DEPOSIT ACCOUNT CONTROL AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.3
EXECUTION VERSION
DEPOSIT ACCOUNT CONTROL AGREEMENT
(Access Restricted
Immediately)
Section 9 – Servicer Payment of Bank Fees
This Deposit Account Control Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of the date specified on the page immediately before the initial signature page of this
Agreement, is entered into by and among Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust 2021-4, a Delaware statutory trust (“Company”), Exeter Finance LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“Servicer”), Citibank, N.A., as indenture trustee for the benefit of certain noteholders (in such capacity, “Secured Party”) under an indenture (the “Indenture”) dated
as of November 17, 2021, and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association (in such capacity, “Bank”), and sets forth the rights of Secured Party and the obligations of Bank with respect to the deposit
accounts of Company at Bank identified at the end of this Agreement as the Collateral Accounts (each hereinafter referred to individually as a “Collateral Account” and collectively as the “Collateral Accounts”). Each account designated
as a Collateral Account includes, for purposes of this Agreement, and without the necessity of separately listing subaccount numbers, all subaccounts presently existing or hereafter established for deposit reporting purposes and integrated with the
Collateral Account by an arrangement in which deposits made through subaccounts are posted only to the Collateral Account.
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Secured Party’s Interest in Collateral Accounts. Secured Party represents that it is either (i) a lender who has extended credit to Company and has been
granted a security interest in the Collateral Accounts or (ii) a trustee for a lender or noteholders and has been granted a security interest in the Collateral Accounts. Company hereby confirms the security interest granted by Company to
Secured Party in all of Company’s right, title and interest in and to the Collateral Accounts and all sums now or hereafter on deposit in or payable or withdrawable from the Collateral Accounts (the “Collateral Account Funds”). In
furtherance of the intentions of the parties hereto, this Agreement constitutes written notice by Secured Party to Bank of Secured Party’s security interest in the Collateral Accounts.
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Secured Party Control. Bank, Secured Party, Servicer and Company each agree that Bank will comply with instructions given to Bank by Secured Party
directing disposition of funds in the Collateral Accounts (“Disposition Instructions”) without further consent by Company or Servicer. Except as otherwise required by law, Bank will not agree with any third party to comply with
instructions for disposition of funds in the Collateral Accounts originated by such third party.
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No Company Access to Collateral Accounts. Unless separately agreed to in writing by Secured Party, Company and Servicer each agrees that it will not be
able to make debits or withdrawals from or otherwise have access to the Collateral Accounts or any Collateral Account Funds, and that Secured Party will have exclusive access to the Collateral Accounts and Collateral Account Funds.
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Transfers in Response to Disposition Instructions. Notwithstanding the provisions of the “Secured Party Control” section of this Agreement, unless Bank
separately agrees in writing to the contrary, Bank will have no obligation to disburse funds in response to Disposition
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Instructions other than by the appropriate disbursement method expressly set forth in this Section 4. If at the time this Agreement is originally executed, Secured Party has fully completed wire
transfer instructions for a transfer destination account (“Destination Account”) on the initial signature page of this Agreement, including the Destination Account number and the name and ABA number of the financial institution at
which the Destination Account is maintained, then Bank agrees, on each day on which Bank is open to conduct its regular banking business, other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday (each a “Business Day”) during the term of this
Agreement, to transfer to the Destination Account by standing wire (or alternative funds transfer method acceptable to Bank in its sole discretion) the full amount of the collected and available balance in the Collateral Accounts at the
beginning of such Business Day. Secured Party may at any time instruct Bank to discontinue transferring funds to the original Destination Account and begin transferring funds to a new Destination Account, in accordance with the notice
provisions of this Agreement. Bank will comply with such notice within a reasonable period of time not to exceed two (2) Business Days. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Section 4, Bank will have no obligation to disburse
funds in response to Disposition Instructions other than by cashier’s check payable to Secured Party. Any disposition of funds which Bank makes under this Section 4 or otherwise in response to Disposition Instructions is subject to Bank’s
standard policies, procedures and documentation governing the type of disposition made; provided, however, that in no circumstances will any such disposition require Company’s consent. To the extent any Collateral Account is a certificate of
deposit or time deposit, Bank will be entitled to deduct any applicable early withdrawal penalty prior to disbursing funds from such account in response to Disposition Instructions. To the extent Secured Party requests that funds be
transferred from any Collateral Account in a currency different from the currency denomination of the Collateral Account, the funds transfer will be made after currency conversion at Bank’s then current buying rate for exchange applicable to
the new currency.
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Lockboxes. To the extent items deposited to a Collateral Account have been received in one or more post office lockboxes maintained for Company by Bank
(each a “Lockbox”) and processed by Bank for deposit, Company acknowledges that Company has granted Secured Party a security interest in all such items (the “Remittances”). During the term of this Agreement, neither Company nor
Servicer will have any right or ability to instruct Bank regarding the receipt, processing or deposit of Remittances, and Secured Party alone will have the right and ability to so instruct Bank. Company, Servicer and Secured Party
acknowledge and agree that Bank’s operation of each Lockbox, and the receipt, retrieval, processing and deposit of Remittances, will at all times be governed by Bank’s Master Agreement for Treasury Management Services or other applicable
treasury management services agreement, and by Bank’s applicable standard lockbox Service Description.
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Balance Reports and Bank Statements. Bank agrees, at the request of Secured Party on any Business Day, to make available to Secured Party a report (“Balance
Report”) showing the opening available balance in the Collateral Accounts as of the beginning of such Business Day, by a transmission method determined by Bank, in Bank’s sole discretion. Company expressly consents to this transmission
of information. Bank will, on receiving a written request from Secured Party, send to Secured Party by United States mail, at the address indicated for Secured Party after its signature to this Agreement, duplicate copies of all periodic
statements on the Collateral Accounts which are subsequently sent to Company.
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Returned Items. Secured Party, Servicer and Company understand and agree that the face amount (“Returned Item Amount”) of each Returned Item will
be paid by Bank debiting the Collateral Account to which the Returned Item was originally credited, without prior notice to Secured Party, Company, or Servicer. As used in this Agreement, the term “Returned Item”
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means (i) any item deposited to a Collateral Account and returned unpaid, whether for insufficient funds or for any other reason, and without regard to timeliness of the return or the occurrence
or timeliness of any drawee’s notice of non-payment; (ii) any item subject to a claim against Bank of breach of transfer or presentment warranty under the Uniform Commercial Code (as adopted in the applicable state) or Regulation CC (12
C.F.R. §229), as in effect from time to time; (iii) any automated clearing house (“ACH”) entry credited to a Collateral Account and returned unpaid or subject to an adjustment entry under applicable clearing house rules, whether for
insufficient funds or for any other reason, and without regard to timeliness of the return or adjustment; (iv) any credit to a Collateral Account from a merchant card transaction, against which a contractual demand for chargeback has been
made; and (v) any credit to a Collateral Account made in error. Company and Servicer agree to pay all Returned Item Amounts immediately on demand, without setoff or counterclaim, to the extent there are not sufficient funds in the applicable
Collateral Account to cover the Returned Item Amounts on the day Bank attempts to debit them from the Collateral Account. Secured Party agrees to pay all Returned Item Amounts within fifteen (15) calendar days after demand, without setoff or
counterclaim, to the extent that (i) the Returned Item Amounts are not paid in full by Company or Servicer within five (5) calendar days after demand on Company and Servicer by Bank, and (ii) Secured Party has received proceeds from the
corresponding Returned Items under this Agreement.
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[Reserved.]
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Bank Fees. Company and Servicer agree to pay all Bank’s fees and charges for the maintenance and administration of the Collateral Accounts and for the
treasury management and other account services provided with respect to the Collateral Accounts and any Lockboxes (collectively “Bank Fees”), including, but not limited to, the fees for (a) Balance Reports provided on the Collateral
Accounts, (b) funds transfer services received with respect to the Collateral Accounts, (c) lockbox processing services, (d) Returned Items, (e) funds advanced to cover overdrafts in the Collateral Accounts (but without Bank being in any way
obligated to make any such advances), and (f) duplicate bank statements. The Bank Fees will be paid by Bank debiting Servicer’s deposit account No. 4122039233 with Bank (the “Servicing Account”) on the Business Day that the Bank Fees
are due, without notice to Secured Party, Servicer or Company. To the extent there are not sufficient funds in the Servicing Account to pay in full all Bank Fees, the Bank Fees will be paid by Bank debiting one or more of the Collateral
Accounts on the Business Day that the Bank Fees are due, without notice to Secured Party, Servicer or Company. If there are not sufficient funds in the Servicing Account or the Collateral Accounts to cover fully the Bank Fees on the Business
Day Bank attempts to debit such Bank Fees from the Servicing Account or the Collateral Accounts, such shortfall or the amount of such Bank Fees will be paid by Company or Servicer to Bank, without setoff or counterclaim, within five (5)
calendar days after demand from Bank. Secured Party agrees to pay any Bank Fees within fifteen (15) calendar days after demand, without setoff or counterclaim, to the extent such Bank Fees are not paid in full by Company or Servicer within
five (5) calendar days after demand on Company and Servicer by Bank.
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Account Documentation. Except as specifically provided in this Agreement, Secured Party and Company agree that the Collateral Accounts will be subject to,
and Bank’s operation of the Collateral Accounts will be in accordance with, the terms of Bank’s applicable deposit account agreement governing the Collateral Accounts (“Account Agreement”). All documentation referenced in this
Agreement as governing any Collateral Account or the processing of any Remittances is hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Account Documentation”.
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Partial Subordination of Bank’s Rights. Bank hereby subordinates to the security interest of Secured Party in the Collateral Accounts (i) any security
interest which Bank may have or acquire in the Collateral Accounts, and (ii) any right which Bank may have or acquire to set off
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or otherwise apply any Collateral Account Funds against the payment of any indebtedness from time to time owing to Bank from Company, except for debits to the Collateral Accounts permitted under
this Agreement for the payment of Returned Item Amounts or Bank Fees.
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Bankruptcy Notice; Effect of Filing. If Bank at any time receives notice of the commencement of a bankruptcy case or other insolvency or liquidation
proceeding by or against Company or Servicer, Bank will continue to comply with its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent that any action required of Bank under this Agreement is prohibited under applicable bankruptcy laws or
regulations or is stayed pursuant to the automatic stay imposed under the United States Bankruptcy Code or by order of any court or agency. With respect to any obligation of Secured Party hereunder which requires prior demand on Company or
Servicer, the commencement of a bankruptcy case or other insolvency or liquidation proceeding by or against Company or Servicer will automatically eliminate the necessity of such demand on Company and Servicer by Bank, and will immediately
entitle Bank to make demand on Secured Party with the same effect as if demand had been made on Company or Servicer and the time for Company’s or Servicer’s performance had expired.
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Legal Process, Legal Notices and Court Orders. Bank will comply with any legal process, legal notice or court order it receives in relation to a
Collateral Account if Bank determines in its sole discretion that the legal process, legal notice or court order is legally binding on it.
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Indemnification. Company and Servicer will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Bank, its officers, directors, employees, and agents (collectively, the “Indemnified
Parties”) from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) (collectively “Losses and Liabilities”) Bank may suffer or incur as a result of or in
connection with (a) Bank complying with any binding legal process, legal notice or court order referred to in the immediately preceding section of this Agreement, (b) Bank following any instruction or request of Secured Party, including but
not limited to any Disposition Instructions, or (c) Bank complying with its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent such Losses and Liabilities are caused by Bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. To the extent such
obligations of indemnity are not satisfied by Company or Servicer within five (5) days after demand on Company and Servicer by Bank, Secured Party will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Bank and the other Indemnified Parties against any and
all Losses and Liabilities Bank may suffer or incur as a result of or in connection with Bank following any instruction or request of Secured Party, except to the extent such Losses and Liabilities are caused by Bank’s gross negligence or
willful misconduct.
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Bank’s Responsibility. This Agreement does not create any obligations of Bank, and Bank makes no express or implied representations or warranties with
respect to its obligations under this Agreement, except for those expressly set forth herein. In particular, Bank need not investigate whether Secured Party is entitled under Secured Party’s agreements with Company or Servicer to give
Disposition Instructions. Bank may rely on any and all notices and communications it believes are given by the appropriate party. Bank will not be liable to Company, Servicer, Secured Party or any other party for any Losses and Liabilities
caused by (i) circumstances beyond Bank’s reasonable control (including, without limitation, computer malfunctions, interruptions of communication facilities, labor difficulties, acts of God, wars, or terrorist attacks) or (ii) any other
circumstances, except to the extent such Losses and Liabilities are directly caused by Bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. In no event will Bank be liable for any indirect, special,
consequential or punitive damages, whether or not the likelihood of such damages was known to Bank, and regardless of the form of the claim or action, or the legal theory on which it is based. Any action against Bank by Company, Servicer or
Secured
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Party under or related to this Agreement must be brought within twelve (12) months after the cause of action accrues.
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Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by Secured Party or Bank at any time by either of them giving thirty (30) calendar days prior written notice
of such termination to the other parties to this Agreement at their contact addresses specified after their signatures to this Agreement; provided, however, that this Agreement may be terminated immediately upon written notice (i) from Bank
to Company, Servicer and Secured Party should Company, Servicer or Secured Party fail to make any payment when due to Bank from Company, Servicer or Secured Party under the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) from Secured Party to Bank on
termination or release of Secured Party’s security interest in the Collateral Accounts; provided that any notice from Secured Party under clause (ii) of this sentence must contain Secured Party’s acknowledgement of the termination or release
of its security interest in the Collateral Accounts. Company’s, Servicer’s and Secured Party’s respective obligations to report errors in funds transfers and bank statements and to pay Returned Item Amounts and Bank Fees, as well as the
indemnifications made, and the limitations on the liability of Bank accepted, by Company, Servicer and Secured Party under this Agreement will continue after the termination of this Agreement with respect to all the circumstances to which
they are applicable, existing or occurring before such termination, and any liability of any party to this Agreement, as determined under the provisions of this Agreement, with respect to acts or omissions of such party prior to such
termination will also survive such termination. Upon any termination of this Agreement, (i) Bank will transfer all collected and available balances in the Collateral Accounts on the date of such termination in accordance with Secured Party’s
written instructions, and (ii) Bank will close any Lockbox and forward any mail received at the Lockbox unopened to such address as is communicated to Bank by Secured Party under the notice provisions of this Agreement for a period of three
(3) months after the effective termination date, unless otherwise arranged between Secured Party and Bank, provided that Bank’s fees with respect to such disposition must be prepaid directly to Bank at the time of termination by cashier’s
check payable to Bank or other payment method acceptable to Bank in its sole discretion.
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Modifications, Amendments, and Waivers. This Agreement may not be modified or amended, or any provision thereof waived, except in a writing signed by all
the parties to this Agreement.
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Notices. All notices from one party to another must be in writing, must be delivered to Company, Servicer, Secured Party and/or Bank at their contact
addresses specified after their signatures to this Agreement, or any other address of any party communicated to the other parties in writing, and will be effective on receipt. Any notice sent by a party to this Agreement to another party
must also be sent to all other parties to this Agreement. Bank is authorized by Company, Servicer and Secured Party to act on any instructions or notices received by Bank if (a) such instructions or notices purport to be made in the name of
Secured Party, (b) Bank reasonably believes that they are so made, and (c) they do not conflict with the terms of this Agreement as such terms may be amended from time to time, unless such conflicting instructions or notices are supported by
a court order.
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Successors and Assigns. Neither Company, Servicer or Secured Party may assign or transfer its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any person or
entity without the prior written consent of Bank, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Secured Party may transfer its rights and duties under this Agreement to (i) a transferee to which,
by contract or operation of law, Secured Party transfers substantially all of its rights and duties under the financing or other arrangements between
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Secured Party and Company, or (ii) if Secured Party is acting as a representative in whose favor a security interest is created or provided for, a transferee that is a successor representative;
provided that as between Bank and Secured Party, Secured Party will not be released from its obligations under this Agreement unless and until Bank receives any such transferee’s binding written agreement to assume all of Secured Party’s
obligations hereunder. Bank may not assign or transfer its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any person or entity without the prior written consent of Secured Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed;
provided, however, that no such consent will be required if such assignment or transfer takes place as part of a merger, acquisition or corporate reorganization affecting Bank.
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Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and be construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New York,
without regard to conflict of laws principles. The state of New York will also be deemed to be Bank’s jurisdiction, for purposes of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as it applies to this Agreement.
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Severability. To the extent that the terms of this Agreement are inconsistent with, or prohibited or unenforceable under, any applicable law or
regulation, they will be deemed ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability, and will be deemed modified and applied in a manner consistent with such law or regulation. Any provision of this Agreement which is
deemed unenforceable or invalid in any jurisdiction will not affect the enforceability or validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement or the same provision in any other jurisdiction.
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Counterparts. This Agreement and any notices delivered under this Agreement may be executed by means of (a) an electronic signature that complies with the
federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, or any other relevant and applicable electronic signatures law; (b) an original manual signature; or (c) a faxed,
scanned, or photocopied manual signature. Each electronic signature or faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual
signature. Bank reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to accept, deny, or condition acceptance of any electronic signature on this Agreement or on any notice delivered to Bank under this Agreement. This Agreement and any notices
delivered under this Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall, together, constitute only one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a
signature page of this Agreement and any notices as set forth herein will be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of the Agreement or notice.
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Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Account Documentation, contains the entire and only agreement among all the parties to this Agreement
and between Bank and Company and Servicer, on the one hand, and Bank and Secured Party, on the other hand, with respect to (a) the interest of Secured Party in the Collateral Accounts and Collateral Account Funds, and (b) Bank’s obligations
to Secured Party in connection with the Collateral Accounts and Collateral Account Funds. The liability of Company and Servicer under this Agreement is joint and several.
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Limitation of Liability of Wilmington Trust Company. It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Agreement is executed and
delivered by Wilmington Trust Company not individually or personally but solely as trustee of Company, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it under the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Exeter Automobile
Receivables Trust 2021-3 dated as of July 31, 2021, between EFCAR, LLC, as seller, and Wilmington Trust Company, as owner trustee, (b) each of the
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representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of Company is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements by Wilmington Trust Company but
is made and intended for the purpose of binding only Company, (c) nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating any liability on Wilmington Trust Company, individually or personally, to perform any covenant either expressed or
implied contained herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and by any person claiming by, through or under the parties hereto, (d) Wilmington Trust Company has made no investigation as to the accuracy
or completeness of any representations or warranties made by Company in this Agreement, and (e) under no circumstances shall Wilmington Trust Company be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of Company or be liable
for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by Company under this agreement or any other related documents.
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Liability of Citibank, N.A. Notwithstanding anything herein or otherwise to the contrary, any amounts that may be
due from Citibank, N.A. (“Citibank”) to Bank hereunder are payable only from proceeds held by, or otherwise from the funds available to Citibank in its capacity as Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture, and not from the individual or
company assets of Citibank.
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This Agreement has been signed by the duly authorized officers or representatives of Company, Servicer, Secured Party and Bank on the date specified below.
Date: November 17, 2021
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Collateral Account Numbers:
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4943851618
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Destination Account Number:
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00000000
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Bank of Destination Account:
ABA #
Account name:
Reference Data:
Frequency (Daily or Weekly):
Balance (Intraday or Start of Day):
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Citibank, N.A.
000-000-000
Exeter 2021-4 Collection Account
Acct # 00000000 Exeter 2021-4 Collection Account
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxx - 000-000-0000
Daily
Start of Day
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[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
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By: Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Owner Trustee
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EXETER FINANCE LLC, as Servicer
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By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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By: /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxx Xxxxxx
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Title: Officer
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Title: Executive Vice President and Treasurer
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Address for Notices:
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Address for Notices:
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Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust 0000-0
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Xxxxxx Finance LLC
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2101 W. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Freeway
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0000 X. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
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Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
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Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Fax: 000.000.0000
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Fax: 000.000.0000
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[SIGNATURE PAGES CONTINUE]
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XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Bank
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CITIBANK, N.A., as Indenture Trustee, as Secured Party
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By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxx
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Title: Relationship Manager
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Title: Senior Trust Officer
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Address for Notices:
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Address for Notices:
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Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association
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Citibank, N.A.
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Mail Address Code: D1129-072
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000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
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Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 10013
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Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
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Attn: Citibank Agency & Trust, EART 2021-3
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Attn: DACA Team
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Fax: N/A
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Fax: 000.000.0000
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with copy to:
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Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association
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Mail Address Code: MAC N9305-06H
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