HYUNDAI AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST 2006-A $921,400,000 ASSET BACKED NOTES HYUNDAI ABS FUNDING CORPORATION (DEPOSITOR) HYUNDAI MOTOR FINANCE COMPANY (SELLER AND SERVICER) UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Exhibit 1.1
Execution Copy
$921,400,000 ASSET BACKED NOTES
HYUNDAI ABS FUNDING CORPORATION
(DEPOSITOR)
HYUNDAI MOTOR FINANCE COMPANY
(SELLER AND SERVICER)
March 7, 2006
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
as Representative of the
Several Underwriters
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
as Representative of the
Several Underwriters
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
SECTION 1. Introduction. Hyundai ABS Funding Corporation (the “Depositor”) proposes to
cause Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2006-A (the “Trust”) to issue and sell $200,000,000 principal
amount of its Class A-1 Notes (the “Class A-1 Notes”), $258,000,000 principal amount of Class A-2
Notes (the “Class A-2 Notes”), $208,000,000 principal amount of its Class A-3 Notes (the “Class A-3
Notes”) and $156,700,000 principal amount of its Class A-4 Notes (the “Class A-4 Notes” and
together with the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2 Notes and the Class A-3 Notes, the “Class A
Notes”), $28,200,000 principal amount of its Class B Notes (the “Class B Notes”), $37,600,000
principal amount of its Class C Notes (the “Class C Notes”) and $32,900,000 principal amount of its
Class D Notes (the “Class D Notes” and together with the Class A Notes, the Class B Notes and the
Class C Notes, the “Notes”) to the several underwriters set forth on Schedule I (each, an
“Underwriter”), for whom X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. is acting as representative (the
“Representative”). The Notes will be issued pursuant to an Indenture, to be dated as of March 15,
2006 (the “Indenture”), between the Trust and Citibank, N.A., as indenture trustee (in such
capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”). The assets of the Trust will include, among other things, a
pool of motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts acquired by Hyundai Motor Finance Company
(“HMFC”) and sold to the Trust on the Closing Date (the “Receivables”) secured by new and used
automobiles and light-duty trucks and financed thereby (the “Vehicles”), certain monies received
thereunder after the close of business on February 4, 2006 (the “Cutoff Date”), and the other
property and the proceeds thereof to be conveyed to the Trust pursuant to the Sale and Servicing
Agreement to be dated as of March 15, 2006 (the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”) among the Trust,
HMFC, as servicer, the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee. Pursuant to the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, the Depositor will sell the Receivables to the Trust and HMFC will service the
Receivables on behalf of the Trust. In addition, pursuant to the Owner Trust Administration
Agreement to be dated as of March 15, 2006 (the “Administration Agreement”) among the Trust, HMFC,
and the Indenture Trustee, HMFC will agree to perform certain administrative tasks on behalf of the
Trust. The Depositor formed the Trust pursuant to a trust agreement, and it will be governed by an
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”) to be dated as of March 15, 2006 among
the Depositor, HMFC and Wilmington Trust Company, as owner trustee (the “Owner Trustee”). The
owner trust certificate (the “Certificate”), representing a fractional undivided interest in the
Trust, will be issued to the Depositor pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
The Depositor will acquire the Receivables from HMFC pursuant to the terms of the Receivables
Purchase Agreement (the “Receivables Purchase Agreement”) to be dated as of March 15, 2006 between
the Depositor and HMFC. HMFC has acquired the Receivables from
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franchised dealers (the “Dealers”) pursuant to certain dealer retail agreements between each
Dealer and HMFC (collectively, the “Dealer Retail Agreements”).
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Underwriting Agreement (this
“Agreement”) shall have the meanings set forth in the Sale and Servicing Agreement or if not
defined therein, then as defined in the Prospectus Supplement (as defined below). As used herein,
the term “Transaction Documents” refers to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture, the
Trust Agreement, the Receivables Purchase Agreement and the Administration Agreement.
At or prior to the time when sales to purchasers of the Notes were first made to investors by
the Underwriters, which was approximately 11:30 a.m. on March 7, 2006 (the “Time of Sale”), the
Seller had prepared the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated March 6, 2006 to the Prospectus
dated March 6, 2006 (along with information referred to under the caption “Static Pool Data”
therein regardless of whether it is deemed a part thereof under the Rules and Regulations, together
the “Preliminary Prospectus”). If, subsequent to the Time of Sale and prior to the Closing Date,
such information included an untrue statement of material fact or omitted to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading and the Underwriters terminate their old “Contracts of Sale” (within
the meaning of Rule 159 under the Securities Act) and enter into new Contracts of Sale with
investors in the Notes, then the “Preliminary Prospectus” will refer to the information conveyed to
investors at the time of entry into such new Contract of Sale, in an amended Preliminary Prospectus
approved by the Depositor and the Representative that corrects such material misstatements or
omissions (a “Corrected Prospectus”) and “Time of Sale” will refer to the time and date on which
such new Contracts of Sale were entered into.
SECTION 2. Representations and Warranties. (a) As a condition of the several
obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Notes, each of the Depositor and HMFC makes the
representations and warranties set forth below to the Representative and each of the Underwriters.
To the extent a representation or warranty specifically relates to the Depositor, such
representation or warranty is made by the Depositor and HMFC jointly, and to the extent a
representation or warranty specifically relates solely to HMFC, such representation or warranty is
only made by HMFC and not by the Depositor.
(i) The registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-127967), including the
exhibits thereto, has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”) for registration under the Securities Act, which registration statement has
been declared effective by the Commission within the three years prior to the Closing Date
and is still effective as of the date hereof. Such registration statement, including the
exhibits thereto, as amended to the date hereof, is hereinafter called the “Registration
Statement”; the prospectus included in the Registration Statement, at the time the
Registration Statement became effective, or as subsequently filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act is hereinafter called the “Base
Prospectus”; a prospectus supplement relating to the Notes, in the form first filed after
the date hereof pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, including the Base
Prospectus as so supplemented and together, along with information referred to under the
caption “Static Pool Data” therein regardless of whether it is deemed a part of the
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Registration Statement or Base Prospectus under the Rules and Regulations, is
hereinafter called the “Prospectus Supplement”; and the Base Prospectus together with the
Prospectus Supplement are hereinafter called the “Prospectus.” Any preliminary form of the
Prospectus that has heretofore been filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) is hereinafter called a
“preliminary prospectus.” Any reference herein to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or
“supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the
Prospectus Supplement, shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or the filing
date of the Base Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement, as the case may be, deemed to be
incorporated therein by reference pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act.
(ii) The Registration Statement as of the applicable effective date as to each part
thereof pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) and any amendment thereto of the Securities Act (the
“Effective Date”), the Preliminary Prospectus, as of the date of the Preliminary Prospectus
Supplement, and the Prospectus, as of the date of the Prospectus Supplement, complied in all
material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder (the “Rules and Regulations”); and the information
in the Registration Statement, as of the Effective Date, will conform in all material
respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations and did not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; the
Preliminary Prospectus, as of the date of the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and as of
the Closing Date, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the
Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations; and the Prospectus, and any amendments thereof
and supplements thereto, as of the date of the Prospectus Supplement and as of the Closing
Date, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and
the Rules and Regulations and will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; provided, however, that neither
HMFC nor the Depositor makes any representations or warranties as to (i) that part of the
Registration Statement which constitutes the Statement of Qualification under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”) on Form T-1 (the “Form T-1”)
of the Indenture Trustee (which will be represented and warranted to by the Indenture
Trustee) and (ii) the information contained in or omitted from such Registration Statement
or such Prospectus (or any supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to HMFC by or on behalf of the Underwriters specifically for
use in the preparation thereof which information consists solely of the information set
forth in the chart following the first paragraph, the second paragraph, the selling
concession and reallowance chart at the end of the second paragraph, the third paragraph and
the fourth paragraph under the heading “Underwriting” in the Prospectus Supplement and the
fifth paragraph under the heading “Underwriting” in the Base Prospectus (the “Underwriters’
Information”).
(iii) The Preliminary Prospectus, at the Time of Sale, did not, and at the Closing Date
will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
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material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Depositor makes
no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance
upon and in conformity with the Underwriters’ Information.
(iv) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Preliminary
Prospectus and in the Prospectus there has not been any material adverse change, or, to the
best of our knowledge, any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in
or affecting the condition, financial or otherwise, earnings, business or operations of any
of HMFC or its subsidiaries, including the Depositor and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
except as disclosed to the Representative in writing prior to the date hereof.
(v) The Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.
(vi) The Trust Agreement is not required to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.
(vii) The Trust is not required to register under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended (the “Investment Company Act”).
(viii) The issuance and sale of the Notes have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action of the Depositor and, when executed, authenticated and delivered to and
paid for by the Underwriters in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the
Indenture, the Notes will be valid and binding obligations of the Trust, enforceable in
accordance with their terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be
subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, moratorium
or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights in general
and to general principles of equity.
(ix) Each of the Depositor and HMFC has been duly incorporated and is validly existing
as a corporation in good standing under the law of its jurisdiction of incorporation with
full corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and
conduct its business as described in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, is duly
qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which its
ownership, leasing or operation of its properties or assets or the conduct of its business
requires such qualification, except where the failure to be in good standing would not have
a material adverse effect on the ability of the Depositor or HMFC to perform its respective
obligations under the Agreement and the Transaction Documents or on the consummation of the
transactions as contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and has full corporate power and
authority to execute and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction
Documents to which it is a party.
(x) The execution and delivery of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action of the Depositor and HMFC, and this Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by the Depositor and HMFC and when duly executed
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and delivered by the other parties hereto will be the legal, valid and binding
agreement of the Depositor and HMFC, enforceable against the Depositor and HMFC in
accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be
subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, moratorium
or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights in general
and to general principles of equity.
(xi) The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Depositor or HMFC, as
applicable, and, when duly executed and delivered by the Depositor and HMFC (assuming due
authorization , execution and delivery by the other parties thereto), will be legal, valid
and binding agreements of the Depositor and HMFC, enforceable against the Depositor or HMFC
in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that the enforceability
thereof may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership,
conservatorship, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to
creditors’ rights in general and to general principles of equity.
(xii) The execution and delivery by each of the Depositor and HMFC of, and the
performance by each of the Depositor and HMFC of its obligations under, this Agreement, each
of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the Depositor under the Notes, the
issuance and sale of the Notes to the Underwriters by the Depositor pursuant to this
Agreement (subject to obtaining any consents or approvals as may be required under the
securities or “blue sky” laws to various jurisdictions), the compliance by the Depositor and
HMFC with the other provisions of this Agreement and the consummation of the other
transactions herein contemplated do not (x) require the consent, approval, authorization,
registration or qualification of or with any governmental authority, except as such have
been obtained or made or such as may be required under the securities or “blue sky” laws of
various jurisdictions, or (y) conflict with or result in a breach or violation or
acceleration of, or constitute a default under, any term or provision of the organizational
documents of the Depositor or HMFC, any indenture mortgage, deed of trust, lease or other
agreement or instrument to which the Depositor or HMFC is a party or by which any of them or
their properties is bound or result in a violation of or contravene the terms of any
statute, order or regulation applicable to the Depositor or HMFC of any court, regulatory
body, administrative agency, governmental body or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the
Depositor or HMFC, or result in the creation of any lien upon any property or assets of the
Depositor or HMFC (other than pursuant to the Transaction Documents), except where such
conflict, breach, default or creation would not have a material adverse effect on the
ability of the Depositor and HMFC to perform its respective obligations under the Agreement
and the Transaction Documents or on the consummation of the transactions as contemplated by
the Transaction Documents.
(xiii) None of the Depositor or HMFC is in violation of any term or provision of its
charter documents or by-laws, or in breach of or in default under any statute or any
judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation of any court or other governmental authority or
any arbitrator applicable to the Depositor or HMFC, the consequence of which violation,
breach or default would have (a) a materially adverse effect on or constitute a
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materially adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings,
properties, business affairs, net worth or results of operations of the Depositor or HMFC or
(b) a material and adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents, in each case, to which it is a party.
(xiv) None of the Depositor, HMFC nor anyone acting on their behalf has taken any
action that would require registration of the Depositor or the Trust under the Investment
Company Act; nor will the Depositor nor HMFC act, nor has either of them authorized nor will
either of them authorize any person to act, in such manner.
(xv) Each of the Depositor and HMFC possesses all consents, licenses, certificates,
authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory
authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, the absence of which would
have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Depositor and HMFC to perform its
respective obligations under the Agreement and the Transaction Documents or on the
consummation of the transactions as contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and neither
the Depositor nor HMFC has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or
modification of any such license, certificate, authorization or permit which, singly or in
the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would have a
materially adverse effect on or constitute a materially adverse change in the condition
(financial or otherwise), earnings, properties, business affairs, net worth or results of
operations of the Depositor or HMFC, except as described in or contemplated by the
Prospectus.
(xvi) No legal or governmental proceedings are pending or threatened to which the
Depositor or HMFC is a party or to which the property of the Depositor or HMFC is subject
except for such proceedings that would not, if the subject of any unfavorable decision,
ruling or finding, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the
condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, properties, business affairs, net worth or
results of operations of the Depositor or HMFC or the Depositor’s or HMFC’s ability to
perform its obligations under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents or on the
consummation of the transactions as contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(xvii) No default exists, and no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time
or both, would constitute a default in the due performance and observance of any term,
covenant or condition of any material indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease or other
material agreement or instrument to which the Depositor or HMFC is a party or by which the
Depositor or HMFC or any of its respective properties is bound.
(xviii) The Notes and the Transaction Documents conform in all material respects to the
descriptions thereof contained in the Preliminary Prospectus and in the Prospectus.
(xix) Each of the Depositor’s and HMFC’s representations and warranties in the
Transaction Documents are true and correct as of the date they are given therein and
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will be true and correct on the Closing Date, and such representations and warranties
are incorporated herein by reference.
(xx) Other than as contemplated by this Agreement or as disclosed in the Preliminary
Prospectus and in the Prospectus, there is no broker, finder or other party that is entitled
to receive from the Depositor or any of its Affiliates or the Underwriters, any brokerage or
finder’s fee or other fee or commission as a result of any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
(xxi) None of the Depositor, HMFC nor any of their Affiliates has entered into, nor
will it enter into, any contractual arrangement with respect to the distribution of the
Notes except for this Agreement.
(xxii) Assuming that the Notes are issued in accordance with the provisions of the
Indenture and distributed in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and as described in
the Prospectus, the Notes are “asset backed securities” within the meaning of, and satisfy
the requirements for use of, Form S-3 under the Securities Act.
(xxiii) The Notes, when duly and validly executed by the Indenture Trustee,
authenticated and delivered in accordance with the Indenture, and delivered and paid for
pursuant hereto will be validly issued and outstanding and entitled to the benefits of the
Indenture.
(xxiv) The Certificates, when duly and validly executed by the Owner Trustee,
authenticated and delivered in accordance with the Trust Agreement, will be validly issued
and outstanding and entitled to the benefits of the Trust Agreement.
(xxv) Any taxes, fees and other governmental charges due on or prior to the Closing
Date (including, without limitation, sales taxes) in connection with the execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and the issuance of the
Notes have been or will have been paid at or prior to the Closing Date.
(xxvi) Under generally accepted accounting principles, HMFC will report its transfer of
the Receivables to the Depositor as a sale of the Receivables, and the Depositor will report
its transfer of the Receivables to the Trust as a sale of the Receivables.
(xxvii) None of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without
limitation, the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes) will violate or result in a
violation of Section 7 of the Exchange Act, or any regulation promulgated thereunder,
including, without limitation, Regulations T, U, and X of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
(xxviii) As of the Time of Sale, the Depositor was not and as of the Closing Date is
not, an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
(xxix) The Depositor has filed the Preliminary Prospectus and each Free Writing
Prospectus required to have been filed under the Securities Act and the Rules and
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Regulations and it has done so within the applicable periods of time required under the
Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations.
(xxx) Prior to the date hereof, none of HMFC, the Depositor nor any of their Affiliates
(including, without limitation, all officers and directors thereof) has taken any action
which is designed to or which has constituted or which might have been expected to cause or
result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security in connection with the
offering of the Notes.
(b) The above representations and warranties shall be deemed to be repeated in their entirety
at and as of the Closing Date.
(c) Each Underwriter hereby makes the representations and agrees to the statements contained
in Xxxxx A hereto.
SECTION 3. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of Notes. (a) On the basis of the
representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, but subject to the terms and
conditions herein set forth, the Depositor agrees to cause the Trust to sell to each Underwriter,
and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Trust the respective
principal amount of the Notes set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter on Schedule I, at a
purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) equal to “Price $” as specified on Schedule II hereto.
Delivery of and payment for the Notes shall be made at the offices of Xxxxx, Brown, Xxxx & Maw LLP,
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 at 10:00 a.m. (New
York time) on March 15, 2006 (or at such other place and time on the same or other date as shall be
agreed to in writing by the Representative and the Depositor, the “Closing Date”). Delivery of one
or more global notes representing the Notes shall be made against payment of the aggregate purchase
price in immediately available funds drawn to the order of the Depositor. The global notes to be
so delivered shall be registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust
Company (“DTC”). The interests of beneficial owners of the Notes will be represented by book
entries on the records of DTC and participating members thereof. Definitive Notes representing the
Notes will be available only under limited circumstances, as described in the Prospectus.
(b) The Depositor hereby acknowledges that the payment of monies pursuant to Section 3(a)
hereof (a “Payment”) by or on behalf of the Underwriters of the aggregate Purchase Price for the
Notes does not constitute closing of a purchase and sale of the Notes. Only (1) the execution and
delivery, by facsimile or otherwise, of a receipt for Notes by the Representative, and (2) the
release of all Permitted Liens, as listed on Schedule IV hereto, by 4:00 p.m. (New York time) on
the Closing Date, indicates completion of the closing of a purchase of the Notes from the Trust.
Furthermore, in the event that the Underwriters make a Payment to the Trust prior to the completion
of the closing of a purchase of Notes, the Depositor hereby acknowledges that until the
Representative executes and delivers such receipt for the Notes and until all Permitted Liens have
been released by or before 4:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Closing Date, the Trust will not be
entitled to the Payment and the Depositor shall cause the Trust to return the Payment to the
Underwriters as soon as practicable (by wire transfer of same-day funds) upon demand. In the event
that the closing of a purchase of Notes is not completed and the Payment is not returned by the
Trust to the Underwriters on the same day the Payment was received by the
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Trust, the Depositor agrees to pay, or otherwise cause the Trust to pay, to the Underwriters
in respect of each day the Payment is not returned by it, in same-day funds, interest on the amount
of such Payment in an amount representing the Underwriters’ cost of financing as reasonably
determined by the Representative.
(c) It is understood that the Representative or any Underwriter, individually, may (but shall
not be obligated to) make Payment on behalf of any Underwriter or Underwriters for any of the Notes
to be purchased by such Underwriter or Underwriters. No such Payment shall relieve such
Underwriter or Underwriters from any of its or their obligations hereunder.
SECTION 4. Offering by Underwriters. Upon the authorization by the Representative of
the release of the Notes, the several Underwriters propose to offer the Notes for sale upon the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Prospectus.
SECTION 5. Covenants of the Depositor and HMFC. Each of the Depositor and HMFC
covenants and agrees with the Underwriters as set forth below.
(a) To file the Prospectus, properly completed, with the Commission pursuant to and in
accordance with Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act no later than the second business day
following the day it is first used. The Depositor will file with the Commission any Free Writing
Prospectus delivered to investors in accordance with Section 6 as the Depositor is required to file
under the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations, and to do so within the applicable period
of time required under the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations (which for the avoidance of
doubt shall be in the case of a Free Writing Prospectus that is Pre-pricing and Pricing
Information, the final version of the Pre-pricing and Pricing Information). The Depositor or HMFC
will advise the Representative promptly of any such filing under the Securities Act.
(b) To furnish to the Underwriters and counsel for the Underwriters, without charge, as many
copies of the Registration Statement, Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and all amendments
and supplements to such documents, in each case as soon as available and in such quantities as the
Underwriters reasonably request. The Prospectus shall be furnished on or prior to 12:00 noon, New
York time, on or prior to the second business day preceding the Closing Date. All other documents
shall be so furnished as soon as available and in such quantities as the Representative may
reasonably request. The Depositor or HMFC will pay the expenses of printing, reproducing and
distributing to the Underwriters all such documents.
(c) To advise the Representative promptly, in writing, of any proposal to amend or supplement
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and will not effect any such amendment or supplement
to which the Representative shall reasonably object; and to also advise the Representative promptly
of the effectiveness of each Registration Statement and of any amendment or supplement of the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus and of the institution by the Commission of any stop order
proceedings in respect of the Registration Statement and will use its best efforts to prevent the
issuance of any such stop order and to obtain as soon as possible its lifting, if issued.
(d) To furnish the Underwriters with copies of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus
and each amendment or supplement, during the period when any Underwriter is
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required to deliver a Prospectus under the Securities Act, at the cost and expense of HMFC,
each in such quantities as the Representative may from time to time reasonably request (and
subsequent to such period, to assist the Underwriters in obtaining sufficient additional copies of
the Prospectus, at the cost and expense of the Underwriters requesting such additional copies); and
if, at any time prior to the expiration of the Prospectus delivery period under the Securities Act,
any event shall have occurred as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented
would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made when such Prospectus is delivered, not misleading, or, if for any other reason it shall be
necessary or desirable during such same period to amend or supplement the Prospectus, to notify the
Representative and promptly prepare and file with the Commission (subject to the Representative’s
prior review pursuant to Section 5(c)), at its own expense, an amendment or supplement which will
correct such statement or omission, or an amendment which will effect such compliance. Upon the
Representative’s request, the Depositor will prepare and furnish without charge to each Underwriter
and to any dealer in securities as many written and electronic copies as the Representative may
from time to time reasonably request of an amended Prospectus or a supplement to the Prospectus
which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance. Neither the Underwriters’
consent to, nor the Underwriters’ distribution of any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus
shall constitute a waiver of any of the conditions set forth in Section 8 hereof.
(e) The Depositor will arrange for the qualification of the Notes for offering and sale in
each jurisdiction as the Representative shall designate including, but not limited to, pursuant to
applicable state securities (“Blue Sky”) laws of certain states of the United States of America or
other U. S. jurisdictions so designated, and the Depositor shall maintain such qualifications in
effect for so long as may be necessary in order to complete the placement of the Notes; provided,
however, that the Depositor shall not be obliged to file any general consent to service of process
or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a securities dealer in any jurisdiction or to subject
itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so
subject. The Depositor will promptly advise the Representative of the receipt by the Depositor of
any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Notes for sale in any
jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
(f) The Depositor will cooperate with the Representative and use its best efforts to permit
the Notes to be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC.
(g) HMFC and the Depositor shall (i) furnish or make available to the Underwriters or their
counsel such additional documents and information regarding HMFC, the Depositor and their
respective affairs as the Underwriters may from time to time reasonably request prior to the
Closing Date, including any and all documentation reasonably requested in connection with its due
diligence efforts regarding information in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and in
order to evidence the accuracy or completeness of any of the conditions contained in this Agreement
and (ii) provide the Underwriters or their advisors, or both, prior to acceptance of its
subscription, the opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers with respect to such
matters.
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(h) From the date hereof until the Closing Date, none of the Depositor, HMFC, nor any of their
respective Affiliates will, without the prior written consent of the Representative, directly or
indirectly, offer, sell or contract to sell or announce the offering of, in a public or private
transaction, any other collateralized securities similar to the Notes.
(i) During the period beginning on the Closing Date and continuing until and including the
date that is six months after the Closing Date, none of the Depositor, HMFC or any of their
Affiliates shall offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any securities of the Trust,
the Depositor or HMFC in a public offering that are substantially similar to the Notes, without
first furnishing to the Representative an opinion of counsel (in form and from such firm as is
reasonably satisfactory to the Representative and counsel to the Representative) stating that such
public offering of securities would not result in any violation of federal or state securities laws
with respect to the Notes.
(j) Until the retirement of the Notes, neither the Depositor nor HMFC shall, nor cause the
Trust to, be or become an open-end investment company, unit investment trust, closed-end investment
company or face-amount certificate company that is or is required to be registered under Section 8
of the Investment Company Act.
(k) Until the retirement of the Notes, or until none of the Underwriters maintains a secondary
market in the Notes, whichever occurs first, HMFC shall cause the Depositor to and the Depositor
shall deliver to each of the Underwriters, through the Representative, the annual statement of
compliance and any annual independent certified public accountants’ report furnished to the
Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, as soon as such statements and
reports are furnished to the Indenture Trustee.
(l) So long as any of the Notes are outstanding, HMFC shall cause the Depositor to and the
Depositor shall deliver to each of the Underwriters, through the Representative: (i) all documents
distributed to Noteholders and (ii) from time to time, any other information concerning HMFC, the
Depositor or the Trust as the Underwriters may reasonably request only insofar as such information
reasonably relates to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the transactions contemplated
by the Transaction Documents.
(m) On or before the Closing Date, HMFC and the Depositor (to the extent applicable) shall
each cause their computer records relating to the Receivables to be marked to show the Trust’s
absolute ownership of the Receivables, and from and after the Closing Date neither the Depositor
nor HMFC shall take any action inconsistent with the Trust’s ownership of such Receivables, other
than as permitted by the Indenture or the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
(n) To the extent, if any, that any of the ratings assigned to the Notes by any of the rating
agencies that initially rate the Notes are conditional upon the furnishing of documents or the
taking of any other actions by the Depositor or HMFC, as the case may be, the relevant party shall
furnish, or cause to be furnished, such documents and take any such other actions as promptly as
possible.
(o) The Depositor or HMFC will cause the Trust to make generally available to Noteholders, as
soon as practicable, but no later than sixteen months after the date hereof, an
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earnings statement of the Trust covering a period of at least twelve consecutive months
beginning after the later of (i) the Effective Date of the Registration Statement relating to the
Notes and (ii) the effective date of the most recent post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement to become effective prior to the date of this Agreement.
SECTION 6. Preliminary Prospectus and Free Writing Prospectus.
(a) The following terms have the specified meanings for purposes of this Agreement:
(i) “Free Writing Prospectus” means and includes any information
relating to the Offered Notes disseminated by the Depositor or any Underwriter that
constitutes a “free writing prospectus” within the meaning of Rule 405 under the
Securities Act.
(ii) “Issuer Information” means the information contained in the
Preliminary Prospectus (other than Underwriters’ Information) and the Underwriter
Free Writing Prospectus (solely limited to (A) information included in the
Preliminary Prospectus and (B) Pre-pricing and Pricing Information).
(iii) “Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus” means a Free Writing
Prospectus prepared by or on behalf of an Underwriter.
(iv) “Pre-pricing and Pricing Information” means the information in an
Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus consisting of (A) the underwriting syndicate,
syndicate structure and status of the subscriptions for each class of Notes (both for
the issuance as a whole and for each Underwriter’s specific retention), (B) weighted
average lives, ratings, expected maturities and/or payment windows, benchmarks and
legal finals for each class of Notes, (B) expected or actual pricing parameters for
each class of Notes, (C) expected settlement and non offered notes and (D) CUSIP
numbers, ERISA eligibility, pricing prepayment speed and clean up call.
(b) The Depositor will not disseminate to any potential investor any information relating to
the Notes that constitutes a “written communication” within the meaning of Rule 405 under the
Securities Act, other than the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus unless the Depositor has
obtained the prior consent of the Representatives.
(c) Neither the Depositor nor any Underwriter shall disseminate or file with the Commission
any information relating to the Notes in reliance on Rule 167 or 426 under the Securities Act, nor
shall the Seller or any Underwriter disseminate any Free Writing Prospectus “in a manner reasonably
designed to lead to its broad unrestricted dissemination” within the meaning of Rule 433(d) under
the Securities Act.
(d) Each Free Writing Prospectus shall bear the following legend, or a substantially similar
legend that complies with Rule 433 under the Securities Act:
The Depositor has filed a registration statement
(including a prospectus) with the SEC for the
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offering to which this communication relates.
Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in
that registration statement and other documents the
depositor has filed with the SEC for more complete
information about the depositor, the issuing trust,
and this offering. You may get these documents for
free by visiting XXXXX on the SEC Web site at
xxx.xxx.xxx. Alternatively, the depositor, any
underwriter or any dealer participating in the
offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if
you request it by calling toll-free 0-(000)
000-0000.
(e) In the event that the Depositor or HMFC become aware that, as of the Time of Sale, any
Preliminary Prospectus contains or contained any untrue statement of material fact or omits or
omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (a “Defective Prospectus”),
such entity shall promptly notify the Underwriters of such untrue statement or omission no later
than one business day after discovery and the Depositor shall, if requested by the Underwriters,
prepare and deliver to the Underwriters a Corrected Prospectus.
(f) Each Underwriter represents, warrants, covenants and agrees with the Depositor that:
(i) It has not provided and will not provide to any potential investor any
information that would constitute “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405
under the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an
offer to buy the Notes, including, but not limited to any “ABS informational and
computational materials” as defined in Item 1101(a) of Regulation AB under the
Securities Act; other than that contained in one or more of (a) an Underwriter Free
Writing Prospectus (consisting of information limited to (1) information included in
the previously filed Preliminary Prospectus, (2) Pre-pricing and Pricing Information,
(3) Intex .cdi files and (4) information customarily included in confirmations of
sales of securities and notices of allocations), (b) the Preliminary Prospectus, (c)
the Prospectus, and (d) information delivered in compliance with Rule 134 of the
Securities Act.
(ii) In disseminating information to prospective investors, it has complied and
will continue to comply fully with the Rules and Regulations, including but not
limited to Rules 164 and 433 under the Securities Act and the requirements thereunder
for filing and retention of Free Writing Prospectuses, including retaining any Free
Writing Prospectuses they have used but which are not required to be filed for the
required period.
(iii) Prior to entering into any Contract of Sale, the applicable Underwriter
shall convey the Preliminary Prospectus to the prospective investor. The Underwriter
shall maintain sufficient records to document its conveyance of
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the Preliminary Prospectus to the potential investor prior to the formation of
the related Contract of Sale and shall maintain such records as required by the Rules
and Regulations.
(iv) If a Defective Prospectus has been corrected with a Corrected Prospectus
delivered to such Underwriter, it shall (A) deliver the Corrected Prospectus to each
investor with whom it entered into a Contract of Sale and that received the Defective
Prospectus from it prior to entering into a new Contract of Sale with such investor,
(B) notify such investor in a prominent fashion that the prior Contract of Sale with
the investor, if any, has been terminated and of the investor’s rights as a result of
such agreement and (C) provide such investor with an opportunity to affirmatively
agree to purchase the Notes on the terms described in the Corrected Prospectus.
(g) Each Underwriter shall deliver to the Depositor, not less than one business day prior to
the required date of filing thereof, all information included in an Underwriter Free Writing
Prospectus required to be filed with the Commission under the Securities Act.
(h) In the event that any Underwriter shall incur any costs to any investor in connection with
the reformation of the Contract of Sale with such investor that received a Defective Prospectus
(except to the extent the Defective Prospectus results solely from statements or omissions made in
reliance upon and in conformity with the Underwriters’ Information), the Depositor and HMFC jointly
and severally agree to reimburse such Underwriter for such costs. In the event the Depositor or
HMFC shall incur any costs in connection with a Defective Prospectus (to the extent the Defective
Prospectus results solely from statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with
the Underwriters’ Information), the Underwriters shall jointly and severally reimburse the
Depositor or HMFC, as applicable, for such costs.
SECTION 7. Payment of Expenses. HMFC will pay all expenses incident to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, whether or not the transactions contemplated herein
are consummated or this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9 hereof, including: (a) the
preparation, printing and distribution of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus
and the Prospectus Supplement and each amendment or supplement thereto and delivery of copies
thereof to the Underwriters, (b) the preparation of this Agreement, (c) the preparation, issuance
and delivery of the Notes to the Underwriters (or any appointed clearing organizations), (d) the
fees and disbursements of HMFC’s and the Depositor’s accountants, (e) the qualification of the
Notes under state securities laws including filing fees and the fees and disbursements of counsel
to the Underwriters in connection therewith and in connection with the preparation of any Blue Sky
survey (including the printing and delivery thereof to the Underwriters), (f) any fees charged by
rating agencies for the rating (or consideration of the rating) of the Notes, (g) the fees and
expenses incurred with respect to any filing with, and review by, DTC or any similar organizations,
(h) the fees and disbursements of the Indenture Trustee and its counsel, if any, (i) the fees and
disbursements of the Owner Trustee and its counsel, if any, (j) the fees and expenses of Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx & Finger, Delaware counsel to the Trust, (k) the reasonable fees and expenses of HMFC’s and
the Depositor’s counsel and (l) any costs reimbursed to the Underwriters under section 6(g) above.
To the extent that the
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transactions contemplated by this agreement are consummated, HMFC shall only pay the fees and
expenses described in clauses (a) through (l) to the extent that such fees and expenses exceed
$180,000 and the Underwriters shall pay such fees and expenses in an aggregate amount of up to
$180,000 on the Closing Date. In addition, if for any reason the purchase of the Notes by the
Underwriters is not consummated (other than pursuant to Section 11 hereof), HMFC will reimburse the
Representative and the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel to the Representative and the Underwriters) incurred by them in connection
with the offering of the Notes.
SECTION 8. Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriters. The several obligations
of the Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Notes will be subject to the accuracy of the
representations and warranties made herein, to the accuracy of the statements of officers made
pursuant hereto, to the performance by the Depositor and HMFC of their obligations hereunder, and
to the following additional conditions precedent:
(a) On the Closing Date, each of the Transaction Documents, the Notes and the Certificates
shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto, shall be in full
force and effect and no default shall exist thereunder, and the Owner Trustee and the Indenture
Trustee shall have received a fully executed copy thereof or, with respect to the Notes and
Certificates, a conformed copy thereof. The Transaction Documents, the Notes and the Certificates
shall be substantially in the forms heretofore provided to the Representative.
(b) At or before the Closing Date, the Representative shall have received a letter, dated as
of the date hereof, of KPMG LLP, independent certified public accountants, substantially in the
form of the draft to which the Representative has agreed previously and otherwise substantially in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative and counsel to the Underwriters
(and for the avoidance of any doubt, covering any static pool data pursuant to Item 1105 of
Regulation AB under the Securities Act included or incorporated by reference in the Preliminary
Prospectus or the Prospectus).
(c) The Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus and each Free Writing Prospectus required to be
filed with the Commission shall have been filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424(b)
of the Securities Act and Section 5(a) hereof.
(d) (i) None of the Depositor, HMFC nor any of their subsidiaries shall have sustained, since
the date of the latest audited financial statements provided to the Representative, any material
loss or interference with its respective business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity,
whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action,
order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Preliminary Prospectus, the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus, and (ii) since the respective dates as of which
information is given in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus
there shall not have been any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or
affecting the general affairs, management, financial position, or results of operations of the
Depositor, HMFC, and their respective subsidiaries, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in
the Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, the effect of which, in
any such case described in clause (i) or (ii), in the judgment of the Representative, makes it
impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the
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offering or the delivery of the Notes on the terms and in the manner contemplated in this
Agreement and in the Prospectus.
(e) The Representative shall have received an opinion of in-house counsel to the Depositor and
HMFC, addressed to the Representative, dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and
substance to the Representative and counsel to the Underwriters, to the effect that:
(i) Each of HMFC and the Depositor has been duly formed and is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, and has
the power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as presently
conducted, and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the
Transaction Documents to which each is a party, and had at all relevant times, and now has,
the power and authority to acquire, own, sell and service the Receivables and the related
Collateral.
(ii) Each of this Agreement and each Transaction Document has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Depositor and HMFC, as applicable.
(iii) Each of the Depositor and HMFC is duly qualified to do business and is in good
standing, and has obtained all necessary licenses, in each jurisdiction in which failure to
so qualify or obtain such licenses would (a) render any Receivable unenforceable by the
Depositor or the Indenture Trustee on behalf of any Noteholder or (b) have a material
adverse affect upon its business or the ownership of its property.
(iv) Neither: (A) the transfer of the Receivables from HMFC to the Depositor pursuant
to the Receivables Purchase Agreement, (B) the transfer of the Receivables from the
Depositor to the Trust pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, (C) the assignment of
the Collateral from HMFC to the Depositor and thereafter to the Trust, (D) the assignment of
the Depositor’s rights under the Receivables Purchase Agreement to the Trust, (E) the grant
of the security interest in the Receivables and the Collateral by the Trust to the Indenture
Trustee pursuant to the Indenture, (F) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party by HMFC, (G) the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party by the Depositor, (H) the
consummation of any transactions contemplated in this Agreement or the Transaction
Documents, nor (I) the fulfillment of the terms of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents
or the Notes by HMFC or the Depositor, as the case may be, will (1) conflict with, or result
in a breach, violation or acceleration of, or constitute a default under, any term or
provision of the articles of incorporation or by-laws of HMFC or the Depositor, or of any
indenture or other agreement or instrument to which either of them is a party or by which
any of them or their respective property is bound, or (2) result in a violation, or
contravene the terms, of any statute, order or regulation applicable to either of them of
any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction
over HMFC or the Depositor, in each case that would materially and adversely affect the
performance by the Depositor or HMFC of its obligations under this Agreement or the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
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(v) There are no actions, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the best of such
counsel’s knowledge after due inquiry, threatened before any court, administrative agency or
other tribunal: (A) asserting the invalidity or unenforceability of this Agreement or the
Transaction Documents, (B) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, or the execution and delivery
thereof, (C) that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the
performance by the Depositor of its obligations under this Agreement or the Transaction
Documents to which it is a party, (D) that could reasonably be expected to materially and
adversely affect the performance by HMFC of its obligations under this Agreement or the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party or (E) required to be disclosed in the
Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus other than those
disclosed therein.
(vi) Such counsel is familiar with HMFC’s standard operating procedures relating to its
acquisition of a perfected first priority security interest in the vehicles financed by it
pursuant to retail installment sale contracts in the ordinary course of its business.
Assuming that its standard procedures are followed with respect to the perfection of
security interests in the Vehicles (and such counsel has no reason to believe that HMFC has
not followed its standard procedures in all material respects in connection with the
perfection of security interests in the Vehicles), HMFC has acquired or will acquire a
perfected first priority security interest in the Vehicles. Neither such security interest
nor the perfection of such security interest shall be adversely affected by the transfer of
the Receivables to the Depositor or to the Trust or the pledge thereof to the Indenture
Trustee.
(vii) The direction by the Trust to the Indenture Trustee to authenticate the Notes has
been duly authorized by HMFC, acting as the administrator of the Trust under the
Administration Agreement.
(viii) No authorization, consent, approval or other action by, and notice for, or
filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body of the State of California is
required to the execution, delivery and performance by HMFC or the Depositor of the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
Such opinion may contain such assumptions, qualifications and limitations as are usual and
customary in opinions of this type and are reasonably acceptable to counsel to the Underwriters.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may state that they express no opinion as to the laws of
any jurisdiction other than the federal law of the United States of America, the corporate laws of
the State of Delaware and the laws of the State of California.
(f) The Representative shall have received an opinion of Xxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxx & Maw LLP, special
counsel to the Depositor, HMFC and the Trust, addressed to the Representative, dated the Closing
Date and satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative and counsel to the Underwriters,
to the effect that:
(i) Each of the Transaction Documents to which the Depositor (other than this Agreement
and the Trust Agreement as to which no opinion shall be expressed), the
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Trust and HMFC is a party constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such
Company, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms.
(ii) The execution and delivery by each of HMFC, the Depositor and the Trust of the
Transaction Documents and this Agreement to which it is a party, and the consummation by
each of the transactions contemplated thereby, will not violate any applicable law, statute
or governmental rule or regulation.
(iii) The execution and delivery by each of HMFC, the Depositor and the Trust of the
Transaction Documents and this Agreement to which it is a party does not, and the
consummation by each of HMFC, the Seller and the Trust of the transactions contemplated
thereby to occur on the date of this opinion will not, require any consent, authorization or
approval of, the giving of notice to or registration with any governmental entity, except
such as may have been made and such as may be required under the Federal securities laws,
the blue sky laws of any jurisdiction or the Uniform Commercial Code of any state; provided
that such counsel expresses no opinion with respect to any orders, consents, permits,
approvals, filings or licenses related to the authority to sell motor vehicles, originate
retail installment sale contracts or service retail installment sale contracts or as may be
required by any regional or local government authority or under any foreign or state
securities law.
(iv) The execution and delivery by HMFC, the Depositor and the Trust of the Transaction
Documents and this Agreement to which it is a party do not, and the consummation by HMFC,
the Seller and the Trust of the transactions contemplated thereby to occur on the date of
this opinion will not, violate or contravene, or constitute a default under any provisions
of the agreements described in Exhibit A thereto (such agreements, the “Conduit
Documents”).
(v) Each of the Notes is in due and proper form, and when duly executed, authenticated
and delivered as specified in the Indenture, and delivered against payment of the
consideration specified in this Agreement, each of the Notes will be validly issued and
outstanding, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer,
enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with its terms, and will be entitled to the
benefits of the Indenture.
(vi) The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and complies
as to form with the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder.
(vii) The Trust Agreement is not required to be qualified under the Trust Indenture
Act.
(viii) Each of the Registration Statement, as of its Effective Date, the Preliminary
Prospectus, as of the Time of Sale, and the Prospectus, as of the date of the Prospectus
Supplement, appears on its face to comply as to form in all material respects with the
requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations under the Act, except that (i) such
counsel expresses no opinion as to the financial and statistical data included
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therein or excluded therefrom or the exhibits to the Registration Statement and (ii)
except as and to the extent set forth in (x) below, such counsel does not assume any
responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the
Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus.
(ix) The Registration Statement has become effective under the Act, and the Prospectus
has been filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act in the manner and
within the time period required by Rule 424(b). To the best of our knowledge, no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and no proceedings for that
purpose have been instituted.
(x) The statements in the Prospectus and in the Preliminary Prospectus under the
heading “ERISA Considerations” to the extent they constitute matters of law or legal
conclusions with respect thereto, have been reviewed by such counsel and are correct in all
material respects.
(xi) The Trust and the Depositor are not now, and immediately following the issuance of
the Notes pursuant to the Indenture will not be, required to be registered under the
Investment Company Act.
(xii) The Class A-1 Notes are “eligible securities” within the meaning of Rule 2a-7
promulgated under the Investment Company Act.
Such opinion may contain such assumptions, qualifications and limitations as are usual and
customary in opinions of this type and are reasonably acceptable to counsel to the Underwriters.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may state that they express no opinion as to the laws of
any jurisdiction other than the federal law of the United States of America, the Uniform Commercial
Code of the State of Delaware, the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of California, and the laws
of the State of New York.
(g) The Representative shall have received an opinion of Xxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxx & Maw LLP, counsel
to the Depositor, HMFC and the Trust, addressed to the Representative, dated the Closing Date and
satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative and counsel to the Underwriters, to the
effect that:
(i) In a properly presented and argued case in a proceeding under Title 11 of the
United States Code, 11 U. S. C. §101 et seq. (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in
which HMFC is the debtor, the bankruptcy court would not, under applicable federal
bankruptcy law, apply the doctrine of substantive consolidation to consolidate the assets
and liabilities of the Depositor with the assets and liabilities of HMFC.
(ii) In a properly presented and argued case in a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code,
in which HMFC is the debtor, the bankruptcy court would determine that, with respect to the
sale of the Receivables from HMFC to the Depositor, such sale was a “true sale.”
(iii) If HMFC were to become a debtor in a case under the Bankruptcy Code, a federal
bankruptcy court, would hold that (A) the Receivables sold to the Depositor are
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not property of the estate of HMFC under Section 541 of the Bankruptcy Code and (B) the
automatic stay arising pursuant to Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code would not operate to
stay payments by HMFC of collections on the Recievables in accordance with the Transaction
Agreements.
Such opinion may contain such assumptions, qualifications and limitations as are usual and
customary in opinions of this type and are reasonably acceptable to counsel to the Underwriters.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may state that they express no opinion as to the laws of
any jurisdiction other than the federal law of the United States of America, the laws of the State
of California, and the laws of the State of New York.
(h) The Representative shall have received a letter of Xxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxx & Maw LLP, counsel
to the Depositor, HMFC and the Trust, addressed to the Representative, dated the Closing Date and
satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative and counsel to the Underwriters, to the
effect that such counsel has reviewed the Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement and
the Prospectus and participated in conferences with officers and other representatives of HMFC and
the Depositor, representatives of the independent public accountants for HMFC and the Depositor and
your representatives and counsel, at which the contents of the Preliminary Prospectus, the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus and related matters were discussed and, although such
counsel does not establish or confirm factual matters set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus, the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and has not undertaken any obligation to verify
independently any of the factual matters set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus and although many of the determinations required to be made in the
preparation of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus involve
matters of a non-legal nature, such counsel confirms that, on the basis of the information gained
in the course of performing these services, nothing came to their attention that caused them to
believe that the Registration Statement, on the Effective Date thereof, contained an untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or that the Prospectus, as of the date of
the Prospectus Supplement, and as of the Closing Date, contained or contains any untrue statement
of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or
that the Preliminary Prospectus, as of the Time of Sale, and as of the Closing Date, contained or
contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that such counsel does not assume any
responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the
Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (except, to the extent set
forth in paragraph II.J of such counsel’s opinion, to be delivered on the Closing Date, with
respect to certain corporate matters) or for any information omitted from the Preliminary
Prospectus that would be permitted to be omitted from a preliminary prospectus prepared in reliance
on Rule 430B under the Securities Act. In addition, such counsel does not express any belief with
respect to the financial statements or notes thereto, or the other financial, statistical or
accounting data contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus
or the Prospectus, any changes to the table under the heading “Weighted Average Life of the Notes –
Percentage of Class A-1 and A-2 Notes Principal of Various ABS Percentages” between the Preliminary
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Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement or the Indenture Trustee’s Statement of Eligibility
on Form T-1. Such counsel expresses no opinion regarding any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus.
Such opinion may contain such assumptions, qualifications and limitations as are usual and
customary in opinions of this type and are reasonably acceptable to counsel to the Underwriters.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may state that they express no opinion as to the laws of
any jurisdiction other than the federal law of the United States of America and the laws of the
State of New York.
(i) Xxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxx & Maw LLP, in its capacity as counsel for HMFC and the Depositor, shall
have delivered one or more opinions satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative and
counsel to the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representative, subject to
certain considerations set forth therein, substantially to the effect that
(i) The provisions of the Receivables Purchase Agreement are effective under the UCC
as in effect in the State of New York (the “New York UCC”) to create in favor of the
Depositor a security interest in HMFC’s rights in the portion of the collateral
described in Section 2.01(a) or Section 2.01(d), as applicable, of the Receivables
Purchase Agreement (the “RPA Assets”) and in any identifiable proceeds thereof
(collectively, the “HMFC Collateral”). (Such counsel notes that a “security
interest” as defined in 1-201(37) of the New York UCC includes the interests of a
buyer of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles and promissory notes and such
counsel references their other opinion dated the Closing Date with respect to
whether the security interest of the Depositor should be characterized as an
ownership interest or solely as a collateral interest held to secure a loan made to
HMFC).
(ii) The provisions of the Sale and Servicing Agreement are effective under the New
York UCC to create in favor of the Trust a security interest in the Depositor’s
rights in the portion of the collateral described in Section 2.01 of the Sale and
Servicing Agreement (the “SSA Assets”) and in any identifiable proceeds
thereof (the “Depositor Collateral”). (Such counsel notes that a “security
interest” as defined in 1-201(37) of the New York UCC includes the interests of a
buyer of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles and promissory notes and such
counsel expresses no opinion as to whether the security interest of the Trust would
be characterized as an ownership interest or solely as a collateral interest held to
secure a loan made to the Depositor).
(iii) The provisions of the Indenture are effective under the New York UCC to create
in favor of the Indenture Trustee a security interest in the Trust’s rights in that
portion of the collateral described in the granting clause of the Indenture (the
“Indenture Collateral”) and in any identifiable proceeds thereof. Such
counsel expresses no opinion as to whether the security interest of the Indenture
Trustee would be characterized as an ownership interest or solely as a collateral
interest held to secure a loan made to the Depositor.
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(iv) Under the New York UCC (including the choice of laws provisions thereof) while
a debtor is “located” in a jurisdiction the local law of that jurisdiction governs
the perfection by the filing of a financing statement of a security interest in
personal property that is accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles or
instruments. Under the New York UCC (including the choice of laws provisions
thereof):
(1) | HMFC is “located” in California and the local law of that state governs perfection by the filing of financing statements of a security interest in HMFC’s rights in the HMFC Collateral. | ||
(2) | The Depositor is “located” in Delaware and the local law of that state governs perfection by the filing of financing statements of a security interest in Depositor’s rights in the Depositor Collateral. | ||
(3) | The Trust is “located” in Delaware and the local law of that state governs perfection by the filing of financing statements of a security interest in the Trust’s rights in the Indenture Collateral. |
(v) When the HMFC Financing Statement is filed (within the meaning of Section 9-516
of the UCC as in effect in the State of California (the “California UCC”) in the
California filing office specified in such opinion (the “California Search Office”),
under the provisions of the California UCC the Depositor’s security interest in the
HMFC Collateral will be perfected.
(vi) When the Depositor Financing Statement is filed (within the meaning of Section
9-516 of the UCC as in effect in the State of Delaware (the “Delaware UCC”) in the
Delaware filing office specified in such opinion (the “Delaware Search Office”),
under the provisions of the Delaware UCC the Issuer’s security interest in the
Depositor Collateral will be perfected.
(vii) Under the New York UCC, except as provided in the next sentence, the law of
each of HMFC’s, the Depositor’s or the Trust’s (each, a “Transferring Party”), as
applicable, location (as set forth in paragraph D above) will govern the effect of
perfection or nonperfection and the priority of a nonpossessory security interest in
such Transferring Party’s rights in the HMFC Collateral, the Depositor Collateral or
Indenture Collateral, as applicable. To the extent that any of the HMFC Collateral,
the Depositor Collateral or Indenture Collateral is or becomes evidenced by
instruments, tangible chattel paper or any other property in which a security
interest may be perfected by taking possession, the local law of the jurisdiction
where such property is located will govern, the effect of perfection or
nonperfection, and the priority of both a possessory and a nonpossessory security
interest in such property.
(viii) The Search Reports were requested using the proper legal names of each
Transferring Party. Such counsel has reviewed the Search Reports (as defined in
such opinion and each as of the dates set forth therein) and, except for the
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financing statements naming specified parties as the secured parties, such Search
Reports identify no secured party who has filed with the Search Offices a financing
statement naming a Transferring Party as a debtor or seller and indicating the HMFC
Collateral, the Seller Collateral or the Collateral, as applicable, as collateral.
Accordingly,
(1) | under Article 9 of the applicable UCC and based solely on such counsel’s review of the Search Reports, upon the filing of the HMFC Financing Statement in the California Search Office, the Depositor’s perfected security interest in the HMFC Collateral will be prior to any other security interest granted by HMFC that is perfected solely by the filing of financing statements in the California Search Office; | ||
(2) | under Article 9 of the applicable UCC and based solely on such counsel’s review of the Search Reports, upon the filing of the Depositor Financing Statement in the Delaware Search Office, the Trust’s perfected security interest in the Depositor Collateral will be prior to any other security interest granted by the Depositor that is perfected solely by the filing of financing statements in the Delaware Search Office; and | ||
(3) | under Article 9 of the applicable UCC and based solely on such counsel’s review of the Search Reports, assuming the Indenture Trustee’s security interest is perfected by the filing in the Delaware Search Office of a properly prepared financing statement (as to which we express no opinion), such perfected security interest in the Indenture Collateral will be prior to any other security interest granted by the Trust that is perfected solely by the filing of financing statements in the Delaware Search Office.; |
(ix) Pursuant to (a) Sections 9-301 through 9-307 of the NY UCC and 9-705(c) of the
UCC in effect as of the Closing Date in each Transferring Party’s “location” as set
forth in paragraph D above, and (b) former Section 9-103 (repealed) of the UCC in
such Transferring Party’s “location” as set forth in paragraph D above, the Search
Offices constitute all of the states in which searches must be made of filings
naming a Transferring Party as debtor to determine whether a security interest in
the HMFC Collateral, Depositor Collateral or Indenture Collateral, as applicable,
has been perfected by filing.
(x) Pursuant to Section 9-305(a)(3) of the New York UCC, the local law of a
securities intermediary’s jurisdiction governs perfection of a security interest by
a method other than the filing of a financing statement in a securities account
maintained by such securities intermediary and the security entitlements to
financial assets credited thereto. With respect to the Reserve Account maintained
with the Securities Intermediary pursuant to the Control Agreement, when the
Securities Intermediary indicates by book entry that a financial asset has been
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credited to the Reserve Account, a security entitlement will exist with respect to
such financial asset. Assuming that (a) the State of New York is the Securities
Intermediary’s jurisdiction for purposes of the applicable UCC, (b) the Reserve
Account is a securities account maintained by the Securities Intermediary for the
Indenture Trustee, and (c) the Securities Intermediary has agreed to treat the
Indenture Trustee as the sole person entitled to exercise the rights that comprise
any financial assets credited to the Reserve Account, the Indenture Trustee’s
security interest in the Trust’s rights in the Reserve Account and in security
entitlements to financial assets credited thereto, is perfected by “control” within
the meaning of Section 9-106 of the New York UCC. Such security interest of the
Indenture Trustee in the Reserve Account and the security entitlements carried in
the Reserve Account is prior to any other security interest therein under the New
York UCC that is perfected by a method other than “control”.
Such opinion may contain such assumptions, qualifications and limitations as are usual and
customary in opinions of this type and are reasonably acceptable to counsel to the Underwriters.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may state that they express no opinion as to the laws of
any jurisdiction other than the federal law of the United States of America and the laws of the
State of New York.
(j) Mayer, Brown, Xxxx & Maw LLP, in its capacity as Federal tax counsel for the Depositor and
the Trust, shall have delivered an opinion satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative
and counsel to the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representative, to the
effect that, for United States federal income tax purposes: (A) (i) the Trust will not be treated
as an association or a publicly traded partnership, taxable as a corporation, and (ii) the Notes
will be treated as indebtedness; and (B) based on the facts and assumptions and subject to the
limitations set forth in the Prospectus, the statements in the Prospectus, as of the date of the
Prospectus Supplement and as of the Closing Date, and the Preliminary Prospectus, as of the Time of
Sale and as of the Closing Date, under the heading “MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX
CONSEQUENCES,” to the extent such statements constitute matters of law or legal conclusions, are
correct in all material respects.
(k) The Representative shall have received an opinion of in-house counsel to the Indenture
Trustee, addressed to the Representative, dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and
substance to the Representative and counsel to the Underwriters, to the effect that:
(i) The Indenture Trustee is a national banking association duly incorporated and
validly existing under the laws of the United States.
(ii) The Indenture Trustee has the full corporate trust power to accept the office of
trustee under Indenture and to enter into and perform its obligations under the Indenture.
(iii) The execution and delivery of the Indenture and the performance by the Indenture
Trustee of its obligations under the Indenture have been duly authorized by all necessary
action of the Indenture Trustee.
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(iv) The Indenture constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Indenture Trustee
enforceable against it in accordance with their terms under the laws of New York and the
Federal laws of the United States.
(v) The execution and delivery by the Indenture Trustee of the Indenture does not
require any consent, approval or authorization of, or any registration or filing with, any
New York or United States Federal governmental authority.
(vi) Each of the Notes has been duly executed by the Indenture Trustee as trustee and
authenticating agent.
(l) The Representative shall have received an opinion addressed to the Representative, of
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Finger, counsel to the Owner Trustee, dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in
form and substance to the Representative and counsel to the Underwriters, to the effect that:
(i) The Owner Trustee is duly formed and validly existing under the laws of the State
of Delaware with trust powers and with its principal place of business in the State of
Delaware.
(ii) The Owner Trustee has the full corporate trust power to accept the office of
trustee under the Trust Agreement and to enter into and perform its obligations under the
Trust Agreement.
(iii) The execution and delivery of the Trust Agreement and the performance by the
Owner Trustee of its obligations under the Trust Agreement have been duly authorized by all
necessary action of the Owner Trustee.
(iv) The execution and delivery by the Owner Trustee of the Trust Agreement does not
require any consent, approval or authorization of, or any registration or filing with
Delaware or United States Federal governmental authority.
(v) The Owner Trustee has duly authorized, executed and delivered the Trust Agreement
and on behalf of the Trust, the Owner Trustee has duly executed and delivered the
Transaction Documents to which the Trust is a party.
(vi) The Notes and the Certificates have been duly executed and delivered by the Owner
Trustee, on behalf of the Trust.
(m) The Representative shall have received an opinion addressed to the Representative, of
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Finger, special Delaware counsel for the Trust, dated the Closing Date and
satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative and counsel to the Underwriters, to the
effect that:
(i) The Trust Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Owner Trustee and the Depositor enforceable against the Owner Trustee and the Depositor in
accordance with its terms subject to (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
receivership, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance and similar laws
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relating to and affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally, and (ii)
principles of equity (regardless of whether considered and applied in a proceeding in equity
or at law).
(ii) The Trust has been duly formed and is validly existing as a statutory trust under
the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, 12 Del. C. § 3801, et seq. (the
“Statutory Trust Act”) and has the power and authority under the Trust Agreement and the
Statutory Trust Act to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Transaction
Documents to which the Trust is a party.
(iii) The Transaction Documents to which the Trust is a party have been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Trust.
(iv) To the extent that Article 9 of the Delaware UCC is applicable (without regard to
conflict of laws principles), upon the filing of the Financing Statement with the Division,
the Indenture Trustee will have a perfected security interest in the Trust’s rights in that
portion of the Collateral (as defined in the Indenture) described in the Financing Statement
that may be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement with the Division (the
“Filing Collateral”) and the proceeds (as defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the Delaware
UCC) thereof.
(v) The Search Report sets forth the correct filing office and the correct debtor name
that are necessary to identify those persons, under the Delaware UCC, who have on file
financing statements against the Trust covering the Filing Collateral as of the Effective
Time. The Search Report identifies no secured party who has filed with the Division a
financing statement naming the Trust as debtor and describing the Filing Collateral prior to
the Effective Time.
(vi) Assuming for federal income tax purposes that the Trust will not be classified as
an association or a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation, and that the Notes
will be characterized as indebtedness for federal income tax purposes, then the Trust will
not be subject to any franchise or income tax under the laws of the State of Delaware, and
the Notes will also be characterized as indebtedness for Delaware tax purposes.
(vii) Under § 3805(c) of the Statutory Trust Act, the Trust is a separate legal entity
and, assuming that the Sale and Servicing Agreement conveys good title to the Trust property
to the Trust as a true sale and not as a security arrangement, the Trust rather than the
holders of the Certificates will hold whatever title to the Trust property as may be
conveyed to it from time to time pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, except to the
extent that the Trust has taken action to dispose of or otherwise transfer or encumber any
part of the Trust property.
(viii) Under § 3805(b) of the Statutory Trust Act, no creditor of any Certificateholder
shall have any right to obtain possession of, or otherwise exercise legal or equitable
remedies with respect to, the property of the Trust except in accordance with the terms of
the Trust Agreement.
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(ix) Under 3808(a) and (b) of the Statutory Trust Act, the Trust may not be terminated
or revoked by any holder of Certificates, and the dissolution, termination or bankruptcy of
any holders of Certificates shall not result in the termination or dissolution of the Trust,
except to the extent otherwise provided in the Trust Agreement.
(x) The execution, delivery and performance by the Owner Trustee of the Trust Agreement
and, on behalf of the Trust, the Transaction Documents to which the Trust is a party, do not
require any consent, approval or authorization of, or any registration or filing with, any
governmental authority of the State of Delaware, except for the filing of the Certificate of
Trust with the Secretary of State.
(xi) Neither the consummation by the Owner Trustee of the transactions contemplated in
the Trust Agreement or, on behalf of the Trust, the transactions contemplated in the
Transaction Documents to which the Trust is a party nor the fulfillment of the terms thereof
by the Owner Trustee will conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any law of the
State of Delaware.
Such opinion may contain such assumptions, qualifications and limitations as are usual and
customary in opinions of this type and are reasonably acceptable to counsel to the Underwriters.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may state that they express no opinion as to the laws of
any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of Delaware. Capitalized terms used in the above
opinion paragraphs and not otherwise defined in this Agreement will have the meanings ascribed to
such terms in the relevant opinion.
(n) The Representative shall have received from XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP, counsel for the
Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date, with respect to such matters as the
Representative may require, and the Depositor and HMFC shall have furnished to such counsel such
documents as it may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling it to pass upon such matters.
(o) The Representative shall have received copies of each opinion of counsel delivered to any
rating agency, together with a letter addressed to the Representative, dated the Closing Date, to
the effect that the Representative and the Underwriters may rely on each such opinion to the same
extent as though such opinion was addressed to each as of its date.
(p) The Representative shall have received certificates dated the Closing Date of any two of
the President, Chief Financial Officer, any Vice President, the Controller or the Treasurer of the
Depositor and HMFC in which such officers shall state that: (A) the representations and warranties
made by such entity contained in the Transaction Documents and this Agreement are true and correct,
that such party has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be
performed or satisfied under such agreements on or before the Closing Date, (B) since the date of
this Agreement there has not occurred any material adverse change, or any development involving a
prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the condition, financial or otherwise, or in
the earnings, business or operations of the Trust, the Depositor or HMFC except as disclosed to the
Representative in writing, and (C) there are no actions, proceedings or investigations to which the
Depositor or HMFC is a party or that are threatened before any court, administrative agency or
other tribunal having jurisdiction over HMFC or the
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Depositor, (i) that are required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement, (ii) asserting
the invalidity of this Agreement, any Transaction Document or the Notes, (iii) seeking to prevent
the issuance of the Notes or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the Transaction Documents, (iv) which could reasonably be expected to materially and
adversely affect the performance by the Depositor or HMFC of its obligations under, or the validity
or enforceability of, this Agreement, any Transaction Document or the Notes or (v) seeking
adversely to affect the federal income tax attributes of the Notes as described in the Prospectus
or the Preliminary Prospectus under the heading “MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX
CONSEQUENCES.”
(q) The Representative shall have received evidence satisfactory to the Representative and
counsel to the Underwriters that, on or before the Closing Date, UCC-1 financing statements, have
been or are being filed in all applicable governmental offices reflecting (A) the transfer of the
interest of HMFC in the Receivables, and the proceeds thereof to the Depositor pursuant to the
Receivables Purchase Agreement, (B) the transfer of the interest of the Depositor in the
Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Receivables, and the proceeds thereof to the Trust pursuant to
the Sale and Servicing Agreement, and (C) the grant by the Trust to the Indenture Trustee under the
Indenture of a security interest in the interest of the Trust in the Receivables Purchase
Agreement, the Receivables, the Collateral and the proceeds thereof.
(r) The Class A-1 Notes shall have been rated in the highest short-term rating by both
Standard and Poor’s, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc. (“S&P”), Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”)
and Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). The Class A Notes (other than the Class A-1
Notes) shall have been rated in the highest long-term rating by each of S&P, Fitch and Moody’s.
The Class B Notes shall have been rated at least “AA”, “Aa2” and “AA+” by S&P, Moody’s and Fitch.
The Class C Notes shall have been rated at least “A”, “A2” and “A” by S&P, Moody’s and Fitch. The
Class D Notes shall have been rated at least “BBB”, “Baa2” and “BBB” by S&P, Moody’s and Fitch.
(s) The Representative shall have received, from each of HMFC and the Depositor, a certificate
executed by a secretary or assistant secretary thereof to which shall be attached certified copies
of the: (i) charter, (ii) by-laws, (iii) applicable resolutions and (iv) designation of incumbency
of each such entity.
(t) The Representative shall have received evidence of any required Lien releases to be filed
or recorded (immediately following the Closing Date) with respect to the Permitted Liens affecting
the Receivables from all applicable creditors of HMFC, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Representative and counsel to the Underwriters.
(u) The Representative shall have received from the Indenture Trustee, a certificate stating
that any information contained in the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1) filed
with the Registration Statement, is true, accurate and complete.
(v) All representations and warranties made by or on behalf of HMFC and the Depositor in the
Transaction Documents to which each is a party are true and correct as of the Closing Date.
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The Depositor will provide or cause to be provided to the Representative conformed copies of
such opinions, certificates, letters and documents as the Representative or counsel to the
Underwriters reasonably request.
SECTION 9. Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to termination in the sole
discretion of the Representative by notice to the Depositor given on or prior to the Closing Date
in the event that either the Depositor or HMFC shall have failed, refused or been unable to perform
all obligations and satisfy all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or
prior thereto or, if at or prior to the Closing Date, (a) trading in securities generally on the
New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or materially limited or minimum or maximum
prices shall have been established by or on, as the case may be, the Securities and Exchange
Commission or the New York Stock Exchange; (b) trading of any securities of HMFC or the Depositor
shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market; (c) a general
moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by either federal or New York
State authorities; (d) a material disruption has occurred in commercial banking or securities
settlement or clearance services in the United States or with respect to Clearstream or Euroclear
systems in Europe and, in the sole judgment of the Representative, the effect of any such
disruption makes it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or the delivery of the
Notes as contemplated by the Prospectus, as amended as of the date hereof; (e) there
shall have occurred (i) an outbreak or escalation of hostilities between the United States and any
foreign power, (ii) an outbreak or escalation of any other insurrection or armed conflict involving
the United States, or (iii) any other calamity or crisis or materially adverse change in general
economic, political or financial conditions having an effect on the U. S. financial markets and, in
the sole judgment of the Representative, the effect of any such outbreak, escalation, insurrection,
conflict, calamity or crisis makes it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or
the delivery of the Notes as contemplated by the Prospectus, as amended as of the date hereof; (f)
any change in or affecting the Receivables or particularly the business or properties of the Trust,
the Depositor or HMFC shall have occurred which, in the judgment of the Representative, materially
impairs the investment quality of the Notes or makes it impractical or inadvisable to market the
Notes; or (g) any downgrading in the rating of any debt securities of HMFC, the Depositor, if any,
by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (as defined for purposes of Rule
436(g) under the Securities Act), or any public announcement that any such organization has under
surveillance or review its rating of any such debt securities (other than an announcement with
positive implications of a possible upgrading, and no implication of a possible downgrading, of
such rating) shall have occurred. Termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9 shall
be without liability of any party to any other party except for the liability of HMFC in relation
to expenses as provided in Sections 7 hereof, the indemnity provided in Section 10 hereof and any
liability arising before or in relation to such termination.
SECTION 10. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) The Depositor and HMFC shall, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless each
Underwriter, the directors, officers, employees and agents of each Underwriter and each person, if
any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section
20 of the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or
several, to which such Underwriter or such controlling person may become
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subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, to the extent such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon:
(i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement made by the Depositor or HMFC in
Section 2 hereof,
(ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained or
incorporated in the Registration Statement, the Issuer Information or the Prospectus or any
amendment or supplement thereto, or
(iii) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Registration Statement, the
Issuer Information or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading,
and will reimburse, as incurred, each such indemnified party for any legal or other costs or
expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with investigating, defending against or appearing
as a third-party witness in connection with any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action;
provided, however, that the Depositor and HMFC will not be liable in any such case to the extent
that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, the
Issuer Information or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in the Underwriters’
Information; provided, further, that the Depositor and HMFC shall not be liable to any Underwriter
or any of the directors, officers, employees and agents of an Underwriter and each person, if any,
who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of
the Exchange Act, with respect to any loss, claim, damage or liability that results from the fact
that the Underwriter sold Notes to a person to whom there was not sent or given, at or prior to the
written confirmation of such sale, if delivery thereof was required, a copy of the Prospectus or
the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented, whichever is most recent, if the Depositor has
previously furnished copies thereof to such Underwriter within a reasonable time period prior to
such confirmation. The indemnity provided for in this Section 10 shall be in addition to any
liability which the Depositor and HMFC may otherwise have. The Depositor and HMFC will not,
without the prior written consent of the Representative, settle or compromise or consent to the
entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of
which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not the Representative or any person who
controls the Representative is a party to such claim, action, suit or proceeding), unless such
settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of all of the Underwriters
and such controlling persons from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or
proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to or admission of, fault, culpability or a
failure to act by or on behalf of any Underwriter or controlling person.
(b) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, will indemnify and hold harmless each of the
Depositor and HMFC, each of its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls the
Depositor or HMFC within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the
Exchange Act against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Depositor, HMFC or any
such director, officer or controlling person may become subject under
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the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Preliminary Prospectus, any Free Writing
Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or (ii) the
omission or the alleged omission to state in the Preliminary Prospectus, any Free Writing
Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each
case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with the Underwriters’
Information, and will reimburse, as incurred, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by
the Depositor, HMFC or any such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
investigating, defending against or appearing as a third-party witness in connection with any such
loss, claim, damage, liability or any action in respect thereof. The remedies provided for in this
Section 10 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be
available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.
(c) In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted
involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b)
of this Section 10, such person (for purposes of this paragraph (c), the “indemnified party”)
shall, promptly after receipt by such party of notice of the commencement of such action, notify
the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (for purposes of this paragraph (c), the
“indemnifying party”), but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it
from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party under this Section 10. In case any
such action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the
commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein and, to the
extent that it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume
the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party (which may be
counsel to such indemnifying party if otherwise reasonably acceptable to the indemnified party);
provided, however, that if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and
the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be
one or more legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different
from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not
have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties
and such indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to defend
such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. After notice from the indemnifying
party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense of any such action and
approval by such indemnified party of counsel appointed to defend such action, the indemnifying
party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 10 for any legal or other
expenses, other than reasonable costs of investigation, subsequently incurred by such indemnified
party in connection with the defense thereof, unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed
separate counsel in accordance with the proviso to the next preceding sentence (it being
understood, however, that in connection with such action the indemnifying party shall not be liable
for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (in addition to local counsel in each applicable
local jurisdiction) in any one action or separate but substantially similar actions arising out of
the same general allegations or circumstances, designated in writing by the Representative in the
case of paragraph (a) of this Section 10, representing the indemnified parties under such paragraph
(a) who are
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parties to such action or actions), (ii) the indemnifying party has authorized the employment
of counsel for the indemnified party at the expense of the indemnifying party, (iii) the use of
counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such
counsel with a conflict of interest or (iv) the indemnifying party has elected to assume the
defense of such proceeding but has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the indemnified parties. All fees and expenses reimbursed pursuant to this
paragraph (c) shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. After such notice from the indemnifying
party to such indemnified party, the indemnifying party will not be liable for the costs and
expenses of any settlement of such action effected by such indemnified party without the consent of
the indemnifying party. No indemnifying party shall, without the written consent of the
indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of
which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been
sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement (x) includes an unconditional
release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such
proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a
failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
(d) In circumstances in which the indemnity agreement provided for in the preceding paragraphs
of this Section 10 is unavailable or insufficient, for any reason, to hold harmless an indemnified
party in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof),
each indemnifying party, in order to provide for just and equitable contribution, shall contribute
to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages
or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect (i)
the relative benefits received by the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and the
indemnified party on the other from the offering of Notes or (ii) if the allocation provided by the
foregoing clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, not only such relative benefits but also
the relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and the indemnified party
on the other in connection with the statements or omissions or alleged statements or omissions that
resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), as well as
any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Depositor and
HMFC on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the same proportion
as the total proceeds from the offering of the Notes (before deducting expenses) received by the
Depositor and HMFC (including for such purpose, the value of the Certificates) bear to the total
discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters (the “Spread”) as set forth in the
Prospectus. The relative fault of the parties shall be determined by reference to, among other
things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or
alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Depositor, HMFC or
the Underwriters, the parties’ relative intents, knowledge, access to information and opportunity
to correct or prevent such statement or omission, and any other equitable considerations
appropriate in the circumstances. The Depositor, HMFC and the Underwriters agree that it would not
be equitable if the amount of such contribution were determined by pro rata or per capita
allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other
method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to above
in this paragraph (d). Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph (d), no Underwriter
shall be obligated to make contributions hereunder that in the aggregate exceed the amount by which
the Spread received by it in the initial offering of such Notes, less the aggregate amount of any
damages that such Underwriter
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has otherwise been required to pay in respect of the same or any substantially similar claim,
and no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11 (f) of the
Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations to contribute hereunder are several in
proportion to their respective principal amount of Notes they have purchased hereunder, and not
joint. For purposes of this paragraph (d), each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and each
director, officer, employee and agent of an Underwriter shall have the same rights to contribution
as such Underwriter, and each director of the Depositor and HMFC, each officer of the Depositor and
HMFC and each person, if any, who controls the Depositor and HMFC within the meaning of Section 15
of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, shall have the same rights to contribution
as the Depositor and HMFC.
SECTION 11. Defaults by an Underwriter. If any one or more Underwriter(s) fail(s) to
purchase and pay for any of the Notes agreed to be purchased by such Underwriter(s) hereunder, and
such failure constitutes a default in the performance of its or their obligations under this
Agreement, the remaining Underwriter(s) shall be obligated severally to take up and pay for (in the
respective proportions that the amount of Notes set forth opposite their names in Schedule I bears
to the aggregate amount of Notes set forth opposite the names of all the remaining Underwriter(s))
the Notes that the defaulting Underwriter(s) agreed but failed to purchase; provided, however, that
if the aggregate amount of Notes that the defaulting Underwriter(s) agreed but failed to purchase
exceeds 10% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes, the remaining Underwriter(s) shall have the
right to purchase all, but shall not be under any obligation to purchase any, of the Notes, and if
such non-defaulting Underwriter(s) do not purchase all the Notes, this Agreement will terminate
without liability to any non-defaulting Underwriter. In the event of a default by any Underwriter
as set forth in this paragraph, the Closing Date shall be postponed for such period, not exceeding
seven days, as the remaining Underwriter(s) shall determine in order that the required changes in
the Prospectus Supplement or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Nothing
contained in this Agreement shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter(s) of any liability to the
Depositor, HMFC, their Affiliates and any non-defaulting Underwriter(s) for damages occasioned by
its default hereunder.
SECTION 12. Survival of Representations and Obligations. The respective indemnities,
agreements, representations, warranties and other statements set forth in or made pursuant to this
Agreement or contained in certificates of officers submitted pursuant hereto shall remain operative
and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation or statement as to the results
thereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Notes. If for any reason the purchase of
the Notes by the Underwriters is not consummated, each of the Depositor and HMFC shall remain
responsible for the expenses to be paid or reimbursed pursuant to Section 7 and the obligations
pursuant to Section 10 shall remain in effect. If for any reason the purchase of the Notes by the
Underwriters is not consummated (other than as a result of any Underwriters’ breach under Section 4
of this Agreement), the Depositor and HMFC will reimburse the Underwriters severally, upon demand,
for all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred by
any Underwriter in connection with the offering of the Notes.
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SECTION 13. Obligations Solely Contractual in Nature. Each of the Depositor and HMFC
acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters’ responsibility to the Depositor and HMFC is solely
contractual in nature and that none of the Underwriters or their affiliates shall be acting in a
fiduciary or advisory capacity, or otherwise owe any fiduciary or advisory duty, to the Depositor
or HMFC in connection with the offering of the Notes and the other transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
SECTION 14. Notices. Any notice or notification in any form to be given under this
Agreement may be delivered in person or sent by mail, facsimile or telephone (subject in the case
of a communication by telephone to confirmation by facsimile) addressed to:
in the case of the Depositor:
Hyundai ABS Funding Corporation
00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Vice President; Secretary
Attention: Vice President; Secretary
in the case of HMFC:
Hyundai Motor Finance Company
00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile 000-000-0000
Attention: Vice President; Finance
Attention: Vice President; Finance
in the case of the Representative:
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxx
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxx
Any such notice shall take effect, in the case of delivery, at the time of delivery and, in the
case of facsimile, at the time of dispatch.
SECTION 15. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the parties hereto, their respective successors and agents, and the directors, officers and
control persons referred to in Section 10, and no other person will have any rights or obligations
hereunder.
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SECTION 16. The Representative. The Representative represents and warrants to the
Depositor and HMFC that it is duly authorized to enter into this Agreement. The Representative
shall act for the several Underwriters in connection with this financing, and any action under this
Agreement taken by the Representative will be binding upon all the Underwriters. In all dealings
hereunder, the parties hereto shall be entitled to act and rely upon any statement, request, notice
or agreement on behalf of any Underwriter made or given by the Representative.
SECTION 17. Miscellaneous.
(a) Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement.
(b) The headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to
be part of, or to affect, the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
(c) For purposes of this Agreement, (a) “business day” means any day on which the New York
Stock Exchange is open for trading, and (b) each of “subsidiary” and “Affiliate” has the meaning
set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
(d) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which, taken
together, shall constitute one and the same Agreement and any party may enter into this Agreement
by executing a counterpart.
(e) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the several
Underwriters, the Depositor, HMFC and their respective successors and legal representatives, and
nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any
other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement,
or any provisions herein contained, this Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof being
intended to be and being for the sole and exclusive benefit of such persons and for the benefit of
no other person, except that (i) the indemnities of the Depositor and HMFC contained in Section 10
hereof shall also be for the benefit of any person or persons who control any Underwriter within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and (ii) the
indemnities of the Underwriters contained in Section 10 hereof shall also be for the benefit of the
directors of the Depositor and HMFC, the officers of the Depositor and HMFC and any person or
persons who control the Depositor or HMFC within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act. No purchaser of Notes from any Underwriter shall be deemed a
successor because of such purchase.
(f) The respective representations, warranties, agreements, covenants, indemnities and other
statements of the Depositor and HMFC, its officers and the several Underwriters set forth in this
Agreement or made by or on behalf of them, respectively, pursuant to this Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect, regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of the Depositor or
HMFC, any of its officers, directors, employees or agents, any Underwriter or any controlling
person referred to in Section 10 hereof and (ii) delivery of and payment for the Notes. The
respective agreements, covenants, indemnities and other statements set forth in Sections 6 and 10
hereof shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination or cancellation of this
Agreement.
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SECTION 18. Severability. It is the desire and intent of the parties that the
provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the law and public
policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, in the event
that any provision of this Agreement would be held in any jurisdiction to be invalid, prohibited or
unenforceable for any reason, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective,
without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or
enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 19. Governing Law. THE VALIDITY AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF
LAWS.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and return to us five
counterparts hereof, and upon the acceptance hereof by you, on behalf of each of the Underwriters,
this letter and such acceptance hereof shall constitute a binding agreement among each of the
Underwriters and the Depositor and HMFC.
Very truly yours, | ||||||
HYUNDAI ABS FUNDING CORPORATION | ||||||
By: | /s/ Min Xxx Xxxxx Xxxx | |||||
Name: Min Xxx Xxxxx Xxxx | ||||||
Title: Vice President and Secretary | ||||||
HYUNDAI MOTOR FINANCE COMPANY | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxx Xxx Xxxx | |||||
Name: Xxx Xxx Xxxx | ||||||
Title: Treasurer |
The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written.
X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES INC.
on behalf of itself and as Representative of the
several Underwriters
on behalf of itself and as Representative of the
several Underwriters
By:
|
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Title: Vice President |
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SCHEDULE I
Class A-1 | Class A-2 | Class A-3 | Class A-4 | |||||||||||||
Underwriter | Notes | Notes | Notes | Notes | ||||||||||||
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. |
$ | 60,001,000 | $ | 77,400,000 | $ | 62,402,000 | $ | 47,012.000 | ||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. |
$ | 60,001,000 | $ | 77,400,000 | $ | 62,402,000 | $ | 47,012.000 | ||||||||
ABN AMRO Incorporated |
$ | 26,666,000 | $ | 34,400,000 | $ | 27,732,000 | $ | 20,892,000 | ||||||||
Banc of America Securities LLC |
$ | 26,666,000 | $ | 34,400,000 | $ | 27,732,000 | $ | 20,892,000 | ||||||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
$ | 26,666,000 | $ | 34,400,000 | $ | 27,732,000 | $ | 20,892,000 | ||||||||
Total |
$ | 200,000,000 | $ | 258,000,000 | $ | 208,000,000 | $ | 156,700,000 |
Class B | Class C | Class D | ||||||||||
Underwriter | Notes | Notes | Notes | |||||||||
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. |
$ | 14,100,000 | $ | 18,800,000 | $ | 16,450,000 | ||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. |
$ | 14,100,000 | $ | 18,800,000 | $ | 16,450,000 | ||||||
ABN AMRO Incorporated |
N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
Banc of America Securities LLC |
N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
Total |
$ | 28,200,000 | $ | 37,600,000 | $ | 32,900,000 |
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SCHEDULE II
Original Principal | ||||||||
Security | Balance $ | Price $ | ||||||
Class A-1 Notes |
$ | 200,000,000 | $ | 199,800,000.00 | ||||
Class A-2 Notes |
$ | 258,000,000 | $ | 257,653,299.60 | ||||
Class A-3 Notes |
$ | 208,000,000 | $ | 207,671,297.60 | ||||
Class A-4 Notes |
$ | 156,700,000 | $ | 156,399,104.66 | ||||
Class B Notes |
$ | 28,200,000 | $ | 28,132,720.44 | ||||
Class C Notes |
$ | 37,600,000 | $ | 37,500,089.28 | ||||
Class D Notes |
$ | 32,900,000 | $ | 32,783,971.57 | ||||
Total Price to Depositor |
$ | 919,940,483.15 |
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SCHEDULE III
LIST OF OFFICES TO FILE FINANCING STATEMENTS
1. | HMFC Financing Statements — California | |
2. | Depositor Financing Statements — Delaware |
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SCHEDULE IV
LIST OF PERMITTED LIENS
1. | Second Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2002, as amended, among Hyundai BC Funding Corporation, Asset One Securitization LLC, Sheffield Receivables Corporation, Amsterdam Funding Corporation, Park Avenue Receivables Company, LLC, Hyundai Motor Finance Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., and Societe Generale. |
2. | Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2000, as amended, between Hyundai Motor Finance Company, as seller, and Hyundai BC Funding Corporation, as purchaser. |
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ANNEX A
REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS OF THE UNDERWRITERS
(a) Each Underwriter represents and agrees that:
(i) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause
to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the
meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (“FSMA”))
received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes in circumstances in which
Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect
to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United
Kingdom.
(b) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the
Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter represents and agrees that
with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that
Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”), each Underwriter has not made and will
not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of
a prospectus in relation to Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that
Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified
to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus
Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date,
make an offer of Underwritten Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(i) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in financial markets or,
if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in
securities;
(ii) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees
during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3)
an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated
accounts; or
(iii) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the Issuer of a
prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.
For purposes of this Annex A, the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to
any notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of
sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an
investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member
State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, and
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the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant
implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.
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