PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
249 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
April 12, 2002
TO: Foster Wheeler Funding Corporation
Perryville Corporation Park
Clinton, New Jersey 08809-4000
Re: APRIL 2002 FOSTER WHEELER WAIVER LETTER
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We refer to the Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of September 25,
1998 (as amended through the date hereof, the "RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT"),
among Foster Wheeler Funding Corporation, as Seller (the "SELLER"), Foster
Wheeler Capital & Finance Corporation, as Servicer (the "SERVICER"), Market
Street Funding Corporation, as Issuer (the "ISSUER") and PNC Bank, National
Association, as Administrator (the "ADMINISTRATOR"). Capitalized terms used but
not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in EXHIBIT I to
the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
Section 1. WAIVER. You have advised us that (i) a Termination Event of the
type described in PARAGRAPH (L) of EXHIBIT V to the Receivables Purchase
Agreement has occurred and is continuing (the "DOWNGRADE EVENT") and (ii) the
waiver letter dated as of February 28, 2002 (the "FEBRUARY WAIVER LETTER"),
among each of the parties hereto, pursuant to which the Administrator agreed to
waive the Termination Day resulting from such Downgrade Event, solely for the
Waiver Period (as defined therein), expires on April 12, 2002. You have,
therefore, requested that the Administrator agree, solely for the period from
and including the date hereof and through, subject to the immediately succeeding
proviso, and including April 29, 2002 (the "WAIVER EXPIRATION DATE"), to waive
the occurrence of the Termination Day resulting due to such Downgrade Event, in
order to allow the continued reinvestment of Collections during such period
pursuant to SECTION 1.4(B) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that such waiver shall be subject to (a) the condition precedent that
the Administrator shall have received from the Seller on or prior to the date
hereof (i) a waiver fee in an amount equal to $100,000 for the waiver
contemplated herein, and (ii) the fee payable by the Seller to the Administrator
on the date hereof pursuant to the last sentence of the second paragraph of the
February Waiver Letter and (b) the condition subsequent that, promptly following
its receipt thereof, the Seller (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall deliver to
the Administrator evidence, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrator, of the commitment of one or more banks or other financial
institutions to enter into an agreement with the Seller, providing an alternate
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source of financing in respect of the Receivables, the proceeds of which will be
used (and will be sufficient) to pay in full the aggregate outstanding
obligations of the Seller and/or the Servicer to the Issuer and Administrator
(in respect of Capital, Discount, fees, indemnities and otherwise) under the
Receivables Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 1 or otherwise in this waiver letter to
the contrary, if the aggregate outstanding Capital of the Purchased Interest,
plus all accrued and unpaid Discount thereon and all other fees, expenses and
indemnities payable by the Seller or the Servicer under the Transaction
Documents have not been paid in full on or prior to the Waiver Expiration Date,
then the Facility Termination Date shall be deemed to have automatically
occurred for all purposes of the Transaction Documents.
Accordingly, subject to the conditions set forth in Section 1, above, and
for the sole purpose of allowing continued reinvestments pursuant to SECTION
1.4(B) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement during the period indicated in the
immediately preceding paragraph prior to the Waiver Expiration Date, we hereby
waive (solely for the period prior to the Waiver Expiration Date), the
Termination Day occurring solely as a result of the Downgrade Event.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Transaction
Documents, by signing this letter, we are not now waiving, nor have we agreed to
waive in the future, the breach of, or any rights and remedies related to the
breach of, any provisions of the Receivables Purchase Agreement or any other
Transaction Documents, other than the occurrence of the Termination Day
resulting from the Downgrade Event strictly described herein during the period
from the date hereof to, but not including, the Waiver Expiration Date.
(continued on following page)
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Very truly yours,
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrator
By: /s/ JOHN T. SMATHERS
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Printed Name: JOHN T. SMATHERS
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Title: VICE PRESIDENT
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MARKET STREET FUNDING CORPORATION,
as Issuer
By: /s/ EVELYN ECHEVARRIA
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Printed Name: EVELYN ECHEVARRIA
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Title: VICE PRESIDENT
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Acknowledged and Agreed:
FOSTER WHEELER CAPITAL & FINANCE CORPORATION
as Servicer
By: /s/ STEVEN I. WEINSTEIN
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Printed Name: STEVEN I. WEINSTEIN
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Title: VICE PRESIDENT
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FOSTER WHEELER FUNDING CORPORATION,
as Seller
By: /s/ STEVEN I. WEINSTEIN
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Printed Name: STEVEN I. WEINSTEIN
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Title: VICE PRESIDENT
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