PURCHASE AGREEMENT between CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION Seller and CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL FUNDING CORPORATION Depositor Dated as of September 1, 2007
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Exhibit
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CATERPILLAR
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Seller
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Depositor
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Dated
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TABLE
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DEFINITIONS..................................................................................................................................................................Β
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SECTION
1.01.Β
DEFINITIONS.........................................................................................................................................................1
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SECTION
1.02.Β OTHER DEFINITIONAL
PROVISIONS................................................................................................................3
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ARTICLE
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CONVEYANCE
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RECEIVABLES.................................................................................................................................................
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SECTION
2.01.Β CONVEYANCE OF
RECEIVABLES......................................................................................................................4
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2.02.Β OWNERSHIP OF RECEIVABLES
FILES...............................................................................................................5
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2.03.Β BOOKS AND
RECORDS........................................................................................................................................5
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2.04.Β THE
CLOSING........................................................................................................................................................6
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REPRESENTATIONS
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WARRANTIES......................................................................................................................................6
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SECTION
3.01.Β REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
DEPOSITOR.............................................................................6
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3.02.Β REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLER.....................................................................................7
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CONDITIONS...................................................................................................................................................................................12
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4.01.Β CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATION OF THE
DEPOSITOR...........................................................................12
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4.02.Β CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATION OF
SELLER...................................................................................................13
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4.03.Β JUNIOR LIENS ON FINANCED EQUIPMENT AND OTHER
EQUIPMENT....................................................13
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COVENANTS
OF THE SELLER AND THE
DEPOSITOR..............................................................................................................14
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5.01.Β PROTECTION OF RIGHT, TITLE AND
INTEREST............................................................................................14
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5.02.Β OTHER LIENS OR
INTERESTS...........................................................................................................................14
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5.03.Β CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICE...............................................................................................................................15
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5.04.Β CORPORATE
EXISTENCE...................................................................................................................................15
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5.05.Β
INDEMNIFICATION............................................................................................................................................17
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5.06.Β REGULATION AB
COMPLIANCE......................................................................................................................18
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MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS...................................................................................................................................................18
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6.01.Β OBLIGATIONS OF
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6.02.Β REPURCHASE
EVENTS.......................................................................................................................................18
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6.03.Β DEPOSITOR ASSIGNMENT OF REPURCHASED
RECEIVABLES..................................................................18
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6.04.Β ISSUING
ENTITY..................................................................................................................................................18
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6.05.Β
AMENDMENT.......................................................................................................................................................18
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WAIVERS..............................................................................................................................................................19
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6.07.Β
NOTICES...............................................................................................................................................................19
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6.08.Β COSTS AND
EXPENSES......................................................................................................................................19
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6.09.Β REPRESENTATIONS OF SELLER AND
DEPOSITOR.......................................................................................19
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6.10.Β CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION.......................................................................................................................20
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6.11.Β
HEADINGS............................................................................................................................................................20
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6.12.Β GOVERNING
LAW...............................................................................................................................................20
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6.13.Β
COUNTERPARTS.................................................................................................................................................20
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EXHIBIT
AΒ Β Β Β Β ASSIGNMENT OF RECEIVABLES
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PURCHASE
AGREEMENT, dated as of September 1, 2007, between CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as seller (together with its successors
and
assigns, the "Seller"), and CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL FUNDING CORPORATION, a Nevada
corporation, as purchaser (together with its successors and assigns, the
"Depositor").
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WHEREAS
in the regular course of its business, the Seller has originated or purchased
certain fixed-rate retail installment sale contracts and finance lease contracts
secured by new and used machinery and equipment; and
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WHEREAS
the Seller and the Depositor wish to set forth the terms pursuant to which
the
Receivables (as hereinafter defined) are to be sold by the Seller to the
Depositor, which Receivables will be transferred by the Depositor, pursuant
to
the Sale and Servicing Agreement (as hereinafter defined), to Caterpillar
Financial Asset Trust 2007-A, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Issuing Entity"),
and the Issuing Entity will issue (i)Β an Asset Backed Certificate (the
"Certificate") pursuant to the Trust Agreement (as hereinafter defined), which
will represent an undivided beneficial interest in the Issuing Entity and
(ii)Β the Notes (as hereinafter defined) pursuant to the Indenture (as
hereinafter defined), which will represent obligations of the Issuing
Entity.
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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:
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ARTICLE
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CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
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SECTION
1.01.Β Β Definitions.Β Β Except
as otherwise specified herein or as the context may otherwise require, the
following terms have the respective meanings set forth below for all purposes
of
this Agreement.
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"Administration
Agreement" means the Administration Agreement, dated as of September 1,
2007, among the Issuing Entity, the Depositor, the Seller, as administrator,
and
U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee, as the same may be
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
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"Affiliate"
means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person controlling or
controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.Β Β For
the purposes of this definition, "control", when used with respect to any
specified Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of
such
Person, directly or indirectly, by contract or otherwise; and the terms
"controlled by," "controlling" and "under common control with" have meanings
correlative to the foregoing.
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"Affiliate
Trust Security Interest" has the meaning specified in
SectionΒ 4.03(b).
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"Agreement"
means this Purchase Agreement, as the same may be amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time.
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"Assignment"
means the document of assignment, a form of which is attached as
ExhibitΒ A.
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"Basic
Documents" has the meaning specified in the Indenture.
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"Certificate"
has the meaning specified in the Trust Agreement.
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"Closing
Date" means September 27, 2007.
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"Contract"
has the meaning specified in the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
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"Indenture"
means the Indenture, dated as of September 1, 2007, between the Issuing Entity
and U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee, as the same may be
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
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"Notes"
means the Class A-1 5.67225% Asset Backed Notes, the Class A-2a 5.40% Asset
Backed Notes, the Class A-2b Floating Rate Asset Backed Notes, the Class A-3a
5.34% Asset Backed Notes, the Class A-3b Floating Rate Asset Backed Notes and
the Class B 6.18% Asset Backed Notes issued pursuant to the
Indenture.
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"Other
Equipment" has the meaning specified in
SectionΒ 4.03(b).
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"Other
Obligation" has the meaning specified in
SectionΒ 4.03(a).
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"Other
Security Interest" has the meaning specified in
SectionΒ 4.03(a).
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"Person"
means any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint stock company, trust, limited liability company,
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
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"Prospectus"
means the Prospectus (which consists of a base prospectus dated
SeptemberΒ 17, 2007, and a prospectus supplement dated SeptemberΒ 17,
2007) pursuant to which the Notes were offered.
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"Receivable"
has the meaning specified in the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
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"Receivable
Security Interest" has the meaning specified in
SectionΒ 4.03(a).
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"Repurchase
Event" has the meaning specified in
SectionΒ 6.02(a).
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"Sale
and Servicing Agreement" means the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
September 1, 2007, among the Issuing Entity, the Depositor (in its capacity
as
seller thereunder) and the Seller (in its capacity as Servicer thereunder),
as
the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time.
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"Schedule
of Receivables" means the list of Receivables annexed as Schedule A (which
may be in the form of microfiche), as the same may be amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time.
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"Trust
Agreement" means the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of
SeptemberΒ 27, 2007, between the Depositor and The Bank of New York
(Delaware), a Delaware banking corporation, as owner trustee, as the same may
be
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
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"UCC"
means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the relevant jurisdiction,
as
amended from time to time.
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1.02.Β Β Other
Definitional
Provisions.Β Β
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terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings assigned to them
in the Sale and Servicing Agreement or, if not defined therein, in the
Indenture, or if not defined therein, in the Trust Agreement.
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(b)Β Β All
terms defined in this Agreement
shall have the meanings contained herein when used in any certificate or other
document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined
therein.
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(c)Β Β As
used in this Agreement and in any
document made or delivered pursuant hereto, accounting terms not defined in
this
Agreement or in any such other document, and accounting terms partly defined
in
this Agreement or in any such other document to the extent not defined, shall
have the respective meanings given to them under generally accepted accounting
principles. To the extent that the definitions of accounting terms in this
Agreement or in any such other document are inconsistent with the meanings
of
such terms under generally accepted accounting principles, the definitions
contained in this Agreement or in any such other document shall
control.
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(d)Β Β The
words "hereof," "herein,"
"hereunder," and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall
refer
to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Agreement; Section, Schedule and Exhibit references contained in this Agreement
are references to Sections, Schedules and Exhibits in or to this Agreement
unless otherwise specified; the term "including" shall mean "including without
limitation"; and the term "or" is not exclusive.Β Β Terms used herein
that are defined in the New York UCC and not otherwise defined herein shall
have
the meanings set forth in the New York UCC, unless the context requires
otherwise.Β Β Any reference herein to the Administration Agreement, the
Indenture, the Sale and Servicing Agreement or the Trust Agreement means such
agreement as in effect on the Closing Date.
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(e)Β Β The
definitions contained in this
Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such
terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of
such
terms.
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CONVEYANCE
OF RECEIVABLES
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SECTION
2.01.Β Β Conveyance
of
Receivables.Β Β In consideration of the sale on the Closing
Date of $662,424,010 in Contract Balance of Receivables as of the Cut-off Date,
the Depositor shall deliver to or upon the order of the Seller cash in an amount
of $660,717,639.43.Β Β The Seller does hereby sell, transfer, assign,
set over and otherwise convey to the Depositor, without recourse (subject to
the
obligations herein), all right, title and interest in and to the following,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired:
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(a)Β Β all
right, title and interest of the
Seller in and to the Receivables, and all monies (including accrued interest)
due thereunder on or after the Cut-off Date;
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(b)Β Β the
interests of the Seller in the
security interests in the Transaction Equipment granted by Obligors pursuant
to
the Receivables and any other interest of the Seller in such Transaction
Equipment, including any Liquidation Proceeds;
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(c)Β Β the
interest and rights of the Seller
in any proceeds with respect to the Receivables from claims on any physical
damage, credit life, liability or disability insurance policies covering
Financed Equipment or Obligors, as the case may be;
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(d)Β Β the
interest of the Seller in any
proceeds of repossessed or returned Transaction Equipment;
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(e)Β Β the
interest of the Seller in any
proceeds from recourse to, or other payments by, Dealers on Receivables;
and
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(f)Β Β the
proceeds of any and all of the
foregoing.
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It
is the express intent of the parties hereto that the conveyance of the
Receivables and the other property described above by the Seller to the
Depositor as provided in this Agreement be, and be construed as, a sale of
the
Receivables by the Seller to the Depositor.Β Β It is, further, not the
intention of the parties that such conveyance be deemed the grant of a security
interest in the Receivables or the other property described above by the Seller
to the Depositor to secure a debt or other obligation of the
Seller.Β Β However, in the event, notwithstanding the intent of the
parties, the Receivables or the other property described above are held to
be
property of the Seller, or if for any reason this Agreement is held or deemed
to
create a security interest in the Receivables or the other property described
above then, (a)Β this Agreement shall be a security agreement within the
meaning of Article 9 of the New York UCC; and (b)Β the Seller hereby grants
to the Depositor a security interest in all of the Seller's right, title, and
interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to the property
described in clauses (a) through (f) above, as security for the obligations
of
the Seller hereunder.Β Β In connection herewith, the Depositor (or its
assignee) shall have all of the rights and remedies of a secured party under
the
UCC.
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Any
assignment of the interest of the
Depositor pursuant to this Section 2.01 shall also be an assignment of
the security interest created hereby.Β Β The Seller and the Depositor
shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may
be
necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement creates a security interest in
the
Receivables, such security interest would be a perfected security interest
of
first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout
the term of the Agreement.
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2.02.Β Β Ownership
of Receivables
Files.
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Upon
the acceptance by the Seller of the amount set forth in SectionΒ 2.01, the
ownership of each Receivable and the contents of the related Receivables File
shall be vested in the Depositor.
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2.03.Β Β Books
and
Records.
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The
transfer of each Receivable shall be reflected on the Seller's balance sheets
and other financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles as a sale of assets by the Seller to the
Depositor.Β Β The Seller shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall
maintain, a complete and accurate set of accounts, records and computer files
for each Receivable which shall be clearly marked to reflect the ownership
of
each Receivable by the Depositor.
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2.04.Β Β The
Closing.
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conveyance of the Receivables and the other property described in
SectionΒ 2.01 shall take place on the Closing Date, simultaneously with the
closing of the transactions contemplated by the Sale and Servicing Agreement,
the Indenture, the underwriting agreements related to the Notes and the other
Basic Documents.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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SECTION
3.01.Β Β Representations
and Warranties of
Depositor.Β Β The Depositor hereby represents and warrants to
the Seller as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date:
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(a)Β Β Organization
and Good
Standing.Β Β The Depositor is duly organized, validly existing in
good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada, and has the power and
authority to own its properties and to conduct the business in which it is
currently engaged, and had at all relevant times, and has, the power, authority
and legal right to acquire and own the Receivables.
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(b)Β Β Due
Qualification.Β Β The Depositor is duly qualified to do business as
a foreign corporation in good standing, and has obtained all necessary licenses
and approvals, in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property
or the conduct of its business requires such qualifications.
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(c)Β Β Power
and
Authority.Β Β The Depositor has the power and authority to execute
and deliver this Agreement and to carry out its terms and the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly authorized by the
Depositor by all necessary corporate action.
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(d)Β Β No
Violation.Β Β The
consummation by the Depositor of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the fulfillment by the Depositor of the terms hereof do not conflict with,
result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, nor constitute
(with
or without notice or lapse of time) a default under, the articles of
incorporation or by-laws of the Depositor, or any indenture, agreement or other
instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which it is bound; nor 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 than
the
Basic Documents); nor violate any law or, to the best of the Depositor's
knowledge, any order, rule or regulation applicable to the Depositor of any
court, federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency or other
governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Depositor or its
properties.
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(e)Β Β No
Proceedings.Β Β There
are no proceedings or investigations pending or, to the Depositor's best
knowledge, threatened, before any court, federal or state regulatory body,
administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction
over the Depositor or its properties which (i)Β assert the invalidity of
this Agreement, (ii)Β seek to prevent the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (iii)Β seek any determination
or ruling that might materially and adversely affect the performance by the
Depositor of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this
Agreement.
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3.02.Β Β Representations
and Warranties of
Seller.Β Β
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Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor of the date hereof and
as
of the Closing Date:
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(i)Β Β Organization
and Good Standing.Β Β The Seller is duly organized, validly existing
in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has the power
and
authority to own its properties and to conduct the business in which it is
currently engaged, and had at all relevant times, and has, the power, authority
and legal right to acquire and own the Receivables.
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(ii)Β Β Due
Qualification.Β Β The Seller is duly qualified to do business as a
foreign corporation in good standing, and has obtained all necessary licenses
and approvals, in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property
or the conduct of its business requires such qualifications.
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(iii)Β Β Power
and Authority.Β Β The Seller has the power and authority to execute
and deliver this Agreement and to carry out its terms; the Seller has full
power
and authority to sell and assign the property sold and assigned to the Depositor
hereby and has duly authorized such sale and assignment to the Depositor by
all
necessary corporate action; and the execution, delivery and performance of
this
Agreement has been duly authorized by the Seller by all necessary corporate
action.
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(iv)Β Β No
Violation.Β Β The consummation by the Seller of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the fulfillment by the Seller of the terms
hereof neither conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and
provisions of, nor constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a
default under, the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Seller, or
any
indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Seller is a party or
by
which it is bound; nor 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 than the Basic Documents); nor violate any law or,
to
the best of the Seller's knowledge, any order, rule or regulation applicable
to
the Seller of any court, federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency
or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Seller or
its
properties.
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(v)Β Β No
Proceedings.Β Β There are no proceedings or investigations pending,
or, to the best of Seller's knowledge, threatened, before any court, federal
or
state regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental
instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Seller or its properties which
(i)Β assert the invalidity of this Agreement, (ii)Β seek to prevent the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
(iii)Β seek any determination or ruling that might materially and adversely
affect the performance by the Seller of its obligations under, or the validity
or enforceability of, this Agreement.
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(vi)Β Β No
Consents Required.Β Β All approvals, authorizations, consents,
orders or other actions of any Person or of any Governmental Authority required
in connection with the execution and delivery by the Seller of this Agreement
or
any other Basic Document, the performance by the Seller of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any other Basic Document and the fulfillment
by the Seller of the terms hereof or thereof, have been obtained or have been
completed and are in full force and effect (other than approvals,
authorizations, consents, orders or other actions which if not obtained or
completed or in full force and effect would not have a material adverse effect
on the Seller or upon the collectability of any Receivable or upon the ability
of the Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement).
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(b)Β Β The
Seller makes the following
representations and warranties as to the Receivables on which the Depositor
relied in accepting the Receivables.Β Β The parties hereto acknowledge
that the representations and warranties below require the Seller to monitor
conditions that it may not have the ability to monitor.Β Β Accordingly,
wherever the Seller makes, or is deemed to make, a representation that it cannot
monitor, such representation shall be made as if prefaced with the phrase "to
the best of the Seller's knowledge"; provided, however, that the
determination as to whether a Repurchase Event has occurred pursuant to
SectionΒ 6.02 shall be made without reliance on whether the Seller
actually had knowledge of the accuracy of any of its
representations.Β Β Such representations and warranties speak as of the
execution and delivery of this Agreement but shall survive the sale, transfer
and assignment of the Receivables to the Depositor and the subsequent
assignments and transfers of the Receivables pursuant to the Sale and Servicing
Agreement and the Indenture:
Β
(i)Β Β Characteristics
of Receivables.Β Β Each Receivable (A) was originated in the United
States of America by the Seller in the ordinary course of business or was
originated by a Dealer in the ordinary course of business, in each case in
connection with the retail sale by a Dealer of Financed Equipment in the
ordinary course of such Dealer's business, was fully and properly executed
by
the parties thereto, and if originated by such Dealer, was purchased by the
Seller from such Dealer and was validly assigned by such Dealer to the Seller
in
accordance with its terms, (B) has created a valid, subsisting and enforceable
(subject to paragraph (iv) below) first priority security interest in favor
of
the Seller in the Financed Equipment, and if applicable, a valid, subsisting
and
enforceable (subject to paragraph (iv) below) security interest in favor of
the
Seller in the Cross-Collateralized Equipment, which security interests are
assignable by the Seller to the Depositor, by the Depositor to the Issuing
Entity and by the Issuing Entity to the Indenture Trustee, (C) contains
customary and enforceable (subject to paragraph (iv) below) provisions such
that
the rights and remedies of the holder thereof are adequate for realization
against the collateral of the benefits of the security and (D) provides for
fixed payments (except as described below) on a periodic basis, yields interest
at a fixed-rate (in the case of Receivables related to an Installment Sales
Contract) and is prepayable without premium or penalty at any
time.Β Β The fixed payments provided for are sufficient to amortize the
Amount Financed of such Receivable by maturity and yield interest at the
APR.
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(ii)Β Β Schedule
of Receivables.Β Β The information set forth in the Schedule of
Receivables to this Agreement is true and correct in all material respects
as of
the opening of business on the Cut-off Date and no selection procedures believed
to be adverse to the Noteholders or the Certificateholder as assignees of the
Depositor were utilized in selecting the Receivables.Β Β The computer
tape regarding the Receivables made available to the Depositor and its assigns
is true and correct in all respects.
Β
(iii)Β Β Compliance
with Law.Β Β Each Receivable and the sale or lease of the Financed
Equipment complied at the time it was originated or made, and at the execution
of this Agreement complies 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 S and other equal credit opportunity and
disclosure laws.
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(iv)Β Β Binding
Obligations.Β Β Each Receivable represents the genuine, legal, valid
and binding payment obligation in writing of the Obligor, enforceable by the
holder thereof (which as of the Closing Date is the Seller) in accordance with
its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws relating to the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and to general principles of equity
(regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity
or
at law).Β Β Such enforceability has not been and is not adversely
affected by whether or not the Seller was or is qualified to do business in
the
state in which the Obligor was or is located.
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(v)Β Β Security
Interest in Financed Equipment.Β Β Immediately prior to the sale,
assignment and transfer thereof, each Receivable shall be secured by a validly
perfected first priority security interest in the Financed Equipment in favor
of
the Seller as secured party.Β Β As of the Cut-off Date, such Financed
Equipment is located in the United States of America.
Β
(vi)Β Β Receivables
in Force.Β Β No Receivable has been satisfied, subordinated or
rescinded and no Financed Equipment been released from the lien granted by
the
related Receivable in whole or in part.Β Β No Receivable is rescindable
on the basis of whether or not the Seller was or is qualified to do business
in
the state in which the Obligor was or is located.
Β
(vii)Β Β Prospectus
Information.Β Β As of the Cut-off Date, each Receivable conforms and
all Receivables in the aggregate conform, in all material respects, to the
description set forth in the Prospectus, including all statistical data or
otherwise.
Β
(viii)Β Β No
Amendments.Β Β No Receivable has been amended such that the amount
of the Obligor's Scheduled Payments has been increased or decreased, except
for
increases or decreases resulting from the inclusion of any premium for
forced-placed physical damage insurance covering the Financed
Equipment.
Β
(ix)Β Β No
Defenses.Β Β No right of rescission, setoff, counterclaim or defense
has been asserted or threatened with respect to any Receivable.
Β
(x)Β Β No
Liens.Β Β No liens or claims have been filed for work, labor or
materials relating to any Financed Equipment that are liens prior to, or equal
or coordinate with, the security interest in the Financed Equipment granted
by
the Receivable.
Β
(xi)Β Β No
Default.Β Β No Receivable has a payment that is more than
30Β days overdue as of the Cut-off Date and, except as permitted in this
paragraph, no default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration under
the terms of any Receivable has occurred and is continuing; and (except for
payment defaults continuing for a period of not more than 30 days) no continuing
condition that with notice or the lapse of time would constitute a default,
breach, violation or event permitting acceleration under the terms of any
Receivable has arisen; and the Seller has not waived and shall not waive any
of
the foregoing.
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(xii)Β Β Insurance.Β Β Each
Obligor is required to obtain and maintain physical damage insurance and/or
liability insurance, as applicable, covering the Financed Equipment in
accordance with the Seller's normal requirements.
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(xiii)Β Β Title.Β Β It
is the intention of the Seller that the transfer and assignment herein
contemplated constitute a sale of the Receivables from the Seller to the
Depositor, and that the beneficial interest in and title to the Receivables
not
be part of the debtor's estate in the event of the filing of a bankruptcy
petition by or against the Seller under any bankruptcy law.Β Β No
Receivable has been sold, transferred, assigned or pledged by the Seller to
any
Person other than the Depositor.Β Β Immediately prior to the transfer
and assignment herein contemplated, the Seller has good and marketable title
to
each Receivable, free and clear of all Liens, encumbrances, security interests
and rights of others and, immediately upon the transfer thereof, the Depositor
shall have good and marketable title to each Receivable, free and clear of
all
Liens, tax, governmental or similar liens, encumbrances, security interests
and
rights of others; and the transfer of the Receivables to the Depositor has
been
or will be within 10 days after the Closing Date perfected under the
UCC.
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(xiv)Β Β Lawful
Assignment.Β Β No Receivable has been originated in, or is subject
to the laws of, any jurisdiction under which the sale, transfer and assignment
of such Receivable or any Receivable under this Agreement, the Sale and
Servicing Agreement or the Indenture is unlawful, void or voidable.
Β
(xv)Β Β All
Actions Taken.Β Β All actions necessary to give the Depositor a
first priority perfected ownership interest in the Receivables pursuant to
the
UCC have been taken or will be taken within 10 days after the Closing
Date.
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(xvi)Β Β Leases.Β Β Each
Lease, relating to any Receivable (A)Β creates a security interest rather
than a lease for purposes of Section 1-201 of the UCC, (B)Β is not a
"consumer lease" within the meaning of Article 2A of the UCC in any jurisdiction
where said ArticleΒ 2A has been adopted and governs the construction
thereof, (C)Β to the best knowledge of Seller, the related Obligor has
accepted the related Financed Equipment leased to it and has not notified Seller
of any defects therein, (D)Β is by its terms an absolute and unconditional
obligation of the related Obligor and non-cancelable, (E)Β requires the
related Obligor to maintain the related Financed Equipment for its own account
except for any rental, (F)Β the rights with respect to such Lease are
assignable by the Seller thereunder without the consent of any Person,
(G)Β is net to the Seller of any maintenance, taxes, insurance or other
expenses, (H)Β contains provisions requiring the related Obligor to assume
all risk of loss or malfunction of the related Financed Equipment and (I) may
not be prepaid by its terms, although the Obligor may discharge its obligations
by prepaying the aggregate remaining lease scheduled payments.
Β
(xvii)Β Β Maturity
of Receivables.Β Β Each Receivable has a final scheduled payment
date due not later than the payment date occurring in August 2012 as of the
Cut-off Date and the weighted average remaining term of the Receivables is
40
months as of the Cut-off Date.
Β
(xviii)Β Β Location
of Receivable Files.Β Β The Receivable Files are kept at the
location listed in Schedule B to the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
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(xix)Β Β Outstanding
Contract Balance.Β Β Each Receivable has an outstanding Contract
Balance of at least $5,063 as of the Cut-off Date.
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(xx)Β Β No
Bankruptcies.Β Β No Obligor on any Receivable as of the Cut-off Date
was noted in the related Receivable File as having filed for bankruptcy or
as
being subject to a bankruptcy proceeding and to the Seller's knowledge no such
proceeding is pending or threatened against any Obligor.
Β
(xxi)Β Β No
Repossessions.Β Β No Financed Equipment securing any Receivable is
in repossession status.
Β
(xxii)Β Β Chattel
Paper.Β Β Each Receivable constitutes "tangible chattel paper"
within the meaning of the UCC of the States of New York and Nevada;
Β
(xxiii)Β Β Obligors.Β Β None
of the Receivables is due from any Person which does not have a mailing address
in the United States of America.Β Β No Receivable is due from the United
States of America or any State or from any agency, department, instrumentality
or political subdivision thereof.
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(xxiv)Β Β One
Original.Β Β There is only one Original Contract related to each
Receivable.Β Β With respect to each Receivable, the Seller has a
perfected, first priority ownership or security interest in such Receivable,
free and clear of all Liens, encumbrances, security interests or rights of
others.
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(xxv)Β Β Payment
Frequency.Β Β As of the Cut-off Date and as shown on the books of
the Seller, Receivables having an aggregate Contract Balance equal to
approximately 85.5% of the aggregate Contract Balance of all Receivables had
monthly scheduled payments; and as of the Cut-off Date and as shown on the
books
of the Seller, Receivables having an aggregate Contract Balance equal to
approximately 14.5% of the aggregate Contract Balance of all Receivables had
scheduled payments which have monthly scheduled payments other than certain
months specified therein for which payment is skipped.
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(xxvi)Β Β Interest
Accrual.Β Β Each Receivable related to an Installment Sales Contract
is, as of the Closing Date, accruing interest.
Β
(xxvii)Β Β Notification
of Obligors.Β Β With respect to each Dealer Receivable, the related
Obligor has been notified with respect to the assignment of the related Contract
to the Seller.
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IV
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CONDITIONS
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SECTION
4.01.Β Β Conditions
to the Obligation of the
Depositor.Β Β The obligation of the Depositor to purchase the
Receivables is subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions:
Β
(a)Β Β Representations
and Warranties
True.Β Β The representations and warranties of the Seller hereunder
shall be true and correct on the Closing Date with the same effect as if then
made and the Seller shall have performed all obligations to be performed by
it
hereunder on or prior to the Closing Date.
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(b)Β Β Computer
Files
Marked.Β Β The Seller shall, at its own expense on or prior to the
Closing Date (i) indicate in its computer files that the Receivables have been
sold to the Depositor pursuant to this Agreement and sold by the Depositor
to
the Issuing Entity pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement and
(ii)Β deliver to the Depositor the Schedule of Receivables certified by the
Chairman, the President, a Vice President, Secretary, the Treasurer or an
Assistant Treasurer of the Seller to be true, correct and complete.
Β
(c)Β Β Documents
to be Delivered by Seller
at Closing.
Β
(i)Β Β Assignment.Β Β On
the Closing Date, the Seller will execute and deliver the
Assignment.Β Β The Assignment shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit A.
Β
(ii)Β Β Other
Documents.Β Β On the Closing Date, the Seller will execute and
deliver such other documents as the Depositor may reasonably
request.
Β
(d)Β Β Other
Transactions.Β Β The transactions contemplated by the Basic
Documents to be consummated on the Closing Date shall be consummated on such
date.
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SECTION
4.02.Β Β Conditions
to Obligation of
Seller.Β Β The obligation of the Seller to sell the
Receivables to the Depositor is subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions:
Β
(a)Β Β Representations
and Warranties
True.Β Β The representations and warranties of the Depositor
hereunder shall be true and correct on the Closing Date with the same effect
as
if then made and the Depositor shall have performed all obligations to be
performed by it hereunder on or prior to the Closing Date.
Β
(b)Β Β Receivables
Purchase
Price.Β Β On the Closing Date, the Depositor shall have delivered to
the Seller the purchase price specified in
SectionΒ 2.01.
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SECTION
4.03.Β Β Junior
Liens on Financed Equipment
and Other Equipment.Β Β
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β To
the extent that any item of Financed Equipment is subject to a security interest
in favor of the Seller (each, an "Other Security Interest") to secure an
obligation of the related Obligor that is not part of a Receivable that has
been
transferred to the Depositor pursuant to Section 2.01 (each, an "Other
Obligation"), then the Seller agrees that, notwithstanding any other provision
of any document, instrument or agreement to the contrary, and until (i) the
related Receivable has been paid in full or (ii) the security interest in such
item of Financed Equipment that secures the Receivable (the "Receivable Security
Interest") has been discharged or released, (A) the Receivable Security Interest
in the Financed Equipment shall be prior and senior to the Other Security
Interest in the Financed Equipment, and the Other Security Interest in the
Financed Equipment shall be subordinate and junior to the Receivable Security
Interest in the Financed Equipment, (B) the Seller shall not transfer the Other
Obligation to an Affiliate of the Seller or a trust (other than the Issuing
Entity) established by the Depositor or any of its Affiliates unless the
documentation for such transaction provides that the Receivable Security
Interest in the Financed Equipment shall be prior and senior to the Other
Security Interest in the Financed Equipment, and the Other Security Interest
in
the Financed Equipment shall be subordinate and junior to the Receivable
Security Interest in the Financed Equipment, and (C) the Seller shall not
transfer the Other Obligation (other than as described in clause (B) of this
paragraph) unless the transferee agrees in writing that the Receivable Security
Interest in the Financed Equipment shall be prior and senior to the Other
Security Interest in the Financed Equipment, and the Other Security Interest
in
the Financed Equipment shall be subordinate and junior to the Receivable
Security Interest in the Financed Equipment.
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(b)Β Β To
the extent that any Receivable is
secured by a security interest in any equipment other than the Financed
Equipment (the "Other Equipment") and such Other Equipment is subject to a
security interest (each, an "Affiliate Trust Security Interest") in favor of
the
Seller that has been or will in the future be assigned by the Seller to a trust
(other than the Issuing Entity) established by the Depositor or any of its
Affiliates, then the Seller and the Depositor agree that the Affiliate Trust
Security Interest in the Other Equipment shall be prior and senior to the
security interest in the Other Equipment that secures the Receivable, and the
security interest in the Other Equipment that secures the Receivable shall
be
subordinate and junior to the Affiliate Trust Security Interest in the Other
Equipment.
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V
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COVENANTS
OF THE SELLER AND THE DEPOSITOR
Β
The
Seller and the Depositor agree with each other as follows; provided,
however, that to the extent that any provision of this Article conflicts
with any provision of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Sale and Servicing
Agreement shall govern:
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SECTION
5.01.Β Β Protection
of Right, Title and
Interest.Β Β
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Further
Assurances.Β Β The Seller shall take all actions to preserve and
protect the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Receivables
and the other property transferred to the Depositor pursuant to Section
2.01.Β Β The Depositor shall cooperate fully with the Seller in
connection with the obligations set forth above and will execute any and all
documents reasonably required to fulfill the purpose of this
paragraph.
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(b)Β Β Name
Change.Β Β Within
15 days after the Seller makes any change in its name or type or jurisdiction
of
organization, the Seller shall give the Depositor notice of any such
change.
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(c)Β Β UCC
Financing
Statements.Β Β The Seller shall file and maintain all appropriate
financing statements (in the proper filing office, in the appropriate
jurisdiction), necessary to perfect, and maintain the perfection of, the
ownership interest or security interest of the Depositor in the
Receivables.
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SECTION
5.02.Β Β Other
Liens or
Interests.Β Β Except for the conveyances hereunder and
pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the other Basic Documents,
the
Seller shall not sell, pledge, assign or transfer to any Person, or grant,
create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien arising through or under
it or
any Dealer on, any interest in, to and under the Receivables, and the Seller
shall defend the right, title and interest of the Depositor in, to and under
the
Receivables against all claims of third parties claiming through or under the
Seller or any Dealer; provided, however, that the Seller's
obligations under this Section shall terminate one year and one day after the
termination of the Issuing Entity pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
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SECTION
5.03.Β Β Chief
Executive
Office.Β Β During the term of the Receivables, the Seller
will maintain its chief executive office in one of the States of the United
States of America or the District of Columbia.
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SECTION
5.04.Β Β Corporate
Existence.Β Β
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β During
the term of this Agreement, the Depositor will keep in full force and effect
its
existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws of Nevada
and
will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction
in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity
and
enforceability of this Agreement, the Basic Documents and each other instrument
or agreement necessary or appropriate to the proper administration of this
Agreement and the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby.
Β
(b)Β Β The
Seller will not take any action or
fail to take any action if such act or omission would cause the Depositor not
to
observe the covenants set forth in SectionΒ 5.04(c) or to violate the
provisions of the Depositor's articles of incorporation.
Β
(c)Β Β The
Depositor and the Seller agree that
each of their respective businesses shall be conducted as follows, and neither
Depositor nor the Seller shall take any action or fail to take any action if
such act or omission would cause its respective business not to be conducted
as
follows:
Β
(i)Β Β The
Depositor will maintain both an office at which its business is and will be
conducted and a telephone number separate from the Seller or any of the Seller's
Affiliates.
Β
(ii)Β Β At
least two of the Depositor's directors are not and will not be directors,
officers or employees of the Seller or any of the Seller's
Affiliates.Β Β No employee of the Depositor shall engage in any
servicing functions with respect to the Receivables and, with respect to the
Depositor, shall only engage in corporate governance and clerical
functions.Β Β So long as the Depositor maintains an employee at its
office, the Depositor shall at all times maintain comprehensive liability and
workmen's compensation insurance (as is customary for commercial enterprises)
in
an amount, when taking into account any available umbrella policy, at least
equal to $5,000,000.
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(iii)Β Β The
Depositor will maintain corporate records and books and accounts separate from
those of the Seller or any of the Seller's Affiliates.
Β
(iv)Β Β Except
as expressly permitted by the Sale and Servicing Agreement with respect to
collections on the Receivables prior to the transfer of such collections to
the
Collection Account, the Depositor's funds will not be commingled with those
of
the Seller or any of the Seller's Affiliates, and the Depositor shall maintain
bank accounts separate from those of the Seller or any of the Seller's
Affiliates.
Β
(v)Β Β As
long as it is the Servicer, the Seller shall maintain records permitting a
determination on a daily basis of the amount and location of any of its funds
which are commingled as permitted under clause (iv) above.
Β
(vi)Β Β The
Board of Directors of the Depositor will take appropriate corporate action
(including holding meetings or acting by unanimous consent) to authorize all
of
the Depositor's corporate actions, and minutes shall be maintained by the
Depositor separate and apart from those of the Seller or any of the Seller's
Affiliates.
Β
(vii)Β Β The
Depositor shall at all times be adequately capitalized to engage in the
transactions contemplated at its formation.Β Β Without limiting the
foregoing, the Depositor shall at all times maintain capital sufficient to
pay
its rent, salary of any employee, and any required insurance from the Closing
Date until the termination of the Issuing Entity in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the Trust Agreement.
Β
(viii)Β Β The
Depositor shall not incur or guarantee any debt other than under the Sale and
Servicing Agreement, nor shall the Depositor make any loans, pledge its assets
for the benefit of any other entity or hold out its credit as being available
to
satisfy the obligations of others, other than as permitted by the Depositor's
articles of incorporation.
Β
(ix)Β Β The
Depositor shall not engage in any transaction with the Seller or any of the
Seller's Affiliates on terms more favorable than in a similar transaction
involving a third party.
Β
(x)Β Β The
Depositor shall at all times use its own stationery.
Β
(xi)Β Β The
Depositor shall always be described as a separate corporation, and never as
a
department, division or otherwise of the Seller or any of the Seller's
Affiliates.
Β
(xii)Β Β The
Depositor shall act solely in its own corporate name and through its own
authorized officers and agents.Β Β Neither the Depositor nor any of
Depositor's Affiliates shall be appointed agent of the Seller, except as
expressly provided for by the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the
Administration Agreement.
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(xiii)Β Β The
data and records (including computer records) used by the Depositor or the
Seller in the collection and administration of the Receivables shall reflect
the
Depositor's ownership interest therein.
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(xiv)Β Β Other
than organizational expenses, the Depositor shall be responsible for the payment
of all expenses including
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salaries of its employees, indebtedness and other obligations incurred by it,
including a fair and reasonable allocation for shared office space.
Β
(xv)Β Β The
Depositor shall at all times hold itself out to the public under the Depositor's
own name as a legal entity separate and distinct from the Seller and any of
the
Seller's Affiliates and shall correct any known misunderstanding regarding
its
separate identity.
Β
(xvi)Β Β None
of the Depositor's funds nor any of the funds held by the Seller on behalf
of
the Depositor or the holders of the Certificate or the Notes shall be invested
in securities issued by the Seller or any of the Seller's
Affiliates.
Β
(xvii)Β Β The
Depositor shall at all times maintain a sufficient number of employees in light
of its contemplated business operations.
Β
(xviii)Β Β At
any time the Notes are outstanding, the Seller shall not (A)Β dissolve or
liquidate, (B) merge or consolidate with any other entity, (C) sell its assets
substantially in their entirety to any other entity or (D) amend its articles
of
incorporation, in each case unless the Rating Agency Condition is
satisfied.
Β
(d)Β Β The
Depositor and the Seller will each
furnish to the other on or before April 30 of each year (commencing April 30,
2008) for so long as any Certificate or Note remains outstanding an Officer's
Certificate to the effect that all of its respective obligations under this
SectionΒ 5.04 have been fulfilled throughout the preceding calendar year (or
the period from the Closing Date until December 31, 2007, as applicable), or,
if
there has been any default in the fulfillment of any such obligations,
specifying each such default known to the signer thereof and the nature and
status thereof.
Β
(e)Β Β The
Seller will not transfer or assign
any interest in the Depositor except pursuant to an instrument under which
the
transferee or assignee of such interest expressly assumes the performance of
all
covenants of the Seller to be performed or observed under this
SectionΒ 5.04.
Β
(f)Β Β The
annual consolidated audited
financial statements of the Depositor and the Seller will reflect the results
of
the issuance of the Notes and Certificates in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles and also disclose that the assets of the Depositor are
not
available to pay creditors of the Seller or any other Affiliate of the
Seller.
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SECTION
5.05.Β Β Indemnification.Β Β The
Seller shall indemnify the Depositor for any liability as a result of the
failure of a Receivable to be originated in compliance with all requirements
of
law and for any breach of any of its representations and warranties contained
herein, other than the representations and warranties made pursuant to
SectionΒ 3.02(b) for which the sole remedy shall be provided by
SectionΒ 6.02; provided, however, that the Seller shall
indemnify the Depositor for any liability arising from a breach of
SectionΒ 3.02(b)(ii), (iii) and (xxv).Β Β These
indemnity obligations shall be in addition to any other obligation that the
Seller may otherwise have.
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5.06.Β Β Regulation
AB
Compliance.Β Β The Seller shall provide to the Depositor such
information and disclosure regarding the Seller and the Receivables as is
required to enable the Depositor to comply with all of its obligations under
Regulation AB under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange
Act
of 1934.Β Β
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MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
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SECTION
6.01.Β Β Obligations
of
Seller.Β Β The obligations of the Seller under this Agreement
shall not be affected by reason of any invalidity, illegality or irregularity
of
any Receivable.
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SECTION
6.02.Β Β Repurchase
Events.Β Β
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Seller hereby covenants and agrees with the Depositor for the benefit of the
Depositor, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders, the Owner Trustee and the
Certificateholder that the occurrence of a breach of any of the Seller's
representations and warranties contained in SectionΒ 3.02(b) (other
than the representation and warranty contained in
SectionΒ 3.02(b)(xxv)) in respect of a Receivable shall constitute an
event obligating the Seller to repurchase such Receivable (each, a "Repurchase
Event"), at the Purchase Amount from the Depositor or from the Issuing
Entity.
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repurchase obligations of the
Seller shall constitute the sole remedies to the Depositor, the Indenture
Trustee, the Noteholders, the Owner Trustee and the Certificateholder against
the Seller with respect to any Repurchase Event.
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terms and conditions of the
Depositor's rights and obligations to enforce its right of repurchase pursuant
to this SectionΒ 6.02 shall be governed by SectionΒ 3.02 of the Sale and
Servicing Agreement.
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SECTION
6.03.Β Β Depositor
Assignment of Repurchased
Receivables.Β Β With respect to all Receivables repurchased
by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement, the Depositor shall assign, without
recourse, representation or warranty, to the Seller all the Depositor's right,
title and interest in and to such Receivables, and all security and documents
relating thereto.
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SECTION
6.04.Β Β Issuing
Entity.Β Β The Seller acknowledges and agrees that (a) the
Depositor will, pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, sell the
Receivables to the Issuing Entity and assign its rights under this Agreement
to
the Issuing Entity, (b) the Issuing Entity will, pursuant to the Indenture,
assign such Receivables and such rights to the Indenture Trustee and (c) the
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the rights of
the
Depositor under this Agreement, including SectionΒ 6.02, are intended
to benefit the Issuing Entity, the Certificateholder and the Noteholders (and
may be enforced directly by the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders
and by the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Issuing Entity or the
Certificateholder).Β Β The Seller hereby consents to all such sales and
assignments.
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6.05.Β Β Amendment.Β Β This
Agreement may be amended from time to time, with prior written notice to the
Rating Agencies, by a written amendment duly executed and delivered by the
Seller and the Depositor, without the consent of the Noteholders or the
Certificateholder, 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 Certificateholder;
provided that such amendment will not, as expressed in an Opinion of Counsel,
materially and adversely affect the interest of any Noteholder or the
Certificateholder or the federal tax characterization of the
Notes.Β Β This Agreement may also be amended by the Seller and the
Depositor, with prior written notice to the Rating Agencies, with the consent
of
the Noteholders evidencing a majority in the Outstanding Principal Amount of
the
Notes and the Certificateholder 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 Noteholders or the Certificateholder;
provided, however, that no such amendment may (i)Β increase or
reduce in any manner the amount of, or accelerate or delay the timing of, any
payment by Seller hereunder or collections of payments on Receivables or
distributions that are required to be made for the benefit of Noteholders or
the
Certificateholder or (ii) reduce the aforesaid percentage of the Notes and
the
Certificate which are required to consent to any such amendment, without the
consent of the holders of all the outstanding Notes and the holder of the
Certificate.
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SECTION
6.06.Β Β Waivers.Β Β No
failure or delay on the part of the Depositor in exercising any power, right
or
remedy under this Agreement or the Assignment 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.
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SECTION
6.07.Β Β Notices.Β Β All
demands, notices and communications under this Agreement shall be in writing,
personally delivered or mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested,
and
shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt (a) in the case of the
Seller, to Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, 0000 Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000, (000) 000-0000; (b) in the case of the Depositor,
to
Caterpillar Financial Funding Corporation, 0000 X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000,
Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000 (702) 735-2514; (c)Β in the case of Moody's, to
Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc., ABS Monitoring Department, 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000; and (d) in the case of Standard & Poor's, to
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention of Asset Backed Surveillance Department; or as to
each
of the foregoing, at such other address as shall be designated by written notice
to the other parties.
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SECTION
6.08.Β Β Costs
and
Expenses.Β Β The Seller will pay all expenses incident to the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement, and the Seller agrees
to
pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Depositor, excluding
fees and expenses of counsel, in connection with the perfection as against
third
parties of the Depositor's right, title and interest in and to the Receivables
and the enforcement of any obligation of the Seller hereunder.
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SECTION
6.09.Β Β Representations
of Seller and
Depositor.Β Β The respective agreements, representations,
warranties and other statements by the Seller and the Depositor set forth in
or
made pursuant to this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and will
survive the closing under SectionΒ 2.04.
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SECTION
6.10.Β Β Confidential
Information.Β Β The Depositor 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 Depositor's rights hereunder, under
the
Receivables, under the Sale and Servicing Agreement or any other Basic Document
or as required by any of the foregoing or by law.
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SECTION
6.11.Β Β Headings
.Β Β 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.Β Β
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SECTION
6.12.Β Β Governing
Law.Β Β THIS AGREEMENT AND THE ASSIGNMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED
BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT
REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS (OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND
5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW), AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS,
REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH
LAWS.
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SECTION
6.13.Β Β Counterparts.Β Β 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 first above
written.
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CATERPILLAR
FINANCIAL FUNDING CORPORATION, as Depositor
By:
/s/ Xxxxx X.
XxxxxxxxΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Name:Β Xxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxxx
Title:Β Treasurer
Β
CATERPILLAR
FINANCIAL SERVICES
CORPORATION,
as Seller
By:
/s/ Xxxxx X.
XxxxxxxxΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Name:Β Xxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxxx
Title:Β
Executive
Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
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SCHEDULE
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SCHEDULE
OF
RECEIVABLES
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EXHIBIT
A
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ASSIGNMENT
OF RECEIVABLES
Β
September
27, 2007
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For
value received, in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, dated as of September
1, 2007 (the "Purchase Agreement"), between the undersigned, as seller, and
Caterpillar Financial Funding Corporation, as purchaser (the "Depositor"),
the
undersigned does hereby sell, assign, transfer and otherwise convey unto the
Depositor, without recourse, (i)Β all right, title and interest of the
undersigned in and to the Receivables, and all monies (including accrued
interest) due thereunder on and after the Cut-off Date; (ii)Β the interests
of the undersigned in the security interests in the Transaction Equipment
granted by Obligors pursuant to the Receivables and any other interest of the
undersigned in such Transaction Equipment, including any Liquidation Proceeds;
(iii)Β the interest and rights of the undersigned in any proceeds with
respect to the Receivables from claims on any physical damage, credit life,
liability or disability insurance policies covering Financed Equipment or
Obligors, as the case may be; (iv)Β the interest of the undersigned in any
proceeds from recourse to, or other payment by, Dealers on Receivables; and
(v)Β the proceeds of any and all of the foregoing.
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This
Assignment is made pursuant to and upon the representations, warranties and
agreements on the part of the undersigned contained in the Purchase Agreement
and is to be governed by the Purchase Agreement.
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Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning assigned
to
them in the Purchase Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assignment to be duly executed
as of the date first set forth above.
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CATERPILLAR
FINANCIAL SERVICES
CORPORATION
By:Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β _________________________________
Name:
Title: