UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM10-K/A10-K

(Amendment No. 1)

 

 

(Mark One)

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For fiscal year ended December 31, 20172018

OR

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period fromto

Commission File Number of Issuing Entity:333-209738-01

Central Index Key of Issuing Entity: 0001396730

 

 

FIRST NATIONAL MASTER NOTE TRUST

(Exact name of Issuing Entity as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number of Depositor:333-209738

Central Index Key of Depositor: 0001171040

FIRST NATIONAL FUNDING LLC

(Exact name of Depositor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key of Sponsor: 0000036644

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA

(Exact name of Sponsor as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Nebraska Not Applicable

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation

or organization of Issuing Entity)

 

(IRS Employer Identification

No. of Issuing Entity)

1620 Dodge Street, Stop Code 3271, Omaha, Nebraska 68197

(Address of principal executive offices of Issuing Entity) (Zip Code)

1620 Dodge Street, Stop Code 3271, Omaha, Nebraska68197
(Address of principal executive offices of Issuing Entity)(Zip Code)

(402)341-0500

(Issuing Entity’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

None

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

Title of Each Class

 

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    YES  ☐    NO  ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    YES  ☐    NO  ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    YES  ☒    NO  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 ofRegulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    YES  ☒    NO  ☐

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of RegulationS-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form10-K or any amendment to this Form10-K.  ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, anon-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   Accelerated filer 
Non-accelerated filer   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)  Smaller reporting company 
Emerging Growth Companycompany    

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    YES  ☐    NO  ☒

State the aggregate market value of the voting andnon-voting common equity held bynon-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

Registrant does not have any voting ornon-voting common equity held bynon-affiliates as of the date of this report, has not been involved in bankruptcy proceedings during the past five years and is not a corporate registrant.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

No documents have been incorporated by reference into this Form10-K.

 

 

 


EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 on Form10-K/A (“Amendment No. 1”) is being filed to amend our Annual Report on Form10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 (“Original Form10-K”), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2018 (“Original Filing Date”). The purpose of this Amendment No. 1 is to amend Exhibit 33.1 to indicate that Items 1122(d)(4)(xi), 1122(d)(4)(xii), and Item 1122(d)(4)(xiii) are inapplicable servicing criteria, which criteria were inadvertently omitted from Exhibit 33.1 to the Original Form10-K.

Except as described above, this Amendment No. 1 does not modify or update in any way Original Form10-K, nor does it reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Form10-K. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 1 should be read in conjunction with the Original Form10-K.

PART I

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN OMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL INSTRUCTION J TO FORMFORM 10-K:

 

(A)  Item 1:  Business
(B)  Item 1A:  Risk Factors
(C)  Item 2:  Properties
(D)  Item 3:  Legal Proceedings

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.

Not Applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable.

PART II

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN OMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL INSTRUCTION J TO FORMFORM 10-K:

 

(F)  Item 5:  Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
(G)  Item 6:  Selected Financial Data
(H):  Item 7:  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation
(I)  Item 7A:  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
(J)  Item 8:  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
(K)  Item 9:  Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
(L)  Item 9A:  Controls and Procedures

Item 9B. Other Information.

None.


PART III

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN OMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL INSTRUCTION J TO FORMFORM 10-K:

 

(M)  Item 10:  Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
(N)  Item 11:  Executive Compensation
(O)  Item 12:  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
(P)  Item 13:  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
(Q)  Item 14:  Principal Accountant Fees and Services


PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

a)    Listed below are the documents filed as part of this report:

a)Listed below are the documents filed as part of this report:

 

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Financial Statements. None. In accordance with General Instruction J to Form10-K, the Financial Statements required by Item 8 of Form10-K have been omitted.

 

 2)

Financial Schedules. None. In accordance with General Instruction J to Form10-K, any Financial Schedules required by Item 8 of Form10-K have been omitted.

 

 3)

Exhibits. See Item 15(b) below.

b)    The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this report on Form10-K.

b)The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this report onForm 10-K.

c)    See Item 15(a) above.

c)See Item 15(a) above.

Item 16. Form 10–K Summary

None.

SUBSTITUTE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL INSTRUCTION J TO FORMFORM 10-K:

Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB. Significant Obligors of Pool Assets (Financial Information).

Not applicable.

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Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB. Credit Enhancement and Other Support, Except for Certain Derivatives Instruments (Financial Information Regarding Significant Enhancement Providers).

Not applicable.

Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB. Certain Derivatives Instruments (Financial Information).

Not applicable.

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Item 1117 of Regulation AB. Legal Proceedings.

In re: Payment Card Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation

Beginning in June 2005, several retail merchants filed lawsuits in federal courts, claiming to represent a class of similarly situated merchants, and alleging that MasterCard and VISA USA, together with their members, conspired to charge retailers excessive interchange in violation of federal antitrust laws. In October 2005, these suits were consolidated inIn re: Payment Card Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation (“MDL 1720”) and venued in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The plaintiffs seek unspecified treble damages, injunctive relief, attorneys’ fees and costs.

On April 24, 2006, plaintiffs filed a first consolidated and amended complaint, naming First National Bank of Omaha (the “Bank”) and others as defendants. The plaintiffs realleged the claims in their original complaints and further claimed that defendants violated federal and California antitrust laws by combining to impose certain fees and to adopt rules and practices of VISA USA and MasterCard that the plaintiffs contend constitute unlawful restraints of trade. In July 2007, the Bank entered into judgment and loss sharing agreements (the sharing agreements) with VISA USA and certain financial institutions to apportion financial responsibilities arising from any potential adverse judgment or settlement. In 2010, the Bank entered into additional contracts among the defendants relating to the apportionment of financial responsibilities which may arise from any potential adverse judgment or settlement. The Bank and other defendants signed amendments to the above-referenced agreements, including the most recent in October 2015, to clarify and further define the scope of coverage for potential adverse judgments or settlements.

On October 19, 2012, the parties entered into a settlement agreement to resolve these claims. The terms of the settlement agreement include: (a) a comprehensive release from class members for liability arising out of the claims asserted in the litigation; (b) certain settlement payments; (c) distribution to class merchants of a portion of interchange across all credit rate categories for a period of eight consecutive months; and (d) certain modifications to the networks’ rules. The court granted preliminary approval of the settlement agreement on November 9, 2012 and on December 13, 2013 the court granted final approval of the settlement agreement.2012. The court entered the formal Class Settlement Order and Final Judgment on January 14, 2014 (the “Order”). A series of appeals were filed in response to the Order and on June 30, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed the Order, and vacated the lower court’s certification of the merchant class.class and remanded the case to the lower court for further proceedings not inconsistent with the Second Circuit’s order. On November 23, 2016 Class Plaintiffs filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking a review of the Second Circuit’s decision. On March 27, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an Order denying Class Plaintiffs’ Petition for Writ of Certiorari.

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In furtherance of the Second Circuit’s Order,reversal and remand order, the district court in MDL 1720 has appointed separate interimco-lead counsel for a Rule 23(b)(2) Putative Injunctive Relief Class and a Rule 23(b)(2(3)(3) Putative Damages Claim.Class, and the parties resumed litigation activities. On September 17, 2018, certain of the parties entered into the Superseding and Amended Definitive Class Settlement Agreement of the Rule 23(b)(3) Class Plaintiffs and the Defendants (“Amended Settlement Agreement”). The terms of the Amended Settlement Agreement include: (a) a comprehensive release from the Rule 23(b)(3) Damages Class members (“Damages Class”) for liability arising out of the claims asserted in the litigation; (b) certain settlement payments to the Damages Class; and (c) distribution to the Damages Class merchants of a portion of interchange across all credit rate categories for a prior period of eight consecutive

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months. On September 10, 2018, the Rule 23(b)(3) Class Plaintiffs filed a Motion for Preliminary Approval of the Amended Settlement Agreement. The Court granted Preliminary Approval of the Amended Settlement Agreement on January 24, 2019. The hearing for final approval of the Amended Settlement Agreement is set for November 7, 2019.

Litigation relating specifically to the injunctive relief claims raised by the Rule 23(b)(2) Putative Injunctive Relief Class in MDL 1720 is ongoing. The parties are currently engaged inconcluding discovery activities to supplement the record evidence established through the initial discovery period which concluded in November 2008.2008, and proceeding to the expert report phase.

Pursuant to accounting guidance on guarantees, the Bank, as part of the contingent litigation accrual, has recorded on its books the fair value of its potential obligations under the additional contracts it entered into in 2010, as amended and referred to above. This liability is subject to significant estimation risk and may materially change. Furthermore, management cannot predict with any degree of certainty how the final outcome of MDL 1720 may impact the broader credit card industry, and in this regard, the Bank.

Other Litigation Concerning the Credit Card Industry

Other antitrust lawsuits have been filed against VISA and MasterCard from time to time.time, including cases filed by merchants who elected to be excluded from/opt out of the initial 2012 settlement agreement referenced above. The Bank has not been a party to any material suits; however, the Bank is a member of the MasterCard and VISA USA associations and these suits have been covered in the sharing agreements referred to above. InWhile a number of these suits are ongoing, in each of these covered matters that have been settled to date, the VisaVISA portion of the settlement payments have been made from the escrow created by VISA’s stock offerings, and the MasterCard portion has been paid in accordance with the MasterCard sharing agreements referenced above. The Bank has not had any direct liability with respect to such settlements.

U.S. Bank National Association, in its capacity as Indenture Trustee, has provided the following information for the purposes of complying with the requirements of Regulation AB:

Since 2014 various plaintiffs or groups of plaintiffs, primarily investors, have filed claims against U.S. Bank National Association (“U.S. Bank”), in its capacity as trustee or successor trustee (as the case may be) under certain residential mortgage backed securities (“RMBS”) trusts. The plaintiffs or plaintiff groups have filed substantially similar complaints against other RMBS trustees, including Deutsche Bank, Citibank, HSBC, Bank of New York Mellon and Wells Fargo. The complaints against U.S. Bank allege the trustee caused losses to investors as a result of alleged failures by the sponsors, mortgage loan sellers and servicers for these RMBS trusts and assert causes of action based upon the trustee’s purported failure to enforce repurchase obligations of mortgage loan sellers for alleged breaches of representations and warranties concerning loan quality. The complaints also assert that the trustee failed to notify securityholders of purported events of default allegedly caused by breaches of servicing standards by mortgage loan servicers and that the trustee purportedly failed to abide by a heightened standard of care following alleged events of default.

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Currently U.S. Bank is a defendant in multiple actions alleging individual or class action claims against the trustee with respect to multiple trusts as described above withabove. Previously, U.S. Bank disclosed that the most substantial case being:was: BlackRock Balanced Capital Portfolio et al v. U.S. Bank National Association,, No. 605204/2015 (N.Y. Sup. Ct.) (class action alleging claims with respect to approximately 770 trusts) and its companion caseBlackRock Core Bond Portfolio et al v. U. S.U.S Bank National Association,, No.14-cv-9401 (S.D.N.Y.) (collectively, the “BlackRock cases”). U.S. Bank has entered into a settlement agreement that will resolve the BlackRock cases following approval of the dismissals by the applicable court. Some of the trusts implicated in the aforementioned BlackRockBlackrock cases, as well as other trusts, are involved in actions brought by separate groups of plaintiffs related to no more than 100 trusts per case.

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U.S. Bank cannot assure you as to the outcome of any of the litigation, or the possible impact of these litigations on the trustee or the RMBS trusts. However, U.S. Bank denies liability and believes that it has performed its obligations under the RMBS trusts in good faith, that its actions were not the cause of losses to investors and that it has meritorious defenses, and it intends to contest the plaintiffs’ claims vigorously.

Item 1119 of Regulation AB. Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

The information required by Item 1119 of Regulation AB has been omitted from this report on Form10-K in reliance on the Instruction to Item 1119.

Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria.

Each of FNBO and U.S. Bank National Association (the “Trustee”) (each, a “Servicing Participant”), has been identified by the registrant as a party participating in the servicing function during the reporting period with respect to more than 5% of the pool assets held by the Trust. Each of the Servicing Participants has completed a report on an assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to such Servicing Participant (each, a “Report on Assessment”) during the Trust’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2017,2018, which Reports on Assessment are attached as exhibits to this Form10-K. In addition, each of the Servicing Participants has provided an attestation report (each, an “Attestation Report”) by a registered independent public accounting firm regarding its related Report on Assessment. Each Attestation Report is attached as an exhibit to this Form10-K. Neither the Reports on Assessment nor the Attestation Reports have identified any material instances of noncompliance with the servicing criteria applicable to the Servicing Participants.

Item 1123 of Regulation AB. Servicer Compliance Statement.

FNBO has been identified by the registrant as a servicer during the reporting period with respect to the pool assets held by the Trust. FNBO has provided a Servicer Compliance Statement, signed by an authorized officer, and such Servicer Compliance Statement is attached as an exhibit to thisForm 10-K.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit 3.1  Articles of Organization of First National Funding LLC*LLC (incorporated by reference to registrants’ registration statement filed on April 18, 2002, file no.333-86574-01)
Exhibit 3.2  Operating Agreement of First National Funding LLC, dated as of October 24, 2002*2002 (incorporated by reference to registrants’ Form8-K filed on November 4, 2002, file no.333-86574-01)
Exhibit 4.1  Second Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated as of September  23, 2016, between First National Master Note Trust and U.S. Bank National Association ***(incorporated by reference from registrants’ Form8-K filed on September 28, 2016, file no.333- 209738)
Exhibit 4.2  Omnibus Instrument of Appointment and Acceptance of U.S. Bank National Association As Successor Indenture Trustee, dated as of June  18, 2013, among U.S. Bank National Association, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. and First National Master Note Trust and acknowledged and accepted by First National Funding LLC and First National Bank of Omaha**Omaha (incorporated by reference from registrants’ FormS-3 filed on July 24, 2013, file no.333-190096)
Exhibit 4.3  Series2015-1Form of Indenture Supplement, dated asincluding form of Notes (incorporated by reference from registrants’ Form8-K filed on September 17, 2015 between First National Master Note Trust and U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee****28, 2016, file no.333- 209738)
Exhibit 4.4Form of Indenture Supplement, including form of Notes***
Exhibit 4.5  Series2017-1 Indenture Supplement dated as of April  25, 2017 between First National Master Note Trust and U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee*****trustee (incorporated by reference from registrants’ Form8-K filed on April 26, 2017, file no.333-209738)
Exhibit 4.64.5  Risk Retention Agreement dated as of April  25, 2017 by and among First National Bank of Omaha, First National Funding LLC and First National Master Note Trust*****Trust (incorporated by reference from registrants’ Form8-K filed on April  26, 2017, file no.333-209738)
Exhibit 4.74.6  Series2017-2 Indenture Supplement dated as of October  19, 2017 between First National Master Note Trust and U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee******trustee (incorporated by reference from registrants’ Form8-K filed on October 19, 2017, file no.333-209738)
Exhibit 4.84.7  Risk Retention Agreement dated as of October  19, 2017 by and among First National Bank of Omaha, First National Funding LLC and First National Master Note Trust******Trust (incorporated by reference from registrants’ Form8-K filed on October  19, 2017, file no.333-209738)
Exhibit 4.8Series2018-1 Indenture Supplement dated as of October  17, 2018 between First National Master Note Trust and U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee (incorporated by reference from registrants’ Form8-K filed on October 17, 2018, file no.333-209738)
Exhibit 4.9Risk Retention Agreement dated as of October  17, 2018 by and among First National Bank of Omaha, First National Funding LLC and First National Master Note Trust (incorporated by reference from registrants’ Form8-K filed on October  17, 2018, file no.333-209738)
Exhibit 4.10  Second Amended and Restated Transfer and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September  23, 2016, among First National Funding LLC, First National Bank of Omaha and First National Master Note Trust ***(incorporated by reference from registrants’ Form8-K filed on September  28, 2016, file no.333- 209738)
Exhibit 4.104.11  Second Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of First National Master Note Trust, dated as of September  23, 2016, between First National Funding LLC and Wilmington Trust Company ***(incorporated by reference from registrants’ Form8-K filed on September  28, 2016, file no.333- 209738)
Exhibit 4.114.12  Second Amended and Restated Administration Agreement, dated as of September  23, 2016, between First National Master Note Trust and First National Bank of Omaha ***(incorporated by reference from registrants’ Form8-K filed on September 28, 2016, file no.333- 209738)
Exhibit 4.124.13  Second Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of September  23, 2016, between First National Bank of Omaha and First National Funding LLC ***(incorporated by reference from registrants’ Form8-K filed on September  28, 2016, file no.333- 209738)


Exhibit 4.134.14  Asset Representations Review Agreement, dated as of September  23, 2016, among First National Bank of Omaha, First National Funding LLC, First National Master Note Trust and FTI Consulting, Inc.*** (incorporated by reference from registrants’ Form8-K filed on September 28, 2016, file no.333- 209738)
Exhibit 23.1  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.******
Exhibit 31.1  Certification pursuant to Rule13a-14(a)/ 15d–14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Section 302 Certification). ******
Exhibit 33.1  Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria (pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB) concerning servicing activities of FNBO for the year ended December 31, 2017.2018.
Exhibit 33.2  Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria (pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB) concerning servicing activities of the Trustee for the year ended December 31, 2017. ******2018.
Exhibit 34.1  Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Attestation Report concerning servicing activities of FNBO for the year ended December 31, 2017. ******2018.
Exhibit 34.2  Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Attestation Report concerning servicing activities of the Trustee for the year ended December 31, 2017. ******2018.
Exhibit 35.1  Servicer Compliance Statement (pursuant to Item 1123 of Regulation AB) of FNBO for the year ended December 31, 2017. ******2018.


*Incorporated by reference from registrants’ FormS-3 filed on January 29, 2007, file no.333-140273
**Incorporated by reference from registrants’ FormS-3 filed on July 24, 2013, file no.333-190096
***Incorporated by reference from registrants’ Form8-K filed on September 28, 2016, file no.333- 209738
****Incorporated by reference from registrants’ Form8-K filed on September 18, 2015, file no.333-190096
*****Incorporated by reference from registrants’ Form8-K filed on April 26, 2017, file no.333-209738
******Incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Form10-K filed on March 29, 2018, file no.333-140273


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Issuing Entity has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: May 1, 2018

March 27, 2019
 

FIRST NATIONAL MASTER NOTE TRUST

 

By:

 

First National Bank of Omaha,

As Servicer of First National Master Note Trust

By:

/s/ Timothy D. Hart

  

By:

/s/ Timothy D. Hart
Timothy D. Hart, Senior Vice President


SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED WITH REPORTS FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE ACT BY REGISTRANTS WHICH HAVE NOT REGISTERED SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE ACT.

No annual report, proxy statement, form of proxy or other proxy soliciting material has been sent to Noteholders during the period covered by this Annual Report on Form10-K and the registrant does not intend to furnish such materials to Noteholders subsequent to the filing of this report.