Exhibits to Series 2021-1 Supplement
EXHIBIT B-3
FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS IN TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTES
OR PERMANENT REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTES
TO INTERESTS IN RULE 144A GLOBAL NOTES
Citibank, N.A., as Trustee
480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor
Jersey City, New Jersey 07310
Attention: Securities Window – Driven Brands
Re: | Driven Brands Funding, LLC $450,000,000 Series 2021-1 2.791% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2 (the “Notes”) |
Reference is hereby made to (i) the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of April 24, 2018 (as amended by the Amendment No. 1 to the Base Indenture, dated as of March 19, 2019, Amendment No. 2 to the Base Indenture, dated as of June 15, 2019, Amendment No. 3 to the Base Indenture, dated as of September 17, 2019, Amendment No. 4 to the Base Indenture, dated as of July 6, 2020, Amendment No. 5 to the Base Indenture, dated as of December 14, 2020, Amendment No. 6 to the Base Indenture, dated as of March 30, 2021, Amendment No. 7 to the Base Indenture, dated as of March 30, 2021, Amendment No. 8 to the Base Indenture, dated as of September 29, 2021 and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or modified, the “Base Indenture”), among Driven Brands Funding, LLC (the “Issuer”) and Driven Brands Canada Funding Corporation (the “Canadian Co-Issuer” and together with the Issuer, the “Co-Issuers” and each, a “Co-Issuer”), and Citibank, N.A., as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”) and as securities intermediary, and (ii) the Series 2021-1 Supplement to the Base Indenture, dated as of September 29, 2021 (the “Supplement” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), among the Co-Issuers, the Trustee and Citibank, N.A., as Series 2021-1 securities intermediary. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them pursuant to the Indenture.
This certificate relates to U.S.$ [_____] aggregate principal amount of Notes which are held in the form of [an interest in a Temporary Regulation S Global Note with DTC][an interest in an Permanent Regulation S Global Note with DTC] (CUSIP (CINS) No. U26488 AC7) in the name of [_____] [name of transferor] (the “Transferor”), who wishes to effect the transfer of such Notes in exchange for an equivalent beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note in the name of [_____] [name of transferee] (the “Transferee”).
In connection with such request, and in respect of such Notes, the Transferee does hereby certify that either (A) the Transferee is a Co-Issuer or an Affiliate of a Co-Issuer or (B) such Notes are being transferred in accordance with (i) the applicable transfer restrictions set forth in the Indenture and in the Offering Memorandum, dated September 22, 2021, relating to the Notes and (ii) Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or any other jurisdiction, and that the Transferee is purchasing the Notes for its own account or one or more accounts with respect to which the Transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the Transferee and any such account represent, warrant and agree that either it is a Co-Issuer or an Affiliate of a Co-Issuer or:
1. it is (a) a Qualified Institutional Buyer, (b) aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and (c) acquiring such Notes for its own account or for the account of another person who is a Qualified Institutional Buyer with respect to which it exercise sole investment discretion;
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