Series 2012-1 Senior Noteholders ” means, collectively, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders and the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Noteholders.

Series 2012-1 Senior Notes ” means, collectively, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes and the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Notes.

Series 2012-1 Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account Deficiency ” means, when used with respect to any date, that on such date the Series 2012-1 Senior Notes Interest Reserve Amount exceeds the Series 2012-1 Available Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account Amount.

Series 2012-1 Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account Deficit Amount ” means, on any Weekly Allocation Date with respect to a Quarterly Collection Period, the amount, if any, by which (a) the Series 2012-1 Senior Notes Interest Reserve Amount exceeds (b) the Series 2012-1 Available Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account Amount on such date; provided, however, with respect to any Weekly Allocation Date that occurs during the Quarterly Collection Period immediately preceding the Series 2012-1 Final Payment Date or the Series 2012-1 Legal Final Maturity Date, the Series 2012-1 Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account Deficit Amount shall be zero.

Series 2012-1 Senior Notes Interest Reserve Amount ” means, for any Weekly Allocation Date with respect to a Quarterly Collection Period, the amount equal to (i) the sum of (a) the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the immediately preceding Quarterly Payment Date (after giving effect to any principal payments on such date) multiplied by the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note Rate, plus (b) the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount as of the immediately preceding Quarterly Payment Date (after giving effect to any commitment reductions on such date), multiplied by the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Rate ( provided , that the Manager shall determine the amount in clause (b)  using its good faith estimate of the applicable Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Rate and the Series 2012-1 Senior Notes Interest Reserve Amount shall be adjusted quarterly pursuant to Section 3.2(d)(iv) of the Series Supplement), and divided by (ii) four.

Series 2012-1 Supplement ” means the Series 2012-1 Supplement, dated as of the Series 2012-1 Closing Date by and among the Co-Issuers and the Trustee, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Series 2012-1 Supplemental Definitions List ” has the meaning set forth in Article I of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Similar Law ” means any federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations governing investments by plans, accounts and arrangements not subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA or the provisions of Section 4975 of the Code (including governmental plans, certain church plans and non-U.S. plans), and the conduct of the fiduciaries of such plans, accounts and arrangements.

 

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Specified Rating Agencies ” means any of Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s or Fitch, as applicable.

STAMP ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Subfacility Decrease ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(d) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Subfacility Increase ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Swingline Commitment ” means the obligation of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.06 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $20,000,000, as such amount may be reduced or increased pursuant to Section 2.06(i) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement or reduced pursuant to Section 2.05(b) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Swingline Lender ” means Barclays Bank PLC, in its capacity as maker of Swingline Loans, and its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity.

Swingline Loan Request ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Swingline Loans ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Swingline Participation Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(f) of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Trigger Event ” means an event or series of events by which (1) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan; provided that such person does not have the right to direct the voting of securities included in such employee benefit plan) acquires ownership or control, either directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the Equity Interests of the Master Issuer or an amount of Equity Interests of the Master Issuer that entitles such “person” or “group” to exercise more than 35% of the voting power in the Equity Interests of the Master Issuer (including by reason of a change in the ownership of the Equity Interests in, or voting power of, Holdco, Intermediate Holdco, DPL or the SPV Guarantor).

Undrawn Commitment Fees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Undrawn L/C Face Amounts ” means, at any time, the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired face amount of any Letters of Credit outstanding at such time.

 

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Unreimbursed L/C Drawings ” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of any L/C Reimbursement Amounts that have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section 2.08 of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement.

Unrestricted Global Notes ” has the meaning set forth in Sections 4.2(b) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

U.S. Person ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2 of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

U.S. Resident ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2 of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

Voluntary Decrease ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement.

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

CLASS A-1 NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

(SERIES 2012-1 VARIABLE FUNDING SENIOR NOTES, CLASS A-1)

dated as of March 15, 2012

among

DOMINO’S PIZZA MASTER ISSUER LLC,

DOMINO’S IP HOLDER LLC,

DOMINO’S PIZZA DISTRIBUTION LLC, and

DOMINO’S SPV CANADIAN HOLDING COMPANY INC.

each as a Co-Issuer,

DOMINO’S PIZZA LLC,

as Manager,

CERTAIN CONDUIT INVESTORS,

each as a Conduit Investor,

CERTAIN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS,

each as a Committed Note Purchaser,

CERTAIN FUNDING AGENTS,

BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

as L/C Provider,

BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

as Swingline Lender,

and

BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

as Administrative Agent

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     2   

SECTION 1.01 Definitions

     2   

ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE OF SERIES 2012-1 CLASS A-1 NOTES

     2   

SECTION 2.01 The Initial Advance Notes

     2   

SECTION 2.02 Advances

     3   

SECTION 2.03 Borrowing Procedures

     4   

SECTION 2.04 The Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes

     7   

SECTION 2.05 Reduction in Commitments

     8   

SECTION 2.06 Swingline Commitment

     11   

SECTION 2.07 L/C Commitment

     14   

SECTION 2.08 L/C Reimbursement Obligations

     19   

SECTION 2.09 L/C Participations

     21   

ARTICLE III INTEREST AND FEES

     23   

SECTION 3.01 Interest

     23   

SECTION 3.02 Fees

     25   

SECTION 3.03 Eurodollar Lending Unlawful

     25   

SECTION 3.04 Deposits Unavailable

     26   

SECTION 3.05 Increased Costs, etc.

     26   

SECTION 3.06 Funding Losses

     27   

SECTION 3.07 Increased Capital Costs

     28   

SECTION 3.08 Taxes

     28   

SECTION 3.09 Change of Lending Office

     31   

ARTICLE IV OTHER PAYMENT TERMS

     32   

SECTION 4.01 Time and Method of Payment

     32   

SECTION 4.02 Order of Distributions

     32   

SECTION 4.03 L/C Cash Collateral

     33   

SECTION 4.04 Alternative Arrangements with Respect to Letters of Credit

     34   

ARTICLE V THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE FUNDING AGENTS

     34   

SECTION 5.01 Authorization and Action of the Administrative Agent

     34   

SECTION 5.02 Delegation of Duties

     35   

SECTION 5.03 Exculpatory Provisions

     35   

SECTION 5.04 Reliance

     35   

SECTION 5.05 Non-Reliance on the Administrative Agent and Other Purchasers

     36   

SECTION 5.06 The Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity

     36   

SECTION 5.07 Successor Administrative Agent; Defaulting Administrative Agent

     36   

SECTION 5.08 Authorization and Action of Funding Agents

     38   

SECTION 5.09 Delegation of Duties

     39   

 

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SECTION 5.10 Exculpatory Provisions

     39   

SECTION 5.11 Reliance

     39   

SECTION 5.12 Non-Reliance on the Funding Agent and Other Purchasers

     39   

SECTION 5.13 The Funding Agent in its Individual Capacity

     40   

SECTION 5.14 Successor Funding Agent

     40   

ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     40   

SECTION 6.01 The Co-Issuers

     40   

SECTION 6.02 DPL

     41   

SECTION 6.03 Lender Parties

     42   

ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS

     43   

SECTION 7.01 Conditions to Issuance and Effectiveness

     43   

SECTION 7.02 Conditions to Initial Extensions of Credit

     44   

SECTION 7.03 Conditions to Each Extension of Credit

     44   

ARTICLE VIII COVENANTS

     45   

SECTION 8.01 Covenants

     45   

ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     47   

SECTION 9.01 Amendments

     47   

SECTION 9.02 No Waiver; Remedies

     49   

SECTION 9.03 Binding on Successors and Assigns

     49   

SECTION 9.04 Survival of Agreement

     50   

SECTION 9.05 Payment of Costs and Expenses; Indemnification

     50   

SECTION 9.06 Characterization as Related Document; Entire Agreement

     53   

SECTION 9.07 Notices

     54   

SECTION 9.08 Severability of Provisions

     54   

SECTION 9.09 Tax Characterization

     54   

SECTION 9.10 No Proceedings; Limited Recourse

     54   

SECTION 9.11 Confidentiality

     55   

SECTION 9.12 GOVERNING LAW; CONFLICTS WITH INDENTURE

     56   

SECTION 9.13 JURISDICTION

     56   

SECTION 9.14 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

     57   

SECTION 9.15 Counterparts

     57   

SECTION 9.16 Third Party Beneficiary

     57   

SECTION 9.17 Assignment

     57   

SECTION 9.18 Defaulting Investors

     60   

SECTION 9.19 Consent

     63   

 

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SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

 

SCHEDULE I    Investor Groups and Commitments
SCHEDULE II    Notice Addresses for Lender Parties and Agents
SCHEDULE III    Additional Closing Conditions
SCHEDULE IV    Amendments and Terminations Requiring Consent
EXHIBIT A    Form of Advance Request
EXHIBIT A-1    Form of Swingline Loan Request
EXHIBIT A-2    Form of L/C Application
EXHIBIT B    Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
EXHIBIT C    Form of Investor Group Supplement
EXHIBIT D    Form of Purchaser’s Letter

 

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CLASS A-1 NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

THIS CLASS A-1 NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of March 15, 2012 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, this “ Agreement ”), is made by and among:

(a) DOMINO’S PIZZA MASTER ISSUER LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Master Issuer ”), DOMINO’S IP HOLDER LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ IP Holder ”), DOMINO’S PIZZA DISTRIBUTION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Domestic Distributor ”) and DOMINO’S SPV CANADIAN HOLDING COMPANY INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ SPV CANADIAN HOLDCO ”, each, a “ Co-Issuer ” and, collectively, the “ Co-Issuers ”),

(b) DOMINO’S PIZZA LLC, a Michigan limited liability company, as the manager (“ DPL ” or the “ Manager ”),

(c) the several commercial paper conduits listed on Schedule I as Conduit Investors and their respective permitted successors and assigns (each, a “ Conduit Investor ” and, collectively, the “ Conduit Investors ”),

(d) the several financial institutions listed on Schedule I as Committed Note Purchasers and their respective permitted successors and assigns (each, a “ Committed Note Purchaser ” and, collectively, the “ Committed Note Purchasers ”),

(e) for each Investor Group, the financial institution entitled to act on behalf of the Investor Group set forth opposite the name of such Investor Group on Schedule I as Funding Agent and its permitted successors and assigns (each, the “ Funding Agent ” with respect to such Investor Group and, collectively, the “ Funding Agents ”),

(f) BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as L/C Provider,

(g) BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Swingline Lender, and

(h) BARCLAYS BANK PLC, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Conduit Investors, the Committed Note Purchasers, the Funding Agents, the L/C Provider and the Swingline Lender (together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ” or the “ Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Administrative Agent ”).

BACKGROUND

1. Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Co-Issuers and Citibank, N.A., as Trustee, are entering into the Series 2012-1 Supplement, of even date herewith (as the same may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Series 2012-1 Supplement ”), to the Amended and Restated Base


Indenture, of even date herewith (as the same may be further amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time hereafter in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Base Indenture ” and, together with the Series 2012-1 Supplement and any other supplement to the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), among the Co-Issuers and the Trustee, pursuant to which the Co-Issuers will issue the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes (as defined in the Series 2012-1 Supplement) in accordance with the Indenture.

2. The Co-Issuers wish to (a) issue the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes to each Funding Agent on behalf of the Investors in the related Investor Group, and obtain the agreement of the applicable Investors to make loans from time to time (each, an “ Advance ” or a “ Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance ” and, collectively, the “ Advances ” or the “ Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advances ”) that will constitute the purchase of Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amounts on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; (b) issue the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Note to the Swingline Lender and obtain the agreement of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; and (c) issue the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Note to the L/C Provider and obtain the agreement of the L/C Provider to provide Letters of Credit on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. L/C Obligations in connection with Letters of Credit issued pursuant to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Note will constitute purchases of Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amounts upon the incurrence of such L/C Obligations. The Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Note and the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Note constitute Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes. DPL has joined in this Agreement to confirm certain representations, warranties and covenants made by it for the benefit of each Lender Party.

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.01 Definitions . As used in this Agreement and unless the context requires a different meaning, capitalized terms used but not defined herein (including the preamble and the recitals hereto) shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Series 2012-1 Supplemental Definitions List attached to the Series 2012-1 Supplement as Annex A or in the Base Indenture Definitions List attached to the Base Indenture as Annex A , as applicable. Unless otherwise specified herein, all Article, Exhibit, Section or Subsection references herein shall refer to Articles, Exhibits, Sections or Subsections of this Agreement.

ARTICLE II

PURCHASE AND SALE OF SERIES 2012-1 CLASS A-1 NOTES

SECTION 2.01 The Initial Advance Notes . On the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture and this Agreement, and in reliance on the covenants, representations and agreements set forth herein and therein, the Co-Issuers shall issue and shall request the Trustee to authenticate the initial Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes, which the Co-Issuers shall deliver to each Funding Agent on behalf of the

 

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Investors in the related Investor Group on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date. Such initial Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Note for each Investor Group shall be dated the Series 2012-1 Closing Date, shall be registered in the name of the related Funding Agent or its nominee, as agent for the related Investors, or in such other name or nominee as such Funding Agent may request, shall have a maximum principal amount equal to the Maximum Investor Group Principal Amount for such Investor Group, shall have an initial outstanding principal amount equal to such Investor Group’s Commitment Percentage of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Advance Principal Amount, and shall be duly authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

SECTION 2.02 Advances .

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Indenture, each Eligible Conduit Investor, if any, may and, if such Conduit Investor determines that it will not make (or it does not in fact make) an Advance or any portion of an Advance, its related Committed Note Purchaser(s) shall or, if there is no Eligible Conduit Investor with respect to any Investor Group, the Committed Note Purchaser(s) with respect to such Investor Group shall, upon the Co-Issuers’ request delivered in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.03 and the satisfaction of all conditions precedent thereto (or under the circumstances set forth in Section 2.05 , 2.06 or 2.08 ), make Advances from time to time during the Commitment Term; provided that such Advances shall be made ratably by each Investor Group based on their respective Commitment Percentages and the portion of any such Advance made by any Committed Note Purchaser in such Investor Group shall be its Committed Note Purchaser Percentage of the Advances to be made by such Investor Group (or the portion thereof not being made by any Conduit Investor in such Investor Group); provided , further , that if, as a result of any Committed Note Purchaser (a “ Non-Funding Committed Note Purchaser ”) failing to make any previous Advance that such Non-Funding Committed Note Purchaser was required to make, outstanding Advances are not held ratably by each Investor Group based on their respective Commitment Percentages and among the Committed Note Purchasers within each Investor Group based on their respective Committed Note Purchaser Percentages at the time a request for Advances is made, (x) such Non-Funding Committed Note Purchaser shall make all of such Advances until outstanding Advances are held ratably by each Investor Group based on their respective Commitment Percentages and among the Committed Note Purchasers within each Investor Group based on their respective Committed Note Purchaser Percentages and (y) further Advances shall be made ratably by each Investor Group based on their respective Commitment Percentages and the portion of any such Advance made by any Committed Note Purchaser in such Investor Group shall be its Committed Note Purchaser Percentage of the Advances to be made by such Investor Group (or the portion thereof not being made by any Conduit Investor in such Investor Group); provided , further , that the failure of a Non-Funding Committed Note Purchaser to make Advances pursuant to the immediately preceding proviso shall not, subject to the immediately following proviso, relieve any other Committed Note Purchaser of its obligation hereunder, if any, to make Advances in accordance with Section 2.03(b)(i) ; provided , further , that, subject, in the case of clause (i) below, to Section 2.03(b)(ii) , no Advance shall be required or permitted to be made by any Investor on any date to the extent that, after giving effect to such

 

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Advance, (i) the related Investor Group Principal Amount would exceed the related Maximum Investor Group Principal Amount or (ii) the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount would exceed the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount.

(b) Notwithstanding anything herein or in any other Related Document to the contrary, at no time will a Conduit Investor be obligated to make Advances hereunder. If at any time any Conduit Investor is not an Eligible Conduit Investor, such Conduit Investor shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly notify the related Funding Agent and the Master Issuer (on behalf of the Co-Issuers)) thereof.

(c) Each of the Advances to be made on any date shall be made as part of a single borrowing (each such single borrowing being a “ Borrowing ”). The Advances made as part of the initial Borrowing on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date will be evidenced by the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes issued in connection herewith and will constitute purchases of Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Advance Principal Amounts corresponding to the amount of such Advances. All of the other Advances will constitute Increases evidenced by the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes issued in connection herewith and will constitute purchases of Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amounts corresponding to the amount of such Advances.

(d) Section 2.2(b) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement specifies the procedures to be followed in connection with any Voluntary Decrease of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount. Each such Voluntary Decrease in respect of any Advances shall be either (i) in an aggregate minimum principal amount of $200,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof or (ii) or such other amount necessary to reduce the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount to zero.

(e) Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Series 2012-1 Supplement, the aggregate principal amount of the Advances evidenced by the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes may be increased by Borrowings or decreased by Voluntary Decreases from time to time.

SECTION 2.03 Borrowing Procedures .

(a) Whenever the Co-Issuers wish to make a Borrowing, the Co-Issuers shall (or shall cause the Manager on their behalf to) notify the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly, and in any event by 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the same Business Day as its receipt of the same, notify each Funding Agent of its pro rata share thereof (or other required share, as required pursuant to Section 2.02(a) ) and notify the Trustee, the Control Party, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Provider in writing of such Borrowing) by written notice in the form of an Advance Request delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) two Business Days (or, in the case of any Eurodollar Advances for purposes of Section 3.01(b), three Business Days) prior to the date of Borrowing (unless a shorter period is agreed upon by

 

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the Administrative Agent and the L/C Provider, the L/C Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or the Funding Agents, as applicable), which date of Borrowing shall be a Business Day during the Commitment Term. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall in each case refer to this Agreement and specify (i) the Borrowing date, (ii) the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing to be made on such date, (iii) the amount of outstanding Swingline Loans and Unreimbursed L/C Drawings (if applicable) to be repaid with the proceeds of such Borrowing on the Borrowing date, which amount shall constitute all outstanding Swingline Loans and Unreimbursed L/C Drawings outstanding on the date of such notice that are not prepaid with other funds of the Co-Issuers available for such purpose, and (iv) sufficient instructions for application of the balance, if any, of the proceeds of such Borrowing on the Borrowing date (which proceeds shall be made available to the Master Issuer (on behalf of the Co-Issuers)). Requests for any Borrowing may not be made in an aggregate principal amount of less than $1,000,000 or in an aggregate principal amount that is not an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof (except as otherwise provided herein with respect to Borrowings for the purpose of repaying then-outstanding Swingline Loans or Unreimbursed L/C Drawings). The Co-Issuers agree to cause requests for Borrowings to be made (to the extent not deemed made pursuant to Section 2.05 or 2.08 ) upon notice of any drawing under a Letter of Credit and in any event at least one time per week if any Swingline Loans or Unreimbursed L/C Drawings are outstanding, in each case, in amounts at least sufficient to repay in full all Swingline Loans and Unreimbursed L/C Drawings outstanding on the date of the applicable request. Subject to the provisos to Section 2.02(a) , each Borrowing shall be ratably allocated among the Investor Groups’ respective Maximum Investor Group Principal Amounts. Each Funding Agent shall promptly advise its related Conduit Investor, if any, of any notice given pursuant to this Section 2.03(a)  and shall promptly thereafter (but in no event later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date of Borrowing) notify the Administrative Agent, the Master Issuer (on behalf of the Co-Issuers) and the related Committed Note Purchaser(s) whether such Conduit Investor has determined to make all or any portion of the Advances in such Borrowing that are to be made by its Investor Group. On the date of each Borrowing and subject to the other conditions set forth herein and in the Series 2012-1 Supplement (and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, confirmation from the Swingline Lender and the L/C Provider, as applicable, as to (x) the amount of outstanding Swingline Loans and Unreimbursed L/C Drawings to be repaid with the proceeds of such Borrowing on the Borrowing date, (y) the Undrawn L/C Face Amount of all Letters of Credit then outstanding and (z) the principal amount of any other Swingline Loans or Unreimbursed L/C Drawings then outstanding), the applicable Investors in each Investor Group shall make available to the Administrative Agent the amount of the Advances in such Borrowing that are to be made by such Investor Group by wire transfer in U.S. Dollars of such amount in same day funds no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the date of such Borrowing, and upon receipt thereof the Administrative Agent shall make such proceeds available by 3:00 p.m. (New York City time), first , to the Swingline Lender and the L/C Provider for application to repayment of the amount of outstanding Swingline Loans and Unreimbursed L/C Drawings as set forth in the applicable Advance Request, if applicable, ratably in proportion to such respective amounts, and, second , to the Master Issuer (on behalf of the Co-Issuers) or the Manager, if directed by the Master Issuer, as instructed in the applicable Advance Request.

 

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(b)(i) The failure of any Committed Note Purchaser to make the Advance to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Committed Note Purchaser (whether or not in the same Investor Group) of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Advance on the date of such Borrowing, but no Committed Note Purchaser shall be responsible for the failure of any other Committed Note Purchaser to make the Advance to be made by such other Committed Note Purchaser on the date of any Borrowing. (ii) In the event that one or more Committed Note Purchasers fails to make its Advance by 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall notify each of the other Committed Note Purchasers not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such date, and each of the other Committed Note Purchasers may (but shall not be obligated to) make available to the Administrative Agent a supplemental Advance in a principal amount (such amount, the “ reference amount ”) equal to the lesser of (a) the aggregate principal Advance that was unfunded multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Commitment Amount of such Committed Note Purchaser and the denominator of which is the aggregate Commitment Amounts of all Committed Note Purchasers (less the aggregate Commitment Amount of the Committed Note Purchasers failing to make Advances on such date) and (b) the excess of (i) such Committed Note Purchaser’s Commitment Amount over (ii) the product of such Committed Note Purchaser’s related Investor Group Principal Amount multiplied by such Committed Note Purchaser’s Committed Note Purchaser Percentage (after giving effect to all prior Advances on such date of Borrowing) ( provided that a Committed Note Purchaser may (but shall not be obligated to), on terms and conditions to be agreed upon by such Committed Note Purchaser and the Co-Issuers, make available to the Administrative Agent a supplemental Advance in a principal amount in excess of the reference amount; provided , however , that no such supplemental Advance shall be permitted to be made to the extent that, after giving effect to such Advance, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount would exceed the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount). Such supplemental Advances shall be made by wire transfer in U.S. Dollars in same day funds no later than 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) one Business Day following the date of such Borrowing, and upon receipt thereof the Administrative Agent shall immediaely make such proceeds available, first , to the Swingline Lender and the L/C Provider for application to repayment of the amount of outstanding Swingline Loans and Unreimbursed L/C Drawings as set forth in the applicable Advance Request, if applicable, ratably in proportion to such respective amounts, and, second , to the Master Issuer (on behalf of the Co-Issuers) as instructed in the applicable Advance Request. If any Committed Note Purchaser which shall have so failed to fund its Advance shall subsequently pay such amount, the Administrative Agent shall apply such amount pro rata to repay any supplemental Advances made by the other Committed Note Purchasers pursuant to this Section 2.03(b) .

(c) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Funding Agent prior to the date of any Borrowing that an applicable Investor in the related Investor Group will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Investor’s share of the Advances to be made by such Investor Group as part of such

 

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Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) assume that such Investor has made such share available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.02(a) and the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Swingline Lender, the L/C Provider and/or the Master Issuer, as applicable, on such date a corresponding amount, and shall, if such corresponding amount has not been made available by the Administrative Agent, make available to the Swingline Lender, the L/C Provider and/or the Master Issuer, as applicable, on such date a corresponding amount once such Investor has made such portion available to the Administrative Agent. If and to the extent that any Investor shall not have so made such amount available to the Administrative Agent, such Investor and the Co-Issuers jointly and severally agree to repay (without duplication) to the Administrative Agent on the next Weekly Allocation Date such corresponding amount (in the case of the Co-Issuers, in accordance with the Priority of Payments), together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Master Issuer until the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of the Co-Issuers, the interest rate applicable at the time to the Advances comprising such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Investor, the Federal Funds Rate and without deduction by such Investor for any withholding taxes. If such Investor shall repay to the Administrative Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute such Investor’s Advance as part of such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement.

SECTION 2.04 The Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes . On each date an Advance or Swingline Loan is made or a Letter of Credit is issued hereunder, and on each date the outstanding amount thereof is reduced, a duly authorized officer, employee or agent of the related Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholder shall make appropriate notations in its books and records of the amount, evidenced by the related Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Note, Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Note or Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Note, of such Advance, Swingline Loan or Letter of Credit, as applicable, and the amount of such reduction, as applicable. The Co-Issuers hereby authorize each duly authorized officer, employee and agent of such Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholder to make such notations on the books and records as aforesaid and every such notation made in accordance with the foregoing authority shall be prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information so recorded; provided , however , that in the event of a discrepancy between the books and records of such Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholder and the records maintained by the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture, such discrepancy shall be resolved by such Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholder, the Control Party and the Trustee, in consultation with the Co-Issuers ( provided that such consultation with the Co-Issuers will not in any way limit or delay such Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders’, the Control Party’s and the Trustee’s ability to resolve such discrepancy), and such resolution shall control in the absence of manifest error; provided further that the failure of any such notation to be made, or any finding that a notation is incorrect, in any such records shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Co-Issuers under this Agreement or the Indenture.

 

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SECTION 2.05 Reduction in Commitments .

(a) The Co-Issuers may, upon three (3) Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly notify the Trustee, the Control Party, each Funding Agent and each Investor), effect a permanent reduction in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount and a corresponding reduction in each Commitment Amount and Maximum Investor Group Principal Amount on a pro rata basis; provided that (i) any such reduction will be limited to the undrawn portion of the Commitments, although any such reduction may be combined with a Voluntary Decrease effected pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.2(b) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement, (ii) any such reduction must be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000, (iii) after giving effect to such reduction, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount equals or exceeds $5,000,000, unless reduced to zero, and (iv) no such reduction shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto, (x) the aggregate Commitment Amounts would be less than the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount (excluding any Undrawn L/C Face Amounts with respect to which cash collateral is held by the L/C Provider pursuant to Section 4.03(b) ) or (y) the aggregate Commitment Amounts would be less than the sum of the Swingline Commitment and the L/C Commitment. Any reduction made pursuant to this Section 2.05(a) shall be made ratably among the Investor Groups on the basis of their respective Maximum Investor Group Principal Amounts.

(b) If any of the following events shall occur, then the Commitment Amounts shall be automatically and permanently reduced on the dates and in the amounts set forth below with respect to the applicable event and the other consequences set forth below with respect to the applicable event shall ensue (and the Co-Issuers shall give the Trustee, the Control Party, each Funding Agent and the Administrative Agent prompt written notice thereof):

(i) if the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes has not been paid in full or otherwise refinanced in full (which refinancing may also include an extension thereof) by the Business Day immediately preceding the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Renewal Date, (A) on such Business Day, (x) the principal amount of all then-outstanding Swingline Loans and Unreimbursed L/C Drawings shall be repaid in full with proceeds of Advances made on such date (and the Co-Issuers shall be deemed to have delivered such Advance Requests under Section 2.03 as may be necessary to cause such Advances to be made), and (y) the Swingline Commitment and the L/C Commitment shall both be automatically and permanently reduced to zero; (B) upon a Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Amortization Event, (x) all undrawn portions of the Commitments shall automatically and permanently terminate and the corresponding portions of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount and the Maximum Investor Group Principal Amounts shall be automatically and permanently reduced by a corresponding amount (with respect to the Maximum Investor Group Principal Amounts, on a pro rata basis) and (y) the Commitment Amounts shall automatically and permanently be reduced to zero (all Undrawn L/C Face Amounts having expired

 

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by their terms prior to such date) and (C) each payment of principal on the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount occurring following such Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Amortization Event shall result automatically and permanently in a dollar-for-dollar reduction of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount and a corresponding reduction in each Maximum Investor Group Principal Amount on a pro   rata basis;

(ii) if a Rapid Amortization Event occurs prior to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Renewal Date, then (A) on the date such Rapid Amortization Event occurs, (x) all undrawn portions of the Commitments shall automatically and permanently terminate, which termination shall be deemed to have occurred immediately following the making of Advances pursuant to clause (B) below, and the corresponding portions of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount and the Maximum Investor Group Principal Amounts shall be automatically and permanently reduced by a corresponding amount (with respect to the Maximum Investor Group Principal Amounts, on a pro rata basis), (y) the Commitment Amounts shall automatically and permanently be reduced to zero, which reduction shall be deemed to have occurred immediately following the making of Advances pursuant to clause (B) below, and (z) the Swingline Commitment and the L/C Commitment shall both be automatically and permanently reduced to zero; (B) no later than the second Business Day after the occurrence of such Rapid Amortization Event, the principal amount of all then-outstanding Swingline Loans and Unreimbursed L/C Drawings shall be repaid in full with proceeds of Advances (and the Co-Issuers shall be deemed to have delivered such Advance Requests under Section 2.03 as may be necessary to cause such Advances to be made); and (C) each payment of principal (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include cash collateralization of Undrawn L/C Face Amounts pursuant to Sections 4.02 , 4.03(a) , 4.03(b) and 9.18(c)(ii) ) on the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount occurring on or after the date of such Rapid Amortization Event (excluding the repayment of any outstanding Swingline Loans and Unreimbursed L/C Obligations with proceeds of Advances pursuant to clause (B) above) shall result automatically and permanently in a dollar-for-dollar reduction of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount and a corresponding reduction in each Maximum Investor Group Principal Amount on a pro rata basis;

(iii) if a Change of Control occurs (unless the Control Party has provided its prior written consent thereto), then (A) on the date such Change of Control occurs, (x) all undrawn portions of the Commitments shall automatically and permanently terminate, which termination shall be deemed to have occurred immediately following the

 

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making of Advances pursuant to clause (B) below, and the corresponding portions of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount and the Maximum Investor Group Principal Amounts shall be automatically and permanently reduced by a corresponding amount (with respect to the Maximum Investor Group Principal Amounts, on a pro rata basis), (y) the Commitment Amounts shall automatically and permanently be reduced to zero, which reduction shall be deemed to have occurred immediately following the making of Advances pursuant to clause (B) below, and (z) the Swingline Commitment and the L/C Commitment shall both be automatically and permanently reduced to zero; (B) if the Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date specified in the applicable Prepayment Notice is scheduled to occur more than two Business Days after such occurrence, then no later than the second Business Day after the occurrence of such Change of Control, the principal amount of all then outstanding Swingline Loans and Unreimbursed L/C Drawings shall be repaid in full with proceeds of Advances (and the Co-Issuers shall be deemed to have delivered such Advance Requests under Section 2.03 as may be necessary to cause such Advances to be made); and (C) on the Series 2012-1 Prepayment Date specified in the applicable Prepayment Notice, (x) the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount, the Commitment Amounts and the Maximum Investor Group Principal Amounts shall all be automatically and permanently reduced to zero, and (y) the Co-Issuers shall cause the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount to be paid in full (or, in the case of any then-outstanding Undrawn L/C Face Amounts, to be fully cash collateralized pursuant to Section 4.02 or 4.03 ), together with accrued interest and fees and all other amounts then due and payable to the Lender Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Funding Agents under this Agreement and the other Related Documents and any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Manager Advances (in each case, with interest thereon at the Advance Interest Rate), subject to and in accordance with the Priority of Payments;

(iv) if Indemnification Payments or Real Estate Disposition Proceeds are allocated to and deposited in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account in accordance with Section 3.6(j) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement at a time when either (i) no Senior Notes other than Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes are Outstanding or (ii) if a Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Amortization Period is continuing, then (x) the aggregate Commitment Amount shall be automatically and permanently reduced on the date of such deposit by an amount (the “ Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Allocated Payment Reduction Amount ”) equal to the amount of such deposit, and each Committed Note Purchaser’s Commitment Amount shall be reduced on a pro rata basis of such Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Allocated Payment Reduction Amount based on each Committed Note Purchaser’s Commitment Amount and (y) the corresponding portions of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount and the Maximum Investor Group Principal Amounts shall be automatically and permanently reduced on a pro rata basis based on each Investor Group’s Maximum Investor Group Principal Amount by a corresponding amount on such date (and, if after giving effect to such reduction the aggregate Commitment Amounts would be less than the sum of the Swingline Commitment and the L/C Commitment, then the aggregate amount of the Swingline Commitment and the L/C Commitment shall be reduced by the amount of such difference, with such reduction to be allocated between them in accordance with the written instructions of the Co-Issuers delivered prior to such date; provided that after giving effect thereto the aggregate amount of the Swingline Loans and the L/C Obligations do not exceed the Swingline Commitment and the L/C Commitment, respectively, as so reduced; provided

 

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further that in the absence of such instructions, such reduction shall be allocated first to the Swingline Commitment and then to the L/C Commitment) and (z) the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount shall be repaid or prepaid (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include cash collateralization of Undrawn L/C Face Amounts pursuant to Sections 4.02 , 4.03(a) , 4.03(b) and 9.18(c)(ii) ) in an aggregate amount equal to such Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Allocated Payment Reduction Amount on the date and in the order required by Section 3.6(j) of the Series 2012-1 Supplement; and

(v) if any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing (and shall not have been waived in accordance with the Base Indenture) and as a result the payment of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes is accelerated pursuant to the terms of the Base Indenture (and such acceleration shall not have been rescinded in accordance with the Base Indenture), then in addition to the consequences set forth in clause (ii) above in respect of the Rapid Amortization Event resulting from such Event of Default, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount, the Commitment Amounts, the Swingline Commitment, the L/C Commitment and the Maximum Investor Group Principal Amounts shall all be automatically and permanently reduced to zero upon such acceleration and the Co-Issuers shall (in accordance with the Series 2012-1 Supplement) cause the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount to be paid in full (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include cash collateralization of Undrawn L/C Face Amounts pursuant to Sections 4.02 , 4.03(a) , 4.03(b) and 9.18(c)(ii) ) together with accrued interest, Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Quarterly Commitment Fees , Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Other Amounts and all other amounts then due and payable to the Lender Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Funding Agents under this Agreement and the other Related Documents and any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Manager Advances (in each case, with interest thereon at the Advance Interest Rate) subject to and in accordance with the Priority of Payments.

SECTION 2.06 Swingline Commitment .

(a) On the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture and this Agreement, and in reliance on the covenants, representations and agreements set forth herein and therein, the Co-Issuers shall issue and shall cause the Trustee to authenticate the initial Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Note, which the Co-Issuers shall deliver to the Swingline Lender on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date. Such initial Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Note shall be dated the Series 2012-1 Closing Date, shall be registered in the name of the Swingline Lender or its nominee, or in such other name as the Swingline Lender may request, shall have a maximum principal amount equal to the Swingline Commitment, shall have an initial outstanding principal amount equal to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Swingline Principal Amount, and shall be duly authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swingline Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the Committed Note Purchasers set forth in this Section 2.06 , agrees to make swingline loans (each, a “ Swingline Loan ” or a “ Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Loan ” and,

 

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collectively, the “ Swingline Loans ” or the “ Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Loans ”) to the Co-Issuers from time to time during the period commencing on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date and ending on the date that is two Business Days prior to the Commitment Termination Date; provided that the Swingline Lender shall have no obligation or right to make any Swingline Loan if, after giving effect thereto, (i) the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans outstanding would exceed the Swingline Commitment then in effect (notwithstanding that the Swingline Loans outstanding at any time, when aggregated with the Swingline Lender’s other outstanding Advances hereunder, may exceed the Swingline Commitment then in effect) or (ii) the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount would exceed the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount. Each such borrowing of a Swingline Loan will constitute a Subfacility Increase in the outstanding principal amount evidenced by the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Note in an amount corresponding to such borrowing. Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Series 2012-1 Supplement, the outstanding principal amount evidenced by the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Note may be increased by borrowings of Swingline Loans or decreased by payments of principal thereon from time to time.

(b) Whenever the Co-Issuers desire that the Swingline Lender make Swingline Loans they shall (or shall cause the Manager on their behalf to) give the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice in writing not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the proposed borrowing date, specifying (i) the amount to be borrowed, (ii) the requested borrowing date (which shall be a Business Day during the Commitment Term not later than the date that is two Business Days prior to the Commitment Termination Date) and (iii) the payment instructions for the proceeds of such borrowing (which shall be consistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the Indenture and which proceeds shall be made available to the Master Issuer (on behalf of the Co-Issuers)). Such notice shall be in the form of a Swingline Advance Request in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-1 hereto (a “ Swingline Loan Request ”). Promptly upon receipt of any Swingline Loan Request (but in no event later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date of such receipt), the Swingline Lender shall promptly notify the Control Party and the Trustee thereof in writing. Each borrowing under the Swingline Commitment shall be in a minimum amount equal to $100,000. Promptly upon receipt of any Swingline Loan Request (but in no event later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date of such receipt), the Administrative Agent (based, with respect to any portion of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Subfacility Amount held by any Person other than the Administrative Agent, solely on written notices received by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement) will inform the Swingline Lender whether or not, after giving effect to the requested Swingline Loan, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount would exceed the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount. If the Administrative Agent confirms that the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount would not exceed the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount after giving effect to the requested Swingline Loan, then not later than 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the borrowing date specified in the Swingline Loan Request, subject to the other conditions set forth herein and in the Series 2012-1 Supplement, the Swingline Lender shall make available to the Master Issuer (on behalf of the Co-Issuers) in accordance with the payment instructions set forth in such notice an amount in immediately available funds equal to the amount of the requested Swingline Loan.

 

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(c) The Co-Issuers hereby agree that each Swingline Loan made by the Swingline Lender to the Co-Issuers pursuant to Section 2.06(a) shall constitute the promise and obligation of the Co-Issuers jointly and severally to pay to the Swingline Lender the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Swingline Loans made by such Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.06(a) , which amounts shall be due and payable (whether at maturity or by acceleration) as set forth in this Agreement and in the Indenture for the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount.

(d) In accordance with Section 2.03(a) , the Co-Issuers agree to cause requests for Borrowings to be made at least one time per week if any Swingline Loans are outstanding in amounts at least sufficient to repay in full all Swingline Loans outstanding on the date of the applicable request. In accordance with Section 3.01(c) , outstanding Swingline Loans shall bear interest at the Base Rate.

(e) [Reserved.]

(f) If prior to the time Advances would have otherwise been made pursuant to Section 2.06(d) , an Event of Bankruptcy shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to any Co-Issuer or Guarantor or if for any other reason, as determined by the Swingline Lender in its sole and absolute discretion, Advances may not be made as contemplated by Section 2.06(d) , each Committed Note Purchaser shall, on the date such Advances were to have been made pursuant to the notice referred to in Section 2.06(d) (the “ Refunding Date ”), purchase for cash an undivided participating interest in the then-outstanding Swingline Loans by paying to the Swingline Lender an amount (the “ Swingline Participation Amount ”) equal to (i) its Committed Note Purchaser Percentage multiplied by (ii) the related Investor Group’s Commitment Percentage multiplied by (iii) the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding that was to have been repaid with such Advances.

(g) Whenever, at any time after the Swingline Lender has received from any Investor such Investor’s Swingline Participation Amount, the Swingline Lender receives any payment on account of the Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender will distribute to such Investor its Swingline Participation Amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Investor’s participating interest was outstanding and funded and, in the case of principal and interest payments, to reflect such Investor’s pro rata portion of such payment if such payment is not sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on all Swingline Loans then due); provided , however , that in the event that such payment received by the Swingline Lender is required to be returned, such Investor will return to the Swingline Lender any portion thereof previously distributed to it by the Swingline Lender.

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unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Investor, Committed Note Purchaser or the Co-Issuers may have against the Swingline Lender, the Co-Issuers or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Article VII other than at the time the related Swingline Loan was made; (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Co-Issuers; (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Indenture Document by any Co-Issuer or any other Person; or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.

(i) The Co-Issuers may, upon three Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent and the Swingline Lender, effect a permanent reduction in the Swingline Commitment; provided that any such reduction will be limited to the undrawn portion of the Swingline Commitment. If requested by the Co-Issuers in writing and with the prior written consent of the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender may (but shall not be obligated to) increase the amount of the Swingline Commitment; provided that, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of the Swingline Commitment and the L/C Commitment does not exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments.

(j) The Co-Issuers may, upon notice to the Swingline Lender (who shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Trustee thereof in writing), at any time and from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swingline Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (x) such notice must be received by the Swingline Lender not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date of the prepayment, (y) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding and (z) if the source of funds for such prepayment is not a Borrowing, there shall be no unreimbursed Servicing Advances or Manager Advances (or interest thereon) at such time. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. If such notice is given, the Co-Issuers shall make such prepayment directly to the Swingline Lender and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.

SECTION 2.07 L/C Commitment .

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Provider (or its permitted assigns pursuant to Section 9.17 ), in reliance on the agreements of the Committed Note Purchasers set forth in Sections 2.08 and 2.09 , agrees to provide standby letters of credit, including Interest Reserve Letters of Credit (each, a “ Letter of Credit ” and, collectively, the “ Letters of Credit ”) for the account of the Co-Issuers on any Business Day during the period commencing on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date and ending on the date that is ten Business Days prior to the Commitment Termination Date to be issued in accordance with Section  2.07(h) in such form as may be approved from time to time by the L/C Provider; provided that the L/C Provider shall have no obligation or right to provide any Letter of Credit on a requested issuance date if, after giving effect

 

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to such issuance, (i) the L/C Obligations would exceed the L/C Commitment or (ii) the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount would exceed the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount.

Each Letter of Credit shall (x) be denominated in Dollars, (y) have a face amount of at least $100,000 (unless otherwise agreed by the L/C Provider) and (z) expire no later than the earlier of (A) the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (B) the date that is ten Business Days prior to the Commitment Termination Date (the “ Required Expiration Date ”); provided that any Letter of Credit may provide for the automatic renewal thereof for additional periods, each individually not to exceed one year (which shall in no event extend beyond the Required Expiration Date) unless the L/C Provider notifies the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit at least 30 calendar days prior to the then-applicable expiration date (or no later than the applicable notice date, if earlier, as specified in such Letter of Credit) that such Letter of Credit shall not be renewed; provided further that any Letter of Credit may have an expiration date that is later than the Required Expiration Date so long as either (x) the Undrawn L/C Face Amount with respect to such Letter of Credit has been fully cash collateralized by the Co-Issuers in accordance with Section 4.02 or 4.03 as of the Required Expiration Date and there are no other outstanding L/C Obligations with respect to such Letter of Credit as of the Required Expiration Date or (y) other than with respect to Interest Reserve Letters of Credit, arrangements satisfactory to the L/C Provider in its sole and absolute discretion have been made with the L/C Provider (and, if the L/C Provider is not the L/C Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuing Bank) pursuant to Section 4.04 such that such Letter of Credit shall cease to be deemed outstanding or to be deemed a “Letter of Credit” for purposes of this Agreement as of the Commitment Termination Date.

Additionally, each Interest Reserve Letter of Credit shall (1) name the Trustee, for the benefit of the Senior Noteholders or the Senior Subordinated Noteholders, as applicable, as the beneficiary thereof; (2) allow the Trustee (or the Control Party on its behalf) to submit a notice of drawing in respect of such Interest Reserve Letter of Credit whenever amounts would otherwise be required to be withdrawn from the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account or the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account, as applicable, pursuant to the Indenture; and (3) indicate by its terms that the proceeds in respect of drawings under such Interest Reserve Letter of Credit shall be paid directly into the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account or the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account, as applicable.

The L/C Provider shall not at any time be obligated to (I) provide any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would violate, or cause any L/C Issuing Bank to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law or (II) amend any Letter of Credit hereunder if (1) the L/C Provider would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof or (2) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.

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the initial Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Note, which the Co-Issuers shall deliver to the L/C Provider on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date. Such initial Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Note shall be dated the Series 2012-1 Closing Date, shall be registered in the name of the L/C Provider or in such other name or nominee as the L/C Provider may request, shall have a maximum principal amount equal to the L/C Commitment, shall have an initial outstanding principal amount equal to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Initial Aggregate Undrawn L/C Face Amount, and shall be duly authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture. Each issuance of a Letter of Credit after the Series 2012-1 Closing Date will constitute an Increase in the outstanding principal amount evidenced by the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Note in an amount corresponding to the Undrawn L/C Face Amount of such Letter of Credit. All L/C Obligations (whether in respect of Undrawn L/C Face Amounts or Unreimbursed L/C Drawings) shall be deemed to be principal outstanding under the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Note and shall be deemed to be Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amounts for all purposes of this Agreement, the Indenture and the other Related Documents other than, in the case of Undrawn L/C Face Amounts, for purposes of accrual of interest. Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Series 2012-1 Supplement, the outstanding principal amount evidenced by the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Note may be increased by issuances of Letters of Credit or decreased by expirations thereof or reimbursements of drawings thereunder or other circumstances resulting in the permanent reduction in any Undrawn L/C Face Amounts from time to time. The L/C Provider and the Co-Issuers agree to promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Trustee of any such decreases for which notice to the Administrative Agent is not otherwise provided hereunder.

(c) The Co-Issuers may (or shall cause the Manager on their behalf to) from time to time request that the L/C Provider either (i) provide a new Letter of Credit or (ii) deem letters of credit in existence prior to the Series 2012-1 Closing Date with the Master Issuer as applicant thereunder and Barclays Bank PLC as the letter of credit provider thereunder to be Letters of Credit provided and issued by the L/C Provider hereunder (so long as such letter of credit would have been permitted to have been issued hereunder but for the date of its issuance) by delivering to the L/C Provider at its address for notices specified herein an Application therefor (in the form required by the applicable L/C Issuing Bank as notified to the Co-Issuers by the L/C Provider, which, for the L/C Issuing Bank as of the Closing Date, shall be in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto), completed to the satisfaction of the L/C Provider, and such other certificates, documents and other papers and information as the L/C Provider may request on behalf of the L/C Issuing Bank. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the letters of credit set forth on Schedule V hereto shall be deemed Letters of Credit provided and issued by the L/C Provider hereunder as of the Series 2012-1 Closing Date. Upon receipt of any completed Application, the L/C Provider will notify the Administrative Agent and the Trustee in writing of the amount, the beneficiary and the requested expiration of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall comply with Section 2.07(a) and (i) ) and, subject to the other conditions set forth herein and in the Series 2012-1 Supplement and upon receipt of written confirmation from the Administrative Agent (based, with respect to any portion of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Subfacility Amount held by any Person other than the Administrative Agent, solely on written notices received by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement) that after giving effect to the requested issuance, the Series

 

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2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount would not exceed the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount ( provided that the L/C Provider shall be entitled to rely upon any written statement, paper or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person or Persons of the Administrative Agent for purposes of determining whether the L/C Provider received such prior written confirmation from the Administrative Agent with respect to any Letter of Credit), the L/C Provider will cause such Application and the certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered in connection therewith to be processed in accordance with the L/C Issuing Bank’s customary procedures and shall promptly provide the Letter of Credit requested thereby (but in no event shall the L/C Provider be required to provide any Letter of Credit earlier than three Business Days after its receipt of the Application therefor and all such other certificates, documents and other papers and information relating thereto, as provided in Section 2.07(a) ) by issuing the original of such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed to by the L/C Provider and the Co-Issuers. The L/C Provider shall furnish a copy of such Letter of Credit to the Manager (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) promptly following the issuance thereof. The L/C Provider shall promptly furnish to the Administrative Agent, which shall in turn promptly furnish to the Funding Agents, the Investors, the Control Party and the Trustee, written notice of the issuance of each Letter of Credit (including the amount thereof).

(d) The Co-Issuers shall jointly and severally pay ratably to the Committed Note Purchasers the L/C Quarterly Fees (as defined in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 VFN Fee Letter, the “ L/C Quarterly Fees ”) in accordance with the terms of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 VFN Fee Letter and subject to the Priority of Payments.

(e) In addition, the Co-Issuers shall jointly and severally pay to or reimburse the L/C Provider for the account of the applicable L/C Issuing Bank the L/C Fronting Fees (as defined in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 VFN Fee Letter, the “ L/C Fronting Fees ”) in accordance with the terms of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 VFN Fee Letter and subject to the Priority of Payments.

(f) To the extent that any provision of any Application related to any Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of this Article II , the provisions of this Article II shall apply.

(g) The Co-Issuers may, upon three Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Provider, effect a permanent reduction in the L/C Commitment; provided that any such reduction will be limited to the undrawn portion of the L/C Commitment. If requested by the Co-Issuers in writing and with the prior written consent of the L/C Provider and the Administrative Agent, the L/C Provider may (but shall not be obligated to) increase the amount of the L/C Commitment; provided that, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of the Swingline Commitment and the L/C Commitment does not exceed the aggregate Commitment Amounts.

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Letter of Credit itself if the L/C Issuing Bank Rating Test is satisfied with respect to the L/C Provider and the issuance of such Letter of Credit. If the L/C Issuing Bank Rating Test is not satisfied with respect to the L/C Provider and the issuance of such Letter of Credit, a Person selected by (at the expense of) the Master Issuer shall issue such Letter of Credit; provided that such Person and issuance of such Letter of Credit satisfies the L/C Issuing Bank Rating Test (the L/C Provider in its capacity as the issuer of such Letter of Credit or such other Person selected by (at the expense of) the Master Issuer being referred to as the “ L/C Issuing Bank ” with respect to such Letter of Credit). The “ L/C Issuing Bank Rating Test ” is a test that is satisfied with respect to a Person issuing a Letter of Credit if the Person is a U.S. commercial bank that has, at the time of the issuance of such Letter of Credit, (i) a short-term certificate of deposit rating of not less than “P-1” from Moody’s and “A-1” from S&P and (ii) a long-term unsecured debt rating of not less than “Baa1” from Moody’s or “BBB+” from S&P or such other minimum long-term unsecured debt rating as may be reasonably required by the beneficiary of such proposed Letter of Credit.

(i) The L/C Provider and, if the L/C Provider is not the L/C Issuing Bank for any Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuing Bank shall be under no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if: (i) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Provider or the L/C Issuing Bank, as applicable, from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to the L/C Provider or the L/C Issuing Bank, as applicable, or any request or directive (which request or directive, in the reasonable judgment of the L/C Provider or the L/C Issuing Bank, as applicable, has the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Provider or the L/C Issuing Bank, as applicable, shall prohibit the L/C Provider or the L/C Issuing Bank, as applicable, from issuing of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular.

(j) Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Provider or the L/C Issuing Bank, as applicable, and the Co-Issuers when a Letter of Credit is issued, the rules of the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance) shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit issued hereunder.

(k) For the avoidance of doubt, the L/C Commitment shall be a sub-facility limit of the Commitment Amounts and aggregate outstanding L/C Obligations as of any date of determination shall be a component of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount on such date of determination, pursuant to the definition thereof.

(l) If, on the date that is five Business Days prior to the expiration of any Interest Reserve Letter of Credit, such Interest Reserve Letter of Credit has not been replaced or renewed and the Co-Issuers have not otherwise deposited funds into the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account or the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account, as applicable, in the amounts that would otherwise be required pursuant to the Indenture had such Interest Reserve Letter of Credit not been issued, the Master Issuer (or the Control Party on its behalf) will submit a notice of drawing under such Interest

 

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Reserve Letter of Credit and use the proceeds thereof to fund a deposit into the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account or the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account, as applicable, in an amount equal to the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account Deficit Amount or the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account Deficit Amount on such date, in each case calculated as if such Interest Reserve Letter of Credit had not been issued.

(m) If, on any day an Interest Reserve Letter of Credit is outstanding, (i) the short-term debt credit rating of the L/C Issuing Bank with respect to such Interest Reserve Letter of Credit is withdrawn by Standard & Poor’s or downgraded below “A-1” or is withdrawn by Moody’s or downgraded below “P-1” or (ii) the long-term debt credit rating of such L/C Issuing Bank is withdrawn by Standard & Poor’s or downgraded below “BBB+” or is withdrawn by Moody’s or downgraded below “Baa1” (each of cases (i) and (ii), an “ L/C Downgrade Event ”), on the fifth Business Day after the occurrence of such L/C Downgrade Event, the Master Issuer (or the Control Party on its behalf) will submit a notice of drawing under each Interest Reserve Letter of Credit issued by such L/C Issuing Bank and use the proceeds thereof to fund a deposit into the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account or the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account, as applicable, in an amount equal to the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account Deficit Amount or the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account Deficit Amount on such date, in each case calculated as if such Interest Reserve Letter(s) of Credit had not been issued.

SECTION 2.08 L/C Reimbursement Obligations .

(a) For the purpose of reimbursing the payment of any draft presented under any Letter of Credit, the Co-Issuers jointly and severally agree to pay the L/C Provider, for its own account or for the account of the L/C Issuing Bank, as applicable, by 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) five Business Days after the day (subject to and in accordance with the Priority of Payments) on which the L/C Provider notifies the Co-Issuers and the Administrative Agent (and in each case the Administrative Agent shall promptly, and in any event by 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the same Business Day as its receipt of the same, notify the Funding Agents) of the date and the amount of such draft, an amount in Dollars equal to the sum of (i) the amount of such draft so paid (the “ L/C Reimbursement Amount ”) and (ii) any taxes, fees, charges or other costs or expenses (including amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.02(c) , and collectively, the “ L/C Other Reimbursement Costs ”) incurred by the L/C Issuing Bank in connection with such payment. Each drawing under any Letter of Credit shall (unless an Event of Bankruptcy shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to any Co-Issuer or Guarantor, in which cases the procedures specified in Section 2.09 for funding by Committed Note Purchasers shall apply) constitute a request by the Co-Issuers to the Administrative Agent and each Funding Agent for a Base Rate Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.03 in the amount of the applicable L/C Reimbursement Amount, and the Co-Issuers shall be deemed to have made such request pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 2.03 . The applicable Investors in each Investor Group hereby agree to make Advances in an aggregate amount for each Investor Group equal to such Investor Group’s Commitment Percentage of the L/C Reimbursement Amount to pay the L/C

 

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Provider. The Borrowing date with respect to such Borrowing shall be the first date on which a Base Rate Borrowing could be made pursuant to Section 2.03 if the Administrative Agent had received a notice of such Borrowing at the time the Administrative Agent receives notice from the L/C Provider of such drawing under such Letter of Credit. Such Investors shall make the amount of such Advances available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds not later than 3:00 p.m. (New York time) on such Borrowing date and the proceeds of such Advances shall be immediately made available by the Administrative Agent to the L/C Provider for application to the reimbursement of such drawing.

(b) The Co-Issuers’ obligations under Section 2.08(a) shall be absolute and unconditional, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, under any and all circumstances and irrespective of (i) any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment that the Co-Issuers may have or have had against the L/C Provider, the L/C Issuing Bank, any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or any other Person, (ii) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (iii) payment by the L/C Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, (iv) payment by the L/C Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other liquidation, conservatorship, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization or similar debtor relief laws of any jurisdictions or (v) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.08(b) , constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, any Co-Issuer’s obligations hereunder. The Co-Issuers also agree that the L/C Provider and the L/C Issuing Bank shall not be responsible for, and the Co-Issuers’ Reimbursement Obligations under Section 2.08(a) shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even though such documents shall in fact prove to be invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or among the Co-Issuers and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred or any claims whatsoever of the Co-Issuers against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any such transferee. Neither the L/C Provider nor the L/C Issuing Bank shall be liable for any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission, dispatch or delivery of any message or advice, however transmitted, in connection with any Letter of Credit, except for direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Co-Issuers to the extent permitted by applicable law) caused by errors or omissions found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the L/C Provider or the L/C Issuing Bank, as the case may be. The Co-Issuers agree that any action taken or omitted by the L/C Provider or the L/C Issuing Bank, as the case may be, under or in connection with any Letter of Credit or the related drafts or documents, if done in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct and in accordance with the

 

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standards of care specified in the UCC of the State of New York, shall be binding on the Co-Issuers and shall not result in any liability of the L/C Provider or the L/C Issuing Bank to the Co-Issuers. As between the Co-Issuers and the L/C Issuing Bank, the Co-Issuers hereby assume all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to such beneficiary’s or transferee’s use of any Letter of Credit. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the Co-Issuers agree with the L/C Issuing Bank that, with respect to documents presented that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

(c) If any draft shall be presented for payment under any Letter of Credit, the L/C Provider shall promptly notify the Manager, the Co-Issuers and the Administrative Agent of the date and amount thereof. The responsibility of the applicable L/C Issuing Bank to the Co-Issuers in connection with any draft presented for payment under any Letter of Credit shall, in addition to any payment obligation expressly provided for in such Letter of Credit, be limited to determining that the documents (including each draft) delivered under such Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment are substantially in conformity with such Letter of Credit and, in paying such draft, such L/C Issuing Bank shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by such Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of any Person(s) executing or delivering any such document.

SECTION 2.09 L/C Participations .

(a) The L/C Provider irrevocably agrees to grant and hereby grants to each Committed Note Purchaser, and, to induce the L/C Provider to provide Letters of Credit hereunder (and, if the L/C Provider is not the L/C Issuing Bank for any Letter of Credit, to induce the L/C Provider to agree to reimburse such L/C Issuing Bank for any payment of any drafts presented thereunder), each Committed Note Purchaser irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to accept and purchase and hereby accepts and purchases from the L/C Provider, on the terms and conditions set forth below, for such Committed Note Purchaser’s own account and risk an undivided interest equal to its Committed Note Purchaser Percentage of the related Investor Group’s Commitment Percentage of the L/C Provider’s obligations and rights under and in respect of each Letter of Credit provided hereunder and the L/C Reimbursement Amount with respect to each draft paid or reimbursed by the L/C Provider in connection therewith. Subject to Section 2.07(c) , each Committed Note Purchaser unconditionally and irrevocably agrees with the L/C Provider that, if a draft is paid under any Letter of Credit for which the L/C Provider is not paid in full by the Co-Issuers in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such Committed Note Purchaser shall pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand of the L/C Provider an amount equal to its Committed Note Purchaser Percentage of the related Investor Group’s Commitment Percentage of the L/C Reimbursement Amount with respect to such draft, or any part thereof, that is not so paid.

 

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(b) If any amount required to be paid by any Committed Note Purchaser to the Administrative Agent for forwarding to the L/C Provider pursuant to Section 2.09(a) in respect of any unreimbursed portion of any payment made or reimbursed by the L/C Provider under any Letter of Credit is paid to the Administrative Agent for forwarding to the L/C Provider within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, such Committed Note Purchaser shall pay to Administrative Agent for forwarding to the L/C Provider on demand an amount equal to the product of (i) such amount, times (ii) the daily average Federal Funds Rate during the period from and including the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Provider, times (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days that elapse during such period and the denominator of which is 360. If any such amount required to be paid by any Committed Note Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.09(a) is not made available to the Administrative Agent for forwarding to the L/C Provider by such Committed Note Purchaser within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, the L/C Provider shall be entitled to recover from such Committed Note Purchaser, on demand, such amount with interest thereon calculated from such due date at the Base Rate. A certificate of the L/C Provider submitted to any Committed Note Purchaser with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.09(b) , in the absence of manifest error, shall be conclusive and binding on such Committed Note Purchaser. Such amounts payable under this Section 2.09(b) shall be paid without any deduction for any withholding taxes.

(c) Whenever, at any time after payment has been made under any Letter of Credit and the L/C Provider has received from any Committed Note Purchaser its pro rata share of such payment in accordance with Section 2.09(a) , the Administrative Agent or the L/C Provider receives any payment related to such Letter of Credit (whether directly from the Co-Issuers or otherwise, including proceeds of collateral applied thereto by the L/C Provider), or any payment of interest on account thereof, the Administrative Agent or the L/C Provider, as the case may be, will distribute to such Committed Note Purchaser its pro   rata share thereof; provided , however , that in the event that any such payment received by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Provider, as the case may be, shall be required to be returned by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Provider, such Committed Note Purchaser shall return to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Provider the portion thereof previously distributed by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Provider, as the case may be, to it.

(d) Each Committed Note Purchaser’s obligation to make the Advances referred to in Section 2.08(a) and to pay its pro rata share of any unreimbursed draft pursuant to Section 2.09(a) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Committed Note Purchaser or the Co-Issuers may have against the L/C Provider, any L/C Issuing Bank, the Co-Issuers or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Article VII other than at the time the related Letter of Credit was issued; (iii) an adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Co-Issuers; (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Indenture Document by any Co-Issuer or any other Person; (v) any amendment, renewal or

 

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extension of any Letter of Credit in compliance with this Agreement or with the terms of such Letter of Credit, as applicable; or (vi) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.

ARTICLE III

INTEREST AND FEES

SECTION 3.01 Interest .

(a) To the extent that an Advance is funded or maintained by a Conduit Investor through the issuance of Commercial Paper, such Advance shall bear interest at the CP Rate applicable to such Conduit Investor. To the extent that, and only for so long as, an Advance is funded or maintained by a Conduit Investor through means other than the issuance of Commercial Paper (based on its determination in good faith that it is unable to raise or is precluded or prohibited from raising, or that it is not advisable to raise, funds through the issuance of Commercial Paper in the commercial paper market of the United States to finance its purchase or maintenance of such Advance or any portion thereof (which determination may be based on any allocation method employed in good faith by such Conduit Investor), including by reason of market conditions or by reason of insufficient availability under any of its Program Support Agreement or the downgrading of any of its Program Support Providers), such Advance shall bear interest at (i) the Base Rate or (ii) if the required notice has been given pursuant to Section 3.01(b) with respect to such Advance, for any Eurodollar Interest Period, the Eurodollar Rate applicable to such Eurodollar Interest Period for such Advance, in each case except as otherwise provided in the definition of Eurodollar Interest Period or in Section 3.03 or 3.04 . Each Advance funded or maintained by a Committed Note Purchaser or a Program Support Provider shall bear interest at (i) the Base Rate or (ii) if the required notice has been given pursuant to Section 3.01(b) with respect to such Advance, for any Eurodollar Interest Period, the Eurodollar Rate applicable to such Eurodollar Interest Period for such Advance, in each case except as otherwise provided in the definition of Eurodollar Interest Period or in Section 3.03 or 3.04 . By (x) 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day preceding each Accounting Date, each Funding Agent shall notify the Administrative Agent of the applicable CP Rate for each Advance made by its Investor Group that was funded or maintained through the issuance of Commercial Paper and was outstanding during all or any portion of the Interest Period ending immediately prior to such Accounting Date and (y) 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day preceding each Accounting Date, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Master Issuer (on behalf of the Co-Issuers), the Manager, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Funding Agents of such applicable CP Rate and of the applicable interest rate for each other Advance for such Interest Period and of the amount of interest accrued on Advances during such Interest Period.

(b) With respect to any Advance (other than one funded or maintained by a Conduit Investor through the issuance of Commercial Paper), so long no Potential Rapid Amortization Event, Rapid Amortization Period or Event of Default has commenced and is continuing, the Co-Issuers may elect that such Advance bear interest

 

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at the Eurodollar Rate for any Eurodollar Interest Period while such Advance is outstanding to the extent provided in Section 3.01(a) by giving notice thereof to the Funding Agents prior to 12:00 p.m. (New York time) on the date which is three Eurodollar Business Days prior to the commencement of such Eurodollar Interest Period. If such notice is not given in a timely manner, such Advance shall bear interest at the Base Rate. Each such conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Advances for a new Eurodollar Interest Period in accordance with this Section 3.01(b) shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof.

(c) Any outstanding Swingline Loans and Unreimbursed L/C Drawings shall bear interest at the Base Rate. By (x) 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day preceding each Accounting Date, the Swingline Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent in reasonable detail of the amount of interest accrued on any Swingline Loans during the Interest Period ending on such date and the L/C Provider shall notify the Administrative Agent in reasonable detail of the amount of interest accrued on any Unreimbursed L/C Drawings during such Interest Period and the amount of fees accrued on any Undrawn L/C Face Amounts during such Interest Period and (y) 3:00 p.m. on such date, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Servicer, the Trustee, the Master Issuer (on behalf of the Co-Issuers) and the Manager of the amount of such accrued interest and fees as set forth in such notices.

(d) All accrued interest pursuant to Section 3.01(a) or (c)  shall be due and payable in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture.

(e) In addition, under the circumstances set forth in Section 3.4 of the Series 2012-1 Supplement, the Co-Issuers shall jointly and severally pay quarterly interest in respect of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount in an amount equal to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Quarterly Post-Renewal Date Contingent Interest payable pursuant to such Section 3.4 subject to and in accordance with the Priority of Payments.

(f) All computations of interest at the CP Rate and the Eurodollar Rate, all computations of Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Quarterly Post-Renewal Date Contingent Interest (other than any accruing on any Base Rate Advances) and all computations of fees shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days elapsed. All computations of interest at the Base Rate and all computations of Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Quarterly Post-Renewal Date Contingent Interest accruing on any Base Rate Advances shall be made on the basis of a 365 (or 366, as applicable) day year and actual number of days elapsed. Whenever any payment of interest, principal or fees hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of the amount of interest owed. Interest shall accrue on each Advance, Swingline Loan and Unreimbursed L/C Drawing from and including the day on which it is made to but excluding the date of repayment thereof.

 

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SECTION 3.02 Fees .

(a) The Co-Issuers jointly and severally shall pay to the Administrative Agent for its own account the Administrative Agent Fees (as defined in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 VFN Fee Letter, collectively, the “ Administrative Agent Fees ”) in accordance with the terms of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 VFN Fee Letter and subject to the Priority of Payments.

(b) On each Quarterly Payment Date on or prior to the Commitment Termination Date, the Co-Issuers jointly and severally shall, in accordance with Section 4.01 , pay to each Funding Agent, for the account of the related Committed Note Purchaser(s), the Undrawn Commitment Fees (as defined in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 VFN Fee Letter, the “ Undrawn Commitment Fees ”) in accordance with the terms of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 VFN Fee Letter and subject to the Priority of Payments.

(c) The Co-Issuers jointly and severally shall pay (i) the fees required pursuant to Section 2.07 in respect of Letters of Credit and (ii) any other fees set forth in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 VFN Fee Letter (including any upfront and extension fees) subject to the Priority of Payments.

(d) All fees payable pursuant to this Section 3.02 shall be calculated in accordance with Section 3.01(f) and paid on the date due in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture. Once paid, all fees shall be nonrefundable under all circumstances other than manifest error.

SECTION 3.03 Eurodollar Lending Unlawful . If any Investor or Program Support Provider shall determine that any Change in Law makes it unlawful, or any Official Body asserts that it is unlawful, for any such Person to fund or maintain any Advance as a Eurodollar Advance, the obligation of such Person to fund or maintain any such Advance as a Eurodollar Advance shall, upon such determination, forthwith be suspended until such Person shall notify the Administrative Agent, the related Funding Agent, the Manager and the Co-Issuers that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist, and all then-outstanding Eurodollar Advances of such Person shall be automatically converted into Base Rate Advances at the end of the then-current Eurodollar Interest Period with respect thereto or sooner, if required by such law or assertion. For purposes of this Agreement, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all regulations, requests, guidelines or directives issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case, pursuant to Basel III, are deemed to have gone into effect and been adopted subsequent to the date hereof.

 

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SECTION 3.04 Deposits Unavailable . If the Administrative Agent shall have determined that:

(a) by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the interest rate applicable hereunder to the Eurodollar Advances; or

(b) with respect to any interest rate otherwise applicable hereunder to any Eurodollar Advances the Eurodollar Interest Period for which has not then commenced, Investor Groups holding in the aggregate more than 50% of the Eurodollar Advances have determined that such interest rate will not adequately reflect the cost to them of funding, agreeing to fund or maintaining such Eurodollar Advances for such Eurodollar Interest Period,

then, upon notice from the Administrative Agent (which, in the case of clause (b)  above, the Administrative Agent shall give upon obtaining actual knowledge that such percentage of the Investor Groups have so determined) to the Funding Agents, the Manager and the Master Issuer (on behalf of the Co-Issuers), the obligations of the Investors to fund or maintain any Advance as a Eurodollar Advance after the end of the then-current Eurodollar Interest Period, if any, with respect thereto shall forthwith be suspended and on the date such notice is given such Advances will convert to Base Rate Advances until the Administrative Agent has notified the Funding Agents and the Master Issuer (on behalf of the Co-Issuers) that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist.

SECTION 3.05 Increased Costs, etc. The Co-Issuers jointly and severally agree to reimburse each Investor and any Program Support Provider (each, an “ Affected Person ”, which term, for purposes of Sections 3.07 and 3.08 , shall also include the Swingline Lender and the L/C Issuing Bank) for any increase in the cost of, or any reduction in the amount of any sum receivable by any such Affected Person, including reductions in the rate of return on such Affected Person’s capital, in respect of funding or maintaining (or of its obligation to fund or maintain) any Advances that arise in connection with any Changes in Law, except for such Changes in Law with respect to increased capital costs and Taxes which shall be governed by Sections 3.07 and 3.08 , respectively (whether or not amounts are payable thereunder in respect thereof). For purposes of this Agreement, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all regulations, requests, guidelines or directives issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case, pursuant to Basel III, are deemed to have gone into effect and been adopted subsequent to the date hereof. Each such demand shall be provided to the related Funding Agent and the Co-Issuers in writing and shall state, in reasonable detail, the reasons therefor and the additional amount required fully to compensate such Affected Person for such increased cost or reduced amount of return. Such additional amounts (“ Increased Costs ”) shall be deposited into the Collection Account by the Co-Issuers within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such notice to be payable as Class A-1 Senior

 

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Notes Other Amounts, subject to and in accordance with the Priority of Payments, to the Administrative Agent and by the Administrative Agent to such Funding Agent and by such Funding Agent directly to such Affected Person, and such notice shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on the Co-Issuers; provided that with respect to any notice given to the Co-Issuers under this Section 3.05 the Co-Issuers shall not be under any obligation to pay any amount with respect to any period prior to the date that is 180 days prior to such demand if the relevant Affected Person knew or could reasonably have been expected to know of the circumstances giving rise to such increased costs or reductions in the rate of return; provided further that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to any increased costs or reductions in rate of return arising out of any retroactive application of any Change in Law within such 180-day period.

SECTION 3.06 Funding Losses . In the event any Affected Person shall incur any loss or expense (including any loss or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Affected Person to fund or maintain any portion of the principal amount of any Advance as a Eurodollar Advance) as a result of:

(a) any conversion, repayment, prepayment or redemption (for any reason, including, without limitation, as a result of any Decrease or the acceleration of the maturity of such Eurodollar Advance) of the principal amount of any Eurodollar Advance on a date other than the scheduled last day of the Eurodollar Interest Period applicable thereto;

(b) any Advance not being funded or maintained as a Eurodollar Advance after a request therefor has been made in accordance with the terms contained herein (for a reason other than the failure of such Affected Person to make an Advance after all conditions thereto have been met); or

(c) any failure of the Co-Issuers to make a Decrease, prepayment or redemption with respect to any Eurodollar Advance after giving notice thereof pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Series 2012-1 Supplement;

then, upon the written notice of any Affected Person to the related Funding Agent and the Co-Issuers, the Co-Issuers jointly and severally shall deposit into the Collection Account (within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such notice) to be payable as Class A-1 Senior Notes Other Amounts, subject to and in accordance with the Priority of Payments, to the Administrative Agent and by the Administrative Agent to such Funding Agent and such Funding Agent shall pay directly to such Affected Person such amount (“ Breakage Amount ” or “ Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Breakage Amount ”) as will (in the reasonable determination of such Affected Person) reimburse such Affected Person for such loss or expense; provided that with respect to any notice given to the Co-Issuers under this Section 3.06 the Co-Issuers shall not be under any obligation to pay any amount with respect to any period prior to the date that is 180 days prior to such notice if the relevant Affected Person knew or could reasonably have been expected to know of the circumstances giving rise to such loss or expense. Such written notice (which shall include calculations in reasonable detail) shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on the Co-Issuers.

 

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SECTION 3.07 Increased Capital Costs . If any Change in Law affects or would affect the amount of capital required or reasonably expected to be maintained by any Affected Person or any Person controlling such Affected Person and such Affected Person determines in its sole and absolute discretion that the rate of return on its or such controlling Person’s capital as a consequence of its commitment hereunder or under a Program Support Agreement or the Advances, Swingline Loans or Letters of Credit made or issued by such Affected Person is reduced to a level below that which such Affected Person or such controlling Person would have achieved but for the occurrence of any such circumstance, then, in any such case after notice from time to time by such Affected Person (or in the case of an L/C Issuing Bank, by the L/C Provider) to the related Funding Agent and the Co-Issuers (or, in the case of the Swingline Lender or the L/C Provider, to the Co-Issuers), the Co-Issuers jointly and severally shall deposit into the Collection Account within five (5) Business Days of the Co-Issuers’ receipt of such notice, to be payable as Class A-1 Senior Notes Other Amounts, subject to and in accordance with the Priority of Payments, to the Administrative Agent and by the Administrative Agent to such Funding Agent (or, in the case of the Swingline Lender or the L/C Provider, directly to such Person) and such Funding Agent shall pay to such Affected Person, such amounts (“ Increased Capital Costs ”) as will be sufficient to compensate such Affected Person or such controlling Person for such reduction in rate of return; provided that with respect to any notice given to the Co-Issuers under this Section 3.07 the Co-Issuers shall not be under any obligation to pay any amount with respect to any period prior to the date that is 180 days prior to such notice if the relevant Affected Person knew or could reasonably have been expected to know of the Change in Law; provided further that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to any increased costs or reductions in rate of return arising out of any retroactive application of any Change in Law within such 180-day period. A statement of such Affected Person as to any such additional amount or amounts (including calculations thereof in reasonable detail), in the absence of manifest error, shall be conclusive and binding on the Co-Issuers. In determining such additional amount, such Affected Person may use any method of averaging and attribution that it (in its reasonable discretion) shall deem applicable so long as it applies such method to other similar transactions. For purposes of this Agreement, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all regulations, requests, guidelines or directives issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case, pursuant to Basel III, are deemed to have gone into effect and been adopted subsequent to the date hereof.

SECTION 3.08 Taxes .

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free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for or on account of any present or future income, excise, documentary, property, stamp or franchise taxes and other taxes, fees, duties, withholdings or other charges in the nature of a tax imposed by any taxing authority including all interest, penalties or additions to tax and other liabilities with respect thereto (all such taxes, fees, duties, withholdings and other charges, and including all interest, penalties or additions to tax and other liabilities with respect thereto, being called “ Class A-1 Taxes ”), but excluding in the case of any Affected Person (i) net income, franchise (imposed in lieu of net income) or similar Class A-1 Taxes (and including branch profits or alternative minimum Class A-1 Taxes) and any other Class A-1 Taxes imposed or levied on the Affected Person as a result of a connection between the Affected Person and the jurisdiction of the governmental authority imposing such Class A-1 Taxes or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (other than any such connection arising solely from such Affected Person having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this Agreement or any other Related Document) and (ii) with respect to any Affected Person organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States or any state of the United States (“ Foreign Affected Person ”), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to the Foreign Affected Person at the time the Foreign Affected Person becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office), except to the extent that such Foreign Affected Person (or its assignor, if any) was already entitled, at the time of the designation of the new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Co-Issuers with respect to withholding tax (such Class A-1 Taxes not excluded by (i) and (ii) above being called “ Non-Excluded Taxes ”). If any Class A-1 Taxes are imposed and required by law to be deducted from any amount payable by the Co-Issuers hereunder to an Affected Person, then (x) if such Class A-1 Taxes are Non-Excluded Taxes, the amount of the payment shall be increased so that such payment is made, after withholding or deduction for or on account of such Non-Excluded Taxes, in an amount that is not less than the amount provided for hereunder and (y) the Co-Issuers shall withhold the amount of such Class A-1 Taxes from such payment (as increased, if applicable, pursuant to the preceding clause (x)) and shall pay such amount, subject to and in accordance with the Priority of Payments, to the taxing authority imposing such Class A-1 Taxes in accordance with applicable law.

(b) Moreover, if any Non-Excluded Taxes are directly asserted against any Affected Person or its agent with respect to any payment received by such Affected Person or its agent from the Co-Issuers or otherwise in respect of any Related Document or the transactions contemplated therein, such Affected Person or its agent may pay such Non-Excluded Taxes and the Co-Issuers will jointly and severally, within five (5) Business Days of any Co-Issuer’s receipt of written notice stating the amount of such Non-Excluded Taxes (including the calculation thereof in reasonable detail), deposit into the Collection Account, to be distributed as Class A-1 Senior Notes Other Amounts, subject to and in accordance with the Priority of Payments, such additional amounts (collectively, “ Increased Tax Costs ,” which term shall include all amounts payable by or on behalf of any Co-Issuer pursuant to this Section 3.08 ) as is necessary in order that the net amount received by such Affected Person or agent after the payment of such Non-Excluded Taxes (including any Non-Excluded Taxes on such additional amount) shall equal the amount such Person would have received had no such Non-Excluded

 

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Taxes been asserted. Any amount payable to an Affected Person under this Section 3.08 shall be reduced by, and Increased Tax Costs shall not include, the amount of incremental damages (including Taxes) due or payable by any Co-Issuer as a direct result of such Affected Person’s failure to demand from the Co-Issuers additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.08 within 180 days from the date on which the related Non-Excluded Taxes were incurred.

(c) As promptly as practicable after the payment of any Class A-1 Taxes, and in any event within thirty (30) days of any such payment being due, the Co-Issuers shall furnish to each applicable Affected Person or its agents a certified copy of an official receipt (or other documentary evidence satisfactory to such Affected Person and agents) evidencing the payment of such Class A-1 Taxes. If the Co-Issuers fail to pay any Class A-1 Taxes when due to the appropriate taxing authority or fail to remit to the Affected Persons or their agents the required receipts (or such other documentary evidence), the Co-Issuers shall jointly and severally indemnify (by depositing such amounts into the Collection Account, to be distributed subject to and in accordance with the Priority of Payments) each Affected Person and its agents for any Non-Excluded Taxes that may become payable by any such Affected Person or its agents as a result of any such failure.

(d) Each Affected Person (other than any Affected Person that is not a Foreign Affected Person and is a corporation for federal tax purposes) on or prior to the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter as soon as practicable after the obsolescence, expiration or invalidity of any form or document previously delivered) and to the extent permissible under then current law, shall deliver to any Co-Issuer (or to more than one Co-Issuer, as the Co-Issuers may reasonably request), a United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, Form W-8ECI, Form W-8IMY or Form W-9, as applicable, or applicable successor form, or such other forms or documents (or successor forms or documents), appropriately completed and executed, as may be applicable to establish the extent to which a payment to such Affected Person is exempt from withholding or deduction of United States federal withholding taxes. At the times prescribed in the preceding sentence, each Affected Person shall deliver to any Co-Issuer (or to more than one Co-Issuer, as the Co-Issuers may reasonably request), any other forms or documents (or successor forms or documents), appropriately completed and executed, as may be applicable to establish the extent to which a payment to such Affected Person is exempt from withholding or deduction of Non-Excluded Taxes other than United States federal withholding taxes. The Co-Issuers shall not be required to pay any increased amount under Section 3.08(a) or Section 3.08(b) to an Affected Person in respect of the withholding or deduction of United States federal withholding taxes or other Non-Excluded Taxes imposed as the result of the failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in Law) of such Affected Person to comply with the requirements set forth in this Section 3.08(d) . The Co-Issuers may rely on any form or document provided pursuant to this Section 3.08(d) until notified otherwise by the Affected Person that delivered such form or document.

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indemnified pursuant to this Section 3.08 or as to which it has been paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.08 , it shall promptly notify a Co-Issuer and the Manager in writing of such refund and shall, within 30 days after receipt of a written request from the Co-Issuers, pay over such refund to a Co-Issuer (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made or additional amounts paid to such Affected Person under this Section 3.08 with respect to the Non-Excluded Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including the net amount of Taxes, if any, imposed on or with respect to such refund or payment) of the Affected Person and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant taxing authority that is directly attributable to such refund of such Non-Excluded Taxes); provided that the Co-Issuers, immediately upon the request of the Affected Person to any Co-Issuer (which request shall include a calculation in reasonable detail of the amount to be repaid), agree to repay the amount of the refund (and any applicable interest) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant taxing authority with respect to such amount) to the Affected Person in the event the Affected Person or any other Person is required to repay such refund to such taxing authority. This Section 3.08 shall not be construed to require the Affected Person to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the Co-Issuers or any other Person.

SECTION 3.09 Change of Lending Office . Each Committed Note Purchaser agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 3.05 or 3.07 or the payment of additional amounts to it under Section 3.08(a) or (b)  with respect to such Committed Note Purchaser, it will, if requested by the Co-Issuers, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Committed Note Purchaser) to designate another lending office for any Advances affected by such event with the object of avoiding the consequences of such event; provided that such designation is made on terms that, in the sole judgment of such Committed Note Purchaser, cause such Committed Note Purchaser and its lending office(s) or its related Conduit Investor to suffer no economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage; and provided , further , that nothing in this Section 3.09  shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Co-Issuers or the rights of any Committed Note Purchaser pursuant to Section 3.05 , 3.07 and 3.08 . If a Committed Note Purchaser notifies the Co-Issuers in writing that such Committed Note Purchaser will be unable to designate another lending office, the Co-Issuers may replace every member (but not any subset thereof) of such Committed Note Purchaser’s entire Investor Group by giving written notice to each member of such Investor Group and the Administrative Agent designating one or more Persons that are willing and able to purchase each member of such Investor Group’s rights and obligations under this Agreement for a purchase price that with respect to each such member of such Investor Group will equal the amount owed to each such member of such Investor Group with respect to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes (whether arising under the Indenture, this Agreement, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes or otherwise). Upon receipt of such written notice, each member of such Investor Group shall assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with Sections 9.17(a) , (b)  and (c) , as applicable, in consideration for such purchase price and at the reasonable expense of the Co-Issuers (including, without limitation, the reasonable documented fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel to each such member); provided , however , that no member of

 

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such Investor Group shall be obligated to assign any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement if the purchase price to be paid to such member is not at least equal to the amount owed to such member with respect to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes (whether arising under the Indenture, this Agreement, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes or otherwise).

ARTICLE IV

OTHER PAYMENT TERMS

SECTION 4.01 Time and Method of Payment . Except as otherwise provided in Section 4.02 , all amounts payable to any Funding Agent or Investor hereunder or with respect to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the applicable Person, by wire transfer of immediately available funds in Dollars not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date due. The Administrative Agent will promptly, and in any event by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the same Business Day as its receipt or deemed receipt of the same, distribute to the applicable Funding Agent for the benefit of the applicable Person, or upon the order of the applicable Funding Agent for the benefit of the applicable Person, its pro rata share (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment by wire transfer in like funds as received. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.07 and Section 4.02 , all amounts payable to the Swingline Lender or the L/C Provider hereunder or with respect to the Swingline Loans and L/C Obligations shall be made to or upon the order of the Swingline Lender or the L/C Provider, respectively, by wire transfer of immediately available funds in Dollars not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date due. Any funds received after that time will be deemed to have been received on the next Business Day. The Co-Issuers’ obligations hereunder in respect of any amounts payable to any Investor shall be discharged to the extent funds are disbursed by the Co-Issuers to the Administrative Agent as provided herein or by the Trustee or Paying Agent in accordance with Section 4.02 whether or not such funds are properly applied by the Administrative Agent or by the Trustee or Paying Agent. The Administrative Agent’s obligations hereunder in respect of any amounts payable to any Investor shall be discharged to the extent funds are disbursed by the Administrative Agent to the applicable Funding Agent as provided herein whether or not such funds are properly applied by such Funding Agent.

SECTION 4.02 Order of Distributions . Subject to Section 9.18(c)(ii) , any amounts deposited into the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account in respect of accrued interest, letter of credit fees or undrawn commitment fees shall be distributed by the Trustee or the Paying Agent, as applicable, on the date due and payable under the Indenture and in the manner provided therein, to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders of record on the applicable Record Date, ratably in proportion to the respective amounts due to such payees at each applicable level of the Priority of Payments in accordance with the applicable Quarterly Manager’s Certificate, the applicable written report provided to the Trustee under the Series 2012-1 Supplement or as provided in Section 3.3 of the Series 2012-1 Supplement. Subject to Section 9.18(c)(ii) , any amounts deposited

 

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into the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Distribution Account in respect of outstanding principal or face amounts shall be distributed by the Trustee or the Paying Agent, as applicable, on the date due and payable under the Indenture and in the manner provided therein, to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders of record on the applicable Record Date, in the following order of priority in accordance with the applicable Quarterly Manager’s Certificate, the applicable written report provided to the Trustee under the Series 2012-1 Supplement or as provided in Section 3.3 of the Series 2012-1 Supplement: first , to the Swingline Lender and the L/C Provider in respect of outstanding Swingline Loans and Unreimbursed L/C Drawings, ratably in proportion to the respective amounts due to such payees; second , to the other Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders in respect of their outstanding Advances, ratably in proportion thereto; and, third , any balance remaining of such amounts (up to an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of Undrawn L/C Face Amounts at such time) shall be paid to the L/C Provider, to be deposited by the L/C Provider into a cash collateral account in the name of the L/C Provider in accordance with Section 4.03(b) . Any amounts distributed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Priority of Payments in respect of any other amounts related to the Class A-1 Notes shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 4.01 on the date such amounts are due and payable hereunder to the applicable Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders and/or the Administrative Agent for its own account, as applicable, ratably in proportion to the respective aggregate of such amounts due to such payees.

SECTION 4.03 L/C Cash Collateral . (a) If as of the Required Expiration Date, any Undrawn L/C Face Amounts remain in effect, the Co-Issuers shall either (i) provide cash collateral (in an aggregate amount equal to the amount of Undrawn L/C Face Amounts at such time, to the extent that such amount of cash collateral has not been provided pursuant to Section 4.02 or 9.18(c)(ii) ) to the L/C Provider, to be deposited by the L/C Provider into a cash collateral account in the name of the L/C Provider in accordance with Section  4.03(b) or (ii) other than with respect to Interest Reserve Letters of Credit, make arrangements satisfactory to the L/C Provider in its sole and absolute discretion with the L/C Provider (and, if the L/C Provider is not the L/C Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuing Bank) pursuant to Section 4.04 such that any Letters of Credit that remain outstanding as of the date that is ten Business Days prior to the Commitment Termination Date shall cease to be deemed outstanding or to be deemed “Letters of Credit” for purposes of this Agreement as of the Commitment Termination Date.

(b) All amounts to be deposited in a cash collateral account pursuant to Section 4.02 , Section 4.03(a) or Section 9.18(c)(ii) shall be held by the L/C Provider as collateral to secure the Co-Issuers’ Reimbursement Obligations with respect to any outstanding Letters of Credit. The L/C Provider shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposit in Permitted Investments, which investments shall be made at the written direction, and at the risk and expense, of the Master Issuer ( provided that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such investments shall be made solely at the option and sole discretion of the L/C Provider), such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account and all Taxes on such amounts shall be payable by the

 

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Co-Issuers. Moneys in such account shall automatically be applied by such L/C Provider to reimburse it for any Unreimbursed L/C Drawings. Upon expiration of all then-outstanding Letters of Credit and payment in full of all Unreimbursed L/C Drawings, any balance remaining in such account shall be paid over (i) if the Base Indenture and any Series Supplement remain in effect, to the Trustee to be deposited into the Collection Account and distributed in accordance with the terms of the Base Indenture and (ii) otherwise to the Master Issuer; provided that, upon an Investor ceasing to be a Defaulting Investor in accordance with Section 9.18(d) , any amounts of cash collateral provided pursuant to Section 9.18(c)(ii) upon such Investor becoming a Defaulting Investor shall be released and applied as such amounts would have been applied had such Investor not become a Defaulting Investor.

SECTION 4.04 Alternative Arrangements with Respect to Letters of Credit . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any Related Document, a Letter of Credit (other than an Interest Reserve Letter of Credit) shall cease to be deemed outstanding for all purposes of this Agreement and each other Related Document if and to the extent that provisions, in form and substance satisfactory to the L/C Provider (and, if the L/C Provider is not the L/C Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuing Bank) in its sole and absolute discretion, have been made with respect to such Letter of Credit such that the L/C Provider (and, if applicable, the L/C Issuing Bank) has agreed in writing, with a copy of such agreement delivered to the Administrative Agent, the Control Party, the Trustee and the Master Issuer, that such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding hereunder, in which event such Letter of Credit shall cease to be a “Letter of Credit” as such term is used herein and in the Related Documents.

ARTICLE V

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE FUNDING AGENTS

SECTION 5.01 Authorization and Action of the Administrative Agent . Each of the Lender Parties and the Funding Agents hereby designates and appoints Barclays Bank PLC as the Administrative Agent hereunder, and hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions as agent on their behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender Party or any Funding Agent, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities on the part of the Administrative Agent shall be read into this Agreement or otherwise exist for the Administrative Agent. In performing its functions and duties hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall act solely as agent for the Lender Parties and the Funding Agents and does not assume nor shall it be deemed to have assumed any obligation or relationship of trust or agency with or for the Co-Issuers or any of its successors or assigns. The provisions of this Article (other than the rights of the Co-Issuers set forth in Section 5.07 ) are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lender Parties and the Funding Agents, and the Co-Issuers shall not have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any such provisions. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to

 

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take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, exposes the Administrative Agent to personal liability or that is contrary to this Agreement or any Requirement of Law. The appointment and authority of the Administrative Agent hereunder shall terminate upon the indefeasible payment in full of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes and all other amounts owed by the Co-Issuers hereunder to the Administrative Agent, all members of the Investor Groups, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Provider (the “ Aggregate Unpaids ”) and termination in full of all Commitments and the Swingline Commitment and the L/C Commitment.

SECTION 5.02 Delegation of Duties . The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall apply to their respective activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it in good faith.

SECTION 5.03 Exculpatory Provisions . Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be (a) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under or in connection with this Agreement (except for its, their or such Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment), or (b) responsible in any manner to any Lender Party or any Funding Agent for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by the Co-Issuers contained in this Agreement or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received under or in connection with, this Agreement for the due execution, legality, value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other document furnished in connection herewith, or for any failure of any Co-Issuer to perform its obligations hereunder, or for the satisfaction of any condition specified in Article VII . The Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to any Investor or any Funding Agent to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements or covenants contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Co-Issuers. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Potential Rapid Amortization Event, Rapid Amortization Event, Default or Event of Default unless the Administrative Agent has received notice in writing of such event from any Co-Issuer, any Lender Party or any Funding Agent.

SECTION 5.04 Reliance . The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Co-Issuers), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other document furnished in connection herewith unless it shall first receive such

 

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advice or concurrence of any Lender Party or any Funding Agent as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by any Lender Party or any Funding Agent; provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such advice, the Administrative Agent may take or refrain from taking any action, as the Administrative Agent shall deem advisable and in the best interests of the Lender Parties and the Funding Agents. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, in accordance with a request of Investor Groups holding more than 50% of the Commitments and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon the Lender Parties and the Funding Agents.

SECTION 5.05 Non-Reliance on the Administrative Agent and Other Purchasers . Each of the Lender Parties and the Funding Agents expressly acknowledges that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereafter taken, including, without limitation, any review of the affairs of the Co-Issuers, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent. Each of the Lender Parties and the Funding Agents represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent that it has and will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, prospects, financial and other conditions and creditworthiness of the Co-Issuers and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement.

SECTION 5.06 The Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity . The Administrative Agent and any of its Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from, and generally engage in any kind of business with the Co-Issuers or any Affiliate of the Co-Issuers as though the Administrative Agent were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.

SECTION 5.07 Successor Administrative Agent; Defaulting Administrative Agen t.

(a) The Administrative Agent may, upon 30 days notice to the Master Issuer (on behalf of the Co-Issuers) and each of the Lender Parties and the Funding Agents, and the Administrative Agent will, upon the direction of Investor Groups holding 100% of the Commitments (excluding any Commitments held by Defaulting Investors), resign as Administrative Agent. If the Administrative Agent shall resign, then the Investor Groups holding more than (i) if no single Investor Group holds more than 50% of the Commitments, 50% of the Commitments or (ii) if a single Investor Group holds more than 50% of the Commitments, two thirds of the Commitments (excluding any Commitments held by the resigning Administrative Agent or its Affiliates, and if all Commitments are held by the resigning Administrative Agent or its Affiliates, then the Co-Issuers), during such 30-day period, shall appoint an Affiliate of a member of the Investor Groups as a successor administrative agent, subject to the consent of (i) the Co-Issuers at all times other than while an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing

 

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(which consent of the Co-Issuers shall not be unreasonably withheld) and (ii) the Control Party (which consent of the Control Party shall not be unreasonably withheld); provided that the Commitment of any Defaulting Investor shall be disregarded in the determination of whether any threshold percentage of Commitments has been met under this Section 5.07(a) . If for any reason no successor Administrative Agent is appointed by the Investor Groups during such 30-day period, then effective upon the expiration of such 30-day period, the Co-Issuers shall make all payments in respect of the Aggregate Unpaids or under any fee letter delivered in connection herewith (including, without limitation, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 VFN Fee Letter) directly to the Funding Agents or the Swingline Lender or the L/C Provider, as applicable, and the Co-Issuers for all purposes shall deal directly with the Funding Agents or the Swingline Lender or the L/C Provider, as applicable, until such time, if any, as a successor administrative agent is appointed as provided above, and the Co-Issuers shall instruct the Trustee in writing accordingly. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of Section 9.05 and this Article V shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Administrative Agent under this Agreement.

(b) The Co-Issuers may, upon the occurrence of any of the following events (any such event, a “ Defaulting Administrative Agent Event ”) and with the consent of Investor Groups holding more than (i) if no single Investor Group holds more than 50% of the Commitments, 50% of the Commitments or (ii) if a single Investor Group holds more than 50% of the Commitments, two thirds of the Commitments, remove the Administrative Agent and, upon such removal, the Investor Groups holding more than 50% of the Commitments in the case of clause (i) above or two thirds of the Commitments in the case of clause (ii) above ( provided that the Commitment of any Defaulting Investor shall be disregarded in the determination of whether any threshold percentage of Commitments has been met under this Section 5.07(b) ) shall appoint an Affiliate of a member of the Investor Groups as a successor administrative agent, subject to the consent of (x) the Co-Issuers at all times other than while an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (which consent of the Co-Issuers shall not be unreasonably withheld) and (y) the Control Party (which consent of the Control Party shall not be unreasonably withheld): (i) an Event of Bankruptcy with respect to the Administrative Agent; (ii) if the Person acting as Administrative Agent or an Affiliate thereof is also an Investor, any other event pursuant to which such Person becomes a Defaulting Investor; (iii) the failure by the Administrative Agent to pay or remit any funds required to be remitted when due (in each case, if amounts are available for payment or remittance in accordance with the terms of this Agreement for application to the payment or remittance thereof) which continues for two (2) Business Days after such funds were required to be paid or remitted; (iv) any representation, warranty, certification or statement made by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or in any agreement, certificate, report or other document furnished by the Administrative Agent proves to have been false or misleading in any material respect as of the time made or deemed made, and if such representation, warranty, certification or statement is susceptible of remedy in all material respects, is not remedied within thirty (30) calendar days after knowledge thereof or notice by the Co-Issuers to the Administrative Agent, and if not susceptible of remedy in all material respects, upon notice by the Co-Issuers to the Administrative Agent or (v)

 

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any act constituting the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent. If for any reason no successor Administrative Agent is appointed by the Investor Groups within 30 days of the Administrative Agent’s removal pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, then effective upon the expiration of such 30-day period, the Co-Issuers shall make all payments in respect of the Aggregate Unpaids or under any fee letter delivered in connection herewith (including, without limitation, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 VFN Fee Letter) directly to the Funding Agents or the Swingline Lender or the L/C Provider, as applicable, and the Co-Issuers for all purposes shall deal directly with the Funding Agents or the Swingline Lender or the L/C Provider, as applicable, until such time, if any, as a successor administrative agent is appointed as provided above, and the Co-Issuers shall instruct the Trustee in writing accordingly. After any Administrative Agent’s removal hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of Section 9.05 and this Article V shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Administrative Agent under this Agreement.

(c) If a Defaulting Administrative Agent Event has occurred and is continuing, the Co-Issuers may make all payments in respect of the Aggregate Unpaids or under any fee letter delivered in connection herewith (including, without limitation, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 VFN Fee Letter) directly to the Funding Agents or the Swingline Lender or the L/C Provider, as applicable, and the Co-Issuers for all purposes may deal directly with the Funding Agents or the Swingline Lender or the L/C Provider, as applicable.

SECTION 5.08 Authorization and Action of Funding Agents . Each Investor is hereby deemed to have designated and appointed its related Funding Agent set forth next to such Investor’s name on Schedule I (or identified as such Investor’s Funding Agent pursuant to any applicable Assignment and Assumption Agreement or Investor Group Supplement) as the agent of such Person hereunder, and hereby authorizes such Funding Agent to take such actions as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to such Funding Agent by the terms of this Agreement together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each Funding Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with the related Investor Group, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities on the part of such Funding Agent shall be read into this Agreement or otherwise exist for such Funding Agent. In performing its functions and duties hereunder, each Funding Agent shall act solely as agent for the related Investor Group and does not assume nor shall it be deemed to have assumed any obligation or relationship of trust or agency with or for the Co-Issuers, any of their successors or assigns or any other Person. Each Funding Agent shall not be required to take any action that exposes such Funding Agent to personal liability or that is contrary to this Agreement or any Requirement of Law. The appointment and authority of the Funding Agents hereunder shall terminate upon the indefeasible payment in full of the Aggregate Unpaids of the Investor Groups and the termination in full of all the Commitments.

 

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SECTION 5.09 Delegation of Duties . Each Funding Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. Each Funding Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it in good faith.

SECTION 5.10 Exculpatory Provisions . Each Funding Agent and any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall not be (a) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under or in connection with this Agreement (except for its, their or such Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (b) responsible in any manner to the related Investor Group for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by the Co-Issuers contained in this Agreement or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received under or in connection with, this Agreement, or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other document furnished in connection herewith, or for any failure of any Co-Issuer to perform its obligations hereunder, or for the satisfaction of any condition specified in Article VII . Each Funding Agent shall not be under any obligation to the related Investor Group to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements or covenants contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Co-Issuers. Each Funding Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Potential Rapid Amortization Event, Rapid Amortization Event, Default or Event of Default unless such Funding Agent has received notice of such event from any Co-Issuer or any member of the related Investor Group.

SECTION 5.11 Reliance . Each Funding Agent shall in all cases be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of the Administrative Agent and legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Co-Issuers), independent accountants and other experts selected by such Funding Agent. Each Funding Agent shall in all cases be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other document furnished in connection herewith unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the related Investor Group as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the related Investor Group; provided that unless and until such Funding Agent shall have received such advice, such Funding Agent may take or refrain from taking any action, as such Funding Agent shall deem advisable and in the best interests of the related Investor Group. Each Funding Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, in accordance with a request of the related Investor Group and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon the related Investor Group.

SECTION 5.12 Non-Reliance on the Funding Agent and Other Purchasers . The related Investor Group expressly acknowledges that its Funding Agent and any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates has not made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by such Funding Agent

 

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hereafter taken, including, without limitation, any review of the affairs of the Co-Issuers, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by such Funding Agent. The related Investor Group represents and warrants to such Funding Agent that it has and will, independently and without reliance upon such Funding Agent and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, prospects, financial and other conditions and creditworthiness of the Co-Issuers and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement.

SECTION 5.13 The Funding Agent in its Individual Capacity . Each Funding Agent and any of its Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from, and generally engage in any kind of business with the Co-Issuers or any Affiliate of the Co-Issuers as though such Funding Agent were not a Funding Agent hereunder.

SECTION 5.14 Successor Funding Agent . Each Funding Agent will, upon the direction of the related Investor Group, resign as such Funding Agent. If such Funding Agent shall resign, then the related Investor Group shall appoint an Affiliate of a member of the related Investor Group as a successor funding agent (it being understood that such resignation shall not be effective until such successor is appointed). After any retiring Funding Agent’s resignation hereunder as Funding Agent, subject to the limitations set forth herein, the provisions of Section 9.05 and this Article V shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Funding Agent under this Agreement.

ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

SECTION 6.01 The Co-Issuers . The Co-Issuers jointly and severally represent and warrant to each Lender Party that:

(a) each of its representations and warranties in the Indenture and the other Related Documents (other than a Related Document relating solely to a Series of Notes other than the Series 2012-1 Notes) is true and correct (a) if not qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all material respects and (b) if qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects, as of the date originally made, as of the date hereof and as of the Series 2012-1 Closing Date (unless stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date);

(b) no Potential Rapid Amortization Event, Rapid Amortization Event, Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

(c) neither they nor or any of their Affiliates, have, directly or through an agent, engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising in connection with the offering of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes under the Securities Act or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of

 

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Section 4(2) of the Securities Act including, but not limited to, articles, notices or other communications published in any newspaper, magazine, or similar medium or broadcast over television or radio or any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by any general solicitation or general advertising; provided that no representation or warranty is made with respect to the Lender Parties and their Affiliates; and none of the Co-Issuers nor any of their Affiliates has entered into any contractual arrangement with respect to the distribution of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes, except for this Agreement and the other Related Documents, and the Co-Issuers will not enter into any such arrangement;

(d) neither they nor any of their Affiliates have, directly or through any agent, sold, offered for sale, solicited offers to buy or otherwise negotiated in respect of, any “security” (as defined in the Securities Act) that is or will be integrated with the sale of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes in a manner that would require the registration of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes under the Securities Act;

(e) assuming the representations and warranties of each Lender Party set forth in Section 6.03 of this Agreement are true and correct, the offer and sale of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes in the manner contemplated by this Agreement is a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and the Base Indenture is not required to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act; and

(f) the Co-Issuers have furnished to the Administrative Agent and each Funding Agent true, accurate and complete copies of all other Related Documents (excluding Series Supplements and other Related Documents relating solely to a Series of Notes other than the Series 2012-1 Notes) to which they are a party as of the Series 2012-1 Closing Date, all of which Related Documents are in full force and effect as of the Series 2012-1 Closing Date and no terms of any such agreements or documents have been amended, modified or otherwise waived as of such date, other than such amendments, modifications or waivers about which the Co-Issuers have informed each Funding Agent, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Provider.

SECTION 6.02 DPL . DPL represents and warrants to each Lender Party that each representation and warranty made by it in each Related Document (other than a Related Document relating solely to a Series of Notes other than the Series 2012-1 Notes and other than any representation or warranty in Section 4.1(i) or (j) of any Contribution and Sale Agreement or Article V of the Management Agreement) to which it is a party (including any representations and warranties made by it as Manager) is true and correct in all material respects as of the date originally made, as of the date hereof and as of the Series 2012-1 Closing Date (unless stated to relate solely to a specified date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such specified date).

 

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SECTION 6.03 Lender Parties . Each of the Lender Parties represents and warrants to the Co-Issuers and DPL as of the date hereof (or, in the case of a successor or assign of an Investor, as of the subsequent date on which such successor or assign shall become or be deemed to become a party hereto) that:

(a) it has had an opportunity to discuss the Co-Issuers’ and the Manager’s business, management and financial affairs, and the terms and conditions of the proposed purchase of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes, with the Co-Issuers and the Manager and their respective representatives;

(b) it is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act and a “qualified purchaser” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act and has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investing in, and is able and prepared to bear the economic risk of investing in, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes;

(c) it is purchasing the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes for its own account, or for the account of one or more “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act that meet the criteria described in clause (b)  above and for which it is acting with complete investment discretion, for investment purposes only and not with a view to distribution, subject, nevertheless, to the understanding that the disposition of its property shall at all times be and remain within its control, and neither it nor its Affiliates has engaged in any general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of the Securities Act, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, with respect to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes;

(d) it understands that (i) the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes have not been and will not be registered or qualified under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and are being offered only in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and may not be resold or otherwise transferred unless so registered or qualified or unless an exemption from registration or qualification is available and an opinion of counsel shall have been delivered in advance to the Co-Issuers, (ii) the Co-Issuers are not required to register the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, (iii) any permitted transferee hereunder must be a “qualified purchaser” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act and otherwise meet the criteria in clause (b) above and (iv) any transfer must comply with the provisions of Section 2.8 of the Base Indenture, Section 4.3 of the Series 2012-1 Supplement and Section 9.03 or 9.17 , as applicable, of this Agreement;

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(f) it understands that the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes will bear the legend set out in the form of Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes attached to the Series 2012-1 Supplement and be subject to the restrictions on transfer described in such legend;

(g) it will obtain for the benefit of the Co-Issuers from any purchaser of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes substantially the same representations and warranties contained in the foregoing paragraphs; and

(h) it has executed a Purchaser’s Letter substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto.

ARTICLE VII

CONDITIONS

SECTION 7.01 Conditions to Issuance and Effectiveness . Each Lender Party will have no obligation to purchase the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes hereunder on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date, and the Commitments, the Swingline Commitment and the L/C Commitment will not become effective, unless:

(a) the Base Indenture, the Series 2012-1 Supplement, the G&C Agreement and the other Related Documents shall be in full force and effect;

(b) on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date, each Lender Party shall have received a letter, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to it, from each of Moody’s and S&P stating that a long-term rating of “Baa1” (in the case of Moody’s) and “BBB+” (in the case of S&P) has been assigned to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes;

(c) each Lender Party shall have received opinions of counsel, in each case dated as of the Series 2012-1 Closing Date and addressed to the Lender Parties, from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Ropes & Gray LLP, each as counsel to the Co-Issuers, the Guarantors and the Parent Companies (as defined in the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Note Purchase Agreement), and such local, franchise, special and foreign counsel as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, dated as of the Series 2012-1 Closing Date and addressed to the Lender Parties, with respect to such matters as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request (including, without limitation, company matters, non-consolidation matters, security interest matters relating to the Collateral, tax and no-conflicts matters, “true contribution” matters and, from appropriate special counsel, franchise law matters); and

(d) at the time of such issuance, the additional conditions set forth in Schedule III and all other conditions to the issuance of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes under the Indenture shall have been satisfied or waived by such Lender Party.

 

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SECTION 7.02 Conditions to Initial Extensions of Credit . The election of each Conduit Investor to fund, and the obligation of each Committed Note Purchaser to fund, the initial Borrowing hereunder, and the obligations of the Swingline Lender and the L/C Provider to fund the initial Swingline Loan or provide the initial Letter of Credit hereunder, respectively, shall be subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent that (a) each Funding Agent shall have received a duly executed and authenticated Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Note registered in its name or in such other name as shall have been directed by such Funding Agent and stating that the principal amount thereof shall not exceed the Maximum Investor Group Principal Amount of the related Investor Group, (b) each of the Swingline Lender and the L/C Provider shall have received a duly executed and authenticated Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Note or Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Note, as applicable, registered in its name or in such other name as shall have been directed by it and stating that the principal amount thereof shall not exceed the Swingline Commitment or L/C Commitment, respectively, and (c) the Co-Issuers shall have paid all fees required to be paid by them on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date, including all fees required hereunder.

SECTION 7.03 Conditions to Each Extension of Credit . The election of each Conduit Investor to fund, and the obligation of each Committed Note Purchaser to fund, any Borrowing on any day (including the initial Borrowing but excluding any Borrowings to repay Swingline Loans or L/C Obligations pursuant to Section 2.05 , 2.06 or 2.08 , as applicable), and the obligations of the Swingline Lender to fund any Swingline Loan (including the initial one) and of the L/C Provider to provide any Letter of Credit (including the initial one), respectively, shall be subject to the conditions precedent that on the date of such funding or provision, before and after giving effect thereto and to the application of any proceeds therefrom, the following statements shall be true (without regard to any waiver, amendment or other modification of this Section 7.03 or any definitions used herein consented to by the Control Party unless Investors holding more than (i) if no single Investor Group holds more than 50% of the Commitments, 50% of the Commitments or (ii) if a single Investor Group holds more than 50% of the Commitments, two thirds of the Commitments ( provided that the Commitment of any Defaulting Investor shall be disregarded in the determination of whether any threshold percentage of Commitments has been met under this Section 7.03 ) have consented to such waiver, amendment or other modification for purposes of this Section 7.03 ); provided , however, that if a Rapid Amortization Event has occurred and been declared by the Control Party pursuant to Section 9.1(a), (b), (c) , (d) , or (e)  of the Base Indenture, consent to such waiver, amendment or other modification from all Investors ( provided that it shall not be the obligation of the Control Party to obtain such consent from the Investors) as well as the Control Party is required for purposes of this Section 7.03 ; and provided further that if the second proviso to Section 9.01 is applicable to such waiver, amendment or other modification, then consent to such waiver, amendment or other modification from the Persons required by such proviso shall also be required for purposes of this Section 7.03 ):

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materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects and (ii) if not qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all material respects, as of the date of such funding or issuance, with the same effect as though made on that date (unless stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date);

(b) there shall be no Potential Rapid Amortization Event, Rapid Amortization Event, Default or Event of Default or Series 2012-1 Cash Trapping Period in existence at the time of, or after giving effect to, such funding or issuance, and no Change of Control to which the Control Party has not provided its prior written consent;

(c) in the case of any Borrowing, the Co-Issuers shall have delivered or have been deemed to have delivered to the Administrative Agent an executed advance request in the form of Exhibit A hereto with respect to such Borrowing (each such request, an “ Advance Request ” or a “ Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Request ”);

(d) the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Amount will be funded and/or an Interest Reserve Letter of Credit will be maintained for such amount as of the date of such draw in the amounts required pursuant to the Indenture after giving effect to such draw;

(e) all Undrawn Commitment Fees, Administrative Agent Fees, L/C Quarterly Fees and L/C Fronting Fees due and payable on or prior to the date of such funding or issuance shall have been paid in full; and

(f) all conditions to such extension of credit or provision specified in Section 2.02 , 2.03 , 2.06 or 2.07 of this Agreement, as applicable, shall have been satisfied.

The giving of any notice pursuant to Section 2.03 , 2.06 or 2.07 , as applicable, shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Co-Issuers and the Manager that all conditions precedent to such funding or provision have been satisfied or will be satisfied concurrently therewith.

ARTICLE VIII

COVENANTS

SECTION 8.01 Covenants . Each of the Co-Issuers, jointly and severally, and the Manager, severally, covenants and agrees that, until all Aggregate Unpaids have been paid in full and all Commitments, the Swingline Commitment and the L/C Commitment have been terminated, it will:

(a) Unless waived in writing by the Control Party in accordance with Section 9.7 of the Base Indenture, duly and timely perform all of its covenants (both affirmative and negative) and obligations under each Related Document to which it is a party;

 

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(b) not amend, modify, waive or give any approval, consent or permission under any provision of the Base Indenture or any other Related Document to which it is a party unless any such amendment, modification, waiver or other action is in writing and made in accordance with the terms of the Base Indenture or such other Related Document, as applicable;

(c) at the same time any report, notice or other document is provided to the Rating Agencies and/or the Trustee, or caused to be provided, by the Co-Issuers or the Manager under the Base Indenture (including, without limitation, under Sections 8.8 , 8.9 and/or 8.11 thereof), or under the Series 2012-1 Supplement or this Agreement, provide the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly provide a copy thereof to the Lender Parties) with a copy of such report, notice or other document; provided , however , that neither the Manager nor the Co-Issuers shall have any obligation under this Section 8.01(c) to deliver to the Administrative Agent copies of any Quarterly Noteholders’ Statements that relate solely to a Series of Notes other than the Series 2012-1 Notes;

(d) once per calendar year, following reasonable prior notice from the Administrative Agent (the “ Annual Inspection Notice ”), and during regular business hours, permit any one or more of such Administrative Agent, any Funding Agent, the Swingline Lender or the L/C Provider, or any of their respective agents, representatives or permitted assigns, at the Co-Issuers’ expense, access (as a group, and not individually unless only one such Person desires such access) to the offices of the Manager, the Co-Issuers and the Guarantors, (i) to examine and make copies of and abstracts from all documentation relating to the Collateral on the same terms as are provided to the Trustee under Section 8.6 of the Base Indenture, and (ii) to visit the offices and properties of the Manager, the Co-Issuers and the Guarantors for the purpose of examining such materials described in clause (i)  above, and to discuss matters relating to the Collateral, or the administration and performance of the Base Indenture, the Series 2012-1 Supplement and the other Related Documents with any of the officers or employees of, the Manager, the Co-Issuers and/or the Guarantors, as applicable, having knowledge of such matters; provided , however , that upon the occurrence and continuation of a Potential Rapid Amortization Event, Rapid Amortization Event, Series 2012-1 Cash Trapping Period, Default or Event of Default, the Administrative Agent, any Funding Agent, the Swingline Lender or the L/C Provider, or any of their respective agents, representatives or permitted assigns, at the Co-Issuers’ expense may do any of the foregoing at any time during normal business hours and without advance notice; provided , further , that, in addition to any visits made pursuant to provision of an Annual Inspection Notice or during the continuation of a Potential Rapid Amortization Event, Rapid Amortization Event, Default or Event of Default, the Administrative Agent, any Funding Agent, the Swingline Lender or the L/C Provider, or any of their respective agents, representatives or permitted assigns, at their own expense, may do any of the foregoing at any time during normal business hours following reasonable prior notice; and provided, further , that the Funding Agents, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Provider will be permitted to provide input to the Administrative Agent with respect to the timing of delivery, and content, of the Annual Inspection Notice;

 

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(e) not take, or cause to be taken, any action, including, without limitation, acquiring any Margin Stock, that could cause the transactions contemplated by the Related Documents to fail to comply with the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, including Regulations T, U and X thereof;

(f) not permit any amounts owed with respect to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes to be secured, directly or indirectly, by any Margin Stock in a manner that would violate the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, including Regulations T, U and X thereof;

(g) promptly provide such additional financial and other information with respect to the Related Documents (other than Series Supplements and Related Documents relating solely to a Series of Notes other than the Series 2012-1 Notes), the Co-Issuers, the Manager or the Guarantors as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request;

(h) deliver to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly provide a copy thereof to the Lender Parties), the financial statements prepared pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Base Indenture at the same time as the delivery of such statements under the Base Indenture; and

(i) not (i) permit any Co-Issuer to use the proceeds of any draw under the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes to pay any distribution on its limited liability company interests to Holdco if such distribution will be used to pay dividends on Holdco shares or to repurchase Holdco shares if at the time of such dividend or repurchase less than $20,000,000 remains undrawn under the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes and (ii) designate equity contributions as Retained Collections Contributions to the extent such equity contributions were funded by the proceeds of a draw under the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes.

ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 9.01 Amendments . No amendment to or waiver or other modification of any provision of this Agreement, nor consent to any departure therefrom by the Manager or the Co-Issuers, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Manager, the Co-Issuers and the Administrative Agent with the consent of Investor Groups holding more than (i) if no single Investor Group holds more than 50% of the Commitments, 50% of the Commitments or (ii) if a single Investor Group holds more than 50% of the Commitments, two thirds of the Commitments; provided that the Commitment of any Defaulting Investor shall be disregarded in the determination of whether such threshold percentage of Commitments has been met; provided , however , that, in addition, (i) the prior written consent of each affected Investor

 

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shall be required in connection with any amendment, modification or waiver that (x) increases the amount of the Commitment of such Investor, extends the Commitment Termination Date or the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Senior Notes Renewal Date, modifies the conditions to funding such Commitment or otherwise subjects such Investor to any increased or additional duties or obligations hereunder or in connection herewith, (y) reduces the amount or delays the timing of payment of any principal, interest, fees or other amounts payable to such Investor hereunder or (z) would have an effect comparable to any of those set forth in Section 13.2(a) of the Base Indenture that require the consent of each Noteholder or each affected Noteholder; (ii) any amendment, modification or waiver that affects the rights or duties of any of the Swingline Lender, the L/C Provider, the Administrative Agent or the Funding Agents shall require the prior written consent of such affected Person; and (iii) the prior written consent of each Investor, the Swingline Lender, the L/C Provider, the Administrative Agent and each Funding Agent shall be required in connection with any amendment, modification or waiver of this Section 9.01 . For purposes of any provision of any other Indenture Document relating to any vote, consent, direction or the like to be given by the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Noteholders, such vote, consent, direction or the like shall be given by the Holders of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes only and not by the Holders of any Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Notes or Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Notes except to the extent that such vote, consent, direction or the like is to be given by each affected Noteholder.

Each Committed Note Purchaser will notify the Co-Issuers in writing whether or not it will consent to a proposed amendment, waiver or other modification of this Agreement and, if applicable, any condition to such consent, waiver or other modification. If a Committed Note Purchaser notifies the Co-Issuers in writing that such Committed Note Purchaser either (I) will not consent to an amendment to or waiver or other modification of any provision of this Agreement or (II) conditions its consent to such an amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of this Agreement upon the payment of an amendment fee, the Co-Issuers may replace every member (but not any subset thereof) of such Committed Note Purchaser’s entire Investor Group by giving written notice to each member of such Investor Group and the Administrative Agent designating one or more Persons that are willing and able to purchase each member of such Investor Group’s rights and obligations under this Agreement for a purchase price that with respect to each such member of such Investor Group will equal the amount owed to each such member of such Investor Group with respect to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes (whether arising under the Indenture, this Agreement, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes or otherwise). Upon receipt of such written notice, each member of such Investor Group shall assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with Sections 9.17(a) , (b)  and (c) , as applicable, in consideration for such purchase price and at the reasonable expense of the Co-Issuers (including, without limitation, the reasonable documented fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel to each such member); provided, however, that no member of such Investor Group shall be obligated to assign any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement if the purchase price to be paid to such member is not at least equal to the amount owed to such member with respect to the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes (whether arising under the Indenture, this Agreement, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes or otherwise).

 

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The Co-Issuers and the Lender Parties shall negotiate any amendments, waivers, consents, supplements or other modifications to this Agreement or the other Related Documents that require the consent of the Lender Parties in good faith, and any consent required to be given by the Lender Parties shall not be unreasonably denied, conditioned or delayed. Pursuant to Section 9.05(a) , the Lender Parties shall be entitled to reimbursement by the Co-Issuers for the reasonable expenses incurred by the Lender Parties in reviewing and approving any such amendment, waiver, consent, supplement or other modification to this Agreement or any Related Document.

SECTION 9.02 No Waiver; Remedies . Any waiver, consent or approval given by any party hereto shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given, and no waiver by a party of any breach or default under this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default. No failure on the part of any party hereto to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder, or any abandonment or discontinuation of steps to enforce the right, power or privilege, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. No notice to or demand on any party hereto in any case shall entitle such party to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

SECTION 9.03 Binding on Successors and Assigns .

(a) This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Co-Issuers, the Manager, the Lender Parties, the Funding Agents, the Administrative Agent and their respective successors and assigns; provided , however , that none of the Co-Issuers nor the Manager may assign its rights or obligations hereunder or in connection herewith or any interest herein (voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of each Lender Party (other than any Defaulting Investor); provided further that nothing herein shall prevent the Co-Issuers from assigning their rights (but none of their duties or liabilities) to the Trustee under the Base Indenture and the Series 2012-1 Supplement; and provided , further that none of the Lender Parties may transfer, pledge, assign, sell participations in or otherwise encumber its rights or obligations hereunder or in connection herewith or any interest herein except as permitted under Section 6.03 , Section 9.17 and this Section 9.03 . Nothing expressed herein is intended or shall be construed to give any Person other than the Persons referred to in the preceding sentence any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement except as provided in Section 9.16 .

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, each Investor may at any time grant to one or more Program Support Providers a participating interest in or lien on such Investor’s interests in the Advances made hereunder and such Program Support Provider, with respect to its participating interest, shall be entitled to the benefits granted to such Investor under this Agreement.

 

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(c) In addition to its rights under Section 9.17 , each Conduit Investor may at any time assign its rights in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes (and its rights hereunder and under the Related Documents) to its related Committed Note Purchaser or, subject to Section 6.03 and Section 9.17(f) , its related Program Support Provider or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, in each case in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture. Furthermore, each Conduit Investor may at any time grant a security interest in and lien on, all or any portion of its interests under this Agreement, its Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Note and all Related Documents to (i) its related Committed Note Purchaser, (ii) its Funding Agent, (iii) any Program Support Provider who, at any time now or in the future, provides program liquidity or credit enhancement, including, without limitation, an insurance policy for such Conduit Investor relating to the Commercial Paper or the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes, (iv) any other Person who, at any time now or in the future, provides liquidity or credit enhancement for the Conduit Investors, including, without limitation, an insurance policy relating to the Commercial Paper or the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes or (v) any collateral trustee or collateral agent for any of the foregoing; provided , however , that any such security interest or lien shall be released upon assignment of its Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Note to its related Committed Note Purchaser. Each Committed Note Purchaser may assign its Commitment, or all or any portion of its interest under its Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Note, this Agreement and the Related Documents to any Person to the extent permitted by Section 9.17 . Notwithstanding any other provisions set forth in this Agreement, each Committed Note Purchaser may at any time create a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement, its Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Note and the Related Documents in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with Regulation A of the F.R.S. Board or any similar foreign entity.

SECTION 9.04 Survival of Agreement . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein and in the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the making and the repayment of the Advances, the Swingline Loans and the Letters of Credit and the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes and shall continue in full force and effect until all interest on and principal of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes, and all other amounts owed to the Lender Parties, the Funding Agents and the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the Series 2012-1 Supplement have been paid in full, all Letters of Credit have expired or been fully cash collateralized in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Commitments, the Swingline Commitment and the L/C Commitment have been terminated. In addition, the obligations of the Co-Issuers and the Lender Parties under Sections 3.05 , 3.06 , 3.07 , 3.08 , 9.05 , 9.10 and 9.11 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

SECTION 9.05 Payment of Costs and Expenses; Indemnification .

(a) Payment of Costs and Expenses . The Co-Issuers jointly and severally agree to pay (by depositing such amounts into the Collection Account to be distributed subject to and in accordance with the Priority of Payments), on the Series 2012-1 Closing Date (if invoiced at least one (1) Business Day prior to such date) or on

 

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or before five (5) Business Days after written demand (in all other cases), all reasonable expenses of the Administrative Agent, each initial Funding Agent and each initial Lender Party (including the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel to each of the foregoing, if any, as well as the fees and expenses of the Rating Agencies) in connection with (i) the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and of each other Related Document, including schedules and exhibits, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby are consummated, and (ii) any amendments, waivers, consents, supplements or other modifications to this Agreement or any other Related Document as may from time to time hereafter be proposed. The Co-Issuers further jointly and severally agree to pay, subject to and in accordance with the Priority of Payments, and to hold the Administrative Agent, each Funding Agent and each Lender Party harmless from all liability for (x) any breach by the Co-Issuers of their obligations under this Agreement, (y) all reasonable costs incurred by the Administrative Agent, such Funding Agent or such Lender Party in enforcing this Agreement and (z) any Non-Excluded Taxes that may be payable in connection with (1) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, (2) any Borrowing or Swingline Loan hereunder, (3) the issuance of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes, (4) any Letter of Credit hereunder or (5) any other Related Documents. The Co-Issuers also jointly and severally agree to reimburse, subject to and in accordance with the Priority of Payments, the Administrative Agent, such Funding Agent and such Lender Party upon demand for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, such Funding Agent and such Lender Party in connection with (1) the negotiation of any restructuring or “work-out”, whether or not consummated, of the Related Documents and (2) the enforcement of, or any waiver or amendment requested under or with respect to, this Agreement or any other of the Related Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, other than in connection with a sale or assignment pursuant to Section 9.18(a) , the Co-Issuers shall have no obligation to reimburse any Lender Party for any of the fees and/or expenses incurred by such Lender Party with respect to its sale or assignment of all or any part of its respective rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes pursuant to Section 9.03 or Section 9.17 .

(b) Indemnification of the Lender Parties . In consideration of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Lender Parties, the Co-Issuers hereby agree to jointly and severally indemnify and hold each Lender Party and each of their officers, directors, employees, affiliates and agents (collectively, the “ Indemnified Parties ”) harmless (by depositing such amounts into the Collection Account to be distributed subject to and in accordance with the Priority of Payments) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, losses, liabilities and damages, and reasonable documented costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnified Party is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought and including, without limitation, any liability in connection with the offering and sale of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes), including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and disbursements (collectively, the “ Indemnified Liabilities ”), incurred by the Indemnified Parties or any of them (whether in prosecuting or defending against such actions, suits or claims) to the extent resulting from, or arising out of, or relating to:

 

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(i) any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of any Advance, Swingline Loan or Letter of Credit; or

(ii) the entering into and performance of this Agreement and any other Related Document by any of the Indemnified Parties, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the consent by the Lender Parties set forth in Section 9.19 ;

except for any such Indemnified Liabilities arising for the account of a particular Indemnified Party by reason of the relevant Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct or breach of representations set forth herein. If and to the extent that the foregoing undertaking may be unenforceable for any reason, the Co-Issuers hereby jointly and severally agree to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities that is permissible under applicable law. The indemnity set forth in this Section 9.05(b) shall in no event include indemnification for special, punitive, consequential or indirect damages of any kind or for any Taxes which shall be covered by (or expressly excluded from) the indemnification provided in Section 3.08 or for any transfer Taxes with respect to its sale or assignment of all or any part of its respective rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes pursuant to Section 9.17 . The Co-Issuers shall give notice to the Rating Agencies of any claim for Indemnified Liabilities made under this Section 9.05(b) .

(c) Indemnification of the Administrative Agent and each Funding Agent .

(i) In consideration of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Administrative Agent and each Funding Agent, the Co-Issuers hereby agree to jointly and severally indemnify and hold the Administrative Agent and each Funding Agent and each of their officers, directors, employees, affiliates and agents (collectively, the “ Agent Indemnified Parties ”) harmless (by depositing such amounts into the Collection Account to be distributed subject to and in accordance with the Priority of Payments) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, losses, liabilities and damages, and reasonable documented costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Agent Indemnified Party is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought and including, without limitation, any liability in connection with the offering and sale of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes), including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and disbursements (collectively, the “ Agent Indemnified Liabilities ”), incurred by the Agent Indemnified Parties or any of them (whether in prosecuting or defending against such actions, suits or claims) to the extent resulting from, or arising out of, or relating to the entering into and performance of this Agreement and any other Related Document by any of the Agent Indemnified Parties, except for any such Agent Indemnified Liabilities arising for the account of a particular Agent Indemnified Party by reason of the relevant Agent Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. If and to the extent that the foregoing undertaking may be

 

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unenforceable for any reason, the Co-Issuers hereby jointly and severally agree to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Agent Indemnified Liabilities that is permissible under applicable law. The indemnity set forth in this Section 9.05(c)(i)  shall in no event include indemnification for special, punitive, consequential or indirect damages of any kind or for any Taxes which shall be covered by (or expressly excluded from) the indemnification provided in Section 3.08 . The Co-Issuers shall give notice to the Rating Agencies of any claim for Agent Indemnified Liabilities made under this Section 9.05(c)(i) .

(ii) In consideration of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Administrative Agent and the related Funding Agent, each Committed Note Purchaser, ratably according to its respective Commitment, hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Administrative Agent and each of its officers, directors, employees, affiliates and agents (collectively, the “ Administrative Agent Indemnified Parties ”) and such Funding Agent and each of its officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “ Funding Agent Indemnified Parties ,” and together with the Administrative Agent Indemnified Parties, the “ Applicable Agent Indemnified Parties ”) harmless from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, losses, liabilities and damages, and reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith (solely to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of the Co-Issuers) (irrespective of whether any such Applicable Agent Indemnified Party is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought and including, without limitation, any liability in connection with the offering and sale of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes), including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (collectively, the “ Applicable Agent Indemnified Liabilities ”), incurred by the Applicable Agent Indemnified Parties or any of them (whether in prosecuting or defending against such actions, suits or claims) to the extent resulting from, or arising out of, or relating to the entering into and performance of this Agreement and any other Related Document by any of the Applicable Agent Indemnified Parties, except for any such Applicable Agent Indemnified Liabilities arising for the account of a particular Applicable Agent Indemnified Party by reason of the relevant Applicable Agent Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. If and to the extent that the foregoing undertaking may be unenforceable for any reason, each Committed Note Purchaser, ratably according to its respective Commitment, hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Applicable Agent Indemnified Liabilities that is permissible under applicable law. The indemnity set forth in this Section 9.05(c)(ii)  shall in no event include indemnification for consequential or indirect damages of any kind or for any Taxes which shall be covered by (or expressly excluded from) the indemnification provided in Section 3.08 .

SECTION 9.06 Characterization as Related Document; Entire Agreement . This Agreement shall be deemed to be a Related Document for all purposes of the Base Indenture and the other Related Documents. This Agreement, together with the Base Indenture, the Series 2012-1 Supplement, the documents delivered pursuant to

 

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Article VII and the other Related Documents, including the exhibits and schedules thereto, contains a final and complete integration of all prior expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all previous oral statements and other writings with respect thereto.

SECTION 9.07 Notices . All notices, amendments, waivers, consents and other communications provided to any party hereto under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed, delivered or transmitted to such party at its address, e-mail address (if provided), or facsimile number set forth below its signature hereto, in the case of the Co-Issuers or the Manager, or on Schedule II , in the case of the Lender Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Funding Agents, or in each case at such other address, e-mail address or facsimile number as may be designated by such party in a notice to the other parties. Any notice, if mailed and properly addressed with postage prepaid or if properly addressed and sent by pre-paid courier service, shall be deemed given when received; any notice, if transmitted by e-mail, shall be deemed given when received; any notice, if transmitted by facsimile, shall be deemed given when transmitted (so long as transmitted on a Business Day, otherwise the next succeeding Business Day) upon receipt of electronic confirmation of transmission.

SECTION 9.08 Severability of Provisions . Any covenant, provision, agreement or term of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of the prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 9.09 Tax Characterization . Each party to this Agreement (a) acknowledges that it is the intent of the parties to this Agreement that, for accounting purposes and for all federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes will be treated as evidence of indebtedness, (b) agrees to treat the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes for all such purposes as indebtedness and (c) agrees that the provisions of the Related Documents shall be construed to further these intentions.

SECTION 9.10 No Proceedings; Limited Recourse .

(a) The Securitization Entities . Each of the parties hereto (other than the Co-Issuers) hereby covenants and agrees that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of the last maturing Note issued by the Co-Issuers pursuant to the Base Indenture, it will not institute against, or join with any other Person in instituting against, any Securitization Entity, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings, under any federal or state bankruptcy or similar law, all as more particularly set forth in Section 14.13 of the Base Indenture and subject to any retained rights set forth therein; provided , however , that nothing in this Section 9.10(a) shall constitute a waiver of any right to indemnification, reimbursement or other payment from the Securitization Entities pursuant to this Agreement, the Series 2012-1 Supplement, the Base Indenture or any other Related Document. In the event that a Lender Party (solely in its capacity as such)

 

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takes action in violation of this Section 9.10(a) , each affected Securitization Entity shall file or cause to be filed an answer with the bankruptcy court or otherwise properly contest or cause to be contested the filing of such a petition by any such Person against such Securitization Entity or the commencement of such action and raise or cause to be raised the defense that such Person 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 9.10(a) shall survive the termination of this Agreement. Nothing contained herein shall preclude participation by a Lender Party in the assertion or defense of its claims in any such proceeding involving any Securitization Entity. The obligations of the Co-Issuers under this Agreement are solely the limited liability company or corporate, as the case may be, obligations of the Co-Issuers.

(b) The Conduit Investors . Each of the parties hereto (other than the Conduit Investors) hereby covenants and agrees that it will not, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of the latest maturing Commercial Paper or other debt securities or instruments issued by a Conduit Investor, institute against, or join with any other Person in instituting against, such Conduit Investor, 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 9.10(b) shall constitute a waiver of any right to indemnification, reimbursement or other payment from such Conduit Investor pursuant to this Agreement, the Series 2012-1 Supplement, the Base Indenture or any other Related Document. In the event that the Co-Issuers, the Manager or a Lender Party (solely in its capacity as such) takes action in violation of this Section 9.10(b) , such related Conduit Investor may file an answer with the bankruptcy court or otherwise properly contest or cause to be contested the filing of such a petition by any such Person against such Conduit Investor or the commencement of such action and raise or cause to be raised the defense that such Person 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 9.10(b) shall survive the termination of this Agreement. Nothing contained herein shall preclude participation by the Co-Issuers, the Manager or a Lender Party in assertion or defense of its claims in any such proceeding involving a Conduit Investor. The obligations of the Conduit Investors under this Agreement are solely the corporate obligations of the Conduit Investors. No recourse shall be had for the payment of any amount owing in respect of this Agreement, including any obligation or claim arising out of or based upon this Agreement, against any stockholder, employee, officer, agent, director, member, affiliate or incorporator (or Person similar to an incorporator under state business organization laws) of any Conduit Investor; provided , however , nothing in this Section 9.10(b) shall relieve any of the foregoing Persons from any liability that any such Person may otherwise have for its gross negligence or willful misconduct.

SECTION 9.11 Confidentiality . Each Lender Party agrees that it shall not disclose any Confidential Information to any Person without the prior written consent of the Manager and the Co-Issuers, other than (a) to their Affiliates and their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors, including, without limitation, legal counsel

 

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and accountants (it being understood that the Person to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Confidential Information and instructed to keep it confidential), (b) to actual or prospective assignees and participants, and then only on a confidential basis (after obtaining such actual or prospective assignee’s or participant’s agreement to keep such Confidential Information confidential in a manner substantially similar to this Section 9.11 ), (c) as requested by a Governmental Authority or self-regulatory organization or required by any law, rule or regulation or judicial process of which the Co-Issuers or the Manager, as the case may be, has knowledge; provided that each Lender Party may disclose Confidential Information as requested by a Governmental Authority or self-regulatory organization or required by any law, rule or regulation or judicial process of which the Co-Issuers or the Manager, as the case may be, does not have knowledge if such Lender Party is prohibited by law, rule or regulation from disclosing such requirement to the Co-Issuers or the Manager, as the case may be, (d) to Program Support Providers (after obtaining such Program Support Providers’ agreement to keep such Confidential Information confidential in a manner substantially similar to this Section 9.11 ), (e) to any Rating Agency providing a rating for any Series or Class of Notes or any Conduit Investor’s debt or (f) in the course of litigation with the Co-Issuers, the Manager or such Lender Party.

Confidential Information ” means information that the Co-Issuers or the Manager furnishes to a Lender Party, but does not include (i) any such information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by a Lender Party or other Person to which a Lender Party delivered such information, (ii) any such information that was in the possession of a Lender Party prior to its being furnished to such Lender Party by the Co-Issuers or the Manager, or (iii) that is or becomes available to a Lender Party from a source other than the Co-Issuers or the Manager; provided that with respect to clauses (ii)  and (iii)  herein, such source is not (x) known to a Lender Party to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with the Co-Issuers or the Manager, as the case may be, or (y) known to a Lender Party to be otherwise prohibited from transmitting the information by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation.

SECTION 9.12 GOVERNING LAW; CONFLICTS WITH INDENTURE . THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL MATTERS ARISING UNDER OR IN ANY MANNER RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OR CONFLICT PROVISION OR RULE (WHETHER OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION) THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAW. IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICTS BETWEEN THIS AGREEMENT AND THE INDENTURE, THE INDENTURE SHALL GOVERN.

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TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR (TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW) FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH PARTY HEREUNDER 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.

SECTION 9.14 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . ALL PARTIES HEREUNDER 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 COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE PARTIES IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH. ALL PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED FULL AND SIGNIFICANT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR ALL PARTIES TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT.

SECTION 9.15 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (which may include facsimile or other electronic transmission of counterparts) and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

SECTION 9.16 Third Party Beneficiary . The Trustee, on behalf of the Secured Parties, and the Control Party are express third party beneficiaries of this Agreement.

SECTION 9.17 Assignment .

(a) Subject to Sections 6.03 and 9.17(f) , any Committed Note Purchaser may at any time sell all or any part of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes and, in connection therewith, any other Related Documents to which it is a party, with the prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld) of the Co-Issuers, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Provider, to one or more financial institutions (an “ Acquiring Committed Note Purchaser ”) pursuant to an assignment and assumption agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit B (the “ Assignment and Assumption Agreement ”), executed by such Acquiring Committed Note Purchaser, such assigning Committed Note Purchaser, the Funding Agent with respect to such Committed Note Purchaser, the Co-Issuers, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Provider and delivered to the Administrative Agent; provided that no

 

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consent of the Co-Issuers shall be required for an assignment to another Committed Note Purchaser or any Affiliate of a Committed Note Purchaser or if a Rapid Amortization Event or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

(b) Without limiting the foregoing, subject to Sections 6.03 and 9.17(f) , each Conduit Investor may assign all or a portion of the Investor Group Principal Amount with respect to such Conduit Investor and its rights and obligations under this Agreement, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes and, in connection therewith, any other Related Documents to which it is a party to a Conduit Assignee with respect to such Conduit Investor, without the prior written consent of the Co-Issuers. Upon such assignment by a Conduit Investor to a Conduit Assignee, (i) such Conduit Assignee shall be the owner of the Investor Group Principal Amount or such portion thereof with respect to such Conduit Investor, (ii) the related administrative or managing agent for such Conduit Assignee will act as the Funding Agent for such Conduit Assignee hereunder, with all corresponding rights and powers, express or implied, granted to the Funding Agent hereunder or under the other Related Documents, (iii) such Conduit Assignee and its liquidity support provider(s) and credit support provider(s) and other related parties, in each case relating to the Commercial Paper and/or the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes, shall have the benefit of all the rights and protections provided to such Conduit Investor herein and in the other Related Documents (including, without limitation, any limitation on recourse against such Conduit Assignee as provided in this paragraph), (iv) such Conduit Assignee shall assume all of such Conduit Investor’s obligations, if any, hereunder or under the Base Indenture or under any other Related Document with respect to such portion of the Investor Group Principal Amount and such Conduit Investor shall be released from such obligations, (v) all distributions in respect of the Investor Group Principal Amount or such portion thereof with respect to such Conduit Investor shall be made to the applicable Funding Agent on behalf of such Conduit Assignee, (vi) the definition of the term “CP Funding Rate” with respect to the portion of the Investor Group Principal Amount with respect to such Conduit Investor, as applicable, funded or maintained with commercial paper issued by such Conduit Assignee from time to time shall be determined in the manner set forth in the definition of “CP Funding Rate” applicable to such Conduit Assignee on the basis of the interest rate or discount applicable to Commercial Paper issued by or for the benefit of such Conduit Assignee (rather than any other Conduit Investor), (vii) the defined terms and other terms and provisions of this Agreement and the other Related Documents shall be interpreted in accordance with the foregoing, and (viii) if requested by the Funding Agent with respect to such Conduit Assignee, the parties will execute and deliver such further agreements and documents and take such other actions as the Funding Agent may reasonably request to evidence and give effect to the foregoing. No assignment by any Conduit Investor to a Conduit Assignee of all or any portion of the Investor Group Principal Amount with respect to such Conduit Investor shall in any way diminish the obligation of the Committed Note Purchasers in the same Investor Group as such Conduit Investor under Section 2.03 to fund any Increase not funded by such Conduit Investor or such Conduit Assignee.

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respective rights and obligations under this Agreement, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Advance Notes and, in connection therewith, any other Related Documents to which it is a party, with the prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld) of the Co-Issuers, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Provider, to a multi-seller commercial paper conduit, whose commercial paper is rated at least “A-1” from Standard & Poor’s and “P1” from Moody’s, and one or more financial institutions providing support to such multi-seller commercial paper conduit (an “ Acquiring Investor Group ”) pursuant to a transfer supplement, substantially in the form of Exhibit C (the “ Investor Group Supplement ” or the “ Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Investor Group Supplement ”), executed by such Acquiring Investor Group, the Funding Agent with respect to such Acquiring Investor Group (including the Conduit Investor and the Committed Note Purchasers with respect to such Investor Group), such assigning Conduit Investor and the Committed Note Purchasers with respect to such Conduit Investor, the Funding Agent with respect to such assigning Conduit Investor and Committed Note Purchasers, the Co-Issuers, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Provider and delivered to the Administrative Agent; provided that no consent of the Co-Issuers shall be required for an assignment to another Committed Note Purchaser or any Affiliate of a Committed Note Purchaser and its related Conduit Investor or if a Rapid Amortization Event or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 9.17(c) is intended to permit and provide for (i) assignments from a Committed Note Purchaser to a Conduit Investor in a different Investor Group and (ii) assignments from a Conduit Investor to a Committed Note Purchaser in a different Investor group, and, in each of (i) and (ii), Exhibit C shall be revised to reflect such assignments.

(d) Subject to Sections 6.03 and 9.17(f) , the Swingline Lender may at any time assign all its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Swingline Note, in whole but not in part, with the prior written consent of the Co-Issuers and the Administrative Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, to a financial institution pursuant to an agreement with, and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Issuers, whereupon the assignor shall be released from its obligations hereunder; provided that no consent of the Co-Issuers shall be required if a Rapid Amortization Event or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; provided , further , that the prior written consent of each Funding Agent (other than any Funding Agent with respect to which all of the Committed Note Purchasers in such Funding Agent’s Investor Group are Defaulting Investors), which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, shall be required if such financial institution is not a Committed Note Purchaser.

(e) Subject to Sections 6.03 and 9.17(f) , the L/C Provider may at any time assign all or any portion of its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 L/C Note with the prior written consent of the Co-Issuers and the Administrative Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, to a financial institution pursuant to an agreement with, and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Issuers, whereupon the assignor shall be released from its obligations hereunder to the extent so assigned; provided that no consent of the Co-Issuers shall be required if a Rapid Amortization Event or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

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(f) Any assignment of the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes shall be made in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture.

SECTION 9.18 Defaulting Investors . (a) The Co-Issuers may, at their sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Defaulting Investor and the Administrative Agent, (i) require any Defaulting Investor to sell all of its rights, obligations and commitments under this Agreement, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes and, in connection therewith, any other Related Documents to which it is a party, to an assignee; provided that (x) such assignment is made in compliance with Section 9.17 and (y) such Defaulting Investor shall have received from such assignee an amount equal to such Defaulting Investor’s Committed Note Purchaser Percentage of the related Investor Group Principal Amount of such Defaulting Investor and all accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to such Defaulting Investor hereunder or (ii) remove any Defaulting Investor as an Investor by paying to such Defaulting Investor an amount equal to such Defaulting Investor’s Committed Note Purchaser Percentage of the related Investor Group Principal Amount of such Defaulting Investor and all accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to such Defaulting Investor hereunder.

(b) In the event that a Defaulting Investor desires to sell all or any portion of it rights, obligations and commitments under this Agreement, the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes and, in connection therewith, any other Related Documents to which it is a party, to an unaffiliated third party assignee for an amount less than 100% (or, if only a portion of such rights, obligations and commitments are proposed to be sold, such portion) of such Defaulting Investor’s Committed Note Purchaser Percentage of the related Investor Group Principal Amount of such Defaulting Investor and all accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to such Defaulting Investor hereunder, such Defaulting Investor shall promptly notify the Master Issuer of the proposed sale (the “ Sale Notice ”). Each Sale Notice shall certify that such Defaulting Investor has received a firm offer from the prospective unaffiliated third party and shall contain the material terms of the proposed sale, including, without limitation, the purchase price of the proposed sale and the portion of such Defaulting Investor’s rights, obligations and commitments proposed to be sold. The Master Issuer and any of its Affiliates shall have an option for a period of three (3) Business Day from the date the Sale Notice is given to elect to purchase such rights, obligations and commitments at the same price and subject to the same material terms as described in the Sale Notice. The Master Issuer or any of its Affiliates may exercise such purchase option by notifying such Defaulting Investor before expiration of such three (3) Business Day period that it wishes to purchase all (but not a portion) of the rights, obligations and commitments of such Defaulting Investor proposed to be sold to such unaffiliated third party. If the Master Issuer or any of its Affiliates gives notice to such Defaulting Investor that it desires to purchase such, rights, obligations and commitments, the Master Issuer or such Affiliate shall promptly pay the purchase price to such Defaulting Investor. If the Master Issuer or any of its Affiliates does not respond to any Sale Notice within such three (3) Business Day period, the Master Issuer and its Affiliates shall be deemed not to have exercised such purchase option.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Investor becomes a Defaulting Investor, then, until such time as such Investor is no longer a Defaulting Investor, to the extent permitted by applicable law:

(i) Such Defaulting Investor’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 9.01 .

(ii) Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts payable to the account of such Defaulting Investor (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity or otherwise) shall be applied (and the Co-Issuers shall instruct the Trustee to apply such amounts) as follows: first , to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Investor to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second , to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Investor to the L/C Provider or the Swingline Lender hereunder; third , to provide cash collateral to the L/C Provider in accordance with Section 4.03(b) in an amount equal to the amount of Undrawn L/C Face Amounts at such time multiplied by the Commitment Percentage of such Defaulting Investor’s Investor Group multiplied by the Committed Note Purchaser Percentage of such Defaulting Investor; fourth , as the Co-Issuers may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Advance in respect of which such Defaulting Investor has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth , if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Co-Issuers, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Investor’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Advances under this Agreement and (y) to provide cash collateral to the L/C Provider in accordance with Section 4.03(b) in an amount equal to the amount of any future Undrawn L/C Face Amounts multiplied by the Commitment Percentage of such Defaulting Investor’s Investor Group multiplied by the Committed Note Purchaser Percentage of such Defaulting Investor; sixth , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Investors, the L/C Provider or the Swingline Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Investor, the L/C Provider or the Swingline Lender against such Defaulting Investor as a result of such Defaulting Investor’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh , so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Co-Issuers as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Co-Issuers against such Defaulting Investor as a result of such Defaulting Investor’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth , to such Defaulting Investor or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Advances or any extensions of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit that has not been reimbursed as an Advance pursuant to Section 2.08(a) in respect of which such Defaulting Investor has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Advances were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 7.03 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Advances of,

 

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and extensions of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit that has not been reimbursed as an Advance pursuant to Section 2.08(a) owed to, all Non-Defaulting Investors on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Advances of, participations required to be purchased pursuant to Section 2.09(a) owed to, such Defaulting Investor until such time as all Advances and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans are held by the Investors pro rata in accordance with the Commitments without giving effect to Section 9.18(c)(iii) . Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Investor that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Investor or to post cash collateral pursuant to this Section 9.18(c)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Investor, and each Investor irrevocably consents hereto.

(iii) All or any part of such Defaulting Investor’s participation in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Investors pro rata based on their Commitments (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Investor’s Commitment) but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in Section 7.03 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Co-Issuers shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Co-Issuers shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the product of any non-Defaulting Investor’s related Investor Group Principal Amount multiplied by such non-Defaulting Investor’s Committed Note Purchaser Percentage to exceed such non-Defaulting Investor’s Commitment Amount. No reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Investor arising from that Investor having become a Defaulting Investor, including any claim of a non-Defaulting Investor as a result of such non-Defaulting Investor’s increased exposure following such reallocation.

(iv) If the reallocation described in clause (iii) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Co-Issuers shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to them hereunder or under law, prepay Swingline Loans in an amount equal to the amount that cannot be so reallocated.

(d) If the Co-Issuers, the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Provider agree in writing that an Investor is no longer a Defaulting Investor, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any cash collateral), that Investor will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Advances of the other Investors or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Advances and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans to be held pro rata by the Investors in accordance with their respective Commitments (without giving effect to Section 9.18(c)(iii) ), whereupon such Investor will cease to be a Defaulting Investor; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Co-

 

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Issuers while that Investor was a Defaulting Investor; and provided , further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Investor to Investor will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Investor’s having been a Defaulting Investor.

SECTION 9.19 Consent . Pursuant to Sections 8.7(d), 8.20 and 12.2(a) of the Base Indenture dated April 16, 2007, among the Co-Issuers and the Trustee (the “ Original Base Indenture ”), as amended by the First Supplement, dated as of March 6, 2009 (the “ First Indenture Supplement ”), the Second Supplement, dated as of March 13, 2009 (the “ Second Indenture Supplement ”), and the Third Supplement, dated as of December 14, 2011 (the “ Third Indenture Supplement ”) (the Original Base Indenture, as supplemented by the First Indenture Supplement, the Second Indenture Supplement and the Third Indenture Supplement, the “ Existing Base Indenture ”), and to Section 11.1 of the Deed of Pledge of Receivables, dated 12 April 2007, between Domino’s Pizza Overseas Franchising B.V., as pledgor, and Domino’s Overseas IP Holder C.V., as pledge, and of the Deed of Pledge of Receivables, dated 12 April 2007, between Domino’s Overseas IP Holder C.V., as pledgor, and Domino’s Pizza PMC, Inc. and Domino’s Pizza International, Inc., each as pledgor (each a “ Deed of Pledge ” and together the “ Deeds of Pledge ”)), the undersigned Lender Parties (in their capacity, collectively with the Series 2012-1 Class A-2 Noteholders, as all of the Series 2012-1 Noteholders and as the Majority Senior Noteholders as defined under the Existing Base Indenture) hereby direct the Trustee, where such direction from the Series 2012-1 Noteholders or the Majority Senior Noteholders is required, (i) to consent in its capacity as Control Party (as defined under the Existing Base Indenture and in the Deeds of Pledge) to the execution by the Trustee, the Co-Issuers, the Manager and the other parties thereto, as applicable, of the Base Indenture (as an amendment and restatement of the Existing Base Indenture) and the amendments, supplements, amendments and restatements and terminations of certain other Related Documents and certain Charter Documents listed on Schedule IV hereto or as otherwise contemplated by, or reasonably necessary in connection with the transactions described in, the Offering Memorandum, (ii) to consent to the licenses or sublicenses of the Domino’s IP contained in the Product Purchase Agreements to be entered into, amended or amended and restated as of the Series 2012-1 Closing Date and (iii) to certify that all relevant Secured Obligations (as defined in each of the Deeds of Pledge) have been fully, irrevocably and unconditionally repaid or discharged to its satisfaction and that the Deeds of Pledge are no longer in force and effect; provided that the foregoing consent and certification shall not take effect until the Notes have been issued, funds for the payment of the Series 2007-1 Notes have been deposited in the appropriate account and are available for payment in full of the Series 2007-1 Notes and the terminations of the agreements listed as Items 22-24 of Schedule IV have taken effect.

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

 

DOMINO’S PIZZA MASTER ISSUER LLC
By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Address:    Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC
  24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive
  P.O. Box 485
  Ann Arbor, MI 48105
  Attention: Secretary
  Facsimile: 866-282-3872

 

DOMINO’S PIZZA DISTRIBUTION LLC
By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Address:    Domino’s Pizza Distribution LLC
  24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive
  P.O. Box 485
  Ann Arbor, MI 48105
  Attention: Secretary
  Facsimile: 866-282-3872

Signature Page to Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement


DOMINO’S IP HOLDER LLC
By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Address:    Domino’s IP Holder LLC
  24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive
  P.O. Box 485
  Ann Arbor, MI 48105
  Attention: Secretary
  Facsimile: 866-282-3872

 

DOMINO’S SPV CANADIAN HOLDING

    COMPANY INC.

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Address:    Domino’s SPV Canadian
  Holding Company Inc.
  24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive
  P.O. Box 485
  Ann Arbor, MI 48105
  Attention: Secretary
  Facsimile: 866-282-3872

Signature Page to Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement


DOMINO’S PIZZA LLC, as Manager
By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Address:    Domino’s Pizza LLC
  30 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive
  Ann Arbor, MI 48106
  Attention: Secretary
  Facsimile: 734-930-7744

Signature Page to Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement


BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

as Administrative Agent

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

Signature Page to Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement


BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

as L/C Provider

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

Signature Page to Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement


BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

as Swingline Lender

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

Signature Page to Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement


BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

as the Committed Note Purchaser

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

as the related Funding Agent

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

Signature Page to Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as the Committed Note Purchaser

By:    
  Name:   David Lefkowitz
  Title:   Managing Director

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as the related Funding Agent

By:    
  Name:   David Lefkowitz
  Title:   Managing Director

Signature Page to Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement


COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE

RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK B.A.,

“RABOBANK NEDERLAND”, NEW

YORK BRANCH, and NIEUW

AMSTERDAM RECEIVABLES

CORPORATION, as an Investor Group,

comprised of the entities set forth below

 

COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE

RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK B.A.,

“RABOBANK NEDERLAND”, NEW

YORK BRANCH, as Funding Agent with

respect to such Investor Group

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  
By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE

RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK B.A.,

“RABOBANK NEDERLAND”, NEW

YORK BRANCH, as Committed Note

Purchaser with respect to such Investor Group

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  
By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

Signature Page to Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement


NIEUW AMSTERDAM RECEIVABLES

CORPORATION, as Conduit Investor with

respect to such Investor Group

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

Signature Page to Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement

Exhibit 10.2

 

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

made by

DOMINO’S SPV GUARANTOR LLC,

DOMINO’S PIZZA FRANCHISING LLC,

DOMINO’S PIZZA INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISING INC.,

DOMINO’S PIZZA CANADIAN DISTRIBUTION ULC,

DOMINO’S RE LLC, and

DOMINO’S EQ LLC

each as a Guarantor

in favor of

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Trustee

Dated as of March 15, 2012

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

            Page  

 

SECTION 1 DEFINED TERMS

     1   
  1.1         Definitions      1   

 

SECTION 2 GUARANTEE

     2   
              2.1         Guarantee      2   
  2.2         No Subrogation      3   
  2.3         Amendments, etc. with respect to the Co-Issuer Obligations      3   
  2.4         Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional      4   
  2.5         Reinstatement      5   
  2.6         Payments      5   
  2.7         Information      5   

 

SECTION 3 SECURITY

     5   
  3.1         Grant of Security Interest      5   
  3.2         Certain Rights and Obligations of the Guarantors Unaffected      8   
  3.3         Performance of Collateral Documents      9   
  3.4         Stamp, Other Similar Taxes and Filing Fees      10   
  3.5         Authorization to File Financing Statements      10   

 

SECTION 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     11   
  4.1         Existence and Power      11   
  4.2         Company and Governmental Authorization      11   
  4.3         No Consent      12   
  4.4         Binding Effect      12   
  4.5         Ownership of Equity Interests; Subsidiaries      12   
  4.6         Security Interests      12   
  4.7         Other Representations      13   

 

SECTION 5 COVENANTS

     13   
  5.1         Maintenance of Office or Agency      13   
  5.2         Covenants in Base Indenture and Other Related Documents      14   
  5.3         Further Assurances      14   
  5.4         Legal Name, Location Under Section 9-301 or 9-307      15   
  5.5         Equity Interests      15   
  5.6         Concentration Accounts and Lock Boxes      15   

 

SECTION 6 REMEDIAL PROVISIONS

     16   
  6.1         Rights of the Control Party and Trustee upon Event of Default      16   
  6.2         Waiver of Appraisal, Valuation, Stay and Right to Marshaling      18   
  6.3         Limited Recourse      19   
  6.4         Optional Preservation of the Collateral      19   
  6.5         Control by the Control Party      19   
  6.6         The Trustee May File Proofs of Claim      20   
  6.7         Undertaking for Costs      20   
  6.8         Restoration of Rights and Remedies      20   
  6.9         Rights and Remedies Cumulative      21   
  6.10       Delay or Omission Not Waiver      21   

 

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  6.11       Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws      21   
              6.12       Receivership Clause      21   

 

SECTION 7 THE TRUSTEE’S AUTHORITY

     22   

 

SECTION 8 MISCELLANEOUS

     22   
  8.1         Amendments      22   
  8.2         Notices      22   
  8.3         Governing Law      25   
  8.4         Successors      25   
  8.5         Severability      25   
  8.6         Counterpart Originals      25   
  8.7         Table of Contents, Headings, etc.      25   
  8.8         Recording of Agreement      25   
  8.9         Waiver of Jury Trial      25   
  8.10       Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers      25   
  8.11       Additional Subsidiary Guarantors      26   
  8.12       Currency Indemnity      26   
  8.13       Acknowledgment of Receipt; Waiver      27   
  8.14       Termination; Partial Release      27   
  8.15       Third Party Beneficiary      27   
  8.16       Entire Agreement.      27   

SCHEDULES

 

Schedule 4.5

      Guarantor Ownership Relationships
EXHIBITS      

Exhibit A

      Form of Assumption Agreement

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), dated as of March 15, 2012, made by DOMINO’S SPV GUARANTOR LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, DOMINO’S PIZZA FRANCHISING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, DOMINO’S PIZZA INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISING INC., a Delaware corporation, DOMINO’S PIZZA CANADIAN DISTRIBUTION ULC, a Nova Scotia unlimited company, DOMINO’S RE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and DOMINO’S EQ LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively, together with any Additional Subsidiary Guarantor that becomes a party hereto pursuant to the terms hereof, the “ Guarantors ”) in favor of CITIBANK, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (in such capacity, together with its successors, the “ Trustee ”) for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Master Issuer ”), the other Co-Issuers, the Trustee and Citibank, N.A., as securities intermediary, have entered into the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of the date of this Agreement (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, exclusive of any Series Supplements, the “ Base Indenture ” and, together with all Series Supplements, the “ Indenture ”), providing for the issuance from time to time of one or more Series of Notes thereunder; and

WHEREAS, the Indenture and the other Related Documents require that the parties hereto execute and deliver this Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Guarantor hereby agrees with the Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as follows:

SECTION 1

DEFINED TERMS

1.1 Definitions .

(a) Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Base Indenture Definitions List attached to the Base Indenture as Annex A thereto and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in such Base Indenture Definitions List.


(b) The following terms shall have the following meanings:

Co-Issuer Obligations ” means all Obligations owed by the Co-Issuers to the Secured Parties under the Indenture and the other Related Documents.

Collateral ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(a).

Other Currency ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.12.

Receiver ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.12.

Termination Date ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.1(d).

SECTION 2

GUARANTEE

2.1 Guarantee .

(a) Each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantees to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the prompt and complete payment and performance by the Co-Issuers when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Co-Issuer Obligations. In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right that the Trustee or any other Secured Party has at law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of any Co-Issuer to pay any Co-Issuer Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, after notice of prepayment or otherwise, each Guarantor hereby jointly and severally promises to and shall forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, to the Trustee for distribution to the applicable Secured Parties in accordance with the Indenture, in cash the amount of such unpaid Co-Issuer Obligation. This is a guarantee of payment and not merely of collection.

(b) Anything herein or in any other Related Document to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of each Guarantor hereunder and under the other Related Documents shall in no event exceed the amount which can be guaranteed by such Guarantor under applicable federal and state laws relating to the insolvency of debtors.

(c) Each Guarantor agrees that the Co-Issuer Obligations may at any time and from time to time exceed the amount of the liability of such Guarantor hereunder without impairing the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or affecting the rights and remedies of the Trustee or any other Secured Party hereunder.

 

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(d) The guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall remain in full force and effect until the date (the “ Termination Date ”) on which this Agreement ceases to be of further effect in accordance with Article XI of the Base Indenture, notwithstanding that from time to time prior thereto the Co-Issuers may be free from any Co-Issuer Obligations.

(e) No payment made by any of the Co-Issuers, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person or received or collected by the Trustee or any other Secured Party from any of the Co-Issuers, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any set-off or appropriation or application at any time or from time to time in reduction of or in payment of the Co-Issuer Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of any Guarantor which shall, notwithstanding any such payment (other than any payment made by such Guarantor in respect of the Co-Issuer Obligations or any payment received or collected from such Guarantor in respect of the Co-Issuer Obligations), remain liable hereunder for the Co-Issuer Obligations up to the maximum liability of such Guarantor hereunder until the Termination Date.

2.2 No Subrogation . Notwithstanding any payment made by any Guarantor hereunder or any set-off or application of funds of any Guarantor by the Trustee or any other Secured Party, no Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of the Trustee or any other Secured Party against the Co-Issuers or any other Guarantor or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the Trustee or any other Secured Party for the payment of the Co-Issuer Obligations, nor shall any Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Co-Issuers or any other Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Guarantor hereunder, until the Termination Date. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of such subrogation, contribution or reimbursement rights at any time when all of the Co-Issuer Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for the Trustee and the other Secured Parties, segregated from other funds of such Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over to the Trustee in the exact form received by such Guarantor (duly endorsed by such Guarantor to the Trustee, if required), to be applied against the Co-Issuer Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as the Trustee may determine in accordance with the Indenture.

2.3 Amendments, etc. with respect to the Co-Issuer Obligations . Each Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against any Guarantor and without notice to or further assent by any Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of the Co-Issuer Obligations made by the Trustee or any other Secured Party may be rescinded by the Trustee or such other Secured Party and any of the Co-Issuer Obligations continued, and the Co-Issuer Obligations, or the liability of any other Person upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by the Trustee or any other Secured Party, and the Base Indenture and any other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, from time to time, and any collateral security, guarantee or right of offset at any time held by the Trustee or any other Secured Party for the payment of the Co-Issuer Obligations may be

 

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sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released (it being understood that this Section 2.3 is not intended to affect any rights or obligations set forth in any other Related Document). Neither the Trustee nor any other Secured Party shall have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any time held by it as security for the Co-Issuer Obligations or for the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or any property subject thereto.

2.4 Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional . Each Guarantor waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Co-Issuer Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the Trustee or any other Secured Party upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or acceptance of the guarantee contained in this Section 2 ; the Co-Issuer Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2 and the grant of the security interests pursuant to Section 3 ; and all dealings between the Co-Issuers and any of the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Trustee and the other Secured Parties, on the other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2 and the grant of the security interests pursuant to Section 3 . Each Guarantor waives diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon any of the Co-Issuers or any of the Guarantors with respect to the Co-Issuer Obligations. Each Guarantor understands and agrees that the guarantee contained in this Section 2 and the grant of the security interests pursuant to Section 3 shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to (a) the validity or enforceability of the Indenture or any other Related Document, any of the Co-Issuer Obligations or any other collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by the Trustee or any other Secured Party, (b) any defense, set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of full payment or performance) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by any Co-Issuer or any other Person against the Trustee or any other Secured Party, or (c) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of the Co-Issuers or such Guarantor) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Co-Issuers for the Co-Issuer Obligations, or of such Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 2 and the grant of the security interests pursuant to Section 3 , in bankruptcy or in any other instance. When making any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Guarantor, the Trustee or any other Secured Party may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against any Co-Issuer, any other Guarantor or any other Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for the Co-Issuer Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the Trustee or any other Secured Party to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from any Co-Issuer, any other Guarantor or any other Person or to realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of any Co-Issuer, any other Guarantor or any other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve any Guarantor of any obligation or liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of the Trustee or any other Secured Party against any Guarantor. For the purposes hereof “demand” shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.

 

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2.5 Reinstatement . The guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Co-Issuer Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Trustee or any other Secured Party upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of any of the Co-Issuers or any Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, any of the Co-Issuers or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.

2.6 Payments . Each Guarantor hereby guarantees that payments hereunder shall be paid to the Trustee without set-off or deduction or counterclaim in immediately available funds in Dollars at the office of the Trustee.

2.7 Information . Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the Co-Issuers’ and each other Guarantor’s financial condition and assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Co-Issuer Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that such Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that neither the Trustee nor any other Secured Party shall have any duty to advise such Guarantor of information known to it or any of them regarding such circumstances or risks.

SECTION 3

SECURITY

3.1 Grant of Security Interest .

(a) To secure the Obligations, each Guarantor hereby pledges, assigns, conveys, delivers, transfers and sets over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all of the following property to the extent now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Guarantor or in which such Guarantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “ Collateral ”):

            (i) (A) the Collateral Franchise Documents including, without limitation, all monies due and to become due to such Guarantor under or in connection with the Collateral Franchise Documents, whether payable as fees, rent, expenses, costs, indemnities, dividends, distributions, insurance recoveries, damages for the breach of any of the Collateral Franchise Documents or otherwise, but excluding Excluded Amounts, and all security and supporting obligations for such amounts payable thereunder and (B) all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of such Guarantor against any other party under or with respect to the Collateral Franchise Documents (whether arising pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Franchise Documents or otherwise available to such Guarantor at law or in equity), including the right to enforce any of the Collateral Franchise Documents and to give or withhold any and all consents, requests, notices, directions, approvals, extensions or waivers under or with respect to the Collateral Franchise Documents or the obligations of any party thereunder;

 

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            (ii) the Collateral Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, all monies due and to become due to such Guarantor under or in connection with the Collateral Transaction Documents, whether payable as fees, rent, expenses, costs, indemnities, insurance recoveries, damages for the breach of any of the Collateral Transaction Documents or otherwise, all security and supporting obligations for amounts payable hereunder and thereunder and performance of all obligations hereunder and thereunder, including, without limitation, (A) all rights of such Guarantor to the Domino’s IP (except to the extent such Domino’s IP is excluded from the pledge, assignment, conveyance, delivery, transfer, setting over and grant of a security interest pursuant to clause (iv)  below) under each IP License Agreement to which such Guarantor is a party (subject to the terms thereof) and (B) all rights of such Guarantor under the Management Agreement and in and to all records, reports and documents in which they have any interest thereunder, and all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of such Guarantor against any other party under or with respect to the Collateral Transaction Documents (whether arising pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Transaction Documents or otherwise available to such Guarantor at law or in equity), including the right to enforce any of the Collateral Transaction Documents and to give or withhold any and all consents, requests, notices, directions, approvals, extensions or waivers under or with respect to the Collateral Transaction Documents or the obligations of any party thereunder;

            (iii) the Equity Interests of any Person owned by any Guarantor including, without limitation, the Master Issuer and the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder, and all rights as a member or shareholder of each such Person under the Charter Documents of each such Person, including, without limitation, all moneys and other property distributable thereunder to any such Guarantor and all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of such Guarantor against any other party under or with respect to each such Charter Document (whether arising pursuant to the terms of such Charter Document or otherwise available to such Guarantor at law or in equity), including the right to enforce each such Charter Document and to give or withhold any and all consents, requests, notices, directions, approvals, extensions or waivers under or with respect to each such Charter Document;

            (iv) any Domino’s IP, including all Proceeds and products of the foregoing, including all goodwill symbolized by or associated with the Trademarks included in the Domino’s IP; provided that the pledge, assignment, conveyance, delivery, transfer, setting over and grant of security interest hereunder shall not include any application for a Trademark that would be deemed invalidated, cancelled or abandoned due to the grant and/or enforcement of such security interest, including, without limitation, all such PTO and foreign applications that are based on an intent-to-use, unless and until such time that the grant and/or enforcement of the security interest will not cause such Trademark to be deemed invalidated, cancelled or abandoned;

 

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            (v) the Domestic Distribution Assets;

            (vi) the International Royalties Concentration Account, the Venezuelan Royalties Concentration Account, the Cayman Islands Royalties Concentration Account, the Domestic Franchising Concentration Account, the Canadian Distribution Concentration Account, the Canadian Distribution U.S. Dollar Concentration Account, the Real Estate Holder Concentration Account, the Equipment Holder Concentration Account, any Additional Concentration Account owned by a Guarantor, each Account Agreement and Lock-Box related thereto and all monies and other property (including Investment Property and Financial Assets, if any) on deposit or credited from time to time in each such account and all Proceeds thereof;

            (vii) all other personal property of any Guarantor and all other assets of any Guarantor now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Guarantor, including, without limitation, all of the following (each as defined in the New York UCC): all accounts, chattel paper, deposit accounts, documents, general intangibles, goods, instruments, securities accounts and other investment property, commercial tort claims, letter-of-credit rights, letters of credit and money;

            (viii) 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 such Guarantor or by anyone on its behalf; and

            (ix) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees and other supporting obligations given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;

provided , however , that the Guarantors shall not be required to pledge more than 65% of the Equity Interests (and any rights associated with such Equity Interests) of any foreign Subsidiary of any of the Guarantors that is a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes (including, without limitation, the Canadian Distributor). The Collateral will not include any Excluded Amounts or Excluded Property and the Trustee, on behalf of the Secured Parties, further acknowledges that it shall have no security interest in any Excluded Amounts or any Excluded Property. For the avoidance of doubt, although the assets (other than any Excluded Amounts or Excluded Property) related to the thin crust manufacturing center and the vegetable processing center will constitute Collateral, the profit generated from the supply of processed vegetables and thin crust pizza dough to the Domestic Distributor pursuant to the Product Purchase and Distribution Agreement will not constitute Collateral.

 

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(b) The foregoing grant is made in trust to secure the Obligations and to secure compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, all as provided in this Agreement. The Trustee, on behalf of the Secured Parties, acknowledges such grant, accepts the trusts under this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and agrees to perform its duties required in this Agreement. The Collateral shall secure the Obligations equally and ratably without prejudice, priority or distinction (except, with respect to any Series of Notes, as otherwise stated in the applicable Series Supplement or in the applicable provisions of the Base Indenture).

(c) In addition, pursuant to and within the time periods specified in Section 8.37 of the Base Indenture, the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder shall execute and deliver to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a Mortgage with respect to each owned Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Center existing as of the Closing Date or acquired thereafter, which shall be delivered to the Trustee or its agent to be held in escrow; provided that upon the occurrence of a Mortgage Recordation Event, unless such Mortgage Recordation Event is waived by the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative), the Trustee shall (i) engage a third-party service provider (which shall be reasonably acceptable to the Control Party) and shall deliver to such third-party service provider for recordation promptly within five (5) Business Days of the occurrence of such Mortgage Recordation Event all such Mortgages with each applicable Governmental Authority with respect to each such Mortgage and (ii) pay all Mortgage Recordation Fees in connection with such recordation, unless such requirement to record any such Mortgages is waived by the Control Party (acting at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative). The Trustee shall be reimbursed by the Co-Issuers for any and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with such recordation, including all Mortgage Recordation Fees, pursuant to and in accordance with the Priority of Payments. Neither the Trustee nor any custodian on behalf of the Trustee shall be under any duty or obligation to inspect, review or examine any such Mortgages or to determine that the same are valid, binding, legally effective, properly endorsed, genuine, enforceable or appropriate for the represented purpose or that they are in recordable form. Neither the Trustee nor any agent on its behalf shall in any way be liable for any delays in the recordation of any Mortgage, for the rejection of a Mortgage by any recording office or for the failure of any Mortgage to create in favor of the Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, legal, valid and enforceable first priority Liens on, and security interests in, the Co-Issuers’ right, title and interest in and to each owned Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Center, and the Proceeds thereof.

(d) The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that each certificated Equity Interest and each Mortgage constituting Collateral may be held by a custodian on behalf of the Trustee.

3.2 Certain Rights and Obligations of the Guarantors Unaffected .

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that are IP Holders, shall, subject to the terms and conditions of the Management Agreement, nevertheless have the right, subject to the Trustee’s right to revoke such right, in whole or in part, in the event of the occurrence of an Event of Default, (i) to give all consents, requests, notices, directions, approvals, extensions or waivers, if any, which are required or permitted to be given by any Guarantor under the Collateral Documents, and to enforce all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of each Guarantor under the Collateral Documents, (ii) to give all consents, requests, notices, directions and approvals, if any, which are required or permitted to be given by any Guarantor under any IP License Agreement to which such Guarantor is a party and (iii) to take any other actions required or permitted to be taken by a Guarantor under the terms of the Management Agreement.

(b) The grant of the security interest by the Guarantors in the Collateral to the Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties hereunder shall not (i) relieve any Guarantor from the performance of any term, covenant, condition or agreement on such Guarantor’s part to be performed or observed under or in connection with any of the Collateral Documents or (ii) impose any obligation on the Trustee or any of the Secured Parties to perform or observe any such term, covenant, condition or agreement on such Guarantor’s part to be so performed or observed or impose any liability on the Trustee or any of the Secured Parties for any act or omission on the part of such Guarantor or from any breach of any representation or warranty on the part of such Guarantor.

(c) Each Guarantor hereby jointly and severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee and each Secured Party (including its 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 such Guarantor or otherwise, including, without limitation, the reasonable out-of-pocket costs, expenses and disbursements (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by the Trustee or any Secured Party in enforcing this Agreement or any other Related Document or preserving any of its rights to, or realizing upon, any of the Collateral; provided , however , that the foregoing indemnification shall not extend to any action by the Trustee or any Secured Party which constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Trustee or any Secured Party or any other indemnified person hereunder. The indemnification provided for in this Section 3.2 shall survive the removal of, or a resignation by, any Person as Trustee as well as the termination of this Agreement.

3.3 Performance of Collateral Documents . Upon the occurrence of a default or breach (after giving effect to any applicable grace or cure periods) by any Person party to (a) a Collateral Transaction Document or (b) a Collateral Franchise Document (only if a Manager Termination Event or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), promptly following a request from the Trustee to do so and at the Guarantors’ expense, the Guarantors agree jointly and severally to take all such lawful action as permitted under this Agreement as the Trustee (acting at the direction of the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative)) may reasonably request to compel or secure the performance and observance by such Person of its obligations to any Guarantor, and to exercise any and all rights, remedies,

 

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powers and privileges lawfully available to any Guarantor to the extent and in the manner directed by the Trustee (acting at the direction of the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative)), 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 such Person of its obligations thereunder. If (i) any Guarantor shall have failed, within fifteen (15) days of receiving the direction of the Trustee, to take action to accomplish such directions of the Trustee, (ii) any Guarantor refuses to take any such action, as reasonably determined by the Trustee in good faith, or (iii) the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) reasonably determines that such action must be taken immediately, in any such case the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) may, but shall not be obligated to, take, and the Trustee shall take (if so directed by the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative)), at the expense of the Guarantors, such previously directed action and any related action permitted under this Agreement which the Control Party thereafter determines is appropriate (without the need under this provision or any other provision under this Agreement to direct the Guarantor to take such action), on behalf of the Guarantor and the Secured Parties.

3.4 Stamp, Other Similar Taxes and Filing Fees . The Guarantors shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee and each Secured Party from any present or future claim for liability for any stamp, documentary or other similar tax and any penalties or interest and expenses with respect thereto, that may be assessed, levied or collected by any jurisdiction in connection with this Agreement, any other Related Document or any Collateral. The Guarantors shall pay, and jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless each Secured Party against, 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 or any other Related Document.

3.5 Authorization to File Financing Statements .

(a) Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time (or, with respect to the Mortgages, upon the occurrence of a Mortgage Recordation Event, unless such Mortgage Recordation Event is waived by the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative)) to file or record without the signature of such Guarantor to the extent permitted by applicable law in any filing office (including, without limitation, the PTO) in any applicable jurisdiction financing statements and other filing or recording documents or instruments with respect to the Collateral, including, without limitation, any and all Domino’s IP (to the extent set forth in Section 8.25(c) and Section 8.25(d) of the Base Indenture), to perfect the security interests of the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties under this Agreement. Each Guarantor authorizes the filing of any such financing statement, other filing, recording document or instrument naming the Trustee as secured party and indicating that the Collateral includes (a) “all assets” or words of similar effect or import regardless of whether any particular assets comprised in the Collateral fall within the scope of Article 9 of the UCC, including, without limitation, any and all Domino’s IP (other than applications for Trademarks as described in Section 3.1(a)(iv) above), or (b) as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail. Each Guarantor agrees to furnish any information

 

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necessary to accomplish the foregoing promptly upon the Trustee’s request. Each Guarantor also hereby ratifies the filing by or on behalf of the Trustee or any Secured Party of any financing statement with respect to the Collateral made prior to the date hereof.

(b) Each Guarantor acknowledges that the Collateral under this Agreement includes certain rights of the Guarantors as secured parties under the Related Documents. Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably appoints the Trustee as its representative with respect to all financing statements filed to perfect such security interests and authorizes the Servicer on behalf of the Secured Parties to make such filings as they deem necessary to reflect the Trustee as secured party of record with respect to such financing statements.

SECTION 4

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each Guarantor hereby represents and warrants, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Secured Parties, as follows as of each Series Closing Date:

4.1 Existence and Power . Each Guarantor (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (b) is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction (including, without limitation, in the International Territory) where the character of its property, the nature of its business or the performance of its obligations under the Related Documents make such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to so qualify is not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) has all limited liability company, corporate or other powers and all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to carry on its business as now conducted and for purposes of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Related Documents.

4.2 Company and Governmental Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance by each Guarantor of this Agreement and the other Related Documents to which it is a party (a) is within such Guarantor’s limited liability company, corporate, unlimited company or other powers and has been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company, corporate or other action, (b) requires no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority which has not been obtained (other than any actions or filings that may be undertaken after the Closing Date pursuant to the terms of the Base Indenture or any other Related Document) and (c) does not contravene, or constitute a default under, any Requirements of Law with respect to such Guarantor or any Contractual Obligation with respect to such Guarantor or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any property of any Guarantor, except for Liens created by this Agreement or the other Related Documents, except, in the case of clause (b)  or (c)  above, solely with respect to the Contribution Agreements, the violation of which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. This Agreement and each of the other Related Documents to which each Guarantor is a party has been executed and delivered by a duly Authorized Officer of such Guarantor.

 

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4.3 No Consent . Except as set forth on Schedule 7.3 to the Base Indenture, no consent, action by or in respect of, 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 by each Guarantor of this Agreement or any Related Document to which it is a party or for the performance of any of the Guarantors’ obligations hereunder or thereunder other than such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, declarations or filings (a) as shall have been obtained or made by such Guarantor prior to the Closing Date or as are permitted to be obtained subsequent to the Closing Date in accordance with Section 4.6 hereof or Section 8.25 or Section 8.37 of the Base Indenture or (b) relating to the performance of any Collateral Franchise Document the failure of which to obtain is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.4 Binding Effect . This Agreement, and each other Related Document to which a Guarantor is a party, is a legal, valid and binding obligation of each such Guarantor enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance with its terms (except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity and by an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing).

4.5 Ownership of Equity Interests; Subsidiaries . All of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each Guarantor are owned as set forth in Schedule 4.5 to this Agreement, all of which interests have been validly issued and are owned of record by such Guarantor, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens. No Guarantor has any subsidiaries or owns any Equity Interests in any other Person, other than as set forth in such Schedule 4.5 and other than any Additional Securitization Entity.

4.6 Security Interests .

(a) Each Guarantor owns and has good title to its Collateral, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens. The Guarantors’ rights under the Collateral Documents (except for any Franchisee Promissory Notes) constitute general intangibles under the applicable UCC. This Agreement creates a valid and continuing Lien on the Collateral (other than the owned Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Centers) in favor of the Trustee on behalf of and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which Lien on the Collateral has been perfected (except as described on Schedule 7.13(a) or as is permitted under this Section 4.6(a) or Section 8.25(c) or Section 8.25(d) to the Base Indenture) and is prior to all other Liens (other than Permitted Liens), and is enforceable as such as against creditors of and purchasers from each Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity and by an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The Guarantors have received all consents and approvals required by the terms of the Collateral to the pledge of the Collateral to the Trustee hereunder. The Guarantors have caused or shall have caused, within ten days of the date of this Agreement, the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under applicable law in order to perfect the first-priority security interest in the Collateral granted to the Trustee

 

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hereunder or, in the case of Intellectual Property or the owned Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Centers, shall take all action necessary to perfect such first-priority security interest consistent with the obligations set forth in Section 8.25(c) , Section 8.25(d) or Section 8.37 of the Base Indenture, as applicable.

(b) Other than the security interest granted to the Trustee hereunder, pursuant to the other Related Documents or any other Permitted Lien, none of the Guarantors has pledged, assigned, sold or granted a security interest in the Collateral. All action necessary (including the filing of UCC-1 financing statements and filings with the PTO, the United States Copyright Office or any applicable foreign intellectual property office or agency) to protect and evidence the Trustee’s security interest in the Collateral in the United States and any Included Country has been, or shall be, duly and effectively taken consistent with the obligations of Section 4.6(a) above and Section 8.25(c) , Section 8.25(d) and Section 8.37 of the Base Indenture, except as described on Schedule 7.13(a) to the Base Indenture. No security agreement, financing statement, equivalent security or lien instrument or continuation statement authorized by any Guarantor and listing such Guarantor as debtor covering all or any part of the Collateral is on file or of record in any jurisdiction in the United States or in the International Territory, except in respect of Permitted Liens or such as may have been filed, recorded or made by such Guarantor in favor of the Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties in connection with this Agreement, and no Guarantor has authorized any such filing.

(c) All authorizations in this Agreement 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 and to take such other actions with respect to the Collateral authorized by this Agreement are powers coupled with an interest and are irrevocable.

4.7 Other Representations . All representations and warranties of or about each Guarantor made in the Base Indenture and in each other Related Document are true and correct (i) if qualified as to materiality, in all respects, and (ii) if not qualified as to materiality, in all material respects (unless stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all respects or in all material respects, as applicable, as of such earlier date) and are repeated herein as though fully set forth herein.

SECTION 5

COVENANTS

5.1 Maintenance of Office or Agency .

(a) The Guarantors shall maintain an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee, the Registrar or co-registrar) where notices and demands to or upon the Guarantors in respect of this Agreement may be served. The Guarantors shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee and the Control Party of the location, and any change in the location,

 

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of such office or agency. If at any time the Guarantors shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee and the Control Party with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office.

(b) The Guarantors hereby designate the applicable Corporate Trust Office as one such office or agency of the Guarantors.

5.2 Covenants in Base Indenture and Other Related Documents . Each Guarantor shall take, or shall refrain from taking, as the case maybe, each action that is necessary to be taken or not taken, as the case may be, so that no Default or Event of Default is caused by the failure to take such action or to refrain from taking such action by such Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries.

5.3 Further Assurances .

(a) Each Guarantor shall do such further acts and things, and execute and deliver to the Trustee and the Control Party such additional assignments, agreements, powers and instruments, as are necessary or desirable to obtain or maintain the security interest of the Trustee in the Collateral on behalf of the Secured Parties as a perfected security interest subject to no prior Liens (other than Permitted Liens), to carry into effect the purposes of this Agreement or the other Related Documents or to better assure and confirm unto the Trustee, the Control Party or the other Secured Parties their rights, powers and remedies hereunder including, without limitation, the filing of any financing or continuation statements or amendments under the UCC in effect in any jurisdiction with respect to the liens and security interests granted hereby, except as set forth on Schedule 8.11 to the Base Indenture or in Section 8.25 of the Base Indenture. The Guarantors intend the security interests granted pursuant to this Agreement in favor of the Secured Parties to be prior to all other Liens (other than Permitted Liens) in respect of the Collateral, and each Guarantor shall take all actions necessary to obtain and maintain, in favor of the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first lien on and a first priority, perfected security interest in the Collateral (except with respect to Permitted Liens and except as set forth on Schedule 8.11 or in Section 8.25 to the Base Indenture). If any Guarantor fails to perform any of its agreements or obligations under this Section 5.3(a) , the Control Party itself may perform such agreement or obligation, and the expenses of the Control Party incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by the Guarantors upon the Control Party’s demand therefor. The Control Party is hereby authorized to execute and file without the signature of any Guarantor to the extent permitted by applicable law any financing statements, continuation statements, amendments or other instruments necessary or appropriate to perfect or maintain the perfection of the Trustee’s security interest in the Collateral.

(b) 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 and within two (2) Business Days physically delivered 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.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in clauses (a)  and (b)  above, the Guarantors shall not be required to perfect any security interest in any fixtures (other than through a central filing of a UCC financing statement), any Franchisee Promissory Notes or, except as provided in Section 8.37 to the Base Indenture, any real property.

(d) The Guarantors, upon obtaining an interest in any commercial tort claim or claims (as such term is defined in the New York UCC), shall comply with Section 8.11(d) of the Base Indenture.

(e) Each Guarantor shall 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 Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties, against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever.

5.4 Legal Name, Location Under Section 9-301 or 9-307 . No Guarantor shall change its location (within the meaning of Section 9-301 or 9-307 of the applicable UCC) or its legal name without at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Trustee, the Control Party and the Rating Agencies with respect to each Series of Notes Outstanding. In the event that any Guarantor desires to so change its location or change its legal name, such Guarantor shall make any required filings and prior to actually changing its location or its legal name such Guarantor shall deliver to the Trustee and the Control Party (i) an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel confirming that all required filings have been made, subject to Section 8.11(c) , to continue the perfected interest of the Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties in the Collateral under Article 9 of the applicable UCC, the PPSA or other applicable law in respect of the new location or new legal name of such Guarantor and (ii) copies of all such required filings with the filing information duly noted thereon by the office in which such filings were made.

5.5 Equity Interests . No Guarantor shall sell, transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose, in whole or in part, of any Equity Interest in any Subsidiary, except as provided in the Related Documents.

5.6 Concentration Accounts and Lock Boxes . To the extent that it owns any Concentration Account (including any Lock Box related thereto), each Guarantor shall comply with Section 5.1 of the Base Indenture with respect to each such Concentration Account (including any Lock Box related thereto).

 

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SECTION 6

REMEDIAL PROVISIONS

6.1 Rights of the Control Party and Trustee upon Event of Default .

(a) Proceedings To Collect Money . In case any Guarantor shall fail forthwith to pay such amounts due on this Guaranty upon such demand, the Trustee at the direction of the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative), in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a Proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute such Proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the same against any Guarantor and collect in the manner provided by law out of the property of any Guarantor, wherever situated, the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable.

(b) Other Proceedings . If and whenever an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee, at the direction of the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative), shall:

                (i) proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the other Secured Parties, by such appropriate Proceedings as the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) shall deem most effective to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Agreement or any other Related Document or in aid of the exercise of any power granted therein, or to enforce any other proper remedy or legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by this Agreement or any other Related Document or by law, including any remedies of a secured party under applicable law;

                (ii) (A) direct the Guarantors to exercise (and each Guarantor agrees to exercise) all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of any Guarantor against any party to any Collateral Document arising as a result of the occurrence of such Event of Default or otherwise, including the right or power to take any action to compel performance or observance by any such party of its obligations to any Guarantor, and any right of any Guarantor to take such action independent of such direction shall be suspended, and (B) if (x) the Guarantors shall have failed, within ten (10) Business Days of receiving the direction of the Trustee (given at the direction of the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative)), to take commercially reasonable action to accomplish such directions of the Trustee, (y) any Guarantor refuses to take such action or (z) the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) reasonably determines that such action must be taken immediately, take such previously directed action (and any related action as permitted under this Agreement thereafter determined by the Trustee or the Control Party to be appropriate without the need under this provision or any other provision under this Agreement to direct the Guarantors to take such action);

 

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                (iii) institute Proceedings from time to time for the complete or partial foreclosure of this Agreement or, to the extent applicable, any other Related Document, with respect to the Collateral; provided that the Trustee shall not be required to take title to any real property in connection with any foreclosure or other exercise of remedies hereunder and title to such property shall instead be acquired in an entity designated and (unless owned by a third party) controlled by the Control Party; and/or

                (iv) sell all or a portion of the Collateral at one or more public or private sales called and conducted in any manner permitted by law; provided , however , that the Trustee shall not proceed with any such sale without the prior written consent of the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) and the Trustee shall provide notice to the Guarantors and each Holder of Senior Subordinated Notes and Subordinated Notes of a proposed sale of Collateral.

(c) Sale of Collateral . In connection with any sale of the Collateral hereunder (which may proceed separately and independently from the exercise of remedies under the Indenture) or under any judgment, order or decree in any judicial proceeding for the foreclosure or involving the enforcement of this Agreement or any other Related Document:

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

                (ii) the Trustee (at the direction of the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative)) 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) all right, title, interest, claim and demand whatsoever, either at law or in equity or otherwise, of any Guarantor 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 any Guarantor, 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 such Guarantor or its successors or assigns; and

                (iv) 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.

 

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(d) Application of Proceeds . Any amounts obtained by the Trustee on account of or as a result of the exercise by the Trustee of any right hereunder shall be held by the Trustee as additional collateral for the repayment of Obligations, shall be deposited into the Collection Account and shall be applied as provided in Article V of the Base Indenture; provided , however, that unless otherwise provided in this Section 6 or Article IX to the Base Indenture, with respect to any distribution to any Class of Notes, notwithstanding the provisions of Article V of the Base Indenture, such amounts shall be distributed sequentially in order of alphabetical designation and pro rata among each Class of Notes of the same alphabetical designation based upon Outstanding Principal Amount of the Notes of each such Class.

(e) Additional Remedies . In addition to any rights and remedies now or hereafter granted hereunder or under applicable law with respect to the Collateral, the Trustee shall have all of the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC and similar laws as enacted in any applicable jurisdiction.

(f) Proceedings . 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. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

(g) Power of Attorney . To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor hereby grants to the Trustee an absolute and irrevocable power of attorney to sign, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any document which may be required by the PTO, United States Copyright Office, any similar office or agency in each foreign country in which any Domino’s IP is located, or any other Governmental Authority in order to effect an absolute assignment of all right, title and interest in or to any Domino’s IP, and record the same.

6.2 Waiver of Appraisal, Valuation, Stay and Right to Marshaling . To the extent it may lawfully do so, each Guarantor for itself and for any Person who may claim through or under it hereby:

(a) agrees that neither it nor any such Person shall step up, plead, claim or in any manner whatsoever take advantage of any appraisal, valuation, stay, extension or redemption laws, now or hereafter in force in any jurisdiction, which may delay, prevent or otherwise hinder (i) the performance, enforcement or foreclosure of this Agreement, (ii) the sale of any of the Collateral or (iii) the putting of the purchaser or purchasers thereof into possession of such property immediately after the sale thereof;

 

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(b) waives all benefit or advantage of any such laws;

(c) waives and releases all rights to have the Collateral marshaled upon any foreclosure, sale or other enforcement of this Agreement; and

(d) consents and agrees that, subject to the terms of this Agreement, all the Collateral may at any such sale be sold by the Trustee as an entirety or in such portions as the Trustee may (upon direction by the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative)) determine.

6.3 Limited Recourse . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other Related Document or otherwise, the liability of the Guarantors to the Secured Parties under or in relation to this Agreement or any other Related Document or otherwise, is limited in recourse to the Collateral. The Collateral having been applied in accordance with the terms hereof, none of the Secured Parties shall be entitled to take any further steps against any Guarantor to recover any sums due but still unpaid hereunder or under any of the other agreements or documents described in this Section 6.3 , all claims in respect of which shall be extinguished.

6.4 Optional Preservation of the Collateral . If the maturity of the Outstanding Notes of each Series has been accelerated pursuant to Section 9.2 of the Base Indenture following an Event of Default and such declaration and its consequences have not been rescinded and annulled, the Trustee, at the direction of the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative), shall elect to maintain possession of such portion, if any, of the Collateral as the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) shall in its discretion determine.

6.5 Control by the Control Party . Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) may cause the institution of and direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercise any trust or power conferred on the Trustee; provided that:

(a) such direction of time, method and place shall not be in conflict with any rule of law, with the Servicing Standard or with this Agreement;

(b) the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) may take any other action deemed proper by the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) that is not inconsistent with such direction (as the same may be modified by the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative)); and

(c) such direction shall be in writing;

 

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provided further that, subject to Section 10.1 of the Base Indenture, the Trustee need not take any action that it determines might involve it in liability unless it has received an indemnity for such liability as provided in the Base Indenture. The Trustee shall take no action referred to in this Section 6.5 unless instructed to do so by the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative).

6.6 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 any other Secured Party (as applicable) allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to any Guarantor, 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 claim and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Secured Party to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to any other Secured Party, 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 10.5 of the Base Indenture. 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 10.5 of the Base Indenture 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 and other properties which any other Secured Party 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 other Secured Party any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any other Secured Party, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Secured Parties in any such proceeding.

6.7 Undertaking for Costs . In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Agreement 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 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. This Section 6.7 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by the Control Party or a suit by Noteholders of more than 10% of the Aggregate Outstanding Principal Amount of all Series of Notes.

6.8 Restoration of Rights and Remedies . If the Trustee or any other Secured Party has instituted any Proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Agreement or any other Related Document and such Proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such other Secured Party, then and in every such case the Trustee and any such other Secured Party shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the other Secured Parties shall continue as though no such Proceeding had been instituted.

 

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6.9 Rights and Remedies Cumulative . No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to any other Secured Party 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 Agreement or any other Related Document or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy under this Agreement or any other Related Document, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

6.10 Delay or Omission Not Waiver . No delay or omission of the Trustee, the Control Party, the Controlling Class Representative or of any other Secured Party to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Potential Rapid Amortization Event, Rapid Amortization Event, Default or Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Potential Rapid Amortization Event, Rapid Amortization Event, Default or Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Section 6 or by law to the Trustee, the Control Party, the Controlling Class Representative or to any other Secured Party may be exercised from time to time to the extent not inconsistent with the Indenture or this Agreement, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee, the Control Party, the Controlling Class Representative or by any other Secured Party, as the case may be.

6.11 Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws . Each Guarantor covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Agreement or any other Related Document; and each Guarantor (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantages of any such law, and covenants that it shall not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, the Control Party or the Controlling Class Representative, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

6.12 Receivership Clause . The Trustee, at the direction of the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative), may appoint by instrument in writing one or more receivers, managers or receiver and manager (a “ Receiver ”) of the Canadian Distributor or any or all of its Collateral with such rights, powers and authority (including any or all of the rights, powers and authority of the Trustee under this Agreement) as may be provided for in the instrument of appointment or any supplemental instrument and remove and replace any such Receiver from time to time. To the extent permitted by applicable law, any Receiver appointed by the Trustee shall (for purposes relating to responsibility for the Receiver’s acts or omissions) be considered to be the agent of the Canadian Distributor and not of the Trustee. The Trustee, at the direction of the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative), may also apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a Receiver of the Canadian Distributor or of any or all of its Collateral.

 

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SECTION 7

THE TRUSTEE’S AUTHORITY

Each Guarantor acknowledges that the rights and responsibilities of the Trustee under this Agreement with respect to any action taken by the Trustee or the exercise or non-exercise by the Trustee of any option, voting right, request, judgment or other right or remedy provided for herein or resulting or arising out of this Agreement shall, as between the Trustee and the other Secured Parties, be governed by the Indenture and by such other agreements with respect thereto as may exist from time to time among them, but, as between the Trustee and the Guarantors, the Trustee shall be conclusively presumed to be acting as agent for the Secured Parties with full and valid authority so to act or refrain from acting, it being understood that the Trustee (at the direction of the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative)) and the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) directly shall be the only parties entitled to exercise remedies under this Agreement; and no Guarantor shall be under any obligation, or entitlement, to make any inquiry respecting such authority.

SECTION 8

MISCELLANEOUS

8.1 Amendments . None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified except in accordance with Article XII of the Base Indenture.

8.2 Notices .

(a) Any notice or communication by the Guarantors or the Trustee to any other party hereto shall be in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested) facsimile or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to such other party’s address:

If to the SPV Guarantor :

Domino’s SPV Guarantor LLC

24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive

P.O. Box 485

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106

Attention: Cristian Dersidan

Facsimile: 866-282-3872

 

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If to the Domestic Franchisor :

Domino’s SPV Guarantor LLC

24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive

P.O. Box 485

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106

Attention: Cristian Dersidan

Facsimile: 866-282-3872

If to the International Franchisor :

Domino’s SPV Guarantor LLC

24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive

P.O. Box 485

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106

Attention: Cristian Dersidan

Facsimile: 866-282-3872

If to the Canadian Distributor :

Domino’s SPV Guarantor LLC

24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive

P.O. Box 485

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106

Attention: Cristian Dersidan

Facsimile: 866-282-3872

If to Domino’s RE LLC :

Domino’s SPV Guarantor LLC

24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive

P.O. Box 485

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106

Attention:   Cristian Dersidan

Facsimile:    866-282-3872

If to Domino’s EQ LLC :

Domino’s SPV Guarantor LLC

24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive

P.O. Box 485

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106

Attention: Cristian Dersidan

Facsimile: 866-282-3872

 

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If to any Guarantor with a copy to :

Domino’s Pizza LLC

30 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106

Attention: Cristian Dersidan

Facsimile:

and

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower

800 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02199

Attention: Winthrop G. Minot

Facsimile: 617-235-0076

and

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Four Times Square

New York, NY 10036

Attention: David Midvidy

Facsimile: 917-777-2089

If to the Trustee :

Citibank, N.A.

388 Greenwich Street

14th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Global Transaction Services –Domino’s Pizza

Facsimile: 212-816-5527

(b) The Guarantors or the Trustee by notice to each other party may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications; provided , however , the Guarantors 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.

(c) 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 days after the date that such notice is mailed, (iii) delivered by facsimile shall be deemed given on the date of delivery of such notice and (iv) delivered by overnight air courier shall be deemed delivered one (1) Business Day after the date that such notice is delivered to such overnight courier.

 

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(d) Notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement 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 Agreement or any other Related Document.

8.3 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 CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES (OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK).

8.4 Successors . All agreements of each of the Guarantors in this Agreement and each other Related Document to which it is a party shall bind its successors and assigns; provided, however, no Guarantor may assign its obligations or rights under this Agreement or any Related Document, except with the written consent of the Control Party. All agreements of the Trustee in the Indenture and in this Agreement shall bind its successors as permitted by the Related Documents.

8.5 Severability . In case any provision in this Agreement or any other Related Document 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.

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

8.7 Table of Contents, Headings, etc . The Table of Contents and headings of the Sections of this Agreement 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.

8.8 Recording of Agreemen t. If this Agreement is subject to recording in any appropriate public recording offices, such recording is to be effected by the Guarantors and at their expense accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel (which may be counsel to the Guarantors, the Trustee or any other counsel reasonably acceptable to the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) and the Trustee) to the effect that such recording is necessary either for the protection of the Secured Parties or for the enforcement of any right or remedy granted to the Trustee under this Agreement.

8.9 Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE GUARANTORS AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY.

8.10 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers . Each of the Guarantors and the Trustee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

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(a) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Related Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;

(b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;

(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Guarantors or the Trustee, as the case may be, at its address set forth in Section 8.2 or at such other address of which the Trustee shall have been notified pursuant thereto;

(d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction; and

(e) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section 8.10 any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.

8.11 Additional Subsidiary Guarantors . Each Additional Securitization Entity that is designated to be an Additional Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section 8.34 of the Base Indenture shall become a Guarantor for all purposes of this Agreement upon execution and delivery by such Additional Securitization Entity of an Assumption Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto. Upon the execution and delivery by any Additional Securitization Entity of such an Assumption Agreement, the supplemental schedules attached to such Assumption Agreement shall be incorporated into and become a part of and supplement the Schedules to this Agreement and each reference to such Schedules shall mean and be a reference to such Schedules as supplemented pursuant to each Assumption Agreement.

8.12 Currency Indemnity . Each Guarantor shall make all payments of amounts owing by it hereunder in Dollars. If a Guarantor makes any such payment to the Trustee or any other Secured Party in a currency (the “ Other Currency ”) other than Dollars (whether voluntarily or pursuant to an order or judgment of a court or tribunal of any jurisdiction), such payment shall constitute a discharge of the liability of such party hereunder in respect of such amount owing only to the extent of the amount of Dollars which the Trustee or such Secured Party is able to purchase, with the amount it receives on the date of receipt. If the amount of Dollars which the Trustee or such Secured Party is able to purchase is less than the amount of such currency originally so due in respect of such amount, such Guarantor shall indemnify and save the Trustee

 

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or such Secured Party, as applicable, harmless from and against any loss or damage arising as a result of such deficiency. This indemnity shall constitute an obligation separate and independent from the other obligations contained in this Agreement, shall give rise to a separate and independent cause of action, shall survive termination hereof, shall apply irrespective of any indulgence granted by the Trustee or such Secured Party and shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any judgment or order in respect of any amount due hereunder or under any judgment or order.

8.13 Acknowledgment of Receipt; Waiver . Each Guarantor acknowledges receipt of an executed copy of this Agreement and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, waives the right to receive a copy of any financing statement, financing change statement or verification statement in respect of any registered financing statement or financing change statement prepared, registered or issued in connection with this Agreement.

8.14 Termination; Partial Release .

(a) This Agreement and any grants, pledges and assignments hereunder shall become effective on the date hereof and shall terminate on the Termination Date.

(b) On the Termination Date, the Collateral shall be automatically released from the Liens created hereby, and this Agreement and all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Trustee and each Guarantor shall automatically terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the Guarantors. At the request and sole expense of any Guarantor following any such termination, the Trustee shall deliver to such Guarantor any Collateral held by the Trustee hereunder, and execute and deliver to such Guarantor such documents as such Guarantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.

(c) Any partial release of Collateral hereunder requested by the Co-Issuers in connection with any Permitted Asset Disposition shall be governed by Section 14.17 of the Base Indenture.

8.15 Third Party Beneficiary . Each of the Secured Parties and the Controlling Class Representative is an express third party beneficiary of this Agreement.

8.16 Entire Agreement .

This Agreement, together with the schedule hereto, the Indenture and the other Related Documents, contain a final and complete integration of all prior expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all previous oral statements and writings with respect thereto.

 

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[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Guarantors and the Trustee has caused this Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.

 

DOMINO’S SPV GUARANTOR LLC
By:     
  Name: Adam J. Gacek
  Title:   Secretary

 

DOMINO’S PIZZA FRANCHISING LLC
By:     
  Name: Adam J. Gacek
  Title:   Secretary

 

DOMINO’S PIZZA INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISING INC.
By:     
  Name: Adam J. Gacek
  Title:   Secretary

 

DOMINO’S PIZZA CANADIAN DISTRIBUTION ULC
By:     
  Name: Adam J. Gacek
  Title:   Secretary

 

DOMINO’S RE LLC
By:     
  Name: Adam J. Gacek
  Title:   Secretary

[Signature Page to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement]


DOMINO’S EQ LLC
By:     
  Name: Adam J. Gacek
  Title:   Secretary

[Signature Page to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement]


AGREED AND ACCEPTED

 

CITIBANK, N.A., in its capacity as Trustee

By:     
  Name:
  Title:

[Signature Page to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement]

Exhibit 10.3

 

 

 

DOMINO’S PIZZA MASTER ISSUER LLC,

CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF DOMINO’S PIZZA MASTER ISSUER LLC

PARTY HERETO,

DOMINO’S SPV GUARANTOR LLC,

DOMINO’S PIZZA LLC,

as Manager and in its individual capacity,

DOMINO’S PIZZA NS CO.,

and

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Trustee

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

Dated as of March 15, 2012

(amending and restating the Master Servicing Agreement dated as of April 16, 2007)

 

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS

     3   

Section 1.1

     Certain Definitions      3   

Section 1.2

     Other Defined Terms      13   

Section 1.3

     Other Terms      13   

Section 1.4

     Computation of Time Periods      13   

ARTICLE 2 ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MANAGED ASSETS

     14   

Section 2.1

     Domino’s Pizza LLC to Act as the Manager      14   

Section 2.2

     Manager Advances      17   

Section 2.3

     Concentration Accounts      17   

Section 2.4

     Records      17   

Section 2.5

     Administrative Duties of Manager      18   

Section 2.6

     No Offset      19   

Section 2.7

     Compensation      19   

Section 2.8

     Indemnification      20   

Section 2.9

     Nonpetition Covenant      22   

Section 2.10

     Certain Amendments to Documents Governing Managed Assets      22   

Section 2.11

     Franchisor Consent      23   

Section 2.12

     Appointment of Sub-managers      23   

ARTICLE 3 STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

     23   

Section 3.1

     Reporting by the Manager      23   

Section 3.2

     Appointment of Independent Accountant      23   

Section 3.3

     Annual Accountants’ Reports      24   

Section 3.4

     Notice of Reduction in Blended Rate of Continuing Franchise Fees      25   

ARTICLE 4 THE MANAGER

     25   

Section 4.1

     Representations and Warranties Concerning the Manager      25   

Section 4.2

     Existence      29   

Section 4.3

     Performance of Obligations      29   

Section 4.4

     Merger; Resignation and Assignment      32   

Section 4.5

     Taxes      33   

Section 4.6

     Notice of Certain Events      33   

Section 4.7

     Capitalization      34   

Section 4.8

     Franchise Law Determination      34   

Section 4.9

     Maintenance of Separateness      34   

 

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Section 4.10

     No ERISA Plan      35   

ARTICLE 5 REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS AS TO POST-SECURITIZATION ASSETS

     35   

Section 5.1

     Representations and Warranties Made in Respect of Post-Securitization Assets      35   

Section 5.2

     Covenants in Respect of New Collateral      38   

ARTICLE 6 DEFAULT

     39   

Section 6.1

     Manager Termination Event      39   

Section 6.2

     Disentanglement.      42   

Section 6.3

     No Effect on Other Parties      44   

Section 6.4

     Rights Cumulative      44   

ARTICLE 7 CONFIDENTIALITY

     44   

Section 7.1

     Confidentiality      44   

ARTICLE 8 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     46   

Section 8.1

     Term of this Agreement      46   

Section 8.2

     Amendments to this Agreement      46   

Section 8.3

     Amendments to other Agreements      47   

Section 8.4

     Acknowledgement      47   

Section 8.5

     Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial; Jurisdiction      47   

Section 8.6

     Notices      48   

Section 8.7

     Severability of Provisions      48   

Section 8.8

     Delivery Dates      48   

Section 8.9

     Binding Effect; Limited Rights of Others      49   

Section 8.10

     Article and Section Headings      49   

Section 8.11

     Counterparts      49   

EXHIBIT A — JOINDER AGREEMENT

  

EXHIBIT B — POWER OF ATTORNEY

  

EXHIBIT C — PRICING FOR COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RELATED TO THE PRODUCT

PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

  

  

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

This AMENDED AND RESTATED MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, dated as March 15, 2012 (this “ Agreement ”), is entered into by and among Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Master Issuer ”), Domino’s Pizza Distribution LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Domestic Distributor ”), Domino’s SPV Canadian Holding Company Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ SPV Canadian Holdco ”), Domino’s IP Holder LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ IP Holder ”, and together with the Master Issuer, the Domestic Distributor and SPV Canadian Holdco, the “ Co-Issuers ”), Domino’s SPV Guarantor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ SPV Guarantor ”), Domino’s Pizza Franchising LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Domestic Franchisor ”), Domino’s Pizza International Franchising Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ International Franchisor ”), Domino’s Pizza Canadian Distribution ULC, a Nova Scotia unlimited company (the “ Canadian Distributor ”), Domino’s EQ LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder ”), Domino’s RE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder ”, and together with the SPV Guarantor, the Domestic Franchisor, the International Franchisor, the Canadian Distributor and the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder, the “ Guarantors ”), Domino’s Pizza LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (“ DPL ”), Domino’s Pizza NS Co., a Nova Scotia unlimited company (the “ Canadian Manufacturer ”), Citibank, N.A. (“ Citibank ”), as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), and any other Securitization Entity that becomes party to this Agreement by execution of a joinder substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A . This Agreement amends and restates the Master Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2007, by and among the Co-Issuers, the SPV Guarantor, the Domestic Franchisor, the International Franchisor, the Canadian Distributor, the Manager, the Canadian Manufacturer and Citibank, N.A., as trustee. For all purposes of this Agreement, capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in Annex A to the Base Indenture (as defined below). “ Manager ”, when in reference to (a) the servicing of the Managed Assets of the Canadian Distributor, shall mean the Canadian Manufacturer, and (b) the servicing of all other Managed Assets, shall mean DPL; provided , that the term “ Manager ” shall mean only DPL with respect to ARTICLE 3 and Sections 2.7 , 2.8 , 4.1(a)(i) and 8.2 herein. All other representations, warranties and covenants of or about DPL made herein are repeated herein with respect to the Canadian Manufacturer, as applicable, as though fully set forth herein.

 

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RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Master Issuer and the other Co-Issuers have entered into the Amended and Restated Base Indenture (the “ Base Indenture ”), dated as of the date of this Agreement, with Citibank, as Trustee and securities intermediary, pursuant to which the Master Issuer and the other Co-Issuers shall issue series of notes (the “ Notes ”) from time to time, on the terms described therein. Pursuant to the Base Indenture and the Global G&C Agreement, as security for the indebtedness represented by the Notes and the other Obligations, the Master Issuer and the other Securitization Entities are and will be granting to the Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties, a security interest in the Collateral;

WHEREAS, since the Series 2007-1 Closing Date, all Post-Securitization Domestic Franchise Arrangements and all Post-Securitization International Franchise Arrangements have been, and will continue to be, originated by the Franchisors;

WHEREAS, from and after the Closing Date, the International Franchisor will also originate all Post-Closing Overseas Franchise Arrangements;

WHEREAS, from time to time, the Master Issuer or the Franchisors may purchase or repurchase, as the case may be, the Franchise Arrangement and/or lease with a third party landlord entered into with respect to a Store and undertake to operate such Store (a “ Repurchased Store ”) until such time as a New Franchise Arrangement is entered into with respect to such Repurchased Store;

WHEREAS, each of the Securitization Entities desires to have the Manager operate any Repurchased Store in accordance with the Management Standard;

WHEREAS, each of the Securitization Entities desires to have the Manager enforce its rights and powers and perform its duties and obligations under the Managed Documents to which it is party in accordance with the Management Standard;

WHEREAS, each of the Securitization Entities desires to have the Manager enter into certain agreements and acquire and dispose of certain assets from time to time on its behalf, in each case in accordance with the Management Standard;

WHEREAS, the IP Holder desires to appoint the Manager as its agent for providing comprehensive intellectual property development, enforcement, maintenance, protection, defense, management, licensing, contract administration and other duties or services in connection with the Domino’s IP in accordance with the Management Standard;

WHEREAS, the Manager desires to enforce such rights and powers and perform such management obligations and duties, all in accordance with the Management Standard;

 

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WHEREAS, each of the Securitization Entities desires to enter into this Agreement to provide for, among other things, the management of the respective rights and powers and the performance of the respective duties and obligations of the Securitization Entities, as applicable, under or in connection with the Contribution and Sale Agreements, the Distribution and Contribution Agreements, the Third-Party License Agreements, the Franchise Arrangements, the Domino’s IP, the IP License Agreements, the PULSE Assets, the Technology Assets, the Domestic Distribution Assets, the Third-Party Supply Agreements, the Product Purchase Agreements, the Requirements Agreements, the Distribution Agreements, the Repurchased Stores, and any other assets acquired by the Securitization Entities (the “ Managed Assets ”), by the Manager, all in accordance with the Management Standard;

WHEREAS, each of the Master Issuer, the Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder and the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder (each, a “ Product Supply Entity ”, and together, the “ Product Supply Entities ”) desires that DPL, in its individual capacity, supply all Products (as defined in the Product Purchase and Distribution Agreement) and provide all distribution services for the manufacturing and supply of pizza dough, thin crust pizza dough and certain related products intended for human consumption (such distribution services, together with the Products, the “ Supplied Products and Services ”) to each such Product Supply Entity that are required to be provided by the Product Supply Entities to the Domestic Distributor under the Product Purchase and Distribution Agreement; and

WHEREAS, DPL desires to provide the Supplied Products and Services for each Product Supply Entity;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Certain Definitions . Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein or in Annex A to the Base Indenture shall have the following meanings:

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Asset Management Services ” means, in a manner consistent with the Management Standard, the execution of real property leases and equipment leases related to the distribution, manufacturing and supply chain where a Non-Securitization Entity remains a Co-obligor on such leases, and the management, operation and administration of leased and owned property in the distribution, manufacturing and supply chain.

 

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Back-Up Management Agreement ” means the Back-Up Management and Consulting Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2012, by and among the Co-Issuers, the Manager, the Trustee and FTI Consulting, Inc., a Maryland corporation, as Back-Up Manager.

Base Indenture ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

Canadian Distributor ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Canadian Manufacturer ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Cold Back-Up Management Duties ” has the meaning set forth in the Back-Up Management Agreement.

Confidential Information ” means information (including Know-How) treated as confidential and proprietary by its owner that is disclosed by a party hereto (“ Discloser ”), either directly or indirectly, in writing or orally, to another party hereto (“ Recipient ”).

Current Practices ” means, in respect of any action or inaction, the practices, standards and procedures of Domino’s Pizza LLC and its Subsidiaries as performed or that have been performed immediately prior to the Closing Date.

Defective Asset Damages Amount ” means with respect to any Post-Securitization Collateral Franchise Document that is a Defective Post-Securitization Asset, an amount equal to the product of (i) the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the absolute value of the sum of all Collections under such Post-Securitization Collateral Franchise Document received during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date such Post-Securitization Collateral Franchise Document became a Defective Post-Securitization Asset minus the aggregate amount of related Excluded Amounts received during such period, by (B) the aggregate amount of all Collections received under all Collateral Franchise Documents during such 12-month period (assuming that all Post-Securitization Collateral Franchise Documents had been included in the Collateral Franchise Documents during such 12-month period) minus the aggregate amount of related Excluded Amounts received during such period and (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding Principal Amount.

Defective Post-Securitization Asset ” means any Post-Securitization Asset that does not meet the applicable requirements of ARTICLE 5 .

Discloser ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the definition of “Confidential Information.”

Disentanglement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(a) hereof.

Disentanglement Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(c) hereof.

Disentanglement Services ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(a) hereof.

 

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Distribution Services ” means, in a manner consistent with the Management Standard, the acquisition, storage and delivery of equipment, supplies and Products for resale to Franchisees, to DPL, as owner of Company-Owned Stores and to other Persons on behalf of the Securitization Entities, including enforcing and performing the duties and obligations of the Securitization Entities under the Distribution Agreements.

Domestic Continuing Franchise Fees ” means the Continuing Franchise Fees received by the Domestic Franchisor.

Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Domestic Distribution Real Estate Holder ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Domestic Distributor ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Domestic Franchisor ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

DPL ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Environmental Laws ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.1(m)(i) hereof.

Equipment Purchasing Services ” means, in a manner consistent with the Management Standard, the purchasing and leasing of equipment and machinery on behalf of the Domestic Distribution Equipment Holder for use by the Securitization Entities.

Former Franchisors ” means, collectively, DPL and Domino’s Pizza International Inc., as predecessor in interest to Domino’s International.

Franchisee Financing Program ” means any financing program facilitated by a Securitization Entity pursuant to which a Franchisee receives financing from a third-party lender to open or operate a Store.

Guarantors ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Holdco Specified Non-Securitization Debt Cap ” has the meaning given to such term in the Parent Company Support Agreement.

Hot Back-Up Management Duties ” has the meaning set forth in the Back-Up Management Agreement.

Improvements ” shall mean the buildings, structures, fixtures, additions, enlargements, extensions, modifications, repairs, replacements and improvements now or hereafter erected or located on the real property constituting a part of each Owned Property.

 

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Indemnitee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8 hereof.

Independent Accountants ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.

International Continuing Franchise Fees ” means the Continuing Franchise Fees received by the International Franchisor.

International Franchisee PULSE Agreements ” means any agreement entered into by a Franchisee, and which is listed on Schedule 1.1(b) to the DPL Contribution and Sale Agreement pursuant to which such Franchisee licenses PULSE Assets from the Distributor.

International Franchisor ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

IP Development Services ” means the conception, development, creation and/or acquisition of After-Acquired IP Assets, including the filing, prosecution and maintenance of any applications and/or registrations with respect thereto, after the Initial Closing Date by the Manager (or its agents) as the IP Holder’s (and any Additional IP Holder’s) agent, and in the name and stead of the IP Holder (and any Additional IP Holder).

IP Management Services ” means the following services performed and actions taken on behalf of the IP Holder (and any Additional IP Holder), in each case to the extent that the Manager determines that such action is necessary or advisable, in accordance with the Management Standard:

(a) maintaining, enforcing and defending the IP Holder’s (and any Additional IP Holder’s) rights in and to the Domino’s IP, including diligently prosecuting Trademark applications and maintaining Trademark registrations, timely filing statements of use, applications for renewal and affidavits of use and/or incontestability and paying all fees required by applicable law; searching and clearing the Trademarks included in the After-Acquired IP Assets; responding to third-party oppositions of trademark applications or registrations; responding to any office action or other examiner requests; conducting searches, monitoring and taking appropriate actions to oppose or contest any applications or registrations for Trademarks that are likely to cause confusion with or to dilute, or otherwise violate the IP Holder’s or any Additional IP Holder’s rights in or to, the Trademarks;

(b) enforcing the IP Holder’s (and any Additional IP Holder’s) legal title in and to the Domino’s IP and exercising the IP Holder’s (and any Additional IP Holder’s) rights, and performing the IP Holder’s (and any Additional IP Holder’s) obligations, under each IP License Agreement, including ensuring that any use of the Domino’s IP satisfies the quality control provisions of such IP License Agreement and is in compliance with all applicable laws;

 

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(c) applying for registration of Copyrights and timely filing maintenance and registration fees;

(d) diligently prosecuting applications (including divisionals, continuation-in-parts, provisionals, and reissues) and maintaining the registrations for any Patents, including timely paying all maintenance and registration fees required by applicable law and responding to office actions, requests for reexamination, interferences and any other patent office requests or requirements;

(e) maintaining registrations for all material domain names included in the Domino’s IP;

(f) in the event that the Manager becomes aware of any imitation, infringement, dilution, misappropriation and/or unauthorized use of the Domino’s IP, or any portion thereof, taking reasonable actions to protect, police and enforce such Domino’s IP, including, as appropriate, (i) preparing, issuing and responding to and further prosecuting cease and desist, demand and notice letters and requests for a license; and (ii) commencing, prosecuting and/or resolving a claim or suit against such imitation, infringement, dilution, misappropriation and/or the unauthorized use of the Domino’s IP, and seeking all appropriate monetary and equitable remedies in connection therewith;

(g) performing such functions and duties, and preparing and filing such documents, as are required under the Indenture or the Global G&C Agreement to be performed, prepared and/or filed by the IP Holder (or any Additional IP Holder), including:

(i) causing the IP Holder (and any Additional IP Holder) to execute and recording such financing statements (including continuation statements) or amendments thereof or supplements thereto or such other instruments as the Trustee, the Control Party and the Securitization Entities together may from time to time reasonably request in connection with the security interests in the Domino’s IP granted by the IP Holder (and any Additional IP Holder) to the Trustee; provided that such requests are consistent with the standards and obligations set forth in the Base Indenture; and

(ii) causing the IP Holder (and any Additional IP Holder) to execute grants of security interests or any similar instruments as the Trustee, the Control Party and the Securitization Entities together may from time to time reasonably request; provided that such requests are consistent with the standards and obligations set forth in the Base Indenture that are intended to evidence such security interests in the Domino’s IP and recording such grants or other instruments with the

 

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relevant authority including the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office or any applicable foreign intellectual property office as may be agreed upon by the parties to such agreements;

(h) taking such actions on behalf of the IP Holder (and any Additional IP Holder) as the Master Issuer may reasonably request or the Manager may reasonably recommend that are expressly required by the terms, provisions and purposes of the IP License Agreements;

(i) as directed by the Control Party, causing the IP Holder (and any Additional IP Holder) to enter into license agreements with any Securitization Entity, including any Additional Securitization Entity, and to grant such Securitization Entity the right to use the Domino’s IP;

(j) preparing for execution by the IP Holder (and any Additional IP Holder) or any other appropriate Person of all documents, certificates and other filings as the IP Holder (or any Additional IP Holder) shall be required to prepare and/or file under the terms of the IP License Agreements; and

(k) paying or arranging for payment or discharge of taxes and Liens levied on or threatened against the Domino’s IP.

IP Services ” means, collectively, the IP Development Services and the IP Management Services.

Manager Advances ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a) hereof.

Managed Assets ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

Managed Document ” means any contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding relating to any of the Managed Assets, including, without limitation, the Contribution and Sale Agreements, the Distribution and Contribution Agreements, the Third-Party License Agreements, the International Franchisee PULSE Agreements, the Franchise Arrangements, the IP License Agreements, any agreement between a Domino’s Entity and a third party that is a PULSE Asset, the Company-Owned Stores Requirements Agreement and the Distribution Agreements.

Management Standard ” means standards that (a) are consistent with Current Practices or, to the extent of changed circumstances, practices, technologies, strategies or implementation methods, consistent with the standards as the Manager would implement or observe if the Managed Assets were owned by the Manager; (b) will enable the Manager to comply in all material respects with all of the duties and obligations of the Securitization Entities under the Related Documents and each Collateral Franchise Document; (c) are in material compliance with all applicable Requirements of Law; and (d) with respect to the use and maintenance of the IP Holders’ (and any Additional IP Holder’s) rights in and to the Domino’s IP, are consistent with the standards imposed by the IP License Agreements.

 

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Manager Termination Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a) hereof.

Notes ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

Owned Property ” means, collectively, those parcels of real property in which any Securitization Entity owns the fee estate, together with any Improvements thereon.

Post-Opening Services ” means, to the extent required by the Franchise Arrangements, (a) the maintenance of a continuing advisory relationship with Franchisees, including consultation in the areas of marketing, merchandising and general business operations, (b) the provision to each Franchisee of the applicable standards for the Domino’s Brand, (c) the use of reasonable efforts to maintain standards of quality, cleanliness, appearance and service at all Stores and (d) the collection and administration of the Advertising Fees and the Company-Owned Store Advertising Fees and the direction of the development of all advertising and promotional programs for the Domino’s Brand or any Future Brand.

Post-Securitization Asset ” means a Post-Securitization Collateral Franchise Document, or any Intellectual Property created, developed or acquired after the Series 2007-1 Closing Date by or on behalf of, and owned by, the IP Holder, including, without limitation, all Future Brand IP.

Post-Securitization Asset Addition Date ” means, with respect to any Post-Securitization Asset, the earliest of (i) the date on which such Post-Securitization Asset is acquired by, or developed for the benefit of, a Securitization Entity, (ii) the later of (a) the date upon which the closing occurs under the applicable contract giving rise to such Post-Securitization Asset and (b) the date upon which all of the diligence contingencies in the contract for purchase of the applicable Post-Securitization Asset expire and the Securitization Entity acquiring such Post-Securitization Asset no longer has the right to cancel such contract and (iii) the date on which a Securitization Entity begins receiving Collections with respect to such Post-Securitization Asset.

Post-Securitization Collateral Franchise Document ” means any Collateral Franchise Document entered into by any of the Securitization Entities (including any renewal) after the Series 2007-1 Closing Date.

Post-Securitization Owned Property ” means any Owned Property acquired after the Series 2007-1 Closing Date.

Power of Attorney ” means the authority granted by the IP Holder (and any Additional IP Holder) to the Manager pursuant to a Power of Attorney in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit B hereto.

Pre-Opening Services ” means, to the extent required by the Franchise Arrangements, (a) the provision to each Franchisee of standards for the design,

 

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construction, equipping and operation of any Store owned and operated by such Franchisee and the approval of locations meeting such standards, (b) the provision to individuals designated by the Franchisee of the applicable Franchisor’s then-current initial training program corresponding to the Domino’s Brand or any Future Brands, as the case may be, at one or more training centers designated by the Manager, (c) the provision to each Franchisee of then-current operating procedures to assist such Franchisee in complying with the applicable Franchisor’s standard methods of record keeping, controls, staffing, quality control, training requirements and production methods and (d) the provision to each Franchisee of assistance in the pre-opening, opening and initial operation of the franchise as the Manager deems advisable for purposes of complying with the applicable Franchise Arrangements.

Prior Terms ” means, in respect of each type of contract included in Post-Securitization Franchise Arrangements, the contractual terms and provisions, exclusive of the applicable rates for Initial Franchise Fees or Continuing Franchise Fees, Advertising Fees and similar fees and expenses, that were generally prevailing for agreements of such type, entered into by the Former Franchisors on or before the Series 2007-1 Closing Date.

Product Supply Entity ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

Product Supply Margin ” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit C hereto.

Product Supply Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(d) hereof.

Recipient ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the definition of “Confidential Information.”

Repurchased Store ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

Services ” means the servicing and administration of the Managed Assets and the Securitization Entities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Indenture, the other Related Documents and the Managed Documents, including, without limitation:

(a) calculating and compiling information required in connection with any report to be delivered pursuant to any Related Document (other than the Back-Up Management Agreement);

(b) preparing and filing of all tax returns and tax reports required to be prepared by any Securitization Entity;

(c) performing the duties and obligations of the Securitization Entities pursuant to the Related Documents;

(d) performing the duties and obligations of the Securitization Entities required pursuant to the Franchise Arrangements, including, without limitation, collecting payments under the Franchise Arrangements, providing each Franchisee party to a Franchise Arrangement with operations assistance, access to advertising and marketing materials, information and program updates and ongoing training programs for such Franchisee and its employees;

 

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(e) preparing, for the Franchisors, Post-Securitization Franchise Arrangements, including, without limitation, adopting variations to the forms of agreements used in documenting Post-Securitization Franchise Arrangements and preparing and executing documentation of franchise transfers, terminations, renewals, site relocations and ownership changes;

(f) preparing, for the Distributors, new Distribution Agreements;

(g) preparing and filing, for the Master Issuer and the Franchisors, franchise disclosure documents to comply in all material respects with applicable federal, state and foreign laws;

(h) preparing, for any Securitization Entity, New Third-Party License Agreements;

(i) ensuring material compliance by the Master Issuer, the Domestic Franchisor and the International Franchisor with franchise industry-specific government regulation and applicable laws;

(j) performing the obligations of the Securitization Entities under the Managed Documents, including entering into new Managed Documents from time to time;

(k) enforcing and providing legal services with respect to the Managed Assets, including enforcing the Collateral Franchise Documents;

(l) providing accounting and financial reporting services;

(m) establishing and/or providing quality control services and standards with respect to the promulgation and maintenance of standards for food, equipment, suppliers and distributors;

(n) monitoring industry conditions and adapting accordingly to meet changing consumer needs;

(o) administering and facilitating any Franchisee Financing Programs;

(p) formulating and implementing growth and business strategies and causing any applicable Securitization Entity to enter into new joint venture, strategic partnership and licensing arrangements;

 

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        (q) supporting the development of new products for and increased brand awareness of the Domino’s Brand, and, if applicable, any Future Brands;

        (r) the Pre-Opening Services;

        (s) the Post-Opening Services;

        (t) the IP Services;

        (u) the Distribution Services;

        (v) the Equipment Purchasing Services;

        (w) the Asset Management Services; and

        (x) any and all additional services that the Manager deems necessary or convenient in connection with the foregoing.

SPV Canadian Holdco ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

SPV Guarantor ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Sub-Management Arrangement ” means an arrangement whereby the Manager or the Canadian Manufacturer engages any other Person to perform certain of its duties under this Agreement; provided that any agreement between the Manager and third-party vendors pursuant to which the Manager purchases a specific product or service including, without limitation, the Distribution Agreements, shall not be considered to be a Sub-Management Arrangement.

Sub-manager ” means any sub-manager that has entered into a Sub-Management Arrangement with the Manager or the Canadian Manufacturer.

Successor Manager ” means any successor to the Manager selected by the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) upon the resignation or removal of the Manager pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Supplied Products and Services ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

Trademarks ” means United States, state and non-U.S. trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, designs, logos, slogans and other indicia of source or origin, whether registered or unregistered, registrations and pending applications to register the foregoing, and all goodwill of any business connected with the use of or symbolized thereby, included in the Domino’s IP.

Transition Plan ” has the meaning set forth in the Back-Up Management Agreement.

 

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Trustee ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Trustee Indemnitee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(c) hereof.

Weekly Canadian Management Fee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b) hereof.

Weekly Management Fee ” means for each Weekly Allocation Date within a Quarterly Collection Period, an amount, payable in arrears, determined by dividing (a) the sum (as adjusted pursuant to this definition) of (i) $26,500,000, plus (ii) $600,000 for every 100 Open Domino’s Stores located in the contiguous United States as of the last day of the immediately preceding Quarterly Collection Period; by (b) 52 or 53, as applicable, based on the number of weeks in the fiscal year; provided that the amount set forth in clause (a)  will increase by 2% per annum on each anniversary of the Closing Date or, if the anniversary of the Closing Date in any calendar year is not the first day of a Quarterly Collection Period, on the first day of the Quarterly Collection Period immediately following the anniversary of the Closing Date; provided , further , that the amount in clause (a) , as adjusted, shall not exceed an amount equal to 25% of the aggregate amount of Retained Collections with respect to the preceding four Quarterly Collection Periods.

Warm Back-Up Management Duties ” has the meaning set forth in the Back-Up Management Agreement.

Section 1.2 Other Defined Terms .

        (a) Each term defined in the singular form in Section 1.1 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall mean the plural thereof when the plural form of such term is used in this Agreement and each term defined in the plural form in Section 1.1 shall mean the singular thereof when the singular form of such term is used herein.

        (b) The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar terms when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and article, section, subsection, schedule and exhibit references herein are references to articles, sections, subsections, schedules and exhibits to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

Section 1.3 Other Terms . All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. All terms used in Article 9 of the UCC in the State of New York, and not specifically defined herein, are used herein as defined in such Article 9.

Section 1.4 Computation of Time Periods . Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, in the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “ from ” means “ from and including ” and the words “ to ” and “ until ” each means “ to but excluding .”

 

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ARTICLE 2

ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MANAGED ASSETS

Section 2.1 Domino’s Pizza LLC to Act as the Manager .

        (a) Engagement of the Manager . The Securitization Entities hereby engage and authorize the Manager and the Manager hereby accepts such engagement to perform the Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and, except as otherwise provided herein, the Management Standard. With respect to the IP Services, the Manager shall perform such IP Services in accordance with the Management Standard unless the IP Holder (or Additional IP Holder, as applicable) determines, in its sole discretion, that additional action is necessary or desirable in furtherance of the protection of the Domino’s IP, in which case the Manager shall perform such IP Services and additional related services as are reasonably requested by the IP Holder (or Additional IP Holder). The Manager, on behalf of the Securitization Entities, shall have full power and authority, acting alone and subject only to the Management Standard and the specific requirements and prohibitions of this Agreement, the Indenture and the other Related Documents, to do and take any and all actions, or to refrain from taking any such actions, and to do any and all things in connection with performing the Services that the Manager may deem necessary or desirable. The Canadian Manufacturer will perform all Services for the Canadian Distributor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, but subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Indenture and the other Related Documents, including, without limitation, Section 2.9 , the Manager, in connection with performing the Services, is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, in the Manager’s own name (in its capacity as Manager) or in the name of any Securitization Entity, on behalf of any Securitization Entity or the Trustee, as the case may be, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Managed Assets, including, without limitation, consents to sales, transfers or encumbrances of a franchise by any Franchisee or consents to assignments and assumptions of the Franchise Arrangements by any Franchisee in accordance with the terms thereof.

        (b) Actions to Perfect Security Interests . Subject to the terms of the Base Indenture and any applicable Series Supplement, the Manager shall take those actions that are required under the Related Documents to maintain continuous perfection and priority (subject to Permitted Liens) of any Securitization Entity’s and the Trustee’s respective interests in the Collateral. Without limiting the foregoing, the Manager shall file or cause to be filed the financing statements on Form UCC-1 (or the PPSA, as the case may be), and assignments and/or amendments of financing statements on Form UCC-3 (or the PPSA, as the case may be), and other filings required to be filed in connection with each Contribution and Sale Agreement, the Distribution and Contribution Agreements, the IP License Agreements, the Domino’s IP, the Base Indenture, the other Related Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

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        (c) Ownership of Domino’s IP . All Domino’s IP, including all After-Acquired IP Assets, shall be owned exclusively by the IP Holder or, with respect to certain Future Brand Assets, by an Additional IP Holder, in accordance with Section 5.2(a)(i) . The Manager does hereby irrevocably assign and transfer to the IP Holder all right, title and interest in and to any Domino’s IP that the Manager has acquired or developed, and shall assign and transfer to the IP Holder or the applicable Additional IP Holder, all right title and interest in and to any Domino’s IP that the Manager may acquire or develop, in each case, including all appurtenant goodwill and choses in action, and will take all appropriate measures to record any such assignments, at the Manager’s sole cost and expense. The Manager expressly agrees that, to the fullest extent allowed by law, copyrighted works included in the After-Acquired IP Assets shall be deemed to be a “works made for hire” as that term is defined in Section 101 of the United States Copyright Act, as amended. All use of the Domino’s IP hereunder, and any goodwill that may arise from the provision of the Services by the Manager, shall inure solely to the benefit of the IP Holder (and any Additional IP Holder, as applicable).

        (d) Grant of Power of Attorney . In order to provide the Manager with the authority to perform and execute its duties and obligations as set forth herein, the IP Holder hereby agrees, and each Additional IP Holder will be required to agree, to execute, upon request of the Manager, a Power of Attorney, which Powers of Attorney shall terminate in the event that the Manager’s rights under this Agreement are terminated as provided herein.

        (e) Franchisee Insurance . The Manager acknowledges that, to the extent that it is named as a “loss payee” or “additional insured” under any Franchisee Insurance Policies, it will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause it to be so named in its capacity as the Manager, and the Manager shall promptly remit to the Trustee for deposit in the Collection Account any Franchisee Insurance Proceeds received by it or by any Securitization Entity under any Franchisee Insurance Policy to the extent such Franchisee Insurance Proceeds relate to any Franchise Arrangements. The Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the applicable Securitization Entity to be named as “loss payee” or “additional insured” under all Franchisee Insurance Policies at the earliest time such Franchisee Insurance Policies are issued, renewed or replaced after the date hereof.

        (f) Manager Insurance . The Manager agrees to maintain adequate insurance in accordance with industry standards and consistent with the type and amount maintained by the Manager on the Closing Date. Such insurance will cover each of the Securitization Entities, as an additional insured or loss payee, to the extent that such Securitization Entity has an insurable interest therein.

 

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        (g) Collection of Payments; Remittances; Collection Account . The Manager shall cause the collection of all amounts owing under the terms and provisions of each Managed Document in accordance with the Management Standard.

        (h) Collections . The Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Collections due and to become due to any Securitization Entity to be deposited into a Concentration Account or the Collection Account, as the case may be, in accordance with Section 5.10 of the Base Indenture.

        (i) Deposit of Misdirected Funds; No Commingling; Misdirected Payments . The Manager shall promptly deposit into any Concentration Account, as determined by the Manager, by the second Business Day immediately following actual knowledge of the receipt thereof by the Manager or any of its Affiliates and in the form received or in cash, all payments received by the Manager or any of its Affiliates in respect of the Managed Assets incorrectly sent to the Manager or any of its Affiliates. The Manager shall not commingle with its own assets and shall keep separate, segregated and appropriately marked and identified all Managed Assets and any other property comprising any part of the Collateral, and for such time, if any, as such Managed Assets or such other property are in the possession or control of the Manager to the extent such Managed Assets or such other property is Collateral, the Manager shall hold the same in trust for the benefit of the Trustee and the Secured Parties (or, following termination of the Indenture, the applicable Securitization Entity). Additionally, the Manager shall notify the Trustee in writing of any amounts incorrectly deposited into the Collection Account, and arrange for the prompt remittance by the Trustee of such funds from the Collection Account to the Manager. The Trustee shall have no obligation to verify any information provided to it by the Manager hereunder and shall remit such funds to the Manager based solely on the notification it receives from the Manager.

        (j) Other Amounts Received . The Manager shall cause all amounts received, other than Collections, to be deposited directly into an account maintained by Domino’s Pizza LLC or its Affiliates (other than the Securitization Entities) and not subject to the Lien of the Trustee pursuant to the Related Documents.

        (k) Asset Management Services . In connection with the Asset Management Services, the Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to renew real property leases and equipment leases related to the distribution, manufacturing and supply chain solely in the name of the relevant Securitization Entity and to remove any Non-Securitization Entity that is a co-obligor on any such lease.

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engagement, to provide and perform the Supplied Products and Services. DPL agrees to provide and perform such Supplied Products and Services in accordance with the agreements and covenants set forth in the Product Purchase and Distribution Agreement as if DPL were party to such agreement in the role of the Suppliers (as defined therein). DPL further agrees to be bound by the “Default and Termination” provisions of the Product Purchase and Distribution Agreement as if DPL were party to such agreement in the role of the Suppliers (as defined therein).

Section 2.2 Manager Advances .

        (a) Subject to the Management Standard, the Manager may, but is not obligated to, advance funds (the “ Manager Advances ”) to, or on behalf of, any Securitization Entity in connection with the operation of the Franchise Assets, the Domino’s IP, the Distribution Assets or any other assets of a Securitization Entity, including for the payment of Distributor Costs of Goods Sold and Distribution Center Expenses, and for purposes of effecting Asset Dispositions, including amounts related to the acquisition of assets disposed of later in such transactions, in each case, solely to the extent that funds available in the applicable accounts are insufficient to pay such amounts.

        (b) Manager Advances will accrue interest at the Advance Interest Rate and will be reimbursable on each Weekly Allocation Date in accordance with the Priority of Payments.

Section 2.3 Concentration Accounts .

        (a) The Manager shall maintain the Concentration Accounts, deposit funds therein and withdraw funds therefrom in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

        (b) In the event Holdco has deposited cash collateral as security for its obligations under the Holdco Letter of Credit Agreement into a bank account maintained in the name of the Master Issuer, (i) if Holdco fails to make any payment to the Co-Issuers when due under the Holdco Letter of Credit Agreement, the Manager will withdraw the amount of such delinquent payment from such bank account within one Business Day of the due date of such payment under the Holdco Letter of Credit Agreement and deposit such amount into the Collection Account, and (ii) if the amount on deposit in such account exceeds an amount equal to 105% of the sum of (x) the aggregate exposure under all outstanding Holdco Letters of Credit plus (y) the aggregate amount then due to the Co-Issuers under Section 4 or Section 5 of the Holdco Letter of Credit Agreement, the Manager will, within five Business Days after obtaining Actual Knowledge of such excess, withdraw the amount of such excess from such account and pay such excess to Holdco.

Section 2.4 Records . The Manager shall retain all data (including, without limitation, computerized records) relating directly to, or maintained in connection with, the servicing of the Managed Assets at its address indicated in Section 8.6 (or at an

 

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off-site storage facility reasonably acceptable to the Master Issuer and the Control Party) or, upon 30 days’ notice to the Master Issuer, the Servicer, the Back-Up Manager, the IP Holder (and any Additional IP Holder), the Rating Agencies, the Control Party, the Controlling Class Representative and the Trustee, at such other place where the servicing office of the Manager is located, and shall give the Servicer, the Back-Up Manager, the Control Party, the Controlling Class Representative and the Trustee or any Person appointed by any of them access to all such data in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Section 8.6 of the Base Indenture; provided , however , that the Trustee shall not be obligated to verify, recalculate or review any such data. If the rights of the Manager shall have been terminated in accordance with Section 6.1 or the Manager shall have resigned pursuant to Section 4.4(b) , the Manager shall, upon demand of the Trustee (based upon the written direction of the Control Party), in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 6.1 or a resignation pursuant to Section 4.4(b), deliver to the demanding party or its designee all data in its possession or under its control (including, without limitation, computerized records) necessary for the servicing of the Managed Assets; provided , however , that the Manager may retain a single set of copies of any books and records that the Manager reasonably believes will be required by it for the purpose of performing any of the Manager’s accounting, public reporting or other administrative functions that are performed in the ordinary course of the Manager’s business; and provided , further , that the Manager shall have access, during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice, to all books and records that the Manager reasonably believes would be necessary or desirable for the Manager in connection with the preparation of any tax or other governmental reports and filings and other uses; and provided , further , that if the Master Issuer or the Trustee shall desire to dispose of any of such books and records at any time within five years of the Manager’s termination, the Master Issuer shall, prior to such disposition, give the Manager a reasonable opportunity, at the Manager’s expense, to segregate and remove such books and records as the Manager may select. The provisions of this Section 2.4 shall not require the Manager to transfer any proprietary material or computer programs unrelated to the servicing of the Managed Assets.

Section 2.5 Administrative Duties of Manager .

        (a) Duties with Respect to the Related Documents . The Manager shall perform its duties and the duties of each applicable Securitization Entity under the Related Documents except for those duties that are required to be performed by the equityholders or the managers of a limited liability company, equityholders or the directors of an unlimited liability company or the stockholders or directors of a corporation pursuant to applicable law. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Manager shall consult the managers or the directors, as the case may be, of the Securitization Entities as the Manager deems appropriate regarding the duties of the Securitization Entities under the Related Documents. The Manager shall monitor the performance of the Securitization Entities and, promptly upon obtaining knowledge thereof, shall advise the applicable Securitization Entity when action is necessary to comply with the such Securitization Entity’s duties under the Related Documents. The Manager shall prepare for execution by the Securitization Entities or shall cause the preparation

 

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by other appropriate Persons of all documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates, notices and opinions as it shall be the duty of the Securitization Entities to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Related Documents.

        (b) Duties with Respect to the Securitization Entities . In addition to the duties of the Manager set forth in this Agreement or any of the other Related Documents, the Manager, in accordance with the Management Standard, shall perform such calculations and shall prepare for execution by the Securitization Entities or shall cause the preparation by other appropriate Persons of all documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates, notices and opinions as it shall be the duty of the Securitization Entities to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to securities laws and franchise laws. Pursuant to the directions of the Securitization Entities and in accordance with the Management Standard, the Manager shall administer, perform or supervise the performance of such other activities in connection with the Securitization Entities as are not covered by any of the foregoing provisions and as are expressly requested by any Securitization Entity and are reasonably within the capability of the Manager.

        (c) Records . The Manager shall maintain, at its sole cost and expense, appropriate books of account and records relating to the Services performed under this Agreement. Such books of account and records shall be accessible for inspection by the Trustee, the Master Issuer, the Servicer, the Back-Up Manager, the Control Party, and the Controlling Class Representative or any Person appointed by any of them during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice.

        (d) Election of Controlling Class Representative . Pursuant to Section 11.1(d) of the Base Indenture, if two CCR Candidates both receive votes from Controlling Class Members holding beneficial interests in exactly 50% of the Aggregate Outstanding Principal Amount of Notes of the Controlling Class, the Manager shall direct the Trustee to appoint one of such CCR Candidates as the Controlling Class Representative.

Section 2.6 No Offset . The obligations of the Manager under this Agreement shall not be subject to, and the Manager hereby waives, any defense, counterclaim or right of offset which the Manager has or may have against the Securitization Entities, whether in respect of this Agreement, any other Related Document, any document governing any Serviced Asset or otherwise.

Section 2.7 Compensation .

        (a) General . As compensation for the performance of their obligations under this Agreement, the Manager and the Canadian Manufacturer shall be entitled to receive arm’s-length fees, in each case, out of funds available therefore in accordance with the Priority of Payments, as follows:

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(ii) on each Weekly Allocation Date, the Supplemental Management Fee, if any; provided that the Manager shall, with the written consent or at the direction of the Control Party, acting at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative, pay any Tax Payment Deficiency from the Supplemental Management Fee to the extent allocated for such purpose under the terms of such consent or direction.

        (b) Canadian Manufacturer . From the amounts payable under Section 2.7(a) in respect of any Weekly Collection Period, as compensation for the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, the Canadian Manufacturer will be compensated on a cost-plus basis for performance of Services for the Canadian Distributor during such Weekly Collection Period (the “ Weekly Canadian Management Fee ”).

        (c) Manager . As compensation for the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, the Manager will be entitled to receive all amounts payable under Section 2.7(a) in respect of any Weekly Collection Period, less the Weekly Canadian Management Fee, if any, payable in respect of such Weekly Collection Period.

        (d) Payment for Supplied Products and Services . As compensation for DPL’s provision of Supplied Products and Services to each of the Product Supply Entities, such entities shall separately pay DPL a price for such Supplied Products and Services, as set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto (as may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions of Exhibit C ) and incorporated by reference (the “ Product Supply Price ”). The “Total Cost” portion of such Product Supply Price shall not build in any margin and shall not be calculated to generate any profit for any party hereto or any Affiliate of any party hereto (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Progressive Food Solutions LLC). The Manager shall apportion the obligation to pay the Product Supply Price among the Product Supply Entities based on such criteria as the Manager from time to time determines in its reasonable discretion.

        (e) Reimbursement Amounts . The Manager will be entitled to be reimbursed on each Weekly Allocation Date out of funds available therefor in accordance with the Priority of Payments in the amount of the Weekly Distribution Services Reimbursement Amount and the Weekly Equipment Purchasing Reimbursement Amount.

Section 2.8 Indemnification .

        (a) The Manager agrees to indemnify and hold each Securitization Entity, the Servicer, both in its capacity as Servicer and as Control Party, and the Trustee, and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (each an “ Indemnitee ”) harmless against all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs and judgments and other costs, fees and reasonable expenses that any of them may incur as a result of (i) the failure of the

 

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Manager to perform its obligations under this Agreement, (ii) the breach by the Manager of any representation, warranty or covenant under this Agreement or (iii) the Manager’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct; provided , however , that there shall be no indemnification under this Section 2.8(a) for a breach of any representation, warranty or covenant relating to any Post-Securitization Asset provided in ARTICLE 5 , unless the applicable Indemnitees elect to forego the liquidated damages remedy provided in Section 2.8(b) below (with the consent of the Control Party), with respect to the applicable breach; provided further that, solely for purposes of determining the indemnification obligations pursuant to clause (i)  above, the definition of “Management Standard” will be read without giving effect to the materiality standard contained in clause (c) of the definition of “Management Standard.”

        (b) With respect to any claim described in clause (i)  or (ii)  of Section 2.8(a) relating to the Manager’s breach of a representation, warranty or covenant under ARTICLE 5 relating to any Post-Securitization Asset, each Indemnitee shall have the option (that it may exercise in its sole discretion) of proceeding under such Section 2.8(a) or under this Section 2.8(b) but not both. Unless the applicable Indemnitee elects the remedy set forth in Section 2.8(a) above, the Manager shall pay to the Master Issuer liquidated damages in an amount equal to the Defective Asset Damages Amount. Upon payment by the Manager of the Defective Asset Damages Amount to the Master Issuer with respect to any Defective Post-Securitization Asset in accordance with the preceding sentence, the Master Issuer or the applicable Securitization Entity shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, assign such Defective Post-Securitization Asset to the Manager (together with a master franchise or license agreement permitting the Manager and its Affiliates the right to sub-franchise such Defective Post-Securitization Asset) and the Manager shall accept assignment of such Defective Post-Securitization Asset from the relevant Securitization Entity. Such Securitization Entity shall, in such event, make all assignments of such Defective Post-Securitization Asset necessary to effect such assignment, as applicable. Any such assignment by such Securitization Entity shall be without recourse to, or representation or warranty by, such Securitization Entity, except that such ownership rights being conveyed are free and clear of any Liens created by any Related Document. All costs and expenses associated with the foregoing shall be paid by the Manager on demand by or at the direction of such Securitization Entity or the Trustee (at the direction of the Control Party).

        (c) Any Indemnitee that proposes to assert the right to be indemnified under Section 2.8 will promptly, after receipt of notice of the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding against such party in respect of which a claim is to be made against the Manager under this Section 2.8 , notify the Manager of the commencement of such action, suit or proceeding, enclosing a copy of all papers served. In the event that any action, suit or proceeding shall be brought against any Indemnitee (other than the Trustee and its officers, directors, employees and agents), such Indemnitee shall notify the Manager of the commencement thereof and the Manager shall be entitled to participate in, and to

 

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the extent that it shall wish, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnitee, and after notice from the Manager to such Indemnitee of its election to assume the defense thereof, the Manager shall not be liable to such Indemnitee for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with the defense thereof; provided that the Manager shall not enter into any settlement with respect to any claim or proceeding unless such settlement includes a release of such Indemnitee from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such settlement; and provided further that the Indemnitee shall have the right to employ its own counsel in any such action the defense of which is assumed by the Manager in accordance with this Section 2.8 , but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnitee unless the employment of counsel by such Indemnitee has been specifically authorized by the Manager, or unless the Manager is advised in writing by counsel that joint representation would give rise to a conflict between the Indemnitee’s position and the position of the Manager and its Affiliates in respect of the defense of the claim. In the event that any action, suit or proceeding shall be brought against the Trustee or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents (each, a “ Trustee Indemnitee ”), it shall notify the Manager of the commencement thereof and the Trustee Indemnitee shall have the right to employ its own counsel in any such action at the expense of the Manager. No Indemnitee shall settle or compromise any claim covered pursuant to this Section 2.8 without the prior written consent of the Manager, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The provisions of this Section 2.8 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of any party hereto.

Section 2.9 Nonpetition Covenant . The Manager shall not, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Notes of any Series, petition or otherwise invoke the process of any court or governmental authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against any Securitization Entity under any insolvency law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of any Securitization Entity or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of any Securitization Entity.

Section 2.10 Certain Amendments to Documents Governing Managed Assets . Except with the prior written consent of the Control Party, the Manager shall not (a) take any action (or omit to take any action) (or permit any such action or inaction) with respect to the Managed Assets or (b) permit the termination, amendment or waiver of any provision of any document governing the Managed Assets, other than in accordance with the Management Standard, and then only if the effect of such action, inaction, termination, amendment or waiver, together with the effect of all other previous actions, inactions, terminations, amendments and waivers, with respect to the Managed Asset or to such documents governing the Managed Assets, could not be reasonably expected to result in (i) a material decrease in the amount of Collections other than Excluded Amounts, taken as a whole, (ii) a material adverse change in the nature or quality of Collections other than Excluded Amounts, taken as a whole or (iii) a material alteration in the general assets categories generating Collections other than Excluded

 

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Amounts, taken as a whole, or the relative contribution of each such category; provided , however , that this Section 2.10 shall not permit the termination, amendment or waiver of, any provision of any Related Document other than in accordance with the terms of such Related Document.

Section 2.11 Franchisor Consent . Subject to the Management Standard and the terms of the Related Documents, the Manager shall have the authority, on behalf of the applicable Franchisor, to grant or withhold consents of the “franchisor” required under the Franchise Arrangements.

Section 2.12 Appointment of Sub-managers . The Manager may enter into Sub-Management Arrangements; provided that, other than with respect to a Sub-Management Arrangement with an Affiliate of the Manager, no Sub-Management Arrangement shall be effective unless and until (i) the Manager receives the written consent of the Control Party, (ii) the Sub-manager party to such Sub-Management Arrangement executes and delivers an agreement, in the form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Control Party, to perform and observe, or in the case of an assignment, an assumption by such successor entity of the due and punctual performance and observance of, the applicable covenants and conditions to be performed or observed by the Manager under this Agreement and (iii) such Sub-Management Arrangement or assignment and assumption by such Sub-Manager satisfies the Rating Agency Condition; provided that such Sub-Management Arrangement shall be terminable by the Control Party upon a Manager Termination Event and shall contain disentanglement provisions substantially similar to those provided in Section 6.2 herein.

ARTICLE 3

STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

Section 3.1 Reporting by the Manager .

        (a) Reports Required Pursuant to the Indenture . The Manager, on behalf of the Master Issuer, will furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Trustee, the Servicer, the Back-Up Manager and each Paying Agent, as applicable, all reports required to be delivered by any Securitization Entity to such Persons pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Base Indenture.

        (b) Instructions as to Withdrawals and Payments . The Manager, on behalf of the Master Issuer, will furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Trustee or the Paying Agent, as applicable, written instructions to make withdrawals and payments from the Collection Account and any other Base Indenture Accounts or any Series Account, as contemplated herein, in the Base Indenture or in any Series Supplement. The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall follow any such written instructions in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Base Indenture and any applicable Series Supplement.

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reputation to serve as the independent accountants (“ Independent Accountants ”) for purposes of preparing and delivering the reports required by Section 3.3 . It is hereby acknowledged that the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is acceptable for purposes of serving as Independent Accountants. The Master Issuer may not remove the Independent Accountants without first giving 30 days’ prior written notice to the Independent Accountants, with a copy of such notice also given concurrently to the Trustee, the Rating Agencies, the Servicer, the Back-Up Manager and the Manager. Upon any resignation by such firm or removal of such firm, the Master Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor thereto that shall also be a firm of independent public accountants of recognized national reputation to serve as the Independent Accountants hereunder. If the Master Issuer shall fail to appoint a successor firm of Independent Accountants which has resigned or been removed within 30 days after the effective date of such resignation or removal, the Control Party shall promptly appoint a successor firm of independent public accountants of recognized national reputation that is reasonably satisfactory to the Manager to serve as the Independent Accountants hereunder. The fees of any Independent Accountants shall be payable by the Master Issuer.

Section 3.3 Annual Accountants’ Reports .

        (a) On or before ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Manager, the Manager shall deliver to the Master Issuer, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Back-Up Manager and the Rating Agencies a separate report, concerning the fiscal year just ended, prepared by the Independent Accountants, to the effect that their examination was made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and accordingly included such tests of the accounting records and such other auditing procedures as they considered necessary in the circumstances in accordance with the standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants relating to the servicing of the Managed Assets. The nature, scope and design of the procedures will not constitute an audit made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, the objective of which is the issuance of an opinion.

        (b) On or before ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Manager, the Manager shall deliver to the Master Issuer, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Rating Agencies (i) a report of the Independent Accountants or the Back-Up Manager summarizing the findings of a set of agreed-upon procedures performed by the Independent Accountants or the Back-Up Manager with respect to compliance by the Quarterly Manager’s Certificates for such fiscal year (or other period) with the standards set forth in ARTICLE 2 with respect to such fiscal year (or other) period, and (ii) a report of the Independent Accountants or the Back-Up Manager to the effect that such firm has examined the assertion of the Manager’s management as to its compliance with its management requirements for such fiscal year (or other period), and that (A) in the case of the Independent Accountants, such examination was made in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and (B) except as described in the report, management’s assertion is fairly stated in all material respects. In the case of the Independent Accountants, the report

 

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will also indicate that the firm is independent of the Manager within the meaning of the Code of Professional Ethics of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Section 3.4 Notice of Reduction in Blended Rate of Continuing Franchise Fees . If during any Quarterly Collection Period the weighted average rate of (a) Domestic Continuing Franchise Fees (calculated as the aggregate amount of such Domestic Continuing Franchise Fees divided by the aggregate systemwide sales (after all appropriate deductions) on which such Domestic Continuing Franchise Fees were payable) falls below 5% or (b) International Continuing Franchise Fees (calculated as the aggregate amount of such International Continuing Franchise Fees divided by the aggregate systemwide sales (after all appropriate deductions) on which such International Continuing Franchise Fees were payable) falls below 2.5%, the Manager, on behalf of the Master Issuer, shall give written notice of such reduction to the Servicer, the Back-Up Manager and the Rating Agencies on the next succeeding Quarterly Payment Date.

ARTICLE 4

THE MANAGER

Section 4.1 Representations and Warranties Concerning the Manager . The Manager represents and warrants to the Master Issuer and the other Securitization Entities, and the Trustee, as of each Series Closing Date (except if otherwise expressly noted), as follows:

        (a) Organization and Good Standing .

(i) The Manager (i) is a limited liability company, duly formed and organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Michigan, (ii) 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 under the Related Documents make such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to so qualify is not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (iii) has the power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is currently conducted and to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(ii) The Canadian Manufacturer (i) is an unlimited company, duly formed and organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Province of Nova Scotia, (ii) is duly qualified to do business as a foreign unlimited company 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 under the Related Documents make such qualification necessary, except to

 

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the extent that the failure to so qualify is not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (iii) has the power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is currently conducted and to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

        (b) Power and Authority; No Conflicts . The execution and delivery by the Manager of this Agreement and its performance of, and compliance with, the terms hereof are within the power of the Manager and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Manager. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated to be consummated by the Manager, nor compliance with the provisions hereof, will conflict with or result in a breach of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under (i) any order or any Governmental Authority or any of the provisions of any Requirement of Law binding on the Manager or its properties, except to the extent that such conflict, breach or default would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the DPL Charter Documents or (iii) any of the provisions of any indenture, mortgage, lease, contract or other instrument to which the Manager is a party or by which it or its property is bound or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of its property pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, mortgage, leases, contract or other instrument except to the extent such default, creation or imposition would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.

        (c) Consents . Except for registrations as a franchise broker or franchise sales agent as may be required under federal, state or foreign franchise statutes and regulations, the Manager is not required to obtain the consent of any other party or the consent, license, approval or authorization of, or file any registration or declaration with, any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Manager of this Agreement, or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement against the Manager, except to the extent that a state or foreign franchise law requires filing and other compliance actions by virtue of considering the Manager as a “subfranchisor”.

        (d) Due Execution and Delivery . This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Manager and constitutes a legal, valid and binding instrument enforceable against the Manager in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable insolvency laws and to general principles of equity).

        (e) No Litigation . There are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Manager, threatened against or affecting the Manager, before or by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Manager or any of its properties or with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (i) asserting the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability, or seeking any determination or ruling that would affect the legality, binding effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, or (ii) which

 

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could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Manager is in compliance with all Requirements of Law except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) Due Qualification . Except for registrations as a franchise broker or franchise sales agent as may be required under state or foreign franchise statutes and regulations and except to the extent that a state or foreign franchise law requires filing and other compliance actions by virtue of considering the Manager as a “subfranchisor”, the Manager has obtained or made all licenses, registrations, consents, approvals, waivers and notifications of creditors, lessors and other Persons, in each case, in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Manager, and the consummation by the Manager of all the transactions herein contemplated to be consummated by the Manager and the performance of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(g) No Default . The Manager is not in default under any agreement, contract, instrument or indenture to which the Manager is a party or by which it or its properties is or are bound, or with respect to any order of any Governmental Authority, which would have a Material Adverse Effect; and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute such a default with respect to any such agreement, contract, instrument or indenture, or with respect to any such order of any Governmental Authority, which would have a Material Adverse Effect.

(h) Taxes . The Manager has filed or caused to be filed all federal tax returns and all state and other tax returns which, to its knowledge, are required to be filed. The Manager has paid or made adequate provisions for the payment of all taxes shown as due on such returns, and all assessments made against it or any of its property (other than any amount of tax the validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in accordance with GAAP have been provided on the books of the Manager). The charges, accruals and reserves on the Manager’s books in respect of taxes are, in the Manager’s reasonable opinion, adequate.

(i) Accuracy of Information . As of the date thereof, the information contained in the final offering memorandum, dated March 6, 2012, relating to the Notes issued on the Closing Date, regarding (i) the Manager, (ii) the servicing of the Managed Assets by the Manager and (iii) the description of this Agreement therein does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

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memorandum dated as of March 6, 2012 and reported on and accompanied by an unqualified report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and present fairly the financial position of the Master Issuer and its Subsidiaries as at such date and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the periods covered thereby.

        (k) No Material Adverse Change . Since January 2, 2012, there has been no development or event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

        (l) No ERISA Plan . Neither the Manager nor any corporation or any trade, business, organization or other entity (whether or not incorporated) that would be treated together with the Manager as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA has established, maintains, contributes to, or has any liability in respect of (or has in the past six years established, maintained, contributed to, or had any liability in respect of) any Plan. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.1 , the Manager is not a member of a Controlled Group which has any contingent liability with respect to any post-retirement welfare benefits under a Welfare Plan, other than liability for continuation coverage described in Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA or other applicable continuation of coverage laws.

        (m) Environmental Matters .

(i) The Manager (A) is, and for the past three years has been, in material compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations, and directives of any Governmental Authority relating to the protection of human health and safety, natural resources, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“ Environmental Laws ”), (B) has received and will have in full force and effect all material permits, licenses or other approvals required of it under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct its businesses (including, without limitation, the business of servicing the Managed Assets) and (C) is in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval.

(ii) There are no material costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws (including, without limitation, any capital operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties).

        (n) No Manager Termination Event . No Manager Termination Event has occurred or is continuing, and, to the knowledge of the Manager, there is no event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a Manager Termination Event.

 

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Section 4.2 Existence . The Manager shall keep in full effect its existence under the laws of the state of its formation, and maintain its rights and privileges necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business and the performance of its obligations hereunder, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify either individually or in the aggregate would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.3 Performance of Obligations .

        (a) Punctual Performance . The Manager shall punctually perform and observe all of its obligations and agreements contained in this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof and in accordance with the Management Standard.

        (b) Limitations of Responsibility of the Manager . The Manager will have no responsibility under this Agreement other than to render the Services called for hereunder in good faith and consistent with the Management Standard.

        (c) Right to Receive Instructions . In the event that the Manager is unable to decide between alternative courses of action, or is unsure as to the application of any provision of this Agreement or any other Related Document, or any such provision is, in the good faith judgment of the Manager, ambiguous as to its application, or is, or appears to be, in conflict with any other applicable provision, or in the event that this Agreement or any other Related Document permits any determination by the Manager or is silent or is incomplete as to the course of action which the Manager is required to take with respect to a particular set of facts, the Manager may give notice (in such form as shall be appropriate under the circumstances) to the Control Party requesting instructions in accordance with the Base Indenture and, to the extent that the Manager shall have acted or refrained from acting in good faith in accordance with any such instructions received from the Control Party, the Manager shall not be liable on account of such action or inaction to any Person; provided that the Control Party shall be under no obligation to provide any instruction if it is unable to decide between alternative courses of action. Subject to the Management Standard, if the Manager shall not have received appropriate instructions from the Control Party within ten days of such notice (or within such shorter period of time as may be specified in such notice) the Manager may, but shall be under no duty to, take or refrain from taking such action, not inconsistent with this Agreement or the Related Documents, as the Manager shall deem to be in the best interests of the Noteholders and the Securitization Entities. The Manager shall have no liability to any Secured Party, any Noteholder or the Controlling Class Representative for such action or inaction taken in reliance on the preceding sentence except for the Manager’s own willful misconduct or negligence.

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perfect or maintain title to, or any security interest in, or otherwise deal with the Collateral, to prepare or file any report or other document or to otherwise take or refrain from taking any action under, or in connection with, any document contemplated hereby to which the Manager is a party, except as expressly provided by the terms of this Agreement and consistent with the Management Standard, and no implied duties or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Manager. The Manager nevertheless agrees that it will, at its own cost and expense, promptly take all action as may be necessary to discharge any Liens on any part of the Managed Assets which result from claims against the Manager personally that are not related to the ownership or administration of the Managed Assets or the transactions contemplated by the Related Documents.

        (e) No Action Except Under Specified Documents or Instructions . The Manager shall not manage, control, use, sell, reinvest, dispose of or otherwise deal with any part of the Collateral except in accordance with the powers granted to, and the authority conferred upon, the Manager pursuant to this Agreement.

        (f) Limitations on the Manager’s Liability . Subject to the Management Standard, and except for any loss, liability, expense, damage or injury arising out of, or resulting from, (i) any breach or default by the Manager in the observance or performance of any of its agreements contained in this Agreement, (ii) the breach by the Manager of any representation or warranty made by it herein or (iii) acts or omissions constituting the Manager’s own willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder or otherwise, neither the Manager nor any of its Affiliates (other than the Securitization Entities), managers, officers, members or employees shall be liable to any Securitization Entity, the Servicer, the Control Party, the Back-Up Manager, the Noteholders or any other Person under any circumstances, including, without limitation:

(i) for any error of judgment made in good faith;

(ii) for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Manager in good faith in accordance with the Management Standard and in accordance with the instructions of the Control Party made in accordance herewith;

(iii) for any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or indebtedness of any Securitization Entity under the Notes or any Related Document, or for any other liability or obligation of any Securitization Entity;

(iv) for or in respect of the validity or insufficiency of this Agreement or for the due execution hereof by any party hereto other than the Manager, or for the form, character, genuineness, sufficiency, value or validity of any part of the Collateral, or for or in respect of the validity or insufficiency of the Related Documents; and

 

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(v) for any action or inaction of the Trustee or the Control Party, or for the performance of, or the supervision of the performance of, any obligation under this Agreement or any other Related Document that is required to be performed by the Trustee or the Control Party under this Agreement or any other Related Document.

        (g) No Financial Liability . No provision of this Agreement (other than the last sentence of clause (d)  above) shall require the Manager to expend or risk its funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its rights or powers hereunder, if the Manager shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured or provided to it. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Manager shall be obligated to perform its obligations hereunder, consistent with the Management Standard, notwithstanding the fact that the Manager may not be entitled to be reimbursed for all of its expenses incurred in connection with its obligations hereunder as a result of any limit on amounts payable pursuant to the definitions of Weekly Management Fee, Weekly Canadian Management Fee and Supplemental Management Fee.

        (h) Reliance . The Manager may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting when doing so, in each case in accordance with any signature, instrument, notice, resolution, request, consent, order, certificate, report, opinion, bond or other document or paper believed by it to be genuine and believed by it to be signed by the proper party or parties. The Manager may accept a certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors or other governing body of any Person as conclusive evidence that such resolution has been duly adopted by such body and that the same is in full force and effect. As to any fact or matter the manner or ascertainment of which is not specifically prescribed herein, the Manager may for all purposes hereof rely on a certificate, signed by any Authorized Officer of the relevant party, as to such fact or matter, and such certificate shall constitute full protection to the Manager for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in reliance thereon.

        (i) Consultations with Third Parties; Advice of Counsel . In the exercise and performance of its duties and obligations hereunder or under any of the other Related Documents, the Manager (i) may act directly or through agents or attorneys pursuant to agreements entered into with any of them and (ii) may, at the expense of the Manager, consult with counsel, accountants and other professionals or experts selected and monitored by the Manager in good faith and in the absence of gross negligence, and the Manager shall not be liable for anything done, suffered or omitted in good faith by it in accordance with the advice or opinion of any such counsel, accountants or other professionals or experts.

 

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        (j) Independent Contractor . In performing its obligations as manager hereunder the Manager acts solely as an independent contractor of the Securitization Entities, except to the extent the Manager is deemed to be an agent of the Securitization Entities by virtue of engaging in franchise sales activities as broker. Nothing in this Agreement shall, or shall be deemed to, create or constitute any joint venture, partnership, employment or any other relationship between any of the Securitization Entities and the Manager other than the independent contractor contractual relationship established hereby. Nothing herein shall be deemed to vest in the Manager title or any ownership or property interest in or to the Domino’s IP. The Manager shall not be, nor shall be deemed to be, liable for any acts or obligations of the Securitization Entities, the Control Party or the Trustee (except as set forth in Section 4.3(f) hereof and except with respect to the leases related to the Leased Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Centers where DPL, in its individual capacity, is required to act as co-obligor pursuant to the terms of such leases) and, without limiting the foregoing, the Manager shall not be liable under or in connection with the Notes. The Manager shall not be responsible for any amounts required to be paid by the Trustee under or pursuant to the Indenture.

Section 4.4 Merger; Resignation and Assignment .

        (a) Preservation of Existence . The Manager shall not merge into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its assets; provided , however , that nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to prevent (a) the merger into the Manager of another Person, (b) the consolidation of the Manager and another Person, (c) the merger of the Manager into another Person or (d) the sale of all or substantially all of the property or assets of the Manager to another Person, so long as (i) the surviving Person of the merger or the purchaser of the assets of the Manager shall continue to be engaged in the same line of business as the Manager and shall have the capacity to perform its obligations hereunder with at least the same degree of care, skill and diligence as measured by customary practices with which the Manager is required to perform such obligations hereunder, (ii) in the case of a merger or sale, the surviving Person of the merger or the purchaser of the assets of the Manager shall expressly assume all obligations of the Manager under this Agreement and expressly agree to be bound by all provisions applicable to the Manager under this Agreement in a supplement to this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Control Party and (iii) with respect to such event, in and of itself, the Rating Agency Condition has been met.

        (b) Resignation . The Manager shall not resign from the rights, powers, obligations and duties hereby imposed on it with respect to the performance of the Services except (a) upon determination that (i) the performance of its duties hereunder is no longer permissible under applicable law and (ii) there is no reasonable action which the Manager could take to make the performance of its duties hereunder permissible under applicable law or (b) if the Manager is terminated as the Manager pursuant to Section 6.1(b) . As to clause

 

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(a)(i) of this clause (b) , any such determination permitting the resignation of the Manager shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Trustee, the Servicer, the Back-Up Manager and the Master Issuer. No such resignation shall become effective until a Successor Manager shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Manager in accordance with Section 6.1(b) . The Trustee, the Servicer, the Back-Up Manager, the Master Issuer and the Rating Agencies shall be notified of such resignation in writing by the Manager. From and after such effectiveness, the Successor Manager shall be, to the extent of the assignment, the “Manager” hereunder. Except as provided above in this Section 4.4(b) , the Manager may not assign this Agreement or any of its rights, powers, duties or obligations hereunder.

        (c) Termination of Duties . The duties and obligations of the Manager under this Agreement shall continue until such obligations shall have been terminated as provided in Section 4.4(b) or Section 6.1(b) . Such duties and obligations shall survive the exercise by any of the Securitization Entities, the Trustee or the Control Party of any right or remedy under this Agreement, or the enforcement by any Securitization Entity, the Trustee, the Control Party or any Noteholder of any provision of the Indenture, the other Related Documents, the Notes or this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, a termination of the obligations of the Manager under Section 4.4(b) or Section 6.1(b) of this Agreement shall not terminate the obligations of DPL to provide Supplied Products and Services to the Product Supply Entities or DPL’s right to receive compensation for such role. If DPL is terminated as Manager pursuant to Section 4.4(b) or Section 6.1(b) , DPL, the Product Supply Entities and any other entity party to a Product Purchase Agreement with DPL may negotiate in good faith to enter into any new agreements or amendments to existing agreements as necessary to preserve the supply relationship and structure. Any such new agreement or amendment to which a Securitization Entity is party shall require consent of the Control Party.

Section 4.5 Taxes . The Manager shall file or cause to be filed all federal tax returns and all state and other tax returns which are required to be filed by the Manager. The Manager shall pay or make adequate provisions for the payment of all taxes shown as due on such returns, and all assessments made against it or any of its property (other than any amount of tax the validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in accordance with GAAP have been provided on the books of the Manager). The charges, accruals and reserves on the Manager’s books in respect of taxes shall be, in the Manager’s reasonable opinion, adequate.

Section 4.6 Notice of Certain Events . On the determination of either the chief financial officer or the chief legal officer of the Manager or its direct or indirect parent regarding the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) a Manager Termination Event or (b) any litigation, arbitration or other proceeding pending before or by any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Manager or any of its properties either asserting the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of any of the Related Documents, seeking any determination or ruling

 

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that would affect the legality, binding effect, validity or enforceability of any of the Related Documents or which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Manager shall provide written notice to the Trustee, the Servicer, the Back-Up Manager, the Master Issuer and the Rating Agencies of the same promptly and in any event within five (5) Business Days .

Section 4.7 Capitalization . The Manager shall have sufficient capital to perform all of its obligations under this Agreement at all times from the Closing Date and until the Indenture has been terminated in accordance with the terms thereof.

Section 4.8 Franchise Law Determination . The Manager shall file such documents as are necessary to register as a franchise broker or franchise sales agent as required by any state franchising authority. Upon final determination by any state franchising authority’ that the Manager is considered by such state franchising authority to be a “subfranchisor”, the Manager within 120 days of such determination shall file such documents and take such other compliance actions as are required by such state franchising authority or under such state’s franchise laws.

Section 4.9 Maintenance of Separateness . The Manager covenants that, except as contemplated by the Related Documents:

        (a) the books and records of each Securitization Entity will be maintained separately from those of the Manager and each of its Affiliates that is not a Securitization Entity;

        (b) all financial statements of the Manager that are consolidated to include any Securitization Entity and that are distributed to any party will contain detailed notes clearly stating that (i) all of such Securitization Entity’s assets are owned by such Securitization Entity and (ii) such Securitization Entity is a separate entity and has creditors who have received interests in the Securitization Entity’s assets;

        (c) the Manager will observe (and will cause each of its Affiliates that is not a Securitization Entity to observe) limited liability company or corporate formalities in its dealing with any Securitization Entity;

        (d) the Manager shall not (and shall not permit any of its Affiliates that is not a Securitization Entity to) commingle its funds with any funds of any Securitization Entity; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit the Manager from holding funds of the Securitization Entity in its capacity as manager for such entity in a segregated account identified for such purpose;

        (e) the Manager will (and shall cause each of its Affiliates that is not a Securitization Entity to) maintain arm’s length relationships with each Securitization Entity and each of the Manager and its Affiliates that are not Securitization Entities will be compensated at market rates for any services it renders or otherwise furnishes to such Securitization Entity;

 

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        (f) the Manager will not be, and will not hold itself out to be, responsible for the debts of any Securitization Entity or the decisions or actions in respect of the daily business and affairs of any Securitization Entity and the Manager will not permit any Securitization Entity to hold the Manager out to be responsible for the debts of such Securitization Entity or the decisions or actions in respect of the daily business and affairs of such Securitization Entity; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit DPL, in its individual capacity, from acting as co-obligor with respect to the leases related to the Leased Domestic Manufacturing and Distribution Centers where required by such leases; and

        (g) upon an officer of the Manager obtaining actual knowledge that any of the foregoing provisions in this Section 4.9 hereof has been breached or violated in any material respect, the Manager will take such actions as may be reasonable and appropriate under the circumstances to correct and remedy such breach or violation as soon as reasonably practicable under such circumstances.

Section 4.10 No ERISA Plan . Neither the Manager nor any corporation or any trade, business, organization or other entity (whether or not incorporated), that would be treated together with the Manager as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA shall establish, maintain, contribute to, incur any obligation to contribute to, or incur any liability in respect of, any Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA.

ARTICLE 5

REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

AS TO POST-SECURITIZATION ASSETS

Section 5.1 Representations and Warranties Made in Respect of Post-Securitization Assets . The Manager represents and warrants to the Master Issuer and the other Securitization Entities, and the Trustee, as of the dates set forth below (except if otherwise expressly noted) as follows:

        (a) Post-Securitization Domestic Franchise Arrangements . As of the applicable Post-Securitization Asset Addition Date with respect to the Post-Securitization Domestic Franchise Arrangement acquired on such Post-Securitization Asset Addition Date:

(i) Such Post-Securitization Domestic Franchise Arrangement does not contain terms and conditions that are reasonably expected to result in (A) a material decrease in the amount of Retained Collections, taken as a whole, (B) a material adverse change in nature or quality of Retained Collections, taken as a whole, or (C) a material adverse change in the general assets categories generating Retained Collections, taken as a whole, in each case when compared to the amount, nature, quality or general categories generating Collections that could have been reasonably expected to result had such Post-Securitization Domestic Franchise Arrangement been entered into in accordance with the Prior Terms;

 

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(ii) Such Post-Securitization Domestic Franchise Arrangement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the parties thereto, has been fully and properly executed by the parties thereto and is enforceable against the parties thereto in accordance with its terms (except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy or insolvency laws and by general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability shall be considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

(iii) Such Post-Securitization Domestic Franchise Arrangement complies in all material respects with all applicable Requirements of Law;

(iv) No Franchisee party to such Post-Securitization Domestic Franchise Arrangement is, to the Manager’s knowledge subject to an Event of Bankruptcy;

(v) Continuing Franchise Fees and similar fees payable pursuant to such Post-Securitization Domestic Franchise Arrangement are payable at least weekly; provided , however , that the Manager may cause the applicable Franchisor to enter into Post-Securitization Domestic Franchise Arrangements that provide for Continuing Franchise Fees and similar fees to be payable less frequently than weekly if the aggregate fees payable under all Post-Securitization Domestic Franchise Arrangements that provide for payment of Continuing Franchise Fees and similar fees less frequently than weekly are not reasonably anticipated to exceed 10% of total Retained Collections in the twelve-month period immediately following the commencement of any such Post-Securitization Domestic Franchise Arrangement;

(vi) Except as required by law, such Post-Securitization Domestic Franchise Arrangement contains no contractual rights of setoff or contractual defenses to obligations to make payment of any amounts payable by the Franchisee under such Post-Securitization Domestic Franchise Arrangement;

(vii) Such Post-Securitization Domestic Franchise Arrangement contains no restrictions on assignment that are reasonably expected to be materially more onerous on the Domestic Franchisor thereto than the Prior Terms (which do not include any such restrictions on assignments); provided , however , that the Manager may cause the Domestic Franchisor to enter into Post-Securitization Domestic Franchise Arrangements that include such restrictions with the prior written consent of the Control Party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld (it being agreed that in determining whether to so consent, the Control Party

 

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may assess whether such restrictions (together with other structural protections implemented by the Domestic Franchisor) will adversely affect the liquidation value of all Domestic Franchise Arrangements and the Domino’s IP); provided that the royalties from such Post-Securitization Domestic Franchise Arrangements are not reasonably anticipated to exceed 5% of the total royalties of all Post-Securitization Domestic Franchise Arrangements in the four (4) fiscal quarter period immediately following the commencement of such Post-Securitization Domestic Franchise Arrangements; and

        (b) Post-Securitization International Franchise Arrangements . As of the applicable Post-Securitization Asset Addition Date with respect to the Post-Securitization International Franchise Arrangement acquired on such Post-Securitization Asset Addition Date:

(i) Such Post-Securitization International Franchise Arrangement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the parties thereto, has been fully and properly executed by the parties thereto and is enforceable against the parties thereto in accordance with its terms (except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy or insolvency laws and by general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability shall be considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

(ii) Either (a) such Post-Securitization International Franchise Arrangement requires the Franchisee under such Post-Securitization International Franchise Arrangement to comply in all material respects with all applicable Requirements of Law and to indemnify the International Franchisor for any losses arising out of such Franchisee’s failure to comply with the applicable Requirements of Law, including any necessary approvals or consents from a Governmental Authority or (b) the Manager has obtained a legal opinion or other evidence reasonably acceptable to the Control Party to the effect that such Post-Securitization International Franchise Arrangement complies in all material respects with all applicable Requirements of Law; and

(iii) No Franchisee party to such Post-Securitization International Franchise Arrangement is, to the Manager’s knowledge, subject to an Event of Bankruptcy.

        (c) Post-Securitization Owned Property . As of the applicable Post-Securitization Asset Addition Date with respect to any Post-Securitization Owned Property acquired on such date, the Manager has conducted or caused to be conducted a “desktop” Phase I environmental study on such Owned Property and has taken or caused to be taken appropriate remediation or follow-up study measures on such Owned Property, consistent with the Management Standard.

 

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Section 5.2 Covenants in Respect of New Collateral .

        (a) Other Contributed, Developed or Acquired Assets . In consideration of being engaged as the Manager, the Manager agrees that neither it nor its Affiliates (other than the Securitization Entities) will compete with the business of the Securitization Entities (other than operation of Company-Owned Stores and the sale of inventory owned by the Canadian Manufacturer after the Series 2007-1 Closing Date) and, accordingly:

(i) Future Brand IP . The Manager and its Affiliates (A) shall contribute to the IP Holder, or otherwise cause the IP Holder to own, all rights in and to all Future Brand Assets; provided , that the Control Party shall have the right to direct, in accordance with the Base Indenture, that Future Brand Assets be held by one or more newly formed Securitization Entities that will act as Additional IP Holders, if the Control Party reasonably believes that such Future Brand Assets could impair the Collateral if it were held by the IP Holder, and that separating the ownership of such Future Brand Assets from the rest of the Domino’s IP will not impair the enforceability of the Domino’s IP, (B) acknowledge and agree that all such Future Brand IP is developed for the benefit of the IP Holder or the applicable Additional IP Holder and (C) shall contribute to IP Holder or the applicable Additional IP Holder, or otherwise cause IP Holder or the applicable Additional IP Holder to enter into, develop or acquire, Future Brand Assets. In making any determination with respect to Future Brand Assets, the Control Party shall have the right to consult with the Back-Up Manager or other third-party experts.

(ii) Franchise Agreements . Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Control Party, any contribution to, or development or acquisition by, the Master Issuer of any Franchise Arrangements (whether related to the Domino’s Brand or any Future Brand) shall be subject to all applicable provisions of the Indenture, this Agreement (including the applicable representations and covenants in ARTICLE 2 and ARTICLE 5 ), the IP License Agreements and the other Related Documents.

(iii) Additional Securitization Entities . The Manager shall have the right to form an Additional Securitization Entity for the purpose of holding Future Brand Assets until such time as the Control Party shall direct the Manager as to which Securitization Entity should hold such Future Brand Assets in accordance with clause (i)  above.

 

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ARTICLE 6

DEFAULT

Section 6.1 Manager Termination Event .

        (a) Manager Termination Events . Any of the following events or occurrences shall constitute a Manager Termination Event (a “ Manager Termination Event ”) under this Agreement, the assertion as to the occurrence of which may be made, and notice of which may be given, by either the Master Issuer or the Trustee (acting at the direction of the Control Party):

(i) any failure by the Manager to remit to the Collection Account, any Base Indenture Account or any Series Account, within three (3) Business Days of its actual knowledge of its receipt thereof, any payments required to be deposited into the Collection Account, such Base Indenture Account or such Series Account received by it in respect of the Managed Assets;

(ii) the Quarterly DSCR for any Quarterly Payment Date is less than 1.20x.

(iii) any failure by the Manager to provide (A) any required certificate or report set forth in Sections 4.1(a) , (b) , (d)  or (k)  of the Base Indenture within three Business Days of its due date or (B) any required certificate or report set forth in Section 4.1(c) of the Base Indenture when due;

(iv) a material default by the Manager in the due performance and observance of any provision of this Agreement or any other Related Document to which it is party and the continuation of such default uncured for a period of 30 days after it has been notified thereof by the Master Issuer or the Control Party, or otherwise obtained knowledge of such default; provided , however , that as long as the Manager is diligently attempting to cure such default, such cure period shall be extended by an additional period as may be required to cure such default, but in no event by more than an additional 30 days; and provided , further , that any default related to transfer of a defective asset pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, a Distribution and Contribution Agreement or a Contribution and Sale Agreement shall be deemed cured for purposes hereof upon payment in full by the applicable transferor of the liquidated damages amount specified in this Agreement, such Distribution and Contribution Agreement or such Contribution and Sale Agreement.

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any certificate, report or other writing delivered pursuant thereto that is not qualified by materiality or the definition of “Material Adverse Effect” proves to be incorrect in any material respect, or any such representation, warranty or statement of the Manager that is qualified by materiality or the definition of “Material Adverse Effect” proves to be incorrect, in each case as of the time when the same was made or deemed to have been made or as of any other date specified in such document or agreement; provided that if any such breach is capable of being remedied within 30 days of the Manager’s knowledge of such breach or receipt of notice thereof, then a Manager Termination Event shall only occur under this clause (vi)  as a result of such breach if it is not cured in all material respects by the end of such 30 day period;

(vi) an Event of Bankruptcy with respect to the Manager shall have occurred;

(vii) any final, non-appealable order, judgment or decree is entered in any proceedings against the Manager by a court of competent jurisdiction decreeing the dissolution of the Manager and such order, judgment or decree remains unstayed and in effect for more than ten days;

(viii) a final non-appealable judgment for an amount in excess of $25,000,000 (exclusive of any portion thereof which is insured) is rendered against the Manager or, so long as DPL is the Manager, is rendered against Holdco or Intermediate Holdco by a court of competent jurisdiction and is not paid or discharged within 30 days;

(ix) an acceleration of more than $25,000,000 of the Indebtedness of the Manager or, so long as DPL is the Manager, Intermediate Holdco or Holdco;

(x) this Agreement or a material portion thereof ceases to be in full force and effect or enforceable in accordance with its terms (other than in accordance with the express termination provisions thereof and other than Section 2.1(l) ), or the Manager asserts as much in writing; and

(xi) a failure by the Manager, Holdco, or any direct or indirect subsidiary of Holdco (apart from the Securitization Entities) to comply with the Holdco Specified Non-Securitization Debt Cap, and such failure has continued for a period of 45 days after Holdco has been notified by any Securitization Entity or the Control Party, or otherwise has obtained knowledge of such non-compliance.

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the Control Party, acting at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative, may waive such Manager Termination Event or (ii) the Master Issuer or the Control Party, acting at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative, may, by notice given to the Manager (with copies to the Trustee, the Back-Up Manager and the Rating Agencies and to whichever of the Master Issuer and the Control Party has not provided such notice), direct the Trustee to terminate all of the rights, powers, duties, obligations and responsibilities of the Manager under this Agreement, including, without limitation, all rights of the Manager to receive all or a portion of the management compensation provided for in Section 2.7 or any expense reimbursement hereunder, other than to the extent accrued prior to such termination and not previously paid. Upon any termination or the giving of the notice referred to in the preceding sentence, the Manager shall promptly notify the Master Issuer, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Back-Up Manager of such notice and the rights, powers, duties, obligations and responsibilities of the Manager under this Agreement to the extent specified in such notice, whether with respect to the Managed Assets, the Collection Account, any Weekly Management Fee, Weekly Canadian Management Fee, Supplemental Management Fee (other than to the extent accrued prior to such termination and not previously paid) or otherwise shall vest in and be assumed by any Successor Manager appointed by the Control Party. No termination or resignation of the Manager shall become effective until a Successor Manager whose appointment has been directed and approved by the Control Party (acting at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) shall have assumed the rights, powers, duties, obligations and responsibilities of the Manager. The Manager shall cooperate with the Successor Manager to facilitate such transition, shall execute and deliver any instrument as shall reasonably be necessary for such transition, and shall use best efforts to promptly assign and transfer to the Successor Manager all books and records, property, money and other assets held by such Manager hereunder; provided , however , that the Manager shall have access, during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice, to all books and records that the Manager reasonably believes would be necessary or desirable for the Manager in connection with the preparation of any tax or other governmental reports and filings and other uses.

(c) From and during the continuation of a Manager Termination Event where the rights and powers of the Manager have been terminated, each Securitization Entity and the Trustee (at the direction of the Control Party) are hereby irrevocably authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Manager, as attorney in fact or otherwise, all documents and other instruments (including any notices to Franchisees deemed necessary or advisable by the Master Issuer, the Franchisors or the Control Party), and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate, to effect such vesting and assumption.

(d) Notice of Manager Termination Event . Promptly after the occurrence of any Manager Termination Event pursuant to Section 6.1(a) , the Manager shall transmit notice of such Manager Termination Event to the Control Party and the Trustee, with a copy to each Rating Agency and the Back-Up Manager.

 

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(e) Continuation of Supplied Products and Services . Notwithstanding the occurrence of a Manager Termination Event, DPL will remain obligated to provide Supplied Products and Services to the Product Supply Entities and will retain the right to receive compensation for such services.

Section 6.2 Disentanglement.

(a) Obligations . The Manager is required to cooperate with the Back-Up Manager in the performance of the Back-up Manager’s Cold Back-Up Management Duties and Warm Back-Up Management Duties. Upon termination of the Manager following a Manager Termination Event, the Manager shall (i) cooperate with the Back-Up Manager in the conduct of the Hot Back-Up Management Duties and the implementation of the Transition Plan until a Successor Manager is identified and (ii) accomplish a complete transition to the Successor Manager, without interruption or adverse impact on the provision of Services (the “ Disentanglement ”). Thereafter, the Manager shall cooperate fully with the Successor Manager and otherwise promptly take all actions required to assist in effecting a complete Disentanglement and shall follow any directions that may be provided by the Control Party or the Back-Up Manager. The Manager shall provide all information and assistance regarding the terminated Services required for Disentanglement, including data conversion and migration, interface specifications and related professional services. The Manager shall provide for the prompt and orderly conclusion of all work as the Servicer and the Back-Up Manager may direct, including completion or partial completion of projects, documentation of all work in progress, and other measures to assure an orderly transition to the Successor Manager. All services relating to Disentanglement (“ Disentanglement Services ”), including all reasonable training for personnel of the Back-Up Manager, the Successor Manager or the Successor Manager’s designated alternate service provider in the performance of the Services, shall be deemed a part of the Services to be performed by the Manager. The Manager will use commercially reasonable efforts to utilize existing resources to perform the Disentanglement Services.

(b) Charges for Disentanglement Services . So long as the Manager and the Canadian Manufacturer continue to provide the Services (whether or not the Manager has been terminated as Manager or the services of the Canadian Manufacturer have been terminated hereunder) during the Disentanglement Period, the Manager and the Canadian Manufacturer shall continue to be paid their respective compensation set forth in Section 2.7 . Upon the Successor Manager’s assumption of the obligation to perform all Services hereunder, the Manager shall be entitled to reimbursement of its actual costs for the provision of any Disentanglement Services.

 

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(c) Duration of Disentanglement Obligations . The Manager’s obligation to provide Disentanglement Services will continue during the period (the “ Disentanglement Period ”) commencing on the date that a Manager Termination Event occurs and ending on the date on which the Successor Manager or the re-engaged Manager shall assume all of the obligations of the Manager hereunder.

(d) Sub-Management Arrangements; Authorizations .

(i) With respect to each Sub-Management Arrangement and unless the Control Party elects to terminate such Sub-Management Arrangement in accordance with Section 2.12 hereof, the Manager will:

(A) assign to the Successor Manager or its designated alternate service provider all of the Manager’s rights under such Sub-Management Arrangement to which it is party used by the Manager in performance of the transitioned Services; and

(B) procure any third party authorizations necessary to grant the Successor Manager or its designated alternate service provider the use and benefit of such Sub-Management Arrangement to which it is party used by the Manager in performing the transitioned Services, pending their assignment to the Successor Manager under this Agreement.

(ii) If the Control Party elects to terminate such Sub-Management Arrangement in accordance with Section 2.12 hereof, the Manager will take all reasonable actions necessary or reasonably requested by the Control Party to accomplish a complete transition of the Services performed by a Sub-manager under the applicable Sub-Management Arrangement to the Successor Manager, or to any alternate service provider designated by the Control Party, without interruption or adverse impact on the provision of Services.

(e) Confidential Information . The Manager will comply with the terms of ARTICLE 7 relating to the return and destruction of Confidential Information.

(f) Third-Party Intellectual Property . The Manager will assist the Successor Manager or its designated alternate service provider in obtaining any necessary licenses or consents to use any third-party Intellectual Property then being used by the Manager or any Sub-manager, including pursuant to the DPL IP License Agreement. The Manager will assign any such license or sublicense directly to the Successor Manager or its designated alternate service provider to the extent the Manager has the necessary rights to assign such agreements to the Successor Manager or its designated alternate service provider without incurring any additional cost.

 

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(g) License to Use Domino’s IP . Promptly following the occurrence of a Manager Termination Event and the appointment of a Successor Manager, the IP Holder will enter into a license agreement with such Successor Manager with respect to the Domino’s IP on substantially the same terms as the DPL IP License Agreement.

Section 6.3 No Effect on Other Parties . Upon any termination of the rights and powers of the Manager from time to time pursuant to Section 6.1 , or a resignation pursuant to Section 4.4(b) , upon any appointment of a Successor Manager, all the rights, powers, duties, obligations and responsibilities of the Securitization Entities, the Control Party or the Trustee under this Agreement, the Indenture and the other Related Documents shall remain unaffected by such termination or appointment and shall remain in full force and effect thereafter, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or in the Indenture.

Section 6.4 Rights Cumulative . All rights and remedies from time to time conferred upon or reserved to the Securitization Entities, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Control Party, the Back-Up Manager or the Noteholders or to any or all of the foregoing are cumulative, and none is intended to be exclusive of another or any other right or remedy which they may have at law or in equity. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no delay or omission in insisting upon the strict observance or performance of any provision of this Agreement, or in exercising any right or remedy, shall be construed as a waiver or relinquishment of such provision, nor shall it impair such right or remedy. Every right and remedy may be exercised from time to time and as often as deemed expedient.

ARTICLE 7

CONFIDENTIALITY

Section 7.1 Confidentiality .

(a) The parties hereto acknowledge that during the term of this Agreement each party may receive Confidential Information from another party hereto. Each party agrees to maintain the Confidential Information in the strictest of confidence and will not, at any time, use, disseminate or disclose any Confidential Information to any person or entity other than those of its employees or representatives who have a “need to know”, who have been apprised of this restriction. Recipient shall be liable for any breach of this Section 7.1(a) by any of its employees or representatives and shall immediately notify Discloser in the event of any loss or disclosure of any Confidential Information of Discloser. Upon termination of this Agreement, Recipient will return to Discloser, or at Discloser’s request, destroy, all documents and records in its possession containing the Confidential Information of Discloser. Confidential Information shall not include information that: (i) is already known to Recipient without

 

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restriction on use or disclosure prior to receipt of such information from Discloser; (ii) is or becomes part of the public domain other than by breach of this Agreement by, or other wrongful act of, Recipient; (iii) is developed by Recipient independently of and without reference to any Confidential Information; (iv) is received by Recipient from a third party who is not under any obligation to Discloser to maintain the confidentiality of such information; or (v) is required to be disclosed by applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, subpoena, court order or legal process; provided that Recipient shall promptly inform the Discloser of any such requirement and cooperate with any attempt by the Discloser to obtain a protective order or other similar treatment. It shall be the obligation of Recipient to prove that such an exception to the definition of Confidential Information exists.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 7.1(a) , the Securitization Entities, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Back-Up Manager or the Noteholders may use, disseminate or disclose any Confidential Information to any person or entity in connection with the enforcement of rights of the Securitization Entities, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Back-Up Manager or the Noteholders under the Indenture or the Related Documents; provided , however , that prior to disclosing any such Confidential Information:

(i) to any such person or entity other than in connection with any judicial or regulatory proceeding, such person or entity shall agree in writing to maintain such Confidential Information in a manner at least as protective of the Confidential Information as the terms of Section 7.1(a) ; or

(ii) to any such person or entity in connection with any judicial or regulatory proceeding, the Recipient will (x) promptly notify Discloser of each such requirement and identify the documents so required thereby, so that Discloser may seek an appropriate protective order or similar treatment and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement; (y) use reasonable efforts to assist Discloser in obtaining such protective order or other similar treatment protecting such Confidential Information prior to any such disclosure; and (z) consult with Discloser on the advisability of taking legally available steps to resist or narrow the scope of such requirement. If, in the absence of such a protective order or similar treatment, the Recipient is nonetheless required by mandatory applicable law to disclose any part of Discloser’s Confidential Information which is disclosed to it under this Agreement, the Recipient may disclose such Confidential Information without liability under this Agreement, except that the Recipient will furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information which is legally required.

 

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ARTICLE 8

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 8.1 Term of this Agreement . The respective duties and obligations of the Manager and the Securitization Entities created by this Agreement shall terminate upon the final payment or other liquidation of the last outstanding Managed Asset included in the Collateral or, as long as no Notes are Outstanding and the Indenture has been satisfied and discharged pursuant to Article XII of the Base Indenture, upon written agreement by the parties to this Agreement. Upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1 , the Manager shall pay over to the applicable Securitization Entity or any other Person entitled thereto all proceeds of the Managed Assets held by the Manager. The provisions of Section 2.8 shall survive termination of this Agreement.

Section 8.2 Amendments to this Agreement .

(a) This Agreement may be amended from time to time in writing by the parties to this Agreement; provided that (i) any amendment that could reasonably materially adversely affect the interest of the Noteholders shall require the consent of the Control Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, and (ii) with the consent of the Control Party, a Securitization Entity may be withdrawn from this Agreement if the Equity Interests of such Securitization Entity are foreclosed upon in the exercise of remedies upon an Event of Default. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no consent of the Control Party shall be required:

(i) to correct or amplify the description of any required activities of the Manager or Canadian Manufacturer;

(ii) to add to the duties or covenants of the Manager or Canadian Manufacturer for the benefit of any Noteholders or any other Secured Parties, or to add provisions to this Agreement so long as such action does not materially adversely affect the interests of the Noteholders;

(iii) to correct any manifest error or to cure any ambiguity, defect or provision that may be inconsistent with the terms of the Indenture or any other Related Document, or to correct or supplement any provision herein that may be inconsistent with the terms of the Indenture or any offering memorandum;

(iv) to evidence the succession of another Person to any party to this Agreement;

(v) to comply with Requirements of Law;

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the acquisition and management of Manufacturing and Distribution Centers, or the management and preservation of the Franchise Arrangements, in each case, in accordance with the Management Standard;

(vii) to provide for additional Services related to any Company-Owned Stores, provided the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied; or

(viii) to adjust, at the end of any fiscal year, the Product Supply Margin to a percentage not to exceed 15%.

(b) Promptly after the execution of any amendment, the Manager shall send to the Trustee, the Servicer, the Back-Up Manager and each Rating Agency a conformed copy of such amendment, but the failure to do so will not impair or affect its validity.

(c) Any amendment or modification effected contrary to the provisions of this Section 8.2 shall be null and void.

Section 8.3 Amendments to other Agreements . The Co-Issuers and the Trustee agree not to amend the Indenture or the Related Documents without the Manager’s consent if such amendment would materially increase the Manager’s obligations or liabilities, or materially decrease the Manager’s rights or remedies under this Agreement, the Indenture or any other Related Document.

Section 8.4 Acknowledgement . Without limiting the foregoing, the Manager hereby acknowledges that, on the date hereof, the Securitization Entities will pledge to the Trustee under the Indenture and the Global G&C Agreement, all of such Securitization Entities’ right and title to, and interest in, this Agreement and the Collateral; and such pledge includes all of such Securitization Entities’ rights, remedies, powers and privileges, and all claims of such Securitization Entities against the Manager, under or with respect to this Agreement (whether arising pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise available at law or in equity), including (i) the rights of such Securitization Entities and the obligations of the Manager hereunder and (ii) the right, at any time, to give or withhold consents, requests, notices, directions, approvals, demands, extensions or waivers under or with respect to this Agreement or the obligations in respect of the Manager hereunder to the same extent as such Securitization Entities may do. The Manager hereby consents to such pledges described above, acknowledges and agrees that the Trustee and its assigns and the Control Party, shall be third-party beneficiaries of the rights of such Securitization Entities arising hereunder and agree that the Trustee or the Control Party may enforce the provisions of this Agreement, exercise the rights of such Securitization Entities and enforce the obligations of the Manager hereunder without the consent of the such Securitization Entities.

Section 8.5 Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial; Jurisdiction .

(a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflicts of law principles (other than Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the General Obligations Law of the State of New York).

 

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(b) The parties hereto each hereby waive any right to have a jury participate in resolving any dispute, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, arising out of, connected with, relating to or incidental to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(c) The parties hereto each hereby irrevocably submit (to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law) to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York state or federal court sitting in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, State of New York, over any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any related documents and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably agree that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined in such New York state or federal court. The parties hereto each hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection each may now or hereafter have, to remove any such action or proceeding, once commenced, to another court on the grounds of forum non conveniens or otherwise.

Section 8.6 Notices . All notices, requests or other communications desired or required to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent by (a) certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (b) national prepaid overnight delivery service, (c) telecopy or other facsimile transmission (following with hard copies to be sent by national prepaid overnight delivery service) or (d) personal delivery with receipt acknowledged in writing, to the address set forth in the Base Indenture. Any party hereto may change its address for notices hereunder by giving notice of such change to the other parties hereto, with a copy to the Control Party. Any change of address of a Noteholder shown on a Note Register shall, after the date of such change, be effective to change the address for such Noteholder hereunder. All notices and demands shall be deemed to have been given either at the time of the delivery thereof to any officer or manager of the Person entitled to receive such notices and demands at the address of such Person for notices hereunder, or on the third day after the mailing thereof to such address, as the case may be.

Section 8.7 Severability of Provisions . If one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatever held invalid or unenforceable, such provisions shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements and provisions of this Agreement and such invalidity or unenforceability shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of such remaining provisions, or the rights of any parties hereto. To the extent permitted by law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which renders any provision of this Agreement invalid or unenforceable in any respect.

Section 8.8 Delivery Dates . If the due date of any notice, certificate or report required to be delivered by the Manager hereunder falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the due date for such notice, certificate or report shall be automatically extended to the next succeeding day that is a Business Day.

 

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Section 8.9 Binding Effect; Limited Rights of Others . The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Except as provided in the preceding sentence and except for the rights of the third party beneficiaries described in Section 8.4 , nothing in this Agreement expressed or implied, shall be construed to give any Person other than the parties hereto any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any covenants, agreements, representations or provisions contained herein.

Section 8.10 Article and Section Headings . The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

Section 8.11 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

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EXECUTION VERSION

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

 

DOMINO’S PIZZA LLC, as Manager and in

its individual capacity

By:

   
  Name: Adam J. Gacek
  Title:   Secretary

 

DOMINO’S PIZZA NS CO.

By:

   
  Name: Adam J. Gacek
  Title:   Secretary

 

DOMINO’S PIZZA MASTER ISSUER LLC

By:

   
  Name: Adam J. Gacek
  Title:   Secretary

 

DOMINO’S PIZZA DISTRIBUTION LLC

By:

   
  Name: Adam J. Gacek
  Title:   Secretary


DOMINO’S SPV CANADIAN HOLDING COMPANY INC.

By:

   
  Name: Adam J. Gacek
  Title: Secretary

 

DOMINO’S IP HOLDER LLC

By:

   
  Name: Adam J. Gacek
  Title: Secretary

 

DOMINO’S SPV GUARANTOR LLC
By:    
  Name: Adam J. Gacek
  Title: Secretary

 

DOMINO’S PIZZA FRANCHISING LLC

By:

   
  Name: Adam J. Gacek
  Title: Secretary

 

DOMINO’S PIZZA INTERNATIONAL

FRANCHISING INC.

By:    
  Name: Adam J. Gacek
  Title: Secretary

 

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DOMINO’S PIZZA CANADIAN

DISTRIBUTION ULC

By:    
  Name: Adam J. Gacek
  Title: Secretary

 

DOMINO’S EQ LLC

By:

   
  Name: Adam J. Gacek
  Title: Secretary

 

DOMINO’S RE LLC
By:    
  Name: Adam J. Gacek
  Title: Secretary

 

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CITIBANK, N.A.

as Trustee

By:

   
  Name:
  Title:

 

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EXHIBIT 99.1

In the following discussion, “Holdco” refers to Domino’s Pizza, Inc., “Master Issuer” refers to Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC, “DPL or Manager” as Domino’s Pizza LLC, and, unless the context otherwise requires, “Domino’s” refers to Domino’s Pizza, Inc. and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis prior to the consummation of the securitization transaction.

CAPITALIZATION OF HOLDCO

The following table sets forth the cash and cash equivalents and capitalization of Holdco as of January 1, 2012 (i) on an actual basis and (ii) on an as-adjusted basis to give effect to the transactions that occured on March 15, 2012 in connection with the issuance of the Series 2012-1 notes on March 15, 2012 (collectively, the “Refinancing Transaction ), including the repayment of the Series 2007-1 notes, as if such transactions occurred as of such date.

 

     As of January 1, 2012  
(dollars in thousands)    Actual     As Adjusted for
the Refinancing
Transaction
 

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 50,292      $ 168,769   

Debt:

    

Series 2007-1 Class A-1 Notes (1)

   $ 60,000      $ —     

Series 2007-1 Class A-2 Notes (2)

     1,310,770        —     

Series 2007-1 Class M-1 Notes (2)

     76,110        —     

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes (3)

     —          —     

Offered Notes

     —          1,575,000   

Capital leases

     4,393        4,393   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt

     1,451,273        1,579,393   

Total stockholders’ deficit

     (1,209,739     (1,215,083
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total capitalization

   $ 241,534      $ 364,310   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents amounts outstanding with respect to the Series 2007-1 Class A-1 notes, which are variable funding notes that were issued by the Master Issuer on April 16, 2007. The Series 2007-1 Class A-1 notes have a maximum outstanding principal amount of $60 million and a final legal maturity of April 2037. Notwithstanding the Refinancing Transaction, the Series 2007-1 Class A-1 notes have an expected repayment date of April 2014, after considering two possible one-year extensions. All amounts outstanding under the Series 2007-1 Class A-1 notes will be repaid and the Series 2007-1 Class A-1 notes will be cancelled on or about March 23, 2012.
(2) The Series 2007-1 Class A-2 notes and the Series 2007-1 Class M-1 notes were issued by the Master Issuer on April 16, 2007 and have a legal final maturity of April 2037. Notwithstanding the Refinancing Transaction, the Series 2007-1 Class A-2 notes and the Series 2007-1 Class M-1 notes have an expected repayment date of April 2014, after considering two possible one-year extensions. All amounts outstanding under the Series 2007-1 Class A-2 notes and the Series 2007-1 Class M-1 notes will be repaid and the Series 2007-1 Class A-2 notes and the Series 2007-1 Class M-1 notes will be cancelled.
(3) Represents the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 notes, which are variable funding notes that were issued on March 15, 2012. The Series 2012-1 Class A-1 notes have a maximum outstanding principal amount of $100 million. The Master Issuer did not draw on the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 notes on March 15, 2012. The Master Issuer expects to have approximately $39.7 million in undrawn letters of credit issued under the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 notes on March 15, 2012.


CAPITALIZATION OF THE MASTER ISSUER

The following table sets forth the cash and cash equivalents and capitalization of the Master Issuer as of January 1, 2012 (i) on an actual basis and (ii) on an as-adjusted basis to give effect to the Refinancing Transaction, including the repayment of the Series 2007-1 notes, as if such transactions occurred as of such date.

 

     As of January 1, 2012  
(dollars in thousands)    Actual     As Adjusted for
the Refinancing
Transaction
 

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ —        $ —     

Debt:

    

Series 2007-1 Class A-1 Notes (1)

   $ 60,000      $ —     

Series 2007-1 Class A-2 Notes (2)

     1,310,770        —     

Series 2007-1 Class M-1 Notes (2)

     76,110        —     

Series 2012-1 Class A-1 Notes (3)

     —          —     

Offered Notes

     —          1,575,000   

Capital leases

     —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt

     1,446,880        1,575,000   

Total member’s deficit

     (1,419,282     (1,501,772
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total capitalization

   $ 27,598      $ 73,228   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents amounts outstanding with respect to the Series 2007-1 Class A-1 notes, which are variable funding notes that were issued by the Master Issuer on April 16, 2007. The Series 2007-1 Class A-1 notes have a maximum outstanding principal amount of $60 million and a final legal maturity of April 2037. Notwithstanding the Refinancing Transaction, the Series 2007-1 Class A-1 notes have an expected repayment date of April 2014, after considering two possible one-year extensions. All amounts outstanding under the Series 2007-1 Class A-1 notes will be repaid and the Series 2007-1 Class A-1 notes will be cancelled on or about March 23, 2012.
(2) The Series 2007-1 Class A-2 notes and the Series 2007-1 Class M-1 notes were issued by the Master Issuer on April 16, 2007 and have a legal final maturity of April 2037. Notwithstanding the Refinancing Transaction, the Series 2007-1 Class A-2 notes and the Series 2007-1 Class M-1 notes have an expected repayment date of April 2014, after considering two possible one-year extensions. All amounts outstanding under the Series 2007-1 Class A-2 notes and the Series 2007-1 Class M-1 notes will be repaid and the Series 2007-1 Class A-2 notes and the Series 2007-1 Class M-1 notes will be cancelled.
(3) Represents the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 notes, which are variable funding notes that were issued on March 15, 2012. The Series 2012-1 Class A-1 notes have a maximum outstanding principal amount of $100 million. The Master Issuer did not draw on the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 notes on March 15, 2012. The Master Issuer expects to have approximately $39.7 million in undrawn letters of credit issued under the Series 2012-1 Class A-1 notes on March 15, 2012.


SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

AND OTHER DATA OF HOLDCO

The following tables present certain summary historical consolidated financial information of Holdco.

Set forth below is selected historical consolidated financial information and other data of Holdco at the dates and for the periods indicated. The selected historical financial information and other data as of and for the fiscal years ended December 30, 2007 and December 28, 2008 has been derived from Holdco’s audited financial statements. The selected historical financial information and other data as of and for the fiscal years ended January 3, 2010, January 2, 2011 and January 1, 2012, has been derived from Holdco’s audited consolidated financial statements.

The selected historical consolidated financial information and other data should be read in conjunction with the “ Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ” and the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes included in Holdco’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2012, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

     Fiscal Years Ended  
(dollars in thousands)    December 30,
2007
     December 28,
2008
     January 3,
2010
     January 2,
2011
     January 1,
2012
 

Income Statement Data:

              

Revenues

              

Domestic Company-Owned Stores

   $ 394,585       $ 357,703       $ 335,779       $ 345,636       $ 336,349   

Domestic Franchise

     158,050         153,858         157,780         173,345         187,007   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Domestic Stores

     552,635         511,561         493,559         518,981         523,356   

Domestic Supply Chain

     783,330         771,106         763,733         875,517         927,904   

International

     126,905         142,447         146,765         176,396         200,933   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenues

     1,462,870         1,425,114         1,404,057         1,570,894         1,652,193   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cost of Sales

     1,084,016         1,061,853         1,017,081         1,132,305         1,181,677   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating Margin

   $ 378,854       $ 363,261       $ 386,976       $ 438,589       $ 470,516   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Data:

              

Holdco EBITDA (1)

   $ 211,792       $ 223,407       $ 269,848       $ 259,563       $ 283,187   

Holdco Adjusted EBITDA (1)

   $ 239,326       $ 220,159       $ 233,517       $ 265,527       $ 295,020   

Holdco Adjusted EBITDAR (1)

   $ 281,730       $ 261,697       $ 275,565       $ 306,612       $ 334,675   

Depreciation and Amortization

   $ 31,176       $ 28,377       $ 24,064       $ 24,052       $ 24,042   

Cash Flow Data:

              

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

   $ 84,188       $ 75,257       $ 101,274       $ 128,325       $ 153,073   

Capital Expenditures

     42,415         19,411         22,870         25,421         24,349   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Holdco Free Cash Flow (2)

   $ 41,773       $ 55,846       $ 78,404       $ 102,904       $ 128,724   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Fiscal Years Ended  
(dollars in thousands)    December 30,
2007
    December 28,
2008
     January 3,
2010
    January 2,
2011
     January 1,
2012
 

Balance Sheets Data:

            

Cash and Cash Equivalents (3)

   $ 11,344      $ 45,372       $ 42,392      $ 47,945       $ 50,292   

Working Capital (3)

   $ (29,577   $ 25,826       $ (31,896   $ 33,382       $ 37,056   

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

   $ 122,890      $ 108,430       $ 102,776      $ 97,384       $ 92,400   

Total Assets

   $ 473,164      $ 463,794       $ 453,761      $ 460,837       $ 480,543   

Long-term Debt (4)

   $ 1,720,083      $ 1,704,784       $ 1,572,833      $ 1,452,156       $ 1,451,273   

Total Liabilities

   $ 1,923,303      $ 1,888,417       $ 1,774,755      $ 1,671,488       $ 1,690,282   

 


(1) Holdco EBITDA, Holdco Adjusted EBITDA and Holdco Adjusted EBITDAR are non-GAAP financial measures. The following table sets forth a reconciliation of Holdco EBITDA, Holdco Adjusted EBITDA and Holdco Adjusted EBITDAR to net income.
(2) Holdco Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial measure.
(3) Excludes restricted cash.
(4) Includes current portion.

 

     Fiscal Years Ended  
(dollars in thousands)    December 30,
2007
    December 28,
2008
    January 3, 2010     January 2, 2011     January 1, 2012  

Reconciliations:

          

Net income

   $ 37,882      $ 53,971      $ 79,744      $ 87,917      $ 105,361   

Interest expense, net

     125,057        112,160        110,262        96,566        91,339   

Provision for income taxes

     17,677        28,899        55,778        51,028        62,445   

Depreciation and amortization

     31,176        28,377        24,064        24,052        24,042   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Holdco EBITDA

   $ 211,792      $ 223,407      $ 269,848      $ 259,563      $ 283,187   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjustments:

          

Non-cash compensation expense

     8,405        9,059        12,533        13,370        13,954   

Loss (gain) on disposal of assets

     (766     (13,752     1,843        403        (2,436

Loss (gain) on debt retirement

     13,294        —          (56,275     (7,809     —     

Other adjustments (1)

     6,601        1,445        5,568        —          315   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Holdco Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 239,326      $ 220,159      $ 233,517      $ 265,527      $ 295,020   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Rent Expense

     42,404        41,538        42,048        41,085        39,655   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Holdco Adjusted EBITDAR

   $ 281,730      $ 261,697      $ 275,565      $ 306,612      $ 334,675   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Amount includes expenses incurred related to the 2007 recapitalization, legal reserves, separation and related expenses, expenses related to the sale of company-owned operations and expenses incurred related to stock option plan changes.

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Domino’s Pizza Completes Recapitalization;

Declares $3 Per Share Special Dividend

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 16, 2012: Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) , the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, announced today that it has completed its recapitalization as planned, with the placement by certain of its subsidiaries of a $1.675 billion securitized debt facility and a declaration by its Board of Directors of a $3 per share special dividend. The new securitized debt facility replaces the April 2007 securitized debt facility.

J. Patrick Doyle, Domino’s President and Chief Executive Officer , said: “The fact that we will be paying less in interest, along with the stability of a fixed interest rate over the next seven years, and the flexibility of an available revolver, gives us the ability to invest in the business and reward shareholders. The special dividend demonstrates our commitment to provide value to our shareholders.”

The Company has $82.3 million of remaining availability under its $200 million open market share repurchase program and believes that share repurchases could also offer another appropriate strategy for shareholder returns.

Michael T. Lawton, Domino’s Chief Financial Office r, commented, “We are pleased with the terms and interest rates we were able to achieve. This amount of leverage is appropriate for a primarily-franchised business like ours and puts us comfortably within our historical debt ratio range.”

Asset-Backed Securitized Financing

Through a new asset-backed securitization, Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC and other subsidiaries of the Company placed $1.575 billion of 5.216% Series 2012-1 Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2 (Fixed Rate Notes) and $100 million Series 2012-1 Variable Funding Senior Notes, Class A-1 (VFN) in a private placement transaction, rated BBB+/Baa1 by S&P and Moody’s.

The securitized notes have been issued by indirect subsidiaries that hold substantially all of the Company’s revenue-generating assets, excluding Company-owned stores. The Fixed Rate Notes have an anticipated maturity of 7 years and a legal maturity of 30 years. The Fixed Rate Notes and VFN will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

The Fixed Rate Notes have scheduled principal payments of:

 

   

$23.6 million per year in years 1-3,

 

   

$31.5 million in year 4 and

 

   

$39.4 million per year in years 5-7.

The Company may elect not to make scheduled principal payments if it meets the leverage ratio of 4.5x total debt to EBITDA and other conditions but, if it elects to do so and subsequently rises above 4.5x, it must make up the payments it had elected not to make.

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The Company estimates that, assuming all of the Fixed Rate Notes were outstanding and the VFN completely drawn, its EBITDA would need to decline by more than $100 million, or its global retail sales would need to decline by more than $1.8 billion in each case compared to the amounts achieved in fiscal 2011, before the Company would be at risk of breaching its two main financial covenants contained in the agreements: the Debt Service Coverage Ratio Threshold and the Global Retail Sales Threshold.

Use of Funds

The Company will use the proceeds from the securitized debt facility to repay $60 million in outstanding principal under the Series 2007-1 Class A-1 Notes, $1.3 billion in outstanding principal under the Series 2007-1 Class A-2 Notes and $76 million in outstanding principal under the Series 2007-1 Class M-1 Notes, a total of approximately $1.45 billion. The proceeds will also be used to pay accrued interest on the Series 2007-1 Notes and transaction-related fees and expenses. Remaining proceeds and cash on hand will be used to pay a $3 per share special cash dividend to Company shareholders and to make certain dividend equivalent payments to holders of outstanding stock options, totaling in the aggregate approximately $188 million.

Charges and Expenses

It is expected that the Company will record a deferred financing cost asset of approximately $39 million in conjunction with the recapitalization. This asset will be amortized into interest expense over each of the next 7 years (an estimated $5.6 million per year). There will also be an estimated total of between $9 million and $12 million of one-time pre-tax charges, primarily in the first quarter of 2012. These include the write-off of the deferred financing costs from the 2007 debt facility, as well as other charges. These charges will negatively impact diluted earnings per share, on an as-reported basis, by an estimated 9 cents to12 cents. Assuming that the VFN remains undrawn, cash interest expense is expected to be approximately $83 million in the first year of the facility (March 2012 to March 2013.) In addition, the amortization of deferred financing fees of approximately $5.6 million per year will bring total interest expense in the first year to an estimated $89 million.

Special Dividend and Dividend Equivalent Payments

The Domino’s Pizza Board of Directors approved a special dividend, payable on April 2, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 26, 2012 with an ex-dividend date of March 22, 2012. Shareholders who sell their shares prior to the ex-dividend date will also be selling their right to receive the special dividend. Domino’s Pizza common stock will start trading on an ex-dividend basis beginning March 22, 2012, in accordance with NYSE rules.

Management believes this special dividend allows shareholders to receive a significant distribution without the need to surrender any shares of Domino’s Pizza. Management expects the price of Domino’s common stock to decrease in relation to the amount of the special dividend on the ex-dividend date, as is typical when public companies pay significant special cash dividends.

In addition, per the terms of the Company’s equity incentive plans and the stock option grant agreements under those plans, the Board approved the payment of dividend equivalent amounts to holders of stock options in the form of cash equal to the dividend amount on each share underlying a vested options and those options that will vest through the end of 2012. Additionally, to the extent permitted under applicable law (including applicable tax rules), unvested options that do not receive the dividend equivalent payment described above will have their exercise price reduced by $3 per share.

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Barclays Capital served as the sole structuring advisor and joint book-running manager and J.P. Morgan served as joint book-running manager for the securitization. Ropes & Gray LLP and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom LLP served as counsel to Domino’s Pizza.

This press release is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the notes.

Conference Call Information

Domino’s Pizza, Inc. will hold a conference call Monday, March 19 at 10 a.m. (Eastern) to review this transaction. The call can be accessed by dialing 888-306-6182 (U.S./Canada) or 706-634-4947 (International.) Ask for the Domino’s Pizza conference call. The call will also be webcast at www.dominosbiz.com . If you are unable to participate in the call, a replay will be available for 30 days by dialing 855-859-2056 (US/Canada) or 404-537-3406 (International.) Conference ID is 60202900. The webcast will be archived on www.dominosbiz.com .

About Domino’s Pizza ®

Founded in 1960, Domino’s Pizza is the recognized world leader in pizza delivery. Domino’s is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “DPZ.” Domino’s Pizza had global retail sales of over $6.9 billion in 2011, comprised of over $3.4 billion domestically and over $3.5 billion internationally. As of year-end 2011, Domino’s operated a network of 9,742 franchised and Company-owned stores in the United States and over 70 international markets.

In May 2011, Pizza Today named Domino’s its “Chain of the Year” for the second straight year – making the company a three-time overall winner, and the first pizza delivery company to receive the honor in back-to-back years. In 2011, Domino’s was ranked #1 in Forbes Magazine’s “Top 20 Franchises for the Money” list. Helped by the launch of its Domino’s Smart Slice school lunch pizza in late 2010, Domino’s is collaborating with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation to serve healthier school foods and beverages in the United States . In late 2009, Domino’s debuted its “Inspired New Pizza” – a permanent change to its hand-tossed product, reinvented from the crust up.

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SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995:

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. You can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” or “anticipates” or similar expressions that concern our strategy, plans or intentions. These forward-looking statements relating to the refinancing of our subsidiaries’ securitization indebtedness, our ability to service our indebtedness, and refinance or otherwise repay our indebtedness prior to its expected repayment date, our operating performance, the anticipated success of our reformulated pizza product, trends in our business and other descriptions of future events reflect management’s expectations based upon currently available information and data. However, actual results are subject to future risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially include: the level of and our ability to refinance our long-term and other indebtedness; uncertainties relating to litigation; consumer preferences, spending patterns and demographic trends; the effectiveness of our advertising, operations and promotional initiatives; the strength of our brand in the markets in which we compete; our ability to retain key personnel; new product and concept developments by us, such as our reformulated pizza, and other food-industry competitors; the ongoing level of profitability of our franchisees; and our ability and that of our franchisees’ to open new restaurants and keep existing restaurants in operation; changes in food prices, particularly cheese, labor, utilities, insurance, employee benefits and other operating costs; the impact that widespread illness or general health concerns may have on our business and the economy of the countries where we operate; severe weather conditions and natural disasters; changes in our effective tax rate; changes in government legislation and regulations; adequacy of our insurance coverage; costs related to future financings; our ability and that of our franchisees to successfully operate in the current credit environment; changes in the level of consumer spending given the general economic conditions including interest rates, energy prices and weak consumer confidence; availability of borrowings under our variable funding notes and our letters of credit; changes in accounting policies; and the European sovereign debt crisis and its potential to negatively impact the global economy. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations are more fully described in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under the section headed “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K. Except as required by applicable securities laws, we do not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.