RYDER VEHICLE LEASE TRUST 20[__]-[_] $[ ] [___]% Asset Backed Notes, Class A-1 [___]% Asset Backed Notes, Class A-2a
Exhibit 1.1
RYDER VEHICLE LEASE TRUST 20[__]-[_]
$[ ]
[___]% Asset Backed Notes, Class A-1
[___]% Asset Backed Notes, Class A-1
$[ ]
[___]% Asset Backed Notes, Class A-2a
$[ ]
[LIBOR +] [___]% Asset Backed Notes, Class A-2b
[LIBOR +] [___]% Asset Backed Notes, Class A-2b
$[ ]
[___]% Asset Backed Notes, Class B-1
[___]% Asset Backed Notes, Class B-1
[ ], 20[__]
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As Representative of the Several Underwriters
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As Representative of the Several Underwriters
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Dear Sirs:
Ryder Funding II LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Depositor”) proposes to cause Ryder
Vehicle Lease Trust [___]-[_] (the “Trust”) to issue and sell to each of the underwriters named in
Schedule A hereto (collectively, the “Underwriters”, which term shall also include any underwriter
substituted as hereinafter provided in Section 10), for whom [ ] is acting as representative
(in such capacity, the “Representative”), of the respective principal amounts set forth in Schedule
A of $[ ] aggregate principal amount of [___]% Asset Backed Notes, Class A-1 (the
“Class A-1
Notes”), $[ ] aggregate principal amount of [___]% Asset Backed Notes, Class A-2a
(the “Class
A-2a Notes”), $[ ] aggregate principal amount of [___]% Asset Backed Notes,
Class A-2b (the
“Class A-2b Notes,” and together with the Class A-1 Notes and the Class A-2a Notes, the “Class A
Notes”) and $[ ] aggregate principal amount of [___]% Asset Backed Notes,
Class B-1 (the
“Class B-1 Notes,” and together with the Class A Notes, the “Notes”) of the Trust under the terms
and conditions contained herein. The Notes will be issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of
, 20___(the “Indenture”), between the Trust and
[ ], as indenture trustee (in
such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”). The assets of the Trust will include, among other things,
lease payments generated by a portfolio of lease contracts and the proceeds from the sale of the
motor vehicles leased under those contracts, and certain monies received thereunder after the close
of business on [ ] (the “Cutoff Date”).
The Depositor was formed pursuant to a partnership agreement, dated December 19, 2000 (the
“Depositor Partnership Agreement”), between Ryder Truck Rental IV LLC (“RTR IV LLC”), a Delaware
limited liability company, as general partner (the “Depositor General Partner”), and Ryder, as the
sole limited partner (in such capacity, the “Depositor Limited Partner”).
Simultaneously with the issuance of the Notes, the Depositor will cause the Trust to issue
Asset Backed Certificates (the “Certificates”, and together with the Notes, the “Securities”). The
Notes will be issued pursuant to an indenture to be dated as of [ ] (the “Indenture”)
between the Trust and [ ]
(“[ ]”), as trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”). The
Certificates will be issued pursuant to an amended and restated trust agreement, dated as of
[ ] (the “Trust Agreement”), between the Depositor and
[ ], as owner trustee
(the “Owner Trustee”). Each Note will represent an obligation of, and each Certificate will
represent an undivided interest in, the Trust. The Depositor will retain the Certificates.
Pursuant to an amended and restated trust agreement, dated as of February 1, 1998 (the
“Origination Trust Agreement”), among Ryder Truck Rental I LP (“RTR I LP”) and Ryder Truck Rental
II LP, each a Delaware limited partnership (“RTR II LP”, and together with RTR I LP, the “UTI
Beneficiaries”), as initial grantors and initial beneficiaries, Ryder, as administrative agent (in
such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), RTRT, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as trustee (the
“Origination Trustee”), U.S. Bank Trust National Association (as successor in interest to Delaware
Trust Capital Management, Inc.), a national banking association, as Delaware trustee, and U.S.
Bank, as trust agent (in such capacity, the “Trust Agent”), Ryder Truck Rental LT, a Delaware
business trust (the “Origination Trust”), was created to take assignments and conveyances of and
hold in trust various leases, vehicles and certain related assets (collectively, the “Trust
Assets”). RTR I LP was formed pursuant to a partnership agreement, dated June 1, 1997 (the “RTR I
Partnership Agreement”, and together with the Depositor Partnership Agreement, the “Partnership
Agreements”), between Ryder Truck Rental I LLC (“RTR I LLC”), a Delaware limited liability company,
as general partner (the “RTR General Partner”), and Ryder, as sole limited partner (in such
capacity, the “RTR Limited Partner”). Pursuant to an amended and restated contribution and lease
agreement, dated as of February 1, 1998 (the “Contribution and Lease Agreement”), between the
Origination Trust, as lessor, and Ryder, as lessee, from time to time, Ryder will contribute and
transfer to the Origination Trust leases relating to certain trucks, highway tractors and trailers,
together with all accessories, parts and additions constituting a part thereof and all accessions
thereto (collectively, the “Vehicles”).
Pursuant to a supplement to the Origination Trust Agreement, dated as of
[ ] (the “SUBI
Supplement”, and together with the Origination Trust Agreement, the “SUBI Trust Agreement”), among
the parties to the Origination Trust Agreement, the Origination Trustee will be directed by the UTI
Beneficiaries to establish one special unit of beneficial interest (the “[___]-[_] SUBI”).
Pursuant to a lease contribution agreement, dated as of [ ] (the “Lease Contribution
Agreement”), between the Origination Trust and Ryder, Ryder will contribute and transfer to the
Origination Trust the service and lease agreements (the “[___]-[_] Leases”) relating to certain
specified vehicles (the “[___]-[_] Vehicles”). The Origination Trustee will allocate a portfolio
consisting of the [___]-[_] Leases, the [___]-[_] Vehicles and certain other related assets to the
[___]-[_] SUBI (collectively, the “SUBI Assets”). The Trust
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Assets (including the SUBI Assets) will be serviced by the Administrative Agent pursuant to an
administration agreement, dated as of February 1, 1998, as supplemented by a supplement, dated as
of [ ] (collectively, the “Administration Agreement”), in each case among the Origination
Trust, RTR I LP, RTR II LP and the Administrative Agent.
In connection with the creation of the [___]-[_] SUBI, the Origination Trust will issue to
RTR I LP a certificate (the “SUBI Certificate”) representing a 100% beneficial interest in the
[___]-[_] SUBI. Pursuant to a SUBI certificate transfer agreement, dated as of
[ ] (the
“SUBI Certificate Transfer Agreement”), between the Depositor and RTR I LP, RTR I LP will sell the
SUBI Certificate to the Depositor. Pursuant to a SUBI certificate transfer agreement, dated as of
[ ] (the “Issuer SUBI Certificate Transfer Agreement”), between the Depositor and the Trust,
the Depositor will sell the SUBI Certificate to the Trust.
The Indenture, the Trust Agreement, the Contribution and Lease Agreement, the Lease
Contribution Agreement, the SUBI Trust Agreement, the SUBI Certificate Transfer Agreement, the
Administration Agreement, the Issuer SUBI Certificate Transfer Agreement, a backup security
agreement, dated as of [ ] (the “Backup Security Agreement”), among Ryder, the Origination
Trust, RTR I LP, the Depositor, the Trust and the Indenture Trustee, a control agreement, dated as
of [ ] (the “Control Agreement”), among the Depositor, the Trust, as initial secured party,
and [ ], as assignee-secured party and securities intermediary (in such capacity, the
“Securities Intermediary”), and an issuer administration agreement dated as of [ ] (the
“Issuer Administration Agreement”), among the Depositor, the Trust, the Indenture Trustee and
Ryder, as administrator, are referred to herein collectively as the “Basic Documents”. Capitalized
terms used herein that are not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the
SUBI Trust Agreement or the Indenture, as the case may be.
At or prior to the time when sales (including any contracts of sale) of the Notes were first
made to investors by the Underwriters, which shall be deemed to be [___] [a.m.][p.m.] on
[ ] (the “Time of Sale”), the Depositor had prepared the following information (together,
as a whole, the “Time of Sale Information”): (i) the preliminary prospectus supplement dated
[ ] and the Prospectus dated
[ ] (together, along with any information referred to
under the caption “Static Pools” therein, regardless of whether it is deemed a part of the
Registration Statement or Prospectus under Rule 1105(d) of Regulation AB, the “Preliminary
Prospectus”), and (ii) each “free writing prospectus” (as defined pursuant to Rule 405 of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”)) listed on Schedule III hereto (as it may be
amended with the approval in writing of the parties hereto). If, subsequent to the Time of Sale and
prior to the Closing Date, it is determined by the parties that such information included an untrue
statement of material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading,
then the investors may terminate their old “contracts of sale” (within the meaning of Rule 159
under the Act). If, following any such termination, the Underwriters, with prior written notice to
the Depositor and Ryder, enter into new contracts of sale with investors for the Notes, then “Time
of Sale Information” will refer to the documents agreed upon in writing by the Depositor and the
Representative that correct such material misstatements or omissions (a “Corrected Prospectus”) and
“Time of Sale” will refer to the time and date agreed upon by the Depositor and the Representative.
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The Depositor has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a
registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-[ ]) covering the registration of the Notes under
the 1933 Act. Promptly after execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Depositor will prepare
and file a the Prospectus in accordance with the provisions of Rule 430A (“Rule 430A”) and
paragraph (b) of Rule 424 (“Rule 424(b)”) of the rules and regulations of the Commission under the
1933 Act (the “1933 Act Regulations”). The information included in the Prospectus that was omitted
from such registration statement at the time it became effective but that is deemed to be part of
such registration statement at the time it became effective pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 430A
is referred to as the “Rule 430A Information”. Such registration statement, including the exhibits
thereto at the time it became effective and including the Rule 430A Information is herein called
the “Registration Statement”. For purposes of this Agreement, all references to the Registration
Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any of the
foregoing shall be deemed to include the copy filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic
Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (“XXXXX”).
Except as otherwise indicated by the context, all references to the terms “material” or
“material adverse effect” or “material adverse change” in this Agreement that refer to Ryder, the
Depositor or any of their respective Affiliates (as defined below) shall be interpreted in
proportion to the business of the Ryder Group (as defined below) as a whole, and not in proportion
to the business of Ryder or the Depositor or such Affiliate(s) individually. When used in this
Agreement, the term “Affiliate” or “Affiliates” shall have the meaning assigned by Rule 501(b) of
the 1933 Act Regulations.
Section 1. Representations and Warranties.
(a) Representations and Warranties by the Depositor and Ryder. Each of the Depositor
and Ryder jointly and severally represents and warrants to each of the Underwriters as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date as set forth below. To the extent a representation or warranty
specifically relates to the Depositor, the representation or warranty solely with respect to the
Depositor is only made by the Depositor and to the extent a representation or warranty specifically
relates to Ryder, the representation or warranty solely with respect to Ryder is only made by
Ryder.
(i) Compliance with Registration Requirements. The Registration Statement,
including a prospectus, relating to the Notes (x) has been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and has become effective and is still effective as of
the date hereof and (y) was declared effective by the Commission within three years prior to
the Closing Date. No stop orders have been issued by the Commission with regard to such
Registration Statement. The prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as
supplemented to reflect the terms of the Notes as first filed with the Commission after the
date of this Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 424(b) (“Rule 424(b)”) under
the Act, including all material incorporated by reference therein (including information
referred to under the caption “Static Pools” therein, regardless of whether it is part of
the Registration Statement or Prospectus under Item 1105(d) of Regulation AB), is
hereinafter referred to as the “Prospectus;” a “preliminary prospectus” means any form of
prospectus relating to the Notes used prior
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to the date of this Agreement, if any, that is subject to completion; the “Base
Prospectus” means the base prospectus dated [ ] included in the Prospectus; the
“Prospectus Supplement” means the prospectus supplement dated the date hereof included in
the Prospectus.
As of the applicable effective date of the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule
430B(f)(2) under the 1933 Act (the “Effective Date”), and any amendment to the Registration
Statement under the 1933 Act, the Registration Statement conformed in all respects to the
requirements of the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
under the 1933 Act (the “Rules and Regulations”) and did not include any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and as of such Effective Date and
as of the date of this Agreement the Registration Statement, each free writing prospectus,
if any, and the Preliminary Prospectus, conform, and at the time of the filing of any free
writing prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus in accordance with Rule
433 or Rule 424(b), as applicable, the Registration Statement, the free writing
prospectuses, if any, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus will conform in all
respects to the requirements of the 1933 Act and the Rules and Regulations, and neither of
such documents includes or will include any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or
will omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading. The preceding sentence does not apply to statements in
or omissions from such documents based upon written information furnished to the Depositor
by the Representative specifically for use therein which information is limited to the
information in the third paragraph, relating to selling concessions and reallowances, the
second sentence of the fifth paragraph, relating to market making, and the ninth paragraph,
relating to overallotment and stabilizing and covering transactions, under the heading
“Underwriting” in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement (the
“Underwriters’ Information”).
(ii) Time of Sale Information. The Time of Sale Information, at the Time of
Sale, did not, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the
Depositor makes no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions
made in reliance upon and in conformity with the Underwriters’ Information.
(iii) No Material Adverse Change. Since the respective dates as of which
information is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, except as otherwise
set forth therein, (A) there has been no material adverse change in the condition, financial
or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Depositor,
RTR I LP, RTR II LP or Ryder whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, (B)
there have been no transactions entered into by Depositor, RTR I LP, RTR II LP or Ryder,
other than those in the ordinary course of business, which are material with respect to such
entity and (C) there has been no material adverse change in the Financial Statements.
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(iv) Authorization of the Indenture. The Indenture has been qualified under
the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”).
(v) Asset Backed Securities. The Notes are “asset backed securities” within
the meaning of, and satisfy the requirements for the use of, Form S-3 under the 0000 Xxx.
(vi) Issuance of the Notes. The Notes have been duly authorized and, at the
Closing Date, will have been duly executed by the Trust and, when authenticated, issued and
delivered in the manner provided for in the Indenture and delivered against payment of the
purchase price therefor as provided in this Agreement, will constitute valid and binding
obligations of the Trust, enforceable against the Trust in accordance with their terms,
except as the enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without
limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), moratorium, reorganization or other
similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles
of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity
or at law), and will be in the form contemplated by, and entitled to the benefits of, the
Indenture.
(vii) Description of Notes and Basic Documents. The Notes and each of the
Basic Documents conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof and the
statements relating thereto contained in the Prospectus and will be in substantially the
respective forms filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement.
(viii) SUBI Certificate. The SUBI Certificate conforms in all material
respects to the description thereof and the statements relating thereto contained in the
Prospectus; and the SUBI Certificate has been duly and validly authorized and, when
executed, issued, authenticated and delivered in accordance with the SUBI Trust Agreement,
will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and entitled to the benefits of the SUBI
Trust Agreement.
(ix) No Investment Company Act Registration. None of the Depositor, Ryder, the
Depositor General Partner, RTR I LP, the Origination Trust or the Trust is now or, as a
result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, will be, required to be
registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
(the “1940 Act”).
(x) Rule 405. As of the Time of Sale, the Depositor was not and as of the
Closing Date, is not, an “ineligible issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act.
(xi) Filings. The Depositor has filed or will file the Preliminary Prospectus,
each Free Writing Prospectus listed on Schedule III or approved in writing by the Depositor
and any “issuer information” as defined under Rule 433(h) under the Act included in any Free
Writing Prospectus permitted by this Agreement that is required to have been filed under the
1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations and it has done or will do so within the applicable
periods of time required under the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations.
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(xii) Allocation of SUBI Assets. At or prior to the Closing Date, the
Origination Trustee will have allocated [___]-[_] Leases and [___]-[_] Vehicles as SUBI
Assets that have an Aggregate Cutoff Date Securitization Value equal to $[ ]; and
each of the [___]-[_] Leases and [___]-[_] Vehicles allocated as a SUBI Asset at the Closing
Date will meet the eligibility criteria for selection described in the SUBI Trust Agreement.
(xiii) Accuracy of Exhibits. There are no contracts or documents which are
required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as
exhibits thereto which have not been so described and filed as required.
(xiv) Incorporation of Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties of each of the Depositor and Ryder in each of the Basic Documents to which they
are parties are true and correct in all material respects and are hereby restated and
incorporated by reference herein with the same effect as if set forth in full herein.
(b) Representations and Warranties of the Depositor and Partners. The Depositor and,
to the extent specified below, Ryder, as Depositor Limited Partner and RTR Limited Partner and on
behalf of the Depositor General Partner and the RTR General Partner, jointly and severally
represent and warrant to, and agree with, each Underwriter as follows:
(i) Due Organization. Each of the Depositor and RTR I LP has been duly formed
and is validly existing as a limited partnership under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited
Partnership Act, 6 Del. C. §§ 17-101 et seq. (the “Delaware Partnership
Act”), and all filings required at the date hereof under the Delaware Partnership Act with
respect to the due formation and valid existence of the Depositor and RTR I LP as limited
partnerships have been made; each of the Depositor and RTR I LP has all requisite power and
authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described
in the Prospectus and the related Partnership Agreement and to enter into and to perform its
obligations under such Partnership Agreement, this Agreement, each Basic Document to which
it is a party or by which it may be bound and the Securities and each of the Depositor and
RTR I LP is duly qualified or registered as a foreign partnership to transact business and
is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification or registration is
required, whether by reason of the ownership of property or the conduct of business, except
where the failure to so qualify or register would not have a material adverse effect on its
condition, financial or otherwise, earnings, business affairs or business prospects.
(ii) Depositor Partnership Interests. The Depositor General Partner is the
sole general partner of the Depositor and the Depositor Limited Partner is the sole limited
partner of the Depositor and, at the Closing Date, each of the Depositor General Partner and
the Depositor Limited Partner will own its respective partnership interest in the Depositor
(each of which is a nontransferable interest to the extent provided under the Depositor
Partnership Agreement) free and clear of any lien, mortgage, pledge, charge, encumbrance,
adverse claim or other security interest (collectively, “Liens”) except as permitted by the
Basic Documents.
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(iii) RTR I Partnership Interests. The RTR General Partner is the sole general
partner of RTR I LP and the RTR Limited Partner is the sole limited partner of RTR I LP and,
at the Closing Date, each of the RTR General Partner and the RTR Limited Partner will own
its respective partnership interests in RTR I LP (each of which is a nontransferable
interest to the extent provided under the RTR Partnership Agreement) free and clear of any
Lien except as permitted by the Basic Documents.
(iv) Absence of Defaults and Conflicts. None of the Depositor, the Depositor
General Partner, RTR I LP or the RTR General Partner is in violation of its limited
liability company agreement, bylaws or the related Partnership Agreement, as the case may
be, or in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or
condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or
other instrument to which it is a party or by which it may be bound, or to which any of its
properties or assets is subject, except for violations or defaults that, individually or in
the aggregate, have not had, and are not reasonably expected to have, a material adverse
effect on their collective condition, financial or otherwise, earnings, business affairs or
business prospects; the execution, delivery and performance by each of the Depositor, the
Depositor General Partner, RTR I LP or the RTR General Partner, as the case may be, of this
Agreement, the related Partnership Agreement, each Basic Document to which it is a party and
the Securities, the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein or in
the Prospectus and compliance by each of them with its obligations hereunder and thereunder
have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action (corporate or otherwise) and
will not conflict with or constitute a breach of, a default under, or result in the creation
or imposition of any Lien (except as permitted by the Basic Documents) upon any of its
property or assets pursuant to any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note,
lease or other instrument to which it may be a party, by which it may be bound or to which
any of its properties or assets is subject, except for conflicts, breaches, defaults or
Liens that, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on
their collective condition, financial or otherwise, earnings, business affairs or business
prospects, nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of the entity’s
limited liability company agreement or the related Partnership Agreement, as the case may
be, or any applicable law, administrative regulation or administrative or court decree.
(v) Absence of Proceedings. There is no action, suit or proceeding before or
by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending or, to the
knowledge of each of the Depositor, the Depositor General Partner, RTR I LP, the RTR General
Partner and Ryder, threatened, against or affecting the Depositor, the Depositor General
Partner, RTR I LP or the RTR General Partner that is required to be disclosed in the
Prospectus and that is not disclosed or that might reasonably be expected to result in any
material adverse change in their collective condition, financial or otherwise, earnings,
business affairs or business prospects or that might reasonably be expected to materially
and adversely affect their collective properties or assets or that might reasonably be
expected to materially and adversely affect the consummation of this Agreement, either
Partnership Agreement or any Basic Document to which any of such entities is a party or by
which it may be bound; all pending legal or governmental proceedings to which the Depositor,
the Depositor General Partner, RTR I LP or the RTR
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General Partner is a party or of which any of their respective properties or assets is
the subject that are not described in the Prospectus, including ordinary routine litigation
incidental to their respective businesses, are, considered in the aggregate, not material.
(vi) Absence of Further Requirements. No authorization, approval or consent of
any court, governmental authority or agency or any other person is necessary in connection
with (A) the issuance of the SUBI Certificate, (B) the issuance of the Securities or the
offering and sale of the Notes, (C) the execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor
or RTR I LP of this Agreement or any Basic Document to which it is a party or (D) the
consummation by the Depositor or RTR I LP of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby, except such authorizations, approvals or consents as have been obtained and are in
full force and effect as of the Closing Date.
(vii) Possession of Licenses and Permits. Each of the Depositor, the Depositor
General Partner, RTR I LP and the RTR General Partner possesses all material certificates,
authorities, licenses and permits issued by the appropriate state, federal or foreign
regulatory agencies or bodies as are necessary to conduct the business now operated by it;
all such certificates, authorities, licenses and permits are valid and in full force and
effect except where such invalidity or failure to be in full force and effect does not have
a material adverse effect on their collective condition, financial or otherwise, earnings,
business affairs or business prospects; and none of such entities has received notice of any
proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authority,
license or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable
decision, ruling or finding, would materially and adversely affect their collective
condition, financial or otherwise, earnings, business affairs or business prospects or the
ability of each of such entities to perform its respective obligations under each Basic
Document to which it is a party or by which it may be bound.
(viii) Authorization of this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Depositor.
(ix) Authorization of Basic Documents. As of the Closing Date, each of the
Basic Documents to which any of the Depositor, the Depositor General Partner, RTR I LP, the
RTR General Partner or the Trust is a party and the Depositor Partnership Agreement or the
RTR I Partnership Agreement, as the case may be, has been duly executed and delivered by
each such entity, and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the
other parties thereto, will constitute the legal, valid and binding agreement of the
Depositor, the Depositor General Partner, RTR I LP or the RTR General Partner, as the case
may be, enforceable against such persons in accordance with its terms, except as the
enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without
limitation, all laws related to fraudulent transfers), moratorium, reorganization or other
similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles
of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity
or at law).
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(x) Absence of Business with Cuba. Each of Ryder, the Depositor, the Depositor
General Partner, RTR I LP and the RTR General Partner has complied with all provisions of
Section 517.075 of the Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act.
(c) Representations and Warranties of RTR I LLC, RTR I LP and the Origination Trust.
Ryder, on its own behalf and on behalf of RTR I LLC, RTR I LP and the Origination Trust, each to
the extent indicated below, represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter as
follows:
(i) No Material Adverse Change. Since the respective dates as of which
information is given in the Prospectus, except as otherwise set forth therein, (A) there has
been no material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the
earnings, business affairs or business prospects of RTR I LLC, RTR I LP or the Origination
Trust, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, (B) there have been no
transactions entered into by any of RTR I LLC, RTR I LP or the Origination Trust other than
those in the ordinary course of business, which are material, and (C) there has been no
material adverse change in the Financial Statements or in the Financial Statements as they
relate to the Origination Trust.
(ii) Due Organization of Ryder. Ryder has been duly incorporated, is current
in the payment of fees to the Florida Department of State and its status is “active”; Ryder
has corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct
its business as described in the Prospectus and to enter into and to perform its obligations
under this Agreement, the Partnership Agreements and each Basic Document to which it is a
party or by which it may be bound; Ryder is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to
transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification
is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of
business, except where the failure so to qualify would not have a material adverse effect on
the condition, financial or otherwise, earnings, business affairs or business prospects of
the Ryder Group or Ryder’s ability to perform its obligations under each Basic Document to
which it is a party or by which it may be bound.
(iii) Due Organization of Depositor Partners. Each of the Depositor General
Partner and RTR I LLC has been duly organized and is validly existing as a limited liability
company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, in each case with power
and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as
described in the Prospectus and to enter into and to perform its obligations under each
Basic Document to which it is a party or by which it may be bound; each of the Depositor
General Partner and RTR I LLC is duly qualified as a foreign limited liability company to
transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification
is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of
business, except where the failure to so qualify would not have a material adverse effect on
their collective condition, financial or otherwise, earnings, business affairs or business
prospects; all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of each of the Depositor
General Partner and RTR I LLC is owned by Ryder, free and clear of Liens and neither the
Depositor General Partner nor RTR I LLC has any subsidiaries.
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(iv) Due Organization of Origination Trust. The Origination Trust has been
qualified as a business trust under applicable Delaware law and all filings required to be
made in respect of the Origination Trust’s status as a business trust under the laws of each
state in which such filings are required have been made and are in full force and effect at
the Closing Date, except where the failure so to file or to have in full force and effect
would not have a material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, earnings,
business affairs or business prospects of the Ryder Group.
(v) Absence of Defaults and Conflicts. None of Ryder, RTR I LLC or RTR I LP is
in violation of its charter, organizational documents or limited liability company
agreement, bylaws or each applicable Partnership Agreement, as the case may be, or in
default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition
contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or other
instrument to which it is a party or by which it may be bound, or to which any of its
properties or assets is subject, except for violations or defaults that, individually or in
the aggregate, have not had, and are not reasonably expected to have, a material adverse
effect on its condition, financial or otherwise, earnings, business affairs or business
prospects; the execution, delivery and performance by each of Ryder, RTR I LLC or RTR I LP,
as the case may be, of this Agreement, each applicable Partnership Agreement and each Basic
Document to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein
and therein and compliance by each of them with its obligations hereunder and thereunder
have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action (corporate or otherwise) and
will not conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under or result in the creation
or imposition of any Lien (except as permitted by the Basic Documents) upon any of its
property or assets pursuant to, any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note,
lease or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it may be bound, or to which
any of its properties or assets is subject, except for conflicts, breaches, defaults or
Liens that, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on its
condition, financial or otherwise, earnings, business affairs or business prospects, nor
will such action result in any violation of the provisions of the entity’s charter,
organizational documents or limited liability company agreement, bylaws or each applicable
Partnership Agreement, as the case may be, or any applicable law, administrative regulation
or administrative or court decree.
(vi) Absence of Proceedings. There is no action, suit or proceeding before or
by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending, or, to the
knowledge of Ryder, threatened, against or affecting any of Ryder, RTR I LLC, RTR I LP or
the Origination Trust that is required to be disclosed in the Prospectus and that is not
disclosed or that might reasonably be expected to result in any material adverse change in
its condition, financial or otherwise, earnings, business affairs or business prospects or
that might reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect its properties or
assets or that might reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the
consummation of this Agreement, each applicable Partnership Agreement or any Basic Document
to which any of such entities is a party or by which it may be bound; and all pending legal
or governmental proceedings to which Ryder, RTR I LLC, RTR I LP or the Origination Trust is
a party or of which any of their respective properties or assets is the subject that are not
described in the Prospectus, including ordinary routine
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litigation incidental to their respective businesses, are, considered in the aggregate,
not material.
(vii) Absence of Further Requirements. No authorization, approval or consent
of any court, governmental authority or agency or any other person is necessary in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Ryder, RTR I LLC, RTR I LP or the
Origination Trust of this Agreement, each applicable Partnership Agreement or any Basic
Document to which any of them is a party or the consummation by any of them of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except such authorizations, approvals or
consents as will have been obtained and are in full force and effect as of the Closing Date.
(viii) Possession of Licenses and Permits. Each of Ryder, RTR I LLC, RTR I LP
and the Origination Trust possesses all material certificates, authorities, licenses and
permits issued by the appropriate state, federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies as
are necessary to conduct the business now operated by it; all such certificates,
authorities, licenses and permits are valid and in full force and effect except where such
invalidity or failure to be in full force and effect does not have a material adverse effect
on its condition, financial or otherwise, earnings, business affairs or business prospects;
and none of such entities has received notice of any proceedings relating to the revocation
or modification of any such certificate, authority, license or permit which, singly or in
the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would
materially and adversely affect its condition, financial or otherwise, earnings, business
affairs or business prospects or the ability of any of such entities to perform their
respective obligations under each Basic Document to which they are parties or by which they
may be bound.
(ix) Authorization of this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by Ryder.
(x) Authorization of Basic Documents. As of the Closing Date, each Basic
Document to which any of Ryder, RTR I LLC or RTR I LP is a party and the RTR I Partnership
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Ryder, RTR I LLC or RTR I LP, as the case
may be, and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the other
parties thereto, will constitute the legal, valid and binding agreement of Ryder, RTR I LLC
or RTR I LP, as the case may be, enforceable against such persons in accordance with its
terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency
(including, without limitation, all laws related to fraudulent transfers), moratorium,
reorganization or other similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally
and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered
in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(xi) Title to SUBI Assets. At the time of execution and delivery of the SUBI
Supplement at the Closing Date, the Origination Trust, or the Origination Trustee on behalf
of the Origination Trust, will own the [___]-[_] Leases and hold marketable title to the
[___]-[_] Vehicles, together with other rights relating to the [___]-[_] Vehicles and
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[___]-[_] Leases, being allocated as SUBI Assets, in each case free and clear of any
Liens (except as permitted by the Basic Documents).
(xii) Absence of Assignment of SUBI Assets. As of the Closing Date, the
Origination Trust has not assigned to any person any of its right, title or interest in any
of the [___]-[_] Leases, related contract rights, [___]-[_] Vehicles or other related rights
constituting the SUBI Assets, or has obtained the release of each such prior assignment.
(xiii) Allocation of SUBI Assets. As of the Closing Date, the Administrative
Agent has made the appropriate allocation of assets within the estate of the Origination
Trust to the [___]-[_] SUBI required by the SUBI Trust Agreement.
(d) Officer’s Certificates. Any certificate respecting the Securities signed by any
officer of the Depositor, Ryder or any of their respective Affiliates and delivered at the Closing
Date to the Underwriters or to counsel to the Underwriters shall be deemed a representation and
warranty by the Depositor, Ryder or such Affiliate, as the case may be, to the Underwriters as to
the matters covered thereby.
Section 2. Sale and Delivery to the Underwriters; Closing.
(a) Notes. On the basis of and in reliance on the representations, warranties and
agreements herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Depositor
agrees to sell to each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, and each Underwriter, severally and
not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Depositor, each Class of Notes having the aggregate
principal amounts set forth in Schedule A opposite the name of such Underwriter (plus any
additional principal amount of Notes which such Underwriter may become obligated to purchase
pursuant to the provisions of Section 10) at a purchase price equal to the following percentages of
the aggregate initial principal balances thereof, in the case of (i) the Class A-1 Notes, [___]%,
(ii) the Class A-2a Notes, [___]%, (iii) the Class A-2b Notes, [___]% and (iv) the Class B-1
Notes, [___]%.
(b) Payment. Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of, the Notes shall be
made at the offices of XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP, Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representative, the Depositor
and Ryder, at 10:00 A.M. (New York time) on [ ], or such other time not later than ten
business days after such date as shall be agreed upon by the Representative, the Depositor and
Ryder (such date and time of payment and delivery being called the “Closing Date”).
Payment shall be made to the Depositor by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a
bank account designated by the Depositor, against delivery to the Representative for the respective
accounts of the Underwriters of certificates for the Notes to be purchased by them. It is
understood that each Underwriter has authorized the Representative, for its account, to accept
delivery of, receipt for, and make payment of the purchase price for, the Notes which it has agreed
to purchase. [ ], individually and not as representative of the Underwriters, may (but shall
not be obligated to) make payment of the purchase price for the Notes to be purchased by any
Underwriter whose funds have not been received by the Closing Date, but such payment shall not
relieve such Underwriter from its obligations hereunder.
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(c) Book Entry Registration. Each Class of Notes will initially be represented by one
or more certificates registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust
Company (“DTC”). The interests of beneficial owners of each Class of Notes will be represented by
book entries on the records of DTC and participating members thereof. Definitive certificates
evidencing the Notes will be available only under the limited circumstances specified in the
Indenture. Certificates for the Notes shall be made available for examination and packaging by the
Underwriters in The City of New York not later than 10:00 A.M. (New York time) on the last business
day prior to the Closing Date.
Section 3. Offering by Underwriters.
(a) It is understood that the Underwriters propose to offer the Notes for sale to the
public (which may include selected dealers) on the terms set forth in the Preliminary
Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement.
(b) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has
implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), with effect from and
including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member
State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”), each Underwriter has not made and will not make
an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a
prospectus in relation to Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that
Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and
notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with
the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant
Implementation Date, make an offer of Underwritten Notes to the public in that Relevant
Member State at any time:
(i) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in financial
markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to
invest in securities;
(ii) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least
250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than
€43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown
in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or
(iii) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the
Issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.
For purposes of this Section 3(b), the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in
relation to any notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form
and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be
offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the
same may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the
Prospectus Directive in that Relevant Member State, and the expression “Prospectus
Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in
each Relevant Member State.
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(c) Each Underwriter (i) to the extent that it is carrying on business in the United
Kingdom, is a person whose ordinary activities involve it in acquiring, holding, managing or
disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of its business and (ii)
has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell the Notes other than to persons whose
ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments
(as principal or as agent) for the purposes of their businesses or will not otherwise be
acting in breach of Section 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”)
or cause the issuing entity to be in breach of Section 19 of the FSMA;
(d) Each Underwriter has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only
communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment
activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with
the issue or sale of the Underwritten Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) and (to
the extent that it is a person authorized in the United Kingdom pursuant to Part IV of the
FSMA) Section 238(i) of the FSMA does not apply to the Trust; and
(e) Each Underwriter has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the
FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise
involving the United Kingdom.
Section 4. Covenants of the Depositor and Ryder. The Depositor and Ryder
jointly and severally covenant with each Underwriter as follows:
(a) Registration Statement, Preliminary Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement.
The Depositor and Ryder will file the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement
with the Commission pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 424(b) within the prescribed
time period and will provide evidence satisfactory to the Representative of such timely
filing. The Depositor will advise the Representative promptly of any such filing pursuant to
Rule 424(b)
(b) Notice and Effect of Material Events. The Depositor will advise the
Representative promptly of any proposal to amend or supplement the Registration Statement as
filed or the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement and will not effect any
such amendment or supplement without the Representative’s reasonable consent. The Depositor
will advise the Representative promptly of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
(if the time of effectiveness of the Registration Statement is subsequent to the execution
and delivery of this Agreement), of any amendment or supplement of the Registration
Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement and of the institution by
the Commission of any stop order proceedings in respect of the Registration Statement. The
Depositor will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order and to
obtain as soon as possible its lifting, if issued.
(c) Amendment to Preliminary Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement. If, during
such time when the delivery of a prospectus shall be required by law in connection with
sales of any Notes (including delivery as contemplated by Rule 172 of the 1933
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Act), either (i) any event shall have occurred as a result of which the Preliminary
Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement, as then amended or supplemented, would include any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading, or (ii) for any other reason it shall be necessary to amend or supplement
the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement, the Depositor will promptly notify
the Representative and will promptly prepare for review by the Representative and file with
the Commission an amendment or a supplement to the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus
Supplement that will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance. Neither
the consent of the Underwriters to, nor the delivery by the Underwriters of, any such
amendment or supplement shall constitute a waiver of any of the conditions set forth in
Section 7, unless such consent specifically waives such conditions.
(d) Copies of Registration Statement. The Depositor will furnish to the
Representative copies of the Registration Statement (which will include all exhibits), the
Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement and all amendments and supplements to such
documents, in each case as soon as available and in such quantities as the Representative
may from time to time reasonably request.
(e) Delivery of Prospectuses. The Depositor has delivered to each Underwriter,
without charge, as many copies of each preliminary prospectus as such Underwriter reasonably
requested, and the Depositor hereby consents to the use of such copies for purposes
permitted by the 1933 Act. The Depositor will furnish to each Underwriter, without charge,
during the period when the Prospectus is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act or the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), such number of copies of the
Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) as such Underwriter may reasonably request. The
Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be
identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission
pursuant to XXXXX, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.
(f) Continued Compliance with Securities Laws. The Depositor will comply with
the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations, the 1934 Act and rules and regulations of the
Commission promulgated under the 1934 Act and the 1939 Act and the 1939 Act Regulations so
as to permit the completion of the distribution of the Notes as contemplated in this
Agreement and in the Prospectus. If at any time when a prospectus is required by the 1933
Act and the 1933 Act Regulations to be delivered in connection with sales of the Notes, any
event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the
opinion of counsel for the Underwriters or counsel for the Depositor, to amend the
Registration Statement or amend or supplement the Prospectus in order that the Prospectus
will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the
circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser, or if it shall be
necessary, in the opinion of either such counsel, at any such time to amend the Registration
Statement or amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to comply with the requirements of
the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations, the
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Depositor will promptly prepare and file with the Commission, subject to Section 3(b),
such amendment or supplement as may be necessary to correct such statement or omission or to
make the Registration Statement or the Prospectus comply with such requirements, and the
Depositor will furnish to the Underwriters such number of copies of such amendment or
supplement as the Underwriters may reasonably request. Neither the consent of the
Representative to, nor the delivery by any Underwriter of, any such amendment or supplement
shall constitute a waiver of any of the conditions set forth in Section 5.
(g) Blue Sky Qualifications. The Depositor will use its reasonable efforts, in
cooperation with the Underwriters, to qualify the Notes for offering and sale under the
applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions as the Representative may
designate and to maintain such qualifications in effect for a period of not less than one
year from the effective date of the Registration Statement; provided, however, that neither
Ryder nor the Depositor shall be obligated to file any general consent to service of process
or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in
which it is not so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business
in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject. In each jurisdiction in which
the Notes have been so qualified, the Depositor will file such statements and reports as may
be required by the laws of such jurisdiction to continue such qualification in effect for a
period of not less than one year from the effective date of the Registration Statement. The
Depositor will also supply the Underwriters with such information as is necessary for the
determination of the legality of the offering and sale of the Notes for investment under the
laws of such jurisdictions as the Underwriters may reasonably request.
(h) Rule 158. The Depositor will timely file such reports pursuant to the 1934
Act as are necessary in order to make generally available to its Noteholders as soon as
practicable an earnings statement for the purposes of, and to provide the benefits
contemplated by, the last paragraph of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act.
(i) Book-Entry Notes. The Depositor will cooperate with the Representative and
use its best efforts to permit the Notes to be eligible for clearance and settlement through
DTC.
(j) Use of Proceeds. The Depositor shall cause the Trust to use the net
proceeds received by it from the sale of the Notes in the manner specified in the Prospectus
under the heading “Use of Proceeds”.
(k) Restriction on Sale of Notes. From the date hereof until the Closing Date,
none of Ryder, the Depositor or any of their respective Affiliates will, without the prior
written consent of the Representative, directly or indirectly, offer, sell or contract to
sell or announce the offering of, in a public or private transaction, any other
collateralized securities similar to the Notes.
(l) Earnings Statements. As soon as practicable, but no later than 16 months
after the date hereof, the Depositor and Ryder will cause the Trust to make generally
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available to the Noteholders an earnings statement covering a period of at least 12
consecutive months beginning after the later of (i) the effective date of the Registration
Statement relating to the Notes and (ii) the effective date of the most recent
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement to become effective prior to the date
of this Agreement and, in each case, satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the 1933
Act (including Rule 158 promulgated thereunder).
Section 5. Payment of Expenses.
(a) Expenses. The Depositor shall pay all of its own expenses incident to the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including without limitation (i) the
preparation, printing and filing of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and
exhibits) as originally filed and of each amendment thereto, (ii) the preparation, reproduction and
delivery to the Underwriters of this Agreement, any Agreement among the Underwriters, each Basic
Document and such other documents as may be required in connection with the issuance of the Notes
or the offering, purchase, sale or delivery of the Notes, (iii) the preparation, issuance and
delivery of the certificates for the Notes to the Underwriters, (iv) the fees and expenses of the
counsel, accountants and other advisors of the Depositor, Ryder, RTR I LP and their respective
Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Purchase
Agreement, (v) the qualification of the Notes under state securities laws in accordance with the
provisions of Section 3(f), including filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Underwriters in connection therewith, (vi) the fees and expenses of the Origination
Trustee, the Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Trust Agent, including the reasonable fees and
disbursements of their respective counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and (vii) any fees payable in connection with the rating of the Notes.
(b) Termination of Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated by the Representative
in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 or Section 11(a)(i), the Depositor and Ryder shall
reimburse the Underwriters for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including the
reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters.
Section 6. Time of Sale Information and Free Writing Prospectus.
(a) The following terms have the specified meanings for purposes of this Agreement:
a. “Free Writing Prospectus” means and includes any information relating to the Notes
disseminated by the Depositor or any Underwriter that constitutes a “free writing
prospectus” within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Act;
b. “Prepricing Information” means information relating to the price, pricing speed,
benchmark and status of the Notes and the offering thereof.
c. “Computer Tape Information” means written information regarding the Notes or the
related [___]-[_] Leases and [___]-[_] Vehicles contained in the electronic data file
[ ] furnished by the Depositor to the Representative by email on
[ ].
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(b) Neither the Depositor nor Ryder will disseminate to any potential investor any
information relating to the Notes that constitutes a “written communication” within the meaning of
Rule 405 under the 1933 Act, other than the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, unless the
Depositor has obtained the prior consent of the Representative.
(c) None of the Depositor, Ryder nor any Underwriter shall disseminate or file with the
Commission any information relating to the Notes in reliance on Rule 167 or 426 under the Act, nor
shall the Depositor, Ryder or any Underwriter disseminate any Free Writing Prospectus “in a manner
reasonably designed to lead to its broad unrestricted dissemination” within the meaning of Rule
433(d) under the 1933 Act.
(d) Each Underwriter, the Depositor and Ryder represent that each Free Writing Prospectus
distributed by it shall bear the following legend, or a substantially similar legend that complies
with Rule 433(c)(2)(i) under the 1933 Act:
The Depositor has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the
SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you
should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the
depositor has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the depositor,
the issuing trust, and this offering. You may get these documents for free by
visiting XXXXX on the SEC Web site at xxx.xxx.xxx. Alternatively, the depositor,
any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you
the prospectus if you request it by calling toll free [ ].
(e) In the event that the Depositor or Ryder becomes aware that, as of the Time of Sale, any
Time of Sale Information contains or contained any untrue statement of material fact or omits or
omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein (when
read in conjunction with all Time of Sale Information) in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (a “Defective Prospectus”), such entity
shall promptly notify the Underwriters of such untrue statement or omission no later than one
business day after discovery and the Depositor shall, if requested by the Underwriters, prepare and
deliver to the Underwriters, at the expense of the Underwriters if such untrue statement or
omission relates solely to Underwriters’ Information, and otherwise at the expense of the
Depositor, a Corrected Prospectus.
(f) Each Underwriter represents, warrants, covenants and agrees with the Depositor that:
a. Other than the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, it has not made, used,
prepared, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize,
approve or refer to any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the 0000
Xxx) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes,
including but not limited to any “ABS informational and computational materials” as
defined in Item 1101(a) of Regulation AB under the Act; provided, however, that (i) each
Underwriter may prepare and convey one or more “written
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communications” (as defined in Rule 405 under the 0000 Xxx) containing no more than, and
the Underwriter conveying such information represents that such written communication
contains no more than, the following: (1) the information in any Free Writing Prospectus
listed on Schedule III hereto or approved in writing by the Depositor, (2) information
relating to the class, size, rating, CUSIPs, coupon, yield, spread, closing date, legal
maturity, weighted average life, expected final payment date, trade date and payment
window of one or more classes of Notes, (3) the servicer clean up call, (4) the
eligibility of the Notes to be purchased by ERISA plans, (5) Prepricing Information, (6) a
column or other entry showing the status of the subscriptions for the Notes (both for the
issuance as a whole and for each Underwriter’s retention) and/or expected pricing
parameters of the Notes and (7) Intex .cdi files (each such written communication, a
“Permitted Underwriter Communication”); and (ii) each Underwriter will be
permitted to provide confirmations of sale; provided, however, that no Underwriter has or
may distribute any information described in subclauses (1) through (7) above that would be
“issuer information” as defined in Rule 433 under the Act other than (A) information that
has already been filed with the Commission, (B) preliminary terms of the Notes not
required to be filed with the Commission and (C) information relating to the final terms
of the Notes required to be filed with the Commission within two days of the later of the
date such final terms have been established for all classes of the Notes and the date of
first use of such information pursuant to Rule 433(b)(5)(ii) under the 1933 Act.
b. In disseminating information to prospective investors, it has complied and will
continue to comply fully with the Rules and Regulations, including but not limited to
Rules 164 and 433 under the 1933 Act and the requirements thereunder for retention of Free
Writing Prospectuses, including retaining any Free Writing Prospectuses it has used but
which are not required to be filed for the required period.
c. Prior to entering into any Contract of Sale, the applicable Underwriter shall
convey the Time of Sale Information to the prospective investor. The Underwriter shall
maintain sufficient records to document its conveyance of the Time of Sale Information to
the potential investor prior to the formation of the related Contract of Sale and shall
maintain such records as required by the Rules and Regulations.
d. If a Defective Prospectus has been corrected with a Corrected Prospectus delivered
to such Underwriter subsequent to the original Time of Sale and prior to the Closing Date,
it shall (A) deliver the Corrected Prospectus to each investor with whom it entered into a
Contract of Sale and that received the Defective Prospectus from it prior to entering into
a new Contract of Sale with such investor, (B) notify such investor in a prominent fashion
that the prior Contract of Sale with the investor, if any, has been terminated and of the
investor’s rights as a result of such agreement and (C) provide such investor with an
opportunity to affirmatively agree to purchase the Notes on the terms described in the
Corrected Prospectus.
(g) Each Underwriter shall deliver to the Depositor, not less than one business day prior to
the required date of filing thereof, all information included in a Permitted Underwriter
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Communication relating to the final terms of the Notes required to be filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 433(b)(5)(ii) under the 0000 Xxx.
(h) The Depositor shall file with the Commission all information required to be filed that is
delivered to it pursuant to Section 7(g) not later than two days after the later of the date such
final terms have been established for all classes of the Notes and the date of first use of such
information pursuant to Rule 433(b)(5)(ii) under the 1933 Act; provided, however, that the
Depositor shall have no liability for any such failure resulting from the failure of any
Underwriter to provide such information to the Depositor in accordance with Section 7(g).
(i) In the event that any Underwriter shall incur any costs or suffer any losses or damages
in connection with the reformation of the Contract of Sale with any investor that received a
Defective Prospectus, the Depositor and Ryder jointly and severally agree to reimburse such
Underwriter for such costs, losses or damages; provided, that such reimbursement obligations of the
Depositor and Ryder shall not apply to any such reformation to the extent resulting from an untrue
statement or omission in a Defective Prospectus contained in or omitted from the Defective
Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with the Underwriters’ Information.
Section 7. Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriters. The
obligations of the several Underwriters are subject to the accuracy of the
representations and warranties of the Depositor and Ryder contained in Section 1 or in
certificates of any officer of the Depositor, Ryder or any of their respective
Affiliates delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the
Depositor and Ryder of their covenants and other obligations hereunder and to the
following additional conditions:
(a) Effectiveness of Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall
have become effective and, at the Closing Date, no stop order suspending the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement shall have been issued under the 1933 Act or proceedings
therefor initiated or threatened by the Commission (or, if issued, such stop order shall
have been lifted), and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information
shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of counsel for the
Underwriters. The Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus shall have been filed with the
Commission in accordance with Rule 424(b).
(b) Accountants’ Comfort Letter. At the Closing Date, the Representative,
Ryder and the Depositor shall have received from PriceWaterhouse Coopers LLP a letter or
letters dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance as previously agreed to by the
Representative and otherwise satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative and
counsel for the Underwriters, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily
included in accountants’ “comfort letters”, with respect to the Financial Statements and
certain financial, statistical and other information contained in the Prospectus.
(c) Officer’s Certificates. At the Closing Date, there shall not have been,
since the date hereof or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the
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Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, any material adverse changes in the
condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business
prospects of the Depositor, Ryder and their respective Affiliates, whether or not arising in
the ordinary course of business, and the Representative shall have received certificates of
authorized officers of the Depositor and Ryder, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect
that (i) there has been no such material adverse change, (ii) the representations and
warranties in Section 1 are true and correct with the same force and effect as though
expressly made at and as of the Closing Date, (iii) each of the Depositor and Ryder has
complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or
satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date and (iv) no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that
purpose have been instituted or are pending or are contemplated by the Commission (or, if a
stop order has been issued, such order has been subsequently lifted).
(d) Opinion of Ryder System Law Department. At the Closing Date, the
Representative shall have received the favorable opinion from Ryder System Law Department,
dated the Closing Date and in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the
Underwriters, substantially to the effect that:
(i) Ryder has been incorporated under the Florida General Corporation Act, is
current in the payment of fees due to the Florida Department of State and its status
is active; Ryder has corporate power and authority to carry on its business as
described in the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under this
Agreement, the Depositor Partnership Agreement and each Basic Document to which it
is a party and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business in
the state of California and is in good standing in that state.
(ii) Each of the Depositor and RTR IV LLC is duly qualified to transact
business in Florida.
(iii) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each
of the Depositor and Ryder.
(iv) The Depositor Partnership Agreement and each Basic Document to which any
of Ryder, RTR IV LLC and the Depositor is a party has been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by Ryder, RTR IV LLC and the Depositor, as the case may be, and
assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the other parties
thereto, will constitute the legal, valid and binding agreement of such entity
enforceable against such entity in accordance with its terms (in each case, subject
to certain generally applicable limitations set forth in such opinion).
(v) To such counsel’s knowledge, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry
or investigation pending or threatened, to which Ryder, RTR IV LLC, the Origination
Trust or the Depositor is a party or to which any of their respective properties or
assets is subject, before or brought by any court or governmental
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agency or body, (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, any Basic
Document or the Notes, (ii) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Notes or the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Basic
Document, (iii) that would, if determined adversely to Ryder, RTR IV LLC, the
Origination Trust or the Depositor, materially and adversely affect the performance
by Ryder, RTR IV LLC, the Origination Trust or the Depositor of its respective
obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement or any Basic
Document to which it is a party or the Notes, or materially adversely affect its
condition or operations, or (iv) seeking to affect adversely the federal income tax
attributes of the Notes as described in the Prospectus under the heading “Material
Federal Income Tax Consequences—Notes.”
(vi) None of (A) the execution, delivery and performance by Ryder or the
Depositor of this Agreement or by Ryder, RTR IV LLC or the Depositor of the
Depositor Partnership Agreement or any Basic Document to which such entity is a
party, (B) the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein or therein by
any such entity or (C) the fulfillment of the terms hereof or thereof by any such
entity, will conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under, or
with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both, would constitute a default
under or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (except as permitted by
the Basic Documents) upon any property or assets of such entity pursuant to the
terms of (i) the organizational, charter or partnership documents or bylaws of such
entity, (ii) to such counsel’s knowledge and except as otherwise provided in the
Basic Documents, any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or
other instrument to which such entity is a party or by which it may be bound, or to
which any of the properties or assets of such entity is subject, (iii) any
applicable law, statute or regulation or (iv) to such counsel’s knowledge, any
judgment, order or decree applicable to such entity of any court, regulatory body or
other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over such entity; excepting,
in the case of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) above, defaults, breaches or violations
that do not, in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the condition,
financial or otherwise, or on the earnings, business affairs or business prospects
of such entity or a material adverse effect in the ability of such entity to perform
its obligations under the Depositor Partnership Agreement or any Basic Document to
which it is a party, as the case may be.
(vii) To such counsel’s knowledge, each of Ryder, RTR IV LLC, the Depositor and
the Origination Trust possesses such certificates, authorities, licenses, permits
and other governmental authorizations necessary to conduct the business now operated
by it, and none of such entities has received any notice of proceedings relating to
the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authority, license or permit
that, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling
or finding, would materially and adversely affect the condition, financial or
otherwise, or the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of such entity or
the ability of such entity to perform its obligations under the Basic Documents to
which it is a party.
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(viii) The execution and delivery by each of the Depositor, Ryder and each UTI
Beneficiary of the Basic Documents to which it is a party, the performance of the
transactions contemplated thereby and compliance with any of the provisions thereof
by each of the Depositor, Ryder and the related UTI Beneficiary will not violate
(i) any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the certificate of incorporation
or bylaws of the Depositor, Ryder and the related UTI Beneficiary, each as amended,
(ii) any federal or State of New York statute, rule or regulation applicable to the
Depositor, Ryder and the related UTI Beneficiary (other than federal and state
securities or blue sky laws, as to which we express no opinion with respect to this
paragraph) or (iii) any judgment, written injunction, decree, order or ruling of any
court or governmental authority binding on the Depositor, Ryder and the related UTI
Beneficiary of which we have knowledge
(ix) The execution, delivery and performance by each of the Depositor, Ryder
and each UTI Beneficiary of the Basic Documents to which it is a party will not
violate or result in a material breach of any of the terms of or constitute a
material default under or (except as contemplated in the Basic Documents) result in
the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance on any property or assets of the
Depositor, Ryder and the related UTI Beneficiary, pursuant to the terms of any
material indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement (the “Material
Agreements”). As those Material Agreements which by their terms are or may be
governed by the laws of a jurisdiction other than New York, we assume that such
Material Agreements are governed by the law of New York for purposes of the opinion
expressed in this paragraph. In addition, we exclude from the scope of such opinion
any potential violation of financial covenants contained in such Material
Agreements.
(x) No consent or approval of, notice to, filing with, or other action by any
State of Florida governmental entity is required for the execution and delivery by
each of the Depositor, Ryder and the related UTI Beneficiary of the Basic Documents
to which it is a party or the performance by each of the Depositor, Ryder and the
related UTI Beneficiary of the transactions contemplated thereby where the failure
to make or obtain such consent or approval of, notice to, filing with, or other
action by, or take such action would reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the ability of such entity to perform its obligations under the
Basic Documents, except for (i) the filing of UCC financing statements, (ii) filings
and other actions that might be required pursuant to state securities or blue sky
laws and (iii) those that have already been obtained, made or taken.
(e) Opinion of Special Counsel for the Depositor and Ryder. At the Closing
Date, the Representative shall have received the favorable opinion of XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP,
special counsel for the Depositor and Ryder, dated the Closing Date and in form and
substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, substantially to the effect that:
(i) When the Notes have been validly executed, authenticated and delivered in
accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and
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paid for by the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement, the Notes will
constitute valid and binding obligations of the Trust enforceable in accordance with
their terms and entitled to the benefits of the Indenture, except that
enforceability thereof may be subject to (a) the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating
to creditors’ rights generally and (b) general principles of equity regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity.
(ii) Each Basic Document (other than the Trust Agreement and the SUBI Trust
Agreement) to which it is a party is a valid and binding obligation of each of the
Depositor, Ryder or the related UTI Beneficiary, enforceable against each such party
in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability thereof may be limited by
(x) the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally,
(y) general principles of equity regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding at law or in equity and (z) with respect to rights or
indemnity thereunder, limitations of public policy under applicable securities laws.
(iii) The statements in the Prospectus under the captions “Summary”,
“Description of the Notes”, “Additional Information Regarding the Securities”, “The
SUBI” and “Description of Certain of the Basic Documents”, insofar as such
statements purport to summarize certain terms or provisions of the SUBI Certificate,
the Notes and the Basic Documents, provide a fair summary of such provisions and the
statements in the Prospectus under the captions “Additional Legal Aspects of the
Titling Trust,” “Additional Legal Aspects of the Leases and the Leased Vehicles” and
“ERISA Considerations”, to the extent that they constitute matters of law, summaries
of legal matters, documents or proceedings or legal conclusions relating to U.S.
federal law or the laws of the State of New York have been prepared or reviewed by
such counsel and provide a fair summary in all material respects (and such counsel
may state for clarification that it expresses no opinion as to whether such
statements omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein).
(iv) The Registration Statement has been declared effective under the 1933 Act.
The Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement will have been filed pursuant to Rule
424(b) of the regulations under the 1933 Act within the time period required by Rule
424(b); and, to our knowledge, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement has been issued under the 1933 Act and no proceedings for
that purpose have been instituted or are pending or threatened by the Commission.
(v) Each of the Registration Statement, as of its Effective Date,
and the Prospectus, as of its date, appeared on its face to be appropriately
responsive in all material respects to the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act
and the regulations thereunder, other than the following (as to which we express no
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opinion): (i) the financial statements, other financial or accounting information or
other statistical or numerical information, tabular or otherwise, contained in or
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, (ii)
any other documents or information incorporated by reference into the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus, or (iii) any exhibits to the Registration Statement.
(vi) No authorization, approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing
with, any federal regulatory body, federal administrative agency or other federal
governmental body of the United States of America or any state regulatory body,
state administrative agency or other state governmental body of the State of New
York (each, an “Authorization”), is required under Applicable Law for the execution
and delivery by the Depositor of the Basic Documents to which it is a party or the
consummation by it of the transactions described therein, except for those
Authorizations that have been obtained or made. To our knowledge, no required
Authorization that has been obtained or made has been withdrawn.
(vii) The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act. The
Trust Agreement is not required to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.
(viii) None of the Origination Trust, the Trust or the Depositor is an
“investment company” or under the “control” of an “investment company” as such terms
are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment
Company Act”) and neither the Trust nor Ryder is required to register under the
Investment Company Act.
(xi) Such counsel has no reason to believe that the Registration Statement or
any amendment thereto, as of the date of the Prospectus Supplement or as of such
Closing Date, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state
any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, or that the Preliminary Prospectus as of the Time of Sale
and as of the date hereof, or the Prospectus Supplement as of the date hereof or as
of the Closing Date, contains or contained any untrue statement of a material fact
or omits or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading; it being understood that such counsel need make no statement or
express any opinion as to the financial statements or other financial, numerical,
statistical and quantitative information contained in the Registration Statement or
a Prospectus, and that for purposes of determining the date of the Preliminary
Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement, it shall be the date stated on the respective
prospectus supplements thereto.
(xii) Under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York
(the “NY UCC”), the execution and delivery of the Indenture and the delivery for
value to and taking of physical possession in the State of New York by the Indenture
Trustee of the SUBI Certificate will create a valid first priority
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perfected security interest, for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee on behalf
of the holders of the Notes, in the Trust’s and the Owner Trustee’s right, title and
interest in the SUBI Certificate.
(xiii) Under the NY UCC, the provisions of the Issuer SUBI Certificate Transfer
Agreement are effective to create a valid security interest, in favor of the Trust,
in the Depositor’s rights in all security entitlements with respect to financial
assets now or hereafter credited to the account established as the Reserve Fund (as
defined in the Trust Agreement) (such security entitlements, the “Pledged Security
Entitlements”). The provisions of the Indenture are effective to create a valid
security interest in favor of the Indenture Trustee, to secure payment of the Notes,
in the Trust’s right in the Pledged Security Entitlements.
(xiv) Under the NY UCC, the provisions of the Control Agreement are effective
to perfect the security interest of the Indenture Trustee in the Pledged Security
Entitlements.
(xv) Under the NY UCC, no security interest of any other creditor of the Trust
will be prior to the security interest of the Indenture Trustee in the Pledged
Security Entitlements.
Such opinion may contain such assumptions, qualifications and limitations as are customary in
opinions of this type and are reasonably acceptable to counsel to the Underwriters. In rendering
such opinion, such counsel may state that they express no opinion as to the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the federal law of the United States and the laws of the State of New York.
(f) Opinion of Special Federal Income Tax Counsel for the Depositor and Ryder.
At the Closing Date, the Representative shall have received the favorable opinion of XxXxx
Xxxxxx LLP, special federal income tax counsel for the Depositor and Ryder, dated the
Closing Date and in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters,
substantially to the effect that:
(i) The Trust will not be classified as an association, or publicly traded
partnership, taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes.
(ii) The Notes will be treated as indebtedness for federal income tax purposes.
(g) Opinion of Special Delaware Counsel for the Depositor and Ryder. At the
Closing Date, the Representative shall have received the favorable opinion of Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx & Finger P.A., special Delaware counsel for the Depositor and Ryder, dated the
Closing Date and in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters,
substantially to the effect that:
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(i) Each of RTR I LP, RTR II LP and the Depositor has been duly formed and is
validly existing in good standing as a limited partnership under the laws of the
State of Delaware.
(ii) Each of RTR I LLC, Ryder Trust Rental II LLC (“RTR II LLC”) and RTR IV LLC
has been duly formed and is validly existing in good standing as a limited liability
company under the laws of the State of Delaware.
(iii) Each of RTR Leasing I and RTR Leasing II has been duly formed and is
validly existing in good standing as a corporation under the laws of the State of
Delaware.
(iv) Under the Delaware Partnership Act and its related formation documents,
each of RTR I LP, RTR II LP and the Depositor has all necessary partnership power
and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under the
formation documents to which it is a party and the Basic Documents to which it is a
party.
(v) Under the Delaware Partnership Act and its related formation documents, the
execution and delivery by each of RTR I LP, RTR II LP and the Depositor of the
formation documents to which it is a party and the Basic Documents to which it is a
party, and the performance by it of its obligations thereunder, have been duly
authorized by all necessary partnership action on the part of RTR I LP, RTR II LP
and the Depositor.
(vi) Under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (6 Del. C. § 18-101,
et seq.) (the “LLC Act”) and its related formation documents, each
of RTR I LLC, RTR II LLC and RTR IV LLC has all necessary limited liability company
power and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under,
the formation documents to which it is a party and the Basic Documents to which it
is a party.
(vii) Under the LLC Act and its related formation documents, the execution and
delivery by each of RTR I LLC, RTR II LLC and RTR IV LLC of the formation documents
which it is a party and the Basic Documents to which it is a party, and the
performance by it of its obligations thereunder, have been duly authorized by all
necessary limited liability company action on the part of RTR I LLC, RTR II LLC and
RTR IV LLC.
(viii) Under the General Corporate Law of the State of Delaware (8 Del. C.
§§ 101, et seq.) (the “DGCL”) and its related formation documents,
each of the RTR Leasing I and RTR Leasing II has all necessary corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, the
formation documents to which it is a party and the Basic Documents to which it is a
party.
(ix) Under the DGCL and its related formation documents, the execution and
delivery by each of RTR Leasing I and RTR Leasing II of the
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formation documents to which it is a party and the Basic Documents to which it
is a party, and the performance by it of its obligations thereunder, have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of RTR Leasing I and RTR
Leasing II.
(x) Each of the Origination Trust and the Trust has been duly formed and is
validly existing in good standing as a business trust under the laws of the State of
Delaware.
(xi) Under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (12 Del. C. § 3801, et
seq.) (the “Delaware Act”) and its related formation documents, each of the
Origination Trust and the Trust has all necessary business trust power and authority
to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, the Basic Documents to
which it is a party.
(xii) Under the Delaware Act and its related formation documents, the execution
and delivery by each of the Origination Trust and the Trust of the Basic Documents
to which it is a party, and the performance by it thereunder, have been duly
authorized by all necessary business trust action on the part of the Origination
Trust and the Trust.
(xiii) Each of the Origination Trust Agreement and the Trust Agreement is a
legal, valid and binding agreement of the parties thereto, enforceable against such
parties, in accordance with its terms.
(xiv) The SUBI Certificate has been duly and validly authorized and, when
executed, authenticated and delivered in accordance with the Origination Trust
Agreement and the SUBI Supplement, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding
and entitled to the benefits of the Origination Trust Agreement and the SUBI
Supplement.
(xv) Under § 3805(b) of the Delaware Act, no creditor of any holder of a UTI
Certificate or the SUBI Certificate shall have any right to obtain possession of, or
otherwise exercise legal or equitable remedies with respect to, the property of the
Origination Trust except in accordance with the terms of the Origination Trust
Agreement and the SUBI Supplement.
(xvi) Under § 3805(b) of the Delaware Act, no creditor of any holder of a Trust
Certificate shall have any right to obtain possession of, or otherwise exercise
legal or equitable remedies with respect to, the property of the Issuer except in
accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement and the SUBI Supplement.
(xvii) To the extent that Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect
in the State of Delaware (the “UCC”) is applicable (without regard to conflict of
laws principles), and assuming that the security interest created by the Indenture
in the Collateral has been duly created and has attached, upon the filing of the
Financing Statement with the Secretary of State, the Indenture Trustee will
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have a perfected security interest in that portion of the Trust’s right in such
collateral and the proceeds thereof that constitutes “accounts”, “general
intangibles” or “chattel paper”, as such terms are defined in the UCC, and such
security interest will be prior to any other security interest granted by the Issuer
that is perfected solely by the filing of financing statements under the UCC,
excluding purchase money security interests under § 9-312(4) of the UCC and
temporarily perfected security interests in proceeds under § 9-306(3) of the UCC.
(xviii) The SUBI Certificate constitutes “certificated securities” and
“securities” under the UCC.
(xix) The Notes have been duly and validly authorized and, when executed,
authenticated and delivered in accordance with the Trust Agreement and the
Indenture, in the case of the Notes, will be legal, valid and binding obligations of
the Trust, enforceable against the Trust, in accordance with their terms.
(h) Opinion of Special Bankruptcy Counsel to the Depositor and Ryder. At the
Closing Date, the Representative shall have received the favorable opinion of XxXxx Xxxxxx
LLP, special bankruptcy counsel to the Depositor and Ryder, dated the Closing Date and in
form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, with respect to certain
bankruptcy matters.
(i) Opinion of Counsel for the Indenture Trustee. At the Closing Date, the
Representative shall have received the favorable opinion of [ ], counsel to
[ ], as Indenture Trustee and Trust Agent, dated the Closing Date and in form and
substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, substantially to the effect that:
(i) [___] has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a [national
banking association], in good standing under the federal laws of the United States
of America with full power and authority (corporate and other) to own its properties
and conduct its business, as presently conducted by it, and to enter into and
perform its obligations as Indenture Trustee and Trust Agent under each Basic
Document to which [___] is a party.
(ii) Each Basic Document to which
[ ] is a party has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by [___] and, assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by the other parties thereto, will constitute a
legal, valid and binding obligation of [___] enforceable in accordance with its
terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws affecting enforcement
of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(iii) The Notes have been duly executed, authenticated and delivered by
[___], as Indenture Trustee.
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(iv) Neither the execution nor delivery by [___] of each Basic Document to
which it is a party nor the consummation of any of the transactions by [___]
contemplated thereby require the consent or approval of, the giving of notice to,
the registration with or the taking of any other action with respect to, any
governmental authority or agency under any existing federal governing the banking or
trust powers of [___].
(v) The execution and delivery of each Basic Document to which [___] is a
party and the performance by [___] of its terms do not conflict with or result in
a violation of (A) any federal or state law or regulation governing the banking or
trust powers of [___], (B) the Articles of Association or Bylaws of [___] or (C)
to the best knowledge of such counsel, any indenture, lease or material agreement to
which [___] is a party or to which its assets are subject.
(vi) All of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Origination Trustee
is owned by [___], free and clear of any Liens.
(j) Opinion of Counsel for the Origination Trustee. At the Closing Date, the
Representative shall have received the favorable opinion of [___], counsel to the
Origination Trustee, dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and substance to
counsel for the Underwriters, substantially to the effect that:
(i) The Origination Trustee has been duly incorporated and is validly existing
as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with
corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties, to conduct
its business as described in the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its
obligations under each Basic Document to which it is a party.
(ii) The shares of issued and outstanding capital stock of the Origination
Trustee have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and
non-assessable and are owned by U.S. Bank.
(iii) Each Basic Document to which the Origination Trustee is a party has been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Origination Trustee and, assuming the
due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the other parties thereto, will
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Origination Trustee
enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as the enforceability
thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or
other similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by
general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(iv) The Origination Trustee is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to
transact business and is in good standing in Florida and California.
(v) The SUBI Certificate has been duly executed, authenticated and delivered by
the Origination Trustee.
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(vi) Neither the execution nor delivery by the Origination Trustee of each
Basic Document to which it is a party nor the consummation of any of the
transactions by the Origination Trustee contemplated thereby require the consent or
approval of, the giving of notice to, the registration with or the taking of any
other action with respect to, any person or entity, including any governmental
authority or agency under any existing federal or state law of the states of Florida
and California.
(vii) The execution and delivery of each Basic Document to which the
Organization Trustee is a party and the performance by the Origination Trustee of
their respective terms do not conflict with or result in a violation of its articles
of incorporation or by-laws of the Origination Trustee or, to the best of such
counsel’s knowledge, any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease
or other instrument to which it is a party, by which it may be bound or to which any
of its property or assets is subject.
(k) Opinion of Counsel for the Owner Trustee. At the Closing Date, the
Representative shall have received the favorable opinion of [___], counsel to the Owner
Trustee, dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and substance to counsel for the
Underwriters, substantially to the effect that:
(i) The Owner Trustee has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a
national banking association, in good standing under the federal laws of the United
States of America
(ii) The Owner Trustee has full power and authority (corporate and other) to
own its properties and conduct its business, as presently conducted by it, and to
enter into and perform its obligations as Owner Trustee under each Basic Document to
which it is a party.
(iii) The execution and delivery of the Trust Agreement and, on behalf of the
Trust, each other Basic Document to which the Owner Trustee is a party, the
Certificates and the Notes and the performance by the Owner Trustee of its
obligations under the Trust Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action and each has been executed and delivered by the Owner Trustee.
(iv) The Trust Agreement constitutes a valid binding agreement of the Owner
Trustee, enforceable against the Owner Trustee in accordance with its terms, except
as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
reorganization or other similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(v) Neither the execution nor delivery by the Owner Trustee of each Basic
Document to which it is a party nor the consummation of any of the transactions by
the Owner Trustee contemplated thereby require the consent or
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approval of, the giving of notice to, the registration with or the taking of
any other action with respect to, any governmental authority or agency under any
existing federal or state law governing the banking or trust powers of the Owner
Trustee, other than those consents, approvals or authorizations as have been
obtained and the filing of the Certificate of Trust with the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware.
(vi) Each of the Notes and the Certificates have been duly executed,
authenticated and delivered by the Owner Trustee.
(vii) The execution and delivery of each Basic Document to which the Owner
Trustee is a party and the performance by the Owner Trustee of its terms do not
conflict with or result in a violation of the Articles of Association or Bylaws of
the Owner Trustee.
(l) Opinion of Counsel for the Underwriters. At the Closing Date, the
Representative shall have received the favorable opinion, dated as of the Closing Date, of
Sidley Austin LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Representative. In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely, as to all matters
governed by the laws of jurisdictions other than the law of the State of New York and the
federal law of the United States, upon the opinions of counsel reasonably satisfactory to
the Representative.
(m) Reliance Letters. Counsel to the Depositor or Ryder shall provide reliance
letters to the Representative relating to each legal opinion relating to the transaction
contemplated hereby rendered to the Trustee, the Origination Trustee, the Indenture Trustee
or either Rating Agency.
(n) Maintenance of Rating. At the Closing Date, [(i) the Class A-1 Notes shall
be rated by each Rating Agency in its highest short-term rating category, (ii) the Class
A-2a Notes and Class A-2b Notes shall be rated in the highest long-term rating category and
(iii) the Class B-1 Notes shall be rated in the third highest long-term rating category],
and the Depositor shall have delivered to the Representative a letter dated the Closing Date
from each Rating Agency, or other evidence satisfactory to the Representative, confirming
that the Notes have such ratings; and since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have
occurred a downgrading in the rating assigned to the Notes or any other securities of the
Depositor or Ryder by any “nationally recognized statistical rating agency”, as that term is
defined by the Commission for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the 1933 Act, and no such
securities rating agency shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or
review, with possible negative implications, its rating of the Notes.
(o) Additional Documents. At the Closing Date, counsel for the Underwriters
shall have been furnished with such documents and opinions as it may reasonably require for
the purpose of enabling it to pass upon the issuance of the Securities and the sale of the
Notes as herein contemplated, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the
representations or warranties or the fulfillment of any of the conditions herein contained;
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and all proceedings taken by the Depositor or Ryder in connection with the foregoing
shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to counsel for the Underwriters.
(p) Termination of Agreement. If any condition specified in this Section shall
not have been fulfilled when and as required to be fulfilled, this Agreement may be
terminated by the Representative by notice to the Depositor and Ryder at any time at or
prior to the Closing Date, and such termination shall be without liability of any party to
any other party except as provided in Section 5 and except that Sections 1, 7, 8 and 9 shall
survive any such termination and remain in full force and effect.
Section 8. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification of Underwriters. The Depositor and Ryder jointly and severally
agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls any
Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act as
follows:
(i) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as
incurred, arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A
Information, if applicable, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or
arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact included
in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(ii) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as
incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or any
investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or
of any claim whatsoever, based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such
alleged untrue statement or omission; provided that (subject to Section 8(d)) any such
settlement is effected with the written consent of the Depositor and Ryder; and
(iii) against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including the fees and
disbursements of counsel chosen by the Representative), reasonably incurred in
investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or
proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim
whatsoever, based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue
statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under clause (i) or
(ii) above;
provided, however, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim,
damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue
statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
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furnished to the Depositor or Ryder by any Underwriter through the Representative expressly for use
in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A Information, or
any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto).
(b) Indemnification of the Depositor and Ryder. Each Underwriter severally agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, Ryder, each person who signed the Registration
Statement, each person who was a director (or person performing similar functions), or partner, in
the Depositor at the time of filing the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who
controls the Depositor or Ryder within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1993 Act or Section 20 of
the 1934 Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the
indemnity contained in Section 8(a), as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or
omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in (i) the Registration Statement (or
any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A Information, the Time of Sale Information or the
Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Depositor or Ryder by such Underwriter through the Representative
expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or such Time of Sale
Information or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) and (ii) any permitted
Underwriter Communication (other than Prepricing Information).
(c) Actions against Parties; Notification. Each indemnified party shall give notice
as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of any action commenced against it
in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying
party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability hereunder to the extent it is
not materially prejudiced as a result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it from any
liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement. In the case of
parties indemnified pursuant to Section 8(a), counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected
by the Representative, and, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 8(b), counsel to
the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Depositor or Ryder, as applicable. An
indemnifying party may participate at its own expense in the defense of any such action; provided,
however, that counsel to the indemnifying party shall not (except with the consent of the
indemnified party) also be counsel to the indemnified party. In no event shall the indemnifying
parties be liable for fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel)
separate from their own counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or
separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general
allegations or circumstances. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of
the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect
to any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced
or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which indemnification or contribution could be
sought under this Section or Section 9 (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or
potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an
unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such litigation,
investigation, proceeding or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of
fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
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(d) Settlement without Consent if Failure to Reimburse. If at any time an indemnified
party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and
expenses of counsel, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of
the nature contemplated by Section 8(a)(ii) effected without its written consent if (i) such
settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the
aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such
settlement at least 30 days prior to such settlement being entered into and (iii) such indemnifying
party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the
date of such settlement.
Section 9. Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in Section
8 is for any reason unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party
in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to therein,
then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount of such losses,
liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by such indemnified party, as
incurred, (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits
received by the Depositor and Ryder on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other
hand from the offering of the Notes pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation
provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above
but also the relative fault of the Depositor and Ryder on the one hand and of the
Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions which
resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations.
The relative benefits received by the Depositor and Ryder on the one hand and the Underwriters
on the other hand in connection with the offering of the Notes pursuant to this Agreement shall be
deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the
Notes pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Trust and the total
underwriting discount received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth on the cover of the
Prospectus, bear to the aggregate initial offering price of the Notes as set forth on such cover.
The relative fault of the Depositor and Ryder on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other
hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact
relates to information supplied by the Depositor or Ryder or by the Underwriters and the parties’
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
statement or omission.
The Depositor, Ryder and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution pursuant to this Section were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the
Underwriters are treated as one entity for such purposes) or by any other method of allocation
which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section. The
aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an indemnified
party and referred to above in this Section shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any
litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency
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or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, based upon any such untrue or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute
any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Notes underwritten by it
and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which
such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of any such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission.
No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
0000 Xxx) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.
For purposes of this Section, each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter within the
meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to
contribution as such Underwriter, and each director (or person performing similar functions) of the
Depositor, each person who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls
the Depositor or Ryder within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934
Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Depositor and Ryder. The Underwriters’
respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section are several in proportion to the
principal amount of Notes set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule A and not joint.
Section 10. Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive
Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this
Agreement or in certificates of officers of the Depositor, Ryder and their respective
Affiliates submitted pursuant hereto shall remain operative and in full force and
effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or
controlling person, or by or on behalf of the Depositor, Ryder and their respective
Affiliates, and shall survive delivery of the Notes to the Underwriters.
Section 11. Termination of Agreement.
(a) Termination; General. The Representative may terminate this Agreement, by notice
to the Depositor and Ryder, at any time at or prior to the Closing Date (i) if there has been,
since the time of execution of this Agreement or since the respective dates as of which information
is given in the Prospectus, any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise,
or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Depositor, the Origination Trust,
Ryder or Ryder and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the
ordinary course of business, (ii) if there has occurred any material adverse change in the
financial markets in the United States, any outbreak of hostilities or escalation thereof or other
calamity or crisis or any change or development involving a prospective change in national or
international political, financial or economic conditions, in each case the effect of which is such
as to make it, in the judgment of the Representative, impracticable to market the Notes or to
enforce contracts for the sale of the Notes, (iii) if trading in any securities of Ryder has been
suspended or materially limited by the Commission or if trading generally on the American Stock
Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange or in the Nasdaq National Market
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has been suspended or materially limited, or minimum or maximum prices for trading have been
fixed, or maximum ranges for prices have been required, by any of said exchanges or by such system
or by order of the Commission, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or any other
governmental authority or (iv) if a banking moratorium has been declared by either Federal or New
York authorities.
(b) Liabilities. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section, such
termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in
Section 5, and provided further that Sections 1, 8, 9 and 10 shall survive such termination and
remain in full force and effect.
Section 12. Default by One or More of the Underwriters. If one or more
of the Underwriters shall fail at Closing Date to purchase the Notes which it or they
are obligated to purchase under this Agreement (the “Defaulted Securities”), the
Representative shall have the right, within 24 hours thereafter, to make arrangements
for one or more of the non-defaulting Underwriters, or any other underwriters, to
purchase all, but not less than all, of the Defaulted Securities in such amounts as may
be agreed upon and upon the terms herein set forth; if, however, the Representative
shall not have completed such arrangements within such 24-hour period, then:
(a) if the amount of Defaulted Securities does not exceed 10% of the aggregate
principal amount of the Notes to be purchased hereunder, each of the non-defaulting
Underwriters shall be obligated, severally and not jointly, to purchase the full amount
thereof in the proportions that their respective underwriting obligations hereunder bear to
the underwriting obligations of all non-defaulting Underwriters, or
(b) if the amount of Defaulted Securities exceeds 10% of the aggregate principal amount
of the Notes to be purchased hereunder, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on
the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter.
No action taken pursuant to this Section shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter from
liability in respect of its default.
In the event of any such default which does not result in a termination of this Agreement,
either the Representative or the Depositor shall have the right to postpone Closing Date for a
period not exceeding seven days in order to effect any required changes in the Registration
Statement or Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements. As used herein, the term
“Underwriter” includes any person substituted for an Underwriter under this Section.
Section 13. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted
by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be
directed to the Representative at [___], Attention: [___]; notices to
the Depositor or Ryder shall be directed to it at 00000 XX 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx
00000, Attention: [___] (in the case of Ryder) or to the Depositor General Partner at
00000 XX 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, Attention: [___] (in the case of the
Depositor).
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Section 14. Parties. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon each of the Underwriters, the Depositor, Ryder and their respective
successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be
construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the Underwriters, the
Depositor, Ryder and their respective successors and the controlling persons, directors
and officers referred to in Sections 8 and 9 and their heirs and legal representatives
any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or
any provision herein contained. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof
are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Underwriters, the
Depositor, Ryder and their respective successors, and the controlling persons, directors
and officers referred to in Sections 8 and 9 and their heirs and legal representatives
and for the benefit of no other person, firm or corporation. No purchaser of Notes from
any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such purchase.
Section 15. Absence of Fiduciary Duty. The Depositor and Ryder each
acknowledges and agrees that (i) the purchase and sale of the Notes pursuant to this
Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Notes and any
related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the
Depositor and Ryder, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand,
(ii) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such
transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the
agent or fiduciary of the Depositor, Ryder or their respective stockholders, creditors,
employees or any other party, (iii) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an
advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Depositor or Ryder with respect to
the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether
such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Depositor or Ryder on other
matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Depositor or Ryder with respect to
the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this
Agreement, (iv) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a
broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the
Depositor or Ryder, and (v) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting,
regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the
Depositor and Ryder has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors
to the extent it deemed appropriate.
Section 16. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Section 17. Effect of Headings. The Article and Section headings herein
are for convenience only and shall not effect the construction hereof.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and
return to the Depositor and Ryder a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all
counterparts, will become a binding agreement among the Underwriters, the Depositor and Ryder in
accordance with its terms.
RYDER FUNDING II LP, a Delaware limited partnership | ||||
By: | RYDER TRUCK RENTAL IV LLC, a | |||
Delaware limited liability company, its general partner |
||||
By: | RTR LEASING II, INC., a Delaware corporation, its manager | |||
By: | ||||
RYDER TRUCK RENTAL, INC. | ||||
By: | ||||
CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED,
as of the date first above written:
as of the date first above written:
[ ]
By: |
||||
For itself and as Representative of the
other Underwriters named in Schedule A hereto.
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SCHEDULE A
Principal Amount | Principal Amount | Principal Amount | ||||||||||
of Class A-1 | of Class A-2a | of Class A-2b | ||||||||||
Name of Underwriter | Notes | Notes | Notes | |||||||||
[____________] |
$ | [____] | $ | [____] | $ | [____] | ||||||
[____________] |
$ | [____] | $ | [____] | $ | [____] | ||||||
[____________] |
$ | [____] | $ | [____] | $ | [____] | ||||||
[____________] |
$ | [____] | $ | [____] | $ | [____] | ||||||
[____________] |
$ | [____] | $ | [____] | $ | [____] | ||||||
Total |
$ | [____] | $ | [____] | $ | [____] |
Principal Amount | ||||
of Class B-1 | ||||
Name of Underwriter | Notes | |||
[____________] |
$ | [____] | ||
[____________] |
$ | [____] | ||
[____________] |
$ | [____] | ||
[____________] |
$ | [____] | ||
[____________] |
$ | [____] | ||
Total |
$ | [____] |
SA-1