This ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT dated as of March 1, 1997, among
NAL AUTO TRUST 1997-1, a Delaware business trust (the "Issuer"), NAL
ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, a Florida corporation, as administrator (the
"Administrator"), and BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, a New York banking
corporation, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture
Trustee (the "Indenture Trustee"),
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Issuer is issuing the 8.15% Asset Backed Notes, (the
"Notes") pursuant to the Indenture dated as of March 1, 1997 (as amended and
supplemented from time to time, the "Indenture"), between the Issuer and the
Indenture Trustee (capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Indenture);
WHEREAS, the Issuer has entered into certain agreements in connection
with the issuance of the Notes and of certain beneficial ownership interests in
the Issuer, including (i) a Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1,
1997 (as amended and supplemented from time to time, the "Sale and Servicing
Agreement"), among the Issuer, NAL Acceptance Corporation, as servicer, Bankers
Trust Company, as back-up servicer, and Autorics II, Inc., as depositor (the
"Depositor"), and (ii) the Indenture (the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the
Indenture being referred to hereinafter collectively as the "Related
Agreements");
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Related Agreements, the Issuer and the Owner
Trustee are required to perform certain duties in connection with (a) the Notes
and the collateral therefor pledged pursuant to the Indenture (the "Collateral")
and (b) the beneficial ownership interests in the Issuer (the registered holders
of such interests being referred to herein as the "Owners");
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Owner Trustee desire to have the
Administrator perform certain of the duties of the Issuer and the Owner Trustee
referred to in the preceding clause and to provide such additional services
consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the Related Agreements as the
Issuer and the Owner Trustee may from time to time request; and
WHEREAS, the Administrator has the capacity to provide the services
required hereby and is willing to perform such services for the Issuer and the
Owner Trustee on the terms set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained
herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. Duties of the Administrator. (a) Duties with Respect to the
Indenture. (i) The Administrator agrees to perform all its duties as
Administrator. In addition, the Administrator shall consult with the Owner
Trustee regarding the duties of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee under the
Indenture. The Administrator shall monitor the performance of the Issuer and
shall advise the Owner Trustee when action is necessary to comply with the
Issuer's or the Owner Trustee's duties under the Indenture. The Administrator
shall prepare for execution by the Issuer, or shall cause the preparation by
other appropriate persons of, all such documents, reports, filings, instruments,
certificates and opinions that it shall be the duty of the Issuer or the Owner
Trustee to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Indenture. In furtherance of
the foregoing, the Administrator shall take all appropriate action that is the
duty of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee to take pursuant to the Indenture
including, without limitation, such of the foregoing as are required with
respect to the following matters under the Indenture (references are to sections
of the Indenture):
(A) the duty to cause the Note Register to be kept and to give the
Indenture Trustee notice of any appointment of a new Note Registrar and the
location, or change in location, of the Note Register (Section 2.05);
(B) the notification of Noteholders of the final principal payment on
their Notes (Section 2.08(b));
(C) the fixing or causing to be fixed of any special record date and
the notification of the Noteholders with respect to special payment dates, if
any (Section 2.08(c));
(D) the preparation of or obtaining of the documents and instruments
required for authentication of the Notes and delivery of the same to the
Indenture Trustee (Section 2.02);
(E) the maintenance of an office in the Borough of Manhattan, City of
New York, for registration of transfer or exchange of Notes (Section 3.02);
(F) the duty to cause newly appointed Paying Agents, if any, to deliver
to the Indenture Trustee the instrument specified in the Indenture regarding
funds held in trust (Section 3.03);
(G) the direction to the Indenture Trustee to deposit moneys with
Paying Agents, if any, other than the Indenture Trustee (Section 3.03);
(H) the obtaining and preservation of the Issuer's qualification to do
business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be
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necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of the Indenture, the
Notes, the Collateral and each other instrument and agreement included in the
Trust Estate (Section 3.04);
(I) the preparation of all supplements and amendments to the Indenture
and all financing statements, continuation statements, instruments of further
assurance and other instruments and the taking of such other action as is
necessary or advisable to protect the Trust Estate (Section 3.05);
(J) the delivery of the Opinion of Counsel on the Closing Date and the
annual delivery of Opinions of Counsel as to the Trust Estate, and the annual
delivery of the Officer's Certificate and certain other statements as to
compliance with the Indenture (Sections 3.06 and 3.09);
(K) the identification to the Indenture Trustee in an Officer's
Certificate of a Person with whom the Issuer has contracted to perform its
duties under the Indenture (Section 3.07(b));
(L) the notification of the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies
of a Servicer Default under the Sale and Servicing Agreement and, if such
Servicer Default arises from the failure of the Servicer to perform any of its
duties under the Sale and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Receivables,
the taking of all reasonable steps available to remedy such failure (Section
3.07(d));
(M) the duty to cause the Servicer to comply with Sections 4.09, 4.10,
4.11 and Article IX of the Sale and Servicing Agreement (Section 3.14);
(N) the preparation and obtaining of documents and instruments required
for the release of the Issuer from its obligations under the Indenture (Section
3.11(b));
(O) the delivery of written notice to the Indenture Trustee and the
Rating Agencies of each Event of Default under the Indenture and each default by
the Servicer or the Depositor under the Sale and Servicing Agreement (Section
3.19);
(P) the monitoring of the Issuer's obligations as to the satisfaction
and discharge of the Indenture and the preparation of an Officer's Certificate
and the obtaining of the Opinion of Counsel and the Independent Certificate
relating thereto (Section 4.01);
(Q) the compliance with any written directive of the Indenture Trustee
with respect to the sale of the Trust Estate in a commercially reasonable manner
if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (Section 5.04);
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(R) the preparation and delivery of notice to Noteholders of the
removal of the Indenture Trustee and the appointment of a successor Indenture
Trustee (Section 6.08);
(S) the preparation of any written instruments required to confirm more
fully the authority of any co-trustee or separate trustee and any written
instruments necessary in connection with the resignation or removal of any
co-trustee or separate trustee (Sections 6.08 and 6.10);
(T) the furnishing of the Indenture Trustee with the names and
addresses of Noteholders during any period when the Indenture Trustee is not the
Note Registrar (Section 7.01);
(U) the opening of one or more accounts in the Issuer's name, the
preparation and delivery of Issuer Orders, Officer's Certificates and Opinions
of Counsel and all other actions necessary with respect to investment and
reinvestment of funds in the Trust Accounts (Sections 8.02 and 8.03);
(V) the preparation of an Issuer Request and Officer's Certificate and
the obtaining of an Opinion of Counsel and Independent Certificates, if
necessary, for the release of the Trust Estate (Sections 8.04 and 8.05);
(W) the preparation of Issuer Orders and the obtaining of Opinions of
Counsel with respect to the execution of supplemental indentures and the mailing
to the Noteholders of notices with respect to such supplemental indentures
(Sections 9.01, 9.02 and 9.03);
(X) the execution and delivery of new Notes conforming to any
supplemental indenture (Section 9.05);
(Y) the duty to notify Noteholders of redemption of the Notes or to
cause the Indenture Trustee to provide such notification (Section 10.02);
(Z) the preparation and delivery of all Officer's Certificates and
Opinions of Counsel with respect to any requests by the Issuer to the Indenture
Trustee to take any action under the Indenture (Section 11.01);
(AA) the notification of the Rating Agencies, upon the failure of the
Indenture Trustee to give such notification, of the information required
pursuant to Section 11.04 of the Indenture (Section 11.04);
(BB) the preparation and delivery to Noteholders and the Indenture
Trustee of any agreements with respect to alternate payment and notice
provisions (Section 11.06);
(CC) the recording of the Indenture, if applicable (Section 11.15); and
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(DD) the delivery to each Noteholder of such information as may be
required to enable such holder to prepare its federal and state tax returns
(Section 6.06).
(ii) The Administrator will:
(A) pay the Indenture Trustee (and any separate trustee or co-trustee
appointed pursuant to Section 6.10 of the Indenture (a "Separate Trustee")) from
time to time reasonable compensation for all services rendered by the Indenture
Trustee or Separate Trustee, as the case may be, under the Indenture (which
compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the
compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
(B) except as otherwise expressly provided in the Indenture, reimburse
the Indenture Trustee or any Separate Trustee upon its request for all
reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the
Indenture Trustee or Separate Trustee, as the case may be, in accordance with
any provision of the Indenture (including the reasonable compensation, expenses
and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense,
disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith;
(C) indemnify the Indenture Trustee and its officers, directors, agents
and employees and any Separate Trustee and their respective agents for, and hold
them harmless against, any losses, liability or expense (including attorney's
fees and expenses) incurred by it in connection with the administration of the
trust created by the Indenture and the performance of its duties under the
Indenture; provided, that, the Administrator need not reimburse any expense or
indemnify against any loss, liability or expense incurred by the Indenture
Trustee through the Indenture Trustee's own willful misconduct, negligence or
bad faith; and
(D) pay the Owner Trustee (and any Indemnified Party, as defined in
Section 8.02 of the Trust Agreement) any amounts owed to it under Section 8.01
or 8.02 of the Trust Agreement.
(b) Additional Duties. (i) In addition to the duties of the
Administrator set forth above, the Administrator shall perform such calculations
and shall prepare or shall cause the preparation by other appropriate persons
of, and shall execute on behalf of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee, all such
documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions that it
shall be the duty of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee to prepare, file or deliver
pursuant to the Related Agreements or Section 5.05(a), (b), (c) or (d) of the
Trust Agreement, and at the request of the Owner Trustee shall take all
appropriate action that it is the duty of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee to
take pursuant to the Related Agreements. In furtherance thereof, the Owner
Trustee shall, on behalf of itself and of the Issuer, execute and deliver to the
Administrator and to each successor Administrator appointed pursuant to the
terms hereof, one or more
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powers of attorney substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, appointing the
Administrator the attorney-in-fact of the Owner Trustee and the Issuer for the
purpose of executing on behalf of the Owner Trustee and the Issuer all such
documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions. Subject to
Section 5 of this Agreement, and in accordance with the directions of the Owner
Trustee, the Administrator shall administer, perform or supervise the
performance of such other activities in connection with the Collateral
(including the Related Agreements) as are not covered by any of the foregoing
provisions and as are expressly requested by the Owner Trustee and are
reasonably within the capability of the Administrator.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Related
Agreements to the contrary, the Administrator shall be responsible for promptly
notifying the Owner Trustee in the event that any withholding tax is imposed on
the Trust's payments (or allocations of income) to an Owner as contemplated in
Section 5.02(c) of the Trust Agreement. Any such notice shall specify the amount
of any withholding tax required to be withheld by the Owner Trustee pursuant to
such provision.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Related
Agreements to the contrary, the Administrator shall be responsible for
performance of the duties of the Owner Trustee set forth in Section 5.05(a),
(b), (c) and (d), the penultimate sentence of Section 5.05 and Section 5.06(a)
of the Trust Agreement with respect to, among other things, accounting and
reports to Owners; provided, however, that the Owner Trustee shall retain
responsibility for the distribution of the Schedule K is necessary to enable
each Owner to prepare its federal and state income tax returns.
(iv) The Administrator shall satisfy its obligations with respect to
clauses (ii) and (iii) above by retaining, at the expense of the Trust payable
by the Administrator, a firm of independent public accountants (the
"Accountants") acceptable to the Owner Trustee, which shall perform the
obligations of the Administrator thereunder. In connection with paragraph (ii)
above, the Accountants will provide prior to December 31, 1997, a letter in form
and substance satisfactory to the Owner Trustee as to whether any tax
withholding is then required and, if required, the procedures to be followed
with respect thereto to comply with the requirements of the Code. The
Accountants shall be required to update the letter in each instance that any
additional tax withholding is subsequently required or any previously required
tax withholding shall no longer be required.
(v) The Administrator shall perform the duties of the Administrator
specified in Section 10.02 of the Trust Agreement required to be performed in
connection with the resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee, and any other
duties expressly required to be performed by the Administrator under the Trust
Agreement.
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(vi) In carrying out the foregoing duties or any of its other
obligations under this Agreement, the Administrator may enter into transactions
or otherwise deal with any of its affiliates; provided, however, that the terms
of any such transactions or dealings shall be in accordance with any directions
received from the Issuer and shall be, in the Administrator's opinion, no less
favorable to the Issuer than would be available from unaffiliated parties.
(c) Non-Ministerial Matters. (i) With respect to matters that in the
reasonable judgment of the Administrator are non-ministerial, the Administrator
shall not take any action unless within a reasonable time before the taking of
such action, the Administrator shall have notified the Owner Trustee of the
proposed action and the Owner Trustee shall not have withheld consent or
provided an alternative direction. For the purpose of the preceding sentence,
"non-ministerial matters" shall include, without limitation:
(A) the amendment of or any supplement to the Indenture;
(B) the initiation of any claim or lawsuit by the Issuer and the
compromise of any action, claim or lawsuit brought by or against the Issuer
(other than in connection with the collection of the Receivables);
(C) the amendment, change or modification of the Related Agreements;
(D) the appointment of successor Note Registrars, successor Paying
Agents and successor Indenture Trustees pursuant to the Indenture or the
appointment of successor Administrators or Successor Servicers, or the consent
to the assignment by the Note Registrar, Paying Agent or Indenture Trustee of
its obligations under the Indenture; and
(E) the removal of the Indenture Trustee.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the
Administrator shall not be obligated to, and shall not, (x) make any payments to
the Noteholders under the Related Agreements, (y) sell the Trust Estate pursuant
to Section 5.04 of the Indenture or (z) take any other action that the Issuer
directs the Administrator not to take on its behalf.
2. Records. The Administrator shall maintain appropriate books of
account and records relating to services performed hereunder, which books of
account and records shall be accessible for inspection by the Issuer at any time
during normal business hours.
3. Compensation. As compensation for the performance of the
Administrator's obligations under this Agreement and as reimbursement for its
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expenses related thereto, the Administrator shall be entitled to $1,000 per
annum which shall be solely an obligation of the Servicer.
4. Additional Information To Be Furnished to the Issuer. The
Administrator shall furnish to the Issuer from time to time such additional
information regarding the Collateral as the Issuer shall reasonably request.
5. Independence of the Administrator. For all purposes of this
Agreement, the Administrator shall be an independent contractor and shall not be
subject to the supervision of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee with respect to
the manner in which it accomplishes the performance of its obligations
hereunder. Unless expressly authorized by the Issuer, the Administrator shall
have no authority to act for or represent the Issuer or the Owner Trustee in any
way and shall not otherwise be deemed an agent of the Issuer or the Owner
Trustee.
6. No Joint Venture. Nothing contained in this Agreement (i) shall
constitute the Administrator and either of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee as
members of any partnership, joint venture, association, syndicate,
unincorporated business or other separate entity, (ii) shall be construed to
impose any liability as such on any of them or (iii) shall be deemed to confer
on any of them any express, implied or apparent authority to incur any
obligation or liability on behalf of the others.
7. Other Activities of Administrator. Nothing herein shall prevent the
Administrator or its Affiliates from engaging in other businesses or, in its
sole discretion, from acting in a similar capacity as an administrator for any
other person or entity even though such person or entity may engage in business
activities similar to those of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture
Trustee.
8. Term of Agreement; Resignation and Removal of Administrator. (a)
This Agreement shall continue in force until the dissolution of the Issuer, upon
which event this Agreement shall automatically terminate.
(b) Subject to Section 8(e), the Administrator may resign its duties
hereunder by providing the Issuer with at least 60 days' prior written notice.
(c) Subject to Section 8(e), the Issuer may remove the Administrator
without cause by providing the Administrator with at least 60 days' prior
written notice.
(d) Subject to Section 8(e), at the sole option of the Issuer, the
Administrator may be removed immediately upon written notice of termination from
the Issuer to the Administrator if any of the following events shall occur:
(i) the Administrator shall default in the performance of any of its
duties under this Agreement and, after notice of such default, shall not cure
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such default within ten days (or, if such default cannot be cured in such time,
shall not give within ten days such assurance of cure as shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Issuer);
(ii) a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall enter a decree
or order for relief, and such decree or order shall not have been vacated within
60 days, in respect of the Administrator in any involuntary case under any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in
effect or appoint a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee,
sequestrator or similar official for the Administrator or any substantial part
of its property or order the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs; or
(iii) the Administrator shall commence a voluntary case under any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in
effect, shall consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case
under any such law, shall consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator,
assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or similar official for the
Administrator or any substantial part of its property, shall consent to the
taking of possession by any such official of any substantial part of its
property, shall make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors or
shall fail generally to pay its debts as they become due.
The Administrator agrees that if any of the events specified in clauses
(ii) or (iii) of this Section shall occur, it shall give written notice thereof
to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee within seven days after the happening of
such event.
(e) No resignation or removal of the Administrator pursuant to this
Section shall be effective until (i) a successor Administrator shall have been
appointed by the Issuer and (ii) such successor Administrator shall have agreed
in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement in the same manner as the
Administrator is bound hereunder.
(f) The appointment of any successor Administrator shall be effective
only after satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition with respect to the
proposed appointment.
(g) Subject to Section 8(e) and 8(f), the Administrator acknowledges
that upon the appointment of a Successor Servicer pursuant to the Sale and
Servicing Agreement, the Administrator shall immediately resign and such
Successor Servicer shall automatically become the Administrator under this
Agreement.
9. Action upon Termination, Resignation or Removal. Promptly upon the
effective date of termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8(a) or the
resignation or removal of the Administrator pursuant to Section 8(b) or (c),
respectively, the Administrator shall be entitled to be paid all fees and
reimbursable expenses accruing to it to the date of such termination,
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resignation or removal. The Administrator shall forthwith upon such termination
pursuant to Section 8(a) deliver to the Issuer all property and documents of or
relating to the Collateral then in the custody of the Administrator. In the
event of the resignation or removal of the Administrator pursuant to Section
8(b) or (c), respectively, the Administrator shall cooperate with the Issuer and
take all reasonable steps requested to assist the Issuer in making an orderly
transfer of the duties of the Administrator.
10. Notices. Any notice, report or other communication given hereunder
shall be in writing and addressed as follows:
(a) if to the Issuer or the Owner Trustee, to:
NAL Auto Trust 1997-1
In care of Wilmington Trust Company
Xxxxxx Square North
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
(b) if to the Administrator, to:
NAL Acceptance Corporation
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx XxXxxxx
(c) if to the Indenture Trustee, to:
Bankers Trust Company
Four Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Corporate Trust and Agency Group,
Structured Finance Team
or to such other address as any party shall have provided to the other parties
in writing. Any notice required to be in writing hereunder shall be deemed given
if such notice is mailed by certified mail, postage prepaid, or hand-delivered
to the address of such party as provided above.
11. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended from time to time by a
written amendment duly executed and delivered by the Issuer, the Administrator
and the Indenture Trustee, with the written consent of the Owner Trustee,
without the consent of the Noteholders and the Certificateholders, 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 Certificateholders; provided that such
amendment will not, in the Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Indenture
Trustee and each Rating Agency, materially and adversely affect the interest of
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any Noteholder or Certificateholder. This Agreement may also be amended by the
Issuer, the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee with the written consent of
the Owner Trustee and the holders of Notes evidencing at least a majority of the
Outstanding Amount of the Notes and the holders of Certificates evidencing at
least a majority of the Certificate Balance 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
Certificateholders; provided, however, that no such amendment may (i) increase
or reduce in any manner the amount of, or accelerate or delay the timing of,
collections of payments on Receivables or distributions that are required to be
made for the benefit of the Noteholders or Certificateholders or (ii) reduce the
aforesaid percentage of the holders of Notes and Certificates which are required
to consent to any such amendment, without the consent of the holders of all the
outstanding Notes and Certificates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Administrator may not amend this Agreement without the permission of the
Depositor, which permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.
12. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned by the
Administrator unless such assignment is previously consented to in writing by
the Issuer and the Owner Trustee and subject to the satisfaction of the Rating
Agency Condition in respect thereof. An assignment with such consent and
satisfaction, if accepted by the assignee, shall bind the assignee hereunder in
the same manner as the Administrator is bound hereunder. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, this Agreement may be assigned by the Administrator without the
consent of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee to a corporation or other
organization that is a successor (by merger, consolidation or purchase of
assets) to the Administrator; provided that such successor organization executes
and delivers to the Issuer, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee an
agreement in which such corporation or other organization agrees to be bound
hereunder by the terms of said assignment in the same manner as the
Administrator is bound hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall
bind any successors or assigns of the parties hereto.
13. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW
PROVISIONS, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER
SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
14. Headings. The section headings hereof have been inserted for
convenience of reference only and shall not be construed to affect the meaning,
construction or effect of this Agreement.
15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each
of which when so executed shall be an original, but all of which together shall
constitute but one and the same agreement.
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16. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective to the extent of such
prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions
hereof and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall
not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
17. Not Applicable to NAL Acceptance Corporation in Other Capacities.
Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any obligation NAL Acceptance Corporation
may have in any other capacity.
18. Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee and Indenture Trustee. (a)
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this instrument has
been countersigned by Wilmington Trust Company not in its individual capacity
but solely in its capacity as Owner Trustee of the Issuer and in no event shall
Wilmington Trust Company in its individual capacity or any beneficial owner of
the Issuer have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants,
agreements or other obligations of the Issuer hereunder, as to all of which
recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Issuer. For all purposes of
this Agreement, in the performance of any duties or obligations of the Issuer
hereunder, the Owner Trustee shall be subject to, and entitled to the benefits
of, the terms and provisions of Articles VI, VII and VIII of the Trust
Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this
Agreement has been countersigned by Bankers Trust Company not in its individual
capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee and in no event shall Bankers Trust
Company have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants,
agreements or other obligations of the Issuer hereunder or in any of the
certificates, notices or agreements delivered pursuant hereto, as to all of
which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Issuer.
19. Third-Party Beneficiary. The Owner Trustee is a third-party
beneficiary to this Agreement and is entitled to the rights and benefits
hereunder and may enforce the provisions hereof as if it were a party hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
NAL AUTO TRUST 1997-1
By: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, not
in its individual capacity but
solely as Owner Trustee
By:
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY,
not in its individual capacity
but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
NAL ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION,
as Administrator
By:
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Name: Xxxxxx XxXxxxx
Title: Vice President
EXHIBIT A
POWER OF ATTORNEY
STATE OF NEW YORK }
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COUNTY OF NEW YORK }
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that Wilmington Trust Company, a
Delaware banking corporation, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner
trustee (the "Owner Trustee") for NAL Auto Trust 1997-1 (the "Trust"), does
hereby make, constitute and appoint NAL Acceptance Corporation, as administrator
under the Administration Agreement dated as of March 1, 1997 (the
"Administration Agreement"), among the Trust, NAL Acceptance Corporation and
Bankers Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee, as the same may be amended from
time to time, and its agents and attorneys, as Attorneys-in-Fact to execute on
behalf of the Owner Trustee or the Trust all such documents, reports, filings,
instruments, certificates and opinions as it should be the duty of the Owner
Trustee or the Trust to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Related
Agreements, or pursuant to Section 5.05(a), (b), (c) or (d) of the Trust
Agreement dated as of March 1, 1997 between Autorics II, Inc. and Wilmington
Trust Company, as Owner Trustee, including, without limitation, to appear for
and represent the Owner Trustee and the Trust in connection with the
preparation, filing and audit of federal, state and local tax returns pertaining
to the Trust, and with full power to perform any and all acts associated with
such returns and audits that the Owner Trustee could perform, including without
limitation, the right to distribute and receive confidential information, defend
and assert positions in response to audits, initiate and defend litigation, and
to execute waivers of restrictions on assessments of deficiencies, consents to
the extension of any statutory or regulatory time limit, and settlements.
All powers of attorney for this purpose heretofore filed or executed by
the Owner Trustee are hereby revoked.
Capitalized terms that are used and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Administration Agreement.
EXECUTED this ___th day of March, 1997.
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
not in its individual capacity
but solely as Owner Trustee
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
A-1
STATE OF NEW YORK }
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COUNTY OF NEW YORK }
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the
foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he signed the same for the
purposes and considerations therein expressed.
Sworn to before me this _____ th day of March, 1997.
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Notary Public - State of New York
