SWAP COUNTERPARTY RIGHTS AGREEMENT AMONG CITIBANK, N.A., AS PRIMARY SWAP COUNTERPARTY SWIFT MASTER AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST, AS ISSUING ENTITY GMAC LLC, AS SERVICER, CUSTODIAN, AND ADMINISTRATOR WHOLESALE AUTO RECEIVABLES LLC, AS DEPOSITOR THE BANK OF...
Exhibit 99.5
AMONG
XXXXXXXX, N.A.,
AS PRIMARY SWAP COUNTERPARTY
AS PRIMARY SWAP COUNTERPARTY
SWIFT MASTER AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST,
AS ISSUING ENTITY
AS ISSUING ENTITY
GMAC LLC,
AS SERVICER, CUSTODIAN, AND ADMINISTRATOR
AS SERVICER, CUSTODIAN, AND ADMINISTRATOR
WHOLESALE AUTO RECEIVABLES LLC,
AS DEPOSITOR
AS DEPOSITOR
THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE
AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE
AND
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
AS OWNER TRUSTEE
AS OWNER TRUSTEE
DATED AS OF OCTOBER 16, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.01 Definitions |
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ARTICLE II LIMITATIONS ON ISSUING ENTITY’S CONSOLIDATION, MERGER OR SALE OF ASSETS |
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Section 2.01 Consolidation or Merger; Sale or Disposition of Assets or Property |
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Section 2.02 Payment to Noteholders or Certificateholders |
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ARTICLE III AMENDMENTS TO TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS |
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Section 3.01 Amendments to the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement |
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Section 3.02 Amendments to Trust Agreement |
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Section 3.03 Amendments to Administration Agreement |
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Section 3.04 Amendments to Custodian Agreement |
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Section 3.05 Supplemental Indentures |
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ARTICLE IV DELIVERY OF NOTICES AND REPORTS |
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Section 4.01 Notices of Replacement of Indenture Trustee |
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Section 4.02 Notices of Events of Default, Enforcement and Termination |
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Section 4.03 Notices of Amendment of the Custodian Agreement |
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Section 4.04 Notices of Amendment of the Administration Agreement |
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Section 4.05 Notices of Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 4.06 Notices of Amendment of the Trust Agreement |
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Section 4.07 Notices of Amendment of the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement |
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Section 4.08 Notices of Release of Trust Estate |
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Section 4.09 Notices of Release of Collateral |
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Section 4.10 Notices of Removal of Administrator |
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Section 4.11 Notices of Assignment of the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement |
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Section 4.12 Notice of Optional Redemption of Series 2007-2 Notes |
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Section 4.13 Notices Generally |
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Section 4.14 Delivery of Reports |
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ARTICLE V MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 5.01 Notices |
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Section 5.02 GOVERNING LAW |
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Section 5.03 Binding Effect |
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Section 5.04 Replacement of the Swap Counterparty |
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Section 5.05 Rights under other Basic Documents |
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Section 5.06 Severability of Provisions |
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Section 5.07 Assignment |
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Section 5.08 Amendments |
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Section 5.09 Headings |
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Section 5.10 Counterparts |
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Section 5.11 Limitation of Liability |
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Section 5.12 Termination |
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THIS SWAP COUNTERPARTY RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of October 16, 2007 (this
“Agreement”), is among CITIBANK, N.A., as Swap Counterparty (the “Primary Swap Counterparty”),
SWIFT MASTER AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust” or the “Issuing
Entity”), GMAC LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Servicer, Custodian, and Administrator
(“GMAC”), WHOLESALE AUTO RECEIVABLES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Depositor (the
“DEPOSITOR”), THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely
as Indenture Trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”), and HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national
banking association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee (the “Owner
Trustee”).
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Trust has entered into the Basis Swaps with the Primary
Swap Counterparty;
WHEREAS, the parties intend in this Agreement to enumerate certain rights of the Primary Swap
Counterparty.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained,
the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Agreement are
defined in and shall have the respective meanings assigned them in Part I of Appendix
A to the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 20, 2007, among GMAC, as Servicer,
the Depositor, and the Trust, as Issuing Entity, as it may be amended, supplemented or modified
from time to time (the “Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement”), or in the Series 0000-0
Xxxxxxxxx Supplement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Trust and the Indenture Trustee, as
it may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time (the “Series 2007-2 Indenture
Supplement”), and all references herein to Articles and Sections are to Articles or Sections of
other Basic Documents unless otherwise specified. The rules of construction set forth in Part
II of Appendix A to the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement shall be applicable to this
Agreement.
ARTICLE II
LIMITATIONS ON ISSUING ENTITY’S CONSOLIDATION,
MERGER OR SALE OF ASSETS
LIMITATIONS ON ISSUING ENTITY’S CONSOLIDATION,
MERGER OR SALE OF ASSETS
Section 2.01 Consolidation or Merger; Sale or Disposition of Assets or Property
(a) The Issuing Entity shall not consolidate or merge with or into any other Person, unless
the Issuing Entity shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Issuing Entity, each stating that such consolidation or merger
and related supplemental indenture shall have no material adverse tax consequence to the Primary
Swap Counterparty.
(b) Except as otherwise expressly permitted by the Indenture or the other Basic Documents, the
Issuing Entity shall not sell, convey, exchange, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its
properties or assets, including those included in the Trust Estate, to any Person, unless the
Issuing Entity shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Primary Swap Counterparty an
Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Issuing Entity, each stating that
such sale, conveyance, exchange, transfer or disposition and related supplemental indenture shall
have no material adverse tax consequence to the Primary Swap Counterparty.
Section 2.02
Payment to Noteholders or Certificateholders. At any time that the Trust, the
Indenture Trustee or any other Person under any Basic Document shall make any payment or
distribution to any Noteholder or Certificateholder out of the funds in the Collection Account or
out of funds realized upon any sale or liquidation (in whole or in part) of the Collateral pursuant
to Article V of the Indenture, such payment (an “Investor Payment”) shall not be made unless the
Primary Swap Counterparty has received any and all payments that it is entitled to receive pursuant
to Section 4.04 of the Series 0000-0 Xxxxxxxxx Supplement (or funds have been set aside for
the purpose of making such payments) in priority to such Investor Payment or on a parity with such
Investor Payment pursuant to the terms of such provisions.
ARTICLE III
AMENDMENTS TO TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS
AMENDMENTS TO TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS
Section 3.01
Amendments to the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Trust Sale and Servicing
Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer
and the Owner Trustee in the manner specified by Section 10.1 of the Trust Sale and
Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that no such amendment, modification or
supplement shall be made unless either (A) the Primary Swap Counterparty consents in writing to
such amendment, modification or supplement or (B) the amendment, modification or supplement will,
as evidenced by an opinion of independent counsel addressed to the Primary Swap Counterparty, have
no material adverse effect on the interests of the Primary Swap Counterparty.
Section 3.02
Amendments to Trust Agreement. The Trust Agreement may be amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time by the Depositor and the Owner Trustee in the manner specified by
Section 8.2 of the Trust Agreement; provided, however, that no amendment,
modification or supplement shall be made unless either (A) the Primary Swap Counterparty consents
in writing to such amendment, modification or supplement or (B) the amendment, modification or
supplement will, as evidenced by an opinion of independent counsel addressed to the Primary Swap
Counterparty, have no material adverse effect on the interests of the Primary Swap Counterparty.
Section 3.03
Amendments to Administration Agreement. The Administration Agreement may be amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time pursuant to Section 13 of the Administration
Agreement; provided, however, that no amendment, modification or supplement will be
effected pursuant to Section 13 of the Administration Agreement unless
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either (A) the Primary Swap Counterparty consents in writing to such amendment, modification or supplement or (B)
such amendment, modification or supplement will, as evidenced by an opinion of independent counsel
addressed to the Primary Swap Counterparty, have no material adverse effect on the interests of the
Primary Swap Counterparty.
Section 3.04
Amendments to Custodian Agreement. The Custodian Agreement may be amended, modified
or supplemented pursuant to Section 7 thereof; provided, however, that no
such amendment, modification or supplement shall be made unless either (A) the Primary Swap
Counterparty consents in writing to such amendment, modification or supplement or (B) such
amendment, modification or supplement will, as evidenced by an opinion of independent counsel
addressed to the Primary Swap Counterparty, have no material adverse effect on the interests of the
Primary Swap Counterparty.
Section 3.05
Supplemental Indentures. No supplemental indenture shall be entered into under
Section 9.1 or 9.2 of the Indenture unless either (A) the Primary Swap Counterparty
consents in writing to such supplemental indenture or (B) such supplemental indenture will, as
evidenced by an opinion of independent counsel addressed to the Primary Swap Counterparty, have no
material adverse effect on the interests of the Primary Swap Counterparty.
ARTICLE IV
DELIVERY OF NOTICES AND REPORTS
DELIVERY OF NOTICES AND REPORTS
Section 4.01 Notices of Replacement of Indenture Trustee.
(a) The Indenture Trustee shall provide the Primary Swap Counterparty with a copy of any
notice of its intent to resign delivered pursuant to Section 6.8(a) of the Indenture.
(b) A successor Indenture Trustee shall deliver to the Primary Swap Counterparty a copy of any
acceptance under Section 6.8(c) of the Indenture.
Section 4.02 Notices of Events of Default, Enforcement and Termination.
(a) The Indenture Trustee shall give the Primary Swap Counterparty notice of any default by
the Issuing Entity (or any other obligor upon the Notes) of which it has actual knowledge in the
making of any payment required to be made with respect to the Notes.
(b) The Issuing Entity shall deliver to the Primary Swap Counterparty a copy of any notice it
shall deliver pursuant to Section 6.17 of the Indenture in respect of the occurrence of a
Servicing Default under the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement.
(c) The Issuing Entity shall give the Primary Swap Counterparty prompt written notice of each
Event of Default under the Indenture, each Servicer Default, each default
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on the part of the Depositor of its obligations under the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement and each default on the
part of GMAC of its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
(d) The Issuing Entity shall deliver to the Primary Swap Counterparty, within five Business
Days after learning of the occurrence thereof, a copy of the written notice in the form of an
Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Indenture Trustee, of any event which with the giving of
notice and the lapse of time would become an Event of Default under Section 6.02(c) of the
Series 0000-0 Xxxxxxxxx Supplement, its status and what action the Issuing Entity is taking or
proposes to take with respect thereto.
(e) If an Event of Default should occur and be continuing under the Indenture, and the
Indenture Trustee or the requisite percentage of the Holders of the Notes declare all of the Notes
immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 5.2(a) of the Indenture, then the Indenture
Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to the Primary Swap Counterparty.
(f) The Indenture Trustee shall promptly give to the Primary Swap Counterparty written notice
of any waiver pursuant to Section 5.12 of the Indenture.
(g) The Indenture Trustee shall promptly provide to the Primary Swap Counterparty written
notice of each request for action that is made and direction received pursuant to Section
5.17 of the Indenture, with respect to the exercise of the Indenture Trustee’s powers to compel
performance or enforce the obligations of the parties under the Basic Documents.
(h) The Indenture Trustee shall mail to the Primary Swap Counterparty any notice of Default
which the Indenture Trustee mails to Noteholders pursuant to Section 6.5 of the Indenture.
(i) The Servicer shall deliver to the Primary Swap Counterparty promptly after having obtained
knowledge thereof, but in no event later than five Business Days thereafter, written notice in an
officer’s certificate of any event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would
become a Servicing Default under Section 8.1 of the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement.
(j) Notice of any termination of the Trust shall be given by the Servicer to the Primary Swap
Counterparty as soon as practicable after the Servicer has received notice thereof.
Section 4.03 Notices of Amendment of the Custodian Agreement. The Custodian shall furnish prior
notice to the Primary Swap Counterparty of any proposed amendment to the Custodian Agreement.
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Section 4.04 Notices of Amendment of the Administration Agreement. The Administrator shall furnish
prior notice to the Primary Swap Counterparty of any proposed amendment to the Administration
Agreement.
Section 4.05 Notices of Supplemental Indentures. The Indenture Trustee shall furnish prior notice
to the Primary Swap Counterparty of any proposed indentures supplemental to the Indenture.
Section 4.06 Notices of Amendment of the Trust Agreement. The Issuing Entity shall furnish prior
notice to the Primary Swap Counterparty of any proposed amendment to the Trust Agreement.
Section 4.07
Notices of Amendment of the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Issuing Entity
shall furnish prior notice to the Primary Swap Counterparty of any proposed amendment to the Trust
Sale and Servicing Agreement.
Section 4.08 Notices of Release of Trust Estate. The Indenture Trustee shall provide copies to the
Primary Swap Counterparty of all of the documents received by it pursuant to Section 8.7(b)
of the Indenture.
Section 4.09 Notices of Release of Collateral. The Indenture Trustee shall provide copies to the
Primary Swap Counterparty of any document received by it pursuant to Section 2.9 of the
Indenture with respect to the release of Collateral.
Section 4.10 Notices of Removal of Administrator.
(a) Subject to Section 10(d) of the Administration Agreement, the Administrator may
resign pursuant to Section 10(b) of the Administration Agreement by providing the Issuing
Entity and the Primary Swap Counterparty with at least 60 days’ prior written notice.
(b) The Issuing Entity shall provide to the Primary Swap Counterparty a copy of any written
notice from the Issuing Entity to the Administrator effecting the immediate removal of the
Administrator pursuant to Section 10(c) of the Administration Agreement.
Section 4.11 Notices of Assignment of the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Depositor shall
provide to the Primary Swap Counterparty prior written notice of any assignment of the Trust Sale
and Servicing Agreement made pursuant to Section 10.6 thereof.
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Section 4.12 Notice of Optional Redemption of Series 2007-2 Notes. The Servicer shall provide to
the Primary Swap Counterparty notice of its option to purchase the Series 2007-2 Noteholders’
Collateral and thereby cause a redemption of the Series 2007-2 Notes pursuant to Section
7.01 of the Series 2007-2 Indenture Supplement.
Section 4.13 Notices Generally. The Issuing Entity shall promptly transmit any notice received by
it from the Noteholders to the Primary Swap Counterparty. The Indenture Trustee shall likewise
promptly transmit any notice received by it from the Noteholders to the Primary Swap Counterparty.
Section 4.14 Delivery of Reports.
(a) A copy of any report delivered by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 7.4 of
the Indenture shall, at the time of its mailing to Noteholders, be sent by the Indenture Trustee to
the Primary Swap Counterparty.
(b) The Servicer shall (i) deliver to the Primary Swap Counterparty copies of its officer’s
certificate and the Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria pursuant to
Section 4.1(a) and (b) of the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement, respectively and
(ii) cause the firm delivering the Report of Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria
pursuant to Section 4.2 of the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement, to deliver a copy
thereof to the Primary Swap Counterparty.
(c) The Issuing Entity shall deliver to the Primary Swap Counterparty a copy of the Annual
Statement of Compliance required by Section 3.9 of the Indenture.
(d) On each Determination Date, the Servicer shall deliver to the Primary Swap Counterparty a
copy of the Servicer’s Accounting required by Section 3.05 of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
(e) The Servicer shall deliver to the Primary Swap Counterparty, promptly after the execution
and delivery of the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement and of each amendment thereto, an Opinion of
Counsel as required in Section 10.2(i) thereof.
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 5.01 Notices. All demands upon, notices to and communications with the Primary Swap
Counterparty required hereunder shall be delivered in the manner specified for notices in the Basis
Swaps, and all other demands upon, notices to and communications upon or to the other parties
hereto shall be delivered as specified in Appendix B of the Trust Sale and Servicing
Agreement.
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Section 5.02 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT 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 BUT WITHOUT
PREJUDICE TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF ITS GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW, AND THE
OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SUCH LAWS.
Section 5.03 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit
of all of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, including the Issuing
Entity.
Section 5.04 Replacement of the Swap Counterparty. In the event that the Primary Swap Counterparty
resigns, is removed or otherwise replaced as Primary Swap Counterparty pursuant to the terms of the
Basis Swaps, the Triparty Contingent Assignment Agreement or the Contingent Basis Swaps, its
assignee or successor in interest thereunder shall, subject to satisfying the Rating Agency
Condition with respect to S&P, automatically succeed to the interests of the Primary Swap
Counterparty under this Agreement.
Section 5.05 Rights under other Basic Documents. No provision in this Agreement shall in any way
waive or impair any right afforded to the Primary Swap Counterparty under any Interest Rate Swap or
any other Basic Document.
Section 5.06 Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants, agreements,
provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such
covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants,
agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or
enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement.
Section 5.07 Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Primary Swap Counterparty
without the prior written consent of each of the Trust, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee,
GMAC, and the Depositor, except as provided in Section 5.04 hereof.
Section 5.08 Amendments. No change or amendment to this Agreement will be effective unless in
writing and signed by all of the parties to this Agreement.
Section 5.09 Headings. The headings of the various Sections herein are for convenience of
reference only and shall not define or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 5.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties in separate counterparts
(including by facsimile transmission), each of which when so executed and
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delivered shall be an original but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section 5.11 Limitation of Liability. It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto
that (a) this Agreement is executed and delivered by HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in
its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee of the Issuing Entity, in the exercise of the
powers and authority conferred and vested in it under the Trust Agreement, (b) each of the
representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Issuing Entity or the
Owner Trustee is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements by
HSBC Bank USA, National Association but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the
Issuing Entity and (c) under no circumstances shall HSBC Bank USA, National Association be
personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuing Entity or the
Owner Trustee or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or
covenant made or undertaken by the Issuing Entity or the Owner Trustee under this Agreement or the
other Basic Documents. For all purposes of this Agreement, in the performance of any duties or
obligations of the Issuing Entity or the Owner Trustee hereunder, HSBC Bank USA, National
Association shall be entitled to the benefits of the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement.
Section 5.12 Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon termination of the last Basis Swap
with the Primary Swap Counterparty.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Primary Swap Counterparty
Rights Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers, thereunto duly authorized, all
as of the day and year first above written.
SWIFT MASTER AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST | ||||||
By: | HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its | |||||
individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee | ||||||
By: Name: |
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Title: | Assistant Vice President | |||||
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its | ||||||
individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee | ||||||
By: Name: |
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Title: | Assistant Vice President | |||||
CITIBANK, N.A. | ||||||
By: Name: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: | Managing Director | |||||
THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A., not in its | ||||||
individual capacity, but solely as Indenture Trustee | ||||||
By: Name: |
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Title: | Vice President |
GMAC LLC | ||||||
By: Name: |
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Title: | Director — Global Securitization | |||||
WHOLESALE AUTO RECEIVABLES LLC | ||||||
By: Name: |
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Title: | Vice President |