EX-4.5 5 cmw4441d.htm

Exhibit 4.5

* Indicates that material has been omitted and confidential treatment has been requested therefore. All such omitted material has been filed separately with the SEC pursuant to Rule 24b-2.

FEE LETTER

April 30, 2009

Harley-Davidson Warehouse Funding Corp.
222 West Adams Street, Suite 2000
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Attention:  Perry A. Glassgow

Ladies and Gentlemen:

        This fee letter (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, this “Fee Letter”) is delivered to you in connection with the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions thereof, the “Loan Agreement”), by and among Harley-Davidson Warehouse Funding Corp., as the borrower (the “Borrower”), Harley-Davidson Credit Corp., as the servicer, the commercial paper conduits from time to time party thereto as conduit lenders (each individually, a “Conduit Lender”), the financial institutions from time to time party thereto as committed lenders (each individually, a “Committed Lender”, and collectively with the Conduit Lenders, the “Lenders”), the financial institutions from time to time party thereto as administrative agents (each individually, an “Administrative Agent”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), as program agent and JPMorgan and Citicorp North America, Inc., as the syndication agents. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Loan Agreement.

        This Fee Letter is the “Fee Letter” referred to in the Loan Agreement. By executing this Fee Letter, the Borrower agrees to the following terms:

        1.     The term “Applicable Margin” as used in the Loan Agreement shall mean ____* per annum.

        2.     The term “Default Applicable Margin” as used in the Loan Agreement shall mean ____* per annum.

        3.     The term “Dynamic Enhancement Percentage” as used in the Loan Agreement shall mean, at any time, the applicable percentage set forth on Schedule I hereto based on the ____* average Loss-to-Liquidation Ratio as of the last day of the calendar month then most recently ended.

        4.     The percentages to be incorporated in clause (iii)(b) of the definition of “Early Amortization Event” in respect of any ____* period shall be:


          (a)     ____* in the case of any such ____*;

          (b)     ____* in the case of any such ____*;

          (c)     ____* in the case of any such ____*; or

          (d)     ____* in the case of any such ____*.

        5.     The Borrower agrees to pay to each Administrative Agent, for the account of each Conduit Lender in its Lender Group, a usage fee (a “Usage Fee”) for each day that such Conduit Lender shall have funded or maintained a Tranche in respect of which Interest is computed by reference to the CP Rate (each such Tranche, a “CP Tranche”), which Usage Fee each day shall be equal to the product of (i) ____* per annum times (ii) the Principal Balance of such CP Tranche on such day. The Usage Fee shall be payable in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 2.05 of the Loan Agreement.

        6.     The Borrower agrees to pay to each Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender in its Lender Group, on a pro rata basis, an unused fee (an “Unused Fee”), which Unused Fee each day shall be equal to the product of (a)(i) ____* per annum or (ii) for any day on which the Aggregate Principal Balance shall exceed 50% of the Aggregate Commitments, ____* per annum times (b) an amount equal to (i) 102% of the Aggregate Commitment over (ii) the Aggregate Principal Balance on such day. The Unused Fee shall be payable in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 2.05 of the Loan Agreement.

        7.     The Usage Fee shall be fully earned on and as of each day any CP Tranche funded or maintained by a Conduit Lender shall be outstanding. The Unused Fee shall be fully earned on and as of each day that there is an Unused Commitment. All of the foregoing fees shall be paid in immediately available funds when due and shall be non-refundable when paid.

        8.     The fees described above shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other components of Interest or fees, expenses, reimbursements, indemnities or other obligations of the Borrower under or in connection with the Loan Agreement.

        9.    The parties hereto agree that this Fee Letter shall constitute a Facility Document for all purposes of the Loan Agreement. No amendment or waiver of this Fee Letter shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto, and then such amendment or waiver shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. This Fee Letter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Administrative Agents and the Lenders and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not assign its obligations hereunder without the express written consent of the Administrative Agents.


        10.     THIS LETTER AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

        11.     The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that this Fee Letter and its contents are subject to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 10.12 of the Loan Agreement.

        12.     This Fee Letter may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page for this letter agreement by telecopier shall be effective as the delivery of a manually executed counterpart of such signature page.

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        Please confirm that the foregoing is our mutual understanding by signing and returning to us an executed counterpart of this Fee Letter.

Very truly yours,

 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as an Administrative
Agent and a Committed Lender


By:  /s/ Brian K. Honda
        Name: Brian K. Honda
        Title: Vice President


 
CHARIOT FUNDING LLC, as a Conduit Lender

 
By:  JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., its
       Attorney-in-Fact


 
By:  /s/ Brian K. Honda
        Name: Brian K. Honda
        Title: Vice President




Signature Page to
Fee Letter


CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., as an Administrative
Agent


 
By:  /s/ Thomas Rogers
        Name: Thomas Rogers
        Title: Vice President


 
CIESCO, LLC, as a Conduit Lender

 
By:  Citicorp North America, Inc., its
        Attorney-in-Fact


 
By:  /s/ Thomas Rogers
        Name: Thomas Rogers
        Title: Vice President


 
CITIBANK, N.A., as a Committed Lender


 
By:  /s/ Thomas Rogers
        Name: Thomas Rogers
        Title: Vice President



Signature Page to
Fee Letter


DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as an
Administrative Agent and as a Committed Lender


 
By:  /s/ Daniel Gerber
        Name: Daniel Gerber
        Title: Director


 
By:  /s/ Matt Bissonette
        Name: Matt Bissonette
        Title: Vice President


 
SEDONA CAPITAL FUNDING CORP., LLC, as a Conduit
Lender


 
By:  /s/ Doris J. Hearn
        Name: Doris J. Hearn
        Title: Vice President




Signature Page to
Fee Letter


THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC, as an
Administrative Agent and as a Committed Lender


 
By:  RBS Securities Inc., as agent


 
By:  /s/ Michael Zappaterrini
        Name: Michael Zappaterrini
        Title: Managing Director


 
AMSTERDAM FUNDING CORPORATION, as a Conduit Lender


 
By:  /s/ Jill A. Russo
        Name: Jill A. Russo
        Title: Vice President




Signature Page to
Fee Letter


Accepted and agreed to as of the date first written above:

HARLEY-DAVIDSON WAREHOUSE
FUNDING CORP.
, as Borrower

By: /s/ Perry A. Glassgow
Name: Perry A. Glassgow
Title: Vice President and Treasurer

HARLEY-DAVIDSON CREDIT CORP.,
as Servicer

By: /s/ Perry A. Glassgow
Name: Perry A. Glassgow
Title: Vice President and Treasurer







Signature Page to
Fee Letter


SCHEDULE I



* average

Loss-to-Liquidation Ratio


Level
In the case of any *
Dynamic Enhancement
Percentage


*
*
*
*

Level I Less than or equal to Less than or equal to Less than or equal to Less than or equal to ____*
  ____* ____* ____* ____*

Level II Greater than Level I Greater than Level I Greater than Level I Greater than Level I ____*
  and less than or equal to and less than or equal to and less than or equal to and less than or equal to
  ____* ____* ____* ____*

Level III Greater than Level II and Greater than Level II and Greater than Level II and Greater than Level II and ____*
  less than or equal to less than or equal to less than or equal to less than or equal to
  ____* ____* ____* ____*

Level IV Greater than Level III and Greater than Level III and Greater than Level III and Greater than Level III and ____*
  less than or equal to less than or equal to less than or equal to less than or equal to
  ____* ____* ____* ____*

Level V Greater than Level IV and Greater than Level IV and Greater than Level IV and Greater than Level IV and ____*
  less than or equal to less than or equal to less than or equal to less than or equal to
  ____* ____* ____* ____*

Level VI Greater than Level V Greater than Level V Greater than Level V Greater than Level V ____*