Omnibus Deed of Amendment No. 3 dated July 21, 2023, by and among Arrow EMEA Funding Corp B.V., as the SPV; BNP Paribas, as administrative agent and a purchaser agent; ING Belgium S.A./N.V., as a purchaser agent; U.S. Bank Trustees Limited, as security trustee; Arrow Electronics (UK) Limited, as collection account trustee, and Elavon Financial Services DAC, as paying agent, and Arrow Electronics Inc. as the parent; together with the Annexes thereto
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THIS OMNIBUS DEED OF AMENDMENT NO. 3 (this "Amendment") is dated July _21 , 2023 and made among ARROW EMEA FUNDING CORP B.V., a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) incorporated under the laws of The Netherlands, as the SPV (the "SPV"), BNP PARIBAS ("BNPP"), a societe anonyme incorporated under the laws of France, as the Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent"), and as Purchaser Agent for the BNP Purchaser Group (in such capacity, the "BNPP Purchaser Agent"), ING BELGIUM S.A./N.V., a public limited liability company (societe anonyme/naamloze vennootschap) organised under the laws of Belgium, as Purchaser Agent for the ING Purchaser Group (the "ING Purchaser Agent"), U.S. BANK TRUSTEES LIMITED, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales, as the Security Trustee (the "Security Trustee"), ARROW ELECTRONICS (UK) LIMITED, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales, as Collection Account Trustee ("Arrow UK"), and ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC, a designated activity company registered in Ireland, as the Paying Agent (the "Paying Agent"), and ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC., a corporation organised under the laws of the State of New York, as the Parent (the "Parent"). Each Person above shall be a "Party" and together shall be the "Parties".
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the SPV, the Administrative Agent, the BNPP Purchaser Agent, Matchpoint Finance PLC, the ING Purchaser Agent, Mont Blanc Capital Corp, Arrow UK, Arrow Central Europe GMBH, the Parent, Arrow Electronics FC B.V., the Security Trustee and the Paying Agent have entered into that certain Master Framework Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2020 (as amended from time to time up to the date of this Amendment, the "Master Framework Agreement");
WHEREAS, the SPV, the Administrative Agent, the BNPP Purchaser Agent, Matchpoint Finance PLC, the ING Purchaser Agent, Mont Blanc Capital Corp, Arrow UK, Arrow Central Europe GMBH, the Security Trustee and the Paying Agent have entered into that certain Receivables Transfer Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2020 (as amended from time to time up to the date of this Amendment, the "Receivables Transfer Agreement");
WHEREAS, the SPV, Arrow UK and the Security Trustee have entered into that certain English Declaration of Trust (English Collection Accounts), dated as of January 27, 2020 (as amended up to the date of this Amendment, together with the Receivables Transfer Agreement, the "Agreements" and each Agreement, reflecting the amendment of such Agreement effected or proposed to be effected pursuant to this Amendment, the "Amended Agreements");
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the Agreements to which they are a party as provided herein; and
NOW THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows.
THIS DEED WITNESSES that:
1. | DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION |
1.1 | Terms defined in the Amended Agreements |
Terms defined in each Amended Agreement but not in this Amendment shall have the same meaning in this Amendment as in such Amended Agreement or, if not defined therein, in the Master Framework Agreement.
1.2 | Interpretation |
The principles of interpretation set out in Clause 2.2 (Interpretation) of the Master Framework Agreement apply to this Amendment, mutatis mutandis, as if fully set forth herein.
2. | AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENTS |
2.1 | Amendment of Receivables Transfer Agreement. The Parties to the Receivables Transfer Agreement hereby agree that with effect from the Effective Date, the Receivables Transfer Agreement is amended as follows: |
(a) | Clause 6.1(f)(ii) of the Receivables Transfer Agreement shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows: |
"(ii) the average of the Delinquency Ratios for any three (3) consecutive Month End Dates shall (A) during the period of time from and including July 29, 2023, to but excluding January 1, 2024, exceed 2.00%, and (B) at any other
time, exceed 1.60%,"
(b) | Schedule 3 to the Receivables Transfer Agreement shall be amended in its entirety and replaced with Annex A attached hereto. |
2.2 | Amendment of English Declaration of Trust (English Collection Accounts). The Parties to the English Declaration of Trust (English Collection Accounts) hereby agree that with effect from the Effective Date, in order to the include the additional English Collection Account as a new Trust Account under the English Declaration of Trust (English Collection Accounts), the English Declaration of Trust (English Collection Accounts)shall be amended as follows: |
""Revocation Notice" means a notice substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A (Revocation Notice) to Schedule 2 (Notice of Declaration of Trust) or such other form as the Security Trustee may agree in its discretion;"
(c) | Schedule 2 to the English Declaration of Trust (English Collection Accounts) shall be amended in its entirety and replaced with Annex C attached hereto. |
"4. Notice of Declaration of Trust The Collection Account Trustee shall:
3. | EFFECTIVENESS |
3.1 | Effective Date |
Subject to Clause 3.3 below, this Amendment shall become effective on the date hereof (the "Effective Date"), provided that the Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart (or counterparts) of this Amendment executed and delivered by each of the Parties. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein and in each Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment and shall continue in full force and effect.
3.2 | Status |
This Amendment is designated as a Transaction Document.
3.3 | Continuing effect; Further Assurances |
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4. | CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS/REAFFIRMATIONS |
4.1 | The SPV and each Arrow Party that is a party hereto hereby represents and warrants to each of the other Parties that: |
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4.2 | The Parent is a party to the Amendment for the purposes of confirming the Parent Undertaking Agreement remains in full force and effect. By its signature below, the Parent hereby affirms, agrees and acknowledges, as of the Effective Date, that (a) all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Parent Undertaking Agreement and all of the covenants made by the Parent therein are hereby confirmed and ratified, and (b) all of its obligations under the Parent Undertaking Agreement shall continue and remain in full force and effect, notwithstanding the amendments set forth in Clause 2 (Amendments to the Agreements) of this Amendment. |
5. | CONFIRMATIONS |
The SPV confirms to the Administrative Agent, each Purchaser Agent and each other Secured Party that:
6. | MISCELLANEOUS |
6.1 | Costs and Expenses |
The SPV shall promptly on demand pay (or cause to be paid) the Administrative Agent, each Purchaser and each other Secured Party the amount of all costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred by any of them in connection with the negotiation, preparation, printing and execution of this Amendment and any other documents referred to in this Amendment. The SPV shall pay (or cause to be paid) all costs and expenses (including legal fees) referred to in the immediately preceding sentence and invoiced on or prior to the date hereof within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date.
6.2 | Counterparts |
This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and this has the same effect as if the signatures (and if applicable, seals) on the counterparts were on a single copy of this Amendment. Delivery by electronic mail of an executed signature page of this Amendment shall be effective as delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment.
6.3 | Third Party Rights |
Except in respect of the Secured Parties not party to this Amendment, which Persons (including, for the avoidance of doubt, their respective successors and permitted assigns) are intended to have the benefit of (but shall not enforce other than via the Administrative Agent) this Amendment pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, a Person who is not a Party has no rights under the Contracts (Rights
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of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce or to enjoy the benefit of any term of this Amendment.
6.4 | Notices |
The provisions of Clause 4.1 (Notices) of the Master Framework Agreement shall apply to this Amendment as if set out in full again here, with such changes as are appropriate to fit this context.
6.5 | GOVERNING LAW |
This Amendment and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England.
6.6 | Jurisdiction of the English Courts |
6.5 (Governing Law) and this Clause 6.6), or the transactions contemplated hereby, and, for such purposes, irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts.
6.7 | Limited Recourse and No Proceedings |
6.8 | Binding Effect |
This Amendment shall be binding on the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that the SPV may not assign any of its rights or delegate any of
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its duties under this Amendment without the prior written consent of the Majority Purchasers.
6.9 | Partial Invalidity |
If, at any time, any provision of this Amendment is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect under any Law of any jurisdiction, neither the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions nor the legality, validity or enforceability of that provision under the Law of any other jurisdiction will in any way be affected or impaired.
6.10 | Instruction to Security Trustee and Paying Agent |
The Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Specified Purchasers, which each Specified Purchaser provides by entering into this Amendment) hereby instructs the Security Trustee and the Paying Agent (and instructs the SPV to instruct the Paying Agent, which the SPV does by entering into this Amendment) to execute and deliver this Amendment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed as a deed by the parties hereto on the date first above written.
ARROW EMEA FUNDING CORP B.V., as the SPV
By: Intertrust Management B.V., as Managing Director
By:
Name: Diederick Slotboom
Title: Proxyholder
By:
Name: Peter van der Linden
Title:Proxyholder
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ANNEX A to Omnibus Amendment No. 3
COLLECTION ACCOUNTS
SCHEDULE 3 ACCOUN
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SPV ACCOUNTS
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ANNEX B to Omnibus Amendment No. 3
SCHEDULE 1 TRUST ACCOUNTS
Account Holder | Collection Account Bank | IBAN | Currency | Location of Trust Account |
Arrow Electronics (UK) Limited | [*****] | [*****] | British Pound | United Kingdom |
Arrow Electronics (UK) Limited | [*****] | [*****] | US Dollar | United Kingdom |
Arrow Electronics (UK) Limited | [*****] | [*****] | British Pound | United Kingdom |
Arrow Electronics (UK) Limited | [*****] | [*****] | British Pound | United Kingdom |
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ANNEX C to Omnibus Amendment No. 3
SCHEDULE 2
NOTICE OF DECLARATION OF TRUST
From: ARROW ELECTRONICS (UK) LIMITED (the "Collection Account Trustee") Kao 1 Kao Park
Hockham Way Harlow CM17 9NA Essex
United Kingdom
To:[RELEVANT BANK] (the "Bank")
[Address] [Address] [Address]
Cc:ARROW EMEA FUNDING CORP B.V. (the "SPV")
Basisweg 10
143 AP Amsterdam The Netherlands
U.S. BANK TRUSTEES LIMITED (the "Security Trustee") 125 Old Broad Street
London EC2N 1AR United Kingdom
[Date]
Dear Sirs
ACCOUNT HOLDER | IBAN | CURRENCY | LOCATION OF THE TRUST ACCOUNTS |
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| | | |
(the "Trust Accounts").
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as the Security Trustee may agree in its discretion (a "Revocation Notice") from the Security Trustee the Collection Account Trustee shall have the right to give instructions to you in respect of the operation of, and payments into and out of, the Trust Accounts.
4. | In accordance with the above, we require you to acknowledge: |
(a) | the declaration of trust by us in respect of the Trust Accounts; |
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Yours faithfully
ARROW ELECTRONICS (UK) LIMITED
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COLLECTION ACCOUNT BANK
[TO BE PRINTED ON RELEVANT BANK’S LETTERHEAD]
From: [RELEVANT BANK]
[Address] [Address] [Address]
To: | ARROW ELECTRONICS (UK) LIMITED (the "Collection Account Trustee") Kao 1 Kao Park |
Hockham Way Harlow CM17 9NA Essex
United Kingdom
Cc:ARROW EMEA FUNDING CORP B.V. (the "SPV")
Basisweg 10
143 AP Amsterdam The Netherlands
U.S. BANK TRUSTEES LIMITED (the "Security Trustee") 125 Old Broad Street
London EC2N 1AR United Kingdom
Dear Sirs,
[Date]
Notice of a declaration of trust dated [DATE] 2020 (as amended, the "Declaration of Trust") addressed to us by the Collection Account Trustee and attached hereto (the "Notice").
We refer to the Notice relating to the accounts details of which are set out below the "Trust Accounts"):
ACCOUNT HOLDER | IBAN | CURRENCY | LOCATION OF THE TRUST ACCOUNTS |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
We confirm that:
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We do not confirm or agree to any of the other matters set out in the Notice. Our acknowledgement of the Notice is subject to the following conditions:
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This letter and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with this letter are governed by the laws of England.
Yours faithfully
Name:
Position:
For and on behalf of [Relevant Bank]
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EXHIBIT A
Form of Revocation Notice
[Date]
From: U.S. BANK TRUSTEES LIMITED (the "Security Trustee") 125 Old Broad Street
London EC2N 1AR United Kingdom
To:[RELEVANT BANK]
[Address] [Address] [Address]
Cc: | ARROW ELECTRONICS (UK) LIMITED (the "Collection Account Trustee") Kao 1 Kao Park |
Hockham Way Harlow CM17 9NA Essex
United Kingdom
ARROW EMEA FUNDING CORP B.V. (the "SPV")
Basisweg 10
143 AP Amsterdam The Netherlands
Account Details:
ACCOUNT HOLDER | IBAN | CURRENCY | LOCATION OF THE TRUST ACCOUNTS |
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(the "Trust Accounts"). Dear Sirs
We refer to the letter delivered to you by the Collection Account Trustee in relation to the Trust Accounts.
We hereby give you notice that, with immediate effect, no instructions given by the Collection Account Trustee in respect of the operation of, and payments into and out of the Trust Accounts should be acted upon and you should only accept instructions signed or given by [•] at U.S. BANK TRUSTEES LIMITED (acting in its capacity as Security Trustee).
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Yours faithfully
U.S. BANK TRUSTEES LIMITED
Enclosed:Signed Acknowledgement
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