TRUST AGREEMENT between UPFC AUTO FINANCING CORPORATION Seller and WELLS FARGO DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY Owner Trustee Dated as of November 8, 2007
EXECUTION
VERSION
AMENDED AND RESTATED
between
UPFC
AUTO
FINANCING CORPORATION
Seller
and
XXXXX
FARGO DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY
Owner
Trustee
Dated
as
of November 8, 2007
EXECUTION VERSION
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I. Definitions
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SECTION
1.1. Capitalized Terms
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1.2. Other Definitional Provisions
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ARTICLE
II. Organization
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SECTION
2.1. Name
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2.2. Office
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SECTION
2.3. Purposes and Powers
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SECTION
2.4. Appointment of Owner Trustee
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SECTION
2.5. Initial Capital Contribution of the Trust Estate
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SECTION
2.6. Declaration of Trust
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2.7. Title to Trust Property
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2.8. Situs of Trust
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SECTION
2.9. Representations and Warranties of the Depositor
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SECTION
2.10. Covenants of the Certificateholder
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SECTION
2.11. Federal Income Tax Treatment of the Trust
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ARTICLE
III. Certificate and Transfer of Interest
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SECTION
3.1. Initial Ownership
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3.2. The Certificate
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3.3. Authentication of Certificate
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SECTION
3.4. Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificate
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SECTION
3.5. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates
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3.6. Persons Deemed Certificateholders
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3.7. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
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3.8. Disposition in Whole But Not in Part.
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SECTION
3.9. Transfer Restrictions
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SECTION
3.10. Legending of Certificates
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ARTICLE
IV. Voting Rights and Other Actions
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SECTION
4.1. Prior Notice to Holder With Respect to Certain
Matters
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SECTION
4.2. Action by Certificateholder With Respect to Certain
Matters
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SECTION
4.3. Restrictions on Certificateholder’s Power
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SECTION
4.4. Rights of Security Insurer
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SECTION
4.5. Action With Respect to Bankruptcy Action
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SECTION
4.6. Covenants and Restrictions on Conduct of Business
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ARTICLE
V. Authority and Duties of Owner Trustee
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SECTION
5.1. General Authority
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SECTION
5.2. General Duties.
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SECTION
5.3. Action Upon Instruction
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SECTION
5.4. No Duties Except as Specified in This Agreement or in
Instructions
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SECTION
5.5. No Action Except under Specified Documents or
Instructions
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SECTION
5.6. Restrictions
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ARTICLE
VI. Concerning the Owner Trustee
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SECTION
6.1. Acceptance of Trusts and Duties
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SECTION
6.2. Furnishing of Documents
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SECTION
6.3. Representations and Warranties
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SECTION
6.4. Reliance; Advice of Counsel
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SECTION
6.5. Not Acting in Individual Capacity
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SECTION
6.6. Owner Trustee Not Liable for Certificate or
Receivables
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SECTION
6.7. Owner Trustee May Own Notes
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SECTION
6.8. Payments From Owner Trust Estate
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SECTION
6.9. Doing Business in Other Jurisdictions
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ARTICLE
VII. Compensation of Owner Trustee
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SECTION
7.1. Owner Trustee’s Fees and Expenses
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SECTION
7.2. Indemnification
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SECTION
7.3. Payments to the Owner Trustee
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SECTION
7.4. Non-recourse Obligations
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ARTICLE
VIII. Termination of Trust Agreement
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SECTION
8.1. Termination of Trust Agreement
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ARTICLE
IX. Successor Owner Trustees and Additional Owner Trustees
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SECTION
9.1. Eligibility Requirements for Owner Trustee
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SECTION
9.2. Resignation or Removal of Owner Trustee
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SECTION
9.3. Successor Owner Trustee
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9.4. Merger or Consolidation of Owner Trustee
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SECTION
9.5. Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee
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ARTICLE
X. Miscellaneous
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SECTION
10.1. Supplements and Amendments
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SECTION
10.2. No Legal Title to Owner Trust Estate in
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SECTION
10.3. Limitations on Rights of Others
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SECTION
10.4. Notices
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10.5. Severability
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10.6. Separate Counterparts
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SECTION
10.7. Assignments; Security Insurer
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10.8. No Recourse
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10.9. Headings
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10.10. GOVERNING LAW
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10.11. Servicer
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SECTION
10.12. Nonpetition Covenants
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ARTICLE
XI. COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB
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SECTION
11.1. Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit
A
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Form
of Certificate
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Exhibit
B
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Form
of Certificate of Trust
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Exhibit
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Form
of Transferor Certificate
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Exhibit
D
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Form
of Transferee Certificate
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EXECUTION
VERSION
This
AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT dated as of November 8, 2007, between
UPFC
AUTO FINANCING CORPORATION, a Texas corporation (the “Seller”),
and
XXXXX
FARGO DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY,
a
Delaware limited purposes trust company, as Owner Trustee, amends and restates
in its entirety that certain Trust Agreement dated as of , 2007 between the
Seller and the Owner Trustee.
ARTICLE
I.
Definitions
SECTION
1.1. Capitalized
Terms.
For all
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set
forth below:
“Agreement”
shall
mean this Trust Agreement, as the same may be amended and supplemented from
time
to time.
“Basic
Documents”
shall
mean this Agreement, the Certificate of Trust, the Sale and Servicing Agreement,
the Spread Account Agreement, the Insurance Agreement, the Indenture, the Sale
Agreement and the other documents and certificates delivered in connection
therewith.
“Benefit
Plan”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in SECTION 3.9.
“Certificate”
means
a
trust certificate evidencing the beneficial interest of a Certificateholder
in
the Trust, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
“Certificateholder”
or
“Holder”
shall
mean the person in whose name a Certificate is registered on the Certificate
Register, initially the Seller.
“Certificate
of Trust”
shall
mean the Certificate of Trust in the form of Exhibit B filed for the Trust
pursuant to Section 3810(a) of the Statutory Trust Statute on July 19,
2007.
“Certificate
Register”
and
“Certificate
Registrar”
shall
mean the register mentioned and the registrar appointed pursuant to SECTION
3.4.
“Code”
shall
mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and
Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Corporate
Trust Office”
shall
mean, with respect to the Owner Trustee, the principal corporate trust office
of
the Owner Trustee located at 000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000,
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, or at such other address as the
Owner
Trustee may designate by notice to the Depositor, or the principal corporate
trust office of any successor Owner Trustee (the address of which the successor
owner trustee will notify the Depositor).
“Depositor”
shall
mean the Seller in its capacity as Depositor hereunder.
“Distribution
Date”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
“ERISA”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in SECTION 3.9.
“Exchange
Act”
shall
mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Expenses”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in SECTION 7.2.
“Indemnified
Parties”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in SECTION 7.2.
“Indenture”
shall
mean the Indenture dated as of November 1, 2007, between the Trust and Deutsche
Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trust Collateral Agent and Trustee, as the
same
may be amended and supplemented from time to time.
“Instructing
Party”
shall
mean the Security Insurer (so long as an Insurer Default shall not have occurred
and be continuing) or the Certificateholder (if an Insurer Default shall have
occurred and be continuing).
“Owner
Trust Estate”
shall
mean all right, title and interest of the Trust in and to the property and
rights assigned to the Trust pursuant to Article II of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, all funds on deposit from time to time in the Trust Accounts and
all
other property of the Trust from time to time, including any rights of the
Owner
Trustee and the Trust pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the
Spread Account Agreement.
“Owner
Trustee”
shall
mean Xxxxx Fargo Delaware Trust Company, a Delaware limited purpose trust
company, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee under this
Agreement, and any successor Owner Trustee hereunder.
“Record
Date”
shall
mean with respect to any Distribution Date, the close of business on the last
Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date.
“Responsible
Officer”
shall
mean, with respect to the Owner Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust
Administration office of the Owner Trustee with direct responsibility for the
administration of the Trust and also, with respect to a particular matter,
any
other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
“Sale
and Servicing Agreement”
shall
mean the Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2007, among the
Trust, the Seller, the Servicer, the Trust Collateral Agent, the Backup Servicer
and the Designated Backup Subservicer, as the same may be amended and
supplemented from time to time.
“Secretary
of State”
shall
mean the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
“Security
Insurer”
shall
mean Ambac Assurance Corporation, or its successor in interest.
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“Servicer”
shall
mean UACC, the initial servicer under the Sale and Servicing
Agreement.
“Spread
Account”
shall
mean the Spread Account established and maintained pursuant to the Spread
Account Agreement.
“Spread
Account Agreement”
shall
mean the Spread Account Agreement dated as of November 8, 2007, among the Trust,
the Security Insurer, the Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the Trust Collateral
Agent, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in
accordance with the terms thereof.
“Statutory
Trust Statute”
shall
mean Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del.
Code§ 3801,
et seq.,
as the
same may be amended from time to time.
“Treasury
Regulations”
shall
mean regulations, including proposed or temporary regulations, promulgated
under
the Code. References herein to specific provisions of proposed or temporary
regulations shall include analogous provisions of final Treasury Regulations
or
other successor Treasury Regulations.
“Trust”
shall
mean the trust established by this Agreement.
“Trust
Collateral Agent”
shall
mean, initially, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, in its capacity as
collateral agent, including its successors in interest, until and unless a
successor Person shall have become the Trust Collateral Agent pursuant to the
Sale and Servicing Agreement, and thereafter “Trust Collateral Agent” shall mean
such successor Person.
“UACC”
shall
mean United Auto Credit Corporation.
SECTION
1.2. Other
Definitional Provisions.
(a) Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings assigned to them
in the Sale and Servicing Agreement or, if not defined therein, in the Spread
Account Agreement or in the Indenture.
(b) All
terms
defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any
certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise
defined therein.
(c) As
used
in this Agreement and in any certificate or other document made or delivered
pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms not defined in this Agreement
or in
any such certificate or other document, and accounting terms partly defined
in
this Agreement or in any such certificate or other document to the extent not
defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under generally
accepted accounting principles as in effect on the date of this Agreement or
any
such certificate or other document, as applicable. To the extent that the
definitions of accounting terms in this Agreement or in any such certificate
or
other document are inconsistent with the meanings of such terms under generally
accepted accounting principles, the definitions contained in this Agreement
or
in any such certificate or other document shall control.
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(d) The
words
“hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this
Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Agreement; Section and Exhibit references contained in this
Agreement are references to Sections and Exhibits in or to this Agreement unless
otherwise specified; and the term “including” shall mean “including without
limitation.”
(e) The
definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well
as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the
feminine and neuter genders of such terms.
ARTICLE
II.
Organization
SECTION
2.1. Name.
There
is hereby formed a trust to be known as “UPFC Auto Receivables Trust 2007-B,” in
which name the Owner Trustee may conduct the business of the Trust, make and
execute contracts and other instruments on behalf of the Trust and xxx and
be
sued.
SECTION
2.2. Office.
The
office of the Trust shall be in care of the Owner Trustee at the Corporate
Trust
Office or at such other address as the Owner Trustee may designate by written
notice to the Certificateholder.
SECTION
2.3. Purposes
and Powers.
(a) The
purpose of the Trust is, and the Trust shall have the power and authority,
to
engage in the following activities:
(i) to
issue
the Notes pursuant to the Indenture and the Certificate pursuant to this
Agreement, and to sell the Notes;
(ii) with
the
proceeds of the sale of the Notes to fund the Spread Account, to pay the
organizational, start-up and transactional expenses of the Trust and to pay
the
balance to the Depositor pursuant to the Sale and Servicing
Agreement;
(iii) to
acquire from time to time the Owner Trust Estate, to assign, grant, transfer,
pledge, mortgage and convey the Owner Trust Estate to the Trust Collateral
Agent
pursuant to the Indenture for the benefit of the Security Insurer and the
Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders and to hold, manage and
distribute to the Certificateholder pursuant to the terms of the Sale and
Servicing Agreement any portion of the Owner Trust Estate released from the
Lien
of, and remitted to the Trust pursuant to, the Indenture;
(iv) to
enter
into and perform its obligations under the Basic Documents to which it is a
party;
(v) to
engage
in those activities, including entering into agreements, that are necessary,
suitable or convenient to accomplish the foregoing or are incidental thereto
or
connected therewith (including the sale, from time to time, of Receivables
at
the direction of the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.3(c) of the Sale and
Servicing Agreement) and the filing of state business licenses (and any renewal
thereof) as prepared and instructed by the Certificateholder or Servicer without
further consent or instruction from the Instructing Party, including a Sales
Finance Company Application (and any renewal thereof) with the Pennsylvania
Department of Banking, Licensing Division, and a Financial Regulation
Application (and any renewal thereof) with the Maryland Department of Labor,
Licensing and Regulation; and
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(vi) subject
to compliance with the Basic Documents, to engage in such other activities
as
may be required in connection with conservation of the Owner Trust Estate and
the making of distributions to the Certificateholder and the
Noteholders.
The
Trust
is hereby authorized to engage in the foregoing activities. The Trust shall
not
engage in any activity other than in connection with the foregoing or other
than
as required or authorized by the terms of this Agreement or the Basic
Documents.
SECTION
2.4. Appointment
of Owner Trustee.
The
Depositor hereby confirms the appointment of the Owner Trustee as trustee of
the
Trust effective as of the date hereof, to have all the rights, powers and duties
set forth herein. The Owner Trustee hereby accepts such
appointment.
SECTION
2.5. Initial
Capital Contribution of the Trust Estate.
The
Owner Trustee hereby acknowledges receipt in trust from the Seller of the sum
of
$1.00, which contribution shall constitute the initial Owner Trust Estate.
The
Depositor acknowledges that such contribution has been transferred to, and
is
being held by, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as agent for the Trust
in
an account established by Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, on behalf
of
the Trust, which contribution shall constitute the initial Trust Estate. The
Depositor shall pay organizational expenses of the Trust as they may
arise.
SECTION
2.6. Declaration
of Trust.
The
Owner Trustee hereby declares that it will hold the Owner Trust Estate in trust
upon and subject to the conditions set forth herein for the use and benefit
of
the Holder, subject to the obligations of the Trust under the Basic Documents.
It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust constitute a statutory
trust under the Statutory Trust Statute and that this Agreement constitute
the
governing instrument of such statutory trust. Effective as of the date hereof,
the Owner Trustee shall have all rights, powers and duties set forth herein
and
to the extent not inconsistent herewith, in the Statutory Trust Statute with
respect to accomplishing the purposes of the Trust. The Owner Trustee shall
file
the Certificate of Trust with the Secretary of State.
The
Holder shall not have any personal liability for any liability or obligation
of
the Trust.
SECTION
2.7. Title
to Trust Property.
(a) Legal
title to all the Owner Trust Estate shall be vested at all times in the Trust
as
a separate legal entity except where applicable law in any jurisdiction requires
title to any part of the Owner Trust Estate to be vested in a trustee or
trustees, in which case title shall be deemed to be vested in the Owner Trustee,
a co-trustee and/or a separate trustee, as the case may be.
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(b) The
Holder shall not have legal title to any part of the Trust Property. The Holder
shall be entitled to receive distributions with respect to its undivided
ownership interest therein only in accordance with ARTICLE VIII. No transfer,
by
operation of law or otherwise, of any right, title or interest by the
Certificateholder of its ownership interest in the Owner Trust Estate shall
operate to terminate this Agreement or the trusts hereunder or entitle any
transferee to an accounting or to the transfer to it of legal title to any
part
of the Trust Property.
SECTION
2.8. Situs
of Trust.
The
Trust will be located and administered in the State of Delaware. All bank
accounts maintained by the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall be located
in the State of Delaware or the State of New York. Payments will be received
by
the Trust only in Delaware or New York and payments will be made by the Trust
only from Delaware or New York. The Trust shall not have any employees in any
state other than Delaware; provided,
however,
that
nothing herein shall restrict or prohibit the Owner Trustee, the Servicer or
any
agent of the Trust from having employees within or without the State of
Delaware. The only office of the Trust will be at the Corporate Trust Office
located in Delaware.
SECTION
2.9. Representations
and Warranties of the Depositor.
The
Depositor makes the following representations and warranties on which the Owner
Trustee relies in accepting the Owner Trust Estate in trust and issuing the
Certificate and upon which the Security Insurer relies in issuing the Note
Policy.
(a) Organization
and Good Standing.
The
Depositor is duly organized and validly existing as a Texas corporation with
power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such
properties are currently owned and such business is presently conducted and
is
proposed to be conducted pursuant to this Agreement and the Basic
Documents.
(b) Due
Qualification.
It is
duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in good standing, and
has
obtained all necessary licenses and approvals, in all jurisdictions in which
the
ownership or lease of its property, the conduct of its business and the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement and the Basic Documents
requires such qualification.
(c) Power
and Authority.
The
Depositor has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to carry out its terms; the Depositor has full power and authority
to sell and assign the property to be sold and assigned to and deposited with
the Trust and the Depositor has duly authorized such sale and assignment and
deposit to the Trust by all necessary corporate action; and the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly authorized by the
Depositor by all necessary corporate action.
(d) No
Consent Required.
No
consent, license, approval or authorization or registration or declaration
with,
any Person or with any governmental authority, bureau or agency is required
in
connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement and
the
Basic Documents, except for such as have been obtained, effected or
made.
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(e) No
Violation.
The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
fulfillment of the terms hereof do not conflict with, result in any breach
of
any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or
lapse of time) a default under the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of
the
Depositor, or any material indenture, agreement or other instrument to which
the
Depositor is a party or by which it is bound; nor result in the creation or
imposition of any Lien upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of
any
such indenture, agreement or other instrument (other than pursuant to the Basic
Documents); nor violate any law or, to the best of the Depositor’s knowledge,
any order, rule or regulation applicable to the Depositor of any court or of
any
Federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental
instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Depositor or its
properties.
(f) No
Proceedings.
There
are no proceedings or investigations pending or, to its knowledge threatened
against it before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other
tribunal or governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over it or its
properties (A) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or any of the
Basic Documents, (B) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Certificate or
the
Notes or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or any of the Basic Documents, (C) seeking any determination or ruling
that might materially and adversely affect its performance of its obligations
under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement or any of the Basic
Documents, or (D) seeking to adversely affect the federal income tax or other
federal, state or local tax attributes of the Certificate.
SECTION
2.10. Covenants
of the Certificateholder.
The
Certificateholder agrees:
(a) to
be
bound by the terms and conditions of the Certificate of which the Holder is
the
beneficial owner and of this Agreement, including any supplements or amendments
hereto and to perform the obligations of a Holder as set forth therein or
herein, in all respects as if it were a signatory hereto. This undertaking
is
made for the benefit of the Trust, the Owner Trustee and the Security Insurer;
and
(b) until
the
completion of the events specified in SECTION 8.1(d), not to, for any reason,
institute proceedings for the Trust to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent,
or consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against
the Trust, or file a petition seeking or consenting to reorganization or relief
under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy, or consent
to
the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator
(or
other similar official) of the Trust or a substantial part of its property,
or
cause or permit the Trust to make any assignment for the benefit of its
creditors, or admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as
they
become due, or declare or effect a moratorium on its debt or take any action
in
furtherance of any such action.
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SECTION
2.11. Federal
Income Tax Treatment of the Trust.
(a) For
so
long as the Trust has a single owner for federal income tax purposes, it will,
pursuant to Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 7701 of the Code,
be
disregarded as an entity distinct from the Certificateholder for all federal
income tax purposes. Accordingly, for federal income tax purposes, the
Certificateholder will be treated as (i) owning all assets owned by the Trust,
(ii) having incurred all liabilities incurred by the Trust, and (iii) all
transactions between the Trust and the Certificateholder will be
disregarded.
(b) Neither
the Owner Trustee nor any Certificateholder will, under any circumstances,
and
at any time, make an election on IRS Form 8832 or otherwise, to classify the
Trust as an association taxable as a corporation for federal, state or any
other
applicable tax purpose.
(c) In
the
event that the Trust has two equity owners for federal income tax purposes,
the
Trust will be treated as a partnership. At any such time that the Trust has
two
equity owners, this Agreement will be amended, in accordance with SECTION 10.1
herein, and appropriate provisions will be added so as to provide for treatment
of the Trust as a partnership.
ARTICLE
III.
Certificate
and Transfer of Interest
SECTION
3.1. Initial
Ownership.
Upon
the formation of the Trust by the contribution by the Depositor pursuant to
SECTION 2.5 and until the issuance of the Certificate to the initial
Certificateholder, the Depositor shall be the sole beneficiary of the
Trust.
SECTION
3.2. The
Certificate.
The
Certificate shall be executed on behalf of the Trust by manual or facsimile
signature of an authorized officer of the Owner Trustee. A Certificate bearing
the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were, at the time when
such signatures shall have been affixed, authorized to sign on behalf of the
Trust, shall be validly issued and entitled to the benefit of this Agreement,
notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them shall have ceased to be
so
authorized prior to the authentication and delivery of such Certificate or
did
not hold such offices at the date of authentication and delivery of such
Certificate. A transferee of a Certificate shall become a Certificateholder,
and
shall be entitled to the rights and subject to the obligations of a
Certificateholder hereunder, upon due registration of such Certificate in such
transferee’s name pursuant to SECTION 3.4.
SECTION
3.3. Authentication
of Certificate.
Concurrently with the sale of the Receivables to the Trust pursuant to the
Sale
and Servicing Agreement, the Owner Trustee shall cause the Certificate to be
executed on behalf of the Trust, authenticated and delivered to or upon the
written order of the Depositor, signed by its chairman of the board, its
president or any vice president, its treasurer or any assistant treasurer
without further corporate action by the Depositor, in authorized denominations.
No Certificate shall entitle its holder to any benefit under this Agreement,
or
shall be valid for any purpose, unless there shall appear on such Certificate
a
certificate of authentication substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit
A,
executed by the Owner Trustee or Xxxxx Fargo Delaware Trust Company as the
Owner
Trustee’s authentication agent, by manual signature; such authentication shall
constitute conclusive evidence that such Certificate shall have been duly
authenticated and delivered hereunder. The Certificate shall be dated the date
of its authentication.
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SECTION
3.4. Registration
of Transfer and Exchange of Certificate.
The
Certificate Registrar shall keep or cause to be kept, at the office or agency
maintained pursuant to SECTION 3.7, a Certificate Register in which, subject
to
such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Owner Trustee shall provide
for the registration of the Certificate and of transfers and exchanges of the
Certificate as herein provided. Xxxxx Fargo Delaware Trust Company shall be
the
initial Certificate Registrar.
The
Certificate Registrar shall provide the Trust Collateral Agent with the name
and
address of the Certificateholder on the Closing Date. Upon any transfers of
the
Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall notify the Trust Collateral Agent
of the name and address of the transferee in writing, by facsimile, on the
day
of such transfer.
Upon
surrender for registration of transfer of the Certificate at the office or
agency maintained pursuant to SECTION 3.7, the Owner Trustee shall execute,
authenticate and deliver (or shall cause Xxxxx Fargo Delaware Trust Company
as
its authenticating agent to authenticate and deliver), in the name of the
designated transferee, a new Certificate dated the date of authentication by
the
Owner Trustee or any authenticating agent.
A
Certificate presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange
shall be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory
to
the Owner Trustee and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the
Certificateholder or his attorney duly authorized in writing, with such
signature guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the
requirements of the Certificate Registrar, which requirements include membership
or participation in the Securities Transfer Agent’s Medallion Program
(“STAMP”)
or
such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Certificate
Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance
with
the Exchange Act. Each Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer
or
exchange shall be canceled and subsequently disposed of by the Owner Trustee
in
accordance with its customary practice.
No
service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of
the
Certificate, but the Owner Trustee or the Certificate Registrar may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may
be
imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of the
Certificate.
SECTION
3.5. Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
If (a)
any mutilated Certificate shall be surrendered to the Certificate Registrar,
or
if the Certificate Registrar shall receive evidence to its satisfaction of
the
destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate and (b) there shall be delivered
to the Certificate Registrar, the Owner Trustee and (unless an Insurer Default
shall have occurred and be continuing) the Security Insurer, such security
or
indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, then in
the
absence of notice that such Certificate shall have been acquired by a bona
fide
purchaser, the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall execute and the Owner
Trustee, or Xxxxx Fargo Delaware Trust Company, as the Owner Trustee’s
authenticating agent, shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in
lieu
of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate
of like class, tenor and denomination. In connection with the issuance of any
new Certificate under this Section, the Owner Trustee or the Certificate
Registrar may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith. Any duplicate
Certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute conclusive evidence
of an ownership interest in the Trust, as if originally issued, whether or
not
the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any
time.
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SECTION
3.6. Persons
Deemed Certificateholders.
Every
Person by virtue of becoming a Certificateholder in accordance with this
Agreement shall be deemed to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. Prior
to
due presentation of the Certificate for registration of transfer, the Owner
Trustee, the Certificate Registrar and the Security Insurer and any agent of
the
Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar and the Security Insurer, may treat
the
person in whose name any Certificate shall be registered in the Certificate
Register as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving
distributions pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement and for all other
purposes whatsoever, and none of the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar
or
the Security Insurer nor any agent of the Owner Trustee, the Certificate
Registrar or the Security Insurer shall be bound by any notice to the
contrary.
SECTION
3.7. Maintenance
of Office or Agency. The
Owner
Trustee shall maintain an office or offices or agency or agencies where the
Certificate may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and
where notices and demands to or upon the Owner Trustee in respect of the
Certificate and the Basic Documents may be served. The Owner Trustee initially
designates the Corporate Trust Office for such purposes. The Owner Trustee
shall
give prompt written notice to the Depositor, the Certificateholder and (unless
an Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing) the Security Insurer
of any change in the location of the Certificate Register or any such office
or
agency.
SECTION
3.8. Disposition
in Whole But Not in Part. The
Certificate may be transferred in whole but not in part. Any attempted transfer
of the Certificate that would divide the ownership of the Owner Trust Estate
shall be void. The Certificate is only transferable to another entity with
the
prior written consent of the Security Insurer in its sole discretion. The Owner
Trustee shall cause any Certificate issued to contain a legend stating “THIS
CERTIFICATE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE, EXCEPT UNDER THE LIMITED CONDITIONS SPECIFIED
IN THE TRUST AGREEMENT.”
SECTION
3.9. Transfer
Restrictions.
(a) No
Certificate may be resold, assigned or transferred (including by pledge or
hypothecation) other than the initial registration of the Certificates in the
name of UPFC Auto Financing Corporation unless such resale, assignment or
transfer is (i) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act and any applicable state securities or “Blue Sky” laws, (ii)
pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”) or
(iii) pursuant to another exemption from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act and subject to the receipt by the Certificate Registrar
and
the Depositor of (A) a certification by both the prospective transferor and
the
prospective transferee of the facts surrounding such transfer, which
certification shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Certificate
Registrar and the Depositor and (B) an opinion of counsel (which shall not
be at
the expense of the Depositor, the Certificate Registrar or the Owner Trustee),
satisfactory to the Depositor and the Certificate Registrar, to the effect
that
the transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, and, in each case, in
compliance with any applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of any state of the
United States. In addition, each transferee shall provide to the Certificate
Registrar its tax identification number, address, nominee name (if applicable)
and wire transfer instructions. Prior to any resale, assignment or transfer
of
the Certificates described in clause (ii) above, each prospective purchaser
of
the Certificates shall have acknowledged, represented and agreed as
follows:
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(i) It
is a
“qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A (“QIB”) and is acquiring
the Certificates for its own institutional account (and not for the account
of
others) or as a fiduciary or agent for others (which others also are
QIBs).
(ii) It
acknowledges that the Certificates have not been and will not be registered
under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any
jurisdiction.
(iii) It
is
familiar with Rule 144A and is aware that the sale is being made in reliance
on
Rule 144A and it is not acquiring the Certificates with a view to, or for resale
in connection with, a distribution that would constitute a public offering
within the meaning of the Securities Act or a violation of the Securities Act,
and that, if in the future it decides to resell, assign, pledge or otherwise
transfer any Certificates, such Certificates may be resold, assigned, pledged
or
transferred only (A) to the Depositor or any Affiliate thereof, (B) so long
as
such Certificate is eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, to a person
whom it reasonably believes after due inquiry is a QIB acting for its own
account (and not for the account of others) or as a fiduciary or agent for
others (which others also are QIBs) to whom notice is given that the resale,
pledge, assignment or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, (C)
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or
(D)
in a sale, pledge or other transfer made in a transaction otherwise exempt
from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act, in which case (1) the
Certificate Registrar shall require that both the prospective transferor and
the
prospective transferee certify to the Certificate Registrar and the Depositor
in
writing the facts surrounding such transfer, which certification shall be in
form and substance satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar and the Depositor
and (2) the Certificate Registrar shall require a written opinion of counsel
(which will not be at the expense of the Depositor, the Certificate Registrar
or
the Owner Trustee) satisfactory to the Depositor and the Certificate Registrar
to the effect that such transfer will not violate the Securities Act, in each
case in accordance with any applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of any
state of the United States.
(iv) It
is
aware that it (or any account for which it is purchasing) may be required to
bear the economic risk of an investment in the Certificates for an indefinite
period, and it (or such account) is able to bear such risk for an indefinite
period.
(v) It
understands that the Certificates will bear legends substantially as set forth
in SECTION 3.10.
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(vi) If
it is
acquiring any Certificates for the account of one or more qualified
institutional buyers, it represents that it has sole investment discretion
with
respect to each such account and that it has full power to make the foregoing
acknowledgments, representations and agreements on behalf of each such
account.
(vii) It
acknowledges that the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Depositor
and their Affiliates, and others will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the
foregoing acknowledgments, representations and agreements.
Each
transferor of the Certificates shall be required to execute or to have executed
a representation letter substantially in the form of Exhibit C, and each
transferee (other than the initial transferee) shall be required to execute
or
to have executed a representation letter substantially in the form of Exhibit
D,
or each may deliver such other representations (or an opinion of counsel) as
may
be approved by the Certificate Registrar and the Depositor, to the effect that
such transfer may be made pursuant to an exemption from registration under
the
Securities Act and any applicable state securities or “Blue Sky”
laws.
In
addition, such prospective purchaser shall be responsible for providing
additional information or certification, as shall be reasonably requested by
the
Owner Trustee or the Depositor, to support the truth and accuracy of the
foregoing acknowledgments, representations and agreements, it being understood
that such additional information is not intended to create additional
restrictions on the transfer of the Certificates. None of the Depositor, the
Trust, the Certificate Registrar nor the Owner Trustee shall be obligated to
register the Certificates under the Securities Act or any state securities
or
“Blue Sky” laws.
In
determining compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in this SECTION
3.9, the Owner Trustee, or the Certificate Registrar may rely upon a written
opinion of counsel (which may include in-house counsel of the transferor),
the
cost of obtaining which shall be an expense of the Holder of the Certificate
to
be transferred.
(b) The
Certificates may not be acquired by or for the account of an employee benefit
plan or other retirement arrangement subject to Section 406 of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)
or
Section 4975 of the Code or any substantially similar applicable law
(“Similar
Law”)
or an
entity whose underlying assets are deemed to be assets of a plan described
above
by reason of such plan’s investment in the entity (each, a “Benefit
Plan”).
By
accepting and holding a Certificate, the Holder thereof and the beneficial
owner
of the Certificate shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that it
is
not a Benefit Plan. The Owner Trustee shall have no duty to determine whether
the Certificates are owned by a Benefit Plan.
(c) Certificates
shall only be transferred to a Person that is a United States Person (within
the
meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code), unless the Trust has received
an
Opinion of Counsel that such transfer shall not cause the Trust to be subject
to
United States withholding tax as a consequence of a Non-United States Person
holding such Certificate.
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SECTION
3.10. Legending
of Certificates.
Each
Certificate shall bear a legend in substantially the form or the legends set
forth in Exhibit A attached hereto, unless the Depositor determines
otherwise in accordance with applicable law.
ARTICLE
IV.
Voting
Rights and Other Actions
SECTION
4.1. Prior
Notice to Holder With Respect to Certain Matters.
With
respect to the following matters, the Owner Trustee shall not take action unless
at least 30 days before the taking of such action, the Owner Trustee shall
have
notified the Certificateholder in writing of the proposed action and the
Certificateholder shall not have notified the Owner Trustee in writing prior
to
the 30th day after such notice is given that the Certificateholder has withheld
consent or provided alternative direction:
(a) the
election by the Trust to file an amendment to the Certificate of Trust (unless
such amendment is required to be filed under the Statutory Trust Statute or
unless such amendment would not materially and adversely affect the interests
of
the Holder);
(b) the
amendment of the Indenture by a supplemental indenture in circumstances where
the consent of any Noteholder is required;
(c) the
amendment of the Indenture by a supplemental indenture in circumstances where
the consent of any Noteholder is not required and such amendment materially
adversely affects the interest of the Certificateholder; or
(d) except
pursuant to Section 12.1(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the amendment,
change or modification of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, except to cure
any
ambiguity or defect or to amend or supplement any provision in a manner that
would not materially adversely affect the interests of the
Certificateholder.
The
Owner
Trustee shall notify the Certificateholder in writing of any appointment of
a
successor Note Registrar or Trust Collateral Agent within five Business Days
after receipt of notice thereof.
SECTION
4.2. Action
by Certificateholder With Respect to Certain Matters.
Owner
Trustee shall not have the power, except upon the direction of the
Certificateholder or the Security Insurer in accordance with the Basic
Documents, to (a) remove the Servicer under the Sale and Servicing
Agreement pursuant to Section 9.2 thereof or (b) except as expressly
provided in the Basic Documents, sell the Receivables after the termination
of
the Indenture. The Owner Trustee shall take the actions referred to in the
preceding sentence only upon written instructions signed by the
Certificateholder and the furnishing of indemnification satisfactory to the
Owner Trustee by the Certificateholder.
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SECTION
4.3. Restrictions
on Certificateholder’s Power.
(a) The
Certificateholder shall not direct the Owner Trustee to take or refrain from
taking any action if such action or inaction would be contrary to any obligation
of the Trust or the Owner Trustee under this Agreement or any of the Basic
Documents or would be contrary to SECTION 2.3, nor shall the Owner Trustee
be
obligated to follow any such direction, if given.
(b) The
Certificateholder shall not have any right by virtue or by availing itself
of
any provisions of this Agreement to institute any suit, action, or proceeding
in
equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement or any Basic
Document, unless the Certificateholder is the Instructing Party pursuant to
SECTION 5.3 and unless the Certificateholder previously shall have given to
the
Owner Trustee a written notice of default and of the continuance thereof, as
provided in this Agreement, and also unless Certificateholder shall have made
written request upon the Owner Trustee to institute such action, suit or
proceeding in its own name as Owner Trustee under this Agreement and shall
have
offered to the Owner Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against
the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and
the
Owner Trustee, for 30 days after its receipt of such notice, request, and offer
of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action,
suit, or proceeding, and during such 30-day period no request or waiver
inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Owner Trustee
pursuant to and in compliance with this Section or SECTION 5.3. For the
protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section, the
Certificateholder and the Owner Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as
can
be given either at law or in equity.
SECTION
4.4. Rights
of Security Insurer.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Basic Documents, without the
prior written consent of the Security Insurer (so long as no Insurer Default
shall have occurred and be continuing), the Owner Trustee shall not (i) remove
the Servicer, (ii) initiate any claim, suit or proceeding by the Trust or
compromise any claim, suit or proceeding brought by or against the Trust, other
than with respect to the enforcement of any Receivable or any rights of the
Trust thereunder, (iii) authorize the merger or consolidation of the Trust
with
or into any other statutory trust or other entity (other than in accordance
with
Section 3.10 of the Indenture) or (iv) amend the Certificate of Trust (unless
such amendment is required to be filed under the Statutory Trust
Statute).
SECTION
4.5. Action
With Respect to Bankruptcy Action.
(a) The
Trust
shall not, without the prior written consent of the Owner Trustee, (a) institute
any proceedings to adjudicate the Trust a bankrupt or insolvent, (b) consent
to
the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against the Trust,
(c)
file a petition seeking or consenting to reorganization or relief under any
applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy with respect to the
Trust, (d) consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Trust or a substantial
part of its property, (e) make any assignment for the benefit of the Trust’s
creditors; (f) cause the Trust to admit in writing its inability to pay its
debts generally as they become due; or (g) take any action in furtherance of
any
of the foregoing (any of the above foregoing actions, a “Bankruptcy
Action”).
In
considering whether to give or withhold written consent to a Bankruptcy Action
by the Trust, the Owner Trustee, with the consent of the Certificateholders
(hereby given, which consent the Certificateholders believe to be in the best
interests of the Certificateholders and the Trust), shall consider the interest
of the Noteholders and the Security Insurer in addition to the interests of
the
Trust and whether the Trust is insolvent; provided,
however,
that
the Owner Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the
Noteholders or the Security Insurer. The Owner Trustee shall have no duty to
give such written consent to a Bankruptcy Action by the Trust if the Owner
Trustee shall not have been furnished (at the expense of the Trust) or the
Person that requested that such letter be furnished to the Owner Trustee) a
letter from an independent accounting firm of national reputation stating that
in the opinion of such firm the Trust is then insolvent. The Owner Trustee
(as
such and in its individual capacity) shall not be personally liable to any
Person on account of the Owner Trustee’s good faith reliance on the provisions
of this Section or in connection with the Owner Trustee’s giving prior written
consent to a Bankruptcy Action by the Trust in accordance herewith, or
withholding such consent, in good faith, and neither the Trust nor any
Certificateholder shall have any claim for breach of fiduciary duty or otherwise
against the Owner Trustee (as such and in its individual capacity) for giving
or
withholding its consent to any such Bankruptcy Action.
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(b) The
parties hereto stipulate and agree that no Certificateholder has power to
commence any Bankruptcy Action on the part of the Trust or to direct the Owner
Trustee to take any Bankruptcy Action on the part of the Trust except as
provided in SECTION 4.5(a). To the extent permitted by applicable law, the
consent of the Security Insurer and the Trust Collateral Agent shall be obtained
prior to taking any Bankruptcy Action by the Trust.
(c) The
provisions of this Section do not constitute an acknowledgement or admission
by
the Trust, the Owner Trustee, any Certificateholder or any creditor of the
Trust
that the Trust is eligible to be a debtor, under the United States Bankruptcy
Code, 11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq.,
as
amended.
SECTION
4.6. Covenants
and Restrictions on Conduct of Business.
(a) The
Owner
Trustee on behalf of the Trust agrees to abide by the following
restrictions:
(i) other
than as contemplated by the Basic Documents and related documentation, the
Trust
shall not incur any indebtedness;
(ii) other
than as contemplated by the Basic Documents and related documentation, the
Trust
shall not engage in any dissolution, liquidation, consolidation, merger or
sale
of assets;
(iii) the
Trust
shall not engage in any business activity in which it is not currently engaged
other than as contemplated by the Basic Documents and related documentation;
and
(iv) the
Trust
shall not form, or cause to be formed, any subsidiaries and shall not own or
acquire any asset other than as contemplated by the Basic Documents and related
documentation.
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(b) The
Owner
Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall:
(i) maintain
books and records separate from any other person or entity;
(ii) maintain
its office and bank accounts separate from any other person or
entity;
(iii) not
commingle its assets with those of any other person or entity;
(iv) conduct
its own business in its own name and use stationery or other business forms
under its own name and not that of any Certificateholder or any
Affiliate;
(v) other
than as contemplated by the Basic Documents and related documentation, pay
its
own liabilities and expenses only out of its own funds;
(vi) observe
all formalities required under the Statutory Trust Statute;
(vii) not
guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other person or
entity;
(viii) not
hold
out its credit as being available to satisfy the obligation of any other person
or entity;
(ix) not
acquire the obligations or securities of its Certificateholders or its
Affiliates;
(x) other
than as contemplated by the Basic Documents and related documentation, not
make
loans to any other person or entity or buy or hold evidence of indebtedness
issued by any other person or entity;
(xi) other
than as contemplated by the Basic Documents and related documentation, not
pledge its assets for the benefit of any other person or entity;
(xii) hold
itself out as a separate entity from each Certificateholder and not conduct
any
business in the name of any Certificateholder;
(xiii) correct
any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity;
(xiv) not
identify itself as a division of any other person or entity; and
(xv) except
as
required or specifically provided in the Trust Agreement, the Trust will conduct
business with the Certificateholders or any Affiliate thereof on an arm’s length
basis.
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(c) So
long
as the Notes or any other amounts owed under the Indenture remain outstanding,
the Trust shall not amend this SECTION 4.6 unless the Rating Agency Condition
has been satisfied and without the prior written consent of the Security
Insurer.
ARTICLE
V.
Authority
and Duties of Owner Trustee
SECTION
5.1. General
Authority.
(a) The
Owner
Trustee is authorized and directed to execute and deliver the Basic Documents
to
which the Trust is named as a party, each certificate or other document attached
as an exhibit to or contemplated by the Basic Documents to which the Trust
is
named as a party and any amendment thereto and on behalf of the Trust, each
state business license (and any renewal thereof) prepared by the
Certificateholder or Servicer, including a Sales Finance Company Application
(and any renewal thereof) with the Pennsylvania Department of Banking, Licensing
Division, and a Financial Regulation Application (and any renewal thereof)
with
the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, in each case, in
such form as the Depositor shall approve as evidenced conclusively by the Owner
Trustee’s execution thereof, and on behalf of the Trust, to direct the Indenture
Trustee to authenticate and deliver Class A-1 Notes in the aggregate principal
amount of $58,000,000, Class A-2 Notes in the aggregate principal amount of
$93,000,000 and Class A-3 Notes in the aggregate principal amount of
$99,000,000. In addition to the foregoing, the Owner Trustee is authorized,
but
shall not be obligated, to take all actions required of the Trust pursuant
to
the Basic Documents. The Owner Trustee is further authorized from time to time
to take such action as the Instructing Party recommends with respect to the
Basic Documents so long as such activities are consistent with the terms of
the
Basic Documents.
(b) The
Owner
Trustee shall sign on behalf of the Trust any applicable tax returns of the
Trust, unless applicable law requires a Certificateholder to sign such
documents.
SECTION
5.2. General
Duties. It
shall
be the duty of the Owner Trustee to discharge (or cause to be discharged) all
of
its responsibilities pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Sale and
Servicing Agreement and to administer the Trust in the interest of the Holder,
subject to the Basic Documents and in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Owner Trustee shall be deemed
to
have discharged its duties and responsibilities hereunder and under the Basic
Documents to the extent the Servicer or the Depositor has agreed in the Sale
and
Servicing Agreement to perform any act or to discharge any duty of the Trust
or
the Owner Trustee hereunder or under any Basic Document, and the Owner Trustee
shall not be liable for the default or failure of the Servicer to carry out
its
obligations under the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
SECTION
5.3. Action
Upon Instruction.
(a) Subject
to ARTICLE IV and the terms of the Spread Account Agreement, the Security
Insurer (so long as an Insurer Default shall not have occurred and be
continuing) or the Certificateholder (if an Insurer Default shall have occurred
and be continuing) (the “Instructing
Party”)
shall
have the exclusive right to direct the actions of the Owner Trustee in the
management of the Trust, so long as such instructions are not inconsistent
with
the express terms set forth herein or in any Basic Document, provided,
however,
that
the Owner Trustee shall be permitted to treat the Security Insurer as the
Instructing Party until such time as the Owner Trustee has received written
notice that the Security Insurer is no longer the Instructing Party as a result
of the occurrence and continuance of an Insurer Default. The Instructing Party
shall not instruct the Owner Trustee in a manner inconsistent with this
Agreement or the Basic Documents.
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(b) The
Owner
Trustee shall not be required to take any action hereunder or under any Basic
Document if the Owner Trustee shall have reasonably determined, or shall have
been advised by counsel, that such action is likely to result in liability
on
the part of the Owner Trustee or is contrary to the terms hereof or of any
Basic
Document or is otherwise contrary to law.
(c) Whenever
the Owner Trustee is unable to decide between alternative courses of action
permitted or required by the terms of this Agreement or any Basic Document,
the
Owner Trustee shall promptly give notice (in such form as shall be appropriate
under the circumstances) to the Instructing Party requesting instruction as
to
the course of action to be adopted, and to the extent the Owner Trustee acts
in
good faith in accordance with any written instruction of the Instructing Party
received, the Owner Trustee shall not be liable on account of such action to
any
Person. If the Owner Trustee shall not have received appropriate instruction
within ten days of such notice (or within such shorter period of time as
reasonably may be specified in such notice or may be necessary under the
circumstances) it may, but shall be under no duty to, take or refrain from
taking such action, not inconsistent with this Agreement or the Basic Documents,
as it shall deem to be in the best interests of the Certificateholder, and
shall
have no liability to any Person for such action or inaction.
(d) In
the
event that the Owner Trustee is unsure as to the application of any provision
of
this Agreement or any Basic Document or any such provision is ambiguous as
to
its application, or is, or appears to be, in conflict with any other applicable
provision, or in the event that this Agreement permits any determination by
the
Owner Trustee or is silent or is incomplete as to the course of action that
the
Owner Trustee is required to take with respect to a particular set of facts,
the
Owner Trustee may give notice (in such form as shall be appropriate under the
circumstances) to the Instructing Party requesting instruction and, to the
extent that the Owner Trustee acts or refrains from acting in good faith in
accordance with any such instruction received, the Owner Trustee shall not
be
liable, on account of such action or inaction, to any Person. If the Owner
Trustee shall not have received appropriate instruction within 10 days of such
notice (or within such shorter period of time as reasonably may be specified
in
such notice or may be necessary under the circumstances) it may, but shall
be
under no duty to, take or refrain from taking such action, not inconsistent
with
this Agreement or the Basic Documents, as it shall deem to be in the best
interests of the Certificateholder, and shall have no liability to any Person
for such action or inaction.
SECTION
5.4. No
Duties Except as Specified in This Agreement or in Instructions.
The
Owner Trustee shall not have any duty or obligation to manage, make any payment
with respect to, register, record, sell, dispose of, or otherwise deal with
the
Owner Trust Estate, or to otherwise take or refrain from taking any action
under, or in connection with, any document contemplated hereby to which the
Owner Trustee is a party, except as expressly provided by the terms of this
Agreement or in any document or written instruction received by the Owner
Trustee pursuant to SECTION 5.3; and no implied duties or obligations shall
be
read into this Agreement or any Basic Document against the Owner Trustee. The
Owner Trustee shall have no responsibility for filing any financing or
continuation statement in any public office at any time or to otherwise perfect
or maintain the perfection of any security interest or lien granted to it
hereunder or to prepare or file any Commission filing (including any filings
required pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or any rule or regulation
promulgated thereunder) for the Trust or to record this Agreement or any Basic
Document. The Owner Trustee nevertheless agrees that it will, at its own cost
and expense, promptly take all action as may be necessary to discharge any
Liens
on any part of the Owner Trust Estate that result from actions by, or claims
against, the Owner Trustee (solely in its individual capacity) and that are
not
related to the ownership or the administration of the Owner Trust
Estate.
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SECTION
5.5. No
Action Except under Specified Documents or Instructions.
The
Owner Trustee shall not manage, control, use, sell, dispose of or otherwise
deal
with any part of the Owner Trust Estate except (i) in accordance with the powers
granted to and the authority conferred upon the Owner Trustee pursuant to this
Agreement, (ii) in accordance with the Basic Documents and (iii) in accordance
with any document or instruction delivered to the Owner Trustee pursuant to
SECTION 5.3.
SECTION
5.6. Restrictions.
The
Owner Trustee shall not take any action (a) that is inconsistent with the
purposes of the Trust set forth in SECTION 2.3 or (b) that, to the actual
knowledge of the Owner Trustee, would result in the Trust’s becoming taxable as
a corporation for Federal income tax purposes. The Certificateholder shall
not
direct the Owner Trustee to take action that would violate the provisions of
this Section.
ARTICLE
VI.
Concerning
the Owner Trustee
SECTION
6.1. Acceptance
of Trusts and Duties.
The
Owner Trustee accepts the trusts hereby created and agrees to perform its duties
hereunder with respect to such trusts but only upon the terms of this Agreement.
The Owner Trustee also agrees to disburse all moneys actually received by it
constituting part of the Owner Trust Estate upon the terms of the Basic
Documents and this Agreement. The Owner Trustee shall not be answerable or
accountable hereunder or under any Basic Document under any circumstances,
except (i) for its own willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence, (ii)
in the case of the inaccuracy of any representation or warranty contained in
SECTION 6.3 expressly made by the Owner Trustee, (iii) for liabilities arising
from the failure of the Owner Trustee to perform obligations expressly
undertaken by it in the last sentence of SECTION 5.4 hereof, (iv) for any
investments issued by the Owner Trustee or any branch or affiliate thereof
in
its commercial capacity or (v) for taxes, fees or other charges on, based on
or
measured by, any fees, commissions or compensation received by the Owner
Trustee. In particular, but not by way of limitation (and subject to the
exceptions set forth in the preceding sentence):
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(a) the
Owner
Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made by a Responsible
Officer of the Owner Trustee (except in the case of willful misconduct, bad
faith or gross negligence);
(b) the
Owner
Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to
be
taken by it in accordance with the instructions of the Instructing Party, the
Servicer or the Certificateholder;
(c) no
provision of this Agreement or any Basic Document shall require the Owner
Trustee to expend or risk funds or otherwise incur any financial liability
in
the performance of any of its rights or powers hereunder or under any Basic
Document if the Owner Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing that
repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability
is
not reasonably assured or provided to it;
(d) under
no
circumstances shall the Owner Trustee be liable for indebtedness evidenced
by or
arising under any of the Basic Documents, including the principal of and
interest on the Notes;
(e) the
Owner
Trustee shall not be responsible for or in respect of the validity or
sufficiency of this Agreement or for the due execution hereof by the Depositor
or for the form, character, genuineness, sufficiency, value or validity of
any
of the Owner Trust Estate or for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency
of
the Basic Documents, other than the certificate of authentication on the
Certificate, and the Owner Trustee shall in no event assume or incur any
liability, duty or obligation to the Security Insurer, Trustee, Trust Collateral
Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Noteholder or to any Certificateholder, other
than as expressly provided for herein and in the Basic Documents;
(f) the
Owner
Trustee shall not be liable for the default or misconduct of the Security
Insurer, the Trustee, the Trust Collateral Agent or the Servicer under any
of
the Basic Documents or otherwise and the Owner Trustee shall have no obligation
or liability to perform the obligations under this Agreement or the Basic
Documents that are required to be performed by the Trustee under the Indenture
or the Trust Collateral Agent or the Servicer under the Sale and Servicing
Agreement; and
(g) the
Owner
Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers
vested in it by this Agreement, or to institute, conduct or defend any
litigation under this Agreement or otherwise or in relation to this Agreement
or
any Basic Document, at the request, order or direction of the Instructing Party
or the Certificateholder, unless such Instructing Party or Certificateholder
has
offered to the Owner Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against
the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred by the Owner Trustee
therein or thereby. The right of the Owner Trustee to perform any discretionary
act enumerated in this Agreement or in any Basic Document shall not be construed
as a duty, and the Owner Trustee shall not be answerable for other than its
gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the performance of any
such
act.
SECTION
6.2. Furnishing
of Documents.
The
Owner Trustee shall furnish to the Certificateholder promptly upon receipt
of a
written request therefor, duplicates or copies of all reports, notices,
requests, demands, certificates, financial statements and any other instruments
furnished to the Owner Trustee under the Basic Documents.
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SECTION
6.3. Representations
and Warranties.
The
Owner Trustee hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, the Holder and
the Security Insurer (which shall have relied on such representations and
warranties in issuing the Note Policy), that:
(a) It
is a
Delaware limited purpose trust company, duly organized and validly existing
in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. It has all requisite
corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations
under this Agreement.
(b) It
has
taken all corporate action necessary to authorize the execution and delivery
by
it of this Agreement, and this Agreement will be executed and delivered by
one
of its officers who is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement
on
its behalf.
(c) Neither
the execution nor the delivery by it of this Agreement, nor the consummation
by
it of the transactions contemplated hereby nor compliance by it with any of
the
terms or provisions hereof will contravene any federal or Delaware state law,
governmental rule or regulation governing the banking or trust powers of the
Owner Trustee or any judgment or order binding on it, or constitute any default
under its charter documents or bylaws or any indenture, mortgage, contract,
agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which any of its properties
may be bound.
(d) The
Agreement has been, or, when executed and delivered will have been, duly
authorized, validly executed and delivered by the Owner Trustee and constitutes,
a valid and binding agreement of the Owner Trustee, enforceable against the
Owner Trustee in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that
enforceability may (A) be subject to insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
or
other similar laws, regulations or procedures of general applicability now
or
hereinafter in effect relating to or affecting creditor’s rights generally and
(B) be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered in a
proceeding at law or in equity).
SECTION
6.4. Reliance;
Advice of Counsel.
(a) The
Owner
Trustee shall incur no liability to anyone in acting upon any signature,
instrument, notice, resolution, request, consent, order, certificate, report,
opinion, bond or other document or paper reasonably believed by it to be genuine
and reasonably believed by it to be signed by the proper party or parties.
The
Owner Trustee may accept a certified copy of a resolution of the board of
directors or other governing body of any corporate party as conclusive evidence
that such resolution has been duly adopted by such body and that the same is
in
full force and effect. As to any fact or matter the method of the determination
of which is not specifically prescribed herein, the Owner Trustee may for all
purposes hereof rely on a certificate, signed by the president or any vice
president or by the treasurer, secretary or other authorized officers of the
relevant party, as to such fact or matter, and such certificate shall constitute
full protection to the Owner Trustee for any action taken or omitted to be
taken
by it in good faith in reliance thereon.
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(b) In
the
exercise or administration of the trusts hereunder and in the performance of
its
duties and obligations under this Agreement or the Basic Documents, the Owner
Trustee (i) may act directly or through its agents or attorneys pursuant to
agreements entered into with any of them, and the Owner Trustee shall not be
liable for the conduct or misconduct of such agents or attorneys if such agents
or attorneys shall have been selected by the Owner Trustee with reasonable
care,
and (ii) may consult with counsel, accountants and other skilled persons to
be
selected with reasonable care and employed by it. The Owner Trustee shall not
be
liable for anything done, suffered or omitted in good faith by it in accordance
with the written opinion or advice of any such counsel, accountants or other
such persons and according to such opinion not contrary to this Agreement or
any
Basic Document.
SECTION
6.5. Not
Acting in Individual Capacity.
Except
as provided in this ARTICLE VI, in accepting the trust hereby created Xxxxx
Fargo Delaware Trust Company acts solely as Owner Trustee hereunder and not
in
its individual capacity and all Persons having any claim against the Owner
Trustee by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any
Basic Document shall look only to the Owner Trust Estate for payment or
satisfaction thereof.
SECTION
6.6. Owner
Trustee Not Liable for Certificate or Receivables.
The
recitals contained herein and in the Certificate (other than the signature
and
countersignature of the Owner Trustee on the Certificate) shall be taken as
the
statements of the Depositor and the Owner Trustee assumes no responsibility
for
the correctness thereof. The Owner Trustee makes no representations as to the
validity or sufficiency of this Agreement, of any Basic Document or of the
Certificate (other than the signature and countersignature of the Owner Trustee
on the Certificate) or the Notes, or of any Receivable or related documents.
The
Owner Trustee shall at no time have any responsibility or liability for or
with
respect to the legality, validity and enforceability of any Receivable, or
the
perfection and priority of any security interest created by any Receivable
in
any Financed Vehicle or the maintenance of any such perfection and priority,
or
for or with respect to the sufficiency of the Owner Trust Estate or its ability
to generate the payments to be distributed to Certificateholder under this
Agreement or the Noteholders under the Indenture, including, without limitation:
the existence, condition and ownership of any Financed Vehicle; the existence
and enforceability of any insurance thereon; the existence and contents of
any
Receivable on any computer or other record thereof; the validity of the
assignment of any Receivable to the Trust or of any intervening assignment;
the
completeness of any Receivable; the performance or enforcement of any
Receivable; the compliance by the Depositor, the Servicer or any other Person
with any warranty or representation made under any Basic Document or in any
related document or the accuracy of any such warranty or representation or
any
action of the Trustee or the Servicer or any subservicer taken in the name
of
the Owner Trustee.
SECTION
6.7. Owner
Trustee May Own Notes.
The
Owner Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner
or
pledgee of the Notes and may deal with the Depositor, the Trustee and the
Servicer in banking transactions with the same rights as it would have if it
were not Owner Trustee.
SECTION
6.8. Payments
From Owner Trust Estate.
All
payments to be made by the Owner Trustee under this Agreement or any of the
Basic Documents to which the Trust or the Owner Trustee is a party shall be
made
only from the income and proceeds of the Owner Trust Estate and only to the
extent that the Owner Trust shall have received income or proceeds from the
Owner Trust Estate to make such payments in accordance with the terms hereof.
Xxxxx Fargo Delaware Trust Company, or any successor thereto, in its individual
capacity, shall not be liable for any amounts payable under this Agreement
or
any of the Basic Documents to which the Trust or the Owner Trustee is a
party.
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SECTION
6.9. Doing
Business in Other Jurisdictions.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, neither Xxxxx Fargo
Delaware Trust Company or any successor thereto, nor the Owner Trustee shall
be
required to take any action in any jurisdiction other than in the State of
Delaware if the taking of such action will, even after the appointment of a
co-trustee or separate trustee in accordance with SECTION 9.5 hereof, (i)
require the consent or approval or authorization or order of or the giving
of
notice to, or the registration with or the taking of any other action in respect
of, any state or other governmental authority or agency of any jurisdiction
other than the State of Delaware; (ii) result in any fee, tax or other
governmental charge under the laws of the State of Delaware becoming payable
by
Xxxxx Fargo Delaware Trust Company (or any successor thereto); or (iii) subject
Xxxxx Fargo Delaware Trust Company (or any successor thereto) to personal
jurisdiction in any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware for causes
of
action arising from acts unrelated to the consummation of the transactions
by
Xxxxx Fargo Delaware Trust Company (or any successor thereto) or the Owner
Trustee, as the case may be, contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE
VII.
Compensation
of Owner Trustee
SECTION
7.1. Owner
Trustee’s Fees and Expenses.
The
Trust shall pay to the Owner Trustee, pursuant to and as limited by
Section 5.7(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, as compensation for its
services hereunder such fees as have been separately agreed upon before the
date
hereof between UACC and the Owner Trustee, and such other reasonable expenses
hereunder, including the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements
of
such agents, representatives, experts and counsel as the Owner Trustee may
employ in connection with the exercise and performance of its rights and its
duties hereunder and under the Basic Documents. The Seller shall be jointly
and
severally liable for the fees and expenses owing to the Owner Trustee under
this
SECTION 7.1.
SECTION
7.2. Indemnification.
UACC
shall be liable as primary obligor for, and shall indemnify the Owner Trustee
and its officers, directors, successors, assigns, agents and servants
(collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against, any and all
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, taxes, claims, actions and suits,
and
any and all reasonable costs, expenses and disbursements (including reasonable
legal fees and expenses) of any kind and nature whatsoever (collectively,
“Expenses”) which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted
against the Owner Trustee or any Indemnified Party in any way relating to or
arising out of this Agreement, the Basic Documents, the Owner Trust Estate,
the
administration of the Owner Trust Estate or the action or inaction of the Owner
Trustee hereunder, except only that UACC shall not be liable for or required
to
indemnify the Owner Trustee from and against Expenses arising or resulting
from
any of the matters described in the third sentence of SECTION 6.1. The
indemnities contained in this Section and the rights under SECTION 7.1 shall
survive the resignation or termination of the Owner Trustee or the termination
of this Agreement. In any event of any claim, action or proceeding for which
indemnity will be sought pursuant to this Section, the Owner Trustee’s choice of
legal counsel shall be subject to the approval of UACC which approval shall
not
be unreasonably withheld. The Seller shall be jointly and severally liable
for
the indemnification duties and obligations of UACC which are described in this
SECTION 7.2.
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SECTION
7.3. Payments
to the Owner Trustee.
Any
amounts paid to the Owner Trustee pursuant to this ARTICLE VII shall be deemed
not to be a part of the Owner Trust Estate immediately after such
payment.
SECTION
7.4. Non-recourse
Obligations.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Basic Document, the Owner
Trustee agrees in its individual capacity and in its capacity as Owner Trustee
for the Trust that all obligations of the Trust to the Owner Trustee
individually or as Owner Trustee for the Trust shall be with recourse to the
Owner Trust Estate only and specifically shall be without recourse to the assets
of the Holder.
ARTICLE
VIII.
Termination
of Trust Agreement
SECTION
8.1. Termination
of Trust Agreement.
(a) This
Agreement and the Trust shall terminate in accordance with Section 3808 of
the Statutory Trust Statute and be of no further force or effect upon the later
to occur of (i) the maturity or other liquidation of the last Receivable
(including the purchase by the Servicer at its option or by the Seller at its
option of the corpus of the Trust as described in Section 10.1 of the Sale
and
Servicing Agreement) and the subsequent distribution of amounts in respect
of
such Receivables as provided in the Basic Documents, and (ii) the payment to
the
Certificateholder of all amounts required to be paid to it pursuant to this
Agreement, the payment in full of all amounts owed the Noteholders under the
Indenture and the payment to the Security Insurer of all amounts payable or
reimbursable to it pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Insurance
Agreement or the Policy; provided,
however,
that
the rights to indemnification under SECTION 7.2 and the rights under SECTION
7.1
shall survive the termination of the Trust. The Seller or the Servicer shall
promptly notify the Owner Trustee and the Security Insurer of any prospective
termination pursuant to this Section. The bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution,
death or incapacity of the Certificateholder, shall not (x) operate to terminate
this Agreement or the Trust, nor (y) entitle the Certificateholder’s legal
representatives or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or
proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up of all or any part of
the
Trust or Owner Trust Estate nor (z) otherwise affect the rights, obligations
and
liabilities of the parties hereto.
(b) Neither
the Depositor nor the Certificateholder shall be entitled to revoke or terminate
the Trust.
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(c) Notice
of
any termination of the Trust, specifying the Distribution Date upon which
the
Certificateholder shall surrender the Certificate to the Trust Collateral
Agent
for payment of the final distribution and cancellation, shall be given by
the
Owner Trustee by letter to the Certificateholder mailed within five Business
Days of receipt of notice of such termination from the Servicer given pursuant
to Section 10.1(c) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, stating (i) the
Distribution Date upon or with respect to which final payment of the Certificate
shall be made upon presentation and surrender of the Certificate at the office
of the Trust Collateral Agent therein designated, (ii) the amount of any
such
final payment, (iii) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such
Distribution Date is not applicable, payments being made only upon presentation
and surrender of the Certificate at the office of the Trust Collateral Agent
therein specified and (iv) interest will cease to accrue on the Certificate.
The
Owner Trustee shall give such notice to the Trust Collateral Agent and the
Security Insurer at the time such notice is given to the Certificateholder.
Upon
presentation and surrender of the Certificate, the Trust Collateral Agent
shall
cause to be distributed to the Certificateholder amounts distributable on
such
Distribution Date pursuant to Section 5.7 of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement.
In
the
event that the Certificateholder shall not surrender the Certificate for
cancellation within six months after the date specified in the above mentioned
written notice, the Owner Trustee shall give a second written notice to the
Certificateholder to surrender the Certificate for cancellation and receive
the
final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second
notice all the Certificate shall not have been surrendered for cancellation,
the
Owner Trustee may take appropriate steps, or may appoint an agent to take
appropriate steps, to contact the Certificateholder concerning surrender of
its
Certificate, and the cost thereof shall be paid out of the funds and other
assets that shall remain subject to this Agreement. Any funds remaining in
the
Trust after exhaustion of such remedies shall be distributed, subject to
applicable escheat laws, by the Owner Trustee to the Holder.
(d) Upon
the
completion of the winding up of the Trust in accordance with Section 3808 of
the
Statutory Trust Statute and its termination, the Owner Trustee shall cause
the
Certificate of Trust to be canceled by filing a certificate of cancellation
with
the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of Section 3810 of
the
Statutory Trust Statute.
ARTICLE
IX.
Successor
Owner Trustees and Additional Owner Trustees
SECTION
9.1. Eligibility
Requirements for Owner Trustee.
The
Owner Trustee shall at all times be a corporation (i) satisfying the provisions
of Section 3807(a) of the Statutory Trust Statute; (ii) authorized to exercise
corporate trust powers; (iii) having a combined capital and surplus of at least
$50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State
authorities; and (iv) acceptable to the Security Insurer in its sole discretion,
so long as an Insurer Default shall not have occurred and be continuing. If
such
corporation shall publish reports of condition at least annually, pursuant
to
law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority,
then for the purpose of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such
corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth
in its most recent report of condition so published. In case at any time the
Owner Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions
of
this Section, the Owner Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and
with
the effect specified in SECTION 9.2.
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SECTION
9.2. Resignation
or Removal of Owner Trustee.
The
Owner Trustee may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts hereby
created by giving written notice thereof to the Depositor, the Security Insurer
and the Servicer. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Depositor
shall
promptly appoint a successor Owner Trustee by written instrument, in duplicate,
one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Owner Trustee
and one copy to the successor Owner Trustee, provided that the Depositor shall
have received written confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies that the
proposed appointment will not result in an increased capital charge to the
Security Insurer by either of the Rating Agencies. If no successor Owner Trustee
shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after
the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Owner Trustee or the
Security Insurer may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a successor Owner Trustee.
If
at any
time the Owner Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of SECTION 9.1 and shall fail to resign after written request
therefor by the Depositor, or if at any time the Owner Trustee shall be legally
unable to act, or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of
the
Owner Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer
shall
take charge or control of the Owner Trustee or of its property or affairs for
the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then the Depositor
with the consent of the Security Insurer (so long as an Insurer Default shall
not have occurred and be continuing) may remove the Owner Trustee. If the
Depositor shall remove the Owner Trustee under the authority of the immediately
preceding sentence, the Depositor shall promptly appoint a successor Owner
Trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall
be delivered to the outgoing Owner Trustee so removed, one copy to the Security
Insurer and one copy to the successor Owner Trustee and payment of all fees
owed
to the outgoing Owner Trustee.
Any
resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee and appointment of a successor
Owner
Trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section shall not become
effective until acceptance of appointment by the successor Owner Trustee
pursuant to SECTION 9.3 and payment of all fees and expenses owed to the
outgoing Owner Trustee. The Depositor shall provide notice of such resignation
or removal of the Owner Trustee to each of the Rating Agencies.
SECTION
9.3. Successor
Owner Trustee.
Any
successor Owner Trustee appointed pursuant to SECTION 9.2 shall execute,
acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Security Insurer
and
to its predecessor Owner Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment under
this Agreement, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor
Owner Trustee shall become effective and such successor Owner Trustee, without
any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the
rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor under this Agreement,
with like effect as if originally named as Owner Trustee. The predecessor Owner
Trustee shall upon payment of its fees and expenses deliver to the successor
Owner Trustee all documents and statements and monies held by it under this
Agreement; and the Depositor and the predecessor Owner Trustee shall execute
and
deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required
for fully and certainly vesting and confirming in the successor Owner Trustee
all such rights, powers, duties and obligations.
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No
successor Owner Trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section
unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Owner Trustee shall be
eligible pursuant to SECTION 9.1.
Upon
acceptance of appointment by a successor Owner Trustee pursuant to this Section,
the Servicer shall mail notice of the successor of such Owner Trustee to the
Certificateholder, the Trustee, the Noteholders, the Security Insurer and the
Rating Agencies. If the Servicer shall fail to mail such notice within 10 days
after acceptance of appointment by the successor Owner Trustee, the successor
Owner Trustee shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the
Servicer.
SECTION
9.4. Merger
or Consolidation of Owner Trustee.
Any
corporation into which the Owner Trustee may be merged or converted or with
which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which the Owner Trustee shall be a party, or
any
corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust
business of the Owner Trustee, shall be the successor of the Owner Trustee
hereunder, provided such corporation shall be eligible pursuant to SECTION
9.1,
without the execution or filing of any instrument or any further act on the
part
of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding;
provided, further, that the Owner Trustee shall mail notice of such merger
or
consolidation to the Rating Agencies and the Security Insurer.
SECTION
9.5. Appointment
of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, at any time, for the
purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any
part
of the Owner Trust Estate or any Financed Vehicle may at the time be located,
the Servicer and the Owner Trustee acting jointly shall have the power and
shall
execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons approved
by
the Owner Trustee and the Security Insurer to act as co-trustee, jointly with
the Owner Trustee, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any
part
of the Owner Trust Estate, and to vest in such Person, in such capacity, such
title to the Trust, or any part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions
of
this Section, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the
Servicer and the Owner Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. If the
Servicer shall not have joined in such appointment within 15 days after the
receipt by it of a request so to do, the Owner Trustee subject, unless an
Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, to the approval of the
Security Insurer (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) shall
have
the power to make such appointment. No co-trustee or separate trustee under
this
Agreement shall be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor
trustee pursuant to SECTION 9.1 and no notice of the appointment of any
co-trustee or separate trustee shall be required pursuant to SECTION
9.3.
Each
separate trustee and co-trustee shall, to the extent permitted by law, be
appointed and act subject to the following provisions and
conditions:
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(i) all
rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Owner
Trustee shall be conferred upon and exercised or performed by the Owner Trustee
and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly (it being understood that
such
separate trustee or co-trustee is not authorized to act separately without
the
Owner Trustee joining in such act), except to the extent that under any law
of
any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed,
the
Owner Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or
acts,
in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including the
holding of title to the Trust or any portion thereof in any such jurisdiction)
shall be exercised and performed singly by such separate trustee or co-trustee,
but solely at the direction of the Owner Trustee;
(ii) no
trustee under this Agreement shall be personally liable by reason of any act
or
omission of any other trustee under this Agreement; and
(iii) the
Servicer and the Owner Trustee acting jointly may at any time accept the
resignation of or remove any separate trustee or co-trustee.
Any
notice, request or other writing given to the Owner Trustee shall be deemed
to
have been given to each of the then separate trustees and co-trustees, as
effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any
separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Agreement and the conditions
of this Article. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance
of
the trusts conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified
in
its instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Owner Trustee or
separately, as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this
Agreement, specifically including every provision of this Agreement relating
to
the conduct of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the
Owner Trustee. Each such instrument shall be filed with the Owner Trustee and
a
copy thereof given to the Servicer and the Security Insurer.
Any
separate trustee or co-trustee may at any time appoint the Owner Trustee, its
agent or attorney-in-fact with full power and authority, to the extent not
prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this Agreement
on
its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee shall die,
become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates,
properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the
Owner Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a
new
or successor trustee.
ARTICLE
X.
Miscellaneous
SECTION
10.1. Supplements
and Amendments.
(a) This
Agreement may be amended by the Depositor and the Owner Trustee, with the prior
written consent of the Security Insurer (so long as an Insurer Default shall
not
have occurred and be continuing) and with prior written notice to the Rating
Agencies, without the consent of any of the Noteholders or the
Certificateholder, (i) to cure any ambiguity or defect or (ii) to correct,
supplement or modify any provisions in this Agreement; provided,
however,
that
such action shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel which may be based
upon a certificate of the Servicer, adversely affect in any material respect
the
interests of any Noteholder or Certificateholder.
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(b) This
Agreement may also be amended from time to time, with the prior written consent
of the Security Insurer (so long as an Insurer Default shall not have occurred
and be continuing) by the Depositor and the Owner Trustee, with prior written
notice to the Rating Agencies, to the extent such amendment materially and
adversely affects the interests of the Noteholders and if an Insurer Default
shall have occurred and is continuing, with the consent of the Noteholders
evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes,
and
the consent of the Certificateholder (which consent of any Holder of a
Certificate or Note given pursuant to this Section or pursuant to any other
provision of this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder)
for
the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating
any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the
rights
of the Noteholders or the Certificateholder; provided,
however,
that
subject to the express rights of the Security Insurer under the Basic Documents,
no such amendment shall (a) increase or reduce in any manner the amount of,
or
accelerate or delay the timing of, collections of payments on Receivables
or
distributions that shall be required to be made for the benefit of the
Noteholders or the Certificateholder or (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage
of
the Outstanding Amount of the Notes and the Certificate Balance required
to
consent to any such amendment, without the consent of the Holders of all
the
outstanding Notes and the Certificateholder.
It
will
be a condition precedent to any amendment of this Agreement that, if an Insurer
Default has occurred and is continuing and if such amendment would have a
material adverse effect on the interests of the Security Insurer, that the
prior
written consent of the Security Insurer shall have been obatined.
(c) In
order
to comply with any rules adopted by the Commission, this Agreement may be
amended from time to time by the parties hereto and with the consent of the
Insurer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, without the consent
of any of the Noteholders or the Trustee, as may be necessary, in the judgment
of the Depositor and its counsel, pursuant to Section 11.4 of the Sale and
Servicing Agreement, to comply with any rules promulgated by the Commission
and
any interpretations thereof by the staff of the Commission.
Promptly
after the execution of any such amendment or consent, the Owner Trustee shall
furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment or consent
to
the Certificateholder, the Trustee and each of the Rating Agencies.
It
shall
not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholder, the Noteholders or the
Trustee pursuant to this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed
amendment or consent, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve
the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents (and any other
consents of the Certificateholder provided for in this Agreement or in any
other
Basic Document) and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof
by
Certificateholder shall be subject to such reasonable requirements as the Owner
Trustee may prescribe. Promptly after the execution of any amendment to the
Certificate of Trust, the Owner Trustee shall cause the filing of such amendment
with the Secretary of State.
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Prior
to
the execution of any amendment to this Agreement or the Certificate of Trust,
the Owner Trustee shall be entitled to receive and rely upon an Opinion of
Counsel stating that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted
by this Agreement and that all conditions precedent to the execution and
delivery of such amendment have been satisfied. The Owner Trustee may, but
shall
not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which affects the Owner
Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement or
otherwise.
SECTION
10.2. No
Legal Title to Owner Trust Estate in Certificateholder.
The
Certificateholder shall not have legal title to any part of the Owner Trust
Estate. The Certificateholder shall be entitled to receive distributions in
accordance with ARTICLE VIII. No transfer, by operation of law or otherwise,
of
any right, title or interest of the Certificateholder to and in its ownership
interest in the Owner Trust Estate shall operate to terminate this Agreement
or
the trust hereunder or entitle any transferee to an accounting or to the
transfer to it of legal title to any part of the Owner Trust
Estate.
SECTION
10.3. Limitations
on Rights of Others.
The
provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Owner Trustee,
the Depositor, the Certificateholder, the Servicer and, to the extent expressly
provided herein, the Security Insurer, the Trustee and the Noteholders, and
nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, shall be construed to
give to any other Person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim in the
Owner Trust Estate or under or in respect of this Agreement or any covenants,
conditions or provisions contained herein.
SECTION
10.4. Notices.
(a) Unless
otherwise expressly specified or permitted by the terms hereof, all notices
shall be in writing and shall be deemed given upon receipt personally delivered,
delivered by overnight courier or mailed first class mail or certified mail,
in
each case return receipt requested, and shall be deemed to have been duly given
upon receipt, if to the Owner Trustee, addressed to the Corporate Trust Office;
if to the Depositor, addressed to UPFC Auto Financing Corporation, Business
Operations Office, 000 X Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx, Xxxxx 00000,
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, (with a copy to the Servicer at the address set
forth below); if to United Auto Credit Corporation, 00000 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx; if to the
Security Insurer, addressed to Security Insurer, Ambac Assurance Corporation,
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, Attention: UPFC Auto
Receivables Trust 2007-B, Facsimile No.: 000-000-0000, Confirmation:
212-668-0340 (in each case in which notice or other communication to the
Security Insurer refers to an Event of Default, a claim on the Note Policy
or
with respect to which failure on the part of the Security Insurer to respond
shall be deemed to constitute consent or acceptance, then a copy of such notice
or other communication should also be sent to the attention of the General
Counsel “URGENT
MATERIAL ENCLOSED”);
or,
as to each party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party
in
a written notice to each other party.
(b) Any
notice required or permitted to be given to a Certificateholder shall be given
by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at the address of the Holder. Any notice
so mailed within the time prescribed in this Agreement shall be conclusively
presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Certificateholder receives
such notice.
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SECTION
10.5. Severability.
Any
provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent
of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision
in any
other jurisdiction.
SECTION
10.6. Separate
Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each
of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such
counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same
instrument.
SECTION
10.7. Assignments;
Security Insurer.
This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto
and the Security Insurer and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
The Security Insurer shall be an express third party beneficiary of this
Agreement, entitled to enforce the provisions hereof as if a party
hereto.
SECTION
10.8. No
Recourse.
The
Certificateholder by accepting a Certificate acknowledges that the Certificate
represents a beneficial interest in the Trust only and do not represent
interests in or obligations of the Seller, the Servicer, the Owner Trustee,
the
Trustee, the Security Insurer or any Affiliate thereof and no recourse may
be
had against such parties or their assets, except as may be expressly set forth
or contemplated in this Agreement, the Certificate or the Basic
Documents.
SECTION
10.9. Headings.
The
headings of the various Articles and Sections herein are for convenience of
reference only and shall not define or limit any of the terms or provisions
hereof.
SECTION
10.10. GOVERNING
LAW.
THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS
OF
THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS,
AND
THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE
DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
SECTION
10.11. Servicer.
The
Servicer is authorized to prepare, or cause to be prepared, execute and deliver
on behalf of the Trust and all such documents, reports, filings, instruments,
certificates and opinions as it shall be the duty of the Trust or Owner Trustee
to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Basic Documents. Upon written
request, the Owner Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Servicer a limited
power of attorney appointing the Servicer the Trust’s agent and attorney-in-fact
to prepare, or cause to be prepared, execute and deliver all such documents,
reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions.
SECTION
10.12. Nonpetition
Covenants.
Notwithstanding any prior termination of this Agreement, the Certificateholder
shall not, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the termination
of this Agreement with respect to the Trust, acquiesce, petition or otherwise
invoke or cause the Trust to invoke the process of any court or government
authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Trust
under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing
a
receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other
similar official of the Trust or any substantial part of its property, or
ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Trust.
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ARTICLE
XI.
COMPLIANCE
WITH REGULATION AB
SECTION
11.1. Intent
of the Parties; Reasonableness.
(a) Intent
of the Parties; Reasonableness.
The
Depositor and the Owner Trustee acknowledge and agree that the purpose of
Article Eleven of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Depositor
with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the
Commission.
Neither
the Depositor nor the Owner Trustee shall exercise its right to request delivery
of information or other performance under these provisions other than in good
faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Securities Act, the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (or
the
provision in a private offering of disclosure comparable to that required under
the Securities Act). The Owner Trustee acknowledges that interpretations of
the
requirements of Regulation AB may change over time, whether due to interpretive
guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, consensus among participants
in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise, and
agrees to comply with requests made by the Depositor in good faith for delivery
of information under these provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations
of Regulation AB. In connection therewith, the Owner Trustee shall cooperate
fully with the Depositor to deliver to the Depositor (including any of its
assignees or designees), any and all statements, reports, certifications,
records, attestations, and any other information necessary in the good faith
determination of the Depositor, to permit the Depositor to comply with the
provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the
Owner Trustee or the servicing of the Receivables, reasonably believed by the
Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Trust Agreement to be
duly
executed by their respective officers hereunto duly authorized as of the day
and
year first above written.
XXXXX
FARGO DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY,
as
Owner Trustee
By:
Name:
Title:
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UPFC
AUTO FINANCING CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title:
Senior Vice President
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ACKNOWLEDGED
AND AGREED TO:
UNITED
AUTO CREDIT CORPORATION
Solely
with respect to SECTION 7.1 and
SECTION
7.2
By:
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Executive Vice President
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EXHIBIT
A
NUMBER
R-1
SEE
REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
THIS
CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER
APPLICABLE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION, AND
MAY NOT BE RESOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY
OTHER
APPLICABLE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS, PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM OR
IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT THERETO. IT AGREES, ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF
OF ANY ACCOUNTS FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING AS AGENT, THAT SUCH CERTIFICATE MAY
BE
RESOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR TRANSFERRED ONLY (A) SO LONG AS THE
CERTIFICATE IS ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT (“RULE 144A”), TO A PERSON WHOM THE TRANSFEROR REASONABLY BELIEVES AFTER DUE
INQUIRY IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A
(“QIB”) ACTING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT (AND NOT FOR THE ACCOUNT OF OTHERS) OR AS A
FIDUCIARY OR AGENT FOR OTHERS (WHICH OTHERS ALSO ARE QIBS) TO WHOM NOTICE IS
GIVEN THAT THE RESALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE OR TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE
ON RULE 144A, (B) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OR (C) IF SUCH RESALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER
IS MADE IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS, IN WHICH CASE THE OWNER
TRUSTEE SHALL REQUIRE (I) THAT BOTH THE PROSPECTIVE TRANSFEROR AND THE
PROSPECTIVE TRANSFEREE CERTIFY TO THE OWNER TRUSTEE AND THE DEPOSITOR IN WRITING
THE FACTS SURROUNDING SUCH TRANSFER, WHICH CERTIFICATION SHALL BE IN FORM AND
SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE OWNER TRUSTEE AND (II) A WRITTEN OPINION OF
COUNSEL (WHICH SHALL NOT BE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER TRUSTEE OR THE
DEPOSITOR) SATISFACTORY TO THE OWNER TRUSTEE AND THE DEPOSITOR, TO THE EFFECT
THAT SUCH TRANSFER WILL NOT VIOLATE THE SECURITIES ACT, OR IN EACH CASE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS OF ANY STATE OR
JURISDICTION. ANY ATTEMPTED TRANSFER IN CONTRAVENTION OF THE IMMEDIATELY
PRECEDING RESTRICTIONS WILL BE VOID AB INITIO AND THE PURPORTED TRANSFEROR
WILL
CONTINUE TO BE TREATED AS THE OWNER OF THE CERTIFICATE FOR ALL
PURPOSES.
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NO
INTEREST IN THIS TRUST CERTIFICATES MAY BE ACQUIRED BY OR FOR THE ACCOUNT
OF AN
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO SECTION
406 OF
THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”) OR
SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR APPLICABLE LAW (“SIMILAR
LAW”) OR AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS ARE DEEMED TO BE ASSETS OF A PLAN
DESCRIBED ABOVE BY REASON OF SUCH PLAN’S INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY (EACH, A
“BENEFIT PLAN”). BY ACCEPTING AND HOLDING THIS CERTIFICATE, THE HOLDER HEREOF
AND THE CERTIFICATE OWNER SHALL EACH BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND WARRANTED
THAT IT IS NOT A BENEFIT PLAN.
ASSET
BACKED CERTIFICATE
evidencing
a beneficial ownership interest in certain distributions of the Trust, as
defined below, the property of which includes a pool of retail installment
sale
contracts secured by new or used automobiles, vans or light duty trucks and
sold
to the Trust by UPFC Auto Financing Corporation.
(This
Certificate does not represent an interest in or obligation of
UPFC
Auto Financing Corporation
or any of its Affiliates,
except to the extent described below.)
THIS
CERTIFIES THAT UPFC AUTO RECEIVABLES CORP. is the registered owner of a
nonassessable, fully-paid, beneficial ownership interest in certain
distributions of UPFC Auto Receivables Trust 2007-B (the “Trust”)
formed
by UPFC Auto Financing Corporation, a Texas corporation (the “Seller”).
OWNER
TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This
is
the Certificate referred to in the within-mentioned Trust
Agreement.
XXXXX
FARGO DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY
not in its individual
capacity
but solely as
Owner
Trustee
by:
Authenticating
Agent
by:
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The
Trust
was created pursuant to a Trust Agreement dated as of July 19, 2007, as amended
and restated as of November 8, 2007 (the “Trust
Agreement”),
between the Seller and Xxxxx Fargo Delaware Trust Company, as owner trustee
(the
“Owner
Trustee”),
a
summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth below.
To
the extent not otherwise defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein
have
the meanings assigned to them in the Trust Agreement.
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This
is
the duly authorized Certificate designated as “Asset
Backed Certificate”
(herein
called the “Certificate”).
Also
issued under the Indenture, dated as of November 1, 2007, among the Trust,
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as indenture trustee and trust collateral
agent, are three classes of Notes designated as “Class
A-1 4.98685% Asset Backed Notes”
(the
“Class
A-1 Notes”),
“Class
A-2 5.75% Asset Backed Notes”
(the
“Class
A-2 Notes”)
and
“Class
A-3 6.15% Asset Backed Notes”
(the
“Class
A-3 Notes”
and
together with the Class A-1 Notes and the Class A-2 Notes, the “Notes”).
This
Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and
conditions of the Trust Agreement, to which Trust Agreement the holder of this
Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such holder
is bound. The property of the Trust includes a pool of retail installment sale
contracts secured by new and used automobiles, vans or light duty trucks (the
“Receivables”),
all
monies due thereunder on or after the security interests in the vehicles
financed thereby, certain bank accounts and the proceeds thereof, proceeds
from
claims on certain insurance policies and certain other rights under the Trust
Agreement and the Sale and Servicing Agreement, all right, to and interest
of
the Seller in and to the Sale Agreement dated as of November 1, 2007 among
United Auto Credit Corporation and the Seller and all proceeds of the
foregoing.
The
holder of this Certificate acknowledges and agrees that its rights to receive
distributions in respect of this Certificate are subordinated to the rights
of
the Noteholders as described in the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture
and the Trust Agreement, as applicable.
Distributions
on this Certificate will be made as provided in the Trust Agreement by the
Owner
Trustee by wire transfer or check mailed to the Certificateholder without the
presentation or surrender of this Certificate or the making of any notation
hereon. Except as otherwise provided in the Trust Agreement and notwithstanding
the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due
notice by the Owner Trustee of the pendency of such distribution and only upon
presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency
maintained for the purpose by the Owner Trustee in the Corporate Trust
Office.
Reference
is hereby made to the further provisions of this Certificate set forth on the
reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same
effect as if set forth at this place.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been executed by an
authorized officer of the Owner Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate
shall not entitle the holder hereof to any benefit under the Trust Agreement
or
the Sale and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
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THIS
CERTIFICATE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF
THE
STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND
THE
OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED
IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Trust and not in its
individual capacity,
has
caused this Certificate to be duly executed.
Date:
November ___, 2007
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By:
XXXXX
FARGO DELAWARE TRUST
COMPANY
not in its individual capacity
but
solely as Owner Trustee
By:
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(Reverse
of Certificate)
The
Certificate does not represent an obligation of, or an interest in, the Seller,
the Servicer, the Owner Trustee or any Affiliates of any of them and no recourse
may be had against such parties or their assets, except as may be expressly
set
forth or contemplated herein or in the Trust Agreement, the Indenture or the
Basic Documents. In addition, this Certificate is not guaranteed by any
governmental agency or instrumentality and is limited in right of payment to
certain collections with respect to the Receivables, all as more specifically
set forth herein and in the Sale and Servicing Agreement. A copy of each of
the
Sale and Servicing Agreement and the Trust Agreement may be examined during
normal business hours at the principal office of the Seller, and at such other
places, if any, designated by the Seller, by any Certificateholder upon written
request.
The
Trust
Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment
thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Seller under
the Trust Agreement at any time by the Seller and the Owner Trustee with the
consent of the Security Insurer (so long as an Insurer Default has not occurred
or is continuing), the Note Majority and the Certificateholder. Any such consent
by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder
and on all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued
upon
the transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not
notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Trust Agreement
also
permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the
consent of the Certificateholder.
As
provided in the Trust Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein
set
forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate
Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at
the
offices or agencies of the Certificate Registrar maintained by the Owner Trustee
in the Corporate Trust Office, accompanied by a written instrument of transfer
in form satisfactory to the Owner Trustee and the Certificate Registrar duly
executed by the holder hereof or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon a new Certificate evidencing the same aggregate interest
in the Trust will be issued to the designated transferee. The initial
Certificate Registrar appointed under the Trust Agreement is Xxxxx Fargo
Delaware Trust Company. No service charge will be made for any such registration
of transfer or exchange, but the Owner Trustee or the Certificate Registrar
may
require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge
payable in connection therewith.
The
Owner
Trustee, the Security Insurer and any agent of the Owner Trustee or the Security
Insurer may treat the person in whose name this Certificate is registered as
the
owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Owner Trustee, the Security
Insurer nor any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
The
obligations and responsibilities created by the Trust Agreement and the Trust
created thereby shall terminate upon the payment to the Certificateholder of
all
amounts required to be paid to it pursuant to the Trust Agreement and the Sale
and Servicing Agreement and the disposition of all property held as part of
the
Trust. The Seller or the Servicer of the Receivables may at its option purchase
the corpus of the Trust at a price specified in the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, and such purchase of the Receivables and other property of the Trust
will effect early retirement of the Certificate; however, such right of purchase
is exercisable, subject to certain restrictions, only as of the last day of
any
Collection Period as of which the Pool Balance is 10% or less of the Original
Pool Balance.
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The
Certificate may not be acquired by an employee benefit plan or other retirement
arrangement that is subject to Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the
Code
or any substantially similar applicable law or any entity whose underlying
assets include assets of a plan described in (a) above by reason of such plan’s
investment in the entity (each, a “Benefit
Plan”).
By
accepting and holding this Certificate, the Holder hereof shall be deemed to
have represented and warranted that it is not a Benefit Plan.
The
recitals contained herein shall be taken as the statements of the Depositor
or
the Servicer, as the case may be, and the Owner Trustee assumes no
responsibility for the correctness thereof. The Owner Trustee makes no
representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Certificate or of
any
Receivable or related document.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been executed by an
authorized officer of the Owner Trustee, by manual or facsimile signature,
this
Certificate shall not entitle the Holder hereof to any benefit under the Trust
Agreement or the Sale and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any
purpose.
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
PLEASE
INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY
OR
OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER
OF
ASSIGNEE
(Please
print or type name and address, including postal zip code, of
assignee)
the
within Certificate, and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting
and appointing
_________________________Attorney
to transfer said Certificate on the books of the Certificate Registrar, with
full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:
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Guaranteed:
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NOTICE:
The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of
the
registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Certificate
in
every particular, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatever.
Such signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution”
meeting the requirements of the Certificate Registrar, which requirements
include membership or participation in STAMP or such other “signature
guarantee program” as may be determined by the Certificate Registrar in
addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF
CERTIFICATE
OF TRUST
OF
THIS
Certificate of Trust of UPFC AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST 2007-B (the “Trust”)
is
being duly executed and filed on behalf of the Trust by the undersigned, as
trustee, to form a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act
(12 Del.
C.§ 3801,
et seq.)
(the
“Act”).
1. Name.
The
name of the statutory trust formed by this Certificate of Trust is “UPFC
Auto Receivables Trust 2007-B.”
2. Delaware
Trustee.
The name and business address of the trustee of the Trust in the State of
Delaware is Xxxxx Fargo Delaware Trust Company, 000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000.
3. Effective
Date.
This
Certificate of Trust shall be effective upon filing.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Certificate of Trust
in
accordance with Section 3811(a)(1) of the Act.
XXXXX
FARGO DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY,
not
in its individual capacity but solely as trustee of the Trust
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT
C
FORM
OF
TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE
[Date]
as
Trust
c/o
Wells
Fargo Delaware Trust Company
as
Certificate Registrar
Corporate
Trust Services
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx., Xxxxx 0000
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Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Corporate Trust Office
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
connection with our proposed sale of the Asset Backed Certificates (the
“Certificate”) of UPFC Auto Receivables Trust 2007-B (the “Trust”), a Delaware
statutory trust formed by UPFC Auto Financing Corporation (the “Depositor” or
“Seller”), we confirm that:
(a) The
Transferor is the lawful owner of the Certificate with the full right to
transfer the Certificate free from any and all claims and encumbrances
whatsoever.
(b) Neither
the Transferor nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered, transferred,
pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Certificates, any interest in the
Certificate or any other similar security to any person in any manner, (b)
solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition
of
the Certificate, any interest in the Certificate or any other similar security
from any person in any manner, (c) otherwise approached or negotiated with
respect to the Certificate, any interest in the Certificate or any other similar
security with any person in any manner, (d) made any general solicitation with
respect to the Certificate, any interest in the Certificate or any other similar
security be means of general advertising or in any manner, or (e) taken any
other action with respect to the Certificate, any interest in the Certificate
or
any other similar security, which (in the case of any of the acts described
in
clauses (a) through (e) hereof) would constitute a distribution under the
Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), or would render the disposition
of the Certificate a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or any state
securities laws, or would require registration or qualification of the
Certificate pursuant to the Securities Act or any state securities
laws.
(c) The
Transferor and any person acting on behalf of the Transferor in this matter
reasonably believe that the Transferee is either (a) a “qualified institutional
buyer” (as that term is defined in Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities
Act) purchasing for its own account or (b) either (i) an “accredited investor”
within the meaning of paragraph (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Rule 501(a) under the
Securities Act or (ii) an entity in which all the equity owners are “accredited
investors” within the meaning of paragraph (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Rule 501(a)
under the Securities Act, and has such knowledge and experience in financial
and
business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an
investment in the Certificate.
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(d) Unless
the Transferee is either (a) an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule
501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act or (b) an entity in which
all the equity owners are “accredited investors” within the meaning of paragraph
(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act that is furnishing
a Transferee Certificate in the form of Exhibit C to the Trust Agreement, the
Transferor or a person acting on its behalf has taken reasonable steps to ensure
that the Transferee is aware that the Transferor is relying on the exemption
from the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A.
(e) The
Transferor or a person acting on its behalf has furnished, or caused to be
furnished, to the Transferee all information regarding (a) the Certificates
and
distributions thereon, (b) the Sale and Servicing Agreement, and (c) any credit
enhancement mechanism associated with the Certificates, that the Transferee
has
requested.
Very
truly yours,
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EXHIBIT
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FORM
OF
TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATE
[Date]
as
Trust
c/o
Wells
Fargo Delaware Trust Company
as
Certificate Registrar
Corporate
Trust Services
910
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
connection with our proposed purchase of the 100% Asset Backed Certificates
(the
“Certificates”) of UPFC Auto Receivables Trust 2007-B (the “Trust”), a Delaware
statutory trust formed by UPFC Auto Financing Corporation (the “Depositor” or
“Seller”), we confirm that:
(a) We
are a
“qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A (“QIB”) and are
acquiring the Certificate for its own institutional account (and not for the
account of others) or as a fiduciary or agent for others (which others also
are
QIBs);
(b) We
acknowledge that the Certificates have not been and will not be registered
under
the Securities Act or the securities laws of any jurisdiction;
(c) We
are
familiar with Rule 144A and are aware that the sale is being made in reliance
on
Rule 144A and we are not acquiring the Certificates with a view to, or for
resale in connection with, a distribution that would constitute a public
offering within the meaning of the Securities Act or a violation of the
Securities Act, and that, if in the future we decide to resell, assign, pledge
or otherwise transfer any Certificates, such Certificates may be resold,
assigned, pledged or transferred only (i) to the Depositor or any Affiliate
thereof, (ii) so long as such Certificate is eligible for resale pursuant to
Rule 144A, to a person whom we reasonably believe after due inquiry is a QIB
acting for its own account (and not for the account of others) or as a fiduciary
or agent for others (which others also are QIBs) to whom notice is given that
the resale, pledge, assignment or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule
144A, (iii) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities
Act or (iv) in a sale, pledge or other transfer made in a transaction otherwise
exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, in which case
(A) the Owner Trustee will require that both the prospective transferor and
the
prospective transferee certify to the Owner Trustee and the Depositor in writing
the facts surrounding such transfer, which certification shall be in form and
substance satisfactory to the Owner Trustee and the Depositor and (B) the Owner
Trustee will require a written opinion of counsel (which will not be at the
expense of the Depositor or the Owner Trustee) satisfactory to the Depositor
and
the Owner Trustee to the effect that such transfer will not violate the
Securities Act, in each case in accordance with any applicable securities or
“Blue Sky” laws of any state of the United States;
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(d) No
Certificate may be acquired by or for the account of an employee benefit plan
or
other retirement arrangement subject to Section 406 of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) or Section 4975 of the Code or
any substantially similar applicable law (“Similar Law”) or an entity whose
underlying assets are deemed to be assets of a plan described above by reason
of
such plan’s investment in the entity (each, a “Benefit Plan”). Each Person who
acquires any Certificate or interest therein will certify that the foregoing
conditions are satisfied;
(e) We
are
aware that we (or any account for which we are purchasing) may be required
to
bear the economic risk of an investment in the Certificates for an indefinite
period, and we (or such account) are able to bear such risk for an indefinite
period;
(f) We
understand that the Certificates will bear legends substantially as set forth
in
Section 3.12 of the Trust Agreement;
(g) If
we are
acquiring any Certificates for the account of one or more qualified
institutional buyers, we represent that we have sole investment discretion
with
respect to each such account and that we have full power to make the foregoing
acknowledgments, representations and agreements on behalf of each such
account;
(h) We
acknowledge that the Owner Trustee, the Depositor, and their Affiliates, and
others will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the foregoing acknowledgments,
representations and agreements; and
(i) We
acknowledge that we have been notified of the transfer restrictions and related
provisions applicable to the Certificates set forth in the Trust Agreement
and
agree to be bound by such restrictions and provisions.
You
are
entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce
this
letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal
proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered
hereby.
Very
truly yours,
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