Merger, Consolidation, Succession or Assignment. Any Person (a) into which the Depositor is merged or consolidated, (b) resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Depositor is a party or (c) succeeding to the business of the Depositor, if more than 50% of the voting stock or voting power and 50% or more of the economic equity of the Person is owned, directly or indirectly, by Ford Motor Company, will be the successor to the Depositor under this Agreement. Within 15 Business Days after any merger, consolidation or succession, that Person will (i) execute an agreement to assume the Depositor’s obligations under this Agreement (unless the assumption happens by operation of law), (ii) deliver to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that the merger, consolidation or succession and the assumption agreement comply with this Section 5.3, (iii) deliver to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that the security interest in favor of the Issuer in the Sold Property and the Indenture Trustee in the Collateral is or will be perfected and (iv) notify the Rating Agencies of the merger, consolidation or succession.
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Samples: Sale and Servicing Agreement (Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2022-A), Sale and Servicing Agreement (Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2022-A), Sale and Servicing Agreement (Ford Credit Auto Receivables Two LLC)
Merger, Consolidation, Succession or Assignment. Any Person (a) into which the Depositor is merged or consolidated, (b) resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Depositor is a party or (c) succeeding to the business of the Depositor, if more than 50% of the voting stock or voting power and 50% or more of the economic equity of the Person is owned, directly or indirectly, by Ford Motor Company, will be the successor to the Depositor under this Agreement. Within 15 Business Days after any merger, consolidation or succession, that Person will (i) execute an agreement to assume the Depositor’s 's obligations under this Agreement (unless the assumption happens by operation of law), (ii) deliver to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s 's Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that the merger, consolidation or succession and the assumption agreement comply with this Section 5.3, (iii) deliver to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that the security interest in favor of the Issuer in the Sold Property and the Indenture Trustee in the Collateral is or will be perfected and (iv) notify the Rating Agencies of the merger, consolidation or succession.
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Samples: Sale and Servicing Agreement (Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2024-C), Sale and Servicing Agreement (Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2024-C), Sale and Servicing Agreement (Ford Credit Auto Receivables Two LLC)