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): December 22, 2015

 

 

 

Commission File Number:   Commission File Number:   Commission File Number:   Commission File Number:

333-141703-02;

333-167413;

333-191359;

333-205455-01

 

333-141703;

333-167413-02;

333-191359-02;

333-205455-02;

000-23108

  333-205455  

333-141703-01;

333-167413-01;

333-191359-01;

033-54804

DISCOVER CARD

EXECUTION NOTE TRUST

 

DISCOVER CARD

MASTER TRUST I

  DISCOVER FUNDING LLC   DISCOVER BANK
(Exact name of issuing entity in respect of the notes as specified in charter)   (Exact name of issuing entity in respect of the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate)   (Exact name of depositor as specified in charter)   (Exact name of sponsor as specified in charter)
Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware
(State or jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of the issuing entity)   (State or jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of the issuing entity)   (State or jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of the issuing entity)   (State or jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of the issuing entity)
c/o Wilmington Trust Company Rodney Square North 1100 North Market Street Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001   c/o Discover Bank 12 Read’s Way New Castle, Delaware 19720  

Discover Funding LLC

12 Read’s Way New Castle, Delaware 19720

  Discover Bank
12 Read’s Way
New Castle, Delaware
19720
(Address of principal executive offices of the issuing entity)   (Address of principal executive offices of the issuing entity)   (Address of principal executive offices of the depositor)   (Address of principal executive offices of the sponsor)

 

 

51-0020270

(IRS Employer Identification No. of the sponsor)

47-4047337

(IRS Employer Identification No. of the depositor)

(302) 323-7315

(Telephone, including area code)

Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable

 

 

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))

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement

On December 22, 2015, Discover Bank and Discover Funding LLC entered into the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement. A copy of the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement will become effective upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth therein.

On December 22, 2015, U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “ Master Trust Trustee ”), Discover Funding LLC and Discover Bank entered into the Third Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement. A copy of the Third Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement is filed as Exhibit 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The Third Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement will become effective upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth therein.

On December 22, 2015, the Master Trust Trustee, Discover Funding LLC and Discover Bank entered into the Amended and Restated Series Supplement. A copy of the Amended and Restated Series Supplement is filed as Exhibit 4.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The Amended and Restated Series Supplement will become effective upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth therein.

On December 22, 2015, Discover Card Execution Note Trust (the “ Note Issuance Trust ”), as Issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”), entered into the Amended and Restated Indenture. A copy of the Amended and Restated Indenture is filed as Exhibit 4.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The Amended and Restated Indenture will become effective upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth therein.

On December 22, 2015, the Note Issuance Trust, as Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee entered into the Second Amended and Restated Indenture Supplement. A copy of the Second Amended and Restated Indenture Supplement is filed as Exhibit 4.5 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The Second Amended and Restated Indenture Supplement will become effective upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth therein.

On December 22, 2015, Wilmington Trust Company, as owner trustee, and Discover Funding LLC, as beneficiary, entered into the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement. A copy of the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement is filed as Exhibit 4.6 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The Amended and Restated Trust Agreement will become effective upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth therein.

The Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement, the Third Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Amended and Restated Indenture, the Second Amended and Restated Indenture Supplement and the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement (collectively, the “ Transaction Documents ”) have the effect of consolidating certain previous amendments, correcting or clarifying inconsistencies or errors and providing for the substitution of Discover Bank with Discover Funding LLC as depositor and beneficiary of the Note Issuance Trust (the “Assignment”). The Transactions Documents will be effective as of January 1, 2016 or an earlier date to be specified by Discover Bank. To reflect the Assignment, on December 22, 2015, Discover Bank, Discover Funding LLC and the Note Issuance Trust also entered into amendments and restatements of note purchase agreements with respect to the privately issued DiscoverSeries Notes.


Item 9.01 Exhibits

 

Exhibit 4.1    Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement between Discover Bank and Discover Funding LLC.
Exhibit 4.2    Third Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement among U.S. Bank National Association, Discover Funding LLC and Discover Bank.
Exhibit 4.3    Amended and Restated Series Supplement among U.S. Bank National Association, Discover Funding LLC and Discover Bank.
Exhibit 4.4    Amended and Restated Indenture between Discover Card Execution Note Trust, as Issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee.
Exhibit 4.5    Second Amended and Restated Indenture Supplement between Discover Card Execution Note Trust, as Issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee.
Exhibit 4.6    Amended and Restated Trust Agreement between Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee and Discover Funding LLC.


SIGNATURES

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

 

Date: December 23, 2015  

Discover Funding LLC

(as Depositor for Discover Card Master Trust I and Discover Card Execution Note Trust and as registrant under Commission File Number 333-205455)

  By:   /s/ Michael F. Rickert
    Michael F. Rickert
    Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 

Discover Bank

(as registrant under Commission File Numbers 333-141703-01, 333-167413-01 and 333-191359-01)

  By:   /s/ Michael F. Rickert
    Michael F. Rickert
    Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Treasurer


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.    Description
Exhibit 4.1.    Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement between Discover Bank and Discover Funding LLC.
Exhibit 4.2.    Third Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement among U.S. Bank National Association, Discover Funding LLC and Discover Bank.
Exhibit 4.3.    Amended and Restated Series Supplement among U.S. Bank National Association, Discover Funding LLC and Discover Bank.
Exhibit 4.4.    Amended and Restated Indenture between Discover Card Execution Note Trust, as Issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee.
Exhibit 4.5.    Second Amended and Restated Indenture Supplement between Discover Card Execution Note Trust, as Issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee.
Exhibit 4.6.    Amended and Restated Trust Agreement between Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee and Discover Funding LLC.

Exhibit 4.1

RECEIVABLES SALE AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

between

DISCOVER BANK

and

DISCOVER FUNDING LLC

Dated as of December 22, 2015


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS

     1   

Section 1.1

  

Definitions

     1   

Section 1.2

  

Rules of Construction

     8   

ARTICLE 2. CONVEYANCE OF RECEIVABLES

     8   

Section 2.1

  

Contribution and Sale

     8   

Section 2.2

  

Addition of Accounts

     9   

Section 2.3

  

Removal and Deletion of Accounts

     10   

Section 2.4

  

Additional Originators

     10   

Section 2.5

  

Transfer of Collateral Certificate

     11   

ARTICLE 3. CONSIDERATION AND PAYMENT

     12   

Section 3.1

  

Purchase Price

     12   

Section 3.2

  

Adjustments to Purchase Price

     13   

ARTICLE 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     13   

Section 4.1

  

Representations and Warranties of Discover Bank Relating to Discover Bank

     13   

Section 4.2

  

Representations and Warranties of Discover Bank Relating to the Agreement and the Receivables

     14   

Section 4.3

  

Representations and Warranties of Discover Funding

     15   

ARTICLE 5. COVENANTS

     17   

Section 5.1

  

Covenants of Discover Bank

     17   

ARTICLE 6. REPURCHASE OBLIGATION AND ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

     18   

Section 6.1

  

Reassignment of Receivables

     18   

Section 6.2

  

Repurchase Dispute Resolution

     19   

Section 6.3

  

Asset Representations Review

     19   

ARTICLE 7. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

     19   

Section 7.1

  

Conditions to Discover Funding’s Obligation on the Effective Date

     19   

Section 7.2

  

Conditions to Discover Bank’s Obligation on the Effective Date

     20   

ARTICLE 8. TERM

     20   

Section 8.1

  

Term

     20   

ARTICLE 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     21   

Section 9.1

  

Amendment

     21   

Section 9.2

  

Governing Law

     21   

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

          Page  

Section 9.3

  

Notices

     21   

Section 9.4

  

Severability

     21   

Section 9.5

  

Assignment

     22   

Section 9.6

  

Merger of Discover Bank

     22   

Section 9.7

  

Acknowledgement of Discover Bank

     22   

Section 9.8

  

Further Assurances

     23   

Section 9.9

  

No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies

     23   

Section 9.10

  

Counterparts

     23   

Section 9.11

  

Binding Effect; Third-Party Beneficiaries

     23   

Section 9.12

  

Merger and Integration

     23   

Section 9.13

  

Headings

     23   

Section 9.14

  

Schedules and Exhibits

     23   

Section 9.15

  

Survival of Representations and Warranties

     23   

Section 9.16

  

Nonpetition Covenant

     24   

Section 9.17

  

Bankruptcy Against Any Additional Originator

     24   

 

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This Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of December 22, 2015, between Discover Bank, a Delaware banking corporation (“ Discover Bank ”), and Discover Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Discover Funding ”).

BACKGROUND

Each capitalized term is defined in Article I of this Agreement.

Discover Bank originates receivables in credit card accounts. Under this Agreement, Discover Bank is selling to Discover Funding all receivables arising in a subset of those accounts. Discover Funding intends to securitize these receivables by assigning all of its right, title, and interest in, to, and under such receivables, its rights under this Agreement and the other Conveyed Assets (as defined herein) to the DCMT Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

AGREEMENT

In consideration of the mutual promises in this Agreement and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are acknowledged, the parties agree to the following:

ARTICLE 1.

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Definitions . Each capitalized term used herein or in any certificate, Supplemental Conveyance or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto, and not defined herein or therein, shall have the meaning (if any) specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including the Series Supplement) and, if not otherwise defined therein, shall have the meaning specified in the Indenture (including any supplement thereto). In addition, the following definitions apply in this Agreement:

Account ” means each Initial Account, each Additional Account, and each Surviving Account. This term does not include any Account from and after the date on which all of its Receivables have been reassigned to Discover Bank under Section 6.1 , including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Charged-Off Removed Account. The definition of an Account shall include a surviving credit account (a “ Surviving Account ”) in the event that (i) an Account or another credit account is combined with an Account pursuant to the Credit Guidelines for such Account (an “ Account Combination ”) and (ii) the Surviving Account of such Account Combination was an Account prior to such combination. The term “Account” shall be deemed to refer to an Additional Account only from and after the Addition Date with respect thereto.

Account Schedule ” means a complete schedule of all Accounts that is attached to this Agreement and marked as Schedule 1. The Account Schedule may take the form of a computer file, a microfiche list, or another tangible medium that is commercially reasonable. The Account Schedule must identify each Account by account number and by the balance of the Receivables existing in that Account on the Effective Date (for each Initial Account) or the related Additional Account Cut-Off Date (for each Additional Account).

 

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Addition Date ” has the meaning, for an Additional Account, set forth in the related Supplemental Conveyance.

Additional Account ” means (i) a Discover Card account established pursuant to a Credit Agreement between Discover Bank and any Person, (ii) a Discover Card account established pursuant to a Credit Agreement between an Additional Originator and any Person or (iii) a credit account (which is not a Discover Card account) established pursuant to a Credit Agreement between Discover Bank or an Additional Originator and any Person, in each case that is designated as an Account under Section 2.2 and the related Supplemental Conveyance and that is identified on the Account Schedule from and after the related Addition Date.

Additional Account Cut-Off Date ” means, for an Additional Account, set forth in the related Supplemental Conveyance.

Additional Originator ” means an affiliate of Discover Bank that is included in the same “affiliated group” as Discover Bank for United States federal tax purposes and that transfers Receivables in Additional Accounts pursuant to Section 2.4 of this Agreement.

Adequate Capital Test ” shall be satisfied as of any date of determination if the Purchaser Tangible Equity is at least equal to the Required Purchaser Tangible Equity as of such date of determination.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this document.

Applicable State ” means, with respect to any Receivable, Interchange or any Originator, the state in which the applicable Originator is located. Location of an entity with respect to the foregoing shall be determined in accordance with Section 9-307 of the UCC (or a comparable or successor provision thereto, however numbered) as in effect in the State of New York.

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in (v) New York, New York, (w) the County of New Castle, Delaware, (x) the city in which the Corporate Trust Office is located, (y) the city in which the principal executive offices of any Additional Originator is located or (z) the city in which the principal banking or executive offices of any Credit Enhancement Provider is located are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.

Charged-Off Account ” means each Account with respect to which the Servicer has charged-off the Receivables in such Account as uncollectible.

Charged-Off Removed Account ” means a credit card account that was removed as an account under the Prior PSA and with respect to which the Servicer has charged-off the receivables in such account as uncollectible.

Collection Account ” has the meaning set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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Collections ” means all payments by or on behalf of an Obligor received by a Servicer in respect of Receivables in the form of cash, checks, wire transfers or other forms of payment in accordance with the relevant Credit Agreement in effect from time to time and all Recovered Amounts.

Conveyed Assets ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a) .

Credit Agreement ” means, for any credit card account, the agreement (including any related statement under the Truth in Lending Act) governing that account.

Credit Guidelines ” means, with respect to any Account, the policies and procedures relating to the operation of such Account and similar accounts administered by the Servicer of such Account, including, without limitation, the written policies and procedures and the exercise of judgment by employees of the Servicer with respect to such accounts in accordance with such Servicer’s normal practice for determining the creditworthiness of customers holding such accounts, the extension of credit to customers, and relating to the maintenance of such accounts and the collection of receivables with respect to such accounts, as such policies and procedures may be amended from time to time by the Servicer of such accounts.

DCMT ” means Discover Card Master Trust I.

DCMT Trustee ” means U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee of DCMT.

Debtor Relief Law ” means (a) the United States Bankruptcy Code, (b) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and (c) all other insolvency bankruptcy, conservatorship, receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other debtor relief laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.

Discover Bank ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

Discover Funding ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

Effective Date ” means the opening of business on the earlier of (i) January 1, 2016 or (ii) the date specified by Discover Bank in a written notice sent to Discover Funding, which written notice shall be (x) sent at least two (2) Business Days prior to such date specified, (y) sent via email to Discover Funding at DiscoverSecuritization@discover.com, and (z) effective when sent.

Eligible Receivable ” means each Receivable:

(a) which is payable in United States dollars;

(b) which was created in compliance, in all material respects, with all Requirements of Law applicable to the applicable Originator and the Servicer with respect to such Receivable, and pursuant to a Credit Agreement that complies, in all material respects, with all Requirements of Law applicable to the applicable Originator and Servicer;

 

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(c) as to which, (i) at the time of the creation of such Receivable, the applicable Originator with respect to such Receivable had good and marketable title thereto free and clear of all Liens arising under or through such Originator, and (ii) at the time of the conveyance of such Receivable to Discover Funding, the applicable Originator had, or Discover Funding will have, good and marketable title thereto free and clear of all Liens arising under or through such Originator; and

(d) which constitutes an “account” under and as defined in Article 9 of the UCC as then in effect in the Applicable State with respect to such Receivable.

Existing Assets ” means (i) the Receivables existing on the Effective Date in each Initial Account (including any related Surviving Account) and each Additional Account (including any related Surviving Account), (ii) all Interchange allocable to those Receivables, (iii) all Collections on those Receivables, including all Recovered Amounts and (iv) all proceeds of any of this property.

Finance Charge Receivables ” means with respect to any Account, the net amount billed by the Servicer as finance charges on an Account and cash advance fees, annual membership fees, fees for transactions that exceed the credit limit on such Account, late payment charges billed to such Account and any other charges that the Servicer may designate as “Finance Charge Receivables” from time to time ( provided that the Servicer shall not designate amounts owing for the payment of goods and services or cash advances as “Finance Charge Receivables”), less, in the event that such Account becomes a Charged-Off Account, the cumulative, uncollected amount previously billed by the Servicer to such Account as finance charges, cash advance fees, annual membership fees, if any, fees for transactions that exceed the credit limit on such Account, late payment charges and any other type of charges that the Servicer has designated as “Finance Charge Receivables” with respect to Accounts that are not Charged-Off Accounts.

Governmental Authority ” means the United States of America, any state or other political subdivision thereof.

Indenture ” means that certain Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December 22, 2015, by and between Discover Card Execution Note Trust, as Issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee, as such agreement may be amended, restated and amended and restated, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.

Indenture Collateral ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a) .

Initial Account ” means each Discover Card account that was designated as an “Account” under the Prior PSA and that is identified on the Account Schedule from and after the Effective Date.

Initial Closing Date ” shall mean October 27, 1993.

Interchange ” for any Distribution Date shall mean the Interchange Fees paid or payable to Discover Bank for the related Due Period multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Net Merchant Sales for Accounts originated by Discover Bank processed for the related Due Period and the denominator of which shall be Net Merchant Sales processed for all Discover Card accounts pursuant to a Credit Agreement between Discover Bank and any Person for the related Due Period. In the event there are Additional Originators, Interchange shall

 

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include for each such Additional Originator a portion of its Interchange Fees proportionate to the Net Merchant Sales for such Additional Originator’s Accounts as a percentage of the Additional Originator’s Net Merchant Sales for its entire portfolio of accounts of the same type as its Accounts, determined as set forth above. In each instance, Interchange will include all contracts, contract rights, rights to payment, general intangibles and payment intangibles associated with such Interchange Fees, and all proceeds thereof.

Interchange Fees ” means interchange fees (i.e. fees related to purchase transactions of goods and/or services) paid or payable by or through merchant acceptance networks, including Discover Financial Services, Inc., to Discover Bank or an Additional Originator in connection with transactions on Discover Card accounts or, in the case of any Additional Originator, other accounts of a type included in the Trust, at rates to be agreed on from time to time between Discover Bank or such Additional Originator and such merchant acceptance networks.

Investor Certificate ” has the meaning set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Lien ” means any security interest, lien, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, assignment, participation interest, equity interest, deposit arrangement, preference, priority, or other security or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature. This term includes any conditional sale or other title retention arrangement and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any security or preferential arrangement. This term does not include any security interest or other lien created in favor of the DCMT Trustee under the Prior PSA.

Long Term Intercompany Note ” means that certain intercompany note between Discover Bank, as lender, and Discover Funding, as borrower.

Net Merchant Sales ” means the total dollar amount, calculated daily, of all cardmember charges on Discover Cards for merchandise and services made at service establishments that have contracted to accept the Discover Card as a form of payment with Discover Financial Services, Inc. or another merchant acceptance network, as applicable. In the event that there is an Additional Originator, Net Merchant Sales with respect to such Additional Originator shall be determined by reference to cardmember charges to the credit accounts of such Additional Originator.

Note ” means any note issued by the Note Issuance Trust under the Indenture.

Note Issuance Trust ” means Discover Card Execution Note Trust, formed pursuant to the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2015, by and between Discover Funding, as Beneficiary, and Wilmington Trust Company, as Owner Trustee, as such agreement may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.

Obligor ” means, for any account, any Person obligated to make payments on receivables in that account, including any guarantor thereof.

Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate delivered to Discover Funding and signed by any Vice President or more senior officer of Discover Bank.

 

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Originator ” means, with respect to any Receivable, Discover Bank or an Additional Originator, as applicable.

Person ” means an individual, a partnership or a Corporation. The term “Corporation” for the purposes of the preceding sentence only shall mean a corporation, joint stock company, business trust or other similar association.

Pooling and Servicing Agreement ” means the Third Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2015, among Discover Bank, Discover Funding and the DCMT Trustee, as such agreement may be amended, restated and amended and restated, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.

Principal Receivable ” means any Receivable other than a Finance Charge Receivable.

Prior PSA ” means the Second Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2010, between Discover Bank and the DCMT Trustee, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the Effective Date.

Purchase Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a) .

Purchase Price Adjustment ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a) .

Purchase Price Payment Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c) .

Purchaser ” means Discover Funding LLC.

Purchaser Tangible Equity ” means, as of any date of determination, for the Purchaser, the amount of the member’s capital of the Purchaser as of that date determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Rating Agency ” means any nationally recognized statistical rating organization hired by Discover Funding or any Affiliate that is currently rating any Security.

Rating Agency Condition ” means, with respect to any event or circumstance and (a) with respect to Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s if Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s is currently rating any Security, written confirmation (which may be in the form of a letter, press release or other publication, or a change in such Rating Agency’s published ratings criteria to this effect) by Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s, as applicable, that the occurrence of such event or circumstance will not cause it to downgrade or withdraw its rating assigned to any of the Securities or (b) with respect to any Rating Agency other than Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s and with respect to Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s if Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s (x) is currently rating any Security and (y) has notified Discover Funding that it, as a policy matter, will not provide written confirmation of its ratings, that such Rating Agency shall have been given notice of such event or circumstance at least ten days prior to the occurrence of such event or circumstance (or, if ten days’ advance notice is impracticable, as much advance notice as is practicable) and such Rating Agency shall not have issued any written notice that the occurrence of such event or circumstance will itself cause it to downgrade, qualify or withdraw its rating assigned to the Securities.

 

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Receivable ” means any amount owing by the Obligor under an Account from time to time, including, without limitation, amounts owing for the payment of goods and services, cash advances, finance charges and other charges, if any, and shall include, to the extent necessary to collect such amount or enforce the related obligation, the contract under which the obligation to pay such amount arose. This term includes Principal Receivables and Finance Charge Receivables. A Receivable shall be deemed to have been created at the end of the day on the Date of Processing of such Receivable. A Receivable shall not include any amount owing under a Charged-Off Account or a Charged-Off Removed Account.

Recovered Amounts ” means, (i) for any Receivable that has been charged off as uncollectible, all amounts recovered on such Receivable and (ii) for any Charged-Off Removed Account, all proceeds received with respect to such Charged-Off Removed Account. If Discover Bank and Discover Funding cannot determine whether a recovered amount relates to a Receivable that was sold to Discover Funding or to a receivable that has not been sold to Discover Funding, this term means the amount reasonably estimated by Discover Bank and Discover Funding as having been recovered on the Receivable that was sold to Discover Funding.

Required Purchaser Tangible Equity ” means, as of any date of determination, 2% of the aggregate balance of the Receivables in DCMT as of such date.

Requirements of Law ” for any Person shall mean the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any requirement of any law, rule or regulation or Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or to which such Person is subject, whether federal, state or local (including, without limitation, usury laws, the Federal Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z and Regulation B of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System); provided , however , that any such requirement shall not be deemed a Requirement of Law if the enforcement of such requirement would not have a material adverse effect upon the collectibility of the Receivables taken as a whole.

Security ” means any Investor Certificate or Note.

Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate ” means the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate issued pursuant to, and all rights and benefits allocated to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate under, the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Series 2007-CC Supplement.

Series Supplement ” means the Amended and Restated Series 2007-CC Series Supplement, dated as of December 22, 2015, among Discover Bank, Discover Funding and the DCMT Trustee, as such agreement may be amended, restated and amended and restated, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.

Servicer ” means the Person acting as Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Supplemental Conveyance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(c) .

 

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Trust Estate ” has the meaning set forth in the Trust Agreement.

UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code, as amended from time to time, as in effect in any specified jurisdiction.

Section 1.2 Rules of Construction .

(a) The term “include” introduces a nonexhaustive list. A reference to any law is to that law as amended or supplemented to the applicable time. A reference to any agreement, document, policy, or procedure is to that agreement, document, policy, or procedure as amended or supplemented to the applicable time. A reference to any Person includes that Person’s successors and permitted assigns.

(b) All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate, Supplemental Conveyance or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein.

(c) As used herein and in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms not defined in this Agreement, and accounting terms partly defined in this Agreement to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under generally accepted accounting principles in effect on the Effective Date. To the extent that the definitions of accounting terms herein are inconsistent with the meanings of such terms under generally accepted accounting principles, the definitions contained herein shall control.

ARTICLE 2.

CONVEYANCE OF RECEIVABLES

Section 2.1 Contribution and Sale .

(a) In consideration of Discover Funding’s payment of each related Purchase Price, and/or in consideration of the membership interest in Discover Funding held by Discover Bank, Discover Bank hereby sells and assigns and/or contributes, as applicable, to Discover Funding, without recourse, all of Discover Bank’s right, title and interest in, to, and under (i) the Receivables existing on the Effective Date (including the Existing Assets) and arising after the Effective Date in each Initial Account (including any related Surviving Account), and the Receivables existing on the related Additional Account Cut-Off Date and arising after the related Additional Account Cut-Off Date in each Additional Account (including any related Surviving Account), (ii) all Interchange allocable to those Receivables, (iii) all Collections on those Receivables, including all Recovered Amounts, and (iv) all proceeds of any of this property (collectively, the “ Conveyed Assets ”). Discover Funding hereby accepts the Conveyed Assets sold and/or contributed under this Agreement. The sale or contribution of the Existing Assets pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) is subject to any rights in the Existing Assets transferred, assigned, set over or otherwise conveyed to the Trustee pursuant to the Prior PSA.

 

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(b) In connection with such conveyance, Discover Bank further agrees, at its own expense, on or prior to the Effective Date with respect to the Initial Accounts and on or prior to the Addition Date with respect to Additional Accounts to (i) indicate in its computer files that Receivables created in connection with the Accounts have been transferred to Discover Funding pursuant to this Agreement and further transferred to DCMT for the benefit of the Certificateholders under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by identifying the Accounts in its computer files with a “41”, “42”, “341” or “342” in field captioned “SECURED_POOL_NBR” and (ii) deliver an Account Schedule to Discover Funding.

(c) At all times Discover Bank shall identify the Accounts (and only the Accounts) in its computer files with a “41”, “42”, “341” or “342” in the field captioned “SECURED_POOL_NBR”; provided , however , that Discover Bank may change the number used to identify any of the Accounts in its computer files, or the caption of the field if Discover Bank records and files, at its own expense, any amendment to any financing statements with respect to the Receivables then existing and thereafter created as is necessary to preserve the perfection of the security interest in such Receivables to Discover Funding after giving effect to such change, and shall deliver a file-stamped copy of such amendment or other evidence of such filing to the Trustee on or prior to the date of any such change.

(d) The parties intend that the transfer of the Conveyed Assets by Discover Bank to Discover Funding be an absolute sale and not a secured borrowing, including for accounting purposes. If the transaction under this Agreement were determined to be a loan rather than an absolute sale despite this intent of the parties, Discover Bank hereby grants to Discover Funding a first priority security interest in all of Discover Bank’s right, title, and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to, and under the Conveyed Assets to secure Discover Bank’s obligations under this Agreement. This grant is a protective measure and must not be construed as evidence of any intent contrary to the one expressed in this paragraph.

Section 2.2 Addition of Accounts .

(a) Discover Funding may be obligated to designate additional accounts under Section 2.10 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or may elect to designate additional accounts or participation interests under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In either case, Discover Funding may require that Discover Bank designate Additional Accounts under this Agreement to enable Discover Funding to satisfy that obligation or election. Discover Funding shall give Discover Bank notice of this requirement to designate Additional Accounts under this Agreement prior to the related Addition Date. If Discover Bank fails to designate Additional Accounts in compliance with that notice only because sufficient credit card accounts are not available to Discover Bank, that failure will not be a breach of this Agreement.

(b) With respect to any Additional Accounts, Discover Bank shall cause the Master Servicer to prepare a reasonable estimate of the amount of Finance Charge Receivables billed in such Additional Accounts for the Due Period in which such accounts are first designated as Additional Accounts. Such estimate shall be deemed to be the amount of Finance Charge Receivables billed in such Additional Accounts in such Due Period absent manifest error.

(c) Discover Bank agrees to provide to Discover Funding such information, certificates, financing statements, opinions and other materials as reasonably necessary to enable Discover Funding to satisfy its obligations under Section 2.10 of the Pooling and Servicing

 

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Agreement with respect to Additional Accounts or Participation Interests of Discover Bank. In the case of Additional Accounts, Discover Bank shall deliver to Discover Funding on the date designated by Discover Funding (i) the Account Schedule required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.1(b) with respect to such Additional Accounts, (ii) upon request by Discover Funding or the Trustee, a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the estimate of the Finance Charge Receivables in such Additional Accounts and (iii) a duly executed written assignment covering the related Conveyed Assets, substantially in the form of Exhibit A (the “ Supplemental Conveyance ”).

Section 2.3 Removal and Deletion of Accounts .

(a) Discover Funding may remove Accounts from DCMT in accordance with Section 2.11 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. On each day on which Accounts are removed from DCMT pursuant to Section 2.11 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Discover Bank and Discover Funding may, but shall not be required to, by mutual agreement, remove Accounts from the operation of this Agreement. Discover Bank agrees to provide to Discover Funding such information, certificates, financing statements opinions and other materials as are reasonably necessary to enable Discover Funding to satisfy its obligations under Section 2.11 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to the removal of Accounts.

(b) With respect to any removed Accounts pursuant to Section 2.3(a) , Discover Funding shall cause the Master Servicer to prepare a reasonable estimate of the amount of Finance Charge Receivables billed in such removed Accounts for the Due Period in which such accounts are removed. Such estimate shall be deemed to be the amount of Finance Charge Receivables billed in such removed Accounts in such Due Period absent manifest error.

(c) On any date Receivables are removed pursuant to Section 2.3(a) , automatically and without further action, Discover Funding shall reassign to Discover Bank, without recourse, representation, or warranty, all of Discover Funding’s right, title and interest in, to, and under (i) that Receivable, (ii) all Interchange allocable to that Receivable, (iii) all Collections on that Receivable, including any Recovered Amounts and (iv) all proceeds of any of this property. On a date mutually selected by Discover Bank and Discover Funding (which date shall not later than the fifth Business Day following the calendar month in which the Receivable was reassigned), Discover Bank must pay to Discover Funding in immediately available funds an amount equal to the unpaid balance of that Receivable, and Discover Funding will treat that Receivable as collected in full. Discover Funding must execute all agreements and other documents, and must take all other actions, that are reasonably requested by Discover Bank to effect this reassignment, including executing any reassignment supplements to this Agreement in a form to agreed upon by Discover Bank and Discover Funding.

Section 2.4 Additional Originators .

(a) Discover Bank may designate additional or substitute Persons to be included as Additional Originators and designate Additional Accounts under this Agreement if Discover Funding is permitted to designate such Additional Accounts as “Additional Accounts” under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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(b) Any Additional Originator shall comply with the obligations of, and, other than with respect to Section 2.4(a) , shall have the rights and benefits of, Discover Bank pursuant to this Agreement and references to “Discover Bank” in such provisions shall mean and refer to such Additional Originator, in each case solely with respect to the Receivables in the Accounts designated by such Additional Originator.

Section 2.5 Transfer of Collateral Certificate .

(a) Discover Bank, as the initial seller, transferred, assigned, set over, pledged and otherwise conveyed to the Note Issuance Trust, without recourse (subject to the obligations in the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Transfer Agreement), all right, title and interest of Discover Bank in and to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate and the proceeds thereof. Such conveyance of the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate and the proceeds thereof was and still is intended to constitute a sale, and not a secured borrowing, for accounting purposes. Nevertheless, Discover Bank, as the initial seller, also granted to the Note Issuance Trust a security interest in and to all of Discover Bank’s right, title and interest, whether then owned or thereafter acquired, in, to and under the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate, all accounts, general intangibles, chattel paper, instruments, documents, money, deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, goods, letters of credit, letter of credit rights, advices of credit and investment property consisting of; arising from, or relating to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate, and the proceeds thereof (collectively, the “ Indenture Collateral ”), to secure the obligations of Discover Bank as the initial transferor.

(b) The parties intend and agree that, since the transfer by Discover Bank specified in Section 2.5(a) above, all right, title, and interest in, to, and under the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate, all other items of the Trust Estate, and all proceeds thereof have been owned solely by the Note Issuance Trust, subject only to the security interest of the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture. If Discover Funding were determined to have any right, title, or interest in, to, or under the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate, any other item of the Trust Estate, or any proceeds thereof despite this intent of the parties, Discover Funding hereby transfers and assigns to the Note Issuance Trust, without recourse, all of Discover Funding’s right, title, and interest in, to, and under the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate, all other items of the Trust Estate, and all proceeds thereof and further grants to the Note Issuance Trust a security interest in all of Discover Funding’s right, title, and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to, and under the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate, all other items of the Trust Estate, and all proceeds thereof to secure the obligations of Discover Funding. The parties intend that these transfers by Discover Funding constitute a sale, and not a secured borrowing, for accounting purposes. These transfers by Discover Funding are a protective measure and must not be construed as evidence of any intent contrary to the one expressed in the first sentence of this paragraph. Discover Bank hereby transfers and assigns all of its rights and obligations under the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Transfer Agreement to Discover Funding.

 

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ARTICLE 3.

CONSIDERATION AND PAYMENT

Section 3.1 Purchase Price .

(a) Discover Funding must pay to Discover Bank each purchase price described in this Article III (a “ Purchase Price ”) in return for the related Conveyed Assets.

(b) The Purchase Price for the Receivables (including Receivables in Additional Accounts) to be conveyed to Discover Funding under this Agreement that are or come into existence on or after the Effective Date shall be equal to the fair market value of the Receivables so conveyed. Discover Funding shall transfer the Purchase Price to Discover Bank as follows:

(i) if the fair market value of the Receivables to be transferred is equal to or greater than the book value of such Receivables, (1) an amount equal to the book value of such Receivables shall be due and payable by Discover Funding to Discover Bank and (2) Discover Bank shall be deemed to have made a capital contribution to Discover Funding to the extent of any excess of the fair market value over the book value of such Receivables; and

(ii) if the fair market value of the Receivables to be transferred is less than the book value of such Receivables, an amount equal to the fair market value of such Receivables shall be due and payable by Discover Funding to Discover Bank;

provided that Discover Bank may elect, in its sole discretion, to contribute Receivables (or any portion thereof) to Discover Funding from time to time; provided further that, if Discover Funding elects, in its sole discretion, an amount equal to the portion of the Purchase Price for such Receivables not paid to Discover Bank shall be deemed to be a borrowing by Discover Funding from Discover Bank under the Long Term Intercompany Note so long as the Adequate Capital Test is satisfied on such day.

(c) Any portion of the Purchase Price that is not (i) deemed a borrowing under the Long Term Intercompany Note or (ii) deemed a capital contribution, in each case pursuant to clause (b) above, shall be payable by Discover Funding to Discover Bank in immediately available funds on each date (a “ Purchase Price Payment Date ”) mutually selected by Discover Bank and Discover Funding; provided that the Purchase Price Payment Date for any Receivables and other Conveyed Assets shall not be later than the fifth Business Day following the calendar month in which that Receivable arises.

(d) Each of Discover Bank and Discover Funding hereby agree that the Purchase Price is fair and adequate consideration for the Conveyed Assets. No determination of fair market value under this Section 3.1 can assume any purchase by Discover Funding of Receivables and other Conveyed Assets.

 

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Section 3.2 Adjustments to Purchase Price .

(a) With respect to any Receivable to which any adjustment without payment by or on behalf of an Obligor has been made including, but not limited to, any Receivable that (1) was created as a result of fraudulent or counterfeit charge, (2) the Servicer with respect to such Receivable otherwise adjusts, increases, reduces, modified or cancels in accordance with the applicable Credit Guidelines without receiving cash or other payment therefor by the Obligor with respect to such Receivable, (3) was created in respect of merchandise returned by the Obligor thereunder or (4) was created or cancelled through an Account Combination, the parties hereto will increase or decrease the related Purchase Price (a “ Purchase Price Adjustment ”). The amount of that Purchase Price Adjustment is equal to the amount by which that Receivable has been reduced or increased.

(b) If a Purchase Price Adjustment causes the Purchase Price to be a negative number, Discover Bank must pay to Discover Funding in immediately available funds on the related Purchase Price Payment Date an amount equal to the amount by which the Purchase Price Adjustment exceeds the unadjusted Purchase Price.

(c) For the avoidance of doubt, all amounts owing to or from Discover Bank and Discover Funding hereunder may be netted.

ARTICLE 4.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 4.1 Representations and Warranties of Discover Bank Relating to Discover Bank .

(a) On the Effective Date and each Addition Date, Discover Bank represents and warrants to Discover Funding as follows:

(i) Organization , etc. Discover Bank has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a Delaware banking corporation, and has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Supplemental Conveyance to be delivered by it and to perform the terms and provisions hereof and thereof.

(ii) Due Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Discover Bank have been, and each Supplemental Conveyance to be delivered by it at the time of delivery will have been, duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, do not require any approval or consent of any governmental agency or authority, do not and will not conflict with any material provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of Discover Bank, and do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach which would constitute a material default under, any agreement for borrowed money binding upon or applicable to it or such of its property that is material to it, or to the best of Discover Bank’s knowledge, any law or governmental regulation or court decree applicable to it or such material property, and this Agreement and any Supplemental Conveyance delivered by Discover Bank are the valid, binding and enforceable obligations of Discover Bank, except as the same may be limited by receivership, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equity principles.

 

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(iii) Accuracy of Information . All information heretofore furnished by Discover Bank in writing to Discover Funding for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby is, and all such information hereafter furnished by Discover Bank in writing to Discover Funding will be, true and accurate in every material respect or based on reasonable estimates on the date as of which such information is stated or certified.

(iv) Solvency . No Insolvency Event relating to Discover Bank has occurred and is continuing.

(v) Adverse Proceedings . To the best knowledge of Discover Bank, there are no proceedings or investigations pending against Discover Bank before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over Discover Bank (A) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (C) seeking any determination or ruling which in Discover Bank’s judgment would materially and adversely affect the performance by Discover Bank of its obligations under this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement.

(vi) Interchange. Neither Discover Bank nor Discover Financial Services, Inc. has or will have any right to reclaim Interchange from Discover Funding after it has been transferred to Discover Funding by Discover Bank.

(vii) Selection of Accounts . The Accounts were not selected on any basis indicative of creditworthiness, except that on the date of selection of the Accounts, charged-off accounts were not included.

(b) The representations and warranties set forth in this Section 4.1 will survive the sale of the Conveyed Assets to Discover Funding. If Discover Bank or Discover Funding discovers a breach of any of these representations and warranties, the party discovering that breach must give prompt notice to the other party and the DCMT Trustee. Discover Bank acknowledges that Discover Funding will rely on these representations and warranties in making its own representations and warranties to its transferees, including the DCMT Trustee, and Discover Bank consents to that reliance.

Section 4.2 Representations and Warranties of Discover Bank Relating to the Agreement and the Receivables .

(a) On the dates specified therein, Discover Bank represents and warrants to Discover Funding as follows:

(i) Transfer of Receivables under Prior PSA. As of the Initial Closing Date, each Receivable conveyed by Discover Bank to DCMT then existing on such date was an Eligible Receivable, except that Discover Bank makes no representation or warranty with respect to the existence of any statutory or other non-consensual Liens with respect to the

 

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Receivables. In the case of Additional Accounts, as of any applicable Addition Date, each Receivable conveyed by Discover Bank to DCMT then existing under such Additional Accounts was an Eligible Receivable, except that Discover Bank makes no representation or warranty with respect to the existence of any statutory or other non-consensual Liens with respect to the Receivables.

(ii) Creation of Receivables under Prior PSA . As of the date of the creation of any Receivable transferred to DCMT by Discover Bank subsequent to the Cut-Off Date but prior to the Effective Date, such Receivable was an Eligible Receivable, except that Discover Bank makes no representation or warranty with respect to the existence of any statutory or other non-consensual Liens with respect to the Receivables.

(iii) Transfer of Receivables under this Agreement. As of the Effective Date, each Receivable conveyed by Discover Bank to Discover Funding then existing on such date is an Eligible Receivable, except that Discover Bank makes no representation or warranty with respect to the existence of any statutory or other non-consensual Liens with respect to the Receivables. In the case of Additional Accounts, as of any applicable Addition Date, each Receivable conveyed by Discover Bank to Discover Funding then existing under such Additional Accounts is an Eligible Receivable, except that Discover Bank makes no representation or warranty with respect to the existence of any statutory or other non-consensual Liens with respect to the Receivables.

(iv) Creation of Receivables under this Agreement . As of the date of the creation of any Receivable transferred to Discover Funding by Discover Bank subsequent to the Effective Date, such Receivable is an Eligible Receivable, except that Discover Bank makes no representation or warranty with respect to the existence of any statutory or other non-consensual Liens with respect to the Receivables.

(b) The representations and warranties set forth in this Section 4.2 will survive the sale of the Conveyed Assets to Discover Funding. If Discover Bank or Discover Funding discovers a breach of any of these representations and warranties, the party discovering that breach must give prompt notice to the other party and the DCMT Trustee. Discover Bank acknowledges that Discover Funding will rely on these representations and warranties in making its own representations and warranties to its transferees, including the DCMT Trustee, and Discover Bank consents to that reliance.

Section 4.3 Representations and Warranties of Discover Funding .

(a) On the Effective Date and each Addition Date, Discover Funding represents and warrants to Discover Bank as follows:

(i) Organization , etc. Discover Funding has been duly formed and is validly existing as a Delaware limited liability company, and has full limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Supplemental Conveyance to be delivered by it and to perform the terms and provisions hereof and thereof.

 

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(ii) Due Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Discover Funding has been, and each Supplemental Conveyance to be delivered by it at the time of delivery will have been, duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action, do not require any approval or consent of any governmental agency or authority, do not and will not conflict with any material provision of the Certificate of Formation or Limited Liability Company Agreement of Discover Funding, and do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach which would constitute a material default under, any agreement for borrowed money binding upon or applicable to it or such of its property that is material to it, or to the best of Discover Funding’s knowledge, any law or governmental regulation or court decree applicable to it or such material property, and this Agreement and any Supplemental Conveyance delivered by Discover Funding are the valid, binding and enforceable obligations of Discover Funding, except as the same may be limited by receivership, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equity principles.

(iii) Accuracy of Information . All information heretofore furnished by Discover Funding in writing to Discover Bank for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby is, and all such information hereafter furnished by Discover Funding in writing to Discover Bank will be, true and accurate in every material respect or based on reasonable estimates on the date as of which such information is stated or certified.

(iv) Solvency . No Insolvency Event relating to Discover Funding has occurred and is continuing.

(v) Adverse Proceedings . To the best knowledge of Discover Funding, there are no proceedings or investigations pending against Discover Funding before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over Discover Funding (A) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (C) seeking any determination or ruling which in Discover Funding’s judgment would materially and adversely affect the performance by Discover Funding of its obligations under this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement.

(b) The representations and warranties set forth in this Section 4.3 will survive the sale of the Conveyed Assets to Discover Funding. If Discover Bank or Discover Funding discovers a breach of any of these representations and warranties, the party discovering that breach must give prompt notice to the other party and the DCMT Trustee.

 

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ARTICLE 5.

COVENANTS

Section 5.1 Covenants of Discover Bank . Discover Bank covenants and agrees with Discover Funding as follows:

(a) Security Interests . Except for the conveyances hereunder, Discover Bank will not sell, pledge, assign or transfer to any other Person, or grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any Receivable or any Interchange transferred to Discover Funding by Discover Bank, whether existing as of the Cut-Off Date or thereafter created, or any interest therein, and Discover Bank shall defend the right, title, and interest of Discover Funding in, to and under such Receivables and such Interchange, whether now existing or hereafter created, against all claims of third parties claiming through or under Discover Bank. Discover Bank shall, if so requested by Discover Funding, provide information to third parties (which information may be provided by Discover Bank directly or through Discover Funding) concerning the Accounts, the Receivables and the Interchange sufficient to comply with the UCC as in effect in the Applicable State.

(b) Credit Agreements . Discover Bank shall cause the Servicer, as its agent, to service and administer the Accounts, the Receivables under which have been transferred to Discover Funding by such Discover Bank and the receivables in Charged-Off Accounts, which are serviced by such Servicer, in a particular state or similar jurisdiction in accordance with policies identical to those used in servicing and administering other of Discover Bank’s credit card accounts in such jurisdiction. The terms and provisions of a Credit Agreement may be changed in any respect (including, without limitation, the calculation of the amount, or the timing, of charge-offs) only if such change is made applicable to Discover Bank’s entire portfolio of accounts of that general type, obligors of which are resident in a particular affected state or similar jurisdiction, and not only to such Accounts.

(c) Account Allocations . In the event that Discover Bank is unable for any reason to transfer Receivables to Discover Funding in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, by reason of any governmental agency having regulatory authority over Discover Bank or any court of competent jurisdiction ordering that Discover Bank not convey any additional Principal Receivables to Discover Funding) then, in any such event, Discover Bank agrees to allocate and pay to Discover Funding, after the date of such inability, all Collections with respect to Receivables that would have been Principal Receivables but for the inability to transfer such Receivables (up to an aggregate amount equal to the amount of Principal Receivables in DCMT on such date with respect to Principal Receivables transferred to Discover Funding by Discover Bank); and Discover Bank agrees to have such amounts applied as Collections under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. If Discover Bank is unable pursuant to any Requirement of Law to allocate payments on the Accounts as described above, Discover Bank agrees that it shall, in any such event, allocate after such date payments on each Account with respect to the principal balance of such Account first to the oldest principal balance of such Account and to have such payments applied as Collections in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The parties hereto agree that Finance Charge Receivables, whenever created, accrued in respect of Principal Receivables that have been conveyed to Discover Funding by Discover Bank shall continue to be owned by Discover Funding notwithstanding any cessation of the transfer of additional Principal Receivables to the Trust, and Collections with respect thereto shall continue to be allocated and paid.

 

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(d) Receivables and Interchange Not to be Evidenced by Promissory Notes . Discover Bank will not take any action to cause any Receivable or any Interchange to be evidenced by any instrument (as defined in the UCC as in effect in the Applicable State with respect to Discover Bank) except in connection with its enforcement or collection of an Account.

(e) Notice to Trustee . Promptly upon receipt of notice by any officer of Discover Bank that any liens (other than those contemplated by this Agreement or any Supplemental Conveyance) have been placed on the Receivables, Discover Bank shall notify Discover Funding in writing of such liens.

(f) Discover Bank will not change its name or its type or jurisdiction of organization without first delivering to Discover Funding an opinion of counsel stating that all actions and filings that are necessary or appropriate to maintain the perfection and the priority of Discover Funding’s ownership interest in the Receivables have been taken or made.

(g) On March 31 in each calendar year, beginning March 31, 2017, Discover Bank will deliver to Discover Funding and the DCMT Trustee an opinion of counsel (i) stating that no further filing of any financing statement, amendment of financing statement, or continuation statement is then necessary to perfect Discover Funding’s ownership interest in the Receivables, and (ii) stating that no further filing of any financing statement, amendment of financing statement, or continuation statement will be necessary prior to March 31 of the next calendar year to maintain the perfection of Discover Funding’s ownership interest in the Receivables or, if that is not the case, identifying each filing that will be necessary prior to March 31 of that calendar year.

ARTICLE 6.

REPURCHASE OBLIGATION AND ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

Section 6.1 Reassignment of Receivables .

(a) If any representation or warranty under Section 4.2 of this Agreement is not true and correct in any material respect as of the date specified therein or Discover Funding is required to accept reassignment of a Receivable pursuant to Section 2.07 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Discover Bank shall accept reassignment of such Receivable.

(b) If (i) a Trust Portfolio Repurchase Event shall have occurred under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (ii) any representation or warranty under Section 4.2 of this Agreement is not true and correct in any material respect as of the date specified therein, and, as a result thereof Discover Funding is required to accept reassignment of a Receivable pursuant to Section 2.05 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Discover Bank shall accept reassignment of such Receivable.

 

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(c) Discover Bank must accept reassignment of any Receivable described in Section 6.1(a) or 6.1(b) on the date on which that Receivable is reassigned to Discover Funding under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. On that date, automatically and without further action, Discover Funding hereby reassigns to Discover Bank, without recourse, representation, or warranty, all of Discover Funding’s right, title and interest in, to, and under (i) that Receivable, (ii) all Interchange allocable to that Receivable, (iii) all Collections on that Receivable, including any Recovered Amounts and (iv) all proceeds of any of this property. On a date mutually selected by Discover Bank and Discover Funding (which date shall not be later than the fifth Business Day following the calendar month in which the Receivable was reassigned), Discover Bank must pay to Discover Funding in immediately available funds an amount equal to the unpaid balance of that Receivable, and Discover Funding will treat that Receivable as collected in full. Discover Funding must execute all agreements and other documents, and must take all other actions, that are reasonably requested by Discover Bank to effect this reassignment.

(d) After a reassignment under Section 6.1(c) , if Discover Bank and Discover Funding cannot determine whether collections relate to a Receivable that is owned by Discover Funding or the DCMT Trustee or to a receivable that has been reassigned to Discover Bank, Discover Bank and Discover Funding must allocate payments on the related Account proportionately based on the total amount of Principal Receivables in that Account then owned by Discover Funding or the DCMT Trustee and the total amount of principal receivables in that Account then owned by Discover Bank.

Section 6.2 Repurchase Dispute Resolution . Discover Bank agrees to be bound by the terms in Section 21 of the Series Supplement with respect to any requests for repurchases of receivables made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the Prior PSA as if such terms were part of this Agreement. Further, Discover Bank hereby agrees to cooperate with the Requesting Party in any ADR Proceeding (as defined in the Series Supplement) commenced pursuant to the provisions set forth in the Series Supplement. Discover Funding hereby agrees to provide Discover Bank with the opportunity to exercise any rights of Discover Funding pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to an ADR Proceeding to the extent a dispute relates to the representations and warranties of Discover Bank contained in Section 4.2 .

Section 6.3 Asset Representations Review . Discover Bank shall (i) at all times while any Public Notes remain Outstanding, ensure that an Asset Representations Reviewer is appointed, (ii) cooperate with the Asset Representations Reviewer in creating procedures for a review of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.2 , and (iii) provide the Asset Representations Reviewer with reasonable access to Discover Bank’s offices and information databases upon the initiation of an Asset Representations Review pursuant to Section 715 of the Indenture.

ARTICLE 7.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

Section 7.1 Conditions to Discover Funding’s Obligation on the Effective Date . Discover Funding’s obligation to purchase the Principal Receivables in each Initial Account that exist on the Effective Date, and the related Finance Charge Receivables and other Conveyed Assets, is subject to the following conditions being satisfied:

(a) the representations and warranties made by Discover Bank in this Agreement on the Effective Date must be true and correct;

 

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(b) all information provided by Discover Bank to Discover Funding relating to the Initial Accounts must be true and correct;

(c) Discover Bank must have (i) delivered the initial Account Schedule to Discover Funding and (ii) performed all other obligations required of Discover Bank prior to the Effective Date under this Agreement;

(d) Discover Bank must have filed all financing statements, amendments of financing statements, and continuation statements that are required under Section 2.1(c) ;

(e) all corporate and legal matters relating to this Agreement must have been addressed in a manner satisfactory to Discover Funding, and all related documents reasonably requested of Discover Bank by Discover Funding must have been received; and

(f) the Asset Representations Reviewer shall have been appointed and shall have entered into the Asset Representations Review Agreement.

Section 7.2 Conditions to Discover Bank’s Obligation on the Effective Date . Discover Bank’s obligation to sell the Principal Receivables in each Initial Account that exist on the Effective Date, and the related Finance Charge Receivables and other Conveyed Assets, is subject to the following conditions being satisfied:

(a) the representations and warranties made by Discover Funding in this Agreement on the Effective Date must be true and correct;

(b) Discover Funding must have paid the initial Purchase Price due on the Effective Date; and

(c) all corporate and legal matters relating to this Agreement must have been addressed in a manner satisfactory to Discover Bank, and all related documents reasonably requested of Discover Funding by Discover Bank must have been received.

ARTICLE 8.

TERM

Section 8.1 Term . This Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and will continue at least until the earlier of (a) the termination of DCMT under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (b) the amendment of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to remove Discover Funding as Transferor. After that time, either party may terminate this Agreement by giving reasonable notice to the other party.

 

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ARTICLE 9.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 9.1 Amendment . This Agreement only can be modified in a written document executed by Discover Funding and Discover Bank with prior written notice to each Rating Agency and the Trustee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, so long as any Security is outstanding, this Agreement may not be modified, altered, supplemented or amended unless (a) such amendment shall not, as evidenced by an opinion of counsel or officer’s certificate, materially and adversely affect the interests of the holders of any outstanding Security, (b) the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to such amendment or (c) with the consent of not less than 66  2 3 % of each class of Securities outstanding for which an opinion of Counsel or officer’s certificate referred to in clause (a) was not delivered, except: (i) to cure any ambiguity or (ii) to convert or supplement any provision in a manner consistent with the intent of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, a Supplemental Conveyance, or any other document executed in connection with a sale or reassignment under this Agreement, is not an amendment of this Agreement.

Section 9.2 Governing Law . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without reference to its conflict of law provisions, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. Each of Discover Bank and Discover Funding hereby irrevocably consents and agrees that any legal or equitable action or proceeding brought by it arising under or in connection with the Agreement, as amended, the Indenture, the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Transfer Agreement, the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate (each as defined in the Indenture) or the Notes shall be brought exclusively in any federal or state court in the State of Delaware, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any action or proceeding brought against Discover Bank or Discover Funding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court .

Section 9.3 Notices . All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, return receipt requested, or by overnight courier, telecopy or electronic transmission, to (i) (a) in the case of Discover Bank, 12 Read’s Way, New Castle, Delaware 19720, Attention: Secretary, telecopy: (302) 323-7393 and email as separately provided by Discover Bank to the other parties to this Agreement, (b) in the case of Discover Funding, 12 Read’s Way, New Castle, Delaware 19720, Attention: Secretary, telecopy: (302) 323-7393 and email as separately provided by Discover Funding to the other parties to this Agreement, (c) in the case of the DCMT Trustee, U.S. Bank National Association, c/o U.S. Bank Corporate Trust Servicers, Attn: Edwin Janis, 190 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603, telecopy: (312) 332-7992 and email as separately provided by the DCMT Trustee to the other parties to this Agreement, or, (ii) as to each party, at such other address or email as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to each other party.

Section 9.4 Severability . If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall for any reason whatsoever be held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement.

 

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Section 9.5 Assignment . Other than Discover Bank designating an Additional Originator pursuant to Section 2.4 , no party can assign any interest in this Agreement, except that (a) Discover Funding may assign its interest in this Agreement to the DCMT Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (b) any party may assign its interest in this Agreement to any other Person if (i) at least 10 days prior to the assignment, notice is given to the other party, the DCMT Trustee, and each Rating Agency then rating any security issued by DCMT, (ii) the other party gives its prior written approval to the assignment, and (iii) the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to such assignment.

Section 9.6 Merger of Discover Bank .

(a) Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent any consolidation or merger of Discover Bank with or into any other corporation, or any consolidation or merger of any other corporation with or into Discover Bank, or any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the property and assets of Discover Bank to any other corporation lawfully entitled to acquire the same; provided , however , that

(i) if Discover Bank is not the surviving entity, such successor corporation shall be organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state or the District of Columbia and shall be a banking corporation or other entity that is not subject to the bankruptcy laws of the United States of America, provided that such entity shall not be an insurance company; and

(ii) at least 10 days prior to the consolidation or merger, notice is given to the other party, the DCMT Trustee, and each Rating Agency;

provided , further , that, Discover Bank covenants and agrees that any such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer shall be upon the condition that the due and punctual performance and observance of all the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement to be kept or performed by Discover Bank shall, by an agreement supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to Discover Funding, be assumed by the corporation (if other than Discover Bank) formed by or resulting from any such consolidation or merger, or which shall have received the transfer of all or substantially all of the property and assets of Discover Bank, just as fully and effectually as if such successor corporation had been the original party of the first part hereto; and in the event of any such sale or transfer Discover Bank may be dissolved, wound up and liquidated at any time thereafter.

(b) Discover Bank shall notify the Rating Agencies on or before the date of any consolidation, merger or transfer of all or substantially all of its property and assets pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 9.6 .

Section 9.7 Acknowledgement of Discover Bank . Discover Bank acknowledges that Discover Funding intends to assign all of its right, title, and interest in, to, and under this Agreement and the Conveyed Assets to the DCMT Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and Discover Bank consents to that assignment. Discover Bank will have no remedy

 

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against Discover Funding under this Agreement other than a claim for money damages and then only to the extent of funds available to Discover Funding. Discover Bank must not assert any claim to or interest in any Purchased Asset and must not take any action that would interfere with the receipt of Collections on the Conveyed Assets by Discover Funding or the DCMT Trustee. If any amount payable by Discover Bank to Discover Funding under this Agreement in turn must be paid by Discover Funding to the DCMT Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and if Discover Funding directs, Discover Bank must pay that amount directly to the DCMT Trustee.

Section 9.8 Further Assurances . Each party hereby agrees to do and perform, from time to time, any and all acts and to execute any and all further instruments required or reasonably requested by the Trustee more fully to effect the purposes of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the execution of any financing statements or continuation statements relating to the Receivables for filing under the provisions of the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction.

Section 9.9 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies . No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges therein provided are cumulative and not exhaustive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

Section 9.10 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (and by different parties on separate counterparts), each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Section 9.11 Binding Effect; Third-Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement benefits and is binding on the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. DCMT and the DCMT Trustee are third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement.

Section 9.12 Merger and Integration . Except as specifically stated otherwise herein, this Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, and all prior understandings, written or oral, are superseded by this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified, amended, waived or supplemented except as provided herein or therein.

Section 9.13 Headings . The headings are for reference only and must not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 9.14 Schedules and Exhibits . All schedules and exhibits are fully incorporated into this Agreement.

Section 9.15 Survival of Representations and Warranties . All representations, warranties, and covenants in this Agreement will survive the sale of the Conveyed Assets to Discover Funding and the transfer of the Conveyed Assets to the DCMT Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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Section 9.16 Nonpetition Covenant . Notwithstanding any prior termination of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by law, Discover Bank must not file, commence, join, or acquiesce in a petition or a proceeding, or cause Discover Funding or DCMT to file, commence, join, or acquiesce in a petition or a proceeding, that causes (a) Discover Funding or DCMT to be a debtor under any Debtor Relief Law or (b) a trustee, conservator, receiver, liquidator, or similar official to be appointed for Discover Funding, DCMT, or any substantial part of any of their property.

Section 9.17 Bankruptcy Against Any Additional Originator . Discover Funding hereby covenants and agrees that, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the payment in full of all Series of Investor Certificates, it will not institute against, or join with any other Person in instituting against, any Additional Originator that is subject to the bankruptcy laws of the United States of America, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under any federal or state bankruptcy or similar law.

[END OF ARTICLE IX]

 

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Executed as of this 22nd day of December, 2015.

 

DISCOVER BANK
By:   /s/ Michael F. Rickert
Name:   Michael F. Rickert
Title:  

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

and Assistant Treasurer

 

DISCOVER FUNDING LLC
By:   /s/ Michael F. Rickert
Name:   Michael F. Rickert
Title:  

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

and Treasurer

Acknowledged and Accepted by:

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee of Discover Card Master Trust I

By:   /s/ Edwin J. Janis
Name:   Edwin J. Janis
Title:   Vice President

 

DISCOVER BANK, as Master Servicer for Discover Card Master Trust I
By:   /s/ Michael F. Rickert
Name:   Michael F. Rickert
Title:  

Vice President, Chief Financial Office

and Assistant Treasurer

 


EXHIBIT A

SUPPLEMENTAL CONVEYANCE

This Supplemental Conveyance No. [    ] (this “ Supplemental Conveyance ”) is made as of [ ], between Discover Bank, a Delaware banking corporation (“ Discover Bank ”), and Discover Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Discover Funding ”).

BACKGROUND

Discover Bank and Discover Funding are designating additional credit card accounts under the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2015, between Discover Bank and Discover Funding (the “ Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement ”).

AGREEMENT

In consideration of the mutual promises in this Supplemental Conveyance and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are acknowledged, the parties agree to the following:

1. Defined Terms and Rules of Construction. Each capitalized term is defined in this Section 1 , or if not defined here, in the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement. Rules of construction in the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement apply in this Supplemental Conveyance. The following definitions apply in this Supplemental Conveyance:

Addition Date ” means, for the Additional Accounts, [            ].

Additional Account ” means each Discover card account that is designated as an Account under this Supplemental Conveyance and that is identified on Schedule 1 to this Supplemental Conveyance.

Additional Account Cut-Off Date ” means, for the Additional Accounts, the [close] of business on [            ].

Additional Conveyed Assets ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) .

Discover Bank ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Conveyance.

Discover Funding ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Conveyance.

Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Background.

Supplemental Conveyance ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this document.

 

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2. Designation of Additional Accounts . The Additional Accounts identified on Schedule 1 to this Supplemental Conveyance are designated as Accounts under this Supplemental Conveyance and the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement from and after the Addition Date. Schedule 1 is fully incorporated into this Supplemental Conveyance and the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement and supplements the Account Schedule under the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement from and after the Addition Date.

3. Sale of Additional Conveyed Assets . In consideration of Discover Funding’s payment of each related Purchase Price under the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement, Discover Bank hereby sells and assigns to Discover Funding, without recourse, all of Discover Bank’s right, title and interest in, to, and under (i) the Receivables existing on the Additional Account Cut-Off Date and arising after the Additional Account Cut-Off Date in each Additional Account (including any related Surviving Account), (ii) all Interchange allocable to those Receivables, (iii) all Collections on those Receivables, including Recovered Amounts and (iv) all proceeds of any of this property (collectively, the “ Additional Conveyed Assets ”). Discover Funding hereby accepts the Additional Conveyed Assets sold under this Supplemental Conveyance.

Discover Bank must take all actions relating to this sale of the Additional Conveyed Assets that are required under the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement.

The parties intend that the transfer of the Additional Conveyed Assets by Discover Bank to Discover Funding be an absolute sale and not a secured borrowing, including for accounting purposes. If the transaction under this Supplemental Conveyance were determined to be a loan rather than an absolute sale despite this intent of the parties, Discover Bank hereby grants to Discover Funding a first priority security interest in all of Discover Bank’s right, title, and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to, and under the Additional Conveyed Assets to secure Discover Bank’s obligations under this Supplemental Conveyance and the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement. This grant is a protective measure and must not be construed as evidence of any intent contrary to the one expressed in this paragraph.

4. Representations and Warranties of Discover Bank . Discover Bank acknowledges its representations and warranties relating to the Additional Accounts that are made on the Addition Date under Sections 4.1 and 4.2 of the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement.

5. Ratification . This Supplemental Conveyance supplements the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement from and after the Addition Date, and the parties ratify the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement as supplemented by this Supplemental Conveyance.

6. Miscellaneous . This Supplemental Conveyance may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be considered an original, but all of which together will constitute one agreement. Each party must take all actions that are reasonably requested by the other party to effect more fully the purposes of this Supplemental Conveyance.

 

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7. GOVERNING LAW . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this Supplemental Conveyance shall be construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without reference to its conflict of law provisions, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. Each of Discover Bank and Discover Funding hereby irrevocably consents and agrees that any legal or equitable action or proceeding brought by it arising under or in connection with this Supplemental Conveyance shall be brought exclusively in any federal or state court in the State of Delaware, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any action or proceeding brought against Discover Bank or Discover Funding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court .

[The rest of this page is left blank intentionally.]

 

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Executed as of this [            ] day of [            ].

 

DISCOVER BANK
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

DISCOVER FUNDING LLC
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

Acknowledged and Accepted by:

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee of Discover Card Master Trust I

By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

DISCOVER BANK, as Master Servicer for

Discover Card Master Trust I

By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

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SCHEDULE 1 TO

SUPPLEMENTAL CONVEYANCE

ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTS

 

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SCHEDULE 1

ACCOUNT SCHEDULE

 

A-6

Exhibit 4.2

 

 

DISCOVER BANK

Master Servicer and Servicer

DISCOVER FUNDING LLC,

Transferor

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Trustee

on behalf of the Certificateholders

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED

POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

Dated as of December 22, 2015

DISCOVER CARD MASTER TRUST I

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I.

 

DEFINITIONS

     1   

SECTION 1.01

 

Definitions

     1   

SECTION 1.02

 

Other Definitional Provisions

     18   
ARTICLE II.  

CONVEYANCE OF RECEIVABLES; ISSUANCE OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATES

     19   

SECTION 2.01

 

Conveyance of Receivables

     19   

SECTION 2.02

 

Authentication of Certificates

     21   

SECTION 2.03

 

Acceptance by the Trustee

     21   

SECTION 2.04

 

Representations and Warranties of the Transferor

     22   

SECTION 2.05

 

Trust Portfolio Repurchase Obligations of the Transferor

     23   

SECTION 2.06

 

Series Repurchase Obligations of the Transferor

     26   

SECTION 2.07

 

Repurchase Obligations of the Transferor Relating to Receivables

     26   

SECTION 2.08

 

[Reserved]

     28   

SECTION 2.09

 

Covenants of the Transferor

     28   

SECTION 2.10

 

Addition of Accounts

     29   

SECTION 2.11

 

Removal of Accounts

     32   
ARTICLE III.  

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF RECEIVABLES

     34   

SECTION 3.01

 

Acceptance of Appointment and Other Matters Relating to the Master Servicer

     34   

SECTION 3.02

 

Acceptance of Appointment and Other Matters Relating to Servicers

     35   

SECTION 3.03

 

Servicing Compensation

     37   

SECTION 3.04

 

Representations and Warranties of Discover Bank, as Master Servicer and Servicer

     38   

SECTION 3.05

 

Representations and Warranties of Other Servicers

     38   

SECTION 3.06

 

Reports and Records for the Trustee

     39   

SECTION 3.07

 

Master Servicer’s and Servicers’ Annual Certificates

     39   

SECTION 3.08

 

Independent Public Accountants’ Annual Servicing Report

     40   

SECTION 3.09

 

Tax Treatment

     41   

SECTION 3.10

 

Notices by the Master Servicer and the Servicers

     41   
ARTICLE IV.  

RIGHTS OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS AND ALLOCATION AND APPLICATION OF COLLECTIONS

     42   

SECTION 4.01

 

Rights of Investor Certificateholders

     42   

SECTION 4.02

 

Establishment and Administration of Investor Accounts

     42   

SECTION 4.03

 

Collections and Allocations

     43   

SECTION 4.04

 

Transferor’ or Master Servicer’s Failure to Make a Deposit or Payment

     45   

SECTION 4.05

 

Adjustments For Miscellaneous Debits and Credits and Fraudulent Charges

     46   

SECTION 4.06

 

Reallocation of Series Among Groups

     46   

 

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(continued)

 

         Page  
ARTICLE V.  

DISTRIBUTIONS, WITHHOLDING AND REPORTS TO INVESTOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

     47   

SECTION 5.01

 

Distributions

     47   

SECTION 5.02

 

Withholding; Tax Information

     47   

SECTION 5.03

 

Investor Certificateholders’ Monthly Statement

     48   

SECTION 5.04

 

Certificateholders’ Annual Tax Statement

     48   
ARTICLE VI.  

THE INVESTOR CERTIFICATES

     48   

SECTION 6.01

 

The Certificates

     48   

SECTION 6.02

 

Book-Entry Certificates

     49   

SECTION 6.03

 

Authentication of Certificates

     51   

SECTION 6.04

 

Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates

     51   

SECTION 6.05

 

Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates

     53   

SECTION 6.06

 

Issuances of New Series

     54   

SECTION 6.07

 

Persons Deemed Owners

     55   

SECTION 6.08

 

Appointment and Duties of Paying Agent

     55   

SECTION 6.09

 

Access to List of Names and Addresses of Holders of Registered Certificates

     56   

SECTION 6.10

 

Authenticating Agent

     57   

SECTION 6.11

 

Global Certificate; Exchange Date

     58   

SECTION 6.12

 

Meetings of Certificateholders

     59   

SECTION 6.13

 

Special Provisions for Certain Series

     61   

SECTION 6.14

 

Exchange of Investor Certificates for Transferor Interest

     61   
ARTICLE VII.  

OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE TRANSFEROR

     61   

SECTION 7.01

 

Liability of the Transferor

     61   

SECTION 7.02

 

Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, the Transferor

     61   

SECTION 7.03

 

Limitation on Liability of Certain Persons

     62   

SECTION 7.04

 

Transferor Indemnification of the Trust and the Trustee

     63   

SECTION 7.05

 

Transfer or Conveyance of Transferor Certificate

     63   

SECTION 7.06

 

Corporate Actions

     63   

SECTION 7.07

 

Fiscal Year

     63   
ARTICLE VIII.  

OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE MASTER SERVICER AND THE SERVICERS

     64   

SECTION 8.01

 

Master Servicer and Servicer Liability

     64   

SECTION 8.02

 

Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, the Master Servicer or any Servicer

     64   

SECTION 8.03

 

Limitation on Liability of the Master Servicer and each Servicer and Others

     64   

SECTION 8.04

 

Master Servicer or Servicer Resignation

     65   

SECTION 8.05

 

Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Receivables and Interchange

     65   

 

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(continued)

 

         Page  

SECTION 8.06

 

Delegation of Duties

     66   

SECTION 8.07

 

Examination of Records

     66   

SECTION 8.08

 

The Transferor or Master Servicer to File Reports Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act

     66   
ARTICLE IX.  

AMORTIZATION AND CERTAIN OTHER EVENTS

     66   

SECTION 9.01

 

Amortization Events

     66   
ARTICLE X.  

MASTER SERVICER AND SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS

     69   

SECTION 10.01

 

Master Servicer Termination Events

     69   

SECTION 10.02

 

Servicer Termination Events

     70   

SECTION 10.03

 

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor Master Servicer and/or Successor Servicer

     73   

SECTION 10.04

 

Notification to Investor Certificateholders

     74   

SECTION 10.05

 

Waiver of Past Breaches

     74   
ARTICLE XI.  

THE TRUSTEE

     75   

SECTION 11.01

 

Duties of Trustee

     75   

SECTION 11.02

 

Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee

     77   

SECTION 11.03

 

Trustee Not Liable for Recitals in Certificates

     78   

SECTION 11.04

 

Trustee May Own Investor Certificates

     78   

SECTION 11.05

 

The Master Servicer to Pay Trustee’s Fees and Expenses

     78   

SECTION 11.06

 

Master Servicer and Servicer Indemnification of Trustee

     79   

SECTION 11.07

 

Eligibility Requirements for Trustee

     80   

SECTION 11.08

 

Resignation or Removal of Trustee

     80   

SECTION 11.09

 

Successor Trustee

     81   

SECTION 11.10

 

Merger or Consolidation of Trustee

     81   

SECTION 11.11

 

Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee

     81   

SECTION 11.12

 

Tax Returns

     82   

SECTION 11.13

 

Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Certificates

     83   

SECTION 11.14

 

Suits for Enforcement

     83   

SECTION 11.15

 

Rights of Investor Certificateholders to Direct Trustee

     83   

SECTION 11.16

 

Representations and Warranties of Trustee

     84   

SECTION 11.17

 

Maintenance of Office or Agency

     84   

SECTION 11.18

 

Requests for Agreement

     84   
ARTICLE XII.  

TERMINATION

     84   

SECTION 12.01

 

Termination of the Transferor’s Obligations; Termination of Trust

     84   

SECTION 12.02

 

Final Distribution with Respect to any Series

     85   

SECTION 12.03

 

The Transferor’s Termination Rights

     87   
ARTICLE XIII.  

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     87   

SECTION 13.01

 

Amendment

     87   

 

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(continued)

 

         Page  

SECTION 13.02

 

Protection of Right, Title and Interest to Trust

     89   

SECTION 13.03

 

Limitations on Rights of Investor Certificateholders

     90   

SECTION 13.04

 

Governing Law; Exclusive Forum

     91   

SECTION 13.05

 

Notices

     91   

SECTION 13.06

 

Rule 144A Information

     92   

SECTION 13.07

 

Severability of Provisions

     92   

SECTION 13.08

 

Assignment

     92   

SECTION 13.09

 

Investor Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid

     92   

SECTION 13.10

 

Further Assurances

     92   

SECTION 13.11

 

No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies

     93   

SECTION 13.12

 

Counterparts

     93   

SECTION 13.13

 

Third-Party Beneficiaries

     93   

SECTION 13.14

 

Actions by Investor Certificateholders

     93   

SECTION 13.15

 

Merger and Integration

     93   

SECTION 13.16

 

Nonpetition Covenant

     93   

SECTION 13.17

 

Headings

     94   

SECTION 13.18

 

Effectiveness

     94   
ARTICLE XIV.  

COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB

     94   

SECTION 14.01

 

Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness

     94   

SECTION 14.02

 

Additional Representations and Warranties of the Trustee

     94   

SECTION 14.03

 

Information to be Provided by the Trustee

     95   

SECTION 14.04

 

Trustee’s Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation

     96   

SECTION 14.05

 

Master Servicer, Servicer and Servicing Participant Reports on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation

     97   

SECTION 14.06

 

Use of Servicing Participants

     98   

 

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EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A    -    Form of Assignment
Exhibit B    -    DISCOVER Service Mark
Exhibit C    -    Form of Reassignment
Exhibit D    -    Form of Transferor Certificate
Exhibit E    -    Form of Initial Report
Exhibit F    -    Form of Master Servicer’s Annual Certificate
Exhibit G    -    Form of Servicer’s Annual Certificate
Exhibit H    -    Form of Certificate with respect to U.S. Institutional Investors
Exhibit I    -    Form of Opinion of Counsel
Exhibit J    -    Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit K    -    Form of Trustee’s Litigation Certificate
Exhibit L    -    Servicing Criteria to be Addressed in Assessment of Compliance
Exhibit M    -    Form of Annual Certification

SCHEDULE

 

Schedule 1    -    List of Accounts (Omitted)


This THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of December 22, 2015 (the “ Agreement ”), by and between DISCOVER BANK, a Delaware banking corporation (formerly Greenwood Trust Company), as Master Servicer and Servicer (“ Discover Bank ”), DISCOVER FUNDING LLC, as Transferor (“ Discover Funding ”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America (formerly First Bank National Association, successor trustee to Bank of America Illinois, formerly Continental Bank, National Association), as Trustee.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Discover Bank and the Trustee are parties to that certain Second Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 4, 2010, relating to the Discover Card Master Trust I (the “ 2010 Pooling and Servicing Agreement ”), as amended by that certain First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2011, between Discover Bank and the Trustee (the “ First Amendment ”), as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2014, between Discover Bank and the Trustee (the “ Second Amendment ” and, together with the First Amendment, the “ Amendments ”); and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend and restate in its entirety the 2010 Pooling and Servicing Agreement in order to, among other things, provide for the substitution of Discover Funding for Discover Bank, in its capacity as Seller under the 2010 Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the benefit of the Certificateholders:

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.01 Definitions. Unless, with respect to a particular Series, a word or phrase is otherwise defined in the applicable Series Supplement, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

Account ” shall mean each Initial Account and each Additional Account. No Account shall be a Charged-Off Account as of (i) the Account Selection Date, with respect to Accounts the Receivables of which are transferred to the Trust on the Initial Closing Date or (ii) the date an Account is selected for addition to the Trust, with respect to Accounts the Receivables under which are transferred to the Trust pursuant to an Assignment of Additional Accounts. Each Account shall be identified by account number on Schedule 1 hereto. The definition of an Account shall include a surviving credit account (a “ Surviving Account ”) in the event that (i) an Account or another credit account is combined with an Account pursuant to the Credit Guidelines for such Account (an “ Account Combination ”) and (ii) the Surviving Account of such Account Combination was an Account prior to such combination. The term “Account”


shall be deemed to refer to an Additional Account only from and after the Addition Date with respect thereto. The definition of Account shall not include any Account removed from the Trust pursuant to Section 2.11 hereof after it has been reassigned to the Holder of the Transferor Certificate.

Account Combination ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Account.”

Account Selection Date ” shall mean, for any Account transferred to the Trust on the Initial Closing Date, January 22, 1993, July 14, 1993 or September 22, 1993.

Addition Date ” shall mean each date as of which Additional Accounts are included as Accounts or Participation Interests are conveyed to the Trust pursuant to Section 2.10 .

Additional Account Cut-Off Date ” shall mean, for any Additional Account, the date specified as such in the Assignment of Additional Accounts for such Additional Account.

Additional Accounts ” shall mean any credit card account established pursuant to a Credit Agreement that is designated as an Account under Section 2.10 and the related Assignment after the Effective Date and that is identified on Schedule 1 from and after the related Addition Date.

Additional Funds ” shall mean zero.

Additional Originator ” shall mean an affiliate of Discover Bank that is included in the same “affiliated group” as Discover Bank for United States federal tax purposes and that transfers Receivables in Additional Accounts to the Transferor pursuant to the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement.

Adjustment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.05 .

Aggregate Initial Investor Interest ” shall mean at any time the sum of the Series Initial Investor Interests of all Series of Investor Certificates then issued and outstanding.

Aggregate Invested Amount ” shall mean at any time the sum of the Series Invested Amounts of all Series of Investor Certificates then issued and outstanding.

Aggregate Investor Interest ” shall mean at any time the sum of the Series Investor Interests of all Series of Investor Certificates then issued and outstanding.

Aggregate Investor Percentage ” shall mean at any time the sum of the applicable Series Percentages of all Series of Investor Certificates then issued and outstanding.

Agreement ” shall mean this Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all amendments hereof and Series Supplements hereto, including, with respect to any Series or Class, the related Series Supplement.

 

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Amortization Event ” with respect to any Series shall mean any Amortization Event specified in Section 9.01 hereof or in the applicable Series Supplement.

Applicable State ” shall mean, (i) with respect to any Receivable, Interchange, or Originator, the state in which the applicable Originator is located, (ii) with respect to the Transferor, the state in which the Transferor is located, (iii) with respect to the Trustee, the state in which the Trustee is located and (iv) with respect to any Receivable being reassigned by the Trustee, the State in which the Trustee is located. Location of an entity with respect to the foregoing shall be determined in accordance with Section 9-307 of the UCC (or a comparable or successor provision thereto, however numbered) as in effect in the State of New York.

Applicants ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.09 .

Assignment ” shall mean any and all documents necessary to assign an interest in Additional Accounts, including an assignment substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.

Authorized Newspaper ” shall mean any newspaper or newspapers of general circulation in London, England printed in the English language (and, with respect to any Class or Series, if and so long as the Investor Certificates of such Class or Series are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and such exchange shall so require, in Luxembourg, printed in any language satisfying the requirements of such exchange) and customarily published on each business day at such place, whether or not published on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays.

Book-Entry Certificates ” with respect to any Series shall mean certificates evidencing a beneficial interest in the Investor Certificates of such Series, ownership and transfers of which shall be made through book entries by a Clearing Agency as described in Section 6.02 ; provided , that after the occurrence of a condition whereupon book-entry registration and transfer are no longer permitted and Definitive Certificates are to be issued to the Certificate Owners of such Series, such Certificates shall no longer be “Book-Entry Certificates.”

Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in (v) New York, New York, (w) the County of New Castle, Delaware, (x) the city in which the Corporate Trust Office is located, (y) the city in which the principal executive offices of any Additional Originator is located or (z) the city in which the principal banking or executive offices of any Credit Enhancement Provider is located are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.

Certificate ” shall mean any certificated Transferor Certificate or any one of the Class A Certificates or the Class B Certificates.

Certificate Interest ” with respect to any Class of any Series shall have the meaning specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Certificate Owner ” shall mean, with respect to a Book-Entry Certificate, the Person who is the owner of such Book-Entry Certificate, as reflected on the books of the Clearing Agency, or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with such Clearing Agency (directly or as an indirect participant, in accordance with the rules of such Clearing Agency).

 

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Certificate Principal ” with respect to any Class of any Series shall have the meaning specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Certificate Rate ” with respect to any Class of any Series shall have the meaning specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Certificate Register ” shall mean the register maintained pursuant to Section 6.04, providing for the registration of Registered Certificates and transfers and exchanges thereof.

Certificateholder ” or “ Holder ” shall mean an Investor Certificateholder, a Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register or a Person in whose name ownership of the uncertificated Transferor Certificate is recorded in the books and records of the Trustee.

Charged-Off Account ” shall mean each Account with respect to which the Servicer has charged-off the Receivables in such Account as uncollectible.

Charged-Off Amount ” shall mean, with respect to any Trust Distribution Date, the aggregate amount of Receivables in Accounts that became Charged-Off Accounts in the related Due Period, less (i) the cumulative, uncollected amount previously billed by the Servicers to Accounts that became Charged-Off Accounts during the related Due Period with respect to finance charges, cash advance fees, annual membership fees, fees for transactions that exceed the credit limit on the Account, late payment charges and any other type of charges that the Servicer has designated as “Finance Charge Receivables” with respect to Accounts that are not Charged-Off Accounts and (ii) the full amount of any such Receivables that have been repurchased under Section 2.07(b) .

Class ” shall mean with respect to any Series, all the Investor Certificates of such Series that are designated by the same letter of the alphabet, pursuant to the Series Supplement for such Series. Any Series of Investor Certificates may contain one or more Classes of Investor Certificates, as set forth in the relevant Series Supplement.

Class Finance Charge Collections ” with respect to any Class of any Series shall have the meaning specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Class Invested Amount ” with respect to any Class of any Series shall have the meaning specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Class Investor Charged-Off Amount ” with respect to any Class of any Series shall have the meaning specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Class Investor Interest ” with respect to any Class of any Series shall have the meaning specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Class Percentage ” with respect to any Class of any Series shall have the meaning specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

 

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Class Principal Collections ” with respect to any Class of any Series shall have the meaning specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Clearing Agency ” shall mean an organization registered as a “clearing agency” pursuant to Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Clearing Agency Participant ” shall mean 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 Banking ” shall mean Clearstream International, an international clearing and settlement agency, and its divisions and successors.

Collections ” shall mean (i) all payments by or on behalf of an Obligor received by a Servicer in respect of Receivables in the form of cash, checks, wire transfers or other forms of payment in accordance with the relevant Credit Agreement in effect from time to time and all Recovered Amounts, and; (ii) amounts treated as Collections pursuant to Sections 2.07(b) , 2.09(c) , 3.01(c) and 4.05(b) of this Agreement and any amounts treated as Collections pursuant to the terms of any Series Supplement. A Collection processed on an Account in excess of the aggregate amount of Receivables in such Account shall be credited to such Account or refunded to the Obligor by the Servicer in accordance with its normal practice pursuant to Section 4.05(a) . A Collection shall be deemed to have been received at the end of the day on the Date of Processing of such Collection.

Collections Account ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.02(a) .

Commission ” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Depositary ” with respect to any Series, if applicable, shall mean the Person specified in the applicable Series Supplement, in its capacity as common depositary for the respective accounts of Clearstream Banking and Euroclear.

Corporate Trust Office ” shall mean the principal office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of this Agreement is located at 190 S. LaSalle Street, 7 th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60603, Attention: Corporate Trust Department.

Credit Agreement ” shall mean, with respect to an Account, the contract governing such Account.

Credit Enhancement ” with respect to any Series shall have the meaning specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Credit Enhancement Provider ” with respect to any Series shall have the meaning specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

 

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Credit Guidelines ” shall mean, with respect to any Account, the policies and procedures relating to the operation of such Account and similar accounts administered by the Servicer of such Account, including, without limitation, the written policies and procedures and the exercise of judgment by employees of the Servicer with respect to such accounts in accordance with such Servicer’s normal practice for determining the creditworthiness of customers holding such accounts, the extension of credit to customers, and relating to the maintenance of such accounts and the collection of receivables with respect to such accounts, as such policies and procedures may be amended from time to time by the Servicer of such accounts, as such policies and procedures may be implemented by any Person to whom such Servicer has delegated any of its duties pursuant to Section 8.06 .

Cut-Off Date ” shall mean October 1, 1993.

Date of Processing ” with respect to any transaction shall mean the date on which such transaction is first recorded on the cardmember master file of the accounts maintained by or on behalf of the relevant Servicer (without regard to the effective date of such recordation).

Debtor Relief Law ” means (a) the United States Bankruptcy Code, (b) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and (c) all other insolvency, bankruptcy, conservatorship, receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other debtor relief laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.

Deficit Accumulation Amount ” with respect to any Series, if applicable, shall have the meaning specified in the Series Supplement for such Series.

Deficit Liquidation Amount ” with respect to any Series, if applicable, shall have the meaning specified in the Series Supplement for such Series.

Definitive Certificates ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.02 .

Depository Agreement ” with respect to any Series, if applicable, shall mean the agreement, dated the Series Closing Date for such Series, among the Transferor, the Trustee and the initial Clearing Agency providing for the delivery and transfer of Book-Entry Certificates for such Series.

Discover Bank ” shall mean Discover Bank and its successors and assigns.

Discover Card ”, when used to modify the term “account,” shall mean that access to such account is afforded by, among other means, a card bearing on its face the DISCOVER service mark (a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B or, if the use of such service mark is suspended and another service mark is substituted therefor, a card bearing such substitute service mark).

Discover Card Account ” shall mean a Discover Card account established pursuant to a Credit Agreement between Discover Bank and any Person.

Distribution Date ” with respect to any Series shall have the meaning specified in the Series Supplement for such Series.

 

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Due Period ” shall mean, with respect to any Trust Distribution Date or Distribution Date, the calendar month next preceding the calendar month in which such Trust Distribution Date or Distribution Date occurs.

Effective Date ” means the opening of business on the earlier of (i) January 1, 2016 or (ii) the date specified by Discover Bank in a written notice sent to each of the Transferor and the Trustee, which written notice shall be (x) sent at least two (2) Business Days prior to such date specified, (y) sent via email to the Transferor at DiscoverSecuritization@discover.com and to the Trustee at edwin.janis@usbank.com, and (z) effective when sent, notwithstanding any provision or requirement of the 2010 Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the contrary.

Eligible Receivable ” shall mean each Receivable:

(a) which is payable in United States dollars;

(b) which was created in compliance, in all material respects, with all Requirements of Law applicable to the applicable Originator and the Servicer with respect to such Receivable, and pursuant to a Credit Agreement that complies, in all material respects, with all Requirements of Law applicable to the applicable Originator and Servicer;

(c) as to which, (i) at the time of the creation of such Receivable, the applicable Originator with respect to such Receivable had good and marketable title thereto free and clear of all Liens arising under or through such Originator, (ii) at the time of the conveyance of such Receivable to the Transferor pursuant to the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement, the applicable Originator had, or the Transferor will have, good and marketable title thereto free and clear of all Liens arising under or through such Originator and (iii) at the time of the conveyance of such Receivable to the Trust, the Transferor had, or the Trust will have, good and marketable title thereto free and clear of all Liens arising under or through the Transferor; and

(d) which constitutes an “account” under and as defined in Article 9 of the UCC as then in effect in the Applicable State with respect to such Receivable.

Euroclear ” shall mean Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Brussels Office, as operator of the Euroclear System, and any successor thereto.

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1934, as amended.

Exchange Date ,” with respect to any Series or Class, the Investor Certificates of which are represented upon initial issuance by a Global Certificate, shall mean the first day following the expiration of 40 days after the later of (i) the Series Closing Date or (ii) the first date on which such Investor Certificates are offered to persons other than any underwriter, dealer or other person who participates, pursuant to a contractual arrangement, in the distribution of such Investor Certificates, as determined by the Manager.

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code, as of the Effective Date (or any amended or successor provisions that are substantially similar), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereunder or official interpretations

 

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thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, any published intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation the foregoing and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or official practices adopted pursuant to such published intergovernmental agreement.

FATCA Withholding Tax ” means any withholding or deduction required pursuant to FATCA.

FDIC ” shall mean the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation acting through either the Savings Association Insurance Fund or the Bank Insurance Fund.

Final Trust Termination Date ” shall mean the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and her descendants living on October 1, 1993.

Finance Charge Collections ” with respect to any Due Period shall mean the sum of (a) the lesser of the aggregate amount of Finance Charge Receivables for the preceding Due Period or Collections actually received in such Due Period and (b) all Recovered Amounts received during such Due Period.

Finance Charge Receivables ” with respect to any Account for any Due Period shall mean the net amount billed by the Servicer during such Due Period as finance charges on such Account and cash advance fees, annual membership fees, fees for transactions that exceed the credit limit on such Account, late payment charges billed during such Due Period to such Account and any other charges that the Servicer may designate as “Finance Charge Receivables” from time to time (provided that the Servicer shall not designate amounts owing for the payment of goods and services or cash advances as “Finance Charge Receivables”), less, in the event that such Account becomes a Charged-Off Account during such Due Period, the cumulative, uncollected amount previously billed by the Servicer to such Account as finance charges, cash advance fees, annual membership fees, if any, fees for transactions that exceed the credit limit on such Account, late payment charges and any other type of charges that the Servicer has designated as “Finance Charge Receivables” with respect to Accounts that are not Charged-Off Accounts.

Fixed Principal Allocation Event ” with respect to any Series shall have the meaning specified in the Series Supplement for such Series.

Fractional Undivided Interest ” shall mean the fractional undivided interest in the Trust evidenced by an Investor Certificate expressed as a portion of the Aggregate Invested Amount.

Governmental Authority ” shall mean the United States of America, any state or other political subdivision thereof.

Group ” shall mean, collectively, at any time, the one or more Series of Investor Certificates designated as part of the same Group at such time, whether by the Series Supplements establishing such Series or pursuant to Section 4.06 . The Trustee shall designate a related Group Collections Account pursuant to Section 4.02(a) for each Group so established.

 

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Group Collections Account ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.02(a) .

Holder of the Transferor Certificate ” shall mean, at any specified time, the holder or owner of the Transferor Certificate. The Holder of the Transferor Certificate on the Effective Date shall be Discover Funding.

Ineligible Receivable ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.07(b) .

Initial Closing Date ” shall mean October 27, 1993.

Initial Account ” shall mean each Discover Card account that was designated as an Account under the 2010 Pooling and Servicing Agreement and that is identified on the Account Schedule from and after the Effective Date.

Interchange ” for any Distribution Date shall mean all Interchange (as defined in the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement) that is allocable to the Receivables transferred by the Transferor to the Trust with respect to such Distribution Date.

Interchange Series ” shall mean all Series that indicate in the Series Term Sheet of their applicable Series Supplement that they are Interchange Series. Any Series that includes provisions for an “Interchange Series Trigger Date” in its Series Term Sheet shall be an Interchange Series for any specified purpose prior to such Interchange Series Trigger Date and an Interchange Series for all purposes following such Interchange Series Trigger Date.

Interest Payment Date ” with respect to any Series shall mean the dates specified as such in the applicable Series Supplement.

Internal Revenue Code ” shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Investor Accounts ” shall mean the Collections Account, the Group Collections Accounts and any other segregated trust accounts specified as Investor Accounts in any Series Supplement.

Investor Certificateholder ” shall mean the Person in whose name a Registered Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register.

Investor Certificates ” shall mean any one of the certificates (including Registered Certificates or any Global Certificate, as applicable) executed by Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate and authenticated by or on behalf of the Trustee, other than the Transferor Certificate.

Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, lien or other security agreement, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing.

 

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Manager ” shall mean the lead manager, manager or co-manager or Person performing a similar function with respect to an offering of Definitive Euro-Certificates.

Master Servicer ” shall mean initially Discover Bank and thereafter any Person appointed as the successor Master Servicer as herein provided.

Master Servicer Termination Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.01 .

Master Servicing Agreement ” shall mean, if applicable, the agreement entered into by Discover Bank, as Master Servicer and Servicer, and any additional or successor Servicer or Servicers pursuant to Section 3.02(d) hereof, as such agreement may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

Minimum Principal Receivables Balance ” shall mean, on any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of the Series Minimum Principal Receivables Balances for each Series then outstanding.

Monthly Servicing Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.03 .

Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service Inc., and any successor thereto.

New Issuance ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.06 .

Obligor ” shall mean with respect to any Account, the Person or Persons obligated to make payments with respect to such Account, including any guarantor thereof.

Officer’s Certificate ” shall mean a certificate signed by a Vice President (or an officer holding an office with equivalent or more senior responsibilities or, in the case of each Master Servicer or any Servicer, a Servicing Officer and, in the case of the Transferor, any executive of the Transferor designated in writing by a Vice President of the Transferor for this purpose) of the Transferor, the Master Servicer or any Servicer or any Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer, as the case may be, and delivered to the Trustee.

Opinion of Counsel ” shall mean a written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel for or an employee of the Transferor or Discover Bank or any of their affiliates.

Originator ” means Discover Bank or an Additional Originator under the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement.

Participation Interests ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.10(a) .

Paying Agent ” shall mean any paying agent appointed pursuant to Section 6.08 and shall initially be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.

Payment Date ” shall mean any Interest Payment Date, any Principal Payment Date, if applicable, and any Special Payment Date.

 

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Permitted Investments ” shall mean

(a) negotiable instruments or securities represented by instruments in bearer or registered form which evidence: (i) obligations issued or fully guaranteed, as to timely payment, by the United States of America or any instrumentality or agency thereof when such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America; (ii) time deposits in, or bankers’ acceptances issued by, any depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof (or any domestic branch of a foreign bank) and subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking or depository institution authorities; provided , however , that at the time of the Trust’s investment or contractual commitment to invest therein, the short-term deposits or commercial paper or, in the absence of a rating on the short-term deposits or commercial paper of such depository institution or trust company, the long-term unsecured debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company shall have the Highest Rating; (iii) commercial paper or other short-term obligations having, at the time of the Trust’s investment or contractual commitment to invest therein, the Highest Rating; or (iv) investments in money market funds having the Highest Rating;

(b) demand deposits in the name of the Trust or the Trustee in any depository institution or trust company referred to in clause (a) (ii) above;

(c) securities not represented by an instrument, which are registered in the name of the Trustee upon books maintained for that purpose by or on behalf of the issuer thereof and identified on books maintained for that purpose by the Trustee as held for the benefit of the Trust or the Certificateholders, and consisting of shares of an open end diversified investment company which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and which (i) invests its assets exclusively in obligations of or guaranteed by the United States of America or any instrumentality or agency thereof having in each instance a final maturity date of less than one year from their date of purchase or other Permitted Investments, (ii) seeks to maintain a constant net asset value per share and (iii) has aggregate net assets of not less than $100,000,000 on the date of purchase of such shares, and which will not result in the rating of any Class of any Series then outstanding being withdrawn or lowered below the Required Rating, as confirmed in writing by the applicable Rating Agency

(d) a guaranteed investment contract (guaranteed as to timely payment), the terms of which meet the criteria of the Rating Agencies and with an entity whose credit standards meet the criteria of the Rating Agencies necessary to preserve the rating of each Class of each Series then outstanding; and

(e) repurchase agreements transacted with either

(i) an entity subject to the United States federal bankruptcy code, provided that (A) the term of the repurchase agreement is consistent with the requirements set forth in Section 4.02(c) with regard to the maturity of Permitted Investments or is due on demand, (B) the Trustee or a third party acting solely as agent for the Trustee has possession of the collateral, (C) as evidenced by a certificate of a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer delivered to the Trustee, the Trustee on behalf of

 

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the Trust has a perfected first priority security interest in the collateral, (D) the market value of the collateral is maintained at the requisite collateral percentage of the obligation in accordance with the standards of the Rating Agencies, (E) the failure to maintain the requisite collateral level will obligate the Trustee to liquidate the collateral immediately, (F) the securities subject to the repurchase agreement are either obligations of, or fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the United States of America or an agency thereof, certificates of deposit or bankers acceptances and (G) as evidenced by a certificate of a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer delivered to the Trustee, the securities subject to the repurchase agreement are free and clear of any third party lien or claim; or

(ii) a financial institution insured by the FDIC, or any broker-dealer with “retail customers” that is under the jurisdiction of the Securities Investors Protection Corp. (“ SIPC ”), provided that (A) the market value of the collateral is maintained at the requisite collateral percentage of the obligation in accordance with the standards of the Rating Agencies, (B) the Trustee or a third party acting solely as agent for the Trustee has possession of the collateral, (C) as evidenced by a certificate of a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer delivered to the Trustee, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has a perfected first priority security interest in the collateral, (D) as evidenced by a certificate of a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer delivered to the Trustee, the collateral is free and clear of third party liens; and, in the case of an SIPC broker, was not acquired pursuant to a repurchase or reverse repurchase agreement and (E) failure to maintain the requisite collateral percentage will obligate the Trustee to liquidate the collateral;

provided , however , that at the time of the Trust’s investment or contractual commitment to invest in any such repurchase agreement, the short-term deposits or commercial paper rating or, in the absence of a rating on the short-term deposits or commercial paper of such entity or institution, the long-term unsecured debt obligations of such entity or institution shall have a credit rating not lower than the Highest Rating. Permitted Investments shall include, without limitation, securities of Discover Bank or any of its affiliates which otherwise qualify as a Permitted Investment under clause (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) above. For purposes of this definition of Permitted Investments, “Highest Rating” shall mean, with respect to Moody’s, P-1 or Aaa, and, with respect to Standard & Poor’s, A-1 or AAA, or with respect to either Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s, any rating category which will not cause the rating of any Class of any Series then outstanding to be withdrawn or lowered below the Required Rating, as confirmed in writing by the applicable Rating Agency.

Person ” shall mean an individual, a partnership or a Corporation. The term “Corporation” for the purposes of the preceding sentence only shall mean a corporation, joint stock company, business trust or other similar association.

Principal Collections ” shall mean, with respect to any Due Period, all Collections other than Finance Charge Collections.

Principal Payment Date ” with respect to any Series shall mean, if applicable, the dates specified as such in the applicable Series Supplement.

 

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Principal Receivable ” shall mean each Receivable other than Finance Charge Receivables. Any Principal Receivables that the Transferor is unable to convey to the Trust as provided in Section 2.09(c) shall not be included in calculating the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables.

Qualified Institution ” shall mean a depository institution organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one of the states thereof which at all times has a short-term certificate of deposit rating of A-1/P-1 or better by the Rating Agencies and whose deposits are insured by the FDIC; provided , however , if such depository institution is expected to hold deposits for more than 30 days, such depository institution shall also at all times have a long-term unsecured debt rating of AA- by Standard & Poor’s. If any institution holding trust accounts shall cease be a Qualified Institution, each such account shall promptly (and in any case within not more than 10 calendar days) be moved to a Qualified Institution or to one or more segregated trust accounts in the trust department of such institution, if permitted. Trust accounts shall not be evidenced by certificates of deposit, passbooks, or other instruments.

Rating Agency ” shall mean any nationally recognized statistical rating organization hired by the Transferor or an Affiliate to rate any security issued under a Securitization Transaction.

Reassignment ” shall mean any and all documents necessary to reassign an interest in specified Accounts, including a reassignment substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.

Receivable ” shall mean any amount owing by the Obligor under an Account from time to time, including, without limitation, amounts owing for the payment of goods and services, cash advances, finance charges and other charges, if any, and shall include, to the extent necessary to collect such amount or enforce the related obligation, the contract under which the obligation to pay such amount arose. A Receivable shall be deemed to have been created at the end of the day on the Date of Processing of such Receivable. A Receivable shall not include any amount owing under a Charged-Off Account or an Account in which the Receivables have been repurchased pursuant to Section 2.07(b) . Reference herein to a “receivable” shall include any amount owing by an Obligor under a Charged-Off Account or an Account in which the Receivables have been repurchased pursuant to Section 2.07(b) .

Receivable Repurchase Event ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.07(a) .

Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement ” shall mean that certain Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2015, between Discover Bank and Discover Funding.

Record Date ” for any Distribution Date shall mean the last day of the preceding calendar month.

Recovered Amounts ” shall mean all amounts received with respect to receivables in Charged-Off Accounts including without limitation all proceeds from sales of such receivables pursuant to Section 3.02(b) .

 

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Registered Certificateholder ” shall mean the Holder of a Registered Certificate.

Registered Certificate ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.01 .

Regulation AB ” means Subpart 229.1100 — Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §229.1100-229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarifications and interpretations as have been provided by the Commission in the adopting releases (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) and (Asset-Backed Securities Disclosure and Registration, Securities Act Release Nos 33-9638; 34-72982, 79 Fed. Reg. 57184 (September 24, 2014)), or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time.

Regulatory Requirements ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.05 .

Removal Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.11 .

Removal Notice Date ” shall mean a date on or prior to the fifth Business Day prior to a Removal Date.

Removed Accounts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.11 .

Removed Interchange ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(a) .

Required Daily Deposit ” with respect to each Servicer with respect to any day for any Series then outstanding shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Series Supplement.

Required Rating ” means, with respect to any Class or Series, the Required Rating (if any) for such Class or Series as set forth in the related Series Supplement for such Class or Series.

Requirements of Law ” for any Person shall mean the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any requirement of any law, rule or regulation or Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or to which such Person is subject, whether federal, state or local (including, without limitation, usury laws, the Federal Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z and Regulation B of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System); provided , however , that any such requirement shall not be deemed a Requirement of Law if the enforcement of such requirement would not have a material adverse effect upon the collectibility of the Receivables taken as a whole.

Responsible Officer ” shall mean the Chairman or any Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors or Trustees of the Trustee, the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Executive or Standing Committee of the Board of Directors or Trustees of the Trustee, the President, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President, Vice President, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Cashier, any Assistant or Deputy Cashier, any Trust Officer or Assistant Trust Officer, the Controller and any Assistant Controller or any

 

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other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

Sarbanes Certification ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(c) .

Schedule 1 ” shall mean the computer file, hard copy or microfiche list delivered to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.01(b) hereof (as such computer file, hard copy or microfiche list may be amended from time to time) which shall contain a true and complete list of all Accounts conveyed to the Trust identified by account number and shall identify the originator of each Account and the amount of Finance Charge Receivables and Principal Receivables in such Account as of the Cut-Off Date or the Additional Account Cut-Off Date, as applicable.

Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Securitization Transaction ” shall mean any New Issuance, whether publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated.

Seller ,” shall mean Discover Bank, in its capacity as Seller under the 2010 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Series ” shall mean any of the Series of Investor Certificates created pursuant to Section 6.06 .

Series Closing Date ” with respect to any Series shall mean the day the Investor Certificates of such Series are initially issued, including the day the Global Certificate is issued, if applicable.

Series Cut-Off Date ” with respect to any Series of Investor Certificates shall mean the last day of the Due Period occurring in the month specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Series Distribution Account ” with respect to any Series shall have the meaning specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Series Finance Charge Collections ” with respect to any Series for any specified period of time shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Series Supplement.

Series Initial Investor Interest ” with respect to any Series shall mean the amount specified as the Series Initial Investor Interest in the applicable Series Supplement.

Series Interchange ” shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Series Supplement for each Interchange Series.

Series Interest Funding Account ” with respect to any Series shall have the meaning specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

 

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Series Invested Amount ” with respect to any Series, with respect to any Distribution Date with respect to such Series, shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Series Supplement.

Series Investor Interest ” with respect to any Series, with respect to any Distribution Date with respect to such Series, shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Series Supplement.

Series Minimum Principal Receivables Balance ” with respect to any Series shall have the meaning specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Series Percentage ” with respect to any Series shall have the meaning specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Series Principal Collections ” with respect to any Series for any specified period of time shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Series Supplement.

Series Principal Funding Account ” with respect to any Series shall have the meaning specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Series Repurchase Event ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.06(a) .

Series Supplement ” shall mean a supplement to this Agreement complying with the terms of Section 6.06 .

Series Termination Date ” with respect to any Series shall mean the date specified as such in the applicable Series Supplement.

Series Termination Proceeds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.02(c) .

Servicer ” shall mean initially (i) with respect to Discover Card Accounts, Discover Bank and (ii) with respect to any other Accounts, the Person who is designated as the Servicer with respect to such Accounts in the Assignment of Additional Accounts relating to such Accounts; and thereafter any Person appointed as a Successor Servicer to any such Servicer, as provided in Section 10.03 . The term “Servicer” when used in this Agreement or any Series Supplement to refer to actions to be taken with respect to any Accounts, shall refer to one or more Servicers, as applicable, and to any particular Servicer only with respect to Accounts serviced by such Servicer.

Servicer Payment Date ” means the 15 th day of each calendar month (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day).

Servicer Termination Event ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.02 .

Servicing Criteria ” shall mean the “servicing criteria” set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, as such may be amended from time to time.

 

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Servicing Officer ” shall mean any employee of the Master Servicer or of any Servicer, as applicable, involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Receivables whose name appears on a list of servicing officers furnished to the Trustee by the Master Servicer and each Servicer, as such lists may from time to time be amended.

Servicing Participant ” shall mean any Person who is responsible for any Servicing Criteria and who is required pursuant to Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB to provide an assessment of compliance therefore. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Servicing Participant” shall not include the Trustee, the Master Servicer or Discover Bank, as Servicer, as Regulation AB compliance matters with respect to such entities are independently addressed in this Agreement.

Special Payment Date ” with respect to any Series shall have the meaning specified in the applicable Series Supplement.

Standard & Poor’s ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, a division of McGraw-Hill, Inc., and any successor thereto.

Successor Master Servicer ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.03 .

Successor Servicer ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.03 .

Tax Information ” means information and/or properly completed and signed tax certifications sufficient to eliminate the imposition of or to determine the amount of any withholding of tax, including FATCA Withholding Tax.

Termination Notice ” shall have the meaning specified in Sections 10.01 and 10.02 .

Transfer Agent ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.04(a) and initially shall be the Trustee and any co-transfer agent chosen by the Transfer Agent and acceptable to the Trustee and the Holder of the Transferor Certificate, including, if and so long as any Class of any Series is listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and such exchange shall so require, a co-transfer agent in Luxembourg. Any reference in this Agreement or a Series Supplement to the Transfer Agent shall include any co-transfer agent unless the context requires otherwise.

Transferor Certificate ” shall mean (i) if the holder elects to evidence its fractional undivided interest in the Trust in certificated form pursuant to Section 6.01 hereof, the certificate executed by Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate and authenticated by the Trustee, substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, or (ii) an uncertificated fractional undivided interest in the Trust as evidenced by a recording in the books and records of the Trustee including the right to receive the Collections and other amounts to be paid to the Holder of the Transferor Certificate at the times and in the amounts specified herein and in any series supplement hereto which may be in effect from time to time.

Transferor Interest ” shall mean, with respect to any Trust Distribution Date or Distribution Date, the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the related Due Period minus the Aggregate Investor Interest at the end of such day; provided ,

 

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however , that, except for purposes of determining whether Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall make a deposit pursuant to the fourth sentence of Section 2.07(b) , the Transferor Interest shall in no event be less than zero.

Transferor LLC Agreement ” shall mean the limited liability company agreement of Discover Funding, dated as of May 18, 2015.

Transferor Percentage ” shall mean, on any date of determination, with respect to any specified category, an amount equal to 100% of such category minus the applicable Aggregate Investor Percentage.

Transferor Servicing Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.03 .

Trust ” shall mean the trust created by this Agreement, the corpus of which shall consist of the Receivables existing as of the Cut-Off Date or thereafter created and all monies due or to become due with respect thereto, Interchange arising on or after November 1, 2004, all proceeds (as defined in Section 9-102(64) of the UCC or a comparable or successor provision thereto, however numbered, as in effect in the Applicable State with respect to each such Receivable or such Interchange) of the Receivables and Interchange, such funds as from time to time are deposited in the Investor Accounts and the benefits of any Credit Enhancement with respect to any Series then outstanding.

Trust’s Annual Report Date ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.07(a) .

Trust’s Transition Report Date ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.07(a) .

Trustee ” shall mean the institution executing this Agreement as Trustee, or its successor in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as herein provided.

Trust Distribution Date ” shall mean November 10, 1993 and the tenth day of each calendar month thereafter, or, if such tenth day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.

Trust Portfolio Repurchase Event ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(a) .

UCC ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code, as amended from time to time, as in effect in any specified jurisdiction.

SECTION 1.02 Other Definitional Provisions .

(a) The term “include” introduces a nonexhaustive list. A reference to any law is to that law as amended or supplemented to the applicable time. A reference to any agreement, document, policy, or procedure is to that agreement, document, policy, or procedure as may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time. A reference to any Person includes that Person’s successors and permitted assigns.

 

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(b) All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein.

(c) As used herein and in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms not defined in this Agreement, and accounting terms partly defined in this Agreement to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under generally accepted accounting principles in effect on the Effective Date. To the extent that the definitions of accounting terms herein are inconsistent with the meanings of such terms under generally accepted accounting principles, the definitions contained herein shall control.

ARTICLE II.

CONVEYANCE OF RECEIVABLES; ISSUANCE OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATES

SECTION 2.01 Conveyance of Receivables .

(a) The Transferor hereby sells, transfers, assigns and otherwise conveys to the Trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders, without recourse, all right, title and interest of the Transferor in and to the Receivables existing as of the Effective Date and thereafter created (which become the property of the Trust on a daily basis as they arise), all monies due or to become due with respect thereto, and all proceeds (as defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the UCC or a comparable or successor provision thereto, however numbered, as in effect in the State of Delaware) of such Receivables. Additionally, the Transferor hereby sells, transfers, assigns and otherwise conveys to the Trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders, without recourse, all right title and interest of the Transferor in and to the Interchange for each Distribution Date and all proceeds (as defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the UCC as in effect in the State of Delaware or a comparable or successor provision thereto, however numbered) of such Interchange. The Transferor does hereby further transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the Trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders, without recourse, all of the Transferor’s rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims under or with respect to the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement (whether arising pursuant to the terms of the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement or otherwise available to the Transferor at law or in equity). The Transferor intends such sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance to be an absolute transfer of such property. However, because, and only because, of the possibility that such sale, transfer, assignment or conveyance may be deemed to be a pledge of such property, the Transferor does hereby grant to the Trust, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, a security interest in such property.

(b) In connection with such sale, the Transferor further agrees, at its own expense, on or prior to (A) the Effective Date, in the case of the Initial Accounts, and (B) the applicable Addition Date, in the case of the Additional Accounts to (i) indicate in its books and records (including any appropriate computer files) that Receivables created in connection with the Accounts have been sold to the Trust pursuant to this Agreement for the benefit of the Certificateholders and (ii) deliver Schedule 1 to the Trustee.

(c) The Accounts (and only the Accounts) shall be identified with a “41”, “42”, “341”, or “342” in the field captioned “SECURED_POOL_NBR”; provided, however, that

 

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the Transferor may instruct or authorize a change of the number used to identify any of the Accounts, or the caption of the field if the Transferor records and files, at its own expense, any amendment to any financing statements with respect to the Receivables then existing and thereafter created as is necessary to preserve the perfection of the security interest in such Receivables to the Trust after giving effect to such change, and shall deliver a file-stamped copy of such amendment or other evidence of such filing to the Trustee on or prior to the date of any such change.

(d) By executing this Agreement and the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement, the parties hereto and thereto do not intend to cancel, release or in any way impair the conveyances made by Discover Bank, in its capacity as “Seller” under the 2010 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of which is hereby ratified, confirmed and approved. Without limiting the foregoing, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree as follows:

(i) Any transfer, assignment or other conveyance by Discover Bank to the Transferor of assets under the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement or under any Transaction Document shall be subject to any rights in such assets granted by Discover Bank, as “Seller” under the 2010 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to the Trustee pursuant to the 2010 Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

(ii) The trust created by and maintained under the 2010 Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall continue to exist and be maintained under this Agreement;

(iii) All series of investor certificates issued under the 2010 Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall constitute Series issued and outstanding under this Agreement, and any supplement executed in connection with such series shall constitute a Supplement executed hereunder;

(iv) All references to the 2010 Pooling and Servicing Agreement in any other instruments or documents shall be deemed to constitute references to this Agreement. All references in such instruments or documents to Discover Bank in its capacity as the “Seller” of receivables and related assets under the 2010 Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be deemed to include reference to the Transferor in such capacity hereunder;

(v) Subject to clause (vii) below, the Transferor hereby assumes and agrees to perform all obligations of Discover Bank, in its capacity as “Seller” (but not as “Master Servicer” or “Servicer”), under or in connection with the 2010 Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as amended and restated by this Agreement) and any supplements to the 2010 Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

(vi) To the extent this Agreement requires that certain actions are to be taken as of the Initial Closing Date or another date prior to the Effective Date, Discover Bank’s execution of such action under the 2010 Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall constitute satisfaction of such requirement; and

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Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any Assignment with respect to Receivables transferred to the Trust prior to the Effective Date, and all rights and remedies against Discover Bank in connection with any breach of such representations, warranties and covenants, shall remain in full force and effect on and after the Effective Date.

SECTION 2.02 Authentication of Certificates. The Trustee shall, as of the Effective Date, cause a Transferor Certificate evidencing the entire ownership of the Trust to be duly authenticated and delivered to or upon the order of the Transferor pursuant to Section 6.03 ; provided , however , that such Transferor Certificate need not evidence the entire ownership of the Trust if one or more Series is issued as of the Initial Closing Date.

SECTION 2.03 Acceptance by the Trustee .

(a) The Trustee hereby undertakes to perform its obligations as set forth herein. Subject to Section 4.03(b) , the Trustee on behalf of the Trust, with the consent of Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate, hereby agrees to allow (without further action by the Trustee) each Servicer to use all Collections in respect of Receivables serviced by such Servicer until the funds are transferred to, or at the direction of, the Master Servicer for disbursement in accordance with the terms of Article IV hereof. The Trustee hereby acknowledges its acceptance on behalf of the Trust of all right, title and interest previously held by the Transferor in and to the Receivables (or receivables in Charged-Off Accounts) existing as of the Cut-Off Date and thereafter created and Interchange conveyed by the Transferor pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof, and declares that it shall maintain such right, title and interest, upon the trust herein set forth, for the benefit of all Certificateholders. The Trustee further acknowledges that on or prior to the Effective Date, the Transferor delivered to the Trustee Schedule 1 hereto with respect to the Initial Accounts pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof.

(b) The obligation of the Trustee to accept the Receivables shall be subject to the condition that the Transferor record and file, at its own expense, one or more financing statements, with respect to the Receivables then existing and thereafter created, for the sale of “accounts” (as defined in Section 9-102(a)(2) of the UCC or a comparable or successor provision thereto, however numbered, as in effect in the Applicable State with respect to the Transferor) and meeting the requirements of law of such Applicable State, in such manner as is necessary to perfect the sale and assignment of such Receivables to the Trust, and to deliver a file-stamped copy of such financing statement or other evidence of such filing to the Trustee on or prior to the Effective Date.

(c) The Trustee hereby agrees not to disclose to any Person any information contained in Schedule 1 or delivered to the Trustee by the Transferor pursuant to Sections 2.01 or 2.10 , except (i) as is required in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder; (ii) as is required in connection with enforcing the rights of the Certificateholders or to a Successor Master Servicer appointed pursuant to Section 10.03 or (iii) as is required to comply with Requirements of Law or any court order applicable to the Trustee. The Trustee shall, through the Transferor as provided in Section 2.09(a) , make all necessary disclosures in order to comply with the UCC as in effect in any Applicable State. The Trustee agrees to protect and maintain the security and confidentiality of such information, and, in connection therewith, shall allow the Transferor to inspect the Trustee’s security and confidentiality arrangements from time to time

 

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during normal business hours. The Trustee shall provide the Transferor with written notice five days prior to any disclosure pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) , unless such disclosure is required sooner by law or by any court order applicable to the Trustee.

(d) The Trustee shall have no power to create, assume or incur indebtedness or other liabilities in the name of the Certificateholders or the Trust other than as contemplated in this Agreement.

SECTION 2.04 Representations and Warranties of the Transferor. The Transferor hereby represents and warrants to the Trust, in the case of subsections (a), (b), (f), (g) and (h) below, as of the Effective Date, and, in the case of subsections (c), (d) and (e) below, as of the dates specified therein, that:

(a) Organization , etc. The Transferor has been duly formed and is validly existing as a Delaware limited liability company, and has full limited liability power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Assignment of Receivables to be delivered by it and to perform the terms and provisions hereof and thereof.

(b) Due Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Transferor have been, and each Assignment of Receivables to be delivered by it at the time of delivery will have been, duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action, do not require any approval or consent of any governmental agency or authority, do not and will not conflict with any material provision of the Certificate of Formation or Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Transferor, and do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach which would constitute a material default under, any agreement for borrowed money binding upon or applicable to it or such of its property that is material to it, or to the best of the Transferor’s knowledge, any law or governmental regulation or court decree applicable to it or such material property, and this Agreement on the Effective Date is, and any Assignment of Receivables delivered by the Transferor at the time of delivery will be the valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the Transferor, except as the same may be limited by receivership, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equity principles.

(c) Accuracy of Information . All information heretofore furnished by the Transferor in writing to the Trustee for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby is, and all such information hereafter furnished by the Transferor in writing to the Trustee will be, true and accurate in every material respect or based on reasonable estimates on the date as of which such information is stated or certified.

(d) Transfer of Receivables. As of the Initial Closing Date, each Receivable conveyed by Discover Bank to the Trust then existing on such date is an Eligible Receivable, except that the Transferor makes no representation or warranty with respect to the existence of any statutory or other non-consensual Liens with respect to the Receivables. In the case of Additional Accounts, (i) as of any applicable Addition Date occurring prior to the Effective Date, each Receivable conveyed by Discover Bank to the Trust then existing under such Additional Accounts, and (ii) as of any applicable Addition Date occurring on and after the Effective Date, each Receivable conveyed by the Transferor to the Trust then existing under such Additional

 

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Accounts, is an Eligible Receivable, except that the Transferor makes no representation or warranty with respect to the existence of any statutory or other non-consensual Liens with respect to the Receivables.

(e) Creation of Receivables . As of the date of the creation of any Receivable transferred to the Trust (i) by Discover Bank prior to the Effective Date and (ii) by the Transferor on and after the Effective Date, such Receivable is an Eligible Receivable, except that the Transferor makes no representation or warranty with respect to the existence of any statutory or other non-consensual Liens with respect to the Receivables.

(f) Selection of Accounts . The Accounts were not selected on any basis indicative of creditworthiness, except that on the date of selection of the Accounts, charged-off accounts were not included.

(g) Adverse Proceedings . To the best knowledge of the Transferor, there are no proceedings or investigations pending against the Transferor before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Transferor (A) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (C) seeking any determination or ruling which in the Transferor’s judgment would materially and adversely affect the performance by the Transferor of its obligations under this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement.

(h) Interchange. None of the Transferor, Discover Bank or Discover Financial Services, Inc. has or will have any right to reclaim Interchange from the Trust after it has been transferred to the Trust by the Transferor on the applicable Distribution Date.

The representations and warranties set forth in this Section 2.04 shall survive the transfer and assignment to the Trust of the Receivables transferred to the Trust by the Transferor.

SECTION 2.05 Trust Portfolio Repurchase Obligations of the Transferor .

(a) Trust Portfolio Repurchase Events. If, as of the Effective Date or, with respect to any Additional Accounts, as of any date on which there is an assignment of such Additional Accounts:

(i) this Agreement or the appropriate Assignment delivered after the Effective Date, as the case may be, does not constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Transferor enforceable against the Transferor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights or by general equity principles; or

(ii) this Agreement or the appropriate Assignment delivered after the Effective Date, as the case may be, constitutes a sale of the Receivables existing as of the Effective Date (or the Additional Account Cut-Off Date, as applicable) and thereafter created, and of all proceeds (as defined in the UCC as in effect in the Applicable State with respect to such Receivables) of such Receivables, but does not constitute a valid

 

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transfer and assignment to the Trust of all right, title and interest of the Transferor in and to such property, or such property will not be owned by the Trust free and clear of any Lien of any Person claiming through or under the Transferor; or

(iii) this Agreement or the appropriate Assignment delivered after the Effective Date, as the case may be, does not constitute a sale of such property, and it further does not constitute a grant of a security interest (as defined in the UCC as in effect in the Applicable State with respect to any Receivable) in such property to the Trust which is enforceable with respect to existing Receivables and the proceeds thereof upon execution and delivery of the Agreement or Assignment, and which will be enforceable with respect to such Receivables hereafter or thereafter created and the proceeds thereof upon such creation; or

(iv) this Agreement or the appropriate Assignment delivered after the Effective Date, as the case may be, constitutes the grant of a security interest to the Trust in such property, upon the filing of the financing statements described in Section 2.03(b) or the appropriate Assignment, as the case may be, and in the case of the Receivables hereafter created and proceeds thereof, upon such creation, and the Trust does not then have a first priority perfected security interest in such property except for statutory or other non-consensual liens; or

(v) the Transferor or a Person claiming through or under the Transferor has any claim to or interest in any of the Investor Accounts, other than (A) the interest of the Certificateholders and (B) if the Agreement or appropriate Assignment delivered after the Effective Date, as the case may be, constitutes the grant of a security interest in such property, the interest of the Transferor in such property as a debtor for purposes of the UCC as in effect in the Applicable State with respect to any Receivable; or

(vi) any of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.04(a) , (b)  or (c)  are not true and correct and such breach is not cured within 60 days of the earlier of (A) actual knowledge of such breach by the Transferor or (B) receipt by the Transferor and the Master Servicer of written notice of such breach by either the Trustee or the Holders of Investor Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Aggregate Invested Amount (and to the Trustee if given by the Investor Certificateholders); or

then a Trust Portfolio Repurchase Event shall have occurred. The Trustee shall have no duty to conduct any affirmative investigation for purposes of this Section 2.05(a) .

(b) Repurchase of Trust Portfolio . If at any time a Trust Portfolio Repurchase Event shall have occurred and be continuing, either the Trustee or the Holders of Investor Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Aggregate Invested Amount, by notice then given in writing to the Transferor and the Master Servicer (and to the Trustee if given by the Investor Certificateholders), may direct Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate to purchase an amount of Principal Receivables (as specified below) within 60 days of such notice, or within such longer period as

 

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may be specified in such notice, and Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall be obligated to purchase such Receivables with respect to each Series then outstanding on or before the Distribution Date with respect to each such Series occurring within such period subject to the provisions of Section 2.08 , on the terms and conditions set forth below; provided , however , that no such purchase shall be required to be made if, at any time during such period, such Trust Portfolio Repurchase Event shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Investor Certificateholders as a whole. In such case, (i) Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall deposit into each Series Distribution Account for each Series then outstanding on or before the Distribution Date with respect to such Series an amount equal to the purchase price for such Series, as set forth in the next sentence, and (ii) the Trustee shall, except in the case of a Trust Portfolio Repurchase Event caused by an Assignment of Additional Accounts, pay the amount on deposit in each Series Principal Funding Account with respect to Series Principal Collections to the Series Distribution Account with respect to each such Series on such Distribution Date, and the total amount deposited into the Series Distribution Account pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) shall be distributed to the Investor Certificateholders pursuant to Section 12.02 .

The purchase price with respect to each Series will be equal to (i) the Series Investor Interest on the Distribution Date with respect to such Series immediately preceding the date such deposit is made (after giving effect to any distributions made on such Distribution Date) plus (ii) all accrued but unpaid Certificate Interest on the outstanding amount of Investor Certificates of such Series to be so purchased through the date set for such purchase; provided , however , that if an assignment of Additional Accounts results in a Trust Portfolio Repurchase Event, only the Receivables of such Additional Accounts shall be repurchased at a price with respect to each Series equal to the product of (i) the Series Percentage with respect to Principal Receivables for the next following Distribution Date with respect to such Series and (ii) the amount of Receivables attributable to the Additional Accounts, and such purchase price shall be applied as Collections in respect of such Receivables in accordance with each applicable Series Supplement and deposited in the Group Collections Account relating to each Series. Payment of the purchase price and the amounts on deposit in the Collections Account with respect to the preceding Due Period shall be considered a prepayment in full of such Receivables. On each Distribution Date on which such amount is scheduled to be deposited, the Receivables to be so purchased and all the monies due or to become due with respect thereto and all proceeds of such Receivables (including, if applicable, all amounts on deposit in the Series Interest Funding Account for each Series) shall be released to Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate, and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment including, without limitation, any document necessary to release the Trust’s security interest in such Receivables and to release any filing evidencing or perfecting such security interest, in each case without recourse, representation or warranty (except for the warranty that since the date of transfer by the Transferor under this Agreement the Trustee has not sold, transferred or encumbered any such Receivables or interest therein), as shall be reasonably requested by Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate to vest in Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate, or its designee or assignee, all right, title and interest of the Trust in and to such Receivables, all monies due or to become due with respect thereto and all proceeds of such Receivables.

 

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SECTION 2.06 Series Repurchase Obligations of the Transferor .

(a) Series Repurchase Event. If, as of the Series Closing Date with respect to any Series, the Series Supplement for such Series does not constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Transferor enforceable against the Transferor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights or by general equity principles, then a Series Repurchase Event shall have occurred. The Trustee shall have no duty to conduct any affirmative investigation for purposes of this Section 2.06(a) .

(b) Repurchase of Series. If at any time a Series Repurchase Event shall have occurred and be continuing, either the Trustee or the Holders of Investor Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Series Invested Amount with respect to such Series, by notice then given in writing to the Transferor and the Master Servicer (and to the Trustee if given by the Investor Certificateholders of such Series), may direct Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate to purchase the Investor Certificates of such Series within 60 days of such notice, or within such longer period as may be specified in such notice, and Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall be obligated to purchase such Investor Certificates on a Distribution Date with respect to such Series occurring within such period, subject to the provisions of Section 2.08, on the terms and conditions set forth below; provided , however , that no such purchase shall be required to be made if, at any time during such period, such Series Repurchase Event shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Investor Certificateholders of such Series as a whole. In such case, on such Distribution Date, (i) Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall deposit into the Series Distribution Account an amount equal to the sum of (x) the Series Investor Interest on the Distribution Date with respect to such Series immediately preceding the date such deposit is made (after giving effect to any distributions made on such Distribution Date) and (y) all accrued but unpaid Certificate Interest on the outstanding amount of Investor Certificates to be so purchased through the date set for such purchase, and (ii) the Trustee shall pay the amount on deposit in the Series Principal Funding Account with respect to such Series to the Series Distribution Account with respect to such Series, and the total amount deposited into the Series Distribution Account pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) shall be distributed to the Investor Certificateholders of such Series pursuant to Section 12.02 .

SECTION 2.07 Repurchase Obligations of the Transferor Relating to Receivables .

(a) Receivable Repurchase Events. In the event that each Receivable that is transferred to the Trust is not, as of the time of such transfer, an Eligible Receivable and such event has a material adverse effect on the Certificateholders’ interest in the Receivables as a whole and is not cured within 60 days of the earlier of (i) actual knowledge of such event by the Transferor or (ii) receipt by the Transferor of written notice of any such event given by the Trustee, then a Receivable Repurchase Event shall have occurred. Upon receipt of actual knowledge of any such event, the Transferor shall deliver a written notice to such effect to the Rating Agencies and the Trustee. The determination of materiality pursuant to this Section 2.07(a) shall be made by an officer of the Master Servicer in his sole reasonable judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (a) the amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end

 

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of the Due Period in which the Transferor obtained (i) actual knowledge of the transfer of a Receivable that is not an Eligible Receivable, or (ii) written notice of such a transfer from the Trustee, would be less than the Minimum Principal Receivables Balance if such Receivables were excluded from the amount of Principal Receivables used in such determination, and (b) Discover Bank’s short term debt rating from Standard & Poor’s is less than A-1, then a Receivables Repurchase Event shall automatically occur with respect to each such Receivable that was not an Eligible Receivable upon transfer and the Receivables in each Account to which such event relates shall be removed from the Trust in accordance with Section 2.07(b) . The Trustee shall have no duty to conduct any affirmative investigation as to the eligibility of any Receivable for purposes of this Section 2.07(a) but shall provide written notice to the Transferor referred to in this Section 2.07(a) when directed by any Certificateholder.

(b) Purchase of Ineligible Receivables . If at any time a Receivable Repurchase Event shall have occurred and be continuing, Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall purchase all the Receivables in each Account in which there is any Receivable as to which such event relates (an “ Ineligible Receivable ”), subject to the provisions of Section 2.08 , on the terms and conditions set forth below. Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall purchase all the Receivables in each Account with an Ineligible Receivable on the Trust Distribution Date related to the then current Due Period by directing the Master Servicer to deduct the amount of such Receivables which are Principal Receivables from the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust. On and after the date of such repurchase, Receivables so purchased shall not be included in the calculation of any Series Percentage, the Transferor Percentage or the Transferor Interest. In the event that such an exclusion of Receivables from the calculation of the Transferor Interest would cause the Transferor Interest to be a negative number on the date of purchase of such Receivables, Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall make a deposit in the Collections Account in immediately available funds in an amount equal to the amount by which the Transferor Interest would be reduced below zero. Such deposit shall be considered a payment in full of such Receivables and shall be applied as Collections in respect of such Receivables in accordance with Section 4.03 . Upon each such purchase of Receivables by Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate, the Trust shall automatically and without further action be deemed to sell, transfer, assign and otherwise convey to Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate without recourse, representation or warranty (except for the warranty that since the date of transfer by the Transferor under this Agreement the Trustee has not sold, transferred or encumbered any such Receivable or interest therein), all the right, title and interest of the Trust in and to such Receivables, all monies due or to become due with respect thereto, all proceeds thereof and all Receivables thereafter created in such Account. The Trustee shall execute such documents and instruments of transfer or assignment including, without limitation, any document necessary to release the Trust’s security interest in such Receivables and to release any filings evidencing or perfecting such security interest and take such other actions as shall reasonably be requested by Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate to effect the conveyance of such Receivables pursuant to this section. The obligation of Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate to purchase any Ineligible Receivables, and to make the deposits, if any, required to be made to the Collections Account as provided in this Section 2.07(b) , shall constitute the sole remedy respecting the event giving rise to such obligation available to the Certificateholders (or the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders).

 

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SECTION 2.08 [Reserved] .

SECTION 2.09 Covenants of the Transferor. The Transferor hereby covenants that:

(a) Security Interests . Except for the conveyances hereunder, the Transferor will not sell, pledge, assign or transfer to any other Person, or grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any Receivable or any Interchange transferred to the Trust by the Transferor, whether existing as of the Effective Date or thereafter created, or any interest therein, and the Transferor shall defend the right, title, and interest of the Trust in, to and under such Receivables and such Interchange, whether now existing or hereafter created, against all claims of third parties claiming through or under the Transferor. The Transferor shall, if so requested by the Trustee, as agent for the Transferor, provide information to third parties (which information may be provided by the Transferor directly or through the Trustee) concerning the Accounts, the Receivables and the Interchange sufficient to comply with the UCC as in effect in the Applicable State.

(b) Enforcement of Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement . The Transferor agrees to take all actions necessary and appropriate to enforce its rights and claims under the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement.

(c) Account Allocations . In the event that the Transferor is unable for any reason to transfer Receivables to the Trust in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, by reason of any governmental agency having regulatory authority over the Transferor or any court of competent jurisdiction ordering that the Transferor not convey any additional Principal Receivables to the Trust) then, in any such event, the Transferor agrees to allocate and pay to the Trust, after the date of such inability, all Collections with respect to Receivables that would have been Principal Receivables but for the inability to transfer such Receivables (up to an aggregate amount equal to the amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust on such date with respect to Principal Receivables transferred to the Trust by the Transferor); and the Transferor agrees to have such amounts applied as Collections in accordance with Section 4.03 . If the Transferor is unable pursuant to any Requirement of Law to allocate payments on the Accounts as described above, the Transferor agrees that it shall, in any such event, allocate after such date payments on each Account with respect to the principal balance of such Account first to the oldest principal balance of such Account and to have such payments applied as Collections in accordance with Section 4.03 . The parties hereto agree that Finance Charge Receivables, whenever created, accrued in respect of Principal Receivables that have been conveyed to the Trust by the Transferor shall continue to be a part of the Trust notwithstanding any cessation of the transfer of additional Principal Receivables to the Trust, and Collections with respect thereto shall continue to be allocated and paid in accordance with Section 4.03 .

(d) Receivables and Interchange Not to be Evidenced by Promissory Notes . The Transferor will not take any action to cause any Receivable or any Interchange to be evidenced by any instrument (as defined in the UCC as in effect in the Applicable State with respect to the Transferor) except in connection with its enforcement or collection of an Account.

 

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(e) Notice to Trustee . Promptly upon receipt of notice by any officer of the Transferor that any liens (other than those contemplated by this Agreement or any Assignment) have been placed on the Receivables, the Transferor shall notify the Trustee in writing of such liens.

(f) Separate Company Existence . The Transferor shall comply with Section 9(j)(iv) and Section 10 of the Transferor LLC Agreement and shall cause its Independent Director (as defined in the Transferor LLC Agreement) to be from, or to be provided by, a nationally recognized corporate services provider.

SECTION 2.10 Addition of Accounts .

(a) Required Additions .

(i) In the event that the amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of any Due Period is less than the Minimum Principal Receivables Balance, Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall designate, effective no later than the commencement of the following Due Period, Additional Accounts to be included as Accounts, which may be credit accounts originated by Discover Bank or affiliates of Discover Bank, whether or not such accounts are Discover Card accounts, and shall transfer to the Trust (A) all receivables existing in such Additional Accounts on the date of designation, to be included as Receivables and (B) all receivables created in such Additional Accounts on and after the effective date of designation, and the corresponding portion of Interchange arising on and after the effective date of such designation, in each case subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2.10(b) or (c) , as applicable, in a sufficient amount such that, after giving effect to such additions, the amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust is at least equal to the Minimum Principal Receivables Balance.

(ii) In lieu of, or in addition to, designating Additional Accounts pursuant to paragraph (i) above, Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate may, subject to the applicable conditions set forth in Section 2.10(d) , convey to the Trust participations representing undivided interests in a pool of assets primarily consisting of receivables in revolving credit card accounts and collections thereon (“ Participation Interests ”). The addition of Participation Interests to the Trust pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall be effected by an amendment to this Agreement, dated the applicable Addition Date, pursuant to Section 13.01(a) .

(b) Conditions to the Designation of Discover Card Accounts Originated by Discover Bank as Additional Accounts . Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall be permitted to designate Discover Card accounts originated by Discover Bank as “Additional Accounts” if the following conditions are satisfied on or prior to the Addition Date (except with respect to Section 2.10(b)(i) , which shall be satisfied on or prior to the fifth Business Day following the Addition Date):

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of the Certificateholders) in substantially the form of Exhibit A and a computer file, hard copy or microfiche list containing a true and complete list of all such Additional Accounts identified by account number, which computer file, hard copy or microfiche list shall be deemed to be an amendment to Schedule 1 hereto as of the date of such Assignment;

(ii) the Servicer with respect to such Additional Accounts shall have delivered a certificate of a Servicing Officer confirming that the Additional Accounts were not selected on the basis of any selection criteria believed by such Servicer to be materially adverse to the interests of the Holders of any Class of any Series then outstanding or any Credit Enhancement Provider;

(iii) Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion or Opinions of Counsel concerning the perfection of the Trust’s security interest in the Receivables in such Additional Accounts, and concerning insolvency and related matters with respect to such Receivables, that will not cause the rating of any Class of any Series then outstanding to be withdrawn or lowered below the Required Rating by any Rating Agency; and

(iv) Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall have delivered notice of such proposed assignment of Additional Accounts to the Rating Agencies, and Standard & Poor’s (and, in the event that the proposed assignment of Additional Accounts is not required pursuant to Section 2.10(a) , Moody’s) shall have advised Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate that such assignment of Additional Accounts would not cause the rating of any Class of any Series then outstanding to be lowered below the Required Rating or withdrawn.

(c) Conditions to Designation of Additional Accounts , other than Discover Card Accounts Originated by Discover Bank . In addition to designations of Additional Accounts as described in Section 2.10(b) , subject to the conditions set forth below, Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall be permitted to designate as Additional Accounts (x) credit accounts originated by Discover Bank which are not Discover Card accounts and/or (y) credit accounts originated by an affiliate of Discover Bank (an “ Additional Originator ”), which may or may not be Discover Card accounts. Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall be permitted to designate such accounts as Additional Accounts if the following conditions are satisfied on or prior to the Addition Date (except with respect to Section 2.10(c)(i) , which shall be satisfied on or prior to the fifth Business Day following the Addition Date):

(i) the Transferor shall have delivered to the Trustee a written assignment (including an acceptance by the Trustee on behalf of the Trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders) in substantially the form of Exhibit A and a computer file, hard copy or microfiche list containing a true and complete list of all such Additional Accounts, identified by originator and account number, which computer file, hard copy or microfiche list shall be deemed to be an amendment to Schedule 1 hereto as of the date of such Assignment;

 

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(ii) the Servicer with respect to such Additional Accounts shall have delivered a certificate of a Servicing Officer confirming that such Additional Accounts were not selected on the basis of any selection criteria believed by such Servicer to be materially adverse to the interests of the Holders of any Class of any Series then outstanding or any Credit Enhancement Provider;

(iii) Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion or Opinions of Counsel concerning the perfection of the Trust’s security interest in the Receivables in such Additional Accounts, and concerning insolvency and related matters with respect to such Receivables, that will not cause the rating of any Class of any Series then outstanding to be withdrawn or lowered below the Required Rating by any Rating Agency; and

(iv) Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall have delivered notice of such proposed assignment of Additional Accounts to the Rating Agencies and the Rating Agencies shall have advised Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate that such assignment of Additional Accounts would not cause the rating of any Class of any Series then outstanding to be lowered below the Required Rating or withdrawn.

(d) Conditions to Designation of Participation Interests. In addition to designations of Additional Accounts as described in Sections 2.10(b) and 2.10(c) , subject to the conditions set forth below, Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall be permitted to convey to the Trust Participation Interests. Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall be permitted to convey such Participation Interests to the Trust if, on or prior to the Addition Date, the following conditions are satisfied:

(i) Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall have delivered a certificate stating that Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate reasonably believes that the addition of the Participation Interests will not be materially adverse to the interests of the Holders of any Class of any Series then outstanding or any Credit Enhancement Provider;

(ii) Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion or Opinions of Counsel concerning the perfection of the Trust’s security interest in the Participation Interests and concerning insolvency and related matters with respect to such Participation Interests, that will not cause the rating of any Class of any Series then outstanding to be withdrawn or lowered below the Required Rating by any Rating Agency; and

(iii) Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall have delivered notice of such proposed conveyance of Participation Interests to the Rating Agencies and the Rating Agencies shall have advised Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate that such conveyance of Participation Interests would not cause the rating of any Class of any Series then outstanding to be withdrawn or lowered below the Required Rating.

(e) Calculation of Finance Charge Receivables. The Master Servicer shall cause the appropriate Servicer with respect to any Additional Accounts to prepare a reasonable estimate of the amount of Finance Charge Receivables billed in such Additional Accounts in the Due Period in which such Receivables are first included in the Trust, which estimate shall be deemed to be the amount of Finance Charge Receivables billed in such Additional Accounts in such Due Period, absent manifest error. Such Servicer shall provide to the Trustee, upon request, a certificate of a Servicing Officer setting forth in reasonable detail its calculation of such estimate.

 

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SECTION 2.11 Removal of Accounts .

(a) Optional Removals . From time to time, Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate may, but shall not be obligated to, (i) designate Accounts for deletion and removal from the Trust (“ Removed Accounts ”) and (ii) cause the Trust to transfer to the Holder of the Transferor Certificate (A) all receivables existing in such Removed Accounts on the date of designation and (B) all receivables created in such Removed Accounts on and after the effective date of designation, and the corresponding portion of Interchange arising on and after the effective date of such designation (the “ Removed Interchange ”). Such deletion and removal shall be effective as of the day specified in the notice referred to in the following sentence, which (i) may be any day with respect to removals of Accounts (but shall be effective as of the last day of any Due Period with respect to the Removed Interchange) covered by Section 2.11(b)(vi)(A) , and (ii) shall be the last day of any Due Period with respect to removals of Accounts (and the Removed Interchange) covered by Section 2.11(b)(vi)(B) or (C)  (any such effective date, the “ Removal Date ”), subject to the notice requirement and other conditions set forth below. On or before the fifth Business Day prior to the Removal Date (the “ Removal Notice Date ”), Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall give the Trustee, the Master Servicer and any Credit Enhancement Provider written notice that the receivables from such Removed Accounts and the Removed Interchange are to be reassigned by the Trustee to Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate effective as of the Removal Date.

(b) Conditions to the Designation of Removed Accounts . Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall be permitted to designate and require reassignment to the Holder of the Transferor Certificate of the Receivables from Removed Accounts and the Removed Interchange only upon satisfaction of the following conditions:

(i) As of the Removal Date, the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust, less the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables in such Removed Accounts, shall not be less than the Minimum Principal Receivables Balance;

(ii) The removal of the Removed Accounts on any Removal Date shall not, in the reasonable belief of the Transferor cause either (A) an Amortization Event to occur or (B) the Deficit Accumulation Amount or Deficit Liquidation Amount, as applicable, with respect to any Series then outstanding on any Distribution Date to be greater than zero;

 

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(iii) On or prior to the fifth Business Day following the Removal Date, the Transferor shall have delivered to the Trustee (A) for execution a written assignment substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, which shall include a warranty of the Trustee that since the date of transfer by the Transferor under this Agreement the Trustee has not sold, transferred or encumbered any such Receivable, the Removed Interchange or interest in either and (B) a computer file, microfiche list or hard copy containing a true and complete list of all such Removed Accounts identified by originator and account number and containing the amount of Receivables in such Removed Accounts as of the Removal Date, which computer file or microfiche list shall as of the Removal Date modify and amend Schedule 1 hereto by deleting therefrom information with respect to any Removed Account and be made a part of this Agreement;

(iv) Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall represent and warrant that no selection procedures believed by the Transferor to be materially adverse to the interests of the Holders of any Class of any Series then outstanding, or any Credit Enhancement Provider, were utilized in selecting the Removed Accounts;

(v) Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall have delivered notice of such proposed reassignment to the Rating Agencies and the Rating Agencies shall have advised the Transferor that such reassignment would not cause the rating of any Class of any Series then outstanding to be withdrawn or lowered below the Required Rating;

(vi) The Removed Accounts shall meet one of the following criteria:

(A) Each of such Accounts is a Charged-Off Account; provided that the Transferor shall transfer to the Trust all proceeds received with respect to any Removed Account that is a Charged-Off Account, such amounts to constitute Recovered Amounts under the terms of this Agreement;

(B) Such Accounts were randomly selected from the Accounts; provided that such random selection process need not include selection of Charged-Off Accounts; or

(C) Such Accounts were originated or maintained in connection with an affinity or private-label arrangement, and such affinity or private-label arrangement has been cancelled by a third party or has expired; provided , however , that Accounts originated or maintained pursuant to an affinity or private-label arrangement shall only be removed pursuant to this Section 2.11(b)(vi)(C) if, prior to the cancellation or expiration of such arrangement, the Master Servicer designated such arrangement in writing to the Trustee as an arrangement with respect to which these provisions apply; and

(vii) Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate confirming the items set forth in (i), (ii), (iv), (v) and (vi) above. The Trustee may conclusively rely on such Officer’s Certificate, shall have no duty to make inquiries with regard to the matters set forth therein and shall incur no liability in so relying.

 

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Upon satisfaction of the above conditions, the Trustee shall execute and deliver the reassignment to Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate, and the Receivables from the Removed Accounts and the Removed Interchange shall no longer constitute a part of the Trust.

(c) Calculation of Finance Charge Receivables. The Master Servicer shall cause the appropriate Servicer with respect to any Removed Accounts to prepare a reasonable estimate of the amount of Finance Charge Receivables billed in such Removed Accounts in the Due Period in which such Receivables are removed from the Trust, which estimate shall be deemed to be the amount of Finance Charge Receivables billed in such Removed Accounts in such Due Period, absent manifest error. Such Servicer shall provide the Trustee, upon request, a certificate of a Servicing Officer setting forth in reasonable detail its calculation of such estimate.

ARTICLE III.

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF RECEIVABLES

SECTION 3.01 Acceptance of Appointment and Other Matters Relating to the Master Servicer .

(a) In connection with and in consideration for the conveyance of the Receivables to the Trust by the Transferor, and the issuance of the Transferor Certificate to the Transferor, Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate and the Trustee agree to cause Discover Bank to act as Master Servicer under this Agreement and Discover Bank agrees to act as Master Servicer under this Agreement.

(b) Subject to Section 10.01 , the Master Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered (i) unless such power and authority is revoked by the Trustee, to instruct the Trustee to make withdrawals and payments from the Investor Accounts in accordance with the instructions set forth in this Agreement and in the Series Supplements, (ii) to make drawings on any Credit Enhancement as set forth in the Series Supplements, (iii) to make any filings or registrations with, and seek any consents or authorizations from, the Securities and Exchange Commission and any securities authority of any jurisdiction on behalf of the Trust as may be necessary or advisable to comply with the securities or reporting requirements laws of the United States or any state or other jurisdiction and (iv) to take any other action and exercise any other power permitted to be taken or exercised by the Master Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any Series Supplement. The Trustee agrees that it shall promptly follow the written instructions of the Master Servicer to withdraw funds from the Investor Accounts and make drawings under any Credit Enhancement as required by this Agreement or any applicable Series Supplement. The Trustee shall furnish the Master Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate under the laws of any jurisdiction with authority over the Receivables (or receivables in Charged-Off Accounts) to enable the Master Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder.

 

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(c) In the event that the Transferor is unable for any reason to transfer Receivables to the Trust in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, by reason of the application of the provisions of Section 9.01 or any governmental agency having regulatory authority over the Transferor or any court of competent jurisdiction ordering that the Transferor not convey any additional Principal Receivables to the Trust) then, in any such event, the Master Servicer agrees to allocate, after the date of such inability, all Collections with respect to Principal Receivables, and all amounts that would have constituted Collections with respect to Receivables that would have been Principal Receivables but for the Transferor’s inability to transfer such Receivables (up to an aggregate amount equal to the amount of the Principal Receivables in the Trust as of such date that were transferred to the Trust by the Transferor) in accordance with Section 2.09(c) and to apply such amounts as Collections in accordance with Section 4.03 ; provided , however , that if the Master Servicer is unable pursuant to any Requirement of Law or otherwise to allocate payments on the Accounts as described above, the Master Servicer agrees that it shall, in any such event, after such date allocate payments on the Accounts with respect to the principal balance of such Accounts first to the oldest principal balance of such Accounts.

(d) The Master Servicer agrees that upon a request by the Transferor or the Trustee it will use its best efforts to obtain and maintain the listing of the Investor Certificates of any Class of any Series on any specified securities exchange. If any such request is made, the Master Servicer shall give notice to the Transferor and the Trustee of the date on which such Investor Certificates are approved for such listing and within three Business Days following receipt of notice by the Master Servicer of any actual, proposed or contemplated delisting of such Investor Certificates by any such securities exchange. The Trustee or the Master Servicer, each in its sole discretion, may terminate any listing on any such securities exchange at any time subject to the notice requirements set forth in the preceding sentence.

SECTION 3.02 Acceptance of Appointment and Other Matters Relating to Servicers .

(a) In connection with and in consideration for the conveyance of the Receivables to the Trust by the Transferor, and the issuance of the Transferor Certificate to the Transferor, Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate and the Trustee agree to cause (i) Discover Bank to act as Servicer with respect to Discover Card Accounts under this Agreement and Discover Bank agrees to act as such Servicer under this Agreement and (ii) Discover Bank or an affiliate of Discover Bank to act as Servicer with respect to each type of account, other than Discover Card Accounts, which are designated as Additional Accounts pursuant to Section 2.10 and Discover Bank or such affiliate of Discover Bank shall agree to act as such Servicer under this Agreement, pursuant to the Assignment of Additional Accounts with respect to such Accounts.

(b) Each Servicer is hereby authorized in the name and on behalf of the Trustee and the Holder of the Transferor Certificate, and agrees, to service and administer the Receivables (and receivables in Charged-Off Accounts) with respect to which it is acting as Servicer, and collect payments due under such Receivables (or amounts recovered from receivables in Charged-Off Accounts) in accordance with its customary and usual servicing procedures for servicing credit receivables comparable to the Receivables (or such receivables in

 

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Charged-Off Accounts) and in accordance with its Credit Guidelines, and acting alone or through any party designated by it pursuant to Section 8.06 , shall do any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration that it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and subject to Section 10.02 , each Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders but in its own name, without reference to the fact that it is acting for the Trust, 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 Receivables (or receivables in Charged-Off Accounts) with respect to which it is acting as Servicer, (ii) after the delinquency of any such Receivable (or receivable in a Charged-Off Account) and to the extent permitted under and in compliance with applicable law and regulations, to commence collection proceedings with respect to such Receivables (or receivables in Charged-Off Accounts) on behalf of the Trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders but in its own name, without reference to the fact that it is acting for the Trust and (iii) subject to Section 3.02(e) , to sell the receivables in any Charged-Off Account. The Trustee shall furnish each Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate under the laws of any jurisdiction with authority over the Receivables (or receivables in Charged-Off Accounts) to enable such Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder.

(c) No Servicer shall under any circumstances be obligated to use separate servicing procedures, offices, employees or accounts for servicing Accounts from the procedures, offices, employees and accounts used by such Servicer in connection with servicing its other accounts.

(d) Until such time as an additional Servicer shall be appointed in conjunction with the addition to the Trust of Additional Accounts that are not Discover Card Accounts, Discover Bank shall act as Master Servicer and as the sole Servicer hereunder. Upon the appointment of any Servicer in addition to Discover Bank (or any Successor Master Servicer, as applicable), Discover Bank (or such Successor Master Servicer, as applicable) and any such additional Servicer shall enter into a Master Servicing Agreement, which agreement shall set forth the respective rights and duties of the Master Servicer and each Servicer.

(e) No Servicer may sell receivables in Charged-Off Accounts pursuant to Section 3.02(b)(iii) after March 31, 2001; provided , however , that to the extent that the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, entered into agreements with third parties on or before March 31, 2001 that permit the Trust to require, or obligate the Trust to accept, reassignment of receivables in Charged-Off Accounts sold prior to March 31, 2001 pursuant to such agreements, and to substitute receivables in Charged-Off Accounts for such reassigned receivables, then the Trust shall be entitled to act under such agreements and to substitute receivables for such reassigned receivables, such substitute receivables to be identified by the Master Servicer as meeting the requirements of such agreements; provided , further , however , that the Master Servicer shall use its best efforts to identify an amount of substitute receivables that closely approximates the amount of reassigned receivables and that will satisfy the substitution requirements of any such agreement.

 

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SECTION 3.03 Servicing Compensation .

(a) Monthly Servicing Fee. As compensation for its servicing activities hereunder and reimbursement for its expenses, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to receive a monthly servicing fee in respect of any Due Period (or portion thereof) prior to the termination of the Trust pursuant to Section 12.01 (the “ Monthly Servicing Fee ”), payable in arrears on each Servicer Payment Date with respect to the Transferor Servicing Fee (as defined below) and payable in accordance with the terms of the applicable Series Supplement with respect to the share of the Monthly Servicing Fee allocable to each Series then outstanding. The Monthly Servicing Fee shall in no event be less than an amount equal to the product of (A) 2.0% per annum calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and (B) the amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust as of the first day of the Due Period related to such Servicer Payment Date. The share of each Monthly Servicing Fee allocable to each Series on each Servicer Payment Date with respect to each such Series shall be set forth in the Series Supplement with respect to each Series, and shall be paid to the Master Servicer in accordance with the terms of the applicable Series Supplement by the Person or Persons specified in the applicable Series Supplement. The share of each Monthly Servicing Fee allocable to the Holder of the Transferor Certificate (the “ Transferor Servicing Fee ”) on any Servicer Payment Date shall be equal to the product of (A) the product of (x) 2.0% per annum calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and (y) and the amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust as of the first day of the Due Period related to such Servicer Payment Date and (B) a fraction the numerator of which shall be the amount of the Transferor Interest and the denominator of which shall be the greater of (x) the amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust and (y) the Aggregate Investor Interest, and shall be paid to the Master Servicer by Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate on or before each Servicer Payment Date. In no event shall the Trustee or the Investor Certificateholders be liable for the Transferor Servicing Fee. The Master Servicer’s expenses include the amounts due to the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.05 , the reasonable fees and disbursements of independent accountants, the fees of each Servicer other than Discover Bank (which shall be set forth in the Master Servicing Agreement) and all other expenses incurred by the Master Servicer in connection with its activities hereunder, and including all other fees and expenses of the Trust not expressly stated herein or in any Series Supplement to be for the account of the Certificateholders; provided , that in no event shall the Master Servicer (or any Servicer) be liable for any federal, state or local income or franchise tax, or any interest or penalties with respect thereto, assessed on the Trust, the Trustee or the Certificateholders. The Master Servicer shall be required to pay such expenses for its own account, and shall not be entitled to any payment therefor other than the Monthly Servicing Fee.

(b) Use of Collections. Subject to Section 4.03(b) , the Trustee on behalf of the Trust, with the consent of Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate, hereby agrees to allow (without further action by the Trustee) each Servicer to use Collections in respect of Receivables (or receivables in Charged-Off Accounts) collected by such Servicer until such Collections are to be disbursed by the Master Servicer in accordance with the terms of Article IV hereof or the terms of any applicable Series Supplement.

 

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SECTION 3.04 Representations and Warranties of Discover Bank, as Master Servicer and Servicer . Discover Bank, as Master Servicer and Servicer, hereby represents and warrants to the Trust as of the Effective Date and the Initial Closing Date that:

(a) Organization , etc . Discover Bank has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a Delaware banking corporation, and has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform the terms and provisions hereof.

(b) Due Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Discover Bank, as Master Servicer and Servicer, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, do not require any approval or consent of any governmental agency or authority, do not and will not conflict with any material provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of Discover Bank, and do not and will not conflict with, or result in a breach which would constitute a material default under, any agreement for borrowed money binding upon or applicable to it or such of its property that is material to it or its subsidiaries (whether or not consolidated) taken as a whole, or to Discover Bank’s knowledge, any law or governmental regulation or court decree applicable to it or such material property, and this Agreement is the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of Discover Bank, except as the same may be limited by receivership, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equity principles.

(c) Accuracy of Information . All information heretofore furnished by Discover Bank, as Master Servicer and Servicer, in writing to the Trustee for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby is, and all such information hereafter furnished by Discover Bank in writing to the Trustee will be, true and accurate in every material respect or based on reasonable estimates on the date as of which such information is stated or certified.

SECTION 3.05 Representations and Warranties of Other Servicers . Each Servicer, other than Discover Bank, shall represent and warrant to the Trust as of the date of the Assignment of Additional Accounts with respect to such Servicer that:

(a) Organization , etc . Such Servicer has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a banking, industrial loan or other similar corporation, or as a trust company, savings and loan association, savings bank or other similar entity in its state of incorporation or as a national banking association, savings and loan association or savings bank organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, and has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the Assignment of Additional Accounts and this Agreement and to perform the terms and provisions thereof and hereof.

(b) Due Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance of the Assignment of Additional Accounts and this Agreement by such Servicer have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, do not require any approval or consent of any governmental agency or authority, do not and will not conflict with any material provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of such Servicer, and do not or will not conflict with, or result in a breach which would constitute a material default under, any agreement for borrowed money binding upon or applicable to it or such of its property that is material to it or its

 

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subsidiaries (whether or not consolidated) taken as a whole, or to such Servicer’s knowledge, any law or governmental regulation or court decree applicable to it or such material property, and the Assignment of Additional Accounts and this Agreement are the valid, binding and enforceable obligations of such Servicer, except as may be limited by receivership, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equity principles.

(c) Accuracy of Information . All information furnished by such Servicer in writing to the Trustee for purposes of or in connection with the Assignment of Additional Accounts or this Agreement or any transaction contemplated thereby or hereby is, and all such information hereafter furnished by such Servicer in writing to the Trustee will be, true and accurate in every material respect or based on reasonable estimates on the date as of which such information is stated or certified.

SECTION 3.06 Reports and Records for the Trustee .

(a) Initial Report . On the Initial Closing Date, the Master Servicer prepared and delivered to the Transferor and the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto setting forth (i) the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables as of the Cut-Off Date and (ii) the aggregate amount of Finance Charge Receivables billed during the Due Period next preceding the month in which the Cut-Off Date occurs, which amount may be based partially or entirely on the reasonable estimate of the Master Servicer.

(b) Servicer’s Monthly Certificates . On the seventh Business Day of the month in which each Trust Distribution Date occurs, the Master Servicer shall forward to Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and any other Person specified in the Series Supplement for any then outstanding Series, a certificate substantially in the form specified in the applicable Series Supplement. Each Servicer shall provide the Master Servicer with such information as the Master Servicer may reasonably request to allow the Master Servicer to prepare such certificates.

SECTION 3.07 Master Servicer’s and Servicers’ Annual Certificates .

(a) Master Servicer’s Annual Certificate . The Master Servicer will deliver to the Trustee, Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate and the Rating Agencies, on or before the date on which the Trust is required to file its Annual Report or any Transition Report, as applicable, pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Trust’s Annual Report Date ” or the “ Trust’s Transition Report Date ,” as applicable), an Officer’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto stating that (a) in the course of the performance by the signer of his duties as an officer of the Master Servicer he would normally obtain knowledge of any Master Servicer Termination Event, and (b) whether or not he has obtained knowledge of any such Master Servicer Termination Event during the preceding fiscal year or transition period, as applicable, and, if so, specifying each such Master Servicer Termination Event of which the signer has knowledge and the nature thereof. A copy of such certificate may be obtained by any Investor Certificateholder by a request in writing to the Trustee addressed to the Corporate Trust Office. If the Master Servicer so determines, a single Officer’s Certificate may address a transition period of one month or less and the fiscal year preceding or following such transition period.

 

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(b) Servicers’ Annual Certificates . Each Servicer will deliver to the Trustee, Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate and the Rating Agencies, on or before the Trust’s Annual Report Date or the Trust’s Transition Report Date, as applicable, with respect to Discover Bank as Servicer, and, for any other Servicer, beginning in the fiscal year or transition period, as applicable, following the fiscal year or transition period, as applicable, in which Receivables in Accounts serviced by such Servicer are first added to the Trust, an Officer’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto stating that (a) in the course of the performance by the signer of his or her duties as an officer of such Servicer he or she would normally obtain knowledge of any Servicer Termination Event, and (b) whether or not he or she has obtained knowledge of any such Servicer Termination Event during the preceding fiscal year or transition period, as applicable, and, if so, specifying each such Servicer Termination Event of which the signer has knowledge and the nature thereof. A copy of any such certificate may be obtained by any Investor Certificateholder by a request in writing to the Trustee addressed to the Corporate Trust Office. If the Master Servicer so determines, a single Officer’s Certificate may address a transition period of one month or less and the fiscal year preceding or following such transition period.

(c) Master Servicer’s and Servicers’ Annual Compliance Statement . On or before the Trust’s Annual Report Date of each calendar year or the Trust’s Transition Report Date, as applicable (and relating to the preceding fiscal year or transition period, as applicable), the Master Servicer and each Servicer will deliver, and the Master Servicer or the applicable Servicer shall cause each affiliated Servicing Participant and each unaffiliated Servicing Participant that services 10% or more of the Receivables to deliver, to the Trustee, Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate and the Rating Agencies, an Officer’s Certificate necessary to comply with Item 1123 of Regulation AB in substantially the form (with appropriate insertions) of Exhibit J hereto. A copy of such certificate may be obtained by any Investor Certificateholder by a request in writing to the Trustee addressed to the Corporate Trust Office. If the Master Servicer so determines, a single Officer’s Certificate may address a transition period of one month or less and the fiscal year preceding or following such transition period.

SECTION 3.08 Independent Public Accountants’ Annual Servicing Report .

(a) On or before the Trust’s Annual Report Date or the Trust’s Transition Report Date, as applicable, the Master Servicer shall cause a firm of nationally recognized independent public accountants (who may also render other services to the Master Servicer, any Servicer or the Transferor) to furnish a report to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, each Servicer and the Rating Agencies to the effect that such firm is of the opinion that the system of internal accounting controls in effect on the date of such statement relating to the servicing procedures performed by the Master Servicer and each Servicer under this Agreement, taken as a whole, was sufficient for the prevention and detection of errors and irregularities which would be material to the assets of the Trust during the preceding fiscal year or transition period, as applicable, and that nothing has come to their attention that would cause them to believe that such servicing has not been conducted in compliance with Sections 3.03 , 4.03 , 4.04 , 4.05 and 8.07 of this Agreement

 

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and the provisions relating to servicing or the allocation and payment of Collections in any Series Supplements, except for such exceptions as they believe to be immaterial and such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such report. A copy of such report may be obtained by any Investor Certificateholder by a request in writing to the Trustee addressed to the Corporate Trust Office. If the Master Servicer so determines, a single report of such firm may address a transition period of one month or less and the fiscal year preceding or following such transition period.

(b) On or before the Trust’s Annual Report Date or the Trust’s Transition Report Date, as applicable, the Master Servicer shall cause a firm of nationally recognized independent public accountants (who may also render other services to the Master Servicer, any Servicer or the Transferor) to furnish a report to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, each Servicer and the Rating Agencies, to the effect that they have compared the mathematical calculations of each amount set forth in the monthly certificates forwarded by the Master Servicer pursuant to the applicable Series Supplements during the preceding fiscal year or transition period, as applicable, with the computer reports of the Master Servicer and each Servicer and such accountants are of the opinion that such amounts are in agreement, except for such exceptions as they believe to be immaterial and such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such report. A copy of such report may be obtained by any Investor Certificateholder by a request in writing to the Trustee addressed to the Corporate Trust Office. If the Master Servicer so determines, a single report of such firm may address a transition period of one month or less and the fiscal year preceding or following such transition period.

(c) On or before the Trust’s Annual Report Date of each calendar year or the Trust’s Transition Report Date, as applicable (and relating to the preceding fiscal year or transition period, as applicable), the Master Servicer shall cause a firm of nationally recognized independent public accountants (who may also render other services to the Master Servicer, any Servicer or the Transferor) to furnish to the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Rating Agencies each attestation report on assessments of compliance with the Servicing Criteria furnished by such accountants pursuant to Sections 14.04 and 14.05 of this Agreement. If the Master Servicer so determines, a single report of such firm may address a transition period of one month or less and the fiscal year preceding or following such transition period.

SECTION 3.09 Tax Treatment . It is the intent of the Transferor and the Investor Certificateholders that, for United States federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes only, the Investor Certificates will be treated as evidence of indebtedness of the Transferor and each Investor Certificateholder, by the acceptance of its Certificate, agree to treat the Investor Certificates for United States federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes as indebtedness of the Transferor secured by the Receivables and other assets held in the Trust.

SECTION 3.10 Notices by the Master Servicer and the Servicers . In the event that Discover Bank is no longer acting as Master Servicer or Servicer, or any other Servicer shall cease to act as a Servicer, any Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer, as applicable, appointed pursuant to Section 10.03 shall deliver or make available to Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate each certificate and report required to be prepared, forwarded or delivered thereafter pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE IV.

RIGHTS OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS AND

ALLOCATION AND APPLICATION OF COLLECTIONS

SECTION 4.01 Rights of Investor Certificateholders . Each Investor Certificate shall represent a Fractional Undivided Interest in the Trust, including the right to receive the Collections and other amounts at the times and in the amounts specified herein and in the Series Supplements to be deposited in Investor Accounts or paid to the Investor Certificateholders and, with respect to any particular Series, any additional rights set forth in the applicable Series Supplement; provided , however , that the aggregate interest represented by all Investor Certificates outstanding at any one time in the assets of the Trust shall not exceed an amount equal to the Aggregate Invested Amount plus all accrued but unpaid Certificate Interest and any interest thereon. The Transferor Certificate shall represent a fractional undivided interest in the Trust, including the right to receive the Collections and other amounts at the times and in the amounts specified herein and in the Series Supplements to be paid to the Holder of the Transferor Certificate.

SECTION 4.02 Establishment and Administration of Investor Accounts .

(a) Establishment of the Collections Account and the Group Collections Accounts . The Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, shall cause to be established and maintained in the name of the Trust, with the corporate trust department of an office or branch of either the Trustee or a Qualified Institution, one non-interest bearing segregated trust account designated the “Collections Account” and one additional non-interest bearing segregated trust account for each Group (each, a “ Group Collections Account ”), in each case marked to indicate clearly that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Certificateholders. Subject to subsection (c) below, the Trust shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the Collections Account and each Group Collections Account and in all proceeds thereof. Pursuant to authority granted to it pursuant to Section 3.01(b) , the Master Servicer shall have the revocable power to instruct the Trustee to withdraw funds from the Collections Account and the Group Collections Accounts for the purpose of carrying out the duties of the Master Servicer hereunder. The Master Servicer at all times shall maintain accurate records reflecting each transaction in the Collections Account and the Group Collections Accounts.

(b) Establishment of Other Investor Accounts . The Trustee shall, from time to time, establish additional Investor Accounts as provided in applicable Series Supplements.

(c) Administration of the Investor Accounts . Unless otherwise specified in a relevant Series Supplement, any funds on deposit in any Investor Account for more than one Business Day shall at all times be invested in Permitted Investments at the written direction of the Master Servicer or its agent, subject to the restrictions set forth below. The Trustee shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, for the benefit of the Certificateholders possession of the negotiable instruments or securities evidencing the Permitted Investments described in clause (a) of the definition thereof from the time of purchase thereof until the time of sale or maturity. Any Permitted Investment with a stated maturity shall mature on or prior to the Distribution Date applicable to the Investor Account for which the Permitted Investments are held related to the

 

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earliest Due Period in which Collections or Interchange invested in such Permitted Investments were received and any funds received with respect to the maturity of a Permitted Investment shall be available in sufficient time to allow for any payments to be made to Investor Certificateholders on such Distribution Date. For purposes of the preceding sentence, withdrawals from the Collections Account pursuant to Section 4.03(c) shall be deemed to be made from Collections and/or Interchange in the order in which such Collections and/or Interchange, as applicable, were deposited into the Collections Account.

On each applicable Distribution Date, all interest and earnings (less investment expenses) on funds on deposit in any Investor Account (other than any Series Principal Funding Accounts), if any, shall be deposited by the Trustee in a separate deposit account in the name of the Holder of the Transferor Certificate, which account shall not constitute a part of the Trust, or such interest and earnings shall otherwise be turned over by the Trustee to the Holder of the Transferor Certificate not less frequently than monthly. For purposes of determining the availability of funds or the balances in such Investor Accounts for any reason under this Agreement or any Series Supplement, all investment earnings on such funds shall be deemed not to be available or on deposit.

SECTION 4.03 Collections and Allocations .

(a) Collections and Interchange . The Master Servicer shall apply all Collections received during and Interchange for each Due Period as described in this Section 4.03 and any applicable Series Supplements.

(b) Daily Collections . If, at any time, either (i) with respect to any Accounts, the then current Servicer with respect to such Accounts does not have a short-term debt rating of at least A-1 by Standard & Poor’s and P-1 by Moody’s (if the then current Servicer is the original Servicer with respect to such Accounts or an affiliate of the original Servicer) or a short-term debt rating of at least A-1+ by Standard & Poor’s and P-1 by Moody’s (if the then current Servicer with respect to such Accounts is not the original Servicer or an affiliate of the original Servicer) or (ii) the conditions specified in clause (i) or pursuant to this clause (ii) are superseded by any conditions subsequently agreed to in writing by Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate and any Rating Agency, and any of such subsequently agreed to conditions occurs; then, as promptly as possible after each Date of Processing with respect to the Receivables serviced by the applicable Servicer occurring on and after such event, but in no event later than two Business Days following such Date of Processing, such Servicer shall pay to, or at the direction of, the Master Servicer, for deposit into the Collections Account, from the Collections received by such Servicer on or after the date of such event and recorded on such Date of Processing, an amount equal to the sum of the Required Daily Deposits with respect to such Servicer for each Series then outstanding with respect to such Date of Processing; provided , that if the first such deposit occurs following a period during which such Servicer has been using Collections in accordance with Section 3.03(b) , then, on the sixth Business Day following the event giving rise to the making of Required Daily Deposits by such Servicer, in addition to the Required Daily Deposits for that day, such Servicer shall pay to, or at the direction of, the Master Servicer, the amount that would have been on deposit in the Collections Account with respect to such Servicer had such Servicer been making the Required Daily Deposits since the beginning of the Due Period, less any amounts previously so paid or deposited. Amounts made available to any Servicer pursuant to Section 3.03 shall be repayable upon the occurrence of the conditions in this Section 4.03(b) in the manner and to the extent set forth herein.

 

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(c) Deposits with Respect to Each Distribution Date .

(i) On or before each Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall deposit into the Collections Account that portion of Collections, Interchange and Recovered Amounts with respect to the related Due Period that are to be allocated on such Distribution Date and that have not previously been deposited into the Collections Account.

(ii) On or before each Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall direct the Trustee in writing to withdraw from the Collections Account and pay to Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate an amount equal to that portion of the sum of (x) the total amount of Finance Charge Collections for the related Due Period less the sum of the amount of Series Finance Charge Collections for each Series then outstanding for the related Due Period, (y) the amount of Principal Collections for the related Due Period less the sum of the amount of Series Principal Collections for each Series then outstanding for the related Due Period and (z) the total amount of Interchange for the related Due Period less the sum of the amount of Series Interchange for each Interchange Series then outstanding for the related Due Period, that is to be allocated to the Holder of the Transferor Certificate on such Distribution Date.

(iii) On or before each Distribution Date, after giving effect to the payments made pursuant to clause (ii) above with respect to such Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall direct the Trustee in writing to withdraw from the Collections Account and pay to each Group Collections Account an amount equal to the sum of (x) the sum of Series Finance Charge Collections for each Series that is a member of such Group, (y) the sum of the Series Principal Collections for each Series that is a member of such Group and (z) the sum of the Series Interchange for each Interchange Series that is a member of such Group.

(iv) Amounts on deposit in each Group Collections Account shall be distributed on or before each Distribution Date with respect to each such Group in accordance with the terms of the Series Supplements for each Series then outstanding.

(d) Aggregate and Net Payments . All payments made pursuant to this Agreement or any Series Supplement on or before any Trust Distribution Date or Distribution Date on which Discover Bank is the Master Servicer, between the Master Servicer or the Holder of the Transferor Certificate and the Investor Accounts, may be aggregated for such Trust Distribution Date or Distribution Date such that Discover Bank, acting as Master Servicer and as agent of the Holder of the Transferor Certificate, may make only one payment to each applicable account in satisfaction of all payments of the Holder of the Transferor Certificate and the Master Servicer pursuant to this Agreement and all Series Supplements for Series then outstanding, to the extent that all payment obligations of the Master Servicer and of the Holder of the Transferor Certificate to each applicable account on such Trust Distribution Date or Distribution Date exceed all payment obligations of each such account to the Master Servicer and the Holder of the

 

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Transferor Certificate on such Trust Distribution Date or Distribution Date. Any amounts payable on a given Trust Distribution Date to the Holder of the Transferor Certificate pursuant to Section 4.03(c)(ii) hereof, or on a Distribution Date to the Master Servicer with respect to Monthly Servicing Fees pursuant to the provisions of any Series Supplement then outstanding, shall be deemed to have been paid if, and to the extent, Discover Bank (as Servicer) already is in possession of such amounts on such Distribution Date (or was in possession of such amounts for more than two Business Days during the related Due Period) as a result of its permitted use of Collections and Interchange during the prior Due Period pursuant to Section 3.03(b) and in accordance with the definition of “Required Daily Deposit” (as defined in the relevant Series Supplement), except to the extent Discover Bank has deposited such amounts into the Collections Account.

Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 4.03 and the applicable provisions of any Series Supplement then outstanding, the allocations of Collections and Interchange pursuant to Section 4.03(c) and the applicable provisions of any Series Supplements then outstanding shall be deemed to be made on the date on which the Master Servicer delivers the Servicer’s Monthly Statement and the information required to be included in the Investor Certificateholders’ Monthly Statement with respect to each Series then outstanding to the Trustee. The Trustee is hereby authorized, upon receipt of the Servicer’s Monthly Statement and the information required to be included in the Investor Certificateholders’ Monthly Statement with respect to each Series then outstanding, together with written instructions from the Master Servicer, to immediately transfer to Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate or the Master Servicer, as applicable, any funds in any Investor Account that would otherwise be paid to Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate or the Master Servicer, as applicable, on the Trust Distribution Date or any Distribution Date related to such Due Period.

SECTION 4.04 Transferor’s or Master Servicer’s Failure to Make a Deposit or Payment .

(a) If the Master Servicer or the Transferor fails to make, or give instructions to make, any payment or deposit (other than as required by Section 2.05(b) , 2.06(b) or 2.07(b) or in connection with Section 12.02 ) required to be made or given by the Master Servicer or the Transferor, respectively, at the time specified in this Agreement (including applicable grace periods), the Trustee shall make such payment or deposit from the applicable Investor Account without instruction from the Master Servicer or the Transferor (or, to the extent that sufficient funds are not available in the applicable Investor Account to make such payment and the relevant Series Supplement provides for Credit Enhancement for such purpose, shall make a drawing from the available Credit Enhancement, if any); provided , that the Trustee shall be required to make such payment, deposit or draw only to the extent it has sufficient information to allow it to determine the amount thereof, which information the Trustee shall be deemed to have with respect to the amount of Certificate Interest payable on each Distribution Date. The Master Servicer shall, upon request of the Trustee, promptly provide the Trustee with all information necessary to allow the Trustee to make such a payment, deposit or draw. Such funds or the proceeds of such drawing shall be applied by the Trustee in the same manner in which such payment or deposit should have been made by the Transferor or the Master Servicer, as the case may be.

(b) If a drawing from a Credit Enhancement is made pursuant to this Section 4.04 in lieu of a deposit or payment from the applicable Investor Account, the Master Servicer or the Transferor, as the case may be, shall, as promptly as practicable and from the appropriate source, make the required payment, deposit or transfer or give the Trustee instructions to transfer the required payment or deposit in respect of which such drawing was made to reinstate the Credit Enhancement, as set forth in any applicable Series Supplement.

 

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SECTION 4.05 Adjustments For Miscellaneous Debits and Credits and Fraudulent Charges .

(a) With respect to any Receivable to which any adjustment without payment by or on behalf of an Obligor has been made (an “ Adjustment ”) including, but not limited to, any Receivable that (1) was created as a result of a fraudulent or counterfeit charge, (2) the Servicer with respect to such Receivable otherwise adjusts, increases, reduces, modifies or cancels in accordance with the applicable Credit Guidelines without receiving cash or other payment therefor by the Obligor with respect to such Receivable, (3) was created in respect of merchandise returned by the Obligor thereunder, or (4) was created or cancelled through an Account Combination, Discover Funding, as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate, shall increase or reduce, as the case may be, the aggregate amount of Receivables.

(b) In the event that the exclusion of the amount of an Adjustment from the calculation of the Transferor Interest would cause the Transferor Interest to be an amount less than zero, Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall, no later than the Business Day following the last day of the Due Period during which such Adjustment is made, make a deposit into the Collections Account in immediately available funds in an amount equal to the amount by which such Adjustment causes the Transferor Interest to be less than zero. Such deposit shall be applied as a Collection in accordance with Section 4.03 .

SECTION 4.06 Reallocation of Series Among Groups . The Master Servicer may elect, at any time, by written notice to the Trustee and to Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate, and subject to the conditions set forth below, to move any Series from the Group of which it is then a member to any other Group, including without limitation to a new Group established at such time of which the Series to be moved is the only Series. Any such election by the Master Servicer shall become effective on the day specified in the notice of such election.

The Master Servicer may make such election only if the following conditions are satisfied: (i) a Series may only be moved from one Group to another Group if the Series in both Groups have the same Distribution Date; (ii) the Master Servicer shall have delivered to the Trustee a certificate to the effect that the Master Servicer reasonably believes that the movement of the applicable Series would not (x) result in any delay in the payment of principal to the Investor Certificateholders of any Series then outstanding, or (y) cause an Amortization Event to occur with respect to any Series then outstanding; and (iii) the Rating Agencies shall have advised the Master Servicer and Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate that the movement of the applicable Series would not cause the rating of any Class of any Series then outstanding to be lowered below the Required Rating or withdrawn.

 

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ARTICLE V.

DISTRIBUTIONS, WITHHOLDING AND REPORTS TO

INVESTOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

SECTION 5.01 Distributions . On each Payment Date, with respect to each Series then outstanding, the Paying Agent shall distribute to each Investor Certificateholder of record on the close of business of the preceding Record Date, in accordance with the certificate delivered by the Master Servicer to the Trustee pursuant to the applicable Series Supplement (other than as provided in Section 2.05 or in Section 2.06 or Section 12.02 hereof respecting a final distribution) such Certificateholder’s share of amounts on deposit in the applicable Series Distribution Account, Series Principal Funding Account and/or Series Interest Funding Account, pursuant to the applicable Series Supplement, by check mailed to each Certificateholder (unless otherwise provided in the applicable Series Supplement), except that with respect to Investor Certificates registered in the name of CEDE & Co., the nominee registration for The Depository Trust Company or any successor nominee designated by The Depository Trust Company, or any successor Clearing Agency, such distribution shall be made in immediately available funds by wire transfer to such account as CEDE & Co. or such successor nominee shall direct in writing. If such wire transfer cannot be made for any reason, payment shall be made by check.

SECTION 5.02 Withholding; Tax Information . (a) Distributions to Certificateholders pursuant to Section 5.01 shall be subject to any applicable withholding or deduction imposed pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code or other applicable tax law, including foreign withholding and deduction. Each Certificateholder and Certificate Owner shall provide the Indenture Trustee, Paying Agent, the Trust or other person responsible for withholding or deduction of taxes with the Tax Information, and agrees to update such Tax Information promptly upon request of the Indenture Trustee, Paying Agent, the Issuer or other person responsible for withholding or deduction of taxes or when the Tax Information expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect. Any amounts properly so withheld or deducted shall be treated as actually paid to the appropriate Certificateholder and Certificate Owner, as applicable.

(b) If the Trust is required to be treated as a partnership and to the extent that subchapter C of chapter 63 of subtitle F of the Code would otherwise apply to the Trust after 2017, the partnership representative (described below) on behalf of the Trust, shall timely elect any available election under Sections 6221 through 6241 of the Code that results in any imputed underpayment to be paid by the “partners” (as described in Section 6226 of the Code). In the event that a “tax matters partner” (within the meaning of Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code as in effect prior to the enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015) or a “partnership representative” as such term is defined in Section 6223(a) of the Code is required to be appointed with respect to the Trust, the Transferor (or a U.S. Affiliate of the Transferor if the Transferor is ineligible) is hereby designated as tax matters partner or partnership representative, as applicable. Each registered owner of and, if different, each owner of a beneficial interest in a Certificate that did not receive an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such interest was properly characterized as debt at the time of its issuance shall promptly provide the Trust and partnership representative with any requested information, documentation or material to enable the Trust to make any of the elections described in this section and otherwise comply with Sections 6221 through 6241 of the Code.

 

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SECTION 5.03 Investor Certificateholders’ Monthly Statement . On each Distribution Date, the Paying Agent shall forward to each Certificateholder of each Series then outstanding to which such Distribution Date is applicable, a statement substantially in the form specified in the applicable Series Supplement prepared by the Master Servicer and executed by the Trustee. The Paying Agent shall also forward a copy of each such statement to the Rating Agencies.

SECTION 5.04 Certificateholders’ Annual Tax Statement . On or before January 31 of each calendar year, beginning with calendar year 1994, the Transfer Agent shall furnish to the Master Servicer and Paying Agent a list of each Person who at any time during the preceding calendar year was an Investor Certificateholder and received any payment thereon and the dates such Person held an Investor Certificate. The Paying Agent shall furnish to each such Investor Certificateholder a statement prepared by the Master Servicer setting forth, with respect to the Series of which such Investor Certificate is a part, (i) the total amount paid in respect of each Class of such Series, (ii) the amount of such payments allocable to Certificate Principal with respect to each Class of such Series and (iii) the amount of such payments allocable to Certificate Interest with respect to each Class of such Series, in each case stated on the basis of an original principal amount of $1,000 per Investor Certificate, aggregated for such calendar year or the applicable portion thereof during which such Person was an Investor Certificateholder, together with such other customary information as the Trustee or the Master Servicer deems necessary or desirable to enable the Investor Certificateholders to prepare their tax returns. Such obligation of the Paying Agent shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee pursuant to any requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.

ARTICLE VI.

THE INVESTOR CERTIFICATES

SECTION 6.01 The Certificates .

(a) The Investor Certificates of any Series or Class may be issued, subject to applicable laws and regulations, in fully registered form (“ Registered Certificates ”) and shall be substantially in the form of the exhibits with respect thereto attached to the applicable Series Supplement. The Transferor may elect at any time, by written notice to the Trustee, to have its fractional undivided interest in the Trust be (i) evidenced by a certificate or (ii) an uncertificated interest. If the Holder of the Transferor Certificate elects to have its fractional undivided interest in the Trust be uncertificated, it shall deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any certificate previously issued. If the Holder of the Transferor Certificate elects to have its fractional undivided interest in the Trust be evidenced by a certificate, such certificate shall be issued pursuant hereto, substantially in the form of Exhibit D , and shall upon issue be executed and delivered by the Holder of the Transferor Certificate to the Trustee for authentication and redelivery as provided in Sections 2.02 and 6.03 . Except as otherwise provided in any Series Supplement or in Section 6.11 , Registered Certificates shall be issued in minimum denominations of $1,000 Fractional Undivided Interests and in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. If specified in any Series Supplement, the Investor Certificates of any Series or Class shall be issued upon initial issuance as a single certificate evidencing the Series Initial Investor Interest or Class Initial Investor Interest, as applicable, as described in Section 6.11 .

 

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The Transferor Certificate shall represent the entire Transferor Interest. The Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the Trust by Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate by any authorized officer. The signature of any of these officers on the Certificates may be manual or facsimile.

(b) Certificates bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper officers of the Transferor shall not become invalid, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Certificates or did not hold such offices at the date of such Certificates.

(c) No Certificate shall be entitled to any benefit under this Agreement (or any Series Supplement), or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Certificate a certificate of authentication substantially in the form attached to Exhibit D hereto (in the case of any certificated Transferor Certificate) or attached to the appropriate exhibits to a Series Supplement, as applicable, executed by the Trustee by manual signature, and such certificate upon any Certificate shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Certificate has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and is entitled to the benefits of this Agreement and the relevant Series Supplement. All Registered Certificates and any certificated Transferor Certificate shall be dated the date of their authentication.

SECTION 6.02 Book-Entry Certificates .

(a) The Investor Certificates, upon original issuance, shall be issued in fully registered form, in the form of one or more typewritten Certificates representing the Book-Entry Certificates, to be delivered to The Depository Trust Company, the initial Clearing Agency, by, or on the behalf of, the Transferor. The Investor Certificates shall initially be registered in the Certificate Register in the name of CEDE & Co., the nominee of the initial Clearing Agency, or any successor nominee designated by The Depository Trust Company or any successor Clearing Agency, and no Certificate Owner will receive a definitive certificate representing such Certificate Owner’s interest in the Investor Certificates, except as provided in Section 6.02(c) . Unless and until definitive, fully registered Investor Certificates (“ Definitive Certificates ”) have been issued to the beneficial owners of the Investor Certificates pursuant to Section 6.02(c) :

(i) the provisions of this Section 6.02(a) shall be in full force and effect;

(ii) the Transferor, the Master Servicer and the Trustee may deal with the Clearing Agency and the Clearing Agency Participants for all purposes (including the making of distributions on the Investor Certificates) as the authorized representatives of the Certificate Owners;

(iii) to the extent that the provisions of this Section 6.02(a) conflict with any other provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Section 6.02(a) shall control; and

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Agency and/or the Clearing Agency Participants. Pursuant to the Depository Agreement, unless and until Definitive Certificates are issued pursuant to Section 6.02(c) , the initial Clearing Agency will make book-entry transfers among the Clearing Agency Participants and receive and transmit distributions of principal and interest on the Investor Certificates to such Clearing Agency Participants.

For purposes of any provision of this Agreement or any applicable Series Supplement requiring or permitting actions with the consent of, or at the direction of, Investor Certificateholders evidencing a specified percentage of the Class Invested Amount of any Class, such direction or consent may be given by Certificate Owners (acting through the Clearing Agency and the Clearing Agency Participants).

(b) Whenever notice or other communication is required to be given to Investor Certificateholders of any Class with respect to which Book-Entry Certificates have been issued, unless and until Definitive Certificates shall have been issued to the related Certificate Owners pursuant to Section 6.02(c) , the Trustee shall give all such notices and communications specified herein to be given to such Investor Certificateholders to the Clearing Agency.

(c) If, with respect to any Series the Investor Certificates of which are originally issued in the form of Book-Entry Certificates:

(i) (A) the Master Servicer advises the Trustee in writing that the Clearing Agency is no longer willing or able to properly discharge its responsibilities under the Depository Agreement, and (B) the Trustee or the Master Servicer is unable to locate a qualified successor,

(ii) the Master Servicer, at its option, advises the Trustee in writing that it elects to terminate the book-entry system with respect to such Series through the Clearing Agency, or

(iii) after the occurrence of a Master Servicer Termination Event, Certificate Owners representing beneficial interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Invested Amount of any Class of such Series advise the Trustee and the Clearing Agency through the Clearing Agency Participants in writing that the continuation of a book-entry system through the Clearing Agency is no longer in the best interests of the Certificate Owners of such Class,

then the Trustee shall notify all Certificate Owners of each Class of such Series upon the occurrence of an event described in clauses (i) and (ii) above or all Certificate Owners of the applicable Class upon the occurrence of the event described in clause (iii) above, through the Clearing Agency, of the occurrence of any such event and of the availability of Definitive Certificates to Certificate Owners of such Class of such Series requesting the same. Upon surrender to the Trustee of the applicable Investor Certificates by the Clearing Agency, accompanied by registration instructions from the Clearing Agency for registration, the Trustee shall issue the Definitive Certificates for the applicable Class. Neither the Transferor nor the Trustee shall be liable for any delay in delivery of such instructions and may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such instructions. Upon the issuance of Definitive

 

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Certificates all references herein to obligations imposed upon or to be performed by the Clearing Agency with respect to the applicable Class of the applicable Series of Investor Certificates shall be deemed to be imposed upon and performed by the Trustee, to the extent applicable with respect to such Definitive Certificates, and the Trustee shall recognize the Holders of such Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders hereunder.

SECTION 6.03 Authentication of Certificates . If the Holder of the Transferor Certificate elects to have its fractional undivided interest in the Trust evidenced by a certificate pursuant to Section 6.01 , the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver the Transferor Certificate to the Holder of the Transferor Certificate. From time to time after the Initial Closing Date, pursuant to Section 6.06 hereof and the terms of the applicable Series Supplement, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver the Investor Certificates of additional Series (with the designation provided in the applicable Series Supplement), upon the order of Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate, to the persons designated in such Series Supplement. If specified in the related Series Supplement, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver outside the United States a Global Certificate representing the Series Initial Investor Interest for such Series or the Class Initial Investor Interest for a specified Class of such Series. The Investor Certificates of each Series shall be duly authenticated by or on behalf of the Trustee as provided herein and in the applicable Series Supplement, in authorized denominations equal to (in the aggregate) the Series Initial Investor Interest of each Series. At any time, the Investor Certificates outstanding at such time, together with the Transferor Certificate, shall evidence the entire ownership of the Trust.

SECTION 6.04 Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates .

(a) (i) Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall keep or cause to be kept by a transfer agent (“ Transfer Agent ”) a register for the Registered Certificates issued pursuant to this Agreement and the Series Supplements for all Series then outstanding (the “ Certificate Register ”) at any office or agency of the Transferor to be maintained in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.04(c) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Transferor shall provide for the registration and transfer of Registered Certificates. The Certificate Register shall be in written form or capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time. Unless otherwise specifically designated by Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate in a written notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Register shall be maintained at the Corporate Trust Office.

(ii) Investor Certificates of certain Classes of certain Series may be ineligible for purchase by an employee benefit plan, trust or account subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”), or described in Section 4975(e)(l) of the Code, and not excepted under Section 4975(g) (a “ Plan ”). No transfer of such an Investor Certificate shall be made nor shall any interest therein be transferred to a Plan. Each Holder of such a Certificate, by its acceptance thereof, shall be deemed to represent and warrant that it is not (i) an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to the provisions of Title I of ERISA, (ii) a plan described in Section 4975(e)(l) of the Code, and not excepted under Section 4975(g) or (iii) an entity that is using assets to purchase such Certificates that constitute plan assets by reason of a plan’s investment in such entity. The Series Supplement with respect to each Series shall set forth which Class or Classes of such Series, if any, shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 6.04(a)(ii) .

 

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(iii) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Registered Certificate at any office or agency to be maintained in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.04(c) , Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more Registered Certificates of the same Class and Series, of a like Fractional Undivided Interest and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

(iv) At the option of a Holder of a Registered Certificate, such Holder’s Registered Certificates may be exchanged for other Registered Certificates of the same Class and Series, of a like Fractional Undivided Interest and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding upon surrender of the Registered Certificates to be exchanged at any such office or agency. Whenever any Registered Certificates are so surrendered for exchange, Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver the Registered Certificates which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive. Registered Certificates may not be exchanged for certificates in bearer form.

(v) [Reserved].

(vi) The preceding provisions of this Section notwithstanding, the Transfer Agent shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Certificate for a period of 15 days preceding any Payment Date with respect to the Certificate.

(vii) Every Registered Certificate presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Transferor and the Trustee duly executed, by the Certificateholder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.

(viii) No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates.

(ix) All Investor Certificates surrendered for registration of transfer and exchange or for payment shall be canceled and disposed of in a manner satisfactory to the Trustee. The Trustee shall cancel and destroy any Global Certificate upon its exchange in full for Definitive Euro-Certificates and shall deliver a certificate of destruction to the Transferor. Such certificate shall also state that a certificate or certificates of Clearstream Banking or Euroclear to the effect referred to in Section 6.11 was received with respect to each portion of the Global Certificate exchanged for Definitive Euro-Certificates.

(x) Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall execute and deliver to the Trustee Registered Certificates in such amounts and at such times as are necessary to enable the Trustee to fulfill its responsibilities under this Agreement, each Series Supplement and the Certificates.

 

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(b) It is the understanding of the parties to this Agreement that Discover Bank has particular expertise in performing the functions given by this Agreement to the Master Servicer and that the Investor Certificateholders will be purchasing the Investor Certificates relying on Discover Bank exercising such expertise in performing such functions. Except as provided in Sections 8.04 and 8.06 , the Master Servicer is not permitted to resign or delegate its duties and the parties understand that the Master Servicer’s performance of its functions and the quality of the Receivables will best be ensured if the Transferor, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Discover Bank, retains the Transferor Certificate. Accordingly (subject to the condition that the Transferor shall at all times retain sole control over its properties and except as provided in Section 7.02 ), the Transferor Certificate shall not be transferred, assigned, exchanged, or otherwise conveyed except as provided in Section 7.05 .

(c) The Transferor will maintain at its expense in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, and, if and so long as any Class of any Series is listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and such exchange shall so require, in Luxembourg, an office or offices or agency or agencies where Investor Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange.

SECTION 6.05 Mutilated , Destroyed , Lost or Stolen Certificates .

(a) If any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Trustee, Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a Certificate of the same Class and Series, of a like fractional undivided interest and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

(b) If there shall be delivered to Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any agent of either of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate or the Trustee that such Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall execute and, upon its request, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a Certificate of the same Class and Series, of a like fractional undivided interest and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

(c) Upon the issuance of any Certificate pursuant to this Section, the Transferor may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses, including counsel fees, of the Transferor and the Trustee, and any Paying Agent or Transfer Agent connected therewith, and in addition a further sum not exceeding two dollars for each Certificate so issued in substitution.

(d) Every Certificate issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Trust, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Agreement and the applicable Series Supplement equally and proportionately with any and all other Certificates of the same Class and Series duly issued hereunder.

 

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SECTION 6.06 Issuances of New Series .

(a) The Transferor may direct the Trustee to issue, from time to time, one or more Series subject to the conditions described below (each such issuance, a “ New Issuance ”). The Transferor may effect a New Issuance by notifying the Trustee, in writing, at least three days in advance of the date upon which the New Issuance is to occur. Any notice of the New Issuance shall state the designation of any Series to be issued on the date of the New Issuance and, with respect to each such Series: (i) its Series Initial Investor Interest, (ii) the Certificate Rate of each Class or Subclass, if applicable, of such Series; (iii) its Payment Dates and the date from which interest shall accrue; (iv) its Series Termination Date and (v) any other terms that the Transferor sets forth in such notice of a New Issuance; provided , however , that any notice of a New Issuance with respect to any Series that issues only collateral certificates to an entity or entities that will issue securities supported by, among other things, such collateral certificates, shall, in lieu of stating the information in clauses (i) through (v) above, attach a copy of the Series Supplement therefor, in a form substantially agreed upon by the Transferor, the Master Servicer, the Servicers and the Trustee. On the date of the New Issuance, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver any such Series only upon satisfaction of the following conditions: (a) Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall have delivered to the Trustee a Series Supplement executed by the Transferor, the Master Servicer, the Servicers and the Trustee that specifies the terms of such Series, (b) the Transferor shall have delivered to the Trustee written confirmation from the Rating Agencies that the New Issuance will not result in the reduction below or withdrawal of the Required Ratings of any Class of any Series then outstanding rated by each Rating Agency, (c) the Transferor shall have delivered to the Trustee and the Rating Agencies (A) with respect to each New Issuance, an opinion of counsel dated as of the date of such New Issuance to the effect that, although not free from doubt, the Investor Certificates of such New Issuance will be treated as indebtedness of the Transferor for federal income and Delaware (and any other state where substantial servicing activities are conducted by an Additional Originator with respect to Accounts serviced by such Additional Originator, or by Discover Bank if there is a substantial change from Discover Bank’s present servicing activity, if any, in such state) state income or franchise tax purposes; provided , however , such opinion shall not be required for any New Issuance with respect to any Series that issues only collateral certificates to an entity or entities that will issue securities supported by, among other things, such collateral certificates; and provided , further , such opinions described in this clause (c)(A) shall not be required for any New Issuance issued to an entity that is disregarded for federal income tax purposes and is directly and wholly owned by Discover Bank and (B) with respect to each New Issuance other than the New Issuance related to the first Series issued by the Trust, an opinion of counsel dated as of the date of such New Issuance to the effect that such New Issuance will not adversely affect the conclusion set forth in any prior opinion of counsel delivered pursuant to this clause (c) as to the treatment of the Investor Certificates of any such prior Series as indebtedness of the Transferor or as to the treatment of the Trust as a mere security device and (d) Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall not be required to designate Additional Accounts or convey Participation Interests to the Trust

 

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pursuant to Section 2.10(a) as a result of such New Issuance. The Series Supplement with respect to any New Issuance may modify or amend the terms of this Agreement, provided , that such modifications or amendments shall apply solely with respect to such Series. Upon satisfaction of such conditions, the Trustee shall issue, as provided in Section 6.06(d) , such Series of Investor Certificates dated as of the date of the New Issuance.

(b) The Transferor may direct the Trustee to issue one or more Series which is subordinate in right of payment, in whole or in part, to one or more other Series, whether or not any such Series are issued contemporaneously. The manner and extent to which any Series shall be subordinated to any other Series shall be set forth in the Series Supplement for the subordinated Series.

(c) The Transferor may designate that one or more Groups be subordinate in right of payment, in whole or in part, to one or more other Groups, whether or not the Series in any such subordinate Group are issued contemporaneously with the Series in any non-subordinate Group. The manner and extent to which any Group shall be subordinated to any other Group shall be set forth in the Series Supplements for each Series which is a member of such subordinate Group.

(d) Upon any New Issuance, Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall execute and deliver to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall authenticate pursuant to Section 6.03 , one or more Series of Investor Certificates. The Investor Certificates of any such Series shall be substantially in the form specified in the applicable Series Supplement and shall each bear, upon its face, the designation for such Series.

SECTION 6.07 Persons Deemed Owners . Prior to due presentation of a Certificate for registration of transfer or exchange, the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent and any agent of any of them may treat the person in whose name any Registered Certificate is registered as the owner of such Registered Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions pursuant to Section 5.01 and for all other purposes whatsoever; and neither the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent nor any agent of any of them shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

SECTION 6.08 Appointment and Duties of Paying Agent .

(a) The Paying Agent shall make distributions to Investor Certificateholders from the Series Distribution Accounts, the Series Interest Funding Accounts and the Series Principal Funding Accounts pursuant to Section 5.01 and the relevant provisions of the applicable Series Supplement. Any Paying Agent shall have the revocable power to withdraw funds from the Series Distribution Accounts, the Series Interest Funding Accounts and the Series Principal Funding Accounts for the purpose of making the distributions referred to above. The Trustee may revoke such power and remove the Paying Agent if the Trustee determines in its sole discretion that the Paying Agent shall have failed to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any Series Supplement in any material respect. The Paying Agent shall initially be the Trustee and any co-paying agent or paying agencies chosen by the Paying Agent and acceptable to the Trustee and the Transferor, including, if and for so long as any Class of any Series is listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and such exchange so requires, a co-paying

 

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agent or paying agency in Luxembourg or another city in western Europe. The Trustee shall be permitted to resign as Paying Agent upon 30 days’ written notice to the Transferor and upon the appointment of a successor to act as Paying Agent. For so long as the Trustee shall act as Paying Agent, the provisions of Sections 11.01 , 11.02 and 11.03 shall apply to the Trustee in its role as Paying Agent.

(b) The Trustee shall cause any Paying Agent other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee that such Paying Agent will

(i) hold all sums held by it for payment to the Investor Certificateholders in trust for the benefit of the Investor Certificateholders entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Investor Certificateholders;

(ii) comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code or any other applicable tax law with respect to the withholding from any payments made by it on any Certificates of any applicable withholding taxes imposed thereon, including FATCA Withholding Tax (including obtaining and retaining from Persons entitled to payments with respect to the Certificates any Tax Information and making any withholdings with respect to the Notes as required by the Internal Revenue Code (including FATCA) and paying over such withheld amounts to the appropriate governmental authority); and

(iii) comply with any applicable reporting requirements in connection with any payments made by it on any Certificates and any withholding of taxes therefrom, and, upon request, provide any Tax Information to the Issuer.

SECTION 6.09 Access to List of Names and Addresses of Holders of Registered Certificates . The Trustee will furnish or cause to be furnished by the Transfer Agent to the Master Servicer or the Paying Agent, within five Business Days after receipt by the Trustee of a request therefor from the Master Servicer or the Paying Agent, respectively, in writing, a list in such form as the Master Servicer or the Paying Agent may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of Registered Certificates of any Class or Series as of the most recent Record Date for payment of distributions to such Holders of Registered Certificates. If three or more Holders of Registered Certificates of any Class of any Series (the “ Applicants ”) representing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 5% of the Series Invested Amount of any Series apply in writing to the Trustee, and such application states that the Applicants desire to communicate with other Holders of Registered Certificates of such Class of such Series, or such Series, with respect to their rights under this Agreement, the relevant Series Supplement or the Investor Certificates 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 Transfer Agent to afford such Applicants access during normal business hours to the most recent list of Holders of Registered Certificates of such Class of such Series, or such Series, held by the Trustee, within five Business Days after the receipt of such application. Such list shall be as of a date no more than 45 days prior to the date of receipt of such Applicants’ request. Every Holder of a Registered Certificate, by receiving and holding such Certificate, agrees with the Trustee that neither the Trustee, the Transfer Agent, nor any of their respective agents shall be held

 

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accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the names and addresses of such Certificateholders hereunder, regardless of the source from which such information was derived.

SECTION 6.10 Authenticating Agent .

(a) The Trustee may appoint one or more authenticating agents with respect to one or more Series which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee in authenticating the Certificates of such Series in connection with the issuance, delivery, registration of transfer, exchange or repayment of such Certificates. Wherever reference is made in this Agreement to the authentication of Certificates by the Trustee or the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication on behalf of the Trustee by an authenticating agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an authenticating agent. Each authenticating agent must be acceptable to the Transferor.

(b) Any institution succeeding to the corporate agency business of an authenticating agent shall continue to be an authenticating agent without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or such authenticating agent.

(c) An authenticating agent may at any time resign by giving written notice of resignation to the Trustee and to the Transferor. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an authenticating agent by giving notice of termination to such authenticating agent and to the Transferor. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time an authenticating agent shall cease to be acceptable to the Trustee or the Transferor, the Trustee promptly may appoint a successor authenticating agent. Any successor authenticating agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an authenticating agent. No successor authenticating agent shall be appointed unless acceptable to the Trustee and the Transferor.

(d) The Trustee agrees to pay to each authenticating agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section 6.10 , and the Trustee shall be entitled to be reimbursed and the Master Servicer shall reimburse the Trustee for such payments, subject to the provisions of Section 11.05 .

(e) The provisions of Sections 11.01 , 11.02 and 11.03 shall be applicable to any authenticating agent.

(f) Pursuant to an appointment made under this Section 6.10, the Certificates of an applicable Series may have endorsed thereon, in lieu of the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, an alternate certificate of authentication in substantially the following form:

“This is one of the Certificates described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and Series Supplement.

 

 

 

 

  as Authenticating Agent for the Trustee,
By:  

 

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SECTION 6.11 Global Certificate; Exchange Date .

(a) If specified in the related Series Supplement for any Series or Class, the Investor Certificates of such Series or Class, as applicable, will initially be issued as a single temporary global certificate (the “ Global Certificate ”), in the denomination of the Series Initial Investor Interest or the Class Initial Investor Interest, as applicable, and substantially in the form set forth in the exhibit with respect thereto attached to the related Series Supplement. The Global Certificate will be authenticated by the Trustee upon the same conditions, in substantially the same manner and with the same effect as the Definitive Certificates. The Global Certificate may be exchanged as described below for Registered Certificates in definitive form (the “ Definitive Euro-Certificates ”).

(b) The Manager shall advise the Trustee, the Transferor, the Common Depositary, Clearstream Banking and Euroclear of the Exchange Date. The Global Certificate may be exchanged for Definitive Euro-Certificates only on or after the Exchange Date. A United States institutional investor may exchange the portion of the Global Certificate beneficially owned by it only for an equal aggregate principal amount of Registered Certificates bearing the applicable legend set forth in the form of Registered Certificate attached to the related Series Supplement and having a minimum denomination of $500,000. The Transferor may waive the $500,000 minimum denomination requirement if they so elect. Upon any demand for exchange for Definitive Euro-Certificates in accordance with this paragraph, the Transferor shall cause the Trustee to authenticate and deliver the Definitive Euro-Certificates to the Holder according to the instructions of the Holder, in the case of Registered Certificates, but in either case only upon presentation to the Trustee of a written statement with respect to the Global Certificate or portion thereof being exchanged signed by Clearstream Banking or Euroclear and dated on or after the Exchange Date, to the effect that it has received in writing or by tested telex a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit H signed by the Manager which sold the relevant Certificates. Upon receipt of such certification, the Trustee shall cause the Global Certificate to be endorsed in accordance with paragraph (d) below. Any exchange as provided in this Section shall be made free of charge to the holders and the beneficial owners of the Global Certificate and to the beneficial owners of the Definitive EuroCertificates issued in exchange, except that a person receiving Definitive Euro-Certificates must bear the cost of insurance, postage, transportation and the like in the event that such person does not receive such Definitive Euro-Certificates in person at the offices of Clearstream Banking or Euroclear.

(c) The delivery to the Trustee by Clearstream Banking or Euroclear of any written statement referred to above may be relied upon by the Transferor and the Trustee as conclusive evidence that a corresponding certification or certifications has or have been delivered to Clearstream Banking or Euroclear, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Trustee, Clearstream Banking and Euroclear, as the case may be, shall retain each certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.11 for a period of four calendar years following the year in which such certificate is received.

 

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(d) Upon any such exchange of all or a portion of the Global Certificate for a Definitive Euro-Certificate or Certificates, such Global Certificate shall be endorsed by or on behalf of the Trustee to reflect the reduction of its principal amount by an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of such Definitive Euro-Certificate or Certificates. Until so exchanged in full, such Global Certificate shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as Definitive Euro-Certificates authenticated and delivered hereunder except that the beneficial owners of such Global Certificate shall not be entitled to receive payments of interest on the Certificates until they have exchanged their beneficial interests in such Global Certificate for Definitive Euro-Certificates.

SECTION 6.12 Meetings of Certificateholders.

(a) Notice of any meeting of Investor Certificateholders, setting forth the time and place of such meeting and in general terms the action proposed to be taken at such meeting, shall be given in accordance with Section 13.05 , the first mailing and publication to be not less than 20 nor more than 180 days prior to the date fixed for the meeting. To be entitled to vote at any meeting of Investor Certificateholders a person shall be the Holder of or a person appointed by an instrument in writing as proxy by the Holder of one or more Registered Certificates. The only persons who shall be entitled to be present or to speak at any meeting of Investor Certificateholders shall be the persons entitled to vote at such meeting and their counsel and any representatives of the Transferor, the Master Servicer and the Trustee and their respective counsel.

(b) At a meeting of Investor Certificateholders, persons entitled to vote Investor Certificates evidencing a majority of the Series Invested Amount or the Class Invested Amount, as applicable, of the applicable Series or Class or the sum of the Series Invested Amounts for all applicable Series, as the case may be, shall constitute a quorum. For purposes of determining whether a quorum is present, the applicable Class Invested Amount and Series Invested Amount shall be calculated without taking into account the Class Investor Interest represented by any Investor Certificates beneficially owned by the Transferor or any affiliate of the Transferor. No business shall be transacted in the absence of a quorum, unless a quorum is present when the meeting is called to order. In the absence of a quorum at any such meeting, the meeting may be adjourned for a period of not less than 10 days; in the absence of a quorum at any such adjourned meeting, such adjourned meeting may be further adjourned for a period of not less than 10 days; at the reconvening of any meeting further adjourned for lack of a quorum, the persons entitled to vote Investor Certificates evidencing at least 25% of the Series Invested Amount or the Class Invested Amount, as applicable, of the applicable Series or Class or the sum of the Series Invested Amounts for all applicable Series, as the case may be, shall constitute a quorum for the taking of any action set forth in the notice of the original meeting. Notice of the reconvening of any adjourned meeting shall be given as provided above except that such notice must be given not less than five days prior to the date on which the meeting is scheduled to be reconvened. Notice of the reconvening of an adjourned meeting shall state expressly the percentage of the Series Invested Amount or the Class Invested Amount, as applicable, or of the sum of the Series Invested Amounts for all applicable Series, as the case may be, which shall constitute a quorum.

 

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(c) Any Holder of a Registered Certificate who has executed an instrument in writing appointing a person as proxy shall be deemed to be present for the purposes of determining a quorum and be deemed to have voted; provided that such Holder of a Registered Certificate shall be considered as present or voting only with respect to the matters covered by such instrument in writing. Subject to the provisions of Section 13.01(b) , any resolution passed or decision taken at any meeting of Certificateholders duly held in accordance with this Section shall be binding on all Investor Certificateholders of the applicable Class or Series, whether or not present or represented at the meeting.

(d) The holding of Registered Certificates shall be proved by the Certificate Register. The appointment of any proxy with respect to a Registered Certificate shall be proved by having the signature of the person executing the proxy guaranteed by any bank, trust company or recognized securities dealer satisfactory to the Master Servicer.

(e) The Trustee shall appoint a temporary chairman of the meeting. A permanent chairman and a permanent secretary of the meeting shall be elected by vote of persons entitled to vote evidencing a majority of the Series Invested Amount or the Class Invested Amount, as applicable, of the applicable Series or Class or the sum of the Series Invested Amounts for all applicable outstanding Series, as the case may be, represented at the meeting. No vote shall be cast or counted at any meeting in respect of any Investor Certificate challenged as not outstanding and ruled by the chairman of the meeting to be not outstanding. The chairman of the meeting shall have no right to vote except as an Investor Certificateholder or proxy. Any meeting of Investor Certificateholders duly called at which a quorum is present may be adjourned from time to time, and the meeting may be held as so adjourned without further notice.

(f) The vote upon any resolution submitted to any meeting of Investor Certificateholders shall be by written ballot on which shall be subscribed the signatures of Investor Certificateholders or proxies and on which shall be inscribed the serial number or numbers of the Investor Certificates held or represented by them. The permanent chairman of the meeting shall appoint two inspectors of votes who shall count all votes cast at the meeting for or against any resolution and who shall make and file with the secretary of the meeting their verified written reports in duplicate of all votes cast at the meeting. A record in duplicate of the proceedings of each meeting of Investor Certificateholders shall be prepared by the secretary of the meeting and there shall be attached to said record the original reports of the inspectors of votes on any vote by ballot taken thereat and affidavits by one or more persons having knowledge of the facts setting forth a copy of the notice of the meeting and showing that said notice was published as provided above. The record shall be signed and verified by the permanent chairman and secretary of the meeting and one of the duplicates shall be delivered to the Master Servicer and the other to the Trustee to be preserved by the Trustee, the latter to have attached thereto the ballots voted at the meeting. Any record so signed and verified shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein stated.

 

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SECTION 6.13 Special Provisions for Certain Series. Except with respect to the provisions of Sections 6.03 , 6.04(b) and 6.06 and provisions relating specifically to the Transferor Certificate, the foregoing provisions of this Article VI may be modified with respect to any Series to the extent provided in the applicable Series Supplement.

SECTION 6.14 Exchange of Investor Certificates for Transferor Interest. In the event that the Transferor becomes a Certificate Owner or an Investor Certificateholder (in the event that Definitive Certificates are issued pursuant to Section 6.02 ), Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate may cancel such Investor Certificates on a Distribution Date with respect to such Investor Certificates by providing notice to the Trustee of such cancellation; provided , however , that no Investor Certificates, except Class A Certificates, may be cancelled unless Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall have been advised by the Rating Agencies that such cancellation would not cause the rating of any Class of any Series then outstanding to be lowered below the Required Rating or withdrawn. Such cancellation shall be deemed to occur after giving effect to all allocations and payments pursuant to Article IV hereof and the applicable provisions of the Series Supplements for each Series then outstanding as of such Distribution Date and the related Trust Distribution Date. Simultaneously with such cancellation, the Class Investor Interest of the applicable Class and the Series Investor Interest of the Series under which such Investor Certificates were issued shall be reduced, and the Transferor Interest shall be increased, by the aggregate Class Investor Interest represented by such cancelled Investor Certificates, in each case as of the end of the related Due Period. Such reduction in the Class Investor Interest will not result in any change in any numerator for purposes of determining any Class Percentage with respect to such Class if a Fixed Principal Allocation Event with respect to such Series has previously occurred. Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall promptly notify the Rating Agencies of any exchange of Investor Certificates for Transferor Interest pursuant to this Section 6.14 .

ARTICLE VII.

OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE TRANSFEROR

SECTION 7.01 Liability of the Transferor. The Transferor shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically undertaken by the Transferor in such capacity herein.

SECTION 7.02 Merger or Consolidation of , or Assumption of the Obligations of , the Transferor .

(a) Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent any consolidation or merger of the Transferor with or into any other corporation, limited liability company or other business entity or any consolidation or merger of any other such entity with or into the Transferor, or any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Transferor to any other such entity lawfully entitled to acquire the same; provided , however , that

(i) if the Transferor is not the surviving entity, such successor corporation, limited liability company or other business entity shall be organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state or the District of Columbia; or

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provided , further , that, so long as Certificates are outstanding hereunder, the Transferor covenants and agrees that any such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer shall be upon the condition that the due and punctual performance and observance of all the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement to be kept or performed by the Transferor shall, by an agreement supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, be assumed by the corporation (if other than the Transferor) formed by or resulting from any such consolidation or merger, or which shall have received the transfer of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Transferor, just as fully and effectually as if such successor business entity had been the original party of the first part hereto; and in the event of any such sale or transfer the Transferor may be dissolved, wound up and liquidated at any time thereafter.

(b) The obligations of the Transferor hereunder shall not be assignable, nor shall any Person succeed to the obligations of the Transferor hereunder, except in each case in accordance with the provisions of the foregoing subsection (a).

(c) the Transferor shall notify the Rating Agencies on or before the date of any consolidation, merger or transfer of all or substantially all of its property and assets pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 7.02 .

SECTION 7.03 Limitation on Liability of Certain Persons. No recourse under or upon any obligation or covenant of this Agreement or any Series Supplement, or of any Certificate, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Transferor or of any successor corporation, either directly or through the Transferor, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that this Agreement and any Series Supplement and the obligations incurred hereunder and thereunder are solely corporate obligations, and that no such personal liability whatever shall attach to, or is or shall be incurred by the incorporators, stockholders, officers or directors, as such, of the Transferor or of any successor corporation to the Transferor, or any of them, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations or covenants contained in this Agreement, any Series Supplement or in any of the Certificates or implied therefrom; and that any and all such personal liability, either at common law or in equity or by constitution or statute, of, and any and all such rights and claims against, every such incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, as such, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement or any Series Supplement or in any of the Certificates or implied therefrom, are hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Agreement and any Series Supplement and the issuance of such Certificates. The Transferor and any director or officer or employee or agent of the Transferor may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder.

 

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SECTION 7.04 Transferor Indemnification of the Trust and the Trustee. Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust and the Trustee from and against any loss, liability, expense, damage or injury suffered or sustained by reason of any acts, omissions or alleged acts or omissions arising out of activities of the Transferor with respect to the Trust or the Trustee (whether or not indemnified against by other parties) pursuant to this Agreement or any Series Supplement, including but not limited to any judgment, award, settlement, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs or expenses incurred in connection with the defense of any actual or threatened action, proceeding or claim and any legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with any action or suit brought by the Trustee to enforce any indemnification obligation of the Transferor; provided , however , that Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall not indemnify the Trustee if such acts, omissions or alleged acts or omissions constitute fraud, negligence or willful misconduct by the Trustee; and provided , further , that, except as explicitly set forth in this Agreement or any Series Supplement, Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall not indemnify the Trust or the Investor Certificateholders for any liabilities, costs or expenses of the Trust with respect to any action taken by the Trustee at the request of the Investor Certificateholders; and provided , further , that Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall not indemnify the Trust or the Investor Certificateholders with respect to any federal, state or local income or franchise taxes (or any interest or penalties with respect thereto) required to be paid by the Trust or the Investor Certificateholders in connection herewith to any taxing authority, which taxes shall be the sole obligation of the Trust or the Investor Certificateholders. Any such indemnification shall only be from assets of the Transferor, shall be subordinate to the security interest of the Trust in the Receivables and Interchange and shall not constitute a claim against the Transferor in excess of the lesser of (i) the Transferor’s assets available to pay such claim or (ii) the amount of such claim multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust which were originated by the Transferor and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust. The obligations under this Section 7.04 shall survive the termination of the Trust and the resignation or removal of the Trustee.

SECTION 7.05 Transfer or Conveyance of Transferor Certificate . The Transferor may not transfer any portion of its interest in the Transferor Certificate except to an affiliate of Discover Bank that is included in the same “affiliated group” as Discover Bank for United States federal income tax purposes; provided that the Transferor shall have received confirmation that the transfer will not result in a reduction below or withdrawal of the Required Rating of any Class of any Series then outstanding as confirmed in writing by the Rating Agencies.

SECTION 7.06 Corporate Actions. So long as any Investor Certificates are outstanding, the Transferor’s board of directors will hold appropriate meetings or will take appropriate action by written consent in accordance with applicable state law to authorize all of the Transferor’s corporate actions.

SECTION 7.07 Fiscal Year. The Master Servicer shall have the authority to determine or change the Trust’s fiscal year from time to time, including designating any necessary transition period. The Master Servicer shall notify the Trustee, each Servicer, and each Servicing Participant of any change in fiscal year as promptly as practicable after such change.

 

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ARTICLE VIII.

OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE MASTER

SERVICER AND THE SERVICERS

SECTION 8.01 Master Servicer and Servicer Liability. The Master Servicer and each Servicer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically undertaken by the Master Servicer or such Servicer in such capacity herein.

SECTION 8.02 Merger or Consolidation of , or Assumption of the Obligations of , the Master Servicer or any Servicer. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent any consolidation or merger of the Master Servicer or any Servicer with or into any other corporation, or any consolidation or merger of any other corporation with or into the Master Servicer or any Servicer, or any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Master Servicer or any Servicer to any other corporation lawfully entitled to acquire the same; provided , however , that, so long as Certificates are outstanding hereunder, the Master Servicer and each Servicer covenants and agrees that any such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer shall be upon the condition that the due and punctual performance and observance of all the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement to be kept or performed by the Master Servicer or such Servicer, as applicable, shall, by an agreement supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, be assumed by the corporation (if other than the Master Servicer or such Servicer) formed by or resulting from any such consolidation or merger, or which shall have received the transfer of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Master Servicer or such Servicer, just as fully and effectually as if such successor corporation had been the original party of the first part hereto; and in the event of any such sale or transfer the predecessor Master Servicer or such predecessor Servicer may be dissolved, wound up and liquidated at any time thereafter. The Master Servicer shall notify Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s of any consolidation, merger or transfer of all or substantially all of its property or assets or of the property or assets of any Servicer pursuant to this Section 8.02 .

SECTION 8.03 Limitation on Liability of the Master Servicer and each Servicer and Others. No recourse under or upon any obligation or covenant of this Agreement or any Series Supplement, or of any Certificate, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, shall be had against any incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Master Servicer or any Servicer or of any successor corporation, either directly or through the Master Servicer or any Servicer, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that this Agreement and any Series Supplement and the obligations incurred hereunder are solely corporate obligations, and that no such personal liability whatever shall attach to, or is or shall be incurred by the incorporators, shareholders, officers or directors, as such, of the Master Servicer or any Servicer or of any successor corporation, or any of them, because of the creation of any indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement or any Series Supplement or in any of the Certificates or implied therefrom; and that any and all such personal liability, either at common law or in equity or by constitution or statute, of, and

 

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any and all such rights and claims against, every such incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, as such, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations or covenants contained in this Agreement or any Series Supplement or in any of the Certificates or implied therefrom, are hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Agreement and any Series Supplement and the issue of such Certificates. The Master Servicer and each Servicer and any director or officer or employee or agent of the Master Servicer and each Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. Neither the Master Servicer nor any Servicer shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its duties to service the Receivables (and receivables in Charged-Off Accounts) in accordance with this Agreement or any Series Supplement which in its reasonable opinion may involve it in any expense or liability.

SECTION 8.04 Master Servicer or Servicer Resignation. Neither the Master Servicer nor any Servicer shall resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except 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 Master Servicer or such Servicer could take to make the performance of its duties hereunder permissible under applicable law. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, applicable law shall include, without limitation, any condition that relates to the activities of the Master Servicer under any Requirements of Law and that, in the Master Servicer’s reasonable judgment, must be satisfied in order for any affiliate of the Master Servicer not otherwise treated as a bank holding company (or any similar designation under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as said act may be amended from time to time) to avoid being treated as a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, or to avoid limitations under said act upon the activities in which the Master Servicer or any affiliate of the Master Servicer may engage. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Master Servicer or such Servicer shall be evidenced as to clause (i) above by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Trustee. No such resignation shall become effective until the Trustee or a Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer, as applicable, shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Master Servicer or such Servicer in accordance with Section 10.03 hereof. The Master Servicer shall notify Standard & Poor’s of any resignation of any Servicer or the Master Servicer pursuant to this Section 8.04 .

SECTION 8.05 Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Receivables and Interchange. The Master Servicer and each Servicer shall provide to the Trustee access to its documentation regarding the Accounts, the Receivables (and receivables in Charged-Off Accounts) and Interchange in such cases where the Trustee is required in connection with the enforcement of the rights of the Investor Certificateholders, or by applicable statutes or regulations, to review such documentation, such access being afforded without charge but only (i) upon reasonable request, (ii) during normal business hours, (iii) subject to the Master Servicer’s or the Servicer’s normal security and confidentiality procedures and (iv) at offices designated by the Master Servicer or the Servicer, as applicable. Nothing in this Section 8.05 shall derogate from the obligation of the Transferor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and each Servicer to observe any applicable law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the Obligors. The failure of the Master Servicer or the Servicer, as applicable, to provide access as provided in this Section 8.05 as a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section 8.05 .

 

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SECTION 8.06 Delegation of Duties. In the ordinary course of business, the Master Servicer and each Servicer may at any time delegate any of its duties hereunder to any Person who agrees to conduct such duties in accordance with the applicable Credit Guidelines. Such delegation shall not relieve the Master Servicer or any Servicer of its liabilities and responsibilities with respect to such duties, and shall not constitute a resignation within the meaning of Section 8.04 hereof. Discover Bank shall provide the Rating Agencies and the Trustee with written notice prior to the delegation of any of its duties as Master Servicer or Servicer to any Person other than Discover Bank or its affiliates or their respective successors and assigns. The Master Servicer shall provide the Rating Agencies with written notice prior to the delegation by any other Servicer of any of the duties of such Servicer to any other Person, other than such Servicer’s affiliates or their respective successors and assigns.

SECTION 8.07 Examination of Records. Each Servicer shall clearly and unambiguously identify each Account with respect to which it is the Servicer (including each Charged-Off Account and any Additional Account designated pursuant to Section 2.10 ) in its computer records to reflect that the Receivables (or receivables) arising in such Account and the corresponding portion of Interchange arising on and after the effective date of designation of such Account have been conveyed to the Trust pursuant to this Agreement or an Assignment. Each Servicer shall, prior to the sale or transfer to a third party of any receivable held in its custody, examine its computer and other records to determine that such receivable is not a Receivable (or a receivable in a Charged-Off Account).

SECTION 8.08 The Transferor or Master Servicer to File Reports Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act. The Transferor and the Master Servicer are hereby authorized by the Trustee to file on behalf of the Trust all reports required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any exchange or association of securities dealers pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any rules or regulations thereunder. The Trustee shall not be obligated to file on behalf of the Trust any such reports described in the preceding sentence.

ARTICLE IX.

AMORTIZATION AND CERTAIN OTHER EVENTS

SECTION 9.01 Amortization Events. If any one of the following events shall occur with respect to any Series of Investor Certificates:

(a) failure on the part of the Transferor (i) to make any payment or deposit required by the terms of this Agreement or a related Series Supplement on or before the date occurring five Business Days after the date such payment or deposit is required to be made herein or (ii) duly to observe or perform in any material respect any other material covenants or agreements of the Transferor set forth in this Agreement or a Series Supplement, which continues unremedied for a period of 60 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Transferor by the Trustee, or to the Transferor and the Trustee by the Investor Certificateholders evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 25% of the Class Invested Amount of any Class of any Series materially adversely affected thereby;

 

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(b) any representation or warranty made in this Agreement by the Transferor or a Series Supplement or any information contained in Schedule 1 hereto shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or when delivered, which representation, warranty or Schedule 1 continues to be incorrect in any material respect for a period of 60 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Transferor by the Trustee, or to the Transferor and the Trustee by the Holders of Investor Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 25% of the Class Invested Amount of any Class of any Series materially adversely affected thereby;

(c) the Transferor or any Additional Originator that is subject to the bankruptcy laws of the United States of America shall file a petition commencing a voluntary case under any chapter of the federal bankruptcy laws; the Transferor or any such Additional Originator shall file a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, or composition under any other similar applicable federal law, or shall consent to the filing of any such petition, answer, or consent; or the Transferor or any such Additional Originator shall appoint, or consent to the appointment of, a custodian, receiver, liquidator, trustee, assignee, sequestrator or other similar official in bankruptcy or insolvency of it or of any substantial part of its property; or shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due;

(d) Discover Bank or any Additional Originator that is not subject to the bankruptcy laws of the United States of America shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to all or substantially all of its property, or a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against Discover Bank or any such Additional Originator; or Discover Bank or any such Additional Originator shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations;

(e) any order for relief against the Transferor or any Additional Originator that is subject to the bankruptcy laws of the United States of America shall have been entered by a court having jurisdiction in the premises under any chapter of the federal bankruptcy laws, and such order shall have continued undischarged or unstayed for a period of 120 days; or a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall have been entered approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, or composition of the Transferor or any such Additional Originator under any other similar applicable federal law, and such decree or order shall have continued undischarged or unstayed for a period of 120 days; or a decree or order of a court having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, liquidator, trustee, assignee, sequestrator, or other similar official in

 

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bankruptcy or insolvency of the Transferor any such Additional Originator, or of any substantial part of the property of the Transferor or any such Additional Originator, or for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of 120 days;

(f) the Transferor shall become unable for any reason to transfer Receivables to the Trust in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and such inability shall continue for five Business Days;

(g) any Originator shall become unable for any reason to transfer Receivables to the Trust in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and such inability shall continue for five Business Days;

(h) the Trust shall become an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;

(i) any Master Servicer Termination Event or any Servicer Termination Event shall occur;

(j) the amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of any Due Period shall be less than the Minimum Principal Receivables Balance and the Transferor shall have failed to assign Receivables in Additional Accounts or Participation Interests to the Trust on behalf of the Holder of the Transferor Certificate in at least the amount of such deficiency by the tenth day of the calendar month of the following due Period (for purposes of this clause (i) the amount of Receivables in Additional Accounts shall be determined as of the last day of the Due Period preceding the assignment of such Receivables to the Trust); or

(k) any other event specified as an Amortization Event in the Series Supplement for such Series shall occur;

then, in the case of any event described in subparagraph (a), (b) or (i), after any applicable grace period set forth in such subparagraphs, either the Trustee or the Holders of Investor Certificates of any Class materially adversely affected thereby evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Class Invested Amount of such Class by notice given in writing to Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate and the Master Servicer (and to the Trustee if given by the Investor Certificateholders) may declare that an amortization event (an “ Amortization Event ”) has occurred with respect to such Series as of the date of such notice; in the case of any event described in subparagraphs (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) or (j) an Amortization Event shall occur immediately upon the occurrence of such event; and in the case of any event described in subparagraph (k), an Amortization Event shall occur with respect to such Series pursuant to the terms of such Series Supplement.

If an Amortization Event described in subparagraphs (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) or (j) shall occur, this Section 9.01 constitutes written notice by the Trustee and not less than 51% of the Class Invested Amount of each Class of each Series then outstanding to the Master Servicer and Transferor that such Amortization Event has occurred. No additional notice of any kind, which is hereby waived by the Transferor and the Master Servicer, shall be required as a condition of the occurrence of any Amortization Event described in subparagraphs (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) or

 

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(j). Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate (or the Master Servicer with respect to an Amortization Event that relates to the Master Servicer or any Servicer) shall give prompt notice to the Rating Agencies of the occurrence of any Amortization Event.

ARTICLE X.

MASTER SERVICER AND SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS

SECTION 10.01 Master Servicer Termination Events. If any one of the following events (a “ Master Servicer Termination Event ”) shall occur and be continuing:

(a) any failure by the Master Servicer to make any payment, transfer or deposit or to give instructions to the Trustee to make any withdrawal on or before the date occurring five Business Days after the date such payment, transfer or deposit or instruction is required to be made or given as the case may be, under the terms of this Agreement, any Series Supplement or the Master Servicing Agreement;

(b) failure on the part of the Master Servicer duly to observe or perform in any respect any other covenants or material agreements of the Master Servicer set forth in this Agreement, any Series Supplement or the Master Servicing Agreement, which continues unremedied for a period of 60 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Master Servicer by the Trustee, or to the Master Servicer and the Trustee by the Holders of Investor Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 25% of the Class Invested Amount of any Class of any Series materially adversely affected thereby; or

(c) any representation, warranty or certification made by the Master Servicer in this Agreement, any Series Supplement, the Master Servicing Agreement or in any certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement, any Series Supplement or the Master Servicing Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect when made, which has a material adverse effect on the rights of the Certificateholders of any Class of any Series and which continues to be incorrect in any material respect for a period of 60 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Master Servicer by the Trustee, or to the Master Servicer and the Trustee by the Holders of Investor Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 25% of the Class Invested Amount of any Class of any Series materially adversely affected thereby; or

(d) the Master Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Master Servicer or of or relating to all or substantially all its property, or a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Master Servicer and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of 120 days; or the Master Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make any assignment for the benefit of its creditors or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations;

 

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then, in the event of any such Master Servicer Termination Event, so long as the Master Servicer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, either the Trustee, or the Holders of Investor Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Class Invested Amount of any Class materially adversely affected thereby, by notice then given in writing to the Master Servicer (and to the Trustee if given by the Investor Certificateholders) (a “ Termination Notice ”), may terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer under this Agreement and any Series Supplements then outstanding. After receipt by the Master Servicer of such Termination Notice, and on the date that a Successor Master Servicer shall have been appointed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 10.03 , all authority and power of the Master Servicer under this Agreement shall pass to and be vested in a Successor Master Servicer; and, without limitation, the Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Master Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, all documents and other instruments upon the failure of the Master Servicer to execute or deliver such documents or instruments, and to do and accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such transfer of servicing rights. The Master Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Trustee and such Successor Master Servicer in effecting the termination of the responsibilities and rights of the Master Servicer to conduct servicing hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to such Successor Master Servicer of all authority of the Master Servicer to service the Receivables (and receivables in Charged-Off Accounts) provided for under this Agreement, including, without limitation, all authority over all Collections which shall on the date of transfer be held by the Master Servicer for deposit, or which have been deposited by the Master Servicer in any Investor Account, or which shall thereafter be received with respect to the Receivables (or receivables in Charged-Off Accounts), and in assisting the Successor Master Servicer. The terminated Master Servicer shall promptly make available its electronic records relating to the Receivables (and receivables in Charged-Off Accounts) and Interchange to the Successor Master Servicer in such electronic form as the Successor Master Servicer may reasonably request and shall promptly make available to the Successor Master Servicer all other records, correspondence and documents necessary for the continued servicing of the Receivables (and receivables in Charged-Off Accounts) and the determining and reporting of Interchange in the manner and at such times as the Successor Master Servicer shall reasonably request. To the extent that compliance with this Section 10.01 shall require the terminated Master Servicer to disclose to the Successor Master Servicer information of any kind which the Master Servicer reasonably deems to be confidential, the Successor Master Servicer shall be required to enter into such customary licensing and confidentiality agreements as the Master Servicer shall deem necessary to protect its interests.

SECTION 10.02 Servicer Termination Events. If any one of the following events (a “ Servicer Termination Event ”) shall occur and be continuing with respect to any Servicer:

(a) any failure by any Servicer to make any payment, transfer or deposit on or before the date occurring five Business Days after the date such payment, transfer or deposit is required to be made under the terms of this Agreement, any Series Supplement or the Master Servicing Agreement; or

 

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(b) failure on the part of any Servicer duly to observe or perform in any respect any covenants or material agreements of such Servicer set forth in this Agreement, any Series Supplement or the Master Servicing Agreement, which continues unremedied for a period of 60 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to such Servicer by the Trustee, or to such Servicer and the Trustee by the Holders of Investor Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 25% of the Class Invested Amount of any Class of any Series materially adversely affected thereby; or

(c) any representation, warranty or certification made by any Servicer in this Agreement, any Series Supplement, the Master Servicing Agreement or in any certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement, any Series Supplement or the Master Servicing Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect when made, which has a material adverse effect on the rights of the Certificateholders of any Class of any Series and which continues to be incorrect in any material respect for a period of 60 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to such Servicer by the Trustee, or to such Servicer and the Trustee by the Holders of Investor Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 25% of the Class Invested Amount of any Class of any Series materially adversely affected thereby; or

(d) any Servicer that is not subject to the bankruptcy laws of the United States of America shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to such Servicer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property, or a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against any Servicer and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of 120 days; or any Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make any assignment for the benefit of its creditors or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or

(e) any Servicer that is subject to the bankruptcy laws of the United States of America shall file a petition commencing a voluntary case under any chapter of the federal bankruptcy laws; or any such Servicer shall file a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition under any other similar applicable federal law, or shall consent to the filing of any such petition, answer or consent; or any such Servicer shall appoint, or consent to the appointment of, a custodian, receiver, liquidator, trustee, assignee, sequestrator or other similar official in bankruptcy or insolvency of it or of any substantial part of its property; or shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due; or

(f) any order for relief against any Servicer that is subject to the bankruptcy laws of the United States of America shall have been entered by a court having jurisdiction in the premises under any chapter of the federal bankruptcy laws, and such order shall have continued undischarged or unstayed for a period of 120 days; or a decree or order by a court having

 

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jurisdiction in the premises shall have been entered approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, or composition of any such Servicer under any other similar applicable federal law, and such decree or order shall have continued undischarged or unstayed for a period of 120 days; or a decree or order of a court having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, liquidator, trustee, assignee, sequestrator, or other similar official in bankruptcy or insolvency of any such Servicer, or of any substantial part of the property of any such Servicer, or for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of 120 days;

then, in the event of any Servicer Termination Event, so long as the Servicer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, either the Trustee, or the Holders of Investor Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Class Invested Amount of any Class materially adversely affected thereby, by notice then given in writing to the Master Servicer and to the Servicer to which any such Servicer Termination Event relates (and to the Trustee if given by the Investor Certificateholders) (a “ Termination Notice ”), may terminate all of the rights and obligations of such Servicer under this Agreement, any Series Supplements then outstanding and the Master Servicing Agreement. After receipt by such Servicer of such Termination Notice, and on the date that a Successor Servicer shall have been appointed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 10.03 with respect to such Servicer, all authority and power of such Servicer under this Agreement, any Series Supplements then outstanding and the Master Servicing Agreement shall pass to and be vested in such Successor Servicer; and, without limitation, the Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of such Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, all documents and other instruments upon the failure of such Servicer to execute or deliver such documents or instruments, and to do and accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such transfer of servicing rights. Such Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Trustee and such Successor Servicer in effecting the termination of the responsibilities and rights of such Servicer to conduct servicing hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to such Successor Servicer of all authority of such Servicer to service such Servicer’s Receivables (and receivables in Charged-Off Accounts) provided for under this Agreement, including, without limitation, all authority over all Collections which shall on the date of transfer be held by such Servicer for deposit, or which have been deposited by such Servicer in any Investor Account, or which shall thereafter be received with respect to such Receivables (or receivables in Charged-Off Accounts), and in assisting the Successor Servicer. The terminated Servicer shall promptly make available its electronic records relating to the Receivables (and receivables in Charged-Off Accounts) and Interchange to the Successor Servicer in such electronic form as the Successor Servicer may reasonably request and shall promptly make available to the Successor Servicer all other records, correspondence and documents necessary for the continued servicing of the Receivables (and receivables in Charged-Off Accounts) and the determining and reporting of Interchange in the manner and at such times as the Successor Servicer shall reasonably request. To the extent that compliance with this Section 10.02 shall require the terminated Servicer to disclose to the Successor Servicer information of any kind which such Servicer reasonably deems to be confidential, such Successor Servicer shall be required to enter into such customary licensing and confidentiality agreements as such Servicer shall deem necessary to protect its interest.

 

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SECTION 10.03 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor Master Servicer and/or Successor Servicer .

(a) On and after the receipt by the Master Servicer or any Servicer of a Termination Notice pursuant to Section 10.01 or 10.02 , the Master Servicer or such Servicer, as applicable, shall continue to perform all servicing functions performed by it under this Agreement until the date specified in the Termination Notice or otherwise specified by the Trustee in writing or, if no such date is specified in such Termination Notice, or otherwise specified by the Trustee, until a date mutually agreed upon by Master Servicer or such Servicer, as applicable, and the Trustee. The Trustee shall as promptly as possible appoint a successor master servicer or servicer, as applicable, (the “ Successor Master Servicer ” or “ Successor Servicer ,” as applicable) and such Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer shall accept its appointment by a written assumption in a form acceptable to the Trustee. In the event that a Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer has not been appointed or has not accepted its appointment at the time when the Master Servicer or such Servicer, as applicable, ceases to act as such, the Trustee without further action shall automatically be appointed the Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer, as applicable. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee shall, if it is legally unable so to act, petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint any bank or other corporation having a net worth of not less than $100,000,000 and whose regular business includes the servicing of credit card receivables as the Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer, as applicable, hereunder. The Trustee shall deliver notice to Standard & Poor’s of the proposed appointment of any Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer, and any such appointment of a Successor Master Servicer shall become effective only if Standard & Poor’s shall have advised the Trustee that such appointment would not cause the rating of any Class of any Series then outstanding to be lowered below the Required Rating or withdrawn; provided , however , that no such advice shall be necessary if such appointment is made by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(b) Upon its appointment, the Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer, as applicable, shall be the successor in all respects to the terminated Master Servicer or Servicer, as applicable, with respect to servicing functions under this Agreement and shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties, liabilities and protections relating thereto placed on or provided to the Master Servicer or Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and the Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer, as applicable, shall be deemed to have made the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.05 hereof, and all references in this Agreement to the Master Servicer or such Servicer, as applicable, shall be deemed to refer to the Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer, as applicable, except, if agreed upon by Discover Bank and any Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer, for the references in Section 11.05 , which shall continue to refer to Discover Bank; provided , however , that Discover Bank shall not pay or reimburse the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.05 for any expense, disbursement or advance of the Trustee related to or arising as a result of the negligence or bad faith of the Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer. Any Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer, as applicable, shall expressly be authorized, subject to Section 8.06, to delegate any of its duties hereunder to Discover Bank on and after the date of any transfer of servicing pursuant to this Section 10.03.

 

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(c) Upon its appointment, any Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer shall enter into the Master Servicing Agreement, and the former Master Servicer or Servicer, as applicable, shall cease to be a party to the Master Servicing Agreement.

(d) In connection with the appointment of a Successor Master Servicer, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of any Successor Master Servicer out of Collections and Interchange as it and such Successor Master Servicer shall agree; provided , however , that no such compensation shall be in excess of the Monthly Servicing Fee set forth in Section 3.03 . The Holder of the Transferor Certificate agrees that if the Master Servicer or any Servicer is terminated hereunder, it will, at the request of the Trustee or any Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer, deposit a portion of the Finance Charge Collections and Interchange that it is entitled to receive pursuant to Section 4.03(c)(ii) to pay its share of the compensation of such Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer.

(e) All authority and power granted to any Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer under this Agreement shall automatically cease and terminate upon termination of the Trust pursuant to Section 12.01 , and shall pass to and be vested in the Holder of the Transferor Certificate and, without limitation, Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of any Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, all documents and other instruments, and to do and accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such transfer of servicing rights. Any Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Holder of the Transferor Certificate in effecting the termination of the responsibilities and rights of such Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer to conduct servicing on the Receivables (and receivables in Charged-Off Accounts). Any Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer shall transfer its electronic records relating to the Receivables (and receivables in Charged-Off Accounts) to Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate in such electronic form as the Transferor may reasonably request and shall transfer all other records, correspondence and documents to Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate in the manner and at such times as the Transferor shall reasonably request. To the extent that compliance with this Section 10.03 shall require any Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer to disclose to the Transferor information of any kind which such Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer deems to be confidential, the Transferor shall be required to enter into such customary licensing and confidentiality agreements as such Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer shall deem necessary to protect its interests.

SECTION 10.04 Notification to Investor Certificateholders. Upon the occurrence of any Master Servicer Termination Event or any Servicer Termination Event, the Master Servicer or Servicer, as applicable, shall give prompt written notice thereof to the Trustee and the Trustee shall give notice to the Investor Certificateholders. Upon any termination or appointment of a Successor Master Servicer or a Successor Servicer pursuant to this Article X , the Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to the Rating Agencies and to the Investor Certificateholders.

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Amount of any Class of any Series affected by any default by the Master Servicer, any Servicer or the Transferor may, on behalf of all Holders of Certificates of such affected Class, waive the effect of any Master Servicer Termination Event or Servicer Termination Event or breach by the Transferor in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences, except a failure to make any required deposits or payments in accordance with Section 4.03 or the applicable Series Supplement and except any Amortization Event arising under Sections 9.01(c) , (d)  or (e) . Upon any such waiver of a past breach, such breach shall cease to exist with respect to such Class of such Series, and any breach arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement with respect to such Class of such Series. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other breach or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived.

ARTICLE XI.

THE TRUSTEE

SECTION 11.01 Duties of Trustee .

(a) The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of any Master Servicer Termination Event or any Servicer Termination Event of which it has knowledge and after the curing of all Master Servicer Termination Events and all Servicer Termination Events that may have occurred, undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement or any Series Supplement. If any Master Servicer Termination Event or any Servicer Termination Event of which the Trustee has knowledge has occurred (which has not been cured or waived), the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement or any Series Supplement, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.

(b) The Trustee, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to the Trustee that are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any Series Supplement, shall examine them to determine whether they conform to the requirements of this Agreement or such Series Supplement. The Trustee shall give prompt written notice to the Certificateholders of any lack of conformity of any such instrument to the applicable requirements of this Agreement or any Series Supplement discovered by the Trustee that would entitle a specified percentage of the Certificateholders of any Class of any Series to take any action pursuant to this Agreement or any Series Supplement.

(c) Subject to Section 11.01(a) no provision of this Agreement or any Series Supplement shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own misconduct; provided , however , that:

(i) The Trustee shall not be liable for an error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

 

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(ii) The Trustee shall not be personally liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of Investor Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Class Invested Amount of any Class of any Series materially adversely affected thereby relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Agreement;

(iii) The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Master Servicer Termination Event referred to in Section 10.01(b) or (c)  or any Servicer Termination Event referred to in Section 10.02(b) or (c)  or with knowledge of any Amortization Event described in Sections 9.01(b) , (c) , (d) , (e) , (f) , (i)  or (j)  (but only, in the case of Section 9.01(i) , if such Amortization Event relates to either a Master Servicer Termination Event described in Section 10.01(b) or (c)  or a Servicer Termination Event described in Section 10.02(b) or (c) ) unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee obtains actual knowledge of such failure or the Trustee receives written notice of such failure from the Master Servicer, any Servicer or any Holders of Investor Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 10% of the Class Invested Amount of any Class of any Series materially adversely affected thereby; and

(iv) The Trustee shall not be liable for any loss attributable to the investment of funds in any Permitted Investment pursuant to this Agreement or any Series Supplement nor shall the Trustee be liable for the default or misconduct of the Master Servicer with regard to its obligations in respect of funds on deposit in any Series Principal Funding Account (as set forth in each applicable Series Supplement). In no event shall the Trustee be liable for the payment of interest on any funds in its possession, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

(d) The Trustee shall not be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if there is reasonable ground for believing that the repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it, and none of the provisions contained in this Agreement or any Series Supplement shall in any event require the Trustee to perform, or be responsible for the manner of performance of, any of the obligations of the Master Servicer or any Servicer under this Agreement or any Series Supplement except during such time, if any, as the Trustee shall be the successor to, and be vested with the rights, duties, powers and privileges of, the Master Servicer or any Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or any Series Supplement.

(e) Except for actions expressly authorized by this Agreement or any Series Supplement, the Trustee shall take no action reasonably likely to impair the interests of the Trust in any Receivable existing as of the Cut-Off Date or thereafter created or to impair the value of any Receivable now existing or hereafter created.

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Section 2.01 or 2.10 hereof, (ii) add any other investment, obligation or security to the Trust, or (iii) withdraw from the Trust any (a) Receivables or (b) receivables in Charged-Off Accounts, except for a withdrawal permitted under Sections 2.05(b) , 2.07(b) , 2.11 (including the removal of Interchange), 3.02(b) , 3.02(e) , 12.01 or 12.02 .

(g) In the event that the Paying Agent or the Transfer Agent 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 Transfer Agent, as the case may be, under this Agreement, the Trustee shall be obligated promptly to perform such obligation, duty or agreement in the manner so required.

(h) If the Transferor has agreed to transfer any of its credit receivables (other than the Receivables) to another Person, upon the written request of the Transferor, the Trustee will enter into such agreements with the transferee of such receivables as are necessary and desirable to separately identify the rights of the Trust and such other Person in the Transferor’s receivables; provided , however , that the Trustee shall not be required to enter into any agreement which could adversely affect the interests of the Certificateholders; and provided , further , that the Transferor shall provide the Rating Agencies with notice of any written agreement entered into pursuant to this Section 11.01(h) .

(i) Any action, suit or proceeding brought in respect of one or more particular Class or Series shall have no effect on the Trustee’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder with respect to any Classes or Series not the subject of such action, suit or proceeding.

SECTION 11.02 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee. Except as otherwise provided in Section 11.01 :

(a) The Trustee may rely on and shall be protected in acting on, or in refraining from acting in accord with, any resolution, Officer’s Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, appraisal, bond or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented to it pursuant to this Agreement by the proper party or parties;

(b) The Trustee may consult with counsel and any advice or Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel;

(c) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Agreement or any Series Supplement, or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto, at the request, order or direction of any of the Certificateholders (or, for any Series that issues only collateral certificates to an entity or entities that will issue securities supported by, among other things, such collateral certificates, to the holders of such securities, if the documents governing the terms of such securities so provide) pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or any Series Supplement, unless such Certificateholders (or the holders of such securities, as applicable) shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be

 

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incurred therein or thereby; provided , however , that nothing contained herein shall relieve the Trustee of the obligations, upon the occurrence of any Master Servicer Termination Event or any Servicer Termination Event (which has not been cured), to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement or any Series Supplement, and to use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs;

(d) The Trustee shall not be personally liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement or any Series Supplement;

(e) 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 Holders of Investor Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Class Invested Amount of any Class of any Series which could be materially adversely affected if the Trustee does not make such investigation;

(f) The Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys or a custodian, and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent, attorney or custodian appointed with due care by it hereunder; and

(g) Except as may be required by Section 11.01(a) hereof, the Trustee shall not be required to make any initial or periodic examination of any documents or records related to the Receivables or the Accounts for the purpose of establishing the presence or absence of defects, the compliance by the Transferor with its representations and warranties or for any other purpose.

SECTION 11.03 Trustee Not Liable for Recitals in Certificates. The Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the recitals contained herein and in the Certificates (other than the certificate of authentication on the Certificates). Except as set forth in Section 11.16 , the Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement or any Series Supplement or of the Certificates (other than the certificate of authentication on the Certificates) or of any Receivable or related document. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Transferor of any of the Certificates or of the proceeds of such Certificates, or for the use or application of any funds paid to the Holder of the Transferor Certificate in respect of the Receivables or any deficiency in amounts deposited in any Investor Accounts by the Master Servicer.

SECTION 11.04 Trustee May Own Investor Certificates. The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Investor Certificates with the same rights with respect to such Investor Certificates as it would have if it were not the Trustee.

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shall be entitled to receive, reasonable compensation (which shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) for all services rendered by it in the execution of the trust hereby created and in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties hereunder of the Trustee, and the Master Servicer will pay or reimburse the Trustee (without reimbursement from any Investor Account or otherwise) upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any of the provisions of this Agreement or any Series Supplement (including the reasonable fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may arise from its negligence or bad faith and except as provided in the following sentence. If the Trustee is appointed Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer pursuant to Section 10.03 , the provision of this Section 11.05 shall not apply to expenses, disbursements and advances made or incurred by the Trustee in its capacity as Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer, as applicable, and the compensation of the Trustee as Successor Master Servicer or Successor Servicer shall be determined in accordance with Section 10.03 or the relevant provisions of the Master Servicing Agreement, as applicable. The Master Servicer’s obligations under this Section shall survive the termination of the Trust and the resignation or removal of the Trustee.

SECTION 11.06 Master Servicer and Servicer Indemnification of Trustee. The Master Servicer and each Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee for any loss, liability, expense, damage or injury (including but not limited to any judgment, award, settlement, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs or other expenses incurred in connection with the defense of any actual or threatened action, proceeding or claim and any legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with any action or suit brought by the Trustee to enforce any indemnification obligation of the Master Servicer) that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted at any time against the Trustee (whether or not indemnified against by other parties) incurred by reason of its acceptance of the appointment hereunder. The Master Servicer and each Servicer shall also indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee from and against any loss, liability, expense, damage or injury (including but not limited to any judgment, award, settlement, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs or other expenses incurred in connection with the defense of any actual or threatened action, proceeding or claim) that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted at any time against the Trustee (whether or not indemnified against by other parties) arising out of any acts or omissions of the Master Servicer or such Servicer, as applicable, hereunder including, without limitation, acts or omissions of the Master Servicer or such Servicer relating to the administration of the Trust, the servicing and administration of the Receivables (and receivables in Charged-Off Accounts), the collection of payments due under the Receivables (and receivables in Charged-Off Accounts), the preparation of reports and other information with respect to the Receivables (and receivables in Charged-Off Accounts) or the Trust, the execution and delivery of any documents relating to the Receivables (and receivables in Charged-Off Accounts) or the Trust, and the registration or filing of any document with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Internal Revenue Service or any other securities or tax authority of any jurisdiction with respect to the Receivables (and receivables in Charged-Off Accounts) or the Trust; provided , however , that neither the Master Servicer nor any Servicer shall indemnify the Trustee to the extent any such loss, liability, expense, damage or injury results from fraud, negligence or willful misconduct by the Trustee or, except as explicitly set forth in this Agreement or any Series Supplement, from action taken by the Trustee at the request of the Investor Certificateholders. The Master Servicer’s and each Servicer’s obligations under this Section 11.06 shall survive the termination of the Trust and the resignation or removal of the Trustee.

 

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SECTION 11.07 Eligibility Requirements for Trustee . The Trustee hereunder shall at all times be a bank or trust company in good standing, organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and a long-term debt rating from Moody’s of at least Baa3 and from Standard & Poor’s of at least BBB- and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state banking authority. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purpose of this Section 11.07 , the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In case at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11.07 , the Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 11.08 .

SECTION 11.08 Resignation or Removal of Trustee .

(a) The Trustee may, upon the giving of written notice to the Transferor and the Master Servicer and the appointment of a successor trustee, resign and be discharged from the trust hereby created. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Master Servicer shall promptly appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee and one copy to the successor trustee. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee.

(b) If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.07 hereof and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Transferor, or if at any time the Trustee shall be legally unable to act, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then the Master Servicer may remove the Trustee and promptly appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so removed and one copy to the successor trustee.

(c) Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 11.08 shall not become effective until acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in Section 11.09 hereof. The Master Servicer shall provide written notice to the Rating Agencies of any resignation or removal of the Trustee and the appointment of any successor trustee.

 

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SECTION 11.09 Successor Trustee .

(a) Any successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 11.08 hereof shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Transferor and to its predecessor Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor Trustee shall become effective and such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder and under any Series Supplement, with like effect as if originally named as Trustee herein. The predecessor Trustee shall deliver to the successor trustee all documents and statements held by it hereunder; and the Transferor and the predecessor Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required for fully and certainly vesting and confirming in the successor trustee all such rights, power, duties and obligations.

(b) No successor trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section 11.09 unless at the time of such acceptance (i) such successor trustee shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 11.07 hereof and (ii) such successor trustee shall have a long-term debt rating of Baa3 (or a rating comparable thereto) or higher from Moody’s and of BBB- (or a rating comparable thereto) or higher from Standard & Poor’s; provided that , in the case of a bank or trust company which is the principal subsidiary in a holding company system, the rating referred to above shall be the rating of the bank or trust company in such system.

(c) Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this Section 11.09 , such successor trustee shall notify all Certificateholders of such succession hereunder.

SECTION 11.10 Merger or Consolidation of Trustee . Any Person into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 11.07 hereof, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding. The Trustee shall promptly notify Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s of the occurrence of any such event.

SECTION 11.11 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee .

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or any Series Supplement, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Trust may at the time be located, the Trustee shall have the power and may execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons to act as a co-trustee or co-trustees, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of the Trust, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity and for the benefit of the Certificateholders, such title to the Trust, or any part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 11.11 , such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 11.07 and no notice to Certificateholders of the appointment of any co-trustee or separate trustee shall be required under Section 11.09 hereof.

 

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(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) 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 applicable law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed (whether as Trustee hereunder or as successor to the Master Servicer or any Servicer hereunder), the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including the holding of title to the Trust 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;

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

(iii) 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 Agreement and the conditions of this Section 11.11 . 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 Agreement and any Series Supplement, specifically including every provision of this Agreement or any Series Supplement relating to the conduct of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee. Every such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee and a copy thereof given to the Master Servicer and the Rating Agencies.

(d) Any separate trustee or co-trustee may at any time constitute the Trustee as 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 Agreement or any Series Supplement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates, properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successor trustee.

SECTION 11.12 Tax Returns. In the event the Trust shall be required to file tax returns, the Master Servicer shall cause a firm of nationally recognized independent public accountants to prepare any tax returns required to be filed by the Trust and shall remit such returns to the Trustee for signature at least five days before such returns are due to be filed. The

 

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Master Servicer shall also prepare or shall cause to be prepared all tax information required by law to be distributed to Certificateholders and shall deliver such information to the Trustee at least five days prior to the date it is required by law to be distributed to Certificateholders. The Trustee, upon request, will furnish the Master Servicer with all such information known to the Trustee as may be reasonably required in connection with the preparation of all tax returns of the Trust, and shall, upon request, execute such returns. In no event shall the Trustee or the Master Servicer be liable for any liabilities, costs or expenses of the Trust or the Investor Certificateholders arising under any tax law, including, without limitation, federal, state, local or foreign income or excise taxes or any other tax imposed on or measured by income (or any interest or penalty with respect thereto or arising from a failure to comply therewith).

SECTION 11.13 Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Certificates. All rights of action and claims under this Agreement or any Series Supplement or the Certificates may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Certificates or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee. Any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Certificateholders in respect of which such judgment has been obtained.

SECTION 11.14 Suits for Enforcement .

(a) If a Master Servicer Termination Event or any Servicer Termination Event with respect to any Servicer shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee, in its discretion may, subject to the provisions of Sections 10.01 and 10.02 , proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Certificateholders under this Agreement or any Series Supplement by a suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law or otherwise, whether for the specific performance of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any Series Supplement or in aid of the execution of any power granted in this Agreement or any Series Supplement or for the enforcement of any other, legal, equitable or other remedy as the Trustee, being advised by counsel, shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any of the rights of the Trustee or the Certificateholders.

(b) Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Certificateholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Certificates or the rights of any Certificateholder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Certificateholder in any such proceeding.

SECTION 11.15 Rights of Investor Certificateholders to Direct Trustee. Holders of Investor Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Class Invested Amount of any Class of any Series affected by the conduct of any proceeding or the exercise of any right conferred by the Trustee shall have the right to direct the time, method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee; provided , however , that, subject to Section 11.01 , the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that the action so directed may not lawfully be taken, or if the Trustee in good faith shall, by a Responsible Officer

 

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or Responsible Officers of the Trustee, determine that the proceedings so directed would be illegal or involve it in personal liability or be unduly prejudicial to the rights of Certificateholders not parties to such direction; and provided , further , that nothing in this Agreement or any Series Supplement shall impair the right of the Trustee to take any action deemed proper by the Trustee and which is not inconsistent with such direction by the Certificateholders.

SECTION 11.16 Representations and Warranties of Trustee. The Trustee represents and warrants and any successor trustee shall represent and warrant that:

(a) The Trustee is organized, existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America;

(b) The Trustee has full power, authority and right to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement; and

(c) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Trustee.

SECTION 11.17 Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Holder of the Transferor Certificate will maintain at its expense in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York and in Chicago, Illinois in the case of Registered Certificates an office or offices or agency or agencies where notices and demands to or upon the Trustee in respect of the Certificates, this Agreement and any Series Supplement may be served. The Holder of the Transferor Certificate initially appoints the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as the office for such purposes in Chicago, Illinois and the New York office of the Trustee is located at 100 Wall Street, Suite 1600, New York, New York 10005 for such purposes in New York. The Trustee will give prompt written notice to the Master Servicer and each Servicer and to Certificateholders of any change in the location of the Certificate Register or any such office or agency.

SECTION 11.18 Requests for Agreement. A copy of the Agreement or any Series Supplement may be obtained by any Investor Certificateholder by a request in writing to the Trustee addressed to the Corporate Trust Office and will be provided at the expense of the Master Servicer.

ARTICLE XII.

TERMINATION

SECTION 12.01 Termination of the Transferor’s Obligations; Termination of Trust .

(a) The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Transferor, the Master Servicer, each Servicer and the Trustee created hereby shall terminate (other than the obligation of the Trustee to make payments to Certificateholders as hereafter set forth), except with respect to the duties described in Sections 7.04 , 11.06 and Section 12.02(b) , upon the Final Trust Termination Date or, if earlier, at the option of the Transferor, on the day after the Distribution Date on which funds shall have been deposited in the Series Distribution Accounts sufficient to pay in full the Aggregate Investor Interest plus accrued and unpaid Certificate Interest at the applicable Certificate Rates on all Series then outstanding.

 

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(b) If as of the Distribution Date with respect to each Series then outstanding in the month immediately preceding the month in which the Final Trust Termination Date occurs the Aggregate Investor Interest would be greater than zero (after giving effect to all transfers, withdrawals and deposits to occur on such date pursuant to applicable Series Supplements), Receivables (or interests therein), which shall be selected at random from the Receivables, in an amount sufficient to yield proceeds equal to the Aggregate Investor Interest plus any accrued and unpaid Certificate Interest with respect to each outstanding Series and any amounts owing to any Credit Enhancement Provider with respect to any outstanding Series pursuant to the applicable Series Supplement (after giving effect to such transfers, withdrawals and deposits) shall be sold on behalf of the Trust before the Final Trust Termination Date by an institution acceptable to the Trustee and the Master Servicer that is either (i) a nationally recognized investment bank, (ii) a nationally recognized commercial bank or (iii) any other institution whose regular business includes the sale of receivables or trust certificates similar to the Investor Certificates, and the proceeds therefor shall be paid to the Trust on or prior to the last Distribution Date with respect to each Series then outstanding. Neither the Transferor nor any affiliate or agent of the Transferor shall be permitted to bid for or purchase Receivables pursuant to this Section 12.01(b) ; provided , however , that an affiliate or agent of the Transferor may act as selling institution for the sale as specified in the preceding sentence, so long as such affiliate or agent does not act as principal in connection with such sale. The proceeds of such sale shall be treated as Collections on the Receivables and shall be allocated among outstanding Series and deposited in accordance with Section 4.03 and the applicable Series Supplements; provided , however , that any such proceeds received after the end of the Due Period related to the last Distribution Date before the Final Trust Termination Date shall nevertheless be deemed to have been received during such Due Period. During such period ending on such Distribution Date, the Master Servicer and the Servicers shall continue to process Collections on the Receivables and deposit such Collections in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.03 . Section 12.03 will apply with respect to any Receivables not sold pursuant to this Section 12.01(b) .

SECTION 12.02 Final Distribution with Respect to any Series .

(a) Written notice of the termination of any Series, specifying the Distribution Date upon which the Investor Certificateholders of such Series may surrender their Certificates for payment of the final distribution and cancellation, shall be given (subject to at least two days’ prior notice from the Master Servicer to the Trustee) by the Trustee to Investor Certificateholders of such Series not later than the 10th day of the month of such final distribution specifying (i) the Distribution Date (which shall be the Distribution Date upon which the deposit is made pursuant to Section 2.05(b) , 12.01(b) or 12.02(a) ) upon which final payment for such Investor Certificates will be made upon presentation and surrender of such Investor Certificates at the office or offices therein designated, (ii) the amount of any such final payment and (iii) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable, payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of the Investor Certificates at the office or offices therein specified. The Master Servicer’s notice to the Trustee in accordance with the preceding sentence shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the information specified in Sections 3.07(a) and 3.07(b) covering the period from the start of the then-current fiscal year or transition

 

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period, as applicable, through the date of such notice. The Trustee shall give such notice to the Transfer Agent, the Paying Agent and Moody’s at the time such notice is given to such Investor Certificateholders.

(b) Notwithstanding the termination of the Trust pursuant to Section 12.01(a) or the occurrence of the Series Termination Date with respect to any Series pursuant to Section 12.02(a) and the applicable Series Supplement, all funds then on deposit in the Series Distribution Account shall continue to be held in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders of such Series and the Paying Agent or the Trustee shall pay such funds to such Certificateholders upon surrender of their Certificates. In the event that all of the Investor Certificateholders of such Series shall not surrender their Certificates for cancellation within six months after the date specified in the above-mentioned written notice, the Trustee shall give a second written notice to the remaining Investor Certificateholders of such Series to surrender their Certificates for cancellation and receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all the Investor Certificates of such Series shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Trustee may take appropriate steps, or may appoint an agent to take appropriate steps, to contact the remaining Investor Certificateholders of such Series concerning surrender of their Certificates, and the cost thereof shall be paid out of the funds in the Series Distribution Account held for the benefit of such Investor Certificateholders.

(c) If as of the Distribution Date in the month immediately preceding the month in which a Series Termination Date occurs, the Series Investor Interest with respect to such Series is greater than zero (after giving effect to all transfers, withdrawals and deposits to occur on such date), Receivables (or interests therein) in an amount sufficient to yield proceeds equal to the Series Investor Interest plus any accrued and unpaid Certificate Interest with respect to such Series and any amounts owing to the Credit Enhancement Provider with respect to such Series pursuant to the Series Supplement for such Series, if applicable, on such Series Termination Date (after giving effect to such transfers, withdrawals and deposits) shall be sold on behalf of the Trust by an institution acceptable to the Trustee and the Master Servicer that is either (i) a nationally recognized investment bank, (ii) a nationally recognized commercial bank or (iii) any other institution whose regular business includes the sale of receivables or of trust certificates similar to the Investor Certificates; provided , however , that in no event shall the amount of Receivables sold hereunder with respect to any Series exceed the product of (A) the aggregate amount of Receivables in the Trust and (B) a fraction the numerator of which is the Series Investor Interest of such Series and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Investor Interest, in each case, on such Distribution Date in the month immediately preceding the month in which such Series Termination Date occurs; and provided , further , the Receivables selected to be sold hereunder shall not be materially different from the Receivables remaining in the Trust as of such Distribution Date and shall be selected at random from the Receivables. The proceeds (the “ Series Termination Proceeds ”) therefrom shall be paid to the Trust and immediately deposited into the Series Distribution Account with respect to such Series and paid to the Investor Certificateholders of such Series and to the Credit Enhancement Provider or otherwise, if applicable, pursuant to the terms of the Series Supplement, on the Distribution Date with respect to such Series immediately following such deposit. Such payment shall be deemed to be the final distribution with respect to such Series. Neither the Transferor nor any affiliate or agent of the Transferor shall be permitted to bid for or purchase Receivables pursuant to this Section 12.02(c) ; provided , however , that an affiliate or agent may act as selling institution for the sale as specified in the first sentence of this Section 12.02(c) , so long as such affiliate or agent does not act as principal in connection with such sale.

 

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SECTION 12.03 The Transferor’s Termination Rights. Upon the termination of the Transferor’s obligations and responsibilities with respect to the Trust pursuant to Section 12.01 and the surrender, if applicable, of any certificated Transferor Certificate, the Trustee shall distribute to the Holder of the Transferor Certificate any Receivables and Interchange and cash remaining in the Trust in respect of the Transferor Interest. Such distribution will be made without recourse, representation or warranty except for the warranty that since the date of transfer by the Transferor under this Agreement, the Trustee has not sold, transferred or encumbered any such Receivables, Interchange or interests in either. Such distribution shall transfer all right, title and interest of the Trust in the Receivables and Interchange, whether then existing or thereafter created, and all proceeds of either except, if applicable, for amounts held by the Trustee pursuant to Section 12.02(b) . The Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer and assignment including, without limitation, any document necessary to release the Trust’s security interest in such Receivables and Interchange and to release any filing evidencing or perfecting such security interest, in each case without recourse, as shall be reasonably requested by the Holder of the Transferor Certificate to vest in the Holder of the Transferor Certificate all right, title and interest which the Trust had in such Receivables and Interchange.

ARTICLE XIII.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 13.01 Amendment .

(a) This Agreement and any Series Supplement may be amended from time to time by the Master Servicer, the Transferor, the Trustee and the Servicers, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders, for one or more of the following purposes:

(i) to add to the covenants and agreements of this Agreement or any Series Supplement for the benefit of the Investor Certificateholders of all or any Classes of all or any Series (and if such covenants and agreements are for the benefit of less than all Classes of all Series, stating that such covenants and agreements are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such Class of such Series), or to surrender any right or power herein reserved to or conferred upon the Transferor, the Master Servicer or any Servicer; provided , however , that such action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Holders of any Class of any Series then outstanding; and provided , further , that the permitted activities of the Trust may be significantly changed pursuant to this Section 13.01(a) only with the consent of the Holders of Investor Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Aggregate Invested Amount (such percentage to be calculated without taking into account the Class Invested Amount represented by any Investor Certificates beneficially owned by the Transferor or any affiliate or agent of the Transferor);

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of any Class of any Series then outstanding; and provided , further , that the permitted activities of the Trust may be significantly changed pursuant to this Section 13.01(a) only with the consent of the Holders of Investor Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Aggregate Invested Amount (such percentage to be calculated without taking into account the Class Invested Amount represented by any Investor Certificates beneficially owned by the Transferor or any affiliate or agent of the Transferor);

(iii) to add provisions to or change any of the provisions of this Agreement or any Series Supplement for the purpose of accommodating the addition of Participation Interests to the Trust pursuant to Section 2.10 ; or

(iv) to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any defective or inconsistent provision contained in this Agreement, any Series Supplement or in any amendment to this Agreement or any Series Supplement.

The Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the Transferor, the Master Servicer and the Servicers in the execution of any amendment authorized or permitted by the terms of this Agreement, and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations which may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into any such amendment which affects the Trustee’s rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement or otherwise. A copy of each amendment adopted pursuant to this Section 13.01(a) shall be sent to the Rating Agencies.

(b) This Agreement and any Series Supplement may also be amended from time to time by the Master Servicer, the Transferor, the Trustee and the Servicers with the consent of the Holders of Investor Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 66-2/3% of the Class Invested Amount of each Class adversely affected at a meeting of the Investor Certificateholders of such Class at which a quorum is present, as described in Section 6.12 , for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or any Series Supplement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Investor Certificateholders of any Class then outstanding; provided , however , that the Trustee shall have been advised by the Rating Agencies that such amendment will not result in the rating assigned to any Class of any Series then outstanding to be downgraded below the Required Rating or withdrawn by each Rating Agency and provided , further that no such amendment shall materially and adversely affect the interests of the Investor Certificateholders of any Class then outstanding by reducing in any manner the amount of, or delaying the timing of, distributions which are required to be made on any Investor Certificate of any Class without the consent of the affected Investor Certificateholders or reducing the aforesaid percentage required to consent to any such amendment, without the consent of each Investor Certificateholder of each affected Class. For purposes of calculating whether a 66- 2/3% consent has been achieved pursuant to this Section 13.01(b) , the applicable Class Invested Amount or Series Invested Amount shall be calculated without taking into account the Class Invested Amount represented by any Investor Certificates beneficially owned by the Transferor or any affiliate or agent of the Transferor, and neither the Transferor nor any affiliate or agent of the Transferor shall be entitled to vote on any amendment pursuant to this Section 13.01(b) . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the permitted activities of the Trust may be significantly changed pursuant to this Section 13.01(b) only with the consent of the Holders of Investor Certificates

 

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evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Aggregate Invested Amount (such percentage to be calculated without taking into account the Class Invested Amount represented by any Investor Certificates beneficially owned by the Transferor or any affiliate or agent of the Transferor). The Trustee shall give prompt notice to the Rating Agencies of the solicitation of any consents for the purpose of amending this Agreement or any Series Supplement pursuant to this Section 13.01(b) .

(c) Promptly after the execution of any such amendment or consent pursuant to Section 13.01(b) , the Trustee shall notify the Investor Certificateholders of the substance of such amendment. No notice will be given to the Investor Certificateholders with regard to any amendment made pursuant to Section 13.01(a) .

(d) It shall not be necessary for the consent of Investor Certificateholders under this Section 13.01 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Investor Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable requirements as the Trustee may prescribe.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 13.01 , none of (i) the execution and delivery of any Series Supplement pursuant to Section 6.06 , (ii) the addition of Receivables and Interchange to the Trust pursuant to Section 2.10 , (iii) the removal from the Trust of Receivables and Interchange pursuant to Section 2.11 or of receivables in Charged-Off Accounts pursuant to Sections 3.02(b) and 3.02(e) , (iv) the addition or removal of the Transferor or Servicer in connection with an addition to or removal from the Trust of Receivables and Interchange, or (v) the replacement of any Servicer, Master Servicer or Trustee pursuant to the terms hereof, shall constitute an amendment for purposes of this Section 13.01 .

(f) For purposes of Sections 2.05 , 2.06 , 2.07 and 13.01(a) of this Agreement, any material adverse effect on any Credit Enhancement Provider of any Series shall be deemed to constitute a material adverse effect on the interests of the Investor Certificateholders of such Series.

SECTION 13.02 Protection of Right , Title and Interest to Trust .

(a) The Master Servicer shall cause all financing statements and continuation statements and any other necessary documents covering the Certificateholders and the Trustee’s right, title and interest to the Receivables and Interchange to be promptly filed, and at all times to be kept recorded, registered and filed, all in such manner and in such places as may be required by law fully to preserve and protect the right, title and interest of the Trustee hereunder to all property comprising the Trust. The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for, any document recorded, registered or filed as provided above, as soon as available following such recording, registration or filing. The Transferor shall cooperate fully with the Master Servicer in connection with the obligations set forth above and will execute any and all documents reasonably required to fulfill the intent of this Section 13.02(a) . The Trustee shall not bear responsibility for filing status.

 

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(b) Within fifteen days after the Transferor makes any change in its name, identity or corporate structure which would make any financing statement or continuation statement filed in accordance with paragraph (a) above seriously misleading within the meaning of Sections 9-506 or 9-507 of the UCC or a comparable or successor provision thereto, however numbered, as in effect in the Applicable State with respect to the Transferor, the Transferor shall give the Trustee notice of any such change and shall file such financing statements or amendments as may be necessary to continue the perfection of the Trust’s security interest in the Receivables and Interchange and the proceeds thereof.

(c) Each of the Transferor, the Master Servicer and each Servicer will give the Trustee prompt written notice of any change in the State under the laws of which such entity is organized, any change in the form of such organization (e.g., corporation to LLC) or any other change that under the applicable provisions of the UCC would require the filing of any amendment of any previously filed financing or continuation statement or of any new financing statement to continue the perfection of the Trust’s security interest in the Receivables or Interchange and the proceeds of either, and shall file any such financing statements or amendments as may be necessary to continue such perfection. Each of the Transferor, the Master Servicer and each Servicer will at all times maintain its location (determined in accordance with Section 9-307 of the UCC or any comparable or successor provision, however numbered) within the United States of America.

(d) The Master Servicer will deliver to the Trustee on or before the Trust’s Annual Report Date of each year beginning in 2005 an opinion of counsel containing substantially the provisions set forth in Exhibit I hereto. A copy of such opinion of counsel shall also be sent to the Rating Agencies.

SECTION 13.03 Limitations on Rights of Investor Certificateholders .

(a) The death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not operate to terminate this Agreement, any Series or the Trust, nor shall such death or incapacity entitle such Certificateholder’s legal representatives or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or commence any proceeding in any court for a partition or winding-up of the Trust, nor otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto or any of them.

(b) No Certificateholder shall have any right to vote (except with respect to the Investor Certificateholders as provided in Section 13.01 hereof) or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management of the Trust, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything herein set forth, or contained in the terms of the Certificates, be construed so as to constitute the Certificateholders from time to time as partners or members of an association; nor, except as required by law, shall any Certificateholder be under any liability to any third person by reason of any action taken by the parties to this Agreement pursuant to any provision hereof.

(c) No Certificateholder shall have any right by virtue of any provisions of this Agreement or any Series Supplement to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement or any Series Supplement, unless such Certificateholder previously shall have given to the Trustee, and unless the Holders of Investor Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Class

 

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Invested Amount of any Class of any Series which may be materially adversely affected but for the institution of such action or proceeding shall have made, written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee, for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding; it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by each Certificateholder with every other Certificateholder and the Trustee, that no one or more Certificateholders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue or by availing itself or themselves of any provisions of this Agreement or any Series Supplement to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Certificateholders of any other of the Certificates, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Certificateholder, or to enforce any right under this Agreement or any Series Supplement, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Certificateholders. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section 13.03 , each and every Certificateholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

SECTION 13.04 Governing Law; Exclusive Forum. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein (including the provisions of any Series Supplement making an election under the Delaware Asset-Backed Securities Facilitation Act, which Act is specifically intended to apply hereto), this Agreement and the Certificates shall be construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without reference to its conflict of law provisions, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. Each of Discover Bank, the Transferor and the Trustee hereby irrevocably consents and agrees that any legal or equitable action or proceeding brought by it arising under or in connection with the Agreement, as amended, the Amended and Restated Indenture (as amended, the “ Indenture ”) dated as of December 22, 2015, between the Note Issuance Trust and U.S. Bank National Association as Indenture Trustee, the Series 2007- CC Collateral Certificate Transfer Agreement, the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate or the Notes (each as defined in the Indenture) shall be brought exclusively in any federal or state court in the State of Delaware, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any action or proceeding brought against Discover Bank, the Transferor or the Trustee, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court .

SECTION 13.05 Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, return receipt requested, or by overnight courier, or telecopied, to (i) (a) in the case of Discover Bank as Master Servicer or Servicer, 12 Read’s Way, New Castle, Delaware 19720, Attention: Secretary, telecopy (302) 323-7393 and email as separately provided by Discover Bank to the other parties to this Agreement, (b) in the case of the Trustee, U.S. Bank National Association, c/o U.S. Bank Corporate Trust Servicers, Attn: Edwin J. Janis, 190 S. LaSalle Street, 7 th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60603, telecopy (312)-332-7992 and email as separately provided by the Trustee to the other parties to this Agreement, (c) in the case of the Transferor, 12 Read’s Way, New Castle, Delaware 19720, Attention: Secretary, telecopy (302) 323-7393 and email as separately provided by the Transferor to the other parties to this Agreement, and (d) in the case of any other Servicer, at such address as such party shall

 

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designate in the Assignment of Additional Accounts with respect to such Servicer; or, (ii) as to each party, at such other address or email as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to each other party. Unless otherwise specified in the relevant Series Supplement, any notice required or permitted to be mailed to a Holder of a Registered Certificate shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, at the address of such Certificateholder as shown in the Certificate Register. Any notice so mailed within the time prescribed in this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not such Certificateholder receives such notice.

SECTION 13.06 Rule 144A Information. For so long as any of the Investor Certificates of any Series or Class are “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each of the Transferor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, each Servicer and any Credit Enhancement Provider agree to cooperate with each other to provide to any Investor Certificateholders of such Series or Class and to any prospective purchaser of Certificates designated by such an Investor Certificateholder, upon the request of such Investor Certificateholder or prospective purchaser, any information required to be provided to such holder or prospective purchaser to satisfy the condition set forth in Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

SECTION 13.07 Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement or of any Series Supplement shall for any reason whatsoever be held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement or of such Series Supplement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of such Series Supplement or of the Certificates or rights of the Certificateholders thereof.

SECTION 13.08 Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, except as provided in Sections 8.02 and 8.04 , this Agreement, including any Series Supplement, may not be assigned by the Master Servicer or any Servicer without the prior consent of Holders of Investor Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Class Invested Amount of each Class of each Series of Investor Certificates on a Class-by-Class basis.

SECTION 13.09 Investor Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid. It is the intention of the parties to this Agreement that, to the extent permitted by law, the Certificateholders shall not be personally liable for obligations of the Trust, that the Fractional Undivided Interests represented by the Certificates shall be nonassessable for any losses or expenses of the Trust or for any reason whatsoever, and that Certificates upon authentication thereof by the Trustee pursuant to Sections 2.02 and 6.03 and payment therefor at time of issuance are and shall be deemed fully paid.

SECTION 13.10 Further Assurances. The Transferor, the Master Servicer and each Servicer agree to do and perform, from time to time, any and all acts and to execute any and all further instruments required or reasonably requested by the Trustee more fully to effect the purposes of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the execution of any financing statements or continuation statements relating to the Receivables for filing under the provisions of the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction.

 

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SECTION 13.11 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Trustee or the Investor Certificateholders, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges therein provided are cumulative and not exhaustive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

SECTION 13.12 Counterparts. This Agreement and any Series Supplement may be executed in two or more counterparts (and by different parties on separate counterparts), each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

SECTION 13.13 Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement and any Series Supplement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and thereto, any Credit Enhancement Providers, the Certificateholders and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 13.13 , no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.

SECTION 13.14 Actions by Investor Certificateholders .

(a) Wherever in this Agreement a provision is made that an action may be taken or a notice, demand or instruction given by Investor Certificateholders, such action, notice or instruction may be taken or given by any Investor Certificateholder of any Class of any Series, unless such provision requires a specific percentage of Investor Certificateholders of a certain Class of a certain Series or of all Classes of all Series.

(b) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other act by a Certificateholder shall bind such Certificateholder and every subsequent holder of such Certificate issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done or omitted to be done by the Trustee or the Master Servicer in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Certificate.

SECTION 13.15 Merger and Integration. Except as specifically stated otherwise herein, this Agreement, together with the Series Supplements executed pursuant to this Agreement from time to time, set forth the entire understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, and all prior understandings, written or oral, are superseded by this Agreement, together with such Series Supplements. This Agreement and the Series Supplements may not be modified, amended, waived or supplemented except as provided herein or therein.

SECTION 13.16 Nonpetition Covenant . Notwithstanding any prior termination of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by law, no party hereto shall file, commence, join, or acquiesce in a petition or a proceeding, or cause Discover Funding to file, commence, join, or acquiesce in a petition or a proceeding, that causes (a) Discover Funding to be a debtor under any Debtor Relief Law or (b) a trustee, conservator, receiver, liquidator, or similar official to be appointed for Discover Funding or any substantial part of any of its property.

 

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SECTION 13.17 Headings. The headings herein are for purposes of reference only and shall not otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision hereof.

SECTION 13.18 Effectiveness. This Agreement amends and restates the 2010 Pooling and Servicing Agreement as of the Effective Date. Prior to the Effective Date, the 2010 Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and is in all respects ratified and confirmed. Upon the effectiveness of this Agreement on the Effective Date, the terms and provisions of the 2010 Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be restated in their entirety (other than as set forth in Section 2.01(d) ) and each reference to the 2010 Pooling and Servicing Agreement in any other document, instrument or agreement shall mean a reference to this Agreement.

ARTICLE XIV.

COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB

SECTION 14.01 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate, the Master Servicer, the Servicer and the Trustee acknowledge and agree that the purpose of this Article XIV is to facilitate compliance by the Transferor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the Commission. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Transferor shall exercise its right to request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions other than in good faith, or for purposes other than such Master Servicer or Transferor’s compliance with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (or the provision in a private offering of disclosure comparable to that required under the Securities Act). The Trustee agrees to cooperate in good faith with any reasonable request by the Master Servicer or the Transferor for information regarding the Trustee which is required in order to enable such Master Servicer or Transferor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB as it relates to the Trustee or to the Trustee’s obligations under this Agreement or any Series Supplement, provided that such information is available to the Trustee without unreasonable expense or effort and within the timeframe as is reasonably requested. The Master Servicer and each Servicer agrees to cooperate in good faith with any reasonable request by the Master Servicer or the Transferor for information regarding the Master Servicer or such Servicer (or any Servicing Participant that it engages) which is required in order to enable such Master Servicer or Transferor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB as it relates to the Master Servicer or such Servicer or to the Master Servicer or such Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement or any Series Supplement or the obligations of any Servicing Participant that it engages under any servicing or subservicing agreement to the extent related to servicing the Receivables (and receivables in Charged-Off Accounts), provided that such information is available to the Master Servicer and each Servicer without unreasonable expense or effort and within the timeframe as is reasonably requested. Terms used in this Article XIV that are defined in Regulation AB but are not defined in Section 1.01 of this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Regulation AB.

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of the Transferor Certificate, as of the date on which information is provided under Section 14.03 that, except as disclosed in writing to the Master Servicer and Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate prior to such date to the best of its knowledge: (i) neither the execution, delivery and performance by the Trustee of this Agreement or any Series Supplement, the performance by the Trustee of its obligations under this Agreement or any Series Supplement nor the consummation of any of the transactions by the Trustee contemplated thereby, is in violation of any indenture, mortgage, bank credit agreement, note or bond purchase agreement, long-term lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Trustee is a party or by which it is bound, which violation would have a material adverse effect on the Trustee’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any Series Supplement, or of any judgment or order applicable to the Trustee; and (ii) there are no proceedings pending or threatened against the Trustee in any court or before any governmental authority, agency or arbitration board or tribunal which, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the right, power and authority of the Trustee to enter into this Agreement or any Series Supplement or to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any Series Supplement.

SECTION 14.03 Information to be Provided by the Trustee .

(a) The Trustee shall (i) on or before the fifth Business Day of each month, provide to the Master Servicer and Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate, in writing, such information regarding the Trustee as is requested for the purpose of compliance with Item 1117 of Regulation AB, including but not limited to a letter addressed to Discover Bank and the Transferor in substantially the form (with appropriate insertions) of Exhibit K hereto, and (ii) as promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Trustee of any changes to such information, provide to the Master Servicer and Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate, in writing, such updated information.

(b) The Trustee shall (i) in connection with any Securitization Transaction which requires a prospectus, prospectus supplement, offering memorandum or related documents, provide to the Master Servicer and Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate such information regarding the Trustee as is requested and within the timeframe as is reasonably requested for the purpose of compliance with Items 1103(a)(1), 1109(a)(1), 1109(a)(2), 1117 and 1119 of Regulation AB, and (ii) as promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Trustee of any material changes to such previously provided information or to the business operations of the Trustee, provide to the Master Servicer and Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate, in writing, such updated information, and such other information as may be reasonably requested for purposes of satisfying Exchange Act reporting obligations of the Trust. Such information to be provided under clause (i) of this paragraph shall include, at a minimum:

(i) the Trustee’s name and form of organization;

(ii) a description of the extent to which the Trustee has had prior experience serving as a trustee for asset-backed securities transactions involving credit card receivables;

 

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(iii) a description of any affiliation between the Trustee and any of the following parties to such Securitization Transaction, as such parties are identified to the Trustee by the Transferor in writing in advance of such Securitization Transaction:

(A) the sponsor;

(B) any depositor;

(C) the issuing entity;

(D) any servicer;

(E) any trustee;

(F) any originator;

(G) any significant obligor;

(H) any enhancement or support provider;

(I) the asset representations reviewer; and

(J) any other material transaction party.

In connection with the above-listed parties, a description of whether there is, and if so the general character of, any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding that is entered into outside the ordinary course of business or is on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party, apart from such Securitization Transaction, the Agreement and any Series Supplement that currently exists or that existed during the past two years, and that is material to an investor’s understanding of the Investor Certificates.

SECTION 14.04 Trustee’s Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation. On or before the date that is fifteen days prior to the Trust’s Annual Report Date or the Trust’s Transition Report Date, as applicable, or such other date that is mutually agreed upon in writing by the parties hereto (and relating to the preceding fiscal year or transition period, as applicable), the Trustee shall:

(a) deliver to the Master Servicer and Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate a report regarding the Trustee’s assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria during the immediately preceding fiscal year or transition period, as applicable, as required under Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Such report shall be addressed to the Master Servicer and Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate and signed by an authorized officer of the Trustee, and shall address each of the Servicing Criteria applicable to it as specified in Exhibit L or such criteria as mutually agreed upon by the Master Servicer, Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate and the Trustee;

 

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(b) deliver to the Master Servicer and Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate a report of a “Big Four” accounting firm, or upon the consent of the Master Servicer and Transferor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, such other nationally recognized registered public accounting firm that satisfies the requirements of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (who may also render services to the Master Servicer, any Servicer or the Transferor), that pursuant to Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB attests to, and reports on, the assessment of compliance made by the Trustee and delivered pursuant to the preceding paragraph; such attestation shall be in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and

(c) deliver to the Master Servicer, Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate or any other Person that will be responsible for signing the certification (a “ Sarbanes Certification ”) required by Rules 13a-14(d) and 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act (pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) on behalf of the Trust, the Master Servicer or Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate with respect to a publicly offered Securitization Transaction, a certification substantially in the form (with appropriate insertions) attached as Exhibit M hereto. The Trustee acknowledges that the parties identified in clause (c) above may rely on the certification provided by the Trustee pursuant to such clause in signing a Sarbanes Certification and filing such with the Commission.

If the Master Servicer so determines, any of the requirements of this Section 14.04 for any fiscal year and the immediately preceding or following transition period (if such transition period is of one month or less) may be addressed through a single report, attestation or certification covering such fiscal year and transition period.

SECTION 14.05 Master Servicer , Servicer and Servicing Participant Reports on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation. On or before the date that is fifteen days prior to the Trust’s Annual Report Date of each calendar year or the Trust’s Transition Report Date, as applicable, or such other date that is mutually agreed upon in writing by the parties hereto (and relating to the preceding fiscal year or transition period, as applicable), the Master Servicer and each Servicer shall:

(a) deliver to the Master Servicer and Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate a report regarding its assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria during the immediately preceding fiscal year or transition period, as applicable, as required under Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Such report shall be addressed to the Master Servicer and Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate and signed by an authorized officer of the Servicer, and shall address each of the Servicing Criteria applicable to it as specified in Exhibit L or such criteria as mutually agreed upon by the Master Servicer, Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate and such Servicer;

(b) deliver to the Master Servicer and Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate a report of a “Big Four” accounting firm or, upon the consent of the Masters Servicer and the Transferor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, such other nationally recognized registered public accounting firm that satisfies the requirements of

 

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Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (who may also render services to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, any Servicer or the Transferor) that pursuant to Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB attests to, and reports on, the assessment of compliance made by it and delivered pursuant to the preceding paragraph; such attestation shall be in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act;

(c) cause each Servicing Participant that it has engaged during such period to deliver to the Master Servicer and Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate an assessment of compliance and accountants’ attestation as and when provided in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section; provided , however , that the assessment of compliance of such Servicing Participant need not address any elements of the Servicing Criteria for which such Servicing Participant is not responsible under the applicable servicing or subservicing agreement; and

(d) deliver, or the Master Servicer or such Servicer shall cause to be delivered by any Servicing Participant that it has engaged during such period, to the Master Servicer, Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate or any other Person that will be responsible for signing the Sarbanes Certification on behalf of the Trust, the Master Servicer or Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate with respect to a publicly offered Securitization Transaction, a certification substantially in the form (with appropriate insertions) attached as Exhibit M hereto.

Each of the Master Servicer and each Servicer acknowledges that the parties identified in clause (d) above may rely on the certifications provided pursuant to such clause in signing a Sarbanes Certification and filing such with the Commission. If the Master Servicer so determines, any of the requirements of this Section 14.05 for any fiscal year and the immediately preceding or following transition period (if such transition period is of one month or less) may be addressed through a single report, attestation or certification covering such fiscal year and transition period.

SECTION 14.06 Use of Servicing Participants. Each of the Master Servicer and each Servicer shall use its best efforts to hire or otherwise utilize only the services of Servicing Participants that agree to comply with the provisions of this Section. Except as may otherwise be required pursuant to Section 8.06 , it shall not be necessary for the Master Servicer or any Servicer to obtain the consent of any Person prior to engaging any Servicing Participant. The Master Servicer or any Servicer, as applicable, shall use its best efforts to cause any Servicing Participant used by it (directly or indirectly) for the benefit of the Transferor to comply with the provisions of this Section 14.06 and with Sections 3.07(c) and 14.05 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Servicing Participant were the Master Servicer or the Servicer. The Master Servicer and each Servicer, as applicable, shall be responsible for obtaining from each Servicing Participant and delivering, or causing to be delivered, to the Master Servicer and the Transferor any servicer compliance statement required to be delivered under Section 3.07(c) , any assessment of compliance and attestation required to be delivered under Section 14.05 and any certification required to be delivered to the Person that will be responsible for signing the Sarbanes Certification under Section 14.05 as and when required to be delivered.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Discover Funding LLC, as Transferor, Discover Bank as Master Servicer and Servicer, and the Trustee have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

DISCOVER FUNDING LLC,
as Transferor
By:  

/s/ Michael F. Rickert

Name:   Michael F. Rickert
Title:   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

DISCOVER BANK,

as Master Servicer and Servicer

By:  

/s/ Michael F. Rickert

Name:   Michael F. Rickert
Title:   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Treasurer

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

By:  

/s/ Edwin J. Janis

Name:  

Edwin J. Janis

Title:  

Vice President


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT OF ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTS

This ASSIGNMENT NO.     OF ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTS (the “Assignment”), dated as of             ,      by Discover Funding LLC (the “Transferor”) to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (the “Trustee”) is made pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement referred to below.

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS, the Transferor, Discover Bank and the Trustee are parties to the Third Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 22, 2015, as amended on or prior to the date hereof (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.10(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Transferor wishes (i) to designate Additional Accounts to be included as Accounts, and (ii) to convey the Receivables existing in such Additional Accounts on the date of such designation and all Receivables created in such Additional Accounts on and after the effective date of such designation, and the corresponding portion of Interchange arising on and after the effective date of designation (“Additional Interchange”), in each case, now existing and hereafter created, to the Trustee as part of the corpus of the Trust; and

WHEREAS, the Trustee is willing to accept such designation and conveyance subject to the terms and conditions hereof.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Transferor and the Trustee hereby agree as follows:

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

“Addition Date” shall mean, with respect to the Additional Accounts designated hereby,                ,         .

“Additional Account Cut-Off Date” shall mean, with respect to the Additional Accounts designated hereby,            ,         .

2. Designation of Additional Accounts . The Transferor shall on or prior to the fifth Business Day following the Addition Date deliver, or cause to be delivered, a computer file, hard copy or microfiche list containing a true and complete list of each credit account which as of the Addition Date shall be deemed to be an Additional Account, such accounts being identified by account number. Such list shall be marked as Schedule 1 to this Assignment and is hereby incorporated into and made a part of this Assignment and Schedule 1 attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A 1


3. Conveyance of Receivables and Interchange .

(a) The Transferor hereby sells, transfers, assigns and otherwise conveys to the Trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders, without recourse, on and after the Additional Account Cut-Off Date, all right, title and interest of the Transferor in and to the Receivables then existing and thereafter created in the Additional Accounts designated hereby, all monies due or to become due with respect thereto, and the corresponding Additional Interchange, and all proceeds (as defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the UCC or any successor provision thereto as in effect in the State of Delaware) of such Receivables and Additional Interchange (collectively, the “Transferred Assets.”) In the event such sale, transfer, assignment, or conveyance is deemed not to constitute a valid transfer and assignment to the Trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders of all right, title and interest of Transferor in and to such property or is deemed to constitute a security interest, the Transferor does hereby grant to the Trust a security interest therein, and this Assignment shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law.

(b) In connection with such sale, the Transferor further agrees, at its own expense, on or prior to the date of this Assignment to indicate, or to cause to be indicated, in the computer files of the Servicer with respect to the Additional Accounts designated hereby, that Receivables created in connection with the Additional Accounts designated hereby and Additional Interchange related to such Additional Accounts have been sold to the Trustee pursuant to this Assignment for the benefit of the Certificateholders.

4. Acceptance by Trustee . Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 6, the Trustee hereby acknowledges its acceptance on behalf of the Trust of all right, title and interest previously held by the Transferor in and to the Receivables now existing and hereafter created in the Additional Accounts designated hereby and the corresponding portion of Additional Interchange on such Additional Accounts, and declares that it shall maintain such right, title and interest, upon the trust herein set forth, for the benefit of all Certificateholders. The Trustee further acknowledges that, on or prior to the fifth Business Day following the Addition Date, the Transferor shall deliver to the Trustee the computer file described in Section 2 of this Assignment.

5. Representations and Warranties of Transferor . The Transferor represents and warrants that the Additional Accounts were not selected on the basis of any selection criteria believed by the Transferor to be materially adverse to the interests of the Holders of any Class of any Series outstanding on the Effective Date or any Credit Enhancement Provider.

6. Conditions Precedent . The acceptance of the Trustee set forth in Section 4 and the amendment of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement set forth in Section 7 is subject to the conditions that (a) the Transferor shall have delivered to the Trustee a certificate of a Vice President or more senior officer, certifying that all requirements set forth in Section 2.10(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for designating Additional Accounts and conveying the Principal Receivables of such Accounts and Additional Interchange, whether now existing or hereafter created, to the Trust have been satisfied and (b) if the Servicer with respect to the Additional Accounts is not Discover Bank, such Servicer shall have entered into an amendment to, and become a party to, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and each Series Supplement outstanding on the Effective Date, together with each other party to such agreement or supplement, and such Servicer shall have entered into a Master Servicing Agreement, or an amendment thereto, with Discover Bank and each other Servicer, if any.

 

Exhibit A-2


7. Amendment of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement . The Pooling and Servicing Agreement is hereby amended by providing that all references to the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement,” “this Agreement” and “herein” shall be deemed from and after the Addition Date to be a dual reference to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as supplemented by this Assignment. Except as expressly amended hereby, all of the representations, warranties, terms, covenants and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall remain unamended and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and except as expressly provided herein, this Assignment of Additional Accounts shall not constitute or be deemed to constitute a waiver of compliance with or consent to noncompliance with any term or provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

8. Intention of Parties . The parties intend the sale, transfer, assignment or conveyance of Receivables and Additional Interchange in connection herewith to be a sale of financial assets in connection with a securitization, an absolute transfer for all purposes (other than for federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes) and to be treated as a sale for accounting purposes.

9. Counterparts . This Assignment may be executed in any number of counterparts all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

10. Election Under Delaware Asset-Backed Securities Facilitation Act . Without limiting any other provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the parties hereto agree that (a) the transactions contemplated hereby constitute a “securitization transaction” and (b) to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, including without limitation, the Asset-Backed Securities Facilitation Act Delaware Code Ann. tit. 6, § 2703A et seq: (1) all right, title and interest to the Transferred Assets, which have been transferred to the Trust in connection with the securitization transactions contemplated herein, shall be deemed to no longer be the property, assets or rights of the Transferor; (2) the Transferor, its creditors or, in any insolvency proceeding with respect to the Transferor or the Transferor’s property, a bankruptcy trustee, receiver, debtor, debtor in possession or similar person, shall have no rights, legal or equitable, whatsoever to reacquire, reclaim, recover, repudiate, disaffirm, redeem or recharacterize as property of the Transferor any of the Transferred Assets; and (3) in the event of a bankruptcy, receivership or other insolvency proceeding with respect to the Transferor or the Transferor’s property, such Transferred Assets shall not be deemed to be part of the Transferor’s property, assets, rights or estate.

 

Exhibit A-3


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

 

DISCOVER FUNDING LLC,
as Transferor
By:  

 

Title:  

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

By:  

 

Title:  

 

Exhibit A-4


EXHIBIT B

DISCOVER SERVICE MARK

 

Exhibit B-1


LOGO


EXHIBIT C

FORM OF REASSIGNMENT OF RECEIVABLES

Reassignment of Receivables, dated as of             ,         , by and between Discover Funding LLC (the “Transferor”) and U.S. Bank National Association (the “Trustee”), pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement referred to below.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Transferor, Discover Bank and the Trustee are parties to the Third Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2015, as amended on or prior to the date hereof (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Transferor wishes (i) to remove all Receivables existing in certain designated Accounts as of the Effective Date and all Receivables created in such Accounts after the Effective Date (the “Removed Accounts”), (ii) to remove the corresponding portion of Interchange arising on and after the Effective Date (“Removed Interchange”) and (iii) to cause the Trustee to reconvey the Receivables of such Removed Accounts and the Removed Interchange, whether now existing or hereafter created, from the Trust to the Holder of the Transferor Certificate (as each such term is defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); and

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

NOW, THEREFORE, the Transferor and the Trustee hereby agree as follows:

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

Finance Charge Receivables ” with respect to any Account for any Due Period shall mean the net amount billed by the Servicer during such Due Period as finance charges on such Account and cash advance fees, annual membership fees, fees for transactions that exceed the credit limit on such Account, late payment charges billed during such Due Period to such Account and any other charges that the Servicer has designated as “Finance Charge Receivables” in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement on or prior to the Removal Date.

Receivable ” shall mean any amount owing by the Obligor under an Account from time to time, including, without limitation, amounts owing for the payment of goods and services, cash advances, finance charges and other charges, if any. A Receivable shall be deemed to have been created at the end of the day on the Date of Processing of such Receivable.

Removal Date ” shall mean, with respect to the Removed Accounts and Removed Interchange designated hereby,            ,         .

 

Exhibit C-1


2. Designation of Removed Accounts . The Transferor shall deliver to the Trustee, not later than five Business Days after the Removal Date, a computer file, hard copy or microfiche list containing a true and complete list of each Account which as of the Removal Date shall be deemed to be a Removed Account, such Accounts being identified by account number and containing the amount of Principal Receivables in such Removed Accounts as of the Removal Date. Such list shall be marked as Schedule 1 to this Reassignment as of the Removal Date and shall be incorporated into and made a part of this Reassignment and shall amend Schedule 1 attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

3. Conveyance of Receivables and Interchange.

(a) The Trustee does hereby transfer, assign, set-over and otherwise convey to the Holder of the Transferor Certificate, without recourse on and after the Removal Date, all right, title and interest of the Trust in and to the Receivables now existing and hereafter created in the Removed Accounts designated hereby, all monies due or to become due with respect thereto (including all Finance Charge Receivables), all Removed Interchange, all proceeds (as defined in Section 9-306 or Section 9-102(a)(64) of the UCC, as applicable, as in effect in the Applicable State as of the Effective Date) of such Receivables, Removed Interchange and Insurance Proceeds relating to either.

(b) In connection with such transfer, the Trustee agrees to execute and deliver to the Holder of the Transferor Certificate on or prior to the date of this Reassignment, all documents necessary to effect the transfer of the Receivables now and hereafter existing in the Removed Accounts and Removed Interchange, including but not limited to a termination statement or financing statement, if requested, with respect to such Receivables and Removed Interchange (which may be a single termination statement or financing statement with respect to all such Receivables and Removed Interchange) evidencing the release by the Trust of its lien on the Receivables in the Removed Accounts and Removed Interchange, and meeting the requirements of applicable state law, in such manner and such jurisdictions as are necessary to remove such lien.

4. Acceptance by Trustee . The Trustee hereby acknowledges that, on or prior to the fifth Business Day following the Removal Date, the Transferor shall deliver to the Trustee the computer file, hard copy or microfiche list described in Section 2 of this Reassignment.

5. Representations and Warranties of the Transferor . This Reassignment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Transferor enforceable against the Transferor in accordance with its terms, except as the foregoing may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies in general or the rights and remedies of creditors of national banking associations, state banking corporations or similar financial institutions and except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity, whether considered in a suit at law or in equity, and by the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

 

Exhibit C-2


6. Representations and Warranties of the Trustee . Since the date of transfer by the Transferor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trustee has not sold, transferred or encumbered any Receivable in any Removed Account, the Removed Interchange or any interest in either.

7. Conditions Precedent . The amendment of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement set forth in Section 8 hereof is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

(a) the Transferor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate certifying that (i) as of the Removal Date, all requirements set forth in Section 2.11 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for designating Removed Accounts and Removed Interchange and reconveying the Receivables of such Removed Accounts and Removed Interchange, whether now existing or hereafter created, have been satisfied, and (ii) the representations and warranties made by the Transferor in Section 5 hereof are true and correct as of the Removal Date. The Trustee may conclusively rely on such Officers’ Certificate, shall have no duty to make inquiries with regard to the matters set forth therein and shall incur no liability in so relying.

8. Amendment of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement . The Pooling and Servicing Agreement is hereby amended to provide that all references therein to the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement,” “this Agreement” and “herein” shall be deemed from and after the Removal Date to be a dual reference to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as supplemented by this Reassignment. Except as expressly amended hereby, all of the representations, warranties, terms, covenants and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall remain unamended and shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and except as expressly provided herein shall not constitute or be deemed to constitute a waiver of compliance with or a consent to non-compliance with any term or provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

9. Counterparts . This Reassignment may be executed in two or more counterparts (and by different parties on separate counterparts), each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

Exhibit C-3


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

 

DISCOVER FUNDING LLC,
as Transferor
By:  

 

Title:  
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:  

 

Title:  

 

Exhibit C-4


EXHIBIT D

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE

NO. [    ]

DISCOVER CARD MASTER TRUST I

PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

(NOT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF DISCOVER BANK OR DISCOVER FUNDING LLC AND NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.)

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR SOLD UNLESS PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED AND THE SATISFACTION OF CERTAIN OTHER REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT.

This certifies that Discover Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Discover Funding”), which in its capacity as the registered holder of this Transferor Certificate is hereinafter referred to as the “Holder”, is the registered owner of a fractional undivided interest in Discover Card Master Trust I (the “Trust”), the corpus of which consists of a portfolio of receivables (the “Receivables”) created under certain open end credit card accounts for specified Persons (the “Accounts”) originated by Discover Bank or an affiliate of Discover Bank and transferred to the Trust, all monies due or to become due with respect thereto, all proceeds (as defined in 9-102(64) of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the Applicable State) of such Receivables pursuant to a Third Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as December 22, 2015, as amended on or prior to the date hereof (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, as trustee (the “Trustee”), Discover Funding LLC, as Transferor, and Discover as Master Servicer and Servicer, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth herein below, benefits under any Credit Enhancement with respect to any series of Investor Certificates issued from time to time pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to the extent applicable, Interchange and all other assets and interests constituting the Trust.

To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to which Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as amended from time to time, the Holder by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which the Holder is bound.

This Certificate is not permitted to be transferred, assigned, exchanged or otherwise conveyed except as expressly permitted in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit D-1


This Certificate is the Transferor Certificate (the “Transferor Certificate”), which represents a fractional undivided interest in the Trust including the right to receive the Collections and other amounts at the times and in the amounts specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including any series supplements thereto which may be in effect from time to time, to be paid to the Holder of the Transferor Certificate. In addition to this Transferor Certificate, Investor Certificates, each of which will represent a Fractional Undivided Interest in the Trust, will be issued to investors from time to time pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and one or more series supplements thereto. The Transferor Interest on any date of determination will be an amount equal to the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables at the end of the day immediately prior to such day of determination minus the Aggregate Investor Interest with respect to such Receivables at the end of such day.

This Certificate does not represent an obligation of, or an interest in, Discover Bank, Discover Funding, LLC, any Additional Originator or any Servicer. This Certificate is limited in right of payment to certain collections respecting the Receivables and Interchange, all as more specifically set forth hereinabove and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including any series supplements thereto.

Subject to certain conditions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, if the principal of all Investor Certificates then outstanding has not been paid in full prior to the Final Trust Termination Date, the obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby shall terminate on the Final Trust Termination Date.

Upon the termination of the Trust pursuant to Section 12.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the surrender of this Transferor Certificate, the Trustee shall distribute to the Holder of this Certificate such Holder’s pro rata share of any Receivables, Interchange and cash remaining in the Trust in respect of the Transferor Interest (without recourse, representation or warranty except for the warranty that since the date of transfer by the Transferor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement the Trustee has not sold, transferred or encumbered any such Receivable or interest therein). Such distribution shall transfer all right, title and interest of the Trust in the Receivables and Interchange, whether such Receivables and Interchange are then existing or thereafter created, and all proceeds of either. The Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer and assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall be reasonably requested by the Holder to vest in the Holder all right, title and interest which the Trustee had in the Receivables and Interchange.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by or on behalf of the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.

 

Exhibit D-2


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Discover Funding has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

DISCOVER FUNDING LLC
By:  

 

[FORM OF TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION]

This is the Transferor Certificate referred to in the within mentioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:  

 

  Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit D-3


EXHIBIT E

FORM OF INITIAL REPORT

DISCOVER CARD MASTER TRUST I

 

 

CREDIT CARD

PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

 

 

The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Discover Bank (“Discover Bank”), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 22, 2015 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”) by and between, Discover Bank as Master Servicer, Servicer and Seller, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, hereby certifies as follows:

 

  1. Capitalized terms used in this Certificate have their respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

  2. The undersigned is duly authorized pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to execute and to deliver this Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee and the Sellers.

 

  3. Discover Bank is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

  4. The aggregate amount of Principal Receivables as of the Cut-Off Date was $        .

 

  5. The aggregate amount of Finance Charge Receivables billed during the month prior to the month in which the Cut-Off Date occurred was $        .

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this certificate this      day of             , 20    .

 

DISCOVER BANK,
as Master Servicer
By:  

 

Title:  

 

Exhibit E-1


EXHIBIT F

FORM OF MASTER SERVICER’S ANNUAL CERTIFICATE

DISCOVER CARD MASTER TRUST I

 

 

CREDIT CARD

PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

 

 

The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Discover Bank (“Discover Bank”) as Master Servicer pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 22, 2015, as amended on or prior to the date hereof, among Discover Funding LLC, Discover Bank and U.S. Bank National Association (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), as Trustee hereby certifies that:

1. Discover Bank is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

2. The undersigned is duly authorized pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to execute and deliver this Certificate to the Trustee.

3. During the [fiscal year ended [                    ]] [transition period ended [                    ]] in the course of my duties as an officer of the Master Servicer, I would normally obtain knowledge of any Master Servicer Termination Event.

4. To the best of my knowledge, no Master Servicer Termination Event has occurred.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this certificate this      day of             ,         .

 

By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

Exhibit F-1


EXHIBIT G

FORM OF SERVICER’S ANNUAL CERTIFICATE

DISCOVER CARD MASTER TRUST I

 

 

CREDIT CARD

PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

 

 

The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of [NAME OF SERVICER] (“[Name]”) as a Servicer pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2015, as amended on or prior to the date hereof, among Discover Funding LLC, Discover Bank and U.S. Bank National Association (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), as Trustee hereby certifies that:

1. [Name] is a Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

2. The undersigned is duly authorized pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to execute and deliver this Certificate to the Trustee.

3. During the [fiscal year ended [                    ]][transition period ended [                    ]] in the course of my duties as an officer of [Name], I would normally obtain knowledge of any Servicer Termination Event relating to [Name].

4. To the best of my knowledge, no such Servicer Termination Event has occurred.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this certificate this      day of             ,         .

 

By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

Exhibit G-1


EXHIBIT H

FORM OF CERTIFICATE WITH RESPECT TO U.S. INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

U.S. $        

Discover Card Master Trust I

Series         -         

    % Credit Account Pass-Through Certificates

In connection with the initial issuance and placement of the above-captioned Investor Certificates, an institutional investor in the United States is purchasing U.S. $         aggregate principal amount of such Investor Certificates held in our account at [Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Brussels office, as operator of the Euroclear System] [Clearstream Banking] on behalf of such investor.

We reasonably believe that such institutional investor is a “qualified institutional buyer” as such term is defined under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States of America. If an administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry is commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate or a copy thereof to any interested party in such proceeding.

On behalf of such institutional investor, we direct that U.S. $         in aggregate principal amount of the above-captioned Investor Certificates be issued in registered form to [delivery instructions].

*Dated:

 

 

[signature]

 

* To be dated as of the date of delivery of the Definitive Euro-Certificates in registered form, and, in any event, no earlier than the Exchange Date.

 

Exhibit H-1


EXHIBIT I

PROVISIONS TO BE INCLUDED IN ANNUAL OPINION OF COUNSEL

The opinion set forth below, which is to be delivered pursuant to Section 13.02(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, may be subject to certain customary qualifications, assumptions and limitations.

With the filing of financing statements covering the Receivables in the offices of the Secretaries of State of the State of                      and the State of                     , the interest of the Trustee in the Receivables has been duly perfected. No other action is required to continue such perfection prior to the six month period preceding the fifth anniversary of the filing of such financing statements.

 

Exhibit I-1


EXHIBIT J

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

DISCOVER CARD MASTER TRUST I

The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of [Name of Master Servicer, Servicer or Servicing Participant] (“[Name]”), pursuant to [Section 3.07(c) of the Third Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 22, 2015, as amended on or prior to the date hereof (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among [Name], Discover Funding LLC, Discover Bank and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee,] [INSERT DESCRIPTION OF APPLICABLE SERVICING OR SUBSERVICING AGREEMENT TO WHICH SERVICING PARTICIPANT IS A PARTY (the “Agreement”)], hereby certifies that:

a review of the activities of [Name], during [the fiscal year ended [                    ]][the transition period from [                    ] to [                    ]], and of its performance under the [Pooling and Servicing] Agreement was made under my supervision; and

to the best of my knowledge, based on such review, [except as provided below] [Name] has fulfilled all its obligations in all material respects under the [Pooling and Servicing] Agreement throughout the [fiscal year ended [                    ]][transition period from [                    ] to [                    ]].

[(c) If there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specify each such failure known to the certifying officer and the nature and status thereof.]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this certificate this [    ] day of [            ], [        ].

 

By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

Exhibit J-1


EXHIBIT K

FORM OF TRUSTEE’S LITIGATION CERTIFICATE

DISCOVER CARD MASTER TRUST I

The undersigned, a [                    ] of [                    ] (the “ Trustee ”), a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY as follows:

To my knowledge, during the calendar month preceding the calendar month of the date hereof[, except as set forth on Exhibit A hereto,] no legal proceeding (including proceedings of governmental authorities) against the Trustee or against the property of the Trustee that is material to security holders of any series of Credit Card Pass-Through Certificates issued by Discover Card Master Trust I, was initiated, terminated or experienced any developments that are material to such security holders.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Certificate to be duly executed this [    ] day of [            ], [        ].

 

By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

Exhibit K-1


EXHIBIT L

SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE

The assessments of compliance to be delivered by the Trustee, the Master Servicer and each Servicer shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified in the chart below as “Applicable Servicing Criteria.” Servicing criteria that are not identified with a checkmark under the columns entitled “Master Servicer”, “Servicer” and “Trustee” are criteria that are not applicable to the respective entities.

 

         

Applicable Servicing Criteria

Item 1122(d)

Reference

  

Servicing Criteria

  

Master

Servicer

  

Servicer

  

Trustee

General Servicing Criteria
1122(d)(1)(i)    Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements.    Ö    Ö   
1122(d)(1)(ii)    If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s performance and compliance with such servicing activities.    Ö    Ö   
1122(d)(1)(iii)    Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the credit card accounts or accounts are maintained.         
1122(d)(1)(iv)        A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements.         
1122(d)(1)(v)    Aggregation of information, as applicable, is mathematically accurate and the information conveyed accurately reflects the information.    Ö    Ö   
Cash Collection and Administration
1122(d)(2)(i)    Payments on credit card accounts are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.       Ö    Ö

 

Exhibit L-1


         

Applicable Servicing Criteria

Item 1122(d)

Reference

  

Servicing Criteria

  

Master

Servicer

  

Servicer

  

Trustee

1122(d)(2)(ii)    Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel.       Ö    Ö
1122(d)(2)(iii)    Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements.         
1122(d)(2)(iv)    The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements.          Ö
1122(d)(2)(v)    Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act.          Ö
1122(d)(2)(vi)    Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access.         
1122(d)(2)(vii)    Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.    Ö      

 

Exhibit L-2


         

Applicable Servicing Criteria

Item 1122(d)

Reference

  

Servicing Criteria

  

Master

Servicer

  

Servicer

  

Trustee

Investor Remittances and Reporting
1122(d)(3)(i)    Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of credit card accounts serviced by the Servicer.    Ö      
1122(d)(3)(ii)    Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements.    Ö       Ö
1122(d)(3)(iii)    Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.          Ö
1122(d)(3)(iv)    Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements.          Ö
Pool Asset Administration
1122(d)(4)(i)    Collateral or security on credit card receivables designated to the trust is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related asset pool documents.         
1122(d)(4)(ii)    Account and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements.    Ö    Ö   
1122(d)(4)(iii)    Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements.       Ö    Ö

 

Exhibit L-3


         

Applicable Servicing Criteria

Item 1122(d)

Reference

  

Servicing Criteria

  

Master

Servicer

  

Servicer

  

Trustee

1122(d)(4)(iv)    Payments on credit card accounts, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related credit card accounts documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related asset pool documents.       Ö   
1122(d)(4)(v)    The Servicer’s records regarding the accounts and the accounts agree with the Servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance.       Ö   
1122(d)(4)(vi)    Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s account (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents.       Ö   
1122(d)(4)(vii)    Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements.       Ö   
1122(d)(4)(viii)    Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period an Account is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s activities in monitoring delinquent Accounts including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment).       Ö   

 

Exhibit L-4


         

Applicable Servicing Criteria

Item 1122(d)

Reference

  

Servicing Criteria

  

Master

Servicer

  

Servicer

  

Trustee

1122(d)(4)(ix)    Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for Accounts with variable rates are computed based on the related Account documents.       Ö   
1122(d)(4)(x)    Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s Account documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable Account documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related Accounts, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.         
1122(d)(4)(xi)    Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.         
1122(d)(4)(xii)    Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or omission.         
1122(d)(4)(xiii)    Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.         
1122(d)(4)(xiv)    Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements.       Ö   

 

Exhibit L-5


         

Applicable Servicing Criteria

Item 1122(d)

Reference

  

Servicing Criteria

  

Master

Servicer

  

Servicer

  

Trustee

1122(d)(4)(xv)    Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements.          Ö *

 

* Only if applicable for any outstanding Securitization Transaction

 

Exhibit L-6


EXHIBIT M

FORM OF ANNUAL CERTIFICATION

Re: Third Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2015, among Discover Funding LLC, as Transferor (“Discover Funding”), Discover Bank, as Master Servicer and Servicer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, as amended on or prior to the date hereof] [INSERT DESCRIPTION OF APPLICABLE SERVICING OR SUBSERVICING AGREEMENT TO WHICH SERVICING PARTICIPANT IS A PARTY] [ (the “Agreement”).

I,                     , the                     of [NAME OF COMPANY] (the “Company”), certify to the Master Servicer and Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate and each or their officers, with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

(1) I have reviewed [the Company’s servicer compliance statement provided in accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the “Compliance Statement”),] the report on assessment of the Company’s compliance provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the “Servicing Assessment”) and the registered public accounting firm’s attestation report provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange Act and Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the “Attestation Report”) that were delivered by the Company to the Master Servicer and Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate pursuant to the Agreement (collectively, the “Company Information”);

(2) To the best of my knowledge, the Company Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period of time covered by the Company Information;

(3) To the best of my knowledge, all of the Company Information required to be provided by the Company under the Agreement has been provided to the Master Servicer and Discover Funding as the Holder of the Transferor Certificate; and

(4) To the best of my knowledge, except as disclosed in [the Compliance Statement,] the Servicing Assessment or the Attestation Report, the Company has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement.

Dated:

 

By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

Exhibit M-1

Exhibit 4.3

 

 

DISCOVER BANK

as Master Servicer and Servicer,

DISCOVER FUNDING LLC,

as Transferor,

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Trustee

on behalf of the Certificateholders

AMENDED AND RESTATED SERIES SUPPLEMENT

Dated as of December 22, 2015

to

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

Dated as of December 22, 2015

 

 

DISCOVER CARD MASTER TRUST I

SERIES 2007-CC


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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Section 1.   Definitions      1   
Section 2.   No Subordination      11   
Section 3.   Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Transferor      11   
Section 4.   Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Discover Bank as Master Servicer and Servicer      13   
Section 5.   Representations and Warranties of Other Servicers      13   
Section 6.   Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Trustee      14   
Section 7.   Authentication of Certificates      14   
Section 8.   Establishment and Administration of Investor Accounts      14   
Section 9.   Allocations of Collections      15   
Section 10.   Servicing Compensation      23   
Section 11.   Investor Certificateholders’ Monthly Statement      23   
Section 12.   Purchase of Notes; Sales of Receivables      23   
Section 13.   Ratification of Pooling and Servicing Agreement      24   
Section 14.   Counterparts      24   
Section 15.   Governing Law      24   
Section 16.   Intention of Parties      24   
Section 17.   Amendment for Sale Accounting Purposes      25   
Section 18.   Election Under Delaware Asset-Backed Securities Facilitation Act      25   
Section 19.   Increases to Series Investor Interest      25   
Section 20.   Amendments for Additional Collateral Certificates      26   
Section 21.   Dispute Resolution      27   
Section 22.   Asset Representations Review      29   
Section 23.   Effectiveness      29   

 

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EXHIBITS

 

EXHIBIT A:    Form of Series 2007-CC Investor Certificate
EXHIBIT B:    Form of Certificateholders’ Monthly Statement

 

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THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED SERIES SUPPLEMENT, dated as of December 22, 2015 (this “ Series Supplement ”), by and among DISCOVER BANK, a Delaware banking corporation (“ Discover Bank ”), as Master Servicer and Servicer, DISCOVER FUNDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Discover Funding ”), as Transferor, and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the “ Trustee ”), as Trustee under the Third Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2015, among Discover Bank, as Servicer, Discover Funding, as Transferor, and the Trustee (as amended and supplemented from time to time the “ Pooling and Servicing Agreement ”), relates to the series of Master Trust Certificates to be known as the DISCOVER CARD MASTER TRUST I, SERIES 2007-CC COLLATERAL CERTIFICATE (“ Series 2007-CC ”). Series 2007-CC is an Interchange Series that is a member of Group One of the Discover Card Master Trust I and is eligible for reallocations to and from other Series in Group One. (For purposes of any Series Supplement for any other Series that requires that Interchange Series be so designated in their Series Term Sheet, this introductory paragraph shall constitute the Series Terms Sheet for this Series. For purposes of any Series Supplement for any other Series that allocates payments sequentially by Class, the entire Series Investor Interest of this Series shall constitute Class A.)

WHEREAS, the Trustee and Discover Bank have heretofore executed and delivered a Series Supplement, dated as of November 3, 2004 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the Effective Date, the “ Original Series 2007-CC Supplement ”);

WHEREAS, Discover Funding, as Transferor, Discover Bank, as Servicer, and the Trustee have executed the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in order to substitute Discover Funding in the place of Discover Bank as the Seller (now referred to as the Transferor);

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend and restate in its entirety the Original Series 2007-CC Supplement to, among other things, provide for the substitution of Discover Funding in the place of Discover Bank, in its capacity as Seller (now referred to as the Transferor).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the agreements contained herein, the Original Series 2007-CC Supplement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

SECTION 1. Definitions .

(a) Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Series Supplement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Capitalized terms that refer to a Series refer to Series 2007-CC unless the context otherwise requires. For purposes of determining any amount or making any calculation hereunder, such amount or calculation, (i) if specified to be as of the first day of any Due Period, shall (a) include any increase in the Series Investor Interest occurring during such Due Period as if such increase had occurred on the first day of such Due Period and (b) give effect to any payments, deposits or other allocations made on the Distribution Date related to the prior Due Period; and (ii) if specified to be as of the close of business on the last day of any Due Period, shall give effect to any reduction to the Series Investor Interest as a result of payments, deposits or allocations made on the related Distribution Date. For purposes of this Series Supplement, a reference to any agreement, document, policy, or procedure is to that agreement, document, policy, or procedure as may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.

(b) The following terms have the definitions set forth below with respect to Series 2007-CC, unless the context otherwise clearly requires:

60-Day Delinquent Receivables ” means, as of any date of determination, all Receivables, other than Receivables in Charged-Off Accounts, in the Trust that are 60 or more days delinquent as of the last day of the Due Period immediately preceding such date, as determined in accordance with the related Servicer’s customary servicing practices.


AAA ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 21 .

Accumulation Period ” with respect to any Note, shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Additional Collateral Certificate ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Indenture. “Calculation Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

ADR Proceeding ” shall mean a mediation or arbitration instituted pursuant to Section 21 hereof.

Asset Representations Review Agreement ” means that certain Asset Representations Review Agreement among Discover Bank, as Master Servicer and Servicer, the Issuer and the Asset Representations Reviewer.

Asset Representations Reviewer ” shall mean the entity appointed to be the “asset representations reviewer” pursuant to the Asset Representations Review Agreement.

Charge-offs ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount ” on any Distribution Date, shall have the meaning set forth in step (21)  (Allocation from the DCMT Group One Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account) of Section 3.01 of the Indenture Supplement for the DiscoverSeries, as adjusted pursuant to Sections 9(b)(7) and 9(b)(l0) and, as applicable, with respect to each other Series of Investor Certificates then outstanding, shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Series Supplement.

Class A Principal Distribution Amount Shortfall ” shall have the meaning set forth in step ( 64) (Allocation from the DCMT Group One Principal Collections Reallocation Account for Principal Shortfalls other than Prefunding Shortfalls) of Section 3.01 of the Indenture Supplement for the DiscoverSeries, as adjusted pursuant to Section 9(b)(15) and, as applicable, with respect to each other Series of Investor Certificates then outstanding, shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Series Supplement.

Class A Required Amount Shortfall ” on any Distribution Date, shall have the meaning set forth in step (9)  (Allocation from the DCMT Group One Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account) of Section 3.01 of the Indenture Supplement for the DiscoverSeries, as

 

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adjusted pursuant to Section 9(b)(6) and 9(b)(9) and, as applicable, with respect to each other Series of Investor Certificates then outstanding, shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Series Supplement.

Class Invested Amount ” shall mean the Series Invested Amount.

Clean-Up Call Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12(a) .

Controlled Liquidation Period ” shall mean any period in which the Targeted Principal Deposit minus the Targeted Prefunding Deposit for any series, class or Tranche of Notes is greater than zero.

Delinquency Percentage ” means, for each Distribution Date and the related Due Period, an amount (expressed as a percentage) equal to the ratio of (i) the aggregate balance of all 60-Day Delinquent Receivables as of the last day of the Due Period immediately preceding such Distribution Date to (ii) the aggregate balance of Receivables in the Trust as of the last day of the Due Period immediately preceding such Distribution Date.

Discover Bank ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

Discount Note ” shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Distribution Date ” shall mean the 15 th day of each calendar month (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) commencing in August 2007. When used with respect to a Due Period, the Distribution Date means the first Distribution Date following the end of such Due Period.

Early Redemption Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

Effective Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Event of Default shall have the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

Excess Spread Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Finance Charge Allocation Amount ” with respect to any series, class or Tranche of Notes, shall have the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

Finance Charge Amounts ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

Group Excess Spread ” shall mean, for any Distribution Date, the sum of the Series Excess Spreads for each Series (including the Series established hereby) that is a member of the same Group as the Series established hereby, in each case for such Distribution Date.

Group Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8 .

 

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Group Interchange Reallocation Account ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8 .

Group Principal Collections Reallocation Account ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8 .

Indenture ” shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December 22, 2015, by and between Discover Card Execution Note Trust, as Issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee.

Indenture Supplement ” shall mean, with respect to the DiscoverSeries Notes, that certain Second Amended and Restated Indenture Supplement, dated as of December 22, 2015, by and between Discover Card Execution Note Trust, as Issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee, and with respect to any other series of Notes issued by Discover Card Execution Note Trust, the applicable indenture supplement entered into pursuant to the Indenture relating to such series.

Indenture Trustee ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

Initial Dollar Principal Amount ” with respect to any class or Tranche of Notes, shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Interchange Series ” shall mean this Series and each series issued by the Trust that indicates in its Series Supplement that it is an Interchange Series.

Interchange Subgroup Allocable Group Excess Spread ” shall mean, if the Group Excess Spread is greater than or equal to zero, the product of the Group Excess Spread and the Interchange Subgroup Excess Allocation Percentage; and if the Group Excess Spread is less than zero, the product of the Group Excess Spread and the Interchange Subgroup Shortfall Allocation Percentage.

Interchange Subgroup Excess Allocation Percentage ” shall mean a ratio, the numerator of which is the sum of the Series Investor Interest for each Interchange Series that is a member of the same Group as the Series established hereby (including the Series established hereby); and the denominator of which is the sum of the Series Investor Interests for each Series that is a member of the same Group as the Series established hereby (including each Interchange Series and the Series established hereby).

Interchange Subgroup Excess Spread ” shall mean, for any Distribution Date, the sum of (x) all amounts available to be deposited into the Group Interchange Reallocation Account for all Interchange Series and (y) the Interchange Subgroup Allocable Group Excess Spread.

Interchange Subgroup Shortfall Allocation Percentage ” shall mean a ratio, the numerator of which is the sum of the Series Excess Spread for each Interchange Series that is a member of the same Group as the Series established hereby (including, if applicable, the Series established hereby) for which the Series Excess Spread is less than zero; and the denominator of which is the sum of the Series Excess Spread for each Series that is a member of the same Group as the Series established hereby (including, if applicable, each Interchange Series and the Series established hereby) for which the Series Excess Spread is less than zero.

 

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Investor Accounts ” shall mean, in addition to Investor Accounts established pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Series Collections Account, the Series Distribution Account, the Group Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account, the Group Principal Collections Reallocation Account and the Group Interchange Reallocation Account.

Investor Certificateholder ” shall mean, at any time, the holder or holders of the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate.

Investor Servicing Fee ” shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of the Investor Servicing Fee Percentage and the Series Investor Interest on the first day of the Due Period related to such Distribution Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date for the Series established hereby, the Series Investor Interest on the Series Closing Date).

Investor Servicing Fee Percentage ” shall mean 2.0% per annum calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

Investor Servicing Fee Shortfall ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9(b)(3) .

Monthly Interest Accrual Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Nominal Liquidation Amount ” with respect to any series, class or Tranche of Notes, shall have the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

Note Issuance Trust ” shall mean the Discover Card Execution Note Trust, governed by the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2015, by and between Discover Funding, as Beneficiary, and Wilmington Trust Company, as Owner Trustee.

Note Issuance Trust’s Annual Report Date ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4(b) .

Note Rating Agency ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

Notes ” shall mean any notes issued by the Note Issuance Trust under the Indenture and any applicable Indenture Supplement.

Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount ” with respect to any series, class or Tranche of Notes, shall have the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

Paying Agent ” shall mean the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.

Pooling and Servicing Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

Prefunding Negative Spread ” shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

 

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Principal Allocation Amount ” with respect to any series, class or Tranche of Notes, shall have the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

Principal Distribution Amount Shortfall ” when used for purposes of any Series Supplement for any other Series in the Group to which the Series established hereby belongs, shall mean the Class A Principal Distribution Amount Shortfall.

Public Notes ” means any Notes that have been registered under the Securities Act.

Rating Agency Condition ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

Required Daily Deposit ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

Revolving Period ’’ shall mean each Due Period, prior to the Series Termination Date, for which the Targeted Principal Deposit for the related Distribution Date for all series, classes or Tranches of Notes, as applicable, is zero.

Series 2007-CC ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate ” shall mean the Investor Certificate created under this Series Supplement and issued to the Investor Certificateholder.

Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Percentage ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

Series Charge-Off Allocation Percentage ” shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date or any trust Distribution Date, as applicable, the percentage equivalent of a fraction the numerator of which shall be the amount of the Series Investor Interest and the denominator of which shall be the greater of (i) the amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust and (ii) the Aggregate Investor Interest, in each case on the first day of the related Due Period.

Series Closing Date ” shall mean July 26, 2007.

Series Collections Account ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8 .

Series Distribution Account ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8 .

Series Excess Spread ” shall, with respect to the Series established hereby, for any Distribution Date (x) so long as the only collateral certificate owned by the Note Issuance Trust is the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate, mean the sum of the Excess Spread Amounts for the DiscoverSeries and each additional series of Notes issued under the Indenture; provided, however, that solely for purposes of determining the Group Excess Spread and the Interchange Subgroup Shortfall Allocation Percentage for this Series and any other Series in the Group to which this Series belongs, Series Excess Spread shall be the amount determined as set forth above minus for so long as any Series that is not an Interchange Series is outstanding and the Series Excess Spread is positive, the lesser of Series Interchange or the amount determined as the Series Excess Spread without giving effect to this proviso; provided, that Series Excess Spread, for purposes of determining the Group Excess Spread and the Interchange Subgroup Shortfall

 

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Allocation Percentage, shall not be reduced below zero as a result of this proviso, if any, for such Distribution Date or (y) during any period when Additional Collateral Certificates are owned by the Note Issuance Trust, have the meaning set forth in the documents relating to such addition (provided that such documents are accepted and agreed to by the parties hereto); and with respect to each other Series of Investor Certificates then outstanding, shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Series Supplement.

Series Finance Charge Amounts ” shall, with respect to any series of Notes, have the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Series Finance Charge Collections ” shall mean with respect to any day or any Distribution Date or Trust Distribution Date, as applicable, an amount equal to the product of (x) the Series Finance Charge Collections Allocation Percentage for the related Distribution Date and (y) the amount of Finance Charge Collections for such day or for the related Due Period, as applicable; provided, however, that Series Finance Charge Collections shall be increased by the lesser of (i) the amount of Series Prefunding Negative Spread, if any, for each series, class or Tranche of Notes, as applicable (without duplication) and (ii) an amount equal to the product of the total amount of Finance Charge Collections otherwise allocable to Discover Funding as Holder of the Transferor Certificate for the related Due Period and a fraction the numerator of which is the Series Invested Amount and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Invested Amount.

Series Finance Charge Collections Allocation Percentage ” shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date or any Trust Distribution Date, as applicable,

(a) so long as an Early Redemption Event or an Event of Default is not then continuing with respect to any series, class or Tranche of Notes or an Amortization Event is not then continuing with respect to this Series 2007-CC, the percentage equivalent of a fraction the numerator of which shall be the amount of the Series Investor Interest on the first day of the related Due Period and the denominator of which shall be the greater of (i) the amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust on the first day of the related Due Period and (ii) the sum of the numerators used in calculating the components of the Series Percentage with respect to Finance Charge Collections for each Series then outstanding (including the Series established hereby) as of such Distribution Date or Trust Distribution Date, as applicable;

(b) if an Early Redemption Event or an Event of Default for any series, class or Tranche of Notes issued by the Note Issuance Trust has occurred and is then continuing, the percentage equivalent of a fraction the numerator of which shall be the sum of the Finance Charge Allocation Amounts for each series, class or Tranche of Notes (without duplication) multiplied by the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Percentage; and the denominator of which shall be the greater of (i) the amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust on the first day of the related Due Period and (ii) the sum of the numerators used in calculating the components of the Series Percentage with respect to Finance Charge Collections for each Series then outstanding (including the Series established hereby) as of such Distribution Date or Trust Distribution Date, as applicable; or

 

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(c) if an Amortization Event has occurred and is then continuing with respect to this Series 2007-CC, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the amount of the Series Investor Interest on the last day of the Due Period immediately preceding such Amortization Event, and the denominator of which shall be the greater of (i) the amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust on the first day of the related Due Period and (ii) the sum of the numerators used in calculating the components of the Series Percentage with respect to Finance Charge Collections for each Series then outstanding (including the Series established hereby) as of such Distribution Date or Trust Distribution Date, as applicable;

provided, however, in the event that clause (b) and clause (c) of this definition are both applicable (i.e., if an Early Redemption Event or an Event of Default for any series, class or Tranche of Notes issued by the Note Issuance Trust has occurred and is then continuing and an Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing), then the “Series Finance Charge Collections Allocation Percentage” shall be the higher of the amount determined in accordance with clause (b) and the amount determined in accordance with clause (c).

Series Interchange ” shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date or Trust Distribution Date, as applicable, an amount equal to the product of (x) the Series Interchange Allocation Percentage for the related Distribution Date and (y) Interchange for the related Due Period.

Series Interchange Allocation Percentage ” shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date or Trust Distribution Date, as applicable, the percentage equivalent of a fraction the numerator of which shall be the amount of the Series Investor Interest and the denominator of which shall be the greater of (i) the amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust and (ii) the Aggregate Investor Interest, in each case on the first day of the related Due Period.

Series Invested Amount ” shall mean the product of (x) the sum of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amounts for all Notes and (y) the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Percentage.

Series Investor Charged-Off Amount ” shall mean, with respect to this Series for any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of (a) the Charged-Off Amount for such Distribution Date and (b) the Series Charge-Off Allocation Percentage.

Series Investor Interest ” as of any date of determination shall (i) so long as the only collateral certificate owned by the Note Issuance Trust is the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate, mean an amount equal to the sum, without duplication, of the Nominal Liquidation Amounts for each series, class or Tranche of Notes then outstanding or (ii) during any period when Additional Collateral Certificates are owned by the Note Issuance Trust, have meaning set forth in the documents relating to such addition (provided that such documents are accepted and agreed to by the parties hereto).

Series Minimum Principal Receivables Balance ” shall mean, with respect to the Series established hereby, on any date of determination (a) if no series, class or Tranche of Notes has a Targeted Principal Deposit that is greater than zero or no Amortization Event has occurred and is then continuing with respect to this Series 2007-CC, the Series Investor Interest on such date of

 

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determination, divided by 0.93, and (b)(i) if any series, class or Tranche of Notes has a Targeted Principal Deposit that is greater than zero, the sum of, without duplication, the Principal Allocation Amounts for each such series, class or Tranche, multiplied by the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Percentage, divided by 0.93 or (ii) if an Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to this Series 2007-CC, the Series Investor Interest as of the last day of the calendar month preceding the date of the occurrence of the Amortization Event, divided by 0.93 (in the event that clause (i) and clause (ii) are both applicable, then the “Series Minimum Principal Receivables Balance” shall be the higher of the amount determined in accordance with clause (i) and the amount determined in accordance with clause (ii)) divided by 0.93; provided, however, that Discover Funding as Holder of the Transferor Certificate may, upon 30 days’ prior notice to the Trustee and the Rating Agencies, reduce the Series Minimum Principal Receivables Balance by increasing the divisors set forth above, subject to the condition that Discover Funding as Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall have been notified by the Rating Agencies that such reduction would not result in the lowering below or withdrawal of the Required Rating of any Class of any Series then outstanding or of any series, class or Tranche of Notes then outstanding, and provided, further, that the divisors set forth above may not be increased to more than 0.98.

Series Percentage ” shall mean, (a) for this Series with respect to Principal Collections, the “Series Principal Collections Allocation Percentage,” and for each other Series with respect to Principal Collections, shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Series Supplement, and (b) for this Series with respect to Finance Charge Collections, the “Series Finance Charge Collections Allocation Percentage,” and for each other Series with respect to Finance Charge Collections, shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Series Supplement.

Series Prefunding Negative Spread ” shall mean the sum of the amounts of Prefunding Negative Spread for each Tranche of Notes multiplied by the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Percentage.

Series Principal Amounts ” with respect to any series of Notes, shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Series Principal Collections ” shall mean, with respect to any day or any Distribution Date or Trust Distribution Date, as applicable, an amount equal to the product of (x) the Series Principal Collections Allocation Percentage for the related Distribution Date and (y) the amount of Principal Collections for such day or for the related Due Period, as applicable.

Series Principal Collections Allocation Percentage ” shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date or any Trust Distribution Date, as applicable,

(a) if no series, class or Tranche of Notes has a Targeted Principal Deposit that is greater than zero or an Amortization Event is not then continuing with respect to this Series 2007-CC, the percentage equivalent of a fraction the numerator of which shall be the amount of the Series Investor Interest on the first day of the related Due Period and the denominator of which shall be the greater of (i) the amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust on the first day of the related Due Period and (ii) the sum of the numerators used in calculating the components of the Series Percentage with respect to Principal Collections for each Series then outstanding (including the Series established hereby) as of such Distribution Date or Trust Distribution Date, as applicable;

 

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(b) if any series, class or Tranche of Notes has a Targeted Principal Deposit that is greater than zero, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the sum of the Principal Allocation Amounts for each series, class or Tranche of Notes (without duplication) multiplied by the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Percentage; and the denominator of which shall be the greater of (i) the amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust on the first day of the related Due Period and (ii) the sum of the numerators used in calculating the components of the Series Percentage with respect to Principal Collections for each Series then outstanding (including the Series established hereby) as of such Distribution Date or Trust Distribution Date, as applicable; or

(c) if an Amortization Event has occurred and is then continuing with respect to this Series 2007-CC, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the amount of the Series Investor Interest on the last day of the Due Period immediately preceding such Amortization Event and the denominator of which shall be the greater of (i) the amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust on the first day of the related Due Period and (ii) the sum of the numerators used in calculating the components of the Series Percentage with respect to Principal Collections for each Series then outstanding (including the Series established hereby) as of such Distribution Date or Trust Distribution Date, as applicable;

provided, however, in the event that clause (b) and clause (c) of this definition are both applicable (i.e., if the Targeted Principal Deposit of any series, class or Tranche of Notes issued by the Note Issuance Trust is greater than zero and an Amortization Event has occurred and is then continuing), then the “Series Principal Collections Allocation Percentage” shall be the higher of the amount determined in accordance with clause (b) and the amount determined in accordance with clause (c).

Series Required Principal Amount ” shall mean, with respect to each Distribution Date of any Controlled Liquidation Period, the product of (x) (i) if the related Due Period does not occur in February, 1.15 or (ii) if the related Due Period occurs in February, 1.05, and (y) the product of (A) the sum of the Targeted Principal Deposits minus Targeted Prefunding Deposits for each Tranche of Notes for such Distribution Date and (B) the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Percentage.

Series Servicing Fee ” with respect to any series of Notes shall have the meaning set forth in the Indenture Supplement.

Series Supplement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto or, as applicable, with respect to any other Series issued by the Trust, the series supplement(s) relating to such Series, as such agreement may be amended, restated or supplemented from time to time.

Series Termination Date ” shall mean, unless extended by the parties hereto, July 1, 2028 or, if earlier, the date on which the Nominal Liquidation Amount for all series, classes and Tranches of Notes has been reduced to zero.

Statement Date ” shall mean each Distribution Date, commencing in August 2007.

 

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Targeted Prefunding Deposit ” with respect to any series, class or Tranche of Notes shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Targeted Principal Deposit ” with respect to any series, class or Tranche of Notes shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Tranche ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

Transferred Assets ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 18 hereto.

Trustee shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

United States ” or “ U.S. ” shall mean the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any State of the United States and the District of Columbia.

Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount Shortfall ” shall have the meaning set forth in step (65)  (Allocation from the DCMT Group One Principal Collections Reallocation Account for Prefunding Shortfalls) of Section 3.01 of the Indenture Supplement for the DiscoverSeries and, as applicable, with respect to each other Series of Investor Certificates then outstanding, shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Series Supplement.

Verified Note Owner ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

(c) Any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that requires confirmation that any action, amendment, event or other circumstance will not result in a reduction below the Required Rating or withdrawal of the rating of any Class of any Series then outstanding as confirmed in writing by the Rating Agencies shall require satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition with respect to any applicable Note Rating Agency.

SECTION 2. No Subordination . Series 2007-CC shall not be subordinated in right of payment to any other Series, whether currently outstanding or to be issued in the future. No other Series issued by the Trust may be subordinated in right of payment to Series 2007-CC.

SECTION 3. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Transferor.

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Transferor contained in Section 2.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the corresponding sections of any Assignment are true on and as of the Effective Date and/or the date set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as applicable. The Transferor also represents and warrants to the Trust as of the Effective Date that:

(i) The execution, delivery and performance of this Series Supplement by such Transferor have been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action, do not require any approval or consent of any governmental agency or authority, do not and will not conflict with any material provision of the Certificate of Formation or the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Transferor, do not and will not conflict with, or result in a breach which would constitute a material default under, any agreement for borrowed money binding upon or applicable to it or such of its property which is material to it, or, to the best of the

 

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Transferor’s knowledge, any law or governmental regulation or court decree applicable to it or such material property, and this Series Supplement is the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Transferor, except as the same may be limited by receivership, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equity principles.

(ii) The Pooling and Servicing Agreement creates a valid and enforceable security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) which security interest is prior to all other Liens and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the Transferor, except as the same may be limited by receivership, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equity principles.

(iii) The Receivables constitute “accounts” within the meaning of Article 9 of the applicable UCC.

(iv) The Transferor has caused or will have caused, within ten days of the Effective Date, the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under applicable law in order to perfect the security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in the Receivables conveyed to the Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(v) Other than the sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Receivables to the Trust and the grant of a security interest therein pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Transferor has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in or otherwise conveyed any of the Receivables.

(vi) The Transferor has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statements against the Transferor that include a description of collateral covering the Receivables, other than any financing statement (i) relating to the interest of the Trust in the Receivables under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (ii) that has been terminated.

(vii) The Transferor is not aware of any judgment or tax lien filings against it.

(viii) The representations and warranties set forth in this Section 3(a) shall survive the transfer and assignment to the Trust of the Receivables transferred to the Trust by the Transferor.

(b) Notice of Other Securitization . The Transferor shall provide prior written notice to each Rating Agency if it enters into other securitization transactions and shall cause the pooling and servicing agreement or indenture related to such other securitization transactions to contain a provision similar to Section 1602 of the Indenture.

 

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SECTION 4. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Discover Bank as Master Servicer and Servicer.

(a) Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties of Discover Bank as the Master Servicer and as a Servicer contained in Section 3.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are true on and as of the Effective Date. Discover Bank as Master Servicer and Servicer also represents and warrants to the Trust as of the Effective Date that the execution, delivery and performance of this Series Supplement by Discover Bank have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, do not require any approval or consent of any governmental agency or authority, do not and will not conflict with any material provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of Discover Bank, do not and will not conflict with, or result in a breach which would constitute a material default under, any agreement for borrowed money binding upon or applicable to it or such of its property which is material to it, or, to the best of Discover Bank’s knowledge, any law or governmental regulation or court decree applicable to it or such material property, and this Series Supplement is the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of Discover Bank, except as the same may be limited by receivership, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equity principles.

(b) Regulation AB Compliance . The Master Servicer and each Servicer agree that the provisions of Article XIV of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be for the benefit of the Note Issuance Trust. Without limiting the foregoing, the Master Servicer and each Servicer agree that (i) they will make available to the depositor for the Note Issuance Trust, on or before the date on which the Note Issuance Trust is required to file its Annual Report pursuant to Section l3 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 10-K with the Commission (the “ Note Issuance Trust’s Annual Report Date ”), such assessments, attestations, compliance certificates and other materials consistent in scope with those provided to the Transferor under Article XIV, (ii) they will provide such additional information and disclosures as shall be necessary for any prospectus or other offering document for the Notes to comply with Regulation AB, consistent with the requirements of Article XIV, and (iii) they shall use their best efforts to cause any Servicing Participant used by them (directly or indirectly) for the benefit of the Transferor to comply with the provisions of this Section 4(b) to the same extent as if such Servicing Participant were the Master Servicer or the Servicer. The Master Servicer and each Servicer acknowledge that the depositor for the Note Issuance Trust or any other Person that will be responsible for signing the Sarbanes Certification on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust may rely on the certifications provided pursuant to this Section 4(b) in signing a Sarbanes Certification and filing such certification with the Commission.

SECTION 5. Representations and Warranties of Other Servicers. The representations and warranties of each Servicer (other than Discover Bank), if any, contained in Section 3.05 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are true and correct on and as of the Effective Date. Each such Servicer also represents and warrants to the Trust as of the Effective Date that the execution, delivery and performance of this Series Supplement by such Servicer have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, do not require any approval or consent of any governmental agency or authority, do not and will not conflict with any material provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of such Servicer, do not and will not conflict with, or result in a breach which would constitute a material default under, any

 

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agreement for borrowed money binding upon or applicable to it or such of its property which is material to it, or, to the best of such Servicer’s knowledge, any law or governmental regulation or court decree applicable to it or such material property, and this Series Supplement is the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of such Servicer, except as the same may be limited by receivership, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equity principles.

SECTION 6. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Trustee.

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Trustee contained in Section 11.16 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are true on and as of the Effective Date. The Trustee also represents and warrants as of the Effective Date that the Trustee has full power, authority and right to execute, deliver and perform this Series Supplement, and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Series Supplement, and this Series Supplement has been duly executed and delivered by the Trustee.

(b) Regulation AB Compliance. The Trustee agrees that the provisions of Article XIV of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be for the benefit of the Note Issuance Trust. Without limiting the foregoing, the Trustee agrees that (i) it will make available to the depositor for the Note Issuance Trust, on or before the Note Issuance Trust’s Annual Report Date, such assessments, attestations, compliance certificates and other materials consistent in scope with those provided to the Transferor under Article XIV and (ii) it will provide such additional information and disclosures as shall be necessary for any prospectus or other offering document for the Notes to comply with Regulation AB, consistent with the requirements of Article XIV. The Trustee acknowledges that the depositor for the Note Issuance Trust or any other Person that will be responsible for signing the Sarbanes Certification on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust may rely on the certifications provided pursuant to this Section 6(b) in signing a Sarbanes Certification and filing such certification with the Commission.

SECTION 7. Authentication of Certificates. Pursuant to the Original Series 2007-CC Supplement, the Trustee has duly authenticated and delivered the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate in accordance with Section 6.06 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate has been issued in fully registered form, without coupons.

SECTION 8. Establishment and Administration of Investor Accounts.

(a) The Series Distribution Account and Series Collections Account. The Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, shall cause to be established and maintained in the name of the Trust, with the corporate trust department of an office or branch of either the Trustee or a Qualified Institution, two non-interest bearing segregated trust accounts (the “Series Distribution Account;” and, for Collections, the “Series Collections Account”) bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Trust shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the Series Distribution Account and the Series Collections Account and in all proceeds thereof; provided, however, that all interest and earnings (less investment expenses) on funds on deposit in any such account shall be paid to the Holder of the Transferor Certificate in

 

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accordance with Section 4.02(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Pursuant to authority granted to it pursuant to Section 3.0l(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer shall have the revocable power to instruct the Trustee to withdraw funds from the Series Distribution Account and the Series Collections Account for the purpose of carrying out the duties of the Master Servicer hereunder. The Master Servicer at all times shall maintain accurate records reflecting each transaction in the Series Distribution Account and the Series Collections Account. The Paying Agent also shall have the revocable authority to make withdrawals from the Series Distribution Account.

(b) Reallocation Accounts. The Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, shall cause to be established and maintained in the name of the Trust, with the corporate trust department of an office or branch of either the Trustee or a Qualified Institution, three non-interest bearing segregated trust accounts for the Group of which the Series established hereby is a member (for reallocated Series Finance Charge Collections and similar amounts for other Series in the Group of which this Series is a member, the “Group Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account,” for reallocated Series Principal Collections and amounts used to reimburse charge-offs for this Series and other Series in the Group of which this Series is a member, the “Group Principal Collections Reallocation Account” and for reallocated Series Interchange and similar amounts for other Series in the Group of which this Series is a member, the “Group Interchange Reallocation Account”) bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Trust shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the Group Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account, the Group Principal Collections Reallocation Account and the Group Interchange Reallocation Account and in all proceeds thereof; provided, however, that all interest and earnings (less investment expenses) on funds on deposit in any such account shall be paid to the Holder of the Transferor Certificate in accordance with Section 4.02(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Pursuant to authority granted to it pursuant to Section 3.0l (b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer shall have the revocable power to instruct the Trustee to withdraw funds from the Group Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account, the Group Principal Collections Reallocation Account and the Group Interchange Reallocation Account for the purpose of carrying out the duties of the Master Servicer hereunder. The Master Servicer at all times shall maintain accurate records reflecting each transaction in the Group Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account, the Group Principal Collections Reallocation Account and the Group Interchange Reallocation Account.

(c) Transfer of Investor Accounts . If at any time any of the Investor Accounts established in Sections 8(a) and 8(b) is not being held by the Trustee and the institution holding such Investor Account ceases to be a Qualified Institution, the Master Servicer shall within 10 Business Days establish a new Investor Account (meeting any conditions specified in this Series Supplement with respect to such Investor Account) with a Qualified Institution and transfer any cash and/or any investments to such new Investor Account.

SECTION 9. Allocations of Collections.

(a) Deposits to Series Collections Account. On or before each Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall direct the Trustee in writing to withdraw from the Group Collections Account and deposit into the Series Collections Account an amount equal to the sum of the Series Finance Charge Collections, the Series Principal Collections and the Series Interchange for the related Due Period.

 

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(b) Deposits. The Master Servicer shall, on or before each Distribution Date, direct the Trustee in writing that funds be paid or deposited in the following amounts, to the extent such funds are available and in the order of priority specified, to the account or Person indicated, in each case as set forth below.

(1) Series Finance Charge Collections and Series Interchange to Series Distribution Account. An amount equal to the sum of (x) Series Finance Charge Collections and (y) Series Interchange shall be withdrawn from the Series Collections Account and deposited into the Series Distribution Account.

(2) Series Principal Collections to Series Distribution Account. An amount equal to the Series Principal Collections shall be withdrawn from the Series Collections Account and deposited into the Series Distribution Account.

(3) Investor Servicing Fee from Series Distribution Account . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Investor Servicing Fee and

 

  (y) the portion of the Series Servicing Fee payable to the Master Servicer under step 7 (Series Servicing Fees from Series Finance Charge Amounts) of Section 3.01 of the Indenture Supplement for the DiscoverSeries (and any comparable step under any other Indenture Supplement, as applicable)

shall be withdrawn from the Series Distribution Account and paid to the Master Servicer. The amount by which the Investor Serving Fee exceeds the amount of such payment shall be the “Investor Servicing Fee Shortfall.”

(4) Reallocation to Group Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account. An amount, if any, equal to the portion of Series Finance Charge Amounts for each series of Notes that are to be reallocated to the Group Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account under step (56)  (Reallocation of Series Finance Charge Amounts to the DCMT Group One Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account) of Section 3.01 of the Indenture Supplement for the DiscoverSeries (and any comparable step under any other Indenture Supplement, as applicable) shall be withdrawn from the Series Distribution Account and deposited into the Group Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account.

(5) Reallocation to Group Interchange Reallocation Account. An amount, if any, equal to the portion of Series Finance Charge Amounts for each series of Notes that are to be reallocated to the Group Interchange Reallocation Account under step (57)  (Reallocation of Series Finance Charge Amounts to the DCMT Group One Interchange Reallocation Account) of Section 3.01 of the Indenture Supplement for the DiscoverSeries (and any comparable step under any other Indenture Supplement, as applicable) shall be withdrawn from the Series Distribution Account and deposited into the Group Interchange Reallocation Account.

 

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(6) Reallocation from Group Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account for Class A Required Amount Shortfall . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Class A Required Amount Shortfall and

 

  (y) the product of

 

  (1) a fraction the numerator of which is the Class A Required Amount Shortfall for this Series and the denominator of which is the sum of the Class A Required Amount Shortfalls for this Series and the Class A Required Amount Shortfalls for all Classes designated as Class A of all other Series in the Group to which the Series established hereby belongs (after giving effect to provisions in the applicable Series Supplements substantially similar to the clauses preceding this clause (6)) and

 

  (2) the amount on deposit in the Group Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account before any withdrawals therefrom with respect to any other Series pursuant to a comparable clause in the applicable Series Supplements,

shall be withdrawn from the Group Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account and deposited into the Series Distribution Account. The Class A Required Amount Shortfall shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit.

(7) Reallocation from Group Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account for Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount and

 

  (y) the product of

 

  (1) a fraction the numerator of which is the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount for this Series and the denominator of which is the sum of the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amounts for this Series and the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amounts for all Classes designated as Class A of all other Series in the Group to which the Series established hereby belongs (after giving effect to provisions in the applicable Series Supplements substantially similar to the clauses preceding this clause (7)) and

 

  (2) the amount on deposit in the Group Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account before any withdrawals therefrom with respect to any other Series pursuant to a comparable clause in the applicable Series Supplements,

 

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shall be withdrawn from the Group Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account and deposited into the Series Distribution Account. The Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit.

(8) Reallocation from Group Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account for other Series. After the allocations set forth in clauses (6) and (7) are made, then (i) if there are one or more Subordinate Classes with respect to any other Series in the Group to which the Series established hereby belongs, the allocations set forth in other Series Supplements which are substantially similar to clauses (6) and (7) shall be made with respect to each other such Class, in alphabetical order, to the extent that funds are available pursuant to this clause (8) and (ii) following the allocations set forth in clause (i), any other allocations set forth in other Series Supplements with respect to funds on deposit in the Group Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account shall be made in accordance with such Series Supplements, to the extent that funds are available pursuant to this clause (8). For purposes of calculating the amount to be withdrawn from the Group Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account and paid to the Trustee as administrator of the Credit Enhancement for application in accordance with the Credit Enhancement Agreement, the Series Investor Interest of the Series established hereby shall be treated as zero.

(9) Reallocation from Group Interchange Reallocation Account for Class A Required Amount Shortfall . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Class A Required Amount Shortfall and

 

  (y) the product of

 

  (l) a fraction the numerator of which is the Class A Required Amount Shortfall and the denominator of which is the sum of the Class A Required Amount Shortfalls for this Series and the Class A Required Amount Shortfall for all Classes designated as Class A of all other Interchange Series in the Group to which the Series established hereby belongs (after giving effect to provisions in the applicable Series Supplements substantially similar to the clauses preceding this clause (9)) and

 

  (3)

the amount on deposit in the Group Interchange Reallocation Account before any withdrawals

 

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  therefrom with respect to any other Series pursuant to a comparable clause in the applicable Series Supplements,

shall be withdrawn from the Group Interchange Reallocation Account and deposited into the Series Distribution Account. The Class A Required Amount Shortfall shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit.

(10) Reallocation from Group Interchange Reallocation Account for Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount and

 

  (y) the product of

 

  (1) a fraction the numerator of which is the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount for this Series and the denominator of which is the sum of the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amounts for this Series and the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount for all Classes designated as Class A of all other Interchange Series in the Group to which the Series established hereby belongs (after giving effect to provisions in the applicable Series Supplements substantially similar to the clauses preceding this clause (1 0)) and

 

  (2) the amount on deposit in the Group Interchange Reallocation Account before any withdrawals therefrom with respect to any other Series pursuant to a comparable clause in the applicable Series Supplements,

shall be withdrawn from the Group Interchange Reallocation Account and deposited into the Series Distribution Account. The Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit.

(11) Reallocation from Group Interchange Reallocation Account for other Series. After the allocations set forth in clauses (9) and (10) are made, then (i) if there are one or more Subordinate Classes with respect to any other Interchange Series in the Group to which the Series established hereby belongs, the allocations set forth in other Series Supplements which are substantially similar to the allocations set forth in clauses (9) and (10) shall be made with respect to each other such Class, in alphabetical order, to the extent that funds are available pursuant to this clause (11) and (ii) following the allocations set forth in clause (i), any other allocations set forth in other Series Supplements with respect to funds on deposit in the Group Interchange Reallocation Account shall be made in accordance with such Series Supplements, to the extent that funds are available pursuant to this clause (11). For purposes of calculating the

 

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amount to be withdrawn from the Group Interchange Reallocation Account and paid to the Trustee as administrator of the Credit Enhancement for application in accordance with the Credit Enhancement Agreement, the Series Investor Interest of the Series established hereby shall be treated as zero.

(12) Investor Servicing Fee from Series Distribution Account after Reallocations . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Investor Servicing Fee Shortfall after step (3) and

 

  (y) the portion of the Series Servicing Fee payable to the Master Servicer under step 14 (Series Servicing Fee Shortfall from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts) of Section 3.01 of the Indenture Supplement for the DiscoverSeries (and any comparable step under any other Indenture Supplement, as applicable),

shall be withdrawn from the Series Distribution Account and paid to the Master Servicer. The Investor Servicing Fee Shortfall shall be reduced by the amount of such payment.

(13) Reallocation from Subordinated Notes Principal for Investor Servicing Fee Shortfall . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Investor Servicing Fee Shortfall after step (12) and

 

  (y) the portion of the Series Servicing Fee payable to the Master Servicer under each of steps (41)  (Series Servicing Fee Shortfall from Class D Principal), (42)  (Series Servicing Fee Shortfall from Class C Principal) and (43)  (Series Servicing Fee Shortfall from Class B Principal) , as applicable, of Section 3.01 of the Indenture Supplement for the DiscoverSeries (and any comparable steps under any other Indenture Supplement, as applicable)

Shall be withdrawn from the Series Distribution Account and paid to the Master Servicer.

(14) Reallocation to Group Principal Collections Reallocation Account. An amount, if any, equal to the portion of Series Principal Amounts for each series of Notes that are to be reallocated to the Group Principal Collections Reallocation Account under step (79)  (Reallocation of Series Principal Amounts to the DCMT Group One Principal Collections Reallocation Account) of Section 3.01 of the Indenture Supplement for the DiscoverSeries (and any comparable step under any other Indenture Supplement, as applicable) shall be withdrawn from the Series Distribution Account and deposited into the Group Principal Collections Reallocation Account.

 

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(15) Reallocation from Group Principal Collections Reallocation Account for Class A Principal Distribution Amount Shortfall. An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Class A Principal Distribution Amount Shortfall and

 

  (y) the product of

 

  (1) a fraction the numerator of which is the Class A Principal Distribution Amount Shortfall for this Series and the denominator of which is the sum of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount Shortfall for this Series and the Principal Distribution Amount Shortfalls allocable to all Class A Certificates of all other Series in the Group to which the Series established hereby belongs that are in their Accumulation Periods or Controlled Liquidation Periods, as applicable (after giving effect to provisions in the applicable Series Supplements substantially similar to the clauses preceding this clause (15)) and

 

  (2) the amount on deposit in the Group Principal Collections Reallocation Account before any withdrawals therefrom with respect to any other Series pursuant to a comparable clause in the applicable Series Supplements,

shall be withdrawn from the Group Principal Collections Reallocation Account and deposited into the Series Distribution Account. The Class A Principal Distribution Amount Shortfall shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit.

(16) Reallocation from Group Principal Collections Reallocation Account for other Series. After the allocations set forth in clause (15) are made, then (i) if there are one or more Subordinate Classes with respect to any other Series in the Group to which the Series established hereby belongs, the allocations set forth in other Series Supplements which are substantially similar to clause (15) shall be made with respect to each other such Class, in alphabetical order and (ii) following the allocations set forth in clause (i), any other allocations set forth in other Series Supplements with respect to funds on deposit in the Group Principal Collections Reallocation Account shall be made in accordance with such Series Supplements, to the extent that funds are available pursuant to this clause (16).

(17) Reallocation from Group Principal Collections Reallocation Account for Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount Shortfall. An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount Shortfall and

 

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  (y) the product of

 

  (1) a fraction the numerator of which is the Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount Shortfall for this Series and the denominator of which is the sum of the Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount Shortfall for this Series and the Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount Shortfall for any other Series in the Group to which the Series established hereby belongs (after giving effect to provisions in the applicable Series Supplements substantially similar to the clauses preceding this clause (17)), and

 

  (2) the amount on deposit in the Group Principal Collections Reallocation Account before any withdrawals therefrom with respect to any other Series pursuant to a comparable clause in the applicable Series Supplements,

shall be withdrawn from the Group Principal Collections Reallocation Account and deposited into the Series Distribution Account.

(18) After all allocations from the Group Principal Collections Reallocation Account to be made pursuant to any other Series Supplement for any Series that is a member of the same Group of which the Series established hereby is a member have been made, the amount remaining on deposit in the Group Principal Collections Reallocation Account shall be withdrawn from the Group Principal Collections Reallocation Account and deposited into the Collections Account.

(19) An amount equal to the portion of Series Principal Amounts for each series of Notes that are to be deposited into the Collections Account pursuant to step (80)  (Remaining Series Principal Amounts to Collections Account for the DCMT for Reinvestment in New Receivables) of Section 3.01 of the Indenture Supplement for the DiscoverSeries (and any comparable step under any other Indenture Supplement, as applicable) shall be withdrawn from the Series Distribution Account and deposited into the Collections Account.

(20) All remaining amounts in the Series Distribution Account shall be paid to the Indenture Trustee for application in accordance with the Indenture and each applicable Indenture Supplement.

(21) After all other allocations have been provided for with respect to each Series then outstanding (whether or not such Series is a member of the same Group as the Series established hereby), the lesser of

 

  (x) the amount of Transferor Interest and

 

  (y) the amount on deposit in the Collections Account

 

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shall be paid to the Holder of the Transferor Certificate. If, after such payment, any amounts remain on deposit in the Collections Account, such amounts shall remain in the Collections Account for allocation as Principal Collections on the next Trust Distribution Date.

SECTION 10. Servicing Compensation. As compensation for its servicing activities hereunder and under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and reimbursement of its expenses as set forth in Section 3.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, its servicing activities as Calculation Agent under the Indenture), the Master Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Investor Servicing Fees with respect to the Series established hereby in respect of any Due Period (or portion thereof) prior to the earlier of the date on which the Series Investor Interest is reduced to zero and the Series Termination Date. The Investor Servicing Fees shall be paid to the Master Servicer on each Distribution Date pursuant to the terms hereof and the Indenture and each applicable Indenture Supplement.

SECTION 11. Investor Certificateholders’ Monthly Statement. On each Statement Date, a statement substantially in the form of Exhibit B as prepared by the Trustee (based on information provided by the Master Servicer) setting forth the information listed thereon shall be available to the Investor Certificateholder and to any holder of Notes from the Trustee and each Paying Agent.

SECTION 12. Purchase of Notes; Sales of Receivables .

(a) The Indenture Supplement for the DiscoverSeries and any additional Indenture Supplement issued with respect to any Notes may provide that if, as of any Distribution Date (after giving effect to any payments calculated pursuant to Section 3.01 or an equivalent section of the applicable Indenture Supplement made on such Distribution Date), the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount with respect to any series, class or Tranche of Notes is less than or equal to 5% of the Initial Principal Dollar Amount of each corresponding Tranche or Tranches of Notes, the Transferor, or an Affiliate of the Transferor, may elect to repurchase such series, class or Tranche of Notes. In the event of such election, the Calculation Agent shall request that Discover Funding, as Holder of the Transferor Certificate, purchase and cancel a portion of the Series Investor Interest equal to the product of (x) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such series, class or Tranche of Notes and (y) the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Percentage (such portion, the “Clean-Up Call Amount”) by depositing into the Series Distribution Account, on the immediately succeeding Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Clean-Up Call Amount. If Discover Funding as Holder of the Transferor Certificate deposits the Clean-Up Call Amount into the Series Distribution Account, the Master Servicer shall direct the Trustee in writing to withdraw the Clean-Up Call Amount from the Series Distribution Account and pay such amount to the Indenture Trustee for distribution in accordance with the applicable Indenture Supplement.

(b) If there has been an Event of Default and acceleration of any series, class or Tranche of Notes under the Indenture, and the Indenture Trustee is directed to cause the sale of Receivables in accordance with Section 705 of the Indenture and the provisions of the applicable Indenture Supplement, or if the applicable Indenture Supplement otherwise authorizes the Indenture Trustee (in its discretion) to cause a sale and any conditions precedent thereto have been satisfied, the Indenture Trustee shall notify the Trustee of the amount of Receivables to be

 

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sold, which shall equal the Nominal Liquidation Amount of each affected series, class or Tranche, as applicable, plus accrued interest thereon multiplied by the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Percentage (the “Receivables Sale Amount”). Receivables (or interests therein) in an amount equal to the Receivables Sale Amount shall be sold on behalf of the Trust by an institution acceptable to the Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Master Servicer that is either (i) a nationally recognized investment bank, (ii) a nationally recognized commercial bank or (iii) any other institution whose regular business includes the sale of receivables similar to the Receivables in the Trust; provided, however, that in no event shall the amount of Receivables sold hereunder with respect to any series, class or Tranche, as applicable, exceed the product of (A) the aggregate amount of Receivables in the Trust and (B) a fraction the numerator of which is the product of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such series, class or Tranche, as applicable, and the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Percentage, and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Investor Interest, in each case, as of the close of business on the last day of the Due Period immediately preceding the month in which such Receivables sale occurs; and provided, further, the Receivables selected to be sold hereunder shall not be materially different from the Receivables remaining in the Trust as of such selection date and shall be selected at random from the Receivables. The proceeds (the “ Receivables Sale Proceeds ”) therefrom shall be paid to the Trust and immediately deposited into the Series Distribution Account and paid to the Indenture Trustee immediately following such deposit. Such payment shall be deemed to be the final distribution with respect to the affected Tranche. No Originator and no affiliate or agent of any Originator shall be permitted to bid for or purchase Receivables pursuant to this Section 12(b) ; provided, however, that an affiliate or agent of any Originator may act as selling institution for the sale as specified in the first sentence of this Section 12(b) , so long as such affiliate or agent does not act as principal in connection with such sale.

SECTION 13. Ratification of Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As supplemented and amended by this Series Supplement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as so supplemented by this Series Supplement shall be read, taken, and construed as one and the same instrument.

SECTION 14. 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 15. Governing Law. This Series Supplement and all disputes arising out of or relating to it shall be construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without reference to its conflict of law provisions that would result in the application of the law of any state other than New York, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws.

SECTION 16. Intention of Parties. The parties intend the sale, transfer, assignment or conveyance of Receivables, Interchange and all proceeds thereof in connection herewith to be a sale of financial assets in connection with a securitization and an absolute transfer for all purposes (unless otherwise required under applicable law). The parties intend the sale, transfer, assignment or conveyance of Receivables in connection herewith to be treated as a sale for accounting purposes.

 

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SECTION 17. Amendment for Sale Accounting Purposes. If the Transferor determines that (i) an amendment to this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is necessary or desirable for such Transferor to maintain or establish sale accounting treatment under then-applicable financial accounting standards, and (ii) the Transferor cannot enter into such amendment pursuant to Section 13.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without obtaining the consent of a specified percentage of Investor Certificateholders, then the Master Servicer, the Transferor, the Trustee and the Servicers may nonetheless enter into such amendment without obtaining the consent of any Certificateholder of any Investor Certificates of this Series so long as the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied.

Any such amendment may include, without limitation, any changes necessary to convert the Trust from a “one-tier” securitization structure to a “two-tier” securitization structure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Investor Certificateholder that acquires an Investor Certificate of this Series will be deemed to have consented to any such amendment for all purposes, including for purposes of calculating whether the requisite consent percentage, if any, under Section 13.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement has been received for any amendment that requires such consent because of the lack of provisions comparable to this Section 17 in the Series Supplements for other Series then outstanding (except that Investor Certificates beneficially owned by the Transferor or any affiliate or agent of the Transferor will not be included in any such calculation).

SECTION 18. Election Under Delaware Asset-Backed Securities Facilitation Act. Without limiting any other provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or this Series Supplement, the parties hereto agree that (a) the transactions contemplated hereby constitute a “securitization transaction” and (b) to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, including without limitation, the Asset-Backed Securities Facilitation Act Delaware Code An. tit. 6, § 2701 A et seq: (1) all right, title and interest to the Receivables, whether now existing or hereafter acquired, all monies due or to become due with respect thereto, all proceeds of such Receivables and all Interchange (the “Transferred Assets”), which have been transferred to the Trust in connection with the securitization transactions contemplated herein, shall be deemed to no longer be the property, assets or rights of the Transferor; (2) the Transferor, its creditors or, in any insolvency proceeding with respect to the Transferor or the Transferor’s property, a bankruptcy trustee, receiver, debtor, debtor in possession or similar person, shall have no rights, legal or equitable, whatsoever to reacquire, reclaim, recover, repudiate, disaffirm, redeem or recharacterize as property of the Transferor any of the Transferred Assets; and (3) in the event of a bankruptcy, receivership or other insolvency proceeding with respect to the Transferor or the Transferor’s property, such Transferred Assets shall not be deemed to be part of the Transferor’s property, assets, rights or estate.

SECTION 19. Increases to Series Investor Interest. In connection with any issuance of Notes, Discover Funding shall transfer to the Note Issuance Trust an additional fractional undivided interest in the assets of the Trust as represented by an increase in the Series Investor Interest for the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate from time to time, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions described below:

(a) The Calculation Agent shall have notified Discover Funding, as Holder of the Transferor Certificate, of the issuance of such Notes and Discover Funding shall have

 

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notified the Calculation Agent of its intention to transfer to the Note Issuance Trust an additional fractional undivided interest in the assets of the Trust as represented by an increase in the Series Investor Interest in an amount equal to the product of (i) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of any Notes to be issued by the Note Issuance Trust and (ii) the percentage of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Notes to be allocated to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate, as determined by Discover Funding as beneficiary of the Note Issuance Trust;

(b) Discover Funding, as Holder of the Transferor Certificate, shall have received an amount equal to (i) the issuance proceeds received by the Note Issuance Trust in connection with the corresponding issuance of Notes, multiplied by the percentage of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Notes to be allocated to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate, minus (ii) the sum of (x) any issuance expenses relating to such notes multiplied by the percentage of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Notes to be allocated to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate and (y) any amounts required to be retained in any reserve account or subaccount for the Note Issuance Trust in connection with such issuance of Notes, multiplied by the percentage of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Notes to be allocated to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate;

(c) Discover Funding, as Holder of the Transferor Certificate, shall have notified the Trustee, in writing, at least one business day in advance of the date upon which the Series Investor Interest is to be increased, which notice shall state the amount of such increase in the Series Investor Interest;

(d) The Transferor shall have delivered to the Trustee written confirmation from the Rating Agencies that they will not, as a result of the increase, reduce the rating below the Required Rating of any Class of any Series outstanding at the time of the increase; and

(e) Discover Funding, as Holder of the Transferor Certificate, shall not be required to designate Additional Accounts or convey a Participation interest to the Trust pursuant to Section 2.10(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as a result of such increase.

Upon any increase in the Series Investor Interest the Trustee shall make appropriate entries in the certificate registrar for the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate in the amount of the increase.

SECTION 20. Amendments for Additional Collateral Certificates. Concurrently with the effectiveness of any documents relating to the assignment of any Additional Collateral Certificates (or, if applicable, direct interests in pools of credit card receivables) to the Note Issuance Trust, the parties hereto may amend this agreement without notice to or the consent of any Investor Certificateholder (or the holders of any series, class or Tranche of Notes then outstanding) to the extent necessary to reflect any changes in the definitions of “Series Excess Spread” and “Series Investor Interest” set forth herein, and to otherwise reflect any allocations or other provision with respect to the Notes or such Additional Collateral Certificates (or, if applicable, direct interests in pools of credit card receivables) subject to the condition that Discover Funding as Holder of the Transferor Certificate shall have been notified by the Rating Agencies that such amendment would not result in the lowering or withdrawal of the rating below the Required Rating of any Class of any Series then outstanding.

 

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SECTION 21. Dispute Resolution .

(a) If a Person, including any Certificateholder or a Verified Note Owner, makes a request to Discover Funding to repurchase a Receivable pursuant to Section 2.07 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “ Requesting Party ”) and such repurchase request has not been fulfilled or otherwise resolved within 180 days of the related Receivable Repurchase Event, the Requesting Party will have the right to refer the matter, at its discretion, to either mediation (including non-binding arbitration) or arbitration pursuant to this Section 21 ; provided, however , that any such referral shall be made within 90 days of the delivery of the monthly statement following the end of such 180 day period.

(b) The Requesting Party will provide notice through DTC communication procedures or otherwise in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.05 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of its intention to refer the matter to mediation (including non-binding arbitration) or arbitration, as applicable, to Discover Funding. Discover Funding agrees to the resolution method selected by the Requesting Party. Discover Funding shall provide notice to Discover Bank, the Note Issuance Trust, the Trustee and the Indenture Trustee that Discover Funding has received a request to mediate or arbitrate a repurchase request.

(c) If the Requesting Party selects mediation as the resolution method, the following provisions will apply:

(i) The mediation will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (the “ AAA ”) or, if the AAA no longer exists, another nationally recognized mediation organization selected by the Master Servicer, pursuant to such association’s mediation procedures in effect at such time.

(ii) The fees and expenses of the mediation will be allocated as mutually agreed by the parties as part of the mediation.

(iii) The mediator will be appointed from a roster of neutrals maintained by the AAA and must be an attorney admitted to practice in the State of New York and have at least 15 years of experience in commercial litigation and, if possible, consumer finance or asset-backed securitization matters.

(d) If the Requesting Party selects arbitration as the resolution method, the following provisions will apply:

(i) The arbitration will be administered by the AAA or, if the AAA no longer exists, another nationally recognized arbitration organization selected by the Master Servicer, and conducted pursuant to such association’s arbitration procedures in effect at such time.

(ii) The arbitrator will be appointed from a roster of neutrals maintained by AAA and must be an attorney admitted to practice in the State of New York and have at least 15 years of experience in commercial litigation and, if possible, consumer finance or asset-backed securitization matters.

 

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(iii) The arbitrator will make its final determination no later than 90 days after appointment or as soon as practicable thereafter. The arbitrator will resolve the dispute in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and may not modify or change this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in any way. The arbitrator will not have the power to award punitive damages or consequential damages in any arbitration conducted by it, and Discover Funding shall not be required to pay more than the amount required under Section 2.07 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement plus any fees and expenses related to the arbitration with respect to any Receivable which such Requested Party is required to repurchase under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In its final determination, the arbitrator will determine and award the costs of the arbitration (including the fees of the arbitrator, cost of any record or transcript of the arbitration, and administrative fees) and reasonable attorneys’ fees to the parties as determined by the arbitrator in its reasonable discretion. The determination of the arbitrator will be in writing and counterpart copies will be promptly delivered to the parties. The determination will be final and non-appealable absent manifest error and may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(iv) By selecting arbitration, the Requesting Party is waiving the right to sue in court, including the right to a trial by jury.

(v) No person may bring a putative or certified class action to arbitration.

(e) The following provisions will apply to both mediations and arbitrations:

(i) Any mediation or arbitration will be held in New York, New York or such other location mutually agreed to by the Requesting Party and Discover Funding;

(ii) Notwithstanding this dispute resolution provision, the parties will have the right to seek provisional relief from a competent court of law, including a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction or attachment order, provided such relief would otherwise be available by law;

(iii) Each ADR Proceeding, including the occurrence of such ADR Proceeding, the nature and amount of any relief sought or granted and the results of any discovery taken in such ADR Proceeding, shall be kept strictly confidential by each of Discover Funding and the Requesting Party, except as necessary in connection with a judicial challenge to or enforcement of an award, or as otherwise required by law. The Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall have no obligation to provide any Certificateholder or Note Owner (other than any Certificateholder or Verified Note Owner directing the Trustee’s or Indenture Trustee’s actions, if any) with any information that it receives with respect to an ADR Proceeding by virtue of its being a Requesting Party.

(iv) Any expenses incurred by the Trustee or Indenture Trustee acting as the Requesting Party pursuant to this Section 21 shall be subject to reimbursement pursuant to the terms set forth in Section 11.05 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and Section 806 of the Indenture, as applicable.

 

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SECTION 22. Asset Representations Review. Discover Funding shall (i) cooperate with procedures for a review of the representations and warranties to be tested pursuant to the Asset Representations Review Agreement, and (ii) provide the Asset Representations Reviewer with reasonable access to Discover Funding’s offices and information databases upon the initiation of an Asset Representations Review as set forth in Section 715 of the Indenture.

SECTION 23. Effectiveness . This Series Supplement amends and restates the Original Series 2007-CC Supplement as of the Effective Date. Prior to the Effective Date, the Original Series 2007-CC Supplement shall remain in full force and effect and is in all respects ratified and confirmed. Upon the effectiveness of this Series Supplement on the Effective Date, the terms and provisions of the Original Series 2007-CC Supplement shall be restated in their entirety (other than as set forth in Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and each reference to the Original Series 2007-CC Supplement in any other document, instrument or agreement shall mean a reference to this Series Supplement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer and the Trustee have caused this Series Supplement to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date and year first above written.

 

DISCOVER BANK,
as Master Servicer and Servicer

/s/ Michael F. Rickert

Michael F. Rickert
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Treasurer

DISCOVER FUNDING LLC,

as Transferor

/s/ Michael F. Rickert

Michael F. Rickert
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

/s/ Edwin Janis

Edwin Janis
Vice President


EXHIBIT A

Form of Series 2007-CC Investor Certificate


SERIES 2007-CC COLLATERAL CERTIFICATE

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER THIS SERIES 2007-CC COLLATERAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, EXCHANGED OR OTHERWISE PLEDGED OR CONVEYED, EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN AND THE INDENTURE, DATED AS OF JULY 26, 2007, BY AND BETWEEN U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, AND DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST, AS ISSUER THEREUNDER.

NO. 3

DISCOVER CARD MASTER TRUST I, SERIES 2007-CC

CREDIT CARD PASS-THROUGH COLLATERAL CERTIFICATE

DISCOVER BANK

MASTER SERVICER, SERVICER AND SELLER

(NOT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF DISCOVER BANK AND NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.

This certifies that U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee (the “Investor Certificateholder”) is the registered owner of a Fractional Undivided Interest in the Discover Card Master Trust I (the “Trust”), the corpus of which consists of a portfolio of receivables (the “Receivables”) existing as of the Cut-Off Date (or, with respect to Receivables in Additional Accounts, as of the applicable Additional Account Cut-Off Date) or thereafter created under certain open end credit card accounts for specified Persons (the “Accounts”) originated by Discover Bank, a Delaware banking corporation (“Discover Bank”), or an affiliate of Discover Bank, and transferred to the Trust by Discover Bank or one or more Additional Sellers, all monies due or to become due with respect thereto, all proceeds (as defined in Section 9–102(a)(64) of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the Applicable State or any successor provision thereto) of such Receivables and interchange pursuant to an Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2004, by and between U.S. Bank National Association (the “Trustee”) and Discover Bank as Master Servicer, Servicer and Seller (as amended, the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth herein below, and benefits under any Credit Enhancement with respect to any Series of investor certificates issued from time to time pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to the extent applicable. Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, and such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

This Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any amendment thereto, or the Series Supplement, dated as of July 26, 2007 (the “Series Supplement”), by and between the Trustee and Discover Bank or any amendment thereto, or become vested or obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been signed by or on behalf of the Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Discover Bank has caused this Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate to be duly executed and authenticated.

 

DISCOVER BANK

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTIFICATION

This is the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificates referred to in the within mentioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement and Series Supplement.

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 


REVERSE OF SERIES 2007-CC CERTIFICATE

To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Series Supplement. This Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Series Supplement, to which Pooling and Servicing Agreement and Series Supplement, as each may be amended from time to time, the Investor Certificateholder by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which the Investor Certificateholder is bound.

This Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate represents a Fractional Undivided Interest in the Trust including the right to receive the Collections and other amounts at the times and in the amounts specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Series Supplement to be deposited in the Investor Accounts with respect to Discover Card Master Trust I, Series 2007-CC or paid to the Investor Ccrtificateholder.

The aggregate interest represented by the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate at any time in the assets of the Trust shall equal the Series Investor Interest at such time. The Series Investor Interest of the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate is initially $400,000,000 and will increase or decrease pursuant to the terms of the Series Supplement and certain documents referenced therein. The amount of the Series Investor Interest, including all increases and decreases thereto, shall be maintained on the records of the Trustee; provided, however , that the failure of the Trustee to make any such recordation or any error thereon, shall not affect the obligations of Discover Bank hereunder or under the Series Supplement. In addition to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate, a Seller Certificate has been issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement which represents, at any time, the undivided interest in the Trust not represented by the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate or the investor certificates of any other Series of investor certificates then outstanding, if any. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Sellers may from time to time direct the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, to issue one or more new Series of investor certificates, which will represent Fractional Undivided Interests in the Trust.

Series Principal Collections, Series Finance Charge Collections, Series Interchange and other amounts allocable to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate will be distributed to, or for the account of, the Investor Certificateholder of the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate on each Distribution Date through and including the Series Termination Date in the manner and to the extent set forth in the Series Supplement.

This Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate does not represent an obligation of, or an interest in, the Master Servicer. This Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate is limited in right of payment to certain Collections respecting the Receivables and certain other assets of the Trust, all as more specifically set forth hereinabove and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Series Supplement.


The Pooling and Servicing Agreement permits, with certain exceptions, the amendment and modification of the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer, and the rights of Investor Certificateholders under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and Series Supplement, at any time by the Master Servicer, the Sellers and the Trustee in certain cases (some of which require confirmation from the Rating Agencies that such amendment will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of their respective ratings assigned to the Investor Certificates) without the consent of the Investor Certificateholders, and in all other cases with the consent of the Investor Certificateholders owning Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 66-2/3% of the Class Invested Amount of each such affected Class (and with confirmation from the Rating Agencies that such amendment will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of their respective ratings assigned to the Investor Certificates); provided, however , that no such amendment shall (a) have a material adverse effect on any Class of Investor Certificateholders by reducing in any manner the amount of, or delaying the timing of, distributions which are required to be made on any Investor Certificate without the consent of the affected Investor Certificateholders or (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage required to consent to any such amendment, without the consent of each Investor Certificateholder of each affected Class then of record; provided, further , that the permitted activities of the Trust may be significantly changed only with the consent of the Holders of Investor Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Aggregate Invested Amount. Any such amendment and any such consent by the Investor Certificateholder for the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate, including the deemed consent described in the following sentence, shall be conclusive and binding on such Investor Certificateholder and upon all future Holders of this Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate and of any Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate issued in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation thereof is made upon this Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate. Subject to compliance with the terms of Section 17 of the Series Supplement, the Investor Certificateholder of the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate, by acceptance of this Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate, will be deemed to have consented for all purposes to any amendment that any Seller determines is necessary or desirable for such Seller to maintain or establish sale accounting treatment under then-applicable financial accounting standards.

The transfer of this Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate shall be registered in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate for registration of transfer at any office or agency maintained by the Transfer Agent and Registrar accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in a form satisfactory to the Trustee and the Transfer Agent and Registrar duly executed by the Investor Certificateholder for the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate or such Investor Certificateholder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificates of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate is exchangeable for a new Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate evidencing a like aggregate Fractional Undivided Interests, as requested by the Investor Certificateholder for the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate. No service charge may be imposed for any such exchange but the Master Servicer or Transfer Agent and Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith.

 

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The Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Transfer Agent, and any agent of any of them, may treat the person in whose name this Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and neither the Master Servicer, the Trust nor the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent, nor any agent of any of them or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary except in certain circumstances described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Subject to certain conditions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Series Supplement, if the principal of the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate has not been paid in full prior to the Series Termination Date, the obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Series Supplement with respect to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate shall terminate on the Series Termination Date.

 

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EXHIBIT B

Form of investor Certificateholders’ Monthly Statement

Discover Card Master Trust I

Series 2007-CC Monthly Statement


Exhibit B

Form of Investor Certificateholders’ Monthly Statement

Discover Card Master Trust I

Series 2007-CC Monthly Statement

 

Distribution Date:                  ,                 Month Ending:             

                 ,         

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of December 22, 2015, as amended, (the “Series Supplement”) relating to the Third Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 22, 2015, as amended, by and between Discover Bank and U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), the Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current distributions to investors and the performance of Discover Card Master Trust I (the “Master Trust”). We have set forth below this information and certain other information required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the Distribution Date listed above, as well as for the calendar month ended on the date listed above. Capitalized terms used in this report without definition have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Series Supplement. The Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Series Supplement were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as follows:

 

Third Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement    As Exhibit [    ] to the [            ] filed on [                    ] under the file number [                    ], as amended.
Series Supplement    As Exhibit [    ] to the [            ] filed on [                    ] under the file number [                    ], as amended.

 

1.    Principal Receivables at the end of [Month][Year]   
              Beginning
Principal
Balance
     Ending
Principal
Balance
 
   (a)  

Aggregate Investor Interest (including Series 2007-CC Investor Interest)

   $                    $                
    

Seller Interest

   $                    $                
    

Total Master Trust

   $                    $                
   (b)  

Group One Investor Interest

   $                    $                
   (c)  

Series 2007-CC Investor Interest

   $                    $                
   (d)  

Total Master Trust # of Accounts

     
   (e)  

Minimum Principal Receivables Balance at the End of Month 1

      $                
   (f)  

Amount by which Master Trust Receivables Exceeded the Minimum Principal Receivables Balance at the End of Month

      $                
   (g)  

Percentage of the principal receivables that reflect Seller Interest

                    


2.   Allocation Percentages at the beginning of [Month][Year] (after giving effect to any increases in the Aggregate Investor Interest or the Series 2007-CC Investor Interest occurring during the month)      
  (a)   Series 2007-CC Finance Charge Collections Allocation Percentage                       
  (b)   Series 2007-CC Principal Collections Allocation Percentage                       
  (c)   Series 2007-CC Charge-Off Allocation Percentage                       
  (d)   Series 2007-CC Interchange Allocation Percentage                       
3.   Allocation of Receivables and other amounts collected during [Month][Year]   
             Finance
Charge
Collections
  Principal
Collections
     Interchange  
  (a)   Allocation between Investors and Seller:        
    Aggregate Investor Allocation (including Series 2007-CC Allocation)    $                 $                     $               
    Seller Allocation    $                 $                     $               
  (b)   Group One Allocation    $                 $                     $               
  (c)   Series 2007-CC Allocation    $                 $                     $               
  (d)   Reallocation to Series 2007-CC from Other Series    $                 $                     $               
  (e)   Reallocation from Series 2007-CC to Other Series    $                 $                     $               
  (f)  

Group One Portfolio Yield, as an annualized percentage of the Aggregate Investor Interest (FCC yield excludes principal recoveries)

               %     N/A                     %   
  (g)  

Series 2007-CC Portfolio Yield, as an annualized percentage of the Series Investor Interest (FCC yield excludes principal recoveries)

               %     N/A                     %   
  (h)  

Principal Collections as a monthly percentage of Master Trust Receivables at the beginning of [Month][Year]

                      %   

 

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     (i)     

Finance Charge Collections as a monthly percentage of Master Trust Receivables at the beginning of [Month][Year]

                   %   
     (j)     

Total Collections as a monthly percentage of Master Trust Receivables at the beginning of [Month][Year]

                   %   
     (k)     

Interchange as a monthly percentage of Master Trust Receivables at the beginning of [Month][Year]

                   %   
     (l)     

Total Collections and Interchange as a monthly percentage of Master Trust Receivables at the beginning of [Month][Year]

                   %   
                Prior Month     [Month]
[Year]
 
     (m  

Trust Collections deposited for the month 2

   $                   $                
4.   

 

Investor Charged-Off Amount

    
                     [Month][Year]     Cumulative
Reductions
in Series
Investor
Interests
Due to
Unreimbursed
Investor
Charged-off
Amounts
 
     (a)     

Group One

      $                   $                
     (b)     

Series 2007-CC

      $                   $                
     (c)     

As an annualized percentage of Principal Receivables at the Beginning of [Month][Year]

                         N/A   

 

5.

     Investor Monthly Servicing Fee payable to Discover Bank on this Distribution Date        
     (a)      Group One         $                
     (b)      Series 2007-CC         $                

 

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6. Delinquency Summary

 

(a)    Master Trust Receivables Outstanding at the end of [Month][Year]

   $            

 

Payment Status    Number of
Delinquent
Accounts
   Delinquent
Amount
Ending
Balance
     Percentage
of Ending
Receivables
Outstanding
 

30 – 59 days

      $                                  

60 – 89 days

      $                                  

90 – 119 days

      $                                  

120 – 149 days

      $                                  

150 – 179 days

      $                                  

180+ days

      $                                  
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $                                  
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (b) Delinquency Percentage: [    ]%

 

7. Investor Principal Charge-Offs on this Distribution Date 3

 

          Amount      Rate  
(a)   

Gross Charge-offs (rate shown as an annualized percentage of Investor Principal Receivables at the Beginning of [Month][Year])

   $                                  
(b)   

Recoveries (rate shown as an annualized percentage of Investor Principal Receivables at the Beginning of [Month][Year])

   $                                  
(c)   

Net Charges-offs (rate shown as an annualized percentage of Investor Principal Receivables at the Beginning of [Month][Year])

   $                                  

 

1   The Discover Card Master Trust I is required to maintain Principal Receivables greater than or equal to the Minimum Principal Receivables Balance. The Minimum Principal Receivables Balance is generally calculated by dividing the Investor Interest by 93%. If the Principal Receivables in the Master Trust are less than the Minimum Principal Receivables Balance, and Discover Bank fails to assign sufficient Receivables to eliminate the deficiency, then an amortization event would occur. This would also cause an early redemption event for the notes issued by Discover Card Execution Note Trust.
2   Only the portion of Master Trust Collections required to be deposited under the Master Trust’s Required Daily Deposit provisions will typically be deposited in the Master Trust Collections Account each month, and these required amounts may vary markedly from month to month depending on whether any - Notes (or Certificates) are maturing on the following distribution date (in which case additional Principal Collections are retained in such account). Accordingly, the amount deposited in the account is not meaningful as an indicator of Master Trust performance.
3   For purposes of allocations to investors, all recoveries are treated as Finance Charge Collections and are included as such in Item 3 above.

 

B-4

Exhibit 4.4

 

 

 

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST

as Issuer

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Indenture Trustee

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED INDENTURE

dated as of December 22, 2015

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

ARTICLE I

   DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION      4   

Section 101.

   Definitions      4   

Section 102.

   Acts of Noteholders      27   

Section 103.

   Notices, etc., to Indenture Trustee and Issuer      28   

Section 104.

   Compliance Certificates and Opinions      29   

Section 105.

   Notices to Noteholders; Waiver      29   

Section 106.

   Conflict with Trust Indenture Act      30   

Section 107.

   Effect of Headings and Table of Contents      30   

Section 108.

   Successors and Assigns      30   

Section 109.

   Severability of Provisions      30   

Section 110.

   Benefits of Indenture      30   

Section 111.

   Governing Law      31   

Section 112.

   Counterparts      31   

Section 113.

   Indenture Referred to in the Trust Agreement      31   

ARTICLE II

   NOTE FORMS      32   

Section 201.

   Forms Generally      32   

Section 202.

   Forms of Notes      32   

Section 203.

   Authentication of Notes: Form of Indenture Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication      32   

Section 204.

   Notes Issuable in the Form of a Global Note      32   

Section 205.

   Temporary Global Notes and Permanent Global Notes      34   

Section 206.

   Beneficial Ownership of Global Notes      36   

Section 207.

   Notices to Depository      36   

ARTICLE III

   THE NOTES      37   

Section 301.

   General Title; General Limitations; Issuable in Series; Terms of a Series, Class or Tranche of Notes      37   

Section 302.

   Denominations      40   

Section 303.

   Execution, Authentication and Delivery and Dating      40   

Section 304.

   Temporary Notes      41   

Section 305.

   Registration, Transfer and Exchange      41   

Section 306.

   Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes      43   

Section 307.

   Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved; Withholding Taxes      44   

Section 308.

   Persons Deemed Owners      44   

Section 309.

   Cancellation      45   

Section 310.

   New Issuances of Notes      45   

Section 311.

   Specification of Required Subordinated Amount and other Terms with Respect to each Series, Class or Tranche of Notes      47   

 

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ARTICLE IV

   ISSUER ACCOUNTS AND INVESTMENTS      48   

Section 401.

   Collections      48   

Section 402.

   Issuer Accounts      48   

Section 403.

   Investment of Funds in the Issuer Accounts; Securities Account      49   

ARTICLE V

   COLLECTIONS, ALLOCATIONS, DEPOSITS AND PAYMENTS      52   

Section 501.

   Collections and Allocations      52   

Section 502.

   Allocations of Finance Charge Amounts and Charge-offs      52   

Section 503.

   Allocations of Principal Amounts      52   

Section 504.

   Allocations of the Servicing Fee      53   

Section 505.

   Final Payment      53   

Section 506.

   Payments within a Series, Class or Tranche      53   

Section 507.

   Appointment of Calculation Agent; Resignation or Removal of Calculation Agent      54   

Section 508.

   Delegation of Duties of Calculation Agent      54   

Section 509.

   Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, the Calculation Agent      54   

ARTICLE VI

   SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE; CANCELLATION OF NOTES HELD BY THE ISSUER OR THE BANK      56   

Section 601.

   Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture      56   

Section 602.

   Application of Trust Money      56   

Section 603.

   Cancellation of Notes Held by the Issuer or any Beneficiary      56   

ARTICLE VII

   EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES      57   

Section 701.

   Events of Default      57   

Section 702.

   Acceleration of Maturity, Rescission and Annulment      58   

Section 703.

   Application of Money Collected      59   

Section 704.

   Indenture Trustee May Elect to Hold the Collateral Certificate      60   

Section 705.

   Sale of Collateral for Accelerated Notes      60   

Section 706.

   Limitation on Suits      60   

Section 707.

   Unconditional Right of Noteholders to Receive Principal and Interest; Limited Recourse      61   

Section 708.

   Restoration of Rights and Remedies      61   

Section 709.

   Rights and Remedies Cumulative      61   

Section 710.

   Delay or Omission Not Waiver      61   

Section 711.

   Control by Noteholders      61   

Section 712.

   Waiver of Past Defaults      62   

Section 713.

   Undertaking for Costs      62   

Section 714.

   Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws      62   

Section 715.

   Asset Representations Review      63   

ARTICLE VIII

   THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE      64   

Section 801.

   Duties of Indenture Trustee      64   

Section 802.

   Notice of Defaults      66   

Section 803.

   Certain Matters Affecting the Indenture Trustee      66   

 

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Section 804.

   Indenture Trustee Not Liable for Recitals in Notes      67   

Section 805.

   Indenture Trustee May Own Notes      68   

Section 806.

   Master Servicer to Pay Indenture Trustee’s Fees and Expenses      68   

Section 807.

   Master Servicer Indemnification of Indenture Trustee      68   

Section 808.

   Disqualification; Conflicting Interests      69   

Section 809.

   Eligibility Requirements for Indenture Trustee      69   

Section 810.

   Resignation or Removal of Indenture Trustee      69   

Section 811.

   Successor Trustee      70   

Section 812.

   Merger or Consolidation of Indenture Trustee      71   

Section 813.

   Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee      71   

Section 814.

   Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuer      72   

Section 815.

   Appointment of Authenticating Agent      72   

Section 816.

   Tax Returns      74   

Section 817.

   Indenture Trustee May File Proofs of Claim      74   

Section 818.

   Indenture Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes      75   

Section 819.

   Suits for Enforcement      75   

Section 820.

   Representations and Warranties of Indenture Trustee      75   

Section 821.

   Maintenance of Office or Agency      76   

Section 822.

   Requests for Agreement      76   

ARTICLE IX

   NOTEHOLDERS’ MEETINGS, LISTS, REPORTS BY INDENTURE TRUSTEE, ISSUER, MASTER SERVICER, SERVICER AND BENEFICIARY      77   

Section 901.

   Issuer To Furnish Indenture Trustee Names and Addresses of Noteholders      77   

Section 902.

   Preservation of Information; Communications to Noteholders      77   

Section 903.

   Reports by Indenture Trustee      78   

Section 904.

   Meetings of Noteholders and Noteholder Consent; Amendments and Waivers      79   

Section 905.

   Reports by Issuer to the Commission      81   

ARTICLE X

   INDENTURE SUPPLEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE TRUST AGREEMENT AND POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT      83   

Section 1001.

   Supplemental Indentures and Amendments Without Consent of Noteholders      83   

Section 1002.

   Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Noteholders      85   

Section 1003.

   Execution of Amendments and Supplemental Indentures      87   

Section 1004.

   Effect of Amendments and Supplemental Indentures      87   

Section 1005.

   Conformity with Trust Indenture Act      87   

Section 1006.

   Reference in Notes to Supplemental Indentures      87   

Section 1007.

   Amendments to the Trust Agreement      87   

Section 1008.

   Amendments to Pooling and Servicing Agreement and Other Actions Under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement      88   

Section 1009.

   Deemed Consent to Combination of Master Trust and Issuer      89   

 

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ARTICLE XI

   REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF ISSUER      90   

Section 1101.

   Representations and Warranties of Issuer      90   

Section 1102.

   Payment of Principal and Interest      90   

Section 1103.

   Maintenance of Office or Agency      91   

Section 1104.

   Money for Note Payments to be Held in Trust      91   

Section 1105.

   Statement as to Compliance      93   

Section 1106.

   Legal Existence      94   

Section 1107.

   Further Instruments and Acts      94   

Section 1108.

   Compliance with Laws      94   

Section 1109.

   Notice of Events of Default      94   

Section 1110.

   Certain Negative Covenants      94   

Section 1111.

   No Other Business      94   

Section 1112.

   Rule 144A Information      95   

Section 1113.

   Performance of Obligations      95   

Section 1114.

   Issuer May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms      95   

Section 1115.

   Successor Substituted      97   

Section 1116.

   Guarantees, Loans, Advances and Other Liabilities      97   

Section 1117.

   Capital Expenditures      97   

Section 1118.

   Restricted Payments      97   

Section 1119.

   No Borrowing      98   

ARTICLE XII

   EARLY REDEMPTION OF NOTES      99   

Section 1201.

   Applicability of Article      99   

Section 1202.

   Cleanup Call      100   

Section 1203.

   Notice      101   

ARTICLE XIII

  

COLLATERAL

     102   

Section 1301.

   Collateral      102   

Section 1302.

   Filing      102   

Section 1303.

   Trust Indenture Act Requirements      103   

Section 1304.

   Suits To Protect the Collateral      104   

Section 1305.

   Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Indenture Trustee      104   

Section 1306.

   Release of all Collateral      104   

Section 1307.

   Opinions as to Collateral      105   

Section 1308.

   Certain Commercial Law Representations and Warranties      105   

Section 1309.

   Addition of Assets      106   

ARTICLE XIV

   MISCELLANEOUS      108   

Section 1401.

   Custody of the Collateral      108   

Section 1402.

   Noteholders’ Monthly Statement      108   

Section 1403.

   Payment Instruction to Master Trust      108   

Section 1404.

   No Petition      108   

Section 1405.

   Trust Obligations      108   

Section 1406.

   Limitations on Liability      109   

 

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Section 1407.

   Election Under Delaware Asset-Backed Securities Facilitation Act      112   

Section 1408.

   Tax Treatment      113   

Section 1409.

   Actions Taken by the Issuer      113   

Section 1410.

   Alternate Payment Provisions      113   

Section 1411.

   Final Distribution      113   

Section 1412.

   Termination Distributions      114   

Section 1413.

   Derivative Counterparty, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider and Supplemental Liquidity Provider as Third-Party Beneficiary      114   

Section 1414.

   No Prohibited Transactions      114   

ARTICLE XV

   COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB      115   

Section 1501.

   Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness      115   

Section 1502.

   Additional Representations and Warranties of the Indenture Trustee      115   

Section 1503.

   Information to be Provided by the Indenture Trustee      115   

Section 1504.

   Indenture Trustee’s Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation      117   

ARTICLE XVI

   SUBORDINATION      118   

Section 1601.

   Subordination of Subordinate Notes      118   

Section 1602.

   Other Assets of the Transferor      119   
EXHIBITS   

EXHIBIT A

   ASSIGNMENT OF ADDITIONAL ASSETS   

EXHIBIT B-1

   FORM OF CLEARANCE SYSTEM CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE BY EUROCLEAR OR CLEARSTREAM FOR DELIVERY OF DEFINITIVE NOTES IN EXCHANGE FOR A PORTION OF A TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE   

EXHIBIT B-2

   FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED TO EUROCLEAR OR CLEARSTREAM BY [●] WITH RESPECT TO REGISTERED NOTES SOLD TO QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS   

EXHIBIT B-3

   FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED TO EUROCLEAR OR CLEARSTREAM BY A BENEFICIAL OWNER OF NOTES, OTHER THAN A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER   

EXHIBIT C-1

   FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE FOR INDENTURE TRUSTEE   

EXHIBIT C-2

   FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE FOR ISSUER   

EXHIBIT D

   FORM OF INDENTURE TRUSTEE’S LITIGATION CERTIFICATE   

EXHIBIT E

   SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE   

EXHIBIT F

   FORM OF ANNUAL CERTIFICATION   

 

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RECONCILIATION AND TIE BETWEEN TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 AND

INDENTURE PROVISIONS*

 

Trust Indenture Act Section

  

Indenture Section

310(a)(1)

   809

(a)(2)

   809

(a)(3)

   813

(a)(4)

   Not Applicable

(a)(5)

   809

(b)

   808, 810(b)(ii)

(c)

   Not Applicable

311(a)

   814

(b)

   814

(c)

   Not Applicable

312(a)

   901, 902

(b)

   902(b)

(c)

   902(c)

313(a)

   903

(b)

   903(c)

(c)

   903, 903(c)

(d)

   903(d)

314(a)

   905, 1105

(b)

   1307

(c)(1)

   601(c), 310(a)(ii), 1306(b)

(c)(2)

   601(c), 310(a)(iii), 1306(c)

(c)(3)

   Not Applicable

(d)(1)

   1303

(d)(2)

   1303

(d)(3)

   1303

(e)

   104

315(a)

   801(a), 803(a)

(b)

   802

(c)

   801(a)

(d)

   801(c)

(d)(1)

   801(a), 803(a)

(d)(2)

   801(c)(i)

(d)(3)

   801(c)(ii)

(e)

   713

316(a)(1)(A)

   711

316(a)(1)(B)

   712

316(a)(2)

   Not Applicable

316(b)

   707

317(a)(1)

   819

 

* This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose be part of the within indenture.

 

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Trust Indenture Act Section

   Indenture Section

317(a)(2)

   817

317(b)

   1104

318(a)

   106

 

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THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED INDENTURE between DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST, a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Issuer ” or the “ Note Issuance Trust ”), having its principal office at 1100 N. Market Street Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001, and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, in its capacity as Indenture Trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”), is made and entered into as of December 22, 2015, and, as of the Effective Date (as defined herein), fully amends and restates that certain Indenture, dated as of July 26, 2007, between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the Effective Date, the “ Original Indenture ”).

RECITALS OF THE ISSUER

All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuer, in accordance with its terms, have been done.

GRANTING CLAUSE

The Issuer hereby grants to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit and security of the Noteholders and, to the extent so provided in any Derivative Agreement, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement or Supplemental Liquidity Agreement, to the counterparties or providers named therein, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to the following:

(i) the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate and, following the execution and delivery of an Assignment of Additional Assets, any Additional Collateral Certificate (or, if applicable, direct interests in pools of credit card receivables) described thereunder; all rights to vote or to give consents or waivers with respect thereto and all rights under the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Transfer Agreement and any Additional Asset Transfer Agreement, as applicable;

(ii) the Collections Account;

(iii) each other Issuer Account (including all Subaccounts thereof) established from time to time;

(iv) all Permitted Investments and all investment property, money and other property held in or through the Collections Account or any other Issuer Account (including all Subaccounts thereof);

(v) all rights, benefits and powers under any Derivative Agreement relating to any Tranche of Notes;

(vi) all rights, benefits and powers under any Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement or Supplemental Liquidity Agreement relating to any Tranche of Notes;


(vii) all present and future claims, demands, causes of and choses in action in respect of any of the foregoing and all interest, principal, payments and distributions of any nature or type on any of the foregoing;

(viii) all accounts, general intangibles, chattel paper, instruments, documents, money, investment property, deposit accounts, letters of credit and letter-of-credit rights; and

(ix) all proceeds of the foregoing.

The property described in the preceding sentence is collectively referred to as the “ Collateral. ” The Security Interest in the Collateral is granted to secure the Notes (and the related obligations under this Indenture), equally and ratably without prejudice, priority or distinction between any Note by reason of difference in time of issuance or otherwise, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture, or in any Indenture Supplement which establishes any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, and to secure (i) the payment of all amounts due on such Notes in accordance with their respective terms, (ii) the payment of all other sums payable by the Issuer under this Indenture and any Indenture Supplement relating to the Notes, (iii) to the extent so provided in any Derivative Agreement, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement or Supplemental Liquidity Agreement, any payments to the counterparties or providers named therein and (iv) compliance by the Issuer with the provisions of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement, in each case to the extent relating to the Notes.

This Indenture, as may be supplemented, is a security agreement within the meaning of the UCC.

The Indenture Trustee acknowledges the grant of such Security Interest, and accepts the Collateral in trust hereunder in accordance with the provisions hereof and agrees to perform the duties herein to the end that the interests of the Noteholders may be adequately and effectively protected.

The Notes, Derivative Agreements, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreements, Supplemental Liquidity Agreements and other obligations under this Indenture and any Indenture Supplement will benefit from the Security Interest to the extent (and only to the extent) proceeds of and distributions on the Collateral are allocated for their benefit pursuant to this Indenture and the applicable Indenture Supplement.

AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

To set forth or to provide for the establishment of the terms and conditions upon which the Notes are to be authenticated, issued and delivered, and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of Notes by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed as follows, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Notes or of a Series, Class or Tranche thereof, as the case may be.

 

2


LIMITED RECOURSE

The obligation of the Issuer to make payments of principal, interest and other amounts on the Notes is limited in recourse as set forth in Section 707 . The obligation of the Issuer to make payments in respect of Derivative Agreements, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreements or Supplemental Liquidity Agreements is subject to Article V and the allocation and payment provisions of the applicable Indenture Supplement and limited to amounts available from the Collateral pledged to secure such Derivative Agreements, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreements or Supplemental Liquidity Agreements, as applicable.

EFFECTIVENESS

This Indenture amends and restates the Original Indenture as of the Effective Date. Prior to the Effective Date, the Original Indenture shall remain in full force and effect and is in all respects ratified and confirmed. Upon the effectiveness of this Indenture on the Effective Date, the terms and provisions of the Original Indenture shall be restated hereby in their entirety and each reference to the Original Indenture in any other document, instrument or agreement shall mean and be a reference to this Indenture.

 

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ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

Section 101. Definitions . For all purposes of this Indenture and any Indenture Supplement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article, and along with any other term defined in any Section of this Indenture, include the plural as well as the singular;

(2) all other terms used herein which are defined in the applicable Indenture Supplement, the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Series 2007-CC Supplement, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;

(3) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act or by Commission rule under the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;

(4) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term “generally accepted accounting principles” with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder means such accounting principles as are generally accepted in the United States of America at the date of such computation;

(5) all references in this Indenture to designated “Articles,” “Sections” and other subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections and other subdivisions of this Indenture as originally executed. The words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;

(6) in the event that any term or provision contained herein shall conflict with or be inconsistent with any term or provision contained in any Indenture Supplement, the terms and provisions of the Indenture Supplement shall control;

(7) “including” and words of similar import will be deemed to be followed by “without limitation”;

(8) for purposes of determining any amount or making any calculation hereunder, such amount or calculation, (x) if specified to be as of the first day of any Due Period, shall (a) include any Notes issued during such Due Period as if such Notes had been outstanding on the first day of such Due Period and (b) give effect to any payments, deposits or other allocations made on the Distribution Date related to the prior Due Period, and (y) if specified to be as of the close of business on the last day of any Due Period shall give effect to any payments, deposits or other allocations made on the related Distribution Date; and

 

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(9) a reference to any agreement or other document is to that agreement, or other document as may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.

Accumulation Commencement Date ” has, for any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Accumulation Period ” has, for any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Act ,” when used with respect to any Noteholder, is defined in Section 102(a) .

Action ,” when used with respect to any Noteholder, is defined in Section 102(a) .

Additional Asset Transfer Agreement ” means any and all documents necessary to transfer an Additional Collateral Certificate (or, if applicable, direct interests in pools of credit card receivables) and any other assets related thereto and comparable to assets described in the Granting Clause to the Issuer.

Additional Collateral Certificate ” means any Collateral Certificate representing an interest in credit card receivables and issued by a Master Trust, which is pledged under this Indenture pursuant to an Assignment of Additional Assets concurrently with the transfer to the Note Issuance Trust pursuant to an Additional Asset Transfer Agreement.

Additional Collateral Certificate Percentage ” means, with respect to any Additional Collateral Certificate, for any Due Period or the related Distribution Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the Series Investor Interest for such Additional Collateral Certificate and the denominator of which is the sum of the Series Investor Interests for all Collateral Certificates, in each case as of the first day of such Due Period.

Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the sum of the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amounts for all Classes or Tranches of Notes of such Series, without duplication, and for any Class or Tranche of Notes, has the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Annual Report Date ” means the date on which the Note Issuance Trust is required to file its annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Asset Representations Review ” means the review of the Asset Representations Reviewer conducted pursuant to the Asset Representations Review Agreement.

Asset Representations Review Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Series 2007-CC Supplement.

Asset Representations Reviewer ” has the meaning set forth in the Series 2007-CC Supplement.

Assignment of Additional Assets ” means any and all documents necessary to pledge under this Indenture the interest in an Additional Collateral Certificate (or, if applicable, direct interests in pools of credit card receivables) and any other assets related thereto and comparable to assets described in the Granting Clause, including an assignment substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A of this Indenture (with such additions or changes thereto as the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, with the consent of the Beneficiary, shall deem appropriate).

Authenticating Agent ” means any Person authorized by the Indenture Trustee to authenticate Notes under Section 815 .

Authorized Newspaper ” means, with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, publication in the newspaper of record specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement for that Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, or if and so long as Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes are listed on any securities exchange and that exchange so requires, in the newspaper of record required by the applicable securities exchange, printed in any language specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement or satisfying the requirements of such exchange.

Beneficiary ” shall mean Discover Funding in its capacity as Beneficiary under the Trust Agreement; provided , however , that at any time that more than one entity is a Beneficiary under the Trust Agreement, any “Beneficiary” shall include each such entity.

Business Day ” unless otherwise specified in the Indenture Supplement for any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the following jurisdictions are required or permitted by law to be closed: (v) New York, New York, (w) the County of New Castle, Delaware, (x) the city in which the Corporate Trust Office is located, (y) St. Paul, Minnesota, or (z) the city in which the principal executive offices of any originator with respect to any Master Trust is located (or, with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, any additional city specified in the related Indenture Supplement).

Calculation Agent ” means, (i) for any Collateral Certificate, the Master Servicer under the related Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (ii) for the Note Issuance Trust, the Master Servicer under the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Cash ” means such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time shall be legal tender for payment of all public and private debts.

 

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Certificate of Authentication ” means the certificate of authentication of the Indenture Trustee, the form of which is described in Section 203 , or the alternative certificate of authentication of the Authenticating Agent, the form of which is described in Section 815 .

Certificate of Trust ” has the meaning set forth in the Trust Agreement.

Charge-offs ” means, for any Due Period, the sum of

(a) the Series Investor Charged-Off Amount allocated to the Issuer as the Investor Certificateholder for the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate pursuant to the Series 2007-CC Supplement for such Due Period, and

(b) any other amounts designated as “Series Investor Charged-Off Amounts,” “Charge-offs” or a comparable term under any Additional Collateral Certificate, any related Series Supplement or an Assignment of Additional Assets for such Due Period, in each case to the extent allocated to the Issuer.

Charge-off Allocation Percentage ” means, for any Series of Notes for any Due Period or the related Distribution Date, the sum of the Nominal Liquidation Amounts for all Classes or Tranches of Notes in such Series, without duplication, divided by the sum of the Nominal Liquidation Amounts for all Series of Notes, in each case as of the first day of such Due Period.

Class ” means, with respect to any Note, the class specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Code ” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Collateral ” has the meaning set forth in the Granting Clause of this Indenture. If any Additional Collateral Certificate is pledged under this Indenture pursuant to an Assignment of Additional Assets, concurrently with transfer to the Note Issuance Trust pursuant to an Additional Asset Transfer Agreement, all assets described in the Granting Clause set forth therein shall also constitute “Collateral.”

Collateral Certificate ” means any Investor Certificate issued pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the related Series Supplement that is included as Collateral.

Collections Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 402 .

Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Securities Exchange Act, or, if at any time after the execution of this Indenture such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties on such date.

Corporate Trust Office ” means the office of the Indenture Trustee in Chicago, Illinois at which at any particular time its corporate trust business will be principally administered, which office at the Effective Date is located at 190 S. LaSalle Street, 7 th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60603, Attention: U.S. Bank Corporate Trust Services.

 

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DCMT ” means the Discover Card Master Trust I, established pursuant to the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement ” means that certain Third Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 22, 2015, by and between Discover Bank, as master servicer and servicer, Discover Funding, LLC, as transferor, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.

Delinquency Percentage ” means, for each Master Trust, the “Delinquency Percentage” as defined in the related Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or any supplement thereto.

Delinquency Trigger ” means, with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes for any Distribution Date and the related Due Period, the Delinquency Percentage for any Master Trust for such Distribution Date is greater than the Maximum Delinquency Percentage for such Distribution Date.

Depositor ” means Discover Funding in its capacity as depositor for the Note Issuance Trust.

Depository ” means a U.S. Depository or a Foreign Depository, as the case may be.

Derivative Agreement ” means any currency, interest rate or other swap, cap, collar, guaranteed investment contract or other derivative agreement.

Derivative Counterparty ” means any party to any Derivative Agreement other than the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee.

Discount Note ” has the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Discover Bank ” means Discover Bank, a Delaware banking corporation, and its successors and permitted assigns.

Discover Funding ” means Discover Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and permitted assigns.

Distribution Date ” means the 15 th day of each calendar month (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) commencing in August 2007. When used with respect to a Due Period, the “related Distribution Date” means the first Distribution Date following the end of such Due Period.

Dollar ,” “ $ ” or “ U.S. $ ” means United States dollars.

 

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Dollar Note ” means a Note denominated in Dollars.

Due Period ” or “ related Due Period ” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs; provided , however , that with respect to Series Finance Charge Collections, Series Interchange, Series Investor Charged-Off Amounts or Series Principal Collections for any Additional Collateral Certificate, “Due Period” will have the meaning set forth in the applicable Series Supplement or Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Early Redemption Event ” shall mean any event specified as an “Early Redemption Event” in Section 1201 and any additional events specified as “Early Redemption Events” in any applicable Indenture Supplement.

Effective Date ” means the opening of business on the earlier of (i) January 1, 2016 or (ii) the date specified by Discover Bank in a written notice sent to each of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, which written notice shall be (x) sent at least two (2) Business Days prior to such date specified, (y) sent via email to the Issuer at JLuce@WilmingtonTrust.com and to the Indenture Trustee at edwin.janis@usbank.com, and (z) effective when sent, notwithstanding any provision or requirement of the Original Indenture to the contrary.

Eligible Deposit Account ” means either (a) a segregated account (including a securities account) with an Eligible Institution or (b) a segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution (other than Discover Bank or any Affiliate thereof) organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one of the states thereof or the District of Columbia (or any U.S. branch of a foreign bank), or a trust company acceptable to each applicable Note Rating Agency, and acting as a trustee for funds deposited in such account, so long as any of the securities of such depository institution or trust company shall have a credit rating from such Note Rating Agency (or from another nationally recognized statistical rating organization acceptable to such Note Rating Agency) in one of its generic credit rating categories which signifies investment grade.

Eligible Institution ” means (a) a depository institution (which may be the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee or any affiliate thereof, but not Discover Bank or any Affiliate thereof) organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one of the states thereof, including the District of Columbia (or any U.S. branch of a foreign bank), which at all times (i) has either (x) a long-term unsecured debt rating of A2 or better by Moody’s or (y) a certificate of deposit rating of P-1 by Moody’s, (ii) has either (x) a long-term unsecured debt rating of AA- by Standard & Poor’s or (y) a certificate of deposit rating of A-1+ by Standard & Poor’s, (iii) has either (x) if such institution is rated by Fitch, a long-term unsecured debt rating of A- by Fitch or (y) a certificate of deposit rating of Fl by Fitch and (iv) is a member of the FDIC or (b) any other institution that is reasonably acceptable to Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch.

Entity ” means any Person other than an individual or government (including any agency or political subdivision thereof).

 

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ERISA ” means the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

Event of Default ” is defined in Section 701 .

Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure ” has the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Exchange Date ” means, with respect to any Tranche of Notes, the latest of:

(a) in the case of exchanges of beneficial interests in Temporary Global Notes for beneficial interests in Permanent Global Notes in registered form, any date that is after the related issuance date; and

(b) the earliest date on which such an exchange of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Global Note for a beneficial interest in a Permanent Global Note is permitted by applicable law.

Expected Maturity Date ” means, with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the scheduled due date of the final or only payment of principal on such Notes, as specified in the related Indenture Supplement.

Expected Principal Payment Date ” means, with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the scheduled due date of any payment of principal on such Notes, as specified in the related Indenture Supplement, or if such day is not a Business Day, the next following Business Day, unless such day is in the next calendar month, in which case such Expected Principal Payment Date, unless otherwise specified in the related Indenture Supplement, will be the last Business Day of the current calendar month. The Expected Maturity Date for any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes shall also be an Expected Principal Payment Date for such Series, Class or Tranche.

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code, as of the Effective Date (or any amended or successor provisions that are substantially similar), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereunder or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, any published intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation the foregoing and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or official practices adopted pursuant to such published intergovernmental agreement.

FATCA Withholding Tax ” means any withholding or deduction required pursuant to FATCA.

FDIC ” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor thereto.

Federal Bankruptcy Code ” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time.

 

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Finance Charge Allocation Amount ” with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes for any Due Period means the Nominal Liquidation Amount for such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes as of the first day of such Due Period; provided , however , that unless otherwise specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement, with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes for which an Early Redemption Event or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, “Finance Charge Allocation Amount” shall mean, in each case, the Nominal Liquidation Amount as of the close of business on the last day of the Due Period immediately prior to the occurrence of the Early Redemption Event or Event of Default for such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on any date prior to the occurrence of an Early Redemption Event or Event of Default for a Tranche (or on which all such events have been cured), at the direction of the Beneficiary and subject to satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition, the Issuer may notify the Indenture Trustee that the proviso to the preceding sentence shall no longer apply with respect to such Tranche.

Finance Charge Allocation Percentage ” for each Series for any Due Period or the related Distribution Date means the sum of the Finance Charge Allocation Amounts for all Classes or Tranches of Notes in such Series, without duplication, divided by the sum of the Finance Charge Allocation Amounts for all Classes or Tranches of Notes in all Series, without duplication, in each case for such Due Period.

Finance Charge Amounts ” means, for any Due Period, the sum of

(a) the Series Finance Charge Collections distributed to the Issuer as the Investor Certificateholder for the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate pursuant to Section 9 of the Series 2007-CC Supplement for such Due Period,

(b) the Series Interchange distributed to the Issuer as the Investor Certificateholder for the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate pursuant to Section 9 of the Series 2007-CC Supplement for such Due Period, and

(c) Series Finance Charge Collections or Series Interchange under any Additional Collateral Certificate, any related Series Supplement or an Assignment of Additional Assets for such Due Period, in each case to the extent allocated to the Issuer.

Finance Charge Collections ” with respect to the DCMT has the meaning set forth in the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Finance Charge Prefunding Negative Spread Amounts ” means, for any Due Period, the sum of

(a) the amount of the Finance Charge Collections otherwise allocable to Discover Funding as Holder of the Transferor Certificate that is instead allocated to cover Prefunding Negative Spread pursuant to the proviso to the definition of “Series Finance Charge Collections” under the Series 2007-CC Supplement for such Due Period, and

(b) the portion of any transferor amounts similar to those described in clause (a) that are allocated to any Additional Collateral Certificate under any applicable Series Supplement for such Due Period.

 

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Fitch ” means Fitch, Inc., or any successor thereto.

Foreign Currency ” means (a) a currency other than Dollars or (b) denominated in a currency other than Dollars.

Foreign Currency Note ” means a Note denominated in a Foreign Currency.

Foreign Depository ” means the Person specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement, in its capacity as depository for the accounts of any clearing agencies located / outside the United States.

Global Note ” means any Note issued pursuant to Section 204 .

Group ” has the meaning set forth in the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Holder ,” when used with respect to any Note, means a Noteholder, or with respect to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate or any Additional Collateral Certificate, has the meaning set forth in the related Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Holder of the Transferor Certificate ” with respect to any Master Trust has the meaning set forth in the applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Indenture ” or “ this Indenture ” means this Indenture as originally executed and as amended, supplemented, restated, amended and restated, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time including by Indenture Supplements for the issuance of Series of Notes.

Indenture Supplement ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, a supplement to this Indenture, executed and delivered in conjunction with the issuance of such Notes pursuant to Section 301, together with any applicable Terms Document for any Classes and Tranches of Notes belonging to such Series related to such Indenture Supplement and any amendment to the Indenture Supplement executed pursuant to Section 1001 or 1002 , and, in either case, including all amendments thereof and supplements thereto.

Indenture Trustee ” means the Person named as the Indenture Trustee in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Indenture Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “ Indenture Trustee ” means and includes each Person who is then an Indenture Trustee hereunder. If at any time there is more than one such Person, “ Indenture Trustee ” as used with respect to the Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche means the Indenture Trustee with respect to Notes of that Series, Class or Tranche.

Initial Dollar Principal Amount ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the sum of the Initial Dollar Principal Amounts for all Outstanding Classes or Tranches of Notes of such Series, without duplication, and for any Class or Tranche of Notes has the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Interest Accrual Period ” has the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

 

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Interest-bearing Note ” means a Note that bears interest at a stated or computed rate on the principal amount thereof. A Note may be both an Interest-bearing Note and a Discount Note.

Interest Payment Date ” means, with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the scheduled due date of any payment of interest on such Notes, as specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement, or if such day is not a Business Day, the next following Business Day, unless such day is in the next calendar month, in which case the Interest Payment Date, unless otherwise specified in the related Indenture Supplement, will be the last Business Day of the current calendar month; provided , however , that upon the acceleration of a Series, Class or Tranche of Notes following an Event of Default or for so long as an Early Redemption Event, for that Series, Class or Tranche of Notes has occurred and is continuing, each Distribution Date will also be an Interest Payment Date.

Internal Revenue Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Investor Certificate ” has the meaning set forth in the related Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Investor Certificateholder ” has the meaning set forth in the related Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Investor Certificateholders’ Monthly Statement ” means the statement to be prepared by the Master Trust Trustee for the DCMT (based on information provided by the Master Servicer) pursuant to Section 11 of the Series 2007-CC Supplement, and any comparable statement under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for any Additional Collateral Certificate.

Investment Company Act ” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time.

Issuer ” is defined in the first paragraph of this Indenture.

Issuer Accounts ” means, collectively, the Collections Account and any Issuer Account established under Section 402 hereof or under any Indenture Supplement, including any Subaccounts thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, any account of the Issuer included in any agreement purporting to establish the Indenture Trustee’s control (within the meaning of Sections 8-106, 9-104 or 9-106 of the UCC) over such account shall be an Issuer Account.

Issuer Authorized Officer ” means (a) an authorized signatory of the Owner Trustee, or (b) the chairman or vice-chairman of the board of directors, chairman or vice-chairman of the executive committee of the board of directors, the president, any vice-president, the secretary, any assistant secretary, the treasurer, or any assistant treasurer, in each case of the Beneficiary, or any other officer or employee of the Beneficiary who is authorized to act on behalf of the Issuer.

Issuer Certificate ” means a certificate (including an Officer’s Certificate) signed in the name of an Issuer Authorized Officer, or the Issuer by an Issuer Authorized Officer and, in each case delivered to the Indenture Trustee relating to, among other things, the issuance of a new Series, Class or Tranche of Notes.

 

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Issuer Tax Opinion ” means, with respect to any action, an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that, for United States federal income tax purposes, (a) such action will not adversely affect the tax characterization as debt of any Outstanding Series, Class or Tranche of Notes that was properly characterized as debt at the time of its issuance, (b) following such action the Issuer will not be treated as an association (or publicly traded partnership) taxable as a corporation, (c) such action will not cause gain or loss to be recognized by any Holder of any such Outstanding Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, and (d) except as otherwise provided in the related Indenture Supplement, where such action is the issuance of a Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, following such action such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes will be properly characterized as debt.

Legal Maturity Date ” means, with respect to a Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the date specified in the Indenture Supplement for such Note as the fixed date on which the principal of such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes is due and payable.

LIBOR ”, if applicable with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, lien or other security agreement, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing.

Majority Holders ” means, with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes or all Outstanding Notes, the Holders of greater than 50% in Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of that Series, Class or Tranche or of all Outstanding Notes, as the case may be (such percentage to be calculated without taking into account the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount represented by any Note beneficially owned by any Beneficiary or any Affiliate or agent of any Beneficiary).

Master Servicer ” means, with respect to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate or DCMT, Discover Bank as master servicer under the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any successor servicer thereunder, and for any Additional Collateral Certificate or related Master Trust, the master servicer and any successor servicer under any related Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Master Trust ” means the DCMT, as established by the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and any other master trust under which an Additional Collateral Certificate is issued, as established by any other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Master Trust Tax Opinion ” means, with respect to any action, an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that, for United States federal income tax purposes, (a) such action will not adversely affect the tax characterization as debt of the Investor Certificates of any outstanding series or class under the applicable Master Trust that were properly characterized as debt at the time of their issuance, (b) following such action such Master Trust will not be treated as an association (or publicly traded partnership) taxable as a corporation and (c) such action will not cause gain or loss to be recognized by any Investor Certificateholder.

 

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Master Trust Trustee ” means U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee under the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and any successor trustee thereunder, and any trustee under any other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and any successor trustee thereunder.

Material Adverse Effect ” means, whenever used in this Indenture with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes with respect to any Action, that such Action will at the time of its occurrence (a) result in the occurrence of an Early Redemption Event or Event of Default relating to such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, as applicable, (b) materially adversely affect the amount of funds available to be distributed to the Noteholders of any such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes pursuant to this Indenture or the timing of such distributions, or (c) materially adversely affect the Security Interest of the Indenture Trustee in the Collateral securing the Outstanding Notes unless otherwise permitted by this Indenture.

Maximum Delinquency Percentage ” means with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes for any Distribution Date and the related Due Period, the lowest “Maximum Delinquency Percentage,” as specified in the related Indenture Supplement.

Monthly Principal Accretion Date ” with respect to any Class or Tranche of Notes, is defined in the Indenture Supplement.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor thereto.

Nominal Liquidation Amount ” means, with respect to any Outstanding Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, an amount determined in accordance with the applicable Indenture Supplement. The Nominal Liquidation Amount for a Series of Notes will be the sum of the Nominal Liquidation Amounts of all of the Classes or Tranches of Notes of such Series.

Note ” or “ Notes ” means any note or notes of any Series, Class or Tranche authenticated and delivered from time to time under this Indenture.

Note Issuance Trust ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Indenture.

Note Owner ” means the beneficial owner of an interest in a Global Note.

Note Rating Agency ” means, with respect to any Outstanding Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, each nationally recognized statistical rating organization hired by the Issuer or any Affiliate to rate such Notes.

Note Register ” has the meaning set forth in Section 305 .

Note Registrar ” means the Person who keeps the Note Register specified in Section 305 .

 

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Noteholder ” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered in the Note Register.

Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate signed by a Vice President (or an officer holding an office with equivalent or more senior responsibilities, or in the case of the Beneficiary, any executive of such Beneficiary designated in writing by a Vice President of such Beneficiary for this purpose) of the Beneficiary or the Owner Trustee and delivered to the Indenture Trustee.

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel for or an employee of the Issuer, any Beneficiary, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, Discover Bank, Discover Funding or any of their Affiliates.

Original Indenture ” is defined in the first paragraph of this Indenture.

Other Assets ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1602 .

Outstanding ” means, with respect to all Notes, all Notes issued under this Indenture, and with respect to a Note or with respect to Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche means, as of the date of determination, all such Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except, in each case:

(a) any Notes theretofore canceled by the Indenture Trustee or delivered to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation, or canceled by the Issuer and delivered to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 309 ;

(b) any Notes for whose full payment (including principal and interest) or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Indenture Trustee or any Paying Agent in trust for the Holders of such Notes; provided that, if such Notes are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given if required pursuant to this Indenture or the related Indenture Supplement, or provision therefor satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee has been made;

(c) any Notes which are canceled pursuant to Section 603 ; and

(d) any Notes in exchange for or in lieu of which other Notes have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, or which will have been paid pursuant to the terms of Section 306 (except with respect to any such Note as to which proof satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee is presented that such Note is held by a person in whose hands such Note is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer).

For purposes of determining the amounts of deposits, allocations, reallocations or payments to be made, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, references to “Notes” will be deemed to be references to “Outstanding Notes.” In determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of such Outstanding Notes have taken any Action hereunder, and for purposes of Section 904 , Notes beneficially owned by the Issuer or any Beneficiary or any Affiliate or agent of the Issuer or any Beneficiary will be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding. In determining whether the Indenture Trustee will be protected in relying upon any such Action, only Notes

 

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which a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee knows to be owned by the Issuer or any Beneficiary, or any Affiliate or agent of the Issuer or any Beneficiary, will be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee proves to the satisfaction of the Indenture Trustee the pledgee’s right to act as owner with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not the Issuer or any Beneficiary or any other obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate or agent of the Issuer, any Beneficiary or such other obligor.

Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount ” means at any time, either:

(a) with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes (other than Discount Notes), the aggregate Initial Dollar Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche at such time; minus

(i) the amount of any withdrawals from the Principal Funding Account or the related Principal Funding Subaccount, as applicable, for such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes for payment of principal to the Holders of such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes or the applicable Derivative Counterparty pursuant to the related Indenture Supplement; and

(ii) any net losses of principal of funds on deposit in respect of principal in the Principal Funding Account or the related Principal Funding Subaccount, as applicable, for such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes.

(b) with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Discount Notes, an amount of the Outstanding Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche calculated by reference to the applicable formula set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement, taking into account the amount and timing of payments of principal made to the Holders of such Series, Class or Tranche or to the applicable Derivative Counterparty and accretions of principal, each pursuant to the related Indenture Supplement; plus, in either case, without duplication, the amount of any increase in the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes due to the issuance of additional Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche pursuant to Section 310 or the applicable Indenture Supplement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Class or Tranche of Notes for which a Receivables Sale has occurred, the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount shall be zero.

Owner Trustee ” has the meaning set forth in the Trust Agreement.

Paying Agent ” means any Person authorized by the Issuer to pay the principal of or interest on any Notes on behalf of the Issuer as provided in Sections 1102 and 1103 hereof.

Payment Date ” means, with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, any applicable Principal Payment Date or Interest Payment Date.

Payment Instruction ” means with respect to any Series of Notes, an instruction, the form of which is attached as an exhibit to the related Indenture Supplement.

Permanent Global Note ” has the meaning set forth in Section 205 .

 

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Permitted Investments ” means:

(a) negotiable instruments or securities represented by instruments in bearer or registered form which evidence: (i) obligations issued or fully guaranteed, as to timely payment, by the United States of America or any instrumentality or agency thereof when such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America; (ii) time deposits in, or bankers’ acceptances issued by, any depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof (or any domestic branch of a foreign bank) and subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking or depository institution authorities; provided , however , that at the time of the Note Issuance Trust’s investment or contractual commitment to invest therein, the short-term deposits or commercial paper or, in the absence of a rating on the short-term deposits or commercial paper of such depository institution or trust company, the long-term unsecured debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company shall have the Highest Rating; (iii) commercial paper or other short-term obligations having, at the time of the Note Issuance Trust’s investment or contractual commitment to invest therein, the Highest Rating; or (iv) investments in money market funds having the Highest Rating;

(b) demand deposits in the name of the Note Issuance Trust or the Indenture Trustee in any depository institution or trust company referred to in clause (a) (ii) above;

(c) securities not represented by an instrument, which are registered in the name of the Indenture Trustee upon books maintained for that purpose by or on behalf of the issuer thereof and identified on books maintained for that purpose by the Indenture Trustee as held for the benefit of the Note Issuance Trust or the Noteholders, and consisting of shares of an open end diversified investment company which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and which (i) invests its assets exclusively in obligations of or guaranteed by the United States of America or any instrumentality or agency thereof having in each instance a final maturity date of less than one year from its date of purchase or other Permitted Investments, (ii) seeks to maintain a constant net asset value per share and (iii) has aggregate net assets of not less than $100,000,000 on the date of purchase of such shares, and satisfies the Rating Agency Condition;

(d) a guaranteed investment contract (guaranteed as to timely payment), the terms of which meet the criteria of the applicable Note Rating Agencies and with an entity having the Highest Rating;

(e) money market mutual funds (including those offered or managed by the Indenture Trustee or an Affiliate thereof) registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, having a rating, at the time of such investment, of no less than Aaa by Moody’s, AAAm by Standard & Poor’s and AAA by Fitch, if rated by Fitch;

(f) any other investment, including repurchase agreements but excluding equity investments, if such investment satisfies the Rating Agency Condition;

provided that Permitted Investments shall include, without limitation, securities of Discover Bank or any of its affiliates which otherwise qualify as a Permitted Investment under clause (a),

 

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(b), (c), (d) or (e) above. For purposes of this definition of Permitted Investments, “Highest Rating” shall mean, with respect to Moody’s, P-1 or Aaa, and, with respect to Standard & Poor’s, A-1 or AAA for funds on deposit in all Issuer Accounts other than Principal Funding Accounts or A-1+ or AAA for funds on deposit in Principal Funding Accounts, or with respect to either Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s, any rating category which will not cause a reduction in or withdrawal of the rating of any Tranche or Class of any Series of Notes then outstanding, as confirmed in writing by the applicable Note Rating Agency. All Permitted Investments shall be denominated in Dollars, unless otherwise specified in the Indenture Supplement for any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes.

Person ” means any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, business trust, statutory trust, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or other entity of a similar nature.

Place of Payment ” means, with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes issued hereunder, the city or political subdivision so designated with respect to such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 1103 .

Pooling and Servicing Agreement ” means, for the DCMT and the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate, the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and for any other Master Trust or Additional Collateral Certificate, as applicable, shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Assignment of Additional Assets.

Prefunding Finance Charge Allocation Percentage ” means, for any Series of Notes, the Prefunding Negative Spread for such Series divided by the sum of the Prefunding Negative Spreads for all Series of Notes.

Prefunding Negative Spread ” with respect to any Note has the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Principal Allocation Amount ” with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes for any Due Period means the Nominal Liquidation Amount for such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes as of the first day of such Due Period; provided , however , that unless otherwise specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement, with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes (w) for which an Early Redemption Event or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (x) in its Accumulation Period, (y) for which the Targeted Prefunding Deposit is greater than zero or (z) any other Targeted Principal Deposit for such Series, Class or Tranche is greater than zero, “Principal Allocation Amount” shall mean, in each case, the Nominal Liquidation Amount as of the close of business on the last day of the Due Period immediately prior to the earliest to occur of (i) the date of the Early Redemption Event or Event of Default for such Note, (ii) the start of the Accumulation Period for such Note, (iii) the first date on which the Targeted Prefunding Deposit for such Note is greater than zero (unless the Targeted Prefunding Deposit for such Note has thereafter been reduced to zero) or (iv) such other date set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

 

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Principal Allocation Percentage ” for each Series for any Due Period or the related Distribution Date means the sum of the Principal Allocation Amounts for all Classes or Tranches of Notes in such Series, without duplication, divided by the sum of the Principal Allocation Amounts for all Classes or Tranches of Notes in all Series, without duplication, in each case for such Due Period.

Principal Amounts ” means, for any Due Period, the sum of

(a) the Series Principal Collections distributed to the Issuer as the Investor Certificateholder for the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate pursuant to Section 9 of the Series 2007-CC Supplement for such Due Period, and

(b) Series Principal Collections under any Additional Collateral Certificate, any related Series Supplement or an Assignment of Additional Assets for such Due Period, to the extent allocated to the Issuer.

Principal Funding Account ” means, for each Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the trust account designated as such and established pursuant the Indenture Supplement.

Principal Funding Subaccount ” means any subaccount to the Principal Funding Account established for a particular Class or Tranche of Notes pursuant to the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Principal Payment Date ” means, with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, each Expected Principal Payment Date or upon the acceleration of such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes following an Event of Default or upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Early Redemption Event (unless all such events have been cured), each Distribution Date and the Legal Maturity Date, or in the event of a cleanup call, the date of redemption in accordance with Section 1202 .

Proceeds ” means,

(i) any property (including but not limited to Cash and securities) received as a distribution on the Collateral or any portion thereof;

(ii) any property (including but not limited to Cash and securities) received in connection with the sale, liquidation, exchange or other disposition of the Collateral or any portion thereof; and

(iii) all proceeds (as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the UCC) of the Collateral or any portion thereof.

Rating Agency Condition ” means, with respect to any event or circumstance and (a) with respect to Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s if Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s is currently rating any Outstanding Note, written confirmation (which may be in the form of a letter, press release or other publication, or a change in such Note Rating Agency’s published ratings criteria to this effect) by Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s, as applicable, that the occurrence of such event or circumstance will not cause a Ratings Effect or (b) with respect to any Note Rating Agency

 

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other than Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s and with respect to Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s if Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s (x) is currently rating any Outstanding Note and (y) has notified the Issuer that it, as a policy matter, will not provide written confirmation of its ratings, that such Note Rating Agency shall have been given notice of such event or circumstance at least ten days prior to the occurrence of such event or circumstance (or, if ten days’ advance notice is impracticable, as much advance notice as is practicable) and such Note Rating Agency shall not have issued any written notice that the occurrence of such event or circumstance will itself cause a Ratings Effect.

Ratings Effect ” means a reduction or withdrawal by any Note Rating Agency of any then current rating of the Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche (other than as a result of the termination of a Note Rating Agency); provided , however , that any reduction or qualification with negative implications shall not be considered a Ratings Effect unless the rating as so reduced (or as such rating would be reduced after giving effect to such negative implications) is less than the Specified Rating set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Receivables Sale ” shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Record Date ” for the interest or principal payable on any Note on any applicable Payment Date means the last day of the month before the related Interest Payment Date or Principal Payment Date, as applicable, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Registered Note ” means a Note issued in registered form.

Registered Noteholder ” means a holder of a Registered Note.

Regulation AB ” means Subpart 229.1100 — Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §229.1100-229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarifications and interpretations as have been provided by the Commission in the adopting releases (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) and (Asset-Backed Securities Disclosure and Registration, Securities Act Release Nos 33-9638; 34-72982, 79 Fed. Reg. 57184 (September 24, 2014)), or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time.

Required Daily Deposit ” means, for a day in a Due Period, for each Collateral Certificate:

(a) with respect to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate,

(i) the amount of Series Finance Charge Collections for such day, until the aggregate amount deposited during such Due Period pursuant to this clause (a)(i) and clause (b)(i) equals the sum of the Required Daily Deposit Target Finance Charge Amounts for all Series, Classes or Tranches of Notes (without duplication),

 

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(ii) the amount of Series Principal Collections for such day and any Series Finance Charge Collections for such day remaining after clause (a)(i), until the aggregate amount deposited during such Due Period pursuant to this clause (a)(ii) and clauses (a)(iii), (b)(ii) and (b)(iii) equals the sum of the Required Daily Deposit Target Principal Amounts for all Series, Classes or Tranches of Notes (without duplication), and

(iii) until the aggregate amount deposited during such Due Period pursuant to this clause (a)(iii) and clauses (a)(ii), (b)(ii) and (b)(iii) equals the sum of the Required Daily Deposit Target Principal Amounts for all Series, Classes or Tranches of Notes (without duplication), the product of (I) the amount of Series Principal Collections for such day for each other series in the DCMT in the Group to which Series 2007-CC belongs which is in its Revolving Period, and (II) the Principal Distribution Amount for Series 2007-CC divided by the sum of the Principal Distribution Amounts for Series 2007-CC and for each other series in the Group to which Series 2007-CC belongs that is not in its Amortization Period or Revolving Period (as each such term is defined in the applicable series supplement to the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement), and

(b) with respect to each Additional Collateral Certificate,

(i) the amount of Series Finance Charge Collections for such day, until the aggregate amount deposited during such Due Period pursuant to this clause (b)(i) and clause (a)(i) equals the sum of the Required Daily Deposit Target Finance Charge Amounts for all Series, Classes or Tranches of Notes (without duplication),

(ii) the amount of Series Principal Collections for such day and any Series Finance Charge Collections for such day remaining after clause (b)(i), until the aggregate amount deposited during such Due Period pursuant to this clause (b)(ii) and clauses (a)(ii), (a)(iii) and (b)(iii) equals the sum of the Required Daily Deposit Target Principal Amounts for all Series, Classes or Tranches of Notes (without duplication) and

(iii) until the aggregate amount deposited during such Due Period pursuant to this clause (b)(iii) and clauses (a)(ii), (a)(iii) and (b)(ii) equals the sum of the Required Daily Deposit Target Principal Amounts for all Series, Classes or Tranches of Notes (without duplication), the total amount available to be reallocated to such Additional Collateral Certificate from other series issued by the applicable Master Trust, as determined in accordance with the applicable Series Supplement and Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, on any day on which the Required Daily Deposit Target Finance Charge Amount or the Required Daily Deposit Target Principal Amount is adjusted because (i) LIBOR or any other applicable floating interest rate index (or other amount or rate basis as specified in the related Indenture Supplement) which could not previously be determined for purposes of calculating such amount has been determined for the applicable Interest Accrual Period, (ii) the Issuer issues additional Notes or (iii) an Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure has occurred, the amount of such adjustment shall be deposited by the applicable servicer into the applicable Collections Account if the adjustment increases the sum of the Required Daily Deposit Target Finance Charge Amounts or the Required Daily Deposit Target Principal

 

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Amounts, and may be withdrawn by such servicer from such Collections Account if the adjustment decreases the sum of the Required Daily Deposit Target Finance Charge Amounts or the Required Daily Deposit Target Principal Amounts.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time the Issuer, Discover Funding, Discover Bank or any additional originator or depositor has obtained a letter of credit in the form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee in an amount determined in accordance with the calculation above with respect to any Collateral Certificate, and has received written confirmation from each applicable Note Rating Agency that replacing the Required Daily Deposit for such Collateral Certificate with such letter of credit will not cause a Rating Effect, the Required Daily Deposit shall be zero.

Required Daily Deposit Target Finance Charge Amount ” has, for any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the meaning set forth in the Indenture Supplement relating to such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes.

Required Daily Deposit Target Principal Amount ” has, for any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the meaning set forth in the Indenture Supplement relating to such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes.

Required Subordinated Amount ” means, with respect to any Tranche of a Senior Class of Notes, the amount specified in the related Indenture Supplement with respect to a related Subordinated Class of Notes.

Responsible Officer ” shall mean, with respect to the Indenture Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of the Indenture, any documents related thereto and the Issuer Accounts, and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

Review Notice ” is defined in Section 715 .

Sarbanes Certification ” has the meaning specified in Section 1504(c) .

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

Securities Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

Securitization Transaction ” means any issuance of new Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche, pursuant to Section 310 or the applicable Indenture Supplement, whether publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated.

Security Interest ” means the security interest granted pursuant to the granting clause of this Indenture.

Senior Class, ” with respect to a Class of Notes of any Series, has the meaning set forth in the related Indenture Supplement.

 

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Series ” means, with respect to any Note, the Series specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Series 2007-CC ” means the series of Investor Certificates issued by the DCMT pursuant to the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Series 2007-CC Supplement.

Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate ” means the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate issued pursuant to, and all rights and benefits allocated to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate under, the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Series 2007-CC Supplement.

Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Percentage ” means, with respect to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate, initially 100%, and for any Due Period or the related Distribution Date after the inclusion of any Additional Collateral Certificate in the Collateral, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the Series Investor Interest for the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate and the denominator of which is the sum of the Series Investor Interests for all Collateral Certificates, in each case as of the first day of such Due Period.

Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Transfer Agreement ” means that certain agreement dated as of July 26, 2007, pursuant to which Discover Bank conveyed the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate to the Issuer.

Series 2007-CC Supplement ” means the Amended and Restated Series 2007-CC Supplement to the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 22, 2015.

Series Finance Charge Collections ” means, with respect to any Collateral Certificate, amounts designated as “Series Finance Charge Collections” or a comparable term in the applicable Series Supplement.

Series Interchange ” means, with respect to any Collateral Certificate, amounts designated as “Series Interchange” or a comparable term in the applicable Series Supplement.

Series Investor Charged-Off Amounts ” means, with respect to any Collateral Certificate, amounts designated as “Series Investor Charged-Off Amounts” or a comparable term in the applicable Series Supplement.

Series Investor Interest, ” with respect to any Collateral Certificate, has the meaning set forth in the related Series Supplement.

Series Principal Collections ” means, with respect to any Collateral Certificate, amounts designated as “Series Principal Collections” or a comparable term in the applicable Series Supplement.

Series Supplement ” means, for the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate, the Series 2007-CC Series Supplement, and for any other Collateral Certificate means, any series supplement to the applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement under which such Collateral Certificate was issued, as set forth in the applicable Assignment of Additional Assets.

 

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Servicer ” means initially (i) with respect to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate, Discover Bank as servicer for the DCMT and (ii) with respect to an Additional Collateral Certificate, the Person who is designated as the Servicer with respect to such Additional Collateral Certificate in the Assignment of Additional Assets relating to such Additional Collateral Certificate; and thereafter any Person appointed as a successor Servicer to any such Servicer or as an additional servicer, as provided in the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for such Additional Collateral Certificate.

Servicing Criteria ” means the “servicing criteria” set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, as such may be amended from time to time.

Servicing Fee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 504 .

Servicing Fee Allocation Percentage ” means, for any Series of Notes for any Due Period or the related Distribution Date, the sum of the Nominal Liquidation Amounts for all Classes or Tranches of Notes in such Series, without duplication, divided by the sum of the Nominal Liquidation Amounts for all Series of Notes, in each case as of the first day of such Due Period.

Specified Rating ” with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes has the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Standard & Poor’s ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or any successor thereto.

Stated Principal Amount, ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the sum of the Stated Principal Amounts for all Outstanding Classes or Tranches of Notes of such Series, without duplication, and for any Class or Tranche of Notes has the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Subaccount ” means each portion of an Issuer Account designated as such pursuant to this Indenture or the related Indenture Supplement.

Subordinated Class, ” with respect to a Class of Notes of any Series, has the meaning set forth in the related Indenture Supplement.

Subordinated Notes ” means Notes of a Subordinated Class of a Series.

Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement ” means a cash collateral account, a letter of credit, a surety bond, an insurance policy or other similar arrangement with any credit enhancement provider which provides the benefit of one or more forms of credit enhancement which is referenced in the applicable Indenture Supplement for any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes.

Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider ” means, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement, any party to any Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement other than the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee.

 

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Supplemental Liquidity Agreement ” means any liquidity facility or other liquidity agreement which provides the benefit of liquidity for any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes which is referenced in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Supplemental Liquidity Provider ” means, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement, any party to any Supplemental Liquidity Agreement other than the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee.

Targeted Prefunding Deposit ” has, for any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Targeted Principal Deposit ” has, for any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Tax Information ” means information and/or properly completed and signed tax certifications sufficient to eliminate the imposition of or to determine the amount of any withholding of tax, including FATCA Withholding Tax.

Temporary Global Note ” has the meaning set forth in Section 205 .

Terms Document ” with respect to any Class or Tranche of Notes, has the meaning set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Tranche ” means, with respect to any Class of Notes, Notes of such Class which have identical terms, conditions and Tranche designation. Notes of a single Tranche may be issued on different dates.

Transferor ” means Discover Funding LLC in its capacity as such.

Transition Report Date ” means the date on which the Note Issuance Trust is required to file any transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Trust Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2015, between the Discover Funding, as Beneficiary and Wilmington Trust Company, as Owner Trustee.

Trust Estate ” has the meaning set forth in the Trust Agreement.

Trust Indenture Act ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended by the Trust Indenture Reform Act of 1990, as in force at the date as of which this Indenture was executed except as provided in Section 1005 .

UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect in the relevant jurisdiction.

United States Person ” has the meaning provided in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

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U.S. Depository ” means, unless otherwise specified by the Issuer pursuant to Section 204 or 301 , with respect to Notes of any Tranche issuable or issued as a Global Note within the United States, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, or any successor thereto registered as a clearing agency under the Securities Exchange Act, or other applicable statute or regulation.

Verified Note Owner ” means a Note Owner that has provided the Indenture Trustee or the Master Servicer, as applicable, with each of (i) a written certification that it is a beneficial owner of a specified Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Notes and (ii) a trade confirmation, an account statement, a letter from a broker or dealer or other similar document showing that such Note Owner is a beneficial owner of such Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Notes.

Section 102. Acts of Noteholders .

(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action (collectively, “ Action ”) provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Noteholders of any Series, Class or Tranche may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Noteholders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such Action will become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Indenture Trustee, and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer. Such instrument or instruments and any such record (and the Action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “ Act ” of the Noteholders signing such instrument or instruments and so voting at any meeting. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent, or the holding by any Person of a Note, will be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 801 ) conclusive in favor of the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer, if made in the manner provided in this Section 102 .

(b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness to such execution or by the certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by an officer of a corporation or a member of a partnership, on behalf of such corporation or partnership, such certificate or affidavit will also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Indenture Trustee deems sufficient.

(c) The ownership of Registered Notes will be proved by the Note Register.

(d) The fact and date of execution of any such instrument or writing, the authority of the Person executing the same and the date of holding the same may also be proved in any other manner which the Indenture Trustee deems sufficient; and the Indenture Trustee may in any instance require further proof with respect to any of the matters referred to in this Section.

 

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(e) If the Issuer will solicit from the Holders any Action, the Issuer may, at its option, by an Officer’s Certificate and consistent with the Trust Indenture Act, fix in advance a record date for the determination of Holders entitled to give such Action, but the Issuer will have no obligation to do so. If the Issuer does not so fix a record date, such record date will be the later of thirty (30) days before the first solicitation of such Action or the date of the most recent list of Noteholders furnished to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 901 before such solicitation. Such Action may be given before or after the record date, but only the Holders of record at the close of business on the record date will be deemed to be Holders for the purposes of determining whether Holders of the requisite proportion of Notes Outstanding have authorized or agreed or consented to such Action, and for that purpose the Notes Outstanding will be computed as of the record date; provided that no such authorization, agreement or consent by the Holders on the record date will be deemed effective unless it will become effective pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture not later than six months after the record date.

(f) Any Action by the Holder of any Note will bind the Holder of every Note issued upon the transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of anything done or suffered to be done by the Indenture Trustee or the Issuer in reliance thereon whether or not notation of such Action is made upon such Note.

(g) Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any Action hereunder with regard to any particular Note may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Note or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount. Any notice given or Action taken by a Holder or its agents with regard to different parts of such principal amount pursuant to this paragraph shall have the same effect as if given or taken by separate Holders of each such different part.

(h) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 301 or pursuant to one or more Indenture Supplements, a Holder, including a Depository that is the Holder of a Global Note, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any Action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders, and a Depository that is the Holder of a Global Note may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in or security entitlements to any such Global Note through such Depository’s standing instructions and customary practices.

(i) The Issuer may fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Persons who are beneficial owners of interests in or security entitlements to any Global Note held by a Depository entitled under the procedures of such Depository to make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any Action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders. If such a record date is fixed, the Holders on such record date or their duly appointed proxy or proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to make, give or take such Action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date. No such Action shall be valid or effective if made, given or taken more than 90 days after such record date.

Section 103. Notices, etc., to Indenture Trustee and Issuer . Any Action of Noteholders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with, the Indenture Trustee by any Noteholder or by the Issuer will be

 

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sufficient for every purpose hereunder if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid or sent via facsimile transmission to the Indenture Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, or the Issuer by the Indenture Trustee or by any Noteholder will be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (except as provided in Subsection 701(c) ) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Issuer addressed to it at the address of its principal office specified in the first paragraph of this Indenture or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Indenture Trustee by the Issuer.

Section 104. Compliance Certificates and Opinions . Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (except for the written statement required by Section 1105 ) will include:

(a) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;

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

(c) a statement that such individual has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

Section 105. Notices to Noteholders; Waiver .

(a) Where this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement or any Registered Note provides for notice to Registered Noteholders of any event, such notice will be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein, in such Indenture Supplement or in such Registered Note expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, sent by facsimile, sent by electronic transmission or personally delivered to each Holder of a Registered Note affected by such event, at such Noteholder’s address as it appears in the Note Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Registered Noteholders is given by mail, facsimile, electronic transmission or delivery neither the failure to mail, send by facsimile, send by electronic transmission or deliver such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Noteholders will affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Noteholders and any notice that is mailed, sent by facsimile, sent by electronic transmission or delivered in the manner herein provided shall conclusively have been presumed to have been duly given.

Where this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement or any Registered Note provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver will be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Registered Noteholders will be filed with the Indenture Trustee, but such filing will not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.

 

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(b) In case, by reason of the suspension of regular mail service as a result of a strike, work stoppage or otherwise, it will be impractical to mail notice of any event to any Holder of a Registered Note when such notice is required to be given pursuant to any provision of this Indenture, then any method of notification as will be satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer will be deemed to be a sufficient giving of such notice.

(c) [Reserved].

(d) With respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the applicable Indenture Supplement may specify different or additional means of giving notice to the Holders of the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche.

(e) Where this Indenture provides for notice to any Note Rating Agency, failure to give such notice will not affect any other rights or obligations created hereunder and will not under any circumstance constitute a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 106. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act . If and to the extent that any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by, or with another provision (an “incorporated provision”) included in this Indenture by operation of, Sections 310 to 318, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties or incorporated provision will control. If any provision of this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act that may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision will be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so modified or excluded, as the case may be.

Section 107. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents . The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and will not affect the construction hereof.

Section 108. Successors and Assigns . All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Issuer will bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. All covenants and agreements of the Indenture Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors, co-trustees and agents of the Indenture Trustee.

Section 109. Severability of Provisions . In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes will be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 110. Benefits of Indenture . Nothing in this Indenture or in any Notes, express or implied, will give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, any Authenticating Agent or Paying Agent, the Note Registrar, Derivative Counterparties (to the extent specified in the applicable Derivative Agreement), Supplemental Credit Enhancement Providers and Supplemental Liquidity Providers (each to the extent specified in the applicable Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement and Supplemental Liquidity Agreement, as applicable) and the Holders of Notes (or such of them as may be affected thereby), any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.

 

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Section 111. Governing Law . THIS INDENTURE WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATION LAW, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER STATE.

Section 112. Counterparts . This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed will be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts will together constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 113. Indenture Referred to in the Trust Agreement . This is the Indenture referred to in the Trust Agreement.

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ARTICLE II

NOTE FORMS

Section 201. Forms Generally . The Notes will have such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture or the applicable Indenture Supplement and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon, as may be required to comply with applicable laws or regulations or with the rules of any securities exchange, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the Issuer, as evidenced by the Issuer’s execution of such Notes. Any portion of the text of any Note may be set forth on the reverse thereof, with an appropriate reference thereto on the face of the Note.

The definitive Notes will be typewritten, printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods (with or without steel engraved borders) or may be produced in any other manner, all as determined by the Issuer, as evidenced by the Issuer’s execution of such Notes, subject, with respect to the Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche, to the rules of any securities exchange on which such Notes are listed.

Section 202. Forms of Notes . Each Note will be in one of the forms approved from time to time by or pursuant to an Indenture Supplement.

Section 203. Authentication of Notes: Form of Indenture Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication . The Indenture Trustee will authenticate and deliver, upon the order of Discover Funding as Beneficiary of the Note Issuance Trust, the Notes of each Series, Class or Tranche, to be issued under any Indenture Supplement. The form of Indenture Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication for any Note issued pursuant to this Indenture will be substantially as follows:

INDENTURE TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Notes of the Series, Class or Tranche designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as

Indenture Trustee,

By:  

 

       Authorized Signatory
Dated:  

 

Section 204. Notes Issuable in the Form of a Global Note .

(a) If the Issuer establishes pursuant to Sections 202 and 301 that the Notes of a particular Series, Class or Tranche are to be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Notes, then the Issuer will execute and the Indenture Trustee or its agent will, in accordance with Section 303 and the authentication order delivered to the Indenture Trustee or its agent thereunder in accordance with Section 203, authenticate and deliver, such Global Note

 

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or Notes, which, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Indenture Supplement (i) will represent, and will be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate Stated Principal Amount (or in the case of Discount Notes, the aggregate Stated Principal Amount at the Expected Maturity Date of such Notes) of the Outstanding Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche to be represented by such Global Note or Notes, or such portion thereof as Discover Funding, as Beneficiary of the Note Issuance Trust, will specify in such authentication order, (ii) in the case of Registered Notes, will be registered in the name of the Depository for such Global Note or Notes or its nominee, (iii) will be delivered by the Indenture Trustee or its agent to the Depository or pursuant to the Depository’s instruction, (iv) if applicable, will bear a legend substantially to the following effect: “Unless this Note is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (“ DTC ”), to the Issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, 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 inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein” and (v) may bear such other legend as the Issuer, upon advice of counsel, deems to be applicable.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 204 or of Section 305 , and subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) below, unless the terms of a Global Note or the applicable Indenture Supplement expressly permit such Global Note to be exchanged in whole or in part for individual Notes, a Global Note may be transferred, in whole but not in part and in the manner provided in Section 305 , only to a nominee of the Depository for such Global Note, or to the Depository, or a successor Depository for such Global Note selected or approved by the Issuer, or to a nominee of such successor Depository.

(c) With respect to Notes issued within the United States, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement, or with respect to Notes issued outside the United States, if specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement:

(i) If at any time the Depository for a Global Note notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depository for such Global Note or if at any time the Depository for the Notes for such Series, Class or Tranche ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act, or other applicable statute or regulation, the Issuer will appoint a successor Depository with respect to such Global Note. If a successor Depository for such Global Note is not appointed by the Issuer within ninety (90) days after the Issuer receives such notice or becomes aware of such ineligibility, the Issuer will execute, and the Indenture Trustee or its agent, upon receipt of an authentication order requesting the authentication and delivery of individual Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche in exchange for such Global Note, will authenticate and deliver, individual Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche of like tenor and terms in an aggregate Stated Principal Amount equal to the Stated Principal Amount of the Global Note in exchange for such Global Note.

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of one or more Global Notes will no longer be represented by such Global Note or Notes. In such event the Issuer will execute, and the Indenture Trustee, upon receipt of a written request by the Issuer for the authentication and delivery of individual Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche in exchange in whole or in part for such Global Note, will authenticate and deliver individual Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche of like tenor and terms in definitive form in an aggregate Stated Principal Amount equal to the Stated Principal Amount of such Global Note or Notes representing such Series, Class or Tranche or portion thereof in exchange for such Global Note or Notes.

(iii) If specified by the Issuer pursuant to Sections 202 and 301 with respect to Notes issued or issuable in the form of a Global Note, the Depository for such Global Note may surrender such Global Note in exchange in whole or in part for individual Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche of like tenor and terms in definitive form on such terms as are acceptable to the Issuer and such Depository. Thereupon the Issuer will execute, and the Indenture Trustee or its agent will authenticate and deliver, without service charge, (A) to each Person specified by such Depository a new Note or Notes of the same Series, Class or Tranche of like tenor and terms and of any authorized denomination as requested by such Person in aggregate Stated Principal Amount equal to and in exchange for such Person’s beneficial interest in the Global Note; and (B) to such Depository a new Global Note of like tenor and terms and in an authorized denomination equal to the difference, if any, between the Stated Principal Amount of the surrendered Global Note and the aggregate Stated Principal Amount of Notes delivered to the Holders thereof.

(iv) If any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Global Notes, and Holders of Notes evidencing more than 50% of the unpaid Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Global Notes of that Series, Class or Tranche advise the Indenture Trustee and the Depository that a Global Note is no longer in the best interest of the Noteholders, the Holders of Global Notes of that Tranche may exchange such Notes for individual Notes.

(v) In any exchange provided for in any of the preceding four paragraphs, the Issuer will execute and the Indenture Trustee or its agent will authenticate and deliver individual Notes in definitive registered form in authorized denominations. Upon the exchange of the entire Stated Principal Amount of a Global Note for individual Notes, such Global Note will be canceled by the Indenture Trustee or its agent. Except as provided in the preceding four paragraphs, Notes issued in exchange for a Global Note pursuant to this Section will be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depository for such Global Note, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, will instruct the Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar. The Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar will deliver such Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered.

Section 205. Temporary Global Notes and Permanent Global Notes .

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Registered Note (the “ Temporary Global Note ”), in the denomination of the applicable portion or the entire aggregate principal amount of such Series, Class or Tranche and substantially in the form set forth in the exhibit with respect thereto attached to the applicable Indenture Supplement. The Temporary Global Note will be authenticated by the Indenture Trustee upon the same conditions, in substantially the same manner and with the same effect as the Notes in definitive form. The Temporary Global Note may be exchanged as described below or in the applicable Indenture Supplement for permanent global Registered Notes (the “ Permanent Global Notes ”).

(b) Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Indenture Supplement, exchanges of beneficial interests in or security entitlements to Temporary Global Notes for beneficial interests in or security entitlements to Permanent Global Notes will be made as provided in this clause. The Beneficiary will, upon its determination of the date of completion of the distribution of the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche, so advise the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer, the Foreign Depository, and each foreign clearing agency forthwith. Without unnecessary delay, but in any event not prior to the Exchange Date, the Issuer will execute and deliver to the Indenture Trustee at the office of its designated agent outside the United States Permanent Global Notes in bearer or registered form (as specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes. The Temporary Global Note may be exchanged for an equal aggregate principal amount of Permanent Global Notes only on or after the Exchange Date. A United States Person may exchange its beneficial interest in or security entitlement to the Temporary Global Note only for an equal aggregate principal amount of Permanent Global Notes in registered form bearing the applicable legend set forth in the form of Registered Note attached to the applicable Indenture Supplement and having a minimum denomination of $500,000, which may be in temporary form if the Issuer so elects. The Issuer may waive the $500,000 minimum denomination requirement if it so elects. Upon any demand for exchange for Permanent Global Notes in accordance with this clause, the Issuer will cause the Indenture Trustee to authenticate and deliver the Permanent Global Notes to the Holder according to the instructions of the Holder, only upon presentation to the Indenture Trustee of a written statement substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 (or such other form as the Issuer may determine) with respect to the Temporary Global Note, or portion thereof being exchanged, signed by a foreign clearing agency or Foreign Depository and dated the Exchange Date or a subsequent date, to the effect that it has received in writing or by tested telex (i) in the case of beneficial ownership of the Temporary Global Note, or a portion thereof being exchanged, by a United States qualified institutional buyer pursuant to this clause, the certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 (or such other form as the Issuer may determine) signed by the beneficial owner which sold the relevant Notes or (ii) in all other cases, the certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B-3 (or such other form as the Issuer may determine), the certificate referred to in this clause (ii) being dated on the earlier of the first payment of interest in respect of such Note and the date of the delivery of such Note in definitive form. Upon receipt of such certification, the Indenture Trustee will cause the Temporary Global Note to be endorsed in accordance with clause (d). Any exchange as provided in this Section will be made free of charge to the Holders and the beneficial owners of the Temporary Global Note and to the beneficial owners of the Permanent Global Note issued in exchange, except that a Person receiving the Permanent Global Note must bear the cost of insurance, postage, transportation and the like in the event that such Person does not receive such Permanent Global Note in person at the offices of a foreign clearing agency or Foreign Depository.

 

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(c) The delivery to the Indenture Trustee by a foreign clearing agency or Foreign Depository of any written statement referred to above may be relied upon by the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee as conclusive evidence that a corresponding certification or certifications has or have been delivered to such foreign clearing agency pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.

(d) Upon any such exchange of all or a portion of the Temporary Global Note for a Permanent Global Note or Notes, such Temporary Global Note will be endorsed by or on behalf of the Indenture Trustee to reflect the reduction of its principal amount by an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of such Permanent Global Note or Notes. Until so exchanged in full, such Temporary Global Note will in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as Permanent Global Notes authenticated and delivered hereunder except that the beneficial owners of such Temporary Global Note will not be entitled to receive payments of interest on the Notes until they have exchanged their beneficial interests or security entitlements to such Temporary Global Note for Permanent Global Notes.

Section 206. Beneficial Ownership of Global Notes . Until definitive Notes have been issued to the applicable Noteholders pursuant to Section 204 or as otherwise specified in any applicable Indenture Supplement:

(a) the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee may deal with the applicable clearing agency or Depository and the clearing agency’s or Depository’s participants for all purposes (including the making of distributions) as the authorized representatives of the respective Note Owners; and

(b) the rights of the respective Note Owners will be exercised only through the applicable clearing agency or Depository and the clearing agency’s or Depository’s participants and will be limited to those established by law and agreements between such Note Owners and the clearing agency or Depository and/or the clearing agency’s or Depository’s participants. Pursuant to the operating rules of the applicable clearing agency, unless and until Notes in definitive form are issued pursuant to Section 204, the clearing agency or Depository will make book-entry transfers among the clearing agency’s or Depository’s participants and receive and transmit distributions of principal and interest on the related Notes to such clearing agency’s or Depository’s participants.

For purposes of any provision of this Indenture requiring or permitting actions with the consent of, or at the direction of, Noteholders evidencing a specified percentage of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of Outstanding Notes, such direction or consent may be given by Note Owners (acting through the clearing agency and the clearing agency’s participants) owning interests in or security entitlements to Notes evidencing the requisite percentage of principal amount of Notes.

Section 207. Notices to Depository . Whenever any notice or other communication is required to be given to Noteholders with respect to which book-entry Notes have been issued, unless and until Notes in definitive form will have been issued to the related Note Owners, the Indenture Trustee will give all such notices and communications to the applicable clearing agency or Depository.

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ARTICLE III

THE NOTES

Section 301. General Title; General Limitations; Issuable in Series; Terms of a Series, Class or Tranche of Notes .

(a) The aggregate Stated Principal Amount of Notes which may be authenticated and delivered and Outstanding under this Indenture is not limited.

(b) The Notes may be issued in one or more Series, Classes or Tranches up to an aggregate Stated Principal Amount of Notes as from time to time may be authorized by the Issuer. All Notes of each Series, Class or Tranche under this Indenture will in all respects be equally and ratably entitled to the benefits hereof with respect to such Series, Class or Tranche without preference, priority or distinction on account of (i) the actual time of the authentication and delivery, (ii) Expected Maturity Date or (iii) Legal Maturity Date of the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche, except as specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement for such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes.

(c) Each Note issued must be part of a Series, Class and Tranche of Notes for purposes of allocations pursuant to the related Indenture Supplement. A Series of Notes is created pursuant to an Indenture Supplement. A Class or Tranche of Notes is created pursuant to an Indenture Supplement or pursuant to a Terms Document, each related to the Indenture Supplement for the applicable Series.

(d) Each Series of Notes may, but need not be, subdivided into multiple Classes. Notes belonging to a Class in any Series may be entitled to specified payment priorities over other Classes of Notes in that Series.

(e) Notes of a Series that belong to different Classes in that Series belong to different Tranches on the basis of the difference in Class membership.

(f) Each Class of Notes may consist of a single Tranche or may be subdivided into multiple Tranches. Notes of a single Class of a Series will belong to different Tranches if they have different terms and conditions. With respect to any Class of Notes, Notes which have identical terms, conditions and Tranche designation will be deemed to be part of a single Tranche.

(g) Before the initial issuance of Notes of each Series, Class or Tranche, there shall also be established in or pursuant to an Indenture Supplement or pursuant to a Terms Document related to the applicable Indenture Supplement, provision for:

(i) the Series designation;

(ii) the Stated Principal Amount of the Notes;

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(iv) the Required Subordinated Amount (if any) for such Class or Tranche of Notes;

(v) the currency or currencies in which such Notes will be denominated and in which payments of principal of, and interest on, such Notes will or may be payable;

(vi) if the principal of or interest, if any, on such Notes is to be payable, at the election of the Issuer or a Holder thereof, in a currency or currencies other than that in which the Notes are stated to be payable, the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which, such election may be made;

(vii) if the amount of payments of principal of or interest, if any, on such Notes may be determined with reference to an index based on (A) a currency or currencies other than that in which the Notes are stated to be payable, (B) changes in the prices of one or more other securities or groups or indexes of securities or (C) changes in the prices of one or more commodities or groups or indexes of commodities, or any combination of the foregoing, the manner in which such amounts will be determined;

(viii) the price or prices at which such Series, Class or Tranche of the Notes will be issued;

(ix) the rate per annum at which such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes will bear interest, if any, or the formula or index (including any applicable spread to such index) on which such rate will be determined, including all relevant definitions, and the date from which interest will accrue;

(x) each Interest Payment Date and Expected Principal Payment Date, the Expected Maturity Date and the Legal Maturity Date for such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes;

(xi) whether such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes consists of Discount Notes and if so the rate or method by which principal accretes thereon;

(xii) the Initial Dollar Principal Amount of such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, and the means for calculating the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes;

(xiii) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, and the means for calculating the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes;

(xiv) whether or not application will be made to list such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes on any securities exchange;

(xv) any Events of Default or Early Redemption Events with respect to such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, if not set forth herein, any cure provisions with respect to such events and any additions, deletions or other changes to the Events of

 

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Default or Early Redemption Events set forth herein that will be applicable to such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes (including a provision making any Event of Default or Early Redemption Event set forth herein inapplicable to the Notes of that Series, Class or Tranche);

(xvi) the appointment by the Indenture Trustee of an Authenticating Agent in one or more places other than the location of the office of the Indenture Trustee with power to act on behalf of the Indenture Trustee and subject to its direction in the authentication and delivery of such Notes in connection with such transactions as will be specified in the provisions of this Indenture or in or pursuant to the applicable Indenture Supplement creating such Series, Class or Tranche;

(xvii) if such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes will be issued in whole or in part in the form of a Global Note or Global Notes, the terms and conditions, if any, upon which such Global Note or Global Notes may be exchanged in whole or in part for other individual Notes; and the Depository for such Global Note or Global Notes (if other than the Depository specified in Section 101 );

(xviii) the subordination of such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes to any other indebtedness of the Issuer, including without limitation, the Notes of any other Series, Class or Tranche;

(xix) if such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes are to have the benefit of any Derivative Agreement, the terms and provisions of such agreement;

(xx) if such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes is to have the benefit of any Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement or Supplemental Liquidity Agreement, the terms and provisions of the applicable agreement;

(xxi) if such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes is to have the benefit of any reserve account, the provisions relating to such account and the conditions to any deposits into or withdrawals therefrom;

(xxii) the Record Date for any Payment Date of such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, if different from the last day of the month before the related Payment Date;

(xxiii) the amount scheduled or targeted to be deposited on each Principal Payment Date during an early redemption period or accumulation period for such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes;

(xxiv) whether and under what conditions, additional amounts will be payable to Noteholders; and

(xxv) any other terms of such Notes as stated in the related Indenture Supplement; all upon such terms as may be determined in or pursuant to an Indenture Supplement with respect to such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes.

 

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(h) The form of the Notes of each Series, Class or Tranche will be established pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement or Terms Document creating such Series, Class or Tranche. The Notes of each Series, Class or Tranche will be distinguished from the Notes of each other Series, Class or Tranche in such manner, reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, as the Issuer may determine.

(i) Any terms or provisions in respect of the Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche issued under this Indenture may be determined pursuant to this Section by providing in the applicable Indenture Supplement for the method by which such terms or provisions will be determined.

Section 302. Denominations . The Notes of each Series, Class or Tranche will be issuable in such denominations and currency as will be provided in the provisions of this Indenture or in or pursuant to the applicable Indenture Supplement. In the absence of any such provisions with respect to the Registered Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche, the Registered Notes of that Series, Class or Tranche will be issued in denominations of $100,000 and multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

Section 303. Execution, Authentication and Delivery and Dating .

(a) The Notes will be executed on behalf of the Issuer by an Issuer Authorized Officer. The signature of any officer of the Beneficiary or the Owner Trustee on the Notes may be manual or facsimile.

(b) Notes bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time an Issuer Authorized Officer will bind the Issuer, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices before the authentication and delivery of such Notes or did not hold such offices at the date of issuance of such Notes.

(c) At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Issuer may deliver Notes executed by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee for authentication; and the Indenture Trustee will, upon receipt of an authentication order in accordance with Section 203 above, authenticate and deliver such Notes as in this Indenture provided and not otherwise.

(d) The Indenture Trustee will not be required to authenticate such Notes if the issue thereof will adversely affect the Indenture Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under the Notes and this Indenture.

(e) Unless otherwise provided in the form of Note for any Series, Class or Tranche, all Notes will be dated the date of their authentication.

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applicable, by an Authenticating Agent appointed under Section 815 ) by manual signature of an authorized signatory, and such certificate upon any Note will be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Note has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder.

Section 304. Temporary Notes .

(a) Pending the preparation of definitive Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche, the Issuer may execute, and, upon receipt of the documents required by Section 303 , the Indenture Trustee will authenticate and deliver, temporary Notes which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Notes in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the Issuer may determine, as evidenced by the Issuer’s execution of such Notes.

(b) If temporary Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche are issued, the Issuer will cause definitive Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Notes, the temporary Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche will be exchangeable for definitive Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche upon surrender of the temporary Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche at the office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment, without charge to the Holder; and upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Notes the Issuer will execute and the Indenture Trustee will authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like Stated Principal Amount of definitive Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche of authorized denominations and of like tenor and terms. Until so exchanged the temporary Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche will in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche.

Section 305. Registration, Transfer and Exchange .

(a) The Issuer will keep or cause to be kept a register (herein sometimes referred to as the “ Note Register ”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Issuer will provide for the registration of Registered Notes, or of Registered Notes of a particular Series, Class or Tranche, and for transfers of Registered Notes or of Registered Notes of such Tranche. Any such register will be in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time. At all reasonable times the information contained in such register or registers will be available for inspection by the Indenture Trustee at the office or agency to be maintained by the Issuer as provided in Section 1103 .

(b) Subject to Section 204 , upon surrender for transfer of any Registered Note of any Series, Class or Tranche at the office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment, if the requirements of Section 8-401(a) of the UCC are met, the Issuer will execute, and, upon receipt of such surrendered Note, the Indenture Trustee will authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Registered Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche of any authorized denominations, of a like aggregate Stated Principal Amount, Expected Maturity Date and Legal Maturity Date and of like terms.

 

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(c) Subject to Section 204 , at the option of the Holder, Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche may be exchanged for other Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche of any authorized denominations, of a like aggregate Stated Principal Amount, Expected Maturity Date and Legal Maturity Date and of like terms, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency. Registered Notes may not be exchanged for Notes in bearer form. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuer will execute, and the Indenture Trustee will authenticate and deliver, the Notes which the Noteholders making the exchange are entitled to receive.

(d) All Notes issued upon any transfer or exchange of Notes will be the valid and legally binding obligations of the Issuer, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Notes surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.

(e) Every Note presented or surrendered for transfer or exchange will (if so required by the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee) be duly indorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Note Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.

(f) Unless otherwise provided in the Note to be transferred or exchanged, no service charge will be made on any Noteholder for any transfer or exchange of Notes, but the Issuer may (unless otherwise provided in such Note) require payment 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 before the transfer or exchange will be complete, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 304 not involving any transfer.

(g) None of the Issuer, the Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee shall be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of selection of Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche to be redeemed and ending at the close of business on the day of the mailing of the relevant notice of redemption of Registered Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche so selected for redemption.

(h) [Reserved].

(i) None of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, any agent of the Indenture Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Note Registrar will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership of a Global Note or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership.

(j) The Issuer initially appoints U.S. Bank National Association to act as Note Registrar for the Registered Notes on its behalf. The Issuer may at any time and from time to time authorize any Person to act as Note Registrar in place of the Indenture Trustee with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes issued under this Indenture.

 

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(k) Registration of transfer of Notes containing the following legend or to which the following legend is applicable:

“THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”). NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY PORTION HEREOF MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF ANY STATE BLUE SKY OR SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION PROVISIONS. THE TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.”

will be effected only if such transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or is exempt from the registration requirements under the Securities Act. In the event that registration of a transfer is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act other than Rule 144A under the Securities Act or Rule 903 or Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, any requirements to transfer notes that have not been registered under the Securities Act, including any forms of transferor or transferee certifications, will be contained in the Terms Document relating to such notes.

Notes issued upon registration or transfer of, or Notes issued in exchange for, Notes bearing the legend referred to above will also bear such legend unless the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar receive an Opinion of Counsel, satisfactory to each of them, to the effect that such legend may be removed.

The Indenture Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture and any Indenture Supplement, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

Section 306. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes .

(a) If (i) any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar, or the Issuer, the Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, and (ii) there is delivered to the Issuer, the Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer, the Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee that such Note has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Issuer will execute and upon its request the Indenture Trustee will authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note, a new Note of like tenor, Series, Class or Tranche, Expected Maturity Date, Legal Maturity Date and Stated Principal Amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously Outstanding.

(b) In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note has become due and payable, the Issuer shall, instead of issuing a new Note, pay such Note.

 

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(c) Upon the issuance of any new Note under this Section, the Issuer may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Indenture Trustee) connected therewith.

(d) Every new Note issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Note will constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Note will be at any time enforceable by anyone, and will be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes of the same Series, Class or Tranche duly issued hereunder.

(e) The provisions of this Section are exclusive and will 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 307. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved; Withholding Taxes .

(a) Unless otherwise provided with respect to such Note pursuant to Section 301 interest payable on any Registered Note will be paid to the Person in whose name that Note is registered at the close of business on the most recent Record Date.

(b) Subject to clause (a), each Note delivered under this Indenture upon transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note will carry the rights to interest accrued or principal accreted and unpaid, and to accrue or accrete, which were carried by such other Note.

(c) The right of any Noteholder to receive interest on or principal of any Note shall be subject to any applicable withholding or deduction imposed pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code or other applicable tax law, including foreign withholding and deduction. Each Noteholder and Note Owner, as applicable, shall provide the Indenture Trustee, Paying Agent, the Issuer or other person responsible for withholding or deduction of taxes with the Tax Information, and agrees to update such Tax Information promptly upon request of the Indenture Trustee, Paying Agent, the Issuer or other person responsible for withholding or deduction of taxes or when the Tax Information expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect. Any amounts properly so withheld or deducted shall be treated as actually paid to the appropriate Noteholder and Note Owner, as applicable. Each Noteholder and Note Owner, as applicable, to the extent such Person is holding a Series, Class or Tranche of Notes that did not receive an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes was properly characterized as debt at the time of its issuance, shall promptly provide the Issuer and Administrator any requested information, documentation or material to enable the Issuer to comply with and make any of the elections under Sections 6221 through 6241 of the Code.

Section 308. Persons Deemed Owners . The Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Beneficiary and any agent of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee or the Beneficiary may treat the Person who is proved to be the owner of such Note pursuant to Subsection 102(c) as the owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and (subject to Section 307 ) interest on such Note and for all other purposes

 

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whatsoever, whether or not such Note is overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Beneficiary, nor any agent of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee or the Beneficiary will be affected by notice to the contrary.

Section 309. Cancellation . All Notes surrendered for payment, redemption, transfer, conversion or exchange will be cancelled by the Indenture Trustee, and, if surrendered to any Person other than the Indenture Trustee, be delivered to the Indenture Trustee and, if not already canceled, will be promptly canceled by it. No Note will be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Notes canceled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. The Indenture Trustee will dispose of all canceled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures and will deliver a certificate of such disposition to the Issuer.

Section 310. New Issuances of Notes .

(a) Unless otherwise specified in the related Indenture Supplement, the Issuer may issue new Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche, so long as the following conditions precedent are satisfied:

(i) on or prior to the third Business Day before the date that the new issuance is to occur, the Issuer delivers to the Indenture Trustee notice of such new issuance;

(ii) on or prior to the date that the new issuance is to occur, the Issuer delivers to the Indenture Trustee and each Note Rating Agency an Issuer Certificate to the effect that:

(A) the Issuer reasonably believes that the new issuance will not cause an Early Redemption Event or Event of Default for any Outstanding Notes (for the avoidance of doubt, in giving this certification the Issuer need not consider any effects on the timing of principal payments on Outstanding Subordinated Notes caused by the issuance of Senior Notes);

(B) all instruments furnished to the Indenture Trustee conform to the requirements of this Indenture and constitute sufficient authority hereunder for the Indenture Trustee to authenticate and deliver such Notes;

(C) the form and terms of such Notes have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; and

(D) the Series Investor Interest for each Collateral Certificate has been increased by an amount equal to the product of (i) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of any Notes to be issued by the Note Issuance Trust and (ii) the percentage of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Notes to be allocated to that Collateral Certificate, as determined by the Calculation Agent and notified to Discover Funding; provided that the amount of such increase may be reduced to the extent of any reductions in the Series Investor Interest as a result of reductions in the Nominal Liquidation Amount of any Notes on the date of issuance in connection with principal payments and deposits;

 

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which certificate shall also include such other matters as the Indenture Trustee may reasonably request;

(iii) on or prior to the date that the new issuance is to occur, the Issuer will have delivered to the Indenture Trustee and each Note Rating Agency an Opinion of Counsel, which may be from internal counsel of the Issuer or any Beneficiary, that all laws and requirements with respect to the execution and delivery by the Issuer of such Notes have been complied with, the Issuer has the trust power and authority to issue such Notes and such Notes have been duly authorized and delivered by the Issuer and, assuming due authentication and delivery by the Indenture Trustee, constitute legally valid and binding obligations of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with their terms (subject, as to enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws and legal principles affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general equitable principles, whether applied in an action at law or in equity) and are entitled to the benefits of this Indenture, equally and ratably with all other Outstanding Notes, if any, of such Series, Class or Tranche, subject to the terms of this Indenture, each Indenture Supplement and each Terms Document;

(iv) on or prior to the date that the new issuance is to occur, the Issuer will have delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Note Rating Agencies a Master Trust Tax Opinion for each applicable Master Trust and an Issuer Tax Opinion with respect to such issuance;

(v) the Issuer satisfies the Rating Agency Condition for all Outstanding Notes with respect to the new issuance;

(vi) on or prior to the date that the new issuance is to occur, each of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee will have executed and delivered an Indenture Supplement and, if applicable, each of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee will have executed and delivered a Terms Document relating to the applicable Class or Tranche of Notes;

(vii) in the case of Foreign Currency Notes, the Issuer will have appointed one or more Paying Agents in the appropriate countries;

(viii) the conditions specified herein or in Section 311 are satisfied; and

(ix) any other conditions specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement are satisfied;

provided , however , that any one of the aforementioned conditions may be eliminated or modified as a condition precedent to any new issuance of a Series, Class or Tranche of Notes if the Issuer has obtained approval from each applicable Note Rating Agency.

 

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(b) The Issuer and the Indenture Trustee will not be required to provide prior notice to or to obtain the consent of any Noteholder of any Outstanding Series, Class or Tranche to issue any additional Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche. In addition, the Issuer agrees to provide notice of new issuances of Series, Classes or Tranches of Notes as may be required by and in accordance with Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation AB.

(c) There are no restrictions on the timing or amount of any additional issuance of Notes of an Outstanding Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, so long as the conditions described in this Section 310 and any provisions relating to required subordination in the applicable Indenture Supplement are met or waived. As of the date of any additional issuance of Notes of an Outstanding Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the Stated Principal Amount, Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount and Nominal Liquidation Amount of that Series, Class or Tranche will be increased to reflect the principal amount of the additional Notes. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Indenture Supplement, if the additional Notes are part of a Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, as applicable, for which all previously issued Notes in such Series, Class or Tranche have the benefit of a Derivative Agreement, the Issuer will enter into a Derivative Agreement for the benefit of the additional Notes. In addition, if the additional Notes are part of a Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, as applicable, for which all previously issued Notes in such Series, Class or Tranche have the benefit of any Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement or any Supplemental Liquidity Agreement, the Issuer will enter into a Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement or Supplemental Liquidity Agreement, as applicable, for the benefit of the additional Notes. Furthermore, the targeted deposits, if any, to any applicable Issuer Account will be increased proportionately to reflect the principal amount of the additional Notes.

When issued, the additional Notes of a Tranche will be identical in all respects to the other Outstanding Notes of that Tranche and will be equally and ratably entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement applicable to the previously issued Notes of such Tranche, as the other Outstanding Notes of that Tranche without preference, priority or distinction.

Section 311. Specification of Required Subordinated Amount and other Terms with Respect to each Series, Class or Tranche of Notes .

(a) The applicable Indenture Supplement for each Series, Class or Tranche of Notes will specify the manner of calculating the Required Subordinated Amount of each Subordinated Class or Tranche of Notes, if any.

(b) The Issuer may change the Required Subordinated Amount or method of computing such amount for any Class or Tranche of Notes at any time, to the extent and subject to the conditions in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

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ARTICLE IV

ISSUER ACCOUNTS AND INVESTMENTS

Section 401. Collections . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Indenture Trustee may demand payment or delivery of, and shall receive and collect, directly and without intervention or assistance from any fiscal agent or other intermediary, all money and other property payable to or receivable by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture including, without limitation, all funds and other property payable to the Indenture Trustee in connection with the Collateral. The Indenture Trustee will hold all such money and property received by it as part of the Collateral and will apply it as provided in this Indenture.

Section 402. Issuer Accounts .

(a) Under the Original Indenture, the Issuer caused one or more Eligible Deposit Accounts to be established (each such account together with any successor account, a “ Collections Account ” and collectively, the “ Collections Accounts ) in the name of the Indenture Trustee and for which the Indenture Trustee is the customer of the deposit bank, bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders. All collections and distributions received pursuant to Section 401 shall be deposited into the Collections Account. From time to time in connection with the issuance of a Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the Issuer may cause the Indenture Trustee to establish one or more Eligible Deposit Accounts denominated as “Issuer Accounts” in the name of the Indenture Trustee, bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds and other assets deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders. All investments of funds on deposit in the Collections Account or any Issuer Account shall be credited to the Collections Account or an Issuer Account except for any repurchase agreements or other general intangibles covered by the UCC financing statement filed under the Indenture and any investments that are otherwise under the control (within the meaning of Section 9-104 or 9-106, as applicable, of the UCC) of the Indenture Trustee. The Collections Account and any Issuer Account shall be under the control (within the meaning of Section 9-104 or 9-106, as applicable, of the UCC) of the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders. If, at any time, the institution holding the Collections Account or any Issuer Account ceases to be an Eligible Institution, the Issuer shall notify each applicable Note Rating Agency thereof and shall within 10 Business Days of knowledge or notice of the ineligibility (or such longer period, not to exceed 30 calendar days, as to which each applicable Note Rating Agency (other than Moody’s, which has requested notification rather than a consent right) may consent in writing) establish a new Collections Account or Issuer Account, as applicable, that is an Eligible Deposit Account and shall transfer any cash and/or investments from such Collections Account or Issuer Account, as applicable, to such new Collections Account or Issuer Account, as applicable. From the date each such new Collections Account is established, it shall be the “Collections Account.” From the date each such new Issuer Account is established, it shall be an “Issuer Account.” Any Issuer Account will receive deposits as set forth herein, in the Indenture and in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

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Supplement will be made by the Paying Agent on the applicable Payment Date in accordance with the requirements of any applicable Depository, or as otherwise provided in the applicable Indenture Supplement but only to the extent of available funds in the applicable Issuer Account or Subaccount.

Section 403. Investment of Funds in the Issuer Accounts; Securities Account .

(a) Funds on deposit in the Issuer Accounts will (unless otherwise stated in the applicable Indenture Supplement) be invested and reinvested by the Indenture Trustee at the written direction of the Issuer in one or more Permitted Investments. Absent such a direction, funds shall be invested in First American Funds, First American Prime Class Z (Ticker FPZXX); provided that the Calculation Agent may specify in writing from time to time a replacement investment that satisfies the definition of Permitted Investment and after any such instruction is given, absent a specific direction funds shall be invested in such replacement investment. The Issuer may authorize the Indenture Trustee to make specific investments pursuant to written instructions, in such amounts as the Issuer will specify. Notwithstanding the foregoing, funds held by the Indenture Trustee in any of the Issuer Accounts will be invested in Permitted Investments that will mature in each case no later than the date on which such funds in the Issuer Accounts are scheduled to be transferred or distributed by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture (or as necessary to provide for timely payment of principal or interest on the applicable Payment Date).

(b) All funds deposited from time to time in the Issuer Accounts pursuant to this Indenture and all Permitted Investments made with such funds will be held by the Indenture Trustee as part of the Collateral as herein provided, subject to withdrawal by the Indenture Trustee for the purposes set forth herein. Funds and other property in any of the Issuer Accounts will not be commingled with any other funds or property of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee.

(c) The Issuer shall cause all Collateral to be delivered to the Indenture Trustee and held as follows:

(i) The Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate and any Additional Collateral Certificate shall be delivered by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee in the State of New York registered in the name of the Indenture Trustee;

(ii) All Permitted Investments that constitute investment property or that the applicable securities intermediary is otherwise willing to credit to an Issuer Account shall be held in an Issuer Account with a securities intermediary that shall agree with the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee that (A) such investment property or other assets at all times shall be credited to a securities account of the Indenture Trustee, (B) all property credited to such securities account shall be treated as a financial asset, (C) such securities intermediary shall treat the Indenture Trustee as entitled to exercise the rights that comprise each financial asset credited to such securities account, (D) such securities intermediary shall comply with entitlement orders originated by the Indenture Trustee without the further consent of any other person or entity, (E) such securities intermediary shall not agree with any person or entity other than the Indenture Trustee to comply with entitlement orders originated by any person or entity other than the Indenture Trustee, (F)

 

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such securities account and all property credited thereto shall not be subject to any lien, security interest, right of set-off, or encumbrance in favor of such securities intermediary or anyone claiming through such securities intermediary (other than the Indenture Trustee) (and other than fees and expenses of the securities intermediary relating to the applicable Issuer Account), (G) such agreement between such securities intermediary and the Indenture Trustee shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, and (H) the State of New York shall be the securities intermediary’s jurisdiction for purposes of the UCC; provided, however, that any such Permitted Investment that would constitute an interest in a trust, partnership or limited liability company shall not be held in an Issuer Account with a securities intermediary but shall be delivered to the Indenture Trustee in the State of New York registered in the name of the Indenture Trustee or duly endorsed in blank.

(iii) All instruments not credited to an Issuer Account shall be delivered to the Indenture Trustee in the State of New York duly endorsed in blank;

(iv) In the case of deposit accounts, the Issuer shall cause the Indenture Trustee to become the customer of the bank with respect to such deposit account;

(v) In all cases, the Issuer shall cause the filing of an appropriate Financing Statement in the appropriate filing office in accordance with the UCC as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction; and

(d) The Indenture Trustee shall maintain possession of any Collateral delivered to it in the State of New York separate and apart from all other property held by the Indenture Trustee; provided that, other than following an Event of Default and acceleration pursuant to Section 702, no Permitted Investment shall be disposed of prior to its maturity.

(e) On each Distribution Date, all interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) accrued since the preceding Distribution Date on funds on deposit in the Collections Account will be distributed to the Beneficiary in accordance with Section 4.01 of the Trust Agreement. Unless otherwise stated in the related Indenture Supplement, for purposes of determining the availability of funds or the balance in the Issuer Accounts for any reason under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement, interest and earnings on such funds shall be deemed not to be available or on deposit.

Subject to Section 801(c) of this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee will not in any way be held liable by reason of any insufficiency in such Issuer Accounts resulting from any loss on any Permitted Investment included therein except for losses attributable to the Indenture Trustee’s failure to make payments on such Permitted Investments issued by the Indenture Trustee, in its commercial capacity, in accordance with their terms.

(f) Funds on deposit in the Issuer Accounts will be invested and reinvested by the Indenture Trustee to the fullest extent practicable, in such manner as the Indenture Trustee will from time to time determine, but only in one or more Permitted Investments, upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

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(i) the Issuer shall have failed to give investment directions to the Indenture Trustee, in which case the Indenture Trustee shall invest and reinvest funds on deposit in the Issuer Accounts in accordance with Section 403(a) ; or

(ii) an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing but no Notes shall have been declared due and payable pursuant to Section 702 of the Indenture.

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ARTICLE V

COLLECTIONS, ALLOCATIONS, DEPOSITS AND PAYMENTS

Section 501. Collections and Allocations . The Calculation Agent shall instruct the Indenture Trustee to apply all funds on deposit in the Collections Account as described in this Article V of the Indenture and in any Indenture Supplement for any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes.

Section 502. Allocations of Finance Charge Amounts and Charge-offs .

(a) With respect to each Due Period, the Indenture Trustee, at the direction of the Calculation Agent, shall allocate to each Series of Notes an amount equal to the sum of

(i) the product of

(A) the Finance Charge Amounts minus the Finance Charge Prefunding Negative Spread Amounts, in each case for such Due Period and

(B) the Finance Charge Allocation Percentage for such Series for such Due Period, and

(ii) the product of

(A) the Finance Charge Prefunding Negative Spread Amounts and

(B) the Prefunding Finance Charge Allocation Percentage for such Series for such Due Period.

(b) With respect to each Due Period, the Indenture Trustee, at the direction of the Calculation Agent, shall allocate to each Series of Notes an amount equal to the product of

(i) the Charge-offs for such Due Period and

(ii) the Charge-off Allocation Percentage for such Series for such Due Period.

Section 503. Allocations of Principal Amounts . With respect to each Due Period, the Indenture Trustee, at the direction of the Calculation Agent, shall allocate to each Series of Notes an amount equal to the product of

(a) the Principal Amounts for such Due Period and

(b) the Principal Allocation Percentage for such Series for such Due Period.

 

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Section 504. Allocations of the Servicing Fee .

(a) As compensation for its servicing activities under the related Pooling and Servicing Agreement for any Collateral Certificate and as reimbursement for any expense incurred by it in connection therewith, each Master Servicer under the related Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be entitled to receive a servicing fee (the “ Servicing Fee ”). For each Due Period, the Servicing Fees shall equal the sum of the Investor Servicing Fees, as defined in the related Series Supplements, for each Collateral Certificate. If the total amount allocated under all Indenture Supplements to pay the Servicing Fees for each Collateral Certificate is less than the amount needed to pay the Servicing Fees in full, the Indenture Trustee, at the direction of the Calculation Agent, shall pay the amounts so allocated to the Master Servicer for each Collateral Certificate based on the ratio of the Servicing Fee for such Master Servicer to the Servicing Fees for all Master Servicers. The fees of the Calculation Agent shall be allocated to the Calculation Agent by the Master Servicer out of such Servicing Fee.

(b) With respect to each Due Period, the Indenture Trustee, at the direction of the Calculation Agent, shall allocate to each Series of Notes an amount equal to the product of

(i) the Servicing Fee for such Due Period and

(ii) the Servicing Fee Allocation Percentage for such Series for such Due Period.

Section 505. Final Payment . On the earliest to occur of:

(a) the date of the payment in full of the Stated Principal Amount of and all accrued interest on that Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, as applicable; or

(b) for Foreign Currency Notes, the date on which the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Notes, after giving effect to all deposits, allocations, reallocations, sales of Collateral and payments to be made on such date, is reduced to zero, all Dollar amounts with respect to accrued interest on such Notes are paid in full and all such amounts are converted to Foreign Currency and paid to Noteholders as set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

(c) on the Legal Maturity Date of such Notes, after giving effect to all deposits, allocations, reallocations, sales of Collateral and payments to be made on such date,

each Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, as applicable, will be considered to be paid in full in the manner set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement. The Holders of such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, as applicable, will have no further right or claim, and the Issuer will have no further obligation or liability with respect to such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, as applicable.

Section 506. Payments within a Series, Class or Tranche . All payments of principal, interest or other amounts to Holders of the Notes of a Series, Class or Tranche will be made in accordance with the related Indenture Supplement.

 

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Section 507. Appointment of Calculation Agent; Resignation or Removal of Calculation Agent . Discover Bank is hereby appointed as Calculation Agent hereunder. The Calculation Agent shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except 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 Calculation Agent could take to make the performance of its duties hereunder permissible under applicable law. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, applicable law shall include, without limitation, any condition that relates to the activities of the Calculation Agent under any requirements of law and that, in the Calculation Agent’s reasonable judgment, must be satisfied in order for any affiliate of the Calculation Agent not otherwise treated as a bank holding company (or any similar designation under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as said act may be amended from time to time) to avoid being treated as a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, or to avoid limitations under said act upon the activities in which the Calculation Agent or any affiliate of the Calculation Agent may engage. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Calculation Agent shall be evidenced as to clause (i) above by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Indenture Trustee. No such resignation shall become effective until the Indenture Trustee or a successor Calculation Agent, as applicable, shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Calculation Agent hereunder. The successor Calculation Agent shall be (i) for any Collateral Certificate, the successor Master Servicer under the related Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and (ii) for the Note Issuance Trust, the successor Master Servicer under the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement. If any successor Master Servicer shall decline to assume the responsibilities and obligations of the Calculation Agent hereunder, the Indenture Trustee shall appoint a Calculation Agent. If the Indenture Trustee is unable to appoint a successor Calculation Agent, the Indenture Trustee may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Calculation Agent.

Section 508. Delegation of Duties of Calculation Agent . In the ordinary course of business, the Calculation Agent may at any time delegate any of its duties under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement to any Person who agrees to conduct such duties in accordance with the applicable guidelines established in this Indenture. Such delegation shall not relieve the Calculation Agent of its liabilities and responsibilities with respect to such duties, and shall not constitute a resignation under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement.

Section 509. Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, the Calculation Agent . Nothing in this Indenture shall prevent any consolidation or merger of the Calculation Agent with or into any other corporation, or any consolidation or merger of any other corporation with or into the Calculation Agent, or any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Calculation Agent to any other corporation lawfully entitled to acquire the same; provided, however, that, so long as Notes are outstanding hereunder, the Calculation Agent covenants and agrees that any such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer shall be upon the condition that the due and punctual performance and observance of all the terms, covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be kept or performed by the Calculation Agent shall, by an agreement supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Indenture Trustee, be assumed by the corporation (if other than the Calculation Agent) formed by or resulting from any such consolidation or merger, or which shall have received the transfer of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Calculation Agent, just as fully and

 

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effectually as if such successor corporation had been the original party of the first part hereto; and in the event of any such sale or transfer the predecessor Calculation Agent may be dissolved, wound up and liquidated at any time thereafter. The Calculation Agent shall notify the applicable Note Rating Agencies of any consolidation, merger or transfer of all or substantially all of its property or assets pursuant to this Section 509 .

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ARTICLE VI

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE; CANCELLATION OF NOTES

HELD BY THE ISSUER OR THE BANK

Section 601. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture . This Indenture will cease to be of further effect with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes (except as to any surviving rights of transfer or exchange of Notes of that Series, Class or Tranche expressly provided for herein or in the form of Note for that Series, Class or Tranche), and the Indenture Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Issuer, will execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture as to that Series, Class or Tranche, when:

(a) all Notes of that Series, Class or Tranche theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (A) Notes of that Series, Class or Tranche which have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 306 , and (B) Notes of that Series, Class or Tranche for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Issuer and thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from that trust, as provided in Section 1104 ) have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee, canceled or designated for cancellation;

(b) the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Issuer with respect to the Notes of that Series, Class or Tranche; and

(c) the Issuer has delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes of that Series, Class or Tranche have been complied with.

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the obligations of the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee with respect to that Series, Class or Tranche of Notes under Section 806 and the obligations of the Indenture Trustee under Sections 602 and 1103 will survive such satisfaction and discharge.

Section 602. Application of Trust Money . All money and obligations deposited with the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Sections 601 or 603 and all money received by the Indenture Trustee in respect of such obligations will be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Series, Class or Tranche of Notes in respect of which it was deposited and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Indenture Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and interest for whose payment that money and obligations have been deposited with or received by the Indenture Trustee.

Section 603. Cancellation of Notes Held by the Issuer or any Beneficiary . If the Issuer, the Depositor or any of their Affiliates holds any Notes, that Holder may, subject to any provisions of a related Indenture Supplement limiting the repayment of such Notes, by notice from that Holder to the Indenture Trustee, cause the Notes to be repaid and canceled, whereupon the Notes will no longer be Outstanding.

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ARTICLE VII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

Section 701. Events of Default . “ Event of Default ,” wherever used herein, means with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it will be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body), unless such event is either expressly stated to be inapplicable to a particular Series, Class or Tranche or specifically deleted or modified in the applicable Indenture Supplement creating such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes or in the form of Note for such Series, Class or Tranche:

(a) with respect to such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, as applicable, a default by the Issuer in the payment of any interest on such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes when such interest becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of thirty-five (35) days following the date on which such interest became due and payable; provided, however, that the failure to pay such interest shall not be an Event of Default hereunder if the Dollar amount required to be applied to interest and converted to Foreign Currency with respect to any Foreign Currency Notes has been so converted and paid to the applicable Noteholder as provided in the applicable Indenture Supplement;

(b) with respect to such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, a default by the Issuer in the payment of the Stated Principal Amount of such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes at the applicable Legal Maturity Date; provided, however, that the failure to pay the Stated Principal Amount shall not be an Event of Default hereunder if the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount has been paid to the applicable Noteholders of such Series, Class or Tranche (or, with respect to any Foreign Currency Notes, has been converted to such currency and paid to the applicable Noteholders) as provided in the applicable Indenture Supplement;

(c) a default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty of the Issuer in this Indenture in respect of the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche (other than a covenant or warranty in respect of the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche a default in the performance of which or the breach of which is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with), all of such covenants and warranties in this Indenture which are not expressly stated to be for the benefit of a particular Series, Class and Tranche of Notes being deemed to be in respect of the Notes of all Series, Classes or Tranches for this purpose, and continuance of such default or breach for a period of sixty (60) days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Issuer by the Indenture Trustee or to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% of the aggregate in Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of the affected Series, Class or Tranche, a written notice specifying such default or breach and requesting it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder and, as a result of such default, the interests of the Holders of the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche are materially and adversely affected and continue to be materially and adversely affected during the sixty (60) day period;

 

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(d) (i) the Issuer shall file a petition or commence a proceeding (A) to take advantage of any bankruptcy, conservatorship, receivership, insolvency, or similar laws or (B) for the appointment of a trustee, conservator, receiver, liquidator, or similar official for or relating to the Issuer or all or substantially all of its property, (ii) the Issuer shall consent or fail to object to any such petition filed or proceeding commenced against or with respect to it or all or substantially all of its property, or any such petition or proceeding shall not have been dismissed or stayed within sixty (60) days of its filing or commencement, or a court, agency, or other supervisory authority with jurisdiction shall have decreed or ordered relief with respect to any such petition or proceeding, (iii) the Issuer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, (iv) the Issuer shall make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or (v) the Issuer shall voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations.

(e) with respect to any such Series, Class or Tranche, any additional Event of Default specified in the Indenture Supplement for such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes as applying to such Series, Class or Tranche, or specified in the form of Note for such Series, Class or Tranche.

Section 702. Acceleration of Maturity, Rescission and Annulment .

(a) If an Event of Default described in clause (a), (b), (c) or (e) (if the Event of Default under clause (c) or (e) is with respect to less than all Series, Classes and Tranches of Notes then Outstanding) of Section 701 occurs and is continuing with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche, then and in each and every such case, unless the principal of all the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche shall have already become due and payable, either the Indenture Trustee or the Majority Holders of the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche then Outstanding hereunder (each such Series, Class or Tranche acting as a separate Class), by notice in writing to the Issuer (and to the Indenture Trustee if given by the Holders), may declare the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of all the Outstanding Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche then Outstanding and all interest accrued or principal accreted and unpaid (if any) thereon to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same will become and will be immediately due and payable, anything in this Indenture, the related Indenture Supplement or in the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche to the contrary notwithstanding. Such payments are subject to the allocation provisions of this Indenture and the allocation, deposits and payment sections of the related Indenture Supplement.

(b) If an Event of Default described in clause (c) or (e) of Section 701 occurs with respect to all Series, Classes and Tranches of Outstanding Notes and is continuing, then and in each and every such case, unless the principal of all the Notes shall have already become due and payable, either the Indenture Trustee or the Majority Holders of all the Outstanding Notes hereunder (treated as one Class), by notice in writing to the Issuer (and to the Indenture Trustee if given by Holders), may declare the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of all the Notes then Outstanding and all interest accrued or principal accreted and unpaid (if any) thereon to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same will become and will be immediately due and payable, notwithstanding anything in this Indenture, the related Indenture Supplements or the Notes to the contrary.

 

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(c) If an Event of Default described in clause (d) of Section 701 occurs and is continuing, then the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of all the Notes then Outstanding of all Series, Classes and Tranches and all interest accrued or principal accreted and unpaid (if any) thereon will automatically be and become immediately due and payable by the Issuer, without notice or demand to any Person, and the Issuer will automatically and immediately be obligated to pay off the Notes.

At any time after such a declaration of acceleration has been made or an automatic acceleration has occurred with respect to the Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Indenture Trustee as hereinafter in this Article VII provided, the Majority Holders of such Series, Class or Tranche, by written notice to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:

(x) the Issuer has paid or deposited with the Indenture Trustee a sum sufficient to pay (i) all overdue installments of interest on the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche, (ii) the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of any Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, and interest thereon at the rate or rates prescribed therefor by the terms of the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche, to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, and (iii) interest upon overdue installments of interest at the rate or rates prescribed therefor by the terms of the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, and;

(y) all Events of Default with respect to such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, other than the nonpayment of the principal of the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche which has become due solely by such acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 712 .

No such rescission will affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.

Section 703. Application of Money Collected . Any money or other property collected by the Indenture Trustee with respect to a Series, Class or Tranche of Notes pursuant to this Article VII will be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Indenture Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or interest, upon presentation of the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:

(a) first, to the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid upon the Notes of that Series, Class or Tranche for principal and interest, in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind (but subject to the allocation provided in the cash flow and subordination provisions of this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement), according to the amounts due and payable on such Notes for principal and interest, respectively;

 

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(b) second, to pay any servicing fee, all amounts due to the Indenture Trustee under Section 806 or Section 807 or to the Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement and any other fees or expenses then owing for that Series, Class or Tranche of Notes; and

(c) third, to the Note Issuance Trust for distribution to Discover Funding.

Section 704. Indenture Trustee May Elect to Hold the Collateral Certificate . Following an acceleration of any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the Indenture Trustee may elect to continue to hold any Collateral Certificate, refrain from directing a Receivables Sale and apply distributions on such a Collateral Certificate in accordance with the regular distribution provisions pursuant to Article V of this Indenture and the allocation provisions of the applicable Indenture Supplement, except that principal will be paid on the accelerated Series, Class or Tranche of Notes to the extent funds are received and allocated to the accelerated Series, Class or Tranche, and payment is permitted by the subordination provisions of the accelerated Series, Class or Tranche.

Section 705. Sale of Collateral for Accelerated Notes . In the case of a Series, Class or Tranche of Notes that has been accelerated following an Event of Default, the Indenture Trustee may, and at the direction of the Majority Holders of that Series, Class or Tranche of Notes will, cause the Issuer to sell Collateral as provided in the related Indenture Supplement (which may include a direction to any Master Trust Trustee to sell receivables supporting any Collateral Certificate).

Section 706. Limitation on Suits . No Holder of any Note of any Series, Class or Tranche will have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or similar official, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:

(a) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Indenture Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche;

(b) the Holders of more than 25% in Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche have made written request to the Indenture Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in the name of the Indenture Trustee hereunder;

(c) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Indenture Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request; and

(d) the Indenture Trustee, for sixty (60) days after the Indenture Trustee has received such notice, request and offer of indemnity, has failed to institute any such proceeding;

it being understood and intended that no one or more Holders of Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche will have any right in any manner whatsoever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holders of Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and proportionate benefit of all the Holders of all Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche.

 

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Section 707. Unconditional Right of Noteholders to Receive Principal and Interest; Limited Recourse . Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Indenture, the Holder of any Note will have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and interest on such Note on the Legal Maturity Date expressed in the related Indenture Supplement and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such right will not be impaired without the consent of such Holder; provided, however, that notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture to the contrary, the obligation to pay principal of or interest on the Notes or any other amount payable to any Noteholder will be without recourse to any originator, the Transferor, Beneficiary, Depositor, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee or any Affiliate, officer, employee or director of any of them, and the obligation of the Issuer to pay principal of or interest on the Notes or any other amount payable to any Noteholder will be subject to Article V and the allocation, payment and subordination provisions of the applicable Indenture Supplement and limited to amounts available from the Collateral pledged to secure the Notes.

Section 708. Restoration of Rights and Remedies . If the Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, then and in every such case the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders will, 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 Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders will continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

Section 709. Rights and Remedies Cumulative . No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Indenture Trustee or to the Noteholders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy will, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, will not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

Section 710. Delay or Omission Not Waiver . No delay or omission of the Indenture Trustee or of any Holder of any Note to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default will impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Indenture Trustee or to the Noteholders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Indenture Trustee or by the Noteholders, as the case may be.

Section 711. Control by Noteholders . The Majority Holders of any affected Series, Class or Tranche will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Indenture Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche, provided that:

 

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(a) the Indenture Trustee will have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Indenture Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that the action so directed may not lawfully be taken or would conflict with this Indenture or if the Indenture Trustee in good faith determines that the proceedings so directed would involve it in personal liability or be unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not taking part in such direction, and

(b) the Indenture Trustee may take any other action permitted hereunder deemed proper by the Indenture Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction.

Section 712. Waiver of Past Defaults . Holders of more than 66 2 / 3 % of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of any Series, Class or Tranche may on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche waive any past default hereunder or under the related Indenture Supplement with respect to such Series, Class or Tranche and its consequences, except a default not theretofore cured:

(a) in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Note of such Series, Class or Tranche, or

(b) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article X cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note of such Series, Class or Tranche.

Upon any such waiver, such default will cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom will be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver will extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.

Section 713. Undertaking for Costs . All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Note by such Holder’s acceptance thereof will be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Indenture Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Indenture Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the provisions of this Section will not apply to any suit instituted by the Indenture Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Noteholder, or group of Noteholders, holding in the aggregate more than 25% in Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche to which the suit relates, or to any suit instituted by any Noteholders for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of or interest on any Note on or after the applicable Legal Maturity Date expressed in such Note.

Section 714. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws . The 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, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuer (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Indenture Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

 

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Section 715. Asset Representations Review .

(a) Within 90 days of the occurrence of the filing of a Form 10-D reporting that a Delinquency Trigger has occurred, the Holders of 5% or more of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of all Series, Classes and Tranches as of the date of the Form 10-D filing shall be entitled to demand, by written notice to the Indenture Trustee, that the Indenture Trustee conduct a vote of all Holders of Outstanding Notes to determine whether the Asset Representations Reviewer shall conduct an Asset Representations Review. Any written notice provided to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section 715(a) shall specify the related Delinquency Trigger and Form 10-D filing that give rise to such Holders’ demand.

(b) Upon the direction of the requisite Holders set forth in Section 715(a) , the Indenture Trustee shall initiate and undertake a vote of all Holders of Outstanding Notes as to whether the Asset Representations Reviewer shall conduct an Asset Representations Review. Such vote shall be conducted pursuant to the voting guidelines of the Depository for all Global Notes and shall be completed within 150 calendar days of the filing of the related Form 10-D reporting that a Delinquency Trigger has occurred.

(c) In the event that a Note Owner exercises its right to vote such Note Owner’s beneficial interest, the Indenture Trustee shall confirm that each such Note Owner has provided the Indenture Trustee with evidence that it is a Verified Note Owner and shall provide such evidence to the Issuer.

(d) At the end of the 150-day period referred to in Section 715(b) above, if a majority of the Holders voting pursuant to Section 715(b) vote to cause the Asset Representations Reviewer to conduct an Asset Representations Review, the Indenture Trustee shall provide written notice (the “ Review Notice ”) to the Issuer, which shall promptly provide such Review Notice to the Depositor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Master Servicer. The Indenture Trustee shall cooperate with the Asset Representations Reviewer in the event an Asset Representations Review is commenced pursuant to this Section 715(d) and shall provide the Asset Representations Reviewer with any documents or other information in the Indenture Trustee’s possession that is reasonably requested by the Asset Representations Reviewer in connection with the Asset Representations Review.

(e) If the Asset Representations Reviewer gives notice of its intent to resign or the Master Servicer terminates the Asset Representations Reviewer pursuant to the terms of the Asset Representations Review Agreement or if a vacancy exists in the office of the Asset Representations Reviewer for any reason (the Asset Representations Reviewer in such event being referred to herein as the retiring Asset Representations Reviewer), the Issuer shall cause the Master Servicer to promptly appoint and designate a successor Asset Representations Reviewer in accordance with the provisions of the Asset Representations Review Agreement.

(f) Any expenses incurred by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section 715 shall be subject to reimbursement pursuant to Section 806 .

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ARTICLE VIII

THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE

Section 801. Duties of Indenture Trustee .

(a) The Indenture Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes of which it has knowledge and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred, undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and any Indenture Supplement. If any Event of Default of which a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee has knowledge has occurred (which has not been cured or waived), the Indenture Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.

(b) The Indenture Trustee, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to the Indenture Trustee that are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any provision of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement, shall examine them to determine whether they conform on their face to the requirements of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement. The Indenture Trustee shall give prompt written notice to the Issuer of any lack of conformity of any such instrument to the applicable requirements of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement discovered by the Indenture Trustee and if not promptly corrected by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee’s reasonable satisfaction shall give prompt written notice to the Noteholders of any such lack of conformity that would entitle a specified percentage of the Noteholders of any Series, Class or Tranche to take any action pursuant to this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement.

(c) Subject to Section 801(a) no provision of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement shall be construed to relieve the Indenture Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct; provided, however, that:

(i) The Indenture Trustee shall not be personally liable for an error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Indenture Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Indenture Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

(ii) The Indenture Trustee shall not be personally liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of Notes evidencing an Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount aggregating more than 50% of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes materially adversely affected by the matter to which such action relates relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Indenture Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Indenture Trustee, under this Indenture;

 

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(iii) The Indenture Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of an Event of Default referred to in Section 701(d) or with knowledge of any Early Redemption Event described in Section 1201(d) unless a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee obtains actual knowledge of such Event of Default or Early Redemption Event or the Indenture Trustee receives written notice of such Event of Default or Early Redemption Event from any Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 10% of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes materially adversely affected thereby; and

(iv) The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any loss attributable to the investment of funds in any Permitted Investment pursuant to this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement. In no event shall the Indenture Trustee be liable for the payment of interest on any funds in its possession, except as expressly provided in this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement.

(d) The Indenture Trustee shall not be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if there is reasonable ground for believing that the repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

(e) Except for actions expressly authorized by this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement, the Indenture Trustee shall take no action reasonably likely to impair the interests of the Note Issuance Trust in any Collateral or to impair the value of any Collateral now existing or hereafter created.

(f) Except as provided in this Indenture (including in Section 1306 ) or an applicable Indenture Supplement, the Indenture Trustee shall have no power to vary the Trust Estate including, without limitation, the power to (i) accept any substitute obligation for a Collateral Certificate initially assigned by the Note Issuance Trust under the Granting Clause hereof or under an Assignment of Additional Assets, (ii) add any other investment, obligation or security to the Note Issuance Trust, or (iii) withdraw from the Note Issuance Trust any Collateral, except for a withdrawal permitted under Section 1412 .

(g) In the event that the Paying Agent shall fail to perform any obligation, duty or agreement in the manner or on the day required to be performed by the Paying Agent under this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall be obligated promptly to perform such obligation, duty or agreement in the manner so required.

(h) For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement should be construed to require the Indenture Trustee to monitor the obligations or actions of the Asset Representations Reviewer or hold the Indenture Trustee liable for the performance of the Asset Representations Reviewer or the failure of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform any obligation, duty or agreement in the manner or on the day required to be performed by the Asset Representations Reviewer under the Asset Representations Review Agreement. The parties hereto agree that the Asset Representations Reviewer is not an agent of the Indenture Trustee.

 

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(i) Any action, suit or proceeding brought in respect of one or more particular Series, Class or Tranche of Notes shall have no effect on the Indenture Trustee’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes not the subject of such action, suit or proceeding.

Section 802. Notice of Defaults .

(a) Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default hereunder with respect to Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche,

(i) the Indenture Trustee will transmit by mail to all Registered Noteholders of such Series, Class or Tranche, as their names and addresses appear in the Note Register, notice of such default hereunder known to the Indenture Trustee, and

(ii) the Indenture Trustee will give prompt written notification thereof to the Note Rating Agencies, unless such default will have been cured or waived; provided, however , that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Note of such Series, Class or Tranche, the Indenture Trustee will be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Noteholders of such Series, Class or Tranche; provided further, however , that the Indenture Trustee will give notice of any such default to Standard & Poor’s notwithstanding any determination to withhold such notice from the applicable Noteholders. For the purpose of this Section, the term “default,” with respect to Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche, means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with respect to Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche.

Section 803. Certain Matters Affecting the Indenture Trustee . Except as otherwise provided in Section 801 :

(a) The Indenture Trustee may rely on and shall be protected in acting on, or in refraining from acting in accordance with, any resolution, Officer’s Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, appraisal, bond or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented to it pursuant to this Indenture by the proper party or parties;

(b) The Indenture Trustee may consult with counsel and any advice or Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel;

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of any of the Noteholders, pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement, unless such Noteholders shall have offered to the Indenture Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall relieve the Indenture Trustee of the obligations, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default or Early Redemption Event (which has not been cured), to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement, and to use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs;

(d) The Indenture Trustee shall not be personally liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement;

(e) The Indenture 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 (i) requested in writing to do so by Holders of Notes evidencing an Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount aggregating more than 50% of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes which could be materially adversely affected if the Indenture Trustee does not make such investigation and (ii) the Indenture Trustee receives indemnification from the Noteholders that is reasonably satisfactory to it for costs of such investigation or the Indenture Trustee is otherwise reasonably assured of payment of such costs;

(f) The Indenture Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys or a custodian, and the Indenture Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent, attorney or custodian appointed with due care by it hereunder;

(g) the Indenture Trustee will not be responsible for filing any financing statements or continuation statements in connection with the Notes, but will cooperate with the Issuer in connection with the filing of such financing statements or continuation statements; and

(h) the Indenture Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by the Indenture Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture.

Section 804. Indenture Trustee Not Liable for Recitals in Notes . The Indenture Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the recitals contained herein and in the Notes (other than the certificate of authentication on the Notes). Except as set forth in Section 820 , the Indenture Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement or of the Notes (other than the certificate of authentication on the Notes) or of any Collateral Certificate or related document. The Indenture Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Issuer of any of the Notes or the proceeds of such Notes, or for the use or application of any funds paid to the Holder of the Transferor Certificate in respect of any Collateral Certificate or any deficiency in amounts deposited in any Issuer Accounts by the Issuer.

 

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Section 805. Indenture Trustee May Own Notes . The Indenture Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes with the same rights with respect to such Notes as it would have if it were not the Indenture Trustee.

Section 806. Master Servicer to Pay Indenture Trustee’s Fees and Expenses . Discover Bank, as Master Servicer, covenants and agrees to pay to the Indenture Trustee from time to time, and the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to receive, reasonable compensation (which shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) for all services rendered by it in the execution of the trust hereby created and in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties hereunder of the Indenture Trustee, and Discover Bank, as Master Servicer, will pay or reimburse the Indenture Trustee (without reimbursement from any Issuer Account or otherwise) upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with any of the provisions of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement (including the reasonable fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may arise from its negligence or bad faith. Discover Bank’s obligations, as Master Servicer, under this Section shall survive the termination of the Note Issuance Trust and the resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if following an Event of Default for any Notes Discover Bank, as Master Servicer, fails to or is unable to pay such reasonable compensation or to reimburse the Indenture Trustee for such reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances, the Indenture Trustee shall have a claim against the Issuer for such amounts subject to the priority set forth in Section 703 .

Section 807. Master Servicer Indemnification of Indenture Trustee . Discover Bank, as Master Servicer, will indemnify and hold harmless the Indenture Trustee for any loss, liability, expense, damage or injury (including but not limited to any judgment, award, settlement, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs or other expenses incurred in connection with the defense of any actual or threatened action, proceeding or claim and any legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with any action or suit brought by the Indenture Trustee to enforce any indemnification obligation) that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted at any time against the Indenture Trustee (whether or not indemnified against by other parties) incurred by reason of its acceptance of the appointment hereunder. Discover Bank, as Master Servicer, shall also indemnify and hold harmless the Indenture Trustee from and against any loss, liability, expense, damage or injury (including but not limited to any judgment, award, settlement, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs or other expenses incurred in connection with the defense of any actual or threatened action, proceeding or claim) that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted at any time against the Indenture Trustee (whether or not indemnified against by other parties) arising out of any acts or omissions of Discover Bank, as Master Servicer, Discover Funding, as Beneficiary, or the Issuer, as applicable, hereunder including, without limitation, acts or omissions of Discover Bank, as Master Servicer (including in its role as Calculation Agent and Servicer) relating to the administration of the Note Issuance Trust, the collection of payments due under the Notes, the preparation of reports and other information with respect to the Notes or the Note Issuance Trust, the execution and delivery of any documents relating to the Notes or the Note Issuance Trust, and the registration or filing of any

 

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document with the Commission, the Internal Revenue Service or any other securities or tax authority of any jurisdiction with respect to the Notes or the Note Issuance Trust; provided, however, that Discover Bank, as Master Servicer, shall not indemnify the Indenture Trustee to the extent any such loss, liability, expense, damage or injury results from fraud, negligence or willful misconduct by the Indenture Trustee or, except as explicitly provided in Section 715 or in Section 21 of the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement, from action taken by the Indenture Trustee at the request of the Noteholders. Discover Bank’s obligations, as Master Servicer, under this Section shall survive the termination of the Note Issuance Trust and the resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if following an Event of Default for any Notes Discover Bank, as Master Servicer, fails to or is unable to provide such indemnification to the Indenture Trustee, the Indenture Trustee shall have a claim against the Issuer for such amounts subject to the priority set forth in Section 703 .

Section 808. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests . If the Indenture Trustee has or will acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Indenture Trustee will, if so required by the Trust Indenture Act, either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. Nothing herein will prevent the Indenture Trustee from filing with the Commission the application referred to in the second to last paragraph of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.

Section 809. Eligibility Requirements for Indenture Trustee . The Indenture Trustee hereunder shall at all times: (i) be a bank or trust company in good standing, organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers; (ii) have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000; (iii) have a long-term debt rating from Moody’s of at least Baa3 and from Standard & Poor’s of at least BBB-; provided that, in the case of a bank or trust company which is the principal subsidiary in a holding company system, the rating referred to above shall be the rating of the bank or trust company in such system; and (iv) be subject to supervision or examination by federal or state banking authority. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purpose of this Section 809 , the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. The Issuer may not, nor may any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Issuer, serve as Indenture Trustee. If at any time the Indenture Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 809 , the Indenture Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 810 .

Section 810. Resignation or Removal of Indenture Trustee .

(a) The Indenture Trustee may, upon the giving of written notice to the Issuer and the appointment of a successor trustee, resign and be discharged from the trust hereby created. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Indenture Trustee and one copy to the successor trustee. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Indenture Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee.

 

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(b) If at any time the Indenture Trustee:

(i) shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 809 hereof and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Issuer; or

(ii) the Indenture Trustee fails to comply with Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any Noteholder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Note of that Series, Class or Tranche for at least six (6) months; or

(iii) if at any time the Indenture Trustee shall be legally unable to act, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Indenture Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,

then the Issuer may remove the Indenture Trustee and promptly appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Indenture Trustee so removed and one copy to the successor trustee.

(c) Any resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee and appointment of a successor trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 810 shall not become effective until acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in Section 811 hereof. The Issuer shall provide written notice to the Note Rating Agencies of any resignation or removal of the Trustee and the appointment of any successor trustee.

Section 811. Successor Trustee .

(a) Any successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 810 hereof shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Issuer and to its predecessor Indenture Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor Indenture Trustee shall become effective and such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder and under any Indenture Supplement, with like effect as if originally named as Indenture Trustee herein. The predecessor Indenture Trustee shall deliver to the successor trustee all documents and statements held by it hereunder; and the Issuer and the predecessor Indenture Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required for fully and certainly vesting and confirming in the successor trustee all such rights, power, duties and obligations.

(b) No successor trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section 811 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 809 hereof.

 

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(c) Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this Section 811 , such successor trustee shall notify all Noteholders of such succession hereunder.

Section 812. Merger or Consolidation of Indenture Trustee . Any Person into which the Indenture Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Indenture Trustee shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the corporate trust business of the Indenture Trustee, shall be the successor of the Indenture Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 809 hereof, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding. The Indenture Trustee shall promptly notify each Note Rating Agency of the occurrence of any such event.

Section 813. Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee .

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Note Issuance Trust may at the time be located, the Indenture Trustee shall have the power and may execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons to act as a co-trustee or co-trustees, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of the Note Issuance Trust, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity and for the benefit of the Noteholders, such title to the Note Issuance Trust, or any part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 813 , such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Indenture Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 809 and no notice to Noteholders of the appointment of any co-trustee or separate trustee shall be required under Section 811 hereof.

(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) All rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Indenture Trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Indenture 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 Indenture Trustee joining in such act), except to the extent that under any applicable law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed, the Indenture 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 Indenture Trustee;

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(iii) The Indenture 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 Indenture 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 Indenture and the conditions of this Section 813 . 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 Indenture Trustee or separately, as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Indenture and any Indenture Supplement, specifically including every provision of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement relating to the conduct of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Indenture Trustee. Every such instrument shall be filed with the Indenture Trustee and a copy thereof given to the Issuer and the Note Rating Agencies.

(d) Any separate trustee or co-trustee may at any time constitute the Indenture Trustee as 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 Indenture or any Indenture Supplement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates, properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the Indenture Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successor trustee.

Section 814. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuer . If and when the Indenture Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Notes), the Indenture Trustee will be subject to the provisions of Section 311 of the Trust Indenture Act. An Indenture Trustee who has resigned or been removed will be subject to Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act to the extent provided therein.

Section 815. Appointment of Authenticating Agent . At any time when any of the Notes remain Outstanding the Indenture Trustee, with the approval of the Issuer, may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more Series, Classes or Tranches of Notes which will be authorized to act on behalf of the Indenture Trustee to authenticate Notes of such Series, Classes or Tranches issued upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof or pursuant to Section 306 , and Notes so authenticated will be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and will be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Indenture Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Notes by the Indenture Trustee or the Indenture Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication, such reference will be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Indenture Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a Certificate of Authentication executed on behalf of the Indenture Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent will be acceptable to the Issuer and will at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as an Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and, if other than the Issuer itself, subject to supervision or examination by federal or state banking authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the

 

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requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 815 , the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent will be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 815 , such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section 815 . The initial Authenticating Agent for the Notes of all Series, Classes and Tranches will be U.S. Bank National Association.

Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent will be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, will continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation will be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Indenture Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.

An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Indenture Trustee and to the Issuer. The Indenture Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Issuer. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent will cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Indenture Trustee, with the approval of the Issuer, may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which will be acceptable to the Issuer and will give notice to each Noteholder as provided in Section 105 . Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder will become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent will be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.

The Indenture Trustee agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent (other than an Authenticating Agent appointed at the request of the Issuer from time to time) reasonable compensation for its services under this Section, and the Indenture Trustee will be entitled to be reimbursed for such payments, subject to the provisions of Section 806 .

If an appointment with respect to one or more Series, Classes or Tranches is made pursuant to this Section, the Notes of such Series, Classes or Tranche may have endorsed thereon, in addition to or in place of the Indenture Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication, an alternate Certificate of Authentication in the following form:

This is one of the Notes of the Series, Classes or Tranches designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Indenture Trustee
By:   [NAME OF AUTHENTICATING AGENT]
  As Authenticating Agent
By:  

 

  Authorized Signatory

Section 816. Tax Returns . In the event the Note Issuance Trust shall be required to file tax returns, the Issuer shall cause a firm of nationally recognized independent public accountants to prepare any tax returns required to be filed by the Note Issuance Trust and shall remit such returns to the Owner Trustee or Beneficiary for signature at least five days before such returns are due to be filed. The Issuer shall also prepare or shall cause to be prepared all tax information required by law to be distributed to Noteholders and shall deliver such information to the Indenture Trustee at least five days prior to the date it is required by law to be distributed to Noteholders. The Indenture Trustee, upon request, will furnish the Issuer, the Calculation Agent and any Beneficiary with all such information known to the Indenture Trustee as may be reasonably required in connection with the preparation of all tax returns of the Note Issuance Trust, and shall, upon request, execute such returns. In no event shall the Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee be liable for any liabilities, costs or expenses of the Note Issuance Trust or the Noteholders arising under any tax law, including, without limitation, federal, state, local or foreign income or excise taxes or any other tax imposed on or measured by income (or any interest or penalty with respect thereto or arising from a failure to comply therewith).

Section 817. Indenture Trustee May File Proofs of Claim . In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy or other similar proceeding relative to the Issuer or any other obligor upon the Notes or the property of the Issuer or of such other obligor, the Indenture Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of the Notes will then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise) will be entitled and empowered by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise,

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Notes and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary and advisable in order to have the claims of the Indenture Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee, its agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Indenture Trustee under Section 707 ) and of the Noteholders allowed in such judicial proceeding, and

(b) to collect and receive any funds or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator or other similar official in any such proceeding is hereby authorized by each Noteholder to make such payment to the Indenture Trustee, and in the event that the Indenture Trustee will consent to the making of such payments directly to the Noteholders, to pay to the Indenture Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Indenture Trustee under Section 807 , subject, in each case, to Section 703 .

 

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Nothing herein contained will be deemed to authorize the Indenture Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Noteholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Indenture Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Noteholder in any such proceeding.

Section 818. Indenture Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes . All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement or the Notes may be prosecuted and enforced by the Indenture Trustee without the possession of any of the Notes or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Indenture Trustee shall be brought in its own name as Indenture Trustee. Any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Noteholders in respect of which such judgment has been obtained.

Section 819. Suits for Enforcement .

(a) If an Event of Default with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes shall occur and be continuing, the Indenture Trustee in its discretion may, subject to the provisions of Section 711 , proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Noteholders under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement by a suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law or otherwise, whether for the specific performance of any covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement or in aid of the execution of any power granted in this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement or for the enforcement of any other legal, equitable or other remedy as the Indenture Trustee, being advised by counsel, shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any of the rights of the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders.

(b) Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Indenture Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Noteholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Noteholder thereof or to authorize the Indenture Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Noteholder in any such proceeding.

Section 820. Representations and Warranties of Indenture Trustee . The Indenture Trustee represents and warrants and any successor trustee shall represent and warrant that:

(a) The Indenture Trustee is organized, existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America;

(b) The Indenture Trustee has full power, authority and right to execute, deliver and perform this Indenture, and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Indenture; and

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Section 821. Maintenance of Office or Agency . The Indenture Trustee will maintain at its expense in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York and in Chicago, Illinois in the case of Registered Notes, an office or offices or agency or agencies where notices and demands to or upon the Indenture Trustee in respect of the Notes, this Indenture and any Indenture Supplement may be served. The Indenture Trustee initially appoints the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee as the office for such purposes in Chicago, Illinois and the New York office of the Indenture Trustee located at 100 Wall Street, Suite 1600, New York, New York 10005 for such purposes in New York. The Indenture Trustee will give prompt written notice to the Issuer and to the Noteholders of any change in the location of the Note Register or any such office or agency.

Section 822. Requests for Agreement . A copy of the Indenture or any Indenture Supplement may be obtained by any Noteholder by a request in writing to the Indenture Trustee addressed to the Corporate Trust Office and will be provided at the expense of the Issuer.

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ARTICLE IX

NOTEHOLDERS’ MEETINGS, LISTS,

REPORTS BY INDENTURE TRUSTEE,

ISSUER, MASTER SERVICER, SERVICER AND BENEFICIARY

Section 901. Issuer To Furnish Indenture Trustee Names and Addresses of Noteholders . The Issuer will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Indenture Trustee:

(a) not more than fifteen (15) days after each Record Date, in each year in such form as the Indenture Trustee may reasonably require, a list of the names and addresses of the Registered Noteholders of such Series, Classes or Tranches as of such date, and

(b) at such other times as the Indenture Trustee may request in writing, within thirty (30) days after the receipt by the Issuer of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than fifteen (15) days before the time such list is furnished;

provided, however, that so long as the Indenture Trustee is the Note Registrar, no such list shall be required to be furnished.

Section 902. Preservation of Information; Communications to Noteholders .

(a) The Indenture Trustee will preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Registered Noteholders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Indenture Trustee as provided in Section 901 and the names and addresses of Registered Noteholders received by the Indenture Trustee in its capacity as Note Registrar. The Indenture Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 901 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

(b) If three (3) or more Holders of Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche (hereinafter referred to as “applicants”) (or, if there are less than three (3) such Holders, all of the Holders) apply in writing to the Indenture Trustee, and furnish to the Indenture Trustee reasonable proof that each such applicant has owned a Note of such Series, Class or Tranche for a period of at least six (6) months preceding the date of such application, and such application states that the applicants desire to communicate with other Holders of Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche or with the Holders of all Notes with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under such Notes and is accompanied by a copy of the form of proxy or other communication which such applicants propose to transmit, then the Indenture Trustee will, within five (5) Business Days after the receipt of such application, at its election, either:

(i) afford such applicants access to the information preserved at the time by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with Subsection 902(a) , or

(ii) inform such applicants as to the approximate number of Holders of Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche or all Notes, as the case may be, whose names and addresses appear in the information preserved at the time by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with Subsection 902(a) , and as to the approximate cost of mailing to such Noteholders the form of proxy or other communication, if any, specified in such application.

 

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If the Indenture Trustee shall elect not to afford such applicants access to such information, the Indenture Trustee shall, upon the written request of such applicants, mail to each Holder of a Registered Note of such Series, Class or Tranche or to all Registered Noteholders, as the case may be, whose names and addresses appear in the information preserved at the time by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with Subsection 902(a) , a copy of the form of proxy or other communication which is specified in such request, with reasonable promptness after a tender to the Indenture Trustee of the material to be mailed and of payment, or provision for the payment, of the reasonable expenses of mailing, unless, within five (5) days after such tender, the Indenture Trustee shall mail to such applicants and file with the Commission, together with a copy of the material to be mailed, a written statement to the effect that, in the opinion of the Indenture Trustee, such mailing would be contrary to the best interests of the Holders of Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche or all Noteholders, as the case may be, or would be in violation of applicable law. Such written statement will specify the basis of such opinion. If the Commission, after opportunity for a hearing upon the objections specified in the written statement so filed, shall enter an order refusing to sustain any of such objections or if, after the entry of an order sustaining one or more of such objections, the Commission shall find, after notice and opportunity for hearing, that all the objections so sustained have been met and shall enter an order so declaring, the Indenture Trustee will mail copies of such material to all Registered Noteholders of such Series, Class or Tranche or all Registered Noteholders, as the case may be, with reasonable promptness after the entry of such order and the renewal of such tender; otherwise the Indenture Trustee will be relieved of any obligation or duty to such applicants respecting their application. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such Notes are not then registered under the Exchange Act, any decision of the Indenture Trustee shall be final.

(c) Every Holder of Notes, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee that neither the Issuer nor the Indenture Trustee will be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes in accordance with Subsection 902(b) , regardless of the source from which such information was derived, and that the Indenture Trustee will not be held accountable by reason of mailing any material pursuant to a request made under Subsection 902(b) .

Section 903. Reports by Indenture Trustee .

(a) Within sixty (60) days after each Annual Report Date or Transition Report Date, as applicable, the Indenture Trustee will transmit to Noteholders, in the manner and to the extent provided in Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, a brief report dated as of such reporting date if required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act.

(b) To the extent required by the Trust Indenture Act, the Indenture Trustee will mail each year to all Registered Noteholders, with a copy to the Note Rating Agencies a report concerning:

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(ii) any amounts advanced by the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture;

(iii) the amount, interest rate and maturity date of indebtedness owing by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee, in its individual capacity;

(iv) the property and funds physically held by the Indenture Trustee by which the related Notes are secured;

(v) any release or release and substitution of Collateral subject to the lien of this Indenture which has not previously been reported; and

(vi) any action taken by the Indenture Trustee that materially affects the Notes and that has not previously been reported.

(c) The Indenture Trustee will comply with Subsections 313(b) and 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.

(d) A copy of each such report will, at the time of such transmission to Noteholders, be filed by the Indenture Trustee with each stock exchange upon which the Notes are listed, and also with the Commission. The Issuer will notify the Indenture Trustee when the Notes are admitted to trading on any stock exchange.

Section 904. Meetings of Noteholders and Noteholder Consent; Amendments and Waivers .

(a) The Indenture Trustee will call a meeting upon request of the Issuer or the Holders of at least 10% in aggregate Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche. In any case, a meeting will be called after notice is given to such Noteholders pursuant to Section 105 .

(b) To be entitled to vote at any meeting of Noteholders of any Series, Class or Tranche, a Person shall be (1) a Holder of one or more Outstanding Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche, or (2) a Person appointed by an instrument in writing as proxy for the Noteholder or Noteholders of one or more Outstanding Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche by the Noteholder or Noteholders, and shall not be a Beneficiary or any Affiliate or agent of a Beneficiary. The only Person who shall be entitled to be present or to speak at any meeting of Noteholders of any Series, Class or Tranche shall be the Persons entitled to vote at such meeting and their counsel, any representatives of the Indenture Trustee and its counsel and any representatives of the Issuer and its counsel.

(c) Except for any consent that must be given by the Holders of each Outstanding Note affected or any action to be taken by the Issuer as holder of any Collateral Certificate, any resolution presented at any meeting at which a quorum is present may be adopted by the affirmative vote of the Majority Holders of that Series, Class or Tranche, as the case may be. Any resolution passed or decision taken at any meeting of Noteholders duly held in accordance with this Indenture will be binding on all Noteholders of the affected Series, Class or Tranche.

 

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(d) The quorum at any meeting will be persons holding or representing the Majority Holders of a Series, Class or Tranche or all Notes, as the case may be; provided, however, that if any action is to be taken at that meeting concerning an Action that may be taken by the Holders of not less than a specified percentage in aggregate Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of a Series, Class or Tranche, the persons holding or representing such specified percentage in aggregate Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche or all Notes will constitute a quorum (such percentage to be calculated without taking into account the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount represented by any Note beneficially owned by any Beneficiary or any Affiliate or agent of any Beneficiary).

(e) Any Beneficiary, on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust, may make reasonable rules for other matters relating to Action by or a meeting of Noteholders not otherwise covered by this Section, including but not limited to the location or locations for such meeting, the manner of voting at such meeting, the appointment and duties of inspectors of the vote, the submission and examination of proxies, certificates and other evidence of the right to vote, the recording of the proceedings at such meeting, and the appointment of a chairperson for the meeting.

(f) Any action that can be taken at a meeting of Noteholders may also be taken by written consent of the requisite percentage of Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche (such percentage to be calculated without taking into account the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount represented by any Note beneficially owned by any Beneficiary or any Affiliate or agent of any Beneficiary). Any resolution passed or decision taken by written consent in accordance with this Indenture will be binding on all Noteholders of the affected Series, Class or Tranche.

(g) With respect to certain actions relating to any amendment, modification, waiver or solicitation with respect to any Collateral and requiring the consent or direction of Noteholders holding a specified percentage of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of any Class of Notes, the Indenture Trustee shall request instructions from the Noteholders as to whether or not to consent to or vote to accept such amendment, modification, waiver or solicitation. The Indenture Trustee shall consent or vote, or refrain from consenting or voting, in the same proportion (based on the relative Outstanding Dollar Principal Amounts of Notes materially adversely affected by such proposed amendment, modification, waiver or solicitation) as the Notes, voting as a single class, were actually voted or not voted by the Noteholders thereof as of a date determined by the Indenture Trustee prior to the date on which such consent or vote is required (such proportion to be calculated without taking into account the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount represented by any Note beneficially owned by any Beneficiary or any Affiliate or agent of any Beneficiary); provided, however, that the Indenture Trustee shall at no time vote on or consent to any matter unless such vote or consent would not (based on the advice of counsel) cause the Note Issuance Trust to be taxed as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation under the Internal Revenue Code. The Indenture Trustee shall have no liability for any failure to act resulting from Noteholders’ late return of, or failure to return, directions requested by the Indenture Trustee from the Noteholders.

 

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(h) The Noteholders may, on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust as holder of the Collateral Certificate, request the Master Trust Trustee to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any Series Supplement or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation at the request, order or direction of the Investor Certificateholder. The Master Trust Trustee shall take such action with the consent of the requisite percentage of Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche (such percentage to be calculated without taking into account the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount represented by any Note beneficially owned by any Beneficiary or any Affiliate or agent of any Beneficiary).

Section 905. Reports by Issuer to the Commission . The Issuer will:

(a) file with the Indenture Trustee, within fifteen (15) days after the Issuer is required to file the same with the Commission, copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the Commission may from time to time by rules and regulations prescribe) which the Issuer may be required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act; or, if the Issuer is not required to file information, documents or reports pursuant to either of said Sections, then it will file with the Indenture Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission, such of the supplementary and periodic information, documents and reports which may be required pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act in respect of a security listed and registered on a national securities exchange as may be prescribed from time to time in such rules and regulations;

(b) following the Master Servicer’s receipt of a written request during any Due Period from a Noteholder or Note Owner seeking to communicate with other Noteholders or Note Owners regarding exercising their contractual rights under the terms of the transaction documents, cause the Depositor to include in the Securities Exchange Act Form 10-D filing for the Issuer related to the Due Period in which such written request was received: (i) the name of the Noteholder or Note Owner, as applicable, delivering such request, (ii) the date the request was received, (iii) a statement to the effect that the Issuer has in fact received such request from a Noteholder or Note Owner, as applicable, and that such Noteholder or Note Owner, as applicable, is interested in communicating with other Noteholders or Note Owners with regard to the possible exercise of rights under the transaction documents, and (iv) a description of the method that other Noteholders or Note Owners may use to contact the requesting Noteholder or Note Owner, as applicable; provided, however, that if the Issuer receives a request from any Note Owner that is not a record Noteholder, the Indenture Trustee shall confirm that each such Note Owner has provided the Indenture Trustee with evidence that it is a Verified Note Owner and shall provide such evidence to the Issuer prior to the Issuer causing the Depositor to include any request from such Note Owner in any Form 10-D;

(c) file with the Indenture Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission, such additional information, documents and reports with respect to compliance by the Issuer with the conditions and covenants of this Indenture as may be required from time to time by such rules and regulations;

 

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(d) transmit by mail to all Registered Noteholders, as their names and addresses appear in the Note Register, such summaries of any information, documents and reports required to be filed by the Issuer pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (c) of this Section as may be required by rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission.

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ARTICLE X

INDENTURE SUPPLEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE TRUST AGREEMENT

AND POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

Section 1001. Supplemental Indentures and Amendments Without Consent of Noteholders . This Indenture and any Indenture Supplement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Terms Document) may be amended from time to time by the Issuer at the direction of the Beneficiary and by the Indenture Trustee, without the consent of any of the Noteholders, for one or more of the following purposes:

(a) to add to the covenants and agreements of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement for the benefit of the Noteholders of all or any Series, Class or Tranche (and if such covenants and agreements are for the benefit of less than all Tranches of all Series, stating that such covenants and agreements are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such Series, Class or Tranche), or to surrender any right or power herein reserved to or conferred upon the Issuer; provided, however, that such action shall not adversely affect in any material respect, as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate, the interests of the Holders of any Notes then outstanding; and provided, further, that the permitted activities of the Note Issuance Trust may be significantly changed pursuant to this Section 1001(a) only with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing an Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount aggregating more than 50% of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of all Notes then Outstanding (such percentage to be calculated without taking into account the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount represented by any Note beneficially owned by any Beneficiary or any Affiliate or agent of any Beneficiary);

(b) to add provisions to or change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement, provided that any such addition, change or elimination shall not adversely affect in any material respect, as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate, the interests of the Holders of any Series, Class or Tranche of any Notes then outstanding; and provided, further, that the permitted activities of the Note Issuance Trust may be significantly changed pursuant to this Section 1001(b) only with the consent of the Holder of Notes evidencing an Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount aggregating more than 50% of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount (such percentage to be calculated without taking into account the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount represented by any Note beneficially owned by any Beneficiary or any Affiliate or agent of any Beneficiary);

(c) to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any defective or inconsistent provision contained in this Indenture, in any Indenture Supplement, between this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement and any prospectus or other offering document for any Notes, or in any amendment to this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement;

(d) to evidence the succession of another Entity to the Issuer, and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer herein and in the Notes; provided, however, that the Issuer shall have satisfied the Rating Agency Condition for such amendment for Standard & Poor’s with respect to all Outstanding Notes;

 

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(e) to add to this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement such provisions as may be expressly permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, excluding, however, the provisions referred to in Section 316(a)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act as in effect at the date as of which this Indenture was executed or any corresponding provision in any similar federal statute hereafter enacted; provided, however, that such action shall not have a Material Adverse Effect, as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate;

(f) to establish any form of Note, as provided in Article II; to provide for the issuance of any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes as provided in Article III and to set forth the terms thereof; to provide for the issuance of any additional Notes in any Outstanding Series, Class or Tranche of Notes as provided in Article III and to set forth the terms thereof; to provide for the execution of any Derivative Agreement, Supplemental Liquidity Agreement or Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement in connection therewith and to secure any obligation under such Agreement and/or to add to the rights of the Holders of the Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche; provided, however, that the Issuer shall have satisfied the Rating Agency Condition for such amendment for Standard & Poor’s with respect to all Outstanding Notes;

(g) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by another corporation as a successor Indenture Trustee hereunder with respect to one or more Series, Classes or Tranches of Notes and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as will be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Indenture Trustee, pursuant to Section 813 ;

(h) to add any additional Early Redemption Events or Events of Default in respect of any new Series, Classes or Tranches of Notes (and if such additional Events of Default are to be in respect of less than all new Series, Classes or Tranches of Notes, stating that such Events of Default are expressly being included solely for the benefit of one or more specified Series, Classes or Tranches of Notes); provided, however, that such action shall not have a Material Adverse Effect, as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate;

(i) if one or more additional originators under the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement or any similar agreement are added to, or replaced under, the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement or such similar agreement, or one or more additional Beneficiaries under the Trust Agreement are added to, or replaced under, the Trust Agreement, to make any necessary changes to the Indenture or any other related document; provided, however, that the Issuer shall have satisfied the Rating Agency Condition for Standard & Poor’s with respect to such amendment;

(j) to add provisions to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement for the purpose of accommodating the addition of Collateral Certificates and interests in credit card receivables to the Note Issuance Trust pursuant to an Assignment of Additional Assets, including, to modify any provision to allocate increases in the Nominal Liquidation Amount of any Outstanding Notes, reinvest Principal Amounts, reallocate Finance Charge Amounts or Principal Amounts or any similar allocations or reallocations between the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate and any such Additional Collateral Certificate; provided, however, that the Issuer shall have satisfied the Rating Agency Condition for such amendment with respect to Standard & Poor’s for all Outstanding Notes;

 

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(k) to provide for additional or alternative forms of credit enhancement for any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes;

(l) to comply with any regulatory or tax laws or any accounting requirements; or

(m) to permit the Depositor, any Beneficiary or any originator under the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement to maintain or establish sale accounting treatment under then-applicable financial accounting standards.

The Indenture Trustee shall give prior written notice to the Note Rating Agencies of any proposal to amend this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement pursuant to this Section 1001 .

The Indenture Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any amendments which adversely affects the Indenture Trustee’s rights, duties, benefits, protections, privileges or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

Section 1002. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Noteholders .

(a) This Agreement and any Indenture Supplement (including for the avoidance of doubt, any Terms Document) may also be amended from time to time by the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing an Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount aggregating not less than 66 2 / 3 % of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of each Series, Class or Tranche of Notes materially adversely affected, for purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders of any Class then outstanding; provided, however, that the Trustee shall have received evidence that the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche not entitled to vote thereon. For purposes of calculating whether a 66 2 / 3 % consent has been achieved pursuant to this Section 1002 , the applicable Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount shall be calculated without taking into account the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount represented by any Note beneficially owned by any Beneficiary or any affiliate or agent of any Beneficiary, and neither any Beneficiary nor an affiliate or agent of any Beneficiary shall be entitled to vote on any amendment pursuant to this Section 1002 .

(b) Notwithstanding the forgoing, no such amendment of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement will, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note affected thereby:

(i) change the scheduled payment date of any payment of interest on any Note, or change an Expected Principal Payment Date, Expected Maturity Date or Legal Maturity Date of any Note;

 

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(ii) reduce the Stated Principal Amount of, or the interest rate on any Note, or change the method of computing the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount, the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount or the Nominal Liquidation Amount in a manner that is adverse to the Holder of any Note;

(iii) reduce the amount of a Discount Note payable upon the occurrence of an Early Redemption Event, a cleanup call or upon the acceleration of such Note following an Event of Default;

(iv) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on any Note;

(v) reduce the percentage of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such amendment, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver of compliance with the provisions of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement or of defaults hereunder or thereunder and their consequences, provided for in this Indenture or such Indenture Supplement;

(vi) permit the creation of any lien or other encumbrance on the Collateral that secures any Tranche of Notes that is prior to the lien in favor of the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes of such Tranche; or

(vii) change any Place of Payment where any principal of, or interest on, any Note is payable, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the permitted activities of the Note Issuance Trust may be significantly changed pursuant to this Section 1002 only with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing an Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount aggregating more than 50% of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of all Outstanding Notes (such percentage to be calculated without taking into account the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount represented by any Notes beneficially owned by any Beneficiary or any affiliate or agent of any Beneficiary). The Indenture Trustee shall give prompt notice to the Note Rating Agencies of the solicitation of any consents for the purpose of amending this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement pursuant to this Section 1002 .

(d) An amendment of this Indenture or an Indenture Supplement which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche with respect to such covenant or other provision, will be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Notes of any other Series, Class or Tranche.

(e) It will not be necessary for any Act of Noteholders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or supplemental indenture, but it will be sufficient if such Act will approve the substance thereof.

 

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Section 1003. Execution of Amendments and Supplemental Indentures . In executing or accepting the additional trusts created by any amendment of this Indenture or Indenture Supplement permitted by this Article X or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee will be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 801 ) will be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amendment or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that all conditions precedent thereto have been satisfied. The Indenture Trustee may, but will not (except to the extent required in the case of an amendment or supplemental indenture entered into under Subsections 1001(e) or 1001(g) ) be obligated to, enter into any such amendment or supplemental indenture which affects the Indenture Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

Section 1004. Effect of Amendments and Supplemental Indentures . Upon the execution of any amendment of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement and any supplemental indentures under this Article X , this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement will be modified in accordance therewith with respect to each Series, Class or Tranche of Notes affected thereby, or all Notes, as the case may be, and such amendment or supplemental indenture will form a part of this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement for all purposes; and every Holder of Notes theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder will be bound thereby to the extent provided therein.

Section 1005. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act . Every amendment of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement and every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article X will conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect.

Section 1006. Reference in Notes to Supplemental Indentures . Notes authenticated and delivered after the execution of any amendment of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement or any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article X may, and will if required by the Indenture Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Indenture Trustee as to any matter provided for in such amendment or supplemental indenture. If the Issuer will so determine, new Notes so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer, to any such amendment or supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Issuer and authenticated and delivered by the Indenture Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Notes.

Section 1007. Amendments to the Trust Agreement .

(a) Subject to the provisions of the Trust Agreement, without the consent of the Holders of any Notes or the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee (at the written direction of the Beneficiary) and the Beneficiary, so long as the Beneficiary has received written confirmation from the applicable Note Rating Agencies that such amendment will not cause a Rating Effect with respect to any outstanding Notes then issued by the Note Issuance Trust, may amend the Trust Agreement; provided , however , that such amendment will not significantly change the permitted activities of the Note Issuance Trust; provided , further that as such amendment will not have a Material Adverse Effect and is not reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect at any time in the future.

 

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(b) The Trust Agreement may also be amended from time to time, by a written instrument executed by the Owner Trustee, at the written direction of the Beneficiary, and the Beneficiary, with prior written notice to each Note Rating Agency, in the case of a significant change to the permitted activities of the Note Issuance Trust as set forth in Section 2.03(a) of the Trust Agreement, with the consent of holders of a majority of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of each Series, Class or Tranche of Notes affected by such change, voting as a single class; provided, however, that, without the consent of the holders of all of the Notes then outstanding, no such amendment shall reduce the aforesaid percentage of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Notes, the holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment.

Section 1008. Amendments to Pooling and Servicing Agreement and Other Actions Under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement .

(a) The Issuer, as the Investor Certificateholder of the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate and as the Holder of any Additional Collateral Certificate, has the right to vote and give consents and waivers in respect of each such Collateral Certificate to the extent provided in the applicable Series Supplement and Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In the event that the Indenture Trustee receives a request from Discover Funding, the Master Servicer or the Master Trust Trustee with respect to any Master Trust for its consent to any amendment, modification or waiver with respect to any Collateral Certificate, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement, any Series Supplement or any other document thereunder or relating thereto, or receives any other solicitation for any action with respect to any Collateral Certificate, Series Supplement or Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture Trustee shall, as directed by the Beneficiary, mail a notice of such proposed amendment, modification, waiver or solicitation to each Holder of Notes belonging to any Series, Class or Tranche, as applicable, materially adversely affected by such proposed amendment, modification, waiver or solicitation. The Indenture Trustee shall request instructions from the Noteholders as to whether or not to consent to or vote to accept such amendment, modification, waiver or solicitation. The Indenture Trustee shall consent or vote, or refrain from consenting or voting, in the same proportion (based on the relative Outstanding Dollar Principal Amounts of Notes materially adversely affected by such proposed amendment, modification, waiver or solicitation) as the Notes, voting as a single class, were actually voted or not voted by the Noteholders thereof as of a date determined by the Indenture Trustee prior to the date on which such consent or vote is required; provided, however, that the Indenture Trustee shall at no time vote on or consent to any matter unless such vote or consent would not (based on the advice of counsel) cause the Note Issuance Trust to be taxed as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation under the Internal Revenue Code. The Indenture Trustee shall have no liability for any failure to act resulting from Noteholders’ late return of, or failure to return, directions requested by the Trustee from the Noteholders. For the avoidance of doubt, each Noteholder will be deemed to have consented to any amendment of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement to permit the Depositor, the Beneficiary or Discover Funding under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to maintain or establish sale accounting treatment under then-applicable financial accounting standards, and the Noteholders will be treated as the beneficial owners of the applicable Collateral Certificates for all purposes in connection therewith, including for purposes of calculating whether the requisite consent percentage, if any, under the applicable Pooling and

 

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Servicing Agreement has been received for any amendment that requires such consent (except that Notes beneficially owned by the Beneficiary or any Affiliate or agent of the Beneficiary will not be included in any such calculation).

(b) The Issuer, as the Investor Certificateholder of the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate, has the right to request a repurchase of any “Ineligible Receivable” (as defined in the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement) under the circumstances detailed in the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement and, pursuant to the Granting Clause, has assigned such right to the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee hereby agrees to promptly provide written notification to the Transferor and the Trustee under the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement of any written request for such repurchase that it receives from any Noteholder or Verified Note Owner.

Section 1009. Deemed Consent to Combination of Master Trust and Issuer . Any Noteholder that acquires a Note of any Series, Class or Tranche will be deemed to have consented to an amendment of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement to provide for the combination of any Master Trust and the Issuer into a single Entity or the transfer of assets in such Master Trust to the Issuer after the termination of all Series of Investor Certificates (other than the related Collateral Certificate or Collateral Certificates) issued by such Master Trust.

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ARTICLE XI

REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF ISSUER

Section 1101. Representations and Warranties of Issuer . The Issuer hereby represents and warrants to the Indenture Trustee, that:

(a) the Issuer has been duly formed and is validly existing as a statutory trust in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Indenture and to perform the terms and provisions hereof;

(b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Indenture by the Issuer have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and statutory trust proceedings of the Beneficiary and the Owner Trustee, do not require any approval or consent of any governmental agency or authority, and do not and will not conflict with any material provision of the Certificate of Trust or the Trust Agreement of the Issuer;

(c) this Indenture is the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Issuer, except as the same may be limited by receivership, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equity principles;

(d) to the best of the Issuer’s knowledge, this Indenture will not conflict with any law or governmental regulation or court decree applicable to it;

(e) the Issuer is not required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;

(f) all information heretofore furnished by the Issuer in writing to the Indenture Trustee for purposes of or in connection with this Indenture or any transaction contemplated hereby is, and all such information hereafter furnished by the Issuer in writing to the Indenture Trustee will be, true and accurate in every material respect or based on reasonable estimates on the date as of which such information is stated or certified; and

(g) to the best knowledge of the Issuer, there are no proceedings or investigations pending against the Issuer before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Issuer (A) asserting the invalidity of this Indenture, (B) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture or (C) seeking any determination or ruling which in the Issuer’s judgment would materially and adversely affect the performance by the Issuer of its obligations under this Indenture or the validity or enforceability of this Indenture.

Section 1102. Payment of Principal and Interest . With respect to each Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the Issuer will duly and punctually pay the principal of and interest on such Notes in accordance with their terms and this Indenture, in each case subject to the cash flow and subordination provisions set forth in this Indenture and the applicable Indenture Supplement, and will duly comply with all the other terms, agreements and conditions contained in, or made in this Indenture for the benefit of, the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche.

 

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Any installment of interest or principal, if any, payable on any Note which is punctually paid or duly provided for by the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee on the applicable Interest Payment Date or Principal Payment Date shall be paid by the Paying Agent to the Person in whose name such Note is registered on the Record Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such Person’s account as has been designated by written instructions received by the Paying Agent from such Person not later than the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the date of payment or, if no such account has been so designated, by check mailed first-class, postage prepaid to such Person’s address as it appears on the Note Register on such Record Date, except that with respect to Notes registered on the Record Date in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for The Depository Trust Company, payment shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by such nominee.

Section 1103. Maintenance of Office or Agency . The Issuer will maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment where Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Notes may be surrendered for transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Issuer will give prompt written notice to the Indenture Trustee of the location, and of any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Issuer will fail to maintain such office or agency or will fail to furnish the Indenture Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee, and the Issuer hereby appoints the Indenture Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.

The Issuer may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes of one or more Series, Classes or Tranches may be presented or surrendered for any or all of such purposes specified above and may constitute and appoint one or more Paying Agents for the payments of such Notes, in one or more other cities, and may from time to time rescind such designations and appointments; provided, however, that no such designation, appointment or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Issuer of its obligations to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche for such purposes. The Issuer will give prompt written notice to the Indenture Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. Unless and until the Issuer rescinds one or more of such appointments, the Issuer hereby appoints the Indenture Trustee, at its Corporate Trust Office in Chicago, Illinois as its Paying Agent with respect to all Series, Classes and Tranches of Notes having a Place of Payment in the City of Chicago, Illinois, and at its New York office located at 100 Wall Street, Suite 1600, New York, New York 10005, as its Paying Agent with respect to all Series, Classes and Tranches of Notes having a Place of Payment in the City of New York, New York.

Section 1104. Money for Note Payments to be Held in Trust . The Paying Agent, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, will make distributions to Noteholders from the Collection Accounts or other applicable Issuer Account pursuant to the provisions of Article V of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement and will report the amounts of such distributions to the Indenture Trustee. Any Paying Agent will have the revocable power to withdraw funds from the Collections Account or other applicable Issuer Account for the purpose of making the distributions referred to above. The Indenture Trustee may revoke such power and remove the Paying Agent if the Indenture Trustee determines in its sole discretion that the Paying Agent has

 

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failed to perform its obligations under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement in any material respect. The Paying Agent upon removal will return all funds in its possession to the Indenture Trustee.

The Issuer will cause each Paying Agent (other than the Indenture Trustee) for any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes to execute and deliver to the Indenture Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent will agree with the Indenture Trustee (and if the Indenture Trustee acts as Paying Agent, it so agrees), subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will:

(a) hold all sums held by it for the payment of principal of or interest on Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums will be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided;

(b) if such Paying Agent is not the Indenture Trustee, give the Indenture Trustee notice of any default by the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche) in the making of any such payment of principal or interest on the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche;

(c) if such Paying Agent is not the Indenture Trustee, at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request of the Indenture Trustee, forthwith pay to the Indenture Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent;

(d) immediately resign as a Paying Agent and, if such Paying Agent is not the Indenture Trustee, forthwith pay to the Indenture Trustee all sums held by it in trust for the payment of Notes if at any time it ceases to meet the standards described in this Section 1104 required to be met by a Paying Agent at the time of its appointment;

(e) comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code or any 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, including FATCA Withholding Tax (including obtaining and retaining from Persons entitled to payments with respect to the Notes any Tax Information and making any withholdings with respect to the Notes as required by the Internal Revenue Code (including FATCA) and paying over such withheld amounts to the appropriate governmental authority); and

(f) comply with any applicable reporting requirements in connection with any payments made by it on any Notes and any withholding of taxes therefrom, and, upon request, provide any Tax Information to the Issuer.

The Issuer may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes or for any other purpose, pay, or by an Officer’s Certificate direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Indenture Trustee all sums held in trust by the Issuer or such Paying Agent in respect of each and every Series, Class or Tranche of Notes as to which it seeks to discharge this Indenture or, if for any other purpose, all sums so held in trust by the Issuer in respect of all Notes, such sums to be held by the Indenture Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Issuer or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Indenture Trustee, such Paying Agent will be released from all further liability with respect to such money.

 

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Any money deposited with the Indenture Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Issuer, in trust for the payment of the principal of or interest on any Note of any Series, Class or Tranche and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal or interest has become due and payable will be paid to the Issuer upon request in an Officer’s Certificate, or (if then held by the Issuer) will be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note will thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Issuer for payment thereof, and all liability of the Indenture Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Issuer as trustee thereof, will thereupon cease. The Indenture Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Issuer give to the Holders of the Notes as to which the money to be repaid was held in trust, as provided in Section 105 , a notice that such funds remain unclaimed and that, after a date specified in the notice, which will not be less than thirty (30) days from the date on which the notice was first mailed or published to the Holders of the Notes as to which the money to be repaid was held in trust, any unclaimed balance of such funds then remaining will be paid to the Issuer free of the trust formerly impressed upon it.

Each Paying Agent will at all times have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and be subject to supervision or examination by a United States federal or state authority or be regulated by or subject to the supervision or examination of a governmental authority of a nation that is a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. If such Paying Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Paying Agent will be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition as so published.

Section 1105. Statement as to Compliance . The Issuer will deliver to the Indenture Trustee and the Note Rating Agencies, on or before the date that is fifteen (15) days prior to each of the Note Issuance Trust’s Annual Report Date or Transition Report Date, as applicable, or such other date that is mutually agreed upon in writing by the parties hereto (and relating to the preceding fiscal year or transition period, as applicable), a written statement signed by an Issuer Authorized Officer, substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2 stating that:

(a) a review of the activities of the Issuer during the preceding fiscal year or transition period, as applicable, and of the Issuer’s performance under this Indenture and under the terms of the Notes has been made under such Issuer Authorized Officer’s supervision; and

(b) to the best of such Issuer Authorized Officer’s knowledge, based on such review, the Issuer has complied in all material respects with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture throughout the previous fiscal year or transition period, as applicable, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such condition or covenant (without regard to any grace period or requirement of notice), specifying each such default known to such Issuer Authorized Officer and the nature and status thereof.

 

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Section 1106. Legal Existence . The Issuer will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its legal existence.

Section 1107. Further Instruments and Acts . Upon request of the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer will execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of this Indenture.

Section 1108. Compliance with Laws . The Issuer will comply with the requirements of all applicable laws, the noncompliance with which would, individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect the ability of the Issuer to perform its obligations under the Notes or this Indenture.

Section 1109. Notice of Events of Default . The Issuer agrees to give the Indenture Trustee and the Note Rating Agencies prompt written notice of each Event of Default hereunder and each breach on the part of any Master Trust or the Depositor of their respective obligations under the applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and any default of a Derivative Counterparty, a Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider or a Supplemental Liquidity Provider.

Section 1110. Certain Negative Covenants . The Issuer will not:

(a) claim any credit on, or make any deduction from the principal or interest payable in respect of, the Notes (other than amounts withheld in good faith from such payments under the Internal Revenue Code or other applicable tax law including foreign withholding);

(b) permit the validity or effectiveness of this Indenture to be impaired, or permit the lien in favor of the Indenture Trustee created by this Indenture to be amended, hypothecated, subordinated, terminated or discharged, or permit any Person to be released from any covenants or obligations with respect to the Notes under this Indenture except as may be expressly permitted hereby;

(c) permit any lien, charge, excise, claim, security interest, mortgage or other encumbrance (other than the lien in favor of the Indenture Trustee created by this Indenture and any lien in connection with a Derivative Agreement, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement or Supplemental Liquidity Agreement entered into in connection with the issuance of any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes) to be created on or extend to or otherwise arise upon or burden the Collateral or any part thereof or any interest therein or the proceeds thereof;

(d) permit the lien in favor of the Indenture Trustee created by this Indenture not to constitute a valid first priority security interest in the Collateral; or

(e) voluntarily dissolve or liquidate.

Section 1111. No Other Business . The Issuer will not engage in any business other than as permitted under the Trust Agreement.

 

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Section 1112. Rule 144A Information . For so long as any of the Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche are “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, the Issuer agrees to provide to any Noteholder of such Series, Class or Tranche and to any prospective purchaser of Notes designated by such Noteholder, upon the request of such Noteholder or prospective purchaser, any information required to be provided to such Holder or prospective purchaser to satisfy the conditions set forth in Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

Section 1113. Performance of Obligations .

(a) The Issuer will not take any action and will use its best efforts not to permit any action to be taken by others that would release any Person from any of such Person’s material covenants or obligations under any instrument or agreement included in the Collateral or that would result in the amendment, hypothecation, subordination, termination or discharge of, or impair the validity or effectiveness of, any such instrument or agreement, except as expressly provided in this Indenture, the Trust Agreement, the applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement or such other instrument or agreement.

(b) The Issuer will punctually perform and observe all of its obligations and agreements contained in this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement, the Trust Agreement and in the instruments and agreements (including but not limited to, the applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement) relating to the Collateral, including but not limited to filing or causing to be filed all UCC financing statements and amendments thereto required to be filed by the terms of this Indenture and the Trust Agreement in accordance with and within the time periods provided for herein and therein. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or therein, the Issuer shall not waive, amend, modify, supplement or terminate this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement or the Trust Agreement or any provision thereof without the consent of the Majority Holders of the Notes of each materially adversely affected Series, Class or Tranche.

Section 1114. Issuer May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms .

(a) The Issuer shall not consolidate or merge with or into any other Person, unless:

(1) the Person (if other than the Issuer) formed by or surviving such consolidation or merger (i) shall be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (ii) shall not be subject to regulation as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act and (iii) shall expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Indenture Trustee, in a form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on all Notes and the performance of every covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Issuer to be performed or observed;

(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default or Early Redemption Event shall have occurred and be continuing;

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and such supplemental indenture comply with this Section 1114 , (ii) all conditions precedent in this Section 1114 relating to such transaction have been complied with (including any filing required by the Securities Exchange Act), and (iii) such supplemental indenture is duly authorized, executed and delivered and is valid, binding and enforceable against such Person except as the same may be limited by receivership, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equity principles;

(4) the Issuer shall provide prior written notice to each applicable Note Rating Agency of such consolidation or merger and shall have satisfied the Rating Agency Condition for such consolidation or merger with respect to each Note Rating Agency other than Moody’s for all Outstanding Notes;

(5) the Issuer shall have received an Issuer Tax Opinion and a Master Trust Tax Opinion for each applicable Master Trust;

(6) any action that is necessary to maintain the lien and security interest created by this Indenture shall have been taken; and

(7) such action shall not be contrary to the status of the Issuer as a qualifying special purpose entity under existing accounting literature.

(b) The Issuer shall not convey or transfer any of its properties or assets, including those included in the Collateral, substantially as an entirety to any Person, unless:

(1) the Person that acquires by conveyance or transfer the properties and assets of the Issuer the conveyance or transfer of which is hereby restricted shall (A) be a United States citizen or a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof, or the District of Columbia, (B) expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Indenture Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on all Notes and the performance or observance of every agreement and covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Issuer to be performed or observed, all as provided herein, (C) expressly agree by means of such supplemental indenture that all right, title and interest so conveyed or transferred shall be subject and subordinate to the lien and security interest of the Indenture Trustee created by this Indenture, (D) expressly agree by means of such supplemental indenture that such Person (or if a group of Persons, then one specified Person) shall make all filings with the Commission (and any other appropriate Person) required by the Securities Exchange Act in connection with the Notes and (E) not be an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act;

(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default or Early Redemption Event shall have occurred and be continuing;

(3) the Issuer shall have received written confirmation from each applicable Note Rating Agency that there will be no Ratings Effect with respect to any Outstanding Notes as a result of such conveyance or transfer;

 

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(4) the Issuer shall have received an Issuer Tax Opinion and a Master Trust Tax Opinion for each applicable Master Trust;

(5) any action that is necessary to maintain the lien and security interest created by this Indenture shall have been taken; and

(6) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such conveyance or transfer and such Indenture Supplement comply with this Section 1114 and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with (including any filing required by the Securities Exchange Act).

Section 1115. Successor Substituted . Upon any consolidation or merger, or any conveyance or transfer of the properties and assets of the Issuer substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section 1114 hereof, the Person formed by or surviving such consolidation or merger (if other than the Issuer) or the Person to which such conveyance or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Issuer under this Indenture with the same effect as if such Person had been named as the Issuer herein. In the event of any such conveyance or transfer, the Person named as the Issuer in the first paragraph of this Indenture or any successor which shall theretofore have become such in the manner prescribed in this Section 1115 shall be released from its obligations under this Indenture as issued immediately upon the effectiveness of such conveyance or transfer, provided that the Issuer shall not be released from any obligations or liabilities to the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders arising prior to such effectiveness.

Section 1116. Guarantees, Loans, Advances and Other Liabilities . Except as contemplated by this Indenture or the Trust Agreement, the Issuer shall not make any loan or advance or credit to, or guarantee (directly or indirectly or by an instrument having the effect of assuring another’s payment or performance on any obligation or capability of so doing or otherwise), endorse or otherwise become contingently liable, directly or indirectly, in connection with the obligations, stocks or dividends of, or own, purchase, repurchase or acquire (or agree contingently to do so) any stock, obligations, assets or securities of, or any other interest in, or make any capital contribution to, any other Person.

Section 1117. Capital Expenditures . The Issuer shall not make any expenditure (by long-term or operating lease or otherwise) for capital assets (either realty or personalty).

Section 1118. Restricted Payments . The Issuer shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) pay any dividend or make any distribution (by reduction of capital or otherwise), whether in cash, property, securities or a combination thereof, to the Owner Trustee or any owner of a beneficial interest in the Issuer or otherwise with respect to any ownership or equity interest or security in or of the Issuer, (ii) redeem, purchase, retire or otherwise acquire for value any such ownership or equity interest or security or (iii) set aside or otherwise segregate any amounts for any such purpose; provided, however, that the Issuer may make, or cause to be made, distributions as contemplated by, and to the extent funds are available for such purpose under, the Trust Agreement or any Indenture Supplement. The Issuer will not, directly or indirectly, make payments to or distributions from the Collections Account or any Issuer Account except in accordance with this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement.

 

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Section 1119. No Borrowing . The Issuer will not issue, incur, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable, directly or indirectly, for any additional indebtedness, except for the Notes and any obligation under any Derivative Agreement, Supplemental Enhancement Agreement or Supplemental Liquidity Agreement relating to any Tranches of Notes.

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ARTICLE XII

EARLY REDEMPTION OF NOTES

Section 1201. Applicability of Article . Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement related to a Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, pursuant to the terms of this Article XII , the Issuer will redeem and pay, provided that funds are available, each affected Series, Class or Tranche of Notes upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Early Redemption Event. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement relating to a Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, or in the form of Notes for such Series, Class or Tranche, the following are “ Early Redemption Events :”

(a) with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the occurrence of the Expected Maturity Date of such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, if such Notes are not paid in full on such date;

(b) the Issuer shall become an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act;

(c) the Depositor shall file a petition or commence a proceeding (A) to take advantage of any bankruptcy, conservatorship, receivership, insolvency, or similar laws or (B) for the appointment of a trustee, conservator, receiver, liquidator, or similar official for or relating to such Depositor or all or substantially all of its property, (ii) the Depositor shall consent or fail to object to any such petition filed or proceeding commenced against or with respect to it or all or substantially all of its property, or any such petition or proceeding shall not have been dismissed or stayed within sixty (60) days of its filing or commencement, or a court, agency, or other supervisory authority with jurisdiction shall have decreed or ordered relief with respect to any such petition or proceeding, (C) the Depositor shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, (D) the Depositor shall make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or (E) the Depositor shall voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or

(d) with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, any additional Early Redemption Event specified in the Indenture Supplement for such Series, Class or Tranche as applying to such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes.

The repayment price of a Tranche of Notes so redeemed will equal the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Tranche (converted, if applicable, to Foreign Currency as provided in the applicable Indenture Supplement), plus accrued, past due and additional interest to but excluding the date of repayment, the payment of which will be subject to the cash flow and subordination provisions of this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement.

If the Issuer is unable to pay the repayment price in full on the Principal Payment Date following the end of the Due Period in which the Early Redemption Event occurs, monthly payments on such Tranche of Notes will thereafter be made for so long as such Early Redemption Event is continuing, subject to the cash flow provisions and to the extent permitted

 

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under the applicable subordination provisions of this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement, on each following Principal Payment Date until the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Series, Class or Tranche, plus all accrued, past due and additional interest, is paid in full or until the Legal Maturity Date occurs, whichever is earlier. Any funds in any Issuer Accounts for a repaid Tranche will be applied to make the principal and interest payments on that Tranche on the repayment date, subject to the subordination and cash flow provisions of this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement.

Section 1202. Cleanup Call . Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Indenture Supplement for a Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the Depositor or any Affiliate thereof has the right, but not the obligation, to redeem a Series, Class or Tranche of Notes in whole but not in part on any day on or after the day on which the aggregate Nominal Liquidation Amount (after giving effect to all payments, if any, on that day) of such Series, Class or Tranche is reduced to less than 5% (or such other percentage as shall be specified from time to time by such servicer or any Affiliate thereof, consistent with sale treatment under GAAP and regulatory accounting principles) of the highest Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount for such Series, Class or Tranche at any time since the issuance thereof; provided, however, that if such Class or Tranche of Notes to be redeemed is a Subordinated Class or a Tranche of Subordinated Notes, the Depositor or any Affiliate thereof will not have the right to redeem such Notes if the provisions of the related Indenture Supplement would prevent the payment of such Subordinated Notes until a level of prefunding of the applicable Issuer Accounts for the Senior Classes of Notes for that Series has been reached and such level has not been reached.

If the Depositor or any Affiliate thereof elects to redeem a Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, it will cause the Issuer to notify the Holders of such redemption at least thirty (30) days prior to the redemption date. Unless otherwise specified in the Indenture Supplement applicable to the Notes to be so redeemed, the redemption price of a Series, Class or Tranche so redeemed will equal 100% of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount thereof, plus accrued, unpaid and additional interest or principal accreted and unpaid on such Series, Class or Tranche to but excluding the date of redemption, the payment of which will be subject to the cash flow and subordination provisions of this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement; provided, however, that the Depositor or an Affiliate of the Depositor, may alternatively deposit such redemption price directly into the Principal Funding Account (or the applicable Subaccount or Subaccounts thereof) for the Notes to be redeemed.

If the Issuer is unable to pay the redemption price in full on the redemption date, monthly payments on such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes will thereafter be made until the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Series, Class or Tranche (converted at the rate determined in accordance with the Indenture Supplement if such Notes are not Dollar Notes), plus all accrued and unpaid interest, is paid in full or the Legal Maturity Date occurs, whichever is earlier, subject to Article V and the cash flow and subordination provisions of this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement. Any funds in any Issuer Accounts for a redeemed Tranche will be applied to make the principal and interest payments on that Tranche on the redemption date in accordance with the related Indenture Supplement. Principal payments on redeemed Tranches will be made in accordance with the related Indenture Supplement.

 

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Section 1203. Notice . Promptly after the occurrence of any Early Redemption Event or a redemption pursuant to Section 1202 , the Issuer will notify the Indenture Trustee and the Note Rating Agencies in writing of the identity, Stated Principal Amount and Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the affected Series, Class or Tranche of Notes to be redeemed. Notice of redemption will promptly be given as provided in Section 105 . All notices of redemption will state (a) the date on which the redemption of the applicable Series, Class or Tranche of Notes pursuant to this Article will begin, which will be the Principal Payment Date next following the end of the Due Period in which the applicable Early Redemption Event or redemption pursuant to Section 1202 occurs, (b) the repayment price for such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes and (c) the Series, Class or Tranche of Notes to be redeemed pursuant to this Article XII .

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ARTICLE XIII

COLLATERAL

Section 1301. Collateral . The Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate and any Additional Collateral Certificate shall be registered in the name of the Indenture Trustee and delivered to (and held by) the Indenture Trustee in the State of New York.

Section 1302. Filing .

(a) The Issuer intends the Security Interest granted pursuant to this Indenture in favor of the Indenture Trustee to be prior to all other liens in respect of the Collateral. Subject to Section 1303 , the Issuer will take all actions necessary to obtain and maintain a perfected lien on and security interest in the Collateral in favor of the Indenture Trustee to the extent such security interests may be perfected by the filing of financing statements under the applicable UCC. The Issuer will from time to time execute, authorize and deliver all such supplements and amendments hereto and all such financing statements, amendments thereto, instruments of further assurance and other instruments, all as prepared by the Issuer, and will take such other action necessary or advisable to:

(i) grant a Security Interest more effectively in all or any portion of the Collateral;

(ii) maintain or preserve the Security Interest (and the priority thereof) created by this Indenture or carry out more effectively the purposes hereof;

(iii) perfect, publish notice of or protect the validity of any grant made or to be made by this Indenture;

(iv) enforce the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate, any Additional Collateral Certificate, any Derivative Agreements, any Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreements, any Supplemental Liquidity Agreements, any Permitted Investment and each other instrument or agreement designated for inclusion in the Collateral;

(v) preserve and defend title to the Collateral and the rights of the Indenture Trustee in the Collateral against the claims of all persons and parties; or

(vi) pay all taxes or assessments levied or assessed upon the Collateral when due.

(b) The Issuer will from time to time promptly pay and discharge all UCC recording and filing fees, charges and taxes relating to the Indenture, any amendments thereto or hereto and any other instruments of further assurance.

(c) The Issuer shall cause each financing statement filed with respect to the Collateral to contain a statement similar to the following: “A purchase of or security interest in any collateral described in this financing statement will violate the rights of the Secured Party.”

 

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(d) Without limiting the generality of clause (a)(ii) or (a)(iii):

(i) The Issuer will cause this Indenture, all amendments and supplements hereto and all financing statements and amendments thereto and any other necessary documents covering the Indenture Trustee’s right, title and interest in and to the Collateral to be promptly recorded, registered and filed, and at all times to be kept recorded, registered and filed, all in such manner and in such places as may be required by law fully to preserve and protect the right, title and interest of the Indenture Trustee in and to all property comprising the Collateral. The Issuer will deliver to the Indenture Trustee file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for, any document recorded, registered or filed as provided above, as soon as available following such recording, registration or filing.

(ii) Within 30 days after the Issuer makes any change in its name, identity or corporate structure which would make any financing statement or continuation statement filed in accordance with paragraph (a) seriously misleading within the meaning of Section 9-506 (or any comparable provision) of the UCC, the Issuer will give the Indenture Trustee notice of any such change and will file such financing statements or amendments as may be necessary to continue the perfection of the Indenture Trustee’s interest in the Collateral.

(e) The Issuer will give the Indenture Trustee prompt notice of any relocation of its state of location, and any change in the jurisdiction of its organization, and whether, as a result of such relocation or change, the applicable provision of the UCC would require the filing of any amendment of any previously filed financing or continuation statement or of any new financing statement and will file such financing statements or amendments as may be necessary to perfect or to continue the perfection of the Indenture Trustee’s security interest in the Collateral. The Issuer will at all times maintain its chief executive office within the United States (which will at all times be the Wilmington, Delaware office of the Owner Trustee).

(f) The duty of the Indenture Trustee to execute or authorize any instrument required pursuant to this Section 1302 will arise only if the Indenture Trustee has actual knowledge of any default of the Issuer in complying with the provisions of this Section 1302 .

(g) The Issuer hereby authorizes the Indenture Trustee to file such financing statements, including continuation statements or other instruments, in such jurisdictions and containing such collateral descriptions (including, without limitation, the words “All of the Debtor’s right, title and interest in, to and under all assets of the Debtor wherever located and all related underlying instruments and all proceeds thereof, in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired and whether now existing or hereafter coming into existence” or words of similar effect) as the Indenture Trustee deems necessary or appropriate and shall take such other action as may be necessary to secure the rights and remedies of the Indenture Trustee.

Section 1303. Trust Indenture Act Requirements . The release of any Collateral from the lien created by this Indenture or the release, in whole or in part, of the liens on all Collateral, will not be deemed to impair the Security Interest in contravention of the provisions hereof if and to the extent the Collateral or liens are released pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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The Indenture Trustee and each of the Noteholders are hereby deemed to acknowledge that a release of Collateral securing Notes or liens strictly in accordance with the terms hereof will not be deemed for any purpose to be an impairment of the remaining Security Interests in contravention of the terms of this Indenture. To the extent applicable, without limitation, the Issuer will cause Section 314(d) of the Trust Indenture Act relating to the release of property or securities from the liens hereof to be complied with. Any certificate or opinion required by Section 314(d) of the Trust Indenture Act may be made by an Issuer Authorized Officer, except in cases in which Section 314(d) of the Trust Indenture Act requires that such certificate or opinion be made by an independent person.

Section 1304. Suits To Protect the Collateral . Subject to the provisions of this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee will have power to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings as it may deem expedient to prevent any impairment of the Collateral by any acts which may be unlawful or in violation of this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the Indenture Trustee may deem expedient to preserve or protect the interests of the Noteholders and the interests of the Indenture Trustee in the Collateral (including power to institute and maintain suits or proceedings to restrain the enforcement of or compliance with any legislative or other governmental enactment, rule or order that may be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid if the enforcement of, or compliance with, such enactment, rule or order would impair the Security Interest or be prejudicial to the interests of the Noteholders or the Indenture Trustee). No counterparties to a Derivative Agreement, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement or Supplemental Liquidity Agreement may direct the Indenture Trustee to enforce the Security Interest. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Indenture Supplement, each Derivative Counterparty’s, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider’s and Supplemental Liquidity Provider’s rights consist solely of the right to receive Finance Charge Amounts or Principal Amounts, as applicable, allocated for such party’s benefit pursuant to the related Indenture Supplement.

Section 1305. Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Indenture Trustee . In case the Collateral shall be in the possession of a receiver or trustee, lawfully appointed, the powers conferred in this Article XIII upon the Issuer or any other obligor, as applicable, with respect to the release, sale or other disposition of such property may be exercised by such receiver or trustee, and an instrument signed by such receiver or trustee shall be deemed the equivalent of any similar instrument of the Issuer or any other obligor, as applicable, or of any officer or officers thereof required by the provisions of this Article XIII .

Section 1306. Release of all Collateral .

(a) Subject to the payment of its fees and expenses pursuant to Section 806 of this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall, at the request of the Issuer or when otherwise required by the provisions of this Indenture, execute instruments to release property from the lien of this Indenture, or convey the Indenture Trustee’s interest (which is held by the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders) in the same, in a manner and under circumstances which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture. No party relying upon an instrument executed by the Indenture Trustee as provided in this Article XIII will be bound to ascertain the Indenture Trustee’s authority, inquire into the satisfaction of any conditions precedent or see to the application of any funds.

 

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(b) Upon delivery of an Officer’s Certificate certifying that the Issuer’s obligations under this Indenture have been satisfied and discharged by complying with the provisions of this Article XIII , the Indenture Trustee shall (i) execute and deliver such releases, termination statements and other instruments (in recordable form, where appropriate) as the Issuer or any other obligor, as applicable, may reasonably request evidencing the termination of the Security Interest created by this Indenture and (ii) not be deemed to hold the Security Interest for the benefit of itself, the Noteholders, any applicable Derivative Counterparty, any applicable Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider or any applicable Supplemental Liquidity Provider.

(c) The Beneficiary, the Issuer and the Noteholders shall be entitled to receive at least 10 days’ written notice when the Indenture Trustee proposes to take any action pursuant to clause (a), accompanied by copies of any instruments involved, and the Indenture Trustee shall also be entitled to require, as a condition to such action, an Opinion of Counsel, stating the legal effect of any such action, outlining the steps required to complete the same, and concluding that all conditions precedent to the taking of such action have been complied with. Counsel rendering any such opinion may rely, without independent investigation, on the accuracy and validity of any certificate or other instrument delivered to the Indenture Trustee in connection with any such action.

Section 1307. Opinions as to Collateral . On or before that date that is fifteen (15) days before each of the Note Issuance Trust’s Annual Report Date or Transition Report Date, as applicable, the Issuer shall furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel with respect to each UCC financing statement which has been filed by the Issuer with respect to the Collateral either stating that, (i) in the opinion of such counsel, such action has been taken with respect to the recording, filing, re-recording and refiling of this Indenture, such financing statements and amendments thereto as are necessary to maintain the Security Interest created by this Indenture and reciting the details of such action or (ii) in the opinion of such counsel, no such action is necessary to maintain such Security Interest. Such Opinion of Counsel will also describe the recording, filing, re-recording and refiling of this Indenture or such financing statements and amendments thereto that will, in the opinion of such counsel, be required to maintain the Security Interest created by this Indenture until the Note Issuance Trust’s next Annual Report Date or Transition Report Date, as applicable.

Section 1308. Certain Commercial Law Representations and Warranties . The Issuer hereby makes the following representations and warranties. Such representations and warranties shall survive until the termination of this Indenture. Such representations and warranties speak as of the date that a security interest in the Collateral is granted to the Indenture Trustee but shall not be waived by any of the parties to this Indenture unless each applicable Note Rating Agency shall have been notified of any intended waiver and the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to each Note Rating Agency other than Moody’s.

(a) This Indenture creates a valid and enforceable security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in Collateral in favor of the Indenture Trustee which security interest is prior to all other Liens and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the Issuer, except as the same may be limited by receivership, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equity principles.

 

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(b) The now-existing Collateral constitutes an “account,” a “general intangible,” an “instrument,” a “certificated security,” a “deposit account” or a “security entitlement” within the meaning of the applicable UCC.

(c) The Issuer has caused or will have caused, within ten days of the Effective Date, the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under applicable law in order to perfect the security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in the now-existing Collateral granted to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture.

(d) The Issuer has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statements against the Issuer that include a description of collateral covering the Collateral, other than any financing statement that has been terminated.

(e) The Issuer is not aware of any judgment or tax lien filings against it.

(f) At the time of its grant of any security interest in the now-existing Collateral pursuant to this Indenture, the Issuer owned and had good and marketable title to such Collateral free and clear of any lien, claim or encumbrance of any Person.

(g) The Issuer has caused the Indenture Trustee to be registered as the registered owner of the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate.

(h) Other than the security interest granted to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture, the Issuer has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed, the related Collateral.

Section 1309. Addition of Assets .

(a) The Note Issuance Trust may accept transfers of Additional Collateral Certificates (or, if applicable, transfers of direct interests in pools of credit card receivables) which are pledged under this Indenture concurrently with such transfer pursuant to an Assignment of Additional Assets.

(b) The Note Issuance Trust shall be permitted to accept such Additional Collateral Certificates (or, if applicable, interests in pools of credit card receivables) and to include such assets as Collateral for the Notes if the following conditions are satisfied:

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(ii) The Note Issuance Trust delivers an Officer’s Certificate to the Indenture Trustee stating that such addition is not expected to cause an Early Redemption Event or an Event of Default with respect any Outstanding Notes.

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ARTICLE XIV

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 1401. Custody of the Collateral . The Collateral shall be held by the Indenture Trustee separate and apart from all other property held by such Indenture Trustee.

Section 1402. Noteholders’ Monthly Statement . On each Distribution Date the Issuer will, in cooperation with the Master Servicers, complete and deliver to the Indenture Trustee and the Master Trust Trustee (with a copy to each Note Rating Agency) a monthly noteholders’ statement substantially in the form attached to the related Indenture Supplement.

Section 1403. Payment Instruction to Master Trust .

(a) Promptly after the receipt by the Issuer of each Investor Certificateholders’ Monthly Statement under the Series 2007-CC Supplement or each comparable statement under any Series Supplement relating to any Additional Collateral Certificate, the Issuer will, in cooperation with the applicable Master Servicer, complete the Payment Instruction for each Series of Notes issued hereunder and deliver a copy thereof to the Indenture Trustee and the Master Trust Trustee.

(b) From time to time, the Issuer will notify the Master Servicers of the information necessary to be provided by the Issuer under the applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement as supplemented by the applicable Series Supplement to calculate the Series Investor Interest of each Collateral Certificate.

Section 1404. No Petition . The Indenture Trustee, by entering into this Indenture, each Derivative Counterparty, by accepting its rights as a third party beneficiary hereunder, each Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider or Supplemental Liquidity Provider, as applicable, by accepting its rights as a third party beneficiary hereunder, and each Noteholder, by accepting a Note, agrees that it will not at any time institute against the Issuer, any Master Trust or any special purpose entity that acts as a depositor with respect to any Master Trust or the Issuer, or join in any institution against the Issuer, any Master Trust or any special purpose entity that acts as a depositor with respect to any Master Trust or the Issuer, any receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy or other similar proceedings, or other proceedings under any United States federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, this Indenture, any Derivative Agreement, any Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement and any Supplemental Liquidity Agreement. The obligations of the Noteholders, the Indenture Trustee, each Derivative Counterparty, each Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider and each Supplemental Liquidity Provider, as applicable, under this Section 1404 will survive the termination of this Indenture.

Section 1405. Trust Obligations . No recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Issuer on the Notes or under this Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith or therewith, against (i) the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, (ii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director, employee or agent of the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity or any successor or

 

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assign of the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, (iii) the Depositor, any Beneficiary or any owner of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, (iv) except to the extent provided in any Indenture Supplement with respect to sales of receivables, any Master Trust or (v) the Calculation Agent, any Master Servicer or any Servicer except as any such Person may have expressly agreed (it being understood that the Owner Trustee has no such obligations in its individual capacity).

Section 1406. Limitations on Liability .

(a) It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (i) this Indenture is executed and delivered by the Owner Trustee not individually or personally but solely as Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Issuer is made and intended not as a personal representation, undertaking or agreement by the Owner Trustee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Issuer, (iii) nothing herein contained will be construed as creating any liability on the Owner Trustee individually or personally, to perform any covenant of the Issuer either expressed or implied herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties to the Indenture and by any Person claiming by, through or under them and (iv) under no circumstances will the Owner Trustee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under this Indenture or any related documents.

(b) None of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Calculation Agent, any Beneficiary, the Depositor, any Master Servicer or Servicer or any other beneficiary of the Issuer or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, incorporators or agents will have any liability with respect to this Indenture, and recourse may be had solely to the Collateral pledged to secure the Notes under this Indenture.

Section 1407. Election Under Delaware Asset-Backed Securities Facilitation Act . Without limiting any other provisions of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement, the parties hereto agree that (a) the transactions contemplated hereby constitute a “securitization transaction” and (b) to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, including without limitation, the Asset-Backed Securities Facilitation Act, Delaware Code Ann. Tit. 6, § 2701A et seq: (1) all right, title and interest to the Collateral, whether now existing or hereafter acquired, all monies due or to become due with respect thereto, and all proceeds of such Collateral (the “ Transferred Assets ”), which have been transferred to the Note Issuance Trust in connection with the securitization transactions contemplated herein, shall be deemed to no longer be the property, assets or rights of the Depositor; (2) the Depositor, its creditors or, in any insolvency proceeding with respect to the Depositor or the Depositor’s property, a bankruptcy trustee, receiver, debtor, debtor in possession or similar person, shall have no rights, legal or equitable, whatsoever to reacquire, reclaim, recover, repudiate, disaffirm, redeem or recharacterize as property of the Depositor any of the Transferred Assets; and (3) in the event of a bankruptcy, receivership or other insolvency proceeding with respect to the Depositor or the Depositor’s property, such Transferred Assets shall not be deemed to be part of the Depositor’s property, assets, rights or estate.

 

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Section 1408. Tax Treatment . The Issuer and the Noteholders agree that the Notes are intended to be debt for federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes and agree to treat the Notes accordingly for all such purposes, unless otherwise required by a taxing authority.

Section 1409. Actions Taken by the Issuer . Any and all actions that are to be taken by the Issuer may be taken by either the Beneficiary or the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Issuer.

Section 1410. Alternate Payment Provisions . Notwithstanding any provision of this Indenture or any of the Notes to the contrary, the Issuer, with the written consent of the Indenture Trustee, may enter into any agreement with any Holder of a Note providing for a method of payment or notice that is different from the methods provided for in this Indenture for such payments or notices. The Issuer will furnish to the Indenture Trustee a copy of each such agreement and the Indenture Trustee will cause payments or notices, as applicable, to be made in accordance with such agreements.

Section 1411. Final Distribution .

(a) The Issuer shall give the Indenture Trustee at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of the Payment Date on which the Noteholders of any Series, Class or Tranche may surrender their Notes for payment of the final distribution on and cancellation of such Notes. Not later than the fifth day of the month in which the final distribution in respect of such Series, Class or Tranche is payable to Noteholders, the Indenture Trustee shall provide notice to Noteholders of such Series, Class or Tranche specifying (i) the date upon which final payment of such Series, Class or Tranche will be made upon presentation and surrender of Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche at the office or offices therein designated, (ii) the amount of any such final payment and (iii) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such Payment Date is not applicable, payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of such Notes at the office or offices therein specified. The Indenture Trustee shall give such notice to the Note Registrar and the Paying Agent at the time such notice is given to Noteholders.

(b) Notwithstanding a final distribution to the Noteholders of any Series, Class or Tranche (or the termination of the Issuer), except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, all funds then on deposit in any Issuer Account allocated to such Noteholders shall continue to be held in trust for the benefit of such Noteholders, and the Paying Agent or the Indenture Trustee shall pay such funds to such Noteholders upon surrender of their Notes, if certificated. In the event that all such Noteholders shall not surrender their Notes for cancellation within six (6) months after the date specified in the notice from the Indenture Trustee described in paragraph (a), the Indenture Trustee shall give a second notice to the remaining such Noteholders to surrender their Notes for cancellation and receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Notes shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Indenture Trustee may take appropriate steps, or may appoint an agent to take appropriate steps, to contact the remaining such Noteholders concerning surrender of their Notes, and the cost thereof shall be paid out of the funds in the Collections Account or any Issuer Accounts held for the benefit of such Noteholders. The Indenture Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Issuer any monies held by them for the

 

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payment of principal or interest that remains unclaimed for two (2) years. After payment to the Issuer, Noteholders entitled to the money must look to the Issuer for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another Person.

Section 1412. Termination Distributions . Upon the termination of the Issuer pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement, the Indenture Trustee shall release, assign and convey to the Beneficiary or any of its designees, without recourse, representation or warranty, all of its right, title and interest in the Collateral, whether then existing or thereafter created, all monies due or to become due and all amounts received or receivable with respect thereto (including all moneys then held in any Issuer Account) and all proceeds thereof, except for amounts held by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 1411(b) . The Indenture Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer and assignment as shall be provided to it, in each case without recourse, as shall be reasonably requested by the Beneficiary, to vest in the Beneficiary or any of its designees all right, title and interest which the Indenture Trustee had in and to the Collateral and such other property.

Section 1413. Derivative Counterparty, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider and Supplemental Liquidity Provider as Third-Party Beneficiary . Each Derivative Counterparty, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider and Supplemental Liquidity Provider is a third-party beneficiary of the Indenture to the extent specified in the applicable Derivative Agreement, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement, Supplemental Liquidity Agreement or Indenture Supplement.

Section 1414. No Prohibited Transactions . Each Noteholder shall be deemed to represent, warrant and agree that on each day the Noteholder holds any Note or interest therein, the Noteholder’s acquisition, holding and disposition of such Note or any interest therein will not constitute or result in (i) a prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code unless an exemption is available, all the conditions of which have been satisfied or (ii) a violation of any substantially similar foreign, federal, state, local or other applicable law. The representations made in this Section 1414 will be deemed made on each day from the date of its acquisition through and including the date it disposes of such Note.

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ARTICLE XV

COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB

Section 1501. Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness . The Depositor and the Indenture Trustee acknowledge and agree that the purpose of this Article XV is to facilitate compliance by the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the Commission. The Depositor shall not exercise its right to request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions other than in good faith, or for purposes other than the Depositor’s compliance with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (or the provision in a private offering of disclosure comparable to that required under the Securities Act). The Indenture Trustee agrees to cooperate in good faith with any reasonable request by the Depositor for information regarding the Indenture Trustee which is required in order to enable the Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB as it relates to the Indenture Trustee or to the Indenture Trustee’s obligations under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement, provided that such information is available to the Indenture Trustee without unreasonable expense or effort and within the timeframe as is reasonably requested. Terms used in this Article XV that are defined in Regulation AB but are not defined in Section 101 of this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Regulation AB.

Section 1502. Additional Representations and Warranties of the Indenture Trustee . The Indenture Trustee shall be deemed to represent to the Depositor as of the date on which information is provided under Section 1503 that, except as disclosed in writing to the Depositor prior to such date to the best of its knowledge: (i) neither the execution, delivery and performance by the Indenture Trustee of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement, the performance by the Indenture Trustee of its obligations under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement nor the consummation of any of the transactions by the Indenture Trustee contemplated thereby, is in violation of any indenture, mortgage, bank credit agreement, note or bond purchase agreement, long-term lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Indenture Trustee is a party or by which it is bound, which violation would have a material adverse effect on the Indenture Trustee’s ability to perform its obligations under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement, or of any judgment or order applicable to the Indenture Trustee; and (ii) there are no proceedings pending or threatened against the Indenture Trustee in any court or before any governmental authority, agency or arbitration board or tribunal which, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the right, power and authority of the Indenture Trustee to enter into this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement or to perform its obligations under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement.

Section 1503. Information to be Provided by the Indenture Trustee .

(a) The Indenture Trustee shall (i) on or before the fifth Business Day of each month, provide the Depositor, in writing, such information regarding the Indenture Trustee as is requested for the purpose of compliance with Item 1117 of Regulation AB, including but not limited to a letter addressed to the Depositor in substantially the form (with appropriate insertions) of Exhibit D hereto, and (ii) as promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Indenture Trustee of any changes to such information, provide to the Depositor, in writing, such updated information.

 

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(b) The Indenture Trustee shall (i) in connection with any Securitization Transaction which requires a prospectus, prospectus supplement, offering memorandum or related documents, provide to the Depositor such information regarding the Indenture Trustee as is requested and within the timeframe as is reasonably requested for the purpose of compliance with Items 1103(a)(1), 1109(a)(1), 1109(a)(2), 1117 and 1119 of Regulation AB, and (ii) as promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Indenture Trustee of any material changes to such previously provided information or to the business operations of the Indenture Trustee, provide to the Depositor, in writing, such updated information, and such other information as may be reasonably requested for purposes of satisfying Exchange Act reporting obligations of the Note Issuance Trust. Such information to be provided under clause (i) of this paragraph shall include, at a minimum:

(i) the Indenture Trustee’s name and form of organization;

(ii) a description of the extent to which the Indenture Trustee has had prior experience serving as a trustee for asset-backed securities transactions involving credit card receivables;

(iii) a description of any affiliation between the Indenture Trustee and any of the following parties to such Securitization Transaction, as such parties are identified to the Indenture Trustee by the Depositor in writing in advance of such Securitization Transaction:

(A) the sponsor;

(B) any depositor;

(C) the issuing entity;

(D) any servicer;

(E) any trustee;

(F) any originator;

(G) any significant obligor;

(H) any enhancement or support provider;

(I) the asset representations reviewer; and

(J) any other material transaction party.

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transaction or understanding that is entered into outside the ordinary course of business or is on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party, apart from such Securitization Transaction, the Indenture or any Indenture Supplement that currently exists or that existed during the past two years, and that is material to an investor’s understanding of the Notes. The Indenture Trustee shall furnish a copy of any disclosures of such affiliate relationships to Moody’s.

Section 1504. Indenture Trustee’s Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation . On or before the date that is fifteen (15) days prior to each of the Note Issuance Trust’s Annual Report Date or Transition Report Date, as applicable, or such other date that is mutually agreed upon in writing by the parties hereto (and relating to the preceding fiscal year or transition period, as applicable), the Indenture Trustee shall:

(a) deliver to each Master Servicer, the Calculation Agent and the Depositor a report regarding the Indenture Trustee’s assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria during the immediately preceding fiscal year or transition period, as applicable, as required under Rules 13a-18(b) and 15d-18(b) of the Exchange Act and Item 1122(a) of Regulation AB. Such report shall be addressed to the Depositor and the Master Servicer and signed by an authorized officer of the Indenture Trustee, and shall address each of the Servicing Criteria applicable to it as specified in Exhibit E or such criteria as mutually agreed upon by the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee;

(b) deliver to each Master Servicer, the Calculation Agent and the Depositor a report of a “Big Four” accounting firm, or upon the consent of the Master Servicer and the Depositor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, such other nationally recognized registered public accounting firm that satisfies the requirements of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (who may also render services to the Master Servicer or any Seller), that pursuant to Rules 13a-18(c) and 15d-18(c) of the Exchange Act and Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB attests to, and reports on, the assessment of compliance made by the Indenture Trustee and delivered pursuant to the preceding paragraph; such attestation shall be in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and

(c) deliver to each Master Servicer, the Calculation Agent and the Depositor and any other Person that will be responsible for signing the certification (a “ Sarbanes Certification ”) required by Rules 13a-14(d) and 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act (pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) on behalf of the Issuer, the Master Trust, the Master Servicer or the Depositor with respect to a publicly offered Securitization Transaction, certifications substantially in the forms (with appropriate insertions) attached as Exhibit C-1 and Exhibit F hereto.

The Indenture Trustee acknowledges that the parties identified in clause (c) above may rely on the certification provided by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to such clause in signing a Sarbanes Certification and filing such with the Commission.

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ARTICLE XVI

SUBORDINATION

Section 1601. Subordination of Subordinate Notes .

(a) Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement, the Issuer and the Holders of the Class B Notes of each Series agree for the benefit of the Class A Notes of such Series that the rights of the Holders of the Class B Notes to payment by the Issuer and in and to the Collateral, including to any payment from the Proceeds of Collateral, shall be subordinate and junior to the Class A Notes, to the extent and in the manner set forth in this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement, including as set forth in Section 506 and hereinafter provided. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement, if any Event of Default has occurred and has not been cured or waived and acceleration occurs in accordance with Article VII , principal of and interest on, as applicable, the Class A Notes of any Series shall be paid in full in Cash before any further payment or distribution is made on account of the Class B Notes of such Series.

(b) Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement, the Issuer and the Holders of the Class C Notes of each Series agree for the benefit of the Class A Notes and Class B Notes of such Series that the rights of the Holders of the Class C Notes to payment by the Issuer and in and to the Collateral, including to any payment from the Proceeds of Collateral, shall be subordinate and junior to the Class A Notes and Class B Notes, to the extent and in the manner set forth in this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement, including as set forth in Section 506 and hereinafter provided. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement, if any Event of Default has occurred and has not been cured or waived and acceleration occurs in accordance with Article VII , principal of and interest on, as applicable, the Class A Notes of any Series and the Class B Notes of any Series shall be paid in full in Cash before any further payment or distribution is made on account of the Class C Notes of such Series.

(c) Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement, the Issuer and the Holders of the Class D Notes of each Series agree for the benefit of the Class A Notes, Class B Notes and Class C Notes of such Series that the rights of the Holders of the Class D Notes to payment by the Issuer and in and to the Collateral, including to any payment from the Proceeds of Collateral, shall be subordinate and junior to the Class A Notes, Class B Notes and Class C Notes to the extent and in the manner set forth in this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement, including as set forth in Section 506 and hereinafter provided. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement, if any Event of Default has occurred and has not been cured or waived and acceleration occurs in accordance with Article VII , principal of and interest on, as applicable, the Class A Notes of any Series, the Class B Notes of any Series and the Class C Notes of any Series shall be paid in full in Cash before any further payment or distribution is made on account of the Class D Notes of such Series.

(d) In the event that notwithstanding the provisions of this Indenture, any Holder of any Subordinate Notes shall have received any payment or distribution in respect of such Subordinate Notes contrary to the provisions of this Indenture, then, unless and until (w) the

 

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Class A Notes, (x) the Class B Notes or (y) the Class C Notes, as the case may be, shall have been paid in full in Cash in accordance with this Indenture, such payment or distribution shall be received and held in trust for the benefit of, and shall forthwith be paid over and delivered to, the Indenture Trustee, which shall pay and deliver the same to the Holders of the Class A Notes, the Class B Notes or the Class C Notes, as the case may be, in accordance with this Indenture; provided, however, that, if any such payment or distribution is made other than in Cash, it shall be held by the Indenture Trustee as part of the Collateral and subject in all respects to the provisions of this Indenture, including this Section 1601 .

(e) Nothing in this Section 1601 shall affect the obligation of the Issuer to pay Holders of Subordinate Notes.

Section 1602. Other Assets of the Transferor . The Issuer and each Noteholder, by accepting a Note, acknowledge and agree that such Note represents indebtedness of the Issuer and does not represent an interest in any assets (other than the Collateral) of the Transferor (including by virtue of any deficiency claim in respect of obligations not paid or otherwise satisfied from the Collateral and proceeds thereof). In furtherance of and not in derogation of the foregoing, to the extent the Transferor enters into other securitization transactions, the Issuer as well as each Noteholder by accepting a Note acknowledge and agree that it shall have no right, title or interest in or to any assets (or interest therein) (other than Collateral) conveyed or purported to be conveyed by the Transferor to another securitization trust or other Person or Persons in connection therewith (whether by way of a sale, capital contribution or by virtue of the granting of a lien) (“Other Assets”). To the extent that, notwithstanding the agreements and provisions contained in the preceding sentences of this subsection, the Issuer or any Noteholder either (i) asserts an interest or claim to, or benefit from, Other Assets, whether asserted against or through the Transferor or any other Person owned by the Transferor, or (ii) is deemed to have any such interest, claim or benefit in or from Other Assets, whether by operation of law, legal process, pursuant to applicable provisions of insolvency laws or otherwise (including by virtue of Section 1111(b) of the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any successor provision having similar effect under the Federal Bankruptcy Code), and whether deemed asserted against or through the Transferor or any other Person owned by the Transferor, then the Issuer and each Noteholder by accepting a Note further acknowledges and agrees that any such interest, claim or benefit in or from Other Assets is and shall be expressly subordinated to the indefeasible payment in full of all obligations and liabilities of the Transferor which, under the terms of the relevant documents relating to the securitization of such Other Assets, are entitled to be paid from, entitled to the benefits of, or otherwise secured by such Other Assets (whether or not any such entitlement or security interest is legally perfected or otherwise entitled to a priority of distribution or application under applicable law, including insolvency laws, and whether asserted against the Transferor or any other Person owned by the Transferor), including, the payment of post-petition interest on such other obligations and liabilities. This subordination agreement shall be deemed a subordination agreement within the meaning of Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. Each Noteholder further acknowledges and agrees that no adequate remedy at law exists for a breach of this Section 1602 and the terms of this Section 1602 may be enforced by an action for specific performance.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST
By:   Wilmington Trust Company,
 

not in its individual capacity

but solely as Owner Trustee

By:  

/s/ Jennifer A. Luce

Name: Jennifer A. Luce
Title: Vice President
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Indenture Trustee
By:  

/s/ Edwin J. Janis

Name: Edwin J. Janis
Title: Vice President

 

Acknowledged and Agreed By:

DISCOVER BANK,

as Calculation Agent and Master Servicer

By:  

/s/ Michael F. Rickert

Name: Michael F. Rickert
Title:  

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

and Assistant Treasurer

DISCOVER FUNDING LLC,

as Beneficiary and Depositor

By:  

/s/ Michael F. Rickert

Name:   Michael F. Rickert
Title:  

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

and Treasurer

 

S-1


STATE OF DELAWARE        )  
       ) ss:  
COUNTY OF NEW CASTLE        )  

On the 16 th day of December, 2015, before me personally came Jennifer Luce, me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that s/he resides at Wilmington, DE; that s/he is a Vice President of Wilmington Trust Company, acting not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee of the Discover Card Execution Note Trust, one of the parties described in and which executed the above instrument; that s/he knows the corporate seal of the Owner Trustee; that the seal affixed to that instrument is such corporate seal; that it was affixed by authority of the board of directors of the corporation; and that s/he signed her/his name thereto by like authority.

 

/s/ Christina M. Bader

Name

 

 

Notarial Seal


STATE OF ILLINOIS        )  
       ) ss:  
COUNTY OF COOK        )  

On the 16 th day of December, 2015, before me personally came Edwin J. Janis to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that s/he is the Vice President of U.S. Bank National Association, one of the entities described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; the s/he signed his/her name to the said instrument and that s/he has been authorized by U.S. Bank National Association to execute the foregoing instrument.

 

/s/ Christopher J. Nuxoll

Notarial Seal


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT OF ADDITIONAL ASSETS

This ASSIGNMENT NO.             OF ADDITIONAL ASSETS (the “Assignment”), dated as of             ,             is entered into by and among Discover Card Execution Note Trust (the “ Note Issuance Trust ”) and U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”).

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS, Discover Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Discover Funding”), and Wilmington Trust Company, as Owner Trustee (“ Owner Trustee ”), are parties to the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement for the Note Issuance Trust, dated as of December 22, 2015, as such agreement may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time (the “ Trust Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, the Note Issuance Trust and the Indenture Trustee are parties to the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December 22, 2015, as such agreement may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time (the “ Indenture ”);

WHEREAS, the Note Issuance Trust and the Indenture Trustee are parties to the Amended and Restated Indenture Supplement for the DiscoverSeries Notes, dated as of December 22, 2015, as such agreement may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time (the “ Indenture Supplement ”);

WHEREAS, [            ] has transferred [an Additional Collateral Certificate] [a direct interest in a pool of credit card receivables] to the Note Issuance Trust and the Note Issuance Trust wishes to pledge such assets under the Indenture;

WHEREAS, under Section 1309 of the Indenture, the Note Issuance Trust may accept transfers of Additional Collateral Certificates or direct interests in pools of credit card receivables pursuant to an Assignment of Additional Assets, and under Section 1001(j) of the Indenture, the Indenture and any Indenture Supplement may be amended from time to time to add provisions to or change any of the provisions of the Indenture or any Indenture Supplement for the purpose of accommodating the addition of Collateral Certificates and direct interests in credit card receivables to the Note Issuance Trust pursuant to an Assignment of Additional Assets, without the consent of any of the Noteholders, subject to satisfying the Rating Agency Condition with respect to Standard & Poor’s;

WHEREAS, the Series 2007-CC Series Supplement has been amended as of the date hereof to reflect the pledge of additional assets under this Assignment; and

[WHEREAS, the Trust Agreement has been amended as of the date hereof to reflect the addition of                     as a Beneficiary thereunder.]

 

Exhibit A - 1


NOW, THEREFORE, the Note Issuance Trust and the Indenture Trustee hereby agree as follows:

1. Defined Terms .

a. [“ Additional Collateral Certificate ” means the [Collateral Certificate] representing an interest in credit card receivables and issued by [Master Trust].]

b. [“ Pooling and Servicing Agreement ” means [the agreement for the pooling and servicing of credit card receivables under which the Additional Collateral Certificate was issued to the Note Issuance Trust], as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated, amended and restated, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.]

c. [“ Series Supplement ” means [the series supplement to the applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement under which the Additional Collateral Certificate was issued to the Note Issuance Trust], as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated, amended and restated, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.]

d. [“ Servicer ” means, with respect to the Additional Collateral Certificate, [the Person who is designated as Servicer with respect to such Additional Collateral Certificate in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for such Additional Collateral Certificate.]]

e. Capitalized terms not defined herein which are defined in the Indenture, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein.

2. Grant to Indenture Trustee . The Note Issuance Trust hereby confirms the grant set forth in the Indenture and does hereby grant to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit and security of the Noteholders and, to the extent so provided in any Derivative Agreement, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement or Supplemental Liquidity Agreement, to the counterparties or providers named therein, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in and to the following:

a. [the Additional Collateral Certificate, all rights to vote or to give consents or waivers with respect thereto] [a direct interest in a pool of credit card receivables] and all rights under this Assignment, as applicable;

b. all present and future claims, demands, causes of and choses in action in respect of the foregoing and all interest, principal, payments and distributions of any nature or type on any of the foregoing;

c. all accounts, general intangibles, chattel paper, instruments, documents, money, investment property, deposit accounts, letters of credit and letter-of-credit rights consisting of, arising from, or relating to any of the foregoing; and

d. all proceeds of the foregoing.

The property described in the preceding sentence is part of the “Collateral” as defined in the Indenture. The Security Interest in the Collateral is granted to secure the Notes

 

Exhibit A - 2


(and the related obligations under the Indenture), equally and ratably without prejudice, priority or distinction between any Note by reason of difference in time of issuance or otherwise, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Indenture, or in any Indenture Supplement which establishes any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, and to secure (i) the payment of all amounts due on such Notes in accordance with their respective terms, (ii) the payment of all other sums payable by the Issuer under the Indenture and any Indenture Supplement relating to the Notes, (iii) to the extent so provided in any Derivative Agreement, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement or Supplemental Liquidity Agreement, any payments to the counterparties or providers named therein and (iv) compliance by the Issuer with the provisions of the Indenture or any Indenture Supplement, in each case to the extent relating to the Notes.

This Assignment, as may be supplemented, is a security agreement within the meaning of the UCC.

The Indenture Trustee acknowledges the grant of such Security Interest, and accepts the Collateral in trust hereunder in accordance with the provisions hereof and agrees to perform the duties herein to the end that the interests of the Noteholders may be adequately and effectively protected.

The Notes, Derivative Agreements, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreements, Supplemental Liquidity Agreements and other obligations under the Indenture and any Indenture Supplement will benefit from the Security Interest to the extent (and only to the extent) proceeds of and distributions on the Collateral are allocated for their benefit pursuant to the Indenture and the applicable Indenture Supplement.

3. Amendment of the Indenture . The Indenture is hereby amended by providing that all references to the “Indenture,” “this Agreement” and “herein” shall be deemed to be a reference to the Indenture as supplemented by this Assignment. [Additional amendments as necessary to fully accommodate additional assets, including without limitation, amendments relating to defined terms, allocations, required daily deposits, Regulation AB disclosures, limited recourse and nonpetition clauses]

[4. Amendment of the Indenture Supplement . The Indenture Supplement is hereby amended by providing:

a. Additional Collateral Certificate: all references to “the Additional Collateral Certificate” or any applicable agreement relating to “the Additional Collateral Certificate” in the Indenture Supplement will include the Additional Collateral Certificate described in this Assignment; and

b. Allocation and Reallocation: the following allocation and reallocations provisions of Section 3.01 of the Indenture Supplement will be supplemented as follows:

i. Step (9) (Allocation from the DCMT Group One Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account): [            ]

ii. Step (10) (Allocation from the DCMT Group One Interchange Reallocation Account): [            ]

 

Exhibit A - 3


iii. Step (21) (Allocation from the DCMT Group One Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account): [            ]

iv. Step (22) (Allocation from the DCMT Group One Interchange Reallocation Account): [            ]

v. Step (56) (Reallocation of Series Finance Charge Amounts to the DCMT Group One Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account): [            ]

vi. Step (57) (Reallocation of Series Finance Charge Amounts to the DCMT Group One Interchange Reallocation Account): [            ]

vii. Step (64) (Allocation from the DCMT Group One Principal Collections Reallocation Account for Principal Shortfalls other than Prefunding Shortfalls): [            ]

viii. Step (65) (Allocation from the DCMT Group One Principal Collections Reallocation Account for Prefunding Shortfalls): [            ]

ix. Step (77) (Allocation of Unused Sales Proceeds to Transferor): [            ]

x. Step (79) (Reallocation of Series Principal Amounts to the DCMT Group One Principal Collections Reallocation Account): [            ]

xi. Step (80) (Remaining Series Principal Amounts to Collections Account for the DCMT for Reinvestment in New Receivables): [            ]

c. Reinvestment — Interest Funding Subaccounts: Step (4)  (Withdrawals for Discount Notes) of Section 3.04 of the Indenture Supplement will be amended or supplemented as follows: [          ]

d. Reinvestment — Principal Funding Subaccounts: Step (4)  (Withdrawal of Prefunding Excess Amount) of Section 3.05 of the Indenture Supplement will be amended or supplemented as follows: [            ]

e. Early Redemption Events: Section 4.01(a) of the Indenture Supplement will be amended or supplemented as follows: [            ]

f. Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure: Section 4.01(c) of the Indenture Supplement will be amended or supplemented as follows: [            ]

g. Sale of Receivables: Section 4.05 of the Indenture Supplement will be amended or supplemented as follows: [            ]

[h. Additional amendments as necessary to fully accommodate additional assets, including without limitation, amendments relating to defined terms or changes to the Terms Documents.]]

 

Exhibit A - 4


[5. Appointment of Sub-Calculation Agent: [            ] will be appointed as a Sub-Calculation Agent under the Indenture, to provide the following services: [            ]]

6. Closing . The transfer, assignment, set over, pledge and conveyance of the Additional Collateral Certificate shall take place at the offices of Mayer Brown LLP, 71 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606 on [            ].

7. Limitation on Liability .

a. It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (i) this Assignment is executed and delivered by the Owner Trustee, not individually or personally but solely as Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Issuer is made and intended not as a personal representation, undertaking or agreement by the Owner Trustee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Issuer, (iii) nothing herein contained will be construed as creating any liability on the Owner Trustee individually or personally, to perform any covenant of the Issuer either expressed or implied herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties to this Assignment and by any Person claiming by, through or under them and (iv) under no circumstances will the Owner Trustee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under this Assignment or any related documents.

b. None of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Calculation Agent, any Beneficiary, the Depositor, any Master Servicer or any Servicer or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, incorporators or agents will have any liability with respect to this Assignment, and recourse may be had solely to the Collateral pledged to secure the DiscoverSeries Notes under the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement.

c. The obligations of the Note Issuance Trust to the Indenture Trustee with respect to this Assignment shall be limited in recourse to the Collateral conveyed to the Note Issuance under this Assignment.

8. Governing Law . THIS ASSIGNMENT OF ADDITIONAL ASSETS WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATION LAW, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER STATE.

 

Exhibit A - 5


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

 

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST
By: Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Indenture Trustee
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

Acknowledged By:

DISCOVER BANK,

as Calculation Agent

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

DISCOVER FUNDING LLC,

as Beneficiary for Discover Card Execution Note Trust

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

[Other parties, including Sub-Calculation Agent, as applicable]

 

Exhibit A - 6


EXHIBIT B-1

[FORM OF] CLEARANCE SYSTEM CERTIFICATE

TO BE GIVEN TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE BY

EUROCLEAR OR CLEARSTREAM FOR

DELIVERY OF DEFINITIVE NOTES IN EXCHANGE FOR A PORTION OF A

TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST,

[●] Series, Class [●] Notes

[Insert title or sufficient description of Notes to be delivered]

We refer to that portion of the Temporary Global Note in respect of the [●] Series, Class [●] Notes to be exchanged for definitive Notes (the “Submitted Portion”) pursuant to this certificate (the “Notes”) as provided in the Indenture, dated as of December 22, 2015 (as amended and supplemented, the “Indenture”) in respect of such issue. This is to certify that (i) we have received a certificate or certificates, in writing or by tested telex, with respect to each of the persons appearing in our records as being entitled to a beneficial interest in the Submitted Portion and with respect to such person’s beneficial interest either (a) from such person, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 to the Indenture, or (b) from                     , substantially in the form of Exhibit B-3 to the Indenture, and (ii) the Submitted Portion includes no part of the Temporary Global Note excepted in such certificates.

We further certify that as of the date hereof we have not received any notification from any of the persons giving such certificates to the effect that the statements made by them with respect to any part of the Submitted Portion are no longer true and cannot be relied on as of the date hereof.

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities and tax laws in the United States of America. If administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate or a copy hereof to any interested party in such proceedings. As used herein, “United States” means the United States of America, including the States and the District of Columbia, its territories, its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction; and “United States Person” has the meaning provided in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

 

Dated:                    ,     *   [                                                               ]  
  as operator of the Euroclear System] [Clearstream]  
      By  

                                                            

 

* To be dated on the date of the proposed exchange.

 

Exhibit B-1 - 1


EXHIBIT B-2

[FORM OF] CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED TO

EUROCLEAR OR CLEARSTREAM

BY [●] WITH RESPECT TO REGISTERED NOTES SOLD TO QUALIFIED

INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST,

[●] Series, Class [●] Notes

In connection with the initial issuance and placement of the [●] Series, Class [●] Notes (the “Notes”), an institutional investor in the United States (an “institutional investor”) is purchasing [U.S.$/(other currency)] aggregate principal amount of the Notes held in our account at [                                        as operator of the Euroclear System] [Clearstream] on behalf of such investor.

We reasonably believe that such institutional investor is a qualified institutional buyer as such term is defined under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

[We understand that this certificate is required in connection with United States laws. We irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered by this certificate.]

The Definitive Notes in respect of this certificate are to be issued in registered form in the minimum denomination of [U.S.$/(other currency)] and such Definitive Notes (and, unless the Indenture or terms document relating to the Notes otherwise provides, any Notes issued in exchange or substitution for or on registration of transfer of Notes) shall bear the following legend:

“THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933. NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY PORTION HEREOF MAY BE OFFERED OR SOLD, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED STAPES OR TO U.S. PERSONS (EACH AS DEFINED HEREIN), EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION PROVISIONS OF SUCH ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION PROVISIONS. THE TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN. THIS NOTE CANNOT BE EXCHANGED FOR A BEARER NOTE.”

 

Dated:                    ,     *

      [                                                         ]
      By  

 

      Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit B-2 - 1


EXHIBIT B-3

[FORM OF] CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED

TO EUROCLEAR OR CLEARSTREAM

BY A BENEFICIAL OWNER

OF NOTES, OTHER THAN A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST,

[●] Series, Class [●] Notes

This is to certify that as of the date hereof and except as provided in the third paragraph hereof, the [●] Series, Class [●] Notes held by you for our account (the “Notes”) (i) are owned by a person that is a United States person, or (ii) are owned by a United States person that is (A) the foreign branch of a United States financial institution (as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.165-12(c)(1)(iv)) (a “financial institution”) purchasing for its own account or for resale, or (B) a United States person who acquired the Notes through the foreign branch of a financial institution and who holds the Notes through the financial institution on the date hereof (and in either case (A) or (B), the financial institution hereby agrees to comply with the requirements of Section 165(j)(3)(A), (B) or (C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the “Code”) and the regulations thereunder), or (iii) are owned by a financial institution for purposes of resale during the Restricted Period (as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(D)(7)). In addition, financial institutions described in clause (iii) of the preceding sentence (whether or not also described in clause (i) or (ii)) certify that they have not acquired the Notes for purposes of resale directly or indirectly to a United States person or to a person within the United States or its possessions.

We undertake to advise you by tested telex if the above statement as to beneficial ownership is not correct on the date of delivery of the Notes with respect to such of the Notes as then appear in your books as being held for our account.

This certificate excepts and does not relate to [U.S.$/(other currency)] principal amount of Notes held by you for our account, as to which we are not yet able to certify beneficial ownership. We understand that delivery of Definitive Notes in such principal amount cannot be made until we are able to so certify.

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities and tax laws in the United States of America. If administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate or a copy hereof to any interested party in such proceedings. As used herein, “United States” means the United States of America, including the States and the District of Columbia, its territories, its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction; and “United States Person” has the meaning provided in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

 

Exhibit B-3 - 1


Dated:                    ,     *           By  

                              

          Name:

As, or as agent for, the beneficial owner(s) of the interest in the Notes to which this certificate relates.

 

* This certificate must be dated on the earlier of the date of the first payment of interest in respect of the Notes and the date of the delivery of the Notes in definitive form.

 

Exhibit B-3 - 2


EXHIBIT C-1

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE FOR INDENTURE TRUSTEE

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST

The undersigned, the Indenture Trustee, pursuant to Section 1504 of the Indenture dated as of December 22, 2015, as amended on or prior to the date hereof (the “Indenture”), by and among Discover Card Execution Note Trust and U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee, hereby certifies that:

(a) a review of the activities of U.S. Bank National Association, during the fiscal year ended November 30, [            ], and of its performance under the Indenture was made under my supervision; and

(b) to the best of my knowledge, based on such review, [except as provided below] U.S. Bank National Association has fulfilled all its obligations in all material respects under the Indenture throughout the fiscal year ended November 30, [            ].

[(c) If there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specify each such failure known to the certifying officer and the nature and status thereof.]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this certificate this [    ] day of [                    ],[            ].

 

By:                                                                          
Name:                                                                      
Title:                                                                        

 

Exhibit C-1-1


EXHIBIT C-2

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE FOR ISSUER

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST

The undersigned, the Issuer, pursuant to Section 1105 of the Indenture dated as of December 22, 2015, as amended on or prior to the date hereof (the “Indenture”), by and among Discover Card Execution Note Trust, as Issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee, hereby certifies that:

(a) a review of the activities of Issuer, during the fiscal year ended November 30, [            ], and of its performance under the Indenture was made under my supervision; and

(b) to the best of my knowledge, based on such review, [except as provided below] the Issuer has fulfilled all its obligations in all material respects under the Indenture throughout the fiscal year ended November 30, [            ].

[(c) If there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specify each such failure known to the certifying officer and the nature and status thereof.]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this certificate this [    ] day of [                    ],[            ].

 

By:                                                                          
Name:                                                                      
Title:                                                                        

 

Exhibit C-2-1


EXHIBIT D

FORM OF INDENTURE TRUSTEE’S LITIGATION CERTIFICATE

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST

The undersigned, a [            ] of [            ] (the “ Indenture Trustee ”), a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY as follows:

To my knowledge, during the calendar month preceding the calendar month of the date hereof[, except as set forth on Exhibit A hereto] no legal proceeding (including proceedings of governmental authorities) against the Indenture Trustee or against the property of the Indenture Trustee that is material to security holders of any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes issued by Discover Card Execution Note Trust, was initiated, terminated or experienced any developments that are material to such security holders.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Certificate to be duly executed this [            ] day of [            ], [            ].

 

By:                                                                          
Name:                                                                      
Title:                                                                        

 

Exhibit D - 1


EXHIBIT E

SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE

The assessments of compliance to be delivered by the Indenture Trustee and the Calculation Agent shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified in the chart below as “Applicable Servicing Criteria.” Servicing criteria that are not identified with a checkmark under the columns entitled “Calculation Agent” and “Indenture Trustee” are criteria that are not applicable to the respective entities.

 

Item 1122(d)
Reference

  

Servicing Criteria

   Calculation
Agent
     Indenture
Trustee
 
1122(d)(1)(i)    Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s performance and compliance with such servicing activities.    ü        
1122(d)(1)(ii)    If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s performance and compliance with such servicing activities.    ü        
1122(d)(1)(iii)    Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the credit card accounts or accounts are maintained.      
1122(d)(1)(iv)    A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements.      
1122(d)(v)    Aggregation of information, as applicable, is mathematically accurate and the information conveyed accurately reflects the information.    ü        
1122(d)(2)(i)    Payments on pool assets are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.      
1122(d)(2)(ii)    Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel.    ü         ü     
1122(d)(2)(iii)    Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements.      
1122(d)(2)(iv)    The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements.       ü     
1122(d)(2)(v)    Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act.       ü     

 

Exhibit E - 1


Item 1122(d)
Reference

  

Servicing Criteria

   Calculation
Agent
     Indenture
Trustee
 
1122(d)(2)(vi)    Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access.      
1122(d)(2)(vii)    Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.    ü        
1122(d)(3)(i)    Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of credit card accounts serviced by the servicer.    ü        
1122(d)(3)(ii)    Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements.    ü         ü     
1122(d)(3)(iii)    Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the servicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.       ü     
1122(d)(3)(iv)    Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements.       ü     
1122(d)(4)(i)    Collateral or security on pool assets is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related pool asset documents.      
1122(d)(4)(ii)    Pool Assets and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements.      
1122(d)(4)(iii)    Any additions, removals or substitutions to the Collateral is made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements.    ü         ü     
1122(d)(4)(iv)    Payments on pool assets, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related pool assets documents are posted to the applicable servicer’s obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with this Indenture and any Indenture Supplement.      
1122(d)(4)(v)    The servicer’s records regarding the pool assets agree with the servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance.      
1122(d)(4)(vi)    Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s pool asset (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents.      

 

Exhibit E - 2


Item 1122(d)
Reference

  

Servicing Criteria

  

Calculation

Agent

   Indenture
Trustee
1122(d)(4)(vii)    Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements.      
1122(d)(4)(viii)    Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a pool asset is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s activities in monitoring delinquent pool assets including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment).      
1122(d)(4)(ix)    Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for pool assets with variable rates are computed based on the related Account documents.      
1122(d)(4)(x)    Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s pool asset documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable pool assets documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related pool assets, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.      
1122(d)(4)(xi)    Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.      
1122(d)(4)(xii)    Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or omission.      
1122(d)(4)(xiii)    Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.      
1122(d)(4)(xiv)    Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements.      
1122(d)(4)(xv)    Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements.    ü 2   

 

2   Only if applicable for any outstanding Securitization Transaction.

 

Exhibit E - 3


EXHIBIT F

FORM OF ANNUAL CERTIFICATION

Re: Indenture, dated as of December 22, 2015, by and between Discover Card Execution Note Trust, as Issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee, as amended on or prior to the date hereof (the “Agreement”).

I,                                         , of NAME OF COMPANY (the “Company”), certify to the Depositor and each of its officers, with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

(1) I have reviewed the Company’s servicer compliance statement provided in accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the “Compliance Statement”), the report on assessment of the Company’s compliance provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the “Servicing Assessment”) and the registered public accounting firm’s attestation report provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange Act and Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the “Attestation Report”) that were delivered by the Company to the Depositor pursuant to the Agreement (collectively, the “Company Information”);

(2) To the best of my knowledge, the Company Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period of time covered by the Company Information;

(3) To the best of my knowledge, all of the Company Information required to be provided by the Company under the Agreement has been provided to Depositor; and

(4) To the best of my knowledge, except as disclosed in the Compliance Statement, the Servicing Assessment or the Attestation Report, the Company has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement.

Dated:

 

By:                                                                          
Name:                                                                      

 

Exhibit F - 1

 

 

Exhibit 4.5

 

 

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST

Issuer

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Indenture Trustee

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT

Dated as of December 22, 2015

for the DiscoverSeries Notes

to

AMENDED AND RESTATED INDENTURE

Dated as of December 22, 2015

 

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

  

Section 1.01.

   Definitions      1   

Section 1.02.

   Representations and Warranties of Issuer      26   

Section 1.03.

   Representations and Warranties of Indenture Trustee      27   

Section 1.04.

   Limitations on Liability      27   

Section 1.05.

   Governing Law      28   

Section 1.06.

   Counterparts      28   

Section 1.07.

   Effectiveness      28   

Section 1.08.

   Ratification of Indenture      28   
  

ARTICLE II

THE NOTES

  

Section 2.01.

   Creation and Designation      28   

Section 2.02.

   New Issuances of Notes      29   

Section 2.03.

   Cash Deposit in Class C Reserve Account and Class D Reserve Account      30   
  

ARTICLE III

ALLOCATIONS OF COLLECTIONS AND SUBORDINATION

  

Section 3.01.

   Allocations of Collections      30   

Section 3.02.

   Available Subordinated Amounts and Usages      76   

Section 3.03.

   Derivative Receipts      105   

Section 3.04.

   Withdrawals from Interest Funding Subaccounts      106   

Section 3.05.

   Withdrawals from Principal Funding Subaccounts      107   

Section 3.06.

   Payments on Foreign Currency Notes      108   
  

ARTICLE IV

EARLY REDEMPTION EVENTS AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO SPECIAL ALLOCATIONS OF PRINCIPAL

  

Section 4.01.

   Early Redemption Events      108   

Section 4.02.

   Variable Accumulation Period      111   

Section 4.03.

   Calculation of Targeted Prefunding Deposit      111   

Section 4.04.

   Calculation of Prefunding Excess Amounts      113   

Section 4.05.

   Receivables Sale      114   
   ARTICLE V
ISSUER ACCOUNTS AND INVESTMENTS
  

Section 5.01.

   Issuer Accounts      116   

 

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Exhibits

 

Exhibit A

   Form of Class A Terms Document

Exhibit B

   Form of Class B Terms Document

Exhibit C

   Form of Class C Terms Document

Exhibit D

   Form of Class D Terms Document

Exhibit E

   Form of Noteholders’ Monthly Statement


THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT (this “ Indenture Supplement ”) for the DiscoverSeries Notes, by and between DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST, a statutory trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Issuer ” or the “ Note Issuance Trust ”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, as Indenture Trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”), is made and entered into as of December 22, 2015.

WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee have entered into that certain Amended and Restated Indenture Supplement, dated as of June 4, 2010 (the “ Original Indenture Supplement ”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 1001(b) and 1001(c) of the Indenture, the Issuer and the Trustee wish to amend and restate the Original Indenture Supplement in its entirety to make certain other clarifying or corrective amendments as permitted by such Sections.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements herein contained, each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the benefit of the Noteholders:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01. Definitions . For all purposes of this Indenture Supplement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article, and include the plural as well as the singular;

(b) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Indenture either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;

(c) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term “generally accepted accounting principles” with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder means such accounting principles as are generally accepted in the United States of America at the date of such computation;

(d) all references in this Indenture to designated “Articles,” “Sections” and other subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections and other subdivisions of this Indenture Supplement. The words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture Supplement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;


(e) in the event that any term or provision contained herein shall conflict with or be inconsistent with any term or provision contained in the Indenture, the terms and provisions of this Indenture Supplement shall be controlling;

(f) each capitalized term defined herein shall relate only to the DiscoverSeries Notes and no other Series of Notes issued by the Issuer;

(g) “including” and words of similar import will be deemed to be followed by “without limitation;”

(h) for purposes of determining any amount or making any calculation hereunder, such amount or calculation, (x) if specified to be as of the first day of any Due Period, shall (a) include any Notes issued during such Due Period as if such Notes had been outstanding on the first day of such Due Period and (b) give effect to any payments, deposits or other allocations made on the Distribution Date related to the prior Due Period, and (y) if specified to be as of the close of business on the last day of any Due Period shall give effect to any payments, deposits or other allocations made on the related Distribution Date; and

(i) a reference to any agreement or other document is to that agreement or other document as may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.

Accumulation Amount ” means, for any Tranche of Notes, (x) the Accumulation Amount specified in the applicable Terms Document for such Tranche, or (y) if no such amount is specified, or if the commencement of the Accumulation Period is delayed in accordance with Section 4.02, an amount equal to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche as of the first day of the Accumulation Period divided by the Accumulation Period Length (in each case, as adjusted to give effect to any issuance of additional Notes in such Tranche and as further adjusted following any Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure in accordance with Section 4.01(c)).

Accumulation Commencement Date ” means, for each Tranche of Notes, (i) if the commencement of the Accumulation Period is not delayed in accordance with Section 4.02 , (x) the Accumulation Commencement Date specified in the applicable Terms Document for such Tranche or (y) if no such date is specified, the first Business Day of the calendar month that is twelve (12) whole calendar months prior to the calendar month in which the Expected Maturity Date for such Tranche of Notes occurs and (ii) if the commencement of the Accumulation Period is delayed in accordance with Section 4.02 , the Accumulation Commencement Date as so delayed, as determined by the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer in accordance with Section 4.02 .

Accumulation Negative Spread ” means, for any Tranche of Notes for any Distribution Date, the positive difference, if any, between

(a) the PFA Earnings Target for amounts on deposit in the Principal Funding Subaccount in connection with Targeted Principal Deposits other than Targeted Prefunding Deposits for such Tranche of Notes and

 

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(b) the product of

 

  (x) the amount of income earned on all funds on deposit in the Principal Funding Subaccount for such Tranche (net of investment expenses and losses) for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to but excluding such Distribution Date and

 

  (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount on deposit in such Principal Funding Subaccount in connection with Targeted Principal Deposits other than Targeted Prefunding Deposits and the denominator of which is the amount on deposit in such Principal Funding Subaccount in connection with Targeted Principal Deposits.

Accumulation Period ” means, for each Tranche of Notes, unless an Early Redemption Event or an Event of Default for such Tranche shall have occurred prior thereto or unless otherwise specified in the Terms Document for such Tranche, the period commencing on the Accumulation Commencement Date and ending on the earlier to occur of (x) the payment in full of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Tranche or (y) the occurrence of an Early Redemption Event or an Event of Default for such Tranche; provided , however , that if an Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure has occurred with respect to any Excess Spread Early Redemption Event for such Tranche prior to the commencement of the Accumulation Period for such Tranche (and no other Early Redemption Event or Event of Default for such Tranche has occurred), the Accumulation Period for such Tranche shall be determined as if such Excess Spread Early Redemption Event had not occurred, and if the Accumulation Period has terminated in accordance with clause (y), the Accumulation Period for such Tranche shall resume and shall continue until the earlier to occur of (x) the payment in full of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Tranche or (y) the occurrence of a subsequent Early Redemption Event or Event of Default.

Accumulation Period Length ” means, for any Tranche of Notes, (i) if the commencement of the Accumulation Period is not delayed in accordance with Section 4.02 , either (x) the number of months specified in the applicable Terms Document for such Tranche or (y) if no such number is specified, twelve (12) months and (ii) if the commencement of the Accumulation Period is delayed in accordance with Section 4.02 , the number of whole months from the first day of the Accumulation Period as so delayed to the first day of the calendar month in which the Expected Maturity Date for such Tranche is scheduled to occur.

Accumulation Reserve Account ” means the trust account designated as such and established pursuant to Section 5.01 .

Accumulation Reserve Shortfall Amount ” means, for any Tranche of Notes, an amount determined in accordance with step (50) ( Targeted Deposit to Accumulation Reserve Subaccounts from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) of Section 3.01 .

Accumulation Reserve Subaccount ” means any subaccount to the Accumulation Reserve Account established for a particular Tranche of Notes pursuant to Section 5.01 .

 

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Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount ” means at any time with respect to any Class or Tranche of Notes, the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of all Outstanding Notes of such Class or Tranche at such time, minus any funds on deposit in respect of principal in the Principal Funding Account or the related Principal Funding Subaccount, as applicable, for such Class or Tranche at such time for payment of principal to the Holders of such Class or Tranche of Notes or the applicable Derivative Counterparty pursuant to the related Terms Document.

Aggregate Investor Interest ” has the meaning set forth in the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement (or other applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement).

Amortization Event ” has the meaning set forth in the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement (or other applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement).

Available Subordinated Amount ” means, for any Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes, the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes or the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes, as applicable, for such Tranche; for any Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes or the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes, as applicable, for such Tranche; and for any Tranche of Class C Notes, the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche.

Cash Flows ” means the sequential allocation steps set forth in Section 3.01 .

Class A Accreted Discount ” means, for any Tranche of Class A Discount Notes for any Distribution Date, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Document, the amount of principal accreted on that Tranche of Class A Discount Notes in accordance with the Terms Document for such Tranche for the Monthly Principal Accretion Period ending on such Distribution Date (or, if applicable, ending after such Distribution Date but prior to the next Distribution Date).

Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes ” means, for any Tranche of Class A Notes, on any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes minus the Class A Usage of Class B Notes, each for such Tranche of Class A Notes on such Distribution Date, as adjusted in accordance with Section 3.02 .

Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes ” means, for any Tranche of Class A Notes, on any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes minus the Class A Usage of Class C Notes, each for such Tranche of Class A Notes on such Distribution Date, as adjusted in accordance with Section 3.02 .

Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes ” means, for any Tranche of Class A Notes, on any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes minus the Class A Usage of Class D Notes, each for such Tranche of Class A Notes on such Distribution Date, as adjusted in accordance with Section 3.02 .

Class A Interest ” means, for any Tranche of Class A Notes for any Distribution Date, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Document, the amount of interest accrued on the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Tranche, calculated at the Note Interest Rate

 

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and in accordance with the calculation basis specified in the Terms Document for such Tranche, for the Monthly Interest Accrual Period ending on such Distribution Date (or, if applicable, ending after such Distribution Date but prior to the next Distribution Date).

Class A Interest Allocation ” for any Distribution Date means the sum of the Class A Tranche Interest Allocations for all Tranches of Class A Notes.

Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall ” has the meaning set forth in step (4) ( Class A Interest Allocation from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) of Section 3.01 , as adjusted pursuant to subsequent steps of Section 3.01 .

Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit ” means on any Distribution Date the sum of the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits for all Tranches of Class A Notes.

Class A Note ” means a DiscoverSeries Note specified in the applicable Terms Document as belonging to Class A.

Class A Swap-Adjusted Interest ” means, for any Distribution Date, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Document, (i) in case of a Note that has a Performing Derivative Agreement for interest that provides for monthly payments to the applicable Derivative Counterparty, the amount required to be paid to the applicable Derivative Counterparty on such Distribution Date (or on the next payment date under that Derivative Agreement that is scheduled to occur prior to the next Distribution Date), and (ii) in case of a Note that has a Performing Derivative Agreement for interest that provides for payments less frequently than monthly to the applicable Derivative Counterparty, the amount required to be paid to the Derivative Counterparty, and allocable to the Monthly Interest Accrual Period ending on such Distribution Date (or, if applicable, ending after such Distribution Date but prior to the next Distribution Date), taking into account the applicable interest rate and day count convention under that Derivative Agreement, in each case, prior to netting against payments to be received from such Derivative Counterparty, if applicable.

Class A Tranche Interest Allocation ” for each Tranche of Class A Notes for any Distribution Date means (i) if such Notes are not subject to a Derivative Agreement and are not Discount Notes, the Class A Interest for such Tranche, (ii) if such Notes are subject to a Performing Derivative Agreement, the Class A Swap-Adjusted Interest for such Tranche, (iii) if such Notes are subject to a Non-Performing Derivative Agreement, the amount specified in the Terms Document for such Tranche, (iv) if such Notes are Discount Notes, the Class A Accreted Discount for such Tranche, or (v) any other amount specified in the Terms Document for any Tranche of Class A Notes as the “Class A Tranche Interest Allocation,” plus (a) any Interest Allocation Shortfall from the prior Distribution Date and (b) any additional amounts due under any applicable Derivative Agreement as a result of a payment shortfall under such Derivative Agreement in any prior month, in each case except to the extent the Terms Document for any Tranche of Class A Notes specifies that any amount described in clauses (i) through (iv) of this definition shall not be included in the Class A Interest Allocation for the DiscoverSeries. Following a Receivables Sale for any Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Tranche Interest Allocation for such Tranche shall be zero.

 

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Class A Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall ” for each Tranche has the meaning set forth in step (4) ( Class A Interest Allocation from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) of Section 3.01 , as adjusted pursuant to subsequent steps of Section 3.01 .

Class A Tranche Prefunding Shortfall ” for each Tranche has the meaning set forth in step (60) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class A from Series Principal Amounts ) of Section 3.01 , as adjusted pursuant to subsequent steps of Section 3.01 .

Class A Tranche Principal Shortfall ” for each Tranche has the meaning set forth in step (60) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class A from Series Principal Amounts ) of Section 3.01 , as adjusted pursuant to subsequent steps of Section 3.01 .

Class A Usage of Class B Notes ” means, with respect to any Tranche of Class A Notes, for any Distribution Date, an amount, not to exceed the Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes for such Tranche of Class A Notes, determined in accordance with Section 3.02 .

Class A Usage of Class C Notes ” means, with respect to any Tranche of Class A Notes for any Distribution Date, an amount, not to exceed the Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for such Tranche of Class A Notes, determined in accordance with Section 3.02 .

Class A Usage of Class D Notes ” means, with respect to any Tranche of Class A Notes for any Distribution Date, an amount, not to exceed the Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche of Class A Notes, determined in accordance with Section 3.02 .

Class B Accreted Discount ” means, for any Tranche of Class B Discount Notes for any Distribution Date, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Document, the amount of principal accreted on that Tranche of Class B Discount Notes in accordance with the Terms Document for such Tranche for the Monthly Principal Accretion Period ending on such Distribution Date (or, if applicable, ending after such Distribution Date but prior to the next Distribution Date).

Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes ” means, for any Tranche of Class B Notes, on any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes minus the Class B Usage of Class C Notes, each for such Tranche of Class B Notes on such Distribution Date, as adjusted in accordance with Section 3.02 .

Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes ” means, for any Tranche of Class B Notes, on any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes minus the Class B Usage of Class D Notes, each for such Tranche of Class B Notes on such Distribution Date, as adjusted in accordance with Section 3.02 .

Class B Interest ” means, for any Tranche of Class B Notes for any Distribution Date, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Document, the amount of interest accrued on the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Tranche, calculated at the Note Interest Rate and in accordance with the calculation basis specified in the Terms Document for such Tranche, for the Monthly Interest Accrual Period ending on such Distribution Date (or, if applicable, ending after such Distribution Date but prior to the next Distribution Date).

 

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Class B Interest Allocation ” for any Distribution Date means the sum of the Class B Tranche Interest Allocations for all Tranches of Class B Notes.

Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall ” has the meaning set forth in step (5) ( Class B Interest Allocation from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) of Section 3.01 , as adjusted pursuant to subsequent steps of Section 3.01 .

Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit ” means on any Distribution Date the sum of the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits for all Tranches of Class B Notes.

Class B Note ” means a DiscoverSeries Note specified in the applicable Terms Document as belonging to Class B.

Class B Principal Allocation ” means, for any Due Period (or the related Distribution Date), an amount equal to the product of

(a) the Principal Amounts that are allocated to the DiscoverSeries in accordance with the Indenture for such Due Period and

(b) the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the Principal Allocation Amounts for all Tranches of Class B Notes for such Due Period and the denominator of which is sum of the Principal Allocation Amounts for all Tranches of Notes for such Due Period.

Class B Swap-Adjusted Interest ” means, for any Distribution Date, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Document, (i) in case of a Note that has a Performing Derivative Agreement for interest that provides for monthly payments to the applicable Derivative Counterparty, the amount required to be paid to the applicable Derivative Counterparty on such Distribution Date (or on the next payment date under that Derivative Agreement that is scheduled to occur prior to the next Distribution Date), and (ii) in case of a Note that has a Performing Derivative Agreement for interest that provides for payments less frequently than monthly to the applicable Derivative Counterparty, the amount required to be paid to the Derivative Counterparty, and allocable to the Monthly Interest Accrual Period ending on such Distribution Date (or, if applicable, ending after such Distribution Date but prior to the next Distribution Date), taking into account the applicable interest rate and day count convention under that Derivative Agreement, in each case, prior to netting against payments to be received from such Derivative Counterparty, if applicable.

Class B Tranche Interest Allocation ” for each Tranche of Class B Notes for any Distribution Date means (i) if such Notes are not subject to a Derivative Agreement and are not Discount Notes, the Class B Interest for such Tranche, (ii) if such Notes are subject to a Performing Derivative Agreement, the Class B Swap-Adjusted Interest for such Tranche, (iii) if such Notes are subject to a Non-Performing Derivative Agreement, the amount specified in the Terms Document for such Tranche, (iv) if such Notes are Discount Notes, the Class B Accreted Discount for such Tranche, or (v) any other amount specified in the Terms Document for any Tranche of Class B Notes as the “Class B Tranche Interest Allocation,” plus (a) any Interest Allocation Shortfall from the prior Distribution Date and (b) any additional amounts due under any applicable Derivative Agreement as a result of a payment shortfall under such Derivative

 

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Agreement in any prior month, in each case except to the extent the Terms Document for any Tranche of Class B Notes specifies that any amount described in clauses (i) through (iv) of this definition shall not be included in the Class B Interest Allocation for the DiscoverSeries. Following a Receivables Sale for any Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Tranche Interest Allocation for such Tranche shall be zero.

Class B Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall ” for each Tranche has the meaning set forth in step (5) ( Class B Interest Allocation from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) of Section 3.01 , as adjusted pursuant to subsequent steps of Section 3.01 .

Class B Tranche Prefunding Shortfall ” for each Tranche has the meaning set forth in step (61) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class B from Series Principal Amounts ) of Section 3.01 , as adjusted pursuant to subsequent steps of Section 3.01 .

Class B Tranche Principal Shortfall ” for each Tranche has the meaning set forth in step (61) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class B from Series Principal Amounts ) of Section 3.01 , as adjusted pursuant to subsequent steps of Section 3.01 .

Class B Usage of Class C Notes ” means, with respect to any Tranche of Class B Notes for any Distribution Date, an amount, not to exceed the Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for such Tranche of Class B Notes, determined in accordance with Section 3.02 .

Class B Usage of Class D Notes ” means, with respect to any Tranche of Class B Notes for any Distribution Date, an amount, not to exceed the Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche of Class B Notes, determined in accordance with Section 3.02 .

Class C Accreted Discount ” means, for any Tranche of Class C Discount Notes for any Distribution Date, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Document, the amount of principal accreted on that Tranche of Class C Discount Notes in accordance with the Terms Document for such Tranche for the Monthly Principal Accretion Period ending on such Distribution Date (or, if applicable, ending after such Distribution Date but prior to the next Distribution Date).

Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes ” means, for any Tranche of Class C Notes, on any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes minus the Class C Usage of Class D Notes, each for such Tranche of Class C Notes on such Distribution Date, as adjusted in accordance with Section 3.02 .

Class C Interest ” means, for any Tranche of Class C Notes for any Distribution Date, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Document, the amount of interest accrued on the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Tranche, calculated at the Note Interest Rate and in accordance with the calculation basis specified in the Terms Document for such Tranche, for the Monthly Interest Accrual Period ending on such Distribution Date (or, if applicable, ending after such Distribution Date but prior to the next Distribution Date).

Class C Interest Allocation ” for any Distribution Date means the sum of the Class C Tranche Interest Allocations for all Tranches of Class C Notes.

 

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Class C Interest Allocation Shortfall ” has the meaning set forth in step (6) ( Class C Interest Allocation from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) of Section 3.01 , as adjusted pursuant to subsequent steps of Section 3.01 .

Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit ” means on any Distribution Date the sum of the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits for all Tranches of Class C Notes.

Class C Note ” means a DiscoverSeries Note specified in the applicable Terms Document as belonging to Class C.

Class C Principal Allocation ” means, for any Due Period (or the related Distribution Date), an amount equal to the product of

(a) the Principal Amounts that are allocated to the DiscoverSeries in accordance with the Indenture for such Due Period and

(b) the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the Principal Allocation Amounts for all Tranches of Class C Notes for such Due Period and the denominator of which is sum of the Principal Allocation Amounts for all Tranches of Notes for such Due Period.

Class C Reserve Account ” means the trust account designated as such and established pursuant to Section 5.01 .

Class C Reserve Account Percentage ” for each Tranche of Class C Notes has the meaning set forth in the Terms Document for such Tranche.

Class C Reserve Shortfall Amount ” means, for each Tranche of Class C Notes, an amount determined in accordance with step (53) ( Targeted Deposit to Class C Reserve Subaccounts from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) of Section 3.01 .

Class C Reserve Subaccount ” means any subaccount to the Class C Reserve Account established for a particular Tranche of Notes pursuant to Section 5.01 .

Class C Swap-Adjusted Interest ” means, for any Distribution Date, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Document, (i) in case of a Note that has a Performing Derivative Agreement for interest that provides for monthly payments to the applicable Derivative Counterparty, the amount required to be paid to the applicable Derivative Counterparty on such Distribution Date (or on the next payment date under that Derivative Agreement that is scheduled to occur prior to the next Distribution Date), and (ii) in case of a Note that has a Performing Derivative Agreement for interest that provides for payments less frequently than monthly to the applicable Derivative Counterparty, the amount required to be paid to the Derivative Counterparty, and allocable to the Monthly Interest Accrual Period ending on such Distribution Date (or, if applicable, ending after such Distribution Date but prior to the next Distribution Date), taking into account the applicable interest rate and day count convention under that Derivative Agreement, in each case, prior to netting against payments to be received from such Derivative Counterparty, if applicable.

 

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Class C Tranche Interest Allocation ” for each Tranche of Class C Notes for any Distribution Date means (i) if such Notes are not subject to a Derivative Agreement and are not Discount Notes, the Class C Interest for such Tranche, (ii) if such Notes are subject to a Performing Derivative Agreement, the Class C Swap-Adjusted Interest for such Tranche, (iii) if such Notes are subject to a Non-Performing Derivative Agreement, the amount specified in the Terms Document for such Tranche, (iv) if such Notes are Discount Notes, the Class C Accreted Discount for such Tranche, or (v) any other amount specified in the Terms Document for any Tranche of Class C Notes as the “Class C Tranche Interest Allocation,” plus (a) any Interest Allocation Shortfall from the prior Distribution Date and (b) any additional amounts due under any applicable Derivative Agreement as a result of a payment shortfall under such Derivative Agreement in any prior month, in each case except to the extent the Terms Document for any Tranche of Class C Notes specifies that any amount described in clauses (i) through (iv) of this definition shall not be included in the Class C Interest Allocation for the DiscoverSeries. Following a Receivables Sale for any Tranche of Class C Notes, the Class C Tranche Interest Allocation for such Tranche shall be zero.

Class C Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall ” for each Tranche has the meaning given to it in step (6) ( Class C Interest Allocation from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) of Section 3.01 , as adjusted pursuant to subsequent steps of Section 3.01 .

Class C Tranche Prefunding Shortfall ” for each Tranche has the meaning set forth in step (62) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class C from Series Principal Amounts ) of Section 3.01 , as adjusted pursuant to subsequent steps of Section 3.01 .

Class C Tranche Principal Shortfall ” for each Tranche has the meaning set forth in step (62) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class C from Series Principal Amounts ) of Section 3.01 , as adjusted pursuant to subsequent steps of Section 3.01 .

Class C Usage of Class D Notes ” means, with respect to any Tranche of Class C Notes for any Distribution Date, an amount not to exceed the Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche of Class C Notes, determined in accordance with Section 3.02 .

Class D Accreted Discount ” means, for any Tranche of Class D Discount Notes for any Distribution Date, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Document, the amount of principal accreted on that Tranche of Class D Discount Notes in accordance with the Terms Document for such Tranche for the Monthly Principal Accretion Period ending on such Distribution Date (or, if applicable, ending after such Distribution Date but prior to the next Distribution Date).

Class D Interest ” means, for any Tranche of Class D Notes for any Distribution Date, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Document, the amount of interest accrued on the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Tranche, calculated at the Note Interest Rate and in accordance with the calculation basis specified in the Terms Document for such Tranche, for the Monthly Interest Accrual Period ending on such Distribution Date (or, if applicable, ending after such Distribution Date but prior to the next Distribution Date).

 

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Class D Interest Allocation ” for any Distribution Date means the sum of the Class D Tranche Interest Allocations for all Tranches of Class D Notes.

Class D Interest Allocation Shortfall ” has the meaning set forth in step (8) ( Class D Interest Allocation from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) of Section 3.01 , as adjusted pursuant to subsequent steps of Section 3.01 .

Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit ” means on any Distribution Date the sum of the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits for all Tranches of Class D Notes.

Class D Note ” means a DiscoverSeries Note specified in the applicable Terms Document as belonging to Class D.

Class D Principal Allocation ” means, for any Due Period (or the related Distribution Date), an amount equal to the product of

(a) the Principal Amounts that are allocated to the DiscoverSeries in accordance with the Indenture for such Due Period, and

(b) the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the Principal Allocation Amounts for all Tranches of Class D Notes for such Due Period and the denominator of which is sum of the Principal Allocation Amounts for all Tranches of Notes for such Due Period.

Class D Reserve Account ” means the trust account designated as such and established pursuant to Section 5.01 .

Class D Reserve Account Percentage ” for each Tranche of Class D Notes has the meaning set forth in the Terms Document for such Tranche.

Class D Reserve Subaccount” means any subaccount to the Class D Reserve Account established for a particular Tranche of Notes pursuant to Section 5.01 .

Class D Swap-Adjusted Interest ” means, for any Distribution Date, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Document, (i) in case of a Note that has a Performing Derivative Agreement for interest that provides for monthly payments to the applicable Derivative Counterparty, the amount required to be paid to the applicable Derivative Counterparty on such Distribution Date (or on the next payment date under that Derivative Agreement that is scheduled to occur prior to the next Distribution Date), and (ii) in case of a Note that has a Performing Derivative Agreement for interest that provides for payments less frequently than monthly to the applicable Derivative Counterparty, the amount required to be paid to the Derivative Counterparty, and allocable to the Monthly Interest Accrual Period ending on such Distribution Date (or, if applicable, ending after such Distribution Date but prior to the next Distribution Date), taking into account the applicable interest rate and day count convention under that Derivative Agreement, in each case, prior to netting against payments to be received from such Derivative Counterparty, if applicable.

 

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Class D Tranche Interest Allocation ” for each Tranche of Class D Notes for any Distribution Date means (i) if such Notes are not subject to a Derivative Agreement and are not Discount Notes, the Class D Interest for such Tranche, (ii) if such Notes are subject to a Performing Derivative Agreement, the Class D Swap-Adjusted Interest for such Tranche, (iii) if such Notes are subject to a Non-Performing Derivative Agreement, the amount specified in the Terms Document for such Tranche, (iv) if such Notes are Discount Notes, the Class D Accreted Discount for such Tranche, or (v) any other amount specified in the Terms Document for any Tranche of Class D Notes as the “Class D Tranche Interest Allocation,” plus (a) any Interest Allocation Shortfall from the prior Distribution Date and (b) any additional amounts due under any applicable Derivative Agreement as a result of a payment shortfall under such Derivative Agreement in any prior month, in each case except to the extent the Terms Document for any Tranche of Class D Notes specifies that any amount described in clauses (i) through (iv) of this definition shall not be included in the Class D Interest Allocation for the DiscoverSeries. Following a Receivables Sale for any Tranche of Class D Notes, the Class D Tranche Interest Allocation for such Tranche shall be zero.

Class D Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall ” for each Tranche has the meaning set forth in step (8) ( Class D Interest Allocation from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) of Section 3.01 , as adjusted pursuant to subsequent steps of Section 3.01 .

Class D Tranche Principal Shortfall ” for each Tranche has the meaning set forth in step (63) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class D from Series Principal Amounts ) of Section 3.01 , as adjusted pursuant to subsequent steps of Section 3.01 .

Collections Account ” for any Master Trust has the meaning set forth in the Series 2007-CC Series Supplement or any other applicable agreement relating to any Additional Collateral Certificate.

Cumulative Class C Reserve Reimbursement Amount ” means, on any Distribution Date, an amount determined in accordance with clause (j) of step (1) ( Initial Calculation of Required Subordinated Amounts, Available Subordinated Amounts and Usage ) of Section 3.02 , as adjusted in accordance with Sections 3.01 and 3.02 .

Cumulative Class D Reserve Reimbursement Amount ” means, on any Distribution Date, an amount determined in accordance with clause (k) of step (1) ( Initial Calculation of Required Subordinated Amounts, Available Subordinated Amounts and Usage ) of Section 3.02 , as adjusted in accordance with Section 3.01 and 3.02 .

DCMT Group One Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account ” means the Group Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account as defined in Section 8 of the Series 2007-CC Supplement.

DCMT Group One Interchange Reallocation Account ” means the Group Interchange Reallocation Account as defined in Section 8 of the Series 2007-CC Supplement.

DCMT Group One Principal Collections Reallocation Account ” means the Group Principal Collections Reallocation Account as defined in Section 8 of the Series 2007-CC Supplement.

 

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Determinant Class ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03(b) .

De Minimis Threshold ” means any condition or set of conditions, including any maximum Initial Dollar Principal Amount of Notes, or any maximum period of time since the last issuance of Notes in which all of the conditions of Section 310 of the Indenture have been satisfied, for which the applicable Note Rating Agencies agree that an issuance that does not exceed such maximum does not require compliance with the conditions of Section 310 of the Indenture.

Discount Note ” means a Note issued with an Initial Dollar Principal Amount that is less than its Stated Principal Amount, including without limitation a Note that provides for an amount less than the Stated Principal Amount (but not less than the Initial Dollar Principal Amount) thereof to be due and payable upon the occurrence of an Early Redemption Event with respect to such Note or an Event of Default and the acceleration of such Note, in each case before the Expected Maturity Date of the applicable Note.

DiscoverSeries ” means the Series of Notes established pursuant to this Indenture Supplement.

DiscoverSeries Collections Account ” means the trust account designated as such and established pursuant to Section 5.01 .

DiscoverSeries Note ” means any Note issued pursuant to Section 2.01 of this Indenture Supplement and a related Terms Document.

Distribution Date ” means the 15 th day of each calendar month (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) commencing in August 2007.

Early Redemption Event ” has the meaning set forth in the Indenture and Section 4.01 of this Indenture Supplement.

Effective Date ” has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

Event of Default ” has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

Excess Spread Amount ” means, for the DiscoverSeries for any Distribution Date, the difference, whether positive or negative, between

(a) the sum of

 

  (i) the amount of Finance Charge Amounts allocated to the DiscoverSeries pursuant to Section 502(a) of the Indenture for the related Due Period,

 

  (ii) any amounts to be treated as Series Finance Charge Amounts and designated to be a part of the Excess Spread Amount pursuant to any Terms Document, for such Distribution Date or the related Due Period, as applicable,

 

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  (iii) an amount equal to income earned on all funds on deposit in the Principal Funding Account (including all subaccounts of such account) (net of investment expenses and losses) for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to but excluding such Distribution Date and

 

  (iv) any amounts to be treated as Series Finance Charge Amounts pursuant to step (3) ( Withdrawal from Accumulation Reserve Subaccounts to Cover Accumulation Negative Spread on Principal Funding Subaccounts ) of Section 3.01 for such Distribution Date, and

(b) the sum of

 

  (i) the sum of the Class A Tranche Interest Allocations for all Tranches of Class A Notes, the Class B Tranche Interest Allocations for all Tranches of Class B Notes, the Class C Tranche Interest Allocations for all Tranches of Class C Notes and the Class D Tranche Interest Allocations for all Tranches of Class D Notes, minus , in each case any Interest Allocation Shortfall or additional amounts due under any applicable Derivative Agreement as set forth in clauses (a) and (b) of each such definition, in each case for such Distribution Date,

 

  (ii) the Servicing Fee that is allocated to the DiscoverSeries in accordance with Section 504(b) of the Indenture for the related Due Period and

 

  (iii) the Series Charge-offs for the related Due Period.

Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01 .

Excess Spread Early Redemption Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01 .

Excess Spread Percentage ” for each Tranche of Notes for any Distribution Date means a fraction, the numerator of which is the Excess Spread Amount for such Distribution Date multiplied by 12 and the denominator of which is the sum of the Nominal Liquidation Amounts of all Tranches of DiscoverSeries Notes.

Eligible Deposit Account ” has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

Group Excess Spread ” has the meaning set forth in the Series 2007-CC Supplement.

Governmental Authority ” means any governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency, court or other instrumentality of any nation, state, province, territory, commonwealth, municipality or other political subdivision thereof having jurisdiction over the Person in question.

 

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Indenture ” means the Amended and Restated Indenture dated as of December 22, 2015 between the Issuer and Indenture Trustee.

Initial Dollar Principal Amount ” means (a) unless otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Document, with respect to a Class or Tranche of Dollar Notes other than Discount Notes, the aggregate initial principal amount of the Outstanding Notes of such Class or Tranche, and (b) with respect to a Class or Tranche of Discount Notes or Foreign Currency Notes, the amount specified in the applicable Terms Document as the Initial Dollar Principal Amount thereof.

Interchange Series ” has the meaning set forth in the Series 2007-CC Supplement.

Interchange Subgroup Excess Spread ” has the meaning set forth in the Series 2007-CC Supplement.

Interest Accrual Period ” for any Class or Tranche of Notes has the meaning set forth in the applicable Terms Document.

Interest Allocation Shortfall ” means, with respect to any Tranche of Notes for any Distribution Date, the amount of any Class A Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall, any Class B Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall, any Class C Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall or any Class D Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall that remains unpaid with respect to such Tranche from any prior Distribution Date after all allocations under the Cash Flows in Section 3.01 on such prior Distribution Date, together with interest thereon calculated at the Note Interest Rate and in accordance with the calculation basis specified in the Terms Document for such Tranche.

Interest Funding Account ” means the trust account designated as such and established pursuant to Section 5.01 .

Interest Funding Subaccount ” means any subaccount to the Interest Funding Account established for a particular Tranche of Notes pursuant to Section 5.01 .

Interest Payment Date ” for any Class or Tranche of Notes has the meaning set forth in the applicable Terms Document.

Issuance Date ” for each Tranche of Notes has the meaning set forth in the Terms Document for such Tranche.

Issuer Accounts ” means, collectively, the DiscoverSeries Collections Account, the Interest Funding Account, the Principal Funding Account, the Accumulation Reserve Account, the Class C Reserve Account, the Class D Reserve Account, any other account established in accordance with any Terms Document and designated as an “Issuer Account,” and any Subaccounts of such accounts.

Legal Maturity Date ” for each Tranche of Notes has the meaning set forth in the Terms Document for such Tranche.

Master Trust ” has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

 

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Maximum Delinquency Percentage ” means, with respect to any Class or Tranche of Notes, 8% or such other amount as specified in the applicable Terms Document for any Tranche.

Minimum Principal Receivables Balance, ” with respect to DCMT, has the meaning set forth in the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Monthly Interest Accrual Date ” means, with respect to any Class or Tranche of Notes:

(a) each Interest Payment Date for such Class or Tranche, or such other date as specified in the applicable Terms Document for such Tranche (including, if applicable, any payment date under any Derivative Agreement for such Class or Tranche), and

(b) for any calendar month in which no Interest Payment Date (or other specified date) for such Class or Tranche occurs, the date in such calendar month corresponding numerically to the next Interest Payment Date (or other specified date) for such Class or Tranche of Notes; provided , however , that

(i) for the calendar month in which a Class or Tranche of Notes is issued, the Issuance Date for such Class or Tranche will be the first Monthly Interest Accrual Date for such Class or Tranche of Notes,

(ii) any date on which proceeds from a Receivables Sale following an Event of Default and acceleration of any Tranche of Notes are deposited into the Interest Funding Subaccount for such Notes will be the last Monthly Interest Accrual Date for such Tranche,

(iii) if there is no such numerically corresponding date in such calendar month, then the Monthly Interest Accrual Date will be the last Business Day of such calendar month, and

(iv) if such numerically corresponding date in such calendar month is not a Business Day, then the Monthly Interest Accrual Date will be the following Business Day (unless such Business Day would fall in the following calendar month, in which case the Monthly Interest Accrual Date will be the last Business Day of such current month).

Monthly Interest Accrual Period ” shall mean, with respect to any Class or Tranche of Notes, the period from and including any Monthly Interest Accrual Date to but excluding the next succeeding Monthly Interest Accrual Date.

Monthly Principal Accretion Date ” means, with respect to any Class or Tranche of Discount Notes, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Document:

(a) for any calendar month in which an Expected Maturity Date for such Class or Tranche occurs, such Expected Maturity Date, except as otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Document for such Tranche, and

 

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(b) for any calendar month in which no Expected Maturity Date for such Class or Tranche occurs, the date in such calendar month corresponding numerically to the Expected Maturity Date for such Tranche, or as otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Document, for such Tranche; provided , however , that:

(i) for the calendar month in which a Class or Tranche of Notes is issued, the Issuance Date for such Class or Tranche will be the first Monthly Principal Accretion Date for such Class or Tranche of Notes,

(ii) any date on which proceeds from a Receivables Sale following an Event of Default and acceleration of any Tranche of Notes are deposited into the Interest Funding Subaccount for such Notes will be the last Monthly Principal Accretion Date for such Tranche,

(iii) if there is no numerically corresponding date in such calendar month, then the Monthly Principal Accretion Date will be the last Business Day of such calendar month, and

(iv) if such numerically corresponding date in such calendar month is not a Business Day, the Monthly Principal Accretion Date will be the following Business Day (unless such Business Day would fall in the following month in which case the Monthly Principal Accretion Date will be the last Business Day of such earlier calendar month).

Monthly Principal Accretion Period ” means, with respect to any Class or Tranche of Discount Notes, the period from and including any Monthly Principal Accretion Date to but excluding the next succeeding Monthly Principal Accretion Date.

Nominal Liquidation Amount ” means, with respect to any Tranche of Notes:

(a) on the Issuance Date thereof, the Initial Dollar Principal Amount of such Tranche;

(b) on any Distribution Date thereafter such amount as increased or decreased pursuant to Section 3.01 ;

(c) on any date, other than a Distribution Date, on which Prefunding Excess Amount are withdrawn from the applicable Principal Funding Subaccount pursuant to Section 4.04, the Nominal Liquidation Amount as of the beginning of such date plus the Prefunding Excess Amount so withdrawn; and

(d) on and after the date of a Receivables Sale for such Tranche, zero.

Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit ” means, with respect to any Tranche of Notes, (i) on the Issuance Date thereof, zero, (ii) on any Distribution Date thereafter (except as set forth in subclause (iii)), the excess of the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of that Tranche over the Nominal Liquidation Amount of that Tranche, as adjusted pursuant to Section 3.01 , and (iii) on and after the date of a Receivables Sale for such Tranche, zero.

 

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Note Interest Rate ” with respect to any Class or Tranche of Notes has the meaning set forth in the applicable Terms Document.

Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount ” means at any time, either:

(a) with respect to any Class or Tranche of Notes (other than Discount Notes), the aggregate Initial Dollar Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of such Class or Tranche at such time, minus

 

  (i) the amount of any withdrawals from the Principal Funding Account or the related Principal Funding Subaccount, as applicable, for such Class or Tranche of Notes for payment of principal to the Holders of such Class or Tranche of Notes or the applicable Derivative Counterparty pursuant to this Indenture Supplement or the related Terms Documents and

 

  (ii) any net losses of principal of funds on deposit in respect of principal in the Principal Funding Account or the related Principal Funding Subaccount, as applicable, for such Class or Tranche of Notes, or

(b) with respect to any Class or Tranche of Discount Notes, an amount of the Outstanding Notes of such Class or Tranche calculated by reference to the applicable formula set forth in the applicable Terms Document, taking into account the amount and timing of payments of principal made to the Holders of such Class or Tranche or to the applicable Derivative Counterparty and accretions of principal, each pursuant to this Indenture Supplement; plus, in either case, without duplication, the amount of any increase in the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes due to the issuance of additional Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche pursuant to this Indenture Supplement and the applicable Terms Document. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Class or Tranche of Notes for which a Receivables Sale has occurred, the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount shall be zero.

Performing ” means, with respect to any Derivative Agreement, that no payment default or repudiation of performance by a Derivative Counterparty has occurred, and such Derivative Agreement has not been terminated.

PFA Earnings Target ” means, for any Distribution Date, with respect to any amount on deposit in a Principal Funding Subaccount (before giving effect to any deposits to be made on such date) for a Tranche of Notes, the Dollar amount of interest that would have accrued on such deposit (or portion thereof) for the period from and including the preceding Distribution Date to but excluding such Distribution Date if it had borne interest at the following rates:

(a) in the case of a Tranche of Dollar Interest-bearing Notes with no Derivative Agreement for interest, the Note Interest Rate applicable to that Tranche;

 

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(b) in the case of a Tranche of Discount Notes, the rate of accretion (converted to an accrual rate) of that Tranche as specified in or determined in accordance with the applicable Terms Document;

(c) in the case of a Tranche of Notes with a Performing Derivative Agreement for interest, the rate at which payments by the Issuer to the applicable Derivative Counterparty accrue (prior to the netting of such payments, if applicable);

(d) in the case of a Tranche of Notes with a non-Performing Derivative Agreement for interest, the rate specified in the related Terms Document; or

(e) any other applicable rate specified in the related Terms Document for such Tranche.

Pooling and Servicing Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

Prefunding Class ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03(a) .

Prefunding Excess Amount ” for any Tranche of Notes shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.04 .

Prefunding Negative Spread ” means, for any Tranche of Notes for any Distribution Date, the positive difference, if any, between

(a) the PFA Earnings Target for amounts on deposit in the Principal Funding Subaccount in connection with Targeted Prefunding Deposits for such Tranche of Notes and

(b) the product of

 

  (x) the amount of income earned on all funds on deposit in the Principal Funding Subaccount for such Tranche (net of investment expenses and losses) for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to but excluding such Distribution Date and

 

  (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount on deposit in such Principal Funding Subaccount in connection with Targeted Prefunding Deposits and the denominator of which is the amount on deposit in such Principal Funding Subaccount in connection with Targeted Principal Deposits.

Prefunding Tranche ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03(c) .

Principal Funding Account ” means the trust account designated as such and established pursuant to Section 5.01 .

Principal Funding Subaccount ” means any subaccount to the Principal Funding Account established for a particular Tranche of Notes pursuant to Section 5.01 .

 

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Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts ” has the meaning set forth in step (10) ( Allocation from the DCMT Group One Interchange Reallocation Account ) of Section 3.01 , as adjusted pursuant to subsequent steps of Section 3.01 .

Reallocated Principal Amounts ” has the meaning set forth in step (64) ( Allocation from the DCMT Group One Principal Collections Reallocation Account for Principal Shortfalls other than Prefunding Shortfalls ) of Section 3.01 , as adjusted pursuant to subsequent steps of Section 3.01 .

Receivables Sale ” means, for any Tranche of Notes, each sale of Receivables by each Master Trust with respect to such Tranche pursuant to Section 4.05 and pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Series 2007-CC Supplement or a comparable provision of any other applicable agreement relating to any Additional Collateral Certificate.

Receivables Sale Proceeds ” means, for any Tranche of Notes, the net proceeds of a Receivables Sale. Receivables Sale Proceeds do not constitute Series Principal Amounts.

Required Excess Spread Amount ” means with respect to any Distribution Date for any Tranche of Notes, zero, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Document for such Tranche.

Required Subordinated Amount ” means, with respect to any Tranche of Class A Notes, the Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes, the Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes or the Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes, as applicable, for such Tranche; with respect to any Tranche of Class B Notes, the Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes or the Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes, as applicable, for such Tranche; and with respect to any Tranche of Class C Notes, the Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche.

Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes ” means, for any Tranche of Class A Notes, the amount determined in accordance with the Terms Document for such Tranche.

Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes ” means, for any Tranche of Class A Notes or Class B Notes, the amount determined in accordance with the Terms Document for such Tranche.

Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes ” means, for any Tranche of Class A Notes, Class B Notes or Class C Notes, the amount determined in accordance with the Terms Document for such Tranche.

Required Subordinated Amount Shortfall ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03 .

Required Subordinated Percentage of Class B Notes ” means, for any Tranche of Class A Notes, the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class B Notes specified in the Terms Document for such Tranche.

Required Subordinated Percentage of Class C Notes ” means, for any Tranche of Class A Notes, the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class C Notes set forth in the Terms Document for such Tranche, and for any Tranche of Class B Notes, the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class C Notes (Unencumbered) specified in the Terms Document for such Tranche.

 

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Required Subordinated Percentage of Class D Notes ” means, for any Tranche of Class A Notes, the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class D Notes set forth in the Terms Document for such Tranche, and for any Tranche of Class B Notes or Class C Notes, the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class D Notes (Unencumbered) specified in the Terms Document for such Tranche; provided , however , that if the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class D Notes or the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class D Notes (Unencumbered), as applicable, is not set forth in the Terms Document for any Tranche, such percentage shall be deemed to be zero.

Reserve Account Funding Shortfall ” means, for any Tranche of Notes, an amount determined in accordance with step (53A) ( Allocation from the DCMT Group One Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account ) of Section 3.01 .

Senior Class ” means (a) with respect to the Class B Notes, the Class A Notes, (b) with respect to the Class C Notes, the Class A Notes or Class B Notes and (c) with respect to the Class D Notes, the Class A Notes, Class B Notes or Class C Notes.

Series Charge-offs ” means, with respect to any Due Period, the amount of Charge-offs for such Due Period that are allocated to the DiscoverSeries in accordance with Section 502(b) of the Indenture.

Series Finance Charge Amounts ” means, with respect to any Due Period, the sum of (a) the Finance Charge Amounts that are allocated to the DiscoverSeries in accordance with Section 502(a) of the Indenture, (b) any amounts to be treated as Series Finance Charge Amounts pursuant to any Terms Document and (c) any amounts to be treated as Series Finance Charge Amounts pursuant to

 

    step (2) ( Withdrawal of Income on Accounts ),

 

    step (3) ( Withdrawal from Accumulation Reserve Subaccounts to Cover Accumulation Negative Spread on Principal Funding Subaccounts ),

 

    step (49) ( Withdrawal of Excess Deposits from Accumulation Reserve Subaccounts for use as Series Finance Charge Amounts ),

 

    step (51) ( Withdrawal of Excess Deposits from Class C Reserve Subaccounts for use as Series Finance Charge Amounts ) and

 

    step (52) ( Withdrawal of Excess Deposits from Class D Reserve Subaccounts for use as Series Finance Charge Amounts ) of Section 3.01 (but in each case in this clause (c), only with respect to allocations made after the step in which such funds are designated as Series Finance Charge Amounts).

 

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Series Investor Interest ” with respect to any series of Master Trust certificates issued by DCMT has the meaning set forth in the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Series Principal Amounts ” means, with respect to any Due Period, the sum of (a) the Principal Amounts that are allocated to the DiscoverSeries in accordance with Section 503 of the Indenture, (b) any amounts to be treated as Series Principal Amounts pursuant to any Terms Document (including, without limitation, any amounts paid with respect to any Note under any Derivative Agreement that are designated as Series Principal Amounts under the applicable Terms Document), and (c) any amounts to be treated as Series Principal Amounts pursuant to

 

    step (16) ( Current Charge-offs from Series Finance Charge Amounts ),

 

    step (17) ( Reimbursement of Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts ),

 

    step (18) ( Reimbursement of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts ),

 

    step (19) ( Reimbursement of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts ),

 

    step (20) ( Reimbursement of Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts ),

 

    step (23) ( Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts ),

 

    step (24) ( Reimbursement of Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts ),

 

    step (25) ( Reimbursement of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts ),

 

    step (26) ( Reimbursement of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts ),

 

    step (27) ( Reimbursement of Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts ),

 

    step (59) ( Withdrawal of Prefunding Excess Amounts for use as Series Principal Amounts ),

 

    step (73) ( Reimbursement of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Class C Reserve Subaccounts ) and

 

   

step (74) ( Reimbursement of Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Class D Reserve Subaccounts ) of Section 3.01 (but in

 

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the case of this clause (c), only with respect to allocations made after the step in which such funds are designated as Series Principal Amounts).

Series Repurchase Event ” has the meaning set forth in the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement (or other applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement).

Series Servicing Fees ” mean, with respect to any Due Period, the Servicing Fee that is allocated to the DiscoverSeries in accordance with Section 504 of the Indenture, plus any Series Servicing Fee Shortfall from the prior Distribution Date.

Series Servicing Fee Shortfall ” has the meaning set forth in step (7) ( Series Servicing Fees from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) of Section 3.01 , as adjusted pursuant to subsequent steps of Section 3.01 .

Stated Principal Amount ,” with respect to any Note, has the meaning set forth in the related Terms Document.

Subordinated Class ” means (a) with respect to the Class A Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes and the Class D Notes, (b) with respect to the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes and the Class D Notes, and (c) with respect to the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes.

Subordination Waterfall ” means the sequential adjustment steps relating to Usage and Available Subordinated Amounts set forth in Section 3.02 .

Targeted Accumulation Reserve Subaccount Deposit ” for any Tranche of Notes has the meaning set forth in the applicable Terms Document.

Targeted Cumulative Class C Reserve Deposit ” for each Tranche of Class C Notes means, with respect to any Due Period, unless otherwise specified in the Terms Document for such Tranche, the product of

(a) the Class C Reserve Account Percentage for such Tranche for such Due Period,

(b) the sum of the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amounts of all Tranches of Outstanding DiscoverSeries Notes (other than any Tranche of Outstanding Class D Notes), plus the amount of funds on deposit in the Principal Funding Subaccounts for all Tranches of Outstanding DiscoverSeries Notes in connection with Targeted Prefunding Deposits (after giving effect to any application of such deposits to Targeted Principal Deposits in accordance with Section 4.04(a) ), in each case as of the last day of the preceding Due Period, and

(c) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche and the denominator of which is the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class C Notes, in each case, as of the close of business on the last day of the preceding Due Period; provided , however , that for any Tranche of Class C Notes for which an Event of Default or an Early Redemption Event has occurred and is

 

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continuing (other than an Excess Spread Early Redemption Event for which an Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure has occurred), the Targeted Cumulative Class C Reserve Deposit for such Tranche shall be, unless otherwise specified in the Terms Document for such Tranche, the product of (a), (b) and (c) above on the date on which such event shall have occurred (after giving effect to any change in the Class C Reserve Account Percentage due to occurrence of such Event of Default or Early Redemption Event).

Targeted Cumulative Class D Reserve Deposit ” for each Tranche of Class D Notes means, with respect to any Due Period, unless otherwise specified in the Terms Document for such Tranche, the product of

(a) the Class D Reserve Account Percentage for such Tranche for such Due Period,

(b) the sum of the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amounts of all Tranches of DiscoverSeries Outstanding Notes, plus the amount of funds on deposit in the Principal Funding Subaccounts for all Tranches of Outstanding DiscoverSeries Notes in connection with Targeted Prefunding Deposits (after giving effect to any application of such deposits to Targeted Principal Deposits in accordance with Section 4.04(a) ), in each case as of the last day of the preceding Due Period and

(c) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche and the denominator of which is the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class D Notes, in each case, as of the close of business on the last day of the preceding Due Period. provided , however , that for any Tranche of Class D Notes for which an Event of Default or an Early Redemption Event has occurred and is continuing (other than an Excess Spread Early Redemption Event for which an Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure has occurred), the Targeted Cumulative Class D Reserve Deposit for such Tranche shall be, unless otherwise specified in the Terms Document for such Tranche, the product of (a), (b) and (c) above on the date on which such event shall have occurred (after giving effect to any change in the Class D Reserve Account Percentage due to occurrence of such Event of Default or Early Redemption Event).

Targeted Prefunding Deposit ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03 .

Targeted Principal Deposit ” means, for any Distribution Date, (i) for any Tranche of Notes for which a Receivables Sale has occurred, zero, and (ii) for any other Tranche of Notes, the amount determined pursuant to clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d) below with respect to such Tranche for such Distribution Date, as applicable, or if more than one such clause is applicable, the highest amount determined pursuant to any one of such clauses, plus the Targeted Prefunding Deposit for such Tranche, as determined in accordance with Section 4.03 .

(a) Deposits for Principal Payment Dates . For any Tranche that does not have an Accumulation Period, for any Distribution Date that is a Principal Payment Date for such Tranche,

 

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(x)   

(i)          the amount scheduled to be paid on such Principal Payment Date as specified in the related Terms Document, plus

  

(ii)        any Targeted Principal Deposit that was scheduled to be paid or deposited on any previous Principal Payment Date that was not so paid or deposited, minus

(y)    the amount on deposit in the Principal Funding Subaccount for such Tranche that was applied to the amount in clause (x) in accordance with Section 4.04(a) ,

(b) Deposits for Accumulation Periods . For any Tranche in its Accumulation Period, beginning with the Accumulation Commencement Date for such Tranche

 

(x)   

(i)          the Accumulation Amount for such Tranche, plus

  

(ii)        any Accumulation Amount that was scheduled to be deposited on any previous Distribution Date in the Accumulation Period that was not so deposited, minus

(y)    the amount on deposit in the Principal Funding Subaccount for such Tranche that was applied to the amount in clause (x) in accordance with Section 4.04(a) ,

(c) Deposits for Accelerated Tranche . For any Tranche that has been accelerated after the occurrence of an Event of Default, or if an Early Redemption Event with respect to such Tranche has occurred (other than an Excess Spread Early Redemption Event for which an Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure has occurred), with respect to each Distribution Date following the Due Period in which such Event of Default or Early Redemption Event has occurred, the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche as of the first day of the preceding Due Period, or

(d) Derivative Payments . For any Tranche that has a Performing or non-Performing Derivative Agreement for principal that provides for a payment to the applicable Derivative Counterparty,

 

(x)   

(i)          the amount specified in the related Terms Document as the amount to be deposited on the applicable Distribution Date with respect to any payment to the Derivative Counterparty, plus

  

(ii)        any amount that was scheduled to be deposited on any previous Distribution Date that was not so deposited, minus

(y)    the amount on deposit in the Principal Funding Subaccount for such Tranche that was applied to the amount in clause (x) in accordance with Section 4.04(a) , but in no case more than the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche; provided , however ,

 

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  that (i) the Targeted Principal Deposit for any Tranche of Class B Notes will be zero prior to the Legal Maturity Date of such Tranche unless the Class A Usage of Class B Notes for all Outstanding Tranches of Class A Notes is zero, (ii) the Targeted Principal Deposit for any Tranche of Class C Notes will be zero prior to the Legal Maturity Date of such Tranche unless the Class A Usage of Class C Notes for all Outstanding Tranches of Class A Notes is zero and the Class B Usage of Class C Notes for all Outstanding Tranches of Class B Notes is zero, and (iii) the Targeted Principal Deposit for any Tranche of Class D Notes will be zero prior to the Legal Maturity Date of such Tranche unless the Class A Usage of Class D Notes for all Outstanding Tranches of Class A Notes is zero, the Class B Usage of Class D Notes for all Outstanding Tranches of Class B Notes is zero and the Class C Usage of Class D Notes for all Outstanding Tranches of Class C Notes is zero.

Terms Document ” means, with respect to any Class or Tranche of Notes, a supplement to this Indenture Supplement that establishes such Class or Tranche, in the case of Class A Notes, Class B Notes, Class C Notes or Class D Notes, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A , B, C or D, as applicable, with such additional or different provisions as the Issuer determines are necessary or appropriate in connection with the issuance of any Tranche of Notes.

Trust Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

Trust Portfolio Repurchase Event ” has the meaning set forth in the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement (or other applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement).

Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs ” has the meaning set forth in step (16) ( Current Charge-offs from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) of Section 3.01 , as adjusted pursuant to subsequent steps of Section 3.01 .

Usage ” means, with respect to any Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class B Notes, the Class A Usage of Class C Notes or the Class A Usage of Class D Notes, as applicable, for such Tranche; with respect to any Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class C Notes or the Class B Usage of Class D Notes, as applicable, for such Tranche; and with respect to any Tranche of Class C Notes, the Class C Usage of Class D Notes for such Tranche.

Section 1.02. Representations and Warranties of Issuer . The Issuer represents and warrants that:

(a) the Issuer has been duly formed and is validly existing as a statutory trust in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Indenture Supplement and to perform the terms and provisions hereof;

(b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Indenture Supplement by the Issuer have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and statutory trust proceedings of any Beneficiary and the Owner Trustee, do not require any approval or consent of any governmental agency or authority, and do not and will not conflict with any material provision of the Certificate of Trust or the Trust Agreement of the Issuer;

 

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(c) this Indenture Supplement is the valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the Issuer, except as the same may be limited by receivership, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equity principles;

(d) to the best of the Issuer’s knowledge, this Indenture Supplement will not conflict with any law or governmental regulation or court decree applicable to it;

(e) the Issuer is not required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;

(f) all information heretofore furnished by the Issuer in writing to the Indenture Trustee for purposes of or in connection with this Indenture Supplement or any transaction contemplated hereby is, and all such information hereafter furnished by the Issuer in writing to the Indenture Trustee will be, true and accurate in every material respect or based on reasonable estimates on the date as of which such information is stated or certified; and

(g) to the best knowledge of the Issuer, there are no proceedings or investigations pending against the Issuer before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Issuer (A) asserting the invalidity of this Indenture Supplement, (B) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture Supplement or (C) seeking any determination or ruling which in the Issuer’s judgment would materially and adversely affect the performance by the Issuer of its obligations under this Indenture Supplement or the validity or enforceability of this Indenture Supplement.

Section 1.03. Representations and Warranties of Indenture Trustee . The Indenture Trustee represents and warrants and any successor trustee shall represent and warrant that:

(a) the Indenture Trustee is organized, existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America;

(b) the Indenture Trustee has full power, authority and right to execute, deliver and perform this Indenture, and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Indenture Supplement; and

(c) this Indenture Supplement has been duly executed and delivered by the Indenture Trustee.

Section 1.04. Limitations on Liability .

(a) It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (i) this Indenture Supplement is executed and delivered by the Owner Trustee not individually or personally but solely as Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Issuer is made and intended not as a personal representation, undertaking

 

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or agreement by the Owner Trustee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Issuer, (iii) nothing herein contained will be construed as creating any liability on the Owner Trustee individually or personally, to perform any covenant of the Issuer either expressed or implied herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties to this Indenture Supplement and by any Person claiming by, through or under them and (iv) under no circumstances will the Owner Trustee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under this Indenture Supplement or any related documents.

(b) None of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Calculation Agent, any Beneficiary, the Depositor, any Master Servicer or any Servicer or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, incorporators or agents will have any liability with respect to this Indenture Supplement, and recourse may be had solely to the Collateral pledged to secure the DiscoverSeries Notes under the Indenture and this Indenture Supplement.

Section 1.05. Governing Law . THIS INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATION LAW, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER STATE.

Section 1.06. Counterparts . This Indenture Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed will be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts will together constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 1.07. Effectiveness . This Indenture Supplement amends and restates the Original Indenture Supplement as of the Effective Date. Prior to the Effective Date, the Original Indenture Supplement shall remain in full force and effect and is in all respects ratified and confirmed. Upon the effectiveness of this Indenture Supplement on the Effective Date, the terms and provisions of the Original Indenture Supplement shall be restated hereby in their entirety and each reference to the Original Indenture Supplement in any other document, instrument or agreement shall mean and be a reference to this Indenture Supplement.

Section 1.08. Ratification of Indenture . As supplemented by this Indenture Supplement, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the Indenture as so supplemented by this Indenture Supplement shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.

ARTICLE II

THE NOTES

Section 2.01. Creation and Designation .

(a) There is hereby created a Series of Notes to be issued pursuant to the Indenture and this Indenture Supplement to be known as “Discover Card Execution Note Trust, DiscoverSeries” or the “DiscoverSeries Notes.” The DiscoverSeries Notes may be issued in four Classes, the first of which shall be known as the “ Class A Notes ,” the second of which shall be known as the “ Class B Notes ,” the third of which shall be known as the “ Class C Notes ” and the fourth of which shall be known as the “ Class D Notes .”

 

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(b) The DiscoverSeries Notes shall not be subordinated to any other Series of Notes.

(c) Notwithstanding the allocation provisions of the Indenture, this Indenture Supplement and the Indenture Supplements for each other Series of Notes, if any, to the extent that the DiscoverSeries Noteholders are deemed to have any interest in any assets of the Issuer allocated to other Series of Notes secured by the Collateral, the DiscoverSeries Noteholders agree by acceptance of their DiscoverSeries Notes that their interest in those assets is subordinate to claims or rights of the Noteholders of such other Series of Notes to those other assets. Further, the DiscoverSeries Noteholders shall agree by their acceptance of their DiscoverSeries Notes that such agreement constitutes a subordination agreement for purposes of Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.

Section 2.02. New Issuances of Notes . The Issuer may issue new Tranches of Notes (including additional Notes of an Outstanding Tranche) to be included in the DiscoverSeries, so long as the following conditions precedent are satisfied:

(i) on or before the date that the new issuance is to occur, the Issuer shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee a Terms Document relating to the applicable Tranche of Notes;

(ii) with respect to an issuance of Class A Notes, immediately after giving effect to such issuance, the Nominal Liquidation Amount of the Class B Notes must be at least equal to the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes for all Tranches of Class A Notes;

(iii) with respect to an issuance of Class A Notes or Class B Notes, immediately after giving effect to such issuance, the Nominal Liquidation Amount of the Class C Notes must be at least equal to the sum of (x) the aggregate Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for all Tranches of Class A Notes with a Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes equal to zero and (y) the aggregate Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for all Tranches of Class B Notes;

(iv) with respect to an issuance of Class A Notes, Class B Notes or Class C Notes, immediately after giving effect to such issuance, the Nominal Liquidation Amount of the Class D Notes must be at least equal to the aggregate Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for all Tranches of Class C Notes;

(v) the Issuer shall be entitled to cause an increase in the Series Investor Interest for the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate or any Additional Collateral Certificate by an amount equal to the Nominal Liquidation Amount for such Notes as specified in the related Terms Document and all conditions to such increase, including without limitation any conditions relating to the Minimum Principal Receivables Balance of DCMT or any comparable provision of any other applicable Master Trust, shall have been satisfied;

(vi) the conditions specified in Section 310 of the Indenture are satisfied (unless such issuance does not exceed the De Minimis Threshold, in which case only such conditions specified in Section 310 of the Indenture as the applicable Note Rating Agencies shall require shall be satisfied); and

 

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(vii) any other conditions specified in the related Terms Document.

Section 2.03. Cash Deposit in Class C Reserve Account and Class D Reserve Account . If the issuance of Notes pursuant to Section 2.02 is expected to result in an increase in the Targeted Cumulative Class C Reserve Deposit for any Tranche of Class C Notes or the Targeted Cumulative Class D Reserve Deposit for any Tranche of Class D Notes, immediately after receipt of the proceeds of the Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.02 , the Issuer shall deposit an amount equal to such increase into each applicable Class C Reserve Subaccount or Class D Reserve Subaccount from the proceeds of such Notes.

ARTICLE III

ALLOCATIONS OF COLLECTIONS AND SUBORDINATION

Section 3.01. Allocations of Collections . The Indenture Trustee shall, on or before each Distribution Date cause allocations to be made in the order of priority specified, to the extent funds are available, to the account or Person indicated, in each case as set forth below. For the purpose of this section, unless otherwise provided in each paragraph, each amount referred in this section shall be computed after giving effect to preceding paragraphs but before giving effect to succeeding paragraphs.

(1) Series Finance Charge Amounts and Series Principal Amounts . All Series Finance Charge Amounts and Series Principal Amounts allocated to the DiscoverSeries pursuant to the Indenture or designated in any applicable Terms Document and received by the Note Issuance Trust in accordance with such Terms Document or any related agreement shall be deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account; provided , however , that the Calculation Agent may direct each Master Trust Trustee to retain any funds in Master Trust accounts that will be allocated to Master Trust accounts or paid to each Master Servicer in accordance with these Cash Flows, and any such amounts shall not be deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account; and provided , further , that any such amounts shall nonetheless be treated as Series Finance Charge Amounts and Series Principal Amounts hereunder and allocated as if they had been so deposited.

(2) Withdrawal of Income on Accounts . An amount equal to income earned on all funds on deposit in the Principal Funding Account, the Interest Funding Account and the Accumulation Reserve Account (including all Subaccounts of such accounts) (net of investment expenses and losses) for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to but excluding the current Distribution Date shall be withdrawn from each such account, deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account, and treated as Series Finance Charge Amounts.

(3) Withdrawal from Accumulation Reserve Subaccounts to Cover Accumulation Negative Spread on Principal Funding Subaccounts . An amount equal to the Accumulation Negative Spread for any Principal Funding Subaccount for any Tranche of Notes in the Accumulation Period for such Tranche shall be withdrawn from the Accumulation Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche, deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account and treated as Series Finance Charge Amounts.

 

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(4) Class A Interest Allocation from Series Finance Charge Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Class A Interest Allocation and

 

  (y) the Series Finance Charge Amounts

shall be deposited into the Interest Funding Account. The amount by which the Class A Interest Allocation exceeds the amount of such deposit shall be the “ Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall .” The Series Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The amount deposited into the Interest Funding Account pursuant to this step (4) shall be allocated to each Tranche of Class A Notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Class A Tranche Interest Allocation to the Class A Interest Allocation and deposited into the applicable Interest Funding Subaccount for such Tranche. The amount by which the Class A Tranche Interest Allocation for any Tranche exceeds the amount of such deposit shall be the “ Class A Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall ” for such Tranche.

(5) Class B Interest Allocation from Series Finance Charge Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Class B Interest Allocation and

 

  (y) the Series Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (4) ( Class A Interest Allocation from Series Finance Charge Amounts )

shall be deposited into the Interest Funding Account. The amount by which the Class B Interest Allocation exceeds the amount of such deposit shall be the “ Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall .” The Series Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The amount deposited into the Interest Funding Account pursuant to this step (5) shall be allocated to each Tranche of Class B Notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Class B Tranche Interest Allocation to the Class B Interest Allocation and deposited into the applicable Interest Funding Subaccount for such Tranche. The amount by which the Class B Tranche Interest Allocation for any Tranche exceeds the amount of such deposit shall be the “ Class B Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall ” for such Tranche.

(6) Class C Interest Allocation from Series Finance Charge Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Class C Interest Allocation and

 

  (y)

the Series Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (5) ( Class B Interest Allocation from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) shall be deposited into the Interest Funding Account. The amount by which the Class C Interest Allocation exceeds the amount of such deposit shall be the “ Class C Interest Allocation Shortfall .” The

 

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  Series Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The amount deposited into the Interest Funding Account pursuant to this step (6) shall be allocated to each Tranche of Class C Notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Class C Tranche Interest Allocation to the Class C Interest Allocation and deposited into the applicable Interest Funding Subaccount for such Tranche. The amount by which the Class C Tranche Interest Allocation for any Tranche exceeds the amount of such deposit shall be the “ Class C Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall ” for such Tranche.

(7) Series Servicing Fees from Series Finance Charge Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the amount of the Series Servicing Fees and

 

  (y) the Series Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (6) ( Class C Interest Allocation from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) shall be paid to each applicable Master Servicer in the proportions determined in accordance with the Indenture. The amount by which the Series Servicing Fee exceeds the amount of such payment shall be the “ Series Servicing Fee Shortfall .” The Series Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such payments.

(8) Class D Interest Allocation from Series Finance Charge Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Class D Interest Allocation and

 

  (y) the Series Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (7) ( Series Servicing Fees from Series Finance Charge Amounts )

shall be deposited into the Interest Funding Account. The amount by which the Class D Interest Allocation exceeds the amount of such deposit shall be the “ Class D Interest Allocation Shortfall .” The Series Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The amount deposited into the Interest Funding Account pursuant to this step (8) shall be allocated to each Tranche of Class D Notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Class D Tranche Interest Allocation to the Class D Interest Allocation and deposited into the applicable Interest Funding Subaccount for such Tranche. The amount by which the Class D Tranche Interest Allocation for any Tranche exceeds the amount of such deposit shall be the “ Class D Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall ” for such Tranche.

(9) Allocation from the DCMT Group One Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account . The Calculation Agent shall notify the Master Servicer and the Master Trust Trustee for DCMT of the amount equal to the product of

 

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  (x) the sum of the Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall, the Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall, the Class C Interest Allocation Shortfall, the Series Servicing Fee Shortfall and the Class D Interest Allocation Shortfall and

 

  (y) the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Percentage which amount, together with any comparable amount determined pursuant to a provision comparable to this step (9) in the Indenture Supplement for any other Series established in relation to the Note Issuance Trust, shall constitute the “ Class A Required Amount Shortfall ” for purposes of Section 9(b)(6) of the Series 2007-CC Supplement. The Class A Required Amount Shortfall shall be reduced by the amount of funds on deposit in the DCMT Group One Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account allocable to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate in accordance with Section 9(b)(6) of the Series 2007-CC Supplement, and the portion of such amount that is allocable to the DiscoverSeries pursuant to the Indenture shall be deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account; provided , however , that the Calculation Agent may direct the Master Trust Trustee for DCMT to retain any funds in DCMT accounts that will be paid to the Master Servicer for DCMT in accordance with these Cash Flows, and any such amounts shall not be deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account; and provided , further , that any such amounts shall nonetheless be treated as Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts hereunder and allocated as if they had been so deposited. If and when any Additional Collateral Certificates are added to the Note Issuance Trust, any provisions to allocate the amount set forth in clause (x) of this step (9) to such Additional Collateral Certificates shall be specified in the documents relating to such addition.

(10) Allocation from the DCMT Group One Interchange Reallocation Account . For so long as any series issued by DCMT is outstanding that is not designated as an Interchange Series in accordance with the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the series supplement for such series, the Class A Required Amount Shortfall shall be reduced by the amount of funds on deposit in the DCMT Group One Interchange Reallocation Account allocable to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate in accordance with Section 9(b)(9) of the Series 2007-CC Supplement, and the portion of such amount that is allocable to the DiscoverSeries pursuant to the Indenture shall be deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account. If and when any Additional Collateral Certificates are added to the Note Issuance Trust, any provisions to allocate the amount set forth in clause (x) of step (9) ( Allocation from the DCMT Group One Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account ) to an interchange reallocation account for such Additional Collateral Certificates shall be specified in the documents relating to such addition. The amounts deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account under step (9) and this step (10) are collectively the “ Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts ”; provided , however , that the Calculation Agent may direct the Master Trust Trustee for DCMT to retain any funds in DCMT accounts that will be paid to the Master Servicer for DCMT

 

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in accordance with these Cash Flows, and any such amounts shall not be deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account; and provided , further , that any such amounts shall nonetheless be treated as Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts hereunder and allocated as if they had been so deposited.

(11) Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall after step (4) ( Class A Interest Allocation from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) and

 

  (y) the Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts shall be deposited into the Interest Funding Account. The Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall and the Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The amount deposited into the Interest Funding Account pursuant to this step (11) shall be allocated to each Tranche of Class A Notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Class A Tranche Interest Allocation to the Class A Interest Allocation and deposited into the applicable Interest Funding Subaccount for such Tranche. The Class A Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for each Tranche shall be reduced by such deposit.

(12) Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall after step (5) ( Class B Interest Allocation from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) and

 

  (y) the Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (11) ( Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts ) shall be deposited into the Interest Funding Account. The Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall and the Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The amount deposited into the Interest Funding Account pursuant to this step (12) shall be allocated to each Tranche of Class B Notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Class B Tranche Interest Allocation to the Class B Interest Allocation and deposited into the applicable Interest Funding Subaccount for such Tranche. The Class B Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for each Tranche shall be reduced by such deposit.

(13) Class C Interest Allocation Shortfall from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Class C Interest Allocation Shortfall after step (6) ( Class C Interest Allocation from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) and

 

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  (y) the Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (12) ( Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts ) shall be deposited into the Interest Funding Account. The Class C Interest Allocation Shortfall and the Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The amount deposited into the Interest Funding Account pursuant to this step (13) shall be allocated to each Tranche of Class C Notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Class C Tranche Interest Allocation to the Class C Interest Allocation and deposited into the applicable Interest Funding Subaccount for such Tranche. The Class C Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for each Tranche shall be reduced by such deposit.

(14) Series Servicing Fee Shortfall from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Series Servicing Fee Shortfall after step (7) ( Series Servicing Fees from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) and

 

  (y) the Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (13) ( Class C Interest Allocation Shortfall from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts ) shall be paid to each applicable Master Servicer in the proportions determined in accordance with the Indenture. The Series Servicing Fee Shortfall and the Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such payment.

(15) Class D Interest Allocation Shortfall from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Class D Interest Allocation Shortfall after step (8) ( Class D Interest Allocation from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) and

 

  (y) the Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (14) ( Series Servicing Fee Shortfall from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts ) shall be deposited into the Interest Funding Account. The Class D Interest Allocation Shortfall and the Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The amount deposited into the Interest Funding Account pursuant to this step (15) shall be allocated to each Tranche of Class D Notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Class D Tranche Interest Allocation to the Class D Interest Allocation and deposited into the applicable Interest Funding Subaccount for such Tranche. The Class D Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for each Tranche shall be reduced by such deposit.

 

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(16) Current Charge-offs from Series Finance Charge Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Series Charge-offs and

 

  (y) the Series Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (8) ( Class D Interest Allocation from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) shall be treated as Series Principal Amounts (to be added to the Series Principal Amounts after step (1) ( Series Finance Charge Amounts and Series Principal Amounts )) and the Series Charge-offs shall be deemed to be reimbursed by such amount. Any portion of Series Charge-offs that is not reimbursed as set forth above shall be the “ Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs .” The Series Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of Series Charge-offs reimbursed pursuant to this step (16).

(17) Reimbursement of Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit and

 

  (y) the Series Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (16) ( Current Charge-offs from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) shall be treated as Series Principal Amounts (to be added to the Series Principal Amounts after step (16) ( Current Charge-offs from Series Finance Charge Amounts )) and the Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit shall be deemed to be reimbursed by such amount. The Series Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of the Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit reimbursed pursuant to this step (17). The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class A Notes shall be increased by the amount of such allocation pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche of Class A Notes to the Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit, each as of the first day of the related Due Period; provided , however , that the Nominal Liquidation Amount of a Tranche of Class A Notes shall not be increased above the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Tranche.

(18) Reimbursement of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit and

 

  (y) the Series Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (17) ( Reimbursement of Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts )

 

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shall be treated as Series Principal Amounts (to be added to the Series Principal Amounts after step (17) ( Reimbursement of Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts )) and the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit shall be deemed to be reimbursed by such amount. The Series Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit reimbursed pursuant to this step (18). The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class B Notes shall be increased by the amount of such allocation pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche of Class B Notes to the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit, each as of the first day of the related Due Period; provided , however , that the Nominal Liquidation Amount of a Tranche of Class B Notes shall not be increased above the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Tranche.

The following Usage amount (and any related Available Subordinated Amount) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (2) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (18):

 

    Class A Usage of Class B Notes

(19) Reimbursement of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit and

 

  (y) the Series Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (18) ( Reimbursement of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) shall be treated as Series Principal Amounts (to be added to the Series Principal Amounts after step (18) ( Reimbursement of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts )) and the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit shall be deemed to be reimbursed by such amount. The Series Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit reimbursed pursuant to this step (19). The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class C Notes shall be increased by the amount of such allocation pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche of Class C Notes to the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit, each as of the first day of the related Due Period; provided , however , that the Nominal Liquidation Amount of a Tranche of Class C Notes shall not be increased above the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Tranche.

The following Usage amounts (and any related Available Subordinated Amounts) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (3) of the Subordination Waterfall, after giving effect to this step (19):

 

    Class A Usage of Class C Notes

 

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    Class B Usage of Class C Notes

(20) Reimbursement of Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit and

 

  (y) the Series Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (19) ( Reimbursement of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts )

shall be treated as Series Principal Amounts (to be added to the Series Principal Amounts after step (19) ( Reimbursement of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts )) and the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit shall be deemed to be reimbursed by such amount. The Series Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit reimbursed pursuant to this step (20). The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class D Notes shall be increased by the amount of such allocation pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche of Class D Notes to the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit, each as of the first day of the related Due Period; provided , however , that the Nominal Liquidation Amount of a Tranche of Class D Notes shall not be increased above the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Tranche.

The following Usage amounts (and any related Available Subordinated Amounts) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (4) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (20):

 

    Class A Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class C Usage of Class D Notes

(21) Allocation from the DCMT Group One Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account . The Calculation Agent shall notify the Master Servicer and the Master Trust Trustee for DCMT of an amount equal to the product of

 

  (x) the sum of:

 

  (i) the Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs after step (16) ( Current Charge-offs from Series Finance Charge Amounts ),

 

  (ii) the Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit remaining after step (17) ( Reimbursement of Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts ),

 

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  (iii) the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit remaining after step (18) ( Reimbursement of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts ),

 

  (iv) the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit remaining after step (19) ( Reimbursement of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts ), and

 

  (v) the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit remaining after step (20) ( Reimbursement of Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts ), and

 

  (y) the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Percentage

which amount, together with any comparable amount determined pursuant to a provision comparable to this step (21) in the Indenture Supplement for any other Series established in relation to the Note Issuance Trust, shall constitute the “ Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount ” for purposes of Section 9(b)(7) of the Series 2007-CC Supplement. The Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount shall be reduced by the portion of the amount of funds on deposit in the DCMT Group One Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account allocable to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate in accordance with Section 9(b)(7) of the Series 2007-CC Supplement, and the portion of such amount that is allocable to the DiscoverSeries pursuant to the Indenture shall be deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account; provided , however , that the Calculation Agent may direct the Master Trust Trustee for DCMT to retain any funds in DCMT accounts that will be allocated to DCMT accounts or paid to the Master Servicer for DCMT in accordance with these Cash Flows, and any such amounts shall not be deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account; and provided , further , that any such amounts shall nonetheless be treated as Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts hereunder and allocated as if they had been so deposited. The Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts shall be increased by the amount of such deposit. If and when any Additional Collateral Certificates are added to the Note Issuance Trust, any provisions to allocate the amount set forth in clause (x) of this step (21) to such Additional Collateral Certificates shall be specified in the documents relating to such addition.

(22) Allocation from the DCMT Group One Interchange Reallocation Account . For so long as any series issued by DCMT is outstanding that is not designated as an Interchange Series in accordance with the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the series supplement for such series, the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount shall be reduced by the amount of funds on deposit in the DCMT Group One Interchange Reallocation Account allocable to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate in accordance with Section 9(b)(10) of the Series 2007-CC Supplement, and the portion of such amount that is allocable to the DiscoverSeries pursuant to the Indenture shall be deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account; provided , however , that the Calculation Agent may direct the Master Trust Trustee for DCMT to retain any funds in DCMT accounts that will be allocated to DCMT

 

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accounts or paid to the Master Servicer for DCMT in accordance with these Cash Flows, and any such amounts shall not be deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account; and provided , further , that any such amounts shall nonetheless be treated as Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts hereunder and allocated as if they had been so deposited. The Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts shall be increased by the amount of such deposit. If and when any Additional Collateral Certificates are added to the Note Issuance Trust, any provisions to allocate the amount set forth in clause (x) of step (21) ( Allocation from the DCMT Group One Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account ) to an interchange reallocation account for such Additional Collateral Certificates shall be specified in the documents relating to such addition.

(23) Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs after step (16) ( Current Charge-offs from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) and

 

  (y) the Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts after step (22) ( Allocation from the DCMT Group One Interchange Reallocation Account )

shall be treated as Series Principal Amounts (to be added to the Series Principal Amounts after step (20) ( Reimbursement of Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts )) and Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs shall be deemed to be reimbursed by such amount. The Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs reimbursed pursuant to this step (23).

(24) Reimbursement of Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit remaining after step (17) ( Reimbursement of Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) and

 

  (y) the Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (23) (Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts )

shall be treated as Series Principal Amounts (to be added to the Series Principal Amounts after step (23) (Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts)) and the Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit shall be deemed to be reimbursed by such amount. The Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of the Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit reimbursed pursuant to this step (24). The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class A Notes shall be increased by the amount of such allocation pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche of Class A Notes to the Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit, each as of the first day of the related Due Period; provided , however , that the Nominal Liquidation Amount of a Tranche of Class A Notes shall not be increased above the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Tranche.

 

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(25) Reimbursement of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit remaining after step (18) ( Reimbursement of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) and

 

  (y) the Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (24) ( Reimbursement of Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts ) shall be treated as Series Principal Amounts (to be added to the Series Principal Amounts after step (24) ( Reimbursement of Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts )) and the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit shall be deemed to be reimbursed by such amount. The Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit reimbursed pursuant to this step (25). The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class B Notes shall be increased by the amount of such allocation pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche of Class B Notes to the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit, each as of the first day of the related Due Period; provided , however , that the Nominal Liquidation Amount of a Tranche of Class B Notes shall not be increased above the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Tranche.

The following Usage amount (and any related Available Subordinated Amount) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (5) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (25):

 

    Class A Usage of Class B Notes

(26) Reimbursement of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit remaining after step (19) ( Reimbursement of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) and

 

  (y) the Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (25) ( Reimbursement of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts )

shall be treated as Series Principal Amounts (to be added to the Series Principal Amounts after step (25) ( Reimbursement of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts )) and the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit shall be deemed to be reimbursed by such amount. The Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts shall be

 

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reduced by the amount of the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit reimbursed pursuant to this step (26). The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class C Notes shall be increased by the amount of such allocation pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche of Class C Notes to the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit, each as of the first day of the related Due Period; provided , however , that the Nominal Liquidation Amount of a Tranche of Class C Notes shall not be increased above the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Tranche.

The following Usage amounts (and any related Available Subordinated Amounts) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (6) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (26):

 

    Class A Usage of Class C Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class C Notes

(27) Reimbursement of Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit remaining after step (20) ( Reimbursement of Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) and

 

  (y) the Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (26) ( Reimbursement of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts )

shall be treated as Series Principal Amounts (to be added to the Series Principal Amounts after step (26) ( Reimbursement of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts )) and the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit shall be deemed to be reimbursed by such amount. The Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit reimbursed pursuant to this step (27). The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class D Notes shall be increased by the amount of such allocation pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche of Class D Notes to the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit, each as of the first day of the related Due Period; provided , however , that the Nominal Liquidation Amount of a Tranche of Class D Notes shall not be increased above the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Tranche.

The following Usage amounts (and any related Available Subordinated Amounts) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (7) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (27):

 

    Class A Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class C Usage of Class D Notes

 

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(28) Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Initial Allocation . An amount of the Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs shall be allocated to each Tranche of Outstanding Notes in the Series pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of DiscoverSeries Notes, each as of the first day of the related Due Period. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche shall be reduced, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche shall be increased, by the amount of such allocation. Any such allocation (or portion thereof) that would otherwise have reduced the Nominal Liquidation Amount of a Tranche of Notes below zero will be reallocated to the remaining Tranches of Outstanding Notes in the Series as set forth in this step (28), but in no event will the Nominal Liquidation Amount (after giving effect to this step (28)) of any Tranche of Notes be reduced below zero.

The following Usage amounts (and any related Available Subordinated Amounts) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (8) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (28):

 

    Class A Usage of Class B Notes

 

    Class A Usage of Class C Notes

 

    Class A Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class C Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class C Usage of Class D Notes

(29) Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class A to Class D . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, an amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs allocated to such Tranche of Class A Notes pursuant to step (28) ( Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Initial Allocation ) and

 

  (y) the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche of Class A Notes after step (8) of the Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Initial Allocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs )

shall be reallocated to the Class D Notes. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class A Notes shall be increased, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche shall be reduced, by the amount of such reallocation. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class D Notes shall be reduced, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche shall be increased, by the aggregate amount of such reallocation for all Tranches of Class A Notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche of Class D Notes to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class D Notes, each as of the first day of the related Due Period. Any such reallocation (or portion thereof) that would

 

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otherwise have reduced the Nominal Liquidation Amount of a Tranche of Class D Notes below zero will be reallocated to the remaining Tranches of Class D Notes as set forth in this step (29), but in no event will the Nominal Liquidation Amount (after giving effect to this step (29)) of any Tranche of Class D Notes be reduced below zero.

The following Usage amounts (and any related Available Subordinated Amounts) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (9) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (29):

 

    Class A Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class C Usage of Class D Notes

(30) Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class A to Class C . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, an amount equal to the lesser of

 

(x)   

(i)          the amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs allocated to such Tranche pursuant to step (28) ( Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Initial Allocation ), minus

  

(ii)        the amount reallocated from such Tranche to the Class D Notes pursuant to step (29) ( Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class A to Class D ) and

(y)    the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for such Tranche of Class A Notes after step (8) of the Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Initial Allocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs )

shall be reallocated to the Class C Notes. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class A Notes shall be increased, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche shall be reduced, by the amount of such reallocation. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class C Notes shall be reduced, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche shall be increased, by the aggregate amount of such reallocation for all Tranches of Class A Notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche of Class C Notes to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class C Notes, each as of the first day of the related Due Period. Any such reallocation (or portion thereof) that would otherwise have reduced the Nominal Liquidation Amount of a Tranche of Class C Notes below zero will be reallocated to the remaining Tranches of Class C Notes as set forth in this step (30), but in no event will the Nominal Liquidation Amount (after giving effect to this step (30)) of any Tranche of Class C Notes be reduced below zero.

The following Usage amounts (and any related Available Subordinated Amounts) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (10) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (30):

 

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    Class A Usage of Class C Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class C Notes

(31) Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class A to Class B . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, an amount equal to the lesser of

 

(x)   

(i)          the amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs allocated to such Tranche pursuant to step (28) ( Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Initial Allocation ), minus

  

(ii)        the amount reallocated from such Tranche to the Class D Notes pursuant to step (29) ( Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class A to Class D ), minus

  

(iii)       the amount reallocated from such Tranche to the Class C Notes pursuant to step (30) ( Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class A to Class C ) and

(y)    the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes for such Tranche of Class A Notes after step (8) of the Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Initial Allocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs ) shall be reallocated to the Class B Notes. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class A Notes shall be increased, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche shall be reduced, by the amount of such reallocation. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class B Notes shall be reduced, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche shall be increased, by the aggregate amount of such reallocation for all Tranches of Class A Notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche of Class B Notes to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class B Notes, each as of the first day of the related Due Period. Any such reallocation (or portion thereof) that would otherwise have reduced the Nominal Liquidation Amount of a Tranche of Class B Notes below zero will be reallocated to the remaining Tranches of Class B Notes as set forth in this step (31), but in no event will the Nominal Liquidation Amount (after giving effect to this step (31)) of any Tranche of Class B Notes be reduced below zero.

The following Usage amount (and any related Available Subordinated Amount) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (11) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (31):

 

    Class A Usage of Class B Notes

 

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(32) Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class B to Class D . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, an amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the sum of

 

  (i) the amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs allocated to such Tranche pursuant to step (28) ( Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Initial Allocation ) and

 

  (ii) the amount reallocated to such Tranche pursuant to step (31) ( Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class A to Class B ), and

 

  (y) the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche of Class B Notes after step (9) of the Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reallocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Class A to Class D )

shall be reallocated to the Class D Notes. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class B Notes shall be increased, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche shall be reduced, by the amount of such reallocation. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class D Notes shall be reduced, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche shall be increased, by the aggregate amount of such reallocation for all Tranches of Class B Notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche of Class D Notes to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class D Notes, each as of the first day of the related Due Period. Any such reallocation (or portion thereof) that would otherwise have reduced the Nominal Liquidation Amount of a Tranche of Class D Notes below zero will be reallocated to the remaining Tranches of Class D Notes as set forth in this step (32), but in no event will the Nominal Liquidation Amount (after giving effect to this step (32)) of any Tranche of Class D Notes be reduced below zero.

The following Usage amounts (and any related Available Subordinated Amounts) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (12) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (32):

 

    Class A Usage of Class B Notes

 

    Class A Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class C Usage of Class D Notes

(33) Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class B to Class C. For each Tranche of Class B Notes, an amount equal to the lesser of

 

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(x)   

(i)          the amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs allocated to such Tranche pursuant to step (28) ( Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Initial Allocation ), plus

  

(ii)        the amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs reallocated to such Tranche pursuant to step (31) ( Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class A to Class B ), minus

  

(iii)       the amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs reallocated from such Tranche to the Class D Notes pursuant to step (32) ( Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class B to Class D ), and

(y)    the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for such Tranche of Class B Notes after step (10) of the Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reallocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Class A to Class C )

shall be reallocated to the Class C Notes. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class B Notes shall be increased, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche shall be reduced, by the amount of such reallocation. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class C Notes shall be reduced, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche shall be increased, by the aggregate amount of such reallocation for all Tranches of Class B Notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche of Class C Notes to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class C Notes, each as of the first day of the related Due Period. Any such reallocation (or portion thereof) that would otherwise have reduced the Nominal Liquidation Amount of a Tranche of Class C Notes below zero will be reallocated to the remaining Tranches of Class C Notes as set forth in this step (33), but in no event will the Nominal Liquidation Amount (after giving effect to this step (33)) of any Tranche of Class C Notes be reduced below zero.

The following Usage amounts (and any related Available Subordinated Amounts) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (13) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (33):

 

    Class A Usage of Class B Notes

 

    Class A Usage of Class C Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class C Notes

(34) Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class C to Class D . For each Tranche of Class C Notes, an amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the sum of

 

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  (i) the amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs allocated to such Tranche of Class C Notes pursuant to step (28) ( Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Initial Allocation ),

 

  (ii) the amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs reallocated to such Tranche of the Class C Notes pursuant to step (30) ( Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class A to Class C ) and

 

  (iii) the amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs reallocated to such Tranche of Class C Notes pursuant to step (33) ( Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class B to Class C ), and

 

  (y) the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche of Class C Notes after step (12) of the Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reallocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Class B to Class D ) shall be reallocated to the Class D Notes. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class C Notes shall be increased, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche shall be reduced, by the amount of such reallocation. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class D Notes shall be reduced, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche shall be increased, by the aggregate amount of such reallocation for all Tranches of Class C Notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche of Class D Notes to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class D Notes, each as of the first day of the related Due Period. Any such reallocation (or portion thereof) that would otherwise have reduced the Nominal Liquidation Amount of a Tranche of Class D Notes below zero will be reallocated to the remaining Tranches of Class D Notes as set forth in this step (34), but in no event will the Nominal Liquidation Amount (after giving effect to this step (34)) of any Tranche of Class D Notes be reduced below zero.

The following Usage amounts (and any related Available Subordinated Amounts) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (14) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (34):

 

    Class A Usage of Class C Notes

 

    Class A Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class C Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class D Notes

 

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    Class C Usage of Class D Notes

(35) Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class D Principal . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, an amount equal to the least of

 

  (x) the Class A Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for such Tranche remaining after step (11) ( Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts ),

 

  (y) a pro rata share of the Class D Principal Allocation, based on the ratio of the Class A Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for such Tranche to the Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall, in each case remaining after step (11) and

 

  (z) the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (14) of the Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reallocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Class C to Class D )

shall be deposited into the Interest Funding Subaccount for such Tranche. The Class A Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall, the Class D Principal Allocation and the Series Principal Amounts shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of such deposits for all Tranches of Class A Notes. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class D Notes shall be reduced, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit for such Tranche shall be increased, by the aggregate amount of such deposits for all Tranches of Class A Notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche of Class D Notes to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class D Notes, each as of the first day of the related Due Period.

The following Usage amounts (and any related Available Subordinated Amounts) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (15) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (35):

 

    Class A Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class C Usage of Class D Notes

(36) Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class C Principal . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, an amount equal to the least of

 

  (x) the Class A Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall remaining after step (35) ( Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class D Principal ),

 

  (y) a pro rata share of the Class C Principal Allocation, based on the ratio of the Class A Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for such Tranche to the Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall, in each case remaining after step (35) and

 

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  (z) the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for such Tranche after step (14) of the Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reallocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Class C to Class D )

shall be deposited into the Interest Funding Subaccount for such Tranche. The Class A Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall, the Class C Principal Allocation and the Series Principal Amounts shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of such deposits for all Tranches of Class A Notes. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class C Notes shall be reduced, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit for such Tranche shall be increased, by the aggregate amount of such deposits for all Tranches of Class A Notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche of Class C Notes to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class C Notes, each after giving effect to step (34) ( Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class C to Class D ).

The following Usage amounts (and any related Available Subordinated Amounts) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (16) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (36):

 

    Class A Usage of Class C Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class C Notes

(37) Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class B Principal . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, an amount equal to the least of

 

  (x) the Class A Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall remaining after step (36) ( Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class C Principal ),

 

  (y) a pro rata share of the Class B Principal Allocation, based on the ratio of the Class A Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for such Tranche to the Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall, in each case remaining after step (36) and

 

  (z)

the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes for such Tranche after step (13) of the Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reallocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Class B to Class C ) shall be deposited into the Interest Funding Subaccount for such Tranche. The Class A Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall, the Class B Principal Allocation and the Series Principal Amounts shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of such deposits for all Tranches

 

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  of Class A Notes. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class B Notes shall be reduced, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit for such Tranche shall be increased, by the aggregate amount of such deposits for all Tranches of Class A Notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche of Class B Notes to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class B Notes, each after giving effect to step (33) ( Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class B to Class C ).

The following Usage amount (and any related Available Subordinated Amount) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (17) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (37):

 

    Class A Usage of Class B Notes

(38) Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class D Principal . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, an amount equal to the least of

 

  (x) the Class B Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall remaining after step (12) ( Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts ),

 

  (y) a pro rata share of the Class D Principal Allocation remaining after step (35) (Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class D Principal) based on the ratio of the Class B Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for such Tranche to the Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall, in each case remaining after step (12) and

 

  (z) the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (15) of the Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Application of Class D Principal to Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall )

shall be deposited into the Interest Funding Subaccount for such Tranche. The Class B Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall, the Class D Principal Allocation and the Series Principal Amounts shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of such deposits for all Tranches of Class B Notes. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class D Notes shall be reduced, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit for such Tranche shall be increased, by the aggregate amount of such deposits for all Tranches of Class B Notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche of Class D Notes to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class D Notes, each after giving effect to step (35).

The following Usage amounts (and any related Available Subordinated Amounts) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (18) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (38):

 

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    Class A Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class C Usage of Class D Notes

(39) Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class C Principal . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, an amount equal to the least of

 

  (x) the Class B Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall remaining after step (38) ( Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class D Principal ),

 

  (y) a pro rata share of the Class C Principal Allocation remaining after step (36) ( Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class C Principal ) based on the ratio of the Class B Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for such Tranche to the Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall, in each case remaining after step (38) and

 

  (z) the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for such Tranche after step (16) of the Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Application of Class C Principal to Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall )

shall be deposited into the Interest Funding Subaccount for such Tranche. The Class B Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall, the Class C Principal Allocation and the Series Principal Amounts shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of such deposits for all Tranches of Class B Notes. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class C Notes shall be reduced, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit for such Tranche shall be increased, by the aggregate amount of such deposits for all Tranches of Class B Notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche of Class C Notes to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class C Notes, each after giving effect to step (36).

The following Usage amounts (and any related Available Subordinated Amounts) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (19) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (39):

 

    Class A Usage of Class C Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class C Notes

(40) Class C Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class D Principal . For each Tranche of Class C Notes, an amount equal to the least of

 

  (x) the Class C Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall remaining after step (13) ( Class C Interest Allocation Shortfall from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts ),

 

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  (y) a pro rata share of the Class D Principal Allocation remaining after step (38) ( Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class D Principal ) based on the ratio of the Class C Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for such Tranche to the Class C Interest Allocation Shortfall, in each case remaining after step (13) and

 

  (z) the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (18) of the Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Application of Class D Principal to Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall )

shall be deposited into the Interest Funding Subaccount for such Tranche. The Class C Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The Class C Interest Allocation Shortfall, the Class D Principal Allocation and the Series Principal Amounts shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of such deposits for all Tranches of Class C Notes. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class D Notes shall be reduced, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit for such Tranche shall be increased, by the aggregate amount of such deposits for all Tranches of Class C Notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche of Class D Notes to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class D Notes, each after giving effect to step (38).

The following Usage amounts (and any related Available Subordinated Amounts) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (20) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (40):

 

    Class A Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class C Usage of Class D Notes

(41) Series Servicing Fee Shortfall from Class D Principal . An amount equal to the least of

 

  (x) the Series Servicing Fee Shortfall remaining after step (14) (Series Servicing Fee Shortfall from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts),

 

  (y) the Class D Principal Allocation remaining after step (40) (Class C Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class D Principal) and

 

  (z) the aggregate amount of the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for all Tranches of Class C Notes after step (20) of the Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Application of Class D Principal to Class C Interest Allocation Shortfall )

 

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shall be paid to each applicable Master Servicer in the proportions determined in accordance with the Indenture. The Series Servicing Fee Shortfall, the Class D Principal Allocation and the Series Principal Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such payment. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class D Notes shall be reduced, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of each Tranche of Class D Notes shall be increased, by the amount of such payment pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche of Class D Notes to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class D Notes, each after giving effect to step (40).

The following Usage amounts (and any related Available Subordinated Amounts) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (21) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (41):

 

    Class A Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class C Usage of Class D Notes

(42) Series Servicing Fee Shortfall from Class C Principal . An amount equal to the least of

 

  (x) the Series Servicing Fee Shortfall remaining after step (41) (Series Servicing Fee Shortfall from Class D Principal),

 

  (y) the Class C Principal Allocation remaining after step (39) (Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class C Principal) and

 

  (z) the sum of:

 

  (i) the aggregate amount of Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for all Tranches of Class A Notes with a Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes equal to zero and

 

  (ii) the aggregate amount of the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for all Tranches of Class B Notes,

in each case, after step (19) of the Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Application of Class C Principal to Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall ),

shall be paid to each applicable Master Servicer in the proportions determined in accordance with the Indenture. The Series Servicing Fee Shortfall, the Class C Principal Allocation and the Series Principal Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such payment. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class C Notes shall be reduced, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of each Tranche of Class C Notes shall be increased, by the amount

 

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of such payment pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche of Class C Notes to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class C Notes, each after giving effect to step (39).

The following Usage amounts (and any related Available Subordinated Amounts) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (22) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (42):

 

    Class A Usage of Class C Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class C Notes

(43) Series Servicing Fee Shortfall from Class B Principal . An amount equal to the least of

 

  (x) the Series Servicing Fee Shortfall remaining after step (42) ( Series Servicing Fee Shortfall from Class C Principal ),

 

  (y) the Class B Principal Allocation remaining after step (37) ( Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class B Principal ) and

 

  (z) the aggregate amount of Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes for all Tranches of Class A Notes after step (17) of the Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Application of Class B Principal to Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall )

shall be paid to each applicable Master Servicer in the proportions determined in accordance with the Indenture. The Series Servicing Fee Shortfall, the Class B Principal Allocation and the Series Principal Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such payment. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class B Notes shall be reduced, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of each Tranche of Class B Notes shall be increased, by the amount of such payment pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche of Class B Notes to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class B Notes, each after giving effect to step (37).

The following Usage amount (and any related Available Subordinated Amount) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (23) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (43):

 

    Class A Usage of Class B Notes

(44) Class C Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class C Reserve Subaccount . For each Tranche of Class C Notes, an amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Class C Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for such Tranche remaining after step (40) (Class C Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class D Principal) and

 

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  (y) the amount on deposit in the Class C Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche shall be withdrawn from the Class C Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche and deposited into the Interest Funding Subaccount for such Tranche. Such Class C Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit, and the Class C Interest Allocation Shortfall shall be reduced by the sum of all such deposits.

(45) Class D Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class D Reserve Subaccount . For each Tranche of Class D Notes, an amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Class D Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for such Tranche remaining after step (15) ( Class D Interest Allocation Shortfall from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts ) and

 

  (y) the amount on deposit in the Class D Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche

shall be withdrawn from the Class D Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche and deposited into the Interest Funding Subaccount for such Tranche. Such Class D Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit, and the Class D Interest Allocation Shortfall shall be reduced by the sum of all such deposits.

(46) Reallocation of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class D . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, an amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit for such Tranche after giving effect to step (43) (Series Servicing Fee Shortfall from Class B Principal) and

 

  (y) the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (21) of the Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Application of Class D Principal to Series Servicing Fee Shortfall )

shall be reallocated to the Class D Notes. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class B Notes shall be increased, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche shall be reduced, by the amount of such reallocation. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class D Notes shall be reduced, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche shall be increased, by the aggregate amount of such reallocation for all Tranches of Class B Notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche of Class D Notes to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class D Notes, each after giving effect to step (41) ( Series Servicing Fee Shortfall from Class D Principal ). Any such reallocation (or portion thereof) that would otherwise have reduced the Nominal Liquidation Amount of a Tranche of Class D Notes below zero will be reallocated to the remaining Tranches of Class D Notes as set forth in this step (46), but in no event will the Nominal Liquidation Amount (after giving effect to this step (46)) of any Tranche of Class D Notes be reduced below zero.

 

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The following Usage amounts (and any related Available Subordinated Amounts) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (24) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (46):

 

    Class A Usage of Class B Notes

 

    Class A Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class C Usage of Class D Notes

(47) Reallocation of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class C . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, an amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit for such Tranche after giving effect to step (46) ( Reallocation of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class D ) and

 

  (y) the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for such Tranche after step (22) of the Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Application of Class C Principal to Series Servicing Fee Shortfall )

shall be reallocated to the Class C Notes. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class B Notes shall be increased, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche shall be reduced, by the amount of such reallocation. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class C Notes shall be reduced, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche shall be increased, by the aggregate amount of such reallocation for all Tranches of Class B Notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche of Class C Notes to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class C Notes, each after giving effect to step (42) (Series Servicing Fee Shortfall from Class C Principal). Any such reallocation (or portion thereof) that would otherwise have reduced the Nominal Liquidation Amount of a Tranche of Class C Notes below zero will be reallocated to the remaining Tranches of Class C Notes as set forth in this step (47), but in no event will the Nominal Liquidation Amount (after giving effect to this step (47)) of any Tranche of Class C Notes be reduced below zero.

The following Usage amounts (and any related Available Subordinated Amounts) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (25) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (47):

 

    Class A Usage of Class B Notes

 

    Class A Usage of Class C Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class C Notes

 

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(48) Reallocation of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class D . For each Tranche of Class C Notes, an amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit for such Tranche after giving effect to step (47) ( Reallocation of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class C ) and

 

  (y) the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (24) of the Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reallocation of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class D )

shall be reallocated to the Class D Notes. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class C Notes shall be increased, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche shall be reduced, by the amount of such reallocation. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class D Notes shall be reduced, and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such Tranche shall be increased, by the aggregate amount of such reallocation for all Tranches of Class C Notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche of Class D Notes to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class D Notes, each after giving effect to step (46)  Reallocation of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class D) . Any such reallocation (or portion thereof) that would otherwise have reduced the Nominal Liquidation Amount of a Tranche of Class D Notes below zero will be reallocated to the remaining Tranches of Class D Notes as set forth in this step (48), but in no event will the Nominal Liquidation Amount (after giving effect to this step (48)) of any Tranche of Class D Notes be reduced below zero.

The following Usage amounts (and any related Available Subordinated Amounts) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (26) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (48):

 

    Class A Usage of Class C Notes

 

    Class A Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class C Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class C Usage of Class D Notes

(49) Withdrawal of Excess Deposits from Accumulation Reserve Subaccounts for use as Series Finance Charge Amounts . For each Tranche of DiscoverSeries Notes, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of

 

  (x) the amount of deposits in the Accumulation Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche remaining after step (3) ( Withdrawal from Accumulation Reserve Subaccounts to Cover Accumulation Negative Spread on Principal Funding Subaccounts ), over

 

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  (y) the Targeted Accumulation Reserve Subaccount Deposit shall be withdrawn from the Accumulation Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche, deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account, and treated as Series Finance Charge Amounts (to be added to the Series Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (20) ( Reimbursement of Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts )).

(50) Targeted Deposit to Accumulation Reserve Subaccounts from Series Finance Charge Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the sum of the excess, if any, with respect to each Tranche of Notes, of

 

  (i) the Targeted Accumulation Reserve Subaccount Deposit, over

 

  (ii) the amount of deposits in the Accumulation Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche remaining after step (49) ( Withdrawal of Excess Deposits from Accumulation Reserve Subaccounts for use as Series Finance Charge Amounts ) and

 

  (y) the Series Finance Charge Amounts after step (49)

shall be deposited into the Accumulation Reserve Account. The Series Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The amount deposited into the Accumulation Reserve Account pursuant to this step (50) shall be allocated to each Tranche of Notes pro rata based on the ratio of (A) the amount determined pursuant to clause (x) for such Tranche to (B) the sum of the amounts determined pursuant to clause (x) for all Tranches of Notes, and deposited into the applicable Accumulation Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche. The amount, if any, by which the amount determined in clause (x) above for all Tranches exceeds the amount determined in clause (y) above, shall be the “Accumulation Reserve Shortfall Amount.”

(51) Withdrawal of Excess Deposits from Class C Reserve Subaccounts for use as Series Finance Charge Amounts . For each Tranche of Class C Notes, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of

 

  (x) the amount of deposits (including income earned on funds on deposit) in each Class C Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche remaining after step (44) ( Class C Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class C Reserve Subaccount ), over

 

  (y) the Targeted Cumulative Class C Reserve Deposit for such Tranche

shall be withdrawn from the Class C Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche, deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account, and treated as Series Finance Charge Amounts (to be added

 

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to the Series Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (50) ( Targeted Deposit to Accumulation Reserve Subaccounts from Series Finance Charge Amounts )); provided , however , that the amount to be withdrawn shall not exceed the difference between the amount in clause (x) and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit for such Tranche after step (48) ( Reallocation of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class D ).

(52) Withdrawal of Excess Deposits from Class D Reserve Subaccounts for use as Series Finance Charge Amounts . For each Tranche of Class D Notes, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of

 

  (x) the amount of deposits (including income earned on funds on deposit) in each Class D Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche remaining after step (45) ( Class D Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class D Reserve Subaccount ), over

 

  (y) the Targeted Cumulative Class D Reserve Deposit for such Tranche

shall be withdrawn from the Class D Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche, deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account, and treated as Series Finance Charge Amounts (to be added to the Series Finance Charge Amounts after step (51) ( Withdrawal of Excess Deposits from Class C Reserve Subaccounts for use as Series Finance Charge Amounts )); provided , however , that the amount to be withdrawn shall not exceed the difference between the amount in clause (x) and the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit for such Tranche after step (48) ( Reallocation of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class D ).

(53) Targeted Deposit to Class C Reserve Subaccounts from Series Finance Charge Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the sum of the excess, if any, with respect to each Tranche of Class C Notes, of

 

  (i) the Targeted Cumulative Class C Reserve Deposit for such Tranche, over

 

  (ii) the amount of deposits (including income earned on funds on deposit) in the Class C Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche remaining after step (51) ( Withdrawal of Excess Deposits from Class C Reserve Subaccounts for use as Series Finance Charge Amounts ), and

 

  (y) the Series Finance Charge Amounts after step (52) ( Withdrawal of Excess Deposits from Class D Reserve Subaccounts for use as Series Finance Charge Amounts )

shall be deposited into the Class C Reserve Account. The Series Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The amount deposited into the Class C Reserve Account pursuant to this step (53) shall be allocated to each Tranche of Class C Notes pro rata

 

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based on the ratio of (A) the amount determined pursuant to clause (x) for such Tranche of Class C Notes to (B) the sum of the amounts determined pursuant to clause (x) for all Tranches of Class C Notes, and deposited into the applicable Class C Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche. The amount, if any, by which the amount determined in clause (x) above for all Tranches exceeds the amount determined in clause (y) above, shall be the “Class C Reserve Shortfall Amount.”

The following Usage amounts (and any related Available Subordinated Amounts) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (27) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (53):

 

    Class A Usage of Class C Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class C Notes

(53A) Allocation from the DCMT Group One Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account . The Calculation Agent shall notify the Master Servicer and the Master Trust Trustee for DCMT of an amount equal to the product of

 

  (x) the sum of:

 

  (i) the Accumulation Reserve Shortfall Amount after step (50), and

 

  (ii) the Class C Reserve Shortfall Amount after step (53) and

 

  (y) the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Percentage

which amount, together with any comparable amount determined pursuant to a provision comparable to this step (53A) in the Indenture Supplement for any other Series established in relation to the Note Issuance Trust, shall constitute the “ Reserve Account Funding Shortfall ” for purposes of Section 9(b)(8) of the Series 2007-CC Supplement. The Reserve Account Funding Shortfall shall be reduced by the amount of funds on deposit in the DCMT Group One Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account allocable to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate in accordance with clause (ii) of Section 9(b)(8) of the Series 2007-CC Supplement, and the portion of such amount that is allocable to the DiscoverSeries pursuant to the Indenture shall be deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account; provided, however , that the Calculation Agent may direct the Master Trust Trustee for DCMT to retain any funds in DCMT accounts that will be allocated to DCMT accounts or paid to the Master Servicer for DCMT in accordance with these Cash Flows, and any such amounts shall not be deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account; and provided, further , that any such amounts shall nonetheless be treated as Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts hereunder and allocated as if they had been so deposited. The Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts shall be increased by the amount of such deposit. If and when any Additional Collateral Certificates are added to the Note Issuance Trust, any provisions to allocate the amount set forth in clause (x) of this step (53A) to such Additional Collateral Certificates shall be specified in the documents relating to such addition.

 

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(53B) Targeted Deposit to Accumulation Reserve Subaccounts from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the sum of the excess, if any, with respect to each Tranche of Notes, of

 

  (i) the Targeted Accumulation Reserve Subaccount Deposit, over

 

  (ii) the amount of deposits in the Accumulation Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche remaining after step (50)  ( Targeted Deposit to Accumulation Reserve Subaccounts from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) and

 

  (y) the Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts after step (53A) shall be deposited into the Accumulation Reserve Account. The Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The amount deposited into the Accumulation Reserve Account pursuant to this step (53B) shall be allocated to each Tranche of Notes pro rata based on the ratio of (A) the amount determined pursuant to clause (x) for such Tranche to (B) the sum of the amounts determined pursuant to clause (x) for all Tranches of Notes, and deposited into the applicable Accumulation Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche.

(53C) Targeted Deposit to Class C Reserve Subaccounts from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts. An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the sum of the excess, if any, with respect to each Tranche of Class C Notes, of

 

  (i) the Targeted Cumulative Class C Reserve Deposit for such Tranche, over

 

  (ii) the amount of deposits (including income earned on funds on deposit) in the Class C Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche remaining after step (53) ( Targeted Deposit to Class C Reserve Subaccounts from Series Finance Charge Amounts ), and

 

  (y) the Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts after step (53B) ( Targeted Deposit to Accumulation Reserve Subaccounts from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts )

shall be deposited into the Class C Reserve Account. The Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The amount deposited into the Class C Reserve Account pursuant to this step (53C) shall be allocated to each Tranche of Class C Notes pro rata based on the ratio of (A) the amount determined pursuant to clause (x) for such Tranche of Class C Notes to (B) the sum of the amounts determined pursuant to clause (x) for all Tranches of Class C Notes, and deposited into the applicable Class C Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche.

 

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The following Usage amounts (and any related Available Subordinated Amounts) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (27) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (53C):

 

    Class A Usage of Class C Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class C Notes

(54) Targeted Deposit to Class D Reserve Subaccounts from Series Finance Charge Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the sum of the excess, if any, with respect to each Tranche of Class D Notes, of

 

  (i) the Targeted Cumulative Class D Reserve Deposit for such Tranche, over

 

  (ii) the amount of deposits (including income earned on funds on deposit) in the Class D Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche remaining after step (52) ( Withdrawal of Excess Deposits from Class D Reserve Subaccounts for use as Series Finance Charge Amounts ), and

 

  (y) the Series Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (53) ( Targeted Deposit to Class C Reserve Subaccounts from Series Finance Charge Amounts )

shall be deposited into the Class D Reserve Account. The Series Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The amount deposited into the Class D Reserve Account pursuant to this step (54) shall be allocated to each Tranche of Class D Notes pro rata based on the ratio of (A) the amount determined pursuant to clause (x) for such Tranche of Class D Notes to (B) the sum of the amounts determined pursuant to clause (x) for all Tranches of Class D Notes, and deposited into the applicable Class D Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche.

The following Usage amounts (and any related Available Subordinated Amounts) shall be adjusted in accordance with step (28) of the Subordination Waterfall after giving effect to this step (54):

 

    Class A Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class B Usage of Class D Notes

 

    Class C Usage of Class D Notes

 

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(55) Other Deposits and Payments from Series Finance Charge Amounts . If required by the Terms Documents for any Class or Tranche of Notes, any other payment or deposit shall be made from Series Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (54) ( Targeted Deposit to Class D Reserve Subaccounts from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) as required thereby. Unless otherwise specified in any applicable Terms Document, all allocations under this step (55) shall be made pro rata based on the ratio of the amount of the targeted payment or deposit for each Tranche of Notes to the aggregate amount of the targeted payments or deposits for all Tranches of Notes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this step (55) may be subdivided into sequential payment steps to the extent required under any Terms Document.

(56) Reallocation of Series Finance Charge Amounts to the DCMT Group One Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account . A positive amount, if any, equal to the product of

 

  (x) the amount of Series Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (55) ( Other Deposits and Payments from Series Finance Charge Amounts ), minus the sum of:

 

  (i) for so long as any series issued by DCMT is outstanding that is not designated as an “Interchange Series” in accordance with the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the series supplement for such series, the portion of the Series Interchange for the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate that is allocated to the DiscoverSeries in accordance with the Indenture,

 

  (ii) all amounts withdrawn from the Accumulation Reserve Subaccounts and treated as Series Finance Charge Amounts pursuant to step (49) ( Withdrawal of Excess Deposits from Accumulation Reserve Subaccounts for use as Series Finance Charge Amounts ),

 

  (iii) all amounts withdrawn from the Class C Reserve Subaccounts and treated as Series Finance Charge Amounts pursuant to step (51) ( Withdrawal of Excess Deposits from Class C Reserve Subaccounts for use as Series Finance Charge Amounts ), and

 

  (iv) all amounts withdrawn from the Class D Reserve Subaccounts and treated as Series Finance Charge Amounts pursuant to step (52) ( Withdrawal of Excess Deposits from Class D Reserve Subaccounts for use as Series Finance Charge Amounts ), and

 

  (y)

the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Percentage shall be paid to the Master Trust Trustee for DCMT for deposit in the DCMT Group One Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account;

 

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  provided , however , that such amount shall only be so paid to the extent necessary for application to cover shortfalls for other series issued by DCMT in accordance with the series supplements to the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement for such other series. The Series Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such payment. If and when any Additional Collateral Certificates are added to the Note Issuance Trust, any provisions to allocate the amount set forth in clause (x) of this step (56) to such Additional Collateral Certificates shall be specified in the documents relating to such addition.

(57) Reallocation of Series Finance Charge Amounts to the DCMT Group One Interchange Reallocation Account . A positive amount , if any, equal to the product of

 

  (x) the amount of Series Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (56) (Reallocation of Series Finance Charge Amounts to the DCMT Group One Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account), minus the sum of:

 

  (i) all amounts withdrawn from the Accumulation Reserve Subaccounts and treated as Series Finance Charge Amounts pursuant to step (49) (Withdrawal of Excess Deposits from Accumulation Reserve Subaccounts for use as Series Finance Charge Amounts),

 

  (ii) all amounts withdrawn from the Class C Reserve Subaccounts and treated as Series Finance Charge Amounts pursuant to step (51) (Withdrawal of Excess Deposits from Class C Reserve Subaccounts for use as Series Finance Charge Amounts), and

 

  (iii) all amounts withdrawn from the Class D Reserve Subaccounts and treated as Series Finance Charge Amounts pursuant to step (52) (Withdrawal of Excess Deposits from Class D Reserve Subaccounts for use as Series Finance Charge Amounts), and

 

  (y) the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Percentage

shall be paid to the Master Trust Trustee for DCMT for deposit in the DCMT Group One Interchange Reallocation Account; provided , however , that such amount shall only be so paid to the extent necessary for application to cover shortfalls for other series issued by DCMT in accordance with the series supplements to the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement for such other series. The Series Finance Charge Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such payment. If and when any Additional Collateral Certificates are added to the Note Issuance Trust, any provisions to allocate the amount set forth in clause (x) of this step (57) to such Additional Collateral Certificates shall be specified in the documents relating to such addition.

 

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(58) Other Deposits and Payments from Series Finance Charge Amounts . If required by the Terms Documents for any Class or Tranche of Notes, any other payment or deposit shall be made from Series Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (57) ( Reallocation of Series Finance Charge Amounts to the DCMT Group One Interchange Reallocation Account ) as required thereby. Unless otherwise specified in any applicable Terms Document, all allocations under this step (58) shall be made pro rata based on the ratio of the amount of the targeted payment or deposit for each Tranche of Notes to the aggregate amount of the targeted payments or deposits for all Tranches of Notes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this step (58) may be subdivided into sequential payment steps to the extent required under any Terms Document.

(59) Withdrawal of Prefunding Excess Amounts for use as Series Principal Amounts . The Prefunding Excess Amount for each Tranche of Notes shall be withdrawn from the Principal Funding Subaccount for such Tranche, deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account and treated as Series Principal Amounts (to be added to the Series Principal Amounts remaining after step (43) ( Series Servicing Fee Shortfall from Class B Principal )). The Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Tranche shall be increased by such amount of withdrawal.

(60) Targeted Principal Deposits for Class A from Series Principal Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the sum of the Targeted Principal Deposits for all Tranches of Class A Notes and

 

  (y) the Series Principal Amounts after step (59) ( Withdrawal of Prefunding Excess Amounts for use as Series Principal Amounts )

shall be deposited into the Principal Funding Account. The Series Principal Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The amount deposited into the Principal Funding Account pursuant to this step (60) shall be allocated to each Tranche of Class A Notes, first , pro rata based on the ratio of (A) the Targeted Principal Deposit for such Tranche minus the Targeted Prefunding Deposit for such Tranche to (B) the sum of the Targeted Principal Deposits minus the sum of the Targeted Prefunding Deposits for all Tranches of Class A Notes, and after the amount set forth in clause (A) above has been deposited in full for each Tranche of Class A Notes, second , pro rata based on the ratio of (A) the Targeted Prefunding Deposit for such Tranche to (B) the sum of the Targeted Prefunding Deposits for all Tranches of Class A Notes. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class A Notes shall be reduced by the amount of such allocation. The amount by which the Targeted Prefunding Deposit for each Tranche of Class A Notes exceeds the amount of the second allocation hereunder shall be the “ Class A Tranche Prefunding Shortfall ” for such Tranche. The amount by which the Targeted Principal Deposit for each Tranche of Class A Notes exceeds the total amount of such deposits shall be the “ Class A Tranche Principal Shortfall ” for such Tranche.

(61) Targeted Principal Deposits for Class B from Series Principal Amounts . An amount equal to the least of

 

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  (x) the sum of the Targeted Principal Deposits for all Tranches of Class B Notes,

 

  (y) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class B Notes after giving effect to step (59) ( Withdrawal of Prefunding Excess Amounts for use as Series Principal Amounts ), minus the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes for all Tranches of Class A Notes after step (25) of the Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reallocation of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class C ) and

 

  (z) the Series Principal Amounts remaining after step (60) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class A from Series Principal Amounts )

shall be deposited into the Principal Funding Account. The Series Principal Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The amount deposited into the Principal Funding Account pursuant to this step (61) shall be allocated to each Tranche of Class B Notes, first , pro rata based on the ratio of (A) the Targeted Principal Deposit for such Tranche minus the Targeted Prefunding Deposit for such Tranche to (B) the sum of the Targeted Principal Deposits minus the sum of the Targeted Prefunding Deposits for all Tranches of Class B Notes, and after the amount set forth in clause (A) above has been paid in full for each Tranche of Class B Notes, second , pro rata based on the ratio of (A) the Targeted Prefunding Deposit for such Tranche to (B) the sum of the Targeted Prefunding Deposits for all Tranches of Class B Notes. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class B Notes shall be reduced by the amount of such allocation. The amount by which the Targeted Prefunding Deposit for each Tranche of Class B Notes exceeds the amount of the second allocation hereunder shall be the “ Class B Tranche Prefunding Shortfall ” for such Tranche. The amount by which the Targeted Principal Deposit for each Tranche of Class B Notes exceeds the total amount of such deposits shall be the “ Class B Tranche Principal Shortfall ” for such Tranche.

(62) Targeted Principal Deposits for Class C from Series Principal Amounts . An amount equal to the least of

 

  (x) the sum of the Targeted Principal Deposits for all Tranches of Class C Notes,

 

  (y) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class C Notes after giving effect to step (59) ( Withdrawal of Prefunding Excess Amounts for use as Series Principal Amounts ), minus the sum of

 

  (i) the aggregate Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for all Tranches of Class A Notes with a Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes equal to zero after step (27) of the Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Targeted Deposit to Class C Reserve Subaccounts from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) and

 

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  (ii) the aggregate Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for all Tranches of Class B Notes after step (27) of the Subordination Waterfall, and

 

  (z) the Series Principal Amounts remaining after step (61) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class B from Series Principal Amounts )

shall be deposited into the Principal Funding Account. The Series Principal Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The amount deposited into the Principal Funding Account pursuant to this step (62) shall be allocated to each Tranche of Class C Notes, first , pro rata based on the ratio of (A) the Targeted Principal Deposit for such Tranche minus the Targeted Prefunding Deposit for such Tranche to (B) the sum of the Targeted Principal Deposits minus the sum of the Targeted Prefunding Deposits for all Tranches of Class C Notes, and after the amount set forth in clause (A) above has been paid in full for each Tranche of Class C Notes, second , pro rata based on the ratio of (A) the Targeted Prefunding Deposit for such Tranche to (B) the sum of the Targeted Prefunding Deposits for all Tranches of Class C Notes. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class C Notes shall be reduced by the amount of such allocation. The amount by which the Targeted Prefunding Deposit for each Tranche of Class C Notes exceeds the amount of the second allocation hereunder shall be the “ Class C Tranche Prefunding Shortfall ” for such Tranche. The amount by which the Targeted Principal Deposit for each Tranche of Class C Notes exceeds the total amount of such deposits shall be the “ Class C Tranche Principal Shortfall ” for such Tranche.

(63) Targeted Principal Deposits for Class D from Series Principal Amounts . An amount equal to the least of

 

  (x) the sum of the Targeted Principal Deposits for all Tranches of Class D Notes,

 

  (y) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class D Notes after giving effect to step (48) ( Reallocation of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class D ), minus the aggregate Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for all Tranches of Class C Notes after step (28) of the Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Targeted Deposit to Class D Reserve Subaccounts from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) and

 

  (z)

the Series Principal Amounts remaining after step (62) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class C from Series Principal Amounts ) shall be deposited into the Principal Funding Account. The Series Principal Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The amount deposited into the Principal Funding Account pursuant to this step (63) shall be allocated to each Tranche of Class D Notes pro rata based on the ratio of (A) the Targeted Principal Deposit for such Tranche to (B) the sum of the Targeted Principal Deposits for all Tranches of Class D Notes. The Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Tranche of Class D Notes shall be

 

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  reduced by the amount of such allocation. The amount by which the Targeted Principal Deposit for each Tranche of Class D Notes exceeds the total amount of such deposits shall be the “ Class D Tranche Principal Shortfall ” for such Tranche.

(64) Allocation from the DCMT Group One Principal Collections Reallocation Account for Principal Shortfalls other than Prefunding Shortfalls . The Calculation Agent shall notify the Master Servicer and the Master Trust Trustee for DCMT of the amount equal to the product of

 

  (x) the sum of

 

  (i) the Class A Tranche Principal Shortfall minus the Class A Tranche Prefunding Shortfall, in each case after step (60) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class A from Series Principal Amounts ),

 

  (ii) the Class B Tranche Principal Shortfall minus the Class B Tranche Prefunding Shortfall, in each case after step (61) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class B from Series Principal Amounts ),

 

  (iii) the Class C Tranche Principal Shortfall minus the Class C Tranche Prefunding Shortfall, in each case after step (62) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class C from Series Principal Amounts ) and

 

  (iv) the Class D Tranche Principal Shortfall after step (63) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class D from Series Principal Amounts ),

in each case for each Tranche of Notes for which an Early Redemption Event (other than an Excess Spread Early Redemption Event for which an Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure has occurred) or an Event of Default has not occurred, and

 

  (y) the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Percentage

which amount, together with any comparable amount determined pursuant to a provision comparable to this step (64) in the Indenture Supplement for any other Series established in relation to the Note Issuance Trust, shall constitute the “ Class A Principal Distribution Amount Shortfall ” for purposes of Section 9(b)(15) of the Series 2007-CC Supplement. The Class A Principal Distribution Amount Shortfall shall be reduced by the amount of funds on deposit in the DCMT Group One Principal Collections Reallocation Account allocable to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate in accordance with Section 9(b)(15) of the Series 2007-CC Supplement, and the portion of such amount that is allocable to the DiscoverSeries pursuant to the Indenture shall be deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account. The amounts deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account under this step (64) are the “ Reallocated

 

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Principal Amounts .” If and when any Additional Collateral Certificates are added to the Note Issuance Trust, any provisions to allocate the amount set forth in clause (x) of this step (64) to such Additional Collateral Certificates shall be specified in the documents relating to such addition.

(65) Allocation from the DCMT Group One Principal Collections Reallocation Account for Prefunding Shortfalls . The Calculation Agent shall notify the Master Servicer and the Master Trust Trustee for DCMT of the amount equal to the product of

 

  (x) the sum of

 

  (i) the Class A Tranche Prefunding Shortfall after step (60) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class A from Series Principal Amounts ),

 

  (ii) the Class B Tranche Prefunding Shortfall after step (61) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class B from Series Principal Amounts ) and

 

  (iii) the Class C Tranche Prefunding Shortfall after step (62) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class C from Series Principal Amounts ), and

 

  (y) the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Percentage

which amount, together with any comparable amount determined pursuant to a provision comparable to this step (65) in the Indenture Supplement for any other Series established in relation to the Note Issuance Trust, shall constitute the “ Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount Shortfall ” for purposes of Section 9(b)(17) of the Series 2007-CC Supplement. The Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount Shortfall shall be reduced by the amount of funds on deposit in the DCMT Group One Principal Collections Reallocation Account allocable to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate in accordance with Section 9(b)(17) of the Series 2007-CC Supplement, and the portion of such amount that is allocable to the DiscoverSeries pursuant to the Indenture shall be deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account. The amounts deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account under this step (65) shall be added to the Reallocated Principal Amounts after step (64) ( Allocation from the DCMT Group One Principal Collections Reallocation Account for Principal Shortfalls other than Prefunding Shortfalls ). If and when any Additional Collateral Certificates are added to the Note Issuance Trust, any provisions to allocate the amount set forth in clause (x) of this step (65) to such Additional Collateral Certificates shall be specified in the documents relating to such addition.

(66) Class A Tranche Principal Shortfalls from Reallocated Principal Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the sum of the Class A Tranche Principal Shortfalls minus the Class A Tranche Prefunding Shortfalls for all Tranches of Class A Notes for which an Early Redemption Event or an Event of Default has not occurred, in each case after step (60) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class A from Series Principal Amounts ) and

 

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  (y) the Reallocated Principal Amounts after step (65) ( Allocation from the DCMT Group One Principal Collections Reallocation Account for Prefunding Shortfalls )

shall be deposited into the Principal Funding Account. The Reallocated Principal Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The amount deposited into the Principal Funding Account pursuant to this step (66) shall be allocated to each Tranche of Class A Notes for which an Early Redemption Event or an Event of Default has not occurred pro rata on the basis of the ratio of (A) the Class A Tranche Principal Shortfall minus the Class A Tranche Prefunding Shortfalls for such Tranche to (B) the sum of the Class A Tranche Principal Shortfalls minus the Class A Tranche Prefunding Shortfalls for all Tranches of Class A Notes for which an Early Redemption Event or an Event of Default has not occurred. The Nominal Liquidation Amount and the Class A Tranche Principal Shortfall of each Tranche of Class A Notes shall be reduced by the amount of such allocation. For purposes of this step (66), if the only Early Redemption Event that has occurred for a Tranche of Class A Notes is an Excess Spread Early Redemption Event for which an Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure has occurred, such Tranche shall be treated as if an Early Redemption Event has not occurred.

(67) Class A Tranche Prefunding Shortfalls from Reallocated Principal Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the sum of the Class A Tranche Prefunding Shortfalls for all Tranches of Class A Notes after step (60) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class A from Series Principal Amounts ) and

 

  (y) the Reallocated Principal Amounts remaining after step (66) ( Class A Tranche Principal Shortfalls from Reallocated Principal Amounts ) shall be deposited into the Principal Funding Account. The Reallocated Principal Amounts

shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The amount deposited into the Principal Funding Account pursuant to this step (67) shall be allocated to each Tranche of Class A Notes pro rata on the basis of the ratio of (A) the Class A Tranche Prefunding Shortfall for such Tranche to (B) the sum of the Class A Tranche Prefunding Shortfalls for all Tranches of Class A Notes. The Nominal Liquidation Amount, the Class A Tranche Principal Shortfall and the Class A Tranche Prefunding Shortfall of each Tranche of Class A Notes shall be reduced by the amount of such allocation.

(68) Class B Tranche Principal Shortfalls from Reallocated Principal Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the sum of the Class B Tranche Principal Shortfalls minus the Class B Tranche Prefunding Shortfalls for all Tranches of Class B Notes for which an Early Redemption Event or an Event of Default has not occurred, in each case after step (61) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class B from Series Principal Amounts ) and

 

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  (y) the Reallocated Principal Amounts remaining after step (67) ( Class A Tranche Prefunding Shortfalls from Reallocated Principal Amounts )

shall be deposited into the Principal Funding Account. The Reallocated Principal Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The amount deposited into the Principal Funding Account pursuant to this step (68) shall be allocated to each Tranche of Class B Notes for which an Early Redemption Event or an Event of Default has not occurred pro rata on the basis of the ratio of (A) the Class B Tranche Principal Shortfall minus the Class B Tranche Prefunding Shortfall for such Tranche to (B) the sum of the Class B Tranche Principal Shortfalls minus the Class B Tranche Prefunding Shortfalls for all Tranches of Class B Notes for which an Early Redemption Event or an Event of Default has not occurred. The Nominal Liquidation Amount and the Class B Tranche Principal Shortfall of each Tranche of Class B Notes shall be reduced by the amount of such allocation. For purposes of this step (68), if the only Early Redemption Event that has occurred for a Tranche of Class B Notes is an Excess Spread Early Redemption Event for which an Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure has occurred, such Tranche shall be treated as if an Early Redemption Event has not occurred.

(69) Class B Tranche Prefunding Shortfalls from Reallocated Principal Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the sum of the Class B Tranche Prefunding Shortfalls for all Tranches of Class B Notes after step (61) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class B from Series Principal Amounts ) and

 

  (y) the Reallocated Principal Amounts remaining after step (68) ( Class B Tranche Principal Shortfalls from Reallocated Principal Amounts )

shall be deposited into the Principal Funding Account. The Reallocated Principal Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The amount deposited into the Principal Funding Account pursuant to this step (69) shall be allocated to each Tranche of Class B Notes pro rata on the basis of the ratio of (A) the Class B Tranche Prefunding Shortfall for such Tranche to (B) the sum of Class B Tranche Prefunding Shortfalls for all Tranches of Class B Notes. The Nominal Liquidation Amount, the Class B Tranche Principal Shortfall and the Class B Tranche Prefunding Shortfall of each Tranche of Class B Notes shall be reduced by the amount of such allocation.

(70) C lass C Tranche Principal Shortfalls from Reallocated Principal Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the sum of the Class C Tranche Principal Shortfalls minus the Class C Tranche Prefunding Shortfalls for all Tranches of Class C Notes for which an Early Redemption Event or an Event of Default has not occurred, in each case after step (62) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class C from Series Principal Amounts ) and

 

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  (y) the Reallocated Principal Amounts remaining after step (69) ( Class B Tranche Prefunding Shortfalls from Reallocated Principal Amounts )

shall be deposited into the Principal Funding Account. The Reallocated Principal Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The amount deposited into the Principal Funding Account pursuant to this step (70) shall be allocated to each Tranche of Class C Notes for which an Early Redemption Event or an Event of Default has not occurred pro rata on the basis of the ratio of (A) the Class C Tranche Principal Shortfall minus the Class C Tranche Prefunding Shortfall for such Tranche to (B) the sum of the Class C Tranche Principal Shortfalls minus the Class C Tranche Prefunding Shortfalls for all Tranches of Class C Notes for which an Early Redemption Event or an Event of Default has not occurred. The Nominal Liquidation Amount and the Class C Tranche Principal Shortfall of each Tranche of Class C Notes shall be reduced by the amount of such allocation. For purposes of this step (70), if the only Early Redemption Event that has occurred for a Tranche of Class C Notes is an Excess Spread Early Redemption Event for which an Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure has occurred, such Tranche shall be treated as if an Early Redemption Event has not occurred.

(71) Class C Tranche Prefunding Shortfalls from Reallocated Principal Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the sum of the Class C Tranche Prefunding Shortfalls for all Tranches of Class C Notes after step (62) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class C from Series Principal Amounts ) and

 

  (y) the Reallocated Principal Amounts remaining after step (70) ( Class C Tranche Principal Shortfalls from Reallocated Principal Amounts )

shall be deposited into the Principal Funding Account. The Reallocated Principal Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The amount deposited into the Principal Funding Account pursuant to this step (71) shall be allocated to each Tranche of Class C Notes pro rata on the basis of the ratio of (A) the Class C Tranche Prefunding Shortfall for such Tranche to (B) the sum of the Class C Tranche Prefunding Shortfalls for all Tranches of Class C Notes. The Nominal Liquidation Amount, the Class C Tranche Principal Shortfall and the Class C Tranche Prefunding Shortfall of each Tranche of Class C Notes shall be reduced by the amount of such allocation.

(72) Class D Tranche Principal Shortfalls from Reallocated Principal Amounts . An amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the sum of the Class D Tranche Principal Shortfalls for all Tranches of Class D Notes for which an Early Redemption Event or an Event of Default has not occurred after step (63) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class D from Series Principal Amounts ), and

 

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  (y) the Reallocated Principal Amounts remaining after step (71) ( Class C Tranche Prefunding Shortfalls from Reallocated Principal Amounts )

shall be deposited into the Principal Funding Account. The Reallocated Principal Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such deposit. The amount deposited into the Principal Funding Account pursuant to this step (72) shall be allocated to each Tranche of Class D Notes for which an Early Redemption Event or an Event of Default has not occurred pro rata on the basis of the ratio of (A) the Class D Tranche Principal Shortfall for such Tranche to (B) the sum of the Class D Tranche Principal Shortfalls for all Tranches of Class D Notes for which an Early Redemption Event or an Event of Default has not occurred. The Nominal Liquidation Amount and the Class D Tranche Principal Shortfall of each Tranche of Class D Notes shall be reduced by the amount of such allocation. For purposes of this step (72), if the only Early Redemption Event that has occurred for a Tranche of Class D Note is an Excess Spread Early Redemption Event for which an Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure has occurred, such Tranche shall be treated as if an Early Redemption Event has not occurred.

(73) Reimbursement of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Class C Reserve Subaccounts . For each Tranche of Class C Notes, an amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit for such Tranche after step (48) ( Reallocation of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class D ) and

 

  (y) the amount on deposit (including income earned on funds on deposit) in the Class C Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche

shall be withdrawn from the Class C Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche, deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account and treated as Series Principal Amounts (to be added to the Series Principal Amounts remaining after step (63) ( Targeted Principal Deposits for Class D from Series Principal Amounts )). The Nominal Liquidation Amount for such Tranche shall be increased by the amount of such deposit. The Cumulative Class C Reserve Reimbursement Amount after step (27) of the Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Targeted Deposit to Class C Reserve Subaccounts from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) shall be increased by the aggregate amount of such deposits.

(74) Reimbursement of Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Class D Reserve Subaccounts . For each Tranche of Class D Notes, an amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit for such Tranche after step (48) ( Reallocation of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class D ) and

 

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  (y) the amount on deposit (including income earned on funds on deposit) in the Class D Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche shall be withdrawn from the Class D Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche, deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account and treated as Series Principal Amounts (to be added to the Series Principal Amounts after step (73) ( Reimbursement of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Class C Reserve Subaccounts )). The Nominal Liquidation Amount for such Tranche shall be increased by the amount of such deposit. The Cumulative Class D Reserve Reimbursement Amount after step (28) of the Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Targeted Deposit to Class D Reserve Subaccounts from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) shall be increased by the aggregate amount of such deposits.

(75) Principal Payments from Receivables Sale Proceeds . If the Indenture Trustee has commenced a Receivables Sale for any Tranches of Notes, an amount equal to the lesser of

 

  (x) the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Tranche and

 

  (y) the Receivables Sale Proceeds received with respect to such Tranche shall be deposited into the Principal Funding Subaccount for such Tranche.

(76) Interest Payments from Receivables Sale Proceeds . If the Indenture Trustee has commenced a Receivables Sale for any Tranche of Notes, an amount equal to the Receivables Sale Proceeds received with respect to such Tranche remaining after step (75) ( Principal Payments from Receivables Sale Proceeds ), up to the amount of all accrued and unpaid interest on such Tranche and any other amounts (other than amounts with respect to principal) due with respect to such Tranche as set forth in this Indenture Supplement or the applicable Terms Document, shall be deposited into the Interest Funding Subaccount for such Tranche.

(77) Allocation of Unused Sales Proceeds . If the Indenture Trustee has commenced a Receivables Sale for any Tranche of Notes, after final payment to such Tranche pursuant to Section 505 of the Indenture, an amount equal to the product of

 

  (x) the Receivables Sale Proceeds received with respect to such Tranche remaining after step (76) ( Interest Payments from Receivables Sale Proceeds ) and

 

  (y)

the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Percentage shall be distributed in accordance with Section 703 of the Indenture. If and when any Additional Collateral Certificates are added to the Note Issuance Trust, any provisions to allocate the amount set forth in

 

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  clause (x) of this step (77) to such Additional Collateral Certificates shall be specified in the documents relating to such addition.

(78) Allocation of Series Finance Charge Amounts . The Series Finance Charge Amounts remaining after step (58) ( Other Deposits and Payments from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) shall be distributed to the Beneficiary (as defined in the Trust Agreement) in accordance with Section 4.01 of the Trust Agreement.

(79) Reallocation of Series Principal Amounts to the DCMT Group One Principal Collections Reallocation Account . An amount equal to the product of

 

  (x) the amount of Series Principal Amounts remaining after step (74) ( Reimbursement of Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Class D Reserve Subaccounts ) and

 

  (y) the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Percentage

shall be paid to the Master Trust Trustee for DCMT for deposit in the DCMT Group One Principal Collections Reallocation Account; provided , however , that such amount shall only be so paid to the extent necessary for application to cover shortfalls for other series issued by DCMT in accordance with the series supplements to the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement for such other series. The Series Principal Amounts shall be reduced by the amount of such payment. If and when any Additional Collateral Certificates are added to the Note Issuance Trust, any provisions to allocate the amount set forth in clause (x) of this step (79) to such Additional Collateral Certificates shall be specified in the documents relating to such addition.

(80) Remaining Series Principal Amounts to Collections Account for DCMT for Reinvestment in New Receivables . An amount equal to the amount of Series Principal Amounts remaining after step (79) (Reallocation of Series Principal Amounts to the DCMT Group One Principal Collections Reallocation Account) shall be paid to the Master Trust Trustee for DCMT for deposit in the Collections Account for DCMT and reinvestment in new receivables (or retention in such Collections Account pending availability of new receivables). If and when any Additional Collateral Certificates are added to the Note Issuance Trust, any provisions to allocate the amount referred to in this step (80) to such Additional Collateral Certificates shall be specified in the documents relating to such addition.

Section 3.02. Available Subordinated Amounts and Usages . The Calculation Agent shall make the following determinations and adjustments; provided , however , that (i) no Available Subordinated Amount or Usage of Available Subordinated Amounts for any Tranche of Notes shall be reduced below zero or increased above the applicable Required Subordinated Amount of a Subordinated Class of Notes for such Tranche.

(1) Initial Calculation of Required Subordinated Amounts, Available Subordinated Amounts and Usage . On or before each Distribution Date, the Calculation Agent shall determine each of the following:

 

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(a) for each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes, the Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes and the Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes, in each case after giving effect to all adjustments to the Nominal Liquidation Amount for such Tranche occurring on the prior Distribution Date and as a result of any release of Prefunding Excess Amounts occurring subsequent to such Distribution Date but prior to the current Distribution Date;

(b) for each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class B Notes, the Class A Usage of Class C Notes and the Class A Usage of Class D Notes, which in each case shall be the applicable Usage as of the end of the prior Distribution Date; provided that the Class A Usage of Class B Notes, the Class A Usage of Class C Notes and the Class A Usage of Class D Notes for the first Distribution Date for such Tranche shall be zero;

(c) for each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes, the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes, which in each case shall be the applicable Required Subordinated Amount determined pursuant to clause (a)  minus the applicable Usage determined pursuant to clause (b);

(d) for each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes and the Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes, in each case after giving effect to all adjustments to the Nominal Liquidation Amount for such Tranche occurring on the prior Distribution Date and as a result of any release of Prefunding Excess Amounts occurring subsequent to such Distribution Date but prior to the current Distribution Date;

(e) for each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class C Notes and the Class B Usage of Class D Notes, which in each case shall be the applicable Usage as of the end of the prior Distribution Date; provided that the Class B Usage of Class C Notes and the Class B Usage of Class D Notes for the first Distribution Date for such Tranche shall be zero;

(f) for each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes, which in each case shall be the applicable Required Subordinated Amount determined pursuant to clause (d)  minus the applicable Usage determined pursuant to clause (e);

(g) for each Tranche of Class C Notes, the Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes after giving effect to all adjustments to the Nominal Liquidation Amount for such Tranche occurring on the prior Distribution Date and as a result of any release of Prefunding Excess Amounts occurring subsequent to such Distribution Date but prior to the current Distribution Date;

(h) for each Tranche of Class C Notes, the Class C Usage of Class D Notes, which shall be the applicable Usage as of the end of the prior Distribution Date; provided that the Class C Usage of Class D Notes for the first Distribution Date for such Tranche shall be zero;

 

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(i) for each Tranche of Class C Notes, the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes, which shall be the applicable Required Subordinated Amount determined pursuant to clause (g)  minus the applicable Usage determined pursuant to clause (h);

(j) the Cumulative Class C Reserve Reimbursement Amount, which shall be the Cumulative Class C Reserve Reimbursement Amount as of the end of the prior Distribution Date; provided that the Cumulative Class C Reserve Reimbursement Amount for the first Distribution Date shall be zero; and

(k) the Cumulative Class D Reserve Reimbursement Amount, which shall be the Cumulative Class D Reserve Reimbursement Amount as of the end of the prior Distribution Date provided that the Cumulative Class D Reserve Reimbursement Amount for the first Distribution Date shall be zero.

(2) Adjustments for Reimbursement of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (18) of the Cash Flows ( Reimbursement of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts ):

Class A Usage of Class B Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class B Notes shall decrease, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit reimbursed pursuant to step (18) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Usage of Class B Notes for such Tranche determined in step (1) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Initial Calculation of Required Subordinated Amounts, Available Subordinated Amounts and Usage ) , divided by

 

  (C) the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit (before giving effect to such reimbursement pursuant to step (18) of the Cash Flows).

(3) Adjustments for Reimbursement of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (19) of the Cash Flows ( Reimbursement of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts ):

Class A Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class C Notes shall decrease, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit reimbursed pursuant to step (19) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

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  (B) the Class A Usage of Class C Notes for such Tranche determined in step (1) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Initial Calculation of Required Subordinated Amounts, Available Subordinated Amounts and Usage ), divided by

 

  (C) the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit (before giving effect to such reimbursement pursuant to step (19) of the Cash Flows).

Class B Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class C Notes shall decrease, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit reimbursed pursuant to step (19) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class B Usage of Class C Notes for such Tranche determined in step (1) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit (before giving effect to such reimbursement pursuant to step (19) of the Cash Flows).

(4) Adjustments for Reimbursement of Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (20) of the Cash Flows ( Reimbursement of Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts ):

Class A Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class D Notes shall decrease, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit reimbursed pursuant to step (20) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Usage of Class D Notes for such Tranche determined in step (1) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Initial Calculation of Required Subordinated Amounts, Available Subordinated Amounts and Usage ), divided by

 

  (C) the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit (before giving effect to such reimbursement pursuant to step (20) of the Cash Flows).

Class B Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class D Notes shall decrease, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to:

 

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  (A) the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit reimbursed pursuant to step (20) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class B Usage of Class D Notes for such Tranche determined in step (1) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit (before giving effect to such reimbursement pursuant to step (20) of the Cash Flows).

Class C Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class C Notes, the Class C Usage of Class D Notes shall decrease, and the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit reimbursed pursuant to step (20) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class C Usage of Class D Notes for such Tranche determined in step (1) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit (before giving effect to such reimbursement pursuant to step (20) of the Cash Flows).

(5) Adjustments for Reimbursement of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (25) of the Cash Flows ( Reimbursement of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts ):

Class A Usage of Class B Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class B Notes shall decrease, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit reimbursed pursuant to step (25) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Usage of Class B Notes for such Tranche as adjusted in step (2) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reimbursement of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts ), divided by

 

  (C) the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit remaining after step (18) of the Cash Flows ( Reimbursement of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) (before giving effect to such reimbursement pursuant to step (25) of the Cash Flows).

 

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(6) Adjustments for Reimbursement of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (26) of the Cash Flows ( Reimbursement of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts ):

Class A Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class C Notes shall decrease, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit reimbursed pursuant to step (26) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Usage of Class C Notes for such Tranche after step (3) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reimbursement of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts ), divided by

 

  (C) the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit remaining after step (19) of the Cash Flows ( Reimbursement of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) (before giving effect to such reimbursement pursuant to step (26) of the Cash Flows).

Class B Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class C Notes shall decrease, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit reimbursed pursuant to step (26) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class B Usage of Class C Notes for such Tranche after step (3) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit remaining after step (19) of the Cash Flows (before giving effect to such reimbursement pursuant to step (26) of the Cash Flows).

(7) Adjustments for Reimbursement of Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (27) of the Cash Flows ( Reimbursement of Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts ):

Class A Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class D Notes shall decrease, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit reimbursed pursuant to step (27) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

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  (B) the Class A Usage of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (4) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reimbursement of Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts ), divided by

 

  (C) the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit remaining after step (20) of the Cash Flows ( Reimbursement of Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) (before giving effect to such reimbursement pursuant to step (27) of the Cash Flows).

Class B Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class D Notes shall decrease, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit reimbursed pursuant to step (27) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class B Usage of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (4) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit remaining after step (20) of the Cash Flows (before giving effect to such reimbursement pursuant to step (27) of the Cash Flows).

Class C Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class C Notes, the Class C Usage of Class D Notes shall decrease, and the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit reimbursed pursuant to step (27) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class C Usage of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (4) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit remaining after step (20) of the Cash Flows (before giving effect to such reimbursement pursuant to step (27) of the Cash Flows).

(8) Adjustments for Initial Allocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (28) of the Cash Flows (Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Initial Allocation):

Class A Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

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  (A) the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs allocated to all Tranches of Class D Notes pursuant to step (28) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche determined in step (1) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Initial Calculation of Required Subordinated Amounts, Available Subordinated Amounts and Usage ), divided by

 

  (C) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class D Notes (before giving effect to such allocation pursuant to step (28) of the Cash Flows).

Class A Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class C Notes shall increase, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs allocated to all Tranches of Class C Notes pursuant to step (28) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for such Tranche determined in step (1) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class C Notes (before giving effect to such allocation pursuant to step (28) of the Cash Flows).

Class A Usage of Class B Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class B Notes shall increase, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs allocated to all Tranches of Class B Notes pursuant to step (28) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes for such Tranche determined in step (1) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class B Notes (before giving effect to such allocation pursuant to step (28) of the Cash Flows).

Class B Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

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  (A) the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs allocated to all Tranches of Class D Notes pursuant to step (28) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche determined in step (1) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class D Notes (before giving effect to such allocation pursuant to step (28) of the Cash Flows).

Class B Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class C Notes shall increase, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs allocated to all Tranches of Class C Notes pursuant to step (28) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for such Tranche determined in step (1) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class C Notes (before giving effect to such allocation pursuant to step (28) of the Cash Flows).

Class C Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class C Notes, the Class C Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs allocated to all Tranches of Class D Notes pursuant to step (28) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche determined in step (1) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class D Notes (before giving effect to such allocation pursuant to step (28) of the Cash Flows).

(9) Adjustments for Reallocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Class A to Class D . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (29) of the Cash Flows (Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class A to Class D):

 

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Class A Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease (each determined after giving effect to step (8) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Initial Allocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs )), by an amount equal to the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs reallocated from such Tranche to each Tranche of Class D Notes pursuant to step (29) of the Cash Flows.

Class B Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs reallocated from all Tranches of Class A Notes with a Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes greater than zero to each Tranche of Class D Notes pursuant to step (29) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (8) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for all Tranches of Class B Notes after step (8) of this Subordination Waterfall.

Class C Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class C Notes, the Class C Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs reallocated from all Tranches of Class A Notes to each Tranche of Class D Notes pursuant to step (29) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (8) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for all Tranches of Class C Notes after step (8) of this Subordination Waterfall.

(10) Adjustments for Reallocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Class A to Class C . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (30) of the Cash Flows (Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class A to Class C):

 

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Class A Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class C Notes shall increase, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall decrease (each determined after giving effect to step (8) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Initial Allocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs )), by an amount equal to the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs reallocated from such Tranche to each Tranche of Class C Notes pursuant to step (30) of the Cash Flows.

Class B Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class C Notes shall increase, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs reallocated from all Tranches of Class A Notes with a Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes greater than zero to each Tranche of Class C Notes pursuant to step (30) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for such Tranche after step (8) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for all Tranches of Class B Notes after step (8) of this Subordination Waterfall.

(11) Adjustments for Reallocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Class A to Class B . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (31) of the Cash Flows (Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class A to Class B):

Class A Usage of Class B Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class B Notes shall increase, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes shall decrease (each determined after giving effect to step (8) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Initial Allocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs )), by an amount equal to the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs reallocated from such Tranche to each Tranche of Class B Notes pursuant to step (31) of the Cash Flows.

(12) Adjustments for Reallocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Class B to Class D . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (32) of the Cash Flows (Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class B to Class D):

Class A Usage of Class B Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class B Notes shall decrease, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs reallocated from all Tranches of Class B Notes to each Tranche of Class D Notes pursuant to step (32) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

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  (B) the Class A Usage of Class B Notes for such Tranche after step (11) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reallocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Class A to Class B ), divided by

 

  (C) the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit after step (31) of the Cash Flows (Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class A to Class B) (before giving effect to such reallocation pursuant to step (32) of the Cash Flows).

Class A Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes with a Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes greater than zero, the Class A Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs reallocated from all Tranches of Class B Notes to each Tranche of Class D Notes pursuant to step (32) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (9) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reallocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Class A to Class D ), divided by

 

  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for all Tranches of Class A Notes with a Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes greater than zero after step (9) of this Subordination Waterfall.

Class B Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease (each determined after giving effect to step (9) of this Subordination Waterfall), by an amount equal to the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs reallocated from such Tranche to each Tranche of Class D Notes pursuant to step (32) of the Cash Flows.

Class C Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class C Notes, the Class C Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs reallocated from all Tranches of Class B Notes to each Tranche of Class D Notes pursuant to step (32) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

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  (B) the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (9) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for all Tranches of Class C Notes after step (9) of this Subordination Waterfall.

(13) Adjustments for Reallocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Class B to Class C . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (33) of the Cash Flows (Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class B to Class C):

Class A Usage of Class B Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class B Notes shall decrease, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs reallocated from all Tranches of Class B Notes to each Tranche of Class C Notes pursuant to step (33) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Usage of Class B Notes for such Tranche after step (12) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reallocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Class B to Class D ), divided by

 

  (C) the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit after step (32) of the Cash Flows ( Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class B to Class D ) (before giving effect to such reallocation pursuant to step (33) of the Cash Flows).

Class A Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes with a Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes greater than zero, the Class A Usage of Class C Notes shall increase, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs reallocated from all Tranches of Class B Notes to each Tranche of Class C Notes pursuant to step (33) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for such Tranche after step (10) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reallocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Class A to Class C ), divided by

 

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  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for all Tranches of Class A Notes with a Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes greater than zero after step (10) of this Subordination Waterfall.

Class B Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class C Notes shall increase, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall decrease (each determined after giving effect to step (10) of this Subordination Waterfall), by an amount equal to the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs reallocated from such Tranche to each Tranche of Class C Notes pursuant to step (33) of the Cash Flows.

(14) Adjustments for Reallocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Class C to Class D . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (34) of the Cash Flows (Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class C to Class D):

Class A Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class C Notes shall decrease, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs reallocated from all Tranches of Class C Notes to each Tranche of Class D Notes pursuant to step (34) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Usage of Class C Notes for such Tranche after step (13) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reallocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Class B to Class C ), divided by

 

  (C) the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit after step (33) of the Cash Flows ( Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs; Reallocation from Class B to Class C ) (before giving effect to such reallocation pursuant to step (34) of the Cash Flows).

Class A Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs reallocated from all Tranches of Class C Notes to each Tranche of Class D Notes pursuant to step (34) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (12) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reallocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Class B to Class D ), divided by

 

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  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for all Tranches of Class A Notes after step (12) of this Subordination Waterfall.

Class B Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class C Notes shall decrease, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs reallocated from all Tranches of Class C Notes to each Tranche of Class D Notes pursuant to step (34) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class B Usage of Class C Notes for such Tranche after step (13) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit after step (33) of the Cash Flows (before giving effect to such reallocation pursuant to step (34) of the Cash Flows).

Class B Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs reallocated from all Tranches of Class C Notes to each Tranche of Class D Notes pursuant to step (34) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (12) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for all Tranches of Class B Notes after step (12) of this Subordination Waterfall.

Class C Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class C Notes, the Class C Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease (each determined after giving effect to step (12) of this Subordination Waterfall), by an amount equal to the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Series Charge-offs reallocated from such Tranche to each Tranche of Class D Notes pursuant to step of the Cash Flows.

 

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(15) Adjustments for Application of Class D Principal to Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (35) of the Cash Flows (Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class D Principal):

Class A Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease (each determined after giving effect to step (14) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reallocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Class C to Class D )), by an amount equal to the portion of the Class D Principal Allocation applied to the Class A Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for such Tranche pursuant to step of the Cash Flows.

Class B Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of the Class D Principal Allocation applied to the Class A Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for all Tranches of Class A Notes with a Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes greater than zero pursuant to step (35) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (14) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for all Tranches of Class B Notes after step (14) of this Subordination Waterfall.

Class C Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class C Notes, the Class C Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of the Class D Principal Allocation applied to the Class A Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for all Tranches of Class A Notes pursuant to step (35) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (14) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for all Tranches of Class C Notes after step (14) of this Subordination Waterfall.

 

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(16) Adjustments for Application of Class C Principal to Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (36) of the Cash Flows (Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class C Principal):

Class A Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class C Notes shall increase, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall decrease (each determined after giving effect to step (14) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reallocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Class C to Class D )), by an amount equal to the portion of the Class C Principal Allocation applied to the Class A Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for such Tranche pursuant to step (36) of the Cash Flows.

Class B Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class C Notes shall increase, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of the Class C Principal Allocation applied to the Class A Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for all Tranches of Class A Notes with a Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes greater than zero pursuant to step (36) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for such Tranche after step (14) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for all Tranches of Class B Notes after step (14) of this Subordination Waterfall.

(17) Adjustments for Application of Class B Principal to Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (37) of the Cash Flows (Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class B Principal):

Class A Usage of Class B Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class B Notes shall increase, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes shall decrease (each determined after giving effect to step (13) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reallocation of Unreimbursed Current Charge-offs from Class B to Class C )), by an amount equal to the portion of the Class B Principal Allocation applied to the Class A Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for such Tranche pursuant to step (37) of the Cash Flows.

(18) Adjustments for Application of Class D Principal to Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (38) of the Cash Flows (Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class D Principal):

 

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Class A Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes with a Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes greater than zero, the Class A Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of the Class D Principal Allocation applied to the Class B Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for all Tranches of Class B Notes pursuant to step (38) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (15) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Application of Class D Principal to Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall ), divided by

 

  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for all Tranches of Class A Notes with a Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes greater than zero after step (15) of this Subordination Waterfall.

Class B Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease (each determined after giving effect to step (15) of this Subordination Waterfall), by an amount equal to the portion of the Class D Principal Allocation applied to the Class B Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for such Tranche pursuant to step (38) of the Cash Flows.

Class C Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class C Notes, the Class C Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of the Class D Principal Allocation applied to the Class B Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for all Tranches of Class B Notes pursuant to step (38) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (15) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for all Tranches of Class C Notes after step (15) of this Subordination Waterfall.

(19) Adjustments for Application of Class C Principal to Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (39) of the Cash Flows (Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class C Principal):

 

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Class A Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes with a Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes greater than zero, the Class A Usage of Class C Notes shall increase, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of the Class C Principal Allocation applied to the Class B Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for all Tranches of Class B Notes pursuant to step (39) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for such Tranche after step (16) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Application of Class C Principal to Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall ), divided by

 

  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for all Tranches of Class A Notes with a Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes greater than zero after step (16) of this Subordination Waterfall.

Class B Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class C Notes shall increase, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall decrease (each determined after giving effect to step (16) of this Subordination Waterfall), by an amount equal to the portion of the Class C Principal Allocation applied to the Class B Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for such Tranche pursuant to step (39) of the Cash Flows.

(20) Adjustments for Application of Class D Principal to Class C Interest Allocation Shortfall . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (40) of the Cash Flows (Class C Interest Allocation Shortfall from Class D Principal):

Class A Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of the Class D Principal Allocation applied to the Class C Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for all Tranches of Class C Notes pursuant to step (40) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (18) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Application of Class D Principal to Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall ), divided by

 

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  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for all Tranches of Class A Notes after step (18) of this Subordination Waterfall.

Class B Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class D Notes shall each increase, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall each decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of the Class D Principal Allocation applied to the Class C Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for all Tranches of Class C Notes pursuant to step (40) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (18) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for all Tranches of Class B Notes after step (18) of this Subordination Waterfall.

Class C Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class C Notes, the Class C Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D shall decrease (each determined after giving effect to step (18) of this Subordination Waterfall), by an amount equal to the portion of the Class D Principal Allocation applied to the Class C Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for such Tranche pursuant to step (40) of the Cash Flows.

(21) Adjustments for Application of Class D Principal to Series Servicing Fee Shortfall . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (41) of the Cash Flows (Series Servicing Fee Shortfall from Class D Principal):

Class A Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the amount of Class D Principal Allocation applied to the Series Servicing Fee Shortfall pursuant to step (41) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (20) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Application of Class D Principal to Class C Interest Allocation Shortfall ), divided by

 

  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for all Tranches of Class A Notes after step (20) of this Subordination Waterfall.

 

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Class B Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the amount of Class D Principal Allocation applied to the Series Servicing Fee Shortfall pursuant to step (41) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (20) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for all Tranches of Class B Notes after step (20) of this Subordination Waterfall.

Class C Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class C Notes, the Class C Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the amount of Class D Principal Allocation applied to the Series Servicing Fee Shortfall pursuant to step (41) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (20) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for all Tranches of Class C Notes after step (20) of this Subordination Waterfall.

(22) Adjustments for Application of Class C Principal to Series Servicing Fee Shortfall . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (42) of the Cash Flows (Series Servicing Fee Shortfall from Class C Principal):

Class A Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class C Notes shall increase, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the amount of Class C Principal Allocation applied to the Series Servicing Fee Shortfall pursuant to step (42) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for such Tranche after step (19) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Application of Class C Principal to Class B Interest Allocation Shortfall ), divided by

 

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  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for all Tranches of Class A Notes after step (19) of this Subordination Waterfall.

Class B Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class C Notes shall increase, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the amount of Class C Principal Allocation applied to the Series Servicing Fee Shortfall pursuant to step (42) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for such Tranche after step (19) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for all Tranches of Class B Notes after step (19) of this Subordination Waterfall.

(23) Adjustments for Application of Class B Principal to Series Servicing Fee Shortfall . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (43) of the Cash Flows (Series Servicing Fee Shortfall from Class B Principal):

Class A Usage of Class B Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class B Notes shall increase, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the amount of Class B Principal Allocation applied to the Series Servicing Fee Shortfall pursuant to step (43) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes for such Tranche after step (17) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Application of Class B Principal to Class A Interest Allocation Shortfall ), divided by

 

  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes for all Tranches of Class A Notes after step (17) of this Subordination Waterfall.

(24) Adjustments for Reallocation of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class D . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (46) of the Cash Flows (Reallocation of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class D):

 

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Class A Usage of Class B Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class B Notes shall decrease, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits for all Tranches of Class B Notes reallocated to the Class D Notes pursuant to step (46) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Usage of Class B Notes for such Tranche after step (23) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Application of Class B Principal to Series Servicing Fee Shortfall ), divided by

 

  (C) the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit after step (43) of the Cash Flows ( Series Servicing Fee Shortfall from Class B Principal ) (before giving effect to such reallocation pursuant to step (46) of the Cash Flows).

Class A Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes with a Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes greater than zero, the Class A Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits for all Tranches of Class B Notes reallocated to the Class D Notes pursuant to step (46) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (21) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Application of Class D Principal to Series Servicing Fee Shortfall ), divided by

 

  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for all Tranches of Class A Notes with a Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes greater than zero after step (21) of this Subordination Waterfall.

Class B Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease (each determined after giving effect to step (21) of this Subordination Waterfall), by an amount equal to the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit for such Tranche reallocated from such Tranche to each Tranche of Class D Notes pursuant to step (46) of the Cash Flows.

Class C Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class C Notes, the Class C Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

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  (A) the aggregate amount of the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits for all Tranches of Class B Notes reallocated to the Class D Notes pursuant to step (46) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (21) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for all Tranches of Class C Notes after step (21) of this Subordination Waterfall.

(25) Adjustments for Reallocation of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class C . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (47) of the Cash Flows (Reallocation of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class C):

Class A Usage of Class B Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class B Notes shall decrease, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits for all Tranches of Class B Notes reallocated to the Class C Notes pursuant to step (47) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Usage of Class B Notes for such Tranche after step (24) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reallocation of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class D ), divided by

 

  (C) the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit after step (46) of the Cash Flows ( Reallocation of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class D ) (before giving effect to such reallocation pursuant to step (47) of the Cash Flows).

Class A Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes with a Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes greater than zero, the Class A Usage of Class C Notes shall increase, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits for all Tranches of Class B Notes reallocated to the Class C Notes pursuant to step (47) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for such Tranche after step (22) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Application of Class C Principal to Series Servicing Fee Shortfall ), divided by

 

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  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for all Tranches of Class A Notes with a Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes greater than zero after step (22) of this Subordination Waterfall.

Class B Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class C Notes shall increase, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall decrease (each determined after giving effect to step (22) of this Subordination Waterfall)), by an amount equal to the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit for such Tranche reallocated from such Tranche to each Tranche of Class C Notes pursuant to step (47) of the Cash Flows.

(26) Adjustments for Reallocation of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class D . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (48) of the Cash Flows (Reallocation of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class D):

Class A Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class C Notes shall decrease, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits for all Tranches of Class C Notes reallocated to the Class D Notes pursuant to step (48) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Usage of Class C Notes for such Tranche after step (25) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reallocation of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class C ), divided by

 

  (C) the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit after step (47) of the Cash Flows ( Reallocation of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class C ) (before giving effect to such reallocation pursuant to step (48) of the Cash Flows).

Class A Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits for all Tranches of Class C Notes reallocated to the Class D Notes pursuant to step (48) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (24) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reallocation of Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class D ), divided by

 

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  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for all Tranches of Class A Notes after step (24) of this Subordination Waterfall.

Class B Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class C Notes shall decrease, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits for all Tranches of Class C Notes reallocated to the Class D Notes pursuant to step (48) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class B Usage of Class C Notes for such Tranche after step (25) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit after step (47) of the Cash Flows (before giving effect to such reallocation pursuant to step (48) of the Cash Flows).

Class B Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall decrease, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the aggregate amount of the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits for all Tranches of Class C Notes reallocated to the Class D Notes pursuant to step (48) of the Cash Flows, multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (24) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the aggregate amount of the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for all Tranches of Class B Notes after step (24) of this Subordination Waterfall.

Class C Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class C Notes, the Class C Usage of Class D Notes shall increase, and the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D shall decrease (each determined after giving effect to step (24) of this Subordination Waterfall), by an amount equal to the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit for such Tranche reallocated from such Tranche to each Tranche of Class D Notes pursuant to step (48) of the Cash Flows.

(27) Adjustments for Targeted Deposit to Class C Reserve Subaccounts from Series Finance Charge Amounts and Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to steps (53) and (53C) of the Cash Flows (Targeted Deposit to Class C Reserve Subaccounts from Series Finance Charge Amounts and Targeted Deposit to Class C Reserve Subaccounts from Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts):

 

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Class A Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class C Notes shall decrease, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the lesser of

 

  (i) the aggregate Series Finance Charge Amounts and Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts deposited into the Class C Reserve Account pursuant to steps (53) and (53C) of the Cash Flows and

 

  (ii) the Cumulative Class C Reserve Reimbursement Amount determined in step (1) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Initial Calculation of Required Subordinated Amounts, Available Subordinated Amounts and Usage ),

multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Usage of Class C Notes for such Tranche after step (26) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reallocation of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class D ), divided by

 

  (C) the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit after step (48) of the Cash Flows ( Reallocation of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class D ).

Class B Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class C Notes shall decrease, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the lesser of

 

  (i) the aggregate Series Finance Charge Amounts and Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts deposited into the Class C Reserve Account pursuant to steps (53) and (53C) of the Cash Flows and

 

  (ii) the Cumulative Class C Reserve Reimbursement Amount determined in step (1) of this Subordination Waterfall,

multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class B Usage of Class C Notes for such Tranche after step (26) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit after step (48) of the Cash Flows.

 

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Cumulative Class C Reserve Reimbursement Amount . The Cumulative Class C Reserve Reimbursement Amount shall decrease by an amount equal to the lesser of:

 

  (A) the aggregate Series Finance Charge Amounts and Reallocated Finance Charge Amounts deposited into the Class C Reserve Account pursuant to steps (53) and (53C) of the Cash Flows and

 

  (B) the Cumulative Class C Reserve Reimbursement Amount determined in step (1) of this Subordination Waterfall.

(28) Adjustments for Targeted Deposit to Class D Reserve Subaccounts from Series Finance Charge Amounts . The Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments after giving effect to step (54) of the Cash Flows (Targeted Deposit to Class D Reserve Subaccounts from Series Finance Charge Amounts):

Class A Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class D Notes shall decrease, and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the lesser of

 

  (i) the aggregate Series Finance Charge Amounts deposited into the Class D Reserve Account pursuant to step (54) of the Cash Flows and

 

  (ii) the Cumulative Class D Reserve Reimbursement Amount determined in step (1) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Initial Calculation of Required Subordinated Amounts, Available Subordinated Amounts and Usage ), multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class A Usage of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (26) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Reallocation of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class D ), divided by

 

  (C) the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit after step (48) of the Cash Flows ( Reallocation of Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit to Class D ).

Class B Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class D Notes shall decrease, and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the lesser of

 

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  (i) the aggregate Series Finance Charge Amounts deposited into the Class D Reserve Account pursuant to step (54) of the Cash Flows and

 

  (ii) the Cumulative Class D Reserve Reimbursement Amount determined in step (1) of this Subordination Waterfall,

multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class B Usage of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (26) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit after step (48) of the Cash Flows.

Class C Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class C Notes, the Class C Usage of Class D Notes shall decrease, and the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall increase, by an amount equal to:

 

  (A) the lesser of

 

  (i) the aggregate Series Finance Charge Amounts deposited into the Class D Reserve Account pursuant to step (54) of the Cash Flows and

 

  (ii) the Cumulative Class D Reserve Reimbursement Amount determined in step (1) of this Subordination Waterfall,

multiplied by

 

  (B) the Class C Usage of Class D Notes for such Tranche after step (26) of this Subordination Waterfall, divided by

 

  (C) the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit after step (48) of the Cash Flows.

Cumulative Class D Reserve Reimbursement Amount . The Cumulative Class D Reserve Reimbursement Amount shall decrease by an amount equal to the lesser of:

 

  (A) the aggregate Series Finance Charge Amounts deposited into the Class D Reserve Account pursuant to step (54) of the Cash Flows and

 

  (B) the Cumulative Class D Reserve Reimbursement Amount determined in step (1) of this Subordination Waterfall.

 

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(29) Adjustments of Usage of Class C Notes . Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 3.02 to the contrary, the Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments if (A) the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit is zero and (B) either (i) the Cumulative Class C Reserve Reimbursement Amount is zero after giving effect to step (27) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Targeted Deposit to Class C Reserve Subaccounts from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) or (ii) for all Tranches of Class C Notes, the amount on deposit (including income earned on funds on deposit) in the Class C Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche is at least equal to the Targeted Cumulative Class C Reserve Deposit for such Tranche:

Class A Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class C Notes shall be zero and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall be equal to the Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for such Tranche.

Class B Usage of Class C Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class C Notes shall be zero and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes shall be equal to the Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for such Tranche.

(30) Adjustments of Usage of Class D Notes . Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 3.02 to the contrary, the Calculation Agent shall make the following adjustments if (A) the Class D Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit is zero and (B) either (i) the Cumulative Class D Reserve Reimbursement Amount is zero after giving effect to step (28) of this Subordination Waterfall ( Adjustments for Targeted Deposit to Class D Reserve Subaccounts from Series Finance Charge Amounts ) or (ii) for all Tranches of Class D Notes, the amount on deposit (including income earned on funds on deposit) in the Class D Reserve Subaccount for such Tranche is at least equal to the Targeted Cumulative Class D Reserve Deposit for such Tranche:

Class A Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class A Notes, the Class A Usage of Class D Notes shall be zero and the Class A Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall be equal to the Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche.

Class B Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class B Notes, the Class B Usage of Class D Notes shall be zero and the Class B Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall be equal to the Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche.

Class C Usage of Class D Notes . For each Tranche of Class C Notes, the Class C Usage of Class D Notes shall be zero and the Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes shall be equal to the Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Tranche.

Section 3.03. Derivative Receipts .

(a) Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Terms Document, any amounts that are received from the Derivative Counterparty with respect to any interest rate swap or interest rate cap, or that otherwise relate to interest on a Tranche of Notes under any Derivative Agreement shall be deposited into the Interest Funding Subaccount for such Tranche.

(b) Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Terms Document, any amounts that are received from the Derivative Counterparty with respect to principal of a Tranche of Notes under any Derivative Agreement shall be deposited into the Principal Funding Subaccount for such Tranche.

 

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(c) Amounts received under any Derivative Agreement with respect to any Tranche in a currency other than U.S. Dollars, and any other amounts that are excluded from clauses (a) and (b) under the applicable Terms Document for such Tranche, shall be paid or deposited as specified in such Terms Document.

Section 3.04. Withdrawals from Interest Funding Subaccounts . The Indenture Trustee shall, after all allocations pursuant to Section 3.01 , withdraw funds from the Interest Funding Subaccount for each Tranche of Notes, and convert and remit such funds, as applicable, as set forth below. In no event will the aggregate amount of the withdrawals from an Interest Funding Subaccount for any month be more than the amount on deposit in the applicable Interest Funding Subaccount. A single Tranche of Notes may be entitled to more than one of the following withdrawals in any month.

(1) Withdrawals for Dollar Notes . On each Interest Payment Date (or as otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Document) with respect to each Tranche of Dollar Notes, an amount equal to the interest due on the applicable Tranche of Notes on such Interest Payment Date (including any amount due with respect to an Interest Allocation Shortfall) will be withdrawn from the Interest Funding Subaccount for such Tranche and remitted to the applicable Paying Agent(s) or as otherwise provided in the applicable Terms Document.

(2) Withdrawals for Payments to Derivative Counterparties . On each date on which a payment is required to be made to the Derivative Counterparty under the applicable Derivative Agreement (or as otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Document) with respect to any Tranche of Notes that has a Performing Derivative Agreement for interest (or any other Tranche of Notes specified in the applicable Terms Document), an amount equal to the amount of the payment to be made to the Derivative Counterparty under the applicable Derivative Agreement (including any overdue payment and any additional interest on overdue payments) will be withdrawn from the Interest Funding Subaccount for such Tranche and paid to the applicable Derivative Counterparty or as otherwise provided in the applicable Terms Document.

(3) Withdrawals for Foreign Currency Notes with a non-Performing Derivative Agreement for Interest . On each Interest Payment Date (or as otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Document) with respect to each Tranche of Foreign Currency Notes that has a non-Performing Derivative Agreement for interest, the amount specified in the applicable Terms Document will be withdrawn from the Interest Funding Subaccount for such Tranche and, if so specified in the applicable Terms Document, converted to the applicable foreign currency at the spot exchange rate determined in accordance with the applicable Terms Document and remitted to the applicable Paying Agent(s) or as otherwise provided in the applicable Terms Document.

(4) Withdrawals for Discount Notes . Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Document, on each applicable Monthly Principal Accretion Date, with respect to each Tranche of Discount Notes, an amount equal to the amount of the accretion of principal of that Tranche of Notes from and including the prior Monthly Principal Accretion Date to but

 

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excluding the applicable Monthly Principal Accretion Date will be withdrawn from the Interest Funding Subaccount for such Tranche. Such amount shall be paid to the Master Trust Trustee for DCMT for deposit in the Collections Account for DCMT for reinvestment in new receivables (or retention in such Collections Account pending availability of new receivables) or, on the Expected Maturity Date for such Tranche, paid to the Noteholders of such Tranche in respect of the Stated Principal Amount. If and when any Additional Collateral Certificates are added to the Note Issuance Trust, any provisions to allocate such amount to such Additional Collateral Certificates shall be specified in the documents relating to such addition.

(5) Excess Amounts . After payment in full of any Tranche of Notes, including payment of all amounts payable pursuant to clauses (1) through (4) of this Section 3.04 , as applicable, any amounts remaining on deposit in the applicable Interest Funding Subaccount will be withdrawn from such Interest Funding Subaccount and the aggregate amount of such withdrawals shall be distributed to the Beneficiary (as defined in the Trust Agreement) in accordance with Section 4.01 of the Trust Agreement.

Section 3.05. Withdrawals from Principal Funding Subaccounts . The Indenture Trustee shall, after all allocations pursuant to Section 3.01 , withdraw funds from the Principal Funding Subaccount of each Tranche of Notes, and convert and remit such funds, as applicable, as set forth below. In no event will the aggregate amount of the withdrawals from a Principal Funding Subaccount for any month be more than the amount on deposit in the applicable Principal Funding Subaccount. A single Tranche may be entitled to more than one of the following withdrawals in any month.

(1) Withdrawals for Dollar Notes for Principal . On each applicable Principal Payment Date (or as otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Document) with respect to each Tranche of Dollar Notes for principal, an amount equal to the principal due on such Tranche of Notes on such Principal Payment Date will be withdrawn from the Principal Funding Subaccount for such Tranche and remitted to the applicable Paying Agent(s) or as otherwise provided by the applicable Terms Document.

(2) Withdrawals for Payments to Derivative Counterparties . On each date on which a payment is required to be made to the applicable Derivative Counterparty under the applicable Derivative Agreement (or as otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Document) with respect to any Tranche of Notes that has a Performing Derivative Agreement for principal (or any other Tranche of Notes specified in the applicable Terms Document), an amount equal to the amount of the payment to be made under the applicable Derivative Agreement will be withdrawn from the Principal Funding Subaccount for such Tranche and paid to the applicable Derivative Counterparty or as otherwise provided by the applicable Terms Document.

(3) Withdrawals for Foreign Currency Notes with non-Performing Derivative Agreements for Principal . On each applicable Principal Payment Date (or as otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Document) with respect to a Tranche of Foreign Currency Notes that has a non-Performing Derivative Agreement for principal, the amount specified in the applicable Terms Document will be withdrawn from the Principal Funding Subaccount for such Tranche and, if so specified in the applicable Terms Document, converted to the applicable foreign currency at the spot exchange rate determined in accordance with the applicable Terms Document and remitted to the applicable Paying Agent(s) or as otherwise provided by the applicable Terms Document.

 

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(4) Withdrawal of Prefunding Excess Amount . The Prefunding Excess Amount for each Tranche of Notes shall be withdrawn from the Principal Funding Subaccount for such Tranche and deposited into the DiscoverSeries Collections Account as set forth in step (59) of the Cash Flows ( Withdrawal of Prefunding Excess Amounts for use as Series Principal Amounts ); provided , however , that any such withdrawal made on the date of issuance of any Tranche of Class B, Class C or Class D Notes, if such date is not a Distribution Date, shall be paid to the Master Trust Trustee for DCMT for deposit in the Collections Account for DCMT for reinvestment in new receivables (or retention in such Collections Account pending availability of new receivables). If and when any Additional Collateral Certificates are added to the Note Issuance Trust, any provisions to allocate such amount to such Additional Collateral Certificates shall be specified in the documents relating to such addition.

(5) Excess Amounts . After payment in full of any Tranche of Notes pursuant to clauses (1) through (4) of this Section 3.05 , as applicable, any amounts remaining on deposit in the applicable Principal Funding Subaccount will be withdrawn from such Principal Funding Subaccount and the aggregate amount of such withdrawals shall be distributed to the Beneficiary (as defined in the Trust Agreement) in accordance with Section 4.01 of the Trust Agreement.

Section 3.06. Payments on Foreign Currency Notes . Except as set forth in Sections 3.04 and 3.05 above, (i) any funds received under any Derivative Agreement for any Foreign Currency Notes shall be deposited into the account specified in the applicable Terms Document and (ii) any payments of interest, principal or other amounts due on Foreign Currency Notes shall be made in the manner and from the accounts specified in the applicable Terms Document.

ARTICLE IV

EARLY REDEMPTION EVENTS AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO SPECIAL ALLOCATIONS OF PRINCIPAL

Section 4.01. Early Redemption Events .

(a) In addition to the events identified as Early Redemption Events in Section 1201 of the Indenture, each of the following events will be an “Early Redemption Event” with respect to the DiscoverSeries Notes:

(i) if for any Distribution Date, (x) the average of the Excess Spread Amounts for the three consecutive Distribution Dates ending on and including such Distribution Date is less than the Required Excess Spread Amount for such Distribution Dates, (y) for so long as the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate is the only Collateral Certificate owned by the Issuer, the three month rolling average Group Excess Spread is less than zero and (z) for so long as the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate is the only Collateral Certificate owned by the Issuer and any series issued by DCMT is outstanding that is not designated as an Interchange Series in accordance with the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the series supplement for such series, the three month rolling average Interchange Subgroup Excess Spread is less than zero (as each such term is defined in the Series 2007-CC Supplement) (such event, an “ Excess Spread Early Redemption Event ”);

 

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(ii) if any Amortization Event with respect to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate has occurred;

(iii) if any Trust Portfolio Repurchase Event has occurred with respect to DCMT and Discover Funding LLC is required to repurchase Principal Receivables (as defined in the DCMT Pooling and Servicing Agreement) as a result thereof;

(iv) if any Series Repurchase Event has occurred with respect to the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate and Discover Funding LLC is required to repurchase the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate as a result thereof; or

(v) if the applicable Note Rating Agencies so require upon the addition of any Collateral Certificate (other than the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate) to the Note Issuance Trust, the occurrence of an Amortization Event, Trust Portfolio Repurchase Event, Series Repurchase Event or any comparable event, however designated, with respect to any Additional Collateral Certificate.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no event set forth in subclause (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) shall be an Early Redemption Event if at the time of such event, the Note Issuance Trust owns one or more Additional Collateral Certificates and is able to reinvest all amounts received as a result of such event in such Additional Collateral Certificates (or, if such event occurs with respect to such Additional Collateral Certificates, the Note Issuance Trust is able to reinvest all such amounts in the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate or other Additional Collateral Certificates).

(b) In addition, the Terms Document for any Tranche of Notes may list additional events which are “ Early Redemption Events ” with respect to such Tranche.

(c) If, for any Distribution Date within three months following an Excess Spread Early Redemption Event, (x) the Excess Spread Amount multiplied by 12 as a percentage of the Nominal Liquidation Amount for all DiscoverSeries Notes is not less than 4.50%, (y) for so long as the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate is the only Collateral Certificate owned by the Issuer, the Group Excess Spread multiplied by 12 as a percentage of the Aggregate Investor Interest is not less than 4.50%, or (z) for so long as the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate is the only Collateral Certificate owned by the Issuer and any DCMT series that is not an Interchange Series is outstanding, the Interchange Subgroup Excess Spread multiplied by 12 as a percentage of the Series Investor Interests for all Interchange Series is not less than 4.50% (any event described in clause (x), (y) or (z), an “ Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure ”), then unless another Early Redemption Event or Event of Default has occurred (other than an Excess Spread Early Redemption Event), the early redemption of the Notes shall cease ( provided that any amounts allocated to any principal funding subaccount on such Distribution Date in connection with any Excess Spread Early Redemption Event occurring or in effect on the prior Distribution Date shall be paid to Noteholders notwithstanding such Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure), any amounts held with respect to the Required Daily Deposit as a result of such Excess Spread Early Redemption Event may be immediately released to the extent contemplated in the final

 

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paragraph of the definition thereof, the Targeted Principal Deposit for each Tranche shall no longer be determined pursuant to clause (c) of the definition thereof, and principal shall not be paid on any Distribution Date that was not a scheduled Principal Payment Date for such Tranche as set forth in the applicable Terms Document; provided , however , that if,

(i) for any Distribution Date within the three months immediately after such Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure has occurred, the conditions establishing the original Excess Spread Early Redemption Event continue to exist (i.e., the Excess Spread Amount, Group Excess Spread and Interchange Subgroup Excess Spread on a three-month rolling average basis each continue to be less than zero), then unless any condition set forth in any of clauses (x), (y) or (z) above is satisfied for such Distribution Date (i.e., any of the Excess Spread Amount, Group Excess Spread or Interchange Subgroup Excess Spread on a one-month basis, as applicable, multiplied by 12 and as a percentage of the Nominal Liquidation Amount for all DiscoverSeries Notes or the Aggregate Investor Interest, as applicable, is not less than 4.50%), or

(ii) for any Distribution Date within the three months immediately after such Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure has occurred, each of the Excess Spread Amount, the Group Excess Spread and the Interchange Subgroup Excess Spread, as applicable, is less than zero the early redemption of the Notes shall resume and all allocations or calculations that are required to be based on the Nominal Liquidation Amount of any Tranche immediately prior to the occurrence of an Early Redemption Event will be made as though the original Excess Spread Early Redemption Event had occurred and such Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure had not occurred. An Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure shall not be permitted within twelve months of a prior Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure.

Following an Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure, the Accumulation Amount for each Tranche of Notes shall be adjusted by the Calculation Agent to give effect to any payments made in connection with the early redemption of the Notes prior to such Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure shall only occur if the Calculation Agent certifies in good faith that the Excess Spread Early Redemption Event for a Tranche of Notes has occurred as a result of the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation or application of any law or regulation, or the imposition of any guideline or request from any central bank or other Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government), accounting standards board or any comparable entity. The Issuer may change any of the percentages set forth in clauses (x), (y) or (z) (or the proviso in the first paragraph) of this clause (c) without the consent of any Noteholders at any time that any of the Excess Spread Amount, Group Excess Spread or Interchange Subgroup Excess Spread on a three-month rolling average basis, multiplied by 12 and as a percentage of the Nominal Liquidation Amount for all DiscoverSeries Notes or the Aggregate Investor Interest, as applicable, has been not less than the percentage set forth in clause (x), (y) or (z) (as adjusted in accordance with this Section 4.01(c)), as applicable, for six consecutive months, if the Issuer has satisfied the Rating Agency Condition with respect to any applicable Note Rating Agency for all Tranches of Outstanding Discover Series Notes; provided , however , that, unless otherwise provided in the Terms Document for such Tranche, no such percentage may be reduced below 0.50%.

 

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For the purposes of this Section 4.01(c) , the Excess Spread Amount, the Group Excess Spread and the Interchange Subgroup Excess Spread will be determined on a pro forma basis, for which Finance Charge Amounts will be determined as though the Finance Charge Allocation Amount for each Tranche of Notes is the Nominal Liquidation Amount for such Tranche as of the first day of the related Due Period.

Section 4.02. Variable Accumulation Period . Unless otherwise provided in the Terms Document for any Tranche of Notes, the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall, by written notice to the Indenture Trustee, delay the commencement of the Accumulation Period for any Tranche of Notes and determine a new Accumulation Commencement Date, subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 4.02 ; provided , however , that the Accumulation Period shall commence no later than the first day of the Due Period related to the Expected Maturity Date for such Tranche. Any such delay by the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall be made no later than the first day of the scheduled Due Period immediately preceding the first Due Period in the Accumulation Period (after giving effect to any prior delay in the commencement of the Accumulation Period pursuant to this Section 4.02 ).

The Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall cause such delay if the Calculation Agent determines in good faith that each of the following conditions will be satisfied: (i) the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer is able to deliver to the Indenture Trustee a certificate to the effect that the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer reasonably believes that, based on the payment rate and the anticipated availability of Series Principal Amounts and Reallocated Principal Amounts, the delay in the commencement of the Accumulation Period for any Tranche of Notes of the DiscoverSeries will not result in any Tranche of Notes not being paid in full on the relevant Expected Maturity Date (and the Calculation Agent shall deliver such certificate); (ii) such delay is permitted under the Series 2007-CC Series Supplement or any other applicable agreement relating to any Additional Collateral Certificate; (iii) the Rating Agency Condition shall be satisfied for all Tranches of Outstanding DiscoverSeries Notes; and (iv) the Accumulation Amount, the Accumulation Commencement Date and the Accumulation Period Length shall have been adjusted.

Section 4.03. Calculation of Targeted Prefunding Deposit . On any Distribution Date on which the Targeted Principal Deposit for any Tranche of Class B Notes, Class C Notes or Class D Notes is greater than zero, if any Required Subordinated Amount Shortfall is greater than zero (determined after giving effect to Section 4.04(a) ,) the Calculation Agent shall determine each Tranche for which the Indenture Trustee, subject to the Cash Flows set forth in Section 3.01 , shall make a Targeted Prefunding Deposit for such Distribution Date and the amount of such Targeted Prefunding Deposit in the following manner. For the purpose of this Section 4.03 , the “ Required Subordinated Amount Shortfall ” of a Subordinated Class of Notes for a Senior Class of Notes means the aggregate Required Subordinated Amount of the Subordinated Class of Notes for all Tranches of the Senior Class of Notes minus the aggregate Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of the Subordinated Class of Notes, in each case after giving effect to all Targeted Principal Deposits for all Tranches of Notes for such Distribution Date (whether or not such Targeted Principal Deposits are paid on such Distribution Date in accordance with the Cash

 

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Flows set forth in Section 3.01 ). Following each determination of a Targeted Prefunding Deposit for any Tranche of Notes, the Calculation Agent shall redetermine each Required Subordinated Amount Shortfall after giving effect to such deposit, and shall continue to determine Tranches for which the Indenture Trustee, subject to the Cash Flows set forth in Section 3.01 , shall make a Targeted Prefunding Deposit until all Required Subordinated Amount Shortfalls have been reduced to zero.

 

  (a) Determination of Prefunding Class.

 

  (i) If any of

 

    the Required Subordinated Amount Shortfall of Class B Notes for Class A Notes, the Required Subordinated Amount Shortfall of Class C Notes for Class A Notes or

 

    the Required Subordinated Amount Shortfall of Class D Notes for Class A Notes is greater than zero, the “ Prefunding Class ” will be Class A.

 

  (ii) If clause (a) (i) is not applicable, and either

 

    the Required Subordinated Amount Shortfall of Class C Notes for Class B Notes or

 

    the Required Subordinated Amount Shortfall of Class D Notes for Class B Notes

is greater than zero, the “ Prefunding Class ” will be Class B.

 

  (iii) If neither clause (a)(i) nor clause (a)(ii) is applicable, and the Required Subordinated Amount Shortfall of Class D Notes for Class C Notes is greater than zero, the “ Prefunding Class ” will be Class C.

 

  (b) Determination of Determinant Class.

 

  (i) If the Prefunding Class is Class A and among the Required Subordinated Amount Shortfall of Class B Notes for Class A Notes, the Required Subordinated Amount Shortfall of Class C Notes for Class A Notes or the Required Subordinated Amount Shortfall of Class D Notes for Class A Notes, the largest is:

(x) the Required Subordinated Amount Shortfall of Class B Notes for Class A Notes, the “Determinant Class” is Class B;

(y) the Required Subordinated Amount Shortfall of Class C Notes for Class A Notes, the “Determinant Class” is Class C; and

 

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(z) the Required Subordinated Amount Shortfall of Class D Notes for Class A Notes, the “Determinant Class” is Class D.

 

  (ii) If the Prefunding Class is Class B and the Required Subordinated Amount Shortfall of Class C Notes for Class B Notes is greater than the Required Subordinated Amount Shortfall of Class D Notes for Class B Notes, the “ Determinant Class ” is Class C, and otherwise it is Class D.

 

  (iii) If the Prefunding Class is Class C, the “ Determinant Class ” is Class D.

 

  (c) Determination of Prefunding Tranche.

Among all Tranches of the Prefunding Class, the “ Prefunding Tranche ” is, if only one Tranche has the largest Required Subordinated Percentage of the Determinant Class of Notes, such Tranche, and if more than one Tranche shares the largest Required Subordinated Percentage of the Determinant Class of Notes, each such Tranche.

 

  (d) Determination of Targeted Prefunding Deposit.

The Calculation Agent will determine the following amounts:

 

  (i) the sum of the Nominal Liquidation Amount for each Prefunding Tranche,

and

 

  (ii) (x) the Required Subordinated Amount Shortfall of the Determinant Class for the Prefunding Class, divided by

 

  (y) the Required Subordinated Percentage of the Determinant Class for each Prefunding Tranche.

The “ Targeted Prefunding Deposit ” for each Prefunding Tranche of the Prefunding Class will be the lesser of the amount determined in clause (d)(i) and the amount determined in clause (d)(ii) above multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Prefunding Tranche and the denominator of which is the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Prefunding Tranches, in each case remaining after step (59) of the Cash Flows ( Withdrawal of Prefunding Excess Amounts for use as Series Principal Amounts ).

Section 4.04. Calculation of Prefunding Excess Amounts .

(a) On each Distribution Date, amounts on deposit in the applicable Principal Funding Subaccount that had been previously deposited as part of any Targeted Prefunding Deposit for such Tranche, up to, (a) for any Tranche that does not have an Accumulation Period, for any Distribution Date that is a Principal Payment Date for such Tranche, the amount

 

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scheduled to be paid on such Principal Payment Date as specified in the related Terms Document, plus any Targeted Principal Deposit that was scheduled to be paid on any previous Principal Payment Date that was not so paid, (b) for any Tranche in its Accumulation Period, the Accumulation Amount for such Tranche, plus any Accumulation Amount that was scheduled to be deposited on any previous Distribution Date in the Accumulation Period that was not so deposited, and (c) for any Tranche that has a Performing or non-Performing Derivative Agreement for principal that provides for a payment to the applicable Derivative Counterparty, the amount specified in the related Terms Document as the amount to be deposited on the applicable Distribution Date with respect to any payment to the Derivative Counterparty, plus any amount that was scheduled to be deposited on any previous Distribution Date that was not so deposited, shall be treated as having been applied in satisfaction of such deposit or payment and shall no longer be considered Targeted Prefunding Deposits for purposes of this Section 4.04 or any other provision of this Indenture Supplement.

(b) On each Distribution Date, if any amounts deposited with respect to any Targeted Prefunding Deposit remain on deposit with respect to any Tranche of Notes after giving effect to clause (a) above, the Calculation Agent shall make a pro forma determination of the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of each such Tranche after adding thereto such amounts on deposit, and shall determine the Targeted Prefunding Deposit for each Tranche of Notes in accordance with the methodology set forth in Section 4.03 above after giving effect to such pro forma determination. The “ Prefunding Excess Amount ” for each Tranche of Notes is the positive difference, if any, between the amount of funds on deposit in the Principal Funding Subaccount for such Tranche that the Indenture Trustee has previously deposited in connection with a Targeted Prefunding Deposit (less any amounts recharacterized under clause (a)) and the amount determined for each such Tranche as the Targeted Prefunding Deposit in accordance with such pro forma calculation. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Required Subordinated Amount Shortfall of any Subordinated Class of Notes for any Senior Class of Notes is zero after giving effect to such pro forma determination of the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amounts of each such Tranche, all funds on deposit in the Principal Funding Subaccount for each Tranche belonging to such Senior Class that the Indenture Trustee has previously deposited in connection with a Targeted Prefunding Deposit (less any amounts recharacterized under clause (a)) shall be considered Prefunding Excess Amounts and shall be withdrawn from each applicable Principal Funding Subaccount in accordance with Section 3.05(4) .

Section 4.05. Receivables Sale .

(a) (i) If a Tranche of Notes has been accelerated pursuant to Section 702 of the Indenture following an Event of Default, the Indenture Trustee may, and at the direction of the Majority Holders of that Tranche of Notes will, notify each Master Trust Trustee to sell an amount of Receivables (as defined in the applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement or as comparably defined in any other applicable agreement relating to any Additional Collateral Certificate) equal to

 

  (x) the sum of

 

  (1) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of the affected Tranche and

 

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  (2) any accrued, past due or additional interest on the affected Tranche, multiplied by

 

  (y) Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate Percentage or Additional Collateral Certificate Percentage, as applicable pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Series 2007-CC Supplement or any comparable provision in any such other agreement, in each case to the extent provided in the Indenture.

(ii) The Indenture Trustee will cause each Master Trust Trustee to sell Receivables pursuant to clause (a)(i) above only if at least one of the following conditions is met:

 

  (A) the Holders of 90% of the aggregate Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the accelerated Tranche of Notes consent;

 

  (B) the aggregate Receivables Sale Proceeds of such sale ( plus amounts on deposit in the applicable Subaccounts and payments to be received from any applicable Derivative Agreement, any Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider or any Supplemental Liquidity Provider) would be sufficient to pay all amounts due on the accelerated Tranche of Notes; or

 

  (C) the Indenture Trustee determines that the funds to be allocated to the accelerated Tranche of Notes, including (1) Series Finance Charge Amounts and Series Principal Amounts allocable to the accelerated Tranche of Notes, (2) payments to be received under any applicable Derivative Agreement, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement or Supplemental Liquidity Agreement and (3) amounts on deposit in the applicable Subaccounts, may not be sufficient on an ongoing basis to make payments on the accelerated Tranche of Notes as such payments would have become due if such obligations had not been declared due and payable, and the Holders of 66-2/3 % of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the accelerated Tranche of Notes consent to the sale.

(iii) In the case of an acceleration of a Tranche of a Subordinated Class, unless the Targeted Prefunding Deposits for all Tranches of Senior Class on the following Distribution Date are zero, such sale will be delayed until a level of prefunding of the Principal Funding Subaccounts for the Senior Classes of Notes of that Series has been reached such that the amount of such accelerated Tranche is no longer required to provide subordination for the Senior Classes of Notes.

(iv) Notwithstanding any other provision herein or in the Series 2007-CC Supplement, the Indenture Trustee shall not cause any Master Trust Trustee to sell Receivables to Discover Bank and any of its Affiliates.

 

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(b) If the Nominal Liquidation Amount with respect to any Tranche of Notes is greater than zero on its Legal Maturity Date (after giving effect to any adjustments, deposits and distributions otherwise to be made on that Legal Maturity Date), the Indenture Trustee shall notify each Master Trust Trustee to sell an amount of Receivables equal to the amount of clause (a)(x) multiplied by the percentage of clause (a)(y) pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Series 2007-CC Supplement or any comparable provision in any such other agreement, in each case to the extent provided in the Indenture.

ARTICLE V

ISSUER ACCOUNTS AND INVESTMENTS

Section 5.01. Issuer Accounts .

(a) On or before the Effective Date, the Indenture Trustee will cause to be established and maintained six Eligible Deposit Accounts denominated as follows: the “DiscoverSeries Collections Account,” the “Interest Funding Account,” the “Principal Funding Account,” the “Accumulation Reserve Account,” the “Class C Reserve Account” and the “Class D Reserve Account” in the name of the Indenture Trustee, bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Series Noteholders (or, in the case of the Class C Reserve Account, for the benefit of the Class C Noteholders or, in the case of the Class D Reserve Account, for the benefit of the Class D Noteholders). The DiscoverSeries Collections Account, the Interest Funding Account, the Principal Funding Account, the Accumulation Reserve Account, the Class C Reserve Account and the Class D Reserve Account constitute Issuer Accounts, shall be maintained in accordance with Article IV of the Indenture, and shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Series Noteholders (or, in the case of the Class C Reserve Account, for the benefit of the Class C Noteholders or, in the case of the Class D Reserve Account, for the benefit of the Class D Noteholders). If, at any time, the institution holding any of the DiscoverSeries Collections Account, the Interest Funding Account, the Principal Funding Account, the Accumulation Reserve Account, the Class C Reserve Account or the Class D Reserve Account ceases to be an Eligible Institution, the Issuer will within ten (10) Business Days (or such longer period, not to exceed thirty (30) calendar days, as to which the applicable Note Rating Agencies may consent) establish a new DiscoverSeries Collections Account, Interest Funding Account, Principal Funding Account, Accumulation Reserve Account, Class C Reserve Account or Class D Reserve Account, as the case may be, that is an Eligible Deposit Account and shall transfer any cash and other property to such new DiscoverSeries Collections Account, Interest Funding Account, Principal Funding Account, Accumulation Reserve Account, Class C Reserve Account or Class D Reserve Account, as the case may be. From the date such new DiscoverSeries Collections Account, Interest Funding Account, Principal Funding Account, Accumulation Reserve Account, Class C Reserve Account or Class D Reserve Account is established, it will be the “DiscoverSeries Collections Account,” the “Interest Funding Account,” the “Principal Funding Account,” the “Accumulation Reserve Account,” the “Class C Reserve Account” or the “Class D Reserve Account,” as the case may be. Each Tranche of Notes will have its own Subaccount within the Interest Funding Account, the Principal Funding Account and the Accumulation Reserve Account; each Tranche of Class C Notes will have its own Subaccount within the Class C Reserve Account, if applicable; and each Tranche of Class D Notes will have its own

 

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Subaccount within the Class D Reserve Account, if applicable. The DiscoverSeries Collections Account, the Interest Funding Account, the Principal Funding Account, the Accumulation Reserve Account, the Class C Reserve Account and the Class D Reserve Account will receive deposits pursuant to Article III.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of Section 403(a) of the Indenture to the contrary, any prefunded amounts on deposit in the Principal Funding Account will be invested in Permitted Investments that will mature no later than the following Distribution Date.

(c) All payments to be made from time to time by the Indenture Trustee to Noteholders out of funds in the Interest Funding Account or the Principal Funding Account pursuant to this Indenture Supplement will be made by the Indenture Trustee to the Paying Agent not later than the time required by the applicable Depository on the applicable Interest Payment Date or Principal Payment Date but only to the extent of funds on deposit in the applicable Subaccount or as otherwise provided in Article III .

(d) On each Distribution Date, all interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) accrued since the preceding Distribution Date on funds on deposit in the Class C Reserve Account will be retained in the Class C Reserve Account (to the extent that the sum of the amount on deposit in the Class C Reserve Account with respect to the related Due Period is less than the required balance for the Class C Reserve Account for that Due Period) and the excess, if any, will be paid to the Issuer pursuant to step (51) ( Withdrawal of Excess Deposits from Class C Reserve Subaccounts for use as Series Finance Charge Amounts ) of Section 3.01 .

(e) On each Distribution Date, all interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) accrued since the preceding Distribution Date on funds on deposit in the Class D Reserve Account will be retained in the Class D Reserve Account (to the extent that the sum of the amount on deposit in the Class D Reserve Account with respect to the related Due Period is less than the required balance for the Class D Reserve Account for that Due Period) and the excess, if any, will be paid to the Issuer pursuant to step (52) ( Withdrawal of Excess Deposits from Class D Reserve Subaccounts for use as Series Finance Charge Amounts ) of Section 3.01 .

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture Supplement for the DiscoverSeries Notes to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE
TRUST, as Issuer

By:

  Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trust

By:

 

/s/ Erwin M. Soriano

Name:

  Erwin M. Soriano

Title:

  Vice President

U.S. BANK. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as

Indenture Trustee

By:

 

/s/ Edwin J. Janis

Name:

  Edwin J. Janis

Title:

  Vice President


EXHIBIT A


[FORM OF]

 

 

 

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST

Issuer

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Indenture Trustee

CLASS A( - ) TERMS DOCUMENT

Dated as of [                ]

to

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT

Dated as of [                ], 20[    ]

for the DiscoverSeries Notes

to

AMENDED AND RESTATED INDENTURE

Dated as of [                ], 20[        ]

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

 

ARTICLE I   
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION   
Section 1.01   Definitions      1   
Section 1.02   Representations and Warranties of Issuer      7   
Section 1.03   Representations and Warranties of Indenture Trustee      7   
Section 1.04   Limitations on Liability      8   
Section 1.05   Governing Law      8   
Section 1.06   Counterparts      8   
Section 1.07   Ratification of Indenture and Indenture Supplement      8   
ARTICLE II   
THE CLASS A( - ) NOTES   
Section 2.01   Creation and Designation      9   
Section 2.02   Adjustments to Required Subordinated Percentages and Amount      9   
Section 2.03   [Interest Payment]      9   
Section 2.04   [Notification of LIBOR]      10   
Section 2.05   Payments of Interest and Principal      10   
Section 2.06   Form of Delivery of Class A( - ) Notes; Depository; Denominations      10   
Section 2.07   Delivery and Payment for the Class A( - ) Notes      10   
Section 2.08   [Targeted Deposits to the Accumulation Reserve Account      10   
Section 2.09   Additional Issuances of Notes      11   
Section 2.10   [Designation of Additional Amounts to be included in the Excess Spread Amount for the DiscoverSeries Notes]      11   
Section 2.11   [Variable Accumulation Period]      12   
Exhibit   
Exhibit A   Form of Class A Note   

 

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THIS CLASS A( - ) TERMS DOCUMENT (this “ Terms Document ”), by and between DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST, a statutory trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Issuer ”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, as Indenture Trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”), is made and entered into as of [            ].

Pursuant to this Terms Document, the Issuer shall create a new Tranche of Class A Notes of the DiscoverSeries and shall specify the principal terms thereof.

ARTICLE I

Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application

Section 1.01 Definitions . For all purposes of this Terms Document, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article, and include the plural as well as the singular;

(2) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Indenture Supplement or the Indenture, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;

(3) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term “generally accepted accounting principles” with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder means such accounting principles as are generally accepted in the United States of America at the date of such computation;

(4) all references in this Terms Document to designated “Articles,” “Sections” and other subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections and other subdivisions of this Terms Document; the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Terms Document as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;

(5) in the event that any term or provision contained herein shall conflict with or be inconsistent with any term or provision contained in the Indenture Supplement or the Indenture, the terms and provisions of this Terms Document shall be controlling, but solely with respect to the Class A( - ) Notes;

(6) each capitalized term defined herein shall relate only to the Class A( - ) Notes and no other Tranche of Notes issued by the Issuer;

(7) “including” and words of similar import will be deemed to be followed by “without limitation”; and

(8) for purposes of determining any amount or making any calculation hereunder, such amount or calculation, (x) if specified to be as of the first day of any Due Period, shall (a) include any Notes issued during such Due Period as if such Notes had been outstanding on the


first day of such Due Period and (b) give effect to any payments, deposits or other allocations made on the Distribution Date related to the prior Due Period and (y) if specified to be as of the close of business on the last day of any Due Period shall give effect to any payments, deposits or other allocations made on the related Distribution Date.

[ “Accumulation Amount ” means $[            ]; provided , however , if the commencement of the Accumulation Period is delayed in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof, the Accumulation Amount shall be determined in accordance with the definition of “Accumulation Amount” in the Indenture Supplement.]

[ “Accumulation Commencement Date ” means [            ], [            ], or such later date as the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer determines in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof.]

[ “Accumulation Period ” has the meaning set forth in the Indenture Supplement.]

[ “Accumulation Period Length ” means [            ] months; provided , however , if the commencement of the Accumulation Period is delayed in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof, the Accumulation Period Length shall be determined in accordance with the definition of “Accumulation Period Length” in the Indenture Supplement.]

[ “Accumulation Reserve Funding Period ” shall not apply if the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer notifies the Indenture Trustee that it expects the Accumulation Period Length to be adjusted to one (1) month, and otherwise shall mean a period commencing on the first Distribution Date on which a condition in the right column of the following table was in effect on the immediately preceding Distribution Date, if such Distribution Date is a Distribution Date described in the corresponding left column of the following table, and ending on the Distribution Date immediately preceding the earlier to occur of:

(x) the Expected Maturity Date for the Class A( - ) Notes and

(y) the Principal Payment Date on which the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class A( - ) Notes is paid in full.

 

Distribution Date:    Condition:
(a) The Distribution Date occurring three (3) calendar months prior to the first scheduled Distribution Date of the Accumulation Period (as adjusted in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof) and any following Distribution Date    No condition.
(b) The Distribution Date occurring [four (4)] calendar months prior to the first scheduled Distribution Date of the Accumulation Period (as adjusted in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof) and any following Distribution Date    The three-month rolling average Excess Spread Percentage is less than 4%.

 

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(c) The Distribution Date occurring [six (6)] calendar months prior to the first scheduled Distribution Date of the Accumulation Period (as adjusted in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof) and any following Distribution Date    The three-month rolling average Excess Spread Percentage is less than 3%.
(d) The Distribution Date occurring [twelve (12)] calendar months prior to the first scheduled Distribution Date of the Accumulation Period (as adjusted in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof) and any following Distribution Date    The three-month rolling average Excess Spread Percentage is less than 2%.

provided, however, if at any point the Accumulation Reserve Funding Period has not commenced because no condition requiring funding has occurred or the Calculation Agent has determined that the Accumulation Period Length will be shortened to one (1) month, and subsequently a condition requiring funding occurs and the Calculation Agent determines that the Accumulation Period Length will not be so shortened, the Accumulation Reserve Funding Period shall commence on the following Distribution Date.]

Class A( - ) Adverse Event ” means the occurrence of any of the following: (a) an Early Redemption Event with respect to the Class A( - ) Notes or (b) an Event of Default and acceleration of the Class A( - ) Notes; provided , however , that if the only such event to have occurred is an Excess Spread Early Redemption Event for which an Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure has occurred, a Class A( - ) Adverse Event shall not be treated as continuing from and after the date of such cure.

Class A( - ) Note ” means any Note, in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto, designated therein as a Class A( - ) Note and duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the Indenture.

Class A( - ) Noteholder ” means a Person in whose name a Class A( - ) Note is registered in the Note Register.

Class A( - ) Termination Date ” means the earliest to occur of (a) the Principal Payment Date on which the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class A( - ) Notes is paid in full, (b) the Legal Maturity Date and (c) the date on which the Indenture is discharged and satisfied pursuant to Article VI thereof.

Excess Spread Percentage ” for any Distribution Date means a fraction, the numerator of which is the Excess Spread Amount for such Distribution Date multiplied by 12 and the denominator of which is the sum of the Nominal Liquidation Amounts of all Tranches of DiscoverSeries Notes as of the first day of the related Due Period.

“Expected Maturity Date means [    ].

 

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Indenture ” means the Amended and Restated Indenture dated as of [            ], 20[    ] between the Issuer and Indenture Trustee, as such agreement may be further amended, supplemented, restated, amended and restated, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.

Indenture Supplement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Indenture Supplement dated as of [            ], 20[__], for the DiscoverSeries Notes, by and between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, as the same may be further amended, supplemented, restated, amended and restated, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.

Initial Dollar Principal Amount ” means $[            ], or such higher amount as is specified in any Notice of Additional Issuance under Section 2.09 hereof.

[ “Interest Accrual Period ” means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, the period from and including the previous Interest Payment Date (or, in the case of the first Interest Payment Date for any Class A( - ) Note, from and including the applicable Issuance Date) to but excluding such Interest Payment Date.]

[ “Interest Payment Date ” means the fifteenth day of each [month] commencing in [            ], or if such fifteenth day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.]

Issuance Date ” means [            ] with respect to all Class A( - ) Notes issued on the date hereof and, with respect to any additional Class A( - ) Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.09 hereof, any Issuance Date specified in the Notice of Additional Issuance delivered thereunder.

“Legal Maturity Date ” means [            ].

[ “LIBOR ” means, with respect to any LIBOR Determination Date, the rate for deposits in United States dollars with a duration comparable to the relevant Interest Accrual Period which appears on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day. If such rate does not appear on Reuters Screen LIBOR01, the rate will be determined by the Indenture Trustee on the basis of the rates at which deposits in United States dollars are offered by major banks in the London interbank market, selected by the Indenture Trustee, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day to prime banks in the London interbank market with a duration comparable to the relevant Interest Accrual Period commencing on that day. The Indenture Trustee will request the principal London office of at least four banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If at least two such quotations are provided, the rate will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations. If fewer than two quotations are provided as requested, the rate for that day will be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by four major banks in New York City, selected by the Trustee, at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on that day for loans in United States dollars to leading European banks with a duration comparable to the relevant Interest Accrual Period commencing on that day. If LIBOR with respect to a LIBOR Determination Date is not determined pursuant to the foregoing, LIBOR with respect to such LIBOR Determination Date will be LIBOR with respect to the immediately prior LIBOR Determination Date.]

[ “LIBOR Business Day ,” if applicable, shall mean a day other than a Saturday or a Sunday on which banking institutions in both the City of London, England and in New York, New York are not required or authorized by law to be closed.]

 

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[ “LIBOR Determination Date ” means the second LIBOR Business Day immediately preceding the commencement of an Interest Accrual Period.]

[ “Note Interest Rate ” means [LIBOR] [+/-] [            ]% per annum, calculated on the basis of [the actual number of days elapsed] [twelve 30-day months] and a 360-day year.]

Notice of Additional Issuance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09 hereof.

Required Daily Deposit Target Finance Charge Amount” means, for any day in a Due Period, an amount equal to the Class A Tranche Interest Allocation for the related Distribution Date[; provided, however, that for purposes of determining the Required Daily Deposit Target Finance Charge Amount on any day on which the Class A Tranche Interest Allocation cannot be determined because [the LIBOR Determination Date] for the applicable Interest Accrual Period has not yet occurred, the Required Daily Deposit Target Finance Charge Amount shall be the Class A Tranche Interest Allocation determined based on a pro forma calculation made on the assumption that [LIBOR] will be [LIBOR] for the applicable period determined on the first day of such calendar month, multiplied by 1.25].

Required Daily Deposit Target Principal Amount” means, for any day in a Due Period, (i) if such Due Period is in [the Accumulation Period for the Class A( - ) Notes, the Accumulation Amount], (ii) if such day is on or after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Class A( - ) Adverse Event, the Nominal Liquidation Amount of the Class A( - ) Notes, and (iii) in all other circumstances, zero.

Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes ” means, for the Class A( - ) Notes for any date of determination, an amount equal to the product of

(a) the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class B Notes for such Class A( - ) Notes on such date of determination and

(b) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Class A( - ) Notes on such date of determination;

provided however , that for any date of determination on or after the occurrence and during the continuation of a Class A( - ) Adverse Event, the Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes for the Class A( - ) Notes will be the greater of

(x) the amount determined above for such date of determination and

(y) the amount determined above for the date immediately prior to the date on which such Class A( - ) Adverse Event shall have occurred.

Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes ” means, for the Class A( - ) Notes for any date of determination, an amount equal to the product of

(a) the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class C Notes for such Class A( - ) Notes on such date of determination and

 

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(b) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Class A( - ) Notes on such date of determination;

provided , however , that for any date of determination on or after the occurrence and during the continuation of a Class A( - ) Adverse Event, the Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for the Class A( - ) Notes will be the greater of

(a) the amount determined above for such date of determination and

(b) the amount determined above for the date immediately prior to the date on which such Class A( - ) Adverse Event shall have occurred.

Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes ” means, for the Class A( - ) Notes for any date of determination, an amount equal to the product of

(a) the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class D Notes for such Class A( - ) Notes on such date of determination and

(b) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Class A( - ) Notes on such date of determination;

provided, however, that for any date of determination on or after the occurrence and during the continuation of a Class A( - ) Adverse Event, the Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for the Class A( - ) Notes will be the greater of

(x) the amount determined above for such date of determination and

(y) the amount determined above for the date immediately prior to the date on which the Class A( - ) Adverse Event shall have occurred.

Required Subordinated Percentage of Class B Notes ” means, for the Class A( - ) Notes, [        ]%, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2.02.

Required Subordinated Percentage of Class C Notes ” means, for the Class A( - ) Notes, [        ]%, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2.02.

Required Subordinated Percentage of Class D Notes ” means, for the Class A( - ) Notes, [        ]%, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2.02.

[ “Reuters Screen LIBOR01 ” means the display page currently so designated on the Reuters Screen (or such other page as may replace that page on that service for the purpose of displaying comparable rates or prices).]

Specified Rating ” means, for the Class A( - ) Notes, [ ] with respect to [Moody’s], [        ] with respect to [Standard & Poor’s] and [        ] with respect to [Fitch].

Stated Principal Amount ” means $[        ] or such higher amount as is specified in any Notice of Additional Issuance under Section 2.09.

 

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[ “Targeted Accumulation Reserve Subaccount Deposit ” means, with respect to any Distribution Date during the Accumulation Reserve Funding Period, an amount equal to (i) [0.5]% of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class A( - ) Notes as of the close of business on the last day of the related Due Period or (ii) any other amount designated by the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer.]

Section 1.02 Representations and Warranties of Issuer . The Issuer represents and warrants that:

(a) the Issuer has been duly formed and is validly existing as a statutory trust in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Terms Document and to perform the terms and provisions hereof;

(b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Terms Document by the Issuer have been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company and statutory trust proceedings of the Beneficiary and the Owner Trustee, do not require any approval or consent of any governmental agency or authority and do not and will not conflict with any material provision of the Certificate of Trust or the Trust Agreement of the Issuer;

(c) this Terms Document is the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Issuer, except as the same may be limited by receivership, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equity principles;

(d) to the best of the Issuer’s knowledge, this Terms Document will not conflict with any law or governmental regulation or court decree applicable to it;

(e) the Issuer is not required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;

(f) all information heretofore furnished by the Issuer in writing to the Indenture Trustee for purposes of or in connection with this Terms Document or any transaction contemplated hereby is, and all such information hereafter furnished by the Issuer in writing to the Indenture Trustee will be, true and accurate in every material respect or based on reasonable estimates on the date as of which such information is stated or certified; and

(g) to the best knowledge of the Issuer, there are no proceedings or investigations pending against the Issuer before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Issuer (i) asserting the invalidity of this Terms Document, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Terms Document or (iii) seeking any determination or ruling which in the Issuer’s judgment would materially and adversely affect the performance by the Issuer of its obligations under this Terms Document or the validity or enforceability of this Terms Document.

Section 1.03 Representations and Warranties of Indenture Trustee . The Indenture Trustee represents and warrants and any successor trustee shall represent and warrant that:

 

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(a) the Indenture Trustee is organized, existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America;

(b) the Indenture Trustee has full power, authority and right to execute, deliver and perform this Terms Document, and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Terms Document; and

(c) this Terms Document has been duly executed and delivered by the Indenture Trustee.

Section 1.04 Limitations on Liability .

(a) It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (i) this Terms Document is executed and delivered by the Owner Trustee not individually or personally but solely as Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Issuer is made and intended not as a personal representation, undertaking or agreement by the Owner Trustee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Issuer, (iii) nothing herein contained will be construed as creating any liability on the Owner Trustee individually or personally, to perform any covenant of the Issuer either expressed or implied herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties to this Terms Document and by any Person claiming by, through or under them and (iv) under no circumstances will the Owner Trustee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under this Terms Document or any related documents.

(b) None of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Calculation Agent, the Beneficiary, the Depositor, any Master Servicer or any Servicer or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, incorporators or agents will have any liability with respect to this Terms Document, and recourse may be had solely to the Collateral pledged to secure these Class A( - ) Notes under the Indenture, the Indenture Supplement and this Terms Document.

Section 1.05 Governing Law. THIS TERMS DOCUMENT WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATION LAW, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER STATE.

Section 1.06 Counterparts . This Terms Document may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed will be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts will together constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 1.07 Ratification of Indenture and Indenture Supplement . As supplemented by this Terms Document, each of the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the Indenture as supplemented by the Indenture Supplement and this Terms Document shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.

 

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ARTICLE II

The Class A( - ) Notes

Section 2.01 Creation and Designation . There is hereby created a Tranche of Class A Notes to be issued pursuant to this Terms Document, the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement to be known as the “DiscoverSeries Class A( - ) Notes.”

Section 2.02 Adjustments to Required Subordinated Percentages and Amount .

(a) On any date, the Issuer may, at the direction of the Beneficiary, change the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class B Notes, the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class C Notes or the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class D Notes, in each case for the Class A( - ) Notes, without the consent of any Noteholders; provided that the Issuer has received written confirmation from each applicable Note Rating Agency that the change in such percentage will not result in a Ratings Effect for any Tranche of Outstanding DiscoverSeries Notes.

(b) On any date, the Issuer may, at the direction of the Beneficiary, replace all or a portion of the Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes, the Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes or the Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes, in each case for the Class A( - ) Notes with a different form of credit enhancement (including, without limitation, a cash collateral account, a letter of credit, a reserve account, a surety bond, an insurance policy or a collateral interest, or any combination thereof) and may add such definitions and other terms and make such additional amendments to this Terms Document as shall be necessary for such replacement without the consent of any Noteholders, provided that the Issuer has received written confirmation from each applicable Note Rating Agency that such replacement and such other amendments will not result in a Ratings Effect for any Tranche of Outstanding DiscoverSeries Notes.

Section 2.03 [ Interest Payment ]. For each Interest Payment Date, the amount of interest due with respect to the Class A( - ) Notes shall be an amount equal to

 

  (i) (A) a fraction, the numerator of which is [the actual number of days in the related Interest Accrual Period] [30] and the denominator of which is 360, times

 

    (B) the Note Interest Rate in effect with respect to such related Interest Accrual Period, times

 

  (ii) the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class A( - ) Notes determined as of the first date of such related Interest Accrual Period, plus

any Class A Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for such Class A( - ) Notes for the immediately preceding Distribution Date, together with interest thereon at the Note Interest Rate in effect with respect to such related Interest Accrual Period, calculated on the basis of [the actual number of days in the related Interest Accrual Period] [twelve 30-day months] and a 360-day year.]

 

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Section 2.04 [ Notification of LIBOR ]. On each LIBOR Determination Date, the Indenture Trustee shall send to the Issuer, the Beneficiary, each applicable Master Servicer and any stock exchange on which the Class A( - ) Notes are then listed (if the rules of such exchange so require), by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission, notification of LIBOR for the following Interest Accrual Period.]

Section 2.05 Payments of Interest and Principal .

(a) [The Issuer will cause interest to be paid on each Interest Payment Date and principal to be paid on the Expected Maturity Date; provided , however , that it shall not be an Event of Default if principal is not paid in full on such Expected Maturity Date unless funds for such payment have been allocated in accordance with Section 3.01 of the Indenture Supplement; and provided , further , that if a Class A( - ) Adverse Event has occurred and is continuing, principal will instead be payable in monthly installments on each Principal Payment Date for the Class A( - ) Notes in accordance with Sections 3.01 and 3.05 of the Indenture Supplement. All payments of interest and principal on the Class A( - ) Notes shall be made as set forth in Section 1102 of the Indenture.]

(b) The right of the Class A( - ) Noteholders to receive payments from the Issuer will terminate on the Class A( - ) Termination Date.

(c) All payments of principal, interest or other amounts to the Class A( - ) Noteholders will be made pro rata based on the Stated Principal Amount of their Class A( - ) Notes.

Section 2.06 Form of Delivery of Class A( - ) Notes; Depository; Denominations .

(a) The Class A( - ) Notes shall be delivered in the form of a Global Note which shall be a Registered Note as provided in Section 204 of the Indenture. The form of the Class A( - ) Notes is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

(b) The Depository for the Class A( - ) Notes shall be The Depository Trust Company, and the Class A( - ) Notes shall initially be registered in the name of Cede & Co., its nominee.

(c) The Class A( - ) Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of $[200,000] and integral multiples of $[1,000] in excess of that amount.

Section 2.07 Delivery and Payment for the Class A( - ) Notes . The Issuer shall execute and deliver the Class A( - ) Notes to the Indenture Trustee for authentication, and the Indenture Trustee shall deliver the Class A( - ) Notes when authenticated, each in accordance with Sections 203 and 303 of the Indenture.

Section 2.08 [ Targeted Deposits to the Accumulation Reserve Account . The deposit targeted to be made to the Accumulation Reserve Subaccount for the Class A( - ) Notes for any Due Period during the Accumulation Reserve Funding Period will be an amount equal to the Targeted Accumulation Reserve Subaccount Deposit minus any amount on deposit in the Accumulation Reserve Subaccount for the Class A( - ) Notes.]

 

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Section 2.09 Additional Issuances of Notes . Subject to clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of Sections 2.02 and Section 2.03 of the Indenture Supplement, the Issuer may issue additional Class A( - ) Notes, so long as the following conditions precedent are satisfied:

(a) the Issuer shall have given the Indenture Trustee written notice of such issuance of additional Class A( - ) Notes (the “ Notice of Additional Issuance ”) at least one (1) Business Day in advance of the Issuance Date thereof, which notice shall include:

 

  (i) the Issuance Date of such additional Class A( - ) Notes;

 

  (ii) the amount of such additional Class A( - ) Notes being offered and the resulting Initial Dollar Principal Amount and Stated Principal Amount of Class A( - ) Notes;

 

  (iii) the date from which interest on such additional Class A( - ) Notes will accrue (which may be a date prior to the date of issuance thereof);

 

  (iv) the first Interest Payment Date on which interest will be paid on such additional Class A( - ) Notes; and

 

  (v) any other terms that the Issuer set forth in such notice of issuance of additional Class A( - ) Notes to clarify the rights of Holders of such additional Class A( - ) Notes or the effect of such issuance of additional Class A( - ) Notes on any calculations to be made with respect to the Class A( - ) Notes, Class A, or the Issuer.

All such terms shall be incorporated into and form a part of this Terms Document on and after the effective date of such Class A( - ) Notes;

(b) no Class A( - ) Adverse Event has occurred and is continuing; and

(c) either (i) the issuance of such additional Class A( - ) Notes would be treated as part of the same issue as the outstanding Class A( - ) Notes under Treasury Regulation Sections 1.1275-1(f)(1) or 1.1275-2(k) or (ii) such additional Class A( - ) Notes are not issued with “original issue discount” for purposes of Section 1273 of the Code.

The Issuer shall not have to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 310 of the Indenture in connection with an issuance of additional Class A( - ) Notes so long as such conditions were satisfied or waived in connection with the initial issuance of Class A( - ) Notes;

provided, however, that the Issuer shall have to deliver to the Indenture Trustee a Master Trust Tax Opinion and an Issuer Tax Opinion with respect to such issuance.

Section 2.10 [ Designation of Additional Amounts to be included in the Excess Spread Amount for the DiscoverSeries Notes ]. At any time that any outstanding Series of certificates issued by the Master Trust provides that the Series Principal Collections allocated to such Series will be deposited into the Group Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account for the Master Trust to the extent necessary for application to cover shortfalls for other Series issued by

 

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the Master Trust, an amount equal to (x) all Series Principal Collections allocated to such Series, multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the Nominal Liquidation Amounts for each outstanding Tranche of the DiscoverSeries Notes (including the Class A( - ) Notes) and the denominator of which is (i) the Aggregate Investor Interest for the Master Trust minus (ii) the sum of the Series Investor Interests for all such Series that provide that the Series Principal Collections allocated to such Series will be so deposited, is hereby designated to be included in the Excess Spread Amount and shall be treated as Series Finance Charge Amounts for the DiscoverSeries.]

Section 2.11 [ Variable Accumulation Period ]. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 4.02 of the Indenture Supplement, the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall, by written notice to the Indenture Trustee, delay the commencement of the Accumulation Period for the Class A( - ) Notes and determine a new Accumulation Commencement Date, subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 2.11; provided, however, that the Accumulation Period shall commence no later than the first day of the Due Period related to the Expected Maturity Date for the Class A( - ) Notes. Any such delay by the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall be made no later than the first day of the scheduled Due Period immediately preceding the first Due Period in the Accumulation Period (after giving effect to any prior delay in the commencement of the Accumulation Period pursuant to this Section 2.11).

The Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall cause such delay if the Calculation Agent determines in good faith that each of the following conditions will be satisfied: (i) the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer delivers to the Indenture Trustee a certificate to the effect that the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer reasonably believes that, based on the payment rate and the anticipated availability of Series Principal Amounts and Reallocated Principal Amounts, the delay in the commencement of the Accumulation Period for the Class A( - ) Notes will not result in any Tranche of Notes not being paid in full on the relevant Expected Maturity Date (as defined in the applicable Terms Document); (ii) such delay is permitted under the Series 2007-CC Series Supplement or any other applicable agreement relating to any Additional Collateral Certificate; and (iii) the Accumulation Amount, the Accumulation Commencement Date and the Accumulation Period Length shall have been adjusted. The Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall not be required to obtain confirmation from the applicable Note Rating Agencies that such delay in the commencement of the Accumulation Period will not result in a Ratings Effect for any Tranche of Outstanding DiscoverSeries Notes, unless at the time of such delay there is a Tranche of Outstanding DiscoverSeries Notes, which were issued prior to January 1, 2009 and for which the commencement of the Accumulation Period for such Tranche of Notes has already been delayed pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Indenture Supplement. If such confirmation from the applicable Note Rating Agency is not required, the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall provide written notice to each applicable Note Rating Agency in the event that the commencement of the Accumulation Period for the Class A( - ) Notes is delayed pursuant to this Section 2.11.]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Terms Document to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST,

        as Issuer

By:   Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,as

        Indenture Trustee

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

[Signature Page to Class A( - ) Terms Document]

 


EXHIBIT B


[FORM OF]

 

 

 

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST

Issuer

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Indenture Trustee

CLASS B ( - ) TERMS DOCUMENT

Dated as of [                 ]

to

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT

Dated as of [                ], 20[    ]

for the DiscoverSeries Notes

to

AMENDED AND RESTATED INDENTURE

Dated as of [                ], 20[    ]

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

 

ARTICLE I   DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION      1   

Section 1.01

 

Definitions

     1   

Section 1.02

 

Representations and Warranties of Issuer

     7   

Section 1.03

 

Representations and Warranties of Indenture Trustee

     8   

Section 1.04

 

Limitations on Liability

     8   

Section 1.05

 

Governing Law

     9   

Section 1.06

 

Counterparts

     9   

Section 1.07

 

Ratification of Indenture and Indenture Supplement

     9   
ARTICLE II   THE CLASS B (   -   ) NOTES      9   

Section 2.01

 

Creation and Designation

     9   

Section 2.02

 

Adjustments to Required Subordinated Percentages and Amount

     9   

Section 2.03

 

[Interest Payment]

     10   

Section 2.04

 

[Notification of LIBOR]

     10   

Section 2.05

 

Payments of Interest and Principal

     10   

Section 2.06

 

Form of Delivery of Class B (   -   ) Notes; Depository; Denominations

     11   

Section 2.07

 

Delivery and Payment for the Class B (   -   ) Notes

     11   

Section 2.08

 

[Targeted Deposits to the Accumulation Reserve Account]

     11   

Section 2.09

 

Additional Issuances of Notes

     11   

Section 2.10

 

[Designation of Additional Amounts to be included in the Excess Spread Amount for the DiscoverSeries Notes]

     12   

Section 2.11

 

[Variable Accumulation Period]

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THIS CLASS B( - ) TERMS DOCUMENT (this “ Terms Document ”), by and between DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST, a statutory trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Issuer ”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, as Indenture Trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”), is made and entered into as of [        ].

Pursuant to this Terms Document, the Issuer shall create a new Tranche of Class B Notes of the DiscoverSeries and shall specify the principal terms thereof.

ARTICLE I

Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application

Section 1.01 Definitions. For all purposes of this Terms Document, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article, and include the plural as well as the singular;

(2) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Indenture Supplement or the Indenture, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;

(3) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term “generally accepted accounting principles” with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder means such accounting principles as are generally accepted in the United States of America at the date of such computation;

(4) all references in this Terms Document to designated “Articles,” “Sections” and other subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections and other subdivisions of this Terms Document; the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Terms Document as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;

(5) in the event that any term or provision contained herein shall conflict with or be inconsistent with any term or provision contained in the Indenture Supplement or the Indenture, the terms and provisions of this Terms Document shall be controlling, but solely with respect to the Class B ( - ) Notes;

(6) each capitalized term defined herein shall relate only to the Class B ( - ) Notes and no other Tranche of Notes issued by the Issuer;

(7) “including” and words of similar import will be deemed to be followed by “without limitation”; and

(8) for purposes of determining any amount or making any calculation hereunder, such amount or calculation, (x) if specified to be as of the first day of any Due Period, shall (a) include any Notes issued during such Due Period as if such Notes had been outstanding on the


first day of such Due Period and (b) give effect to any payments, deposits or other allocations made on the Distribution Date related to the prior Due Period and (y) if specified to be as of the close of business on the last day of any Due Period shall give effect to any payments, deposits or other allocations made on the related Distribution Date.

[ “Accumulation Amount ” means $[     ]; provided, however, if the commencement of the Accumulation Period is delayed in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof, the Accumulation Amount shall be determined in accordance with the definition of “Accumulation Amount” in the Indenture Supplement.]

[ “Accumulation Commencement Date ” means [         ], [         ], or such later date as the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer determines in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof.]

[ “Accumulation Period ” has the meaning set forth in the Indenture Supplement.]

[ “Accumulation Period Length ” means [         ] months; provided , however , if the commencement of the Accumulation Period is delayed in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof, the Accumulation Period Length shall be determined in accordance with the definition of “Accumulation Period Length” in the Indenture Supplement.]

[ “Accumulation Reserve Funding Period ” shall not apply if the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer notifies the Indenture Trustee that it expects the Accumulation Period Length to be adjusted to one (1) month, and otherwise shall mean a period commencing on the first Distribution Date on which a condition in the right column of the following table was in effect on the immediately preceding Distribution Date, if such Distribution Date is a Distribution Date described in the corresponding left column of the following table, and ending on the Distribution Date immediately preceding the earlier to occur of:

(x) the Expected Maturity Date for the Class B ( - ) Notes and

(y) the Principal Payment Date on which the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class B ( - ) Notes is paid in full.

 

Distribution Date:    Condition:
(a) The Distribution Date occurring three (3) calendar months prior to the first scheduled Distribution Date of the Accumulation Period (as adjusted in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof) and any following Distribution Date    No condition
(b) The Distribution Date occurring [four (4)] calendar months prior to the first scheduled Distribution Date of the Accumulation Period (as adjusted in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof) and any following Distribution Date    The three-month rolling average Excess Spread Percentage is less than 4%.

 

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(c) The Distribution Date occurring [six (6)] calendar months prior to the first scheduled Distribution Date of the Accumulation Period (as adjusted in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof) and any following Distribution Date    The three-month rolling average Excess Spread Percentage is less than 3%.
(d) The Distribution Date occurring [twelve (12)] calendar months prior to the first scheduled Distribution Date of the Accumulation Period (as adjusted in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof) and any following Distribution Date    The three-month rolling average Excess Spread Percentage is less than 2%.

provided, however, if at any point the Accumulation Reserve Funding Period has not commenced because no condition requiring funding has occurred or the Calculation Agent has determined that the Accumulation Period Length will be shortened to one (1) month, and subsequently a condition requiring funding occurs and the Calculation Agent determines that the Accumulation Period Length will not be so shortened, the Accumulation Reserve Funding Period shall commence on the following Distribution Date.]

Class B ( - ) Adverse Event ” means the occurrence of any of the following: (a) an Early Redemption Event with respect to the Class B ( - ) Notes or (b) an Event of Default and acceleration of the Class B ( - ) Notes; provided , however , that if the only such event to have occurred is an Excess Spread Early Redemption Event for which an Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure has occurred, a Class B ( - ) Adverse Event shall not be treated as continuing from and after the date of such cure.

Class B ( - ) Note ” means any Note, in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto, designated therein as a Class B ( - ) Note and duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the Indenture.

Class B ( - ) Noteholder ” means a Person in whose name a Class B ( - ) Note is registered in the Note Register.

Class B ( - ) Termination Date ” means the earliest to occur of (a) the Principal Payment Date on which the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class B ( - ) Notes is paid in full, (b) the Legal Maturity Date and (c) the date on which the Indenture is discharged and satisfied pursuant to Article VI thereof.

Encumbered Amount ” means, for the Class B ( - ) Notes, an amount equal to

(a) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of the Class B ( - ) Notes, divided by

(b) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class B Notes in the DiscoverSeries, multiplied by

 

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(c) the aggregate Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes for all Tranches of Class A Notes in the DiscoverSeries with a Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes greater than zero.

Encumbered Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes ” means, for the Class B ( - ) Notes, an amount equal to the product of

(a) the Encumbered Amount for the Class B ( - ) Notes, and

(b) the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class C Notes (Encumbered) for the Class B ( - ) Notes.

Encumbered Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes ” means, for the Class B ( - ) Notes, an amount equal to the product of

(a) the Encumbered Amount for the Class B ( - ) Notes and

(b) the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class D Notes (Encumbered) for the Class B ( - ) Notes.

Excess Spread Percentage ” for any Distribution Date means a fraction, the numerator of which is the Excess Spread Amount for such Distribution Date multiplied by 12 and the denominator of which is the sum of the Nominal Liquidation Amounts of all Tranches of DiscoverSeries Notes as of the first day of the related Due Period.

Expected Maturity Date ” means [     ].

Indenture ” means the Amended and Restated Indenture dated as of [            ], 20[    ] between the Issuer and Indenture Trustee, as such agreement may be further amended, supplemented, restated, amended and restated, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.

Indenture Supplement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Indenture Supplement dated as of [            ], 20[    ], for the DiscoverSeries Notes, by and between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, as the same may be further amended, supplemented, restated, amended and restated, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.

Initial Dollar Principal Amount ” means $[ ], or such higher amount as is specified in any Notice of Additional Issuance under Section 2.09 hereof.

[ “Interest Accrual Period ” means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, the period from and including the previous Interest Payment Date (or, in the case of the first Interest Payment Date for any Class B ( - ) Note, from and including the applicable Issuance Date) to but excluding such Interest Payment Date.]

[ “Interest Payment Date ” means the fifteenth day of each [month] commencing in [            ], or if such fifteenth day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.]

 

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Issuance Date ” means [         ] with respect to all Class B ( - ) Notes issued on the date hereof and, with respect to any additional Class B( - ) Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.09 hereof, any Issuance Date specified in the Notice of Additional Issuance delivered thereunder.

Legal Maturity Date ” means [         ].

[ “LIBOR ” means, with respect to any LIBOR Determination Date, the rate for deposits in United States dollars with a duration comparable to the relevant Interest Accrual Period which appears on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day. If such rate does not appear on Reuters Screen LIBOR01, the rate will be determined by the Indenture Trustee on the basis of the rates at which deposits in United States dollars are offered by major banks in the London interbank market, selected by the Indenture Trustee, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day to prime banks in the London interbank market with a duration comparable to the relevant Interest Accrual Period commencing on that day. The Indenture Trustee will request the principal London office of at least four banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If at least two such quotations are provided, the rate will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations. If fewer than two quotations are provided as requested, the rate for that day will be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by four major banks in New York City, selected by the Trustee, at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on that day for loans in United States dollars to leading European banks with a duration comparable to the relevant Interest Accrual Period commencing on that day. If LIBOR with respect to a LIBOR Determination Date is not determined pursuant to the foregoing, LIBOR with respect to such LIBOR Determination Date will be LIBOR with respect to the immediately prior LIBOR Determination Date.]

[ “LIBOR Business Day ,” if applicable, shall mean a day other than a Saturday or a Sunday on which banking institutions in both the City of London, England and in New York, New York are not required or authorized by law to be closed.]

[ “LIBOR Determination Date ” means the second LIBOR Business Day immediately preceding the commencement of an Interest Accrual Period.]

[ “Note Interest Rate ” means [LIBOR] [+/-] [ ]% per annum, calculated on the basis of [the actual number of days elapsed] [twelve 30-day months] and a 360-day year.]

Notice of Additional Issuance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09 hereof.

Required Daily Deposit Target Finance Charge Amount” means, for any day in a Due Period, an amount equal to the Class B Tranche Interest Allocation for the related Distribution Date[; provided, however, that for purposes of determining the Required Daily Deposit Target Finance Charge Amount on any day on which the Class B Tranche Interest Allocation cannot be determined because [the LIBOR Determination Date] for the applicable Interest Accrual Period has not yet occurred, the Required Daily Deposit Target Finance Charge Amount shall be the Class B Tranche Interest Allocation determined based on a pro forma calculation made on the assumption that [LIBOR] will be [LIBOR] for the applicable period determined on the first day of such calendar month, multiplied by 1.25].

 

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“Required Daily Deposit Target Principal Amount” means, for any day in a Due Period, (i) if such Due Period is in [the Accumulation Period for the Class B ( - ) Notes, the Accumulation Amount], (ii) if such day is on or after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Class B ( - ) Adverse Event, the Nominal Liquidation Amount of the Class B ( - ) Notes, and (iii) in all other circumstances, zero.

Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes ” means, for the Class B ( - ) Notes for any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of

(a) the Unencumbered Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for such Class B ( - ) Notes and

(b) the Encumbered Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for such Class B ( - ) Notes;

provided , however , that for any date of determination on or after the occurrence and during the continuation of a Class B ( - ) Adverse Event, the Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for the Class B ( - ) Notes will be the greater of

(x) the amount determined above for such date of determination and

(y) the amount determined above for the date immediately prior to the date on which such Class B ( - ) Adverse Event shall have occurred.

Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes ” means, for the Class B ( - ) Notes for any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of

(a) the Unencumbered Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Class B ( - ) Notes and

(b) the Encumbered Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Class B ( - ) Notes;

provided, however , that for any date of determination on or after the occurrence and during the continuation of a Class B ( - ) Adverse Event, the Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for the Class B ( - ) Notes will be the greater of

(x) the amount determined above for such date of determination and

(y) the amount determined above for the date immediately prior to the date on which the Class B ( - ) Adverse Event shall have occurred.

Required Subordinated Percentage of Class C Notes (Encumbered) ” means, for the Class B ( - ) Notes, [         ]%, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2.02.

Required Subordinated Percentage of Class C Notes (Unencumbered) ” means, for the Class B ( - ) Notes, [         ]%, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2.02.

Required Subordinated Percentage of Class D Notes (Encumbered) ” means, for the Class B ( - ) Notes, [         ]%, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2.02.

 

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Required Subordinated Percentage of Class D Notes (Unencumbered) ” means for the Class B ( - ) Notes, [ ]%, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2.02.

[ “Reuters Screen LIBOR01 ” means the display page currently so designated on the Reuters Screen (or such other page as may replace that page on that service for the purpose of displaying comparable rates or prices).]

Specified Rating ” means, for the Class B( - ) Notes, [         ] with respect to [Moody’s], [         ] with respect to [Standard & Poor’s] and [ ] with respect to [Fitch].

Stated Principal Amount ” means $[ ] or such higher amount as is specified in any Notice of Additional Issuance under Section 2.09.

[“Targeted Accumulation Reserve Subaccount Deposit” means, with respect to any Distribution Date during the Accumulation Reserve Funding Period, an amount equal to (i) [0.5]% of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class B ( - ) Notes as of the close of business on the last day of the related Due Period or (ii) any other amount designated by the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer.]

Unencumbered Amount ” means, for the Class B ( - ) Notes, an amount equal to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of the Class B ( - ) Notes minus the Encumbered Amount for the Class B ( - ) Notes.

Unencumbered Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes ” means, for the Class B ( - ) Notes, an amount equal to the product of

(a) the Unencumbered Amount for the Class B ( - ) Notes and

(b) the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class C Notes (Unencumbered) for the Class B ( - ) Notes.

Unencumbered Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes ” means, for the Class B ( - ) Notes, an amount equal to the product of

(a) the Unencumbered Amount for the Class B ( - ) Notes and

(b) the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class D Notes (Unencumbered) for the Class B ( - ) Notes.

Section 1.02 Representations and Warranties of Issuer. The Issuer represents and warrants that:

(a) the Issuer has been duly formed and is validly existing as a statutory trust in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Terms Document and to perform the terms and provisions hereof;

(b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Terms Document by the Issuer have been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company and statutory trust

 

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proceedings of the Beneficiary and the Owner Trustee, do not require any approval or consent of any governmental agency or authority and do not and will not conflict with any material provision of the Certificate of Trust or the Trust Agreement of the Issuer;

(c) this Terms Document is the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Issuer, except as the same may be limited by receivership, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equity principles;

(d) to the best of the Issuer’s knowledge, this Terms Document will not conflict with any law or governmental regulation or court decree applicable to it;

(e) the Issuer is not required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;

(f) all information heretofore furnished by the Issuer in writing to the Indenture Trustee for purposes of or in connection with this Terms Document or any transaction contemplated hereby is, and all such information hereafter furnished by the Issuer in writing to the Indenture Trustee will be, true and accurate in every material respect or based on reasonable estimates on the date as of which such information is stated or certified; and

(g) to the best knowledge of the Issuer, there are no proceedings or investigations pending against the Issuer before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Issuer (i) asserting the invalidity of this Terms Document, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Terms Document or (iii) seeking any determination or ruling which in the Issuer’s judgment would materially and adversely affect the performance by the Issuer of its obligations under this Terms Document or the validity or enforceability of this Terms Document.

Section 1.03 Representations and Warranties of Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee represents and warrants and any successor trustee shall represent and warrant that:

(a) the Indenture Trustee is organized, existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America;

(b) the Indenture Trustee has full power, authority and right to execute, deliver and perform this Terms Document, and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Terms Document; and

(c) this Terms Document has been duly executed and delivered by the Indenture Trustee.

Section 1.04 Limitations on Liability .

(a) It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (i) this Terms Document is executed and delivered by the Owner Trustee not individually or personally but solely as Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein

 

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made on the part of the Issuer is made and intended not as a personal representation, undertaking or agreement by the Owner Trustee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Issuer, (iii) nothing herein contained will be construed as creating any liability on the Owner Trustee individually or personally, to perform any covenant of the Issuer either expressed or implied herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties to this Terms Document and by any Person claiming by, through or under them and (iv) under no circumstances will the Owner Trustee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under this Terms Document or any related documents.

(b) None of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Calculation Agent, the Beneficiary, the Depositor, any Master Servicer or any Servicer or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, incorporators or agents will have any liability with respect to this Terms Document, and recourse may be had solely to the Collateral pledged to secure these Class B ( - ) Notes under the Indenture, the Indenture Supplement and this Terms Document.

Section 1.05 Governing Law. THIS TERMS DOCUMENT WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATION LAW, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER STATE.

Section 1.06 Counterparts. This Terms Document may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed will be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts will together constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 1.07 Ratification of Indenture and Indenture Supplement. As supplemented by this Terms Document, each of the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the Indenture as supplemented by the Indenture Supplement and this Terms Document shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.

ARTICLE II

The Class B ( - ) Notes

Section 2.01 Creation and Designation. There is hereby created a Tranche of Class B Notes to be issued pursuant to this Terms Document, the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement to be known as the “DiscoverSeries Class B ( - ) Notes.”

Section 2.02 Adjustments to Required Subordinated Percentages and Amount.

(a) On any date, the Issuer may, at the direction of the Beneficiary, change the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class C Notes (Encumbered), the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class C Notes (Unencumbered), the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class D Notes (Encumbered), and the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class D Notes (Unencumbered), in each case for the Class B ( - ) Notes, without the consent of any Noteholders; provided that the Issuer has received written confirmation from each applicable

 

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Note Rating Agency that the change in such percentage will not result in a Ratings Effect for any Tranche of Outstanding DiscoverSeries Notes.

(b) On any date, the Issuer may, at the direction of the Beneficiary, replace all or a portion of the Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes or the Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes, in each case for the Class B ( - ) Notes with a different form of credit enhancement (including, without limitation, a cash collateral account, a letter of credit, a reserve account, a surety bond, an insurance policy or a collateral interest, or any combination thereof) and may add such definitions and other terms and make such additional amendments to this Terms Document as shall be necessary for such replacement without the consent of any Noteholders, provided that the Issuer has received written confirmation from each applicable Note Rating Agency that such replacement and such other amendments will not result in a Ratings Effect for any Tranche of Outstanding DiscoverSeries Notes.

Section 2.03 [ Interest Payment ]. For each Interest Payment Date, the amount of interest due with respect to the Class B ( - ) Notes shall be an amount equal to

(i) (A) a fraction, the numerator of which is [the actual number of days in the related Interest Accrual Period] [30] and the denominator of which is 360, times

(B) the Note Interest Rate in effect with respect to such related Interest Accrual Period, times

(ii) the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class B ( - ) Notes determined as of the first date of such related Interest Accrual Period, plus

any Class B Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for such Class B ( - ) Notes for the immediately preceding Distribution Date, together with interest thereon at the Note Interest Rate in effect with respect to such related Interest Accrual Period, calculated on the basis of [the actual number of days in the related Interest Accrual Period] [twelve 30-day months] and a 360-day year.]

Section 2.04 [ Notification of LIBOR ]. On each LIBOR Determination Date, the Indenture Trustee shall send to the Issuer, the Beneficiary, each applicable Master Servicer and any stock exchange on which the Class B ( - ) Notes are then listed (if the rules of such exchange so require), by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission, notification of LIBOR for the following Interest Accrual Period.]

Section 2.05 Payments of Interest and Principal.

(a) [The Issuer will cause interest to be paid on each Interest Payment Date and principal to be paid on the Expected Maturity Date; provided , however, that it shall not be an Event of Default if principal is not paid in full on such Expected Maturity Date unless funds for such payment have been allocated in accordance with Section 3.01 of the Indenture Supplement; and provided , further , that if a Class B ( - ) Adverse Event has occurred and is continuing, principal will instead be payable in monthly installments on each Principal Payment Date for the Class B ( - ) Notes in accordance with Sections 3.01 and 3.05 of the Indenture Supplement. All payments of interest and principal on the Class B ( - ) Notes shall be made as set forth in Section 1102 of the Indenture.]

 

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(b) The right of the Class B ( - ) Noteholders to receive payments from the Issuer will terminate on the Class B ( - ) Termination Date.

(c) All payments of principal, interest or other amounts to the Class B ( - ) Noteholders will be made pro rata based on the Stated Principal Amount of their Class B ( - ) Notes.

Section 2.06 Form of Delivery of Class B ( - ) Notes; Depository; Denominations .

(a) The Class B ( - ) Notes shall be delivered in the form of a [Global Note which shall be a Registered Note as provided in Section 204 of the Indenture] [definitive Registered Note as provided in Section 201 of the Indenture]. The form of the Class B ( - ) Notes is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

(b) [The Depository for the Class B ( - ) Notes shall be The Depository Trust Company, and the Class B ( - ) Notes shall initially be registered in the name of Cede & Co., its nominee.]

(c) The Class B ( - ) Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of $[200,000] and integral multiples of $[1,000] in excess of that amount.

Section 2.07 Delivery and Payment for the Class B ( - ) Notes. The Issuer shall execute and deliver the Class B ( - ) Notes to the Indenture Trustee for authentication, and the Indenture Trustee shall deliver the Class B ( - ) Notes when authenticated, each in accordance with Sections 203 and 303 of the Indenture.

Section 2.08 [ Targeted Deposits to the Accumulation Reserve Account ]. The deposit targeted to be made to the Accumulation Reserve Subaccount for the Class B ( - ) Notes for any Due Period during the Accumulation Reserve Funding Period will be an amount equal to the Targeted Accumulation Reserve Subaccount Deposit minus any amount on deposit in the Accumulation Reserve Subaccount for the Class B ( - ) Notes.]

Section 2.09 Additional Issuances of Notes. Subject to clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of Sections 2.02 and Section 2.03 of the Indenture Supplement, the Issuer may issue additional Class B ( - ) Notes, so long as the following conditions precedent are satisfied:

(a) the Issuer shall have given the Indenture Trustee written notice of such issuance of additional Class B( - ) Notes (the “ Notice of Additional Issuance ”) at least one (1) Business Day in advance of the Issuance Date thereof, which notice shall include:

(i) the Issuance Date of such additional Class B ( - ) Notes;

(ii) the amount of such additional Class B ( - ) Notes being offered and the resulting Initial Dollar Principal Amount and Stated Principal Amount of Class B( - ) Notes;

 

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(iii) the date from which interest on such additional Class B ( - ) Notes will accrue (which may be a date prior to the date of issuance thereof);

(iv) the first Interest Payment Date on which interest will be paid on such additional Class B ( - ) Notes; and

(v) any other terms that the Issuer set forth in such notice of issuance of additional Class B ( - ) Notes to clarify the rights of Holders of such additional Class B( - ) Notes or the effect of such issuance of additional Class B ( - ) Notes on any calculations to be made with respect to the Class B ( - ) Notes, Class B, or the Issuer.

All such terms shall be incorporated into and form a part of this Terms Document on and after the effective date of such Class B ( - ) Notes;

(b) no Class B ( - ) Adverse Event has occurred and is continuing; and

(c) [either (i) the issuance of such additional Class B ( — ) Notes would be treated as part of the same issue as the outstanding Class B ( - ) Notes under Treasury Regulation Sections 1.1275-1(f)(1) or 1.1275-2(k) or (ii) such additional Class B ( - ) Notes are not issued with “original issue discount” for purposes of Section 1273 of the Code].

The Issuer shall not have to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 310 of the Indenture in connection with an issuance of additional Class B ( - ) Notes so long as such conditions were satisfied or waived in connection with the initial issuance of Class B ( - ) Notes; provided, however , that the Issuer shall have to deliver to the Indenture Trustee a Master Trust Tax Opinion and an Issuer Tax Opinion with respect to such issuance.

Section 2.10 [ Designation of Additional Amounts to be included in the Excess Spread Amount for the DiscoverSeries Notes ]. At any time that any outstanding Series of certificates issued by the Master Trust provides that the Series Principal Collections allocated to such Series will be deposited into the Group Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account for the Master Trust to the extent necessary for application to cover shortfalls for other Series issued by the Master Trust, an amount equal to (x) all Series Principal Collections allocated to such Series, multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the Nominal Liquidation Amounts for each outstanding Tranche of the DiscoverSeries Notes (including the Class B ( - ) Notes and the denominator of which is (i) the Aggregate Investor Interest for the Master Trust minus (ii) the sum of the Series Investor Interests for all such Series that provide that the Series Principal Collections allocated to such Series will be so deposited, is hereby designated to be included in the Excess Spread Amount and shall be treated as Series Finance Charge Amounts for the DiscoverSeries.]

Section 2.11 [ Variable Accumulation Period ]. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 4.02 of the Indenture Supplement, the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall, by written notice to the Indenture Trustee, delay the commencement of the Accumulation Period for the Class B ( - ) Notes and determine a new Accumulation Commencement Date, subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 2.11; provided , however , that the Accumulation Period shall commence no later than the first day of the Due

 

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Period related to the Expected Maturity Date for the Class B ( - ) Notes. Any such delay by the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall be made no later than the first day of the scheduled Due Period immediately preceding the first Due Period in the Accumulation Period (after giving effect to any prior delay in the commencement of the Accumulation Period pursuant to this Section 2.11).

The Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall cause such delay if the Calculation Agent determines in good faith that each of the following conditions will be satisfied: (i) the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer delivers to the Indenture Trustee a certificate to the effect that the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer reasonably believes that, based on the payment rate and the anticipated availability of Series Principal Amounts and Reallocated Principal Amounts, the delay in the commencement of the Accumulation Period for the Class B ( - ) Notes will not result in any Tranche of Notes not being paid in full on the relevant Expected Maturity Date (as defined in the applicable Terms Document); (ii) such delay is permitted under the Series 2007-CC Series Supplement or any other applicable agreement relating to any Additional Collateral Certificate; and (iii) the Accumulation Amount, the Accumulation Commencement Date and the Accumulation Period Length shall have been adjusted. The Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall not be required to obtain confirmation from the applicable Note Rating Agencies that such delay in the commencement of the Accumulation Period will not result in a Ratings Effect for any Tranche of Outstanding DiscoverSeries Notes, unless at the time of such delay there is a Tranche of Outstanding DiscoverSeries Notes, which were issued prior to January 1, 2009 and for which the commencement of the Accumulation Period for such Tranche of Notes has already been delayed pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Indenture Supplement. If such confirmation from the applicable Note Rating Agency is not required, the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall provide written notice to each applicable Note Rating Agency in the event that the commencement of the Accumulation Period for the Class B ( - ) Notes is delayed pursuant to this Section 2.11.]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Terms Document to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE
TRUST, as Issuer
By: Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,as Indenture Trustee
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

[Signature Page to Class B ( - ) Terms Document]


EXHIBIT C


[FORM OF]

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST

Issuer

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Indenture Trustee

CLASS C( - ) TERMS DOCUMENT

Dated as of [            ]

to

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT

Dated as of [            ], 20[    ]

for the DiscoverSeries Notes

to

AMENDED AND RESTATED INDENTURE

Dated as of [            [, 20[    ]


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  
ARTICLE 1   
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION   

Section 1.01

  Definitions      1   

Section 1.02

  Representations and Warranties of Issuer      7   

Section 1.03

  Representations and Warranties of Indenture Trustee      8   

Section 1.04

  Limitations on Liability      8   

Section 1.05

  Governing Law      9   

Section 1.06

  Counterparts      9   

Section 1.07

  Ratification of Indenture and Indenture Supplement      9   
ARTICLE 2   
THE CLASS C( - ) NOTES   

Section 2.01

  Creation and Designation      9   

Section 2.02

  Adjustments to Required Subordinated Percentages and Amount      9   

Section 2.03

  [Interest Payment]      10   

Section 2.04

  [Notification of LIBOR]      10   

Section 2.05

  Payments of Interest and Principal      10   

Section 2.06

  Form of Delivery of Class C( - ) Notes; Depository; Denominations      10   

Section 2.07

  Delivery and Payment for the Class C( - ) Notes      11   

Section 2.08

  [Targeted Deposits to the Accumulation Reserve Account]      11   

Section 2.09

  Additional Issuances of Notes      11   

Section 2.10

  [Designation of Additional Amounts to be included in the Excess Spread Amount for the DiscoverSeries Notes]      12   

Section 2.11

  [Variable Accumulation Period]      12   

 

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THIS CLASS C( - ) TERMS DOCUMENT (this “ Terms Document ”), by and between DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST, a statutory trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Issuer ”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, as Indenture Trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”), is made and entered into as of [            ].

Pursuant to this Terms Document, the Issuer shall create a new Tranche of Class C Notes of the DiscoverSeries and shall specify the principal terms thereof.

ARTICLE 1

Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application

Section 1.01 Definitions. For all purposes of this Terms Document, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article, and include the plural as well as the singular;

(2) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Indenture Supplement or the Indenture, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;

(3) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term “generally accepted accounting principles” with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder means such accounting principles as are generally accepted in the United States of America at the date of such computation;

(4) all references in this Terms Document to designated “Articles,” “Sections” and other subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections and other subdivisions of this Terms Document; the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Terms Document as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;

(5) in the event that any term or provision contained herein shall conflict with or be inconsistent with any term or provision contained in the Indenture Supplement or the Indenture, the terms and provisions of this Terms Document shall be controlling, but solely with respect to the Class C( - ) Notes;

(6) each capitalized term defined herein shall relate only to the Class C( - ) Notes and no other Tranche of Notes issued by the Issuer;

(7) “including” and words of similar import will be deemed to be followed by “without limitation”; and

(8) for purposes of determining any amount or making any calculation hereunder, such amount or calculation, (x) if specified to be as of the first day of any Due Period, shall (a) include any Notes issued during such Due Period as if such Notes had been outstanding on the


first day of such Due Period and (b) give effect to any payments, deposits or other allocations made on the Distribution Date related to the prior Due Period and (y) if specified to be as of the close of business on the last day of any Due Period shall give effect to any payments, deposits or other allocations made on the related Distribution Date.

[ “Accumulation Amount ” means $[            ]; provided , however , if the commencement of the Accumulation Period is delayed in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof, the Accumulation Amount shall be determined in accordance with the definition of “Accumulation Amount” in the Indenture Supplement.]

[ “Accumulation Commencement Date ” means [            ], [            ], or such later date as the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer determines in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof.]

[ “Accumulation Period ” has the meaning set forth in the Indenture Supplement.]

[ “Accumulation Period Length ” means [            ] months; provided , however , if the commencement of the Accumulation Period is delayed in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof, the Accumulation Period Length shall be determined in accordance with the definition of “Accumulation Period Length” in the Indenture Supplement.]

[ “Accumulation Reserve Funding Period ” shall not apply if the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer notifies the Indenture Trustee that it expects the Accumulation Period Length to be adjusted to one (1) month, and otherwise shall mean a period commencing on the first Distribution Date on which a condition in the right column of the following table was in effect on the immediately preceding Distribution Date, if such Distribution Date is a Distribution Date described in the corresponding left column of the following table, and ending on the Distribution Date immediately preceding the earlier to occur of:

(x) the Expected Maturity Date for the Class C( - ) Notes and

(y) the Principal Payment Date on which the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class C( - ) Notes is paid in full.

 

Distribution Date:    Condition:
(a) The Distribution Date occurring three (3) calendar months prior to the first scheduled Distribution Date of the Accumulation Period (as adjusted in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof) and any following Distribution Date    No condition.
(b) The Distribution Date occurring [four (4)] calendar months prior to the first scheduled Distribution Date of the Accumulation Period (as adjusted in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof) and any following Distribution Date    The three-month rolling average Excess Spread Percentage is less than 4%.

 

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(c) The Distribution Date occurring [six (6)] calendar months prior to the first scheduled Distribution Date of the Accumulation Period (as adjusted in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof) and any following Distribution Date    The three-month rolling average Excess Spread Percentage is less than 3%.
d) The Distribution Date occurring [twelve (12)] calendar months prior to the first scheduled Distribution Date of the Accumulation Period (as adjusted in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof) and any following Distribution Date    The three-month rolling average Excess Spread Percentage is less than 2%.

provided, however, if at any point the Accumulation Reserve Funding Period has not commenced because no condition requiring funding has occurred or the Calculation Agent has determined that the Accumulation Period Length will be shortened to one (1) month, and subsequently a condition requiring funding occurs and the Calculation Agent determines that the Accumulation Period Length will not be so shortened, the Accumulation Reserve Funding Period shall commence on the following Distribution Date.]

Class C( - ) Adverse Event ” means the occurrence of any of the following: (a) an Early Redemption Event with respect to the Class C( - ) Notes or (b) an Event of Default and acceleration of the Class C( - ) Notes; provided , however , that if the only such event to have occurred is an Excess Spread Early Redemption Event for which an Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure has occurred, a Class C( - ) Adverse Event shall not be treated as continuing from and after the date of such cure.

Class C( - ) Note ” means any Note, in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto, designated therein as a Class C( - ) Note and duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the Indenture.

Class C( - ) Noteholder ” means a Person in whose name a Class C( - ) Note is registered in the Note Register.

Class C( - ) Termination Date ” means the earliest to occur of (a) the Principal Payment Date on which the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class C( - ) Notes is paid in full, (b) the Legal Maturity Date and (c) the date on which the Indenture is discharged and satisfied pursuant to Article VI thereof.

[ “Class C Reserve Account Percentage ” means, for any Distribution Date on which a condition in the left column of the following table was in effect on the immediately preceding Distribution Date, the percentage in the corresponding right column of the following table (or if more than one conditions were in effect on the immediately preceding Distribution Date, the largest percentage).

 

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Condition:    Class C Reserve Account Percentage:
The three-month rolling average Excess Spread Percentage is:   
(a) 4.50% or greater    0%
(b) 4.00% to 4.49%    [ ]%
(c) 3.50% to 3.99%    [ ]%
(d) 3.00% to 3.49%    [ ]%
(e) 2.50% to 2.99%    [ ]%
(f) 2.00% to 2.49%    [ ]%
(g) less than 2.00%, or    [ ]%

an Early Redemption Event or Event of Default for the

Class C( - ) Notes has occurred and is continuing.]

  

Encumbered Amount ” means, for the Class C( - ) Notes, an amount equal to

(a) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of the Class C( - ) Notes, divided by

(b) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class C Notes in the DiscoverSeries, multiplied by

(c) the sum of (i) the aggregate Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for all Tranches of Class A Notes in the DiscoverSeries with a Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes equal to zero and a Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes greater than zero and (ii) the aggregate Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for all Tranches of Class B Notes in the DiscoverSeries with a Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes greater than zero.

Encumbered Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes ” means, for the Class C( - ) Notes, an amount equal to the product of

(a) the sum of (1) the aggregate Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for all Tranches of Class A Notes in the DiscoverSeries with a Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes greater than zero, plus (2) the aggregate Unencumbered Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for all Tranches of Class B Notes in the DiscoverSeries with an Unencumbered Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes greater than zero, multiplied by

(b) a percentage equivalent to a fraction, the numerator of which is the Nominal Liquidation Amount of the Class C( - ) Notes, and the denominator of which is the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Tranches of Class C Notes in the DiscoverSeries.

[ “Excess Spread Percentage ” for any Distribution Date means a fraction, the numerator of which is the Excess Spread Amount for such Distribution Date multiplied by 12 and the denominator of which is the sum of the Nominal Liquidation Amounts of all Tranches of DiscoverSeries Notes as of the first day of the related Due Period.]

 

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Expected Maturity Date ” means [            ].

Indenture ” means the Indenture dated as of [            ], 20[    ] between the Issuer and Indenture Trustee, as such agreement may be further amended, supplemented, restated, amended and restated, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.

Indenture Supplement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Indenture Supplement dated as of [            ], 20[    ], for the DiscoverSeries Notes, by and between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, as the same may be further amended, supplemented, restated, amended and restated, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.

Initial Dollar Principal Amount ” means $[            ], or such higher amount as is specified in any Notice of Additional Issuance under Section 2.09 hereof.

[ “Interest Accrual Period ” means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, the period from and including the previous Interest Payment Date (or, in the case of the first Interest Payment Date for any Class C( - ) Note, from and including the applicable Issuance Date) to but excluding such Interest Payment Date.]

[ “Interest Payment Date ” means the fifteenth day of each [month] commencing in [            ], or if such fifteenth day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.]

Issuance Date ” means [            ] with respect to all Class C( - ) Notes issued on the date hereof and, with respect to any additional Class C( - ) Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.09 hereof, any Issuance Date specified in the Notice of Additional Issuance delivered thereunder.

Legal Maturity Date ” means [            ].

[ “LIBOR ” means, with respect to any LIBOR Determination Date, the rate for deposits in United States dollars with a duration comparable to the relevant Interest Accrual Period which appears on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day . If such rate does not appear on Reuters Screen LIBOR01, the rate will be determined by the Indenture Trustee on the basis of the rates at which deposits in United States dollars are offered by major banks in the London interbank market, selected by the Indenture Trustee, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day to prime banks in the London interbank market with a duration comparable to the relevant Interest Accrual Period commencing on that day . The Indenture Trustee will request the principal London office of at least four banks to provide a quotation of its rate . If at least two such quotations are provided, the rate will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations . If fewer than two quotations are provided as requested, the rate for that day will be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by four major banks in New York City, selected by the Trustee, at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on that day for loans in United States dollars to leading European banks with a duration comparable to the relevant Interest Accrual Period commencing on that day . If LIBOR with respect to a LIBOR Determination Date is not determined pursuant to the foregoing, LIBOR with respect to such LIBOR Determination Date will be LIBOR with respect to the immediately prior LIBOR Determination Date.]

 

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[ “LIBOR Business Day ,” if applicable, shall mean a day other than a Saturday or a Sunday on which banking institutions in both the City of London, England and in New York, New York are not required or authorized by law to be closed.]

[ “LIBOR Determination Date ” means the second LIBOR Business Day immediately preceding the commencement of an Interest Accrual Period.]

[ “Note Interest Rate ” means [LIBOR] [+/-] [            ]% per annum, calculated on the basis of [the actual number of days elapsed] [twelve 30-day months] and a 360-day year.]

Notice of Additional Issuance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09 hereof.

Required Daily Deposit Target Finance Charge Amount” means, for any day in a Due Period, an amount equal to the Class C Tranche Interest Allocation for the related Distribution Date[; provided, however, that for purposes of determining the Required Daily Deposit Target Finance Charge Amount on any day on which the Class C Tranche Interest Allocation cannot be determined because [the LIBOR Determination Date] for the applicable Interest Accrual Period has not yet occurred, the Required Daily Deposit Target Finance Charge Amount shall be the Class C Tranche Interest Allocation determined based on a pro forma calculation made on the assumption that [LIBOR] will be [LIBOR] for the applicable period determined on the first day of such calendar month, multiplied by 1.25].

Required Daily Deposit Target Principal Amount” means, for any day in a Due Period, (i) if such Due Period is in [the Accumulation Period for the Class C( - ) Notes, the Accumulation Amount], (ii) if such day is on or after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Class C( - ) Adverse Event, the Nominal Liquidation Amount of the Class C( - ) Notes, and (iii) in all other circumstances, zero.

Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes ” means, for the Class C( - ) Notes for any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of

(a) the Unencumbered Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Class C( - ) Notes and

(b) the Encumbered Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for such Class C( - ) Notes;

provided, however, that for any date of determination on or after the occurrence and during the continuation of a Class C( - ) Adverse Event, the Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for the Class C( - ) Notes will be the greater of

(x) the amount determined above for such date of determination and

(y) the amount determined above for the date immediately prior to the date on which the Class C( - ) Adverse Event shall have occurred.

 

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“Required Subordinated Percentage of Class D Notes (Unencumbered)” means for the Class C( - ) Notes, [            ]%, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2.02.

[ “Reuters Screen LIBOR01 ” means the display page currently so designated on the Reuters Screen (or such other page as may replace that page on that service for the purpose of displaying comparable rates or prices).]

Specified Rating ” means, for the Class C( - ) Notes, [            ] with respect to [Moody’s], [            ] with respect to [Standard & Poor’s] and [            ] with respect to [Fitch].

Stated Principal Amount ” means $[            ] or such higher amount as is specified in any Notice of Additional Issuance under Section 2.09.

[ “Targeted Accumulation Reserve Subaccount Deposit ” means, with respect to any Distribution Date during the Accumulation Reserve Funding Period, an amount equal to (i) [0.5]% of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class C( - ) Notes as of the close of business on the last day of the related Due Period or (ii) any other amount designated by the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer.]

Unencumbered Amount ” means, for the Class C( - ) Notes, an amount equal to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of the Class C( - ) Notes minus the Encumbered Amount for the Class C( - ) Notes.

Unencumbered Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes ” means, for the Class C( - ) Notes, an amount equal to the product of

(a) the Unencumbered Amount for the Class C( - ) Notes and

(b) the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class D Notes (Unencumbered) for the Class C( - ) Notes.

Section 1.02 Representations and Warranties of Issuer. The Issuer represents and warrants that:

(a) the Issuer has been duly formed and is validly existing as a statutory trust in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Terms Document and to perform the terms and provisions hereof;

(b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Terms Document by the Issuer have been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company and statutory trust proceedings of the Beneficiary and the Owner Trustee, do not require any approval or consent of any governmental agency or authority and do not and will not conflict with any material provision of the Certificate of Trust or the Trust Agreement of the Issuer;

(c) this Terms Document is the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Issuer, except as the same may be limited by receivership, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equity principles;

 

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(d) to the best of the Issuer’s knowledge, this Terms Document will not conflict with any law or governmental regulation or court decree applicable to it;

(e) the Issuer is not required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;

(f) all information heretofore furnished by the Issuer in writing to the Indenture Trustee for purposes of or in connection with this Terms Document or any transaction contemplated hereby is, and all such information hereafter furnished by the Issuer in writing to the Indenture Trustee will be, true and accurate in every material respect or based on reasonable estimates on the date as of which such information is stated or certified; and

(g) to the best knowledge of the Issuer, there are no proceedings or investigations pending against the Issuer before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Issuer (i) asserting the invalidity of this Terms Document, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Terms Document or (iii) seeking any determination or ruling which in the Issuer’s judgment would materially and adversely affect the performance by the Issuer of its obligations under this Terms Document or the validity or enforceability of this Terms Document.

Section 1.03 Representations and Warranties of Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee represents and warrants and any successor trustee shall represent and warrant that:

(a) the Indenture Trustee is organized, existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America;

(b) the Indenture Trustee has full power, authority and right to execute, deliver and perform this Terms Document, and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Terms Document; and

(c) this Terms Document has been duly executed and delivered by the Indenture Trustee.

Section 1.04 Limitations on Liability .

(a) It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (i) this Terms Document is executed and delivered by the Owner Trustee not individually or personally but solely as Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Issuer is made and intended not as a personal representation, undertaking or agreement by the Owner Trustee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Issuer, (iii) nothing herein contained will be construed as creating any liability on the Owner Trustee individually or personally, to perform any covenant of the Issuer either expressed or implied herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties to this Terms Document and by any Person claiming by, through or under them and (iv) under no circumstances will the Owner Trustee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under this Terms Document or any related documents.

 

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(b) None of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Calculation Agent, the Beneficiary, the Depositor, any Master Servicer or any Servicer or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, incorporators or agents will have any liability with respect to this Terms Document, and recourse may be had solely to the Collateral pledged to secure these Class C( - ) Notes under the Indenture, the Indenture Supplement and this Terms Document.

Section 1.05 Governing Law. THIS TERMS DOCUMENT WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATION LAW, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER STATE.

Section 1.06 Counterparts. This Terms Document may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed will be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts will together constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 1.07 Ratification of Indenture and Indenture Supplement. As supplemented by this Terms Document, each of the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the Indenture as supplemented by the Indenture Supplement and this Terms Document shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.

ARTICLE 2

The Class C( - ) Notes

Section 2.01 Creation and Designation. There is hereby created a Tranche of Class C Notes to be issued pursuant to this Terms Document, the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement to be known as the “DiscoverSeries Class C( - ) Notes.”

Section 2.02 Adjustments to Required Subordinated Percentages and Amount .

(a) On any date, the Issuer may, at the direction of the Beneficiary, change the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class D Notes (Unencumbered) for the Class C( - ) Notes, without the consent of any Noteholders; provided that the Issuer has received written confirmation from each applicable Note Rating Agency that the change in such percentage will not result in a Ratings Effect for any Tranche of Outstanding DiscoverSeries Notes.

(b) On any date, the Issuer may, at the direction of the Beneficiary, replace all or a portion of the Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for the Class C( - ) Notes with a different form of credit enhancement (including, without limitation, a cash collateral account, a letter of credit, a reserve account, a surety bond, an insurance policy or a collateral interest, or any combination thereof) and may add such definitions and other terms and make such additional amendments to this Terms Document as shall be necessary for such replacement without the consent of any Noteholders, provided that the Issuer has received written confirmation from each applicable Note Rating Agency that such replacement and such other amendments will not result in a Ratings Effect for any Tranche of Outstanding DiscoverSeries Notes.

 

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Section 2.03 [ Interest Payment ] . For each Interest Payment Date, the amount of interest due with respect to the Class C( - ) Notes shall be an amount equal to

 

  (i) (A) a fraction, the numerator of which is [the actual number of days in the related Interest Accrual Period] [30] and the denominator of which is 360, times

(B) the Note Interest Rate in effect with respect to such related Interest Accrual Period, times

 

  (ii) the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class C( - ) Notes determined as of the first date of such related Interest Accrual Period, plus

any Class C Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for such Class C( - ) Notes for the immediately preceding Distribution Date, together with interest thereon at the Note Interest Rate in effect with respect to such related Interest Accrual Period, calculated on the basis of [the actual number of days in the related Interest Accrual Period] [twelve 30-day months] and a 360-day year.]

Section 2.04 [ Notification of LIBOR ] . On each LIBOR Determination Date, the Indenture Trustee shall send to the Issuer, the Beneficiary, each applicable Master Servicer and any stock exchange on which the Class C( - ) Notes are then listed (if the rules of such exchange so require), by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission, notification of LIBOR for the following Interest Accrual Period.]

Section 2.05 Payments of Interest and Principal .

(a) [The Issuer will cause interest to be paid on each Interest Payment Date and principal to be paid on the Expected Maturity Date; provided , however , that it shall not be an Event of Default if principal is not paid in full on such Expected Maturity Date unless funds for such payment have been allocated in accordance with Section 3.01 of the Indenture Supplement; and provided , further , that if a Class C( - ) Adverse Event has occurred and is continuing, principal will instead be payable in monthly installments on each Principal Payment Date for the Class C( - ) Notes in accordance with Sections 3.01 and 3.05 of the Indenture Supplement . All payments of interest and principal on the Class C( - ) Notes shall be made as set forth in Section 1102 of the Indenture.]

(b) The right of the Class C( - ) Noteholders to receive payments from the Issuer will terminate on the Class C( - ) Termination Date.

(c) All payments of principal, interest or other amounts to the Class C( - ) Noteholders will be made pro rata based on the Stated Principal Amount of their Class C( - ) Notes.

Section 2.06 Form of Delivery of Class C( - ) Notes; Depository; Denominations .

 

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(a) The Class C( - ) Notes shall be delivered in the form of a [Global Note which shall be a Registered Note as provided in Section 204 of the Indenture] [definitive Registered Note as provided in Section 201 of the Indenture] . The form of the Class C( - ) Notes is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

(b) [The Depository for the Class C( - ) Notes shall be The Depository Trust Company, and the Class C( - ) Notes shall initially be registered in the name of Cede & Co., its nominee.]

(c) The Class C( - ) Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of $[200,000] and integral multiples of $[1,000] in excess of that amount.

Section 2.07 Delivery and Payment for the Class C( - ) Notes. The Issuer shall execute and deliver the Class C( - ) Notes to the Indenture Trustee for authentication, and the Indenture Trustee shall deliver the Class C( - ) Notes when authenticated, each in accordance with Sections 203 and 303 of the Indenture.

Section 2.08 [ Targeted Deposits to the Accumulation Reserve Account ] . The deposit targeted to be made to the Accumulation Reserve Subaccount for the Class C( - ) Notes for any Due Period during the Accumulation Reserve Funding Period will be an amount equal to the Targeted Accumulation Reserve Subaccount Deposit minus any amount on deposit in the Accumulation Reserve Subaccount for the Class C( - ) Notes.]

Section 2.09 Additional Issuances of Notes. Subject to clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of Sections 2.02 and Section 2.03 of the Indenture Supplement, the Issuer may issue additional Class C( - ) Notes, so long as the following conditions precedent are satisfied:

(a) the Issuer shall have given the Indenture Trustee written notice of such issuance of additional Class C( - ) Notes (the “ Notice of Additional Issuance ”) at least one (1) Business Day in advance of the Issuance Date thereof, which notice shall include:

 

  (i) the Issuance Date of such additional Class C( - ) Notes;

 

  (ii) the amount of such additional Class C( - ) Notes being offered and the resulting Initial Dollar Principal Amount and Stated Principal Amount of Class C( - ) Notes;

 

  (iii) the date from which interest on such additional Class C( - ) Notes will accrue (which may be a date prior to the date of issuance thereof);

 

  (iv) the first Interest Payment Date on which interest will be paid on such additional Class C( - ) Notes; and

 

  (v) any other terms that the Issuer set forth in such notice of issuance of additional Class C( - ) Notes to clarify the rights of Holders of such additional Class C( - ) Notes or the effect of such issuance of additional Class C( - ) Notes on any calculations to be made with respect to the Class C( - ) Notes, Class C, or the Issuer.

 

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All such terms shall be incorporated into and form a part of this Terms Document on and after the effective date of such Class C( - ) Notes;

(b) no Class C( - ) Adverse Event has occurred and is continuing; and

(c) [either (i) the issuance of such additional Class C( - ) Notes would be treated as part of the same issue as the outstanding Class C( - ) Notes under Treasury Regulation Sections 1.1275-1(f)(1) or 1.1275-2(k) or (ii) such additional Class C( - ) Notes are not issued with “original issue discount” for purposes of Section 1273 of the Code].

The Issuer shall not have to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 310 of the Indenture in connection with an issuance of additional Class C( - ) Notes so long as such conditions were satisfied or waived in connection with the initial issuance of Class C( - ) Notes; provided, however , that the Issuer shall have to deliver to the Indenture Trustee a Master Trust Tax Opinion and an Issuer Tax Opinion with respect to such issuance.

Section 2.10 [ Designation of Additional Amounts to be included in the Excess Spread Amount for the DiscoverSeries Notes ] . At any time that any outstanding Series of certificates issued by the Master Trust provides that the Series Principal Collections allocated to such Series will be deposited into the Group Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account for the Master Trust to the extent necessary for application to cover shortfalls for other Series issued by the Master Trust, an amount equal to (x) all Series Principal Collections allocated to such Series, multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the Nominal Liquidation Amounts for each outstanding Tranche of the DiscoverSeries Notes (including the Class C( - ) Notes and the denominator of which is (i) the Aggregate Investor Interest for the Master Trust minus (ii) the sum of the Series Investor Interests for all such Series that provide that the Series Principal Collections allocated to such Series will be so deposited, is hereby designated to be included in the Excess Spread Amount and shall be treated as Series Finance Charge Amounts for the DiscoverSeries.]

Section 2.11 [ Variable Accumulation Period ] . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 4.02 of the Indenture Supplement, the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall, by written notice to the Indenture Trustee, delay the commencement of the Accumulation Period for the Class C( - ) Notes and determine a new Accumulation Commencement Date, subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 2.11; provided, however, that the Accumulation Period shall commence no later than the first day of the Due Period related to the Expected Maturity Date for the Class C( - ) Notes . Any such delay by the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall be made no later than the first day of the scheduled Due Period immediately preceding the first Due Period in the Accumulation Period (after giving effect to any prior delay in the commencement of the Accumulation Period pursuant to this Section 2.11).

The Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall cause such delay if the Calculation Agent determines in good faith that each of the following conditions will be satisfied: (i) the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer delivers to the Indenture Trustee a certificate to the effect that the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer reasonably believes that, based on the payment rate and the anticipated availability of Series Principal Amounts and Reallocated

 

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Principal Amounts, the delay in the commencement of the Accumulation Period for the Class C( - ) Notes will not result in any Tranche of Notes not being paid in full on the relevant Expected Maturity Date (as defined in the applicable Terms Document); (ii) such delay is permitted under the Series 2007-CC Series Supplement or any other applicable agreement relating to any Additional Collateral Certificate; and (iii) the Accumulation Amount, the Accumulation Commencement Date and the Accumulation Period Length shall have been adjusted . The Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall not be required to obtain confirmation from the applicable Note Rating Agencies that such delay in the commencement of the Accumulation Period will not result in a Ratings Effect for any Tranche of Outstanding DiscoverSeries Notes, unless at the time of such delay there is a Tranche of Outstanding DiscoverSeries Notes, which were issued prior to January 1, 2009 and for which the commencement of the Accumulation Period for such Tranche of Notes has already been delayed pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Indenture Supplement . If such confirmation from the applicable Note Rating Agency is not required, the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall provide written notice to each applicable Note Rating Agency in the event that the commencement of the Accumulation Period for the Class C( - ) Notes is delayed pursuant to this Section 2.11.]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Terms Document to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE
TRUST, as Issuer
By:   Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as

Indenture Trustee

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

[Signature Page to Class C( - ) Terms Document]


EXHIBIT D


EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST

Issuer

And

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Indenture Trustee

CLASS D(2009-1) TERMS DOCUMENT

Dated as of July 2, 2009

to

INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT

Dated as of July 26, 2007

for the DiscoverSeries Notes

to

INDENTURE

Dated as of July 26, 2007

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

 

ARTICLE I   Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application      1   

Section 1.01

 

Definitions

     1   

Section 1.02

 

Representations and Warranties of Issuer

     3   

Section 1.03

 

Representations and Warranties of Indenture Trustee

     4   

Section 1.04

 

Limitations on Liability

     4   

Section 1.05

 

Governing Law

     5   

Section 1.06

 

Counterparts

     5   

Section 1.07

 

Ratification of Indenture and Indenture Supplement

     5   
ARTICLE II   The Class D(2009-1) Notes      5   

Section 2.01

 

Creation and Designation

     5   

Section 2.02

 

Principal Payments

     5   

Section 2.03

 

Payments of Principal

     6   

Section 2.04

 

Form of Delivery of Class D(2009-1) Notes; Denominations

     6   

Section 2.05

 

Delivery and Payment for the Class D(2009-1) Notes

     7   

Section 2.06

 

Increases in the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount

     7   

Section 2.07

 

Acceleration of Principal Payment Dates and Maturity

     8   

Section 2.08

 

Extension of the Expected Maturity Date and Legal Maturity Date

     8   

Section 2.09

 

Tax Opinions

     8   

 

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THIS CLASS D(2009-1) TERMS DOCUMENT (this “ Terms Document ”), by and between DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST, a statutory trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Issuer ”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, as Indenture Trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”), is made and entered into as of July 2, 2009.

Pursuant to this Terms Document, the Issuer shall create a new Tranche of Class D Notes of the DiscoverSeries and shall specify the principal terms thereof.

ARTICLE I

Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application

Section 1.01 Definitions . For all purposes of this Terms Document, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article, and include the plural as well as the singular;

(2) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Indenture Supplement or the Indenture, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;

(3) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term “generally accepted accounting principles” with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder means such accounting principles as are generally accepted in the United States of America at the date of such computation;

(4) all references in this Terms Document to designated “Articles,” “Sections” and other subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections and other subdivisions of this Terms Document; the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Terms Document as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;

(5) in the event that any term or provision contained herein shall conflict with or be inconsistent with any term or provision contained in the Indenture Supplement or the Indenture, the terms and provisions of this Terms Document shall be controlling, but solely with respect to the Class D(2009-1) Notes;

(6) each capitalized term defined herein shall relate only to the Class D(2009-1) Notes and no other Tranche of Notes issued by the Issuer;

(7) “including” and words of similar import will be deemed to be followed by “without limitation”; and

 

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(8) for purposes of determining any amount or making any calculation hereunder, such amount or calculation, (x) if specified to be as of the first day of any Due Period, shall (a) include any Notes issued during such Due Period as if such Notes had been outstanding on the first day of such Due Period and (b) give effect to any payments, deposits or other allocations made on the Distribution Date related to the prior Due Period, and (y) if specified to be as of the close of business on the last day of any Due Period shall give effect to any payments, deposits or other allocations made on the related Distribution Date.

Accumulation Amount ” shall not apply with respect to the Class D(2009-1) Note. “ Accumulation Period ” shall not apply with respect to the Class D(2009-1) Note.

Class D(2009-1) Adverse Event ” means the occurrence of any of the following: (a) an Early Redemption Event with respect to the Class D(2009-1) Notes or (b) an Event of Default and acceleration of the Class D(2009-1) Notes; provided, however, that if the only such event to have occurred is an Excess Spread Early Redemption Event for which an Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure has occurred, a Class D(2009-1) Adverse Event shall not be treated as continuing from and after the date of such cure.

“Class D Interest” means, with respect to the Class D(2009-1) Notes, 0%.

Class D(2009-1) Note ” means any Note issued pursuant to this Terms Document, in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto, designated therein as a Class D(2009-1) Note and duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the Indenture.

Class D(2009-1) Noteholder ” means a Person in whose name a Class D(2009-1) Note is registered in the Note Register.

Class D Reserve Account Percentage ” means, for any Distribution Date, 0%.

Class D(2009-1) Termination Date ” means the earliest to occur of (a) the Principal Payment Date on which the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class D(2009-1) Notes is paid in full, (b) the Legal Maturity Date and (c) the date on which the Indenture is discharged and satisfied pursuant to Article VI thereof.

Expected Maturity Date ” means (i) with respect to the Class D(2009-1) Notes, September 15, 2017 or, if such date is extended pursuant to Section 2.08, the Expected Maturity Date as so extended and (ii) with respect to any Tranche of any Senior Class of DiscoverSeries Notes, the date identified in the applicable Terms Document as the “Expected Maturity Date” for such Notes.

Expected Principal Payment Date ” means any Distribution Date which is an Expected Maturity Date for any Tranche of any Senior Class of DiscoverSeries Notes.

Indenture ” means the Indenture dated as of July 26, 2007 between the Issuer and Indenture Trustee, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated, amended and restated, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Indenture Supplement ” means the Indenture Supplement for the DiscoverSeries Notes, dated as of July 26, 2007, as amended by the Omnibus Amendment to Indenture Supplement and

Terms Documents, dated as of July 2, 2009, by and between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated, amended and restated, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.

Initial Dollar Principal Amount ” means $598,903,743, or such higher amount as is specified in any Notice of Additional Issuance under Section 2.06.

Initial Issuance ” means the initial issuance of the Class D(2009-1) Notes on July 2, 2009.

Interest Accrual Period ” shall not apply with respect to the Class D(2009-1) Notes.

Interest Payment Date ” shall not apply with respect to the Class D(2009-1) Notes.

Issuance Date ” means July 2, 2009 with respect to all Class D(2009-1) Notes issued on the date hereof and, with respect to any increase in the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class D(2009-1) Notes pursuant to Section 2.06, any Issuance Date specified in the Notice of Additional Issuance delivered thereunder.

Legal Maturity Date ” means (i) with respect to the Class D(2009-1) Notes, March 16, 2020 or, if such date is extended pursuant to Section 2.08, the Legal Maturity Date as so extended and (ii) with respect to any Tranche of any Senior Class of DiscoverSeries Notes, the date identified in the applicable Terms Document as the “Legal Maturity Date” for such Notes.

Note Interest Rate ” shall not apply with respect to the Class D(2009-1) Notes.

Notice of Additional Issuance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06.

Stated Principal Amount ” means $598,903,743 or such higher amount as is specified in any Notice of Additional Issuance under Section 2.06.

Targeted Accumulation Reserve Subaccount Deposit ” shall not apply with respect to the Class D(2009-1) Notes.

Section 1.02 Representations and Warranties of Issuer . The Issuer represents and warrants that:

(a) the Issuer has been duly formed and is validly existing as a statutory trust in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Terms Document and to perform the terms and provisions hereof;

(b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Terms Document by the Issuer have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and statutory trust proceedings of any Beneficiary and the Owner Trustee, do not require any approval or consent of any governmental agency or authority, and do not and will not conflict with any material provision of the Certificate of Trust or the Trust Agreement of the Issuer;

 

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(c) this Terms Document is the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Issuer, except as the same may be limited by receivership, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equity principles;

(d) to the best of the Issuer’s knowledge, this Terms Document will not conflict with any law or governmental regulation or court decree applicable to it;

(e) the Issuer is not required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;

(f) all information heretofore furnished by the Issuer in writing to the Indenture Trustee for purposes of or in connection with this Terms Document or any transaction contemplated hereby is, and all such information hereafter furnished by the Issuer in writing to the Indenture Trustee will be, true and accurate in every material respect or based on reasonable estimates on the date as of which such information is stated or certified; and

(g) to the best knowledge of the Issuer, there are no proceedings or investigations pending against the Issuer before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Issuer (A) asserting the invalidity of this Terms Document, (B) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Terms Document or (C) seeking any determination or ruling which in the Issuer’s judgment would materially and adversely affect the performance by the Issuer of its obligations under this Terms Document or the validity or enforceability of this Terms Document.

Section 1.03 Representations and Warranties of Indenture Trustee . The Indenture Trustee represents and warrants and any successor trustee shall represent and warrant that:

(a) The Indenture Trustee is organized, existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America;

(b) The Indenture Trustee has full power, authority and right to execute, deliver and perform this Indenture, and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Terms Document; and

(c) This Terms Document has been duly executed and delivered by the Indenture Trustee.

Section 1.04 Limitations on Liability .

(a) It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (i) this Terms Document is executed and delivered by the Owner Trustee not individually or personally but solely as Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Issuer is made and intended not as a personal representation, undertaking

 

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or agreement by the Owner Trustee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Issuer, (iii) nothing herein contained will be construed as creating any liability on the Owner Trustee individually or personally, to perform any covenant of the Issuer either expressed or implied herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties to this Terms Document and by any Person claiming by, through or under them and (iv) under no circumstances will the Owner Trustee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under this Terms Document or any related documents.

(b) None of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Calculation Agent, any Beneficiary, the Depositor, any Master Servicer or any Servicer or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, incorporators or agents will have any liability with respect to this Terms Document, and recourse may be had solely to the Collateral pledged to secure these Class D(2009-1) Notes under the Indenture, the Indenture Supplement and this Terms Document.

Section 1.05 Governing Law . THIS TERMS DOCUMENT WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATION LAW, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER STATE.

Section 1.06 Counterparts . This Terms Document may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed will be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts will together constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 1.07 Ratification of Indenture and Indenture Supplement . As supplemented by this Terms Document, each of the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the Indenture as supplemented by the Indenture Supplement and this Terms Document shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.

ARTICLE II

The Class D(2009-1) Notes

Section 2.01 Creation and Designation . There is hereby created a Tranche of Class D Notes to be issued pursuant to the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement to be known as the “DiscoverSeries Class D(2009-1) Notes.”

Section 2.02 Principal Payments . For each Principal Payment Date, the amount of principal due with respect to the Class D(2009-1) Notes shall be an amount, if positive, equal to:

(a) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of the Class D(2009-1) Notes after giving effect to any reductions in the Nominal Liquidation Amount of the Class D(2009-1) Notes in accordance with Section 3.01 of the Indenture Supplement on such date (other than reductions pursuant to clauses 63 and 72 thereof), minus

 

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(b) the aggregate Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for each Outstanding Tranche of Class C Notes, after giving effect to any reductions in the Nominal Liquidation Amount of any Outstanding Tranche of Class C Notes in accordance with Section 3.01 of the Indenture Supplement on such date; provided, however , that if at any time one or more additional Tranches of Class D Notes has been issued and is Outstanding, the amount determined in clause (b) shall be reduced by an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such additional Class D Notes, and (ii) the portion of such Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes attributable to any Tranche of any Senior Class of DiscoverSeries Notes issued after the date of issuance of such additional Class D Notes or the date of issuance of any predecessor additional Class D Notes. For the avoidance of doubt, no principal payment will be made with respect to these Class D(2009-1) Notes if such payment would cause the total Nominal Liquidation Amount of all Class D Notes to be less than the aggregate Class C Available Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes, determined without giving effect to the foregoing proviso.

Section 2.03 Payments of Principal .

(a) The Issuer will cause principal to be paid on each Principal Payment Date, with the last such principal payment to be made on the Expected Maturity Date; provided, however, that it shall not be an Event of Default if principal is not paid in full on such Expected Maturity Date unless funds for such payment have been allocated in accordance with Section 2.04 of the Indenture Supplement. All payments of principal on the Class D(2009-1) Notes shall be made as set forth in Section 1102 of the Indenture.

(b) The right of the Class D(2009-1) Noteholders to receive payments from the Issuer will terminate on the Class D (2009-1) Termination Date.

(c) All payments of principal or other amounts to the Class D(2009-1) Noteholders will be made pro rata based on the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of their Class D(2009-1) Notes.

Section 2.04 Form of Delivery of Class D(2009-1) Notes; Denominations .

(a) The Class D(2009-1) Notes shall be delivered in the form of a definitive Registered Note as provided in Section 201 of the Indenture. The form of the Class D(2009-1) Notes is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

(b) The Class D(2009-1) Notes shall, until such time as the laws of any jurisdiction in which they are offered or sold no longer restrict the transfer or sale thereof, bear a legend in substantially the following form:

THIS NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THIS NOTE MAY BE

 

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RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A. THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST AND DISCOVER BANK THAT (A) THIS NOTE MAY BE RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY TO DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST, DISCOVER BANK OR THEIR AFFILIATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAW OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION, PROVIDED, THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER SUCH RESALE, PLEDGE OR TRANSFER, THE NOTE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX PURPOSES, AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER FROM IT OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN (A) ABOVE.

(c) No Class D(2009-1) Notes shall be transferred except in accordance with the transfer restrictions described in the legend set forth in clause (b) above.

(d) The Class D(2009-1) Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of $250,000.

Section 2.05 Delivery and Payment for the Class D(2009-1) Notes. The Issuer shall execute and deliver the Class D (2009-1) Notes to the Indenture Trustee for authentication, and the Indenture Trustee shall deliver the Class D(2009-1) Notes when authenticated, each in accordance with Sections 203 and 303 of the Indenture.

Section 2.06 Increases in the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount. Subject to clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of Section 2.02 and Section 2.03 of the Indenture Supplement, the Issuer may increase the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class D(2009-1) Notes by issuing additional Class D(2009-1) Notes, so long as the following conditions precedent are satisfied:

(a) the Issuer shall have given the Indenture Trustee written notice of such increase in the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class D(2009-1) Notes (the “ Notice of Additional Issuance ”) at least one (1) Business Day in advance of the Issuance Date thereof, which notice shall include:

(i) the Issuance Date of such increase in the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class D(2009-1) Notes;

(ii) the amount of such increase in the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class D(2009-1) Notes and the resulting Initial Dollar Principal Amount and Stated Principal Amount of the Class D(2009-1) Notes; and

(iii) any other terms that the Issuer may set forth in such Notice of Additional Issuance to clarify the effect of such increase in the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class D(2009-1) Notes on any calculations to be made with respect to the Class D(2009-1) Notes, Class D, or the Issuer.

 

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All such terms shall be incorporated into and form a part of this Terms Document on and after the effective date of such Class D(2009-1) Notes; and

(b) no Class D(2009-1) Adverse Event has occurred and is continuing.

The Issuer shall not have to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 310 of the Indenture in connection with an increase in the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class D(2009-1) Notes so long as such conditions were satisfied or waived in connection with the Initial Issuance of Class D(2009-1) Notes. Any such increase shall be deemed to have occurred under Section 310 of the Indenture and this Section 2.06 for purposes of the Indenture, the Indenture Supplement and this Terms Document.

Section 2.07 Acceleration of Principal Payment Dates and Maturity .

(a) If at any time the Issuer has received written confirmation from each applicable Note Rating Agency that reducing the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class D Notes for any Tranche of DiscoverSeries Notes will not result in a Ratings Effect for any Tranche of Outstanding DiscoverSeries Notes, and the Issuer reduces the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class D Notes for any such Tranche, the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall, by written notice to the Indenture Trustee, declare that an Expected Principal Payment Date occur immediately. It shall not be an Event of Default if the amount of principal due on such Expected Principal Payment Date with respect to the Class D(2009-1) Notes is not paid in full on such Expected Principal Payment Date unless funds for such payment have been allocated in accordance with Section 3.01 of the Indenture Supplement.

(b) If at any time no Outstanding Tranche of DiscoverSeries Notes has a Required Subordinated Percentage of Class D Notes greater than zero, the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall, by written notice to the Indenture Trustee, declare the entire Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class D(2009-1) Notes due and payable immediately. It shall not be an Event of Default if such amount is not paid in full on such date unless funds for such payment have been allocated in accordance with Section 3.01 of the Indenture Supplement.

Section 2.08 Extension of the Expected Maturity Date and Legal Maturity Date . If at any time a new Tranche of a Senior Class of DiscoverSeries Notes is issued, and the Expected Maturity Date and Legal Maturity Date for such Tranche of Notes is a later date than the Expected Maturity Date and Legal Maturity Date for the Class D(2009-1) Notes, unless otherwise provided in the Terms Document for such Tranche, the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall, by written notice to the Indenture Trustee, extend the Expected Maturity Date and Legal Maturity Date for the Class D (2009-1) Notes to the Expected Maturity Date and Legal Maturity Date for such Tranche of Notes. Any such extension by the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall be made no later than the first day of the Due Period immediately preceding the Expected Maturity Date for the Class D(2009-1) Notes then in effect (without giving effect to any extension pursuant to this Section 2.08).

Section 2.09 Tax Opinions . Section 310(a)(iv) of the Indenture shall not apply to the Class D(2009-1) Notes.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Terms Document to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST,

as Issuer

By:   Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:                                     
Name: Jennifer A. Luce
Title: Assistant Vice President
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Indenture Trustee
By:                                     
Name: Patricia M. Child
Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Class D(2009-1) Terms Document]

 

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Exhibit A

Form of Class D Note

See attached.

 

Exhibit A


Exhibit E

Form of Noteholders’ Monthly Statement

Discover Card Execution Note Trust

DiscoverSeries Monthly Statement

 

Distribution Date:                           ,         

   Month Ending:                                       

Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture dated as of December 22, 2015, as amended, (the “Indenture”) by and between Discover Card Execution Note Trust (the “Note Issuance Trust”) and U.S. Bank National Association as Indenture Trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”) and the Second Amended and Restated Indenture Supplement dated as of December 22, 2015, as amended, for the DiscoverSeries Notes, by and between the Note Issuance Trust and the Indenture Trustee (the “Indenture Supplement”), the Note Issuance Trust is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current distributions to noteholders. We have set forth below this information regarding the DiscoverSeries Notes and certain other information required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the Distribution Date listed above, as well as for the calendar month ended on the date listed above. Capitalized terms used in this report without definition have the meanings given to them in the Indenture or the Indenture Supplement. The Indenture and the Indenture Supplement were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the file number [            ] as follows:

 

Indenture

   As Exhibit [      ] to the Note Issuance Trust’s current report on From 8-K filed on [            ].

Amended and Restated Indenture Supplement

   As Exhibit [      ] to the Note Issuance Trust’s current report on From 8-K filed on [            ].

 

1. Interest to be paid on this Distribution Date:

 

Tranche   CUSIP Number   LIBOR
Determination
Date
  Interest
Payment Date
  Interest Rate   Number of Days
in the Interest
Accrual Period
  Amount of
interest paid on
this Distribution
Date
  Amount of
interest paid on
this Distribution
Date per $1000
of Outstanding
Dollar Principal
Amount

Class A(    -  )

             

Class A(    -  )

             

Class A(    -  )

             
           

 

 

Total Class A

             
           

 

 

Class B(    -  )

             

Class B(    -  )

             

Class B(    -  )

             
           

 

 

Total Class B

             
           

 

 


Class C(    -  )

             

Class C(    -  )

             

Class C(    -  )

             
             

 

Total Class C

             
             

 

[Class D(    -  )]

             

[Class D(    -  )]

             

[Class D(    -  )]

             
             

 

[Total Class D]

             
             

 

Total

             
             

 

 

2. Principal to be paid on this Distribution Date:

 

Tranche    CUSIP Number    Scheduled
principal
payments
   Shortfall in
scheduled
principal
payments
   Amount of
principal paid
on this
Distribution
Date
   Amount of
principal paid
per $1000 of
Stated Principal
Amount
   Total amount of
principal paid
through this
Distribution
Date

Class A(    -  )

                 

Class A(    -  )

                 

Class A(    -  )

                 
     

 

  

 

  

 

     

 

Total Class A

                 
     

 

  

 

  

 

     

 

Class B(    -  )

                 

Class B(    -  )

                 

Class B(    -  )

                 
     

 

  

 

  

 

     

 

Total Class B

                 
     

 

  

 

  

 

     

 

Class C(    -  )

                 

Class C(    -  )

                 

Class C(    -  )

                 
     

 

  

 

  

 

     

 

Total Class C

                 
     

 

  

 

  

 

     

 

[Class D(    -  )]1

                 

[Class D(    -  )]

                 

[Class D(    -  )]

                 
     

 

  

 

  

 

     

 

[Total Class D]

                 
     

 

  

 

  

 

     

 

Total

                 
     

 

  

 

  

 

     

 

 

E-2


3. Principal Amounts and Nominal Liquidation Amount :

(as of end of [Month][Year]) (reflects issuances during [Month][Year] and principal payments and Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits after giving effect to all allocations on this Distribution Date)

 

Tranche    Stated Principal
Amount
   Outstanding
Dollar Principal
Amount
   Adjusted
Outstanding
Dollar Principal
Amount
   Nominal
Liquidation
Amount

Class A(    -  )

           

Class A(    -  )

           

Class A(    -  )

           
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Class A

           
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Class B(    -  )

           

Class B(    -  )

           

Class B(    -  )

           
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Class B

           
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Class C(    -  )

           

Class C(    -  )

           

Class C(    -  )

           
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Class C

           
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

[Class D(    -  )]

           

[Class D(    -  )]

           

[Class D(    -  )]

           
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

[Total Class D]

           
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total

           
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

E-3


4. Nominal Liquidation Amount for Tranches of Notes Outstanding:
     (including all tranches issued as of the end of [Month][Year], after taking into account all allocations expected to occur on the Distribution Date)

 

Tranche   Nominal
Liquidation
Amount as of
the beginning of
Due Period
  Increase due to
Accretion of
Principal for
Discount Notes
  Increase due to
withdrawals of
Prefunding
Excess Amounts
from Principal
Funding
Subaccount
  Increase due to
reimbursement of
Nominal
Liquidation
Amount
Deficits
  Reductions due to
allocation of
charged-off
receivables
  Increases and
reductions due to
reallocation of
charged-off
receivables
  Reductions due to
reallocation of
Series Principal
Amounts
  Reductions due to
deposits into
Principal
Funding
Subaccount
  Nominal
Liquidation
Amount as
of the end of
Due Period

Class A(    -  )

              N/A    

Class A(    -  )

              N/A    

Class A(    -  )

              N/A    
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Class A

              N/A    
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class B(    -  )

                 

Class B(    -  )

                 

Class B(    -  )

                 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Class B

                 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class C(    -  )

                 

Class C(    -  )

                 

Class C(    -  )

                 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Class C

                 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Class D(    -  )]

                 

[Class D(    -  )]

                 

[Class D(    -  )]

                 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Total Class D]

                 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

                 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche   Cumulative
unreimbursed
Nominal
Liquidation
Amount Deficit
                               

Class A(    -  )

                 

Class A(    -  )

                 

Class A(    -  )

                 
 

 

               

Total Class A

                 
 

 

               

 

E-4


Class B(    -  )

  

Class B(    -  )

  

Class B(    -  )

  
  

 

Total Class B

  
  

 

Class C(    -  )

  

Class C(    -  )

  

Class C(    -  )

  
  

 

Total Class C

  
  

 

[Class D(    -  )]

  

[Class D(    -  )]

  

[Class D(    -  )]

  
  

 

[Total Class D]

  
  

 

Total

  
  

 

 

5. Targeted Deposits to Principal Funding Subaccounts with respect to this Distribution Date :

 

Tranche    Beginning
Principal
Funding
Subaccount
balance
   Targeted deposit to Principal Funding
Subaccount
   Shortfalls in
targeted deposit
to Principal
Funding
Subaccount with
respect to this
Distribution
Date
   Actual deposit
to Principal
Funding
Subaccount
   Amounts
withdrawn from
Principal
Funding
Subaccount for
payment to
Noteholders
   Prefunding
Excess
Amounts
withdrawn from
Principal
Funding
Subaccount
   Ending Principal
Funding
Subaccount
balance
   Income earned
on funds on
deposit in
Principal
Funding
Subaccount
      Amount
scheduled to be
deposited on
this Distribution
Date
   Previous
shortfalls
                 

Class A(    -  )

                          

Class A(    -  )

                          

Class A(    -  )

                          
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Class A

                          
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Class B(    -  )

                          

Class B(    -  )

                          

Class B(    -  )

                          
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Class B

                          
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Class C(    -  )

                          

Class C(    -  )

                          

Class C(    -  )

                          
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Class C

                          
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

E-5


[Class D(    -  )]

                          

[Class D(    -  )]

                          

[Class D(    -  )]

                          
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

[Total Class D]

                          
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total

                          
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

6. Prefunding with respect to this Distribution Date :

 

Tranche    Beginning
balance of
prefunded
deposits
   Prefunded
amount applied
to scheduled
principal
deposits
   Targeted
Prefunding
Deposits
   Prefunding
Excess Amounts
withdrawn from
Principal
Funding
Subaccount
   Actual deposit
to Principal
Funding
Subaccount for
prefunding
   Ending balance
of prefunded
deposits

Class A(    -  )

                 

Class A(    -  )

                 

Class A(    -  )

                 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Class A

                 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Class B(    -  )

                 

Class B(    -  )

                 

Class B(    -  )

                 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Class B

                 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

[Class C(    -  )]

                 

[Class C(    -  )]

                 

[Class C(    -  )]

                 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

[Total Class C]

                 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total

                 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

E-6


7. Targeted Deposits to Interest Funding Subaccounts with respect to this Distribution Date :

 

Tranche    Beginning
Interest Funding
Subaccount
balance
   Targeted deposit to Interest Funding
Subaccount with respect to this Distribution
Date
   Shortfalls in
targeted deposit
to Interest
Funding
Subaccount
with respect to
this Distribution
Date
   Actual deposit
to Interest
Funding
Subaccount
   Amounts
withdrawn from
Interest Funding
Subaccount for
payment to
Noteholders
   Ending Interest
Funding
Subaccount
balance
   Income earned
on funds on
deposit in
Interest Funding
Subaccount
      Interest accrued
during monthly
interest accrual
period
   Previous
shortfalls
   Total targeted
deposit to
Interest
Funding
Subaccount
              

Class A(    -  )

                          

Class A(    -  )

                          

Class A(    -  )

                          
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Class A

                          
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Class B(    -  )

                          

Class B(    -  )

                          

Class B(    -  )

                          
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Class B

                          
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Class C(    -  )

                          

Class C(    -  )

                          

Class C(    -  )

                          
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Class C

                          
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

[Class D(    -  )]

                          

[Class D(    -  )]

                          

[Class D(    -  )]

                          
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

[Total Class D]

                          
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total

                          
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

E-7


[8. Deposits to and Withdrawals from Class C Reserve Subaccounts :]

 

Tranche    Beginning
Class C Reserve
Subaccount
balance
   Income earned
on funds on
deposit in Class
C Reserve
Subaccount
   Targeted deposit
to Class C
Reserve
Subaccount
   Actual deposit
to Class C
Reserve
Subaccount
   Amounts
withdrawn from
Class C Reserve
Subaccount for
application to
Class C Notes
   Excess amounts
withdrawn from
Class C Reserve
Subaccount
   Ending Class C
Reserve
Subaccount
balance
   Cumulative
Shortfall in
Class C Reserve
Subaccount

Class C(    -  )

                       

Class C(    -  )

                       

Class C(    -  )

                       
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Class C

                       
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

[9.     To be included only following issuance of Class D notes with a reserve account : Deposits to and Withdrawals from Class D Reserve Subaccounts :

 

Tranche    Beginning
Class D Reserve
Subaccount
balance
   Income earned
on funds on
deposit in Class
D Reserve
Subaccount
   Targeted deposit
to Class D
Reserve
Subaccount
   Actual deposit
to Class D
Reserve
Subaccount
   Amounts
withdrawn from
Class D Reserve
Subaccount for
application to
Class D Notes
   Excess amounts
withdrawn from
Class D
Reserve
Subaccount
   Ending Class D
Reserve
Subaccount
balance
   Cumulative
Shortfall in
Class D Reserve
Subaccount

Class D(    -  )

                       

Class D(    -  )

                       

Class D(    -  )

                       
  

 

     

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Class D

                       
  

 

     

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

]

 

10.     Deposits to and Withdrawals from Accumulation Reserve Subaccounts :

 

Tranche    Beginning
Accumulation
Reserve
Subaccount
balance
   Targeted deposit
to Accumulation
Reserve
Subaccount
   Actual deposit
to Accumulation
Reserve
Subaccount
   Amounts
withdrawn from
Accumulation
Reserve
Subaccount for
use as Series
Finance Charge
Amounts
   Excess amounts
withdrawn from
Accumulation
Reserve
Subaccount
   Ending
Accumulation
Reserve
Subaccount
balance
   Income earned
on funds on
deposit in
Accumulation
Reserve
Subaccount
    

Class A(    -  )

                       

Class A(    -  )

                       

Class A(    -  )

                       
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Total Class A

                       
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

E-8


Class B(    -  )

                    

Class B(    -  )

                    

Class B(    -  )

                    
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Class B

                    
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Class C(    -  )

                    

Class C(    -  )

                    

Class C(    -  )

                    
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Class C

                    
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

[Class D(    -  )]

                    

[Class D(    -  )]

                    

[Class D(    -  )]

                    
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

[Total Class D]

                    
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total

                    
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

                    

 

11. Class A: Required Subordinated Amount; Available Subordinated Amount; Usage :

 

     Required Subordinated Amount
of Class B Notes
   Available Subordinated
Amount of Class B Notes
   Usage of Class B     
Tranche    As of last
Distribution
Date
   As of current
Distribution
Date
   As of last
Distribution
Date
   As of current
Distribution
Date
   As of last
Distribution
Date
   As of current
Distribution
Date
    

Class A(    -  )

                    

Class A(    -  )

                    

Class A(    -  )

                    
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Total Class A

                    
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  
     Required Subordinated Amount
of Class C Notes
   Available Subordinated
Amount of Class C Notes
   Usage of Class C     
Tranche    As of last
Distribution
Date
   As of current
Distribution
Date
   As of last
Distribution
Date
   As of current
Distribution
Date
   As of last
Distribution
Date
   As of current
Distribution
Date
    

Class A(    -  )

                    

Class A(    -  )

                    

Class A(    -  )

                    
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Total Class A

                    
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

E-9


[ To be included only following issuance of Class D notes :

 

     Required Subordinated Amount of
Class D Notes
   Available Subordinated Amount of
Class D Notes
   Usage of Class D
Tranche    As of last
Distribution Date
   As of current
Distribution Date
   As of last
Distribution Date
   As of current
Distribution Date
   As of last
Distribution Date
   As of current
Distribution Date

Class A(    -  )

                 

Class A(    -  )

                 

Class A(    -  )

                 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Class A

                 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

]

 

12. Class B: Required Subordinated Amount; Available Subordinated Amount; Usage :

 

     Required Subordinated Amount of
Class C Notes
   Available Subordinated Amount of
Class C Notes
   Usage of Class C
Tranche    As of last
Distribution Date
   As of current
Distribution Date
   As of last
Distribution Date
   As of current
Distribution Date
   As of last
Distribution Date
   As of current
Distribution Date

Class B(    -  )

                 

Class B(    -  )

                 

Class B(    -  )

                 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Class B

                 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

[ To be included only following issuance of Class D notes :

 

     Required Subordinated Amount of
Class D Notes
   Available Subordinated Amount of
Class D Notes
   Usage of Class D
Tranche    As of last
Distribution Date
   As of current
Distribution Date
   As of last
Distribution Date
   As of current
Distribution Date
   As of last
Distribution Date
   As of current
Distribution Date

Class B(    -  )

                 

Class B(    -  )

                 

Class B(    -  )

                 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Class B

                 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

]

 

E-10


[13. To be included only following issuance of Class D notes : Class C: Required Subordinated Amount; Available Subordinated Amount; Usage :

 

     Required Subordinated Amount of
Class D Notes
   Available Subordinated Amount of
Class D Notes
   Usage of Class D
Tranche    As of last
Distribution Date
   As of current
Distribution Date
   As of last
Distribution Date
   As of current
Distribution Date
   As of last
Distribution Date
   As of current
Distribution Date

Class C(    -  )

                 

Class C(    -  )

                 

Class C(    -  )

                 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Class C

                 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

]

 

14. Excess Spread Triggers :

 

    For this Distribution Date   For the preceding
Distribution Date
  For the second preceding
Distribution Date
  Three-month average
for this Distribution
Date

Excess Spread Amount 3

       

Excess Spread Percentage 4

       

Group Excess Spread 5

       

Group Excess Spread Percentage 6

       

 

14.    Weighted Average Coupon Interest Rate: (7)    For this Distribution Date

Coupon interest rate (shown as an annualized percentage of total Nominal Liquidation Amount at the beginning of [Month][Year]

   [    % ]

Adjusted coupon interest rate (shown as an annualized percentage of total Nominal Liquidation Amount, excluding interest held by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Discover Bank, at the beginning of [Month][Year]

   [    % ]

Group coupon interest rate (shown as an annualized percentage of Group Investor Interest at the beginning of [Month][Year]

   [    % ]

 

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Adjusted group coupon interest rate (shown as an annualized percentage of Group Investor Interest, excluding interest held by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Discover Bank, at the beginning of [Month][Year]

     [     % ] 

 

15. Excess Spread Early Redemption Event : [Yes/No]

 

16. Delinquency Trigger : [Yes/No]

[insert other notifications regarding Asset Representations Review (if any)]

 

17. Credit Risk Retention :

[Seller’s interest]

[insert other risk retention or changes]

 

18. Investor Communication Requests :

 

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1. Total amount of principal paid through this distribution date with respect to Class D(2009-1) is not shown.

 

2. The targeted deposit to or withdrawal from the Class C Reserve Account on the current distribution date is based on the three-month average Excess Spread Percentage on the previous distribution date.

 

3. The Excess Spread Amount means, generally, with respect to the DiscoverSeries notes for any distribution date: the difference, whether positive or negative, between

 

  (x) the sum of

 

  (a) the amount of Finance Charge Amounts allocated to the DiscoverSeries pursuant to the Indenture;

 

  (b) any amounts to be treated as Series Finance Charge Amounts and designated to be a part of the Excess Spread Amount pursuant to any Terms Document, including certain Series 2009-SD Principal Collections so designated through the distribution date in January 2012;

 

  (c) an amount equal to income earned on all funds on deposit in the Principal Funding Account (including all subaccounts of such account) (net of investment expenses and losses); and

 

  (d) the amount withdrawn from the Accumulation Reserve Subaccount to cover the Accumulation Negative Spread on the Principal Funding Subaccounts, and

 

  (y) the sum of all interest, swap payments or accreted discount and servicing fees for the DiscoverSeries notes and reimbursement of all charged-off receivables allocated to the DiscoverSeries, in each case for the applicable period only.

 

4 The Excess Spread Percentage means, generally, with respect to the DiscoverSeries notes for any distribution date, the Excess Spread Amount, multiplied by twelve and divided by the sum of the Nominal Liquidation Amount of all outstanding DiscoverSeries notes as of the beginning of the related Due Period.

 

5. The Group Excess Spread is the sum of the series excess spreads for each series in the group to which the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate belongs. All series other than the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate have been paid in full. Accordingly, the Group Excess Spread equals the Excess Spread Amount for the DiscoverSeries notes beginning with the distribution date in May 2014. If certain issuances are made after the date of this report, they could cause these amounts to diverge again in future months. With respect to series other than Series 2007-CC, if any, the “series excess spread” will generally mean (unless otherwise specified in the series supplement for a series)

 

  (w) the sum of the Class A and Class B finance charge collections, interchange and investment income, minus

 

  (x) the sum of

 

  (a) Class A and Class B monthly interest;

 

  (b) Class A and Class B monthly servicing fees;

 

  (c) Class A and Class B monthly charge-offs; and

 

  (d) the credit enhancement fee;

in each case for the distribution date; minus

 

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  (y) for any series of certificates that has a subordinated interest rate swap, any payment made by the master trust pursuant to that interest rate swap

With respect to Series 2007-CC, the “series excess spread” generally means the Excess Spread Amount for the DiscoverSeries notes. See item 13 and footnote 3.

The Group Excess Spread will be reported for so long as the Series 2007-CC collateral certificate is the only collateral certificate owned by the note issuance trust.

 

6. The Group Excess Spread Percentage will generally mean the Group Excess Spread, multiplied by twelve and divided by the sum of the aggregate investor interest in receivables for all series in the group as of the beginning of the related Due Period. There are currently no series in the group other than the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate; therefore, the Group Excess Spread Percentage equals the DiscoverSeries Excess Spread Percentage.

 

7. Coupon interest is the sum of the monthly interest deposited into the DiscoverSeries interest funding subaccounts and relating to the current interest accrual period. The Group coupon interest is the sum of such monthly interest deposited into the series interest funding accounts for all series in the group to which the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate belongs. There are currently no series in the group other than the Series 2007-CC Collateral Certificate; therefore, the group rates are the same as the DiscoverSeries rates.

 

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Exhibit 4.6

 

 

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST

AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT

Dated as of December 22, 2015

between

DISCOVER FUNDING LLC

as Beneficiary, and

WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,

as Owner Trustee

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I.

  DEFINITIONS      1   

Section 1.01

  Definitions      1   

ARTICLE II.

  ORGANIZATION; DECLARATION OF TRUST BY THE OWNER TRUSTEE      6   

Section 2.01

  Formation of Trust; Name      6   

Section 2.02

  Transfer of Property to Trust; Initial Capital Contribution of Trust Estate      6   

Section 2.03

  Purposes and Powers; Trust To Operate as a Limited Purpose Entity      6   

Section 2.04

  Appointment of Owner Trustee      9   

Section 2.05

  Declaration of Trust      9   

Section 2.06

  Title to Trust Estate      9   

Section 2.07

  Nature of Interest in the Trust Estate      9   

Section 2.08

  Continuation of Trust; Principal Office of Owner Trustee      10   

Section 2.09

  Tax Matters      10   

Section 2.10

  Fiscal Year      10   

Section 2.11

  Closing and Effectiveness      10   

Section 2.12

  Books and Records      11   

Section 2.13

  Limitation on Liability of Beneficiaries and Others      11   

ARTICLE III.

  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BENEFICIARY      11   

Section 3.01

  Representations and Warranties of the Beneficiary      11   

ARTICLE IV.

  DISTRIBUTIONS OF FUNDS      12   

Section 4.01

  Distribution of Funds      12   

Section 4.02

  Payments from Trust Estate Only      12   

Section 4.03

  Method of Payment      12   

Section 4.04

  Establishment of Account      13   

ARTICLE V.

  DUTIES OF THE OWNER TRUSTEE      13   

Section 5.01

  Action Upon Instructions      13   

Section 5.02

  No Duty to Act Under Certain Circumstances      14   

Section 5.03

  No Duties Except Under Specified Agreements or Instructions      14   

Section 5.04

  Trust Operation      15   

Section 5.05

  Execution of Documents      16   

ARTICLE VI.

  CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE BANK      16   

Section 6.01

  Acceptance of Trust and Duties      16   

Section 6.02

  Furnishing of Documents      18   

Section 6.03

  No Representations and Warranties as to the Trust Estate      18   

Section 6.04

  Signature of Periodic Filings      18   

Section 6.05

  Reliance; Advice of Counsel      18   

Section 6.06

  Not Acting in Individual Capacity      18   

Section 6.07

  Representations and Warranties      19   

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

         Page  

ARTICLE VII.

  TERMINATION OF TRUST AGREEMENT      19   

Section 7.01

  Termination of Trust Agreement      19   

ARTICLE VIII.

  SUCCESSOR OWNER TRUSTEES, CO-TRUSTEES AND SEPARATE OWNER TRUSTEES      20   

Section 8.01

  Resignation and Removal of the Owner Trustee; Appointment of Successors      20   

Section 8.02

  Transfer Procedures      20   

Section 8.03

  Qualification of Owner Trustee      20   

Section 8.04

  Co-trustees and Separate Owner Trustees      21   

ARTICLE IX.

  AMENDMENTS      21   

Section 9.01

  Amendments      21   

ARTICLE X.

  BENEFICIAL INTERESTS AND CERTIFICATES      22   

Section 10.01

  Issuance of Trust Certificates      22   

Section 10.02

  Beneficial Interest; Prohibitions on Transfer      23   

Section 10.03

  Lost or Destroyed Trust Certificate      23   

ARTICLE XI.

  COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEE BANK AND INDEMNIFICATION      24   

Section 11.01

  Trustee Bank Fees and Expenses      24   

Section 11.02

  Indemnification      24   

ARTICLE XII.

  MISCELLANEOUS      25   

Section 12.01

  Conveyance by the Owner Trustee is Binding      25   

Section 12.02

  Instructions; Notices      25   

Section 12.03

  Severability      26   

Section 12.04

  Limitation of Liability      26   

Section 12.05

  Separate Counterparts      26   

Section 12.06

  Successors and Assigns      27   

Section 12.07

  Headings      27   

Section 12.08

  Governing Law      27   

Section 12.09

  Nonpetition Covenants      27   

Section 12.10

  No Recourse      27   

Section 12.11

  Acceptance of Terms of Agreement      27   

ARTICLE XIII.

  COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB      28   

Section 13.01

  Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness      28   

Section 13.02

  Additional Representations and Warranties of the Trustee Bank      28   

Section 13.03

  Information to Be Provided by the Owner Trustee      28   

 

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EXHIBITS

 

EXHIBIT A FORM OF TRUST CERTIFICATE

     A-1   

EXHIBIT B FORM OF TRUSTEE BANK’S LITIGATION CERTIFICATE

     B-1   

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT, dated as of December 22, 2015, between DISCOVER FUNDING LLC a Delaware limited liability company, as Beneficiary (“ Discover Funding ”), and WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, a Delaware banking corporation, as owner trustee for DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST (the “ Note Issuance Trust ”).

WHEREAS, Discover Bank and the Owner Trustee have heretofore created the Note Issuance Trust as a Delaware statutory trust pursuant to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (as hereinafter defined) by filing the Certificate of Trust (as hereinafter defined) with the office of the Secretary of State (as hereinafter defined) on July 2, 2007, and entering into a Trust Agreement, dated July 2, 2007 (as amended prior to the Effective Date, the “ Original Trust Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, Discover Bank, as Beneficiary under the Original Trust Agreement, has determined to substitute Discover Funding, its wholly owned subsidiary, as Beneficiary under the Original Trust Agreement; and

WHEREAS, Discover Funding and the Owner Trustee desire to continue the Note Issuance Trust (as hereinafter defined) as a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act and to amend and restate the Original Trust Agreement in its entirety to provide for the substitution of Discover Funding for Discover Bank in its capacity as Beneficiary under the Original Trust Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01 Definitions . For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article I , and include the plural as well as the singular;

(b) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Indenture either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;

(c) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term “generally accepted accounting principles” with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder means such accounting principles as are generally accepted in the United States of America at the date of such computation;

(d) all references in this Agreement to designated “Articles,” “Sections” and other subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections and other subdivisions of this Agreement.


The words “herein,” “hereof’ and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;

(e) in the event that any term or provision contained herein shall conflict with or be inconsistent with any term or provision contained in the Indenture, the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall control; and

(f) “including” and words of similar import will be deemed to be followed by “without limitation.”

Affiliate ” is defined in the Indenture.

Agreement ” means this Amended and Restated Trust Agreement for the Discover Card Execution Note Trust, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.

Annual Report Date ” means the date on which the Note Issuance Trust is required to file its annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Beneficial Interest ” means the undivided beneficial interest of the Beneficiary in the assets of the Note Issuance Trust.

Beneficiary ” means Discover Funding, as beneficial owner of the Note Issuance Trust, and each Permitted Affiliate Transferee under Section 10.02 .

Beneficiary Trust Account ” means the account established by the Owner Trustee in the name and on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust in accordance with Section 4.04 .

Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions are required or permitted by law to be closed in the following jurisdictions: (v) New York, New York, (w) the County of New Castle, Delaware, (x) the city in which the Corporate Trust Office is located, (y) St. Paul, Minnesota or (z) the city in which the principal executive office of any Originator is located.

Certificate of Formation ” means the Certificate of Formation filed on behalf of Discover Funding with the Secretary of State on May 18, 2015, and any and all amendments thereto and restatements thereof filed on behalf of Discover Funding with the Secretary of State.

Certificate of Trust ” means the Certificate of Trust filed on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust with the Secretary of State on July 2, 2007, and any and all amendments thereto and restatements thereof filed on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust with the Secretary of State.

Class ” means, with respect to any Note, the Class specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

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Collateral Account Control Agreement ” means the Collateral Account Control Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2007, by the Note Issuance Trust, between the Note Issuance Trust, the Indenture Trustee and U.S. Bank National Association as securities intermediary, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.

Collateral Certificate ” is defined in the Indenture.

Collateral Certificate Transfer Agreement ” means the Collateral Certificate Transfer Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2007, between Discover Bank and the Note Issuance Trust, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.

Corporate Trust Office ” is defined in the Indenture.

Commission ” is defined in the Indenture.

Delaware Statutory Trust Act ” means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del.C. §§ 3801, et seq. , as amended from time to time, and any successor statute thereto.

Deliveries ” is defined in Section 12.02 .

Discover Funding ” is defined in the preamble.

Disqualification Event ,” with respect to the Owner Trustee, means (a) the bankruptcy, insolvency or dissolution of the Owner Trustee, (b) the occurrence of the date of resignation of the Owner Trustee, as set forth in a notice of resignation given pursuant to Section 8.01 , (c) the delivery to the Owner Trustee of the instrument of removal referred to in Section 8.01 (or, if such instrument specifies a later effective date of removal, the occurrence of such later date), or (d) failure of the Owner Trustee to qualify under the requirements of Section 8.03 .

Effective Date ” means the opening of business on the earlier of (i) January 1, 2016 or (ii) the date specified by Discover Bank, as the predecessor Beneficiary under the Original Trust Agreement, in a written notice sent to each of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, which written notice shall be (x) sent at least two (2) Business Days prior to such date specified, (y) sent via email to the Issuer at JLuce@WilmingtonTrust.com and to the Indenture Trustee at Edwin.janis@usbank.com, and (z) effective when sent, notwithstanding any provision or requirement of the Original Trust Agreement to the contrary.

Governmental Authority ” means any governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency, court or other instrumentality of any nation, state, province, territory, commonwealth, municipality or other political subdivision thereof having jurisdiction over the Person in question.

Indemnified Person ” is defined in Section 11.02 .

Indenture ” means the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December 22, 2015, between the Note Issuance Trust and the Indenture Trustee, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, including by Indenture Supplement for the issuance of Series of Notes.

 

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Indenture Supplement ” is defined in the Indenture.

Indenture Trustee ” means U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee under the Indenture, and each successor Indenture Trustee under such Indenture, or such other party identified as the Indenture Trustee within the Indenture.

Issuer Certificate ” is defined in the Indenture.

Issuer Tax Opinion ” is defined in the Indenture.

Limited Liability Company Agreement ” means the Limited Liability Company Agreement of Discover Funding, dated as of May 18, 2015, and any and all amendments thereto.

Master Trust ” is defined in the Indenture.

Master Trust Tax Opinion ” is defined in the Indenture.

Master Trust Trustee ” is defined in the Indenture.

Material Adverse Effect ” means, whenever used in this Agreement with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes with respect to any action, that such action will at the time of its occurrence (a) result in the occurrence of an Early Redemption Event or Event of Default (each as defined in the Indenture) relating to such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, as applicable, (b) materially adversely affect the amount of funds available to be distributed to the Noteholders of any such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes pursuant to the Indenture or the timing of such distributions, or (c) materially adversely affect the security interest of the Indenture Trustee in the collateral securing the Notes, unless otherwise permitted by the Indenture.

Moody’s ” is defined in the Indenture.

Note ” is defined in the Indenture.

Note Issuance Trust ” is defined in the preamble.

Note Rating Agency ” is defined in the Indenture.

Noteholder ” is defined in the Indenture.

Originator ” is defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount ” is defined in the Indenture.

Owner Trustee ” means Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee under this Agreement (unless otherwise specified herein), and each successor trustee under Article VIII , in its capacity as owner trustee hereunder, and each co-trustee under and to the extent provided in Section 8.04 , in its capacity as owner trustee hereunder.

 

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Payment Date ” is defined in the Indenture.

Person ” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, business trust, statutory trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or other person or entity.

Periodic Filing ” means any filing or submission that the Note Issuance Trust is required to make with any federal, state or local authority or regulatory agency.

Permitted Affiliate Transferee ” is defined in Section 10.02 .

Pooling and Servicing Agreement ” is defined in the Indenture.

Rating Agency Condition ” is defined in the Indenture.

Regulation AB ” means Subpart 229.1100 — Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §229.1100-229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarifications and interpretations as have been provided by the Commission in the adopting releases (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) and (Asset-Backed Securities Disclosure and Registration, Securities Act Release Nos 33-9638; 34-72982, 79 Fed. Reg. 57184 (September 24, 2014)), or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time.

Secretary of State ” means the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Securitization Transaction ” means any issuance of new Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche pursuant to the Indenture and an Indenture Supplement, whether publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated.

Series ” means, with respect to any Note, the Series specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Standard & Poor’s ” is defined in the Indenture.

Terms Document ” is defined in the Indenture.

Tranche ” means, with respect to any Class of Notes, Notes of such Class which have identical terms, conditions and Tranche designation. Notes of a single Tranche may be issued on different dates.

Transaction Documents ” means the Indenture, any Indenture Supplement thereto, any Terms Document thereto, the Collateral Certificate Transfer Agreement, the Collateral Account Control Agreement, the Trust Certificate, the Certificate of Trust and other documents delivered in connection herewith and therewith.

 

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Transferor ” means Discover Funding and its successors and assigns.

Transition Report Date ” means the date on which the Note Issuance Trust is required to file any transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Trust Certificate ” is defined in Section 10.01 .

Trust Estate ” is defined in Section 2.05 .

Trustee Bank ” means Wilmington Trust Company in its individual capacity, each bank appointed as successor Owner Trustee under Article VIII in its individual capacity and each bank appointed as co-trustee under and to the extent provided in Section 8.04 in its individual capacity.

UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Delaware and any other applicable jurisdiction.

ARTICLE II.

ORGANIZATION;

DECLARATION OF TRUST BY THE OWNER TRUSTEE

Section 2.01 Formation of Trust; Name . The Note Issuance Trust heretofore formed and continued hereby is named “Discover Card Execution Note Trust”, under which name the Owner Trustee or the Beneficiary may conduct any activities and business of the Note Issuance Trust contemplated hereby, execute contracts and other instruments on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust and sue and be sued on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust.

Section 2.02 Transfer of Property to Trust; Initial Capital Contribution of Trust Estate . Discover Bank, as initial beneficiary of the Note Issuance Trust, has sold, assigned, granted and transferred over to the Owner Trustee, as of the date of the Original Trust Agreement, $1.00. The Owner Trustee hereby acknowledges receipt in trust from the Beneficiary, as of the date of the Original Trust Agreement, of the foregoing contribution, which constitutes the initial Trust Estate.

Section 2.03 Purposes and Powers; Trust To Operate as a Limited Purpose Entity .

(a) The purpose of the Note Issuance Trust is to engage solely in a program of receiving transfers of assets comprising the Trust Estate, owning the Trust Estate, issuing Notes under the Indenture and related activities. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Note Issuance Trust may and shall have the power and authority to:

(i) accept transfers of any assets comprising all or a portion of the Trust Estate and hold the Trust Estate;

 

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(ii) from time to time, in connection with its issuance of Notes, to enter into the Indenture, any Indenture Supplement thereto, and any Terms Document thereto, and to grant a security interest in the Trust Estate and grant a security interest in collateral accounts, collections accounts, funding accounts, reserve accounts, payment accounts and other trust accounts established under the Indenture, in each case consistent with the direction of the Beneficiary;

(iii) from time to time authorize and approve the issuance of, and issue, Series, Classes or Tranches of Notes pursuant to the Indenture without limitation to aggregate amounts, the terms of which shall be determined by the Beneficiary, together with any registration statements, underwriting or similar agreements, prospectuses, offering memoranda or other documents necessary to permit the offering and sale of such notes on terms and conditions approved by the Beneficiary or the qualification of the Indenture under applicable law;

(iv) from time to time receive payments and proceeds with respect to the Trust Estate and the Indenture and either invest or distribute those payments and proceeds, in each case as required by the terms of this Agreement and the Indenture;

(v) from time to time make deposits to and withdrawals from collateral accounts, collections accounts, funding accounts, reserve accounts, payment accounts and other trust accounts established under the Indenture;

(vi) from time to time make and receive payments pursuant to derivative agreements, supplemental credit enhancement agreements and supplemental liquidity agreements;

(vii) from time to time make payments on the Notes;

(viii) from time to time accept transfers of additional collateral to be included in the Trust Estate;

(ix) from time to time perform such obligations and exercise and enforce such rights and pursue such remedies as may be appropriate by virtue of the Note Issuance Trust being party to any of the agreements contemplated in clauses (i) through (viii) above;

(x) execute, deliver and perform the Transaction Documents and all other documents, certificates and agreements necessary or incidental in connection therewith (including, without limitation, the documents listed in Section 2.03(b));

(xi) issue the Trust Certificate to the Beneficiary in accordance with Section 10.01 ; and

(xii) subject to compliance with the Transaction Documents, engage in such other related activities as may be required or convenient in connection with conservation of the Trust Estate and the making of payments to the Noteholders and distributions to the Beneficiary.

In connection with any of the foregoing, the Note Issuance Trust may (x) execute and deliver, and/or accept, such instruments, agreements, certificates, UCC financing statements and other documents, and create such security interests, as may be necessary or desirable in connection therewith, and (y) subject to the terms of this Agreement, take such other action as may be necessary or incidental to the foregoing.

 

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(b) The Note Issuance Trust, and each of the Beneficiary, on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust, and the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust, are hereby authorized and shall have the power to execute and deliver from time to time loan agreements, underwriting agreements, terms agreements, selling agent agreements, purchase agreements, private placement agreements, dealer agreements, issuing and paying agency agreements, swap and other derivative agreements, including performance agreements, indentures, indenture supplements, liquidity facilities, terms documents, notes, security agreements, and other agreements and instruments as are consistent with the purposes of the Note Issuance Trust. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Note Issuance Trust, and each of the Beneficiary, on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust, and the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust, are specifically authorized to execute and deliver without any further act, vote or approval, and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Delaware Statutory Trust Act or other applicable law, rule or regulation, agreements, documents or securities relating to the purposes of the Note Issuance Trust including:

(i) the Transaction Documents and each Issuer Certificate;

(ii) the Notes;

(iii) each interest rate, basis or currency swap, cap, collar, guaranteed investment contract or other derivative agreement, including agreements related thereto, between the Note Issuance Trust and a counterparty to manage interest rate or currency risk relating to the Notes;

(iv) the Trust Certificate;

(v) any documents relating to listing securities on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, the Irish Stock Exchange or another applicable exchange; and

(vi) any other document necessary or desirable in connection with the fulfillment of the purposes of the Note Issuance Trust described in, and pursuant to, Section 2.03(a) .

The authorization set forth in the preceding sentence will not be deemed a restriction on the power and authority of the Beneficiary, on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust, and the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust, to execute and deliver other agreements, documents, instruments and securities or to take other actions on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust in connection with the fulfillment of the purposes of the Note Issuance Trust described in, and pursuant to, Section 2.03(a) .

(c) Each of the Beneficiary, on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust, and the Owner Trustee, at the written direction of the Beneficiary and on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust, is hereby authorized and shall have the power to execute and file any Periodic Filings on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust.

 

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(d) Each of the Owner Trustee and the Beneficiary, on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust, is authorized to appoint calculation agents, notification agents and other agents (which may be the Beneficiary, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or any affiliate thereof) to notify any Master Trust servicer or trustee of issuances of Notes, increases in any collateral certificate, and amounts due under or to be reallocated from or to the Notes, and to make any other determinations with respect to the application of funds under any indenture.

(e) Each of the Owner Trustee and the Beneficiary will at all times maintain any books, records and accounts of the Note Issuance Trust separate and apart from those of any other Person, and each of the Beneficiary and the Owner Trustee will cause the Note Issuance Trust to hold itself out as being a Person separate and apart from any other Person.

(f) The Note Issuance Trust will not engage in any business or own any assets unrelated to the purposes of the Note Issuance Trust.

Section 2.04 Appointment of Owner Trustee . The Beneficiary hereby confirms and ratifies the appointment of Wilmington Trust Company as Owner Trustee of the Note Issuance Trust effective as of the date of the Original Trust Agreement, to have all the rights, powers and duties set forth herein and, to the extent not inconsistent with this Agreement, in the Delaware Statutory Trust Act.

Section 2.05 Declaration of Trust . The Owner Trustee hereby declares that it will hold the contribution described in Section 2.02 , and the other documents and assets described in Section 2.03 , together with any payments, proceeds or income of any kind from such documents or assets or any other source and any other property transferred, assigned, set over, pledged or otherwise conveyed to, and held by, the Note Issuance Trust pursuant to this Agreement, the Indenture or any Assignment of Additional Assets thereunder (collectively, the “ Trust Estate ”), upon the trust set forth herein and for the sole use and benefit of the Beneficiary. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Note Issuance Trust constitute a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act and that this Agreement constitute the governing instrument of such statutory trust. The parties hereto agree that they will take no action contrary to the foregoing intention. Effective as of the date of the Original Trust Agreement, the Owner Trustee shall have all rights, powers and duties set forth herein and, to the extent not inconsistent herewith, in the Delaware Statutory Trust Act with respect to accomplishing the purposes of the Note Issuance Trust.

Section 2.06 Title to Trust Estate . Title to all of the Trust Estate will be vested in the Note Issuance Trust as a separate legal entity until this Agreement terminates pursuant to Article VII ; provided , however , that if the laws of any jurisdiction require that title to any part of the Trust Estate be vested in the trustees of a trust, then title to that part of the Trust Estate will be deemed to be vested in the Owner Trustee or any co-trustee or separate trustee, as the case may be, appointed pursuant to Article VIII .

Section 2.07 Nature of Interest in the Trust Estate . The Beneficiary will not have any legal title to or right to possession of any part of the Trust Estate.

 

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Section 2.08 Continuation of Trust; Principal Office of Owner Trustee . The Owner Trustee will file the Certificate of Trust with the Secretary of State and will maintain the Owner Trustee’s principal office in the State of Delaware. Nothing herein, however, shall restrict or prohibit the Owner Trustee from having employees within or without the State of Delaware. Payments will be received by the Note Issuance Trust only in Delaware or New York and payments will be made by the Note Issuance Trust only from Delaware or New York, unless otherwise specified with respect to any Collateral Certificates or Notes in the related Indenture Supplement or Terms Document. The Note Issuance Trust will be located in Delaware and administered in Delaware and New York.

Section 2.09 Tax Matters . The parties hereto intend that, for income and franchise tax purposes, the Note Issuance Trust will be treated as a security device and disregarded as an entity and its assets shall be treated as owned in whole by the Note Issuance Trust’s first direct or indirect parent entity that is not disregarded as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes, and the parties hereto will file all their tax returns in a manner consistent with that intent unless otherwise required by a taxing authority. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any tax elections required or permitted to be made by the Note Issuance Trust under the Code or otherwise will be made by the Note Issuance Trust’s first direct or indirect parent entity that is not disregarded as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. The Note Issuance Trust will not elect to be treated as a corporation for any tax purpose. If the Note Issuance Trust is required to be treated as a partnership and to the extent that subchapter C of chapter 63 of subtitle F of the Code would otherwise apply to the Note Issuance Trust after 2017, the partnership representative (described below) shall, on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust, shall timely elect any available election under Sections 6221 through 6241 of the Code that results in any imputed underpayment to be paid by the “partners” (as described in Section 6226 of the Code). In the event that a “tax matters partner” (within the meaning of Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code as in effect prior to the enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015) or a “partnership representative” as such term is defined in Section 6223(a) of the Code is required to be appointed with respect to the Note Issuance Trust, the Beneficiary (or a U.S. Affiliate of the Beneficiary if the Beneficiary is ineligible) is hereby designated as tax matters partner or partnership representative, as applicable. Each registered owner of and, if different, each owner of a beneficial interest in, an interest in the Note Issuance Trust that did not receive an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such interest was properly characterized as debt at the time of its issuance shall promptly provide the Note Issuance Trust and partnership representative with any requested information, documentation or material to enable the Note Issuance Trust to make any of the elections described in this section and otherwise comply with Sections 6221 through 6241 of the Code.

Section 2.10 Fiscal Year . The Beneficiary shall have the authority to determine or change the Note Issuance Trust’s fiscal year from time to time, including designating any necessary transition period. The Beneficiary shall notify the Owner Trustee of any change in fiscal year (and any resulting change in the Note Issuance Trust’s Annual Report Date or Transition Report Date) as promptly as practicable after such change.

Section 2.11 Closing and Effectiveness . (a) The transfer, assignment, set-over, pledge and conveyance of the Trust Estate took place at the offices of Latham & Watkins LLP, Sears Tower Suite 5800, 233 S. Wacker, Chicago, IL 60606 on July 2, 2007.

 

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(b) This Agreement amends and restates the Original Trust Agreement as of the Effective Date. Prior to the Effective Date, the Original Trust Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and is in all respects ratified and confirmed. Upon the effectiveness of this Agreement on the Effective Date, the terms and provisions of the Original Trust Agreement shall be restated in their entirety and each reference to the Original Trust Agreement in any other document, instrument or agreement shall mean and be a reference to this Agreement.

Section 2.12 Books and Records . The Beneficiary agrees to record and file, at its own expense, any financing statements (and amendments with respect to such financing statements when applicable) required to be filed with respect to the Trust Estate assigned by the Beneficiary pursuant to this Agreement, meeting the requirements of applicable law in such manner and in such jurisdictions as are necessary under the applicable UCC to perfect the transfer, assignment, set-over, pledge and conveyance of the Trust Estate to the Note Issuance Trust, and to deliver a file-stamped copy of such financing statements or amendments or other evidence of such filings to the Note Issuance Trust (excluding such amendments, which shall be delivered promptly after filing).

Section 2.13 Limitation on Liability of Beneficiaries and Others . Any Beneficiary and any director or officer or employee or agent of such Beneficiary may rely in good faith on the advice of counsel or on any document of any kind, prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. To the extent permitted by applicable law, any Beneficiary, in its capacity as such, shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that shall not be incidental to its obligations under this Agreement, and that in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability. The Beneficiary shall be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND

WARRANTIES OF THE BENEFICIARY

Section 3.01 Representations and Warranties of the Beneficiary . The Beneficiary hereby represents and warrants to the Owner Trustee as of the Effective Date that:

(a) The Beneficiary has been duly formed and is validly existing as a Delaware limited liability company, and has full limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and any other documents related hereto to which it is a party and to perform the terms and provisions hereof and thereof.

(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Beneficiary and the consummation by the Beneficiary of the transactions provided for in this Agreement and in the other Transaction Documents to which the Beneficiary is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action, do not require any approval or consent of any governmental agency or authority, do not and will not conflict with any material provision of the Certificate of Formation or Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Beneficiary, and do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach which would constitute a

 

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material default under, any agreement for borrowed money binding upon or applicable to it or such of its property that is material to it, or to the best of the Beneficiary’s knowledge, any law or governmental regulation or court decree applicable to it or such material property, and this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which the Beneficiary is a party are the valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the Beneficiary, except as the same may be limited by receivership, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equity principles.

(c) To the best of the knowledge of the Beneficiary, there are no proceedings or investigations pending against the Beneficiary before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Beneficiary (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents, (iii) seeking any determination or ruling which in the Beneficiary’s judgment would materially and adversely affect the performance by the Beneficiary of its obligations under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, or (iv) seeking any determination or ruling that would materially and adversely affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the Transaction Documents.

ARTICLE IV.

DISTRIBUTIONS OF FUNDS

Section 4.01 Distribution of Funds . All funds received by the Note Issuance Trust to the extent not encumbered by the Indenture and otherwise available for distribution (or if encumbered by the Indenture, which have been released by the relevant parties benefiting from such encumbrance) will be distributed to the Beneficiary, including without limitation interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) on funds on deposit in the Collections Account in accordance with Section 403(e) of the Indenture and funds specified to be payable to the Beneficiary under step (78) ( Allocation of Series Finance Charge Amounts ) of Section 3.01 , Section 3.04(5) and Section 3.05(5) of the Indenture Supplement for the DiscoverSeries Notes.

Section 4.02 Payments from Trust Estate Only . All payments to be made by the Note Issuance Trust under this Agreement will be made only from the income and the capital proceeds derived from the Trust Estate and only to the extent that the Note Issuance Trust will have received income or capital proceeds from the Trust Estate. The Beneficiary agrees that it will look solely to the income and capital proceeds derived from the Trust Estate (to the extent available for payment as herein provided) and that, except as specifically provided herein, the Owner Trustee will not be subject to any liability in its individual capacity under this Agreement to the Beneficiary or to any other Person.

Section 4.03 Method of Payment . All amounts payable to the Beneficiary pursuant to this Agreement will be paid by the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust to the Beneficiary or a nominee therefor in such manner as the Beneficiary may from time to time designate in written instructions to the Owner Trustee. All funds received by the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on a Business Day will be applied by the Owner Trustee on that Business Day. Funds received after that time will be applied on the next following Business Day.

 

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Section 4.04 Establishment of Account . The Beneficiary hereby authorizes the Owner Trustee to establish and maintain an account in the name and on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust, into which all funds received by the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust shall be deposited. Such account shall be designated the Beneficiary Trust Account.

ARTICLE V.

DUTIES OF THE OWNER TRUSTEE

Section 5.01 Action Upon Instructions .

(a) It is the intention of the Beneficiary that the powers and duties of the Owner Trustee are to be purely ministerial only. Accordingly, subject to Section 5.01(b) and 5.01(c) the Beneficiary will direct the Owner Trustee in the management of the Note Issuance Trust and the Trust Estate. Such direction shall be exercised at any time only by written instruction of the Beneficiary delivered to the Owner Trustee pursuant to this Article V . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Owner Trustee shall not take any action including but not limited to the execution of any documents, certificates or other instruments (other than the Transaction Documents and any documents, certificates or other instruments attached thereto or contemplated thereby), unless it receives written instructions from the Beneficiary.

(b) The Owner Trustee will take such action or actions as may be specified in any instructions delivered in accordance with Section 5.01(a) ; provided , however , that the Owner Trustee will not be required to take any such action if the Trustee Bank will have been advised by counsel that such action (i) is contrary to the terms hereof or of any document contemplated hereby to which the Note Issuance Trust or the Owner Trustee is a party or is otherwise contrary to law, or (ii) is reasonably likely to result in liability on the part of the Trustee Bank, unless the Trustee Bank will have received additional indemnification or security satisfactory to the Trustee Bank from the Beneficiary against all costs, expenses and liabilities arising from the Owner Trustee’s taking such action.

(c) The Beneficiary will not direct the Owner Trustee to take or refrain from taking any action contrary to this Agreement, nor will the Owner Trustee be obligated to follow any such direction.

(d) In the event that the Owner Trustee is unsure as to the application of any provision of this Agreement or any Transaction Document, or such provision is ambiguous as to its application, or is, or appears to be, in conflict with any other applicable provision, or this Agreement permits any determination by the Owner Trustee or is silent or is incomplete as to the course of action to be adopted, the Owner Trustee will promptly give notice to the Beneficiary requesting written instructions as to the course of action to be adopted and, to the extent the Owner Trustee acts in good faith in accordance with such written instructions received from the Beneficiary, the Owner Trustee shall not be liable on account of such action to any Person. If the Owner Trustee will not have received appropriate written instructions within 30 days of such

 

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notice (or within such shorter period of time as reasonably may be specified in such notice) it may, but shall be under no duty to, take or refrain from taking such action, not inconsistent with this Agreement, as it deems to be in the best interests of the Beneficiary, and will have no liability to any Person for such action or inaction.

(e) The Owner Trustee will, subject to this Section 5.01 , act in accordance with the instructions given to it by the Beneficiary pursuant to Section 5.01(a) , and to the extent the Owner Trustee acts in good faith in accordance with such instructions, the Owner Trustee will not be liable on account of such action to any Person.

Section 5.02 No Duty to Act Under Certain Circumstances . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, neither the Trustee Bank nor the Owner Trustee, except a Trustee Bank authorized as co-trustee, will be required to take any action in any jurisdiction other than in the State of Delaware if the taking of such action would (i) require the consent, approval, authorization or order of, the giving of notice to, or the registration with or taking of any action in respect of, any state or other governmental authority or agency of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware; (ii) result in any fee, tax or governmental charge under the laws of any jurisdiction or any political subdivisions thereof in existence on the Effective Date other than the State of Delaware becoming payable by the Trustee Bank; or (iii) subject the Trustee Bank to personal jurisdiction in any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware for causes of action arising from acts unrelated to the consummation of the transactions by the Trustee Bank or the Owner Trustee, as the case may be, contemplated hereby. The Owner Trustee shall be entitled to obtain advice of counsel (which advice shall be at the reasonable expense of the Beneficiary) to determine whether any action required to be taken pursuant to this Agreement results in the consequences described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of the preceding sentence. In the event that said counsel advises the Owner Trustee that such action will result in such consequences, the Owner Trustee may, or if instructed to do so by the Beneficiary, shall, appoint an additional trustee pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof to proceed with such action.

Section 5.03 No Duties Except Under Specified Agreements or Instructions .

(a) The Owner Trustee will not have any duty or obligation to manage, control, use, make any payment in respect of, register, record, insure, inspect, sell, dispose of, create, maintain or perfect any security interest or title in or otherwise deal with any part of the Trust Estate, prepare, file or record any document or report (including any tax related filing for any holder of Notes), or to otherwise take or refrain from taking any action under, or in connection with, this Agreement, the Note Issuance Trust or any document contemplated hereby to which the Note Issuance Trust or the Owner Trustee is a party, except as expressly provided by the terms of this Agreement or in written instructions from the Beneficiary received pursuant to Section 5.01 ; and no implied duties or obligations will be read into this Agreement against the Owner Trustee. Unless otherwise directed by the Beneficiary in accordance with Section 5.01(a) , the Owner Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to take any action the Note Issuance Trust is authorized and empowered to take pursuant to Section 2.03(a) . The Trustee Bank nevertheless agrees that it will, in its individual capacity and at its own cost and expense, promptly take all action as may be necessary to discharge any lien, pledge, security interest or other encumbrance on any part of the Trust Estate which results from actions by or claims against the Trustee Bank not related to the Note Issuance Trust or the Owner Trustee’s ownership of any part of the Trust Estate.

 

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(b) The Owner Trustee agrees that it will not manage, control, use, lease, sell, dispose of or otherwise deal with any part of the Trust Estate except (i) in accordance with the powers granted to, or the authority conferred upon, the Owner Trustee pursuant to this Agreement, or (ii) in accordance with the express terms hereof or with written instructions from the Beneficiary pursuant to Section 5.01 . Unless otherwise directed by the Beneficiary in accordance with Section 5.01(a) , the Owner Trustee shall not be required to perform any obligations or duties of the Note Issuance Trust under the Indenture, which duties and obligations shall be the sole responsibility of the Beneficiary.

Section 5.04 Trust Operation . The operations of the Note Issuance Trust will be conducted in accordance with the following standards:

(a) the Note Issuance Trust will conduct its own affairs in its own name through the Owner Trustee or the Beneficiary, or any agent appointed by either of them in accordance with this Agreement;

(b) the Note Issuance Trust will not commingle its assets with those of the Beneficiary or any Affiliate of the Beneficiary;

(c) the Note Issuance Trust will not own any asset or property other than the Trust Estate;

(d) the Note Issuance Trust will have its own principal executive and administrative office or space through which its business is conducted (which, however, may be within the premises of and leased from the Beneficiary or an Affiliate) separate from that of the Beneficiary;

(e) the Note Issuance Trust will maintain books and records and bank accounts separate from those of any other person, except as contemplated by the Transaction Documents;

(f) the Note Issuance Trust will pay its own liabilities out of its own funds;

(g) the Note Issuance Trust will endeavor to maintain adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable in a business of its size and character and in light of its contemplated business operations;

(h) the Note Issuance Trust will not incur debt except in connection with the purposes set forth in Section 2.03 of this Agreement;

(i) the Note Issuance Trust will maintain an “arms-length relationship” with the Beneficiary;

(j) the Note Issuance Trust will use telephone numbers separate from those of the Beneficiary;

(k) the Note Issuance Trust will not pledge its assets for the benefit of any other Person, except as contemplated under the Indenture;

 

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(l) the Note Issuance Trust will hold itself out as a separate legal entity and correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity;

(m) the Note Issuance Trust will not engage, directly or indirectly, in any business or purposes other than those set forth in Section 2.03 of this Agreement;

(n) the Note Issuance Trust will not enter into any transactions with any other Person other than authorized under or incidental to the Transaction Documents (which authorized transactions include without limitation any transactions or agreements contemplated by Section 2.03(b) of this Agreement);

(o) the Note Issuance Trust will not guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other Person or hold out its credit as being available to satisfy the obligations of others; and

(p) the Note Issuance Trust will use stationery through which all business correspondence and communication are conducted separate from those of the Beneficiary, and any forms of checks used by the Note Issuance Trust or that will be used by the Note Issuance Trust shall identify the Note Issuance Trust as the payor thereunder.

Section 5.05 Execution of Documents . The Owner Trustee will, at the written direction of the Beneficiary, execute and deliver on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust such instruments, agreements and certificates contemplated hereby to which the Note Issuance Trust is a party (such direction to be conclusively evidenced by the Owner Trustee’s execution and delivery of such documents to, and acceptance by, the Beneficiary). The Beneficiary hereby instructs the Owner Trustee to execute, on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust, the Transaction Documents to which the Note Issuance Trust is a party and any documents, certificates or other instruments attached thereto or contemplated thereby.

ARTICLE VI.

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE BANK

Section 6.01 Acceptance of Trust and Duties . The Trustee Bank accepts the trust hereby created and agrees to perform the same but only upon the terms of this Agreement. The Trustee Bank also agrees to disburse all moneys actually received by it constituting part of the Trust Estate in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Trustee Bank will not be answerable or accountable under any circumstances in its individual capacity, except (i) for its own willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence, (ii) in the case of the inaccuracy of any representation or warranty contained in Section 6.07 , (iii) for the failure by the Owner Trustee to perform obligations expressly undertaken by it in the last sentence of Section 5.03(a) , or (iv) for taxes, fees or other charges on, based on or measured by, any fees, commissions or other compensation earned by the Trustee Bank for acting as trustee hereunder. In particular, but not by way of limitation:

(a) The Trustee Bank will not be personally liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by an authorized officer of the Owner Trustee so long as the same will not constitute gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct;

 

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(b) The Trustee Bank will not be personally liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Owner Trustee in good faith in accordance with the instructions of the Beneficiary;

(c) No provision of this Agreement or any Transaction Document will require the Trustee Bank to expend or risk its personal funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its rights or powers hereunder, if the Trustee Bank will 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, including such advances as the Trustee Bank may reasonably request;

(d) Under no circumstance will the Trustee Bank be personally liable for the accuracy or performance of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or other obligation, including any indebtedness, of the Note Issuance Trust;

(e) The Trustee Bank will not be personally responsible or liable for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement or for the due execution hereof by the Beneficiary or with respect to any agreement entered into by the Note Issuance Trust;

(f) Under no circumstances will the Trustee Bank be personally responsible or liable for the action or inaction of the Beneficiary, nor will the Trustee Bank be responsible for monitoring the performance of the Beneficiary’s duties hereunder or of any other Person acting for or on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust;

(g) In no event shall the Trustee Bank be personally liable for special, consequential or punitive damages unless such damages result from its willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence, for the acts or omissions of its nominees, correspondents, clearing agencies or securities depositories, for the acts or omissions of brokers or dealers, and for any losses due to forces beyond the control of the Trustee Bank, including strikes, work stoppages, acts of war or terrorism, insurrection, revolution, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services. The Trustee Bank shall have no responsibility for the accuracy of any information provided to the Beneficiary or any other Person that has been obtained from, or provided to the Trustee Bank by, any other Person unless the Trustee Bank has actual knowledge that such information is incorrect;

(h) The Trustee Bank shall not be personally liable for the default or misconduct of the Indenture Trustee under any of the Transaction Documents or otherwise, and the Trustee Bank shall have no obligation or liability to perform the obligations of the Note Issuance Trust under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, in each case that are required to be performed by the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture; and

(i) The Trustee Bank shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Agreement, or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation under this Agreement or otherwise or in relation to this Agreement or any Transaction Document, at the request, order or direction of the Beneficiary, unless the Beneficiary has offered to the Trustee Bank security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may

 

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be incurred by the Trustee Bank therein or thereby. The right of the Trustee Bank to perform any discretionary act enumerated in this Agreement or in any Transaction Document shall not be construed as a duty, and the Trustee Bank shall not be answerable for other than its gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the performance of any such act.

Section 6.02 Furnishing of Documents . The Owner Trustee will furnish to the Beneficiary, within a reasonable time under the circumstances after receipt thereof, duplicates or copies of all reports, notices, requests, demands, certificates, financial statements and any other instruments furnished to the Owner Trustee with respect to the Note Issuance Trust or the Trust Estate.

Section 6.03 No Representations and Warranties as to the Trust Estate . The Owner Trustee makes no representation or warranty as to, and shall not be liable for, the title, value, condition, design, operation, merchantability or fitness for use of the Trust Estate (or any part thereof) or any other representation or warranty, express or implied, whatsoever with respect to the Trust Estate (or any part thereof) except that the Owner Trustee, in its individual capacity, hereby represents and warrants to the Beneficiary that it will comply with the last sentence of Section 5.03(a) .

Section 6.04 Signature of Periodic Filings . The Beneficiary will sign on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust any Periodic Filings of the Note Issuance Trust.

Section 6.05 Reliance; Advice of Counsel . The Owner Trustee will incur no liability to anyone in acting upon 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 Owner Trustee may accept a certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors or other governing body of any entity 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 of ascertainment of which is not specifically prescribed herein, the Owner Trustee may for all purposes rely on an officer’s certificate of the relevant party as to such fact or matter, and such officer’s certificate will: constitute full protection to the Owner Trustee for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in reliance thereon. In the administration of the Note Issuance Trust, the Owner Trustee may, at the expense of the Note Issuance Trust (i) execute the trust or any of the powers hereof and perform its powers and duties hereunder directly or through agents or attorneys, and the Owner Trustee will not be liable for the default or misconduct of any agent or attorney selected by the Owner Trustee with reasonable care; and (ii) consult with counsel, accountants and other skilled persons to be selected with reasonable care and employed by it, and the Owner Trustee will 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 skilled persons.

Section 6.06 Not Acting in Individual Capacity . Except as provided in this Article VI , in accepting the trust hereunder the Trustee Bank acts solely as Owner Trustee hereunder and not in its individual capacity; and all Persons having any claim against the Note Issuance Trust or the Owner Trustee, whether by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise, will look only to the Trust Estate (or a part thereof, as the case may be) for payment or satisfaction thereof, except as specifically provided in this Article VI .

 

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Section 6.07 Representations and Warranties . The Trustee Bank, other than a Trustee Bank appointed as a co-trustee, hereby represents and warrants to the Beneficiary that:

(a) The Trustee Bank is a Delaware banking corporation duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Trustee Bank has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(b) The Trustee Bank has taken all corporate action necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by it of this Agreement, and this Agreement will be executed and delivered by one of its officers who is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement on its behalf.

(c) Neither the execution nor the delivery by it of this Agreement, the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement, nor the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby nor compliance by the Trustee Bank with any of the terms or provisions hereof will contravene any federal or Delaware law, governmental rule or regulation governing the banking or trust powers of the Owner Trustee or any judgment or order binding on the Trustee Bank, or constitute any default under its charter documents or by-laws or any indenture, mortgage, lease, license, contract, agreement or instrument to which the Trustee Bank is a party or by which the Trustee Bank or any of the Trustee Bank’s properties may be bound.

(d) The Trustee Bank complies with all of the requirements of Chapter 38, Title 12 of the Delaware Code relating to the qualification of a trustee of a Delaware statutory trust.

ARTICLE VII.

TERMINATION OF TRUST AGREEMENT

Section 7.01 Termination of Trust Agreement .

(a) The Note Issuance Trust shall dissolve upon the final distribution by the Owner Trustee of all moneys or other property or proceeds of the Trust Estate in accordance with the Delaware Statutory Trust Act. Any money or other property held as part of the Trust Estate following such distribution shall be distributed to the Beneficiary. The bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, conservatorship, dissolution, termination or incapacity of the Beneficiary shall not (x) operate to terminate this Agreement or the Note Issuance Trust, or (y) entitle the Beneficiary’s legal representatives to claim an accounting or to take any action or proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up of all or any part of the Note Issuance Trust or Trust Estate or (z) otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto.

(b) The Beneficiary shall not be entitled to revoke or terminate the Note Issuance Trust.

(c) Upon completion of the winding up of the Note Issuance Trust in accordance with the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, the Owner Trustee shall cause the Certificate of Trust to be canceled by filing a certificate of cancellation with the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of Section 3810 of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act and thereupon the Note Issuance

 

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Trust and this Agreement (other than Article XI ) shall terminate; provided , however , that any terms of this Agreement that by their terms purport to survive such termination (including, without limitation, Sections 11.02 , 12.04 , 12.09 and 12.10 ), shall continue in full force and effect.

ARTICLE VIII.

SUCCESSOR OWNER TRUSTEES, CO-TRUSTEES AND SEPARATE OWNER TRUSTEES

Section 8.01 Resignation and Removal of the Owner Trustee; Appointment of Successors . The Owner Trustee may resign at any time without cause by giving at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Beneficiary. The Beneficiary may remove the Owner Trustee at any time without cause upon the delivery to the Owner Trustee of a written instrument of removal. No such removal or resignation shall become effective until a successor Owner Trustee, however appointed, becomes vested as Owner Trustee hereunder pursuant to Section 8.02 . Upon the occurrence of a Disqualification Event with respect to the Owner Trustee, the Beneficiary shall remove the Owner Trustee and appoint a successor Owner Trustee by an instrument signed by the Beneficiary. If a successor Owner Trustee has not been appointed within 30 days after the giving of written notice of such resignation or the delivery of the written instrument with respect to such removal, the Owner Trustee or the Beneficiary may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor Owner Trustee to act until such time, if any, as a successor Owner Trustee has been appointed as above provided. Any successor Owner Trustee so appointed by such court will immediately and, except as provided in Section 8.02 below, without further act be superseded by any successor Owner Trustee appointed as above provided within one year from the date of the appointment by such court. The Beneficiary will notify the Note Rating Agencies promptly after the resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee and promptly after the appointment of a successor Owner Trustee.

Section 8.02 Transfer Procedures . Any successor Owner Trustee, however appointed, will execute and deliver to the predecessor Owner Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and such other documents of transfer as may be necessary, and thereupon such successor Owner Trustee, without further act, will become vested with all the estates, properties, rights, powers, duties and trust of the predecessor Owner Trustee in the trust hereunder with like effect as if originally named an Owner Trustee herein and the predecessor Owner Trustee will be fully discharged of its duties and obligations to serve as Owner Trustee hereunder. The predecessor Owner Trustee shall promptly deliver to the successor Owner Trustee all documents, statements and monies held by it under this Agreement. The successor Owner Trustee shall promptly file an amendment to the Certificate of Trust with the Secretary of State identifying the name and principal place of business of such successor Owner Trustee in the State of Delaware.

Section 8.03 Qualification of Owner Trustee . Any Owner Trustee will at all times (i) be a trust company or a banking corporation under the laws of its state of incorporation or a national banking association, having all corporate powers and all material governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to carry on a trust business in the State of Delaware, (ii) comply with Section 3807 (and any other applicable Section) of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, (iii) have a combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 (or

 

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have its obligations and liabilities irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed by an affiliated Person having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000) and (iv) have (or have a parent which has) a rating of at least Baa3 by Moody’s, at least BBB- by Standard & Poor’s or, if not rated, otherwise satisfactory to each Note Rating Agency.

Section 8.04 Co-trustees and Separate Owner Trustees . Whenever the Owner Trustee or the Beneficiary shall deem it necessary or prudent in order either to conform to any law of any jurisdiction in which all or any part of the Trust Estate shall be situated or to make any claim or bring any suit with respect to the Trust Estate, or whenever the Owner Trustee or the Beneficiary shall be advised by counsel satisfactory to them that such action is necessary or prudent, the Owner Trustee and the Beneficiary shall execute and deliver an agreement supplemental hereto and all other instruments and agreements, and shall take all other actions, necessary or proper to appoint one or more Persons either as co-trustee or co-trustees jointly with the Owner Trustee of all or any part of the Trust Estate, or as a separate trustee or separate trustees of all or any part of the Trust Estate, and to vest in such Persons, in such capacity, such title to the Trust Estate or any part thereof, and such rights or duties, as may be necessary or desirable, all for such period and under such terms and conditions as are satisfactory to the Owner Trustee and the Beneficiary. In case a Disqualification Event shall occur with respect to any such co-trustee or separate trustee, the title to the Trust Estate and all rights and duties of such co-trustee or separate trustee shall, so far as permitted by law, vest in and be exercised by the Owner Trustee, without the appointment of a successor to such co-trustee or separate trustee.

ARTICLE IX.

AMENDMENTS

Section 9.01 Amendments .

(a) This Agreement may be amended from time to time, by a written instrument executed by the Owner Trustee, at the written direction of the Beneficiary, and the Beneficiary, without the consent or the entitlement to vote of the Indenture Trustee or any Noteholders, so long as the Beneficiary has satisfied the Rating Agency Condition; provided , however , that such amendment will not significantly change the permitted activities of the Note Issuance Trust as set forth in Section 2.03 . The Owner Trustee shall not be responsible for determining whether any such amendment to this Agreement will significantly change the permitted activities of the Note Issuance Trust as set forth in Section 2.03 .

(b) This Agreement may also be amended from time to time, by a written instrument executed by the Owner Trustee, at the written direction of the Beneficiary, and the Beneficiary, so long as the Beneficiary has satisfied the Rating Agency Condition, in the case of a significant change to the permitted activities of the Note Issuance Trust as set forth in Section 2.03(a) , with the consent of holders of a majority of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of each Series, Class or Tranche of Notes affected by such change, voting as a single class (such majority to be calculated without taking into account the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount represented by any Note beneficially owned by any Beneficiary or any Affiliate or agent of any Beneficiary); provided , however , that, without the consent of the holders of all of the Notes then outstanding, no such amendment shall reduce the aforesaid percentage of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Notes, the holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment.

 

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(c) Promptly after the execution of any such amendment or consent, the Beneficiary, on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust, shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment or consent to the Indenture Trustee and each Note Rating Agency.

(d) It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Noteholders pursuant to this Section 9.01 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or consent, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.

(e) Promptly after the execution of any amendment to the Certificate of Trust, the Owner Trustee shall cause the filing of such amendment with the Secretary of State.

(f) The Owner Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an officer’s certificate of the Beneficiary to the effect that the conditions to such amendment have been satisfied. The Owner Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which affects the Owner Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.

ARTICLE X.

BENEFICIAL INTERESTS AND CERTIFICATES

Section 10.01 Issuance of Trust Certificates .

(a) The parties confirm and acknowledge that, in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the trust certificate owned by Discover Bank under the Original Trust Agreement has been presented by Discover Bank to the Note Issuance Trust with a request to register transfer to the Beneficiary. Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust will issue and deliver to the Beneficiary a certificate of beneficial ownership of the Trust Estate substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (the “ Trust Certificate ”) evidencing the Beneficiary’s Beneficial Interest in the Note Issuance Trust. The Beneficiary, in its capacity as the holder of the Trust Certificate, (i) shall be the sole beneficial owner of the Note Issuance Trust and (ii) shall be bound by the provisions of this Agreement.

(b) The Beneficiary will be entitled to all rights provided to it under this Agreement and in the Trust Certificate and will be subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and in the Trust Certificate.

(c) The Owner Trustee will maintain at its office referred to in Section 2.08 , or at the office of any agent appointed by it and approved in writing by the Beneficiary, a register for the registration of the Trust Certificate. Such register will show the name and address of the holder of the Trust Certificate, and the Owner Trustee will treat such register as definitive and binding for all purposes hereunder.

 

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(d) When the Trust Certificate is duly executed and issued by the Note Issuance Trust and duly authenticated by the Owner Trustee in accordance with this Agreement, the Trust Certificate will be fully paid, validly issued, non-assessable and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement.

Section 10.02 Beneficial Interest; Prohibitions on Transfer .

(a) As of the Effective Date, the Beneficial Interest will be beneficially owned by Discover Funding. Transfers of all or a portion of the Beneficial Interest and the Trust Certificate may be made between Discover Funding and any other Person who is an Affiliate of Discover Bank (a “ Permitted Affiliate Transferee ”) upon delivery to the Master Trust Trustee and the Owner Trustee of a Master Trust Tax Opinion and an Issuer Tax Opinion with respect to such transfer. The Beneficiary may not sell, participate, transfer, assign, exchange or otherwise pledge or convey all or any part of its right, title and interest in and to the Trust Certificate or its Beneficial Interest to any other Person, except to any Permitted Affiliate Transferee. Any purported transfer by the Beneficiary of all or any part of its right, title and interest in and to the Trust Certificate to any Person will be effective only upon the issuance of a Master Trust Tax Opinion and an Issuer Tax Opinion to the Master Trust Trustee and the Owner Trustee, which will not be an expense of the Owner Trustee or the Trustee Bank. Any purported transfer by the Beneficiary of all or any part of its right, title and interest in and to the Trust Certificate which is not in compliance with the terms of this Section 10.02 will be null and void.

(b) The Trust Certificate will bear a legend setting forth the restriction on the transferability of the Beneficial Interest substantially as follows:

“THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, EXCHANGED OR OTHERWISE PLEDGED OR CONVEYED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW. IN ADDITION, THE BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE NOTE ISSUANCE TRUST REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”) OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OFFERED OR SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF BY THE HOLDER HEREOF UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.”

(c) The Owner Trustee shall not be required to ascertain whether any purported transfer of the Beneficial Interest and the Trust Certificate complies with the Securities Act.

Section 10.03 Lost or Destroyed Trust Certificate . If the Trust Certificate shall become mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen, the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust will, upon the written request of the Beneficiary, and compliance with all applicable terms of this paragraph, execute and deliver to the registered holder of such Trust Certificate in replacement thereof a new Trust Certificate dated the same date as on the Trust Certificate so mutilated,

 

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destroyed, lost or stolen. If the Trust Certificate being replaced has been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen, the Beneficiary will furnish to the Owner Trustee such security or indemnity as may be reasonably required by the Owner Trustee to save the Owner Trustee harmless from any damage, loss or liability in connection with such Trust Certificate, and the Owner Trustee may require from the Beneficiary payment of a sum to reimburse the Owner Trustee for, or to provide funds for, the payment of any costs, fees and expenses and any tax or other governmental charge in connection therewith and any charges paid or payable by the Owner Trustee.

ARTICLE XI.

COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEE BANK AND INDEMNIFICATION

Section 11.01 Trustee Bank Fees and Expenses . The Beneficiary will pay to the Trustee Bank all fees and other charges described in a separate fee agreement promptly when invoiced and reimburse the Trustee Bank for all other reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by it in connection with its acting as Owner Trustee of the Note Issuance Trust. Except to the extent specifically provided in Section 703 of the Indenture, payment of such fees and expenses will not be a recourse obligation of the Note Issuance Trust and will not be payable out of the Trust Estate.

Section 11.02 Indemnification . To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Beneficiary hereby agrees, whether or not any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be consummated, to assume liability for, and hereby indemnifies, protects, saves and keeps harmless the Trustee Bank and its officers, directors, successors, assigns, legal representatives, agents and servants (each an “ Indemnified Person ”), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, investigations, proceedings, costs, expenses or disbursements (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) of any kind and nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted at any time against an Indemnified Person (whether or not also indemnified against by any other Person) in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other related documents or the enforcement of any of the terms of any thereof, the administration of the Trust Estate or the action or inaction of the Owner Trustee, or the Trustee Bank under this Agreement, except, in any such case, to the extent that any such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, investigations, proceedings, costs, expenses and disbursements are the result of any of the matters described in the third sentence of Section 6.01 ; provided , however , that the Beneficiary shall not be liable for or required to indemnify an Indemnified Person from and against expenses arising or resulting from (i) the Indemnified Person’s own willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence, or (ii) the inaccuracy of any representation or warranty contained in Section 6.07 made by the Indemnified Person.

In case any such action, investigation or proceeding will be brought involving an Indemnified Person, the Beneficiary will assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel and the payment of all expenses. The Trustee Bank will have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action, investigation or proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof and the reasonable counsel fees and expenses of such counsel will be paid by the Beneficiary. In the event of any claim, action or proceeding for which indemnity will be sought pursuant to this Section 11.02 , the Trustee Bank’s choice of legal counsel shall be subject to the approval of the Beneficiary, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

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Except to the extent specifically provided in Section 703 of the Indenture, the payment of such indemnified amounts will not be a recourse obligation of the Note Issuance Trust and will not be payable out of the Trust Estate.

The indemnification set forth herein will survive the termination of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Trustee Bank.

ARTICLE XII.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.01 Conveyance by the Owner Trustee is Binding . Any sale or other conveyance of any part of the Trust Estate by the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement will bind the Beneficiary and will be effective to transfer or convey all beneficial interest of the Owner Trustee and the Beneficiary in and to such part of the Trust Estate, as the case may be. No purchaser or other grantee will be required to inquire as to the authorization, necessity, expediency or regularity of such sale or conveyance or as to the application of any sale or other proceeds with respect thereto by the Owner Trustee or the officers.

Section 12.02 Instructions; Notices . All instructions, notices, requests or other communications (“ Deliveries ”) desired or required to be given under this Agreement will be in writing and will be sent by (i) electronic mail as separately provided by each party to the other parties to this Agreement or (ii) (a) certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (b) national prepaid overnight delivery service, (c) telecopy or other facsimile transmission or (d) personal delivery, with receipt acknowledged in writing, to the following addresses:

 

  (i) if to Discover Funding:

Discover Funding LLC

12 Read’s Way

New Castle, Delaware 19720

Attention: Secretary

Facsimile: (302) 323-7393

 

  (ii) if to the Owner Trustee:

Wilmington Trust Company

Rodney Square North

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Fax: (302) 636-4140

 

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All Deliveries will be deemed given when actually received or refused by the party to whom the same is directed (except to the extent sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, in which event such Deliveries will be deemed given three days after the date of mailing and except to the extent sent by telecopy or other facsimile transmission, in which event such Deliveries will be deemed given when answer back is received). Either party may designate a change of address, email address or supplemental address by notice to the other party, given at least fifteen (15) days (or such shorter period of time as such other party shall agree to) before such change of address is to become effective.

Section 12.03 Severability . Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction will, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction will not invalidate or render unenforceable any provision hereof in any other jurisdiction.

Section 12.04 Limitation of Liability .

(a) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, neither the Beneficiary nor any officer, director, employee, agent, partner, shareholder, trustee or principal of the Beneficiary, the Note Issuance Trust or any Person owning, directly or indirectly, any legal or beneficial interest in the Beneficiary, will have any liability or obligation with respect to the Note Issuance Trust or the performance of this Agreement or any other agreement, document or instrument executed by the Note Issuance Trust, and the creditors of the Note Issuance Trust and all other Persons will look solely to the Trust Estate for the satisfaction of any claims with respect thereto. The foregoing limitation of liability is subject to Section 12.06 and is in addition to, and not exclusive of, any limitation of liability applicable to the Persons referred to above by operation of law. The provisions of this Section 12.04 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Trustee Bank.

(b) All agreements entered into by the Note Issuance Trust under which the Note Issuance Trust would have any material liability will contain an exculpatory provision substantially to the following effect ( provided , however , that the failure of any agreement to contain such an exculpatory provision shall not be deemed nor construed as evidence that a contrary result is intended):

Neither any trustee nor any beneficiary of Discover Card Execution Note Trust nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents will have any liability with respect to this agreement, and recourse may be had solely to the assets of Discover Card Execution Note Trust with respect thereto.

Section 12.05 Separate Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered will be an original, but all such counterparts will together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

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Section 12.06 Successors and Assigns . All covenants and agreements contained herein will be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Owner Trustee and its successors and assigns and the Beneficiary and its successors and permitted assigns, all as herein provided. Any request, notice, direction, consent, waiver or other instrument or action by the Beneficiary will bind the successors and assigns of the Beneficiary.

Section 12.07 Headings . The headings of the various Sections herein are for convenience of reference only and will not limit any of the terms or provisions herein.

Section 12.08 Governing Law . THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OF SUCH STATE.

Section 12.09 Nonpetition Covenants . To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, notwithstanding any prior termination of the Note Issuance Trust or this Agreement, the Owner Trustee and the Beneficiary, by its acceptance of the Beneficial Interest, shall not at any time with respect to the Note Issuance Trust or any applicable Master Trust acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke or cause the Note Issuance Trust or any applicable Master Trust to invoke the process of any court or government authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Note Issuance Trust or any applicable Master Trust under any Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing a receiver, conservator, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Note Issuance Trust or any applicable Master Trust or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Note Issuance Trust or any applicable Master Trust; provided , that this Section 12.09 shall not operate to preclude any remedy described in Article VII of the Indenture. The provisions of this Section 12.09 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Trustee Bank.

Section 12.10 No Recourse . The holder of the Trust Certificate by accepting the Trust Certificate acknowledges that the Trust Certificate does not represent an interest in or obligation of the Beneficiary, the Owner Trustee (in its individual capacity), the Indenture Trustee or any Affiliate thereof, and no recourse may be had against such parties or their assets, or against the assets pledged under the Indenture. The provisions of this Section 12.10 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Trustee Bank.

Section 12.11 Acceptance of Terms of Agreement . THE RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE TRUST CERTIFICATE BY THE BENEFICIARY, WITHOUT ANY SIGNATURE OR FURTHER MANIFESTATION OF ASSENT, SHALL CONSTITUTE THE UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE BY THE BENEFICIARY OF ALL THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND SHALL CONSTITUTE THE AGREEMENT OF THE NOTE ISSUANCE TRUST THAT THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE BINDING, OPERATIVE AND EFFECTIVE AS BETWEEN THE NOTE ISSUANCE TRUST AND THE BENEFICIARY.

 

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ARTICLE XIII.

COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB

Section 13.01 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness . Discover Funding LLC as the Beneficiary and the Trustee Bank acknowledge and agree that the purpose of this Article XIII is to facilitate compliance by Discover Bank with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the Commission. Discover Funding LLC shall not exercise its right to request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions other than in good faith, or for purposes other than Discover Funding LLC’s compliance with the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (or the provision in a private offering of disclosure comparable to that required under the Securities Act). The Trustee Bank agrees to cooperate in good faith with any reasonable request by Discover Funding LLC for information regarding the Trustee Bank which is required in order to enable Discover Funding LLC to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB as it relates to the Trustee Bank or to the Trustee Bank’s obligations under this Agreement. Terms used in this Article XIII that are defined in Regulation AB but are not defined in Section 1.01 of this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Regulation AB.

Section 13.02 Additional Representations and Warranties of the Trustee Bank . The Trustee Bank shall be deemed to represent to Discover Funding LLC, as of the date on which information is provided under Section 1503 of the Indenture that, except as disclosed in writing to Discover Funding LLC prior to such date to the best of its knowledge: (i) neither the execution, delivery and performance by the Trustee Bank of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents, the performance by the Trustee Bank of its obligations under this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents nor the consummation of any of the transactions by the Trustee Bank contemplated thereby, is in violation of any indenture, mortgage, bank credit agreement, note or bond purchase agreement, long-term lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Trustee Bank is a party or by which it is bound, which violation would have a material adverse effect on the Trustee Bank’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents, or of any judgment or order applicable to the Trustee Bank; and (ii) there are no proceedings pending or threatened against the Trustee Bank in any court or before any governmental authority, agency or arbitration board or tribunal which, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the right, power and authority of the Trustee Bank to enter into this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents or to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents.

Section 13.03 Information to Be Provided by the Owner Trustee .

(a) The Trustee Bank shall (i) on or before the fifth Business Day of each month, provide to Discover Funding LLC, in writing, such information regarding the Trustee Bank as is requested for the purpose of compliance with Item 1117 of Regulation AB, including but not limited to a letter addressed to Discover Funding LLC in substantially the form (with appropriate insertions) of Exhibit B hereto, and (ii) as promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Trustee Bank of any changes to such information, provide to Discover Funding LLC, in writing, such updated information.

 

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(b) The Trustee Bank shall (i) in connection with any Securitization Transaction which requires a prospectus, prospectus supplement, offering memorandum or related documents, provide to Discover Funding LLC such information regarding the Trustee Bank as is requested and within the timeframe as is reasonably requested for purposes of compliance with Items 1109(a)(1), 1109(a)(2), 1117 and 1119 of Regulation AB, and (ii) as promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Trustee Bank of any material changes to such previously provided information or to the business operations of the Trustee Bank, provide to Discover Funding LLC, in writing (with a copy to Moody’s in the case of clause (C) below), such updated information, and such other information as may be reasonably requested for purposes of satisfying Exchange Act reporting obligations of the Note Issuance Trust. Such information shall include, at a minimum:

(A) the Trustee Bank’s name and form of organization;

(B) a description of the extent to which the Trustee Bank has had prior experience serving as a trustee for asset-backed securities transactions involving credit card receivables;

(C) a description of any affiliation between the Trustee Bank and any of the following parties to a Securitization Transaction, as such parties are identified by name to the Trustee Bank by Discover Funding LLC in writing at least three Business Days in advance of such Securitization Transaction:

 

  (1) the sponsor;

 

  (2) any depositor;

 

  (3) the issuing entity;

 

  (4) any servicer;

 

  (5) any trustee;

 

  (6) any originator;

 

  (7) any significant obligor;

 

  (8) any enhancement or support provider;

 

  (9) the asset representations reviewer; and

 

  (10) any other material transaction party.

In connection with the above-listed parties, a description of whether there is, and if so the general character of, any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding between the Trustee Bank and any of the above specified parties that is entered into outside the ordinary course of business or is on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party, apart from such Securitization Transaction, the Agreement and any of the Transaction Documents that currently exists or that existed during the past two years, and that is material to an investor’s understanding of the asset-backed securities.

 

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With respect to the information required to be provided under this Section 13.03 , the Trustee Bank shall not be required to provide such information in the event that there has been no change to the information previously provided by the Trustee Bank to Discover Funding LLC but shall at Discover Funding LLC’s request confirm that there has been no change. In connection with each Report on Form 10-K with respect to the Notes and each Report on Form 10-D with respect to the Notes filed by or on behalf of Discover Funding LLC, the Trustee Bank shall be deemed to represent and warrant, as of the date that is fifteen (15) days prior to the Note Issuance Trust’s Annual Report Date of each calendar year or Transition Report Date, as applicable, for the Report on Form 10-K and as of the related Payment Date for each Report on Form 10-D, that any information previously provided by the Trustee Bank under this Article XIII is materially correct and does not have any material omissions unless the Trustee Bank has provided an update to such information.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have each caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DISCOVER FUNDING LLC
By:   /s/ Michael F. Rickert
Name:   Michael F. Rickert
Title:   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
By:   /s/ Erwin M. Soriano
  Name: Erwin M. Soriano
  Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to the Trust Agreement for Discover Card Execution Note Trust]


Acknowledged and Accepted:

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST

 

By: Discover Funding LLC,
   as Beneficiary on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust

 

By:   /s/ Michael F. Rickert
Name:   Michael F. Rickert
Title:   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
  and Treasurer

DISCOVER BANK,

as the predecessor Beneficiary

under the Original Trust Agreement

 

By:   /s/ Michael F. Rickert
Name:   Michael F. Rickert
Title:   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
  and Assistant Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to the Trust Agreement for Discover Card Execution Note Trust]


EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF] TRUST CERTIFICATE

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, EXCHANGED OR OTHERWISE PLEDGED OR CONVEYED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW. IN ADDITION, THE BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE NOTE ISSUANCE TRUST REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”) OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OFFERED OR SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF BY THE HOLDER HEREOF UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST

TRUST CERTIFICATE

(This Certificate does not represent an interest in or obligation of Discover Bank, Discover Funding LLC or any of its affiliates, except to the extent described below.)

THIS CERTIFIES THAT Discover Funding LLC is the registered beneficial owner of one hundred percent (100%) of the beneficial interest in Discover Card Execution Note Trust (the “ Note Issuance Trust ”), a Delaware statutory trust.

The Note Issuance Trust was created and exists pursuant to (i) the filing of the Certificate of Trust with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and (ii) the Trust Agreement for the Discover Card Execution Note Trust, dated as of July 2, 2007, between Discover Bank, as Beneficiary, and Wilmington Trust Company, as owner trustee (the “ Owner Trustee ”) as amended and restated as of December 22, 2015, between Discover Funding LLC and the Owner Trustee (as amended and restated the “ Trust Agreement ”). To the extent not otherwise defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Trust Agreement as specified in Section 1.01 .

This Certificate is the duly authorized Certificate evidencing a beneficial interest in the Note Issuance Trust (herein called the “ Certificate ”). This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust Agreement, to which Trust Agreement the Beneficiary by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which the Beneficiary is bound.

Notwithstanding any prior termination of the Trust Agreement, the Beneficiary, by its acceptance of this Certificate, covenants and agrees that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, it shall not at any time with respect to the Note Issuance Trust or any applicable Master Trust, acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke or cause the Note Issuance Trust or any applicable Master Trust to invoke the process of any court or government authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Note Issuance Trust or any applicable

 

Exhibit A-1


Master Trust under any Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing a receiver, conservator, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Note Issuance Trust or any applicable Master Trust or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Note Issuance Trust or any applicable Master Trust.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been executed by an authorized officer of the Owner Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not entitle the Holder hereof to any benefit under the Trust Agreement or any Transaction Document or be valid for any purpose.

THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE TRUST AGREEMENT WILL IN ALL RESPECTS BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICT-OF-LAW PROVISIONS AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS, AND REMEDIES OF THE BENEFICIARY SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

 

Exhibit A-2


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Note Issuance Trust and not in its individual capacity pursuant to the Trust Agreement, has caused this Certificate to be issued by the Note Issuance Trust as of the date hereof.

 

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST
By:   Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

Date:                           ,         

 

Exhibit A-3


CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is the Certificate referred to in the within-mentioned Trust Agreement.

 

Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee     or   Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
      By:  

 

        Authenticating Agent
By:  

 

    By:  

 

  Authorized Signatory       Authorized Signatory

 

Exhibit A-4


ANNEX I to EXHIBIT A

Registered Owner and address:

Discover Funding LLC

12 Read’s Way

New Castle, Delaware 19720

Tax Identification Number: 47-4047337

 

Exhibit A-I-1


EXHIBIT B

FORM OF TRUSTEE BANK’S LITIGATION CERTIFICATE

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST

The undersigned, a [            ] of Wilmington Trust Company (the “ Trustee Bank ”), a banking corporation organized under the laws of the Delaware, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY as follows:

To my knowledge, during the calendar month preceding the calendar month of the date hereof, except as set forth on Exhibit A hereto,] no legal proceeding (including proceedings of governmental authorities) against the Trustee Bank or against the property of the Trustee Bank that is material to security holders of any series of Notes issued by Discover Card Execution Note Trust, was initiated, terminated or experienced any developments that are material to such security holders.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Certificate to be duly executed this [    ] day of [            ], [    ].

 

By:    
  Name:
  Title: