(a) if the aggregate principal amount of Defaulted Underwritten Notes does not exceed 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Underwritten Notes to be purchased pursuant to this Agreement, the non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated to purchase the full amount thereof in the proportions that their respective underwriting obligations hereunder bear to the underwriting obligations of such non-defaulting Underwriters, or
(b) if the aggregate principal amount of Defaulted Underwritten Notes exceeds 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Underwritten Notes to be purchased pursuant to this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate without any liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriters or the Seller or JDCC.
No action taken pursuant to this Section shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under this Agreement.
In the event of a default by any Underwriter or Underwriters as set forth in this Section, either the Seller or the Representatives shall have the right to postpone the Closing Time for a period not exceeding seven days in order that any required changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected.
SECTION 12. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to you shall be directed to you at BofA Securities, Inc., One Bryant Park, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10036, Attention: Lauren Burke Kohr; Citigroup Global Markets Inc., 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013, Attention: Casey Furillo, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., 452 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10018, Attention: Transaction Management Group and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 200 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10281, Attention: Don Sivick. Notices to the Seller and JDCC shall be directed to the Seller and JDCC, respectively, at 10587 Double R Blvd, Suite 100, Reno, Nevada 89511, Attention: Manager (with a copy to Deere & Company, One John Deere Place, Moline, Illinois 61265-8098, Attention: Treasurer).
SECTION 13. No Fiduciary Duty. The Seller and JDCC each acknowledge and agree that each Underwriter is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Seller and JDCC with respect to the offering of the Underwritten Notes contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the price and terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of (except to the extent explicitly set forth herein), the Seller and JDCC or any other person. The Underwriters have not assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Seller and JDCC with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether the Underwriters have advised or are currently advising the Seller and JDCC on other matters) or any other obligation to the Seller and JDCC except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement. Additionally, the Underwriters are not advising the Seller and JDCC or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Seller and JDCC shall consult with their own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Underwriters shall have no responsibility or liability to the Seller and JDCC with respect thereto. Any review by the Underwriters of the Seller and JDCC, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Seller and JDCC.
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