EX-99.0 8 dex990.htm AMENDMENT TO MASTER AGREEMENT FOR TRANSFER OF RECEIVABLES DATED JULY 29, 2003 Amendment to Master Agreement for Transfer of Receivables dated July 29, 2003

EXHIBIT 99.0

 

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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 29th, 2003

 

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)   25th june 2004 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 29th June, 2003.

 

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/    PIERRE LEBIT and /s/    ERNST BRANDON

    

Société Générale Bank Nederland N.V.

    

Accepted and agreed

    
      

/S/    STEVE CHRISTMAN


    

Mattel International Holdings B.V.

    
      

/S/    FRANCOISE GREVISSE


    

Mattel France S.A.S.

    
      

/S/    HERMANN GEISS


    

Mattel GmbH