AMENDING AGREEMENT NO. 8

EX-10.2 2 dex102.htm AMENDING AGREEMENT NO. 8 Amending Agreement No. 8

Exhibit 10.2

AMENDING AGREEMENT NO. 8

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made as of the 16th day of June, 2008,

B E T W E E N:

 

  

AVISCAR INC.,

a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada,

 

(hereinafter referred to as “Avis General Partner”),

 

- and -

 

BUDGETCAR INC.,

a corporation existing under the laws of Canada,

 

(hereinafter referred to as “Budget General Partner”),

 

- and -

 

BNY TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA,

a trust company incorporated under the laws of Canada and registered to carry on the business of a trust company in each of the provinces of Canada, in its capacity as trustee of STARS TRUST, a trust established under the laws of the Province of Ontario,

 

(hereinafter referred to as “STARS Limited Partner”),

 

- and -

 

MONTREAL TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA,

a trust company incorporated under the laws of Canada and registered to carry on the business of a trust company in each of the provinces in Canada, in its capacity as trustee of BAY STREET FUNDING TRUST, a trust established under the laws of the Province of Ontario,

 

(hereinafter called the “Bay Street Limited Partner”).

WHEREAS the Avis General Partner, the Budget General Partner, the STARS Limited Partner and the Bay Street Limited Partner have entered into a fourth amended and restated limited partnership agreement made as of the 20th day of April, 2005, as amended by amending agreements between the parties dated October 11, 2005, July 7, 2006, December 11, 2006, November 21, 2007, February 12, 2008, March 5, 2008 and April 30, 2008 (collectively, the “Limited Partnership Agreement”);

AND WHEREAS the Avis General Partner, the Budget General Partner, the STARS Limited Partner and the Bay Street Limited Partner wish to amend the Limited Partnership Agreement;

NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH that in consideration of the premises and covenants and agreements of the parties herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the parties), the parties hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

1. Interpretation

 

  (a) All words and expressions defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the respective meanings specified in the Limited Partnership Agreement.

 

  (b) Section headings are for convenience only.

 

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2. Amendments to the Limited Partnership Agreement

 

2.1 Section 1.1 of the Limited Partnership Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definitions of “Avis Shareholders Equity”, “Budget Shareholders Equity” and “Intercompany Loans” in their entirety and by replacing the definition of “CCRG Shareholders Equity” with the following definition:

““CCRG Shareholders Equity” means, with respect to CCRG, an amount, calculated in accordance with Canadian GAAP on a consolidated basis, equal to the sum of its (i) share capital, (ii) contributed and other surplus, and (iii) retained earnings, minus the sum of (iv) goodwill, (v) other intangible assets, and (vi) any loans or investments made by CCRG to or in any of its Affiliates;”

 

2.2 Section 2.8(d) of the Limited Partnership Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“(d) Ownership and Control. Each General Partner shall at all times during the term hereof be a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CCRG and the Parent and shall be controlled in fact by the Parent.”

 

2.3 Section 2.8(h) of the Limited Partnership Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.

 

2.4 Section 8.1(n) of the Limited Partnership Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“(n) if at any time: (i) CCRG shall enter into or acquire any business that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the CCRG Shareholders Equity, or (ii) the CCRG Shareholders Equity is less than $40,000,000;”

 

3. Other Documents

Any reference to the Limited Partnership Agreement made in any documents delivered pursuant thereto or in connection therewith shall be deemed to refer to the Limited Partnership Agreement as amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

4. Miscellaneous

 

  (a) With the exception of the foregoing amendments, the Limited Partnership Agreement shall continue in full force and effect, unamended.

 

  (b) This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties, their successors and any permitted assigns.

 

  (c) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which when taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

  (d) None of the rights or obligations hereunder shall be assignable or transferable by any party without the prior written consent of the other party.

 

  (e) This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have cause this Agreement to be executed by their authorizes signatories thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.

 

AVISCAR INC.
By:   /s/ David Calabria
Name:   David Calabria
Title:   Assistant Treasurer
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

BUDGETCAR INC.
By:   /s/ David D. Blaskey
Name:   David D. Blaskey
Title:   Senior Vice President
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

BNY TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA, as trustee of STARS TRUST (with liability limited to the assets of STARS Trust) by its Securitization Agent, BMO NESBITT BURNS INC.
By:   /s/ Christopher Romano
Name:   Christopher Romano
Title:   Managing Director

 

By:   /s/ Terry J. Ritchie
Name:   Terry J. Ritchie
Title:   Managing Director

 

MONTREAL TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA, as trustee of BAY STREET FUNDING TRUST (with liability limited to the assets of Bay Street Funding Trust) by its administrator, SCOTIA CAPITAL INC.
By:   /s/ Douglas Noe
Name:   Douglas Noe
Title:   Director, Structured Finance

 

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The undersigned hereby acknowledges notice of and consents to the foregoing amendments to the Limited Partnership Agreement.

DATED this 16th day of June, 2008.

 

AVIS BUDGET CAR RENTAL, LLC
by   /s/ David Calabria
Name:   David Calabria
Title:   Assistant Treasurer

 

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