Exhibit 10.3

 

AGREEMENT OF AMENDMENT

 

Dated as of June 30, 2005

 

Reference is made to that certain Federated Investors Program Master Agreement
dated as of October 24, 1997 (as from time to time amended prior to the date
hereof, the “Master Agreement”) among Federated Investors Management Company
(the “Transferor”), Federated Securities Corp. (the “Distributor”), Federated
Funding 1997-1, Inc. (the “Seller”), Federated Investors, Inc. (formerly known
as Federated Investors) (the “Parent”), Wilmington Trust Company, not in its
individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Owner Trustee of PLT Finance
1997-1 (the “Initial Purchaser”), Putnam Lovell Finance, L.P. (formerly PLT
Finance, L.P.) (the “Revolving Purchaser”), Putnam Lovell NBF Securities Inc.
(formerly Putnam Lovell Securities Inc.), as program administrator (the “Program
Administrator”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (formerly Bankers Trust
Company), not in its individual capacity but solely as Funding and Collection
Agent.

 

WHEREAS, as a result of FSP EITF 85-24-1 (the “FSP”) posted on March 11, 2005 by
the Financial Accounting Standards Board, certain of the provisions set forth in
the Master Agreement may lead to a conclusion that Seller has not sold the
Purchased Receivables for purposes of GAAP, unless the Master Agreement is
amended prior to June 30, 2005 with retroactive effect to October 24, 1997;

 

WHEREAS, the Program Administrator is not able to agree to the removal of any
provisions from the Master Agreement with retroactive effect, but is willing to
move with retroactive effect certain provisions of the Master Agreement so that
such provisions are no longer the obligations of the Distributor, and to confirm
that such provisions are the obligations of the Parent; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties to this Agreement of Amendment desire to amend the Master
Agreement with retroactive effect to October 24, 1997 as set forth below in
order to eliminate the effect of the FSP on the separate financial statements of
the Distributor;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants
herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Section 1. Defined Terms.

 

Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned
to them in the Master Agreement.

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Section 2. Amendments to the Master Agreement.

 

The parties hereto agree that, effective as of the date hereof, the Master
Agreement is hereby amended with retroactive effect to October 24, 1997 as
follows:

 

(a) Section 5.01(s) of the Master Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the
language set forth therein with the language “[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]”.

 

(b) Section 5.03 of the Master Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word
“and” set forth at the end of clause (i) thereto, by replacing the “.” set forth
at the end of clause (j) thereto with “; and”, and by adding the following
language as clause (k) thereto:

 

“(k) not take any action, and shall not permit any Affiliate to take any action,
to cancel, terminate, amend, supplement, modify or waive any of the provisions
of the Distributor’s Contract, the Principal Shareholder Servicer’s Agreement,
the Shareholder Servicer’s Agreement, the Distribution Plan, the Conversion
Features or the Contingent Deferred Sales Charge arrangements applicable to the
holders of any Shares of any Fund affecting its rights thereunder (including by
way of allowing Free Redemptions in respect of Shares of any Fund under
circumstances not required by the Prospectus of such Fund in effect on the date
of this Agreement or by the Systematic Withdrawal Program or by allowing Free
Redemptions which are not Permitted Free Exchanges), or request, consent or
agree to any such cancellation, termination, amendment, supplement, modification
or waiver, except with the prior written consent of the Program Administrator,
except that it may, and may permit an Affiliate to, from time to time waive a
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge that becomes payable provided it pays in
accordance with the Program Servicing Procedures an amount to the applicable
Purchaser equal to the Contingent Deferred Sales Charge to which such Purchaser
would have been entitled.”

 

(c) Section 5.04 of the Master Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word
“and” set forth at the end of clause (f) thereto, by replacing the “.” set forth
at the end of clause (g) thereto with “; and”, and by adding the following
language as clause (h) thereto:

 

“(h) not take any unilateral action (it being understood that this covenant is
not intended to modify Section 5.03(d)) to cancel, terminate, amend, supplement,
modify or waive any of the provisions of the Distributor’s Contract, the
Principal Shareholder Servicer’s Agreement, the Shareholder Servicer’s
Agreement, the Distribution Plan, the Conversion Features or the Contingent
Deferred Sales Charge arrangements applicable to the holders of any Shares of
any Fund affecting its rights thereunder (including by way of allowing Free
Redemptions in respect of Shares of any Fund under circumstances not required by
the Prospectus of such Fund in effect on the date of this Agreement or by the
Systematic Withdrawal Program or by allowing Free Redemptions which are not
Permitted Free Exchanges), except that it may from time to time waive a CDSC
that becomes payable provided it pays in accordance with the Program Servicing
Procedures an amount to the applicable Purchaser equal to the Contingent
Deferred Sales Charge to which such Purchaser would have been entitled.”

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Section 3. Representations and Warranties.

 

Each of the Seller the Distributor, the Transferor and the Parent represents and
warrants that (i) this Agreement of Amendment has been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by it and each of its obligations hereunder constitute its legal,
valid and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy
laws and any other similar laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors
generally and by equitable principles, (ii) immediately after giving effect to
this Agreement of Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereunder, its
representations and warranties set forth in the Program Documents will be true
and correct, and (iii) no Event of Termination or event which, with the giving
of notice, or passage of time, or both would constitute an Event of Termination
has occurred or will result from this Agreement of Amendment.

 

Section 4. Miscellaneous.

 

This Agreement of Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which
when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties that (a) this Amendment is
executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust Company, not individually or
personally, but solely as Owner Trustee, in the exercise of the powers and
authority conferred and vested in it, pursuant to that certain Owner Trust
Agreement, dated as of October 24, 1997, between Wilmington Trust Company, as
Owner Trustee, the Seller and the Program Administrator, (b) each of the
representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the
Initial Purchaser is made and intended not as personal representations,
undertakings and agreements by Wilmington Trust Company but is made and intended
for the purpose for binding only the Initial Purchaser, (c) nothing herein
contained shall be construed as creating any liability on Wilmington Trust
Company, individually or personally, to perform any covenant either expressed or
implied contained herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by
the parties hereto and by any person claiming by, through or under the parties
hereto, and (d) under no circumstances shall Wilmington Trust Company be
personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Initial
Purchaser or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation,
representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Initial Purchaser
under this Amendment or any other related documents.

 

THIS AGREEMENT OF AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement of Amendment
to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the date
first above written.

 

FEDERATED INVESTORS MANAGEMENT,
COMPANY, as Transferor

     

FEDERATED SECURITIES CORP.,

as Distributor, Principal Shareholder Servicer
and Servicer

By:  

/s/ Raymond J. Hanley

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Name:

Title

 

Raymond J. Hanley

Sr. Vice President

      By:  

/s/ Raymond J. Hanley

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        Name:   Raymond J. Hanley             Title:   Vice President

FEDERATED FUNDING 1997-1, INC.,

as Seller

     

FEDERATED INVESTORS, INC.,

as Parent

By:  

/s/ Raymond J. Hanley

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      By:  

/s/ Thomas R. Donahue

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Name:   Raymond J. Hanley       Name:   Thomas R. Donahue Title:   Vice
President       Title:   Vice President

WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,

not in its individual capacity

but solely in its capacity as

Owner Trustee of PLT Finance 1997-1

     

PUTNAM LOVELL FINANCE L.P.,

as Revolving Purchaser

           

By:

 

Name:

Title:

 

/s/ Barry M. Klayman

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Barry M. Klayman

Vice President

By:  

/s/ Mary Kay Pupillo

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                    Name:   Mary Kay Pupillo             Title:   Assistant Vice
President            

PUTNAM LOVELL SECURITIES INC.,

as Program Administrator

     

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY

AMERICAS,

not in its individual capacity but solely as

Funding and Collection Agent

By:  

/s/ Danielle B. Tane

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            Name:   Danielle B. Tane             Title:   Relationship Analyst  
    By:  

/s/ Louis Bodi

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            Name:   Louis Bodi             Title:   Vice President