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FIRST AMENDMENT TO NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT




     THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is executed as of
November 6, 2008 (the “Effective Date”) among Cofina Funding, LLC (the “Issuer”),
Venus Funding Corporation (the “Conduit Purchaser”) and Bank Hapoalim B.M., as the Funding
Agent (in such capacity, the “Funding Agent”) and as a Committed Purchaser (in such
capacity, the “Committed Purchaser”).



Background




     1. The parties hereto are parties to that certain Note Purchase Agreement dated as of November
18, 2005 (as amended, the “Agreement”); and



     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 agree as follows:



Agreement




     In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as
follows:



          1. Certain Defined Terms. Capitalized terms that are used herein without definition
and that are defined in the Agreement shall have the same meanings herein as in the Agreement.




          2. Amendment to Agreement. The Agreement is hereby amended as follows:





     2.1 Subclause (a) of clause (x) of the definition of “VFN Interest Component”
is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:




     “(a) to the extent the Conduit Purchaser is funding such Funding
Tranche during such period through the issuance of Commercial Paper, the CP
Rate”



          3. Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly amended and modified by this Amendment,
all provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. After this Amendment becomes
effective, all references in the Agreement 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 to expressly or impliedly waive,
amend or supplement any provision of the Agreement other than as set forth herein.














 








          4. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof upon
receipt by the Liquidity Agent of counterparts of this Amendment (whether by facsimile or
otherwise) executed by each of the other parties hereto.




          5. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by
different parties on separate counterparts, and each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original,
and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.




          6. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to any otherwise applicable
principles of conflicts of law.




          7. Section Headings. The various headings of this Amendment are inserted for
convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this amendment or the
Agreement or any provision hereof or thereof.




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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly signed by the parties as of the date set
forth above.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	COFINA FUNDING, LLC,

as the Issuer

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 



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	 	VENUS FUNDING CORPORATION,

as the Conduit Purchaser

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	BANK HAPOALIM B.M.,

as Funding Agent

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	BANK HAPOALIM B.M.,

as the Committed Purchaser

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 



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