SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

EX-10.17 3 exhibit1017seventhamendmen.htm SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT Exhibit 10.17 Seventh Amendment to Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement

SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of September 30, 2014, is entered into by and among CINCINNATI BELL FUNDING LLC (the “Seller”), CINCINNATI BELL INC., as Servicer (the “Servicer”), and as Performance Guarantor (the “Performance Guarantor”), the Purchasers and Purchaser Agents parties hereto and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“PNC”), as administrator for each Purchaser Group (the “Administrator”).
RECITALS
1.The parties hereto are parties to the Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 6, 2011 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified through the date hereof, the “Agreement”).
2.The parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement as hereinafter set forth.
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1.Certain Defined Terms. Capitalized terms that are used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.
SECTION 2.Amendment to the Agreement. The Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the phrase “45 days” where it appears in clause (g)(iii) of the definition of “Termination Event” set forth in Exhibit V of the Agreement with the phrase “50 days”.
SECTION 3.Reaffirmation of Performance Guarantor. The Performance Guarantor hereby (i) consents (to the extent required under the Performance Guaranty or any applicable law) to and acknowledges and agrees with the amendments contemplated by this Amendment and any and all other amendments, modifications or waivers to or in the Transaction Documents amended on or before the date hereof, including any and all provisions thereof that may increase the obligations of any Originator, Servicer, Sub-Servicer or Seller and (ii) ratifies and reaffirms all of its payment and performance obligations under the Performance Guaranty.
SECTION 4.Representations and Warranties. Each of the Seller, the Servicer and the Performance Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to the Administrator, each Purchaser and each Purchaser Agent as follows:
(a)Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by it in the Transaction Documents are true and correct as of the date hereof and after giving effect to this Amendment (unless stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations or warranties were true and correct as of such earlier date).
(b)Enforceability. The execution and delivery by such Person of this Amendment, and the performance of each of its obligations under this Amendment and the Agreement, as amended hereby, are within its organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational action on its part. This Amendment and the Agreement, as amended hereby, are such Person’s valid and legally binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(c)No Default. After giving effect to this Amendment, no Termination Event, Unmatured Termination Event or Servicer Default exists or shall exist.
SECTION 5.Effect of Amendment. All provisions of the Agreement, as expressly amended and modified by this Amendment, shall remain in full force and effect. After this Amendment becomes effective, all references in the Agreement (or in any other Transaction Document) to “this Agreement”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of similar effect referring to the Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment. This Amendment shall not be deemed, either expressly or impliedly, to waive, amend or supplement any provision of the Agreement other than as set forth herein.
SECTION 6.Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof upon the Administrator’s receipt of counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by each of the parties hereto.



SECTION 7.Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery by facsimile or email of an executed signature page of this Amendment shall be effective as delivery of an executed counterpart hereof.
SECTION 8.Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK).
SECTION 9.Severability. If any one or more of the agreements, provisions or terms of this Amendment shall for any reason whatsoever be held invalid or unenforceable, then such agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining agreements, provisions and terms of this Amendment and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the provisions of this Amendment or the Agreement.
SECTION 10.Section Headings. The various headings of this Amendment are included for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Amendment, the Agreement or any provision hereof or thereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.
 
 
CINCINNATI BELL FUNDING LLC,
 
 
as Seller
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Christopher C. Elma
 
 
Name: Christopher C. Elma
 
 
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CINCINNATI BELL INC.,
 
 
as Servicer and as Performance Guarantor
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Christopher C. Elma
 
 
Name: Christopher C. Elma
 
 
Title: Vice President and Treasurer

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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 
 
as Administrator
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Robyn Reeher
 
 
Name: Robyn Reeher
 
 
Title: Vice President
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 
 
as a Purchaser Agent
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Robyn Reeher
 
 
Name: Robyn Reeher
 
 
Title: Vice President
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 
 
as the LC Bank and as an LC Participant
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Robyn Reeher
 
 
Name: Robyn Reeher
 
 
Title: Vice President

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REGIONS BANK,
 
 
as a Purchaser Agent, as an LC Participant and as a Related Committed
 
 
Purchaser
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Kathy Myers
 
 
Name: Kathy Myers
 
 
Title: Vice President


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