JOHN DEERE OWNER TRUST 2008 JOHN DEERE RECEIVABLES, INC. and JOHN DEERE CAPITAL CORPORATION Class A-1 2.74080% Asset Backed Notes Class A-2 3.63% Asset Backed Notes Class A-3 4.18% Asset Backed Notes Class A-4 4.89% Asset Backed Notes UNDERWRITING...
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DEERE RECEIVABLES, INC.
and
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DEERE CAPITAL CORPORATION
Class
A-1 2.74080% Asset Backed Notes
Class
A-2 3.63% Asset Backed Notes
Class
A-3 4.18% Asset Backed Notes
Class
A-4 4.89% Asset Backed Notes
April 7,
2008
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated
X.X.
Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
Banc
of America Securities LLC
BNP
Paribas Securities Corp.
Deutsche
Bank Securities Inc.
RBC
Capital Markets Corporation
c/x
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
|
Incorporated
4 World
Financial Center, 11th Floor
c/o
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X.X.
Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
|
000 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, 00xx Floor
Dear
Sirs:
Xxxx
Deere Receivables, Inc. (the “Seller”) and Xxxx Deere Capital Corporation
(“JDCC”) confirm their agreement (the “Agreement”) with Xxxxxxx Lynch, Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated (“Xxxxxxx Xxxxx”), X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
(“JPM”), Banc of America Securities LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Deutsche
Bank Securities Inc. and RBC Capital Markets Corporation (collectively, the
“Underwriters” or “you”, which terms shall also include any Underwriter
substituted as provided in Section 11), for whom Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and JPM are
acting as representatives (in such capacity Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and JPM are
hereinafter referred to collectively, as the “Representatives” and each, a
“Representative”) with respect to the public offering by you of the Asset Backed
Notes (“Notes”) specified in the Pricing Agreement referred
to below
(the “Underwritten Notes”). The Seller has authorized the public
offering of up to $643,870,000 principal amount of Notes. The Notes
may be offered in various series, and, within each series, in one or more
classes, in one or more offerings on terms determined at the time of sale (each
such series, a “Series” and each such class, a “Class”). Each such
Series of the Notes may be issued by a Delaware statutory trust (each, a
“Trust”) under a separate indenture (each, an “Indenture”) between the Trust and
a trustee to be identified in the prospectus supplement relating to such Series
(the “Indenture Trustee”). Each Trust will also issue Asset Backed
Certificates (“Certificates”) evidencing beneficial interests in such
Trust. Each Trust will be created pursuant to a separate trust
agreement (each, a “Trust Agreement”) with respect to such Series between a
trustee to be identified in the prospectus supplement relating to such Series
(the “Owner Trustee”) and the Seller, as depositor. The Notes and the
Certificates are collectively referred to as the “Securities”. The
assets of each Trust will include agricultural and construction equipment retail
installment sale and loan contracts (the “Receivables”) and various Trust
accounts. The Seller will purchase the Receivables relating to a
Series of Notes from JDCC pursuant to a separate Purchase Agreement and sell
them to the related Trust pursuant to a separate Sale and Servicing Agreement,
pursuant to which JDCC will service and administer such
Receivables. The Indenture, the Trust Agreement, the Purchase
Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the Administration Agreement
relating to a Series of Notes are collectively referred to herein as the “Basic
Documents”. Unless otherwise specified herein, reference to the Trust
and any Basic Document shall refer to the Trust that will issue the Underwritten
Notes and the related Basic Document, respectively. Capitalized terms
used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture
and the Trust Agreement.
Prior to
the purchase and public offering of the Underwritten Notes by the Underwriters,
the Seller, JDCC and the Underwriters shall enter into an agreement
substantially in the form of, or containing the information set forth in,
Exhibit A hereto (the “Pricing Agreement”). The Pricing Agreement may
take the form of an exchange of any standard form of written telecommunication
between the Seller, JDCC and the Underwriters and shall specify such applicable
information as is indicated in Exhibit A hereto. The offering of the
Underwritten Notes will be governed by this Agreement, as supplemented by the
Pricing Agreement. From and after the date of the execution and
delivery of the Pricing Agreement, this Agreement shall be deemed to incorporate
the Pricing Agreement.
The
Seller has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”)
a registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-130966), containing a preliminary
prospectus and form of preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the Notes
and to the Certificates for the registration of the Securities under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and the offering of the
Notes from time to time in accordance with Rule 415 of the rules of the
Commission under the 1933 Act (the “1933 Act Regulations”), has filed such
amendments thereto, if any, and such amended preliminary prospectus and form of
preliminary prospectus supplement as have been required prior to the date
hereof, and will file such additional amendments thereto and such amended
prospectuses and forms of prospectus supplement as may hereafter be required
pursuant to the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations. “Registration
Statement” as of any time means such registration statement (collectively), as
amended, in the form then filed by the Seller, including any prospectus and/or
prospectus supplement deemed or retroactively deemed to be a part thereof that
has not been superseded or modified and all documents incorporated therein by
reference, as from time to time amended or supplemented
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pursuant
to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) and the 1933
Act. “Registration Statement” without reference to a time means the Registration
Statement as of the time of the first contract of sale for the offering of the
Underwritten Notes of a particular Series, which time shall be considered the
“effective date” of the Registration Statement with respect to such Underwritten
Notes. For purposes of this definition, information contained in a
form of prospectus or prospectus supplement that is deemed retroactively to be a
part of the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430B shall be considered to
be included in the Registration Statement as of the time specified in Rule
430B.
“Preliminary
Prospectus” means (i) the prospectus relating to the Notes, that is included in
the Registration Statement and (ii) the preliminary prospectus supplement
relating to the Underwritten Notes dated the date specified in the Pricing
Agreement (together, with information referred to under the caption “Static Pool
Data” therein regardless of whether it is deemed a part of the Registration
Statement or Prospectus, the “Preliminary Prospectus
Supplement”). “Prospectus” means the (i) the prospectus relating to
the Notes, that is included in the Registration Statement and (ii) the
prospectus supplement contemplated by Section 4(a)(i) (together, with
information referred to under the caption “Static Pool Data” therein regardless
of whether it is deemed a part of the Registration Statement or Prospectus, a
“Prospectus Supplement”) that discloses the public offering price and other
final terms of such Underwritten Notes and otherwise satisfies Section 10(a) of
the 1933 Act. The Prospectus Supplement shall be deemed to have
supplemented the Prospectus only with respect to the offering of Underwritten
Notes to which it relates.
At or
prior to the Applicable Time, the Seller had prepared the Preliminary
Prospectus. “Applicable Time” means the time agreed to by the Seller
and the Representatives and set forth in the Pricing Agreement, which shall be
the time immediately after the Seller and the Representatives agree on the
pricing terms of the Underwritten Notes.
SECTION
1. Representations and
Warranties.
(a) Each
of the Seller and JDCC represents and warrants to each Underwriter as of the
date hereof (such date being hereinafter referred to as the “Representation
Date”) as follows:
(i) The
Registration Statement and the Prospectus, at the time the Registration
Statement became effective and as of the Representation Date, complied, and the
Prospectus as of the Closing Date will comply, in all material respects with the
requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations and the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939, as amended (the “1939 Act”). The Registration Statement,
as of the applicable effective date as to each part of the Registration
Statement pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) and any amendment thereto, did not, and
will not, contain an 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 Prospectus, at the time the Registration
Statement became effective, as of its issue date and as of the Closing Date, did
not, and will not, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The Preliminary Prospectus when filed complied in all
material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act
Regulations
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and the
1939 Act and as of the Applicable Time and as of the Closing Date, the
Preliminary Prospectus and the information listed on Exhibit B to the Pricing
Agreement, all considered together (collectively, the “Disclosure Package”), did
not, and will not, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit 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. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, the representations and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to
statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or
the Disclosure Package made in reliance upon and in conformity with information
furnished to the Seller in writing by any Underwriter through the
Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus
or the Disclosure Package it being understood and agreed that the only such
information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described
as “Underwriters Information” in the Pricing Agreement, or to that part of the
Registration Statement which shall constitute the Statement of Eligibility and
Qualification under the 1939 Act (Form T-1) of the Indenture
Trustee.
(ii) The
documents, if any, incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, at the time, if
any, they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission during the period
specified in Section 4(a)(vi), complied and will comply, as the case may be, in
all material respects with the positions of the staff of the Commission pursuant
to the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, and, when read
together and with the other information in the Prospectus, at the time the
Registration Statement became effective, at the time any amendments thereto
become effective and as to the applicable effective date as to each part of the
Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) or hereafter during the
period specified in Section 4(a)(vi), did not and will not contain an 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, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(iii) Deloitte
& Touche LLP are independent public accountants as required by the 1933 Act
and the 1933 Act Regulations.
(iv) Since
the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package, except as otherwise stated
in or contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the
Disclosure Package (A) there has not been any material adverse change in the
financial condition of the Seller or in the results of operations or business
prospects of the Seller, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of
business and (B) there have been no transactions entered into by the Seller,
other than transactions in the ordinary course of business, which are material
with respect to the Seller.
(v) Since
the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package, except as otherwise stated
in or contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the
Disclosure Package (A) there has not been any material adverse change in the
financial condition of JDCC and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise,
or in the results of operations or business prospects of JDCC and its
subsidiaries considered as one
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enterprise,
whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, and (B) there have
been no transactions entered into by JDCC or its subsidiaries, other than
transactions in the ordinary course of business, including borrowings for the
acquisition of receivables and other operations and other than transactions
which are not material in relation to JDCC and its subsidiaries considered as
one enterprise.
(vi) Each
of the Seller and JDCC has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a
corporation and is in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation, with power and authority to own, lease and operate its property
and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus and the Preliminary Prospectus.
(vii) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Sale and
Servicing Agreement, the Trust Agreement and the Administration Agreement and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein, have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Seller and JDCC, as
applicable, and will not result in any breach of any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or
imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the
Seller or JDCC, pursuant to any indenture, loan agreement, contract or other
agreement or instrument to which the Seller or JDCC is a party or by which the
Seller or JDCC may be bound or to which any of the property or assets of the
Seller or JDCC is subject, nor will such action result in any violation of the
provisions of the charter or by-laws of the Seller or JDCC or, to the best of
its knowledge, any order, rule or regulation applicable to the Seller or JDCC of
any court or of any federal, state or other regulatory authority or other
governmental body having jurisdiction over the Seller or JDCC.
(viii) The
Underwritten Notes have been duly authorized for issuance and sale pursuant to
this Agreement and the Certificates have been duly authorized for issuance
pursuant to the Trust Agreement (or will have been so authorized prior to the
issuance of the Securities) and, when issued, authenticated and delivered
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and the Indenture, in the case of
the Underwritten Notes, and the Trust Agreement, in the case of the related
Certificates, against payment of the consideration therefor in accordance with
this Agreement in the case of the Underwritten Notes, the Underwritten Notes
will be valid and legally binding obligations of the Trust enforceable in
accordance with their terms (except as enforcement thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws relating to or affecting enforcement of
creditors’ rights or by general equity principles), and will be entitled to the
benefits of the Indenture, and the related Certificates will be duly and validly
issued and outstanding. The Underwritten Notes, the related
Certificates, the Indenture and the Trust Agreement conform in all material
respects to all statements relating thereto contained in the Disclosure Package,
the Prospectus and the Registration Statement.
(ix) At
the Closing Time or at such other times as may be set forth herein, each of the
representations and warranties of the Seller and JDCC set forth in the Sale and
Servicing Agreement and by JDCC in the Purchase Agreement will be true and
correct; provided that the sole remedy for any breach of any representation or
warranty in Section
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3.02(b)
of the Purchase Agreement shall be limited to the remedies therefor provided in
the Purchase Agreement.
(x) In
its unconsolidated accounting records, JDCC will treat the conveyance of
receivables contemplated by Section 2.01 of the Purchase Agreement as a sale of
assets for accounting purposes.
(xi) The
Seller is not, and on the date on which the first bona fide offer of the
Underwritten Notes was made was not, an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule
405 under the 1933 Act.
(xii) Each
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (as defined in Section 3(a)) (including any
Permitted Free Writing Prospectus (as defined in Section 3(a))), as of its issue
date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the public offer and
sale of the Underwritten Notes or until any earlier date that the Seller
notified or notifies the Underwriters as described in the next sentence, did
not, does not and will not include any information that conflicted, conflicts or
will conflict (within the meaning of Rule 433(c)) with the information then
contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Preliminary
Prospectus and not superseded or modified. If at any time following issuance of
an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including any Permitted Free Writing
Prospectus) there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of
which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the
information then contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the
Preliminary Prospectus or included or would include an untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
prevailing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Seller will promptly (i)
notify the Representatives and (ii) amend or supplement such Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict, untrue statement or
omission.
(xiii) The
initial effective date of the Registration Statement is not more than three
years prior to the date on which the first bona fide offer of the Underwritten
Notes was made.
(b) Any
certificate signed by any officer of the Seller or JDCC and delivered to the
Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed a representation
and warranty by the Seller or JDCC (or by the Seller acting through JDCC) as to
the matters covered thereby to each Underwriter.
(c) Each
Underwriter represents and warrants to each of the Seller and JDCC as of the
date hereof as follows:
(i) In
relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has
implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each
underwriter has represented and agreed that with effect from and including the
date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member
State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an
offer of
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Underwritten
Notes which are the subject of the offering contemplated by the Prospectus
Supplement to the public in that Relevant Member State other than:
(1) to
legal entities which are authorised or regulated to operate in the financial
markets or, if not so authorised or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely
to invest in securities;
(2) to
any legal entity which has two or more of (A) an average of at least 250
employees during the last financial year; (B) a total balance sheet of more than
€43,000,000; and (C) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown
in its last annual or consolidated accounts;
(3) to
fewer than 100 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as
defined in the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the prior consent of
the lead underwriter; or
(4) in
any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus
Directive,
provided that no such offer
of Underwritten Notes shall require the Seller or any Underwriter to publish a
prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.
For
purposes of this Section 4(c)(i), the expression an “offer of Underwritten 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 Underwritten Notes to be offered so as to enable an
investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Underwritten Notes, as the same
may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus
Directive in that Member State, and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means
Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each
Relevant Member State.
(ii) Each
Underwriter 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 (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or
sale of the Underwritten Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the
FSMA does not apply to the Issuing Entity; and
(iii) Each
Underwriter has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the
FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Underwritten Notes
in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
SECTION
2. Sale and
Delivery to Underwriters; Closing.
(a) On
the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained and subject to
the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Seller agrees to sell to each
Underwriter and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase
from the Seller, the Underwritten Notes set forth opposite its name in the
Pricing Agreement at the respective prices to be
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determined
by agreement between the Seller and you, which prices shall be set forth in the
Pricing Agreement. In the event that such prices have not been agreed
upon and the Pricing Agreement has not been executed and delivered by all
parties thereto by the close of business on the fourth business day following
the date of this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate forthwith, without
liability of any party to any other party, unless otherwise agreed to by the
Seller and you.
(b) Payment
of the purchase price for, and delivery of, the Underwritten Notes shall be made
at the office of Shearman & Sterling LLP, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the
Representatives and the Seller at 10:00 A.M. on April 16, 2008, or such other
time as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Seller (such time
and date of delivery being herein called “Closing Time” and such date of
delivery being called the “Closing Date”). Payment shall be made by
the Representatives to the Seller in same day funds against delivery of the
Underwritten Notes to, or at the direction of, the
Representatives. The Underwritten Notes shall be in such
denominations and registered in such names as the Representatives may request in
writing at least two business days before Closing Time. The
Underwritten Notes, which may be in temporary form, will be made available for
examination and packaging by the Representatives not later than 10:00 A.M. on
the last business day prior to Closing Time. The Underwritten Notes
will be represented initially by Underwritten Notes registered in the name of
Cede & Co., the nominee of The Depository Trust Company.
SECTION
3. Free
Writing Prospectuses.
(a) The
Seller represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the
Representatives, and each Underwriter represents and agrees that, unless it
obtains the prior consent of the Seller and the Representatives, it has not made
and will not make any offer relating to the Underwritten Notes that would
constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute
a “free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 405, required to be filed with
the SEC. Any such free writing prospectus consented to in writing by
the Seller and the Representatives is referred to herein as a “Permitted Free
Writing Prospectus.” The Seller represents that it has treated and
agrees that it will treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an “issuer
free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433, and has complied and will
comply with the requirements of Rule 433 applicable to any Permitted Free
Writing Prospectus, including timely Commission filing where required, legending
and record keeping. “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means any
“issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433, relating to the
Underwritten Notes in the form filed or required to be filed by the Seller with
the SEC or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Seller’s
records pursuant to Rule 433(g).
(b) Subject
to the consent of the Representatives required in Section 3(a), the Seller will
prepare a final term sheet relating to the final terms of the Underwritten Notes
in the form attached as Exhibit A to the Pricing Agreement (the “Final Term
Sheet”) and will file such Final Term Sheet within the period required by Rule
433(d)(5)(ii) following the date such final terms have been established for the
Underwritten Notes. Any such Final Term Sheet is an Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus and a Permitted Free Writing Prospectus for purposes of this
Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
the Seller consents to the use by any Underwriter of a free writing prospectus
(each, an “Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus”) that
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contains
only (i) (A) information describing the preliminary terms of the Underwritten
Notes or their offering or (B) information that describes the final terms of the
Underwritten Notes or their offering and that is or is to be included in the
Final Term Sheet, (ii) in the case of an Intex CDI file, “issuer information” as
defined in Rule 433(h)(2) that is included in the Preliminary Prospectus or,
following the filing of the Final Term Sheet, the Final Term Sheet (the “Intex
Information”) or (iii) other customary information that is not “issuer
information” as defined in Rule 433(h)(2), or that is not otherwise an Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus; provided that (x) no such Underwriter Free Writing
Prospectus shall include information that conflicts with information in the
Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus and not
superseded or modified; (y) such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus shall
contain the legend required by Rule 433(c)(2); and (z) the Underwriters using
the Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus shall retain the free writing prospectus
for the period required by Rule 433(g) of the 1933 Act or any successor
provision. Each Underwriter shall provide to the Seller a true and
accurate copy of each Free Writing Prospectus conveyed by it of the type
referred to in Rule 433(d)(5)(ii) under the 1933 Act no later than the close of
business on the business day following the date of first use.
(c) Neither
the Seller nor any Underwriter shall disseminate or file with the Commission any
information relating to any Underwritten Notes in reliance on Rule 167 or 426
under the 1933 Act, nor shall the Seller or any Underwriter disseminate any
Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus (as defined above) “in a manner reasonably
designed to lead to its broad unrestricted dissemination” within the meaning of
Rule 433(d) under the 1933 Act.
SECTION
4. Covenants.
(a) The
Seller covenants with each Underwriter as follows:
(i) Immediately
following the execution of the Pricing Agreement, the Seller will prepare a
Prospectus Supplement setting forth the principal amount of the Underwritten
Notes, the price or prices at which the Underwritten Notes are to be purchased
by the Underwriters, either the initial public offering price or prices or the
method by which the price or prices at which the Underwritten Notes are to be
sold will be determined, the selling concession(s) and reallowance(s), if any,
any delayed delivery arrangements, and such other information as you and the
Seller deem appropriate in connection with the offering of the Underwritten
Notes. The Seller will promptly transmit copies of the Prospectus
Supplement to the Commission for filing pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act
and will furnish to the Underwriters as many copies of the Prospectus and such
Prospectus Supplement as you shall reasonably request.
(ii) At
any time when the Prospectus is required by the 1933 Act to be delivered in
connection with sales of the Underwritten Notes, the Seller will promptly notify
the Representatives, and immediately confirm the notice in writing, (A) of the
effectiveness of any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, (B)
of the receipt of any comments from the Commission, (C) of any request by the
Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or
supplement to the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or for additional
information, (D) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending
the effectiveness of the
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Registration
Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (E) of the
mailing or delivery to the Commission for filing of any document to be filed
pursuant to the 1934 Act and (F) of the receipt by the Seller of any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of any Class of
Underwritten Notes for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any
proceedings for that purpose. The Seller will make every reasonable
effort to prevent the issuance of any stop order and, if any stop order is
issued, to obtain the lifting thereof at the earliest possible
moment.
(iii) At
any time when the Prospectus is required by the 1933 Act to be delivered in
connection with sales of the Underwritten Notes, the Seller will give the
Representatives notice of its intention to make any amendment to the
Registration Statement, whether pursuant to a filing pursuant to the 1934 Act,
the 1933 Act or otherwise, or use any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus,
will furnish the Representatives with copies of any such amendment or supplement
a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing or use, as the case
may be, and will not file any such amendment or supplement or use any such
prospectus in a form to which the Representatives or counsel for the
Underwriters shall reasonably object.
(iv) During
the period specified in (ii) above, the Seller will deliver to the
Representatives as many signed and conformed copies of the Registration
Statement as originally filed and of each amendment thereto (including exhibits
filed therewith) as the Representatives may reasonably request.
(v) The
Seller will furnish to you, from time to time during the period when the
Prospectus is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, such number of copies
of such Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) as you may reasonably request
for the purposes contemplated by the 1933 Act or the respective applicable rules
and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(vi) If,
at any time during the term of this Agreement and thereafter, when the
Prospectus is required by the 1933 Act to be delivered in connection with sales
of the Underwritten Notes, any event shall occur as a result of which it is
necessary, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters or counsel for the
Seller, to amend or supplement the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus in
order that the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be,
will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the
light of circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser or if
it shall be necessary, in the opinion of either such counsel, at any such time
to amend or supplement the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or
the Prospectus in order to comply with the requirements of the 1933 Act or the
1933 Act Regulations, the Seller will promptly advise the Representatives of any
proposal to amend or supplement the Registration Statement, the Preliminary
Prospectus or the Prospectus as may be necessary to correct such untrue
statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement, the Preliminary
Prospectus and the Prospectus comply with such requirements and will not file
with the Commission such amendment or supplement, whether by filing documents
pursuant to the 1934 Act or otherwise without the Representatives’ consent,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld and which consent or nonconsent
shall
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be given
no later than two Business Days after the Seller advises the Representatives of
such proposal to amend or supplement. Neither the Representatives’
consent to, nor the Underwriters’ delivery of, any such amendment or supplement
shall constitute a waiver of any of the conditions or covenants set forth in
this Section 4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that
for purposes of this Section 4(a)(vi), (A) the Seller may assume that the
delivery period described above shall expire on July 7, 2008 unless otherwise
advised in writing by the Representatives and (B) this Section 4(a)(vi) shall
not apply to monthly servicing reports on Form 10-D or to any filing made on
Form 10-K. If the Representatives provide the notice described in the
preceding clause (A), such notice shall be updated by a new notice to the Seller
not less than weekly until the delivery period shall have expired.
(vii) The
Seller will endeavor in good faith to qualify the Underwritten Notes for
offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such jurisdictions as
the Representatives may designate; provided, however, that the Seller shall not
be obligated to file any general consent to service or to qualify as a foreign
corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction to which it is not
so qualified. The Seller will maintain such qualifications in effect
for as long as may be required for the distribution of the Underwritten
Notes. The Seller will file such statements and reports as may be
required by the laws of each jurisdiction in which the Underwritten Notes have
been qualified as above provided.
(viii) During
a period of 15 days from the date of the Prospectus, the Seller will not,
without your prior written consent, directly or indirectly, sell, offer to sell,
or otherwise dispose of, any asset backed pass-through certificates or notes or
similar securities representing interests in or secured by agricultural and
construction equipment loan receivables.
(ix) The
Seller has filed or will file each Preliminary Prospectus pursuant to and in
accordance with Rule 424(b) within the time period prescribed under Rule
424(b). The Seller has complied and will comply with Rule
433.
(x) The
Seller will prepare and file the Prospectus pursuant to and in accordance with
Rule 424(b) within the time period prescribed under Rule 424(b).
(b) The
Seller covenants with you as follows:
(i) With
respect to each sale of the Underwritten Notes, the Seller will cause the Trust
to make generally available to holders of Underwritten Notes as soon as
practicable, but not later than 90 days after the close of the period covered
thereby, an earnings statement of the Trust (in form complying with the
provisions of Rule 158 under the 1933 Act) covering the 12-month period
beginning not later than the first day of the Trust’s fiscal quarter next
following the “effective date” (as defined in Rule 158) of the Registration
Statement relating to the Underwritten Notes.
(c) The
Servicer covenants with you as follows:
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(i) So
long as any of the Underwritten Notes shall be outstanding, the Servicer will
deliver to you a copy of the annual statement as to compliance and any notice of
default delivered to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 4.10 of the Sale
and Servicing Agreement and a copy of the annual assessment(s) of compliance
with the servicing criteria and the annual attestation of a firm of independent
public accountants furnished to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 4.11
of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, as soon as such statements are furnished to
the Indenture Trustee.
SECTION
5. Payment
of Expenses. The Seller and JDCC will be obligated to pay all
expenses incident to the performance of their obligations under this Agreement,
including (i) the printing and filing of the Registration Statement as
originally filed and of each amendment thereto, (ii) the preparation, printing,
issuance and delivery of the Underwritten Notes to the Underwriters, (iii) the
fees and disbursements of counsel and accountants for the Seller and JDCC, (iv)
the qualification of the Underwritten Notes under securities laws in accordance
with the provisions of Section 4(a)(vii), including filing fees and the fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection therewith and in
connection with the preparation of the Blue Sky Survey, (v) the determination of
the eligibility of the Underwritten Notes for investment and the fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection therewith and in
connection with the preparation of a Legal Investment Survey, if any, (vi) the
printing and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of the Registration
Statement as originally filed and of each amendment thereto, of each preliminary
prospectus, and of each Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto,
(vii) the printing and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of the Blue Sky
Survey, (viii) the fees of each Rating Agency that rates any of the Underwritten
Notes, (ix) the fees and expenses of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee
and their respective counsel and (x) all expenses incurred for preparing,
printing and distributing each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to investors or
prospective investors.
If this
Agreement is terminated by the Underwriters in accordance with the provisions of
Section 6 or Section 10(a)(i), the Seller and JDCC, jointly and severally, shall
be obligated to reimburse the Underwriters for all of their out-of-pocket
expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the
Underwriters.
SECTION
6. Conditions of Underwriters’
Obligations. The obligations of the Underwriters hereunder are
subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Seller and
JDCC herein contained, to the performance by the Seller and JDCC of their
obligations hereunder, and to the following further conditions:
(a) At
Closing Time no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement shall have been issued under the 1933 Act or proceedings therefor
initiated or threatened by the Commission. The Preliminary Prospectus
and the Prospectus shall have been transmitted to the Commission for filing
pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations within the prescribed time
period and the Final Term Sheet contemplated by Section 3(b) shall have been
transmitted for filing within the prescribed time period required by Rule
433(d)(5)(ii), and prior to Closing Time, the Seller shall have provided
evidence satisfactory to the Representatives of such timely filing.
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(b) At
Closing Time, the Underwriters shall have received:
(1) The
favorable opinion, dated as of the Closing Date, of Xxxxxxxx & Sterling
LLP, counsel for the
Seller and JDCC, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, to
the effect that:
(i) JDCC
is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing in good standing under
the laws of the State of Delaware.
(ii) This
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by JDCC.
(iii) Assuming
the due authorization, execution and delivery of the Indenture by the parties
thereto, the Indenture constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Trust,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws
relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization or other similar laws
affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except as enforcement
thereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether
enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(iv) Assuming
that the Underwritten Notes have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
the Trust, when authenticated by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with the
Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters pursuant to this
Agreement, the Underwritten Notes will be valid and binding obligations of the
Trust, entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and enforceable in accordance
with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency (including without limitation all laws relating to fraudulent
transfers), reorganization or other similar laws affecting enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and except as enforcement thereof is subject to
general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in
a proceeding in equity or at law).
(v) Assuming
due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the party or parties
thereto, each Basic Document (other than the Trust Agreement) to which the
Seller is a party constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Seller
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws
relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization or similar laws relating to or
affecting creditors’ rights generally, and except as enforcement thereof is
subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
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(vi) Each
Basic Document to which JDCC is a party has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by JDCC and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery
thereof by the other party or parties thereto, and each such Basic Document
constitutes the valid and binding obligation of JDCC enforceable in accordance
with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent
transfers), reorganization or similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’
rights and except as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of
equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law).
(vii) The
statements in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus under “Description
of the Notes” and “Description of the Transfer and Servicing Agreements,” in
each case, insofar as such statements constitute summaries of certain provisions
of the Securities and the Basic Documents, fairly summarize in all material
respects such provisions.
(viii) The
statements in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus
Supplement under “Federal Income Tax Considerations” and “ERISA Considerations”,
in each case, in so far as such statements constitute statements of legal
matters referred to therein, fairly summarize, subject to the limitations set
forth therein, in all material respects the legal matters referred to
therein. As set forth and further discussed in such statements, for
federal income tax purposes, the Underwritten Notes will be considered debt and
the Trust will not be an association (or a publicly traded partnership) taxable
as a corporation.
(ix) No
authorization, approval, consent or order of any court or governmental authority
or agency is required in connection with the sale of the Underwritten Notes to
the Underwriters or the issuance of the related Certificates, except such as may
have been obtained or be required under the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations
or state securities law.
(x) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Basic Documents by each of the
Seller, the Trust and JDCC and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
herein and therein will not result in the violation of the provisions of any
applicable federal law or federal administrative regulation (other than the 1933
Act, the 1934 Act and the 1939 Act).
(xi) The
Registration Statement is effective under the 1933 Act and, to the best of such
counsel’s knowledge and information, no stop order suspending the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement has been issued under the 1933 Act or proceedings
therefor initiated or threatened by the Commission.
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(xii) The
Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, and each
amendment or supplement thereto (except for the financial statements and other
financial or statistical data included therein or omitted therefrom and the
Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of the Indenture Trustee on Form T-1,
as to which such counsel need express no opinion), as of their respective
effective or issue dates, appear on their face to have been appropriately
responsive in all material respects to the requirements of the 1933 Act, the
1939 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations.
(xiii) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the fulfillment of the terms herein
set forth and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and in
the Basic Documents to which the Seller is a party will not conflict with the
charter or by-laws of the Seller.
(xiv) Neither
the Seller nor the Trust is required to register as an “investment company”
under the 1940 Act.
(xv) The
Indenture has been duly qualified under the 1939 Act, and the Trust Agreement is
not required to be qualified under the 1939 Act.
(xvi) The
Purchase Agreement creates a valid security interest, as defined in the Uniform
Commercial Code as currently in effect in the State of New York, in the
Receivables. Under New York law, the perfection of such ownership
interest is governed by the law of the state in which JDCC is
organized.
(xvii) The
Sale and Servicing Agreement either (a) validly transfers to the Trust an
ownership interest in all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in the
Receivables or (b) if the transfer of the Receivables to the Trust pursuant to
the Sale and Servicing Agreement is deemed to be a pledge, then the Sale and
Servicing Agreement creates a valid security interest in the Receivables and the
proceeds thereof in favor of the Trust. Under New York law, the
perfection of such ownership interest and security interest is governed by the
law of the jurisdiction where such collateral is located or, in the case of a
non-possesory interest in the Receivables, by the law of the state in which the
Seller is organized.
(xviii) The
Indenture creates a valid security interest in the Receivables and the proceeds
thereof and in the Trust Accounts in favor of the Indenture
Trustee. Under New York law, the perfection of such security interest
is governed by (x) the law of the state in which the Trust is organized in the
case of the Receivables and the proceeds thereof and (y) the related “securities
intermediary’s jurisdiction” or related “bank’s jurisdiction,” as applicable, in
the case of the Trust Accounts.
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Such
opinion shall also state that such counsel has not verified, and is not passing
upon and does not assume any responsibility for, the accuracy, completeness or
fairness of the statements contained in the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus or the Disclosure Package other than those mentioned in paragraph
(vii) and (viii) above. Such counsel has, however, generally reviewed
and discussed such statements with certain officers of the Seller and JDCC and
their auditors. In the course of such review and discussion, no facts
have come to such counsel’s attention that lead such counsel to believe (i) that
the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto (except for the financial
statements and other financial and statistical data included therein or omitted
therefrom and the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of the Indenture
Trustee on Form T-1, as to which such counsel need not comment), at the
Applicable Time, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or
omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) that the Disclosure Package or
any amendment or supplement thereto (except for the financial statements and
other financial and statistical data included therein or omitted therefrom, as
to which such counsel need not comment), as of the Applicable Time or as of the
Closing Date, included or includes any untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading and (iii) that the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto
(except for the financial statements and other financial and statistical data
included therein or omitted therefrom, as to which such counsel need not
comment), at the time the Prospectus was issued, at the time any such amended or
supplemented Prospectus was issued or as of the Closing Date, included or
includes an 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.
In
addition, the Underwriters shall have received from Shearman & Sterling
LLP, a letter authorizing
the Underwriters to rely upon the opinion or opinions delivered by such counsel
to each Rating Agency that is requested to give a rating on any of the
Underwritten Notes in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Basic Documents.
(2)
The favorable opinion, dated as of the Closing Date, of the General Counsel or
Associate General Counsel of Deere & Company (“Deere”) or the Chief Counsel
of JDCC, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, to
the effect that:
(i) To
the best of such counsel’s knowledge and information, the execution and delivery
of this Agreement and the Basic Documents and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated herein and therein will not result in the violation of
the provisions of any applicable federal or Illinois law or federal or Illinois
administrative regulation.
(ii) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Basic Documents and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein will not
conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under, the charter or bylaws
of JDCC or the Seller or any agreement, indenture, or other instrument known to
such counsel to which JDCC or the Seller is a party or by which JDCC or the
Seller may be
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bound, or
any law, administrative regulation or administrative or court order known to him
to be applicable to either JDCC or the Seller.
(iii) The
statements in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus under the caption
“Certain Legal Aspects of the Receivables,” to the extent they
constitute matters of law or legal conclusions, are correct in all material
respects.
(iv) The
Receivables are “tangible chattel paper” under the Illinois Uniform Commercial
Code.
(v) During
the time period in which JDCC acquired the Receivables, JDCC had in place
sufficient documents and procedures which, if followed, resulted in JDCC owning
the Receivables; and assuming that such procedures were followed (and counsel
has no reason to believe such procedures were not followed), immediately prior
to the sale of the Receivables to the Seller, JDCC owned the Receivables free
and clear of any lien, security interest or charge. With respect to
each Receivable constituting part of the Trust, such Receivable is secured by a
validly perfected first priority purchase money security interest in the
equipment financed thereby in favor of JDCC as a secured party or, in accordance
with its customary standards, policies and servicing procedures, such procedures
have been taken that if followed (and such counsel has no reason to believe that
they will not be so followed) will result in the perfection of a first priority
purchase money security interest in the equipment financed thereby in favor of
JDCC as a secured party, subject to customary and usual
exceptions. Each such Receivable has been duly and validly assigned
to the Seller by JDCC pursuant to the terms of the Purchase
Agreement.
(3) The
favorable opinion, dated as of the Closing Date, of Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx &
Xxxxxxx, special Nevada counsel for the Seller and JDCC, in form and substance
satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, to the effect that:
(i) The
Seller is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing in good standing
under the laws of the State of Nevada.
(ii) This
Agreement and each Basic Document to which the Seller is a party has been duly
authorized and executed by the Seller.
(iii) The
Receivables are “tangible chattel paper” under Nevada law.
(iv) Assuming
that an ownership interest in the Receivables has been validly transferred to
the Seller pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and such security interest has
been properly perfected under applicable law, the Seller has a first-priority
ownership interest in the Receivables and the proceeds thereof, subject to
customary exceptions and
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assumptions.
Assuming that an ownership interest in the Receivables has been validly
transferred to the Trust pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Trust
has a first-priority, perfected ownership interest in the Receivables and the
proceeds thereof, subject to customary exceptions and assumptions. Assuming
that a security interest in the Receivables has been validly created in favor of
the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture and such security interest has
been properly perfected under applicable law, the Indenture Trustee has a first
priority security interest in the Receivables and the proceeds thereof, subject
to customary exceptions and assumptions.
(v) The
State of Nevada does not impose an individual income tax or an income tax on
corporations, partnerships or other entities doing business in
Nevada.
(4) The
favorable opinion, dated as of the Closing Date, of Lane & Xxxxxxxx, special
Iowa tax counsel for the Seller and JDCC, in form and substance satisfactory to
counsel for the Underwriters, to the effect that the information in the
Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus under “Certain Iowa Tax
Considerations,” to the extent that it constitutes matters of Iowa law or Iowa
legal conclusions, has been reviewed by such counsel and is correct in all
material respects.
(5) The
favorable opinion, dated as of the Closing Date, of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx,
counsel for the Indenture Trustee, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel
for the Underwriters, to the effect that:
(i) The
Indenture Trustee, at the time of its execution and delivery of the Indenture,
had full power and authority to execute and deliver the Indenture and has full
power and authority to perform its obligations thereunder.
(ii) The
Indenture has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Indenture Trustee and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery
thereof by the Trust, constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the
Indenture Trustee enforceable against the Indenture Trustee in accordance with
its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency or other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights or by
general principles of equity.
(iii) To
the best of such counsel’s knowledge, there are no actions, proceedings or
investigations pending or threatened against or affecting the Indenture Trustee
before or by any court, arbitrator, administrative agency or other governmental
authority which, if adversely decided, would materially and adversely affect the
ability of the Indenture Trustee to carry out the transactions contemplated in
the Indenture.
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(iv) No
consent, approval or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing
with, any court or governmental agency or body of the United States of America
or any state thereof was or is required for the execution, delivery or
performance by the Indenture Trustee of the Indenture.
(6) The
favorable opinion, dated as of the Closing Date, of Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx &
Finger, counsel for the Owner Trustee, in form and substance satisfactory to
counsel for the Underwriters, to the effect that:
(i) BNYM
(Delaware) is duly formed and validly existing as a Delaware banking corporation
in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
(ii) BNYM
(Delaware) has power and authority to execute, deliver and perform the Trust
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby.
(iii) The
Trust Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by BNYM
(Delaware) and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of BNYM
(Delaware), enforceable against BNYM (Delaware), in accordance with its terms,
except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other
laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights, by general principles of
equity, or Delaware public policy on the enforceability of provisions relating
to indemnification and rights of contribution.
(iv) Neither
the execution, delivery and performance by BNYM (Delaware) of the Trust
Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, nor
compliance with the terms thereof conflict with or result in a breach of, or
constitute a default under the provisions of, BNYM (Delaware)’s articles of
association or by-laws or any law, rule or regulation of the United States of
America or the State of Delaware governing the trust powers of BNYM
(Delaware).
(v) No
consent, approval or other authorization of, or registration, declaration or
filing with, any court or governmental agency or commission under the laws of
the United States of America governing the trust powers of BNYM (Delaware) or
under the laws of the State of Delaware is required by or with respect to BNYM
(Delaware) for the valid execution and delivery of the Trust Agreement, or for
the validity or enforce-ability thereof, other than the filing of the
Certificate of Trust.
(7) The
favorable opinion, dated as of the Closing Date, of Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx &
Finger, special Delaware counsel for the Trust, in form and substance
satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, to the effect that:
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(i) The
Trust has been duly formed and is validly existing in good standing as a
statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, 12 Del. C. § 3801, et seq.
(ii) The
Trust has the power and authority, pursuant to the Trust Agreement and the Act,
to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Basic Documents to
which it is a party, to issue the Notes and the Certificate and to grant the
Trust Estate to the Indenture Trustee as security for the Notes. The
Trust Agreement authorizes the Trust to execute and deliver the Basic Documents
to which it is a party, to issue the Notes and the Certificate and to grant the
Trust Estate to the Indenture Trustee as security for the Notes. The
Trust has duly executed and delivered the Basic Documents to which it is a party
and the Notes.
(iii) The
Certificate has been validly issued and is entitled to the benefits of the Trust
Agreement.
(iv) The
Trust Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller and the
Owner Trustee, enforceable against the Seller and the Owner Trustee, in
accordance with its terms.
(v) Each
of the Financing Statements (as hereinafter defined) is in an appropriate form
for filing in the State of Delaware and has been duly filed in the appropriate
filing office in the State of Delaware and the fees and documents taxes, if any,
payable in connection with the said filing of the Financing Statements have been
paid in full.
“Financing
Statements” shall mean (i) the financing statement on form UCC-1, naming JDCC as
debtor and JDRI as secured party, to be filed with the Secretary of State
(Uniform Commercial Code Section)(the “Division”) on or before the Closing Date
(the “JDCC Financing Statement”) and (ii) the financing statement on form UCC-1,
naming the Trust as debtor and the Indenture Trustee as secured party, to be
filed with the Division on or before the Closing Date (the “Trust Financing
Statement”).
(vi) Under
Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Delaware,
6 Del. C. §
9-101 et seq.
(the “DELUCC”) (without regard to conflicts of laws principles), and assuming
that a security interest in all of JDCC’s right, title and interest in the
Receivables has been validly transferred to the Seller, upon the filing of the
JDCC Financing Statement with the Division, the Seller will have a perfected
security interest in that portion of the collateral described in Section 2.01 of
the Purchase Agreement (the “JDCC Collateral”) described in the JDCC Financing
Statement that may be perfected by filing of a financing statement with the
Division (the “JDCC Filing Collateral”) and the proceeds (as defined in Section
9-102(a)(64) of the DELUCC) thereof.
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No
refiling or other action is necessary under the DELUCC in order to maintain the
perfection of such security interest, except for the filing of continuation
statements at five year intervals.
(vii) Under
Article 9 of the DELUCC (without regard to conflicts of laws principles), and
assuming that the security interest created by the Indenture in the Collateral
(as defined in the Indenture) has been duly created and has attached, upon the
filing of the Trust 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, and the proceeds thereof, described in the Trust Financing
Statement that may be perfected by filing a financing statement with the
Division (the “Trust Filing Collateral” and together with the JDCC Filing
Collateral, the “Filing Collateral”) and the proceeds (as defined in Section
9-102(a)(64) of the DELUCC) thereof. No refiling or other action is
necessary under the DELUCC in order to maintain the perfection of such security
interest, except for the filing of continuation statements at five year
intervals.
(viii) The
search report obtained in connection with the opinion, sets forth the proper
filing office and the proper debtor necessary to identify those Persons who
under the DELUCC have on file financing statements against the Trust covering
the Trust Filing Collateral as of the time of such search. Except for
the Indenture Trustee, the search report identifies no party who has on file
with the Division an effective financing statement naming the Trust as debtor
and describing the Trust Filing Collateral prior to the final date of the time
period covered by such search.
(ix) Under
§ 3805(b) of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, 12 Del. C. § 3801, et seq., no creditor of
the 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.
(x) Under
the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, 12 Del. C. § 3801, et seq., 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 Certificateholder 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.
(8) The
favorable opinion, dated as of the Closing Date, of Sidley Austin LLP,
counsel for the Underwriters, with respect to the issue and sale of the
Securities, the Registration Statement, this Agreement, the Preliminary
Prospectus, the Prospectus and such other related matters as the Underwriters
may reasonably require.
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(c) At
Closing Time, there shall not have been, since the date hereof or since the
respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement,
the Prospectus and the Preliminary Prospectus, any material adverse change in
the financial condition of JDCC and its subsidiaries considered as an
enterprise, or in the results of operations or business prospects of JDCC and
its subsidiaries considered as an enterprise, whether or not arising in the
ordinary course of business, and the Representatives shall have received a
certificate of the President, a Vice President or the Treasurer or Assistant
Treasurer of JDCC, on behalf of each of JDCC and the Seller, dated as of the
Closing Date, to the effect that (i) there has been no such material adverse
change and (ii) the representations and warranties in Section 1 are true and
correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of
Closing Time.
(d) At
Closing Time, you shall have received from Deloitte & Touche LLP a letter,
dated as of the Closing Date, in the form heretofore agreed.
(e) At
Closing Time, you shall have received from the Owner Trustee a certificate
signed by one or more duly authorized officers of the Owner Trustee, dated as of
the Closing Date, as to the due acceptance of the Trust Agreement by the Owner
Trustee and the due execution and delivery of the Notes and Certificates
delivered by the Owner Trustee in accordance therewith and such other matters as
you shall request.
(f) At
the Closing Time, you shall have received from the Indenture Trustee, an
officer’s certificate certifying that the information contained in the Statement
of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1) of the Indenture Trustee under the
Trust Indenture Act filed with the Registration Statement is true and
correct.
(g) At
Closing Time, the Underwritten Notes shall be rated “A-1+,” in the case of the
Class A-1 Notes and “AAA,” in the case of the Class A-2 Notes, the Class A-3
Notes and the Class A-4 Notes by Standard & Poor’s, a division of The
XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc. and “P-1,” in the case of the Class A-1 Notes and
“Aaa,” in the case of the Class A-2 Notes, the Class A-3 Notes and the Class A-4
Notes by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
(h) At
Closing Time, counsel for the Underwriters shall have been furnished with such
documents and opinions as they may reasonably require for the purpose of
enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Underwritten Notes as
herein contemplated and related proceedings, or in order to evidence the
accuracy of any of the representations or warranties, or the fulfillment of any
of the conditions herein contained; and all proceedings taken by the Seller and
JDCC in connection with the issuance and sale of the Underwritten Notes as
herein contemplated shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the
Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters.
If any
condition specified in this Section shall not have been fulfilled when and as
required to be fulfilled, this Agreement may be terminated by the
Representatives by notice to the Seller and JDCC at any time at or prior to
Closing Time, and such termination shall be without liability of any party to
any other party except as provided in Section 5.
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SECTION
7. Indemnification.
(a) As
an inducement to the Underwriters to participate in the public offering of the
Underwritten Notes, the Seller and JDCC jointly and severally agree to indemnify
and hold harmless each Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls an
Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act as
follows:
(i) against
any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense to which such Underwriter
may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, arising out of any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the information
deemed to be a part of the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430B under
the 1933 Act Regulations, if applicable, or the omission or alleged omission
therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading or arising out of any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Disclosure Package
(or any amendment or supplement thereto), the Prospectus (or any amendment or
supplement thereto), the Intex Information or in any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus or the omission or alleged omission of a material fact necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading, unless such untrue statement or omission
or such alleged untrue statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Seller by or on behalf of
any Underwriter through either Representative expressly for use in the
Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), the Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto), the Disclosure Package (or any amendment or
supplement thereto), Intex Information or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
(including any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus), it being understood and
agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of
the information described as “Underwriters Information” in the Pricing
Agreement, or was made in reliance upon the Form T-1 of the Indenture Trustee
under the Indenture;
(ii) against
any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever to the extent
of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or any
investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or
threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or
omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, if such settlement
is effected with the written consent of the Seller and JDCC; and
(iii) against
any and all expense whatsoever (including the reasonable fees and disbursements
of counsel), reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending
against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental
agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any
such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or
omission to the extent that any such expense is not paid under (i) or (ii)
above.
In no
case shall the Seller or JDCC be liable under this indemnity agreement with
respect to any claim made against any Underwriter or any such controlling person
unless the Seller or
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JDCC
shall be notified in writing of the nature of the claim within a reasonable time
after the assertion thereof, but failure so to notify the Seller or JDCC shall
not relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of
this indemnity agreement. JDCC shall be entitled to participate at
its own expense in the defense, or if it so elects within a reasonable time
after receipt of such notice, to assume the defense for any suit brought to
enforce any such claim, but if JDCC elects to assume the defense, such defense
shall be conducted by counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to the Underwriter
or Underwriters or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in any
suit so brought. In the event that JDCC elects to assume the defense
of any such suit and retains such counsel, the Underwriter or Underwriters or
controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit shall bear
the fees and expenses of any additional counsel thereafter retained by
them. In the event that the parties to any such action (including
impleaded parties) include both the Seller and/or JDCC, on the one hand, and one
or more Underwriters, on the other, and any such Underwriter shall have been
advised by counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to it
which are different from or additional to those available to the Seller or JDCC,
JDCC shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action on behalf of
such Underwriter and will reimburse such Underwriter and any person controlling
such Underwriter as aforesaid for the reasonable fees and expenses of any
counsel retained by them, it being understood that the Seller and JDCC shall
not, in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related
actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or
circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one
separate firm of attorneys (in addition to local counsel) for all such
Underwriters and controlling persons, which firm shall be designated in writing
by the Representatives. The Seller and JDCC agree to notify the
Representatives within a reasonable time of the assertion of any claim against
either of them, any of their officers or directors or any person, if any, who
controls the Seller or JDCC within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, in
connection with the sale of the Underwritten Notes.
(b) Each
Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it will indemnify and hold
harmless the Seller and JDCC, and each of the officers of the Seller who signs
the Registration Statement and each of its directors and each person, if any,
who controls the Seller and JDCC within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933
Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Seller and JDCC, but
only with respect to statements or omissions made in the Registration Statement
(or any amendment thereto), the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement
thereto), the Disclosure Package (or any amendment or supplement thereto), the
Intex Information or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including any Permitted
Free Writing Prospectus) in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Seller by or on behalf of such Underwriter through
either Representative expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any
amendment thereto), the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), the
Disclosure Package (or any amendment or supplement thereto), the Intex
Information or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including any Permitted Free
Writing Prospectus); it being understood and agreed that the only such
information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described
as “Underwriters Information” in the Pricing Agreement. In case any
action shall be brought against the Seller or JDCC or any person so indemnified
based on the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), the Prospectus
(or any amendment or supplement thereto), the Disclosure Package (or any
amendment or supplement thereto), the Intex Information or any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus and in respect of which indemnity may be sought against any
Underwriter, such Underwriter shall have the
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rights
and duties given to the Seller and JDCC, and the Seller and JDCC and each person
so indemnified shall have the rights and duties given to the Underwriters, by
the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section.
SECTION
8. Contribution. If
the indemnification provisions provided in Section 7 should under applicable law
be unenforceable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in
respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (or actions in
respect thereof) referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result
of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (or actions in respect
thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits
received by the Seller and the Underwriters from the offering of the
Underwritten Notes and also the relative fault of the Seller and the
Underwriters in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in
such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (or actions in respect
thereof), as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The
relative benefits received by the Seller and the Underwriters shall be deemed to
be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before
deducting expenses) received by the Seller and the total underwriting discounts
and commissions received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth in the
Prospectus, bear to the aggregate public offering price of the Underwritten
Notes. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among
other things, whether the indemnified party failed to give the notice required
under Section 7 including the consequences of such failure, and 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 Seller
or the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct and prevent such statement or
omission. The Seller, JDCC and the Underwriters agree that it would
not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8 were
determined by per capita allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as
one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not
take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section
8. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of
the losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (or actions in respect
thereof) referred to above in this Section 8 shall be deemed to include any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in
connection with investigating or defending any such action or
claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, no
Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount
by which the total price at which the Underwritten Notes underwritten by it and
distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any
damages which such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of
such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within
the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution
from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations in this Section 8 to
contribute are several in proportion to their respective underwriting
obligations and not joint.
The
obligations of the Seller and JDCC under this Section 8 shall be in addition to
any liability which the Seller and JDCC may otherwise have and shall extend,
upon the same terms and conditions, to each person, if any, who controls any
Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act; and the
obligations of the Underwriters under this Section 8 shall be in addition to any
liability which the respective Underwriters may otherwise have and shall extend,
upon the same terms and conditions, to each officer who signs the Registration
Statement
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and each
director of the Seller and to each person, if any, who controls the Seller
within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act.
SECTION
9. Representations, Warranties
and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations,
warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement and the Pricing Agreement
or contained in certificates of officers of the Seller and JDCC submitted
pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless
of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or controlling
person thereof, or by or on behalf of the Seller and JDCC and shall survive
delivery of the Underwritten Notes to the Underwriters.
SECTION
10. Termination of
Agreement.
(a) The
Representatives may terminate this Agreement, by notice to the Seller and JDCC
at any time at or prior to Closing Time (i) if there has been, since the date of
this Agreement or since the respective dates as of which information is given in
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, in the reasonable judgment of the
Representatives, any material adverse change in the financial condition of JDCC
and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, or in the results of
operations or business prospects of JDCC and its subsidiaries considered as one
enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, or (ii)
if there has occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other
calamity or crisis, the effect of which on the financial markets of the United
States is such as to make it, in the judgment of the Representatives,
impracticable to market the Underwritten Notes or to enforce contracts for the
sale of the Notes, or (iii) if trading generally on either the American Stock
Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange has been suspended, or minimum or
maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices for
securities have been required, by either of said Exchanges or by order of the
Commission or any other governmental authority, or if a banking moratorium has
been declared by either Federal or New York authorities.
(b) If
this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section, such termination shall be
without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section
5 hereof.
SECTION
11. Default. If
one or more of the Underwriters shall fail at Closing Time to purchase the
Underwritten Notes that it or they are obligated to purchase under this
Agreement (the “Defaulted Underwritten Notes”), then the Representatives shall
have the right, within 24 hours thereafter, to make arrangements for the
non-defaulting Underwriters, or any other underwriters, to purchase all, but not
less than all, of the Defaulted Underwritten Notes in such amounts as may be
agreed upon and upon the terms herein set forth. If, however, during
such 24 hours the Representatives shall not have completed such arrangements for
the purchase of all of the Defaulted Underwritten Notes, then:
(a) if
the aggregate principal amount of Defaulted Underwritten Notes does not exceed
10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Underwritten Notes to be purchased
pursuant to this Agreement, the non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated
to purchase the full amount thereof in the proportions that their respective
underwriting obligations hereunder bear to the underwriting obligations of such
non-defaulting Underwriters, or
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(b) if
the aggregate principal amount of Defaulted Underwritten Notes exceeds 10% of
the aggregate principal amount of the Underwritten Notes to be purchased
pursuant to this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate without any liability
on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriters or the Seller or
JDCC.
No action
taken pursuant to this Section shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter from
liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under this
Agreement.
In the
event of a default by any Underwriter or Underwriters as set forth in this
Section, either the Seller or the Representatives shall have the right to
postpone the Closing Time for a period not exceeding seven days in order that
any required changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or in any
other documents or arrangements may be effected.
SECTION
12. Notices. All
notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by any standard form of
telecommunication. Notices to you shall be directed to you at Xxxxxxx
Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated, 4 World Financial Center, 11th
Floor, New York, New York 10080, Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx and X.X.
Xxxxxx Securities Inc., 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000,
Attention: Xxxx Xxx. Notices to the Seller shall be
directed to the Seller at 0 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx, Xxxxxx 00000,
Attention: Manager (with a copy to Deere & Company, Xxx Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000, Attention: Treasurer);
notices to JDCC shall be directed to JDCC at Suite 000, 0 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxx, Xxxxxx 00000, Attention: Manager (with a copy to Deere &
Company, Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-8098,
Attention: Treasurer).
SECTION
13. No
Fiduciary Duty. The Seller and JDCC each acknowledge and agree
that each Underwriter is acting solely in the capacity of an arm's length
contractual counterparty to the Seller and JDCC with respect to the offering of
the Underwritten Notes contemplated hereby (including in connection with
determining the price and terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor
or a fiduciary to, or an agent of (except to the extent explicitly set forth
herein), the Seller and JDCC or any other person. The Underwriters
have not assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Seller
and JDCC with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading
thereto (irrespective of whether the Underwriters have advised or are currently
advising the Seller and JDCC on other matters) or any other obligation to the
Seller and JDCC except the obligations expressly set forth in this
Agreement. Additionally, the Underwriters are not advising the Seller
and JDCC or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or
regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Seller and JDCC shall
consult with their own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible
for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions
contemplated hereby, and the Underwriters shall have no responsibility or
liability to the Seller and JDCC with respect thereto. Any review by the
Underwriters of the Seller and JDCC, the transactions contemplated hereby or
other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the
benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Seller and
JDCC.
SECTION
14. Parties. This
Agreement and the Pricing Agreement shall each inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the Underwriters, the Seller, JDCC, and their respective
successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement or the
Pricing Agreement is
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intended
or shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the
parties hereto or thereto and their respective successors and the controlling
persons and officers and directors referred to in Sections 7 and 8 and their
heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim
under or with respect to this Agreement or the Pricing Agreement or any
provision herein or therein contained. This Agreement and the Pricing
Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof and thereof are intended to
be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties and their respective
successors and said controlling persons and officers and directors and their
heirs and legal representatives and for the benefit of no other person, firm or
corporation. No purchaser of an Underwritten Note from any
Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such
purchase.
SECTION
15. Governing Law and
Time. This Agreement and the Pricing Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York
applicable to agreements made and to be performed in said
State. Specified times of day refer to New York City
time.
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If the
foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign
and return to the Seller and JDCC counterparts hereof, whereupon this
instrument, along with all counterparts, will become a binding agreement among
the Underwriters, the Seller and JDCC in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours, | ||||
XXXX DEERE RECEIVABLES, INC. | ||||
|
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx | ||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Title: | Assistant Secretary | |||
XXXX DEERE CAPITAL CORPORATION | ||||
|
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxx Xxxxxx | ||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Assistant Secretary | |||
CONFIRMED
AND ACCEPTED, as of
the date
first above written:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated
X.X.
Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
Banc
of America Securities LLC
BNP
Paribas Securities Corp.
Deutsche
Bank Securities Inc.
RBC
Capital Markets Corporation
By: XXXXXXX
XXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX & XXXXX
INCORPORATED,
as
Representative of the Several Underwriters
|
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Director | |||
X.X.
XXXXXX SECURITIES INC.,
as
Representative of the Several Underwriters
|
||||
|
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxx | ||
Name: | Xxxx Xxx | |||
Title: | Executive Director |
Exhibit
A
XXXX
DEERE RECEIVABLES, INC.
and
XXXX
DEERE CAPITAL CORPORATION
Class
A-1 2.74080% Asset Backed Notes
Class
A-2 3.63% Asset Backed Notes
Class
A-3 4.18% Asset Backed Notes
Class
A-4 4.89% Asset Backed Notes
PRICING
AGREEMENT
April 7,
2008
c/x
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
|
Incorporated
4 World
Financial Center, 11th Floor
New York,
New York 10080
c/o
|
X.X.
Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
|
000 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, 00xx Floor
New York,
New York 10017
as Representatives of the Several
Underwriters
Dear
Sirs:
Reference
is made to the Underwriting Agreement, dated April 7, 2008 (the “Underwriting
Agreement”) relating to the purchase by Xxxxxxx Lynch, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx &
Xxxxx Incorporated (“Xxxxxxx Xxxxx”), X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc., Banc of
America Securities LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Deutsche Bank Securities
Inc. and RBC Capital Markets Corporation, severally and not jointly, of the
above-referenced Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-4 Notes (the
“Underwritten Notes”), the provisions of which are incorporated herein by
reference. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the
meanings given them in the Underwriting Agreement.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of the Underwriting Agreement, the Seller agrees
with the Underwriters that the purchase price for the Underwritten Notes to be
paid by the Underwriters shall be the percentage of the principal amount (which
percentage is equal to 100% less the underwriting discount in the case of the
Class A-1 Notes, 99.988685% less the underwriting discount in the case of the
Class A-2 Notes, 99.992565% less the underwriting discount in the case of the
Class A-3 Notes and 99.972528% less the underwriting discount in the case of the
Class A-4 Notes) set forth below:
Underwriters
|
Principal
Xxxxxx
of
A-1
Notes
|
Principal
Amount
of
A-2
Notes
|
Principal
Amount
of
A-3
Notes
|
Principal
Amount
of
A-4
Notes
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated
|
$
81,100,000
|
$
79,900,000
|
$
62,035,000
|
$
41,000,000
|
X.X.
Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
|
81,100,000
|
79,900,000
|
62,035,000
|
41,000,000
|
Banc
of America Securities LLC
|
8,900,000
|
8,750,000
|
6,800,000
|
4,500,000
|
BNP
Paribas Securities Corp.
|
8,900,000
|
8,750,000
|
6,800,000
|
4,500,000
|
Deutsche
Bank Securities Inc.
|
8,900,000
|
8,750,000
|
6,800,000
|
4,500,000
|
RBC
Capital Markets Corporation
|
8,900,000
|
8,750,000
|
6,800,000
|
4,500,000
|
$197,800,000
|
$194,800,000
|
$151,270,000
|
$100,000,000
|
Underwritten
Notes
|
Percentage
of
Principal
Amount
|
Underwriting
Discount
|
Interest
Rate
|
Class
A-1 Notes
|
100.000000%
|
0.070%
|
2.74080%
|
Class
A-2 Notes
|
99.988685%
|
0.100%
|
3.63%
|
Class
A-3 Notes
|
99.992565%
|
0.150%
|
4.18%
|
Class
A-4 Notes
|
99.972528%
|
0.200%
|
4.89%
|
The
Seller also agrees with the Underwriters that:
The Trust
is the Xxxx Xxxxx Owner Trust 2008.
The
initial principal amount of the Certificates will be $9,808,817.
The Owner
Trustee will be BNYM (Delaware).
The
Indenture Trustee will be U.S. Bank National Association.
The Class
A-1 final Payment Date shall be May 8, 2009, the Class A-2 final Payment Date
shall be March 15, 2011, the Class A-3 final Payment Date shall be June 15, 2012
and the Class A-4 final Payment Date shall be March 16, 2015.
“Applicable
Time” with respect to the Underwritten Notes means 3:55 p.m. on April 7,
2008.
The date
of the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement is April 7, 2008.
For
purposes of the Underwriting Agreement, the only information furnished to the
Seller by any Underwriter through either Representative for use in the
Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus consists of the following information
in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus Supplement furnished
on behalf of each Underwriter, which shall constitute “Underwriters
Information”: (i) the concession and reallowance figures appearing in
the second paragraph under the heading “Underwriting” in the Prospectus
Supplement, (ii) the second and
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third
sentences contained in the fourth paragraph under the heading “Underwriting” in
the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus Supplement, (iii) the
information contained in the twelfth through fifteenth paragraphs under the
heading “Underwriting” in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the
Prospectus Supplement and (iv) the second sentence under the heading “Risk
Factors-Limited Ability to Resell Notes” in the Preliminary Prospectus
Supplement and the Prospectus Supplement.
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If the
foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign
and return to the Seller a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument, along
with all counterparts, will become a binding agreement among the Underwriters,
the Seller and JDCC in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours, | ||||
XXXX DEERE RECEIVABLES, INC. | ||||
|
By: | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Title: | Assistant Secretary | |||
XXXX DEERE CAPITAL CORPORATION | ||||
|
By: | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Assistant Secretary | |||
CONFIRMED
AND ACCEPTED, as of
the date
first above written:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated
X.X.
Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
Banc
of America Securities LLC
BNP
Paribas Securities Corp.
Deutsche
Bank Securities Inc.
RBC
Capital Markets Corporation
By: XXXXXXX
XXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX & XXXXX
INCORPORATED,
as
Representative of the Several Underwriters
|
By: | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Director | |||
X.X.
XXXXXX SECURITIES INC.,
as
Representative of the Several Underwriters
|
||||
|
By: | |||
Name: | Xxxx Xxx | |||
Title: | Executive Director |
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EXHIBIT
A
Filed
pursuant to Rule 433(d)
Registration
Statement No. 000-000000-00
FINAL
TERM SHEET, dated April 7, 2008
$643,870,000
Xxxx
Deere Owner Trust 2008
Issuing
Entity
$
|
197,800,000
|
Class
A-1
|
2.74080%
Asset Backed Notes
|
$
|
194,800,000
|
Class
A-2
|
3.63%
Asset Backed Notes
|
$
|
151,270,000
|
Class
A-3
|
4.18%
Asset Backed Notes
|
$
|
100,000,000
|
Class
A-4
|
4.89%
Asset Backed Notes
|
Xxxx
Deere Receivables, Inc., Seller and Depositor
Xxxx
Deere Capital Corporation, Sponsor and Servicer
Class
A-1
Notes(1)
|
Class
A-2
Notes(1)
|
Class
A-3
Notes(1)
|
Class
A-4
Notes(1)
|
||||
Principal
Amount
|
$197,800,000
|
$194,800,000
|
$151,270,000
|
$100,000,000
|
|||
Per
Annum
Interest
Rate
|
2.74080%
|
3.63%
|
4.18%
|
4.89%
|
|||
Final
Scheduled
Payment
Date
|
May
8, 2009
|
March
15, 2011
|
June
15, 2012
|
March
16, 2015
|
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Initial
Public
Offering
Price
|
100.000000%
|
99.988685%
|
99.992565%
|
99.972528%
|
|||
Ratings
(Xxxxx’x/
S&P)
|
Prime-1/A-1+
|
Aaa/AAA
|
Aaa/AAA
|
Aaa/AAA
|
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Payment
Date
|
Monthly,
beginning May 15, 2008 (subject to the business day
convention)
|
Monthly,
beginning May 15, 2008 (subject to the business day
convention)
|
Monthly,
beginning May 15, 2008 (subject to the business day
convention)
|
Monthly,
beginning May 15, 2008 (subject to the business day
convention)
|
|||
Weighted
Average
Life(2)
|
0.41
|
1.25
|
2.33
|
3.43(3)
|
|||
CUSIP
|
477878
AA0
|
477878
AB8
|
477878
AC6
|
477878
AD4
|
|||
(1) Subject
to the considerations set forth in the preliminary prospectus, the Notes
are generally eligible for purchase by or on behalf of employee benefit
plans and other similar retirement plans and arrangements that are subject
to ERISA or to Section 4975 of the
Code.
|
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(2) Pricing
speed: 16% CPR
(3) Pricing
speed: 16% CPR (with a 10% clean-up
call)
|
Trade
Date: April 7, 2008.
|
Expected
Settlement Date: April 16, 2008.
|
Initial Note Value: $
653,678,817 (discount
rate: 6.957%)
|
Certificate
Principal Amount: $ 9,808,817
|
Initial
Reserve Account Deposit: $ 8,170,985
|
Specified
Reserve Account Balance: $ 9,805,182
|
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co. |
JPMorgan
|
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Banc of America Securities LLC | ||||
BNP PARIBAS | ||||
Deutsche Bank Securities | ||||
RBC Capital Markets |
The
Depositor has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the
SEC for the 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 entity, 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.
This
free writing prospectus does not contain all information that is required to be
included in the base prospectus and the prospectus supplement.
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Exhibit
B
1. Information
contained in the Final Term Sheet included as Exhibit A to the Pricing
Agreement.
2. Other
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus: None.
3. Oral
information not otherwise contained in the Final Term
Sheet: None.
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