Introductory Matters (a) The parties have formed the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Act by filing the Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State.
Introductory American Honda Receivables Corp., a California corporation (the "Company"), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to cause the Honda Auto Receivables [____-__] Owner Trust (the "Trust") to issue and sell $[______________] aggregate principal amount of [____]% Asset Backed Notes, Class A-1 (the "Class A-1 Notes"), $[______________] aggregate principal amount of [____]% Asset Backed Notes, Class A-2 (the "Class A-2 Notes"), $[______________] aggregate principal amount of [____]% Asset Backed Notes, Class A-3 (the "Class A-3 Notes") and $[______________] aggregate principal amount of [____]% Asset Backed Notes, Class A-4 (the "Class A-4 Notes" and together with the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2 Notes and the Class A-3 Notes, the "Notes"). The Notes will be issued pursuant to the Indenture, to be dated as of [____ __, ____] (the "Indenture"), between the Trust and Citibank, N.A. (the "Indenture Trustee"). Concurrently with the issuance and sale of the Notes as contemplated herein, the Trust will issue $[______________] aggregate principal amount of certificates of beneficial interest (the "Certificates"), each representing an interest in the Owner Trust Estate. The Company will retain the Certificates. The Certificates will be issued pursuant to the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, to be dated [____ __, ____] (the "Trust Agreement"), between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as owner trustee (the "Owner Trustee"). The Certificates are subordinated to the Notes. The assets of the Trust will include, among other things, a pool of retail installment sale and conditional sale contracts secured by new and used Honda and Acura motor vehicles (the "Receivables"), with respect to Actuarial Receivables, certain monies due thereunder on or after [____ __, ____] (the "Cutoff Date"), and with respect to Simple Interest Receivables, certain
Introductory Provisions The following provisions form a part of and constitute the basis for this Amendment:
Amendment to Recitals The recitals of the Credit Agreement are hereby amended by deleting the reference to "$275,000,000" contained therein and substituting "$350,000,000" therefor.
Amendments to Section 2 Section 2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
Amendments to Section 1: Definitions A. Subsection 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding thereto the following definitions, which shall be inserted in proper alphabetical order:
Amendments to Section 4 11. Section 4.11 of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
Amendments to Section 1.1 Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT The Board of Directors of each of AFC and LISB (i) has determined that this Agreement and the business combination and related transactions contemplated hereby are in the best interests of AFC and LISB, respectively, and in the best long-term interests of their respective stockholders, (ii) has determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are consistent with, and in furtherance of, its respective business strategies and (iii) has approved, at meetings of each of such Boards of Directors, this Agreement. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and as a condition and inducement to AFC's willingness to enter into this Agreement, AFC and LISB have entered into a stock option agreement (the "LISB Option Agreement"), pursuant to which LISB has granted to AFC an option to purchase shares of LISB's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "LISB Common Stock"), upon the terms and conditions therein contained and, as a condition and inducement to LISB's willingness to enter into this Agreement, LISB and AFC have entered into a stock option agreement (the "AFC Option Agreement") pursuant to which AFC has granted LISB an option to purchase shares of AFC common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "AFC Common Stock") upon the terms and conditions therein contained. The parties hereto intend that the Merger shall qualify as a reorganization under the provisions of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), for federal income tax purposes, and that the Merger shall be treated as a "pooling-of-interests" for accounting purposes. Promptly following the consummation of the Merger, the parties hereto intend that The Long Island Savings Bank, FSB, a wholly owned subsidiary of LISB ("LISB Bank"), and Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association, a wholly owned subsidiary of Astoria (the "Association") shall be merged (the "Bank Merger"). AFC and LISB desire to make certain representations, warranties and agreements in connection with the business combination transactions provided for herein and to prescribe various conditions to the transactions. In consideration of their mutual promises and obligations hereunder, the parties hereto adopt and make this Agreement and prescribe the terms and conditions hereof and the manner and basis of carrying it into effect, which shall be as follows:
Amendments to Section 1 1. Section 1.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended in the following respects: