AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated Agreement (the "Agreement") dated as of December 12, 2006 is made and entered into between Ford Motor Company, a Delaware corporation ("Ford"), and Ford Motor Credit Company, a Delaware corporation ("Ford Credit").
RECITALS
A. Ford Credit supports the sale of Ford's products by providing, among other things, wholesale, retail and lease financing for the purchase and lease of those products.
B. Ford Credit is highly dependent on the public debt markets to raise funds for its business.
C. Ford Credit's ability to raise funds in the public debt markets is highly dependent on its credit ratings, which, in turn, are dependent on the level of Ford Credit's equity capital, the quality of its assets and its liquidity.
D. It is important to the success of Ford that Ford Credit remains a viable finance company that can fund itself in the public debt markets and continue supporting the sale of Ford's products.
E. Towards maintaining the viability of Ford Credit, the parties entered into an agreement dated October 18, 2001 (the "October 18, 2001 Agreement") that provides for certain agreements regarding transactions between them and the creditworthiness of Ford Credit. F. The parties desire to amend the October 18, 2001 Agreement to, among other things, provide for the right to offset their obligations to each other.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration and the mutual agreements herein provided, the parties agree as follows:
1. The parties agree that all Affiliate Receivables (as defined below) shall be on arm's-length terms. For purposes hereof, "Affiliate Receivables" means any advance, loan, extension of credit, or other financing to Ford or any affiliate of Ford whose assets and liabilities are classified on Ford's consolidated balance sheet as Automotive ("Automotive Affiliate"). Ford Credit shall enforce, and cause any affiliate of Ford Credit whose assets and liabilities are consolidated with Ford Credit's on Ford Credit's consolidated balance sheet ("Credit Affiliate") to enforce, all Affiliate Receivables in a commercially reasonable manner, and Ford shall pay, shall cause its Automotive Affiliates to pay and shall guarantee its Automotive Affiliates' payment of, Affiliate Receivables in accordance with their terms.
2. Ford Credit shall not, nor shall it permit any Credit Affiliate to, guarantee any indebtedness of (other than Permitted Guarantees), or purchase any equity securities issued by, or make any other investment in, Ford (parent company only) or any Automotive Affiliate. In addition, Ford Credit shall not, nor shall it permit any Credit Affiliate to, purchase or finance any real property (other than Permitted Mortgages) or manufacturing equipment (including tooling) from or of Ford or any Automotive Affiliate that is classified as an Automotive asset on Ford's consolidated balance sheet. Ford shall not, nor shall it permit any Automotive Affiliate to request or require Ford Credit or any Credit Affiliate to do any of the transactions prohibited by this paragraph 2. For purposes hereof, "Permitted Guarantees" shall mean guarantees by Ford Credit or Credit Affiliates of indebtedness of Ford or Automotive Affiliates which at any time does not exceed$500 million in the aggregate, and "Permitted Mortgages" shall mean financing by Ford Credit or Credit Affiliates of real property of Ford or Automotive Affiliates which at any time does not exceed$500 million in the aggregate.
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