EX-99.3 8 dex993.htm AMENDMENT TO MASTER AGREEMENT DATED 7/1/2002 Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Amendment to Master Agreement dated 7/1/2002
EXHIBIT 99.3
 
[Letterhead of SGBN]
 
To:    
  
Mattel International Holdings B.V.
    
Gondel 1 P.O. Box 576
    
1180 AN Amstelveen
    
The Netherlands
    
Mattel France S.A.S.
    
27-33 rue d’Antony Silic 145
    
94523 Rungis Cedex
    
France
    
Mattel GmbH
    
Postfach 10 20 70
    
63266 Dreieich
    
Germany
 
July 1st, 2002
 
Dear Sirs
 
Master Agreement for the Transfer of Receivables dated 30th November, 2001 between yourselves as the Bank, Mattel France S.A. and Mattel GmbH as the Sellers and ourselves as the Depositor (the “Master Agreement”)
 
We refer to the Master Agreement and terms defined therein shall have the same meaning when used in this letter.
 
You have requested the extension of the Commitment Termination Date pursuant to Clause 2.2(b) of the Master Agreement.
 
We agree to your request, such that the definition of Commitment Termination Date in Clause 1.1 of the Master Agreement shall be amended to read as follows:
 
“Commitment Termination Date
 
means the earliest of the following dates:
 
(a)
 
29th june 2003 or, if that is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day (as this date may be extended from time to time in accordance with Clause 2.2 (Duration of Commitment)); or
 
(b)
 
the date on which the Commitment is terminated in accordance with Clauses 17.1 (Reduction of the Maximum amount of the Bank’s Funding), 15.17 (Termination) or 21.1 (Gross up).”


 
This amendment shall take effect on 1st July, 2002.
 
Please confirm your agreement to the matters set out above by countersigning the enclosed copy of this letter and returning it to us.
 
This letter is governed by Dutch law and is designated a Closing Document.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
/S/    NIEK VOLKERS

    
Société Générale Bank Nederland
    
Accepted and agreed
    
      
/S/    JOOP VAN DER HAAR

    
Mattel International Holdings B.V.
    
      
/S/    JOOP VAN DER HAAR

    
Mattel France S.A.S.
    
      
/S/    JOOP VAN DER HAAR

    
Mattel GmbH