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Exhibit 10.4

DISTRIBUTION, TRADEMARK AND TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT

This Distribution, Trademark, and Technology Agreement (“Agreement”), dated as of March 13, 2018, is made by and between AeroGrow International, Inc., a Nevada corporation, with a business address at 6075 Longbow Dr., Suite 200, Boulder, Colorado 80301, U.S.A. (“AeroGrow”) and Aiwuan 爱屋安Shanghai ltd, a corporation organized under the laws of China with a business address at Room 303, No. 33, C2 zone, lane 1555, Jingshajiang West Road, Jiading District, Shanghai, China, (“AWA” or “Licensee”).  AeroGrow, and AWA are sometimes referred to herein collectively as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party.  Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary contained herein, AeroGrow and Licensee agree that OMS Investments, Inc., a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business at 10250 Constellation Blvd., Suite 2800, Los Angeles, California 90067, U.S.A. (“OMS”) is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement. Without limiting the rights of AeroGrow hereunder, OMS shall be a party to this Agreement for purposes of receiving such licenses as provided herein, and enforcing all rights provided by this Agreement to AeroGrow in OMS’ right and name.

RECITALS

A.          OMS owns and has licensed to AeroGrow certain Hydroponic IP (defined below) relating to hydroponic and aeroponic growing systems.

B.          AeroGrow owns certain Licensed Trademarks (defined below) relating to hydroponic and aeroponic growing systems and is engaged in the business of manufacture, production, sale and distribution of Seed Kits (defined below).

C.          AWA desires to obtain from AeroGrow a sublicense to use the Hydroponic IP and a license to use the Licensed Trademarks in connection with the sale of Licensed Products in the Territory and desires to be appointed as AeroGrow’s distributor of Seed Kits in the Territory.

D.          AeroGrow is willing to grant such license and sublicense to AWA and to appoint AWA as its non-exclusive distributor of Seed Kits in the Territory according to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

1. DEFINED TERMS

Capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Agreement, including this Section 1.

	
1.1

	
“Affiliates” means, with respect to any Person, any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such other Person. For purposes of this definition, "control" (including, with correlative meanings, the terms "controlled by" and "under common control with") when used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to cause the direction of management or policies of such person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

	
1.2

	
“Approval Guidelines” means the guidelines for review and approval of Licensed Products and related items and materials set forth in Section 2.10.

	
1.3

	
“Approved Manufacturer” means one or more manufacturers that have been authorized by AeroGrow to manufacture Licensed Products, as listed on Schedule 1, which list may be updated by AeroGrow to reflect current licensees/sublicensees.

	
1.4

	
“Contract Year” means the one-year period from April 1 of a calendar year to March 31 of the following calendar year.

	
1.5

	
“Copyrights” means all published and unpublished works of authorship and copyrights therein, and copyright registrations and applications for registration thereof and all renewals, extensions, restorations and reversions thereof.

	
1.6

	
“Hydroponic IP” means the Intellectual Property, excluding any Trademarks, set forth in Schedule 2 to this Agreement.

	
1.7

	
“Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property rights of any kind, worldwide, including rights in, to and concerning (a) Patents; (b) Trademarks; (c) Copyrights; and (d) Technical Information.

	
1.8

	
“Large-Sized Products” means hydroponic and/or aeroponic garden systems that may include LED lighting, a wireless communication system, and/or a touchscreen user interface, which are primarily designed or intended to reside on a floor or other non-countertop location.  Any product having a footprint (or potential footprint) of 1.75 square feet or larger and any product capable of growing plants in excess of 30 inches will be considered a Large-Sized Product.

	
1.9

	
“Licensed Products” means the hydroponic and aeroponic growing systems and accessories that are identified on Schedule 3 to this Agreement, as may be amended by the Parties, provided that Licensed Products shall not include Large-Sized Products and Lighting Products or Seed Kits.

	
1.10

	
“Licensed Trademarks” means the Trademarks set forth in Schedule 4 to this Agreement.

	
1.11

	
“Lighting Products” means LED bulbs, lamps, panels and systems designed for hydroponic and/or aeroponic growing applications and that may be used as standalone lighting or as a component of hydroponic and/or aeroponic growing applications, including without limitation 12-, 24-, and 36-Watt LED bulbs and 45-Watt LED panels having a customized spectral output for hydroponic and/or aeroponic applications.

	
1.12

	
“Manufacturing Cost” means the actual cost to AWA for the manufacture of Licensed Products through an Approved Manufacturer; provided, however, that the Manufacturing Cost shall be no less than the cost to AeroGrow for the Approved Manufacturers to manufacture Licensed Products for AeroGrow.

	
1.13

	
“Patents” means all patents throughout the world (including utility patents, design patents, patents of importation, improvement patents, patents and certificates of addition, and utility models), as well as divisions, reissues, reexaminations, continuations, continuations-in-part, renewals and extensions of any of the foregoing, and applications therefore, and patents which may be issued on such applications.

	
1.14

	
“Protected Information” of a Party means trade secrets and information concerning the Party’s business, technology, and affairs, including without limitation current and historical financial statements, financial projections and budgets, historical and projected sales, capital spending budgets and plans, Technical Information, the names and backgrounds of key personnel, personnel training techniques and materials and current and historical financial information regarding individual products, services, departments or categories.

	
1.15

	
“Seed Kit Payments” means payments made by AWA to AeroGrow to purchase Seed Kits, excluding any shipping costs.

	
1.16

	
“Seed Kits” means the seed kits identified in Schedule 5 to this Agreement.

	
1.17

	
“Technical Information” means know-how, trade secrets, confidential and proprietary information, ideas, inventions, discoveries, formulae, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, research and development information, reports, drawings, specifications, designs, plans, improvements, proposals, information and analytic methodology used in the development, testing, analysis, design, manufacturing and packaging of products and services, technology, software, computer programs, documentation, databases, data, mask works, financial, business and marketing plans, cost and pricing information, supplier lists and related information, sales data and plans, customer lists, customer accounts, and related information, recorded in any form.

	
1.18

	
“Territory” means China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan.

	
1.19

	
“Trademark” means a trademark, service mark, trade dress, logo, trade name, corporate name, domain name and/or other source identifier, all goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, and registrations and applications for registration thereof, including all extensions, modifications and renewals of the foregoing.

2. TRADEMARK LICENSE

2.1          Grant of License.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, AeroGrow hereby grants to Licensee, and Licensee hereby accepts the grant by AeroGrow of, a non-exclusive right and license to use the Licensed Trademarks on or in connection with the Licensed Products and the Seed Kits in the Territory, during the Term.  Licensee may not use any additional trademarks on or in connection with the Licensed Products or Seed Kits without AeroGrow’s prior written consent.

2.2          Reservation of Rights.  AeroGrow reserves all rights with respect to the Licensed Trademarks not expressly licensed to Licensee hereunder, and Licensee may not use or grant licenses to others to use the Licensed Trademarks in any other manner or in connection with any goods or services.

2.3          License Transfer.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their successors or assigns; provided, that Licensee may assign the Agreement only if AeroGrow provides prior and specific written consent, which consent may be withheld in AeroGrow’s sole and absolute discretion.  Licensee shall not have the right to grant sublicenses under this Agreement, but AWA may permit the distribution by third party distributors of Licensed Products or Seed Kits that are branded with the Licensed Trademarks in accordance with this Agreement.  Any assignment, franchise, sublicense, or transfer not expressly permitted by this Section 2 is prohibited and will be deemed to be null and void.

2.3          Contract Manufacturers/Approved Manufacturers.  Licensee shall not use the services of contract manufacturers in the manufacture of the Licensed Products.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Licensee may not itself manufacture Licensed Products but may instead purchase Licensed Products from Approved Manufacturers or, pursuant to Section 4.2, from an AeroGrow Chinese Affiliate.

2.4          AeroGrow Approval.  Licensee shall not sell any Licensed Products until AeroGrow, in its reasonable judgment, finds that such products in mass production quantities are satisfactory to AeroGrow.  The license to AWA granted by this Agreement to distribute the Licensed Products under the Licensed Trademarks is expressly contingent upon such final written approval by AeroGrow. By no later than sixty (60) days prior to distribution and sale of each Licensed Product, AWA shall provide to AeroGrow for its prior written approval (a) a list of each of the Licensed Products, including SKU numbers, proposed MSRP (manufacturer suggested retail price) and product specifications, as well as product samples for each; and (b) the distribution plans for the Licensed Products, including proposed distribution channels.

2.5          Adherence to the Approval Guidelines.  Licensee will manufacture, package, label, sell, and distribute the Licensed Products in strict adherence with the Approval Guidelines.  All Licensed Products shall include one or more of the Licensed Trademarks.

2.6          Capital Costs.  Licensee will secure all plant, equipment, labor and technical skills necessary for the development and manufacture, sale, distribution and support of the Licensed Products and any packaging and marketing therefor in compliance with the requirements set forth herein, and AeroGrow shall have no liability or responsibility with respect thereto.

2.7          Compliance with Laws.  Licensee shall manufacture, package, label, advertise, and sell all Licensed Products and Seed Kits in strict compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. Accordingly, (a) the Licensed Products manufactured by Licensee in the Territory will be manufactured in compliance with, and will not be adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of, any federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations applicable within the Territory, will not constitute an article which may not be introduced into interstate commerce, and will be manufactured in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in those countries. Licensee shall provide any required license or certification under the laws or regulations of the Territory. Unless AeroGrow agrees otherwise in writing, Licensee will destroy all inventories of Licensed Products or Seed Kits that are not in conformity with any applicable laws, rules or regulations within the Territory.  Licensee agrees to notify AeroGrow promptly of any regulatory action of which Licensee has knowledge that is taken in relation to it by any federal, state, foreign, country or municipal authority which relates to or affects the manufacture, storage, packaging, labeling, advertising, distribution, or sale of the Licensed Products or Seed Kits.

2.8          Consumer Comments and Complaints. Once per quarter during the Term and Sell-Off Period (if applicable), Licensee shall provide AeroGrow a summary of all written (including electronic) consumer comments and complaints received regarding the quality of the Licensed Products or Seed Kits and shall maintain all written (including electronic) consumer comments and complaints and a telephone log for all consumer comments and complaints received by telephone. Licensee will also use best efforts to keep such information available for inspection by AeroGrow during normal working hours upon reasonable notice. Licensee will respond to any consumer complaint about the Licensed Products or Seed Kits in a prompt and businesslike manner, and in a manner that reflects well upon itself, the Licensed Products, the Seed Kits, and the Licensed Trademarks, and Licensee will provide AeroGrow with copies of all responses that it makes to consumer comments or complaints. AeroGrow will send Licensee information on any consumer comments or complaints that AeroGrow receives about the Licensed Products or Seed Kits. Licensee agrees to conform to AeroGrow’s product return policy consistent with AeroGrow’s business practices, namely, Licensee shall allow purchasers to return the Licensed Products or Seed Kits for a full refund for up to thirty (30) days following purchase if the customer provides a cash register receipt and/or UPC bar code for the Licensed Products or Seed Kits.

2.9          Advertising and Promotion Requirements.  During the Term and Sell-Off Period (if applicable), Licensee will provide a marketing plan quarterly that summarizes planned channels of distribution and marketing activity for the upcoming quarter.  This plan will be submitted 30 days prior to the beginning of the quarter and Licensor shall have up to 14 days to review and comment on the plan. The Licensee shall market the Licensed Products and Seed Kits as premium products and as is otherwise consistent with AeroGrow’s then existing image, so that such marketing shall not reflect adversely upon the Licensed Products, the Seed Kits, the good name of the Licensor, or the Licensed Trademarks. AeroGrow shall, at its sole discretion, have a prior-to-use right of approval for all promotional, marketing, and advertising materials and concepts, including but not limited to television commercials, radio spots, print advertisements, direct mail, brochures, signs, billboards, displays, shelf talkers, packaging, labeling, point of sale materials, trade show displays, sales materials, website materials, online advertisements, social media advertisements, advertisements on handheld devices, sponsorships, and promotional contests, sweepstakes, and events. AeroGrow shall have a right of approval for all such advertisements, and all such advertisements shall conform in all material respects to the approvals given by AeroGrow. AeroGrow shall have fourteen (14) business days following the receipt of the proposed promotional, marketing or advertising materials to send the Licensee written notice of its disapproval, which shall include an explanation of the basis for disapproval. AeroGrow shall use its best efforts to provide such written notice within the fourteen (14) business day period; provided, however, that if such written disapproval is not received by Licensee within this fourteen (14) business day period, the marketing, promotional or advertising material submitted to AeroGrow shall be deemed approved. Any material modifications to any such advertisements previously approved by AeroGrow shall be subject to approval pursuant to this Section 2.9. To the extent that Licensee makes non-material modifications to any advertisements previously approved by AeroGrow, however, Licensee shall not have to submit such advertisements to AeroGrow for its prior approval.

2.10          Approvals and Quality Control.

A.          Licensed Products Approval Guidelines. Before any sale or distribution, AWA, at its expense, shall submit to AeroGrow all prospective Licensed Products for AeroGrow’s advance written approval, in AeroGrow’s sole and absolute discretion, at all stages listed below.

PROTOTYPE:          Prototypes or finished artwork.

FINAL:          Pre-production sample.

The following rules shall apply to all stages of the Approval Guidelines:

 

	
(a)

	
Licensee shall not make any use of, sell or distribute such items as listed in this Section 2.10 before AeroGrow’s granting final written approval.

	
(b)

	
AeroGrow shall have fourteen (14) business days from AeroGrow’s actual receipt to review and respond in writing to each of Licensee’s submissions. If AeroGrow does not respond to such submission within such fourteen (14) business day period, such submission shall be deemed disapproved.

	
(c)

	
AeroGrow, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to reject an item approved at a prior stage if in its physical form it does not meet AeroGrow’s marketing standards or if it departs from the approved sample.

	
(d)

	
In the event of any modification or change in quality of the items, whether during the approval process or after final approval has been granted, such items shall be re-submitted to AeroGrow for approval.

	
(e)

	
All submissions shall become the property of AeroGrow.

	
(f)

	
Upon Licensee’s written request, AeroGrow shall return prototypes and final artwork at Licensee’s expense, provided that Licensee supplies digital photographs of same.

	
(g)

	
Licensee shall not have any rights against AeroGrow for damages or other remedies by reason of AeroGrow’s failure or refusal to grant any approval referred to in this Section 2.10.

	
(h)

	
At the commencement of each Contract Year, Licensee shall supply AeroGrow with three (3) production samples of each of the Licensed Products, free of charge.

B.          Examination by AeroGrow. Periodically, AeroGrow shall have the right, upon reasonable notice to Licensee and at suitable times, to inspect the premises of Licensee and of Licensee’s contract manufacturers (if any), with respect to any of their operations related to the Licensed Products or Seed Kits.  Periodically, AeroGrow shall also have the right to request and upon such request Licensee shall provide to AeroGrow, free of charge, representative samples of any Licensed Products or Seed Kits then being sold, together with any packaging, packaging inserts, labels, wrapping, advertising, marketing, web pages, and promotional material then in use. AeroGrow shall examine any such samples, artwork, packaging, promotional or marketing materials, and advertisements within thirty (30) days after receipt.  If as a result of such examination AeroGrow believes that any Licensed Products or Seed Kits do not strictly adhere to the Approval Guidelines or product quality approved by AeroGrow, or that any packaging, advertising, marketing or promotional materials are not in substantial conformity with any previous approvals given by AeroGrow, or any Licensed Trademarks are not being used in conformity with the requirements of this Agreement (“Non-Conforming Materials”), AeroGrow will promptly notify Licensee in writing, specifying the alleged non-conformity and the steps required to correct it (the “Non-Conformity Notice”).  After receipt of any Non-Conformity Notice, Licensee shall have thirty (30) business days to correct the Non-Conforming Materials identified therein.  For the sake of clarity, it is understood and agreed that Licensee shall have the right to continue to sell Licensed Products or Seed Kits, and to use the packaging therefor, so long as they are not Non-Conforming Materials and are in substantial conformity with any previous approvals given by AeroGrow.  Licensee recognizes that representatives of AeroGrow may also inspect Licensed Products or Seed Kits after they have been delivered or distributed to Licensee’s customers, and Licensee shall cooperate with AeroGrow in obtaining Licensee’s customers’ cooperation in such inspections.

C.          Right to Suspend Approval Process. In addition to its other remedies, AeroGrow has the right to suspend the approval process if AeroGrow has given Licensee notice of breach of this Agreement, until Licensee cures the breach.

D.          Trademark Notices. Whenever Licensee uses the Licensed Trademarks, Licensee shall affix the appropriate trademark notice and shall use the registration symbol "®" for Licensed Trademarks that are federally registered, or "TM" for Licensed Trademarks that are not federally registered, and in each instance of use of the Licensed Trademarks where appropriate, accompanied by the words "Reg. TM of AeroGrow International, Inc." or "TM of AeroGrow International, Inc." and "Used under license." or a reasonable facsimile thereof or such other reference as may be designated by AeroGrow from time to time. Where a Licensed Trademark is used more than once on packaging, in copy or advertising, or on the Licensed Products or Seed Kits, the "®" or "TM" designation need only be used once either on the most prominent use of the Licensed Trademark, or if all uses are of equal prominence, then on the first use of the Licensed Trademark in or on each package, copy, advertisement, or product. Licensee shall use the Licensed Trademarks only as trademarks, service marks, or trade names and shall affix the notices as specified. Licensee shall not have the right, unless previously agreed in writing by AeroGrow, to use other trademarks, service marks, or trade names in marketing and promoting the Licensed Products or Seed Kits, including other trademarks, service marks, or trade names owned by AeroGrow. Licensee shall cooperate with AeroGrow and assist AeroGrow in registering the Licensed Trademarks for the Licensed Products or Seed Kits, including by providing packaging, labeling, and documentation as may be required to obtain and maintain registrations for Licensed Trademarks for the Licensed Products or Seed Kits.

2.11          Restrictions on Use.  Unless AeroGrow gives prior consent specifically and in writing, Licensee shall use the Licensed Trademarks:

 

	
(a)

	
Only for the purposes of and pursuant to this Agreement;

	
(b)

	
Only in a manner consistent with the scope of the relevant registration of the Licensed Trademarks or application therefor in the Territory;

	
(c)

	
Only in the manner permitted and prescribed by AeroGrow as set forth herein; and

	
(d)

	
Only for the Licensed Products or Seed Kits.

2.12          Recognition of Goodwill.  Licensee recognizes the value of the goodwill associated with the Licensed Trademarks and acknowledges that the Licensed Trademarks and all rights therein and goodwill pertaining thereto belong exclusively to AeroGrow. Except as provided in this Agreement, Licensee shall not, anywhere in the world, use or seek to register any trademarks, service marks, trade dress, names, trade names, or domain names that are the Licensed Trademarks, that are colorably or confusingly similar to the Licensed Trademarks, or that incorporate the Licensed Trademarks or any element colorably or confusingly similar to the Licensed Trademarks.

2.13          Validity of Licensed Trademarks. Licensee will not, at any time while this Agreement is in effect or thereafter, dispute, challenge, destroy, impair, or impede the effect, validity, or enforceability of the Licensed Trademarks, or dispute or challenge AeroGrow's rights or title in and to the Licensed Trademarks.

2.14          Validity of Agreement. Licensee will not, at any time while this Agreement is in effect or thereafter, dispute or challenge the title or any rights of AeroGrow in and to the Licensed Trademarks, the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, or the validity or enforceability of any other license agreement or similar or comparable agreement involving the Licensed Trademarks to which AeroGrow is a party.

2.15          Infringement.  If requested by AeroGrow, Licensee will assist AeroGrow (at AeroGrow's expense) in procuring protection for, and in protecting, any of AeroGrow's rights in the Licensed Trademarks.  AeroGrow, if it so desires, may commence or prosecute any claim, suit, or action in its own name or, with Licensee’s consent, in the name of Licensee, and may join Licensee as a party to any claim, suit, or action. Licensee shall promptly notify AeroGrow in writing of any infringements or imitations by others of the Licensed Trademarks which Licensee becomes aware of, and AeroGrow shall have the sole right to determine whether or not any action shall be taken on account of any such infringements or imitations. AeroGrow shall notify Licensee of any potential infringement regarding any Licensed Products or Seed Kits. Licensee shall not institute any suit or take any action on account of any such infringements or imitations without first obtaining the written consent of AeroGrow, which may be given or withheld in AeroGrow's sole discretion.

3. TECHNOLOGY SUBLICENSE GRANT

3.1          License Grant.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, AeroGrow hereby grants to AWA, and AWA hereby accepts the grant by AeroGrow, of a non-exclusive license under the Hydroponic IP during the Term of this Agreement to make and use Licensed Products in the Territory and to offer to sell and sell Licensed Products to end user consumers in the Territory, but not to any person or entity for subsequent sale, resale, or distribution outside of China; provided AWA shall not make, use, sell, offer for sale, and import any products having a footprint (or potential footprint) of 1.5 square feet or larger in any channels specifically targeted to hydroponic growers, regardless of whether such products utilize Hydroponic IP.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Licensee may not itself manufacture Licensed Products but may instead purchase Licensed Products from Approved Manufacturers or, pursuant to Section 4.2, from an AeroGrow Chinese Affiliate.

3.2          No Right to Sublicense. The license grant in Section 3.1 does not include the right for Licensee to grant sublicenses to others to use the Hydroponic IP in any manner or in connection with any goods or services.

3.3          Reservation of Rights.  AeroGrow reserves all rights with respect to the Hydroponic IP not expressly licensed to Licensee hereunder.  For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement does not include the right to use OMS’ trademarks, service marks, trade names or trade dress (“OMS Trademarks”) and Licensee agrees it will not use or register OMS Trademarks, or anything confusingly similar thereto, in the Territory.  Licensee shall not export, sell or authorize any sale or distribution, directly or indirectly, of Licensed Products to any third party not approved hereunder.  Neither Licensee nor its Affiliates may sell Licensed Products that they know, or have reason to know, are intended for resale to or in any countries or jurisdictions outside the Territory.  Licensee shall, to the extent permitted by law, communicate to its customers that resale of the Licensed Products outside the Territory is prohibited and shall constitute a wrongful use of the Hydroponic IP.

3.4          Assignment.  This Agreement is personal to Licensee, and Licensee may not assign this Agreement and its rights herein without AeroGrow’s and OMS’ prior written consent.

3.5          OMS Standing.  Licensee agrees to be bound to OMS on the terms and conditions of this Agreement and agree that OMS may stand in the place of AeroGrow and enforce against Licensee any of the rights afforded to AeroGrow by this Agreement.  As between OMS and AeroGrow, AeroGrow shall be primarily responsible for compliance by Licensee with all applicable terms of this Agreement.

3.6          Development and Promotion.  Licensee accepts full responsibility for and agrees to pay all costs it incurs associated with the development, manufacture and promotion of the Licensed Products in the Territory. Licensee will secure all plant, equipment and technical skills necessary for the development and manufacture of the Licensed Products, and OMS and AeroGrow shall have no liability or responsibility with respect thereto.

3.7          Compliance with Laws. Licensee shall develop, manufacture, package, label, advertise, and sell all Licensed Products in strict compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations.  Without limiting the foregoing, the Licensed Products will be manufactured in substantial compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations applicable within the Territory, and will not be adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of any laws, rules or regulations applicable within the Territory.  Licensee shall obtain any required license or certification under the laws, rules or regulation of the Territory.  Unless OMS agrees otherwise in writing, Licensee will destroy all inventories of Licensed Products that are not in conformity with any applicable laws, rules or regulations within the Territory. Licensee agrees to notify AeroGrow and OMS promptly of any regulatory action of which Licensee has knowledge that is taken in relation to Licensee by any federal, state, foreign, county or municipal authority which relates to or affects the development, manufacture, storage, packaging, labeling, advertising, distribution, or sale of the Licensed Products.

3.8          Developed IP.  During the Term of this Agreement and on a quarterly basis, Licensee shall disclose to OMS and AeroGrow all technical developments, inventions and improvements made by Licensee related to the Licensed Products (“Developed IP”), including all Intellectual Property Rights in all such technical developments, inventions and improvements.  Licensee hereby grants to OMS and its Affiliates a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, transferrable, royalty-free, non-exclusive license, with the right to sublicense, to make, use, sell, distribute, offer to sell, and import products and/or services under the Developed IP.

4 ROYALTY PAYMENTS AND REPORTS

4.1          Royalty.  AWA shall pay AeroGrow a royalty of ten percent (10%) times the Manufacturing Cost of all Licensed Products manufactured by or for AWA during the Term of this Agreement (the “Initial Royalty”).  After the Initial Royalty in a single Contract Year has exceeded US$100,000, the royalty for the remainder of that single Contract Year shall be eight percent (8%) times the Manufacturing Cost (the “Reduced Royalty”) (collectively, the Initial Royalty and Reduced Royalty is the “Royalty”).  At the beginning of the following Contract Year, the royalty shall return to the Initial Royalty.

4.2          If AeroGrow later becomes affiliated with a Chinese entity, AeroGrow’s Chinese Affiliate shall have an option to purchase Licensed Products directly and invoice AWA for such Licensed Products at the Manufacturing Cost plus the above Royalty, with AeroGrow’s Chinese Affiliate being responsible for payment of Manufacturing Costs to the manufacturer for such Licensed Products.

4.3          Exclusivity Minimums.  The licenses granted in Sections 2.1 and 3.1 and the distributorship appointment granted in Section 5.1 shall be exclusive to Licensee with respect to distribution and sales of Licensed Product and Seed Kits in the Territory if the following minimum Royalty payments and Seed Kit Payments are made to AeroGrow in the indicated timeframes (“Exclusivity Minimums”):

a.          April 1, 2018 – March 31, 2019: $50,000 in total Royalty and Seed Kit Payments for this time period

b.          April 1, 2019 – March 31, 2020: $250,000 in total Royalty payments and Seed Kit Payments for this time period

c.          April 1, 2020 – March 31, 2021: $750,000 in total Royalty payments and Seed Kit Payments for this time period

If the Royalty payments and Seed Kit Payments paid to AeroGrow in any Contract Year do not reach the above Exclusivity Minimums, AWA shall have the right to compensate AeroGrow to the level necessary to achieve the Exclusivity Minimums and thereby maintain exclusivity.  If AWA does not compensate AeroGrow to the Exclusivity Minimums within thirty days of the end of a Contract Year, the licenses granted in Sections 2.1 and 3.1 and distributorship appointment granted in Section 5.1 shall immediately become non-exclusive.

4.4          Form of Payment.  The Royalty shall be payable monthly, within thirty (30) days of the end of each calendar month.  Royalty and other fees due under this Agreement shall be payable by AWA to AeroGrow in cash (US dollars), and such fees must continue to be paid in accordance with U.S. tax laws and any other relevant tax laws.  For purposes of computing the Royalty, the Manufacturing Cost for each month shall be converted to U.S. Dollars using the rate of exchange as reported in the Wall Street Journal on the last business day of the applicable calendar month.

4.5          Interest on Late Payments. If AWA fails to make any payment to AeroGrow hereunder on the due date for payment, without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to AeroGrow, AWA shall pay AeroGrow interest on all such overdue amounts from the due date of such amounts until paid at a twelve percent (12%) rate per annum.

4.6          Royalty Report.  No later than the April 15th following the end of each Contract Year, and the April 15th following expiration or termination of the Agreement for any reason, AWA shall provide AeroGrow with a Royalty report including the Manufacturing Cost for the applicable Contract Year, itemized according to each product, and shall provide in such report all other information and calculations (including the calculation of Manufacturing Cost) necessary to allow AeroGrow to verify the accuracy of the Manufacturing Cost and the Royalty calculation. AWA acknowledges that AeroGrow has reporting and royalty payment obligations to OMS and therefore that time is of the essence with respect to the deadlines in this Article 4.

4.7          Records and Audit. Licensee shall keep, maintain and preserve, at its place of business identified above, during the Term and for at least three (3) years following termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason, complete and accurate books, accounts, records and other materials covering all transactions related to this Agreement, including but not limited to the information contained in or related to the accounting for and payment of Royalty, which may include records relating to the manufacturing, distribution, marketing, sales, and customer support, including but not limited to customer records, invoices, correspondence and banking, financial and other records in Licensee’s possession or under its control (the "Records"). During the Term and for three (3) years following termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason, AeroGrow and/or an independent third party representative of AeroGrow, upon three (3) days' notice and during regular business hours, shall have the right quarterly to conduct an audit of the Records. Following the audit, AWA shall take immediate steps to timely resolve any issues raised therein, including payment of any monies owing and due. AeroGrow shall bear the costs of the audit, provided, however, that if an audit reveals an underpayment of more than five (5%) percent of the total amount payable for any Contract Year, then AWA shall bear the expense of the audit.

 

5. SEED KIT DISTRIBUTION

5.1          AeroGrow hereby appoints AWA, and AWA hereby accepts such appointment, as AeroGrow’s distributor of Seed Kits in the Territory during the Term.

5.2          AWA acknowledges and agrees that it will purchase the Seed Kits for its own account solely for the purpose of resale in the Territory.

5.3          AWA acknowledges and agrees that AeroGrow may, at any time and in its sole discretion, discontinue (i) manufacturing any of the Seed Kits or (ii) selling any of the Seed Kits for distribution in the Territory.  AeroGrow reserves the unqualified right to manage and conduct its business in all respects, including without limitation the right at all times to:  (a) maintain or alter the formulae, ingredients, labeling or packaging of any or all of its products; (b) determine the prices or other terms on which it sells any or all of its products; (c) produce or sell any particular brands; (d) discontinue the sale of any or all of its products, packages or containers at any or all locations; and (e) make all other decisions concerning the conduct of AeroGrow’s business.  In the event AeroGrow discontinues or alters the formulae, ingredients and labeling of the Seed Kits pursuant to (a) above, Seller shall use reasonable efforts to provide notice to Distributor promptly so that Distributor would have sufficient time to notify the retailers.

5.4          AWA shall order Seed Kits from AeroGrow at prices and terms of sale which shall be consistent with the provisions of this Agreement and Schedule 3.  The prices on Schedule 3 do not include value-added, sales, use, excise or other taxes that may be applicable to the Seed Kit, except as otherwise expressly agreed to in writing by AeroGrow.

5.5          AWA shall order Seed Kits by submitting to AeroGrow its purchase order specifically describing the Seed Kits and quantities thereof desired.  Each purchase order shall be subject to acceptance by AeroGrow, no order shall be deemed accepted, and AeroGrow shall have no liability with respect thereto, until and unless such order has been accepted in writing by AeroGrow.  AeroGrow’s obligation for accepted purchase orders is further subject to current availability of Seed Kits for distribution in the Territory.  This Agreement shall control over any inconsistent or additional terms of any purchase order submitted by AWA unless otherwise specifically agreed to in writing by AeroGrow.

5.6          Payment on all purchase orders received from AWA and accepted by AeroGrow hereunder shall, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Seller, be made no later than thirty (30) days from the date of invoice.  Payment by AWA to AeroGrow shall be made in cash (US dollars) and in accordance with U.S. tax laws and any other relevant tax laws.  If AWA fails to make any payment to AeroGrow hereunder on the due date for payment, without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to AeroGrow, AWA shall pay AeroGrow interest on all such overdue amounts from the due date of such amounts until paid at a twelve percent (12%) rate per annum.

5.7          Unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, Seed Kits purchased hereunder shall be collected by AWA at an AeroGrow’s warehouse in the United States and risk of loss as to such Seed Kits shall pass to AWA at the time of delivery.

6. INSURANCE

Licensee agrees to obtain and maintain, at its own cost and expense, insurance covering (a) bodily injury in an amount not less than one million RMB (1,000,000 RMB), (b) property damage, products, and completed operations in an amount not less than six million RMB (6,000,000 RMB), (c) automobile liability meeting statutory requirements, and (d) any additional claims not covered by the foregoing reasonably anticipated in connection with Licensee’s business operations and resulting in bodily injury and property damage. This required insurance shall be written by companies licensed to do business in the Territory. All policies described above will be written by insurance companies rated at least A by A.M. Best’s rating service, or an equivalent or higher rating by a Hong Kong or People’s Republic of China insurance rating service as approved by OMS and AeroGrow.  Such policy shall name OMS and AeroGrow as additional insured including providing defense costs and shall be primary with respect to any insurance or self-insurance programs maintained by OMS or AeroGrow. The policy must be endorsed to reflect that the additional insured will be provided no less than thirty (30) days advance written notice of cancellation or material change in the policy required to be carried as part of this Agreement. Licensee shall deliver to AeroGrow a certificate of insurance that specifies the required coverage immediately following execution of this Agreement. Licensee shall also obtain and maintain at its own cost and expense, any and all statutorily required insurance, including, but not limited to workers' compensation insurance with statutory limits, and employer's liability insurance. The insurance policies will include a waiver of subrogation in favor of OMS and AeroGrow. The limits required to be evidenced do not limit the liability of Licensee in any claim or suit.

7. CONFIDENTIALITY

7.1          Acknowledgment of Confidentiality. Each Party understands that any Protected Information disclosed to it by the other Party under this Agreement is secret, proprietary and of great value to the disclosing Party, which value may be impaired if the secrecy of the Protected Information is not maintained. The Party disclosing Protected Information is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Disclosing Party" and the Party receiving Protected Information is sometimes hereinafter referred to as the "Receiving Party."

7.2          Reasonable Security Measures. Each Party has taken and will continue to take reasonable security measures to preserve and protect the secrecy of the Protected Information, and each Receiving Party agrees to take all measures reasonably necessary to protect the secrecy of a Disclosing Party's Protected Information in order to prevent it from falling into the public domain or into the possession of persons not bound to maintain the secrecy of such information.

7.3          Non-Disclosure Obligation. Each Receiving Party agrees not to disclose the Protected Information of the Disclosing Party obtained pursuant to this Agreement, to any person or entity (other than its key officers, and employees and/or their Affiliates to whom disclosure is necessary), while this Agreement is in effect or at any time following the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason.

7.4          Burden of Proof. Each Receiving Party acknowledges and agrees that if it shall disclose, divulge, reveal, report, publish, transfer or use, for any purpose whatsoever, except as authorized herein, any Protected Information of a Disclosing Party, and such Receiving Party shall assert as a defense that such information (a) was already known to it or developed prior to the execution of this Agreement, (b) was independently developed by it, (c) was disclosed to third parties without violation of this Agreement, (d) was in the public domain prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement, or (e) entered the public domain without violation of this Agreement, then such Receiving Party shall bear the burden of proof with respect to the same.

7.5          Permitted Use. Neither Party shall use the Protected Information of the other Party for any purpose except as permitted in this Agreement.

7.6          Permitted Disclosures. The confidentiality obligations contained in this Article 7 shall not apply to the extent that any Receiving Party is required (a) to disclose the information by law, order or regulation of governmental agency or a court of competent jurisdiction, or (b) to disclose information to any governmental agency for purposes of obtaining approvals to test or market the Product; provided, that, in each such case, the Receiving Party shall give written notice thereof to the Disclosing Party and sufficient opportunity to prevent or limit any such disclosure or to request confidential treatment thereof; and provided, further, that the Receiving Party shall give reasonable assistance to the Disclosing Party to preserve the information as confidential.

7.7          Terms of this Agreement. The terms and existence of this Agreement shall be treated by the Parties as Protected Information. Neither Party shall issue a press release or otherwise publicize the negotiation or conclusion of this Agreement without the express written consent of the other Party.

8. TERM AND TERMINATION

8.1          Term.  The Term of this Agreement, and the license granted herein, shall be the period from the Effective Date to March 31, 2021, unless sooner terminated in accordance with the provisions hereof.

8.2          Termination. This Agreement may be terminated as follows:

	
(a)

	
AeroGrow shall have the right to terminate this Agreement immediately without liability: if AWA (a) fails to meet the Exclusivity Minimums in Section 4.3 in any Contract Year and (b) fails to compensate AeroGrow to the level necessary to achieve the Exclusivity Minimums within thirty (30) days of the end of that Contract Year.

	
(b)

	
At OMS’ election, upon termination of the Technology License Agreement between OMS and AeroGrow or upon termination of OMS’ license grant to AeroGrow in the Territory; then this Agreement may be terminated upon notice by OMS, effective upon receipt of such notice;

	
(c)

	
At OMS’ or AeroGrow’s election if it determines (i) that Licensee has not complied with its confidentiality obligations under Article 7, (ii) that Licensee has used Hydroponic IP outside the scope of the sublicense, or (iii) that Licensed Products or Seed Kits manufactured or sold by Licensee have been sold for use outside the Territory; then this Agreement may be terminated upon notice by AeroGrow or OMS, effective upon receipt of such notice, without prejudice to any and all other rights and remedies AeroGrow or OMS may have hereunder or by law provided;

	
(d)

	
If Licensee defaults in the payment of any Royalty, payment, interest or other fees, and such default is not cured within thirty (30) business days following Licensee’s receipt of written notice of such default, then this Agreement and the license granted hereunder may be terminated upon written notice by AeroGrow or OMS sent to Licensee after expiration of the thirty (30) day period and effective upon receipt of such notice, without prejudice to any and all other rights and remedies AeroGrow or OMS may have hereunder or by law provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing provision allowing Licensee thirty (30) business days to cure a default in payment, Licensee must use its best efforts to cure such default as promptly as possible within said thirty (30) business day period.

	
(e)

	
If Licensee’s business activities and/or its use of the Licensed Trademarks harms or damages, or is likely to harm or damage, AeroGrow’s reputation and/or the Licensed Trademarks, AeroGrow may terminate this Agreement immediately by giving written notice to Licensee.  This provision includes any harm or damage based on product quality or recall issues relating to the Licensed Products.

	
(f)

	
If Licensee fails to perform in accordance with any material term or condition of this Agreement (other than as described in Sections 8.2(c) and 8.2(d) above) and such default continues unremedied for thirty (30) days after the date on which Licensee receives written notice of default, unless such remedy cannot be accomplished within such time period and Licensee has commenced diligent efforts within such time period and continues such efforts until the remedy is complete, then this Agreement may be terminated upon notice by AeroGrow or OMS, effective upon receipt of such notice, without prejudice to any and all other rights and remedies AeroGrow or OMS may have hereunder or by law provided.

	
(g)

	
If any corporate action, legal proceedings or other procedure or step is taken in relation to (i) the suspension of payments, a moratorium of any indebtedness, winding-up, dissolution, administration or reorganization of Licensee; (ii) a composition, compromise, assignment or arrangement with any creditor of Licensee; (iii) the appointment of a liquidator, trustee in bankruptcy, special administrator or other similar officer in respect of Licensee or any of its assets; (iv) the commencement of a case or proceeding, whether voluntary or involuntary, under any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency law; (v) enforcement of any liens over any assets of Licensee having an aggregate value in excess of $50,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies), or (vi) any analogous procedure or step is taken in any jurisdiction, then this Agreement and the license granted hereunder may be terminated immediately upon notice by AeroGrow or OMS, effective upon sending such notice, without prejudice to any and all other rights and remedies AeroGrow or OMS may have hereunder or by law provided, and the license herein granted shall not constitute an asset in reorganization, bankruptcy, or insolvency which may be assigned or which may accrue to any court or creditor appointed referee, receiver, or committee.

	
(h)

	
If AWA fails to comply with its obligations under Section 4.1 or Section 5.6, as reasonably determined by AeroGrow or OMS, and such default continues unremedied for thirty (30) days after the date on which AWA receives written notice of default, then this Agreement may be terminated upon notice by AeroGrow or OMS, effective upon receipt of such notice, without prejudice to any and all other rights and remedies AeroGrow or OMS may have hereunder or by law provided.

8.3          Rights Upon Cancellation, Termination, or Expiration.  Upon any cancellation, termination, or expiration of this Agreement for any reason:

	
(a)

	
The license granted to Licensee in Sections 2.1 and 3.1 shall terminate; and, except as provided in Section 8.5 below, Licensee shall forthwith discontinue all use of the Licensed Trademarks and Hydroponic IP.

	
(b)

	
Licensee shall promptly pay to AeroGrow all amounts due and owing hereunder, including all unpaid, accrued Royalty under Article 4 and under Section 5.6 and Section 8.5.

	
(c)

	
Each Receiving Party shall return to the Disclosing Party (or at the Disclosing Party’s direction, destroy) all Protected Information of the Disclosing Party provided or otherwise made available by the Disclosing Party that is in the possession, custody or control of the Receiving Party; provided, however, that such obligation shall not apply to the extent that the return or destruction of such Protected Information to the Disclosing Party would materially interfere with the surviving rights of the Receiving Party under this Agreement.

8.4          Surviving Terms.  The following terms shall survive termination of this Agreement: Articles 1-3, Sections 4.5-4.7, 5.6, Articles 6-7, Section 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 9.2, and Articles 10, 11, and 12, and such other provisions that by their nature are intended to survive termination, shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

8.5          Disposal of Inventory After Cancellation, Termination, or Expiration. For a period of six (6) months after cancellation, termination, or expiration of this Agreement, AWA may sell Licensed Products in AWA’s inventory (“Sell-Off Period”), except that AWA shall have no right to a Sell-Off Period if AeroGrow or OMS terminates this Agreement pursuant to any of the provisions in Sections 8.2(c), 8.2(e)-8.2(g).

9. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

9.1          Representations and Warranties.  AWA represents and warrants as follows:

	
(a)

	
It is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of China, is qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the performance of its obligations hereunder requires such qualification and has all requisite power and authority, corporate or otherwise, to conduct its business as now being conducted and to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement.

	
(b)

	
The execution, delivery and performance of it of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate actions, and do not and will not:

 

	
i.

	
Require any consent or approval of its stockholders or any government authority, or

	
ii.

	
Violate any provision of any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award presently in effect having applicability to it or any provision of its charter documents.

	
(c)

	
This Agreement is legal, valid and binding any obligation under it is enforceable in accordance with its terms and conditions.

	
(d)

	
It is not under any contractual obligation that is materially conflicting or materially inconsistent in any respect with the terms of this Agreement or that would materially impede the diligent and complete fulfillment of its obligations.

9.2          Disclaimer of Warranties. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS A WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION BY OMS OR AEROGROW THAT THE USE OF THE LICENSED TECHNOLOGY LICENSED TO AWA HEREUNDER WILL RESULT IN ANY PRODUCTS, OR AS A WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION BY OMS OR AEROGROW THAT THE EXPLOITATION OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING WILL BE FREE FROM INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF THIRD PARTIES.

10. INDEMNIFICATION

10.1          Licensee Indemnification. Licensee shall indemnify, defend, and hold AeroGrow, OMS and each of its Affiliates, including the directors, officers, employees, and agents of each of the foregoing harmless from and against all claims, suits, actions, proceedings, damages, losses or liabilities, costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) arising out of, based upon, or in connection with (a) any breach of any of Licensee’s representations and warranties as set forth in this Agreement; (b) any use of any Patent, process, method, or device, including Developed IP, by Licensee in connection with the Licensed Products; (c) any alleged defects or dangers inherent in the Licensed Products or the manufacture, distribution, sale, or use thereof; (d) any injuries or damages to purchasers, users, or consumers of Licensed Products or arising from or related to the use or consumption of the Licensed Products; or (e) any alleged infringement of any third party's Copyright, Patent, Trademark, or other Intellectual Property.

10.2          Conditions of Indemnification. As a condition of indemnification under this Article 10, AeroGrow, OMS or their Affiliates shall give Licensee (for purposes of this Article 10, the "Indemnifying Party") immediate notice of and copies of all pleadings and correspondence related to the assertion of any such claim, proceeding, action, or suit and agrees not to settle, compromise, or otherwise dispose of any such claim, proceeding, action or suit without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume the defense or settlement of any such claim, proceeding, action, or suit at its expense, by counsel of its choice. If the Indemnifying Party assumes such defense, the Party seeking indemnity shall cooperate fully with the Indemnifying Party in defense of the action and the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to pay or reimburse the other Party for attorneys' fees or expenses, except such out-of-pocket costs or expenses incurred by the indemnified Party in cooperating with the Indemnifying Party.

10.3          Limits. No Party shall be liable to another Party for any punitive, indirect or consequential losses, except that no limitations of liability shall apply to (a) claims for death or physical injury, or loss or damage to tangible personal or real property; (b) damages caused by a Party's gross negligence or willful misconduct or omission of a Party or its respective employees or representatives; or (c) damages payable pursuant to a breach of Article 7 (Confidentiality) or this Article 10 (Indemnification); or (d) breach of any license granted with respect to Hydroponic IP or Licensed Trademarks.

11. NOTICES

All notices provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by facsimile or registered mail, postage prepaid, or by overnight courier deposited with a reputable company, addressed to the other Party at the applicable address set forth below, or to such other addresses as may be given for such purpose by such that Party by notice duly given hereunder. Notice shall be deemed properly given three (3) days after the date mailed if given by first class mail, or one (1) day after confirmed delivery by overnight courier:

TO AEROGROW:

AeroGrow International, Inc.

Attn.: President and CEO

1026075 Longbow Dr., Suite 200

Boulder, CO 80301

Facsimile: (303) 444-0406

WITH COPIES TO:

OMS Investments, Inc.

10250 Constellation Blvd.

Suite 2800

Los Angeles, CA 90067

AND

The Scotts Company LLC

14111 Scottslawn Road

Marysville, Ohio 43041

Attention: Legal Department

TO OMS:

OMS Investments, Inc.

10250 Constellation Blvd.

Suite 2800

Los Angeles, CA 90067

WITH COPIES TO

The Scotts Company LLC

14111 Scottslawn Road

Marysville, Ohio 43041

Attention: Legal Department

 

TO AWA:

Aiwuan 爱屋安Shanghai ltd

Room 303

No. 33, C2 zone, lane 1555, Jingshajiang West Road,

Jiading District, Shanghai, China

 

12. GENERAL PROVISIONS

12.1          No Fiduciary or Other Relationship. The Parties understand and agree that this Agreement does not create a fiduciary relationship between them, that they are and shall be independent contractors, and that nothing in this Agreement is intended to make either Party a general or special agent, joint venturer, partner, or employee of another Party for any purpose whatsoever.

12.2          Severability. Except as expressly provided to the contrary herein, each Section, term and provision of this Agreement, and any portion thereof, shall be considered severable and if, for any reason, any such provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, contrary to or in conflict with any applicable present or future law or regulation in a final, unappealable ruling issued by any court, agency or tribunal with competent jurisdiction in a proceeding to which AeroGrow is a party, that ruling shall not impair the operation of, or have any other effect upon, such other portions of this Agreement as may remain otherwise intelligible, which shall continue to be given full force and effect and bind the Parties, although any portion held to be invalid shall be deemed not to be a part of this Agreement from the date the time for appeal expires, if Licensee is a party thereto, otherwise upon Licensee’s receipt of a notice of non-enforcement thereof from AeroGrow. If any covenant herein which restricts competitive activity is deemed unenforceable by virtue of its scope in terms of area, business activity prohibited and/or length of time, but would be enforceable by reducing any part or all thereof, the Parties agree that the same shall be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies applied in the jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought.

12.3          Substitution of Provisions. If any applicable and binding law or rule of any jurisdiction requires a greater prior notice of the termination of this Agreement than is required hereunder, or the taking of some other action not required hereunder, or if, under any applicable and binding law or rule of any jurisdiction, any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, the prior notice and/or other action required by such law or rule shall be substituted for the comparable provisions hereof. The Parties agree to be bound by any promise or covenant imposing the maximum duty permitted by law which is subsumed within the terms of any provision hereof, as though it were separately articulated in and made a part of this Agreement, that may result from striking from any of the provisions hereof, any portion or portions which a court may hold to be unenforceable in a final decision to which AeroGrow is a party, or from reducing the scope of any promise or covenant to the extent required to comply with such a court order. Such modifications to this Agreement shall be effective only in such jurisdiction, unless AeroGrow elects to give them greater applicability, and shall be enforced as originally made and entered into in all other jurisdictions.

12.4          Waiver. A Party may by written instrument unilaterally waive or reduce any obligation of or restriction upon the other Party under this Agreement, effective upon delivery of written notice thereof to the other or such other effective date stated in the notice of waiver. Any waiver so granted by the waiving Party shall be without prejudice to any other rights the waiving Party may have, will be subject to continuing review by the waiving Party and may be revoked, in the waiving Party's sole discretion, at any time and for any reason, effective upon delivery to the other Party often (10) days' prior written notice.

12.5          Waiver by Custom or Practice. A Party shall not be deemed to have waived or impaired any right, power or option reserved by this Agreement (including, without limitation, the right to demand exact compliance with every term, condition and covenant herein or to declare any breach thereof to be a default and to terminate this Agreement) by virtue of any custom or practice of the Parties at variance with the terms hereof. Any failure, refusal or neglect of a Party to exercise any right under this Agreement or to insist upon exact compliance by the other with its obligations hereunder, any waiver, forbearance, delay, failure or omission by a Party to exercise any right, power or option, whether of the same, similar or different nature, or AeroGrow's acceptance of any payments due from AWA after any breach of this Agreement, shall not be deemed a waiver or impairment of any right, power or other option provided under this Agreement.

12.6          Force Majeure. Neither Party shall be liable for loss or damage or deemed to be in breach of this Agreement if their failure to perform obligations results from:

	
(a)

	
compliance with any law, regulation, requirement or instruction of any federal, state, municipal or foreign government or any department or agency thereof;

	
(b)

	
acts of God;

	
(c)

	
fires, strikes, embargoes, war or riot; or

	
(d)

	
any other similar event or cause.

Any delay resulting from any of said causes shall extend performance accordingly or excuse performance, in whole or in part, as may be reasonable, except that said causes shall not excuse payments of amounts owed at the time of such occurrence or payment of any license fees, interest, or administration fees.

12.7          Temporary Restraining Orders and Preliminary Injunctions.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, each Party shall have the right in a proper case to obtain temporary restraining orders and temporary or preliminary injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction.

12.8          Rights Cumulative. The rights of each Party hereunder are cumulative and no exercise or enforcement by a Party of any right or remedy hereunder shall preclude the exercise or enforcement by that Party of any other right or remedy hereunder which that Party is entitled by law to enforce.

12.9          Costs and Attorneys’ Fees. If a claim for amounts owed by Licensee to AeroGrow or its affiliates is asserted in any judicial proceeding or appeal thereof, or if a Party enforces this Agreement in any judicial proceeding or appeal thereof, the Party prevailing in such proceeding shall be entitled to reimbursement of its reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable accounting and legal fees, whether incurred prior to, in preparation for, or in contemplation of the filing of any written demand, claim, action, hearing or proceeding to enforce the obligations of this Agreement. If AeroGrow incurs expenses in connection with Licensee’s failure to pay when due amounts owing to AeroGrow, to submit when due any reports, information or supporting records or otherwise to comply with this Agreement, including, but not limited to legal and accounting fees, AeroGrow shall be reimbursed by Licensee for any reasonable costs and expenses that AeroGrow incurs.

12.10          Governing Law.  Except to the extent governed by the United States Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051 et seq.) or other federal law, this Agreement, and the relationship between the Parties, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio.

12.11          Compliance with Laws; U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

a.          Licensee, and all its employees, agents and affiliates acting on its behalf, are in compliance with and will continue to comply in all material respects with all applicable laws including, without limitation, with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 of the United States of America (Public Law 96-2134, Dec. 19, 1977) as amended (Public Law 100-481, Title V, § 5003, Aug. 23, 1988) and any similar laws in the Territory.

b.          Licensee represents and warrants that: (a) neither it nor any of its employees or officers is an official, employee, or active member of the armed services of any government; an official or employee of any government, an official of a political party, or a candidate for political office; and (b) as of the Effective Date and during the term of this Agreement, no government official, and no official of any government agency or instrumentality, is or will become associated with, or will own or presently owns an interest, whether direct or indirect, in Licensee or has or will have any legal or beneficial interest in this Agreement.  Licensee further agrees to inform AeroGrow of any change in such status or representation.  Licensee warrants that, in connection with its performance under this Agreement, it has not and will not make or authorize any payments or gifts or any offers or promises of payments or gifts of any kind, directly or indirectly, to any official of any government or any agency or instrumentality thereof for the purpose of influencing any act or decision of such official or to induce such official to use his/her influence with the government.  Licensee further agrees that it will not make any payment to any person or entity if such Licensee knows or has reason to know that all or any portion of such payment will be offered or given directly or indirectly to any official of a government or political party, or any candidate for governmental or political party office, for the purpose of influencing or inducing any official to use his/her influence with the government or any instrumentality thereof.  Licensee warrants that it has not and will not pay, offer or tender, directly or indirectly, any political contributions or donations, or any commission or finder’s or referral fee to any person or firm in connection with its activities under this Agreement.  Licensee is in compliance with and will continue to comply in all material respects with all applicable ant-bribery laws.  Licensee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of AeroGrow’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Policy (the “FCPA Policy”) and by execution of this Agreement, Licensee warrants and certifies that it will do nothing in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement which will be in conflict with the FCPA Policy.

12.12          Jurisdiction. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, including any question regarding its existence, validity or termination, shall be submitted to the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (“CIETAC”) for arbitration which shall be conducted in accordance with CIETAC’s arbitration rules in effect at the time of applying for arbitration.  The place of arbitration shall be CIETAC, Hong Kong, China.  The tribunal shall consist of three arbitrators each of whom shall have experience in handling cases involving trading and investment by foreign investors in the PRC.  Each party shall appoint one arbitrator within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the notice of arbitration from CIETAC, and the two party-appointed arbitrators shall agree on the third arbitrator who will act as the presiding arbitrator of the tribunal within another fifteen (15) days after the two arbitrators selected by the parties are notified of such by CIETAC.  If, within the above said time limits, either party fails to appoint its arbitrator or no agreement on the choice of the third arbitrator can be reached, CIETAC shall make such appointment in accordance with the list procedure under the CIETAC rules.  The arbitration shall be conducted in the English language and all arbitrators shall be fluent in English. The arbitrators (including the presiding arbitrator) may be appointed from outside CIETAC’s panel of arbitrators, provided that such appointment shall have been confirmed by the Chairman of CIETAC in accordance with the applicable laws. The arbitrators are required to decide all matters in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Ohio, U.S.A.  The arbitration award shall be final and binding on both parties.  Upon and after the submission of any dispute to arbitration, the Parties shall continue to exercise their respective remaining rights, and fulfill their remaining respective obligations under this Agreement, except insofar as the same may relate directly to the matters in dispute.

12.13          [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

12.14          Headings. The headings of the several Sections hereof are for convenience only and do not define, limit or construe the contents of such Sections.

12.15          Interpretation.  Except where the context otherwise permits or requires, the use of the term “including” and inflections thereof, mean “including without limitation,” “include without limitation” or “includes without limitation.”

12.16          Entire Agreement.  The Agreement represents the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior agreements and negotiations between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, including all oral, written or otherwise communicated statements in whatever form or from whatever source.

12.17          Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in counterparts, including with PDFs or photocopies of signatures, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement, binding upon all Parties hereto, notwithstanding that all Parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart.

12.18          Expenses. Each Party shall bear its own expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, and delivery of this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Technology License Agreement, effective as of the Effective Date first written above.

AEROGROW:

AEROGROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.

By:                                                             

Name:           Ben Gill                                

Title: Vice President, Special Projects

 

AWA:

Aiwuan 爱屋安Shanghai ltd

By:                                                              

Name:          Tiger Guan                           

Title: General Manager

OMS:

OMS INVESTMENTS, INC.,

as third-party beneficiary

By:                                                             

Name:                                                        

Title:                                                           

Schedule 1

Approved Manufacturers

Manufacturer of the Herbie, Sprout LED & Harvest Models is:

Envitech (China) Ltd.

South Weier Road, East Jingyl Road

3.9 SKM, Industrial Park, Development Zone

Anqing, Auhui, China

Manufacturer of the Bounty Model and Farm Models is:

Zhangzhou Wanlida Electrical Appliance Co. Ltd.

No 618 Jiahe Road, Wanlida

Industry Zone

Xiamen, Fujian, China

 

Schedule 2

Hydroponic IP

Any Intellectual Property, excluding OMS Trademarks, that is (a) owned by OMS, (b) provided to AWA by AeroGrow, and (c) embodied in or required for manufacture of the following products:

Herbie

Sprout LED

Harvest

Harvest Premium

Harvest Elite

Harvest Elite Touch

Bounty

Bounty Wi-Fi

Bounty Elite

Bounty Elite Wi-Fi

Farm, Farm Plus, Farm Tall

Schedule 3

Licensed Products

Herbie

Sprout LED

Harvest

Harvest Premium

Harvest Elite

Harvest Elite Touch

Bounty

Bounty Wi-Fi

Bounty Elite

Bounty Elite Wi-Fi

Farm, Farm Plus, Farm Tall

Schedule 4

Licensed Trademarks

AeroGardenTM

HerbieTM

Sprout LEDTMHarvestTM

Harvest PremiumTM

Harvest EliteTM

Harvest Elite TouchTM

BountyTM

Bounty Wi-FiTM

Bounty EliteTM

Bounty Elite Wi-FiTM

FarmTM, Farm PlusTM Farm TallTM

Schedule 5

Seed Kits

All Seed Kits will be manufactured by AeroGrow in the United States.  Shipping will be paid by AWA.

Seed Kits include the following:

	
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3 Pod Seed Kits: US$3.95

	
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6 Pod Seed Kits: US$4.95

	
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9 Pod Seed Kits: US$5.95

	
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24 Pod Seed Kits: US$9.95EX-4.1

 Exhibit 4.1 

Execution Copy 
  

 
 AMERICAN EXPRESS ISSUANCE TRUST II

 AMENDED AND RESTATED 

RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT 

between 
 AMERICAN EXPRESS
NATIONAL BANK 
 and 

AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC. 

Dated as of April 1, 2018 
  

 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

							
		 		  	 	Page	 
		
	 ARTICLE I        DEFINITIONS 
	  	 	2	 
			
	 Section 1.01.
	 	Definitions	  	 	2	 
	 Section 1.02.
	 	Other Definitional Provisions	  	 	11	 
		
	 ARTICLE II       PURCHASE AND CONVEYANCE OF RECEIVABLES 
	  	 	12	 
			
	 Section 2.01.
	 	Purchase	  	 	12	 
	 Section 2.02.
	 	Addition of Aggregate Addition Accounts	  	 	14	 
	 Section 2.03.
	 	Addition of New Accounts	  	 	15	 
	 Section 2.04.
	 	Removal and Deletion of Accounts	  	 	16	 
		
	 ARTICLE III     CONSIDERATION AND PAYMENT 
	  	 	18	 
			
	 Section 3.01.
	 	Purchase Price	  	 	18	 
	 Section 3.02.
	 	Adjustments to Purchase Price	  	 	18	 
	 Section 3.03.
	 	Use of Name, Logo and Marks	  	 	19	 
	 Section 3.04.
	 	Servicing of Receivables	  	 	19	 
		
	 ARTICLE IV     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 
	  	 	20	 
			
	 Section 4.01.
	 	Representations and Warranties of the Seller Relating to the Seller	  	 	20	 
	 Section 4.02.
	 	Representations and Warranties of the Seller Relating to the Agreement and the Receivables	  	 	21	 
	 Section 4.03.
	 	Representations and Warranties of TRS	  	 	23	 
		
	 ARTICLE V       COVENANTS 
	  	 	25	 
			
	 Section 5.01.
	 	Covenants of the Seller	  	 	25	 
	 Section 5.02.
	 	Records	  	 	27	 
		
	 ARTICLE VI     REPURCHASE OBLIGATION 
	  	 	28	 
			
	 Section 6.01.
	 	Reassignment of Ineligible Receivables	  	 	28	 
	 Section 6.02.
	 	Reassignment of Other Receivables	  	 	28	 
		
	 ARTICLE VII    CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 
	  	 	30	 
			
	 Section 7.01.
	 	Conditions to TRS’s Obligations Regarding Initial Receivables	  	 	30	 
	 Section 7.02.
	 	Conditions Precedent to the Seller’s Obligations	  	 	30	 
		
	 ARTICLE VIII   TERM AND PURCHASE TERMINATION 
	  	 	32	 
			
	 Section 8.01.
	 	Term	  	 	32	 
	 Section 8.02.
	 	Purchase Termination	  	 	32	 
		
	 ARTICLE IX     MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
	  	 	33	 
			
	 Section 9.01.
	 	Amendment	  	 	33	 

  
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	 	  	 Section 9.02.
	 	 Governing Law
	  	33
	 	  	 Section 9.03.
	 	 Notices
	  	33
	 	  	 Section 9.04.
	 	 Severability of Provisions
	  	34
	 	  	 Section 9.05.
	 	 Assignment
	  	34
	 	  	 Section 9.06.
	 	 Acknowledgement and Agreement of the Seller
	  	34
	 	  	 Section 9.07.
	 	 Further Assurances
	  	34
	 	  	 Section 9.08.
	 	 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies
	  	35
	 	  	 Section 9.09.
	 	 Counterparts
	  	35
	 	  	 Section 9.10.
	 	 Binding; Third-Party Beneficiaries
	  	35
	 	  	 Section 9.11.
	 	 Merger and Integration
	  	35
	 	  	 Section 9.12.
	 	 Headings
	  	35
	 	  	 Section 9.13.
	 	 Schedules and Exhibits
	  	35
	 	  	 Section 9.14.
	 	 Survival of Representations and Warranties
	  	35
	 	  	 Section 9.15.
	 	 Nonpetition Covenant
	  	36

							
			
	 EXHIBIT A
	  	 FORM OF AGGREGATE ADDITION ACCOUNT SUPPLEMENTAL
	 			
		  	CONVEYANCE	 	 	A-1	 
			
	 EXHIBIT B
	  	 FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL CONVEYANCE FOR NEW
	 			
		  	ACCOUNTS	 	 	B-1	 
			
	 SCHEDULE 1
	  	LIST OF ACCOUNTS	 	 	S-1	 

  

  
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 AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of April 1,
2018, by and between AMERICAN EXPRESS NATIONAL BANK, a national banking association (together with its successors and assigns, “AENB”), as seller, and AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC., a New York
corporation (together with its successors and assigns, “TRS”), as purchaser. 
 W I T N E S S E T H: 

WHEREAS, American Express Centurion Bank, a Utah state-chartered industrial bank (“Centurion”), and
TRS previously entered into a Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2012, as amended and restated as of July 29, 2016 (the “Centurion – TRS Agreement”); 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Centurion – TRS Agreement, TRS has purchased, from time to time, certain Receivables
(hereinafter defined) existing or arising in designated charge accounts of Centurion; 
 WHEREAS, American Express Bank,
FSB, a federal savings bank (“FSB”), and TRS previously entered into a Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2012, as amended and restated as of July 29, 2016 (the “FSB – TRS
Agreement” and, together with the Centurion – TRS Agreement, the “Original Agreements”); 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the FSB – TRS Agreement, TRS has purchased, from time to time, certain Receivables (hereinafter
defined) existing or arising in designated charge accounts of FSB; 
 WHEREAS, as of April 1, 2018 (the
“Bank Merger Date”), (i) Centurion has converted into AENB pursuant to the National Bank Act and regulations of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and (ii) FSB has merged with and into AENB pursuant to
the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated February 23, 2018, between AENB and FSB; 
 WHEREAS, AENB, as successor by
conversion to Centurion, desires to expressly assume the performance of every covenant and obligation of Centurion under the Centurion – TRS Agreement; 

WHEREAS, AENB, as successor by merger to FSB, desires to expressly assume the performance of every covenant and obligation of
FSB under the FSB – TRS Agreement; 
 WHEREAS, TRS desires to purchase, from time to time, certain Receivables
(hereinafter defined) existing or arising in designated charge accounts of AENB; 
 WHEREAS, AENB desires to sell and
assign, from time to time, certain Receivables (hereinafter defined) to TRS upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; 

WHEREAS, it is contemplated that the Receivables purchased hereunder will be transferred by TRS to American Express
Receivables Financing Corporation VIII LLC (“RFC VIII”) and by RFC VIII to the Trust under the terms of the Transfer Agreement in connection 

 with the issuance of notes secured by the Receivables (each capitalized term as hereinafter
defined); 
 WHEREAS, AENB agrees that all representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made by AENB herein with
respect to the Accounts and the Receivables shall also be for the benefit of RFC VIII, the Trust, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders (each capitalized term as hereinafter defined); 

WHEREAS, it is contemplated that this Agreement will define the contractual rights and responsibilities of AENB and TRS,
including, but not limited to, representations and warranties, ongoing disclosure requirements and measures to avoid conflicts of interest; 

WHEREAS, it is contemplated that this Agreement will provide authority for AENB to fulfill its duties and exercise its rights
as the seller under this Agreement separate and apart from its duties and rights as servicer, administrator or any other role or capacity which it shall assume in connection with the issuance of notes secured by the Receivables (hereinafter
defined); and 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to this Agreement, AENB and TRS desire to amend and restate the Original Agreements.

 NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed by and between AENB and TRS as follows: 

ARTICLE I 
 DEFINITIONS

 Section 1.01. Definitions. All capitalized terms used herein or in any certificate, or document made or
delivered pursuant hereto, and not defined herein or therein, shall have the following meanings: 

“Account” shall mean (a) each Initial Account, (b) each Additional Account (but only from and
after the Addition Date with respect thereto) and (c) each Related Account. The term “Account” shall include any account replacing an Account (as defined in the TRS-RFC VIII Receivables Purchase
Agreement) in connection with the transfer of ownership of such Account (as defined in the TRS-RFC VIII Receivables Purchase Agreement) from an Account Owner to the Seller (provided that such replacement
account can be traced or identified by reference to, or by way of, the code designation in the securitization field of such replacement account, which code designation is contained in the computer or other records of the Seller or the Servicer used
to generate the Account Schedule). The term “Account” shall exclude (i) any Deleted Account and (ii) any Account, all the Receivables of which are reassigned to TRS pursuant to Section 6.01 or Section 6.02. The term
“Account” shall include any Removed Account only prior to the Removal Date with respect thereto. 

“Account Agreement” shall mean, with respect to an Account, the agreements between the Seller and an Obligor
governing the terms and conditions of such Account, as such agreements may be amended, modified or otherwise changed from time to time. 

  
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 “Account Guidelines” shall mean the established policies and
procedures of the Seller, (a) relating to the operation of its charge business which generally are applicable to its portfolio of similar accounts, including the policies and procedures for determining the creditworthiness of customers and the
extension of charge privileges to customers, and (b) relating to the maintenance of accounts and collection of receivables, in each case as such policies and procedures may be amended, modified or otherwise changed from time to time. 

“Account Owner” shall have the meaning specified in the TRS-RFC VIII
Receivables Purchase Agreement. 
 “Account Schedule” shall mean a computer file or microfiche list
containing a true and complete list of Accounts, identified by account number, and setting forth, with respect to each Account, the aggregate amount outstanding in such Account (a) on the Initial Cut-Off
Date (for the Account Schedule delivered on the Closing Date) and (b) on the applicable Addition Cut-Off Date (for any Account Schedule relating to Additional Accounts). 

“Addition Cut-Off Date” shall mean (a) with respect to each New
Account, the date on which such New Account is originated, and (b) with respect to Aggregate Addition Accounts, the date specified as such in the related Aggregate Addition Account Supplemental Conveyance. 

“Addition Date” shall mean (a) with respect to New Accounts, the date from and after which such New
Accounts are to be included as Accounts pursuant to Section 2.03(a) and the related New Account Supplemental Conveyance, and (b) with respect to Aggregate Addition Accounts, the date from and after which such Aggregate Addition Accounts
are included as Accounts pursuant to Subsection 2.02(a) and the related Aggregate Addition Account Supplemental Conveyance. 

“Additional Account” shall mean each New Account and each Aggregate Addition Account. 

“AENB” shall have the meaning specified in the initial paragraph of this Agreement. 

“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person controlling or controlled by
or under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” shall mean the power to direct the management and policies of a Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing. 

“Aggregate Addition Account” shall mean each charge account established pursuant to an Account Agreement
between the Seller and any Person, which account is designated pursuant to Section 2.02 to be included as an Account and identified on an Account Schedule delivered pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.02. 

“Aggregate Addition Account Supplemental Conveyance” shall have the meaning specified in Subsection 2.02(b).

  
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 “Agreement” shall mean this Amended and Restated Receivables
Purchase Agreement, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time. 
 “ARR Representations and
Warranties” shall have the meaning specified in the Transfer Agreement. 
 “Asset Representations
Review” shall have the meaning specified in the Transfer Agreement. 
 “Asset Representations Review
Agreement” shall have the meaning specified in the Transfer Agreement. 
 “Asset Representations
Reviewer” shall have the meaning specified in the Transfer Agreement. 
 “Bank Merger Date” shall
have the meaning specified in the recitals hereto. 
 “Business Day” shall mean any day other than
(a) a Saturday or Sunday or (b) any other day on which national banking associations, federal savings banks or state banking institutions in New York, New York, or any other State in which the principal executive offices of the Seller are
located, are authorized or obligated by law, executive order or governmental decree to be closed. 

“Centurion” shall have the meaning specified in the recitals hereto. 

“Centurion – TRS Agreement” shall have the meaning specified in the recitals hereto. 

“Closing Date” shall mean October 24, 2012. 

“Collection Account” shall have the meaning specified in the Indenture. 

“Collections” shall mean all payments (excluding Recoveries) received in respect of the Receivables, in the
form of cash, checks, wire transfers, electronic transfers, ATM transfers or any other form of payment. 

“Conveyance” shall have the meaning specified in Subsection 2.01(a). 

“Covered Representations” shall have the meaning specified in the Asset Representations Review Agreement.

 “Credco” shall mean American Express Credit Corporation, a Delaware corporation, including any
subsidiary thereof, and its successors and assigns. 
 “Date of Processing” shall mean, with respect to
any transaction or receipt of Collections, the Business Day after such transaction or receipt is first output, in written form under the Servicer’s customary and usual practices, from the Servicer’s computer file of Accounts and accounts
comparable to the Accounts (without regard to the effective date of recordation). 

  
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 “Debtor Relief Laws” shall mean (a) the United States
Bankruptcy Code and (b) all other applicable liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, suspension of payments, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets, assignment for the
benefit of creditors and similar debtor relief laws from time to time in effect in any jurisdiction affecting the rights of creditors generally or the rights of creditors of banks. 

“Defaulted Receivable” shall mean a Principal Receivable which is charged off as uncollectible in accordance
with the Account Guidelines and the Servicer’s customary and usual servicing procedures for servicing receivables comparable to the Receivables. A Principal Receivable shall become a Defaulted Receivable on the Date of Processing on which such
Principal Receivable is recorded as charged-off on the Servicer’s computer file of Accounts. 

“Deleted Account” shall mean any Removed Account as to which there are no Receivables arising therein
(including Receivables that, though charged off as uncollectible, may generate Recoveries) owned by TRS. 

“Discount Option Receivables” shall have the meaning specified in the Transfer Agreement. 

“Early Amortization Event” shall have the meaning specified in the Indenture. 

“Eligible Account” shall mean each charge account established pursuant to an Account Agreement between the
Seller and any Person, which meets the following requirements as of the applicable Selection Date: 
 (a) is a charge
account in existence and maintained with the Seller; 
 (b) is payable in United States dollars; 

(c) has not been identified by the Seller or the Servicer in its computer files as canceled due to a related Obligor’s
bankruptcy or insolvency; 
 (d) has an Obligor who has provided, as his or her most recent billing address, an address
located in the United States or its territories or possessions or a United States military address; provided, however, that, with the consent of TRS, as of such Selection Date, up to 3% of the aggregate amount of Receivables may have
related Obligors who have provided, as their billing addresses, addresses located outside of such jurisdictions; 
 (e) if
such account is a charge card account, has not been identified as an account with respect to which a related card has been lost or stolen; 

(f) has not been sold or pledged by the Seller to any other party; 

(g) does not have any receivables that have been sold or pledged by the Seller to any other Person other than Credco, TRS or
any Transferor; and 

  
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 (h) does not have any receivables that have been written off or that have been
identified by the Seller as having been incurred as a result of the fraudulent use of a related charge product. 
 Notwithstanding the above
requirements, Eligible Accounts may include accounts, the receivables of which have been written off, or which have been identified by the Seller or the Servicer in its computer files as canceled due to a related Obligor’s bankruptcy or
insolvency, in each case as of the related Selection Date; provided, however, that (1) the balance of all receivables included in such accounts is reflected on the books and records of the Seller (and is treated for purposes of
this Agreement) as “zero” and (2) borrowing and charging privileges with respect to all such accounts have been canceled in accordance with the Account Guidelines applicable thereto. 

“Eligible Receivable” shall mean each Receivable: 

(a) which has arisen in an Eligible Account; 

(b) which was created in compliance in all material respects with all Requirements of Law applicable to the Seller and
pursuant to an Account Agreement that complies in all material respects with all Requirements of Law applicable to the Seller, in either case, the failure to comply with which would have a material adverse effect on TRS; 

(c) with respect to which all material consents, licenses, approvals or authorizations of, or registrations or declarations
with, any Governmental Authority required to be obtained, effected or given in connection with the creation of such Receivable or the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of the Account Agreement pursuant to which such Receivable was
created, have been duly obtained, effected or given and are in full force and effect; 
 (d) as to which, immediately prior
to the sale of such Receivable to TRS, the Seller has good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of all Liens (other than any Lien for municipal or other local taxes of the Seller if such taxes are not then due and payable or if the Seller is
then contesting the validity thereof in good faith by appropriate proceedings and has set aside on its books and records adequate reserves with respect thereto); 

(e) which has been the subject of a valid sale and assignment from the Seller to TRS of all the Seller’s right, title
and interest therein (including any proceeds thereof); 
 (f) which is the legal, valid and binding payment obligation of
an Obligor thereon, enforceable against such Obligor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable Debtor Relief Laws and except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity
(whether considered in a suit at law or in equity); 
 (g) which, at the time of the sale of such Receivable to TRS, has
not been waived or modified except as permitted in accordance with the Account Guidelines and which waiver or modification is reflected in the Seller’s or the Servicer’s computer file of Accounts; 

(h) which, at the time of the sale of such Receivable to TRS, is not subject to any right of rescission, setoff, counterclaim
or any other defense (including defenses arising out of violations of usury laws) of an Obligor, other than defenses arising out of applicable Debtor Relief Laws; 

  
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 (i) as to which, at the time of the sale of such Receivable to TRS, the Seller
has satisfied all its obligations required to be satisfied by such time; 
 (j) as to which, at the time of the sale of
such Receivable to TRS, the Seller has not taken any action which would impair, or omitted to take any action the omission of which would impair, the rights of TRS therein; and 

(k) which constitutes either an “account” or a “general intangible” under and as defined in Article 9 of
the UCC as then in effect in any jurisdiction where the filing of a financing statement is then required to perfect TRS’s interest in such Receivable and the proceeds thereof. 

“Event of Default” shall have the meaning specified in the Indenture. 

“Excess Funding Account” shall have the meaning specified in the Indenture. 

“FDIC Rule” shall have the meaning specified in the Indenture. 

“Finance Charge Receivables” shall mean the aggregate amount of Discount Option Receivables. 

“First Note Transfer Date” shall have the meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement. 

“FSB” shall have the meaning specified in the recitals hereto. 

“FSB – TRS Agreement” shall have the meaning specified in the recitals hereto. 

“Governmental Authority” shall mean the United States of America, any state or other political subdivision
thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government. 

“Indenture” shall mean the Third Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of April 1, 2018, between the
Trust, as issuer, and the Indenture Trustee, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. 

“Indenture Trustee” shall mean The Bank of New York Mellon, in its capacity as indenture trustee under the
Indenture, its successors in interest and any successor indenture trustee under the Indenture. 
 “Initial
Account” shall mean each charge account established pursuant to an Account Agreement between the Seller and any Person, which account is identified in the Account Schedule delivered or caused to be delivered by the Seller to TRS on the
Closing Date. 
 “Initial Cut-Off Date” shall mean the opening of
business on October 24, 2012. 
 “Insolvency Event” shall have the meaning specified in
Section 8.02. 
 “Issuer Rate Fees” shall mean all issuer rate fees payable to the Seller in
connection with cardholder charges for goods or services with respect to the Receivables. 

  
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 “Lien” shall mean any security interest, mortgage, deed of
trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, equity interest, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), preference, participation interest, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature
whatsoever, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing; provided, however, that the security interest created in favor
of the Indenture Trustee shall not be deemed to constitute a Lien. 
 “Monthly Period” shall mean, with
respect to each Payment Date, the calendar month immediately preceding such Payment Date. 
 “New Account”
shall mean each charge account established pursuant to an Account Agreement between the Seller and any Person, which account is designated pursuant to Subsection 2.03(a) to be included as an Account and identified on an Account Schedule delivered
pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.03. 
 “New Account Delivery Date” shall mean, with respect to any New
Account, the fifteenth calendar day of the month (or, if such 15th calendar day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) following the Monthly Period in which the Addition Date for such New Account occurs. 

“New Account Supplemental Conveyance” shall have the meaning specified in Subsection 2.03(b). 

“Note Rating Agency” shall mean the nationally recognized statistical rating organization or organizations,
if any, selected by RFC VIII and any other Transferor to rate any securities issued by the Trust. 
 “Note Rating
Agency Condition” means, with respect to any action subject to such condition, (i) that each Note Rating Agency shall have notified the Seller and TRS in writing that the proposed action will not result in a reduction or withdrawal of
its ratings on any outstanding Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche or (ii) if at such time the Note Rating Agency has informed the Seller or TRS that such Note Rating Agency does not provide such written notifications for transactions of
this type, then as to such Note Rating Agency, the Seller or TRS shall deliver written notice of the proposed action to such Note Rating Agency or Note Rating Agencies at least 10 Business Days prior to the effective date of such action (or if 10
Business Days prior notice is impractical, such advance notice as is practicable ). 
 “Noteholder” shall
have the meaning specified in the Indenture. 
 “Obligor” shall mean, with respect to any Account, the
Person or Persons obligated to make payments with respect to such Account, including any guarantor thereof, but excluding any merchant. 

“Officer’s Certificate” shall mean a certificate delivered to TRS signed by any Vice President or more
senior officer of the Seller and which states that the certifications set forth in such certificate are based upon the results of a due inquiry into the matters in question conducted by or under the supervision of the signing officer and that the
facts stated in such certifications are true and correct to the best of the signing officer’s knowledge. 

  
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 “Original Agreements” shall have the meaning specified in the
recitals hereto. 
 “Owner Trustee” shall mean Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity,
but solely as owner trustee under the Trust Agreement, its successors in interest and any successor owner trustee under the Trust Agreement. 

“Payment Date” shall have the meaning specified in the Indenture. 

“Person” shall mean any person or entity, including any individual, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership (general or limited), joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, Governmental Authority, or other entity of any nature. 

“Principal Receivables” shall mean all Receivables other than Finance Charge Receivables. 

“Proceeding” shall mean any suit in equity, action at law or other judicial or administrative proceeding.

 “Purchase Price” shall have the meaning specified in Subsection 3.01. 

“Purchase Price Adjustment” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.02. 

“Purchase Price Payment Date” shall have the meaning specified in Subsection 3.01. 

“Purchased Assets” shall have the meaning specified in Subsection 2.01(a). 

“Receivables” shall mean all amounts shown on the records of the Seller as amounts payable by an Obligor on
any Account from time to time, including amounts payable for Principal Receivables and Finance Charge Receivables. 

“Recoveries” shall mean all amounts received with respect to Receivables which have previously been charged-off. 
 “Related Account” shall mean an Account with respect to
which a new account number has been issued by the Seller (i) in compliance with the Account Guidelines and the related Account Agreement, (ii) to the same Obligor or Obligors of such Account, and (iii) (a) as a result of the charge
card with respect to such Account being lost or stolen; (b) as a result of the related Obligor requesting a change in his or her billing cycle; (c) as a result of the related Obligor requesting the discontinuance of responsibility with
respect to such Account; (d) as a result of the related Obligor requesting a product change; or (e) for any other reasons permitted by the Account Guidelines; provided that such Account can be traced or identified by reference to or
by way of the code designation in the securitization field of such Account, which code designation is contained in the computer or other records of the Seller or the Servicer used to generate the Account Schedule. 

  
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 “Removed Account” shall mean any Account as to which the Seller
has received notice from TRS that such Account is a “Removed Account” as defined in the Transfer Agreement. 

“Requesting Party” shall have the meaning specified in the Transfer Agreement. 

“Requirements of Law” shall mean any law, treaty, rule or regulation, or determination of an arbitrator or
Governmental Authority, whether federal, state or local (including, without limitation, usury laws, the Federal Truth in Lending Act and Regulation B and Regulation Z of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), and, when used with
respect to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person. 

“RFC VIII” shall have the meaning specified in the recitals hereto. 

“Segregation Account” shall have the meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement. 

“Selection Date” shall mean (i) with respect to each Initial Account, the opening of business on
October 24, 2012, (ii) with respect to each Aggregate Addition Account, the date specified as such in the related Aggregate Addition Account Supplemental Conveyance and (iii) with respect to each New Account, the date on which such New
Account is originated. 
 “Seller” shall mean (a) prior to the Bank Merger Date, (i) with
respect to the Centurion – TRS Agreement, Centurion, or (ii) with respect to the FSB – TRS Agreement, FSB, as applicable, and (b) on and after the Bank Merger Date, AENB. 

“Servicer” shall mean the entity acting as Servicer under the Servicing Agreement. 

“Servicing Agreement” shall mean the Third Amended and Restated Servicing Agreement, dated as of
April 1, 2018, among RFC VIII, as Transferor, TRS, as Servicer and Administrator, the Trust, as Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time. 

“Small Balances” shall have the meaning established in accordance with the Account Guidelines. 

“Stop Date” shall have the meaning specified in Subsection 2.04(a). 

“Supplemental Conveyance” shall mean an Aggregate Addition Account Supplemental Conveyance or a New Account
Supplemental Conveyance. 
 “Transfer Agreement” shall mean the Third Amended and Restated Transfer
Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2018, among RFC VIII, as Transferor, the Trust, as Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time. 

“Transfer Restriction Event” shall mean that the Seller is unable for any reason to transfer Receivables to
TRS in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, including by 

  
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 reason of the application of the provisions in Section 8.02 or any order of any Governmental
Authority. 
 “Transferor” shall mean the entity or entities acting as a Transferor under the Transfer
Agreement. 
 “TRS” shall have the meaning specified in the initial paragraph of this Agreement. 

“TRS-RFC VIII Receivables Purchase Agreement” shall mean the second
amended and restated receivables purchase agreement, dated as of April 1, 2018, between TRS and RFC VIII, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. 

“Trust” shall mean the American Express Issuance Trust II, heretofore created and continued under the Trust
Agreement. 
 “Trust Agreement” shall mean the Second Amended and Restated Trust Agreement relating to the
Trust, dated as of July 29, 2016, between the Transferor and the Owner Trustee, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. 

“UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the applicable jurisdiction. 

Section 1.02. Other Definitional Provisions. 

The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and words
of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; and Section, Subsection, Schedule and Exhibit references contained in this Agreement are references to
Sections, Subsections, Schedules and Exhibits in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. 
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 ARTICLE II 

PURCHASE AND CONVEYANCE OF RECEIVABLES 

Section 2.01. Purchase. 

(a) In consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price as provided herein, the Seller does hereby sell, transfer, assign,
set over and otherwise convey to TRS (collectively, the “Conveyance”), without recourse except as provided herein, all of its right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under the
Receivables existing at the Initial Cut-Off Date, in the case of Receivables arising in the Initial Accounts (including Related Accounts with respect to such Initial Accounts), and at the applicable Addition Cut-Off Date, in the case of Receivables arising in the Additional Accounts (including Related Accounts with respect to such Additional Accounts), and in each case thereafter created from time to time in the
Accounts (unless such Account has become a Removed Account), all Recoveries allocable to such Receivables, all monies due or to become due and all amounts received or receivable with respect thereto, all Collections with respect thereto, and all
proceeds (including “proceeds” as defined in the UCC) thereof, but excluding any Issuer Rate Fees allocable to such Receivables (collectively, the “Purchased Assets”). As purchaser of the Purchased Assets,
TRS shall have the right to pledge, assign, transfer, sell and exercise full control over all the Purchased Assets, subject to the interests of any subsequent purchaser or assignee of the Purchased Assets. 

The Receivables existing in the Initial Accounts at the Initial Cut-Off Date and
thereafter arising in the Initial Accounts on or prior to the Closing Date, and the related Purchased Assets, shall be sold by the Seller and purchased by TRS on the Closing Date. Receivables arising after the Closing Date in the Initial Accounts
(unless such Initial Account has become a Removed Account) and the related Purchased Assets shall be sold by the Seller and purchased by TRS on the date such Receivables arise. The Receivables existing in Additional Accounts at the related Addition Cut-Off Date and thereafter arising in such Additional Accounts on or prior to the related Addition Date, and the related Purchased Assets, shall be sold by the Seller and purchased by TRS on the related Addition
Date. Receivables arising after such Addition Date in such Additional Accounts (unless such Additional Account has become a Removed Account) and the related Purchased Assets shall be sold by the Seller and purchased by TRS on the date such
Receivables arise. 
 (b) The Seller shall (i) record and file, at its own expense, any financing statements (and
amendments with respect to such financing statements when applicable) with respect to the Purchased Assets meeting the requirements of applicable state law in such manner and in such jurisdictions as are necessary to perfect, and maintain perfection
of, the Conveyance of such Purchased Assets from the Seller to TRS, (ii) cause such financing statements and amendments to name the Seller, as seller, and TRS, as purchaser, of the Purchased Assets and (iii) deliver a file-stamped copy of
such financing statements or amendments or other evidence of such filings to TRS as soon as is practicable after filing. 

(c) The Seller shall, at its own expense, (i) on or prior to (x) the Closing Date, in the case of Initial Accounts,
and (y) the applicable Addition Date, in the case of Additional Accounts, indicate in its books and records (including its computer files) that Receivables created in connection with such Accounts and the related Purchased Assets have been sold
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TRS in accordance with this Agreement and have been conveyed by TRS to RFC VIII pursuant to the TRS-RFC VIII Receivables Purchase Agreement and by RFC VIII
to the Trust pursuant to the Transfer Agreement, and (ii) on or prior to (x) the Closing Date, in the case of Initial Accounts, and (y) the applicable Addition Date, in the case of Additional Accounts, deliver or cause to be delivered
to TRS an Account Schedule (provided, however, that such Account Schedule shall be provided in respect of New Accounts on the New Account Delivery Date) containing a true and complete list of all such Accounts. The Seller shall not
alter the indication referenced in clause (i) of this paragraph with respect to any Account during the term of this Agreement unless and until such Account is no longer an Account or the Seller has taken such action as is necessary or advisable
to cause the interest of TRS in the Purchased Assets to continue to be perfected and of first priority. The Account Schedules, as supplemented and amended, collectively shall be marked as Schedule 1 to this Agreement, shall be
incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement and shall be updated or caused to be updated by the Seller on each Addition Date (or, with respect to New Accounts, on the New Account Delivery Date) to include any new Additional Accounts, and
shall be updated or caused to be updated by the Seller not later than semi-annually to include any new Related Accounts. 

(d) The parties hereto intend that the conveyance of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Purchased
Assets shall constitute an absolute sale, conveying good title free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances or rights of others, from the Seller to TRS. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the arrangements with respect to the
Purchased Assets shall constitute a purchase and sale of such Purchased Assets and not a loan, including for accounting purposes. In the event, however, that it were to be determined that the transactions evidenced hereby constitute a loan and not a
purchase and sale, it is the intention of the parties hereto that this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law, and that the Seller shall be deemed to have granted, and the Seller does hereby grant, to TRS a security
interest, which security interest shall be a first priority perfected security interest in all of the Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under the Purchased Assets to secure the obligations
of the Seller hereunder. 
 (e) To the extent that the Seller retains any interest in the Purchased Assets, the Seller
hereby grants to the Trust and the Indenture Trustee a security interest in all of the Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under the Purchased Assets, to secure the performance of all of the
obligations of the Seller hereunder. With respect to such security interest and such collateral, the Trust and the Indenture Trustee shall have all of the rights that it has under the Transfer Agreement. Each of the Trust and the Indenture Trustee
shall also have all of the rights of a secured creditor under the UCC. 
 (f) Each Account will continue to be owned by the
related Account Owner and is not a Purchased Asset. 
 (g) By executing this Agreement, each of the Seller and TRS
acknowledges and agrees that: 
 (i) on and after the date of this Agreement, all references to the Original
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 (ii) all outstanding representations, warranties and covenants
made by TRS under the Original Agreements and any of TRS’ existing obligations under the Original Agreements shall remain outstanding and in full force and effect as representations, warranties, covenants and obligations of TRS under this
Agreement, as amended and restated; 
 (iii) AENB, as successor by conversion to Centurion, expressly
assumes all outstanding representations, warranties and covenants made by Centurion under the Centurion – TRS Agreement, and the performance of every obligation of Centurion with respect thereto, each of which shall remain outstanding and in
full force and effect as a representation, warranty, covenant or obligation, as applicable, of AENB under this Agreement, as amended and restated; 

(iv) AENB, as successor by merger to FSB, expressly assumes all outstanding representations, warranties and
covenants made by FSB under the FSB – TRS Agreement, and the performance of every obligation of FSB with respect thereto, each of which shall remain outstanding and in full force and effect as a representation, warranty, covenant or obligation,
as applicable, of AENB under this Agreement, as amended and restated; 
 (v) this Agreement does not
constitute a novation of (i) any of the obligations arising under or in connection with either of the Original Agreements or (ii) any security interest granted under or in connection with either of the Original Agreements; and 

(vi) Schedule 1 to each of the Centurion – TRS Agreement and the FSB – TRS Agreement shall be
incorporated into and made a part of Schedule 1 to this Agreement. 
 Section 2.02. Addition of
Aggregate Addition Accounts. 
 (a) If, from time to time, TRS becomes obligated to designate Aggregate Addition
Accounts (as such term is defined in the Transfer Agreement) pursuant to Subsection 2.02(a) of the TRS-RFC VIII Receivables Purchase Agreement, then TRS may, at its option, give the Seller written notice
thereof on or before the eighth Business Day (the “Addition Notice Date”) prior to the Addition Date therefor, and upon receipt of such notice, the Seller shall, on or before the Addition Date, designate sufficient Eligible
Accounts as Aggregate Addition Accounts and shall sell to TRS the Purchased Assets related to such Aggregate Addition Accounts so that, following the inclusion thereof, TRS will be in compliance with the requirements of Subsection 2.02(a) of the TRS-RFC VIII Receivables Purchase Agreement. Additionally, subject to Subsection 2.02(b) of this Agreement, at its option and with the consent of TRS, the Seller may designate Eligible Accounts as Aggregate Addition
Accounts and sell to TRS the Purchased Assets related to such Aggregate Addition Accounts. In either event, the Seller shall have sole responsibility for selecting the Aggregate Addition Accounts. 

(b) On the Addition Date with respect to any designation of Aggregate Addition Accounts, such Aggregate Addition Accounts
shall become Accounts, and TRS shall purchase the Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Receivables in such Aggregate Addition Accounts and the related Purchased Assets as provided in Section 2.01, subject to the
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 (i) as of the applicable Selection Date, each Aggregate Addition
Account shall be an Eligible Account; 
 (ii) The Seller shall have delivered to TRS copies of UCC financing
statements covering such Aggregate Addition Accounts, if necessary to perfect TRS’s interest in the Receivables arising therein and the related Purchased Assets; 

(iii) The Seller, on behalf of TRS, shall have deposited, or shall have caused the Servicer to deposit, into
the Segregation Account all Collections with respect to such Aggregate Addition Accounts since the applicable Addition Cut-Off Date; 

(iv) as of each of the Addition Cut-Off Date and the Addition Date, no
Insolvency Event with respect to the Seller shall have occurred nor shall the sale of the Receivables arising in the Aggregate Addition Accounts and the related Purchased Assets to TRS have been made in contemplation of the occurrence thereof; 

(v) such addition will not, in the reasonable belief of the Seller, have a material adverse effect on TRS;

 (vi) The Seller shall have delivered to TRS an Officer’s Certificate of the Seller, dated the
Addition Date, confirming, to the extent applicable and in the Seller’s reasonable belief, the items set forth in clauses (i) through (v) above; 

(vii) The Seller shall have indicated in its computer files that Receivables created in connection with such
Aggregate Addition Accounts and the related Purchased Assets have been sold to TRS and shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to TRS the Account Schedule with respect to such Aggregate Addition Accounts in accordance with Subsection 2.01(c);
and 
 (viii) The Seller and TRS shall have entered into a duly executed, written assignment, substantially
in the form of Exhibit A (an “Aggregate Addition Account Supplemental Conveyance”). 

Section 2.03. Addition of New Accounts. 

(a) Upon the mutual agreement of the Seller and TRS, subject to compliance by the Seller with Subsection 2.03(b), the Seller
may designate newly originated Eligible Accounts to be included as New Accounts and sell to TRS the Purchased Assets related to such New Accounts. The Seller shall cooperate with TRS to enable TRS to comply with the requirements of Subsections
2.03(a) and (b) of the TRS-RFC VIII Receivables Purchase Agreement and shall cooperate with TRS to enable TRS to perform with respect to the Receivables in such New Accounts all actions specified in
Subsections 2.03(a) and (b) of the TRS-RFC VIII Receivables Purchase Agreement. 

(b) On the Addition Date with respect to any New Accounts, TRS shall purchase the Seller’s right, title and interest in,
to and under the Receivables in such New Accounts (and such New Accounts shall be deemed to be Accounts for purposes of this Agreement) upon satisfaction of the following conditions: 

  
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 (i) as of the applicable Selection Date, each New Account shall
be an Eligible Account; 
 (ii) on such Addition Date, the Seller shall have delivered to TRS copies of UCC
financing statements covering such New Accounts, if necessary to perfect TRS’s interest in the Receivables arising therein and the related Purchased Assets; 

(iii) The Seller, on behalf of TRS, shall have deposited, or shall have caused the Servicer to deposit, into
the Segregation Account all Collections with respect to such New Accounts since the applicable Addition Cut-Off Date; 

(iv) as of each of the Addition Cut-Off Date and such Addition Date,
no Insolvency Event with respect to the Seller shall have occurred nor shall the sale of the Receivables arising in the New Accounts and the related Purchased Assets to TRS have been made in contemplation of the occurrence thereof; 

(v) such addition will not, in the reasonable belief of the Seller, have a material adverse effect on TRS;

 (vi) on such Addition Date, the Seller shall have delivered to TRS an Officer’s Certificate of the
Seller, dated such Addition Date, confirming, to the extent applicable and in the Seller’s reasonable belief, the items set forth in clauses (i) through (v) above; 

(vii) on such Addition Date, the Seller shall have indicated in its computer files that Receivables created in
connection with such New Accounts and the related Purchased Assets have been sold to TRS; and 
 (viii) on
such Addition Date, the Seller and TRS shall have entered into a duly executed, written assignment, substantially in the form of Exhibit B (a “New Account Supplemental Conveyance”). 

(c) On the related New Account Delivery Date, the Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered the Account Schedule with
respect to such New Accounts. 
 Section 2.04. Removal and Deletion of Accounts. 

(a) If an Account becomes a Removed Account, then the Seller shall stop selling to TRS Receivables arising in such Removed
Account effective on the Business Day (the “Stop Date”) after the date such Account becomes a Removed Account. Notwithstanding the cessation of the sale to TRS of additional Receivables arising in such Removed Account,
Receivables sold to TRS prior to the Stop Date and Collections in respect of such Receivables shall continue to be property of TRS available for transfer by TRS to RFC VIII pursuant to the TRS-RFC VIII
Receivables Purchase Agreement and by RFC VIII to the Trust pursuant to the Transfer Agreement. To the extent that it is not clear to the Seller whether Collections relate to a Receivable that was sold to TRS or to a receivable that the Seller did
not sell to TRS, the Seller shall allocate payments on each such Removed Account with respect to the principal balance of such Removed Account first to the oldest principal balance of such Removed Account. 

  
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 (b) On and after the Stop Date for a Removed Account, the Seller may mark its
books and records to indicate that such Account is a Removed Account, but the Seller shall not (i) alter the indication referenced in clause (i) of Subsection 2.01(c) with respect to such Removed Account unless and until such Account
becomes a Deleted Account or the Seller has taken such action as is necessary or advisable to cause the interest of TRS in the Purchased Assets to continue to be perfected and of first priority, or (ii) delete such Removed Account from
Schedule 1 hereto or any Account Schedule. 
 (c) Once a Removed Account becomes a Deleted Account, the
Seller may delete such Deleted Account from Schedule 1 hereto and, upon such deletion, shall indicate in its computer files that such Deleted Account is no longer an Account. 

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 ARTICLE III 

CONSIDERATION AND PAYMENT 

Section 3.01. Purchase Price. 

The “Purchase Price” for the Receivables in the Initial Accounts existing at the Initial Cut-Off Date, and the related Purchased Assets, that are conveyed to TRS under this Agreement shall be payable on the Closing Date, in an amount equal to 100% of the aggregate balance of the Receivables so conveyed,
adjusted to reflect such factors, if any, as the Seller and TRS mutually agree will result in a Purchase Price determined to be the fair market value of such Receivables and the related Purchased Assets. This computation of initial purchase price
shall assume no reinvestment in new Receivables. The Purchase Price for the Receivables (including Receivables in Additional Accounts) and the related Purchased Assets conveyed to TRS under this Agreement which come into existence after the Initial Cut-Off Date (i) shall be payable in cash on each Business Day or on such other periodic basis mutually agreed to by the Seller and TRS, but no later than the 15th calendar day of the Monthly Period (or, if
such day is not a Business Day, the next following Business Day) following the calendar month in which such Receivables and the related Purchased Assets are conveyed by the Seller to TRS (each date on which the Purchase Price is so paid, the
“Purchase Price Payment Date”) and (ii) shall be an amount equal to 100% of the aggregate balance of the Receivables so conveyed, adjusted to reflect such factors, if any, as the Seller and TRS mutually agree will result
in a Purchase Price determined to be the fair market value of such Receivables and the related Purchased Assets. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Seller shall not be obligated to continue to sell Receivables or
other Purchased Assets to TRS to the extent that the Seller is not paid the Purchase Price therefor as provided herein. 

Section 3.02. Adjustments to Purchase Price. The Purchase Price shall be reduced (a “Purchase Price
Adjustment”) on the Purchase Price Payment Date with respect to any Receivable previously conveyed to TRS by the Seller which is reduced by the Seller or the Servicer (pursuant to its customary servicing standards and guidelines for
customer service and cardmember account relations and to give effect to rebates offered by the Seller) because of a rebate, refund, unauthorized charge or billing error to an Obligor, because such Receivable was created in respect of merchandise
which was refused or returned by an Obligor, or because the Seller or the Servicer processes as a credit adjustment any uncollectible Small Balances, or if the Servicer otherwise adjusts downward the amount of any Receivable without receiving
Collections therefor or without charging off such amount as uncollectible. The amount of such reduction shall equal the reduction in the balance of such Receivable resulting from the occurrence of such event. In the event that a reduction pursuant
to this Section 3.02 causes the Purchase Price to be a negative number, the Seller agrees that, on the Purchase Price Payment Date, the Seller shall pay or cause to be paid to TRS an amount equal to the amount by which the Purchase Price
Adjustment exceeds the unadjusted Purchase Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall a Purchase Price Adjustment include adjustments attributable to uncollectible receivables and adjustments made as part of the Servicer’s credit
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effect of protecting TRS, as purchaser of the Purchased Assets, from credit risk in the Purchased Assets. 

Section 3.03. Use of Name, Logo and Marks. The Seller does hereby grant to TRS a
non-exclusive license to use the name “American Express National Bank” and all related identifying trade or service marks, signs, symbols, logos, designs, servicing software, customer lists and other
intangibles in connection with the servicing of the Receivables purchased hereunder. The license granted shall be co-extensive with the term of the Agreement. 

Section 3.04. Servicing of Receivables. TRS is the Servicer of the Purchased Assets pursuant to the Servicing
Agreement. TRS agrees that the Seller shall not be responsible for the payment of any fees for servicing the Purchased Assets sold by the Seller to TRS under this Agreement. 

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 ARTICLE IV 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 

Section 4.01. Representations and Warranties of the Seller Relating to the Seller. 

(a) Representations and Warranties. The Seller hereby represents and warrants to, and agrees with, TRS as of the
Closing Date, as of the Bank Merger Date and on each Addition Date, as applicable, that: 
 (i)
Organization and Good Standing. The Seller is (x) in the case of Centurion, a Utah industrial loan company validly existing under the laws of the State of Utah, (y) in the case of FSB, a federal savings bank validly existing under
the laws of the United States of America, and (z) in the case of AENB, a national banking association validly existing under the laws of the United States of America, and has, in all material respects, full power and authority to own its
properties and conduct its business as presently owned or conducted, and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement. 

(ii) Due Qualification. The Seller is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a
foreign corporation or other entity and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals, in each jurisdiction in which failure to so qualify or to obtain such licenses and approvals would have a material adverse effect on this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby or on the ability of the Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement. 

(iii) Due Authorization. The execution and delivery by the Seller of this Agreement and any other
document or instrument delivered by the Seller pursuant hereto, including any Supplemental Conveyance, to which the Seller is a party and the consummation by the Seller of the transactions provided for in this Agreement and any such Supplemental
Conveyance, have been duly authorized by the Seller by all necessary action on the part of the Seller. 

(iv) No Conflict or Violation. The execution and delivery by the Seller of this Agreement, the
performance by the Seller of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the fulfillment by the Seller of the terms of this Agreement applicable to the Seller, will not conflict with or violate in any material respect any Requirements of Law
applicable to the Seller or conflict with, result in any breach of any of the material terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a material default under, any indenture, contract, agreement, mortgage,
deed of trust or other instrument to which the Seller is a party or by which it or its properties are bound. 

(v) No Proceedings. There are no Proceedings or investigations pending or, to the best knowledge of the
Seller, threatened against the Seller before any Governmental Authority (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) seeking
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would materially and adversely affect the performance by the Seller of its obligations under this Agreement or (iv) seeking any determination or ruling that, in the reasonable judgment of
the Seller, would materially and adversely affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement. 
 (vi)
All Consents. All authorizations, consents, orders or approvals of or registrations or declarations with any Governmental Authority required to be obtained, effected or given by the Seller in connection with the execution and delivery by the
Seller of this Agreement and the performance by the Seller of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly obtained, effected or given and are in full force and effect. 

(vii) Insolvency. No Insolvency Event with respect to the Seller has occurred, and the Seller entered
into this Agreement and, in the case of Additional Accounts, the related Supplemental Conveyance, in the ordinary course of business, not in contemplation of insolvency and not with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud itself or its creditors.
This Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are arm’s length, bona fide transactions. 

(viii) Approval. This Agreement and each Supplemental Conveyance have each been approved by either the
board of directors of the Seller or by the loan committee of the Seller and such approvals are reflected in the minutes of such board or committee. This Agreement and each Supplemental Conveyance have been, continuously, from the time of execution,
in the official record of the Seller. 
 (b) Notice of Breach. The representations and warranties set forth in this
Section 4.01 shall survive the sale of the Purchased Assets to TRS. Upon discovery by the Seller or TRS of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to
the other party, RFC VIII, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee following such discovery. 
 Section 4.02.
Representations and Warranties of the Seller Relating to the Agreement and the Receivables. 
 (a)
Representations and Warranties. The Seller hereby represents and warrants to TRS as of the Closing Date with respect to the Initial Accounts (and the Receivables arising therein), and as of the related Addition Date with respect to Additional
Accounts (and the Receivables arising therein), that: 
 (i) each of this Agreement and, in the case of
Additional Accounts, the related Supplemental Conveyance constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable Debtor
Relief Laws or general principles of equity; 
 (ii) (a) as of the Initial Cut-Off Date with respect to the Initial Accounts (and the Receivables arising thereunder), Schedule 1 to this Agreement, as supplemented to such date, is an accurate and complete listing in all
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as of such applicable date, and the information contained therein with respect to the identity of such Accounts and the Receivables existing thereunder is true and correct in all material
respects as of such applicable date and (b) as of the related Addition Cut-Off Date with respect to Additional Accounts (and the Receivables arising thereunder), Schedule 1 to this
Agreement, as supplemented to such date, is an accurate and complete listing in all material respects of all the Accounts as of such applicable date, and the information contained therein with respect to the identity of such Accounts and the
Receivables existing thereunder is true and correct in all material respects as of such applicable date; 

(iii) each Receivable conveyed to TRS has been conveyed to TRS free and clear of any Lien (other than any Lien
for municipal or other local taxes of the Seller if such taxes are not then due and payable or if the Seller is then contesting the validity thereof in good faith by appropriate proceedings and has set aside on its books adequate reserves with
respect thereto); 
 (iv) all authorizations, consents, orders or approvals of or registrations or
declarations with any Governmental Authority required to be obtained, effected or given by the Seller in connection with the conveyance of Receivables to TRS have been duly obtained, effected or given and are in full force and effect; 

(v) this Agreement and, in the case of Additional Accounts, the related Supplemental Conveyance, constitutes a
valid sale to TRS of all right, title and interest of the Seller in the Purchased Assets, and such sale is perfected under the UCC; 

(vi) The Seller has or will cause, as applicable, the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the
proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under applicable law in order to perfect the security interest in the Purchased Assets granted to TRS under this Agreement and upon filing of all such appropriate financing statements, TRS will
have a first priority perfected security interest in such property; 
 (vii) on the applicable Selection
Date, each such Account is an Eligible Account; 
 (viii) on the applicable Selection Date, each Receivable
contained in such Account on such applicable date and sold to TRS by the Seller is an Eligible Receivable; 

(ix) as of the date of the creation of any new Receivable sold to TRS by the Seller, such Receivable is an
Eligible Receivable; 
 (x) no selection procedures believed by the Seller to be materially adverse to the
interests of TRS or its transferees have been used in selecting such Accounts; and 
 (xi) The Seller
received adequate consideration for each Receivable conveyed to TRS. 
 (b) Notice of Breach. The representations and
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TRS of a breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 4.02, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other party, RFC VIII,
the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee following such discovery. The Seller hereby acknowledges that TRS intends to rely on the representations hereunder in connection with representations made by TRS to secured parties, assignees or subsequent
transferees, including transfers made by TRS to RFC VIII pursuant to the TRS-RFC VIII Receivables Purchase Agreement and thereafter by RFC VIII to the Trust pursuant to the Transfer Agreement and by the Trust
to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture, and that RFC VIII, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee may enforce such representations and warranties directly against the Seller, and the Seller hereby consents to such reliance. 

Section 4.03. Representations and Warranties of TRS. As of the Closing Date and each Addition Date, TRS hereby
represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Seller that: 
 (a) Organization and Good Standing. TRS is a
corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of New York, and has, in all material respects, full power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as such properties are presently owned and such
business is presently conducted, and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement. 
 (b) Due
Qualification. TRS is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals, in each jurisdiction in which failure to so qualify or to obtain such licenses and approvals would have a material
adverse effect on this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or on the ability of TRS to perform its obligations under this Agreement. 

(c) Due Authorization. The execution and delivery by TRS of this Agreement and any other document or instrument
delivered pursuant hereto, including any Supplemental Conveyance, to which RFC VIII is a party, and the consummation by TRS of the transactions provided for in this Agreement and any such Supplemental Conveyance, have been duly authorized by TRS by
all necessary company action on the part of TRS. 
 (d) No Conflict or Violation. The execution and delivery by TRS
of this Agreement, the performance by TRS of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the fulfillment by TRS of the terms of this Agreement applicable to TRS, will not conflict with or violate in any material respect any Requirements of
Law applicable to TRS or conflict with, result in any breach of any of the material terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a material default under, any indenture, contract, agreement, mortgage, deed
of trust or other instrument to which TRS is a party or by which it or any of its properties are bound. 

  
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 (e) No Proceedings. There are no Proceedings or investigations pending
or, to the best knowledge of TRS, threatened, against TRS, before any Governmental Authority (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that, in the reasonable judgment of TRS, would materially and adversely affect the performance by TRS of its obligations under this Agreement or (iv) seeking any determination or ruling
that, in the reasonable judgment of TRS, would materially and adversely affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement. 

(f) All Consents. All authorizations, consents, orders or approvals of or registrations or declarations with any
Governmental Authority required to be obtained, effected or given by TRS in connection with the execution and delivery by TRS of this Agreement and the performance by TRS of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly obtained,
effected or given and are in full force and effect. 
 The representations and warranties set forth in this
Section 4.03 shall survive the sale of the Purchased Assets to TRS. Upon discovery by the Seller or TRS of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to
the other party, RFC VIII, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee following such discovery. 
 [END OF ARTICLE IV] 

  
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 ARTICLE V 

COVENANTS 

Section 5.01. Covenants of the Seller. The Seller hereby covenants and agrees with TRS as follows: 

(a) Receivables Not To Be Evidenced by Instruments. Except in connection with its enforcement or collection of an
Account, the Seller will take no action to cause any Receivable sold to TRS hereunder to be evidenced by any instrument (as defined in the UCC), and if any Receivable is so evidenced as a result of any action by the Seller, it shall be deemed to be
a Receivable described in Subsection 6.01(a) and shall be reassigned to the Seller in accordance with Subsection 6.01(b). 

(b) Security Interests. Except for the conveyances hereunder, the Seller will not sell, pledge, assign or transfer to
any other Person, or take any other action inconsistent with TRS’s ownership of, the Purchased Assets, or grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien arising through or under the Seller on any Purchased Asset or any interest
therein (other than any Lien for municipal or other local taxes of the Seller if such taxes are not then due and payable or if the Seller is then contesting the validity thereof in good faith by appropriate proceedings and has set aside on its books
adequate reserves with respect thereto), and the Seller shall not claim any ownership interest in any Purchased Asset and shall defend the right, title and interest of TRS in, to and under the Purchased Assets against all claims of third parties
claiming through or under the Seller. 
 (c) Account Allocations. If a Transfer Restriction Event occurs, the Seller
agrees (except as prohibited by any such order or any Requirement of Law) to allocate and pay to TRS, after the date of such Transfer Restriction Event, all Collections with respect to Receivables previously sold to TRS. To the extent that it is not
clear to the Seller whether collections relate to a Receivable that was sold to TRS or to a receivable that the Seller is unable to sell to TRS, the Seller agrees that it shall allocate payments on each Account with respect to the principal balance
of such Account first to the oldest principal balance of such Account. Notwithstanding any cessation of the sale to TRS of additional Receivables, Receivables sold to TRS prior to the occurrence of the Transfer Restriction Event and Collections in
respect of such Receivables shall continue to be property of TRS available for transfer by TRS to RFC VIII pursuant to the TRS-RFC VIII Receivables Purchase Agreement and by RFC VIII to the Trust pursuant to
the Transfer Agreement. 
 (d) Delivery of Collections. In the event that the Seller receives Collections or any
other amounts in respect of the Purchased Assets sold to TRS hereunder, the Seller agrees to pay to TRS (or to RFC VIII, the Servicer or the Indenture Trustee if TRS so directs) all such Collections and other amounts promptly after receipt thereof.

 (e) Notice of Liens. The Seller shall notify TRS promptly after becoming aware of any Lien arising through or
under the Seller on any Purchased Asset other than the conveyances hereunder. 

  
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 (f) Documentation of Transfer. The Seller shall timely file in all
appropriate filing offices the documents which are necessary or advisable to perfect and maintain the perfection of the sale of the Purchased Assets to TRS. 

(g) Account Agreements and Guidelines. Subject to compliance with all Requirements of Law, the Seller may effect or
permit a change to the terms and provisions of the Account Agreements or the Account Guidelines applicable to the Accounts in any respect (including the calculation of the amount or the timing of charge-offs and other fees to be assessed thereon)
only if such change is made applicable to any comparable segment of charge accounts owned by the Seller which have characteristics the same as, or substantially similar to, the Accounts that are the subject of such change, except as otherwise
restricted by an endorsement, sponsorship, or other agreement between the Seller and an unrelated third party or by the terms of the Account Agreements. Notwithstanding the above, unless required by Requirements of Law, the Seller will not take any
action with respect to such Account Agreements or such Account Guidelines which, at the time of such action, the Seller reasonably believes will have a material adverse effect on TRS.     

(h) Name and Type and Jurisdiction of Organization. The Seller shall not change its name or its type or jurisdiction
of organization without previously having delivered to TRS an opinion of counsel to the effect that all actions have been taken, and all filings have been made, as are necessary to continue and maintain the first-priority perfected ownership
interest of TRS in the Purchased Assets. 
 (i) Annual Opinion. On or before March 31st of each calendar year,
commencing March 31, 2019, the Seller shall deliver to TRS, with a copy to the Indenture Trustee, an opinion of counsel to the effect that (i) no further action with respect to the recording or filing of any financing statements, any
amendments to financing statements, or any other documents or filings is then necessary to perfect the ownership interest of TRS in the Purchased Assets, and (ii) no further action with respect to the recording or filing of any financing
statements, any amendments to financing statements, or any other documents or filings will be necessary prior to March 31st of the next calendar year to perfect the ownership interest of TRS in the Purchased Assets or stating what such filings will
be necessary prior to such March 31st. 
 (j) Asset Representations Review. The Seller shall (i) cooperate with
the Asset Representations Reviewer in creating and, from time to time, reviewing procedures for an Asset Representations Review, and (ii) cooperate with the Servicer to provide the Asset Representations Reviewer with reasonable access to
information upon the initiation of an Asset Representations Review pursuant to Section 2.17(a) of the Transfer Agreement. Following the completion of an Asset Representations Review and receipt by TRS of the related report by the Asset
Representations Reviewer, TRS will provide a copy of such report to the Seller. TRS, with the cooperation of the Seller, shall determine whether any noncompliance with the Covered Representations constitutes a breach of any of such Covered
Representations and shall provide notice of such determination to the Seller, RFC VIII, the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee. 

(k) Asset Representations Reviewer Fees and Expenses. At the direction of the Transferor, TRS shall pay, or shall
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expenses payable to the Asset Representations Reviewer pursuant to the Asset Representations Review Agreement. 

(l) Resolution of Repurchase Disputes. The Seller shall cooperate with the Requesting Party in connection with any
dispute resolution proceeding commenced pursuant to Section 2.18 of the Transfer Agreement and shall comply with any obligations of the “Representing Party” applicable to it thereunder. TRS hereby agrees to provide the Seller with the
opportunity to exercise any rights of TRS pursuant to the TRS-RFC VIII Transfer Agreement with respect to any dispute resolution proceeding commenced pursuant to Section 2.18 of the Transfer Agreement to
the extent the related dispute relates to the representations and warranties of FSB contained in Section 4.02. 

Section 5.02. Records. The Seller shall maintain this Agreement, each Supplemental Conveyance, and the Account
Schedule in the official records of the Seller continuously from the time of execution. 
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 ARTICLE VI 

REPURCHASE OBLIGATION 

Section 6.01. Reassignment of Ineligible Receivables. 

(a) In the event any representation or warranty under Subsection 4.02(a)(ii), (iii), (iv), (vii), (viii), (ix) or (x) is
not true and correct in any material respect as of the date specified therein with respect to any Receivable or the related Account and as a result of such breach TRS is required under Subsection 6.01(a) of the
TRS-RFC VIII Receivables Purchase Agreement to accept reassignment of such Receivables previously sold by the Seller to TRS pursuant to this Agreement, the Seller shall accept reassignment of such Receivables
on the terms and conditions set forth in Subsection 6.01(b). 
 (b) The Seller shall accept reassignment of any Receivables
described in Subsection 6.01(a) from TRS on the date on which such Receivables are reassigned to TRS pursuant to Subsection 6.01(a) of the TRS-RFC VIII Receivables Purchase Agreement, and shall pay for such
reassigned Receivables by paying to TRS in immediately available funds an amount equal to the unpaid balance of such Receivables. Upon reassignment of such Receivables, TRS shall automatically and without further action sell, transfer, assign, set-over and otherwise convey to the Seller, without recourse, representation or warranty, all the right, title and interest of TRS in and to such Receivables, all Recoveries allocable to such Receivables, all
monies due or to become due and all amounts received or receivable with respect thereto, all Collections with respect thereto, and all proceeds (including “proceeds” as defined in the UCC) thereof. Such reassigned Receivables shall be
treated by TRS as collected in full as of the date on which they were reassigned. TRS shall execute such documents and instruments of transfer or assignment and take such other actions as shall reasonably be requested by the Seller to effect the
conveyance of such Receivables and other property pursuant to this Subsection. 
 Section 6.02. Reassignment of
Other Receivables. 
 (a) In the event any representation or warranty set forth in Subsection 4.01(a)(i) or
(iii) or Subsection 4.02(a)(i) or (v) is not true and correct in any material respect and as a result of such breach TRS is required under Subsection 6.02(b) of the TRS-RFC VIII Receivables Purchase
Agreement to accept a reassignment of all of the Receivables previously sold by the Seller to TRS pursuant to this Agreement, the Seller shall accept a reassignment of such Receivables on the terms and conditions set forth in Subsection 6.02(b).

 (b) The Seller shall accept reassignment of any Receivables described in Subsection 6.02(a) from TRS on the date on
which such Receivables are reassigned to TRS, and shall pay for such reassigned Receivables by paying to TRS, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the First Note Transfer Date following the Monthly Period in which such reassignment
obligation arises, an amount equal to the unpaid balance of such Receivables. Upon reassignment of such Receivables, TRS shall automatically and without further action sell, transfer, assign, set-over and
otherwise convey to the Seller, without recourse, representation or warranty, all the right, title and interest of TRS in and to such Receivables, all Recoveries allocable to such Receivables, all monies due or to become due and all amounts received
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“proceeds” as defined in the UCC) thereof. Such reassigned Receivables shall be treated by TRS as collected in full as of the date on which they were reassigned. TRS shall execute such
documents and instruments of transfer or assignment and take such other actions as shall reasonably be requested by the Seller to effect the conveyance of such Receivables and other property pursuant to this Subsection. 

[END OF ARTICLE VI] 

  
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 ARTICLE VII 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 

Section 7.01. Conditions to TRS’s Obligations Regarding Initial Receivables. The obligations of TRS to
purchase the Receivables in the Initial Accounts on the Closing Date shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: 

(a) all representations and warranties of the Seller contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct on the Closing
Date with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on such date (except that, to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, such representation or warranty was true and
correct on such earlier date); 
 (b) all information concerning the Initial Accounts provided to TRS shall be true and
correct as of the Initial Cut-Off Date in all material respects; 
 (c) the Seller
shall have (i) delivered or caused to be delivered to TRS a true and correct Account Schedule with respect to the Initial Accounts, and (ii) performed all other obligations required to be performed by the Seller on or before the Closing
Date by the provisions of this Agreement; 
 (d) the Seller shall have recorded and filed, at its expense, any financing
statement with respect to the Purchased Assets meeting the requirements of applicable law in such manner and in such jurisdictions as are necessary to perfect the sale of the Purchased Assets from the Seller to TRS, and shall have provided delivery
of a file-stamped copy of such financing statements or other evidence of such filings to TRS; and 
 (e) all corporate
proceedings and all instruments in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be satisfactory in form and substance to TRS, and TRS shall have received from the Seller copies of all documents (including records of
corporate proceedings) relevant to the transactions herein contemplated as TRS may reasonably have requested. 

Section 7.02. Conditions Precedent to the Seller’s Obligations. The obligations of the Seller to sell the
Receivables in the Initial Accounts on the Closing Date shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: 

(a) all representations and warranties of TRS contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct on the Closing Date with
the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on such date (except that, to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, such representation or warranty was true and correct on
such earlier date); 
 (b) payment or provision for payment of the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 3.01
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 (c) all company proceedings and all instruments in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Seller, and the Seller shall have received from TRS copies of all documents (including records of company proceedings) relevant to the transactions herein
contemplated as the Seller may reasonably have requested. 
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 ARTICLE VIII 

TERM AND PURCHASE TERMINATION 

Section 8.01. Term. This Agreement shall commence as of the date of execution and delivery hereof and shall
continue at least until the earliest of (i) the termination of the Trust as provided in Article IX of the Trust Agreement, (ii) the termination of the TRS-RFC VIII Receivables Purchase Agreement and
(iii) the execution of a receivables purchase agreement between the Seller and a special purpose entity that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Seller or an Affiliate of the Seller, pursuant to which the Seller will sell receivables to such
other entity, and such other entity will convey such receivables to the Trust. Thereafter this Agreement may be terminated by the mutual agreement of the parties hereto. 

Section 8.02. Purchase Termination. If (i) the Seller shall file a petition or commence a Proceeding
(A) to take advantage of any Debtor Relief Law or (B) for the appointment of a trustee, conservator, receiver, liquidator, or similar official for or relating to the Seller or all or substantially all of its property, (ii) the Seller
shall consent or fail to object to any such petition filed or Proceeding commenced against or with respect to it or all or substantially all of its property, or any such petition or Proceeding shall not have been dismissed within sixty
(60) days of its filing or commencement, or a court, agency, or other supervisory authority with jurisdiction shall have decreed or ordered relief with respect to any such petition or Proceeding, (iii) the Seller shall be unable, or shall
admit in writing its inability, to pay its debts generally as they become due, (iv) the Seller shall make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors or (v) the Seller shall voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations (each, an
“Insolvency Event”); then the Seller shall immediately cease to sell Receivables to TRS and shall promptly give notice to TRS, RFC VIII, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee of such Insolvency Event.
Notwithstanding any cessation of the sale to TRS of additional Receivables, Receivables sold to TRS prior to the occurrence of such Insolvency Event and Collections in respect of such Receivables shall continue to be property of TRS available for
transfer by TRS to RFC VIII pursuant to the TRS-RFC VIII Receivables Purchase Agreement and by RFC VIII to the Trust pursuant to the Transfer Agreement. To the extent that it is not clear to the Seller whether
collections relate to a Receivable that was sold to TRS or to a receivable that the Seller has not sold to TRS, the Seller agrees that it shall allocate payments on each Account with respect to the principal balance of such Account first to the
oldest principal balance of such Account. 
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 ARTICLE IX 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 

Section 9.01. Amendment. This Agreement may not be changed orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by
TRS and the Seller in accordance with this Section 9.01; provided, however, that no amendment shall be effective unless the Note Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to such amendment; provided,
further, that TRS shall have delivered an Officer’s Certificate of TRS, dated the date of such action, stating that TRS reasonably believes that such action will not result in an Event of Default or an Early Amortization Event. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 9.01, this Agreement may be amended from time to time by an
instrument signed by the Seller and TRS to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of this Agreement to facilitate compliance with the FDIC Rule or to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of this Agreement as a result of changes in laws or
regulations applicable to the Seller, TRS or the transactions described in this Agreement, upon delivery by TRS to the Indenture Trustee of (i) an Officer’s Certificate of TRS, dated the date of any such amendment, to the effect that
(x) TRS reasonably believes that such action will not result in an Early Amortization Event or (y) such action is required to remain in compliance with the FDIC Rule or any other change of law or regulation which applies to the Seller, TRS
or the transactions governed by this Agreement; provided, however, that the Seller or TRS shall deliver written notice of the substance of the proposed amendment to each Note Rating Agency at least 10 Business Days prior to the
proposed effective date of such amendment (or such shorter period as is agreed to in writing by each Note Rating Agency). 

A copy of any amendment to this Agreement shall be sent to each Note Rating Agency. Any conveyance (including any
Supplemental Conveyance) or reassignment executed in accordance with the provisions hereof shall not be considered to be an amendment to this Agreement. 

Section 9.02. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW), AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER
SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS. 
 Section 9.03. Notices. All demands, notices and
communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, to (a) in the case of AENB, American Express National
Bank, 4315 South 2700 West, Room 1900, Mail Code 02-01-50, Salt Lake City, Utah 84184, Attention: President (facsimile: (801)
945-4711), (b) in the case of TRS, American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., 200 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10285, Attention: Treasurer (facsimile: (212)
640-0405), (c) in the case of RFC VIII, American Express Receivables Financing Corporation VIII LLC, 200 Vesey Street, 30th Floor, Room 505A, New York, New York 10285, Attention: President (facsimile: (212) 640-0404) with 

  
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a copy to American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., 200 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10285, Attention: Treasurer (facsimile: (212)
640-0405), (d) in the case of the Indenture Trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon, 101 Barclay Street, Floor 7 West, New York, New York 10286, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration – Asset Backed
Securities (facsimile: (212) 815-5999; catherine.cerilles@bnymellon.com), and (e) in the case of the Owner Trustee, Wilmington Trust Company, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001,
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration (facsimile: (302) 636-4140; esoriano@wilmingtontrust.com); or, as to each party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to each
other party in accordance with this Section 9.03. 
 Section 9.04. Severability of Provisions. If any one
or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall for any reason whatsoever be held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions, or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements,
provisions, and terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of such remaining covenants, agreements, provisions and terms of this Agreement. 

Section 9.05. Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, other than TRS’s
assignment of its right, title, and interest in, to, and under this Agreement to RFC VIII as contemplated by the TRS-RFC VIII Receivables Purchase Agreement and Section 9.06 hereof, this Agreement may not
be assigned by the parties hereto; provided, however, that the Seller shall have the right to assign its right, title and interest in, to and under this Agreement to (a) any entity into which the Seller may be merged or converted
or with which it may be consolidated, or any entity resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Seller will be a party, or any entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the assets of the Seller, which entity assumes
this Agreement or (b) to any other entity; provided, further, that (x) in the case of an assignment pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), the Seller has given ten (10) days prior notice to TRS, RFC VIII, the Owner
Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and each Note Rating Agency, and (y) in the case of an assignment pursuant to clause (b), the Note Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to such assignment. 

Section 9.06. Acknowledgement and Agreement of the Seller. By execution below, the Seller expressly acknowledges
and agrees that all of TRS’s right, title, and interest in, to, and under this Agreement, including all of TRS’s right, title, and interest in and to the Purchased Assets, may be assigned by TRS to RFC VIII, by RFC VIII to the Trust and by
the Trust to the Indenture Trustee, and the Seller consents to such assignments. The Seller further agrees that notwithstanding any claim, counterclaim, right of setoff or defense which it may have against TRS, due to a breach by TRS of this
Agreement or for any other reason, and notwithstanding the bankruptcy of TRS or any other event whatsoever, the Seller shall not assert any claim on or any interest in the Purchased Assets or take any action which would reduce or delay receipt by
RFC VIII, the Trust or the Indenture Trustee of Collections with respect to the Purchased Assets. 
 Section 9.07.
Further Assurances. TRS and the Seller agree to do and perform, from time to time, any and all acts and to execute any and all further instruments required or reasonably requested by the other party, RFC VIII, the Trust or the Indenture
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amendments thereto or equivalent documents relating to the Purchased Assets for filing under the provisions of the UCC or other law of any applicable jurisdiction. Furthermore, TRS and the Seller
agree to do and perform, from time to time, any and all acts and to execute any and all further instruments required or reasonably requested by the other party to facilitate compliance with the FDIC Rule. 

Section 9.08. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of
TRS or the Seller, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exhaustive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law. 

Section 9.09. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (and by different parties
on separate counterparts), each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 

Section 9.10. Binding; Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. RFC VIII, the Trust, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall be considered third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement. 

Section 9.11. Merger and Integration. Except as specifically stated otherwise herein, this Agreement sets forth
the entire understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, and all prior understandings, written or oral, are superseded by this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified, amended, waived or supplemented except as provided
herein. 
 Section 9.12. Headings. The headings are for purposes of reference only and shall not otherwise
affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision hereof. 
 Section 9.13. Schedules and Exhibits. The
schedules and exhibits attached hereto and referred to herein shall constitute a part of this Agreement and are incorporated into this Agreement for all purposes. 

Section 9.14. Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations, warranties and agreements
contained in this Agreement or contained in any Supplemental Conveyance shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall survive conveyance of the Purchased Assets by TRS to RFC VIII pursuant to the
TRS-RFC VIII Receivables Purchase Agreement, by RFC VIII to the Trust pursuant to the Transfer Agreement and by the Trust to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture. 

  
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 Section 9.15. Nonpetition Covenant. Notwithstanding any prior
termination of this Agreement, the Seller agrees that at no time shall it commence, or join in commencing, a bankruptcy case or other insolvency or similar proceeding under the laws of any jurisdiction against TRS, RFC VIII or the Trust. 

[END OF ARTICLE IX] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, TRS and the Seller have caused this Amended and Restated
Receivables Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the date first above written. 
  

					
		 	 AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.

			
		 	 By:
	  	 /s/ David L.
Yowan                                

		 		  	 Name: David L. Yowan

		 		  	 Title:   Treasurer

		
		 	 AMERICAN EXPRESS NATIONAL BANK

			
		 	 By:
	  	 /s/ Denise D.
Roberts                            

		 		  	 Name: Denise D. Roberts

		 		  	 Title:   Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 [Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement (AENB)] 

 EXHIBIT A 

FORM OF AGGREGATE ADDITION ACCOUNT SUPPLEMENTAL CONVEYANCE 

(As required by Section 2.02 of 

the Receivables Purchase Agreement) 

SUPPLEMENTAL CONVEYANCE No. [        ], dated as of
[                    ], by and between AMERICAN EXPRESS NATIONAL BANK, a national banking association (together with its successors and
assigns, “AENB” or the “Seller”), and AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC., a New York corporation (together with its successors and assigns, “TRS”), pursuant
to the Receivables Purchase Agreement referred to below. 
 W I T N E S S E T H: 

WHEREAS, the Seller and TRS are parties to an Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 1,
2018 (hereinafter as such agreement may have been, or may from time to time be, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the 

“Receivables Purchase Agreement”); 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Seller wishes to designate Aggregate Addition Accounts to be
included as Accounts and the Seller wishes to convey its right, title and interest in the Receivables of such Aggregate Addition Accounts, whether existing at the Addition Cut-Off Date or thereafter created,
to TRS pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement; and 
 WHEREAS, TRS is willing to accept such designation and
conveyance subject to the terms and conditions hereof. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, the Seller and TRS hereby agree as follows: 

1. Defined Terms. All capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Receivables
Purchase Agreement unless otherwise defined herein. 
 “Addition Cut-Off
Date” shall mean, with respect to the Aggregate Addition Accounts, the opening of business on [                    ]. 

“Addition Date” shall mean, with respect to the Aggregate Addition Accounts,
[                    ]. 

“Additional Purchased Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in Subsection 3(a). 

“Aggregate Addition Accounts” shall mean the Aggregate Addition Accounts, as defined in the Receivables
Purchase Agreement, that are designated hereby and listed on Schedule 1 hereto. 

  
 A-1 

 “Selection Date” shall mean [(i)] for the added accounts with
the code designation “[__],” the close of business on the cycle billing date for such added accounts occurring in the period beginning on the close of business on [________] and ending at the close of business on [_______] [and
(ii) for the added accounts with the code designation “[__],” the close of business on the cycle billing date for such added accounts occurring in the period beginning on the close of business on [________] and ending at the close of
business on [_________]]. 
 2. Designation of Aggregate Addition Accounts. The Seller delivers or causes to be
delivered herewith an Account Schedule containing a true and complete list of the Aggregate Addition Accounts. Such Account Schedule is incorporated into and made part of this Supplemental Conveyance, shall be Schedule 1 to this
Supplemental Conveyance and shall supplement Schedule 1 to the Receivables Purchase Agreement. 
 3.
Conveyance of Receivables. 
 (a) The Seller does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to
TRS, without recourse except as provided in the Receivables Purchase Agreement, all of its right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under the Receivables arising in the Aggregate Addition Accounts (including
Related Accounts with respect to such Aggregate Addition Accounts), existing at the Addition Cut-Off Date and thereafter created (unless such Aggregate Addition Account has become a Removed Account), all
Recoveries allocable to such Receivables, all monies due or to become due and all amounts received or receivable with respect thereto, all Collections with respect thereto, and all proceeds (including “proceeds” as defined in the UCC)
thereof (collectively, the “Additional Purchased Assets”). As purchaser of the Additional Purchased Assets, TRS shall have the right to pledge, assign, transfer, sell and exercise full control over all the Additional
Purchased Assets, subject to the interests of any subsequent purchaser or assignee of the Additional Purchased Assets. 

(b) If necessary, the Seller shall (i) record and file, at its own expense, any financing statements (and amendments
with respect to such financing statements when applicable) with respect to the Additional Purchased Assets meeting the requirements of applicable state law in such manner and in such jurisdictions as are necessary to perfect, and maintain perfection
of, the sale of the Additional Purchased Assets to TRS, (ii) cause such financing statements and amendments to name the Seller, as seller, and TRS, as purchaser, of the Additional Purchased Assets and (iii) to deliver a file-stamped copy
of such financing statements or amendments or other evidence of such filings to TRS as soon as is practicable after filing. 

(c) The Seller shall, at its own expense, on or prior to the Addition Date, indicate in its books and records (including its
computer files) that all Receivables created in connection with the Aggregate Addition Accounts and the related Additional Purchased Assets have been sold to TRS pursuant to this Supplemental Conveyance. 

(d) The parties hereto intend that the conveyance of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Additional
Purchased Assets shall constitute an absolute sale, conveying good title free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances or rights of others from the Seller to TRS. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the arrangements with respect to
the Additional Purchased Assets shall constitute a purchase and sale of such Additional Purchased Assets and not a loan. In 

  
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the event, however, that it were to be determined that the transactions evidenced hereby constitute a loan and not a purchase and sale, it is the intention of the parties hereto that this
Supplemental Conveyance shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law, and that the Seller shall be deemed to have granted, and the Seller does hereby grant, to TRS a first priority perfected security interest in all of the
Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under the Additional Purchased Assets to secure the obligations of the Seller hereunder and under the Receivables Purchase Agreement. 

(e) To the extent that the Seller retains any interest in the Additional Purchased Assets, the Seller hereby grants to the
Trust and the Indenture Trustee a security interest in all of the Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under the Additional Purchased Assets, to secure the performance of all of the obligations
of the Seller hereunder and under the Receivables Purchase Agreement. With respect to such security interest and such collateral, each of the Trust and the Indenture Trustee shall have all of the rights that it has under the Transfer Agreement. Each
of the Trust and the Indenture Trustee shall also have all of the rights of a secured creditor under the UCC. 
 4.
Acceptance by TRS. TRS hereby acknowledges that, prior to or simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Conveyance, the Seller delivered or caused to be delivered to TRS the Account Schedule described in
Section 2 of this Supplemental Conveyance with respect to all Aggregate Addition Accounts. 
 5. Representations
and Warranties of the Seller. The Seller hereby acknowledges on the Addition Date that it makes the representations and warranties in Sections 4.01 and 4.02 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement with respect to the Aggregate Addition Accounts.

 6. Ratification of the Receivables Purchase Agreement. The Receivables Purchase Agreement is hereby ratified, and
all references to the “Receivables Purchase Agreement,” to “this Agreement” and “herein” shall be deemed from and after the Addition Date to be a reference to the Receivables
Purchase Agreement as supplemented and amended by this Supplemental Conveyance. Except as expressly amended hereby, all the representations, warranties, terms, covenants and conditions of the Receivables Purchase Agreement shall remain unamended and
shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and, except as expressly provided herein, shall not constitute or be deemed to constitute a waiver of compliance with or consent to non-compliance with any term or provision of the Receivables Purchase Agreement. 
 7.
Counterparts. This Supplemental Conveyance may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 

  
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 8. GOVERNING LAW. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL CONVEYANCE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY
AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW), AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS
AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS. 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and TRS have caused this Supplemental Conveyance
to be duly executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers on the date first above written. 
  

					
		 	 AMERICAN EXPRESS NATIONAL BANK

			
		 	 By:
	  	
                   
                                         
        

		 		  	 Name:

		 		  	 Title:

		
		 	 AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.

			
		 	 By:
	  	
                   
                                         
        

		 		  	 Name:

		 		  	 Title:

  
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 Schedule 1 to 

Supplemental 
 Conveyance 

AGGREGATE ADDITION ACCOUNTS 

  
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 EXHIBIT B 

FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL CONVEYANCE FOR NEW ACCOUNTS 

(As required by Section 2.03 of 

the Receivables Purchase Agreement) 

SUPPLEMENTAL CONVEYANCE No. [___], dated as of the Addition Date set forth below, by and between AMERICAN EXPRESS NATIONAL
BANK, a national banking association (together with its successors and assigns, “AENB” or the “Seller”), and AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC., a New York corporation (together
with its successors and assigns, “TRS”), pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement referred to below. 
 W I T N
E S S E T H: 
 WHEREAS, the Seller and TRS are parties to an Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as
of April 1, 2018 (hereinafter as such agreement may have been, or may from time to time be, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the 

“Receivables Purchase Agreement”); 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Seller wishes to designate New Accounts to be included as
Accounts and the Seller wishes to convey its right, title and interest in the Receivables of such New Accounts, whether existing at the Addition Cut-Off Date or thereafter created, to TRS pursuant to the
Receivables Purchase Agreement; and 
 WHEREAS, TRS is willing to accept such designation and conveyance subject to the
terms and conditions hereof. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, the Seller and TRS hereby agree as follows: 

1. Defined Terms. All capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Receivables
Purchase Agreement unless otherwise defined herein. 
 “Addition Cut-Off
Date” shall mean, with respect to each New Account, the date on which such New Account is originated. 

“Addition Date” shall mean, with respect to the New Accounts, [_________]. 

“Additional Purchased Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in Subsection 3(a). 

“New Account Delivery Date” shall mean the fifteenth calendar day of the month (or, if such fifteenth
calendar day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) following the Monthly Period in which the Addition Date occurs. 

  
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 “New Accounts” shall mean the New Accounts, as defined in the
Receivables Purchase Agreement, that are designated hereby and to be listed on Schedule 1 hereto. 

“Selection Date” shall mean, with respect to each New Account, the date on which such New Account is
originated. 
 2. Designation of New Accounts. The New Accounts are designated hereby. 

On the New Account Delivery Date, the Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered an Account Schedule containing a true and complete list of
the New Accounts. Such Account Schedule is incorporated into and made part of this Supplemental Conveyance, shall be Schedule 1 to this Supplemental Conveyance and shall supplement Schedule 1 to the Receivables Purchase
Agreement. 
 3. Conveyance of Receivables. 

(a) The Seller does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to TRS, without recourse except as provided
in the Receivables Purchase Agreement, all of its right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under the Receivables arising in the New Accounts (including Related Accounts with respect to such New Accounts),
existing at the applicable Addition Cut-Off Date of each New Account and thereafter created (unless such New Account has become a Removed Account), all Recoveries allocable to such Receivables, all monies due
or to become due and all amounts received or receivable with respect thereto, all Collections with respect thereto, and all proceeds (including “proceeds” as defined in the UCC) thereof (collectively, the “Additional Purchased
Assets”). As purchaser of the Additional Purchased Assets, TRS shall have the right to pledge, assign, transfer, sell and exercise full control over all the Additional Purchased Assets, subject to the interests of any subsequent
purchaser or assignee of the Additional Purchased Assets. 
 (b) If necessary, the Seller shall (i) record and file,
at its own expense, any financing statements (and amendments with respect to such financing statements when applicable) with respect to the Additional Purchased Assets meeting the requirements of applicable state law in such manner and in such
jurisdictions as are necessary to perfect, and maintain perfection of, the sale of the Additional Purchased Assets TRS, (ii) cause such financing statements and amendments to name the Seller, as seller, and TRS, as purchaser, of the Additional
Purchased Assets and (iii) to deliver a file-stamped copy of such financing statements or amendments or other evidence of such filings to TRS as soon as is practicable after filing. 

(c) The Seller shall, at its own expense, on or prior to the Addition Date, indicate in its books and records (including its
computer files) that all Receivables created in connection with the New Accounts and the related Additional Purchased Assets have been sold to TRS pursuant to this Supplemental Conveyance. 

(d) The parties hereto intend that the conveyance of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Additional
Purchased Assets shall constitute an absolute sale, conveying good title free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances or rights of others from the Seller to TRS. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the arrangements with respect to
the Additional Purchased Assets shall constitute a purchase and sale of such Additional Purchased Assets and not a loan. In 

  
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the event, however, that it were to be determined that the transactions evidenced hereby constitute a loan and not a purchase and sale, it is the intention of the parties hereto that this
Supplemental Conveyance shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law, and that the Seller shall be deemed to have granted, and the Seller does hereby grant, to TRS a first priority perfected security interest in all of the
Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under the Additional Purchased Assets to secure the obligations of the Seller hereunder and under the Receivables Purchase Agreement. 

(e) To the extent that the Seller retains any interest in the Additional Purchased Assets, the Seller hereby grants to the
Trust and the Indenture Trustee a security interest in all of the Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under the Additional Purchased Assets, to secure the performance of all of the obligations
of the Seller hereunder and under the Receivables Purchase Agreement. With respect to such security interest and such collateral, each of the Trust and the Indenture Trustee shall have all of the rights that it has under the Transfer Agreement. Each
of the Trust and the Indenture Trustee shall also have all of the rights of a secured creditor under the UCC. 
 4.
Acceptance by TRS. TRS hereby acknowledges that, on the New Account Delivery Date, the Seller has agreed to deliver or cause to be delivered to TRS the Account Schedule described in Section 2 of this Supplemental Conveyance with respect
to all New Accounts. 
 5. Representations and Warranties of the Seller. The Seller hereby acknowledges on the
Addition Date that it makes the representations and warranties in Sections 4.01 and 4.02 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement with respect to the New Accounts. 

6. Ratification of the Receivables Purchase Agreement. The Receivables Purchase Agreement is hereby ratified, and all
references to the “Receivables Purchase Agreement,” to “this Agreement” and “herein” shall be deemed from and after the Addition Date to be a reference to the Receivables
Purchase Agreement as supplemented and amended by this Supplemental Conveyance. Except as expressly amended hereby, all the representations, warranties, terms, covenants and conditions of the Receivables Purchase Agreement shall remain unamended and
shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and, except as expressly provided herein, shall not constitute or be deemed to constitute a waiver of compliance with or consent to non-compliance with any term or provision of the Receivables Purchase Agreement. 
 7.
Counterparts. This Supplemental Conveyance may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 

8. GOVERNING LAW. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL CONVEYANCE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW), AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER
SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS. 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and TRS have caused this Supplemental Conveyance
to be duly executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers on the date first above written. 
  

					
	 AMERICAN EXPRESS NATIONAL BANK
	 	
		
	 By:
	 	  

		 	 Name:
	 	
		 	 Title:
	 	
		
	 AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
	 	
		
	 By:
	 	  

		 	 Name:
	 	
		 	 Title:
	 	

  
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 Schedule 1 to 

Supplemental 
 Conveyance 

NEW ACCOUNTS 

  
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 Schedule 1 

LIST OF ACCOUNTS 
  

[Delivered pursuant to Section 2.01(c)] 

  
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