AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT among HYUNDAI ABS FUNDING CORPORATION, as Depositor WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as Owner Trustee and HYUNDAI MOTOR FINANCE COMPANY, as Administrator Dated as of September 28, 2007
Exhibit
4.1
EXECUTION
COPY
AMENDED
AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT
among
HYUNDAI
ABS FUNDING CORPORATION,
as
Depositor
WILMINGTON
TRUST COMPANY,
as
Owner Trustee
and
HYUNDAI
MOTOR FINANCE COMPANY,
as
Administrator
Dated
as of September 28, 2007
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ARTICLE
1.
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DEFINITIONS
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Section
1.01
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Capitalized
Terms
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Section
1.02
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Other
Definitional Provisions
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ARTICLE
2.
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ORGANIZATION
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Section
2.01
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Name
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Section
2.02
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Office
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Section
2.03
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Purposes
and Powers
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Section
2.04
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Appointment
of Owner Trustee
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Section
2.05
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Initial
Capital Contribution of Trust Estate
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Section
2.06
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Declaration
of Trust
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Section
2.07
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Title
to Trust Property
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Section
2.08
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Situs
of Trust
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Section
2.09
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Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Depositor
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Section
2.10
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Federal
Income Tax Allocations
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ARTICLE
3.
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TRUST
CERTIFICATES AND TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
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Section
3.01
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Initial
Ownership
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Section
3.02
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The
Trust Certificates
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8
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Section
3.03
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Execution,
Authentication and Delivery of Trust Certificates
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Section
3.04
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Registration
of Transfer and Exchange of Trust Certificates
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8
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Section
3.05
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Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Trust Certificates
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Section
3.06
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Persons
Deemed Owners
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Section
3.07
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Access
to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses
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10
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Section
3.08
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Maintenance
of Office or Agency
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10
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Section
3.09
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Appointment
of Paying Agent
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10
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Section
3.10
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Form
of Trust Certificates
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Section
3.11
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Transfer
Restrictions
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11
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Section
3.12
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Legending
of Trust Certificates
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Section
3.13
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Authenticating
Agent
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Section
3.14
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Actions
of Certificateholders
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ARTICLE
4.
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ACTIONS
BY OWNER TRUSTEE
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Section
4.01
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Prior
Notice with Respect to Certain Matters
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Section
4.02
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Action
by Servicer with Respect to Certain Matters
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Section
4.03
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Action
by Certificateholders with Respect to Bankruptcy
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19
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Section
4.04
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Restrictions
on Servicer’s Power
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Section
4.05
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Majority
Control
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ARTICLE
5.
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APPLICATION
OF TRUST FUNDS; CERTAIN DUTIES
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Section
5.01
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Establishment
of Trust Account
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Section
5.02
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Application
of Trust Funds
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20
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Section
5.03
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Method
of Payment
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20
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Section
5.04
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Accounting
and Reports to Certificateholders, the Internal Revenue Service and
Others
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Section
5.05
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Signature
on Returns; Tax Matters Partner
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Section
5.06
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Duties
of Depositor on Behalf of Trust
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ARTICLE
6.
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AUTHORITY
AND DUTIES OF OWNER TRUSTEE
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Section
6.01
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General
Authority
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Section
6.02
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General
Duties
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Section
6.03
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Action
upon Instruction
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Section
6.04
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No
Duties Except as Specified in this Agreement or in
Instructions
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Section
6.05
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No
Action Except Under Specified Documents or Instructions
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Section
6.06
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Restrictions
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ARTICLE
7.
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CONCERNING
THE OWNER TRUSTEE
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Section
7.01
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Acceptance
of Trusts and Duties
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Section
7.02
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Furnishing
of Documents
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Section
7.03
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Representations
and Warranties
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Section
7.04
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Reliance;
Advice of Counsel
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Section
7.05
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Not
Acting in Individual Capacity
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Section
7.06
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Owner
Trustee Not Liable for Trust Certificates or for
Receivables
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Section
7.07
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Owner
Trustee May Own Trust Certificates and Notes
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Section
7.08
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Doing
Business in Other Jurisdictions
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Section
7.09
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Paying
Agent; Authenticating Agent
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ARTICLE
8.
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COMPENSATION
OF OWNER TRUSTEE
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Section
8.01
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Owner
Trustee’s Fees and Expenses
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Section
8.02
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Indemnification
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Section
8.03
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Payments
to the Owner Trustee
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ARTICLE
9.
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TERMINATION
OF TRUST AGREEMENT
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Section
9.01
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Termination
of Trust Agreement
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ARTICLE
10.
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SUCCESSOR
OWNER TRUSTEES AND ADDITIONAL OWNER TRUSTEES
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Section
10.01
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Eligibility
Requirements for Owner Trustee
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Section
10.02
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Resignation
or Removal of Owner Trustee
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Section
10.03
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Successor
Owner Trustee
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Section
10.04
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Merger
or Consolidation of Owner Trustee
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Section
10.05
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Appointment
of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee
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ARTICLE
11.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section
11.01
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Supplements
and Amendments
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Section
11.02
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No
Legal Title to Trust Estate in Certificateholders
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Section
11.03
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Limitations
on Rights of Others
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Section
11.04
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Notices
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Section
11.05
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Severability
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Section
11.06
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Separate
Counterparts
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Section
11.07
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Successors
and Assigns
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Section
11.08
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Covenants
of the Depositor
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Section
11.09
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No
Petition
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Section
11.10
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No
Recourse
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Section
11.11
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Headings
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Section
11.12
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GOVERNING
LAW
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Section
11.13
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Limitation
of Rights
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Section
11.14
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Exhibit
A
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Form
of Trust Certificate
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A-1
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Exhibit
B
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Assignment
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B-1
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Exhibit
C
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Form
of Transferee Certificate
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C-1
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Exhibit
D
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Form
of Certificate of Trust of Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust
2007-A
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D-1
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This
AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT, dated as of September 28, 2007, is between
HYUNDAI ABS FUNDING CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as depositor (the
“Depositor”),
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, a Delaware banking corporation, acting hereunder
not
in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee (the “Owner
Trustee”)
and
HYUNDAI MOTOR FINANCE COMPANY, a California corporation, as administrator (the
“Administrator”).
WHEREAS,
on March 7, 2007, the Depositor, the Owner Trustee and the Administrator entered
into a Trust Agreement (the “Original
Trust Agreement”);
and
WHEREAS,
the parties hereto wish to amend and restate the Original Trust Agreement in
its
entirety;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
amend and restate the Original Trust Agreement in its entirety and agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
1.
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.01 Capitalized
Terms.
For all
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set
forth below:
“Administration
Agreement”
shall
mean the Owner Trust Administration Agreement dated as of September 28, 2007,
among the Trust, Hyundai Motor Finance Company, as Administrator and Citibank,
N.A., as Indenture Trustee, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated
or
otherwise modified from time to time.
“Administrator”
shall
mean Hyundai Motor Finance Company.
“Agreement”
shall
mean this Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, as the same may be amended
and
supplemented from time to time.
“Authenticating
Agent”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.13.
“Benefit
Plan Investor”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.11.
“Certificate
Distribution Account”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01.
“Certificate
of Trust”
shall
mean the Certificate of Trust substantially in the form of Exhibit D filed
for
the Trust pursuant to Section 3810(a) of the Statutory Trust Act.
“Certificate
Percentage Interest”
shall
mean with respect to any Trust Certificate, the percentage interest of ownership
in the Trust represented thereby as set forth on the face thereof.
“Certificate
Register”
and
“Certificate
Registrar”
shall
mean the register mentioned in and the registrar appointed pursuant to Section
3.04.
“Certificateholder”
or
“Holder”
shall
mean a Person in whose name a Trust Certificate is registered.
“Code”
shall
mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Corporate
Trust Office”
shall
mean, with respect to the Owner Trustee, the principal corporate trust
office of the Owner Trustee located at Xxxxxx Square North, 0000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000, Attention: Corporate Trust
Administration, or at such other address in the State of Delaware as the Owner
Trustee may designate by notice to the Certificateholders and the Depositor,
or
the principal corporate trust office of any successor Owner Trustee at the
address (which shall be in the State of Delaware) designated by such successor
Owner Trustee by notice to the Certificateholders and the
Depositor.
“Definitive
Trust Certificates”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.10.
“Depositor”
shall
mean Hyundai ABS Funding Corporation and its successors, in its capacity as
depositor hereunder.
“ERISA”
shall
mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended.
“Exchange
Act”
shall
mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Expenses”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.02.
“Indemnified
Parties”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.02.
“Indenture”
shall
mean the Indenture, dated as of September 28, 2007, between the Trust and
Citibank, N.A., as Indenture Trustee, as amended, supplemented, amended and
restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Indenture
Trustee”
shall
mean Citibank, N.A., a national banking association.
“Owner
Trustee”
shall
mean Wilmington Trust Company, a Delaware banking corporation, not in its
individual capacity but solely as owner trustee under this Agreement, and any
successor Owner Trustee hereunder.
“Paying
Agent”
shall
mean any paying agent or co paying agent appointed pursuant to Section 3.09
and
shall initially be Citibank, N.A.
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“Person”
shall
mean any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust or business
trust (including any beneficiary thereof), unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
“Record
Date”
shall
mean, with respect to a Payment Date, the close of business on the day
immediately preceding such Payment Date.
“Sale
and Servicing Agreement”
shall
mean the Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of September 28, 2007, among
the
Depositor, Hyundai Motor Finance Company, as Seller and Servicer, the Trust
and the Indenture Trustee, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or
otherwise modified from time to time.
“SEC”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Secretary
of State”
shall
mean the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Statutory
Trust Act”
shall
mean Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. Code ss. 3801 et
seq., as the same may be amended from time to time.
“Treasury
Regulations”
shall
mean regulations, including proposed or temporary Regulations, promulgated
under
the Code. References herein to specific provisions of proposed or temporary
regulations shall include analogous provisions of final Treasury Regulations
or
other successor Treasury Regulations.
“Trust”
shall
mean the trust established by this Agreement.
“Trust
Certificate”
shall
mean a certificate evidencing the beneficial interest of a Certificateholder
in
the Trust, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
“Trust
Estate”
shall
mean all right, title and interest of the Trust in and to the property and
rights assigned to the Trust pursuant to Article II of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, all funds on deposit from time to time in the Trust Accounts and
the
Certificate Distribution Account, and all other property of the Trust from
time
to time, including any rights of the Owner Trustee and the Trust pursuant to
the
Sale and Servicing Agreement and the Administration Agreement.
Section
1.02 Other
Definitional Provisions.
(a) Capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them
in the Sale and Servicing Agreement or, if not defined therein, in the
Indenture.
(b) All
terms
defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any
certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise
defined therein.
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(c) As
used
in this Agreement and in any certificate or other document made or delivered
pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms not defined in this Agreement
or in
any such certificate or other document, and accounting terms partly defined
in
this Agreement or in any such certificate or other document to the extent not
defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under generally
accepted accounting principles. To the extent that the definitions of accounting
terms in this Agreement or in any such certificate or other document are
inconsistent with the meanings of such terms under generally accepted accounting
principles, the definitions contained in this Agreement or in any such
certificate or other document shall control.
(d) The
words
“hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this
Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Agreement; Section and Exhibit references contained in this
Agreement are references to Sections and Exhibits in or to this Agreement unless
otherwise specified; “or” includes “and/or”; and the term “including” shall mean
“including without limitation”.
(e) The
definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular and
plural forms of such terms and to the masculine, feminine and neuter genders
of
such terms.
(f) Any
agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any
instrument or certificate delivered in connection herewith means such agreement,
instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented
and
includes (in the case of agreements or instruments) references to all
attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein; references to a Person
are also to its permitted successors and assigns.
ARTICLE
2.
ORGANIZATION
Section
2.01 Name.
The
Trust created hereby shall be known as “Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2007-A,”
in which name the Owner Trustee may conduct the business of the Trust, make
and
execute contracts and other instruments on behalf of the Trust and xxx and
be
sued.
Section
2.02 Office.
The
office of the Trust shall be in care of the Owner Trustee at the Corporate
Trust
Office or at such other address in Delaware as the Owner Trustee may designate
by written notice to the Certificateholders and the Depositor.
Section
2.03 Purposes
and Powers.
The
purpose of the Trust is to engage in the following activities and the Trust
shall have the power and authority:
(a) to
issue
the Notes pursuant to the Indenture and the Trust Certificates pursuant to
this
Agreement and to sell, transfer and exchange the Notes and the Trust
Certificates and to pay interest on and principal on the Notes and distributions
on the Trust Certificates, all in accordance with the Basic
Documents;
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(b) with
the
proceeds of the sale of the Notes and the Trust Certificates, to purchase the
Receivables, to fund the Reserve Account, to pay the organizational, start-up
and transactional expenses of the Trust and to pay the balance of such proceeds
to the Depositor pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement;
(c) to
assign, grant, transfer, pledge, mortgage and convey the Trust Estate pursuant
to the Indenture and to hold, manage and distribute to the Certificateholders
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Sale and Servicing Agreement
any
portion of the Trust Estate released from the Lien of, and remitted to the
Trust
pursuant to, the Indenture;
(d) to
enter
into and perform its obligations under the Basic Documents to which it is to
be
a party;
(e) to
engage
in those activities, including entering into agreements, that are necessary,
suitable or convenient to accomplish the foregoing or are incidental thereto
or
connected therewith;
(f) to
enter
into derivative transactions with the approval of the Rating Agencies (or
satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition) at any time or from time to time
after the issuance of the Notes. The notional amount of those derivatives may
(but need not) exceed the amount of the Notes and need not relate to or
counteract risks associated with the Notes or the Receivables; provided,
however,
that
any payments to the applicable counterparties to the derivative transactions
on
any Payment Date are to be made only after all required payments to the
Noteholders and deposits to the Reserve Account on such Payment Date;
and
(g) subject
to compliance with the Basic Documents, to engage in such other activities
as
may be required in connection with conservation of the Trust Estate and the
making of distributions to the Certificateholders and the
Noteholders.
The
Trust
is hereby authorized to engage in the foregoing activities. The Trust shall
not
engage in any activity other than in connection with the foregoing or other
than
as required or authorized by the terms of this Agreement or the Basic
Documents.
Section
2.04 Appointment
of Owner Trustee.
The
Depositor hereby appoints the Owner Trustee as trustee of the Trust effective
as
of the date hereof, to have all the rights, powers and duties set forth
herein.
Section
2.05 Initial
Capital Contribution of Trust Estate.
The
Depositor hereby sells, assigns, transfers, conveys and sets over to the Owner
Trustee, as of the date hereof, the sum of $1.00. The Owner Trustee hereby
acknowledges receipt in trust from the Depositor, as of the date hereof, of
the
foregoing contribution, which shall constitute the initial Trust Estate and
shall be deposited in the Certificate Distribution Account. The Depositor shall
pay organizational expenses of the Trust as they may arise or shall, upon the
request of the Owner Trustee, promptly reimburse the Owner Trustee for any
such
expenses paid by the Owner Trustee.
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Section
2.06 Declaration
of Trust.
The
Owner Trustee hereby declares that it will hold the Trust Estate in trust upon
and subject to the conditions set forth herein for the use and benefit of the
Certificateholders, subject to the obligations of the Trust under the Basic
Documents. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust constitute
a
statutory trust under the Statutory Trust Act and that this Agreement constitute
the governing instrument of such statutory trust. It is the intention of the
parties hereto that, for income and franchise tax purposes, until the Trust
Certificates are held by more than one Person, the Trust will be disregarded
as
an entity separate from the Depositor (or another Person that beneficially
owns
all of the Trust Certificates) and the Notes will be characterized as debt.
At
such time that the Trust Certificates are held by more than one Person, it
is
the intention of the parties hereto that, for income and franchise tax purposes,
the Trust shall be treated as a partnership, with the assets of the partnership
being the Receivables and other assets held by the Trust, the partners of the
partnership, being the Certificateholders, and the Notes being debt of the
partnership. The Depositor and the Certificateholders by acceptance of a Trust
Certificate agree to such treatment and agree to take no action inconsistent
with such treatment. The parties agree that, unless otherwise required by
appropriate tax authorities, until the Trust Certificates are held by more
than
one Person the Trust will not file or cause to be filed annual or other
necessary tax returns, reports and other forms inconsistent with the
characterization of the Trust as a disregarded entity of its owner. Effective
as
of the date hereof, the Owner Trustee shall have all rights, powers and duties
set forth herein and in the Statutory Trust Act with respect to accomplishing
the purposes of the Trust.
Section
2.07 Title
to Trust Property.
Subject
to the Indenture, legal title to all the Trust Estate shall be vested at all
times in the Trust as a separate legal entity except where applicable law in
any
jurisdiction requires title to any part of the Trust Estate to be vested in
a
trustee or trustees, in which case title shall be deemed to be vested in the
Owner Trustee, a co-trustee or a separate trustee, as the case may be; provided
that prior to taking title to any part of the Trust Estate, the Owner Trustee
will notify the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee.
Section
2.08 Situs
of Trust.
The
Trust will be located and administered in the State of Delaware. All bank
accounts maintained by the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall be located
in the State of Delaware or the State of New York. The Trust shall not have
any
employees; provided,
however,
that
nothing herein shall restrict or prohibit the Owner Trustee from having
employees within or without the State of Delaware. Payments will be received
by
the Trust only in Delaware or New York, and payments will be made by the Trust
only from Delaware or New York. The only office of the Trust will be at the
Corporate Trust Office in the State of Delaware.
Section
2.09 Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Depositor.
The
Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the Owner Trustee that:
(a) The
Depositor is duly organized and validly existing as a corporation in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with power and authority
to
own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently
owned and such business is presently conducted.
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(b) The
Depositor is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in good
standing and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all
jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of its property or the conduct
of
its business shall require such qualifications.
(c) The
Depositor has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to carry out its terms; the Depositor has full power and authority
to sell and assign the property to be sold and assigned to and deposited with
the Trust and the Depositor has duly authorized such sale and assignment and
deposit to the Trust by all necessary corporate action; and the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by the
Depositor by all necessary corporate action.
(d) The
Depositor has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Depositor, enforceable
against the Depositor, in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other
similar laws relating to or limiting creditors' rights generally or by general
equitable principles.
(e) The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
fulfillment of the terms hereof do not conflict with, result in any breach
of
any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or
lapse of time) a default under, the articles and bylaws of the Depositor, or
any
indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Depositor is a party
or by
which it is bound; nor result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon
any
of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement or
other instrument (other than pursuant to the Basic Documents); nor violate
any
law or, to the best of the Depositor’s knowledge, any order, rule or regulation
applicable to the Depositor of any court or of any federal or state regulatory
body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having
jurisdiction over the Depositor or its properties.
(f) There
are
no proceedings or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Depositor,
threatened before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other
governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Depositor or its
properties (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, (ii) seeking to
prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that might materially
and
adversely affect the performance by the Depositor of its obligations under,
or
the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement.
(g) The
representations and warranties of the Depositor in Section 3.02 of the Sale
and
Servicing Agreement are true and correct.
Section
2.10 Federal
Income Tax Allocations.
If the
Trust Certificates are held by more than one Person, for federal income tax
purposes each item of income, gain, loss, credit and deduction for a month
shall
be allocated to the Certificateholders as of the first Record Date following
the
end of such month in proportion to their Certificate Percentage Interests on
such Record Date. The Trust (or the Administrator in accordance with the
Administration Agreement and Section 5.04) is authorized to modify the
allocations in this paragraph if necessary or appropriate, in its sole
discretion, for the allocations to fairly reflect the economic income, gain
or
loss to the Certificateholders or otherwise comply with the requirements of
the
Code.
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ARTICLE
3.
TRUST
CERTIFICATES AND TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
Section
3.01 Initial
Ownership.
Upon
the formation of the Trust by the contribution by the Depositor pursuant to
Section 2.05 and until the issuance of the Trust Certificates, the Depositor
shall be the sole beneficiary of the Trust.
Section
3.02 The
Trust Certificates.
The
Trust Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the Trust by manual or
facsimile signature of an authorized officer of the Owner Trustee. Trust
Certificates bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who
were,
at the time when such signatures shall have been affixed, authorized to sign
on
behalf of the Trust, shall be validly issued and entitled to the benefit of
this
Agreement and shall be valid and binding obligations of the Trust,
notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them shall have ceased to be
so
authorized prior to the authentication and delivery of such Trust Certificates
or did not hold such offices at the date of authentication and delivery of
such
Trust Certificates.
If
a
transfer of the Trust Certificates is permitted pursuant to Section 3.11,
a transferee of a Trust Certificate shall become a Certificateholder and
shall be entitled to the rights and subject to the obligations of a
Certificateholder hereunder upon such transferee’s acceptance of a Trust
Certificate duly registered in such transferee’s name pursuant to
Section 3.04.
Section
3.03 Execution,
Authentication and Delivery of Trust Certificates.
On the
Closing Date, the Owner Trustee shall cause the Trust Certificates in an
aggregate Certificate Percentage Interest equal to 100% to be executed on behalf
of the Trust, authenticated and delivered to or upon the written order of the
Depositor, signed by the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Trust, without further
action by the Depositor, in authorized denominations. No Trust Certificate
shall
entitle its Holder to any benefit under this Agreement or be valid for any
purpose unless there shall appear on such Trust Certificate a certificate of
authentication substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A, executed by
the
Owner Trustee or Citibank, N.A., as the Owner Trustee’s Authenticating Agent, by
manual signature; such authentication shall constitute conclusive evidence
that
such Trust Certificate shall have been duly authenticated and delivered
hereunder. All Trust Certificates shall be dated the date of their
authentication.
Section
3.04 Registration
of Transfer and Exchange of Trust Certificates.
The
Certificate Registrar shall keep or cause to be kept, at the office or agency
maintained pursuant to Section 3.08, a Certificate Register in which, subject
to
such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Owner Trustee shall provide
for the registration of Trust Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of
Trust Certificates as herein provided. Wilmington Trust Company shall be the
initial Certificate Registrar.
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Upon
surrender for registration of transfer of any Trust Certificate at the office
or
agency maintained pursuant to Section 3.08, the Owner Trustee shall execute,
authenticate and deliver (or shall cause its Authenticating Agent to
authenticate and deliver), in the name of the designated transferee or
transferees, one or more new Trust Certificates in authorized denominations
of a
like aggregate amount dated the date of authentication by the Owner Trustee
or
any Authenticating Agent. At the option of a Certificateholder, Trust
Certificates may be exchanged for other Trust Certificates of authorized
denominations of a like aggregate amount upon surrender of the Trust
Certificates to be exchanged at the office or agency maintained pursuant to
Section 3.08.
Every
Trust Certificate presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or
exchange shall be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Owner Trustee and the Certificate Registrar duly executed
by
the related Certificateholder or such Certificateholder’s attorney duly
authorized in writing. Each Trust Certificate surrendered for registration
of
transfer or exchange shall be cancelled and subsequently disposed of by the
Owner Trustee in accordance with its customary practice.
No
service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of
Trust Certificates, but the Owner Trustee or the Certificate Registrar may
require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge
that
may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Trust
Certificates.
The
preceding provisions of this Section notwithstanding, the Owner Trustee shall
not make, and the Certificate Registrar shall not register transfers or
exchanges of, Trust Certificates for a period of 15 days preceding the due
date
for any payment with respect to the Trust Certificates.
The
provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent
lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the transfer of the Trust
Certificates.
Section
3.05 Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Trust Certificates.
If (a)
any mutilated Trust Certificate shall be surrendered to the Certificate
Registrar, or if the Certificate Registrar shall receive evidence to its
satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Trust Certificate and
(b)
there shall be delivered to the Certificate Registrar and the Owner Trustee
such
security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless,
then in the absence of notice that such Trust Certificate has been acquired
by a
bona fide purchaser, the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall execute
and
the Owner Trustee or the Owner Trustee’s Authenticating Agent, shall
authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Trust Certificate, a new Trust Certificate of like
tenor and denomination. In connection with the issuance of any new Trust
Certificate under this Section, the Owner Trustee or the Certificate Registrar
may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith. Any duplicate
Trust Certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute conclusive
evidence of ownership in the Trust, as if originally issued, whether or not
the
lost, stolen or destroyed Trust Certificate shall be found at any
time.
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Section
3.06 Persons
Deemed Owners.
Prior
to due presentation of a Trust Certificate for registration of transfer, the
Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar or any Paying Agent may treat the
Person in whose name any Trust Certificate is registered in the Certificate
Register as the owner of such Trust Certificate for the purpose of receiving
distributions pursuant to Section 5.02 and for all other purposes
whatsoever, and none of the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar or any
Paying Agent shall be bound by any notice to the contrary.
Section
3.07 Access
to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses.
The
Owner Trustee shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Servicer, the Paying
Agent and the Depositor, within 15 days after receipt by the Owner Trustee
of a
written request therefor from the Servicer, the Paying Agent or the Depositor,
a
list, in such form as the Servicer or the Depositor may reasonably require,
of
the names and addresses of the Certificateholders as of the most recent Record
Date. The Certificate Registrar shall also promptly furnish to the Owner Trustee
and the Paying Agent a copy of such list at any time there is a change therein.
If (a) three or more Certificateholders or (b) one or more Holders of Trust
Certificates evidencing not less than 50% of the Certificate Percentage
Interests apply in writing to the Owner Trustee, and such application states
that the applicants desire to communicate with other Certificateholders with
respect to their rights under this Agreement or under the Trust Certificates
and
such application is accompanied by a copy of the communication that such
applicants propose to transmit, then the Owner Trustee shall, within five
Business Days after the receipt of such application, afford such applicants
access during normal business hours to the current list of Certificateholders.
Each Certificateholder, by receiving and holding a Trust Certificate, shall
be
deemed to have agreed not to hold any of the Depositor, the Certificate
Registrar or the Owner Trustee accountable by reason of the disclosure of its
name and address, regardless of the source from which such information was
derived. The Certificate Registrar shall upon the request of the Owner Trustee
provide such list, or access to such list, of Certificateholders as contemplated
by this Section.
Section
3.08 Maintenance
of Office or Agency.
The
Trust shall designate in the State of Delaware an office or offices or agency
or
agencies where Trust Certificates may be surrendered for registration of
transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Trust and
Owner Trustee in respect of the Trust Certificates and the Basic Documents
may
be served. The Trust initially designates Wilmington Trust Company as its office
for such purposes. The Trust shall give prompt written notice to the Depositor
and the Certificateholders of any change in the location of the Certificate
Register or any such office or agency.
Section
3.09 Appointment
of Paying Agent.
The
Paying Agent shall make distributions to Certificateholders from the Certificate
Distribution Account pursuant to Section 5.02 and shall report the amounts
of
such distributions to the Owner Trustee. Any Paying Agent shall have the
revocable power to withdraw funds from the Certificate Distribution Account
for
the purpose of making the distributions referred to above. The Owner Trustee
may
revoke such power and remove the Paying Agent if the Owner Trustee determines
in
its sole discretion that the Paying Agent shall have failed to perform its
obligations under this Agreement in any material respect; provided,
however,
the
Owner Trustee shall have no duty to monitor or oversee the compliance by the
Paying Agent of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Basic
Document. The Paying Agent initially shall be Citibank, N.A., and any co-paying
agent chosen by the Trust. Citibank, N.A. shall be permitted to resign as Paying
Agent upon 30 days’ written notice to the Owner Trustee. In the event that
Citibank, N.A. shall no longer be the Paying Agent, the Depositor, with the
consent of the Owner Trustee, shall appoint a successor to act as Paying Agent
(which shall be a bank or trust company). The Trust shall cause such successor
Paying Agent or any additional Paying Agent appointed hereunder to execute
and
deliver to the Trust an instrument in which such successor Paying Agent or
additional Paying Agent shall agree with the Trust that, as Paying Agent, such
successor Paying Agent or additional Paying Agent will hold all sums, if any,
held by it for payment to the Certificateholders in trust for the benefit of
the
Certificateholders entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such
Certificateholders. The Paying Agent shall return all unclaimed funds to the
Owner Trustee and upon removal of a Paying Agent such Paying Agent shall also
return all funds in its possession to the Owner Trustee. Any reference in this
Agreement to the Paying Agent shall include any co-paying agent unless the
context requires otherwise.
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Section
3.10 Form
of Trust Certificates.
The
Trust Certificates, upon original issuance, will be issued in the form of a
typewritten Trust Certificate or Trust Certificates representing definitive,
fully registered Trust Certificates (the “Definitive Trust Certificates”) and
shall be registered in the name of the Depositor or upon order of the Depositor
as the initial registered owner thereof. The Owner Trustee shall execute and
authenticate, or cause to be authenticated, the Definitive Trust Certificates
in
accordance with the instructions of the Depositor. The Depositor hereby orders
the Owner Trustee to execute and authenticate, or cause to be authenticated,
the
Definitive Trust Certificates. Neither the Certificate Registrar nor the Owner
Trustee shall be liable for any delay in delivery of such instructions and
may
conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such instructions.
Upon the issuance of the Trust Certificates, the Owner Trustee and each Paying
Agent shall recognize the Holders of the Trust Certificates as
Certificateholders. The Trust Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or
engraved, or may be produced in any other manner as is reasonably acceptable
to
the Owner Trustee, as evidenced by its execution thereof.
Section
3.11 Transfer
Restrictions.
(a) No
Trust Certificate may be resold, assigned or transferred (including by pledge
or
hypothecation) unless such resale, assignment or transfer is (i) pursuant to
an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act and any applicable
state securities or “Blue Sky” laws, (ii) pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated
under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”) or (iii) pursuant to another exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and subject to the
receipt by the Owner Trustee and the Depositor of (A) a certification by the
prospective transferee of the facts surrounding such transfer, which
certification shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Owner Trustee
and the Depositor and (B) if requested by the Owner Trustee, an opinion of
counsel (which will not be at the expense of the Owner Trustee), satisfactory
to
the Depositor and the Owner Trustee, to the effect that the transfer is in
compliance with the Securities Act, and, in each case, in compliance with any
applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of any state of the United States. In
addition, each transferee shall provide to the Owner Trustee its tax
identification number, address, nominee name (if applicable) and wire transfer
instructions. Prior to any resale, assignment or transfer of the Trust
Certificates described in clause (ii) above, each prospective purchaser of
the
Trust Certificates shall have acknowledged, represented and agreed as
follows:
(1) It
is a
“qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A (“QIB”) and is acquiring
the Trust Certificates for its own institutional account (and not for the
account of others) or as a fiduciary or agent for others (which others also
are
QIBs).
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(2) It
acknowledges that the Trust Certificates have not been and will not be
registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any
jurisdiction.
(3) It
is
familiar with Rule 144A and is aware that the sale is being made in reliance
on
Rule 144A and it is not acquiring the Trust Certificates with a view to, or
for
resale in connection with, a distribution that would constitute a public
offering within the meaning of the Securities Act or a violation of the
Securities Act, and that, if in the future it decides to resell, assign, pledge
or otherwise transfer any Trust Certificates, such Trust Certificates may be
resold, assigned, pledged or transferred only (i) to the Depositor or any
Affiliate thereof, (ii) so long as such Trust Certificate is eligible for resale
pursuant to Rule 144A, to a person whom it reasonably believes after due inquiry
is a QIB acting for its own account (and not for the account of others) or
as a
fiduciary or agent for others (which others also are QIBs) to whom notice is
given that the resale, pledge, assignment or transfer is being made in reliance
on Rule 144A, (iii) pursuant to an effective registration statement under
the Securities Act or (iv) in a sale, pledge or other transfer made in a
transaction otherwise exempt from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act, in which case (A) the Owner Trustee shall require that both
the
prospective transferor and the prospective transferee certify to the Owner
Trustee and the Depositor in writing the facts surrounding such transfer, which
certification shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Owner Trustee
and the Depositor and (B) the Owner Trustee shall require a written opinion
of
counsel (which will not be at the expense of the Depositor or the Owner Trustee)
satisfactory to the Depositor and the Owner Trustee to the effect that such
transfer will not violate the Securities Act, in each case in accordance with
any applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of any state of the United
States.
(4) It
is
aware that it (or any account for which it is purchasing) may be required to
bear the economic risk of an investment in the Trust Certificates for an
indefinite period, and it (or such account) is able to bear such risk for an
indefinite period.
(5) It
understands that the Trust Certificates will bear legends substantially as
set
forth in Section 3.12.
(6) If
it is
acquiring any Trust Certificates for the account of one or more qualified
institutional buyers, it represents that it has sole investment discretion
with
respect to each such account and that it has full power to make the foregoing
acknowledgements, representations and agreements on behalf of each such
account.
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(7) It
(and
any Person for which it holds Trust Certificates) has neither acquired nor
will
it transfer any Trust Certificate it purchases (or any interest therein) or
cause any such Trust Certificate (or any interest therein) to be marketed on
or
through an “established securities market” within the meaning of Section
7704(b)(1) of the Code, including, without limitation, an
over-the-counter-market or an interdealer quotation system that regularly
disseminates firm buy or sell quotations.
(8) It
(and
any Person for which it holds Trust Certificates, collectively for purposes
of
this paragraph (8), a “transferee”) either (A) is not, and will not become, a
partnership, S corporation or grantor trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes
(or a disregarded entity of any of the foregoing) or (B) is such an entity,
but
none of the direct or indirect beneficial owners of any of the interests in
such
transferee have allowed or caused, or will allow or cause, 50% or more (or,
if
the Owner Trustee has received an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance
acceptable to the Depositor that the proposed transfer to such transferee will
not cause the Trust to be treated as a publicly traded partnership within the
meaning of Section 7704 of the Code, such other percentage as the Owner Trustee
may establish prior to the time of such proposed transfer) of the value of
such
interests in the transferee to be attributable to such transferee’s ownership of
Trust Certificates.
(9) It
understands that if it is acquiring any Trust Certificate for the account of
one
or more Persons, (A) it shall provide to the Owner Trustee and the Depositor
information as to the number of such Persons and any changes in the number
of
such Persons and (B) any such change in the number of Persons for whose account
a Trust Certificate is held shall require the written consent of the Owner
Trustee, which consent shall be granted unless the Owner Trustee determines
that
such proposed change in number of Persons would create a risk that the Trust
would be classified for federal or any applicable state tax purposes as an
association (or a publicly traded partnership) taxable as a
corporation.
(10) It
understands that no subsequent transfer of the Trust Certificates (or any
interest therein) is permitted unless (A) such transfer is of a Trust
Certificate with a Certificate Percentage Interest of at least 5%, (B) it causes
its proposed transferee to provide to the Owner Trustee and the Depositor a
letter substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, or such other written
statement as the Owner Trustee shall prescribe and (C) the Trust consents in
writing to the proposed transfer, which consent shall be granted unless the
Owner Trustee determines that such transfer would either create a risk that
the
Trust would be classified for federal or any applicable state tax purposes
as an
association (or a publicly traded partnership) taxable as a corporation;
provided,
however,
that any
attempted transfer that would cause the number of beneficial owners of Trust
Certificates in the aggregate to exceed 100 or otherwise cause the Trust to
become a publicly traded partnership for income tax purposes shall be a void
transfer.
(11) It
understands that the Opinion of Counsel to the Trust that the Trust is not
a
publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation is dependent in part on
the
accuracy of the representations in paragraphs (7), (8), (9) and (10)
above.
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(12) It
is a
United States Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the
Code.
(13) It
acknowledges that the Owner Trustee, the Depositor, and their Affiliates, and
others will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the foregoing acknowledgments,
representations and agreements.
Each
transferee of the Trust Certificates shall be required to execute or to have
executed a representation letter substantially in the form of Exhibit C, or
may
deliver such other representations (or an opinion of counsel) as may be approved
by the Owner Trustee and the Depositor, to the effect that such transfer may
be
made pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and
any
applicable state securities or “Blue Sky” laws.
In
addition, such prospective purchaser shall be responsible for providing
additional information or certification, as shall be reasonably requested by
the
Owner Trustee or the Depositor, to support the truth and accuracy of the
foregoing acknowledgments, representations and agreements, it being understood
that such additional information is not intended to create additional
restrictions on the transfer of the Trust Certificates. Neither the Depositor,
the Trust nor the Owner Trustee shall be obligated to register or monitor
compliance with the Trust Certificates under the Securities Act or any state
securities or “Blue Sky” laws.
In
determining compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in this Section,
the Owner Trustee may rely upon a written opinion of counsel (which may include
in-house counsel of the transferor), the cost of obtaining which shall be an
expense of the Holder of the Certificate to be transferred.
(b) The
Trust
Certificates may not be acquired by or for the account of (i) an “employee
benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to the
provisions of Title I of ERISA, (ii) a “plan” described in Section 4975(e)(1) of
the Code or (iii) any entity whose underlying assets include plan assets by
reason of an employee benefit plan’s or a plan’s investment in the entity (each,
a “Benefit Plan Investor”). By accepting and holding a Trust Certificate, the
Holder thereof shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that it is
not
a Benefit Plan Investor.
Section
3.12 Legending
of Trust Certificates.
Each
Trust Certificate shall bear a legend in substantially the following form,
unless the Depositor determines otherwise in accordance with applicable
law:
THIS
TRUST CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER
APPLICABLE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION, AND
MAY NOT BE RESOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY
OTHER
APPLICABLE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS, PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM OR
IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT THERETO. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS
TRUST CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS TRUST CERTIFICATE MAY BE RESOLD, ASSIGNED,
PLEDGED OR TRANSFERRED ONLY (A) SO LONG AS THE TRUST CERTIFICATE IS
ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO THE
PERSON WHOM THE TRANSFEROR REASONABLY BELIEVES AFTER DUE INQUIRY IS A QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER ACTING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT (AND NOT FOR THE ACCOUNT OF
OTHERS) OR AS A FIDUCIARY OR AGENT FOR OTHERS (WHICH OTHERS ALSO ARE QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS) TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE RESALE, ASSIGNMENT,
PLEDGE OR TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (B) TO A UNITED
STATES PERSON WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 7701(a)(30) OF THE CODE, (C)
PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR
(D)
IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES
ACT
AND OTHER SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS. IN SUCH CASE THE OWNER TRUSTEE SHALL
REQUIRE (I) THAT THE PROSPECTIVE TRANSFEREE CERTIFY TO THE OWNER TRUSTEE AND
THE
DEPOSITOR IN WRITING THE FACTS SURROUNDING SUCH TRANSFER, WHICH CERTIFICATION
SHALL BE IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE OWNER TRUSTEE AND (II) IF
REQUESTED BY THE OWNER TRUSTEE, A WRITTEN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH SHALL NOT
BE
AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER TRUSTEE OR THE DEPOSITOR) SATISFACTORY TO THE OWNER
TRUSTEE AND THE DEPOSITOR, TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH TRANSFER WILL NOT VIOLATE
THE
SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES OR
“BLUE SKY” LAWS OF ANY STATE OR JURISDICTION. ANY ATTEMPTED TRANSFER IN
CONTRAVENTION OF THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING RESTRICTIONS WILL BE VOID AB INITIO
AND THE PURPORTED TRANSFEROR WILL CONTINUE TO BE TREATED AS THE OWNER OF THE
TRUST CERTIFICATE FOR ALL PURPOSES.
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NO
TRUST
CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE ACQUIRED BY OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF (I)
AN
“EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN” (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF ERISA) THAT IS SUBJECT TO
THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE I OF ERISA, (II) A “PLAN” DESCRIBED IN SECTION
4975(e)(1) OF THE CODE OR (III) ANY ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE
PLAN
ASSETS BY REASON OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN’S OR A PLAN’S INVESTMENT IN THE
ENTITY (EACH, A “BENEFIT PLAN INVESTOR”). BY ACCEPTING AND HOLDING A TRUST
CERTIFICATE, THE HOLDER THEREOF SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND
WARRANTED THAT IT IS NOT A BENEFIT PLAN INVESTOR.
Section
3.13 Authenticating
Agent.
(a) The
Owner
Trustee may appoint one or more Authenticating Agents (each, an “Authenticating
Agent”) with respect to the Certificates which shall be authorized to act on
behalf of the Owner Trustee in authenticating the Certificates in connection
with the issuance, delivery, registration of transfer, exchange or repayment
of
the Certificates. The Owner Trustee hereby appoints Citibank, N.A. as
Authenticating Agent for the authentication of Certificates upon any
registration of transfer or exchange of such Certificates. Whenever reference
is
made in this Agreement to the authentication of Certificates by the Owner
Trustee or the Owner Trustee's certificate of authentication, such reference
shall be deemed to include authentication on behalf of the Owner Trustee by
an
Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf
of
the Owner Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent (other
than Citibank, N.A.) shall be subject to acceptance by the
Depositor.
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(b) Any
institution succeeding to the corporate agency business of an Authenticating
Agent shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent without the execution or
filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Owner Trustee or
such
Authenticating Agent.
(c) An
Authenticating Agent may at any time resign by giving written notice of
resignation to the Owner Trustee and the Depositor. The Owner Trustee may at
any
time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving notice of
termination to such Authenticating Agent and to the Depositor. Upon receiving
such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any
time
an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be acceptable to the Owner Trustee or
the
Depositor, the Owner Trustee promptly may appoint a successor Authenticating
Agent with the consent of the Depositor. Any successor Authenticating Agent
upon
acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights,
powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if
originally named as an Authenticating Agent.
(d) The
Depositor shall pay the Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable
compensation for its services under this Section 3.13.
(e) Pursuant
to an appointment made under this Section 3.13, the Certificates may have
endorsed thereon, in lieu of the Owner Trustee's certificate of authentication,
an alternate certificate of authentication in substantially the following
form:
This
is
one of the Certificates referred to in the within mentioned
Agreement.
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Section
3.14 Actions
of Certificateholders.
(a) Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action provided by this Agreement to be given or taken by the Certificateholders
may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially
similar tenor signed by such Certificateholders in person or by agent duly
appointed in writing; and except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such
action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered
to the Owner Trustee and, when required, to the Depositor or the Servicer.
Proof
of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent
shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Agreement and conclusive in favor
of
the Owner Trustee, the Depositor and the Servicer, if made in the manner
provided in this Section 3.14.
(b) The
fact
and date of the execution by any Certificateholder of any such instrument or
writing may be proved in any reasonable manner which the Owner Trustee deems
sufficient. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,
waiver or other act by a Certificateholder shall bind every Holder of every
Certificate issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange
therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of anything done, or omitted to be
done,
by the Owner Trustee, the Depositor or the Servicer in reliance thereon,
regardless of whether notation of such action is made upon such
Certificate.
(c) The
Owner
Trustee may require such additional proof of any matter referred to in this
Section 3.14 as it shall deem necessary.
ARTICLE
4.
ACTIONS
BY OWNER TRUSTEE
Section
4.01 Prior
Notice with Respect to Certain Matters.
With
respect to the following matters, the Owner Trustee shall not take action unless
at least 30 days before the taking of such action, the Owner Trustee shall
have
notified the Servicer of record as of the preceding Record Date in writing
of
the proposed action and such Servicer shall not have notified the Owner Trustee
in writing prior to the 30th day after such notice is given that such Servicer
has withheld consent or provided alternative direction:
(a) the
initiation of any claim or lawsuit by the Trust (except claims or lawsuits
brought in connection with the collection of the Receivables) and the compromise
of any action, claim or lawsuit brought by or against the Trust (except with
respect to the aforementioned claims or lawsuits for collection of the
Receivables);
(b) the
election by the Trust to file an amendment to the Certificate of Trust (unless
such amendment is required to be filed under the Statutory Trust
Act);
(c) the
amendment of the Indenture by a supplemental indenture or any other change
to
this Agreement or any Basic Document in circumstances where the consent of
any
Noteholder is required;
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(d) the
amendment of the Indenture by a supplemental indenture or any other change
to
this Agreement or any Basic Document in circumstances where the consent of
any
Noteholder is not required and such amendment would materially adversely affect
the interests of the Certificateholders;
(e) the
amendment, change or modification of the Administration Agreement, except to
cure any ambiguity or to amend or supplement any provision in a manner or add
any provision that would not materially adversely affect the interests of the
Certificateholders;
(f) the
appointment pursuant to the Indenture of a successor Note Registrar, Paying
Agent or Indenture Trustee or pursuant to this Agreement of a successor
Certificate Registrar, or the consent to the assignment by the Note Registrar,
Paying Agent or Indenture Trustee or Certificate Registrar of its obligations
under the Indenture or this Agreement, as applicable;
(g) the
consent to the calling or waiver of any default of any Basic
Document;
(h) the
consent to the assignment by the Indenture Trustee or Servicer of their
respective obligations under any Basic Document, unless permitted in the Basic
Documents;
(i) except
as
provided in Article IX hereof, dissolve, terminate or liquidate the Trust in
whole or in part;
(j) merge
or
consolidate the Trust with or into any other entity, or convey or transfer
all
or substantially all of the Trust’s assets to any other entity;
(k) cause
the
Trust to incur, assume or guaranty any indebtedness other than as set forth
in
this Agreement or the Basic Documents;
(l) do
any
act that conflicts with any other Basic Document;
(m) do
any
act that would make it impossible to carry on the ordinary business of the
Trust
as described in Section 2.03 hereof;
(n) confess
a
judgment against the Trust;
(o) possess
Trust assets, or assign the Trust’s right to property, for other than a Trust
purpose;
(p) cause
the
Trust to lend any funds to any entity, unless permitted in the Basic Documents;
or
(q) change
the Trust’s purpose and powers from those set forth in this
Agreement.
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In
addition, the Trust shall not commingle its assets with those of any other
entity. The Trust shall maintain its financial and accounting books and records
separate from those of any other entity. Except as expressly set forth herein,
the Trust shall not pay the indebtedness, operating expenses and liabilities
of
any other entity. The Trust shall maintain appropriate minutes or other records
of all appropriate actions and shall maintain its office separate from the
offices of the Depositor and the Servicer.
The
Owner
Trustee shall not have the power, except upon the direction of the Servicer
and
to the extent otherwise consistent with the Basic Documents, to (i) remove
or
replace the Indenture Trustee, (ii) institute proceedings to have the Trust
declared or adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, (iii) consent to the
institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against the Trust, (iv)
file
a petition or consent to a petition seeking reorganization or relief on behalf
of the Trust under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy,
(v) consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee,
sequestrator (or any similar official) of the Trust or a substantial portion
of
the property of the Trust, (vi) make any assignment for the benefit of the
Trust’s creditors, (vii) cause the Trust to admit in writing its inability to
pay its debts generally as they become due, (viii) take any action, or cause
the
Trust to take any action, in furtherance of any of the foregoing (any of the
above, a “Bankruptcy Action”). So long as the Indenture remains in effect, to
the extent permitted by applicable law, no Certificateholder shall have the
power to take, and shall not take, any Bankruptcy Action with respect to the
Trust or direct the Owner Trustee to take any Bankruptcy Action with respect
to
the Trust.
Section
4.02 Action
by Servicer with Respect to Certain Matters.
The
Owner Trustee shall not have the power, except upon the written direction of
the
Servicer to (a) remove the Administrator under the Administration Agreement
pursuant to Section 8 thereof, (b) appoint a successor Administrator pursuant
to
Section 8 of the Administration Agreement, (c) remove the Servicer under the
Sale and Servicing Agreement pursuant to Section 8.02 thereof, (d) amend the
Sale and Servicing Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01(b) of such document,
or
(e) except as expressly provided in the Basic Documents, sell the Receivables
after the termination of the Indenture. The Owner Trustee shall take the actions
referred to in the preceding sentence only upon written instructions signed
by
the Certificateholders and Servicer.
Section
4.03 Action
by Certificateholders with Respect to Bankruptcy.
The
Owner Trustee shall not have the power to commence a voluntary proceeding in
bankruptcy relating to the Trust without the unanimous prior approval of all
Certificateholders and the delivery to the Owner Trustee by each such
Certificateholder of a certification certifying that such Certificateholder
reasonably believes that the Trust is insolvent.
Section
4.04 Restrictions
on Servicer’s Power.
The
Servicer shall not direct the Owner Trustee to take or to refrain from taking
any action if such action or inaction would be contrary to any obligation of
the
Trust or the Owner Trustee under this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents
or
would be contrary to Section 2.03; nor shall the Owner Trustee be obligated
to
follow any such direction, if given.
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Section
4.05 Majority
Control.
Except
as expressly provided herein, any action that may be taken by the
Certificateholders under this Agreement may be taken by the Holders of Trust
Certificates evidencing not less than a majority of the Certificate Percentage
Interests. Except as expressly provided herein, any written notice of the
Certificateholders delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be effective
if
signed by Holders of Trust Certificates evidencing not less than a majority
of
the Certificate Percentage Interests at the time of the delivery of such
notice.
ARTICLE
5.
APPLICATION
OF TRUST FUNDS; CERTAIN DUTIES
Section
5.01 Establishment
of Trust Account.
The
Paying Agent shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trust an Eligible
Account (the “Certificate Distribution Account”), bearing a designation clearly
indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the
Certificateholders. The title of the Certificate Distribution Account shall
be
“Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2007-A: Certificate Distribution
Account for the benefit of the Certificateholders”.
The
Trust
shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time
to
time in the Certificate Distribution Account and in all proceeds thereof. Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Certificate Distribution Account
shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Owner Trustee for the
benefit of the Certificateholders. If, at any time, the Certificate Distribution
Account ceases to be an Eligible Account, the Paying Agent shall within 10
Business Days (or such longer period, not to exceed 30 calendar days, as to
which each Rating Agency may consent) establish a new Certificate Distribution
Account, as applicable, as an Eligible Account and shall transfer any cash
or any investments to such new Certificate Distribution Account.
Section
5.02 Application
of Trust Funds.
(a) On
each
Payment Date, the Paying Agent shall distribute to Certificateholders all
amounts deposited in the Certificate Distribution Account pursuant to Section
5.05 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement with respect to such Payment Date
based
upon each Certificateholder’s Certificate Percentage Interest.
(b) On
each
Payment Date, the Paying Agent shall send to each Certificateholder the
statement or statements provided by the Servicer pursuant to Section 5.07 of
the
Sale and Servicing Agreement with respect to such Payment Date.
Section
5.03 Method
of Payment.
Subject
to Section 9.01(c), distributions required to be made to Certificateholders
on
any Payment Date shall be made to each Certificateholder of record on the
preceding Record Date either by wire transfer, in immediately available funds,
to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having
appropriate facilities therefor, if (a) such Certificateholder shall have
provided to the Certificate Registrar and the Paying Agent appropriate written
instructions at least five Business Days prior to such Payment Date and (b)
such
Certificateholder is the Depositor, or an Affiliate thereof, or, if not, by
check mailed to such Certificateholder at the address of such Certificateholder
appearing in the Certificate Register.
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Section
5.04 Accounting
and Reports to Certificateholders, the Internal Revenue Service and
Others.
At such
time as there is more than one Certificateholder (for tax purposes) , the
Administrator (or agent on its behalf) shall:
(a) unless
otherwise required under the Code, maintain (or cause to be maintained) the
books of the Trust on a calendar year basis and the accrual method of
accounting,
(b) deliver
(or cause to be delivered) to each Certificateholder, as may be required by
the
Code and applicable Treasury Regulations, such information as may be required
(including Schedule K-1) to enable each Certificateholder to prepare its federal
and state income tax returns,
(c) file
(or
cause to be filed) such tax returns relating to the Trust (including IRS Form
1065), and make such elections as from time to time may be required or
appropriate under any applicable state or federal statute or any rule or
regulation thereunder so as to maintain the Trust’s characterization as a
partnership for federal income tax purposes, and
(d) cause
such tax returns to be signed in the manner required by law. The parties to
this
Agreement agree and acknowledge that the Administrator shall perform the duties
and obligations under this Section 5.04 in accordance with the Administration
Agreement.
Section
5.05 Signature
on Returns; Tax Matters Partner.
(a) The
Owner
Trustee shall sign on behalf of the Trust the tax returns of the Trust provided
to it in execution form, if any, unless applicable law requires a
Certificateholder or another Person to sign such documents.
(b) As
long
as the Trust is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and
the
Depositor or an affiliate is a beneficial owner of a Trust Certificate, to
the
extent allowed by the Code, Hyundai Motor Finance Company shall be designated
the “tax matters partner” of the Trust pursuant to Section 6231(a)(7) of the
Code and applicable Treasury Regulations.
Section
5.06 Duties
of Depositor on Behalf of Trust.
Except
to the extent such responsibilities are assumed by the Administrator in the
Administration Agreement or the Servicer in the Sale and Servicing Agreement,
the Depositor shall, on behalf of the Trust, prepare and, after execution by
the
Trust, file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and all applicable
state
agencies all documents required to be filed on a periodic basis with the SEC
and
all applicable state agencies (including any summaries thereof required by
rules
and regulations prescribed thereby), and transmit such summaries to the
Noteholders pursuant to Section 7.03 of the Indenture.
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ARTICLE
6.
AUTHORITY
AND DUTIES OF OWNER TRUSTEE
Section
6.01 General
Authority.
The
Owner Trustee is authorized and directed to execute and deliver the Basic
Documents to which the Trust is to be a party and each certificate or other
document attached as an exhibit to or contemplated by the Basic Documents to
which the Trust is to be a party, in each case, in such form as the Depositor
shall approve, as evidenced conclusively by the Owner Trustee’s execution
thereof. In addition to the foregoing, the Owner Trustee is authorized, but
shall not be obligated, to take all actions required of the Trust pursuant
to
the Basic Documents. The Owner Trustee is further authorized from time to time
to take such action as the Administrator recommends with respect to the Basic
Documents.
Section
6.02 General
Duties.
It
shall be the duty of the Owner Trustee:
(a) to
discharge (or cause to be discharged) all of its responsibilities pursuant
to
the terms of this Agreement and to administer the Trust in the interest of
the
Certificateholders, subject to the Basic Documents and in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement; provided,
however,
that
notwithstanding the foregoing, the Owner Trustee shall be deemed to have
discharged its duties and responsibilities hereunder and under the Basic
Documents to the extent the Administrator has agreed in the Administration
Agreement to perform any act or to discharge any duty of the Owner Trustee
hereunder or under any Basic Document, and the Owner Trustee shall not be held
liable for the default or failure of the Administrator to carry out its
obligations under the Administration Agreement; and
(b) to
cooperate with the Administrator in carrying out the Administrator’s obligation
to qualify and preserve the Trust’s qualification to do business in each
jurisdiction, if any, in which such qualification is or shall be necessary
to
protect the validity and enforceability of the Indenture, the Notes, the
Receivables and any other instrument and agreement included in the Trust Estate;
provided
that the
Owner Trustee may rely on advice of counsel with respect to such
obligation.
Section
6.03 Action
upon Instruction.
(a) Subject
to Article IV and in accordance with the terms of the Basic Documents, the
Servicer may by written instruction direct the Owner Trustee in the management
of the Trust. Such direction may be exercised at any time by written instruction
of the Servicer pursuant to Article IV.
(b) The
Owner
Trustee shall not be required to take any action hereunder or under any Basic
Document if the Owner Trustee shall have reasonably determined, or shall have
been advised by counsel, that such action is likely to result in liability
on
the part of the Owner Trustee or is contrary to the terms hereof or of any
Basic
Document or is otherwise contrary to law.
(c) Whenever
the Owner Trustee is unable to decide between alternative courses of action
permitted or required by the terms of this Agreement or under any Basic
Document, the Owner Trustee shall promptly give notice (in such form as shall
be
appropriate under the circumstances) to the Servicer of record as of the
preceding Record Date requesting instruction as to the course of action to
be
adopted, and to the extent the Owner Trustee acts in good faith in accordance
with any written instruction of such Servicer received, the Owner Trustee shall
not be liable on account of such action to any Person. If the Owner Trustee
shall not have received appropriate instruction within 10 days of such notice
(or within such shorter period of time as reasonably may be specified in such
notice or may be necessary under the circumstances) it may, but shall be under
no duty to, take or refrain from taking such action not inconsistent with this
Agreement or the Basic Documents, as it shall deem to be in the best interests
of the Certificateholders, and shall have no liability to any Person for such
action or inaction.
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(d) In
the
event that the Owner Trustee is unsure as to the application of any provision
of
this Agreement or any Basic Document or any such provision is ambiguous as
to
its application, or is, or appears to be, in conflict with any other applicable
provision, or in the event that this Agreement permits any determination by
the
Owner Trustee or is silent or is incomplete as to the course of action that
the
Owner Trustee is required to take with respect to a particular set of facts,
the
Owner Trustee may give notice (in such form as shall be appropriate under the
circumstances) to the Servicer requesting instruction and, to the extent that
the Owner Trustee acts or refrains from acting in good faith in accordance
with
any such instruction received, the Owner Trustee shall not be liable, on account
of such action or inaction, to any Person. If the Owner Trustee shall not have
received appropriate instruction within 10 days of such notice (or within
such shorter period of time as reasonably may be specified in such notice or
may
be necessary under the circumstances) it may, but shall be under no duty to,
take or refrain from taking such action not inconsistent with this Agreement
or
the Basic Documents, as it shall deem to be in the best interests of the
Certificateholders, and shall have no liability to any Person for such action
or
inaction.
Section
6.04 No
Duties Except as Specified in this Agreement or in Instructions.
The
Owner Trustee shall not have any duty or obligation to manage, make any payment
with respect to, register, record, sell, dispose of, or otherwise deal with
the
Trust Estate, or to otherwise take or refrain from taking any action under,
or
in connection with, any document contemplated hereby to which the Owner Trustee
or the Trust is a party, except as expressly provided by the terms of this
Agreement or in any document or written instruction received by the Owner
Trustee pursuant to Section 6.03, and no implied duties or obligations shall
be
read into this Agreement or any Basic Document against the Owner Trustee. The
Owner Trustee shall have no responsibility for filing any financing or
continuation statement in any public office at any time or to otherwise perfect
or maintain the perfection of any security interest or Lien granted to it
hereunder or to prepare or file any SEC filing or tax filing for the Trust
or to
record this Agreement or any Basic Document. The Owner Trustee nevertheless
agrees that it will, at its own cost and expense, promptly take all action
as
may be necessary to discharge any Liens on any part of the Trust Estate that
result from actions by, or claims against, the Owner Trustee in its individual
capacity that are not related to the ownership or the administration of the
Trust Estate.
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Section
6.05 No
Action Except Under Specified Documents or Instructions.
The
Owner Trustee shall not manage, control, use, sell, dispose of or otherwise
deal
with any part of the Trust Estate except (i) in accordance with the powers
granted to and the authority conferred upon the Owner Trustee pursuant to this
Agreement, (ii) in accordance with the Basic Documents or (iii) in accordance
with any document or instruction delivered to the Owner Trustee pursuant to
Section 6.03.
Section
6.06 Restrictions.
The
Owner Trustee shall not take any action that, to its actual knowledge, (a)
is
inconsistent with the purposes of the Trust set forth in Section 2.03 or (b)
would result in the Trust becoming taxable as a corporation for federal income
tax purposes or for state or local income or franchise tax purposes. The
Certificateholders and Servicer shall not direct the Owner Trustee to take
any
action that would violate the provisions of this Section.
ARTICLE
7.
CONCERNING
THE OWNER TRUSTEE
Section
7.01 Acceptance
of Trusts and Duties.
The
Owner Trustee accepts the trusts hereby created and agrees to perform its duties
hereunder with respect to such trusts, but only upon the terms of this
Agreement. The Owner Trustee also agrees to disburse all moneys actually
received by it constituting part of the Trust Estate upon the terms of this
Agreement. The Owner Trustee shall not be answerable or accountable hereunder
or
under any Basic Document under any circumstances, except (i) for its own willful
misconduct or negligence or (ii) in the case of the inaccuracy of any
representation or warranty contained in Section 7.03 expressly made by the
Owner
Trustee. In particular, but not by way of limitation (and subject to the
exceptions set forth in the preceding sentence):
(a) The
Owner
Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made by a Trust Officer
of
the Owner Trustee;
(b) The
Owner
Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to
be
taken by it in accordance with the instructions of the Servicer, the
Administrator or any Certificateholder;
(c) No
provision of this Agreement or any Basic Document shall require the Owner
Trustee to expend or risk funds or otherwise incur any financial liability
in
the performance of any of its rights or powers hereunder or under any Basic
Document if the Owner Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing that
repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability
is
not reasonably assured or provided to it;
(d) Under
no
circumstances shall the Owner Trustee be liable for indebtedness evidenced
by or
arising under any of the Basic Documents, including the principal of and
interest on the Notes;
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(e) The
Owner
Trustee shall not be responsible for or in respect of the validity or
sufficiency of this Agreement or for the due execution hereof by the Depositor
or for the form, character, genuineness, sufficiency, value or validity of
any
of the Trust Estate, or for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of
the
Basic Documents, other than the certificate of authentication on the Trust
Certificates, and the Owner Trustee shall in no event assume or incur any
liability, duty or obligation to any Noteholder or to any Certificateholder,
other than as expressly provided for herein or expressly agreed to in the other
Basic Documents;
(f) The
Owner
Trustee shall not be responsible for monitoring the performance of, and shall
not be liable for the default or misconduct of the Administrator, the Depositor,
the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee or any other Person under any of the Basic
Documents or otherwise, and the Owner Trustee shall have no obligation or
liability to perform the obligations of the Trust under the Basic Documents
other than as set forth in this Trust Agreement;
(g) The
Owner
Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers
vested in it by this Agreement, or to institute, conduct or defend any
litigation under this Agreement or otherwise or in relation to this Agreement
or
any Basic Document, at the request, order or direction of the Servicer, unless
such Servicer has offered to the Owner Trustee security or indemnity
satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be
incurred by the Owner Trustee therein or thereby. The right of the Owner Trustee
to perform any discretionary act enumerated in this Agreement or in any Basic
Document shall not be construed as a duty, and the Owner Trustee shall not
be
answerable for other than its negligence or willful misconduct in the
performance of any such act; and
(h) The
Certificateholders agree that during such time as the Owner Trustee is acting
at
the direction of the Servicer, any fiduciary duties or liabilities of the Owner
Trustee to the Certificateholders in connection therewith shall be deemed not
to
violate any fiduciary duties owed by the Owner Trustee to the
Certificateholders. However, in no event shall the Owner Trustee be deemed
to
owe any fiduciary duties to the Servicer.
Section
7.02 Furnishing
of Documents.
The
Owner Trustee shall furnish to the Certificateholders, promptly upon receipt
of
a written request therefor, duplicates or copies of all reports, notices,
requests, demands, certificates, financial statements and any other instruments
furnished to the Owner Trustee under the Basic Documents.
Section
7.03 Representations
and Warranties.
The
Owner Trustee hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, for the benefit
of the Certificateholders, that:
(a) It
is a
banking corporation duly incorporated and validly existing in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware. It has all requisite corporate power
and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
(b) It
has
taken all corporate action necessary to authorize the execution and delivery
by
it of this Agreement, and this Agreement will be executed and delivered by
one
of its officers who is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement
on
its behalf.
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(c) Neither
the execution or the delivery by it of this Agreement, nor the consummation
by
it of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by it with any of
the
terms or provisions hereof will contravene any federal or Delaware law,
governmental rule or regulation governing the banking or trust powers of the
Owner Trustee or any judgment or order binding on it, or constitute any default
under its charter documents or bylaws or any indenture, mortgage, contract,
agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which any of its properties
may be bound.
Section
7.04 Reliance;
Advice of Counsel.
(a) The
Owner
Trustee shall incur no liability to anyone in acting upon any signature,
instrument, notice, resolution, request, consent, order, certificate, report,
opinion, bond, or other document or paper believed by it to be genuine and
believed by it to be signed by the proper party or parties. The Owner Trustee
may accept a certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors or other
governing body of any corporate party as conclusive evidence that such
resolution has been duly adopted by such body and that the same is in full
force
and effect. As to any fact or matter the method of determination of which is
not
specifically prescribed herein, the Owner Trustee may for all purposes hereof
rely on a certificate, signed by the president or any vice president or by
the
treasurer or other authorized officers of the relevant party, as to such fact
or
matter, and such certificate shall constitute full protection to the Owner
Trustee for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in
reliance thereon.
(b) In
the
exercise or administration of the trust hereunder and in the performance of
its
duties and obligations under this Agreement or the Basic Documents, the Owner
Trustee (i) may act directly or through its agents or attorneys pursuant to
agreements entered into with any of them, and the Owner Trustee shall not be
liable for the conduct or misconduct of such agents or attorneys if such agents
or attorneys shall have been selected by the Owner Trustee with reasonable
care,
and (ii) may consult with counsel, accountants and other skilled Persons to
be
selected with reasonable care and employed by it. The Owner Trustee shall not
be
liable for anything done, suffered or omitted reasonably and in good faith
by it
in accordance with the opinion or advice of any such counsel, accountants or
other such Persons.
Section
7.05 Not
Acting in Individual Capacity.
Except
as provided in this Article VII, in accepting the trust hereby created,
Wilmington Trust Company acts solely as Owner Trustee hereunder and not in
its
individual capacity, and all Persons having any claim against the Owner Trustee
by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Basic
Document shall look only to the Trust Estate for payment or satisfaction
thereof.
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Section
7.06 Owner
Trustee Not Liable for Trust Certificates or for Receivables.
The
recitals contained herein and in the Trust Certificates (other than the
signature and countersignature of the Owner Trustee on the Trust Certificates)
shall be taken as the statements of the Depositor, and the Owner Trustee assumes
no responsibility for the correctness thereof. Except as set forth in Section
7.03, the Owner Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or
sufficiency of this Agreement, of any Basic Document or of the Trust
Certificates (other than the signature and authentication of the Owner Trustee
on the Trust Certificates) or the Notes, or of any Receivable or related
documents. The Owner Trustee shall at no time have any responsibility or
liability for or with respect to the legality, validity and enforceability
of
any Receivable or the perfection and priority of any security interest created
by any Receivable in any Financed Vehicle or the maintenance of any such
perfection and priority, or for or with respect to the sufficiency of the Trust
Estate or its ability to generate the payments to be distributed to the
Certificateholders under this Agreement or the Noteholders under the Indenture,
including, without limitation: (a) the existence, condition and
ownership of any Financed Vehicle; (b) the existence and enforceability of
any
insurance thereon; (c) the existence and contents of any Receivable on any
computer or other record thereof; (d) the validity of the assignment of any
Receivable to the Trust or of any intervening assignment; (e) the
completeness of any Receivable; (f) the performance or enforcement of any
Receivable; and (g) the compliance by the Depositor or the Servicer with any
warranty or representation made under any Basic Document or in any related
document or the accuracy of any such warranty or representation, or any action
of the Administrator, the Indenture Trustee or the Servicer or any subservicer
taken in the name of the Owner Trustee.
Section
7.07 Owner
Trustee May Own Trust Certificates and Notes.
The
Owner Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner
or
pledgee of Trust Certificates or Notes and may deal with the Depositor, the
Administrator, the Indenture Trustee and the Servicer in banking transactions
with the same rights as it would have if it were not Owner Trustee.
Section
7.08 Doing
Business in Other Jurisdictions.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, neither Wilmington
Trust Company nor the Owner Trustee shall be required to take any action in
any
jurisdiction other than in the State of Delaware if the taking of such action
will (a) require the consent or approval or authorization or order of, or the
giving of notice to, or the registration with, or the taking of any other action
required by, any state or other governmental authority or agency of any
jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware; (b) result in any fee, tax
or other governmental charge under the laws of any jurisdiction or any political
subdivisions thereof in existence on the date hereof other than the State of
Delaware becoming payable by Wilmington Trust Company or the Owner Trustee;
or
(c) subject Wilmington Trust Company or the Owner Trustee to personal
jurisdiction in any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware for causes
of
action arising from acts unrelated to the consummation of the transactions
by
Wilmington Trust Company or the Owner Trustee, as the case may be, contemplated
hereby. The Owner Trustee shall be entitled to obtain advice of counsel (which
advice shall be an expense of the Administrator under Section 8.01 of this
Agreement) to determine whether any action required to be taken pursuant to
the
Agreement results in the consequences described in clauses (a), (b) and (c)
of
the preceding sentence. In the event that said counsel advises the Owner Trustee
that such action will result in such consequences, the Trust will appoint an
additional trustee pursuant to Section 10.05 hereof to proceed with such
action.
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Section
7.09 Paying
Agent; Authenticating Agent.
The
rights and protections afforded to the Owner Trustee pursuant to this Agreement,
including without limitation Articles VII and VIII hereof, shall also be
afforded to the Paying Agent, Authenticating Agent and Certificate
Registrar.
ARTICLE
8.
COMPENSATION
OF OWNER TRUSTEE
Section
8.01 Owner
Trustee’s Fees and Expenses.
The
Administrator shall pay to the Owner Trustee as compensation for its services
hereunder such fees as have been separately agreed upon before the date hereof
between the Administrator and the Owner Trustee, and the Administrator shall
reimburse the Owner Trustee for its other reasonable expenses hereunder,
including the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of such
agents, representatives, experts and counsel as the Owner Trustee may employ
in
connection with the exercise and performance of its rights and its duties
hereunder and under the Basic Documents.
Section
8.02 Indemnification.
The
Administrator shall be liable as primary obligor for, and shall indemnify the
Owner Trustee (including in its individual capacity) and its officers,
directors, employees, successors, assigns, agents and servants (collectively,
the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against, any and all liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, taxes (excluding any net income, profits,
franchise or similar taxes on income earned by the Owner Trustee), claims,
actions and suits, and any and all reasonable costs, expenses and disbursements
(including reasonable legal fees and expenses) of any kind and nature whatsoever
(collectively, “Expenses”) which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or
asserted against the Owner Trustee or any Indemnified Party in any way relating
to or arising out of this Agreement, the Basic Documents, the Trust Estate,
the
administration of the Trust Estate or the action or inaction of an Indemnified
Party hereunder, except only that the Administrator shall not be liable for
or
required to indemnify an Indemnified Party from and against Expenses arising
or
resulting from any of the matters described in the third sentence of Section
7.01. The indemnities contained in this Section shall survive the resignation
or
termination of the Owner Trustee or the termination of this Agreement. In the
event of any claim, action or proceeding for which indemnity will be sought
pursuant to this Section, the Indemnified Party’s choice of legal counsel shall
be subject to the approval of the Administrator, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
Section
8.03 Payments
to the Owner Trustee.
Any
amounts paid pursuant to this Article VIII may be paid as set forth in Section
4.16 and Section 5.05(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and shall be deemed
not to be a part of the Trust Estate immediately after such
payment.
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ARTICLE
9.
TERMINATION
OF TRUST AGREEMENT
Section
9.01 Termination
of Trust Agreement.
(a) This
Agreement (other than Section 5.05 and Article VIII) and the Trust shall
terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the final distribution
by
the Owner Trustee of all moneys or other property or proceeds of the Trust
Estate in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Sale and Servicing
Agreement and Article V. The bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution, death or
incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not (i) operate to terminate this
Agreement or the Trust, (ii) entitle such Certificateholder’s legal
representatives or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or
proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up of all or any part of
the
Trust or Trust Estate or (iii) otherwise affect the rights, obligations and
liabilities of the parties hereto.
(b) Except
as
provided in Section 9.01(a), neither the Depositor nor any Certificateholder
shall be entitled to revoke or terminate the Trust.
(c) Notice
of
any termination of the Trust, specifying the Payment Date upon which
Certificateholders shall surrender their Trust Certificates to the Paying Agent
for payment of the final distribution and cancellation, shall be given by the
Owner Trustee by letter to the Certificateholders mailed within five Business
Days of receipt of notice of such termination from the Servicer given pursuant
to Section 9.01 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, stating (i) the Payment
Date upon or with respect to which final payment of the Trust Certificates
shall
be made upon presentation and surrender of the Trust Certificates at the office
of the Paying Agent therein designated, (ii) the amount of any such final
payment and (iii) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such Payment
Date
is not applicable, payments being made only upon presentation and surrender
of
the Trust Certificates at the office of the Paying Agent therein specified.
The
Owner Trustee shall give such notice to the Certificate Registrar (if other
than
the Owner Trustee) and the Paying Agent at the time such notice is given to
the
Certificateholders. Upon presentation and surrender of the Trust Certificates,
the Paying Agent shall cause to be distributed to the Certificateholders amounts
distributable on such Payment Date pursuant to Section 5.02.
In
the
event that all of the Certificateholders shall not surrender their Trust
Certificates for cancellation within six months after the date specified in
the
above mentioned written notice, the Owner Trustee shall give a second written
notice to the remaining Certificateholders to surrender their Trust Certificates
for cancellation and receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If
within one year after the second notice all the Trust Certificates shall not
have been surrendered for cancellation, the Owner Trustee may take appropriate
steps, or may appoint an agent to take appropriate steps, to contact the
remaining Certificateholders concerning surrender of their Trust Certificates,
and the cost thereof shall be paid out of the funds and other assets that shall
remain subject to this Agreement. Any funds remaining in the Trust after
exhaustion of such remedies shall be distributed by the Owner Trustee to the
Depositor, subject to applicable escheat laws.
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(d) Upon
the
winding up of the Trust and the written instructions of the Depositor, the
Owner
Trustee shall cause the Certificate of Trust to be cancelled by filing a
certificate of cancellation with the Secretary of State in accordance with
the
provisions of Section 3810 of the Statutory Trust Act. Thereupon the Trust
and
this Agreement (other than Article VIII) shall terminate.
ARTICLE
10.
SUCCESSOR
OWNER TRUSTEES AND ADDITIONAL OWNER TRUSTEES
Section
10.01 Eligibility
Requirements for Owner Trustee.
The
Owner Trustee shall at all times be a corporation satisfying the provisions
of
Section 3807(a) of the Statutory Trust Act; authorized to exercise corporate
trust powers; having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000
and
subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities; and
having (or having a parent that has) time deposits that are rated at least
A-1
by Standard & Poor’s and P-1 by Moody’s, or which is otherwise acceptable to
each Rating Agency. If such corporation shall publish reports of condition
at
least annually pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid
supervising or examining authority, then for the purpose of this Section, the
combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its
combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition
so published. In case at any time the Owner Trustee shall cease to be eligible
in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Owner Trustee shall
resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section
10.02.
Section
10.02 Resignation
or Removal of Owner Trustee.
The
Owner Trustee may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts hereby
created by giving written notice thereof to the Administrator, the Indenture
Trustee and the Rating Agencies. Upon receiving such notice of resignation,
the
Administrator shall promptly appoint a successor Owner Trustee by written
instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to
the
resigning Owner Trustee and one copy to the successor Owner Trustee. If no
successor Owner Trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted
appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation,
the
resigning Owner Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for
the
appointment of a successor Owner Trustee.
If
at any
time the Owner Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of Section 10.01 and shall fail to resign after written request
therefor by the Administrator, or if at any time the Owner Trustee shall be
legally unable to act, or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver
of the Owner Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public
officer shall take charge or control of the Owner Trustee or of its property
or
affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then
the
Administrator may remove the Owner Trustee. If the Administrator shall remove
the Owner Trustee under the authority of the immediately preceding sentence,
the
Administrator shall promptly appoint a successor Owner Trustee by written
instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to
the
outgoing Owner Trustee so removed and one copy to the successor Owner Trustee,
and shall pay all fees owed to the outgoing Owner Trustee.
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Any
resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee and appointment of a successor
Owner
Trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section shall not become
effective until acceptance of appointment by the successor Owner Trustee
pursuant to Section 10.03 and payment of all fees and expenses owed to the
outgoing Owner Trustee. The Administrator shall provide notice of such
resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee to each Rating Agency.
Section
10.03 Successor
Owner Trustee.
Any
successor Owner Trustee appointed pursuant to Section 10.01 or 10.02 shall
execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Administrator and to its predecessor
Owner Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment under this Agreement,
and
thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor Owner Trustee shall
become effective, and such successor Owner Trustee, without any further act,
deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers,
duties and obligations of its predecessor under this Agreement, with like effect
as if originally named as Owner Trustee. The predecessor Owner Trustee shall,
upon payment of its fees and expenses, deliver to the successor Owner Trustee
all documents and statements and monies held by it under this Agreement; and
the
Administrator and the predecessor Owner Trustee shall execute and deliver such
instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required for fully
and
certainly vesting and confirming in the successor Owner Trustee all such rights,
powers, duties and obligations.
No
successor Owner Trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section
unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Owner Trustee shall be
eligible pursuant to Section 10.01.
Upon
acceptance of appointment by a successor Owner Trustee pursuant to this Section,
the Administrator shall mail notice thereof to all Certificateholders, the
Servicer, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders and the Rating Agencies. If
the
Administrator shall fail to mail such notice within 10 days after acceptance
of
such appointment by the successor Owner Trustee, the successor Owner Trustee
shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the
Administrator.
Any
successor Owner Trustee appointed pursuant to this Section 10.03 shall promptly
file an amendment to the Certificate of Trust with the Secretary of State
identifying the name and principal place of business of such successor Owner
Trustee in the State of Delaware.
Section
10.04 Merger
or Consolidation of Owner Trustee.
Any
Person into which the Owner Trustee may be merged or converted or with which
it
may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Owner Trustee shall be a party, or any Person
succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the
Owner Trustee, shall be the successor of the Owner Trustee hereunder, without
the execution or filing of any instrument or any further act on the part of
any
of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding;
provided,
that
such Person shall be eligible pursuant to Section 10.01; and provided
further,
that the
Owner Trustee shall mail notice of such merger or consolidation to each Rating
Agency; and provided
further,
that
such successor Owner Trustee shall file an amendment to the Certificate of
Trust
as described in Section 10.03.
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Section
10.05 Appointment
of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, at any time, for the
purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any
part
of the Trust Estate or any Financed Vehicle may at the time be located, the
Administrator and the Owner Trustee acting jointly shall have the power and
shall execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons
approved by the Administrator and Owner Trustee to act as co-trustee, jointly
with the Owner Trustee, or as separate trustee or separate trustees, of all
or
any part of the Trust Estate, and to vest in such Person, in such capacity,
such
title to the Trust Estate or any part thereof and, subject to the other
provisions of this Section, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts
as the Administrator and the Owner Trustee may consider necessary or desirable.
If the Administrator shall not have joined in such appointment within 15 days
after the receipt by it of a request so to do, the Owner Trustee alone shall
have the power to make such appointment. No co-trustee or separate trustee
under
this Agreement shall be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor
Owner Trustee pursuant to Section 10.01 and no notice of the appointment of
any
co-trustee or separate trustee shall be required pursuant to Section
10.03.
Each
separate trustee and co-trustee shall, to the extent permitted by law, be
appointed and act subject to the following provisions and
conditions:
(a) All
rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Owner
Trustee shall be conferred upon and exercised or performed by the Owner Trustee
and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly (it being understood that such
separate trustee or co-trustee is not authorized to act separately without
the
Owner Trustee joining in such act), except to the extent that under any law
of
any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed, the
Owner Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts,
in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including the
holding of title to the Trust Estate or any portion thereof in any such
jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed singly by such separate trustee
or co-trustee, but solely at the direction of the Owner Trustee;
(b) No
trustee under this Agreement shall be personally liable by reason of any act
or
omission of any other trustee under this Agreement; and
(c) The
Administrator and the Owner Trustee acting jointly may at any time accept the
resignation of or remove any separate trustee or co-trustee.
Any
notice, request or other writing given to the Owner Trustee shall be deemed
to
have been given to each of the then separate trustees and co-trustees, as
effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any
separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Agreement and the conditions
of this Article. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance
of
the trusts conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified
in
its instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Owner Trustee or
separately, as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this
Agreement, specifically including every provision of this Agreement relating
to
the conduct of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the
Owner Trustee. Each such instrument shall be filed with the Owner Trustee and
a
copy thereof given to the Administrator.
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Any
separate trustee or co-trustee may at any time appoint the Owner Trustee as
its
agent or attorney-in-fact with full power and authority, to the extent not
prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this Agreement
on
its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee shall die,
become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates,
properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the
Owner Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a
new
or successor co-trustee or separate trustee.
ARTICLE
11.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
11.01 Supplements
and Amendments.
This
Agreement may be amended by the Depositor and the Owner Trustee, with prior
written notice to each Rating Agency, without the consent of any of the
Noteholders or the Certificateholders, to cure any ambiguity, to correct or
supplement any provisions in this Agreement or for the purpose of adding any
provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions
in
this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders
or
the Certificateholders; provided,
however,
that
such action shall not, as evidenced by the satisfaction of the Rating Agency
Condition with respect to such amendment, materially and adversely affect in
any
material respect the interests of any Noteholder or Certificateholder;
provided,
further,
that
such amendment shall not be deemed to adversely affect in any material respect
the interest of any Noteholder or Certificateholder if the person requesting
such amendment obtains a letter from the Rating Agencies stating that the
amendment would not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the ratings
then
assigned to the Notes and Trust Certificates; provided,
further,
that
such amendment shall not materially and adversely affect the rights or
obligations of the Swap Counterparty under the Interest Rate Swap Agreement
unless the Swap Counterparty shall have consented in writing to such
amendment.
This
Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor and the Owner
Trustee, with prior written notice to each Rating Agency, with the consent
of
the Holders (as defined in the Indenture) of Notes evidencing not less than
a
majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes and the consent of the Holders
of Trust Certificates evidencing not less than a majority of the Certificate
Percentage Interests, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing
in
any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of
modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders or the Certificateholders;
provided,
however,
that no
such amendment shall (a) reduce the interest rate or principal amount of any
Note or Certificate or delay the Stated Maturity Date of any Note without the
consent of the Holder of such Note or (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage of
the
Outstanding Amount of the Notes and the Certificate Percentage Interest required
to consent to any such amendment, without the consent of the Holders of all
then-outstanding Notes and Trust Certificates.
This
Agreement may be amended by the Depositor and the Owner Trustee to modify the
provisions of Section 2.03 to change the permitted purposes and powers of the
Trust; provided,
however,
that
(i) the Indenture Trustee shall receive an Opinion of Counsel stating that
such
amendment will not have a material adverse effect on any Noteholder, (ii) such
amendment shall not, as evidenced by the satisfaction of the Rating Agency
Condition with respect to such amendment, materially and adversely affect in
any
material respect the interests of any Noteholder or Certificateholder and (iii)
such amendment shall not materially and adversely affect the rights or
obligations of the Swap Counterparty under the Interest Rate Swap Agreement
unless the Swap Counterparty shall have consented in writing to such
amendment.
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Promptly
after the execution of any such amendment or consent, the Owner Trustee shall
furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment or consent
to
each Certificateholder, the Indenture Trustee and each Rating
Agency.
It
shall
not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders or Noteholders pursuant
to this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or
consent, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance
thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents (and any other consents of
Certificateholders provided for in this Agreement or in any other Basic
Document) and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by
Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable requirements as the
Owner
Trustee may prescribe.
Promptly
after the execution of any amendment to the Certificate of Trust, the Owner
Trustee shall cause the filing of such amendment with the Secretary of
State.
Prior
to
the execution of any amendment to this Agreement or the Certificate of Trust,
the Owner Trustee shall be entitled to receive and rely upon an Opinion of
Counsel stating that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted
by this Agreement. The Owner Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter
into any such amendment that affects the Owner Trustee’s own rights, duties or
immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.
In
connection with the execution of any amendment to this Agreement or any
amendment of any other agreement to which the Trust is a party, the Owner
Trustee shall be entitled to receive and conclusively rely upon an Opinion
of
Counsel to the effect that such amendment is authorized or permitted by the
Basic Documents and that all conditions precedent in the Basic Documents for
the
execution and delivery thereof by the Trust or the Owner Trustee, as the case
may be, have been satisfied.
Section
11.02 No
Legal Title to Trust Estate in Certificateholders.
Neither
the Depositor nor the Certificateholders shall have legal title to any part
of
the Trust Estate. The Certificateholders shall be entitled to receive
distributions with respect to their undivided ownership interest therein only
in
accordance with Articles V and IX. No transfer, by operation of law or
otherwise, of any right, title or interest of the Certificateholders to and
in
their ownership interest in the Trust Estate shall operate to terminate this
Agreement or the trusts hereunder or entitle any transferee to an accounting
or
to the transfer to it of legal title to any part of the Trust
Estate.
Section
11.03 Limitations
on Rights of Others.
The
provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Owner Trustee,
the Depositor, the Certificateholders, the Administrator and, to the extent
expressly provided herein, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders, and
nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, shall be construed to
give to any other Person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim in the
Trust Estate or under or in respect of this Agreement or any covenants,
conditions or provisions contained herein.
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Section
11.04 Notices.
(a) Unless
otherwise expressly specified or permitted by the terms hereof, all notices
shall be in writing and shall be deemed given upon receipt by the intended
recipient or three Business Days after mailing if mailed by certified mail,
postage prepaid (except that notice to the Owner Trustee shall be deemed given
only upon actual receipt by the Owner Trustee), if to the Owner Trustee,
addressed to the Corporate Trust Office; if to the Depositor, addressed to
00000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Vice President, Finance,
with a copy to General Counsel; or, as to each party, at such other address
as
shall be designated by such party in a written notice to each other party.
A
copy of any such notice shall also be mailed to the Servicer, addressed to
00000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Vice President,
Finance, with a copy to General Counsel.
(b) Any
notice required or permitted to be given to a Certificateholder shall be given
by first class mail, postage prepaid, at the address of such Certificateholder
as shown in the Certificate Register. Any notice so mailed within the time
prescribed in this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly
given, whether or not such Certificateholder receives such notice.
Section
11.05 Severability.
Any
provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in
any
other jurisdiction.
Section
11.06 Separate
Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each
of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such
counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same
instrument.
Section
11.07 Successors
and Assigns.
All
covenants and agreements contained herein shall be binding upon, and inure
to
the benefit of, each of the Depositor and its permitted assignees, the Owner
Trustee and its successors and each Certificateholder and its successors and
permitted assigns, all as herein provided. Any request, notice, direction,
consent, waiver or other instrument or action by a Certificateholder shall
bind
the successors and assigns of such Certificateholder.
Section
11.08 Covenants
of the Depositor.
The
Depositor will not at any time institute against the Trust any bankruptcy
proceedings under any United States federal or state bankruptcy or similar
law
in connection with any obligations relating to the Trust Certificates, the
Notes, this Agreement or any of the other Basic Documents.
Section
11.09 No
Petition.
To the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Owner Trustee, by entering
into
this Agreement, each Certificateholder, by accepting a Trust Certificate, and
the Indenture Trustee and each Noteholder, by accepting the benefits of this
Agreement, hereby covenant and agree that they will not at any time institute
against the Depositor or the Trust or join in any institution against the
Depositor or the Trust of, any bankruptcy proceedings under any United States
federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations
relating to the Trust Certificates, the Notes, this Agreement or any of the
Basic Documents.
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Section
11.10 No
Recourse.
(a) Each
Certificateholder by accepting a Trust Certificate acknowledges that such Trust
Certificate represents a beneficial interest in the Trust only and does not
represent an interest in or an obligation of the Depositor, the Servicer, the
Administrator, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or any Affiliate thereof
and no recourse may be had against such parties or their assets, except as
may
be expressly set forth or contemplated in this Agreement, the Trust Certificates
or the Basic Documents.
(b) In
furtherance of and not in derogation of the foregoing, to the extent the
Depositor enters into other securitization transactions, each Certificateholder,
by accepting a Trust Certificate, acknowledges and agrees that it shall have
no
right, title or interest in or to any assets or interests therein of the
Depositor (other than the Trust Estate and Reserve Account relating to this
transaction) conveyed or purported to be conveyed by the Depositor to another
securitization trust or other Person or Persons in connection therewith (whether
by way of a sale, capital contribution or by virtue of the granting of a lien)
(“Other Assets”). To the extent that, notwithstanding the agreements and
provisions contained herein, a Certificateholder either (i) asserts an
interest or claim to, or benefit from, Other Assets, whether asserted against
or
through the Depositor or any other Person owned by the Depositor, or (ii) is
deemed to have any such interest, claim or benefit in or from Other Assets,
whether by operation of law, legal process, pursuant to applicable provisions
of
insolvency laws or otherwise (including by virtue of Section 1111(b) of the
Federal Bankruptcy Code or any successor provision having similar effect under
the Bankruptcy Code), and whether deemed asserted against or through the
Depositor or any other Person owned by the Depositor, then each
Certificateholder, by accepting a Trust Certificate, further acknowledges and
agrees that any such interest, claim or benefit in or from Other Assets is
and
shall be expressly subordinated to the indefeasible payment in full of all
obligations and liabilities of the Depositor which, under the terms of the
relevant documents relating to the securitization of such Other Assets, are
entitled to be paid from, entitled to the benefits of, or otherwise secured
by
such Other Assets (whether or not any such entitlement or security interest
is
legally perfected or otherwise entitled to priority of distribution or
application under applicable law, including insolvency laws, and whether
asserted against Depositor or any other Person owned by the Depositor),
including the payment of post-petition interest on such other obligations and
liabilities. This subordination agreement shall be deemed a subordination
agreement within the meaning of Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. Each
Certificateholder, by acceptance of a Trust Certificate, further acknowledges
and agrees that no adequate remedy at law exists for a breach of this paragraph
and the terms of this paragraph may be enforced by an action for specific
performance. The provisions of this paragraph shall be for the third party
benefit of those entitled to rely thereon and shall survive the termination
of
this Agreement.
Section
11.11 Headings.
The
headings of the various Articles and Sections herein are for convenience of
reference only and shall not define or limit any of the terms or provisions
hereof.
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Section
11.12 GOVERNING
LAW.
THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
DELAWARE, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE
OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED
IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
Section
11.13 Limitation
of Rights.
All of
the rights of the Swap Counterparty in, to and under this Agreement, if any,
shall terminate upon the termination of the Interest Rate Swap Agreement in
accordance with the terms hereof and the payment in full of all amounts owing
to
the Swap Counterparty.
Section
11.14 Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other document, the
Owner Trustee shall not be required to execute, deliver or certify on behalf
of
the Trust, the Servicer, the Depositor or any other Person any filings,
certificates, affidavits or other instruments required by the SEC or required
under the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002. Notwithstanding any Person’s right to
instruct the Owner Trustee, neither the Owner Trustee nor any agent, employee,
director or officer of the Owner Trustee shall have any obligation to execute
any certificates or other documents required by the SEC or required pursuant
to
the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, and the refusal to comply with any such instructions shall not
constitute a default or breach under this Agreement or any other document in
connection herewith.
[SIGNATURE
PAGES FOLLOW]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Trust Agreement to be
duly
executed by their respective officers hereunto duly authorized, as of the day
and year first above written.
HYUNDAI
ABS FUNDING CORPORATION,
as
Depositor
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By: | /s/ Min Xxx Xxxxx Park | |
Name: Min Xxx Xxxxx Park |
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Title: Vice President and Secretary |
S-1
WILMINGTON
TRUST COMPANY,
as
Owner Trustee
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By: | /s/ J. Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: J. Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Title: Financial Services Officer |
S-2
HYUNDAI
MOTOR FINANCE COMPANY,
as
Administrator
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By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxx Ko | |
Name: Xxx Xxxx Ko |
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Title: Treasurer |
S-3
EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF
TRUST CERTIFICATE
HYUNDAI
AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST 2007-A
ASSET
BACKED TRUST CERTIFICATE
(This
Trust Certificate does not represent an interest in or obligation of
Hyundai ABS Funding Corporation or any of its Affiliates, except to the
extent described below.) (This Trust Certificate is subordinate to the Notes,
as
set forth in the Sale and Servicing Agreement)
THIS
TRUST CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER
APPLICABLE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION, AND
MAY NOT BE RESOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY
OTHER
APPLICABLE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS, PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM OR
IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT THERETO. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS
TRUST CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS TRUST CERTIFICATE MAY BE RESOLD, ASSIGNED,
PLEDGED OR TRANSFERRED ONLY (A) SO LONG AS THE CERTIFICATE IS ELIGIBLE FOR
RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON WHOM THE
TRANSFEROR REASONABLY BELIEVES AFTER DUE INQUIRY IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL
BUYER ACTING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT (AND NOT FOR THE ACCOUNT OF OTHERS) OR AS
A
FIDUCIARY OR AGENT FOR OTHERS (WHICH OTHERS ALSO ARE QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL
BUYERS) TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE RESALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE OR TRANSFER
IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (B) TO A UNITED STATES PERSON WITHIN
THE
MEANING OF SECTION 7701(a)(30) OF THE CODE, (C) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (D) IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT
FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER SECURITIES
OR
“BLUE SKY” LAWS, IN WHICH CASE THE OWNER TRUSTEE SHALL REQUIRE (I) THAT THE
PROSPECTIVE TRANSFEREE CERTIFY TO THE OWNER TRUSTEE AND THE DEPOSITOR IN WRITING
THE FACTS SURROUNDING SUCH TRANSFER, WHICH CERTIFICATION SHALL BE IN FORM AND
SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE OWNER TRUSTEE AND (II) IF REQUESTED BY THE OWNER
TRUSTEE, A WRITTEN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH SHALL NOT BE AT THE EXPENSE OF
THE OWNER TRUSTEE) SATISFACTORY TO THE OWNER TRUSTEE AND THE DEPOSITOR, TO
THE
EFFECT THAT SUCH TRANSFER WILL NOT VIOLATE THE SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH CASE
IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS OF ANY STATE OR
JURISDICTION. ANY ATTEMPTED TRANSFER IN CONTRAVENTION OF THE IMMEDIATELY
PRECEDING RESTRICTIONS WILL BE VOID AB INITIO AND THE PURPORTED TRANSFEROR
WILL
CONTINUE TO BE TREATED AS THE OWNER OF THE TRUST CERTIFICATE FOR ALL
PURPOSES.
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NO
TRUST
CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE ACQUIRED BY OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF (I)
AN
“EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN” (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF ERISA) THAT IS SUBJECT TO
THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE I OF ERISA, (II) A “PLAN” DESCRIBED IN SECTION
4975(e)(1) OF THE CODE OR (III) ANY ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE
PLAN
ASSETS BY REASON OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN’S OR A PLAN’S INVESTMENT IN THE
ENTITY (EACH, A “BENEFIT PLAN INVESTOR”). BY ACCEPTING AND HOLDING A TRUST
CERTIFICATE, THE HOLDER THEREOF SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND
WARRANTED THAT IT IS NOT A BENEFIT PLAN INVESTOR.
THIS
CERTIFIES THAT Hyundai ABS Funding Corporation is the registered owner of a
100%
Certificate Percentage Interest that is nonassessable, fully-paid, beneficial
ownership interest in the assets of Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2007-A (the
“Trust”) formed by Hyundai ABS Funding Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
“Depositor”).
The
Trust
is governed by an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement dated as of September
28,
2007 (the “Trust Agreement”), between the Depositor, Administrator and
Wilmington Trust Company, as owner trustee (the “Owner Trustee”), a summary of
certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth below. To the extent
not otherwise defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the
meanings assigned to them in the Sale and Servicing Agreement among the Trust,
the Depositor, Hyundai Motor Finance Company, as Seller and Servicer (the
“Servicer”) and Citibank, N.A., as Indenture Trustee (“Indenture Trustee”),
dated as of September 28, 2007, as the same may be amended or supplemented
from
time to time.
This
Certificate is one of the duly authorized Trust Certificates designated as
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2007-A Asset Backed Trust Certificates (herein
called the “Trust Certificates”). Also issued under the Indenture dated as
of September 28, 2007, between the Trust and the Indenture Trustee, are seven
classes of Notes, designated as 5.29050% Asset Backed Notes, Class
A-1, 5.11% Asset Backed Notes, Class A-2a, LIBOR + 0.35%
Asset Backed Notes, Class A-2b 5.04% Asset Backed Notes, Class A-3a, LIBOR
+ 0.40% Asset Backed Notes, Class A-3b and 5.21% Asset Backed Notes, Class
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(collectively, the “Notes”). This Trust Certificate is issued under and is
subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust Agreement, to
which
Trust Agreement the holder of this Trust Certificate by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which such holder is bound. Under the Trust Agreement,
there will be distributed on the 15th
day of
each month (or, if such 15th
day is
not a Business Day, the next Business Day), commencing on October 15, 2007,
to
the Person in whose name this Trust Certificate is registered at the close
of
business on the last day of the preceding month, such Certificateholder’s
Certificate Percentage Interest of any amounts available to be distributed
to
Certificateholders on such date.
The
holder of this Trust Certificate acknowledges and agrees that its rights to
receive distributions in respect of this Trust Certificate are subordinated
to
the rights of the Noteholders and the Swap Counterparty as described in the
Sale
and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture and the Trust Agreement, as
applicable.
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It
is the
intent of the Depositor and the Certificateholders that, for purposes of federal
income, state and local income and franchise tax, until the Trust Certificates
are beneficially owned by more than one Person, the Trust will be disregarded
as
an entity separate from its owner. At such time that the Trust Certificates
are
beneficially owned by more than one Person, it is the intent of the Depositor
and the Certificateholders that, for purposes of federal income, state and
local
income and franchise tax, the Trust will be treated as a partnership, the assets
of which are the assets held by the Trust, and the Certificateholders will
be
treated as partners in that partnership. The Depositor and the
Certificateholders, by acceptance of a Trust Certificate, agree to treat, and
to
take no action inconsistent with the treatment of, the Trust as such for tax
purposes.
Each
Certificateholder, by its acceptance of a Trust Certificate, covenants and
agrees that such Certificateholder will not at any time institute against the
Depositor, or join in or encourage any institution against the Depositor of,
any
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings,
or other proceedings under any United States federal or state bankruptcy or
similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Trust
Certificates, the Notes, the Trust Agreement or any of the Basic
Documents.
Each
Certificateholder by accepting a Trust Certificate acknowledges that such
Certificateholder’s Trust Certificates represent beneficial interests in the
Trust only and do not represent interests in or obligations of Depositor, the
Servicer, Administrator, Seller, Owner Trustee, Indenture Trustee or any
Affiliate thereof and no recourse may be had against such parties or their
assets, except as expressly set forth or contemplated in the Trust Agreement,
the Trust Certificates or the Basic Documents. In furtherance of and not in
derogation of the foregoing, each Certificateholder, by accepting a Trust
Certificate, acknowledges and agrees that it shall have no right, title or
interest in or to any assets or interests therein of the Depositor (other than
the Trust Estate and Reserve Account relating to this transaction) conveyed
or
purported to be conveyed by the Depositor to another securitization trust or
other Person or Persons in connection therewith (whether by way of a sale,
capital contribution or by virtue of the granting of a lien) (“Other Assets”).
To the extent that, notwithstanding the agreements and provisions contained
herein, a Certificateholder either (i) asserts an interest or claim to, or
benefit from, Other Assets, whether asserted against or through the Depositor
or
any other Person owned by the Depositor, or (ii) is deemed to have any such
interest, claim or benefit in or from Other Assets, whether by operation of
law,
legal process, pursuant to applicable provisions of insolvency laws or otherwise
(including by virtue of Section 1111(b) of the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any
successor provision having similar effect under the Bankruptcy Code), and
whether deemed asserted against or through the Depositor or any other Person
owned by the Depositor, then each Certificateholder, by accepting a Trust
Certificate, further acknowledges and agrees that any such interest, claim
or
benefit in or from Other Assets is and shall be expressly subordinated to the
indefeasible payment in full of all obligations and liabilities of the Depositor
which, under the terms of the relevant documents relating to the securitization
of such Other Assets, are entitled to be paid from, entitled to the benefits
of,
or otherwise secured by such Other Assets (whether or not any such entitlement
or security interest is legally perfected or otherwise entitled to priority
of
distribution or application under applicable law, including insolvency laws,
and
whether asserted against Depositor or any other Person owned by the Depositor),
including the payment of post-petition interest on such other obligations and
liabilities. This subordination agreement shall be deemed a subordination
agreement within the meaning of Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. Each
Certificateholder, by acceptance of a Trust Certificate, further acknowledges
and agrees that no adequate remedy at law exists for a breach of this paragraph
and the terms of this paragraph may be enforced by an action for specific
performance. The provisions of this paragraph shall be for the third party
benefit of those entitled to rely thereon and shall survive the termination
of
the Trust Agreement.
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The
Trust
Certificates may not be acquired by or for the account of (i) an “employee
benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to the
provisions of Title I of ERISA, (ii) a “plan” described in Section 4975(e)(1) of
the Code or (iii) any entity whose underlying assets include plan assets by
reason of an employee benefit plan’s or a plan’s investment in the entity (each,
a “Benefit Plan Investor”). By accepting and holding a Trust Certificate, the
Holder thereof shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that it is
not
a Benefit Plan Investor.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been executed by an
authorized officer of Owner Trustee, by manual signature, this Trust Certificate
shall not entitle the holder hereof to any benefit under the Trust Agreement
or
the Sale and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
THIS
TRUST CERTIFICATE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE
OF
DELAWARE, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE
OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED
IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Trust and not in its individual
capacity, has caused this Trust Certificate to be duly executed.
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in its individual capacity,
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OWNER
TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This
is
one of the Trust Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Trust
Agreement.
WILMINGTON
TRUST COMPANY,
as
Owner Trustee
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EXHIBIT
B
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
______________________________________________________________________________
PLEASE
INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
______________________________________________________________________________
(Please
print or type name and address, including postal zip code, of
assignee)
the
within Trust Certificate, and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably
constitutes and appoints ____________________________________, attorney, to
transfer said Trust Certificate on the books of the Certificate Registrar,
with
full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:
______________________
Signature
Guaranteed:
______________________________________
NOTICE:
The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered
owner as it appears on the face of the within Trust Certificate in every
particular, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatever. Such
signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the
requirements of the Certificate Registrar, which requirements include membership
or participation in STAMP or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be
determined by the Certificate Registrar in addition to, or in substitution
for,
STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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EXHIBIT
C
FORM
OF
TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATE
[Date]
Hyundai
Auto Receivables Trust 2007-A,
as
Issuer
c/o
Wilmington Trust Company,
as
Owner
Trustee
Wilmington
Trust Company,
as
Owner
Trustee
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
connection with our proposed purchase of [_______]% Certificate Percentage
Interest Asset Backed Trust Certificates (the “Trust Certificates”) of Hyundai
Auto Receivables Trust 2007-A (the “Issuer”), a trust formed by Hyundai ABS
Funding Corporation (the “Depositor”), we confirm that:
a. We
are a
“qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A (“QIB”) and are
acquiring the Trust Certificate for our own institutional account (and not
for
the account of others) or as a fiduciary or agent for others (which others
also
are QIBs);
b. We
acknowledge that the Trust Certificates have not been and will not be registered
under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any
jurisdiction;
c. We
are
familiar with Rule 144A and are aware that the sale is being made in reliance
on
Rule 144A and we are not acquiring the Trust Certificates with a view to, or
for
resale in connection with, a distribution that would constitute a public
offering within the meaning of the Securities Act or a violation of the
Securities Act, and that, if in the future we decide to resell, assign, pledge
or otherwise transfer any Trust Certificates, such Trust Certificates may be
resold, assigned, pledged or transferred only (i) to the Depositor or any
Affiliate thereof, (ii) so long as such Trust Certificate is eligible for resale
pursuant to Rule 144A, to a person whom we reasonably believe after due
inquiry is a QIB acting for its own account (and not for the account of others)
or as a fiduciary or agent for others (which others also are QIBs) to whom
notice is given that the resale, pledge, assignment or transfer is being made
in
reliance on Rule 144A, (iii) pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act or (iv) in a sale, pledge or other transfer made
in a transaction otherwise exempt from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act, in which case (A) the Owner Trustee will require that both
the
prospective transferor and the prospective transferee certify to the Owner
Trustee and the Depositor in writing the facts surrounding such transfer, which
certification shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Owner Trustee
and the Depositor and (B) the Owner Trustee will require a written opinion
of
counsel (which will not be at the expense of the Depositor or the Owner Trustee)
satisfactory to the Depositor and the Owner Trustee to the effect that such
transfer will not violate the Securities Act, in each case in accordance with
any applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of any state of the United
States;
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d. We
have
neither acquired nor will we transfer any Trust Certificate we purchase (or
any
interest therein) or cause any such Trust Certificate (or any interest therein)
to be marketed on or through an “established securities market” within the
meaning of Section 7704(b)(1) of the Code, including, without limitation,
an over-the-counter-market or an interdealer quotation system that regularly
disseminates firm buy or sell quotations.
e. We
either
(A) are not, and will not become, a partnership, Subchapter S corporation or
grantor trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes (or a disregarded entity
of
any of the foregoing) or (B) are such an entity, but none of the direct or
indirect beneficial owners of any of the interests in us have allowed or caused,
or will allow or cause, 50% or more (or, if the Owner Trustee has received
an
Opinion of Counsel in form and substance acceptable to the Depositor that the
proposed transfer to such transferee will not cause the Trust to be treated
as a
publicly traded partnership within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code,
such
other percentage as the Owner Trustee may establish prior to the time of such
proposed transfer) of the value of such interests in us to be attributable
to
our ownership of Trust Certificates.
f. We
(A)
are acquiring the Trust Certificate for the account of [______] Persons and
we
will notify the Owner Trustee of any changes in the number of such Persons
and
(B) understand that any such change in the number of Persons for whose
account a Trust Certificate is held shall require the written consent of the
Owner Trustee, which consent shall be granted unless the Owner Trustee
determines that such proposed change in number of Persons would create a risk
that the Trust would be classified for federal or any applicable state tax
purposes as an association (or a publicly traded partnership) taxable as a
corporation.
g. We
understand that no subsequent transfer of the Trust Certificates is permitted
unless (A) such transfer is of a Trust Certificate with a Certificate Percentage
Interest of at least 5%, (B) we cause the proposed transferee to provide to
the
Owner Trustee and the Depositor a letter substantially in the form of this
Exhibit C to the Trust Agreement or such other written statement as the Owner
Trustee shall prescribe and (C) the Trust consents in writing to the proposed
transfer, which consent shall be granted unless the Owner Trustee determines
that such transfer would create a risk that the Trust would be classified for
federal or any applicable state tax purposes as an association (or a publicly
traded partnership) taxable as a corporation; provided,
however,
that any
attempted transfer that would either cause the number of registered holders
of
Trust Certificates in the aggregate to exceed 100 or otherwise cause the Trust
to become a publicly traded partnership for income tax purposes shall be a
void
transfer.
h. We
understand that the Opinion of Counsel to the Trust that the Trust is not a
publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation is dependent in part on
the
accuracy of the representations in paragraphs (d), (e), (f) and (g)
above.
i. We
are a
United States Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the
Code.
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j. No
Trust
Certificate will be acquired or held by or for the account of (i) an employee
benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to the
provisions of Title I of ERISA, (ii) a plan described in Section 4975(e)(1)
of
the Code or (iii) any entity whose underlying assets include plan assets by
reason of an employee benefit plan’s or a plan’s investment in the entity. Each
Person who acquires any Trust Certificate or interest therein will certify
that
the foregoing conditions are satisfied.
k. We
are
aware that we (or any account for which we are purchasing) may be required
to
bear the economic risk of an investment in the Trust Certificates for an
indefinite period, and we (or such account) are able to bear such risk for
an
indefinite period.
l. We
understand that the Trust Certificates will bear legends substantially as set
forth in Section 3.12 of the Trust Agreement;
m. If
we are
acquiring any Trust Certificates for the account of one or more QIB, we
represent that we have sole investment discretion with respect to each such
account and that we have full power to make the foregoing acknowledgments,
representations and agreements on behalf of each such account; and
n. We
acknowledge that the Owner Trustee, the Depositor, and their Affiliates, and
others will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the foregoing acknowledgments,
representations and agreements.
You
are
entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce
this
letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal
proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered
hereby.
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EXHIBIT
D
FORM
OF
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF
HYUNDAI
AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST 2007-A
This
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST of HYUNDAI AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST 2007-A (the “Trust”), is
being duly executed and filed by WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, a Delaware banking
corporation, as owner trustee, to form a statutory trust under the Delaware
Statutory Trust Act (12 Del. Code, ss. 3801 et seq.) (the “Act”).
1. Name.
The name
of the statutory trust formed hereby is HYUNDAI AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST
2007-A.
2. Delaware
Trustee.
The name
and business address of the trustee of the Trust in the State of Delaware is
Wilmington Trust Company, Xxxxxx Square North, 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Corporate Trust
Administrators.
3. Effective
Date.
This
Certificate of Trust shall be effective upon filing with the Secretary of
State.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the sole owner trustee of the Trust,
has
executed this Certificate of Trust pursuant to Section 3811 (a) of the
Act.
WILMINGTON
TRUST COMPANY,
as
owner trustee
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