PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of [ ] between as Seller and as Purchaser
Exhibit 10.1
dated as of [ ]
between
[ ],
as Seller
and
[ ],
as Purchaser
TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)
ARTICLE I |
DEFINITIONS AND USAGE | 1 | ||
SECTION 1.1 |
Definitions | 1 | ||
SECTION 1.2 |
Other Interpretive Provisions | 1 | ||
ARTICLE II |
PURCHASE | 2 | ||
SECTION 2.1 |
Agreement to Sell, Transfer, Contribute and Assign on the Closing Date | 2 | ||
SECTION 2.2 |
Consideration and Payment | 3 | ||
ARTICLE III |
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS | 3 | ||
SECTION 3.1 |
Representations and Warranties of the Seller | 3 | ||
SECTION 3.2 |
Representations and Warranties of the Seller regarding the Receivables | 4 | ||
SECTION 3.3 |
Repurchase upon Breach | 4 | ||
SECTION 3.4 |
Protection of Title | 5 | ||
SECTION 3.5 |
Other Liens or Interests | 6 | ||
SECTION 3.6 |
Perfection Representations, Warranties and Covenants | 6 | ||
SECTION 3.7 |
[Official Record] | 6 | ||
SECTION 3.8 |
Activities of the Depositor | 6 | ||
ARTICLE IV |
MISCELLANEOUS | 7 | ||
SECTION 4.1 |
Transfers Intended as Sale; Security Interest | 7 | ||
SECTION 4.2 |
Notices, Etc. | 8 | ||
SECTION 4.3 |
Choice of Law | 8 | ||
SECTION 4.4 |
Headings | 8 | ||
SECTION 4.5 |
Counterparts | 8 | ||
SECTION 4.6 |
Amendment | 8 | ||
SECTION 4.7 |
Waivers | 9 | ||
SECTION 4.8 |
Entire Agreement | 9 | ||
SECTION 4.9 |
Severability of Provisions | 10 | ||
SECTION 4.10 |
Binding Effect | 10 | ||
SECTION 4.11 |
Acknowledgment and Agreement | 10 | ||
SECTION 4.12 |
Cumulative Remedies | 10 | ||
SECTION 4.13 |
Nonpetition Covenant | 10 | ||
SECTION 4.14 |
Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial | 00 |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)
SECTION 4.15 |
Third-Party Beneficiaries | 11 | ||
SECTION 4.16 |
[Limitations of Rights] | 11 | ||
EXHIBIT A Form of Assignment |
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[EXHIBIT B Promissory Note] |
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SCHEDULE I |
Eligibility Representations | |||
SCHEDULE II |
Perfection Representations, Warranties and Covenants | 1 |
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THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of [ ] (as amended from time to time, this “Agreement”) by [ ], a [ ] [ ] (“Seller”), and [ ], a [ ] [ ] (the “Purchaser”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Purchaser desires to purchase from the Seller a portfolio of motor vehicle receivables, including retail motor vehicle installment loans that are secured by new and used automobiles, light-duty trucks and other similar vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the Seller is willing to sell, transfer, contribute and assign such portfolio of motor vehicle receivables and related property to the Purchaser on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND USAGE
SECTION 1.1 Definitions. Except as otherwise defined herein or as the context may otherwise require, capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein are defined in Appendix A to the Sale Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect, the “Sale Agreement”) between Bank of America Auto Trust 20[__]-[_] and the Depositor, as seller, which also contains rules as to usage that are applicable herein.
SECTION 1.2 Other Interpretive Provisions. For purposes of this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) accounting terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement, and accounting terms partly defined in this Agreement to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under generally accepted accounting principles; (b) terms defined in Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the relevant jurisdiction and not otherwise defined in this Agreement are used as defined in that Article; (c) the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (d) references to any Article, Section, Schedule, Appendix or Exhibit are references to Articles, Sections, Schedules, Appendices and Exhibits in or to this Agreement and references to any paragraph, subsection, clause or other subdivision within any Section or definition refer to such paragraph, subsection, clause or other subdivision of such Section or definition; (e) the term “including” means “including without limitation”; (f) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, references to any law or regulation refer to that law or regulation as amended from time to time and include any successor law or regulation; and (g) references to any Person include that Person’s successors and assigns.
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ARTICLE II
PURCHASE
SECTION 2.1 Agreement to Sell, Transfer, Contribute and Assign on the Closing Date. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Seller does hereby irrevocably sell, transfer, contribute and assign and otherwise convey to the Purchaser without recourse (subject to the obligations herein) on the Closing Date all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the following property and identified in an Assignment substantially in the form of Exhibit A (the “Assignment”) delivered on the Closing Date (collectively, the “Purchased Assets”):
(i) all right, title and interest of the Seller in, to and under the Receivables listed on the Schedule of Receivables and all monies received thereon after the Cut-Off Date;
(ii) the interest of the Seller in the security interests in the Financed Vehicles granted by Obligors pursuant to such Receivables and, to the extent permitted by law, any accessions thereto;
(iii) the interest of the Seller in any proceeds from claims on any physical damage, credit life, credit disability, warranties, debt cancellation agreements or other insurance policies covering Financed Vehicles or Obligors;
(iv) the interest of the Seller in any proceeds from recourse against Dealers on Receivables acquired from Dealers;
(v) [all right, title and interest of the Seller in, to and under the [intermediate purchase agreement], including the right to cause [intermediate purchaser] to repurchase Receivables under certain circumstances;]
(vi) all of the Seller’s rights to the Receivable Files; and
(vii) the interest of the Seller in any proceeds of the property described in clauses (i) and (ii) above.
The sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance made hereunder does not constitute and is not intended to result in an assumption by the Purchaser of any obligation of the Seller, [intermediate purchaser], or any Originator to the Obligors or any other Person in connection with the Receivables listed on the Schedule of Receivables or the other assets and properties conveyed hereunder or any agreement, document or instrument related thereto. Notwithstanding the other terms of this Agreement, the Seller and the Purchaser hereby acknowledge that [BANA] expressly retains all, and has not transferred hereunder any, of its rights to obtain refunds or claim credits or deductions relating to state and local sales or use, gross receipts, transaction privilege, value added, business and occupation and other similar taxes attributable to accounts charged off by the Purchaser or its affiliates, subsidiaries, assignees or transferees.
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SECTION 2.2 Consideration and Payment. In consideration of the sale of the Purchased Assets sold to the Purchaser on the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall pay to the Seller on such date an amount equal to the estimated fair market value of the Purchased Assets, which amount shall be paid (a) in cash to the Seller, [[(b)] by delivery to the Seller of the promissory note substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (as the same may be amended, supplemented, endorsed or otherwise modified from time to time, together with any promissory note issued from time to time in substitution therefor or renewal thereof, being herein called the “Promissory Note”) and (c)] by a capital contribution by the Seller of an undivided interest in such Purchased Assets that increases its equity interest in the Purchaser in an amount equal to the excess of the estimated fair market value of the Purchased Assets over the [sum of (i) the] amount of cash paid by the Purchaser to the Seller [and (ii) the principal amount of the Promissory Note].
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
SECTION 3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Seller. The Seller makes the following representations and warranties as of the Closing Date on which the Purchaser will be deemed to have relied in acquiring the Purchased Assets. The representations and warranties will survive the conveyance of the Purchased Assets to the Purchaser, the conveyance of the [intermediate purchased assets] to the Depositor pursuant to the [intermediate purchase agreement], the conveyance of the Purchased Assets to the Issuer pursuant to the Sale Agreement and the pledge thereof by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture:
(a) Existence and Power. The Seller is a [ ] validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the [ ] and has, in all material respects, all power and authority required to carry on its business as now conducted. The Seller has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in each jurisdiction where the failure to do so would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Seller to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents or affect the enforceability or collectibility of a material portion of the Receivables listed on the Schedule of Receivables or any other part of the Purchased Assets.
(b) Authorization and No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Seller and do not contravene or constitute a default under (i) any applicable law, rule or regulation, (ii) its organizational documents or (iii) any material indenture or material agreement or instrument to which the Seller is a party or by which its properties are bound (other than violations of such laws, rules, regulations, indentures or agreements which do not affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any of such agreements and which, individually or in the aggregate, would not materially and adversely affect the transactions contemplated by, or the Seller’s ability to perform its obligations under, the Transaction Documents).
(c) No Consent Required. No approval or authorization by, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of any Transaction Document other than (i) UCC filings, (ii) approvals and
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authorizations that have previously been obtained and filings that have previously been made and (iii) approvals, authorizations or filings which, if not obtained or made, would not have a material adverse effect on the enforceability or collectibility of the Receivables listed on the Schedule of Receivables or any other part of the Purchased Assets or would not materially and adversely affect the ability of the Seller to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
(d) Binding Effect. Each Transaction Document to which the Seller is a party constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, receivership, conservatorship or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and, if applicable, the rights of creditors of corporations from time to time in effect or by general principles of equity.
(e) No Proceedings. There are no actions, suits or Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Seller, threatened against the Seller before or by any Governmental Authority that (i) assert the invalidity or unenforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, (ii) seek to prevent the issuance of the Notes or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, (iii) seek any determination or ruling that would materially and adversely affect the performance by the Seller of its obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or (iv) relating to the Seller that would materially and adversely affect the federal or Applicable Tax State income, excise, franchise or similar tax attributes of the Notes.
(f) Lien Filings. The Seller is not aware of any material judgment, ERISA or tax lien filings against the Seller.
SECTION 3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Seller regarding the Receivables. the Seller makes the representations and warranties set forth on Schedule I with respect to the Receivables listed on the Schedule of Receivable, on which the Purchaser relies in purchasing such Receivables. Such representations and warranties speak as of the Closing Date, but shall survive the sale, transfer and assignment of the Receivables listed on the Schedule of Receivables by the Seller to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, [the sale, transfer and assignment of the Receivables listed on the Schedule of Receivables by the Purchaser to the Depositor pursuant to the [intermediate purchase agreement], the sale, transfer and assignment of the Receivables listed on the Schedule of Receivables by the Depositor to the Issuer pursuant to the Sale Agreement and the pledge of the Receivables by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture. Notwithstanding any statement to the contrary contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, the Seller shall not be required to notify any insurer with respect to any Insurance Policy obtained by an Obligor.
SECTION 3.3 Repurchase upon Breach. (a) Upon discovery by or notice to the Purchaser or the Seller of a breach of any of the representations and warranties described in Section 3.2 with respect to any Receivable listed on the Schedule of Receivables at the time such representations and warranties were made which materially and adversely affects the interests of the Noteholders, the party discovering such breach or receiving such notice shall give prompt written notice thereof to the other party hereto; provided, that delivery of the Monthly Servicer
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Report, which identifies that Receivables are being or have been repurchased, shall be deemed to constitute prompt notice of such breach; provided, further, the failure to give such notice shall not affect any obligation of the Seller hereunder. If the breach materially and adversely affects the interests of the Noteholders, then the Seller shall either (i) correct or cure such breach or (ii) purchase (or cause to be purchased) such Receivable from the holder thereof, in either case on or before the last day of the second Collection Period (or, at the option of the Seller, the last day of the first Collection Period) following the date the Seller became aware of or was notified of such breach. Any such breach or failure will be deemed to not have a material and adverse effect if such breach or failure does not affect the ability of the Purchaser (or its assignee) to collect, receive and retain timely payment in full on such Receivable, including Liquidation Proceeds. Any such purchase by the Seller shall be at a price equal to the related Repurchase Price. In consideration for such repurchase, the Seller shall make (or shall cause to be made) a payment to the Purchaser equal to the Repurchase Price by depositing (or causing to be deposited) such amount into the Collection Account on the Business Day prior to the Payment Date immediately following the date of such repurchase. Upon payment of such Repurchase Price by the Seller, the Purchaser shall release and shall execute and deliver such instruments of release, transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse or representation, as may be reasonably requested by the Seller to evidence such release, transfer or assignment or more effectively vest in the Seller or its designee any Receivable listed on the Schedule of Receivables and related Purchased Assets repurchased pursuant to this Section 3.3. It is understood and agreed that the right to cause the Seller to repurchase [(or to enforce the obligation of [intermediate purchaser] under the [intermediate purchase agreement] to repurchase)] any Receivable listed on the Schedule of Receivables as described above shall constitute the sole remedy respecting such breach available to the Purchaser.
(b) [In addition to the foregoing repurchase obligations, if the interest of the Purchaser in any Receivable listed on the Schedule of Receivables is materially and adversely affected by a breach by [intermediate purchaser] of a representation or warranty relating to such Receivable in the [intermediate purchase agreement], the Seller shall repurchase such Receivable from the Purchaser but only if BANA shall in fact repurchase such Receivable. the Seller shall promptly remit into the Collection Account the purchase price paid with respect to such Receivable.]
SECTION 3.4 Protection of Title.
(a) The Seller shall authorize and file such financing statements and cause to be authorized and filed such continuation and other statements, all in such manner and in such places as may be required by law fully to preserve, maintain and protect the interest of the Purchaser under this Agreement in the Receivables listed on the Schedule of Receivables and the other Purchased Assets. the Seller shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Purchaser file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for, any document filed as provided above, as soon as available following such filing.
(b) The Seller shall notify the Purchaser in writing within ten (10) days following the occurrence of (i) any change in the Seller’s organizational structure as a corporation, (ii) any change in the Seller’s “location” (within the meaning of Section 9-307 of the UCC of all applicable jurisdictions) and (iii) any change in the Seller’s name, and shall have taken all action
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prior to making such change (or shall have made arrangements to take such action substantially simultaneously with such change, if it is not possible to take such action in advance) reasonably necessary or advisable in the opinion of the Purchaser to amend all previously filed financing statements or continuation statements described in paragraph (a) above. the Seller will at all times maintain its “location” within the United States.
(c) The Seller shall maintain (or shall cause the Servicer to maintain) its computer systems so that, on and after the conveyance under this Agreement of the Receivables listed on the Schedule of Receivables on the Closing Date, the master computer records (including any backup archives, it being understood that any such backup archives may not reflect such interest until thirty-five (35) days after the applicable changes are made to such master computer records) that refer to a Receivable shall indicate clearly the interest of the Purchaser (or any subsequent assignee of the Purchaser) in such Receivable and that such Receivable is owned by such Person.
(d) If at any time the Seller shall propose to sell, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any interest in motor vehicle receivables to any prospective purchaser, lender or other transferee, the Seller shall give to such prospective purchaser, lender or other transferee computer tapes, Records or printouts (including any restored from backup archives) that, if they shall refer in any manner whatsoever to any Receivable listed on the Schedule of Receivables, shall indicate clearly that such Receivable has been sold and is owned by the Purchaser (or any subsequent assignee of the Purchaser).
SECTION 3.5 Other Liens or Interests. Except for the conveyances and grants of security interests pursuant to this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Seller shall not sell, pledge, assign or transfer the Receivables listed on the Schedule of Receivables or other property transferred to the Purchaser to any other Person, or grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any interest therein, and the Seller shall defend the right, title and interest of the Purchaser in, to and under such Receivables or other property transferred to the Purchaser against all claims of third parties claiming through or under the Seller.
SECTION 3.6 Perfection Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The Seller hereby makes the perfection representations, warranties and covenants attached hereto as Schedule II to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall be deemed to have relied on such representations, warranties and covenants in acquiring the Purchased Assets.
SECTION 3.7 [Official Record]. [So long as the Notes remain outstanding, this Agreement shall be treated as an official record of BANA within the meaning of Section 13(e) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1823(e)).]
SECTION 3.8 Activities of the Depositor. The Seller shall act in a manner materially consistent with the limitations on the Depositor’s activities set forth in Section 11(j)(iv) of the Depositor LLC Agreement in order to enable the Depositor to comply with the Depositor LLC Agreement.
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ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 4.1 Transfers Intended as Sale; Security Interest.
(a) Each of the parties hereto expressly intends and agrees that the transfers contemplated and effected under this Agreement are complete and absolute sales and transfers rather than pledges or assignments of only a security interest and shall be given effect as such for all purposes. It is further the intention of the parties hereto that the Receivables listed on the Schedule of Receivables and related Purchased Assets shall not be treated as property of [BANA by the FDIC or other governmental authority acting as conservator or receiver of BANA in a conservatorship, receivership, insolvency or other similar proceeding in respect of BANA under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. Section 1811 et seq. or other applicable law] [the Seller’s estate in the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency of the Seller.] The sales and transfers by the Seller of the Receivables listed on the Schedule of Receivables and related Purchased Assets hereunder are and shall be without recourse to, or representation or warranty (express or implied) by, the Seller, except as otherwise specifically provided herein. The limited rights of recourse specified herein against the Seller are intended to provide a remedy for breach of representations and warranties relating to the condition of the property sold, rather than to the collectibility of the Receivables.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Receivables listed on the Schedule of Receivables and other Purchased Assets are held to be property of the Seller, or if for any reason this Agreement is held or deemed to create indebtedness or a security interest in such Receivables and other Purchased Assets, then it is intended that:
(i) This Agreement shall be deemed to be a security agreement within the meaning of Articles 8 and 9 of the New York UCC and the UCC of any other applicable jurisdiction;
(ii) The conveyance provided for in Section 2.1 shall be deemed to be a grant by the Seller of, and the Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser, a security interest in all of its right (including the power to convey title thereto), title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to the Receivables listed on the Schedule of Receivables and other Purchased Assets, to secure such indebtedness and the performance of the obligations of the Seller hereunder;
(iii) The possession by the Purchaser or its agent of the Receivables Files related to the Receivables listed on the Schedule of Receivables and any other property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” or possession by the purchaser or a person designated by such purchaser, for purposes of perfecting the security interest pursuant to the New York UCC and the UCC of any other applicable jurisdiction; and
(iv) Notifications to persons holding such property, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from persons holding such property, shall be deemed to be
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notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law.
SECTION 4.2 Notices, Etc. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered or mailed by registered or certified first-class United States mail, postage prepaid, hand delivery, prepaid courier service, or by facsimile, and addressed in each case as specified on Schedule I to the Sale Agreement or at such other address as shall be designated in a written notice to the other parties hereto. Any notice required or permitted to be mailed to a Noteholder shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, at the address of such Noteholder as shown in the Note Register. Delivery shall occur only upon receipt or reported tender of such communication by an officer of the recipient entitled to receive such notices located at the address of such recipient for notices hereunder; provided, however, that any notice to a Noteholder mailed within the time prescribed in this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Noteholder shall receive such notice.
SECTION 4.3 Choice of Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW BUT EXCLUDING TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ALL OTHER CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
SECTION 4.4 Headings. The section headings hereof have been inserted for convenience only and shall not be construed to affect the meaning, construction or effect of this Agreement.
SECTION 4.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
SECTION 4.6 Amendment.
(a) Any term or provision of this Agreement may be amended by the Seller and the Purchaser with prior written notice to each Rating Agency but without the consent of the Indenture Trustee, any Noteholder, the Issuer, [the Swap Counterparty,] [other intermediate purchasers,] the Owner Trustee, BANA, the Depositor or any other Person subject to subsection (d) of this Section 4.6; provided that (i) such amendment shall not, as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of the Seller or the Purchaser or an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee materially and adversely affect the interests of the Noteholders or (ii) the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to such amendment; provided further, that in the case of any amendment pursuant to this Section 4.6(a), such amendment shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, (i) affect the treatment of the Notes as indebtedness for federal income tax purposes, (ii) be deemed to cause, for federal income tax purposes, a taxable exchange of the Notes or (iii) cause the Issuer (or any part
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thereof) to be treated as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes.
(b) Subject to subsection (d) of this Section 4.6, this Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Seller and the Purchaser, with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders. It will not be necessary for the consent of Noteholders to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or consent, but it will be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents (and any other consents of Noteholders provided for in this Agreement) and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Noteholders will be subject to such reasonable requirements as the Indenture Trustee may prescribe, including the establishment of record dates pursuant to the Note Depository Agreement.
(c) Prior to the execution of any such amendment to this Agreement, the Seller shall provide written notification of the substance of such amendment to each Rating Agency; and promptly after the execution of any such amendment or consent, the Seller shall furnish a copy of such amendment or consent to each Rating Agency and the Indenture Trustee.
(d) Prior to the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to receive and conclusively rely upon an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement and that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of such amendment have been satisfied. The Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which adversely affects the Owner Trustee’s or the Indenture Trustee’s, as applicable, own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement. Furthermore, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Agreement may not be amended in any way that would materially and adversely affect the Owner Trustee’s, Indenture Trustee’s, [the Swap Counterparty’s] or the Administrator’s rights, privileges, indemnities, duties or obligations under this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or otherwise without the prior written consent of such party.
SECTION 4.7 Waivers. No failure or delay on the part of the Purchaser, the Seller, the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee in exercising any power or right hereunder (to the extent such Person has any power or right hereunder) shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power or right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right. No notice to or demand on the Purchaser or the Seller in either case shall entitle it to any notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. No waiver or approval by any party under this Agreement shall, except as may otherwise be stated in such waiver or approval, be applicable to subsequent transactions. No waiver or approval under this Agreement shall require any similar or dissimilar waiver or approval thereafter to be granted hereunder.
SECTION 4.8 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents contain a final and complete integration of all prior expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter thereof and shall constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to
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the subject matter thereof, superseding all prior oral or written understandings. There are no unwritten agreements among the parties.
SECTION 4.9 Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement.
SECTION 4.10 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement shall create and constitute the continuing obligations of the parties hereto in accordance with its terms, and shall remain in full force and effect until such time as the parties hereto shall agree.
SECTION 4.11 Acknowledgment and Agreement. By execution below, the Seller expressly acknowledges and consents to the sale of the Purchased Assets and the assignment of all rights and obligations of the Seller related thereto by the Purchaser [to the [intermediate purchaser] pursuant to the [intermediate purchase agreement]], to the Issuer pursuant to the Sale Agreement and the pledge, assignment and grant of a security interest in the Receivables listed on the Schedule of Receivables and the other Purchased Assets by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture for the benefit of the Noteholders. In addition, the Seller hereby acknowledges and agrees that for so long as the Notes are outstanding, the Indenture Trustee will have the right to exercise all powers, privileges and claims of the Purchaser under this Agreement.
SECTION 4.12 Cumulative Remedies. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
SECTION 4.13 Nonpetition Covenant. Each party hereto agrees that, prior to the date which is one year and one day after payment in full of all obligations of each Bankruptcy Remote Party in respect of all securities issued by any Bankruptcy Remote Party (a) such party hereto shall not authorize any Bankruptcy Remote Party to commence a voluntary winding-up or other voluntary case or other Proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to such Bankruptcy Remote Party or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction or seeking the appointment of an administrator, a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official with respect to such Bankruptcy Remote Party or any substantial part of its property or to consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other Proceeding commenced against such Bankruptcy Remote Party, or to make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors generally, any party hereto or any other creditor of such Bankruptcy Remote Party, and (b) none of the parties hereto shall commence or join with any other Person in commencing any Proceeding against such Bankruptcy Remote Party under any bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation or insolvency law or statute now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction. This Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
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SECTION 4.14 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(a) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or Proceeding relating to this Agreement or any documents executed and delivered in connection herewith, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the nonexclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York and appellate courts from any thereof;
(b) consents that any such action or Proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of such action or Proceeding in any such court or that such action or Proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or Proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such Person at its address determined in accordance with Section 4.2;
(d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to xxx in any other jurisdiction; and
(e) to the extent permitted by applicable law, each party hereto irrevocably waives all right of trial by jury in any action, Proceeding or counterclaim based on, or arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement, any other Transaction Document, or any matter arising hereunder or thereunder.
SECTION 4.15 Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, the Noteholders [, the Swap Counterparty] and their respective successors and permitted assigns and each of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall be an express third-party beneficiary hereof and may enforce the provisions hereof as if it were a party hereto. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no other Person will have any right hereunder.
SECTION 4.16 [Limitations of Rights]. All of the rights of the Swap Counterparty in, to and under this Agreement (including, but not limited to, all of the Swap Counterparty’s rights as a third party beneficiary of this Agreement and all of the Swap Counterparty’s rights to receive notice of any action hereunder and to give or withhold consent to any action hereunder) shall terminate upon the termination of the Interest Rate Swap Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof and the payment in full of all amounts owing to the Swap Counterparty under such Interest Rate Swap Agreement.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first written above.
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIZATION HOLDING CORPORATION | ||
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BA AUTO SECURITIZATION CORPORATION, as Purchaser | ||
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF
ASSIGNMENT PURSUANT TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT
[ ]
For value received, in accordance with the Purchase Agreement dated as of [ ], between [ ], a [ ] [ ] (“the Seller”), and [ ], a [ ] [ ] (the “Purchaser”) (the “Agreement”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Agreement, the Seller does hereby irrevocably sell, transfer, assign and otherwise convey to the Purchaser on the date hereof without recourse (subject to the obligations in the Agreement), all right, title and interest of the Seller, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under the following property, which sale shall be effective as of the Cut-Off Date:
(i) all right, title and interest of the Seller in, to and under the Receivables listed on the Schedule of Receivables and all monies received thereon after the Cut-Off Date;
(ii) the interest of the Seller in the security interests in the Financed Vehicles granted by Obligors pursuant to such Receivables and, to the extent permitted by law, any accessions thereto;
(iii) the interest of the Seller in any proceeds from claims on any physical damage, credit life, credit disability, warranties, debt cancellation agreements or other insurance policies covering Financed Vehicles or Obligors;
(iv) the interest of the Seller in any proceeds from recourse against Dealers on Receivables acquired from Dealers;
(v) [all right, title and interest of the Seller in, to and under the [intermediate purchase agreement], including the right to cause the Seller or [intermediate purchaser], as applicable, to repurchase Receivables under certain circumstances;]
(vi) all of the Seller’s rights to the Receivable Files; and
(vii) the interest of the Seller in any proceeds of the property described in clauses (i) and (ii) above.
The foregoing sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance made hereunder does not constitute and is not intended to result in an assumption by the Purchaser of any obligation of the Seller, [intermediate purchaser], any Originator to the Obligors or any other Person in connection with the Receivables listed on the Schedule of Receivables or the other assets and properties conveyed hereunder or any agreement, document or instrument related thereto. Notwithstanding the other terms of the Agreement, the Seller and the Purchaser hereby acknowledge that [BANA] expressly retains all, and has not transferred hereunder any, of its rights to obtain refunds or
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claim credits or deductions relating to state and local sales or use, gross receipts, transaction privilege, value added, business and occupation and other similar taxes attributable to accounts charged off by the Purchaser or its affiliates, subsidiaries, assignees or transferees.
This assignment is made pursuant to and upon the representations, warranties and agreements on the part of the undersigned contained in the Agreement and is governed by the Agreement.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Agreement.
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IN WITNESS HEREOF, the undersigned has caused this assignment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIZATION HOLDING CORPORATION | ||
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[EXHIBIT B
(Promissory Note)]
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SCHEDULE I
ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS
In accordance with Section 3.2 of this Agreement, the Seller makes the representations and warranties set forth on this Schedule I with respect to the Receivables listed on the Schedule of Receivables.
(i) | Characteristics of Receivables. Each Receivable as of the Cut-Off Date: |
(A) is secured by a Financed Vehicle and was originated in the United States (1) by a Dealer located in the United States for the retail sale of a Financed Vehicle in the ordinary course of such Dealer’s business, was fully and properly executed or electronically authenticated (as defined in the UCC) by the parties thereto, was purchased by BANA, from such Dealer under an existing agreement between Dealer and BANA and was validly assigned by such Dealer to BANA, in accordance with its terms or (2) by BANA in the ordinary course of BANA’s business and was fully and properly executed or electronically authenticated (as defined in the UCC) by the parties thereto;
(B) is a Simple Interest Receivable;
(C) provides for level scheduled monthly payments (provided that the payment in the first month and the final month of the life of the Receivable may be different by no more than three times the amount of the level payment) that shall amortize the Amount Financed of such Receivable at its origination by maturity and shall yield interest at the APR;
(D) is payable in U.S. dollars by an Obligor that is domiciled in the United States with a mailing address in the United States;
(E) contains customary and enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for realization against the collateral of the benefits of the security;
(F) as of the Cut-Off Date, was not a Receivable that was a Delinquent Receivable for more than [29] days, a Defaulted Receivable or secured by a Financed Vehicle that has been repossessed and the related Obligor, to the Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-Off Date, has not filed or had filed against it, any petition for relief under any state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law;
(G) has an original term to maturity of not less than [__] and not greater than [__] months and, as of the applicable Cut-Off Date, a remaining term of not less than [__] months and not greater than [__] months;
(H) the Amount Financed as of the Cut-Off Date of greater than or equal to $[ ] and less than or equal to $[ ];
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(I) has a maturity date on or prior to [ ];
(J) has an APR of not less than [__]% and not more than [__]%; and
(K) the related Obligor had a FICO score of not less than [__] at the time of the origination of such Receivable.
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(A) While it is the intention of (x) the Seller and Purchaser that the transfer and assignment contemplated by this Agreement shall constitute a sale of the related Purchased Assets from the Seller to Purchaser, this Agreement shall create a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in the related Purchased Assets in favor of Purchaser, which security interest is prior to all other Liens, and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the Seller.
(B) The Receivables constitute either “tangible chattel paper” or “electronic chattel paper”, each within the meaning of the applicable UCC.
(C) the Seller has caused or will have caused, within ten days after the related Closing Date, the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under applicable law in order to perfect the security interest in each Receivable sold to Purchaser hereunder.
(D) BANA, as Custodian and Servicer or through a sub-contractor or subservicer as permitted by the Servicing Agreement, has in its possession all original copies of the related Receivables Files related to the Receivables listed on the Schedule of Receivables and other documents that constitute or evidence such Receivables and the related Purchased Assets. Such Receivables Files and other documents that constitute or evidence such Purchased Assets do not have any marks or notations indicating that any ownership or security interest therein has been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than Purchaser.
(iii) Schedule of Receivables. The information set forth in the Schedule of Receivables is true and correct in all material respects, and no selection procedures believed to be adverse to Purchaser or its assignees were utilized in selecting such Receivables.
(iv) Compliance With Law. All requirements of applicable federal, state and local laws, and regulations thereunder, including usury laws, the Federal Truth-in-Lending Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Credit Billing Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxx Warranty Act, the Federal Reserve Board’s Regulations “B” and “Z”, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003, the Texas Consumer Credit Code, and state adaptations of the National Consumer Act and of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code and other consumer credit laws and equal credit opportunity and disclosure laws, in respect of any of the Receivables and other Purchased Assets, have been complied with in all material respects, and each Receivable and the
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sale of the related Financed Vehicle evidenced thereby complied at the time it was originated or made and now complies in all material respects with all legal requirements of the jurisdiction in which it was originated or made.
(v) Binding Obligation. Each Receivable represents the genuine, legal, valid and binding payment obligation in writing of the Obligor thereon, enforceable by the holder thereof in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and by equity, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(vi) Security Interest in Financed Vehicle. The Seller has a validly perfected first priority security interest in each Receivable, and immediately prior to the sale, transfer and assignment thereof pursuant hereto, each Receivable was secured by a validly perfected first priority security interest in the Financed Vehicle in favor of the Originator as secured party or all necessary and appropriate action had been commenced that would result in the valid perfection of a first priority security interest in the Financed Vehicle in favor of the Originator as secured party.
(vii) Receivables In Force. As of the Cut-Off Date, no such Receivable has been satisfied, subordinated or rescinded, and the Financed Vehicle securing each such Receivable has not been released from the lien of the related Receivable in whole or in part.
(viii) No Waiver. As of the Cut-Off Date, no provision of a Receivable has been, or will be, waived, extended, deferred, amended, adjusted, altered or modified in any respect except for waivers, extensions, deferrals, amendments, adjustments, alterations or modifications that are consistent with the Customary Servicing Practices.
(ix) No Defenses. No right of rescission, setoff, counterclaim or defense has been asserted or threatened with respect to any such Receivable.
(x) No Liens. To the best of the Seller’s knowledge: (1) there are no liens or claims that have been filed for work, labor or materials affecting any Financed Vehicle securing any such Receivable that are or may be liens prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the security interest in the Financed Vehicle granted by such Receivable; (2) no contribution failure has occurred with respect to any Pension Plan which is sufficient to give rise to a lien under Section 303(k) of ERISA with respect to any such Receivable; and (3) no tax lien has been filed and no claim related thereto is being asserted with respect to any such Receivable.
(xi) Insurance. Each Obligor under such Receivables is required to maintain a physical damage insurance policy of the type that BANA or its Affiliates requires in accordance with their customary underwriting standards for the purchase or origination of automotive receivables.
(xii) Good Title. No such Receivable or the related Purchased Assets, as applicable, has been sold, transferred, assigned or pledged by the Seller to any Person other than Purchaser; immediately prior to the conveyance of such Receivables and the related Purchased Assets pursuant to this Agreement, the Seller had good and marketable title thereto, free of any Lien;
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and, upon execution and delivery of this Agreement, Purchaser shall have all of the right, title and interest of the Seller to such Receivables, the unpaid indebtedness evidenced thereby and the collateral security therefor, free of any Lien.
(xiii) Lawful Assignment. No such Receivable was originated in, or is subject to the laws of, any jurisdiction the laws of which would make unlawful, void or voidable the sale, transfer and assignment of such Receivable under this Agreement.
(xiv) All Filings Made. All filings (including UCC filings) necessary in any jurisdiction to give Purchaser a first priority perfected ownership interest in the Receivables shall have been made.
(xv) One Original. There is only one executed original, electronically authenticated original or authoritative copy of each such Receivable.
(xvi) Electronic Chattel Paper. As of the Cut-Off Date, such Receivable did not cause the aggregate Amount Financed of all Receivables that constitute “electronic chattel paper” (as defined in the UCC) to exceed [__]% of the Initial Pool Balance.
(xvii) Prepayments. Each Receivable requires the Obligor thereunder to pay, upon any prepayment of such Receivable, an amount that is not less than the Amount Financed of such Receivable plus interest accrued at the applicable Annual Percentage Rate to the date of the prepayment.
(xviii) No Government Obligor. The Obligor on each Receivable is not the United States or any state thereof or any local government, or any agency, department, political subdivision or instrumentality of the United States or any state thereof or any local government.
(xix) No Undocumented Extensions or Modifications. No extension or modification has been made with respect to any Receivable other than as evidenced in the Receivable File relating thereto.
(xx) No Fraud or Misrepresentation. Each Receivable was originated by the applicable Originator and was sold by the Seller to the Purchaser without any fraud or misrepresentation on the part of the applicable Originator or the Seller.
(xxi) Force-Placed Insurance. No Receivable is subject to a force-placed Insurance Policy on the related Financed Vehicle.
(xxii) No Documents or Instruments. No such Receivable or constituent part thereof, constitutes a “negotiable instrument” or “negotiable document of title” (as such terms are used in the UCC).
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SCHEDULE II
PERFECTION REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
In addition to the representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement, the Seller hereby represents, warrants, and covenants to the Purchaser as follows on the Closing Date:
General
1. This Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in the Receivables and the other Purchased Assets in favor of the Purchaser, which security interest is prior to all other Liens, and is enforceable as such as against creditors of and purchasers from the Seller.
2. The Receivables constitute “chattel paper” (including “electronic chattel paper” or “tangible chattel paper”), “accounts,” “instruments” or “general intangibles,” within the meaning of the applicable UCC.
3. Each Receivable is secured by a first priority validly perfected security interest in the related Financed Vehicle in favor of the Originator, as secured party, or all necessary actions with respect to such Receivable have been taken or will be taken to perfect a first priority security interest in the related Financed Vehicle in favor of the Originator, as secured party.
Creation
4. Immediately prior to the sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Receivables by the Seller to the Purchaser, the Seller owned and had good and marketable title to such Receivables free and clear of any Lien and immediately after the sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance of such Receivable to the Purchaser, the Purchaser will have good and marketable title to such Receivable free and clear of any Lien.
5. The Seller has received all consents and approvals to the sale of the Receivables hereunder to the Purchaser required by the terms of the Receivables that constitute instruments.
Perfection
6. The Seller has caused or will have caused, within ten days after the effective date of this Agreement, the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under applicable law in order to perfect the security interest in the Receivables granted to the Purchaser hereunder; and the Custodian, has in its possession the original copies of such instruments or tangible chattel paper that constitute or evidence the Receivables, and all financing statements referred to in this paragraph contain a statement that: “A purchase of or security interest in any collateral described in this financing statement will violate the rights of the Secured Party/Purchaser”.
7. With respect to Receivables that constitute an instrument or tangible chattel paper, either:
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(i) | All original executed copies of each such instrument or tangible chattel paper have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee; or |
(ii) | Such instruments or tangible chattel paper are in the possession of the Custodian and the Indenture Trustee has received a written acknowledgment from the Custodian that such Person (in its capacity as custodian) is holding such instruments or tangible chattel paper solely on behalf and for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee; as pledgee of the Issuer; or |
(iii) | The Custodian received possession of such instruments or tangible chattel paper after the Indenture Trustee received a written acknowledgment from the Custodian that such Person is acting solely as agent of the Indenture Trustee as pledgee of the Issuer. |
Priority
8. the Seller has not authorized the filing of, and is not aware of, any financing statements against the Seller that include a description of collateral covering the Receivables other than any financing statement [(i) relating to the conveyance of [intermediate purchased assets] by [intermediate purchaser] to [intermediate purchaser] under the [intermediate purchase agreement], (ii) relating to the conveyance of Receivables by the Seller to the Purchaser under this Agreement, (iii) relating to the conveyance of Purchased Assets by the Depositor to the Issuer under the Sale Agreement, (iv) relating to the security interest granted by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture or (v) that has been terminated.
9. The Seller is not aware of any material judgment, ERISA or tax lien filings against the Seller.
10. Neither the Seller nor a custodian or vaulting agent thereof holding any Receivable that is electronic chattel paper has communicated an “authoritative copy” (as such term is used in Section 9-105 of the UCC) of any loan agreement that constitutes or evidences such Receivable to any Person other than the Servicer.
11. None of the instruments, tangible chattel paper or electronic chattel paper that constitute or evidence the Receivables has any marks or notations indicating that they have been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than the Purchaser, the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee.
Survival of Perfection Representations
12. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the perfection representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Schedule II shall be continuing, and remain in full force and effect until such time as all obligations under the Transaction Documents and the Notes have been finally and fully paid and performed.
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No Waiver
13. The parties to this Agreement shall provide the Rating Agencies with prompt written notice of any material breach of the perfection representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Schedule II, and shall not, without satisfying the Rating Agency Condition, waive a breach of any of such perfection representations, warranties or covenants.
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