Document:

RATEXCHANGE CORPORATION

                           Certificate Of Designation
                     Of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

         RateXchange  Corporation (the "Corporation"),  a corporation  organized
and existing under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware,  does hereby certify that the following  resolution was adopted by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation:

         RESOLVED,  that  pursuant  to the  authority  expressly  granted to and
vested in the Board of Directors of the  Corporation  (the "Board of Directors")
by the provisions of the Certificate of  Incorporation  of the Corporation  (the
"Certificate of Incorporation"),  there hereby is created,  out of the shares of
Preferred Stock,  par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation  authorized in
the  Certificate  of  Incorporation  (the  "Preferred  Stock"),  a series of the
Preferred  Stock  consisting  of 2,000,000  shares,  which series shall have the
following  powers,  designations,   preferences  and  relative,   participating,
optional  or other  rights and the  following  qualifications,  limitations  and
restrictions (in addition to the powers, designations, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other rights, and the qualifications, limitations and
restrictions, set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation which are applicable
to the Preferred Stock):

         Section 1.  Designation and Amount.  The shares of such series shall be
designated  as "Series A Convertible  Preferred  Stock" (the "Series A Preferred
Stock") and the authorized  number of shares  constituting  such series shall be
2,000,000.  The par  value of the  Series A  Preferred  Stock  shall be [$o] per
share.

         Section  2.  Dividend  Provisions.  The  holders  of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive  dividends of additional  shares of
Series A Preferred Stock at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum of the number
of shares of Series A Preferred  Stock then  outstanding.  Such dividends  shall
accrue and  accumulate  until  paid.  In  addition,  the holders of the Series A
Preferred Stock shall be given 15 days advance written notice of the record date
for  determining  holders of Common Stock entitled to receive a cash dividend to
be paid on such  Common  Stock,  so that the  holders of the Series A  Preferred
Stock may, if they choose,  elect to convert  their shares into shares of Common
Stock and thereby be eligible to receive such cash dividend.

         Section 3. Liquidation Preference.

                  (a) In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up
of this  corporation,  either voluntary or involuntary,  the holders of Series A
Preferred  Stock shall be entitled to receive,  prior and in  preference  to any
distribution  of any of the assets of this  corporation to the holders of Common
Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to the sum
of (A) $2.75 for each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock

                                       1

<PAGE>

(the  "Original  Series A Issue  Price") and (B) an amount equal to declared but
unpaid dividends on such share. If upon the occurrence of such event, the assets
and funds thus  distributed  among the holders of the Series A  Preferred  Stock
shall  be  insufficient  to  permit  the  payment  to such  holders  of the full
aforesaid  preferential  amounts,  then  the  entire  assets  and  funds of this
corporation  legally  available for  distribution  shall be distributed  ratably
among  the  holders  of the  Series  A  Preferred  Stock  in  proportion  to the
preferential amount each such holder is otherwise entitled to receive.

                  (b)  Upon  the  completion  of the  distribution  required  by
subparagraph  (a) of this Section 3, the  remaining  assets of this  corporation
available  for  distribution  to  stockholders  shall be  distributed  among the
holders  of Series A  Preferred  Stock and  Common  Stock pro rata  based on the
number of shares of Common Stock held by each  (assuming  conversion of all such
Series A Preferred Stock).

                      (i) For  purposes  of this  Section  3,  unless  otherwise
agreed by vote or by written consent by holders of at least sixty-seven  percent
(67%) of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, a liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of this  corporation  shall be deemed to be occasioned
by, or to include,  (A) the acquisition of this corporation by another entity by
means of any transaction or series of related transactions  (including,  without
limitation,  any  reorganization,  merger or consolidation)  that results in the
transfer of more than fifty  percent  (50%) of the  outstanding  voting power of
this  corporation;  or (B) a sale of all or  substantially  all of the assets of
this corporation.

                      (ii) In any of such events, if the consideration  received
by this corporation is other than cash, the value of such  consideration will be
deemed its fair market value. Any securities shall be valued as follows:

                              (A) Securities not subject to investment letter or
         other similar restrictions on free marketability covered by (B) below:

                                  (1) If  traded  on a  securities  exchange  or
              through the Nasdaq National  Market,  the value shall be deemed to
              be the average of the  closing  prices of the  securities  on such
              quotation  system over the thirty (30) day period ending three (3)
              days prior to the closing;

                                  (2) If actively traded  over-the-counter,  the
              value shall be deemed to be the average of the closing bid or sale
              prices  (whichever is applicable)  over the thirty (30) day period
              ending three (3) days prior to the closing; and

                                  (3) If there is no active public  market,  the
              value  shall  be  the  fair  market  value  thereof,  as  mutually
              determined  by this  corporation  and

                                       2

<PAGE>

              the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all then
              outstanding shares of Preferred Stock.

                              (B) The method of valuation of securities  subject
         to investment letter or other restrictions on free marketability (other
         than restrictions arising solely by virtue of a stockholder's status as
         an  affiliate  or  former  affiliate)  shall be to make an  appropriate
         discount  from the market value  determined as above in (A) (1), (2) or
         (3) to reflect the approximate  fair market value thereof,  as mutually
         determined by this  corporation  and the holders of at least a majority
         of the voting power of all then  outstanding  shares of such  Preferred
         Stock.

                      (iii) In the event  the  requirements  of this  subsection
3(b) are not complied with, this corporation shall forthwith either:

                              (A) cause such closing to be postponed  until such
         time as the requirements of this Section 3 have been complied with; or

                              (B) cancel  such  transaction,  in which event the
         rights,  preferences  and  privileges  of the  holders  of the Series A
         Preferred  Stock  shall  revert  to and be the  same  as  such  rights,
         preferences and privileges  existing  immediately  prior to the date of
         the first notice referred to in subsection 3(b)(iv) hereof.

                      (iv) This corporation  shall give each holder of record of
Series A Preferred Stock written notice of such impending  transaction not later
than twenty (20) days prior to the stockholders'  meeting called to approve such
transaction,  if  any,  or  twenty  (20)  days  prior  to the  closing  of  such
transaction, whichever is earlier, and shall also notify such holders in writing
of the final  approval  of such  transaction.  The first of such  notices  shall
describe the material terms and conditions of the impending  transaction and the
provisions of this Section 3, and this  corporation  shall  thereafter give such
holders prompt notice of any material changes. The transaction shall in no event
take place  sooner than twenty  (20) days after this  corporation  has given the
first  notice  provided  for  herein or sooner  than ten (10)  days  after  this
corporation  has given  notice of any  material  changes  provided  for  herein;
provided,  however,  that such periods may be shortened upon the written consent
of the holders of  Preferred  Stock that are  entitled to such notice  rights or
similar notice rights and that represent at least a majority of the voting power
of all then outstanding shares of such Preferred Stock.

         Section 4. Redemption. The Series A Preferred Stock is not redeemable.

         Section 5.  Conversion.  The  holders of the Series A  Preferred  Stock
shall have conversion rights as follows (the "Conversion Rights"):

                  (a) Right to Convert.  Each share of Series A Preferred  Stock
shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time after the
date of  issuance  of such

                                       3

<PAGE>

share,  at the office of this  corporation or any transfer agent for such stock,
into such number of fully paid and  nonassessable  shares of Common  Stock as is
determined by dividing the Original Series A Issue Price by the Conversion Price
applicable  to such share,  determined as hereafter  provided,  in effect on the
date the certificate is surrendered for conversion. The initial Conversion Price
per share for shares of Series A Preferred  Stock shall be the Original Series A
Issue  Price;  provided,  however,  that the  Conversion  Price for the Series A
Preferred Stock shall be subject to adjustment as set forth in subsection  5(c).
In  addition,  each share of Series A  Preferred  Stock shall  automatically  be
converted  into shares of Common  Stock at the  Conversion  Price at the time in
effect for such  Series A  Preferred  Stock on the first date after which all of
the  following  conditions  are  satisfied:  (i) the fourth  anniversary  of the
Purchase  Date has  occurred;  (ii) the Common  Stock is publicly  traded on the
American Stock Exchange,  other national stock exchange,  or the NASDAQ National
Market on such date,  and (3) the closing price for the Common Stock has equaled
or  exceeded  $6.00  per  share  (as  adjusted  for any  stock  splits  or other
recapitalizations  after the date hereof) for the ten  consecutive  trading days
immediately prior to such date.

                  (b)  Mechanics  of  Conversion.  Before any holder of Series A
Preferred  Stock  shall be  entitled  to convert  the same into shares of Common
Stock, he or she shall surrender the certificate or certificates therefor,  duly
endorsed,  at the office of this  corporation  or of any transfer  agent for the
Series A Preferred  Stock,  and shall give written notice to this corporation at
its  principal  corporate  office of the  election to convert the same and shall
state therein the name or names in which the  certificate  or  certificates  for
shares of Common  Stock are to be issued.  This  corporation  shall,  as soon as
practicable  thereafter,  issue and  deliver  at such  office to such  holder of
Series A  Preferred  Stock,  or to the nominee or  nominees  of such  holder,  a
certificate  or  certificates  for the number of shares of Common Stock to which
such holder shall be entitled as aforesaid.  Such conversion  shall be deemed to
have been made  immediately  prior to the close of  business on the date of such
surrender  of the shares of Series A Preferred  Stock to be  converted,  and the
person or persons  entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock  issuable upon
such  conversion  shall be treated  for all  purposes  as the  record  holder or
holders of such shares of Common Stock as of such date. If the  conversion is in
connection with an underwritten  offering of securities  registered  pursuant to
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the conversion may, at the option of any
holder  tendering  Series A Preferred Stock for conversion,  be conditioned upon
the closing with the  underwriters  of the sale of  securities  pursuant to such
offering, in which event the person(s) entitled to receive the Common Stock upon
conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to have converted
such Series A Preferred  Stock  until  immediately  prior to the closing of such
sale of securities.

                  (c) Conversion  Price  Adjustments of Preferred  Stock for New
Issuance, Splits, Dividends and Combinations. The Conversion Price of the Series
A Preferred Stock shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:

                           (i)

                                       4

<PAGE>

                              (A) If this  corporation  shall  issue,  after the
         date upon  which any  shares of Series A  Preferred  Stock  were  first
         issued (the "Purchase  Date"),  any Additional Stock (as defined below)
         without  consideration  or for a consideration  per share less than the
         Conversion  Price for such  series in effect  immediately  prior to the
         issuance of such Additional Stock, the Conversion Price for such series
         in effect  immediately  prior to each  such  issuance  shall  forthwith
         (except as  otherwise  provided  in this  clause  (i)) be adjusted to a
         price  determined by multiplying  such Conversion  Price by a fraction,
         the  numerator  of which shall be the number of shares of Common  Stock
         outstanding  immediately  prior to such issuance  (including  shares of
         Common Stock deemed to be issued  pursuant to subsection  5(c)(i)(E)(1)
         or (2)) plus the number of shares of Common  Stock  that the  aggregate
         consideration  received by this  corporation  for such  issuance  would
         purchase at such Conversion  Price;  and the denominator of which shall
         be the number of shares of Common Stock  outstanding  immediately prior
         to such issuance  (including shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued
         pursuant to subsection  5(c)(i)(E)(1) or (2)) plus the number of shares
         of such Additional Stock.

                              (B) No adjustment of the Conversion  Price for the
         Series A Preferred  Stock shall be made in an amount less than one cent
         per share,  provided that any  adjustments  that are not required to be
         made by reason of this sentence  shall be carried  forward and shall be
         either taken into account in any  subsequent  adjustment  made prior to
         three  (3)  years  from  the  date  of the  event  giving  rise  to the
         adjustment being carried forward,  or shall be made at the end of three
         (3) years  from the date of the  event  giving  rise to the  adjustment
         being carried  forward.  Except to the limited  extent  provided for in
         subsections  (E)(3) and (E)(4),  no adjustment of such Conversion Price
         pursuant to this subsection 5(c)(i) shall have the effect of increasing
         the Conversion Price above the Conversion  Price in effect  immediately
         prior to such adjustment.

                              (C) In the case of the  issuance  of Common  Stock
         for cash,  the  consideration  shall be deemed to be the amount of cash
         paid therefor before deducting any reasonable discounts, commissions or
         other expenses  allowed,  paid or incurred by this  corporation for any
         underwriting  or  otherwise  in  connection  with the issuance and sale
         thereof.

                              (D) In the  case  of the  issuance  of the  Common
         Stock for a  consideration  in whole or in part other  than  cash,  the
         consideration  other  than cash  shall be  deemed to be the fair  value
         thereof as  determined  by the Board of Directors  irrespective  of any
         accounting treatment.

                              (E) In the case of the issuance  (whether  before,
         on or after the  applicable  Purchase  Date) of options to  purchase or
         rights  to  subscribe  for  Common  Stock,  securities  by their  terms
         convertible  into or  exchangeable  for  Common  Stock  or

                                       5

<PAGE>

         options to  purchase or rights to  subscribe  for such  convertible  or
         exchangeable  securities,  the following provisions shall apply for all
         purposes of this subsection 5(c)(i) and subsection 5(c)(ii).

                                  (1) The aggregate  maximum number of shares of
              Common Stock deliverable upon exercise  (assuming the satisfaction
              of any conditions to exercisability, including without limitation,
              the passage of time,  but without  taking into  account  potential
              antidilution adjustments) of such options to purchase or rights to
              subscribe  for Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued at
              the  time  such   options  or  rights   were   issued  and  for  a
              consideration equal to the consideration (determined in the manner
              provided  in  subsections  5(c)(i)(C)  and  (c)(i)(D)),   if  any,
              received by the  corporation  upon the issuance of such options or
              rights plus the minimum exercise price provided in such options or
              rights  (without  taking  into  account   potential   antidilution
              adjustments) for the Common Stock covered thereby.

                                  (2) The aggregate  maximum number of shares of
              Common  Stock  deliverable  upon  conversion  of  or  in  exchange
              (assuming the satisfaction of any conditions to  convertibility or
              exchangeability,  including,  without  limitation,  the passage of
              time,  but without  taking  into  account  potential  antidilution
              adjustments) for any such  convertible or exchangeable  securities
              or upon the exercise of options to purchase or rights to subscribe
              for such  convertible  or  exchangeable  securities and subsequent
              conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued
              at the time such  securities were issued or such options or rights
              were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration, if
              any,  received  by the  corporation  for any such  securities  and
              related options or rights  (excluding any cash received on account
              of  accrued  interest  or  accrued  dividends),  plus the  minimum
              additional   consideration,   if  any,   to  be  received  by  the
              corporation  (without taking into account  potential  antidilution
              adjustments) upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or
              the exercise of any related  options or rights (the  consideration
              in  each  case  to  be  determined  in  the  manner   provided  in
              subsections 5(c)(i)(C) and (c)(i)(D)).

                                  (3) In the event of any  change in the  number
              of shares  of Common  Stock  deliverable  or in the  consideration
              payable  to this  corporation  upon  exercise  of such  options or
              rights or upon  conversion of or in exchange for such  convertible
              or  exchangeable  securities,  including,  but not  limited  to, a
              change resulting from the antidilution  provisions thereof (unless
              such options or rights or convertible or  exchangeable  securities
              were merely deemed to be included in the numerator and denominator
              for purposes of  determining  the number of shares of Common Stock
              outstanding for purposes of subsection 5(c)(i)(A)), the Conversion
              Price of the Series A  Preferred  Stock,  to the extent in any way
              affected by or computed using such options,  rights or securities,

                                       6

<PAGE>

              shall  be  recomputed  to  reflect  such  change,  but no  further
              adjustment  shall be made for the actual  issuance of Common Stock
              or any payment of such consideration upon the exercise of any such
              options  or  rights  or  the   conversion   or  exchange  of  such
              securities.

                                  (4) Upon the expiration of any such options or
              rights,  the termination of any such rights to convert or exchange
              or the  expiration  of any  options  or  rights  related  to  such
              convertible or exchangeable  securities,  the Conversion  Price of
              the Series A Preferred Stock, to the extent in any way affected by
              or computed using such options, rights or securities or options or
              rights related to such  securities  (unless such options or rights
              were merely deemed to be included in the numerator and denominator
              for purposes of  determining  the number of shares of Common Stock
              outstanding  for  purposes  of  subsection  5(c)(i)(A)),  shall be
              recomputed to reflect the issuance of only the number of shares of
              Common Stock (and  convertible  or  exchangeable  securities  that
              remain  in  effect)  actually  issued  upon the  exercise  of such
              options  or  rights,  upon  the  conversion  or  exchange  of such
              securities  or upon the exercise of the options or rights  related
              to such securities.

                                  (5) The  number  of  shares  of  Common  Stock
              deemed issued and the consideration  deemed paid therefor pursuant
              to  subsections  5(c)(i)(E)(1)  and  (2)  shall  be  appropriately
              adjusted to reflect any change,  termination  or expiration of the
              type described in either subsection 5(c)(i)(E)(3) or (4).

                      (ii)  "Additional  Stock"  shall mean any shares of Common
Stock issued (or deemed to have been issued  pursuant to subsection  5(c)(i)(E))
by this corporation after the Purchase Date other than

                              (A) Common Stock issuable or issued  pursuant to a
         transaction described in subsection 5(c)(iii) hereof;

                              (B)  up  to  5,000,000   shares  of  Common  Stock
         issuable  or issued to  employees,  consultants  or  directors  of this
         corporation   directly  or  pursuant  to  a  stock  incentive  plan  or
         restricted  stock  plan  approved  by the  Board of  Directors  of this
         corporation;

                              (C)  up  to  16,131,815  shares  of  Common  Stock
         issuable or issued upon exercise of options or warrants  outstanding as
         of the Purchase Date;

                              (D) shares of Common Stock issuable or issued upon
         conversion  of  the  Series  A  Preferred  Stock  or  as  dividends  or
         distributions on the Series A Preferred Stock; or

                                       7

<PAGE>

                              (E) shares of Common  Stock  issued,  or shares of
         Common  Stock  issuable  upon the  conversion  of warrants  issued,  in
         connection with a private round of equity financing.

                      (iii) In the event this corporation  should at any time or
from time to time after the Purchase Date fix a record date for the effectuation
of a split or  subdivision  of the  outstanding  shares of  Common  Stock or the
determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive a dividend or other
distribution payable in additional shares of Common Stock or other securities or
rights  convertible into, or entitling the holder thereof to receive directly or
indirectly,  additional  shares  of Common  Stock  (hereinafter  referred  to as
"Common Stock Equivalents")  without payment of any consideration by such holder
for the  additional  shares  of Common  Stock or the  Common  Stock  Equivalents
(including  the additional  shares of Common Stock  issuable upon  conversion or
exercise  thereof),  then,  as of such record date (or the date of such dividend
distribution,  split or subdivision if no record date is fixed),  the Conversion
Price of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be  appropriately  decreased so that
the number of shares of Common  Stock  issuable on  conversion  of each share of
such series shall be increased in  proportion  to such increase of the aggregate
of shares of Common Stock  outstanding  and those  issuable with respect to such
Common Stock Equivalents.

                      (iv) If the number of shares of Common  Stock  outstanding
at any time  after  the  Purchase  Date is  decreased  by a  combination  of the
outstanding  shares of Common  Stock,  then,  following  the record date of such
combination,  the  Conversion  Price for the Series A  Preferred  Stock shall be
appropriately increased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on
conversion of each share of such series shall be decreased in proportion to such
decrease in outstanding shares.

                  (d) Other  Distributions.  In the event this corporation shall
declare a  distribution  payable in  securities of other  persons,  evidences of
indebtedness issued by this corporation or other persons, assets (excluding cash
dividends) or options or rights not referred to in subsection  5(c)(iii),  then,
in each such case for the purpose of this  subsection  5(d),  the holders of the
Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to a proportionate  share of any such
distribution  as though  they were the holders of the number of shares of Common
Stock of this  corporation  into which their shares of Series A Preferred  Stock
are convertible as of the record date fixed for the determination of the holders
of Common Stock of this corporation entitled to receive such distribution.

                  (e)  Recapitalizations.  If at any  time or from  time to time
there shall be a recapitalization of the Common Stock (other than a subdivision,
combination  or merger or sale of assets  transaction  provided for elsewhere in
this Section 5 or in Section 3)  provision  shall be made so that the holders of
the Series A Preferred  Stock  shall  thereafter  be  entitled  to receive  upon
conversion  of the  Series A  Preferred  Stock the  number of shares of stock or
other  securities or property of this corporation or otherwise to which a holder
of Common Stock

                                       8

<PAGE>

deliverable upon conversion  would have been entitled on such  recapitalization.
In any such case, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the application of the
provisions  of this  Section 5 with  respect to the rights of the holders of the
Series  A  Preferred  Stock  after  the  recapitalization  to the end  that  the
provisions of this Section 5 (including  adjustment of the Conversion Price then
in effect and the number of shares  purchasable  upon conversion of the Series A
Preferred  Stock) shall be applicable  after that event as nearly  equivalent as
may be practicable.

                  (f) No Impairment.  This corporation will not, by amendment of
its   Certificate   of    Incorporation    or   through   any    reorganization,
recapitalization,  transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue
or sale of securities or any other voluntary action,  avoid or seek to avoid the
observance  or  performance  of any of the  terms to be  observed  or  performed
hereunder by this corporation, but will at all times in good faith assist in the
carrying  out of all the  provisions  of this Section 5 and in the taking of all
such  action  as may be  necessary  or  appropriate  in  order  to  protect  the
Conversion  Rights  of the  holders  of the  Series A  Preferred  Stock  against
impairment.

                  (g) No Fractional Shares and Certificate as to Adjustments.

                      (i)  No  fractional   shares  shall  be  issued  upon  the
conversion  of any share or  shares of the  Series A  Preferred  Stock,  and the
number of shares of Common Stock to be issued shall be determined by rounding to
the nearest whole share. Such conversion shall be determined on the basis of the
total  number of shares of Series A  Preferred  Stock the  holder is at the time
converting  into  Common  Stock and such  rounding  shall apply to the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon such aggregate conversion.

                      (ii)   Upon  the   occurrence   of  each   adjustment   or
readjustment  of the  Conversion  Price of Series A Preferred  Stock pursuant to
this Section 5, this  corporation,  at its expense,  shall promptly compute such
adjustment or  readjustment  in accordance with the terms hereof and prepare and
furnish to each holder of Series A Preferred  Stock a certificate  setting forth
such adjustment or readjustment  and showing in detail the facts upon which such
adjustment or readjustment is based.  This corporation  shall,  upon the written
request at any time of any holder of Series A Preferred Stock,  furnish or cause
to be  furnished  to such  holder  a like  certificate  setting  forth  (A) such
adjustment  and  readjustment,  (B) the  Conversion  Price  for such  series  of
Preferred  Stock at the time in  effect,  and (C) the number of shares of Common
Stock  and the  amount,  if any,  of other  property  that at the time  would be
received upon the conversion of a share of Series A Preferred Stock.

                  (h) Notices of Record Date. In the event of any taking by this
corporation  of a record  of the  holders  of any  class of  securities  for the
purpose of  determining  the  holders  thereof  who are  entitled to receive any
dividend  (other  than a cash  dividend)  or other  distribution,  any  right to
subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of stock of any class or
any  other  securities  or  property,  or  to  receive  any  other  right,  this
corporation

                                        9

<PAGE>

shall mail to each holder of Series A Preferred Stock, at least twenty (20) days
prior to the date specified  therein,  a notice specifying the date on which any
such record is to be taken for the  purpose of such  dividend,  distribution  or
right, and the amount and character of such dividend, distribution or right.

                  (i)  Reservation  of  Stock  Issuable  Upon  Conversion.  This
corporation  shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized
but unissued shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock,  solely for the purpose
of effecting the  conversion  of the shares of the Series A Preferred  Stock and
for paying the dividend  required  pursuant to Section 2 hereof,  such number of
its  shares of Common  Stock and  Preferred  Stock as shall from time to time be
sufficient to effect the  conversion of all  outstanding  shares of the Series A
Preferred  Stock and to pay all  accumulated  dividends;  and if at any time the
number of  authorized  but unissued  shares of Common  Stock or Preferred  Stock
shall not be  sufficient  for either  such  purpose,  in  addition to such other
remedies as shall be available  to the holder of such Series A Preferred  Stock,
this  corporation  will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its
counsel,  be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued  shares of Common
Stock or Preferred  Stock, as the case may be, to such number of shares as shall
be sufficient for such purposes, including, without limitation, engaging in best
efforts to obtain the requisite  stockholder approval of any necessary amendment
to this Certificate

                  (j) Notices.  Any notice  required by the  provisions  of this
Section 5 to be given to the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall
be deemed given if deposited in the United  States mail,  postage  prepaid,  and
addressed to each holder of record at his address appearing on the books of this
corporation.

         Section 6. Voting Rights.

                  (a) General Voting Rights.  The holder of each share of Series
A  Preferred  Stock  shall  have the right to one vote for each  share of Common
Stock into which such share of Series A Preferred Stock could then be converted,
and with  respect to such vote,  such holder  shall have full voting  rights and
powers equal to the voting rights and powers of the holders of Common Stock, and
shall be  entitled,  notwithstanding  any  provision  hereof,  to  notice of any
stockholders'  meeting in accordance  with the bylaws of this  Corporation,  and
shall be entitled to vote,  together with holders of Common Stock,  with respect
to any  question  upon  which  holders  of Common  Stock have the right to vote.
Fractional  votes shall not,  however,  be permitted and any  fractional  voting
rights  available on an  as-converted  basis (after  aggregating all shares into
which shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by each holder could be converted)
shall be rounded to the  nearest  whole  number  (with  one-half  being  rounded
upward).

                  (b) Voting for the Election of  Directors.  As long as 500,000
or more of the  shares of Series A  Preferred  Stock  originally  issued  remain
outstanding,  the holders of such  shares of Series A  Preferred  Stock shall be
entitled to elect two (2) directors of this  corporation

                                       10

<PAGE>

at each annual  election of directors.  In the case of any vacancy (other than a
vacancy  caused by  removal)  in the  office of a director  occurring  among the
directors  elected by the  holders of the Series A Preferred  Stock  pursuant to
this Section 6(b), the remaining director so elected by that class or series (or
if there are no such  directors  remaining,  the  holders of a  majority  of the
shares of that class or series),  may elect a successor  or  successors  to hold
office for the unexpired term of the director or directors whose place or places
shall be vacant.  Any  director  who shall have been elected by the holders of a
class or series of stock or by any  directors  so  elected  as  provided  in the
immediately  preceding  sentence hereof may be removed during the aforesaid term
of office,  either with or without cause,  by, and only by, the affirmative vote
of the  holders of the shares of the class or series of stock  entitled to elect
such  director  or  directors,  given  either  at  a  special  meeting  of  such
stockholders  duly called for that  purpose or pursuant to a written  consent of
stockholders,  and any vacancy  thereby  created may be filled by the holders of
that  class or  series  of stock  represented  at the  meeting  or  pursuant  to
unanimous written consent.

         Section 7. Protective Provisions.

                  (a) So long as at least  500,000  shares of Series A Preferred
Stock remain  outstanding,  this corporation shall not take any of the following
actions  without first  obtaining the approval (by vote or written  consent,  as
provided  by law) of the  holders  of at least  662/3%  of the then  outstanding
shares of Series A Preferred Stock:

                      (i) alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges,
or the restrictions provided for the benefit of the shares of Series A Preferred
Stock;

                      (ii) authorize or issue, or obligate itself to issue,  any
other  equity  security,  including  any  other  security  convertible  into  or
exercisable  for any equity  security  having a preference  over,  or being on a
parity  with,  the Series A Preferred  Stock with  respect to  dividends or upon
liquidation; or

                      (iii) reclassify any outstanding  stock into shares having
a  preference  over,  or on a parity  with,  the Series A  Preferred  Stock with
respect to liquidation preferences or dividends.

         Section 8. Status of Converted Stock. In the event any shares of Series
A Preferred Stock shall be converted pursuant to Section 5 hereof, the shares so
converted shall be canceled and shall not be issuable by this  corporation.  The
Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation shall be appropriately  amended
to effect the corresponding  reduction in this corporation's  authorized capital
stock.

         This  Certificate  of  Designation  has been signed by the President of
this corporation on March __, 2001.

                                       11

<PAGE>

                                ________________________________________________
                                President and Chief Executive Officer

                                       12ASSET BACKED LOAN DATED 03/30/2001

Exhibit 10.74

CONFORMED COPY

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

by and among

PARK AVENUE RECEIVABLES CORPORATION,

THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,

as Funding Agent

and

THE SEVERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME,

as APA Banks

30 March, 2001

(IKON Capital Plc)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

	 ARTICLE I 	 DEFINITIONS

	 1 
	      SECTION 1.1 	 Incorporation by Reference 

	 1 
	      SECTION 1.2 	 Other Defined Terms 

	 1 
	 ARTICLE II 	 PURCHASE COMMITMENT 

	 7 
	      SECTION 2.1 	 Liquidity Purchases 

	 7 
	      SECTION 2.2 	 Several Commitments of the APA Banks 

	 8 
	      SECTION 2.3 	 Nonrecourse Nature of Transactions 

	 9 
	      SECTION 2.4 	 Payments; Indemnity 

	 9 
	      SECTION 2.5 	 Reduction of Commitment 

	 10 
	 ARTICLE III 	 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 

	 10 
	      SECTION 3.1 	 PARCO Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties 

	 10 
	      SECTION 3.2 	 Representations and Warranties of the APA Banks 

	 10 
	 ARTICLE IV 	 THE FUNDING AGENT 

	 11 
	      SECTION 4.1 	 Appointment 

	 11 
	      SECTION 4.2 	 Delegation of Duties 

	 11 
	      SECTION 4.3 	 Exculpatory Provisions 

	 11 
	      SECTION 4.4 	 Reliance by Funding Agent 

	 12 
	      SECTION 4.5 	 Notices 

	 12 
	      SECTION 4.6 	 Non-reliance on the Funding Agent 

	 12 
	      SECTION 4.7 	 Indemnification 

	 12 
	      SECTION 4.8 	 The Funding Agent in Its Individual Capacity 

	 13 
	      SECTION 4.9 	 Successor Funding Agent 

	 13 
	      SECTION 4.10 	 Chase Conflict Waiver 

	 13 
	 ARTICLE V 	 MISCELLANEOUS 

	 13 
	      SECTION 5.1 	 Waivers; Amendments, etc. 

	 13 
	      SECTION 5.2 	 Notices 

	 14 
	      SECTION 5.3 	 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction 

	 14 
	      SECTION 5.4 	 Severability; Counterparts; Waiver of Setoff 

	 14 
	 SECTION 5.5 

	 Successors and Assigns: Participations; Assignments 

	14 
	      SECTION 5.6 	 Effectiveness of this Agreement 

	 16 
	      SECTION 5.7 	 No Petition 

	 16 
	      SECTION 5.8 	 Waiver of Trial by Jury 

	 16 
	      SECTION 5.9 	 Limited Recourse 

	 16 
	      SECTION 5.10 	 Liability of Funding Agent 

	 17 
	 EXHIBIT A FORM OF TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT 

	 19 
	 EXHIBIT B NOTICE ADDRESSES 

	 24 

i

	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 ANNEX I COMMITMENTS 

	 25 

ii

ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

(IKON Capital Plc)

      THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of 30 March, 2001 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, this “Agreement”), is by and among
PARK AVENUE RECEIVABLES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns, “PARCO”), THE SEVERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SET FORTH ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO and the Persons which from time to time may
become a party hereto in accordance with Section 5.5(c) (the “APA Banks”) and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as funding agent for the benefit of PARCO and the APA Banks (in such capacity, the “Funding Agent”), with
respect to the transactions contemplated by the Asset Backed Loan Agreement.

     The parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

 DEFINITIONS

     SECTION 1.1    Incorporation by Reference. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings attributed to such terms in, or
incorporated by reference into, the Asset Backed Loan Agreement.

     SECTION 1.2    Other Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

     “Adjusted Liquidity Price” means, in determining the Purchase Price with respect to any Purchase Amount on any Purchase Date prior to the occurrence of a Trigger Event, an
amount equal to

OC + NDR

where:   

	OC= 	 	the product of (a) the APA Bank Purchase Percentage for such Purchase Date and (b) all Collections received by the Originator and/or the Servicer or the Borrower during the collection period covered by the most
recent Servicer Report which are due and owing to the Funding Agent, PARCO and/or the APA Banks under the Asset Backed Loan Agreement and which have not yet been remitted to the Funding Agent; and
	 	 	 
	NDR=	 	the product of (a) the APA Bank Purchase Percentage for such Purchase Date and (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Funded Receivables plus (ii) to the extent not included in OC above, all amounts
payable by the Borrower and/or the Originator pursuant to Section 2.3(c)(i) and (ii) of the Asset Backed Loan Agreement minus (iii) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Funded Receivables that are Defaulted Receivables.

Each of the foregoing shall be determined from the most recent Servicer Report delivered to the Funding Agent.

     “Affected APA Bank” is defined in Section 5.5(c).

1

     “Agent” means Chase, as administrative agent on behalf of PARCO, and its successors and assigns in such capacity.

     “Aggregate Commitment” shall mean the Approved Currency Equivalent of $127,500,000.

     “Agreement” is defined in the recitals hereto.

     “APA Bank Net Investment” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount paid to the Borrower by the APA Banks in connection with any Incremental Borrowing pursuant to
Section 2.1 of the Asset Backed Loan Agreement plus (b) the aggregate Purchase Price paid to PARCO by the APA Banks pursuant to Section 2.1 minus the aggregate amount of Collections received by the Funding Agent and remitted by the
Funding Agent to the APA Banks in reduction of APA Bank Net Investment pursuant to Section 2.4(a)(iii) of this Agreement or in reduction of the APA Bank’s Capital pursuant to Section 1.03(c)(iii) of the Asset Backed Loan Agreement;
provided that the APA Bank Net Investment shall be restored in the amount of any Collections and other amounts so received and applied if, at any time, the distribution thereof is rescinded or otherwise must be returned for any
reason.

     “APA Bank Interest” means the APA Banks’ security interest granted pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Asset Backed Loan Agreement and from PARCO pursuant to this Agreement in
an amount equal to the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the excess, if any, of (a) the sum of (i) the aggregate Purchase Amounts specified by PARCO in Sale Notices delivered pursuant to Section 2.1 and (ii) the
aggregate amount advanced by the APA Banks pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Asset Backed Loan Agreement over (b) the aggregate amount of Collections received by the Funding Agent and remitted by the Funding Agent to the APA Banks in reduction of the
APA Bank Net Investment pursuant to Section 2.4(a)(iii) of this Agreement or in reduction of the APA Bank’s Outstanding Loans pursuant to Section 2.3(c)(iii) of the Asset Backed Loan Agreement (unless the APA Bank Net Investment or the APA
Banks’ Outstanding Loans shall have been restored because such distribution was rescinded or otherwise returned for any reason) and the denominator of which is the Net Investment; provided that the APA Bank Interest shall be zero on any
date that the APA Bank Net Investment is zero.

     “APA Bank Purchase Percentage” means, for any Purchase Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the Purchase Amount for such Purchase Date and
denominator of which is the Net Investment on such Purchase Date.

     “APA Banks” is defined in the recitals hereto.

     “Approved Currency” shall mean United States dollars and Sterling.

     “Approved Currency Equivalent” shall mean the value expressed in Approved Currencies as determined by the Applicable Forward Rate(s) of the applicable FX Hedging
Agreements.

     “Article” means a numbered article of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified.

     “Asset Backed Loan Agreement” means the loan agreement dated as of 30 March, 2001 between the Borrower, the Originator, PARCO, the APA Banks and Chase.

     “Available Commitment” of any APA Bank means, on any date of determination, the excess, if any, of such APA Bank’s Commitment over such APA Bank’s Pro Rata Share
of

2

 the APA Bank Net Investment; provided, however that the Available Commitment of any APA Bank shall be reduced to zero on the Scheduled Commitment Termination Date.

     “Chase” means The Chase Manhattan Bank, a New York banking corporation, and its successors and assigns.

     “Chase Roles” is defined in Section 4.10.

     “Commercial Paper” means the short-term promissory notes of PARCO issued in the United States commercial paper market.

     “Commitment” of any APA Bank means the amount set forth on Annex I hereto opposite such APA Bank’s name, or in its Transfer Supplement, as the same may be reduced from time
to time in accordance with Section 2.5 or Section 5.5(c).

     “Commitment Expiry Date” shall mean the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which the Net Investment shall have been reduced to zero and all amounts due and owing to PARCO and
the APA Banks under the Asset Backed Loan Agreement shall have been indefeasibly paid in full (as certified by the Funding Agent) and the Commitments have reduced to zero pursuant to Section 2.5(ii) and (ii) the Scheduled Commitment Termination
Date.

     “Defaulting APA Bank” is defined in Section 2.2(b).

     “Discount” means the amount of discount or interest to accrue on or in respect to the Commercial Paper allocated, in whole or in part, by the Funding Agent to fund the purchase
or maintenance of the PARCO Net Investment (including, without limitation, any discount or interest attributable to the commissions of placement agents and dealers in respect of such Commercial Paper and any costs associated with funding small or
odd-lot amounts, to the extent that such commissions or costs are allocated, in whole or in part, to such Commercial Paper by the Funding Agent).

      “Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of
the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or (b) if such rate is
not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations at approximately 11:00 A.M. (New York time) on such day on such transactions received by the Funding Agent from three (3) federal funds brokers of recognized
standing selected by the Funding Agent in its sole discretion.

     “Funded Assets” means each Funded Receivable and all Related Security and Collections with respect thereto.

      “Funded Receivables” means all of the Receivables funded by PARCO under the Asset Backed Loan Agreement.

      “Funding Account” is defined in Section 2.4(a).

      “Funding Agent” means Chase, in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the benefit of PARCO and the APA Banks under the Asset Backed Loan Agreement, for the benefit of
the APA Banks under this Agreement, and for the benefit of PARCO pursuant to Section 2.4(a) of this Agreement, and not in its individual capacity or as an APA Bank.

3

     “Manager” means Global Securitization Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as manager on behalf of PARCO, and its successors and assigns in such
capacity.

     “Net Investment” means, at any time, the aggregate amount paid by PARCO or the APA Banks in connection with any Incremental Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Asset Backed
Loan Agreement minus the aggregate amount of Collections received by the Funding Agent and remitted by the Funding Agent to PARCO or the APA Banks in reduction of Net Investment pursuant to Section 2.4(a)(iii) of this Agreement or in
reduction of the Outstanding Loans pursuant to Section 2.3(c)(iii) of the Asset Backed Loan Agreement; provided that the Net Investment shall be restored in the amount of any Collections and other amounts so received and applied if, at any
time, the distribution thereof is rescinded or otherwise must be returned for any reason.

     “Non-Defaulting APA Bank” is defined in Section 2.2(b).

     “PARCO” is defined in the recitals hereto.

     “PARCO Insolvency Event” means, with respect to PARCO, the occurrence of any one or more of the following: (a) any proceeding shall have been instituted by PARCO seeking to
adjudicate it as bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of
debtors, or seeking the entry of any order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee or other similar official for it or any substantial part of its property, or (b) any proceeding of the type described in the foregoing clause (a) shall
be instituted against PARCO and shall have remained undismissed for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days, or an order granting relief requested in any such proceeding shall be entered.

     “PARCO Interest” means, on any date of determination, PARCO’s security interest granted pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Asset Backed Loan Agreement in an amount equal to
the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate amount advanced by PARCO pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Asset Backed Loan Agreement over (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate Purchase Amounts
specified by PARCO in Sale Notices delivered pursuant to Section 2.1 and (ii) the aggregate amount of Collections received by the Funding Agent and remitted by the Funding Agent to PARCO in reduction of PARCO Net Investment pursuant to Section
2.4(a)(iii) of this Agreement or in reduction of PARCO’s Outstanding Loan pursuant to Section 2.3(c)(iii) of the Asset Backed Loan Agreement (unless the PARCO Net Investment or PARCO’s Capital shall have been restored because such
distribution was rescinded or otherwise returned for any reason) and the denominator of which is the Net Investment.

     “PARCO Net Investment” means, at any time, the aggregate amount paid to the Borrower by PARCO in connection with any Incremental Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Asset
Backed Loan Agreement minus the sum of (a) the aggregate Purchase Prices received by PARCO (less any amount thereof attributable to Discount or Unaccrued Discount) pursuant to Section 2.1 and (b) the aggregate amount of Collections received
by the Funding Agent and remitted by the Funding Agent to PARCO in reduction of PARCO Net Investment pursuant to Section 2.4(a)(iii) of this Agreement or in reduction of PARCO’s Outstanding Loans pursuant to Section 2.3(c)(iii) of the Asset
Backed Loan Agreement; provided that the PARCO Net Investment shall be restored in the amount of any Collections and other amounts so received and applied if, at any time, the distribution thereof is rescinded or otherwise must be returned
for any reason.

4

     “PARCO Residual Amount” is defined in Section 2.4(d).

     “PARCO Termination Event” means the providers of PARCO’s program liquidity and/or letter of credit facilities shall have given notice that an event of default has occurred
and is continuing under their respective agreements with PARCO.

     “Participation” is defined in Section 5.5(b).

     “Pro Rata Share” of any APA Bank means, on any date of determination, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of such APA Bank’s Commitment to the Aggregate Commitment on
such date; provided that on any date after the Commitment Expiry Date the Pro Rata Share of any APA Bank shall be such APA Bank’s Pro Rata Share on the Commitment Expiry Date.

     “Purchase Amount” means for any Purchase Date the amount of the PARCO Net Investment specified by PARCO in the Sale Notice for such Purchase Date; provided, however, that the
Purchase Amount specified by PARCO for any Purchase Date shall not exceed the amount that will reduce the PARCO Interest to zero.

     “Purchase Date” means a date specified by PARCO in a Sale Notice as being the effective date of PARCO’s assignment to the APA Banks of the Purchase Percentage with respect
to such Purchase Date of the PARCO Interest.

     “Purchase Percentage” means, for any Purchase Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the Purchase Amount for such Purchase Date and denominator
of which is the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate amount advanced by PARCO to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Asset Backed Loan Agreement over (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate Purchase Amount specified by PARCO in Sales Notices
delivered pursuant to Section 2.1 and (ii) the aggregate amount of Collections received by the Funding Agent and remitted by the Funding Agent to PARCO in reduction of PARCO Net Investment pursuant to Section 2.4(a)(iii) of this Agreement or in
reduction of PARCO’s Outstanding Loan pursuant to Section 2.3(c)(iii) of the Asset Backed Loan Agreement (unless the PARCO Net Investment or PARCO’s Outstanding Loan shall have been restored because such distribution was rescinded or
otherwise returned for any reason) on such Purchase Date.

     “Purchase Price” means, (a) on any Purchase Date on or prior to the date of the occurrence of a Trigger Event, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the lesser of (A) the Approved
Currency Equivalent of the Purchase Amount for such Purchase Date and (B) the Adjusted Liquidity Price with respect to such Purchase Amount, plus (ii) the sum of (A) the Purchase Percentage with respect to such Purchase Date of all accrued
and unpaid Discount and (B) the Unaccrued Discount with respect to such Purchase Amount and (b) on any Purchase Date after the date of the occurrence of a Trigger Event, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Approved Currency Equivalent of the
Purchase Amount for such Purchase Date plus (ii) the sum of (A) the Purchase Percentage with respect to such Purchase Date of all accrued and unpaid Discount and (B) the Unaccrued Discount with respect to such Purchase Amount;
provided, that, if on the date of the occurrence of such Trigger Event, the Approved Currency Equivalent of the Net Investment exceeds the Termination Date Balance (the amount of such excess, the “Loss Amount”), the amount in
clause (b)(i) above on any Purchase Date occurring after the occurrence of such Trigger Event shall be reduced by an amount equal to the APA Bank Purchase Percentage for such Purchase Date of the Loss Amount.

     “Purchase Price Deficit” is defined in Section 2.2(b).

     “Purchaser” is defined in Section 5.5(c).

5

      “Rating Agencies” means on any date of determination the rating agencies then rating the Commercial Paper at the request of PARCO.

      “Rating Confirmation” means, with respect to PARCO and any material amendment, modification, waiver or other action to be taken pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, a
confirmation by each of the Rating Agencies that such proposed material amendment, modification, waiver or action shall not result in a downgrade or withdrawal of such Rating Agency’s then current rating of the Commercial Paper.

      “Reduction Percentage” means, with respect to any Purchase for which the Adjusted Liquidity Price or Termination Date Balance is included in the calculation of the
Purchase Price therefor, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the PARCO Residual Amount for such Purchase and the denominator of which is the sum of (i) the Adjusted Liquidity Price or the Termination Date Balance, as
applicable, and (ii) the PARCO Residual Amount.

     “Required APA Banks” means APA Banks having Pro Rata Shares in the aggregate at least equal to 66-2/3%; provided that the Commitment of any Defaulting APA Bank that has
not paid all amounts due and owing by it in respect of purchases it was obliged to make shall not be included in the Aggregate Commitment for purposes of this definition.

     “Sale Notice” means an irrevocable written notice given by an authorized signer or authorized officer of PARCO (or on behalf of PARCO by Chase, in its capacity as the Agent) to
the Funding Agent committing to sell, assign and transfer to the APA Banks, all or a percentage of the PARCO Interest, which notice shall designate (a) the applicable Purchase Date, (b) the amount of the PARCO Net Investment to be purchased by the
APA Banks on such Purchase Date, (c) the Purchase Percentage and the APA Bank Purchase Percentage for such Purchase Date, (d) the Purchase Price (including a calculation of the Purchase Price), (e) that no PARCO Insolvency Event has occurred and (f)
wire transfer instructions specifying the account(s) into which the proceeds of the Purchase Price shall be deposited.

     “Scheduled Commitment Termination Date” means 28 March 2002, as such date may be extended for an additional period of time up to 364 days from time to time in writing by PARCO,
the Funding Agent and the APA Banks.

     “Section” means a numbered section of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

     “Termination Date Balance” means, on the date of occurrence of a Trigger Event, an amount equal to:

OC + NDR

     where:

	 OC=

	 	all Collections received by the Originator and/or the Servicer or the Borrower during the collection period covered by the Servicer Report delivered to the Funding Agent on or immediately prior to the date of
the occurrence of such Trigger Event which are due and owing to the Funding Agent, PARCO and/or the APA Banks under the Asset Backed Loan Agreement and which have not yet been remitted to the Funding Agent.

6

     

	NDR=	 	the sum of (i) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Funded Receivables plus (ii) to the extent not included in OC above, all amounts payable by the Borrower and/or the Originator pursuant to Section 2.3(c)(i) and (ii)
of the Asset Backed Loan Agreement minus (iii) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Funded Receivables that are Defaulted Receivables.
	 	 	 
	Each of the foregoing shall be determined from the Servicer Report delivered to the Funding Agent on or immediately prior to the date of the occurrence of such Trigger Event.

      “Transaction Documents” is defined in Section 3.1.

     “Transaction Parties” is defined in Section 3.1.

     “Transfer Supplement” is defined in Section 5.5(c).

     “Unaccrued Discount” means on any Purchase Date with respect to any Purchase Amount, the Discount that would have accrued on the Commercial Paper allocated, in whole or in part,
by the Funding Agent to fund the purchase or maintenance of such Purchase Amount subsequent to such Purchase Date to the maturity date thereof if the related reduction in the PARCO Net Investment had not occurred.

ARTICLE II

 PURCHASE COMMITMENT

     SECTION 2.1    Liquidity Purchases.

     (a)    Sales by PARCO. From time to time prior to the Commitment Expiry Date, PARCO may, and on the Commitment Expiry Date or upon the occurrence of a PARCO Termination
Event, PARCO shall be obligated to deliver a Sale Notice to the Funding Agent. Each Sale Notice shall be delivered by PARCO to the Funding Agent prior to 12.30P.M. (New York time) on the proposed Purchase Date and shall constitute an irrevocable
offer by PARCO to sell the Purchase Percentage with respect to such Purchase Date of the PARCO Interest described therein at the Purchase Price. The Purchase Amount set forth in any Sale Notice delivered by PARCO on the Commitment Expiry Date or
upon the occurrence of a PARCO Termination Event shall equal the PARCO Net Investment. Each Sale Notice delivered by PARCO shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by PARCO that no PARCO Insolvency Event shall have occurred and be
continuing. Each APA Bank hereby agrees to purchase from PARCO its Pro Rata Share of the Purchase Percentage of the PARCO Interest for a purchase price equal to its Pro Rata Share of the Purchase Price on the Purchase Date (which date, subject to
Section 2.1(b) below, may be the same as the date of the Sale Notice). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the APA Banks shall have no obligation to purchase the PARCO Interest or any portion thereof from PARCO if,
on such Purchase Date, a PARCO Insolvency Event shall have occurred and be continuing. The Funding Agent shall promptly advise the APA Banks (by telecopy or by telephone call promptly confirmed in writing by telecopy) of the receipt and content of
any Sale Notice delivered to it by PARCO and shall promptly advise PARCO of the Purchase Price and each APA Bank of its Pro Rata Share of the Purchase Price. The Purchase Price shall be deposited in immediately available funds into the account(s)
specified by PARCO in the related Sale Notice.

     (b)    Timing of Sale Notice and Purchase Date. If, at or prior to 12.30P.M. (New York time) on any Business Day, PARCO delivers a Sale Notice to the Funding Agent
specifying

7

 that a Purchase Date shall be the same date as the date of the Sale Notice, the Funding Agent shall, by no later than 1.30P.M. (New York time) on such Business Day, notify each APA Bank of such Sale Notice. Each APA Bank
shall make a purchase of its Pro Rata Share of the Purchase Percentage of the PARCO Interest by advancing immediately available funds on such date to the account of PARCO maintained at the principal office of the Funding Agent no later than 3.00P.M.
(New York time). Notwithstanding the fact that a Purchase Date may occur on a date which is later than the date on which the Sale Notice is delivered to the Funding Agent, the several obligation of each APA Bank of accept such transfer and to make
payment of the amount required to be paid by it pursuant to Section 2.2 shall arise immediately upon receipt by the Funding Agent of a Sale Notice. Regardless of when the Sale Notice is received, any APA Bank may designate any one or more of its
domestic or foreign branches, offices or affiliates through which it will fund its Pro Rata Share of the Purchase Price for a Purchase, and the term “APA Bank” shall include any such branch, office or affiliate for such purchase.

     SECTION 2.2    Several Commitments of the APA Banks.

     (a)    Funding upon Receipt of a Sale Notice. Each APA Bank hereby absolutely and unconditionally (except as provided in Section 2.1(a)) severally commits to PARCO and to
the Funding Agent to provide the Funding Agent, on each Purchase Date (if notice has been given in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the principal office of the Funding Agent in The City of New York for delivery to PARCO, with immediately available
funds in an amount equal to such APA Bank’s Pro Rata Share of the Purchase Price with respect to such Purchase Date, whereupon such APA Bank shall become the sole owner of its Pro Rata Share of the APA Bank Purchase Percentage with respect to
such Purchase Date of the Funded Assets. The APA Banks several obligations under this Section 2.2(a) to provide the Funding Agent with funds shall terminate on the Commitment Expiry Date. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 2.2(a) or
elsewhere in this Agreement to the contrary, no APA Bank shall be obligated to provide the Funding Agent with aggregate funds in connection with a Purchase in an amount that would exceed such APA Bank’s Available Commitment then in effect. The
failure of any APA Bank to make its Pro Rata Share of the Purchase Price available to the Funding Agent shall not relieve any other APA Bank of its obligations thereunder.

     (b)    Defaulting APA Banks. If, by 2.00P.M. (New York time) on any Purchase Date, one or more APA Banks (each, a “Defaulting APA Bank”, and each APA Bank
other than the Defaulting APA Bank being referred to as a “Non-Defaulting APA Bank”) fails to make its Pro Rata Share of the Purchase Price available to the Funding Agent pursuant to Section 2.1(b) (the aggregate amount not so made
available to the Funding Agent being herein called the “Purchase Price Deficit”), then the Funding Agent shall, by no later than 2.30P.M. (New York time) on such Purchase Date, instruct each Non-Defaulting APA Bank to pay, by no
later than 3.00P.M. (New York time) on such Purchase Date, in immediately available funds, to the accounts designated by the Funding Agent, an amount equal to the lessor of (x) such Non-Defaulting APA Bank’s proportionate share (based upon the
relative Commitments of the Non-Defaulting APA Banks) of the Purchase Price Deficit and (y) its Available Commitment. A Defaulting APA Bank shall forthwith, upon demand, pay the Funding Agent for the rateable benefit of the Non-Defaulting APA Banks
all amounts paid by each Non-Defaulting APA Bank on behalf of such Defaulting APA Bank, together with interest thereon, for each day from the date a payment was made by a Non-Defaulting APA Bank until the date such Non-Defaulting APA Bank has been
paid such amounts in full, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Federal Funds Rate plus 2%. In addition, without prejudice to any other rights that PARCO may have under applicable law, each Defaulting APA Bank shall pay to PARCO, forthwith
upon demand, the difference between the Defaulting APA Bank’s unpaid Pro Rata Share of the Purchase Price and the amount paid with respect thereto by the Non-Defaulting APA Banks, together with interest thereon, for each day from the date of
the Funding Agent’s request for such Defaulting

8

 APA Bank’s Pro Rata Share of the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2.1(b) until the date the requisite amount is paid to PARCO in full, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Federal Funds Rate plus 2%.

     SECTION 2.3    Nonrecourse Nature of Transactions. Each of the Funding Agent and the APA Banks hereby agrees that any Purchase shall be without recourse of any kind to
PARCO or the Funding Agent, except as expressly provided in Section 4.3 and 4.7 with respect to the Funding Agent.

     SECTION 2.4    Payments; Indemnity.

     (a)    Payments Generally. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Funding Agent shall establish a demand deposit account with Chase for the benefit of PARCO and the APA Banks
(the “Funding Account”), into which all Collections and other amounts received by the Funding Agent from the Servicer or the Borrower shall be deposited. The Funding Agent, on behalf of PARCO and the APA Banks, shall have the sole right of
withdrawal from the Funding Account. For so long as any amounts remaining due and owing to PARCO or the APA Banks hereunder or under the Asset Backed Loan Agreement, the Funding Agent shall distribute all payments received by it in respect of the
Funded Assets immediately after receipt thereof by (i) transferring to PARCO and the APA Banks, on a pro rata basis, based on the amounts thereof owing to PARCO and the APA Banks, respectively, all payments of Interest, (ii) transferring to PARCO
and the APA Banks, on a pro rata basis, based on the PARCO Interest and the APA Bank Interest, respectively, on the date of payment, all payments in reduction of the Net Investment and (iii) transferring to PARCO and/or the APA Banks, any other
amounts owing to PARCO and/or the APA Banks hereunder or under the Asset Backed Loan Agreement. Such transfers shall be made by the Funding Agent by withdrawing funds on deposit in the Funding Account and remitting such funds to the accounts of
PARCO and each of the APA Banks specified by each of them from time to time. The Funding Agent shall remit any such funds to the APA Banks rateably in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares (calculated without regard to that portion of the Commitment
of a Defaulting APA Bank which such Defaulting APA Bank failed to fund pursuant to this Agreement).

     (b)    Requests for Indemnity under the Transaction Documents. The Funding Agent shall, at the written request of any APA Bank, make demand of
PARCO for payment of any amounts from time to time claimed by such APA Bank pursuant to the terms of the Asset Backed Loan Agreement, and the Funding Agent shall, upon its receipt of such amounts, distribute them to each such APA Bank rateably in
accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares (calculated without regard to that portion of the Commitment of a Defaulting APA Bank which such Defaulting APA Bank failed to fund pursuant to this Agreement).

     (c)    Payments Conditional upon Receipt from Borrower or the Servicer. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Funding Agent shall have no
obligation to make any payments to the APA Banks unless and until it has received such amounts from the Borrower or the Servicer or otherwise pursuant to the Asset Backed Loan Agreement.

     (d)    PARCO Residual Amount. If (i) the Adjusted Liquidity Price or the Termination Date Balance is included in the calculation of the Purchase Price for any Purchase of
the PARCO Interest, and (ii) on the related Purchase Date, the Adjusted Liquidity Price or the Termination Date Balance, as applicable, is less than the Aggregate Net Investment (the amount of insufficiency, the “PARCO Residual
Amount”), then, in such event, each APA Bank hereby agrees that the Funding Agent, for the benefit of PARCO, shall remit to PARCO its Reduction Percentage of any amounts received by the Funding Agent from any Transaction Party in respect of
interest or any reduction of the Aggregate New Investment, as applicable, on the First Business

9

 Day immediately following the payment in full to the APA Banks of all amounts due and owing to the APA Banks under the Transaction Documents.

     SECTION 2.5    Reduction of Commitment. The Commitment of each APA Bank (i) shall be automatically reduced following any permanent reduction of the Funding Limit under the
Asset Backed Loan Agreement in an amount equal to such APA Bank’s Pro Rata Share of 102% of the amount of such reduction and (ii) shall be automatically reduced to zero on the Commitment Expiry Date.

ARTICLE III

 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     SECTION 3.1    PARCO Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties. By executing and delivering any Sale Notice pursuant to Section 2.1(a), (a) PARCO makes no representation
or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Funded Assets or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the
Funded Assets, the Asset Backed Loan Agreement, or any other Transaction Document, and (b) PARCO makes no representation or warranty or assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Servicer, the Borrower or the Originator
(collectively, the “Transaction Parties”) or the Funding Agent, or the performance or observance by the Transaction Parties of any of their respective obligations under the Transaction Documents.

     SECTION 3.2    Representations and Warranties of the APA Banks. Each APA Bank (a) confirms that it has received copies of the Asset Backed Loan Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents; (b) represents and warrants to the Funding Agent and PARCO that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Funding Agent or PARCO, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own
appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, prospects, financial and other conditions and creditworthiness of the Transaction Parties, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement; (c) represents that it will,
independently and without reliance upon the Funding Agent or PARCO, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking
action under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, prospects, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the
Transaction Parties; (d) appoints and authorizes the Funding Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents as are delegated to the Funding Agent by the terms
hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; (e) represents and warrants that it is (i) a “qualified institutional buyer” (as such term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended) and (ii) a corporation or a banking association duly organised and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation and has all corporate power to perform its obligations hereunder; (f) represents and
warrants that no authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement, which has not
otherwise been obtained; (g) represents and warrants that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its corporate powers, have been duly authorised by all necessary corporate action, do not contravene or violate (i) its
certificate or articles of incorporation or association or by–laws, (ii) any law, rule or regulation applicable to it, (iii) any restrictions under any agreement, contract or instrument to which it is a party or any of its property is bound,
or

10

 (iv) any order, writ, judgment, award, injunction or decree binding on or affecting it or its property, and do not result in the creation or imposition of any adverse claim on its assets, which contravention or violation in
any of the foregoing cases could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or its ability to perform its obligations hereunder; (h) represents and warrants that this Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations
enforceable against it in accordance with their terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganisation or other similar laws relating to limiting creditors’ rights generally and by equitable
principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); and (i) represents and warrants that this Agreement has been duly authorised, executed and delivered by it.

ARTICLE IV

 THE FUNDING AGENT

     SECTION 4.1    Appointment. Each of PARCO and each APA Bank hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Funding Agent as its agent under this Agreement and each of PARCO
and each APA Bank irrevocably authorizes the Funding Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Funding
Agent by the terms of this Agreement, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Funding Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities
except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with either PARCO or any APA Bank, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or otherwise exist
against the Funding Agent. The provisions of this Article IV are solely for the benefit of the Funding Agent, PARCO and the APA Banks. In performing its functions and duties solely under this Agreement, subject to the provisions of Section 5.10, the
Funding Agent shall act solely as the agent of the APA Banks and does not assume, nor shall be deemed to have assumed, any obligation or relationship of trust or agency with or for PARCO.

     SECTION 4.2    Delegation of Duties. The Funding Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to
advice of counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower or the Servicer), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Funding Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence
or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.

     SECTION 4.3    Exculpatory Provisions. Neither the Funding Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates shall be (i) liable
for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or any Person described in Section 4.2 under or in connection with this Agreement (x) with the consent or at the request of either PARCO or the APA Banks or (y) in the absence of its own
gross negligence or wilful misconduct or (ii) responsible in any manner to either PARCO or any APA Bank for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by any of the Transaction Parties or any officer thereof contained in this
Agreement or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Funding Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or for the value, validity,
effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or for any failure of any of the Transaction Parties to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The Funding Agent shall not be
under any obligation to either PARCO or any APA Bank to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or

11

 conditions of, this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or to inspect the properties, books or records of any of the Transaction Parties.

     SECTION 4.4    Reliance by Funding Agent. The Funding Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice,
consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon
advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to PARCO or any APA Bank), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Funding Agent and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by
it in good faith in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts. The Funding Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under the Transaction Documents unless it shall first receive such advice or
concurrence of PARCO or the APA Banks, as applicable, as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by PARCO or the APA Banks, as applicable, against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by
reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Funding Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under the Transaction Documents in accordance with a request of PARCO or the Required APA Banks,
as applicable, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon PARCO and the APA Banks, as applicable.

     SECTION 4.5    Notices. The Funding Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Trigger Event unless the Funding Agent has received
notice from PARCO, any APA Bank or any Transaction Party referring to the Agreement or any other Transaction Document describing such Trigger Event and stating that such notice is a “notice of a Trigger Event”. In the event that the
Funding Agent receives such a notice, the Funding Agent shall give notice thereof to PARCO, each APA Bank and the Rating Agencies. The Funding Agent shall take such action with respect to such event as shall be reasonably directed by PARCO and the
Required APA Banks, provided that unless and until the Funding Agent shall have received such directions, the Funding Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such event
as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of PARCO and the APA Banks.

     SECTION 4.6    Non-reliance on the Funding Agent. PARCO and each APA Bank expressly acknowledges that neither the Funding Agent nor any of its officers, directors,
employees, agents, attorneys–in–fact or Affiliates has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Funding Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of any Transaction Party, shall be deemed to
constitute any representation or warranty by the Funding Agent to either PARCO or any APA Bank. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to PARCO or any APA Bank. Except for notices, reports and other
documents expressly required to be furnished to PARCO and the APA Banks by the Funding Agent hereunder, the Funding Agent shall have no duty or responsibility to provide either PARCO or any APA Bank with any credit or other information concerning
the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of the Transaction Parties which may come into the possession of the Funding Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents,
attorneys–in–fact or Affiliates.

     SECTION 4.7    Indemnification. The APA Banks agree to indemnify the Funding Agent and its officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (to the extent not
reimbursed by the Transaction Parties, and without limiting the obligation of any Transaction Party to do so in accordance with the terms of the Asset Backed Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents), rateably according to their Pro Rata
Shares, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or

12

 disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Funding Agent or the affected Person in connection with any investigative,
administrative or judicial proceeding commenced or threatened, whether or not the Funding Agent or such affected Person shall be designated a party thereto) that may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Funding Agent or
such affected Person as a result of, or arising out of, or in any way related to or by reason of, any of the transactions contemplated hereunder or under the Transaction Documents or the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, the
Asset Backed Loan Agreement, any other Transaction Document or any other document furnished in connection herewith or therewith (but excluding any such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses
or disbursements resulting solely from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the Funding Agent or such affected Person).

     SECTION 4.8    The Funding Agent in Its Individual Capacity. The Funding Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind
of business with any of the Transaction Parties or any of their Affiliates as though the Funding Agent were not the Funding Agent hereunder. With respect to its acquisition of any interest in the Funded Assets pursuant to this Agreement, the Funding
Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any APA Bank and may exercise the same as though it were not the Funding Agent, and the term “APA Bank” shall include the Funding Agent in its individual capacity as an
APA Bank.

     SECTION 4.9    Successor Funding Agent. The Funding Agent may, upon five (5) days’ notice to PARCO, the APA Banks and the Rating Agencies resign as Funding Agent. If
the Funding Agent shall resign as Funding Agent under this Agreement, then the Required APA Banks shall appoint from among the APA Banks a successor agent, whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Funding
Agent, and the term “Funding Agent” shall mean such successor agent, effective upon its acceptance of such appointment, and the former Funding Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Funding Agent shall be terminated, without any other
or further act or deed on the part of such former Funding Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement. After the retiring Funding Agent’s resignation hereunder as Funding Agent, the provisions of this Article IV shall inure to its benefit as
to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Funding Agent under this Agreement.

     SECTION 4.10    Chase Conflict Waiver. Chase acts as Agent for PARCO, as issuing and paying agent for PARCO’s Commercial Paper and as provider for other backup
facilities for PARCO, and may provide other services or facilities from time to time (the “Chase Roles”). Without limiting the generality of Section 4.8, each APA Bank hereby acknowledges and consents to any and all Chase Roles,
waives any objections it may have to any actual or potential conflict of interest caused by Chase’s acting as the Funding Agent hereunder and acting as or maintaining any of the Chase Roles, and agrees that in connection with any Chase Role,
Chase may take, or refrain from taking, any action which it in its discretion deems appropriate. Each APA Bank is hereby notified that PARCO may delegate responsibility for signing and/or sending Sale Notice to Chase as PARCO’s Agent.

13

 

ARTICLE V 

MISCELLANEOUS

     SECTION 5.1 Waivers; Amendments, etc.

     (a)   No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. No failure or delay on the part of the Funding Agent or any APA Bank in exercising any power, right or remedy under this Agreement
shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or remedy preclude any other further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power, right or remedy. The rights and remedies herein provided
shall be cumulative and nonexclusive of any rights and remedies provided by law. Any waiver of this Agreement shall be effective only for the specific purpose for which given.

     (b)   Amendments Etc. This Agreement may be amended, supplemented, modified or waived with the written consent of all of the parties hereto. The Funding Agent shall provide
prior written notice to the Rating Agencies of any material amendment, supplement, modification or waiver of this Agreement. In the case of any waiver, PARCO, the APA Banks and the Funding agent shall be restored to their former positions and rights
hereunder.

     (c)   Integration. This Agreement, the Asset Backed Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents contain a final and complete integration of all prior expressions by the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior oral or written understandings.

     SECTION 5.2   Notices. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all communications and notices provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be (a) hand-delivered
by messenger, (b) sent by reputable overnight or second business day courier, or (c) sent by telecopy or similar electronic transmission directed to the applicable address or telecopy number, as the case may be, set forth on Exhibit B hereto (as
amended from time to time) or at such other address or telecopy number as any party may hereafter specific in writing to the Funding agent for the purpose of receiving notices. Each such notice or other communication shall be effective only upon
receipt thereof.

     SECTION 5.3   Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

     SECTION 5.4   Severability; Counterparts; Waiver of Setoff. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate
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. Any provisions of this Agreement which are prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate
or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Each of the APA Banks and the Funding Agent hereby waives any right of setoff it may have or to which it may be entitled under this Agreement from time to time against PARCO or their
respective assets.

     SECTION 5.5   Successors and Assigns: Participations; Assignments.

14

     (a)   Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No APA Bank may participate, assign
or sell any portion of its rights hereunder except as required by operation of law, in connection with the merger, consolidation or dissolution of any APA Bank or as provided in this Section 5.5. No assignment hereunder shall become effective
without a Rating Confirmation.

     (b)   Participations. Any APA Bank may, with the consent of the Funding Agent and in the ordinary course of its business and in accordance with applicable law, at any time sell
to one or more Persons (each, a “Participant”) participating interests in its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Transaction Documents; provided, however, that each Participant shall purchase an identical
percentage in such selling APA Bank’s Commitment, Available Commitment and Pro Rata Share of the APA Bank Net Investment. Notwithstanding any such sale by an APA Bank of participating interests to a Participant, such APA Bank’s rights and
obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, such APA Bank shall remain solely responsible for the performance thereof, and PARCO and the Funding Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such APA bank in connection with such
APA Bank’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. Each APA Bank agrees that any agreement between such APA Bank and any such Participant in respect of such participating interest shall not restrict such
APA Bank’s right to agree to any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification to this Agreement.

     (c)   Assignments.

     (i)    Any APA Bank may at any time and from time to time, upon the prior written consent of PARCO and the Funding Agent, assign to one or more accredited investors or other
Persons (“Purchaser(s)”) all or any part of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents pursuant to a supplement to this Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (each, a
“Transfer Supplement”), executed by the Purchaser, such selling APA Bank and, as applicable, the Funding Agent; and provided however that (A) each Purchaser shall purchase an identical percentage in such selling APA
Bank’s Commitment, Available Commitment and Pro Rata Share of the APA Bank Net Investment, (b) any such assignment cannot be for an amount less than the lesser of (1)[$10 million] and (2) such selling APA Bank’s Commitment or Pro Rate
Share of the APA Bank Net Investment (calculated at the time of such assignment) and (C) each Purchaser must be (1) a financial institution incorporated in an OECD country and rated at least A-1/P-1 (or the equivalent short-term rating) by the
Rating Agencies and (2) a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended).

     (ii)   Each of the APA Banks agrees that in the event that it shall cease to have short-term debt ratings at least equal to the ratings then assigned to the Commercial Paper by the
Rating Agencies, or, if such APA Bank does not have short-term debt which is rated by the Rating Agencies, in the event that the parent corporation of such APA Bank has rated short-term debt, such parent corporation ceases to have short-term debt
ratings at least equal to the ratings then assigned to the Commercial Paper by the Rating Agencies (each, an “Affected APA Bank”), such Affected APA Bank shall be obliged, at the request of PARCO and the Funding Agent, to assign all
of its rights and obligations hereunder to (x) one or more other APA Banks selected by PARCO and the Funding Agent which are willing to accept such assignment, or (y) another financial institution having short-term debt ratings at last equal to the
ratings when assigned to the Commercial Paper by the Rating Agencies nominated by the Funding Agent and consented to by PARCO (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) and the Funding Agent, and willing to participate in this facility
through the Scheduled

15

 Commitment Termination Date in the place of such Affected APA Bank; provided that (i) the Affected APA Bank receives payment in full, pursuant to a Transfer Supplement and/or, as applicable, an assignment, of an
amount equal to the Affected APA Bank’s Pro Rata Share of the APA Bank Net Investment and any other amounts due and owing to such Affected APA Bank under the Asset Backed Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and (ii) such
nominated financial institution, if not an existing APA Bank, satisfies all the requirements of this Agreement.

     (iii)   Upon (A) execution of a Transfer Supplement, (B) delivery of an executed copy thereof to PARCO, the Funding Agent and the Agent, (C) payment, if applicable, by the Purchaser to
such selling APA Bank of an amount equal to the purchase price agreed between such selling APA Bank and the Purchaser and (D) receipt by PARCO of a Rating Confirmation, such selling APA Bank shall be released from its obligations hereunder to the
extent of such assignment and the Purchaser shall, for all purposes, be an APA Bank party to this Agreement and shall have all the rights and obligations of an APA Bank under this Agreement to the same extent as if it were an original party hereto,
and no further consent or action by PARCO, the APA Banks or the Funding Agent shall be required. The amount of the assigned portion of the selling APA Bank’s Pro Rata Share of the APA Bank Net Investment allocable to the Purchaser shall be
equal to the Transferred Percentage (as defined in the Transfer Supplement) of such selling APA Bank’s Pro Rata Share of the APA Bank Net Investment which is transferred hereunder regardless of the purchase price paid therefor. Such Transfer
Supplement shall be deemed to amend this Agreement to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to reflect the addition of the Purchaser as an APA Bank and the resulting adjustment of the selling APA Bank’s Commitment arising from the
purchase by the Purchaser of all or a portion of the selling APA Bank’s rights, obligations, and interest hereunder.

     SECTION 5.6   Effectiveness of this Agreement. This Agreement, and the obligations of the Funding Agent and the APA Banks hereunder, shall become effective when the Funding
Agent has received counterparts hereof, duly executed by the Funding Agent, PARCO and the APA Banks.

     SECTION 5.7   No Petition. The Funding Agent and each APA Bank hereby covenant and agree that, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the payment in full of all
outstanding Commercial Paper of PARCO, such party will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, PARCO any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other similar proceeding under
the laws of any jurisdiction. The provisions of this Section 5.7 shall survive termination of this Agreement.

     SECTION 5.8   Waiver of Trial by Jury. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Funding Agent, the APA Banks and PARCO irrevocably waive all right of trial by jury in any
action, proceeding or counterclaim arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the operative documents or any matter arising hereunder or thereunder.

     SECTION 5.9   Limited Recourse. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the obligations of PARCO under this Agreement are solely the corporate obligations of
PARCO and, in the case of obligations of PARCO other than Commercial Paper, shall be payable at such time as funds are received by or are available to PARCO in excess of funds necessary to pay in full all outstanding Commercial Paper and, to the
extent funds are not available to pay such obligations, the claims relating thereto shall not constitute a claim against PARCO but shall continue to accrue. Each party hereto agrees that the payment of any claim (as defined in Section 101 of Title
11 of the Bankruptcy Code) of any such party shall be subordinated to the payment in full of all Commercial Paper.

16

     No recourse under any obligation, covenant or agreement of PARCO contained in this Agreement shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, officer, director, employee or agent of PARCO,
the Agent, the Funding Agent, the Manager or any of their Affiliates (solely by virtue of such capacity) by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any statute or otherwise; it being expressly agreed
and understood that this Agreement is solely a corporate obligation of PARCO individually, and that no personal liability whatever shall attach to or be incurred by any incorporator, stockholder, officer, director, employee or agent of PARCO, the
Agent, the Funding Agent, the Manager or any of their Affiliates (solely by virtue of such capacity) or any of them under or by reason of any of the obligations, covenants or agreements of PARCO contained in this Agreement, or implied therefrom, and
that any and all personal liability for breaches by PARCO of any such obligations, covenants or agreements, either at common law or at equity, or by statute, rule or regulation, of every such incorporator, stockholder, officer, director, employee or
agent is hereby expressly waived as a condition of and in consideration for the execution of this Agreement; provided that the foregoing shall not relieve any such Person from any liability it might otherwise have as a result of fraudulent
actions taken or omissions made by them. The provisions of this Section 5.9 shall survive termination of this Agreement.

     SECTION 5.10   Liability of Funding Agent. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement: (i) the Funding Agent shall not have any obligations under this Agreement other than
those specifically set forth herein, and no implied obligations of the Funding Agent shall be read into this Agreement; and (ii) in no event shall the Funding Agent be liable under or in connection with this Agreement for indirect, special, or
consequential losses or damages of any kind, including lost profits, even if advised of the possibility thereof and regardless of the form of action by which such losses or damages may be claimed. Neither the Funding Agent nor any of its directors,
officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it or them under or in connection with this Agreement, except for its or their own gross negligence or wilful misconduct. Without limiting the
foregoing, the Funding Agent (a) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for PARCO and the APA Bank), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in
good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts, (b) shall not be responsible to PARCO for any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement, the Asset Backed Loan
Agreement or the other Transaction Document, (c) shall not be responsible to PARCO for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement, the Funded Assets, the Asset Backed Loan Agreement or
the other Transaction Documents, (d) shall incur no liability under or in respect of any of the Commercial Paper or other obligations of PARCO under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents and (e) shall incur no liability under or in
respect of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents by acting upon any notice (including notice by telephone), consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by facsimile) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent
by the proper party or parties. Notwithstanding anything else herein or the other Transaction Documents, it is agreed that where the Funding Agent may be required under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to give notice of any event or
condition or to take any action as a result of the occurrence of any event or the existence of any condition, the Funding Agent agrees to give such notice or take such action only to the extent that it has actual knowledge of the occurrence of such
event or the existence of such condition, and shall incur no liability for any failure to give such notice or take such action in the absence of such knowledge.

17

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Asset Purchase Agreement to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers or signatories as of the date hereof.

	 	 

PARK AVENUE RECEIVABLES

CORPORATION 

	 			 
		 		 
	 	By: 		  
				 
 
	 			 Name: ANDREW L. STIDD 

	 			 Title: PRESIDENT 

	 			 
				 
	 	 THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as APA Bank 

	 			 
				 
	 	By:		  
				 
 
	 			 Name: BRADLEY S. SCHWARTZ 

	 			 Title: MANAGING DIRECTOR 

	 			  
	 			 
	 	 THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as the Funding Agent 
	 			 
				 
	 	By: 		  
				 
 
	 			 Name: LARA GRAFF 

	 			 Title: VICE PRESIDENT 

18

  
EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT]

     THIS TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT is entered into as of the _______ day of ________, 200__, by and between _____________ (“Seller”) and ____________________
(“Purchaser”).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

     A.   This Transfer Supplement is being executed and delivered in accordance with Section 5.5(c) of that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of 30 March, 2001 (as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Agreement”), by an among Park Avenue Receivables Corporation, a Delaware corporation, the several APA Banks party thereto from time to time, and The Chase
Manhattan Bank, a New York banking corporation, individually and as Funding Agent. Capitalised terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used with the meanings set forth in, or incorporated by reference into, the Agreement.

     B.   The Seller is an APA Bank party to the Agreement, and the Purchaser wishes to become an APA Bank thereunder.

     C.   The Seller is selling and assigning to the Purchaser an undivided ___% (the “Transferred Percentage”) interest in all of Seller’s rights and obligations
under the Agreement, including, without limitation, the Seller’s Commitment and (if applicable) the Seller’s Pro Rata Share of the APA Bank Net Investment as set forth herein.

     The parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

          1.   The transfer effected by this Transfer Supplement shall become effective (the “Transfer Effective Date”) two (2) Business Days (or
such other date selected by the Funding Agent in its sole discretion) following the date on which a transfer effective notice substantially in the form of Schedule II to this Transfer Supplement (“Transfer Effective Notice”) is
delivered by the Funding Agent to PARCO, the Seller and the Purchaser. From and after the Transfer Effective Date, the Purchaser shall be an APA Bank party to the Agreement for all purposes thereof as if the Purchaser were an original party thereto
and the Purchaser agrees to be bound by all of the terms and provision contained therein.

          2.   If there is no APA Bank Net Investment on the Transfer Effective Date, Seller shall be deemed to have hereby transferred and assigned to the
Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty (except as provided in paragraph 6 below), and the Purchaser shall be deemed to have hereby irrevocably taken, received and assumed from the Seller, the Transferred Percentage of the
Seller’s Commitment and all rights and obligations associated therewith under the terms of the Agreement, including, without limitation, the Transferred Percentage of the Seller’s future funding obligation under Section 2.2(a) of the
Agreement.

          3.   If there is an APA Bank Net Investment, at or before 12:00 noon, local time of the Seller, on the Transfer Effective Date, the Purchaser shall pay to
the Seller, in immediately available funds, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Transferred Percentage of an amount equal to the Seller’s Pro Rata Share of the APA Bank Net Investment (such amount, being hereinafter referred to as the
“Purchaser’s Funding Balance”); (ii) all accrued but unpaid (whether or not then due) interest attributable to the Purchaser’s Funding Balance; and (iii) accrued by unpaid fees and other costs and expenses payable in
respect of the Purchaser’s Funding Balance for the period commencing upon each date such unpaid amounts commence accruing, to and including the Transfer Effective Date (the “Purchaser’s Acquisition Cost”),

19

 whereupon, the Seller shall be deemed to have transferred and assigned to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty (except as provided in paragraph 6 below), and the Purchaser shall be deemed to have
hereby irrevocably taken, received and assumed from the Seller, the Transferred Percentage of the Seller’s Commitment and the Seller’s Pro Rata Share of the APA Bank Net Investment and all related rights and obligations under the
Agreement, including, without limitation, the Transferred Percentage of the Seller’s future funding obligations under Section 2.2(a) of the Agreement.

          4.   Concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, the Seller will provide to the Purchaser copies of all documents requested by the Purchaser
which were delivered to the Seller pursuant to the Agreement.

          5.   Each of the parties to this Transfer Supplement agrees that at any time and from time to time upon the written request of any other party, it will
execute and deliver such further documents and do such further acts and things as such other party may reasonably request in order to effect the purposes of this Transfer Supplement.

          6.   By executing and delivering this Transfer Supplement, the Seller and the Purchaser confirm to and agree with each other, the Funding Agent and the
APA Bank as follows: (a) other than the representation and warranty that it has not created any adverse claim upon any interest being transferred hereunder, the Seller makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to
any statements, warranties or representations made by any other Person in or in connection with the Agreement or the Transaction Documents or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value thereof or any other
instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto or the perfection, priority, condition, value or sufficiency of any collateral; (b) the Seller makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial
condition of PARCO, the Funding Agent or any Transaction Party, any surety or any guarantor or the performance or observance by PARCO, and Transaction Party or the Funding Agent of any of their respective obligations under the Agreement or any
Transaction Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto or in connection therewith; (c) the Purchaser confirms that it has received a copy of the Agreement and the Transaction Documents, together with such other documents
and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this transfer Supplement; (d) the Purchaser will, independently and without reliance upon the Funding Agent, PARCO, or any other APA Bank, and
based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decision in taking or not taking action under the Agreement or the Transaction Documents; (e) the Purchaser appoints and authorizes the
Funding Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Agreement as are delegated to the Funding Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (f) the
Purchaser agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which, by the terms of the Agreement are required to be performed by it as an APA Bank.

          7.   Each party hereto represents and warrants to and agrees with the Funding Agent that it is aware of and will comply with the provisions of the
Agreement, including, without limitation, Sections 2.2, 5.5 and 5.7 thereof.

          8.   Schedule I hereto sets forth the revised Commitment of the Seller and the Commitment of the Purchaser, as well as administrative information with
respect to the Purchaser.

          9.   This Transfer Supplement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

20

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Transfer Supplement to be executed by their respective duly authorised officers as of the date hereof.

	 	 [SELLER] 
	 			 
				 
	 			  
	 	By: 		  
				 
 
				 Name: 

	 			 Title: 

				 
	 			 

	 	 [PURCHASER] 

				
				
				
				
	 			 

				
		 		 
	 	By: 		 

				 
 
	 			 Name: 

	 			 Title: 

21 

 
SCHEDULE I TO TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT

LIST OF PURCHASING OFFICES, ADDRESSEES

FOR NOTICES AND COMMITMENT AMOUNTS

Date: ___________________, 200__

Transferred Percentage: ___________%

	 Seller 	 Commitment

[existing] 	 Commitment

[revised] 	 Pro Rata Share of

APA Bank Net Investment 	 Pro

Rata

Share 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 		 	 
	 	 		 	 
	 	 		 	 
	 Purchaser 	 Commitment

[initial] 	 	 Pro Rata Share of

APA Bank Net Investment 	 Pro

Rata

Share 

 

Address for Notices:

___________________

___________________

___________________

Attention:

Telephone:

Telecopy:

22

SCHEDULE II TO TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT

TRANSFER EFFECTIVE NOTICE

	 	 	 
	TO:	 	___________________, Seller
	 	 	___________________
	 	 	___________________
	 	 	 
	TO:	 	___________________, Purchaser
	 	 	___________________
	 	 	___________________
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 

     The undersigned, as Funding Agent under the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of 30 March, 2001 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time), by and among
Park Avenue Receivables Corporation, a Delaware corporation, the several APA Banks party thereto from time to time, and The Chase Manhattan Bank, a New York banking corporation, individually and as Funding Agent, hereby acknowledges receipt of
executed counterparts of a completed Transfer Supplement dated as of _______________, 200__, between ______________, as Seller, and ______________, as Purchaser. Capitalized terms defined in such Transfer Supplement are used herein as therein
defined or incorporated by reference therein.

          1.   Pursuant to such Transfer Supplement, you are advised that the Transfer Effective Date will be ______________, 200__.

          2.   The Funding Agent each hereby consents to the Transfer Supplement as required by Section 5.5(c) of the Agreement.

          [3.   Pursuant to such Transfer Supplement, the Purchaser is required to pay $__________ to the Seller at or before 12:00 noon (local time of the Seller)
on the Transfer Effective Date in immediately available funds.]

		 Very truly yours, 

		 
		 THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, 

		 as Funding Agent 

			 
			 

		By:	 
			 
 
			 Authorized Signatory 

			 

23 

EXHIBIT B

NOTICE ADDRESSES

	If to PARCO
	 
	 Park Avenue Receivables Corporation 
	 c/o Global Securitization Services, LLC 
	 114 West 47th Street, Suite 1715 
	 New York, New York 10036 
	 Attention: 	 President 

	 Telephone: 	 (212) 302-5151 

	 Telecopy: 	 (212) 302-8767 

 

	 If to the Funding Agent: 
	 
	 The Chase Manhattan Bank 
	 450 West 33rd Street, 15th Floor 
	 New York, New York 10001 
	 Attention: 	 Lara Graff 

	  	 CMFS - PARCO 

	 Telephone: 	 (212) 946-3748 

	 Telecopy: 	 (212) 946-8098 

 

	 If to the APA Bank:  
	 
	 The Chase Manhattan Bank 
	 270 Park Avenue 
	 New York, New York 10017 
	 Attention: 	 Bradley Schwartz 

	 Telephone: 	 (212) 834-5144 

	 Telecopy: 	 (212) 834-6562 

24

 
ANNEX I

COMMITMENTS

	 The Chase Manhattan Bank 	 $127,500,000 

 

 

25

Source: [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00032-of-00352.parquet"}, [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00032-of-00352.parquet"}]]