respect to the addition issuance of securities only, will not adversely affect the treatment of any exchange note as debt for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Amendments of the Servicing Agreement
The Base Servicing Agreement may be amended in writing as it relates to (i) the Lending Facility, by the titling trust, the settlor, the servicer and the sponsor, as lender, and (ii) any designated pool, by the titling trust, the settlor, the servicer, the holder of the related exchange note and any other person required under the related servicing supplement, provided, that, in each case, if the interests of any holder of an Outstanding Exchange Note are materially, adversely affected, the prior written consent of any such holder must be obtained.
The Base Servicing Agreement may also be amended by the settlor, the titling trust and the servicer, without the consent of any holder of an Outstanding Exchange Note or the sponsor, as lender, to (i) cure any ambiguity, (ii) correct or supplement any provision therein that may be inconsistent with any other provision therein, (iii) add any provision that provides additional rights to the holders of any exchange notes, or (iv) ensure that the titling trust is not classified as an association (or a publicly traded partnership) taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as evidenced by an opinion of counsel, provided, that, in each case, such amendment will not materially and adversely affect the interest of any holder of an Outstanding Exchange Note or the sponsor, as lender. The settlor, the titling trust and the servicer may also amend the Base Servicing Agreement, without the consent of any holder of an Outstanding Exchange Note or the sponsor, as lender, for any other purpose, upon the delivery of an opinion of counsel to the owner trustee stating that such amendment or supplement will not materially and adversely affect the interest of any holder of an Outstanding Exchange Note or the sponsor, as lender.
Amendment of the Indenture
The Indenture may be amended by the issuing entity and the indenture trustee with the consent of the Majority Noteholders for the purpose of adding any provisions to, or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of, the Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the noteholders under the Indenture. However, the amendment may not, among other things, (i) increase or reduce in any manner or accelerate or delay the timing of distributions that are required to be made to the noteholders, (ii) reduce the percentage of the noteholders required to consent to the amendment or to direct the issuing entity to sell or liquidate the trust property, (iii) alter the definition of Outstanding, (iv) reduce any percentages specified in the Indenture or amend the conditions to any future amendments to the Indenture, (v) modify the calculation of any payment of interest or principal due on any note, or (vi) permit the creation of any lien ranking prior to or on a parity with the lien of the Indenture, unless the holders of all notes affected by the amendment provide their consent.
The issuing entity must deliver to the indenture trustee, upon execution and delivery of any amendment to the Indenture, an opinion of counsel, satisfactory to the indenture trustee, which states that the execution of such amendment is authorized and permitted by the terms of the Indenture.
Amendment of the Asset Representations Review Agreement
The Asset Representations Review Agreement may be amended by the issuing entity, the servicer and the asset representations reviewer without the consent of the noteholders (i) in order to (A) cure any ambiguity, (B) correct or supplement any provision therein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision therein, or (C) provide for, or facilitate the acceptance of the Asset Representations Review Agreement by, a successor asset representations reviewer or (ii) if the servicer delivers to the issuing entity, the owner trustee, the collateral agent, and the indenture trustee an officer’s certificate, stating that such amendment will not have a materially adverse effect on the notes.
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