EXHIBIT 99.1
EXECUTION COPY
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RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by and between
WORLD OMNI FINANCIAL CORP., as Seller,
and
WORLD OMNI AUTO RECEIVABLES LLC, as Purchaser
Dated As of July 10, 2002
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I Certain Definitions............................................. 1
ARTICLE II Conveyance of Receivables...................................... 3
SECTION 2.01 Conveyance of Receivables............................. 3
SECTION 2.02 Purchase Price........................................ 3
SECTION 2.03 Intention of Parties.................................. 3
SECTION 2.04 The Closing........................................... 4
ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties................................ 4
SECTION 3.01 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser....... 4
SECTION 3.02 Representations and Warranties of the Seller.......... 5
ARTICLE IV Conditions..................................................... 6
SECTION 4.01 Conditions to Obligation of the Purchaser............. 6
SECTION 4.02 Conditions to Obligation of the Seller................ 7
ARTICLE V Covenants of the Seller......................................... 7
SECTION 5.01 Protection of Right, Title and Interest............... 7
SECTION 5.02 Other Liens or Interests.............................. 8
SECTION 5.03 Indemnification....................................... 8
ARTICLE VI Miscellaneous Provisions....................................... 9
SECTION 6.01 Obligations of Seller................................. 9
SECTION 6.02 Repurchase Events..................................... 9
SECTION 6.03 Purchaser Assignment of Repurchased Receivables....... 9
SECTION 6.04 The Trust............................................. 9
SECTION 6.05 Amendment............................................. 9
SECTION 6.06 Accountants' Letters.................................. 10
SECTION 6.07 Waivers............................................... 10
SECTION 6.08 Notices............................................... 10
SECTION 6.09 Costs and Expenses.................................... 10
SECTION 6.10 Representations of the Seller and the Purchaser....... 10
SECTION 6.11 Confidential Information.............................. 11
SECTION 6.12 Headings and Cross-references......................... 11
SECTION 6.13 GOVERNING LAW......................................... 11
SECTION 6.14 Counterparts.......................................... 11
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RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of July 10, 2002 (as
amended from time to time, this "Agreement"), is between World Omni Financial
Corp., a Florida corporation, and World Omni Auto Receivables LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company.
WHEREAS, in the regular course of its business, World Omni Financial
Corp. has originated and purchased from motor vehicle dealers certain motor
vehicle retail installment sale contracts secured by new and used automobiles
and light-duty trucks;
WHEREAS, World Omni Auto Receivables LLC wishes to purchase the
Receivables (as hereinafter defined) and to transfer the Receivables to World
Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2002-A (the "Trust"), which will issue and transfer
to World Omni Auto Receivables LLC the $198,000,000 Class A-1, 1.87%
Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2002-A (the "Class A-1 Notes"), the $197,500,000
Class A-2, 2.53% Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2002-A (the "Class A-2 Notes"), the
$232,000,000 Class A-3, 3.40% Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2002-A (the "Class A-3
Notes"), the $163,000,000 Class A-4, 4.05% Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2002-A
(the "Class A-4 Notes") and the $46,750,000 Class B, 3.75% Asset-Backed Notes,
Series 2002-A (the "Class B Notes" and, together with the Class A-1 Notes, the
Class A-2 Notes, the Class A-3 Notes and the Class A-4 Notes, the "Notes"), with
the interest and principal payments on the Notes to be secured by the
Receivables, and issue and transfer to the Purchaser the Certificates
representing fractional undivided interests in the property of the Trust
including the Receivables, subject to the rights of the Indenture Trustee on
behalf of the Noteholders;
WHEREAS, World Omni Financial Corp. has agreed to make certain
representations and warranties relating to the Receivables and to pay certain
expenses and amounts with respect hereto; and
WHEREAS, World Omni Financial Corp. and World Omni Auto Receivables
LLC wish to set forth the terms pursuant to which World Omni Financial Corp.
will sell the Receivables to World Omni Auto Receivables LLC.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, other good and
valuable consideration and the mutual terms and covenants contained herein, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Certain Definitions
Terms not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning set forth
in the Sale and Servicing Agreement or the Indenture, as applicable. As used in
this Agreement, the following terms shall, unless the context otherwise
requires, have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to
the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
"Agreement" shall mean this Receivables Purchase Agreement, as the
same may be amended and supplemented from time to time.
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"Assignment" shall mean the document of assignment substantially in
the form of Exhibit A.
"Certificates" shall mean the Trust Certificates (as defined in the
Trust Agreement).
"Certificateholders" shall mean the holders of Certificates.
"Closing Date" shall mean July 10, 2002.
"Collections" shall mean all amounts collected by the Servicer (from
whatever source) on or with respect to the Receivables.
"Cutoff Date" means the close of business on June 30, 2002.
"Final Prospectus" shall mean the prospectus dated June 25, 2002, as
supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated June 25, 2002, relating to the
Notes.
"Indenture" shall mean the Indenture, dated as of the date hereof,
between the Trust and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the "Indenture
Trustee"), as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time.
"Noteholders" shall mean the holders of the Notes.
"Owner Trustee" shall mean Chase Manhattan Bank USA, National
Association, a national banking association, its successors and assigns.
"Purchaser" shall mean World Omni Auto Receivables LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, its successors and assigns.
"Receivable" shall mean any Contract listed on Schedule I hereto
(which Schedule may be in the form of microfiche), as such Schedule may be
amended from time to time.
"Repurchase Event" shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
"Sale and Servicing Agreement" shall mean the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Trust, the Purchaser and the
Seller as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time.
"Schedule of Receivables" shall mean the list of Receivables annexed
hereto as Schedule I, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time.
"Seller" shall mean World Omni Financial Corp., a Florida corporation,
its successors and assigns.
"Trust Agreement" shall mean the Trust Agreement, dated as of the date
hereof, between the Purchaser and Chase Manhattan Bank USA, National
Association, as the owner trustee (the "Owner Trustee"), as the same may be
amended and supplemented from time to
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time; such agreement being the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement contemplated
by the Trust Agreement dated June 17, 2002 between the Purchaser and the Owner
Trustee.
ARTICLE II
Conveyance of Receivables
SECTION 2.01 Conveyance of Receivables. In consideration of the
Purchaser's delivery to or upon the order of the Seller of the Purchase Price,
the Seller does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to
the Purchaser, without recourse (subject to the obligations of the Seller
herein), all right, title and interest of the Seller, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, and wherever located, in and to the following (but none of
the obligations of the Seller with respect to):
(a) the Receivables (all of which are identified in the Seller's
computer files by a code indicating the Receivables are owned by the Trust and
pledged to the Indenture Trustee) and all monies received thereon after the
Cutoff Date;
(b) the security interests in, and the liens on, the Financed
Vehicles granted by Obligors in connection with the Receivables and any other
interest of the Seller in the Financed Vehicles;
(c) any proceeds with respect to the Receivables from claims on
any physical damage, credit life or disability insurance policies covering the
Financed Vehicles or Obligors;
(d) any Financed Vehicle that shall have secured a Receivable and
shall have been acquired by or on behalf of the Seller, the Purchaser, or, upon
the assignment contemplated by the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Servicer or
the Trust;
(e) all "accounts," "chattel paper," "general intangibles" and
"promissory notes" (as such terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as
from time to time in effect) constituting or relating to the foregoing; and
(f) the proceeds of any and all of the foregoing; provided,
however, that the foregoing items (a) through (f) shall not include the Purchase
Price.
SECTION 2.02 Purchase Price. In consideration for the purchase of the
Receivables and related assets pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof, Purchaser shall
pay to Seller on the Closing Date an amount equal to $850,001,035.79 (the
"Purchase Price") and Seller shall execute and deliver to Purchaser an
Assignment in the form set forth as Exhibit A hereto with respect to such
Receivables and related assets. On the Closing Date, a portion of the Purchase
Price payable on such date equal to approximately $821,311,115.62 shall be paid
to Purchaser in immediately available funds and the balance of the Purchase
Price $28,689,920.17 shall be recorded as a capital contribution to Purchaser
from Seller.
SECTION 2.03 Intention of Parties. It is the intention of the Seller
and the Purchaser that the assignment and transfer contemplated herein
constitute (and shall be construed and treated for all purposes as) a true and
complete sale of the Receivables and other property
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specified in Section 2.01 hereof, conveying good title thereto free and clear of
any liens and encumbrances, from the Seller to the Purchaser. However, in the
event that such conveyance is deemed to be a pledge to secure a loan (in spite
of the express intent of the parties hereto that this conveyance constitutes,
and shall be construed and treated for all purposes, as a true and complete
sale), the Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser a first priority perfected
security interest in all of the Seller's right, title and interest in, to and
under the Receivables and other property specified in Section 2.01 hereof
whether now existing or hereafter created to secure the loan deemed to be made
in connection with such pledge and, in such event, this Agreement shall
constitute a security agreement under applicable law.
SECTION 2.04 The Closing. The sale and purchase of the Receivables
shall take place at a closing (the "Closing") at the offices of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx
in Chicago, Illinois on the Closing Date, simultaneously with the closings under
(a) the Sale and Servicing Agreement and (b) the Indenture.
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
SECTION 3.01 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. The
Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Seller as of the Closing Date:
(a) Organization and Good Standing. The Purchaser has been duly
organized and is validly existing as a limited liability company in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with the power and authority
to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are
currently owned and such business is presently conducted, and had at all
relevant times, and has, the power, authority and legal right to acquire and own
the Receivables.
(b) Due Qualification. The Purchaser is duly qualified to do
business as a foreign limited liability company in good standing, and has
obtained all necessary material licenses and approvals, in all jurisdictions in
which the ownership or lease of its property or the conduct of its business
shall require such qualifications, except where the failure to be so qualified
or to have obtained such licenses or approvals would not have a material adverse
effect on the Purchaser's earnings, business affairs or business prospects.
(c) Power and Authority. The Purchaser has the requisite power
and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to carry out its terms,
and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly
authorized by the Purchaser by all necessary action.
(d) No Violation. The consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms hereof do not
(i) conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of,
or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a default under, the
limited liability company agreement of the Purchaser; (ii) breach, conflict with
or violate any of the material terms or provisions of, or constitute (with or
without notice or lapse of time) a default under, any indenture, agreement or
other instrument to which the Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound;
(iii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of its
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properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement or other
instrument (other than the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture and the
Trust Agreement); or (iv), to the best of the Purchaser's knowledge, violate any
order, rule or regulation applicable to the Purchaser of any court or of any
federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental
instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Purchaser or its properties except,
in the case of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), for such breaches, defaults,
conflicts, liens or violations that would not have a material adverse effect on
the Purchaser's earnings, business affairs or business prospects.
(e) No Proceedings. To the best of the Purchaser's knowledge,
there are no proceedings or investigations pending or threatened, before any
court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental
instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Purchaser or its properties: (i)
asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, (ii) seeking to prevent the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iii)
seeking any determination or ruling that could reasonably be expected to
materially and adversely affect the performance by the Purchaser of its
obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement or (iv)
which could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the federal or state
income tax attributes of the Notes or the Certificates.
SECTION 3.02 Representations and Warranties of the Seller. (a) The
Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser as of the Closing Date:
(i) Organization and Good Standing. The Seller has been
duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under
the laws of the State of Florida, with the power and authority to own its
properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned
and such business is presently conducted, and had at all relevant times, and
has, the power, authority and legal right to acquire and own the Receivables.
(ii) Due Qualification. The Seller is duly qualified to do
business as a foreign corporation in good standing, and has obtained all
necessary material licenses and approvals, in all jurisdictions in which the
ownership or lease of its property or the conduct of its business shall require
such qualifications, except where the failure to be so qualified or to have
obtained such licenses or approvals would not have a material adverse effect on
the Seller's earnings, business affairs or business prospects.
(iii) Power and Authority. The Seller has the corporate power
and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to carry out its terms;
and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action.
(iv) No Violation. The consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms hereof do not
(i) conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of,
or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a default under, the
articles of incorporation or bylaws of the Seller, (ii) breach, conflict with or
violate any of the material terms or provisions of, or constitute (with or
without notice or lapse of time) a default under, any indenture, agreement or
other instrument to which the Seller is a party or by which it is bound; (iii)
result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of its properties
pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement or other instrument
(other
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than this Agreement); or (iv), to the best of the Seller's knowledge, violate
any order, rule or regulation applicable to the Seller of any court or of any
federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental
instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Seller or its properties except, in
the case of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), for such breaches, defaults,
conflicts, liens or violations that would not have a material adverse effect on
the Seller's earnings, business affairs or business prospects.
(v) No Proceedings. To the Seller's best knowledge, there
are no proceedings or investigations pending or threatened before any court,
regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality
having jurisdiction over the Seller or its properties: (A) asserting the
invalidity of this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (C) seeking any determination
or ruling that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect
the performance by the Seller of its obligations under or the validity or
enforceability of, this Agreement or (D) relating to the Seller and which could
reasonably be expected to adversely affect the federal or state income tax
attributes of the Notes or the Certificates.
(b) The Seller agrees that the representations and warranties in
this Section 3.02 shall be conveyed by the Purchaser to the Issuer under the
Sale and Servicing Agreement, and pledged by the Issuer to the Indenture
Trustee. The Seller further agrees that any such Person to whom such rights are
conveyed may enforce any and all remedies for the breach thereof directly
against the Seller. The Seller agrees that the Purchaser may rely on such
representations and warranties in accepting the Receivables.
ARTICLE IV
Conditions
SECTION 4.01 Conditions to Obligation of the Purchaser. The obligation
of the Purchaser to purchase the Receivables is subject to the satisfaction of
the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties True. The representations and
warranties of the Seller hereunder shall be true and correct in all material
respects on the Closing Date, and the Seller shall have performed in all
material respects all obligations to be performed by it hereunder on or prior to
the Closing Date.
(b) Documents To Be Delivered by the Seller at the Closing.
(i) The Assignment. At the Closing, the Seller will execute
and deliver an Assignment substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
(ii) Evidence of UCC Filing. On or prior to the Closing Date,
the Seller shall record and file, at its own expense, a UCC-1 financing
statement in each jurisdiction required by applicable law, naming the Seller as
seller or debtor, and naming the Purchaser as purchaser or secured party,
describing the Receivables and the other property conveyed hereby, meeting the
requirements of the laws of each such jurisdiction and in such manner as is
necessary to perfect the sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance of such
Receivables to the
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Purchaser. The Seller shall deliver a file-stamped copy or other evidence
satisfactory to the Purchaser of such filing to the Purchaser on or prior to the
Closing Date.
(iii) Schedule of Receivables. On or prior to the Closing
Date, the Seller shall deliver the Schedule of Receivables.
(iv) Other Documents. Such other documents as the Purchaser
may reasonably request.
(c) As a condition for the sale hereunder, the Seller agrees to
make the representations and warranties to the Purchaser in respect of the
Receivables set forth in Section 3.01 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, and
in that connection agrees to execute the Sale and Servicing Agreement. The
Seller agrees that the Purchaser may rely on such representations and warranties
in accepting the Receivables.
(d) Other Transactions. The transactions contemplated by the Sale
and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture and the Trust Agreement to be consummated
on the Closing Date shall be consummated on such date.
SECTION 4.02 Conditions to Obligation of the Seller. The obligation of
the Seller to sell the Receivables to the Purchaser is subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties True. The representations and
warranties of the Purchaser hereunder shall be true and correct in all material
respects on the Closing Date, and the Purchaser shall have performed in all
material respects all obligations to be performed by it hereunder on or prior to
the Closing Date.
(b) Receivables Purchase Price. On the Closing Date, the
Purchaser shall have delivered to the Seller the Purchase Price.
ARTICLE V
Covenants of the Seller
The Seller agrees with the Purchaser as follows:
SECTION 5.01 Protection of Right, Title and Interest. (a) Filings. The
Seller shall cause all financing statements and continuation statements and any
other necessary documents perfecting the right, title and interest of the Seller
and the Purchaser, respectively, in and to the Receivables and the other
property conveyed hereby to be promptly filed and at all times to be kept
recorded, registered and filed, all in such manner and in such places as may be
required by law fully to preserve and protect the right, title and interest of
the Purchaser hereunder in and to the Receivables and the other property
conveyed hereby. The Seller hereby authorizes the filing of such financing
statements and ratifies any such financing statements filed prior to the date
hereof. The Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser file stamped copies of, or
filing receipts for, any document filed as provided above, as soon as available
following such filing.
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(b) Name Change. The Seller shall not change its name, identity
or corporate structure in any manner that could reasonably be expected to make
any financing statement or continuation statement filed in accordance with
paragraph (a) above seriously misleading within the meaning of Section 9-506 of
the UCC, unless it shall have given the Purchaser at least five days' prior
written notice thereof and shall have promptly filed appropriate amendments to
all previously filed financing statements or continuation statements.
(c) Relocation. The Seller shall give the Purchaser at least 60
days' prior written notice of any relocation of its principal executive office
or jurisdiction of formation if, as a result of such relocation, the applicable
provisions of the UCC would require the filing of any amendment of any
previously filed financing or continuation statement or of any new financing
statement and shall promptly file any such amendment or new financing statement.
(d) Notice. If at any time the Seller shall propose to sell,
grant a security interest in, or otherwise transfer any interest in any Contract
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, shall indicate clearly
that such Receivable has been sold to and is owned by the Purchaser.
SECTION 5.02 Other Liens or Interests. Except for the conveyances
hereunder and under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture, the Trust
Agreement and the other Basic Documents, the Seller will not sell, pledge,
assign or transfer to any Person, or grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to
exist any Lien on, or any interest in, to or under the Receivables except for
Liens that will be released contemporaneously with the transfer of the
Receivables from the Seller to the Purchaser, and the Seller shall defend the
right, title and interest of the Purchaser in, to and under the Receivables
against all claims of third parties claiming through or under the Seller;
provided, however, that the Seller's obligations under this Section shall
terminate upon the termination of the Trust pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
SECTION 5.03 Indemnification. The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser
for any liability resulting from (i) the failure of a Receivable to be
originated in compliance in all material respects with 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 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, 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 and (ii) for any breach of
any of its representations and warranties contained herein and for any failure
by the Seller to comply with its obligations under Sections 5.01 and 5.02
hereof, provided that the Seller's repurchase obligation as set forth in Section
3.02 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement for a breach of representations and
warranties set forth in Section 3.01 thereof is the sole remedy therefor, except
with respect to matters set forth in (i) above. These indemnity obligations
shall be in addition to any obligation that the Seller may otherwise have.
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ARTICLE VI
Miscellaneous Provisions
SECTION 6.01 Obligations of Seller. The obligations of the Seller
under this Agreement shall not be affected by reason of any invalidity,
illegality or irregularity of any Receivable.
SECTION 6.02 Repurchase Events. The Seller agrees to repurchase
Receivables materially and adversely affected by a breach of the representations
and warranties set forth in Section 3.01 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement,
all in the manner set forth in Section 3.02 of such agreement (each, a
"Repurchase Event"), and in that connection agrees to execute the Sale and
Servicing Agreement. This repurchase obligation of the Seller shall constitute
the sole remedy of the Purchaser, the Trust, the Indenture Trustee, the
Noteholders, the Owner Trustee or the Certificateholders against the Seller with
respect to any Repurchase Event.
SECTION 6.03 Purchaser Assignment of Repurchased Receivables. With
respect to all Receivables repurchased by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement,
the Purchaser shall assign, without recourse, representation or warranty, to the
Seller all the Purchaser's right, title and interest in and to such Receivables
and all security and documents relating thereto.
SECTION 6.04 The Trust. The Seller acknowledges and agrees that (a)
the Purchaser will, pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, sell the
Receivables to the Trust and assign its rights under this Agreement to the Trust
and (b) the Trust will, pursuant to the Indenture, grant the Receivables and its
rights under this Agreement and the Sale and Servicing Agreement to the
Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders. The Seller hereby consents to
all such sales and assignments and agrees that the Trust or, if pursuant to the
Indenture, the Indenture Trustee, may exercise the rights of the Purchaser and
enforce the obligations of the Seller hereunder directly and without the consent
of the Purchaser.
SECTION 6.05 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended from time to
time, upon (i) satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition and (ii) delivery by
the Seller of an officer's certificate stating such amendment will not
materially and adversely affect the interest of any Noteholder or
Certificateholder, by a written amendment duly executed and delivered by the
Seller and the Purchaser, to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any
provision herein which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein, or
to add any other provision with respect to matters or questions arising under
this Agreement which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this
Agreement or the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Agreement or the
Indenture or 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 or the Certificateholders in the Trust
or Receivables. This Agreement may also be amended by the Seller and the
Purchaser, with the consent of the holders of Notes evidencing not less than 50%
of the Outstanding Amount of the Controlling Securities if their interests are
materially and adversely affected thereby and the holders of Certificates
evidencing not less than 50% of the percentage interest of the Certificates if
their interests are materially and adversely affected thereby, 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
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the Noteholders or the Certificateholders in the Trust or Receivables; provided,
however, that no such amendment may (i) increase or reduce in any manner the
amount of, or accelerate or delay the timing of, collections of payments on the
Receivables or distributions that are required to be made for the benefit of
Noteholders or Certificateholders or (ii) reduce the aforesaid percentage of the
Notes and Certificates that is required to consent to any such amendment,
without the consent of the holders of all the outstanding Notes and Certificates
affected thereby.
SECTION 6.06 Accountants' Letters. (a) Ernst & Young LLP will review
the characteristics of the Receivables and will compare those characteristics to
the information with respect to the Receivables contained in the Final
Prospectus; (b) the Seller will cooperate with the Purchaser and Ernst & Young
LLP in making available all information and taking all steps reasonably
necessary to permit such accountants to complete the review set forth in clause
(a) above; and (c) Ernst & Young LLP will deliver to the Purchaser a letter,
dated the date of the Final Prospectus, in the form previously agreed to by the
Seller and the Purchaser, with respect to characteristics of the Receivables,
the financial and statistical information contained in the Final Prospectus and
with respect to such other information as may be agreed in the form of letter.
SECTION 6.07 Waivers. No failure or delay on the part of the
Purchaser, or any assignee of the Purchaser, in exercising any power, right or
remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any such power, right or remedy preclude any other
or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power, right or remedy.
SECTION 6.08 Notices. All demands, notices and communications under
this Agreement shall be in writing, personally delivered or mailed by certified
mail, return receipt requested, or recognized overnight courier or by facsimile
confirmed by delivery or mail as described above, and shall be deemed to have
been duly given upon receipt (a) in the case of the Seller, to World Omni
Financial Corp., 000 X.X. 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, (954)
429-2200, Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx; (b) in the case of the Purchaser, to
World Omni Auto Receivables LLC, 000 X.X. 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx
00000, (000) 000-0000, Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx; and (c) in the case of
the rating agencies: (i) to Xxxxx'x Investors Service, 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000, (ii) to Fitch, Inc., Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, 00000, and (iii) to Standard & Poor's, 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx
Xxxx 00000; or as to each of the foregoing, at such other address as shall be
designated by written notice to the other parties.
SECTION 6.09 Costs and Expenses. The Seller shall pay all expenses
incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and all
reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Purchaser,
excluding fees and expenses of counsel, in connection with the perfection as
against third parties of the Purchaser's right, title and interest in and to the
Receivables and the enforcement of any obligation of the Seller hereunder.
SECTION 6.10 Representations of the Seller and the Purchaser. The
respective agreements, representations, warranties and other statements by the
Seller and the Purchaser set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect and will survive the sales and assignments
referred to in Section 6.04.
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SECTION 6.11 Confidential Information. The Purchaser agrees that it
will neither use nor disclose to any Person the names and addresses of the
Obligors, except in connection with the enforcement of the Purchaser's rights
hereunder, under the Receivables, under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the
Indenture, the Trust Agreement or any other Basic Document or as required by any
of the foregoing or by law.
SECTION 6.12 Headings and Cross-references. The various headings in
this Agreement are included for convenience only and shall not affect the
meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. References in this
Agreement to Section names or numbers are to such Sections of this Agreement.
SECTION 6.13 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE ASSIGNMENT SHALL BE
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD
TO ANY OTHERWISE APPLICABLE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS AND THE OBLIGATIONS,
RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
SECTION 6.14 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of
which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be executed by their respective officers duly authorized as of the date and year
first above written.
WORLD OMNI FINANCIAL CORP.,
Seller
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Treasurer
WORLD OMNI AUTO RECEIVABLES LLC,
Purchaser
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Treasurer
Receivables Purchase Agreement
Exhibit A
ASSIGNMENT
For value received, in accordance with the Receivables Purchase
Agreement dated as of July 10, 2002 between WORLD OMNI FINANCIAL CORP. (the
"Seller") and WORLD OMNI AUTO RECEIVABLES LLC (the "Purchaser"), the Seller does
hereby sell, assign, transfer and otherwise convey unto the Purchaser, without
recourse (subject to the obligations of the Seller in the Receivables Purchase
Agreement), all right, title and interest of the Seller in and to (but none of
the obligations of the Seller with respect to: (a) the Receivables (all of which
are identified in the Seller's computer files by a code indicating the
Receivables are owned by the Trust and pledged to the Indenture Trustee) and all
monies received thereon after the Cutoff Date; (b) the security interests in,
and the liens on, the Financed Vehicles granted by Obligors in connection with
the Receivables and any other interest of the Seller in the Financed Vehicles;
(c) any proceeds with respect to the Receivables from claims on any physical
damage, credit life or disability insurance policies covering the Financed
Vehicles or Obligors; (d) any Financed Vehicle that shall have secured a
Receivable and shall have been acquired by or on behalf of the Seller, the
Purchaser, or, upon the assignment contemplated by the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, the Servicer or the Trust; (e) all "accounts," "chattel paper,"
"general intangibles" and "promissory notes" (as such terms are defined in the
Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect) constituting or relating
to the foregoing; and (f) the proceeds of any and all of the foregoing;
provided, however, that the foregoing items (a) through (f) shall not include
the Purchase Price. The foregoing sale does not constitute and is not intended
to result in any assumption by the Purchaser of any obligation of the
undersigned to the obligors, insurers, dealers or any other person in connection
with the Receivables, any insurance policies or any agreement or instrument
relating to any of them.
This Assignment is made pursuant to and upon the representations,
warranties and agreements on the part of the undersigned contained in the
Receivables Purchase Agreement.
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assignment to be
duly executed as of the date and year first written above.
WORLD OMNI FINANCIAL CORP.
By: _______________________
Name:
Title:
SCHEDULE I
Schedule of Receivables
[To Be Delivered on or before the Closing Date]
