CHASE ISSUANCE TRUST as Issuing Entity and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Indenture Trustee THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED INDENTURE dated as of December 19, 2007
Exhibit
10.2
EXECUTION
COPY
CHASE
ISSUANCE TRUST
as
Issuing Entity
and
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as
Indenture Trustee
____________________
THIRD
AMENDED AND RESTATED
dated
as of December 19, 2007
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE
I
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DEFINITIONS
AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
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Section
1.01
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Definitions
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3
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Section
1.02
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Compliance
Certificates and Opinions
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20
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Section
1.03
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Form
of Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee
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21
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Section
1.04
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Acts
of Noteholders.
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22
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Section
1.05
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Notices,
etc., to Indenture Trustee and Issuing Entity
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24
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Section
1.06
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Notices
to Noteholders; Waiver.
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25
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Section
1.07
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Conflict
with Trust Indenture Act
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26
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Section
1.08
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Effect
of Headings and Table of Contents
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26
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Section
1.09
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Successors
and Assigns
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26
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Section
1.10
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Separability
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26
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Section
1.11
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Benefits
of Indenture
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26
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Section
1.12
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Governing
Law
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26
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Section
1.13
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Counterparts
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26
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Section
1.14
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Indenture
Referred to in the Trust Agreement
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26
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Section
1.15
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Legal
Holidays
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26
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ARTICLE
II
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NOTE
FORMS
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Section
2.01
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Forms
Generally
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28
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Section
2.02
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Forms
of Notes
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28
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Section
2.03
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Form
of Indenture Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication
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28
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Section
2.04
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Notes
Issuable in the Form of a Global Note.
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29
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Section
2.05
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Temporary
Global Notes and Permanent Global Notes.
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31
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Section
2.06
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Beneficial
Ownership of Global Notes
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33
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Section
2.07
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Notices
to Depository
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33
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ARTICLE
III
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THE
NOTES
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Section
3.01
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General
Title; General Limitations; Issuable in Series; Terms of a Series,
Class
or Tranche of Notes.
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34
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Section
3.02
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Denominations
and Currency
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38
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Section
3.03
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Execution,
Authentication and Delivery and Dating.
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38
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Section
3.04
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Temporary
Notes.
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39
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Section
3.05
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Registration,
Transfer and Exchange.
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39
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Section
3.06
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Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes.
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42
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i
Section
3.07
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Payment
of Interest; Interest and Principal Rights Preserved; Withholding
Taxes.
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43
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Section
3.08
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Persons
Deemed Owners
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43
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Section
3.09
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Cancellation
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43
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Section
3.10
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New
Issuances of Notes
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44
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Section
3.11
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Specification
of Required Subordinated Amount and other Terms with Respect to each
Series, Class or Tranche of Notes.
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46
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Section
3.12
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Shared
Excess Available Finance Charge Collections Groups and Other
Groups
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46
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Section
3.13
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Unapplied
Excess Finance Charge Collections
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46
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Section
3.14
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Unapplied
Master Trust Level Excess Finance Charge Collections
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47
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Section
3.15
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Unapplied
Master Trust Level Principal Collections
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48
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ARTICLE
IV
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BANK
ACCOUNTS AND INVESTMENTS
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Section
4.01
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Collections
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49
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Section
4.02
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Bank
Accounts.
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49
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Section
4.03
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Investment
of Funds in the Bank Accounts.
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50
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ARTICLE
V
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SATISFACTION
AND DISCHARGE; CANCELLATION OF NOTES HELD BY THE ISSUING ENTITY OR
CHASE
USA
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Section
5.01
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Satisfaction
and Discharge of Indenture
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52
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Section
5.02
|
Application
of Trust Money
|
52
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Section
5.03
|
Cancellation
of Notes Held by the Issuing Entity or the Transferor
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53
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ARTICLE
VI
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EVENTS
OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
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Section
6.01
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Events
of Default
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54
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Section
6.02
|
Acceleration
of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
|
55
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Section
6.03
|
Collection
of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Indenture Trustee or
the
Collateral Agent on Behalf of the Indenture Trustee
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57
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Section
6.04
|
Indenture
Trustee or the Collateral Agent May File Proofs of Claim
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57
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Section
6.05
|
Indenture
Trustee and the Collateral Agent May Enforce Claims Without Possession
of
Notes
|
58
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Section
6.06
|
Application
of Money Collected
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59
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Section
6.07
|
Collateral
Agent May Elect to Hold the Collateral Certificate
|
59
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Section
6.08
|
Sale
of Collateral for Accelerated Notes
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59
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ii
Section
6.09
|
Noteholders
Have the Right to Direct the Time, Method and Place of Conducting
Any
Proceeding for Any Remedy Available to the Indenture Trustee or the
Collateral Agent
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60
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Section
6.10
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Limitation
on Suits
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60
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Section
6.11
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Unconditional
Right of Noteholders to Receive Principal and Interest; Limited
Recourse
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61
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Section
6.12
|
Restoration
of Rights and Remedies
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61
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Section
6.13
|
Rights
and Remedies Cumulative
|
61
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Section
6.14
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Delay
or Omission Not Waiver
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61
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Section
6.15
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Control
by Noteholders
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62
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Section
6.16
|
Waiver
of Past Defaults
|
62
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Section
6.17
|
Undertaking
for Costs
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63
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Section
6.18
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Waiver
of Stay or Extension Laws
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63
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ARTICLE
VII
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THE
INDENTURE TRUSTEE
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Section
7.01
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Certain
Duties and Responsibilities.
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64
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Section
7.02
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Notice
of Defaults
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65
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Section
7.03
|
Certain
Rights of Indenture Trustee
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65
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Section
7.04
|
Not
Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Notes
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66
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Section
7.05
|
May
Hold Notes
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67
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Section
7.06
|
Money
Held in Trust
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67
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Section
7.07
|
Compensation
and Reimbursement, Limit on Compensation, Reimbursement and
Indemnity.
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67
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Section
7.08
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Disqualification;
Conflicting Interests
|
68
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Section
7.09
|
Corporate
Indenture Trustee Required; Eligibility
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68
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Section
7.10
|
Resignation
and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
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68
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Section
7.11
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Acceptance
of Appointment by Successor
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70
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Section
7.12
|
Merger,
Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business
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71
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Section
7.13
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Preferential
Collection of Claims Against Issuing Entity
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71
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Section
7.14
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Appointment
of Authenticating Agent
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71
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Section
7.15
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Tax
Returns
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73
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Section
7.16
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Representations
and Covenants of the Indenture Trustee
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73
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Section
7.17
|
Custody
of Collateral Certificates and Collateral
|
73
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Section
7.18
|
Indenture
Trustee’s Application for Instructions from the Issuing
Entity
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74
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ARTICLE
VIII
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NOTEHOLDERS’
MEETINGS, LISTS, REPORTS BY INDENTURE TRUSTEE, ISSUING ENTITY AND
BENEFICIARY
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Section
8.01
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Issuing
Entity To Furnish Indenture Trustee Names and Addresses of
Noteholders
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75
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Section
8.02
|
Preservation
of Information; Communications to Noteholders.
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75
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Section
8.03
|
Reports
by Indenture Trustee.
|
76
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Section
8.04
|
Meetings
of Noteholders; Amendments and Waivers.
|
77
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Section
8.05
|
Reports
by Issuing Entity to the Commission
|
79
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Section
8.06
|
Monthly
Noteholders’ Statement
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80
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Section
8.07
|
Payment
Instruction to Master Trust.
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80
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ARTICLE
IX
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INDENTURE
SUPPLEMENTS; AMENDMENTS TO THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT AND
AMENDMENTS TO THE TRUST AGREEMENT
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Section
9.01
|
Supplemental
Indentures and Amendments Without Consent of Noteholders
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82
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Section
9.02
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Supplemental
Indentures with Consent of Noteholders
|
84
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Section
9.03
|
Execution
of Amendments and Indenture Supplements
|
85
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Section
9.04
|
Effect
of Amendments and Indenture Supplements
|
86
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Section
9.05
|
Conformity
with Trust Indenture Act
|
86
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Section
9.06
|
Reference
in Notes to Indenture Supplements
|
86
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Section
9.07
|
Amendments
to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
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86
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Section
9.08
|
Amendments
to the Trust Agreement.
|
87
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ARTICLE
X
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REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF ISSUING ENTITY
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Section
10.01
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Payment
of Principal and Interest
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88
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Section
10.02
|
Maintenance
of Office or Agency
|
88
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Section
10.03
|
Money
for Note Payments to be Held in Trust
|
88
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Section
10.04
|
Statement
as to Compliance
|
90
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Section
10.05
|
Legal
Existence
|
91
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Section
10.06
|
Further
Instruments and Acts
|
91
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Section
10.07
|
Compliance
with Laws
|
91
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Section
10.08
|
Notice
of Events of Default
|
91
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Section
10.09
|
Certain
Negative Covenants
|
91
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Section
10.10
|
No
Other Business
|
91
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Section
10.11
|
Rule
144A Information
|
92
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Section
10.12
|
Performance
of Obligations; Servicing of Receivables.
|
92
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Section
10.13
|
Issuing
Entity May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.
|
92
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Section
10.14
|
Successor
Substituted
|
94
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Section
10.15
|
Guarantees,
Loans, Advances and Other Liabilities
|
94
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Section
10.16
|
Capital
Expenditures
|
95
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Section
10.17
|
Restricted
Payments
|
95
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Section
10.18
|
No
Borrowing
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95
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ARTICLE
XI
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EARLY
AMORTIZATION OF NOTES
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Section
11.01
|
Applicability
of Article
|
96
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Section
11.02
|
Optional
Xxxxxxxxxx
|
00
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Section
11.03
|
Notice
|
98
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ARTICLE
XII
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section
12.01
|
No
Petition
|
99
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Section
12.02
|
Trust
Obligations
|
99
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Section
12.03
|
Limitations
on Liability.
|
99
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Section
12.04
|
Tax
Treatment
|
100
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Section
12.05
|
Actions
Taken by the Issuing Entity
|
100
|
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Section
12.06
|
Alternate
Payment Provisions
|
100
|
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Section
12.07
|
Termination
of Issuing Entity
|
100
|
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Section
12.08
|
Final
Distribution.
|
100
|
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Section
12.09
|
Termination
Distributions
|
101
|
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Section
12.10
|
Derivative
Counterparty, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider and Supplemental
Liquidity Provider as Third-Party Beneficiary
|
101
|
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Section
12.11
|
Notices.
|
102
|
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Section
12.12
|
No
Asset Pool Other Than Asset Pool One
|
102
|
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ARTICLE
XIII
|
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COMPLIANCE
WITH REGULATION AB
|
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Section
13.01
|
Intent
of Parties; Reasonableness
|
103
|
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Section
13.02
|
Additional
Representations and Warranties of the Indenture Trustee
|
103
|
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Section
13.03
|
Information
to be Provided by the Indenture Trustee.
|
103
|
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Section
13.04
|
Report
on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation; Annual
Certification.
|
104
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
A
|
FORM
OF INVESTMENT LETTER
|
EXHIBIT
B-1
|
FORM
OF CLEARANCE SYSTEM CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE
BY
EUROCLEAR OR CLEARSTREAM FOR DELIVERY OF DEFINITIVE NOTES IN EXCHANGE
FOR
A PORTION OF A TEMPORARY GLOBAL
NOTE
|
EXHIBIT
B-2
|
FORM
OF CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED TO EUROCLEAR OR CLEARSTREAM BY A BENEFICIAL
OWNER OF NOTES WITH RESPECT TO REGISTERED NOTES SOLD TO QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS
|
EXHIBIT
B-3
|
FORM
OF CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED TO EUROCLEAR OR CLEARSTREAM BY A BENEFICIAL
OWNER OF NOTES, OTHER THAN A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL
BUYER
|
EXHIBIT
C
|
FORM
OF ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
|
EXHIBIT
D
|
SERVICING
CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF
COMPLIANCE
|
EXHIBIT
E
|
FORM
OF CHASE ISSUANCE TRUST
|
|
INDENTURE
TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE
|
vi
______________________________
RECONCILIATION
AND TIE BETWEEN TRUST INDENTURE
ACT
OF 1939 AND INDENTURE PROVISIONS*
Trust
Indenture
|
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Act
Section
|
Indenture
Section
|
||
310(a)
|
(1)
|
7.09
|
|
(a)
|
(2)
|
7.09
|
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(a)
|
(3)
|
7.11
|
|
(a)
|
(4)
|
Not
Applicable
|
|
(a)
|
(5)
|
7.09
|
|
(b)
|
7.08,
7.10(d)(i)
|
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(c)
|
Not
Applicable
|
||
311(a)
|
7.13
|
||
(b)
|
7.13
|
||
(c)
|
Not
Applicable
|
||
312(a)
|
8.01
|
||
(b)
|
8.02(b)
|
||
(c)
|
8.02(c)
|
||
313(a)
|
8.03(a)
|
||
(b)
|
8.03(c)
|
||
(c)
|
8.03(a),
8.03(c)
|
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(d)
|
8.03(d)
|
||
314(a)
|
8.05,10.04
|
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(b)
|
1.02,
3.03(d)
|
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(c)
|
(1)
|
1.02
|
|
(c)
|
(2)
|
1.02
|
|
(c)
|
(3)
|
1.02
|
|
(d)
|
(1)
|
Not
Applicable
|
|
(d)
|
(2)
|
Not
Applicable
|
|
(d)
|
(3)
|
Not
Applicable
|
|
(e)
|
1.02
|
||
315(a)
|
7.01(a),
7.01(b)
|
||
(b)
|
7.02
|
||
(c)
|
7.01(c)
|
||
(d)
|
7.01(d)
|
||
(d)
|
(1)
|
7.01(d)
|
|
(d)
|
(2)
|
7.01(d)(ii)
|
|
(d)
|
(3)
|
7.01(d)(iii)
|
|
(e)
|
6.17
|
||
316(a)
|
(1)(A)
|
6.09
|
|
316(a)
|
(1)(B)
|
6.16
|
|
316
|
(a)(2)
|
Not
Applicable
|
vii
316(b)
|
6.11
|
||
316(c)
|
Not
Applicable
|
||
317
|
(a)(1)
|
6.03
|
|
317
|
(a)(2)
|
6.04
|
|
317(b)
|
10.03(a),
10.03(b)
|
||
318(a)
|
1.07
|
__________________________________________________________________
* This
reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of
the
within indenture.
viii
This
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED INDENTURE, between CHASE ISSUANCE TRUST, a statutory
business trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Issuing
Entity”) and XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking
association, in its capacity as Indenture Trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”), is
made and entered into as of December 19, 2007.
RECITALS
OF THE ISSUING ENTITY
WHEREAS,
the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee have heretofore executed and
delivered an Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2002 (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified, the “Original Indenture”), by and between the Issuing Entity
and the Indenture Trustee;
WHEREAS,
the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee have heretofore executed and
delivered an Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of October 15, 2004 (as
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Amended and Restated
Indenture”), by and between the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee, as
amended by the Amendment thereto, dated as of February 1, 2006, by and between
the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee;
WHEREAS,
the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee have heretofore executed and
delivered a Second Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of March 14, 2006
(as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Second Amended and
Restated Indenture”), by and between the Issuing Entity and the Indenture
Trustee;
WHEREAS,
the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee desire to amend and restate the
Second Amended and Restated Indenture to read in its entirety as set forth
below; and
WHEREAS,
all conditions precedent to the execution of this Indenture have been complied
with;
NOW,
THEREFORE, the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee hereby agree that
effective on and as of the date hereof, the Second Amended and Restated
Indenture is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENT
The
Issuing Entity has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture
to provide for the issuance of its notes to be issued in one or more fully
registered or bearer Series, Classes or Tranches.
All
things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuing Entity,
in accordance with its terms, have been done.
1
GRANTING
CLAUSE
Pursuant
to an Asset Pool Supplement, the Issuing Entity shall grant to the Collateral
Agent (the “Secured Party”) for the related Asset Pool for the benefit and
security of (a) the Noteholders secured by such Asset Pool, (b) the Indenture
Trustee, in its individual capacity and (c) the Collateral Agent, in its
individual capacity, a security interest in all of its right, title and
interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to, the Collateral
specified in the related Asset Pool Supplement.
The
security interest in the Collateral designated for inclusion in an Asset Pool
is
granted to secure the Notes issued with respect to that Asset Pool (and the
obligations under this Indenture, the related Asset Pool Supplement and the
related Indenture Supplement) equally and ratably without prejudice, priority
or
distinction between any Note and any other Note that is expressly secured by
such Asset Pool by reason of difference in time of issuance or otherwise, except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture, or in the Indenture
Supplement which establishes any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, and to
secure (i) the payment of all amounts due on such Notes in accordance with
their
terms, (ii) the payment of all other sums payable by the Issuing Entity under
this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement relating to such secured Notes and
(iii) compliance by the Issuing Entity with the provisions of this Indenture
or
any Indenture Supplement or any Asset Pool Supplement relating to such
Notes. This Indenture, as may be supplemented, including by each
Asset Pool Supplement, is a security agreement within the meaning of the
UCC.
The
Indenture Trustee acknowledges the grant of such Security Interest, and agrees
to perform the duties herein such that the interests of the Noteholders secured
by such Asset Pool may be adequately and effectively protected.
Particular
Notes, Derivative Agreements, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreements and
Supplemental Liquidity Agreements will benefit from the Security Interest to
the
extent (and only to the extent) proceeds of and distributions on the Collateral
are allocated for their benefit pursuant to this Indenture, the applicable
Asset
Pool Supplement and the applicable Indenture Supplement.
AGREEMENTS
OF THE PARTIES
To
set forth or to provide for the establishment of the terms and conditions upon
which the Notes are to be authenticated, issued and delivered, and in
consideration of the premises and the purchase of Notes by the Holders thereof,
it is mutually covenanted and agreed as follows, for the equal and proportionate
benefit of all Holders of the Notes of a Series, Class or Tranche thereof,
as
the case may be:
LIMITED
RECOURSE
The
obligation of the Issuing Entity to make payments of principal, interest and
other amounts on the Notes and to make payments in respect of Derivative
Agreements, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreements or Supplemental Liquidity
Agreements, as applicable, is limited in recourse as set forth in Section
6.11.
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ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Section
1.01 Definitions. For
all purposes of this Indenture and of any Indenture Supplement, except as
otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise
requires:
(a) With
respect to any Series, all terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein
shall have meanings ascribed to them in the Trust Agreement, the Transfer and
Servicing Agreement, the related Asset Pool Supplement or the related Indenture
Supplement, as applicable.
(b) All
terms defined in this Indenture 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 Indenture and in any certificate or other document made or
delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms not defined in this
Indenture or in any such certificate or other document, and accounting terms
partly defined in this Indenture or in any such certificate or other document
to
the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under
GAAP. To the extent that the definitions of accounting terms in this
Indenture or in any such certificate or other document are inconsistent with
the
meanings of such terms under GAAP, the definitions contained in this Indenture
or in any such certificate or other document shall control.
(d) Any
reference to each Note Rating Agency shall only apply to a specific Note Rating
Agency if such Note Rating Agency is then rating any Outstanding Series, Class
or Tranche of Notes.
(e) Unless
otherwise specified, references to any amount as on deposit or outstanding
on
any particular date shall mean such amount at the close of business on such
day.
(f) The
words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in
this Indenture shall refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any
particular provision of this Indenture; references to any subsection, Section,
clause, Schedule or Exhibit are references to subsections, Sections, clauses,
Schedules and Exhibits in or to this Indenture unless otherwise specified;
the
term “including” means “including without limitation”; references to any
law or regulation refer to that law or regulation as amended from time to time
and include any successor law or regulation; references to any Person include
that Person’s successors and assigns; and references to any agreement refer to
such agreement, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
(g) Whenever
this Indenture refers to a provision of the Trust Indenture Act, the provision
is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this
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Indenture. The
following Trust Indenture Act terms used in this Indenture have the following
meanings:
“indenture
securities” means the Notes.
“indenture
security holder” means a Noteholder.
“indenture
to be qualified” means this Indenture.
“indenture
trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Indenture Trustee.
“obligor”
on the indenture securities means the Issuing Entity and any other obligor
on
the indenture securities.
All
other Trust Indenture Act terms used in this Indenture that are defined by
the
Trust Indenture Act, defined by Trust Indenture Act reference to another statute
or defined by Commission rule have the meaning assigned to them by such
definitions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein (1) this Indenture will be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and
(2) if it is no longer necessary for this Indenture to be qualified under the
Trust Indenture Act, then all references to the Trust Indenture Act hereunder
shall be inapplicable to this Indenture.
(h) In
the event that the UCC, as in effect on the date hereof, is revised, any
reference herein to specific sections of the UCC shall be deemed to be
references to any such successor sections.
(i) Whenever
used in this Indenture, the following words and phrases shall have the following
meanings, and the definitions of such terms and phrases 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 the neuter genders of such terms:
“Act”
has, when used with respect to any Noteholder, the meaning specified in Section
1.04(a).
“Action”
has, when used with respect to any Noteholder, the meaning specified in Section
1.04(a).
“Adjusted
Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount” means at any time during a Monthly
Period with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the Outstanding
Dollar Principal Amount of all Outstanding Notes of such Series, Class or
Tranche of Notes at such time, less any funds on deposit in the Principal
Funding Account or the related Sub-Account, as applicable, for the benefit
of
such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes at such time.
“Adverse
Effect” means, whenever used in this Indenture with respect to any Series,
Class or Tranche of Notes with respect to any Action, that such Action will
at
the time of its occurrence (a) result in the occurrence of an Early Amortization
Event or
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Event
of Default relating to such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, as applicable,
(b) have a material adverse effect on the amount of funds available to be
distributed to the Noteholders of any such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes
pursuant to this Indenture or on the timing of such distributions, or (c)
adversely affect the security interest of the applicable Collateral Agent
in the
Collateral securing the Outstanding Notes in the related Asset Pool unless
otherwise permitted by this Indenture or any related Asset Pool
Supplement.
“Affiliate”
means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this
definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the
power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or
indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract
or
otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings
correlative to the foregoing.
“Aggregate
Remaining Master Trust Level Required Amount” has, with respect to any
Unapplied Excess Finance Charge Sharing Collateral Certificate, the meaning
specified in the related Series Supplement.
“Asset
Pool” means a pool of Collateral designated for inclusion in a particular
Asset Pool pursuant to an Asset Pool Supplement, that secures a particular
Series, Class or Tranche of Notes or more than one Series, Class or Tranche
of
Notes as specified in the applicable Indenture Supplements for each such Series,
Class or Tranche of Notes.
“Asset
Pool Supplement” means, with respect to any Asset Pool, a supplement to this
Indenture, executed and delivered in conjunction with the first issuance of
Notes secured by that Asset Pool, including all amendments thereof and
supplements thereto.
“Authenticating
Agent” means any Person authorized by the Indenture Trustee to authenticate
Notes under Section 7.14.
“Authorized
Newspaper” means, with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes,
publication in the newspaper of record specified in the applicable Indenture
Supplement for that Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, or if and so long as
Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche are listed on any securities exchange
and
that exchange so requires, in the newspaper of record required by the applicable
securities exchange, printed in any language specified in the applicable
Indenture Supplement or satisfying the requirements of such
exchange.
“Available
Finance Charge Collections” means, for any Monthly Period, (a) with respect
to the Noteholders, the Finance Charge Collections paid to the Issuing Entity
and allocated to the Noteholders, and (b) with respect to any Series, Class
or
Tranche of Notes, the amount of collections in clause (a) allocated to such
Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, as applicable, plus investment earnings
allocable to the amounts on
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deposit
in the Collection Account and Excess Funding Account allocable to such Series,
Class or Tranche of Notes, plus any other amounts, or allocable portion thereof,
to be treated as Available Finance Charge Collections with respect to such
Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, subject to the applicable Indenture
Supplement.
“Available
Principal Collections” means, for any Monthly Period, (a) with respect to
the Noteholders, the Principal Collections paid to the Issuing Entity and
allocated to the Noteholders, and (b) with respect to any Series, Class or
Tranche of Notes, (i) the amount of collections in clause (a) allocated to
such
Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, as applicable, plus (ii) any other amounts,
or allocable portion thereof, to be treated as Available Principal Collections
with respect to such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, subject to the
applicable Indenture Supplement.
“Bearer
Note” means a Note in bearer form.
“Business
Day” means, unless otherwise specified in the Indenture Supplement for any
Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, any day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday
or (b) any other day on which national banking associations or state banking
institutions in New York, New York, Newark, Delaware or Minneapolis, Minnesota
(or, with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche, any additional city specified
in the related Indenture Supplement), are authorized or obligated by law,
executive order or governmental decree to be closed.
“Certificate
of Authentication” means the certificate of authentication of the Indenture
Trustee, the form of which is described in Section 2.03, or the
alternate certificate of authentication of the Authenticating Agent, the form
of
which is described in Section 7.14.
“Chase
USA” means Chase Bank USA, National Association, a national banking
association.
“Class”
means, with respect to any Note, the class specified in the applicable Indenture
Supplement.
“Class
C Reserve Account” means, for any Notes, the Bank Account and any
Sub-Account thereof established and maintained as described in the related
Indenture Supplement.
“Collateral
Certificate Finance Charge Shortfall Allocation” means, for any Note
Transfer Date, with respect to each Unapplied Master Trust Level Excess Finance
Charge Sharing Collateral Certificate relating to any Shared Excess Available
Finance Charge Collections Group, an amount equal to:
(a) if
the aggregate amount of all Unapplied Master Trust Level Excess Finance Charge
Collections for all Unapplied Master Trust Level Excess Finance Charge Sharing
Collateral Certificates for such Note Transfer Date is less than or equal to
the
sum of the Remaining Series Finance Charge Shortfalls for all Series in such
Group for such Note Transfer Date, the amount of Unapplied Master Trust Level
Excess
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Finance
Charge Collections with respect to such Unapplied Master Trust Level Excess
Finance Charge Sharing Collateral Certificate for such Note Transfer Date;
or
(b) if
the aggregate amount of all Unapplied Master Trust Level Excess Finance Charge
Collections for all Unapplied Master Trust Level Excess Finance Charge Sharing
Collateral Certificates for such Note Transfer Date is greater than the sum
of
the Remaining Series Finance Charge Shortfalls for all Series in such Group
for
such Note Transfer Date, the product of (i) the sum of the Remaining Series
Finance Charge Shortfalls for all Series in such Group for such Note Transfer
Date and (ii) a fraction, (x) the numerator of which is the Unapplied Master
Trust Level Excess Finance Charge Collections with respect to such Unapplied
Master Trust Level Excess Finance Charge Sharing Collateral Certificate for
such
Note Transfer Date and (y) the denominator of which is the aggregate amount
of
all Unapplied Master Trust Level Excess Finance Charge Collections for all
Unapplied Master Trust Level Excess Finance Charge Sharing Collateral
Certificates for such Note Transfer Date.
“Collateral
Certificate Principal Shortfall Allocation” means, for any Note Transfer
Date, with respect to each Unapplied Master Trust Level Principal Sharing
Collateral Certificate in any Asset Pool, an amount equal to:
(a) if
the aggregate amount of all Unapplied Master Trust Level Principal Collections
for all Unapplied Master Trust Level Principal Sharing Collateral Certificates
in such Asset Pool for such Note Transfer Date is less than or equal to the
sum
of the Remaining Series Principal Shortfalls for all Series secured by such
Asset Pool, the amount of Unapplied Master Trust Level Principal Collections
with respect to such Unapplied Master Trust Level Principal Sharing Collateral
Certificate for such Note Transfer Date; or
(b) if
the aggregate amount of all Unapplied Master Trust Level Principal Collections
for all Unapplied Master Trust Level Principal Sharing Collateral Certificates
in such Asset Pool for such Note Transfer Date is greater than the sum of the
Remaining Series Principal Shortfalls for all Series secured by such Asset
Pool
for such Note Transfer Date, the product of (i) the sum of the Remaining Series
Principal Shortfalls for all Series secured by such Asset Pool for such Note
Transfer Date and (ii) a fraction, (x) the numerator of which is the Unapplied
Master Trust Level Principal Collections with respect to such Unapplied Master
Trust Level Principal Sharing Collateral Certificate for such Note Transfer
Date
and (y) the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of all Unapplied Master
Trust Level Principal Collections for all Unapplied Master Trust Level Principal
Sharing Collateral Certificates in such Asset Pool for such Note Transfer
Date.
“Commission”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted,
created under the Securities Exchange Act, or, if at any time after the
execution of this Indenture such Commission is not existing and performing
the
duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body
performing such duties at such date.
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“Corporate
Trust Office” means the principal office of the Indenture Trustee in
Minneapolis, Minnesota at which at any particular time its corporate trust
business will be principally administered, which office at the date hereof
is
located at MAC N9311-161, Xxxxx Fargo Center, Xxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000, Attn: Corporate Trust Services
Asset Backed Administration.
“Depository”
means a U.S. Depository or a Foreign Depository, as the case may
be.
“Derivative
Agreement” means any currency, interest rate or other swap, cap, collar,
guaranteed investment contract or other derivative agreement.
“Derivative
Counterparty” means any party to any Derivative Agreement other than the
Issuing Entity or the Indenture Trustee.
“Discount
Note” means a Note that provides for an amount less than the Stated
Principal Amount (but not less than the Initial Dollar Principal Amount) thereof
to be due and payable upon the occurrence of an Early Amortization Event or
mandatory redemption or the occurrence of an Event of Default and the
acceleration of such Note, in each case before the Scheduled Principal Payment
Date of the applicable Note.
“Early
Amortization Event” has the meaning specified in Section 11.01.
“Effective
Date” means the date on which this Indenture is executed and delivered by
the parties hereto.
“Entity”
means any Person other than an individual or government (including any agency
or
political subdivision thereof).
“Event
of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.
“Exchange
Date” means, with respect to any Tranche of Notes, the latest
of:
(a) in
the case of exchanges of beneficial interests in Temporary Global Notes for
beneficial interests in Permanent Global Notes in registered form, any date
that
is after the related issuance date;
(b) in
the case of exchanges of beneficial interests in Temporary Global Notes for
beneficial interests in Permanent Global Notes in bearer form, the date of
presentation of certification of non-United States beneficial ownership (as
described in Section 2.05); and
(c) the
earliest date on which such an exchange of a beneficial interest in a Temporary
Global Note for a beneficial interest in a Permanent Global Note is permitted
by
applicable law.
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“FDIC”
means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor
thereto.
“Federal
Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from
time to time.
“Foreign
Currency” means (a) a currency other than Dollars, or (b) denominated in a
currency other than Dollars.
“Foreign
Currency Note” means a Note denominated in a Foreign Currency.
“Foreign
Depository” means the Person specified in the applicable Indenture
Supplement, in its capacity as depository for the accounts of any clearing
agencies located outside the United States.
“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America
in effect from time to time.
“Global
Note” means any Note issued pursuant to Section 2.04.
“Group”
means any one or more Series of Notes which are specified as belonging to a
common Group (including any Shared Excess Available Finance Charge Collections
Group or any group established by an Indenture Supplement) in the applicable
Indenture Supplement. A particular Series may be included in more
than one Group if the Indenture Supplement for such Series so
provides.
“Holder”
means, when used with respect to any Note, a Noteholder.
“Indenture”
or “this Indenture” means this Third Amended and Restated Indenture,
dated as of December 19, 2007, as originally executed and as amended,
supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time by one or more
indentures supplemental hereto.
“Indenture
Supplement” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, a supplement to this
Indenture, executed and delivered in conjunction with the issuance of such
Series of Notes pursuant to Section 3.01, together with any applicable Terms
Document for any Classes and Tranches of Notes belonging to such Series related
to such Indenture Supplement and any amendment to the Indenture Supplement
executed pursuant to Section 9.01 or 9.02, and, in either case, including all
amendments thereof and supplements thereto.
“Indenture
Trustee” means the Person named as the Indenture Trustee in the first
paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Indenture Trustee shall have
become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and
thereafter “Indenture Trustee” means and includes each Person who is then an
Indenture Trustee hereunder. If at any time there is more than one
such Person, “Indenture Trustee” as used
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with
respect to the Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche means the Indenture
Trustee
with respect to Notes of that Series, Class or Tranche.
“Indenture
Trustee Authorized Officer” means, when used with respect to the Indenture
Trustee, any vice president, any assistant vice president, the treasurer, any
assistant treasurer, any senior trust officer or trust officer, or any other
officer of the Indenture Trustee customarily performing functions similar to
those performed by any of the above designated officers and also means, with
respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such
matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the
particular subject.
“Initial
Dollar Principal Amount” means (a) unless otherwise specified in the
applicable Indenture Supplement, with respect to a Series, Class or Tranche
of
Dollar Interest-bearing Notes, the aggregate initial principal amount of the
Outstanding Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche plus the aggregate initial
principal amount of any additional Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche,
and
(b) with respect to a Series, Class or Tranche of Discount Notes or Foreign
Currency Notes, the amount specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement
as
the Initial Dollar Principal Amount thereof.
“Interest-bearing
Note” means a Note that bears interest at a stated or computed rate on the
principal amount thereof. A Note may be both an Interest-bearing Note
and a Discount Note.
“Interest
Funding Account” means, with respect to any Notes, the Bank Account and any
Sub-Account thereof established and maintained as described in the related
Indenture Supplement.
“Interest
Payment Date” means, with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes,
the scheduled due date of any payment of interest on such Notes, as specified
in
the applicable Indenture Supplement, or if such day is not a Business Day,
the
next following Business Day, unless such day is in the next calendar month,
in
which case the Interest Payment Date, unless otherwise specified in the related
Indenture Supplement, will be the last Business Day of the current calendar
month; provided, however, that upon the acceleration of a Series,
Class or Tranche of Notes following an Event of Default or upon the occurrence
of an Early Amortization Event, or other optional or mandatory redemption of
that Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, each Monthly Principal Accrual Date
will
be an Interest Payment Date.
“Internal
Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
to time.
“Invested
Amount” has, with respect to any Collateral Certificate, the meaning
specified in the Series Supplement for the applicable Collateral Certificate
and
with respect to any other Investor Certificate, the meaning specified in the
applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the related Series
Supplement.
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“Investor
Certificate” means an investor certificate, and not a seller certificate or
transferor certificate, issued pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement
and
related Series Supplement.
“Investor
Certificateholder” means the holder of record of an Investor
Certificate.
“Investment
Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
“Issuing
Entity” means Chase Issuance Trust, a Delaware statutory trust.
“Issuing
Entity Authorized Officer” means (a) an authorized signatory of the Owner
Trustee, or (b) the chairman or vice-chairman of the board of directors,
chairman or vice-chairman of the executive committee of the board of directors,
the president, any vice-president, the secretary, any assistant secretary,
the
treasurer, or any assistant treasurer, in each case of the Beneficiary, or
any
other officer or employee of the Beneficiary who is authorized to act on behalf
of the Issuing Entity.
“Issuing
Entity Certificate” means a certificate (including an Officer’s Certificate)
signed in the name of an Issuing Entity Authorized Officer, or the Issuing
Entity by an Issuing Entity Authorized Officer and, in each case delivered
to
the Indenture Trustee relating to, among other things, the issuance of a new
Series, Class or Tranche of Notes. Wherever this Indenture requires
that an Issuing Entity Certificate be signed also by an accountant or other
expert, such accountant or other expert (except as otherwise expressly provided
in this Indenture) may be an employee of the Beneficiary.
“Issuing
Entity Tax Opinion” means, with respect to any Action, an Opinion of Counsel
to the effect that, for United States federal income tax purposes, (a) such
Action will not cause any Outstanding Series, Class or Tranche of Notes that
were characterized as debt at the time of their issuance to be characterized
as
other than debt, (b) such Action will not cause the Issuing Entity to be treated
as an association (or publicly traded partnership) taxable as a corporation
and
(c) such Action will not cause or constitute an event in which gain or loss
would be recognized by any Holder of any such Notes.
“Legal
Maturity Date” means, with respect to a Series, Class or Tranche of Notes,
the date specified in the Indenture Supplement, for such Notes as the fixed
date
on which the principal of such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes is due and
payable.
“Majority
Holders” means, with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes or all
Outstanding Notes, the Holders of greater than 50% in Outstanding Dollar
Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of that Series, Class or Tranche
or of
all Outstanding Notes, as the case may be.
“Master
Trust” means a master trust or other securitization special purpose entity
for which Chase USA or an Affiliate of Chase USA acts as transferor or seller
or
servicer, established pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
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“Master
Trust Tax Opinion” means, with respect to any Action, an Opinion of Counsel
to the effect that, for United States federal income tax purposes, (a) such
Action will not cause any Investor Certificates that were characterized as
debt
at the time of their issuance to be characterized as other than debt and (b)
such Action will not cause any Master Trust to be treated as an association
(or
publicly traded partnership) taxable as a corporation.
“Monthly
Noteholders’ Statement” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, a
report, the form of which is attached as an exhibit to the related Indenture
Supplement.
“Monthly
Period” means the period from and including the first day of a calendar
month to and including the last day of a calendar month.
“Monthly
Principal Accrual Date” has, with respect to any Class or Tranche of Notes,
the meaning specified in the related Indenture Supplement.
“Most
Recent Quarterly Filing Date” means each date on which a revised base
prospectus is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules
and
Regulations under the Securities Act which shall be (a) each February 1, May
1,
August 1 and November 1 or, if any such date is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day, unless five Business Days prior to such date the
Transferor shall have notified the Indenture Trustee that such date shall not
be
a “Most Recent Quarterly Filing Date” and (b) any other Business Day designated
by the Transferor upon at least five Business Days’ prior notice to the
Indenture Trustee.
“Nominal
Liquidation Amount” means, with respect to any Outstanding Series, Class or
Tranche of Notes, an amount determined in accordance with the applicable
Indenture Supplement. The Nominal Liquidation Amount for a Series of
Notes will be the sum of the Nominal Liquidation Amounts of all of the Classes
or Tranches of Notes of such Series.
“Note”
or “Notes” means any note or notes of any Series, Class or Tranche
authenticated and delivered from time to time under this Indenture.
“Note
Owner” means the beneficial owner of an interest in a Global
Note.
“Note
Rating Agency” means, with respect to any Outstanding Series, Class or
Tranche of Notes, each statistical rating agency selected by the Issuing Entity
to rate such Notes.
“Note
Register” has the meaning specified in Section 3.05.
“Note
Registrar” means the Person who keeps the Note Register specified in Section
3.05.
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“Noteholder”
means a Person in whose name a Note is registered in the Note Register or the
bearer of any Bearer Note (including a Global Note in bearer form), as the
case
may be.
“Officer’s
Certificate” means a certificate signed by the Beneficiary or the Owner
Trustee and delivered to the Indenture Trustee. Wherever this
Indenture requires that an Officer’s Certificate be signed also by an accountant
or other expert, such accountant or other expert (except as otherwise expressly
provided in this Indenture) may be an employee of the Beneficiary.
“Opinion
of Counsel” means a written opinion of counsel acceptable to the Indenture
Trustee, who may, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture,
be
an employee of or of counsel to the Issuing Entity, the Beneficiary or any
of
their Affiliates.
“Outstanding”
means, with respect to all Notes, all Notes in all Asset Pools and, with respect
to a Note or with respect to Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche, as of the
date of determination, all such Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture, except:
(a) any
Notes theretofore canceled by the Indenture Trustee or delivered to the
Indenture Trustee for cancellation pursuant to Section 3.09, or canceled by
the
Issuing Entity, Chase USA or any Affiliate thereof and delivered to the
Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 3.09;
(b) any
Notes for whose full payment (including principal and interest) or redemption
money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Indenture
Trustee or any Paying Agent in trust for the Holders of such Notes;
provided that, if such Notes are to be redeemed, notice of such
redemption has been duly given if required pursuant to this Indenture and the
related Indenture Supplement, or provision therefor satisfactory to the
Indenture Trustee has been made;
(c) any
Notes which are canceled pursuant to Section 5.03; and
(d) any
Notes in exchange for or in lieu of which other Notes have been authenticated
and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, or which will have been paid pursuant
to the terms of Section 3.06 (except with respect to any such Note as to which
proof satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee is presented that such Note is
held
by a person in whose hands such Note is a legal, valid and binding obligation
of
the Issuing Entity).
For
purposes of determining the amounts of deposits, allocations, reallocations
or
payments to be made, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, references
to “Notes” will be deemed to be references to “Outstanding Notes.” In
determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of such
Outstanding Notes have taken any Action hereunder, and for purposes of Section
8.04, Notes beneficially owned by the Issuing Entity or Chase USA or any
Affiliate of the Issuing Entity or Chase USA will be disregarded and deemed
not
to be Outstanding. In determining whether the Indenture Trustee will
be protected in relying upon any such
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Action,
only Notes which an Indenture Trustee Authorized Officer knows to be owned
by
the Issuing Entity or Chase USA or any Affiliate of the Issuing Entity or
Chase
USA will be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in
good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee demonstrates to
the
satisfaction of the Indenture Trustee the pledgee’s right to act as owner with
respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not the Issuing Entity, Chase
USA
or any other obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate of the Issuing Entity,
Chase USA or such other obligor.
“Outstanding
Dollar Principal Amount” means at any time:
(a) with
respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of non-Discount Notes, the aggregate
Initial Dollar Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of such Series, Class
or Tranche at such time, less the amount of any withdrawals from the Principal
Funding Account or Sub-Account, as applicable, for such Series, Class or Tranche
of Notes for payment of principal to the Holders of such Series, Class or
Tranche of Notes or the applicable Derivative Counterparty, pursuant to the
related Indenture Supplement, and
(b) with
respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Discount Notes, an amount of the
Outstanding Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche calculated by reference
to
the applicable formula specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement, taking
into account the amount and timing of payments of principal made to the Holders
of such Series, Class or Tranche or to the applicable Derivative Counterparty
and accretions of principal, each pursuant to the related Indenture
Supplement.
“Paying
Agent” means any Person authorized by the Issuing Entity to pay the
principal of or interest on any Notes on behalf of the Issuing Entity, as
provided in Section 10.02 hereof.
“Payment
Date” means, with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the
applicable Principal Payment Date or Interest Payment Date.
“Payment
Instruction” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, an instruction, the
form of which is attached as an exhibit to the related Asset Pool
Supplement.
“Performing”
means, with respect to any Derivative Agreement, no payment default or
repudiation of performance by a Derivative Counterparty has occurred, and such
Derivative Agreement has not been terminated.
“Permanent
Global Note” is defined in Section 2.05.
“Permitted
Investments” means, unless otherwise provided in the Indenture Supplement
with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes:
(a) instruments,
investment property or other property consisting of:
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(i) obligations
of or fully guaranteed by the United States of America;
(ii) time
deposits, promissory notes or certificates of deposit of any depository
institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States
of
America or any state thereof (or domestic branches of foreign depository
institutions or trust companies) and subject to supervision and examination
by
federal or state banking or depository institution authorities; provided,
however, that at the time of the Issuing Entity’s investment or
contractual commitment to invest therein, the certificates of deposit or
short-term deposits of such depository institution or trust company shall have
a
credit rating from Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s of “P-1” and “A-1+,”
respectively, and, if rated by Fitch, “F1+” from Fitch;
(iii) commercial
paper (including but not limited to asset backed commercial paper) having,
at
the time of the Issuing Entity’s investment or contractual commitment to invest
therein, a rating from Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s of “P-1” and “A-1+”
respectively, and, if rated by Fitch, “F1+” from Fitch;
(iv) bankers’
acceptances issued by any depository institution or trust company described
in
clause (a)(ii) above; and
(v) investments
in money market funds rated “AAA-m” or “AAA-mg” by Standard & Poor’s and
“Aaa” by Moody’s and, if rated by Fitch “AAA-V1+” from Fitch, or otherwise
approved in writing by each Note Rating Agency;
(b) demand
deposits in the name of the Indenture Trustee in any depository institution
or
trust company referred to in clause (a)(ii) above;
(c) uncertificated
securities that are registered in the name of the Indenture Trustee upon books
maintained for that purpose by the issuing entity thereof and identified on
books maintained for that purpose by the Indenture Trustee as held for the
benefit of the Noteholders, and consisting of shares of an open end diversified
investment company which is registered under the Investment Company Act, and
which (i) invests its assets exclusively in obligations of or guaranteed by
the
United States of America or any instrumentality or agency thereof having in
each
instance a final maturity date of less than one year from their date of purchase
or other Permitted Investments, (ii) seeks to maintain a constant net asset
value per share, (iii) has aggregate net assets of not less than $100,000,000
on
the date of purchase of such shares and (iv) with respect to which each Note
Rating Agency confirms in writing that such investment will not cause a Ratings
Effect; and
(d) any
other investment if each Note Rating Agency confirms in writing that such
investment will not cause a Ratings Effect.
“Person”
means any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, limited liability
company, limited liability partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock
company, business trust, trust, unincorporated organization or government or
any
agency or political subdivision thereof.
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“Place
of Payment” means, with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes
issued hereunder, the city or political subdivision so designated with respect
to such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes in accordance with the provisions
of
Section 10.02.
“Pooling
and Servicing Agreement” means a pooling and servicing agreement, indenture
or other agreement for the issuance of securities from time to time from a
Master Trust and the servicing of the receivables in such Master
Trust.
“Predecessor
Notes” means, with respect to any particular Note, every previous Note
evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such
particular Note; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Note
authenticated and delivered under Section 3.06 in lieu of a mutilated, lost,
destroyed or stolen Note will be deemed to evidence the same debt as the
mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note.
“Principal
Funding Account” means, with respect to any Notes, the Bank Account and any
Sub-Account thereof established and maintained as described in the related
Indenture Supplement.
“Principal
Payment Date” means, with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes,
each Scheduled Principal Payment Date, or upon the acceleration of such Series,
Class or Tranche of Notes following an Event of Default or upon the occurrence
of an Early Amortization Event, or other optional or mandatory redemption of
such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, each Monthly Principal Accrual
Date.
“Qualified
Bank Account” means either (a) a segregated account (including a securities
account) with a Qualified Institution or (b) a segregated trust account with
the
corporate trust department of a depository institution organized under the
laws
of the United States of America or any one of the states thereof or the District
of Columbia (or any domestic branch of a foreign bank having corporate trust
powers and acting as trustee for funds deposited in such account), so long
as
any of the securities of such depository institution shall have a credit rating
from each applicable Note Rating Agency in one of its generic rating categories
which signifies investment grade.
“Qualified
Institution” means a depository institution organized under the laws of the
United States of America or any one of the states thereof, including the
District of Columbia (or any domestic branch of a foreign bank), which at all
times has (a)(i) a long-term unsecured debt rating of A2 or better by Moody’s
and (ii) a certificate of deposit rating of P-1 by Moody’s and (b)(i) in the
case of the Collection Account, if such depository institution is an Affiliate
of Chase USA, a certificate of deposit rating of A-1 or better by Standard
&
Poor’s or (ii) for any other depository institution (or for any Affiliate of
Chase USA in the case of any Bank Account other than the Collection Account),
either (x) a long-term unsecured debt rating of AAA by Standard & Poor’s or
(y) a certificate of deposit rating of A-1+ by Standard &
Poor’s. If so qualified, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee,
Chase USA or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing may be considered a Qualified
Institution for the purposes of this definition.
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“Ratings
Effect” means a reduction, qualification with negative implications or
withdrawal of any then current rating of the Notes.
“Record
Date” means, for the interest or principal payable on any Note on any
applicable Payment Date, the last day of the month before the related Interest
Payment Date or Principal Payment Date, as applicable, unless otherwise
specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement.
“Registered
Note” means a Note issued in registered form.
“Registered
Noteholder” means a holder of a Registered Note.
“Regulation
AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17
C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1123, and all related rules and regulations of the
Commission, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such
clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission in
the
adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518,
70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission,
or
as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to
time.
“Required
Subordinated Amount” means, with respect to any Tranche of a Senior Class of
Notes, the amount specified in the related Indenture Supplement.
“Remaining
Series Finance Charge Shortfall” has, for each Series relating to any Shared
Excess Available Finance Charge Collections Group, the meaning specified in
the
related Indenture Supplement.
“Remaining
Series Principal Shortfall” has, with respect to any Series secured by an
Asset Pool, the meaning specified in the related Indenture
Supplement.
“Sarbanes
Certification” means the certification specified in paragraph (2) of
Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 as set forth in Item 601(31)(ii)
of Regulation S-K as such may be amended from time to time or any successor
or
replacement specified by the Commission or its staff from time to
time.
“Scheduled
Principal Payment Date” means, with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche
of Notes, the scheduled due date of any payment of principal on such Notes,
as
specified in the related Indenture Supplement, or if such day is not a Business
Day, the next following Business Day, unless such day is in the next calendar
month, in which case such Scheduled Principal Payment Date, unless otherwise
specified in the related Indenture Supplement, will be the last Business Day
of
the current calendar month.
“Secured
Party” has the meaning specified in the Granting Clause.
“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to
time.
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“Securities
Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from
time to time.
“Securitization
Transaction” means any new Notes issued, pursuant to Section 3.10, by the
Issuing Entity, whether publicly offered or privately placed, rated or
unrated.
“Security
Interest” means the security interest granted pursuant to the Granting
Clause.
“Senior
Class” has, with respect to a Class of Notes of any Series, the meaning
specified in the related Indenture Supplement.
“Series”
means, with respect to any Note, the series specified in the applicable
Indenture Supplement.
“Series
Available Finance Charge Collections Shortfalls” has, with respect to any
Shared Excess Available Finance Charge Collections Series, the meaning specified
in the related Indenture Supplement.
“Series
Supplement” means a series supplement to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement
or similar document setting forth the terms of a Collateral
Certificate.
“Servicing
Criteria” means the “servicing criteria” set forth in Item 1122(d) of
Regulation AB.
“Shared
Excess Available Finance Charge Collections Series” means a Series that,
pursuant to the Indenture Supplement therefor, will share certain Finance Charge
Collections allocated to such Series with other Series in the same Shared Excess
Available Finance Charge Collections Group, as more specifically specified
in
such Indenture Supplement.
“Shared
Excess Available Finance Charge Collections Group” means a Group of Series
which have all been designated to share certain excess Finance Charge
Collections allocated to such Series with one another.
“Stated
Principal Amount” has, with respect to any Note, the meaning specified in
the related Indenture Supplement or Terms Document.
“Sub-Account”
means each portion of a Bank Account designated as such pursuant to this
Indenture, the related Indenture Supplement or the applicable Asset Pool
Supplement.
“Subordinated
Class” has, with respect to a Class of Notes of any Series, the meaning
specified in the related Indenture Supplement.
“Subordinated
Notes” means Notes of a Subordinated Class of a Series.
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“Supplemental
Bank Account” means the trust account or accounts designated as such and
established pursuant to subsection 4.02(a).
“Supplemental
Credit Enhancement Agreement” means a letter of credit, cash collateral
account or surety bond or other similar arrangement with various credit
enhancement providers which provides the benefit of one or more additional
forms
of credit enhancement which is referenced in the applicable Indenture Supplement
for any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes in an Asset Pool.
“Supplemental
Credit Enhancement Provider” means any party to any Supplemental Credit
Enhancement Agreement other than the Issuing Entity or the Indenture
Trustee.
“Supplemental
Liquidity Agreement” means a liquidity facility or other similar
arrangements with various liquidity providers which provides the benefit of
additional liquidity for any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes secured by an
Asset Pool which is referenced in the applicable Indenture Supplement for such
Series, Class or Tranche of Notes.
“Supplemental
Liquidity Provider” means any party to any Supplemental Liquidity Agreement
other than the Issuing Entity or the Indenture Trustee.
“Temporary
Global Note” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05.
“Terms
Document” means, with respect to any Class or Tranche of Notes, a supplement
to the Indenture Supplement that establishes such Class or Tranche.
“Tranche”
means, with respect to any Class of Notes, Notes of such Class which have
identical terms, conditions and designation. Notes of a single
Tranche may be issued on different dates.
“Transfer
and Servicing Agreement” means the Third Amended and Restated Transfer and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2007, among Chase USA, as
Transferor, Servicer and Administrator, the Issuing Entity, and Xxxxx Fargo
Bank, National Association, as Indenture Trustee and Collateral
Agent.
“Transfer
Agent” means Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association.
“Trust
Agreement” means the Third Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of
March 14, 2006, between Chase USA, as Beneficiary, and Wilmington Trust Company,
as Owner Trustee.
“Trust
Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended by the
Trust Indenture Reform Act of 1990, as in force at the date as of which this
Indenture was executed except as provided in Section 9.05.
“UCC”
means, unless the context otherwise requires, the Uniform Commercial Code,
as in
effect in the relevant jurisdiction.
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“Unapplied
Excess Finance Charge Collections” means, for any Note Transfer Date, with
respect to each Shared Excess Available Finance Charge Collections Group, the
aggregate amount to be treated as “Unapplied Excess Finance Charge Collections”
from such Shared Excess Available Finance Charge Collections Group for such
Note
Transfer Date pursuant to the Indenture Supplements for all Series in such
Shared Excess Available Finance Charge Collections Group and Section 3.13 of
this Indenture.
“Unapplied
Excess Finance Charge Sharing Collateral Certificate” means, with respect to
each Shared Excess Available Finance Charge Collections Group, each Collateral
Certificate included in any Asset Pool that is designated as an “Unapplied
Excess Finance Charge Sharing Collateral Certificate” with respect to such
Shared Excess Available Finance Charge Collections Group in the related Series
Supplement.
“Unapplied
Master Trust Level Excess Finance Charge Collections” has, with respect to
each Unapplied Master Trust Level Excess Finance Charge Sharing Collateral
Certificate, the meaning specified in the related Series
Supplement.
“Unapplied
Master Trust Level Excess Finance Charge Sharing Collateral Certificate”
means, with respect to each Shared Excess Available Finance Charge Collections
Group, each Collateral Certificate included in any Asset Pool that is designated
as an “Unapplied Master Trust Level Excess Finance Charge Sharing Collateral
Certificate” with respect to such Shared Excess Available Finance Charge
Collections Group in the related Series Supplement.
“Unapplied
Master Trust Level Principal Collections” has, with respect to each
Unapplied Master Trust Level Principal Sharing Collateral Certificate, the
meaning specified in the related Series Supplement.
“Unapplied
Master Trust Level Principal Sharing Collateral Certificate” shall mean each
Collateral Certificate included in any Asset Pool that is designated as an
“Unapplied Master Trust Level Principal Sharing Collateral Certificate” with
respect to such Asset Pool in the related Series Supplement.
“United
States Person” means a citizen or resident of the United States, a
corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the
laws of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, or an estate
or
trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation
regardless of its source.
“U.S.
Depository” means, unless otherwise specified by the Issuing Entity pursuant
to Section 2.04, 2.06, or 3.01, with respect to Notes of any Tranche issuable
or
issued as a Global Note within the United States, The Depository Trust Company,
New York, New York, or any successor thereto registered as a clearing agency
under the Securities Exchange Act, or other applicable statute or
regulation.
Section
1.02 Compliance Certificates
and Opinions. Upon any application or request by the Issuing
Entity to the Indenture Trustee to take any action under any provision of this
Indenture, the Issuing Entity will furnish to the Indenture
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Trustee
(i) an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any,
provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been
complied with and (ii) an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion
of such
counsel all such conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with, except
that in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing
of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture
relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate
or
opinion need be furnished.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 3.10 and of the preceding paragraph, if all Notes
of a
Tranche are not to be originally issued at one time, it will not be necessary
to
deliver the Issuing Entity Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section
3.10 or the Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required
pursuant to such preceding paragraph at or before the time of authentication
of
each Note of such Tranche if such documents are delivered at or prior to the
authentication upon original issuance of the first Note of such Tranche to
be
issued.
The
Indenture Trustee may rely, as to authorization by the Issuing Entity of any
Tranche of Notes, the form and terms thereof and the legality, validity, binding
effect and enforceability thereof, upon the Opinion of Counsel and the other
documents delivered pursuant to Section 3.10 and this Section 1.02, as
applicable, in connection with the first authentication of Notes of such
Tranche.
Every
certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Indenture (except for the written statement required by
Section 10.04) will include:
(a) a
statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read
such
covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;
(b) a
brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation
upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion
are based;
(c) a
statement that such individual has made such examination or investigation as
is
necessary to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant
or
condition has been complied with; and
(d) a
statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition
or covenant has been complied with.
Section
1.03 Form of Documents
Delivered to Indenture Trustee. In any case where several matters
are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, one or more
specified Persons, one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect
to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to the other matters,
and
any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or
several documents.
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Any
certificate or opinion of the Issuing Entity may be based, insofar as it relates
to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by,
counsel, unless the Issuing Entity knows, or in the exercise of reasonable
care
should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations are
erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of, or representation by,
counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a
certificate or opinion of, or representations by, the Issuing Entity stating
that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession
of the Issuing Entity, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of
reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations
are erroneous.
Where
any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications,
requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments
under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one
instrument.
Section
1.04 Acts of
Noteholders.
(a) Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action (collectively, an “Action”) provided by this Indenture to be given or
taken by Noteholders of any Series, Class or Tranche may be embodied in and
evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed
by
such Noteholders in person or by an agent duly appointed in
writing. If Notes of a Series, Class or Tranche are issuable in whole
or in part as Bearer Notes, any Action provided by this Indenture to be given
or
taken by such Noteholders may, alternatively, be embodied in and evidenced
by
the record of such Noteholders voting in favor thereof, either in person or
by
proxies duly appointed in writing, at any meeting of Noteholders duly
called and held in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.04, or a
combination of such instruments and any such record. Except as herein
otherwise expressly provided, such Action will become effective when such
instrument or instruments or record are delivered to the Indenture Trustee,
and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuing
Entity. Such instrument or instruments and any such record (and the
Action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred
to
as the “Act” of the Noteholders signing such instrument or instruments and so
voting at any meeting. Proof of execution of any such instrument or
of a writing appointing any such agent, or the holding by any Person of a Note,
will be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section
7.01) conclusive in favor of the Indenture Trustee and the Issuing Entity,
if
made in the manner provided in this Section 1.04. The record of any
meeting of Noteholders shall be proved in the manner provided in Section
8.04.
(b) The
fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing
may be proved by the affidavit of a witness to such execution or by the
certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized by law to take
acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument
or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such
execution is by an officer of a corporation or a member of a partnership, on
behalf of such corporation or partnership, such certificate or affidavit will
also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date
of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the
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authority
of the person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner
which
the Indenture Trustee deems sufficient.
(c) (i) The
ownership of Registered Notes will be proved by the Note Register.
(ii) The
ownership of Bearer Notes or coupons will be proved by the production of such
Bearer Notes or coupons or by a certificate, satisfactory to the Issuing Entity,
executed, as depository, by any bank, trust company, recognized securities
dealer or depository, wherever situated, satisfactory to the Issuing
Entity. Each such certificate will be dated and will state that on
the date thereof a Bearer Note or coupon bearing a specified serial number
was
deposited with or exhibited to such bank, trust company, recognized securities
dealer or depository by the Person named in such certificate. Any
such certificate may be issued in respect of one or more Bearer Notes or coupons
specified therein. The holding by the Person named in any such
certificate of any Bearer Note specified therein will be presumed to continue
for a period of one year from the date of such certificate unless at the time
of
any determination of such holding (A) another certificate bearing a later date
issued in respect of the same Bearer Note or coupon is produced, (B) the Bearer
Note or coupon specified in such certificate is produced by some
other Person or (C) the Bearer Note or coupon specified in such certificate
has ceased to be Outstanding.
(d) The
fact and date of execution of any such instrument or writing, the authority
of
the Person executing the same and the principal amount and serial numbers of
Bearer Notes held by the Person so executing such instrument or writing and
the
date of holding the same may also be proved in any other manner which the
Indenture Trustee deems sufficient; and the Indenture Trustee may in any
instance require further proof with respect to any of the matters referred
to in
this Section.
(e) If
the Issuing Entity will solicit from the Holders any Action, the Issuing Entity
may, at its option, by an Officer’s Certificate and consistent with the Trust
Indenture Act, fix in advance a record date for the determination of Holders
entitled to give such Action, but the Issuing Entity will have no obligation
to
do so. If the Issuing Entity does not so fix a record date, such
record date will be the later of 30 days before the first solicitation of such
Action or the date of the most recent list of Noteholders furnished to the
Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 8.01 before such
solicitation. Such Action may be given before or after the record
date, but only the Holders of record at the close of business on the record
date will be deemed to be Holders for the purposes of determining whether
Holders of the requisite proportion of Notes Outstanding have authorized or
agreed or consented to such Action, and for that purpose the Notes Outstanding
will be computed as of the record date; provided that no such
authorization, agreement or consent by the Holders on the record date will
be
deemed effective unless it will become effective pursuant to the provisions
of
this Indenture not later than six months after the record date.
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(f) Any
Action by the Holder of any Note will bind the Holder of every Note issued
upon
the transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect
of
anything done or suffered to be done by the Indenture Trustee or the Issuing
Entity in reliance thereon whether or not notation of such Action is made upon
such Note.
(g) Without
limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any Action hereunder
with regard to any particular Note may do so with regard to all or any part
of
the principal amount of such Note or by one or more duly appointed agents each
of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part
of such principal amount. Any notice given or Action taken by a
Holder or its agents with regard to different parts of such principal amount
pursuant to this paragraph shall have the same effect as if given or taken
by
separate Holders of each such different part.
(h) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless otherwise specified pursuant
to
Section 3.01 or pursuant to one or more Indenture Supplements, a Holder,
including a Depository that is the Holder of a Global Note, may make, give
or
take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any Action provided
in
this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders, and a Depository that
is
the Holder of a Global Note may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial
owners of interests in any such Global Note through such Depository’s standing
instructions and customary practices.
(i) The
Issuing Entity may fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Persons
who are beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note held by a Depository
entitled under the procedures of such Depository to make, give or take, by
a
proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any Action provided in this
Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders. If such a record
date is fixed, the Holders on such record date or their duly appointed proxy
or
proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to make, give or take such
Action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record
date. No such Action shall be valid or effective if made, given or
taken more than 90 days after such record date.
Section
1.05 Notices, etc., to
Indenture Trustee and Issuing Entity. Any Action of Noteholders
or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon,
given
or furnished to, or filed with, the Indenture Trustee by any Noteholder or
by
the Issuing Entity will be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made,
given, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Indenture Trustee at its
Corporate Trust Office, or the Issuing Entity by the Indenture Trustee or by
any
Noteholder will be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (except as provided
in
subsection 6.01(c)) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid,
to
the Issuing Entity addressed to it at the address of its principal office
specified in the first paragraph of this Indenture or at any other address
previously furnished in writing to the Indenture Trustee by the Issuing
Entity.
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Section
1.06 Notices to Noteholders;
Waiver.
(a) Where
this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement or any Registered Note provides for
notice to Registered Noteholders of any event, such notice will be sufficiently
given (unless otherwise herein, in such Indenture Supplement or in such
Registered Note expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class
postage prepaid, sent by facsimile, sent by electronic transmission or
personally delivered to each Holder of a Registered Note affected by such event,
at such Noteholder’s address as it appears in the Note Register, not later than
the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for
the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to
Registered Noteholders is given by mail, facsimile, electronic transmission
or
delivery neither the failure to mail, send by facsimile, electronic transmission
or deliver such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any
particular Noteholders will affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect
to other Noteholders and any notice that is mailed, sent by facsimile,
electronic transmission or delivered in the manner herein provided shall
conclusively have been presumed to have been duly given.
Where
this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement or any Registered Note provides for
notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person
entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such
waiver will be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by
Registered Noteholders will be filed with the Indenture Trustee, but such filing
will not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in
reliance upon such waiver.
(b) In
case, by reason of the suspension of regular mail service as a result of a
strike, work stoppage or otherwise, it will be impractical to mail notice of
any
event to any Holder of a Registered Note when such notice is required to be
given pursuant to any provision of this Indenture, then any method of
notification as will be satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee and the Issuing
Entity will be deemed to be a sufficient giving of such notice.
(c) No
notice will be given by mail, facsimile, electronic transmission or otherwise
delivered to a Holder of Bearer Notes or coupons in bearer form. In
the case of any Series, Class or Tranche with respect to which any Bearer Notes
are Outstanding, any notice required or permitted to be given to Holders of
such
Bearer Notes will be published in an Authorized Newspaper within the time period
prescribed in this Indenture or the applicable Indenture
Supplement.
(d) With
respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the applicable Indenture
Supplement may specify different or additional means of giving notice to the
Holders of the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche.
(e) Where
this Indenture provides for notice to any Note Rating Agency, failure to give
such notice will not affect any other rights or obligations created hereunder
and will not under any circumstance constitute an Adverse Effect.
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Section
1.07 Conflict with Trust
Indenture Act. If and to the extent that any provision of this
Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by, or with
another provision (an “incorporated provision”) included in this Indenture by
operation of, Sections 310 to 318, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such
imposed duties or incorporated provision will control. If any
provision of this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust
Indenture Act that may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision will
be
deemed to apply to this Indenture as so modified or excluded, as the case may
be.
Section
1.08 Effect of Headings
and Table of Contents. The Article and Section headings herein
and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and will not affect the
construction hereof.
Section
1.09 Successors and
Assigns. All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the
Issuing Entity will bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or
not. All covenants and agreements of the Indenture Trustee in this
Indenture shall bind its successors, co-trustees and agents of the Indenture
Trustee.
Section
1.10 Separability. In
case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes will be invalid, illegal
or
unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section
1.11 Benefits of
Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or in any Notes,
express or implied, will give to any Person, other than the parties hereto
and
their successors hereunder, the Collateral Agent, any Authenticating Agent
or
Paying Agent, the Note Registrar, Derivative Counterparties (to the extent
specified in the applicable Derivative Agreement), Supplemental Credit
Enhancement Providers and Supplemental Liquidity Providers (each, to the extent
specified in the applicable Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement or
Supplemental Liquidity Agreement, as applicable) and the Holders of Notes (or
such of them as may be affected thereby), any benefit or any legal or equitable
right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section
1.12 Governing
Law. THIS INDENTURE WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND
GOVERNED BY 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
1.13 Counterparts. This
Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so
executed will be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts will
together constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section
1.14 Indenture Referred to in
the Trust Agreement. This is the Indenture referred to in
the Trust Agreement.
Section
1.15 Legal
Holidays. In any case where the date on which any payment is due
shall not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other provision of
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the
Notes or this Indenture) payment need not be made on such date, but may be
made
on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if
made on
the date on which nominally due, and no interest shall accrue for the period
from and after any such nominal date.
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OF ARTICLE I]
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ARTICLE
II
NOTE
FORMS
Section
2.01 Forms
Generally. The Notes will have such appropriate insertions,
omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted
by
this Indenture or the applicable Indenture Supplement and may have such letters,
numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed
thereon, as may be required to comply with applicable laws or regulations or
with the rules of any securities exchange, or as may, consistently herewith,
be
determined by the Issuing Entity, as evidenced by the Issuing Entity’s execution
of such Notes. Any portion of the text of any Note may be set forth
on the reverse thereof, with an appropriate reference thereto on the face of
the
Note.
The
definitive Notes will be typewritten, printed, lithographed or engraved or
produced by any combination of these methods (with or without steel engraved
borders) or may be produced in any other manner, all as determined by the
Issuing Entity, as evidenced by the Issuing Entity’s execution of such Notes,
subject, with respect to the Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche, to the
rules
of any securities exchange on which such Notes are listed.
Section
2.02 Forms of
Notes. Each Note will be in one of the forms approved from
time to time by or pursuant to an Indenture Supplement. Before the
delivery of a Note to the Indenture Trustee for authentication in any form
approved by or pursuant to an Issuing Entity Certificate, the Issuing Entity
will deliver to the Indenture Trustee the Issuing Entity Certificate by or
pursuant to which such form of Note has been approved, which Issuing Entity
Certificate will have attached thereto a true and correct copy of the form
of
Note which has been approved thereby or, if an Issuing Entity Certificate
authorizes a specific officer or officers of the Beneficiary to approve a form
of Note, a certificate of such officer or officers approving the form of Note
attached thereto. Any form of Note approved by or pursuant to an
Issuing Entity Certificate must be acceptable as to form to the Indenture
Trustee, such acceptance to be evidenced by the Indenture Trustee’s
authentication of Notes in that form or a certificate signed by an Indenture
Trustee Authorized Officer and delivered to the Issuing Entity.
Section
2.03 Form of Indenture
Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication. The form
of Indenture Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication for any Note issued
pursuant to this Indenture will be substantially as follows:
TRUSTEE’S
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This
is one of the Notes of the Series, Class or Tranche designated therein referred
to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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XXXXX
FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
as
Indenture Trustee,
By:
_______________________________
Authorized Signatory
Dated:
_____________________________
Section
2.04 Notes Issuable in the
Form of a Global Note.
(a) If
the Issuing Entity establishes pursuant to Sections 2.02 and 3.01 that the
Notes
of a particular Series, Class or Tranche are to be issued in whole or in part
in
the form of one or more Global Notes, then the Issuing Entity will execute
and
the Indenture Trustee or its agent will, in accordance with Section 3.03 and
the
Issuing Entity Certificate delivered to the Indenture Trustee or its agent
thereunder, authenticate and deliver, such Global Note or Notes, which, unless
otherwise provided in the applicable Indenture Supplement (i) will represent,
and will be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate Stated Principal
Amount (or in the case of Discount Notes, the aggregate Stated Principal
Amount at the Scheduled Principal Payment Date of such Notes) of the
Outstanding Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche to be represented by such
Global Note or Notes, or such portion thereof as the Issuing Entity will specify
in an Issuing Entity Certificate, (ii) in the case of Registered Notes, will
be
registered in the name of the Depository for such Global Note or Notes or its
nominee, (iii) will be delivered by the Indenture Trustee or its agent to the
Depository or pursuant to the Depository’s instruction, (iv) if applicable, will
bear a legend substantially to the following effect: “Unless this
Note is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust
Company, a New York corporation (“DTC”), to the Issuing Entity or its agent for
registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any Note issued is registered
in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an
authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or
to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC),
any transfer, pledge or other use hereof for value or otherwise by or to any
person is wrongful inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has
an interest herein” and (v) may bear such other legend as the Issuing Entity,
upon advice of counsel, deems to be applicable.
(b) Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this Section 2.04 or of Section 3.05, and subject to
the
provisions of paragraph (c) below, unless the terms of a Global Note or the
applicable Indenture Supplement expressly permit such Global Note to be
exchanged in whole or in part for individual Notes, a Global Note may be
transferred, in whole but not in part and in the manner provided in Section
3.05, only to a nominee of the Depository for such Global Note, or to the
Depository, or a successor Depository for such Global Note selected or approved
by the Issuing Entity, or to a nominee of such successor
Depository.
(c) With
respect to Notes issued within the United States, unless otherwise specified
in
the applicable Indenture Supplement, or with respect to
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Notes
issued outside the United States, if specified in the applicable Indenture
Supplement:
(i) If
at any time the Depository for a Global Note notifies the Issuing Entity that
it
is unwilling or unable to continue as Depository for such Global Note or if
at
any time the Depository for the Notes for such Series, Class or Tranche ceases
to be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act, or other
applicable statute or regulation, the Issuing Entity will appoint a successor
Depository with respect to such Global Note. If a successor
Depository for such Global Note is not appointed by the Issuing Entity within
90
days after the Issuing Entity receives such notice or becomes aware of such
ineligibility, the Issuing Entity will execute, and the Indenture Trustee or
its
agent, upon receipt of an Issuing Entity Certificate requesting the
authentication and delivery of individual Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche
in exchange for such Global Note, will authenticate and deliver, individual
Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche of like tenor and terms in an aggregate
Stated Principal Amount equal to the Stated Principal Amount of the Global
Note
in exchange for such Global Note.
(ii) The
Issuing Entity may at any time and in its sole discretion determine that the
Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche or portion thereof issued or issuable
in
the form of one or more Global Notes will no longer be represented by such
Global Note or Notes. In such event the Issuing Entity will execute,
and the Indenture Trustee, upon receipt of a written request by the Issuing
Entity for the authentication and delivery of individual Notes of such
Series, Class or Tranche in exchange in whole or in part for such Global
Note, will authenticate and deliver individual Notes of such Series, Class
or
Tranche of like tenor and terms in definitive form in an aggregate Stated
Principal Amount equal to the Stated Principal Amount of such Global Note or
Notes representing such Series, Class or Tranche or portion thereof in exchange
for such Global Note or Notes.
(iii) If
specified by the Issuing Entity pursuant to Sections 2.02 and 3.01 with respect
to Notes issued or issuable in the form of a Global Note, the Depository for
such Global Note may surrender such Global Note in exchange in whole or in
part
for individual Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche of like tenor and terms
in
definitive form on such terms as are acceptable to the Issuing Entity and such
Depository. Thereupon the Issuing Entity will execute, and the
Indenture Trustee or its agent will authenticate and deliver, without service
charge, (A) to each Person specified by such Depository a new Note or Notes
of
the same Series, Class or Tranche of like tenor and terms and of any authorized
denomination as requested by such Person in aggregate Stated Principal Amount
equal to and in exchange for such Person’s beneficial interest in the Global
Note; and (B) to such Depository a new Global Note of like tenor and terms
and
in an authorized denomination equal to the difference, if any, between the
Stated Principal Amount of the surrendered Global Note and the aggregate Stated
Principal Amount of Notes delivered to the Holders thereof.
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(iv) If
any Event of Default has occurred with respect to such Global Notes, and Holders
of Notes evidencing more than 50% of the unpaid Outstanding Dollar Principal
Amount of the Global Notes of that Series, Class or Tranche advise the Indenture
Trustee and the Depository that a Global Note is no longer in the best interest
of the Noteholders, the Holders of Global Notes may exchange such Notes for
individual Notes.
(v) In
any exchange provided for in any of the preceding three paragraphs, the Issuing
Entity will execute and the Indenture Trustee or its agent will authenticate
and
deliver individual Notes in definitive registered form in authorized
denominations. Upon the exchange of the entire Stated Principal
Amount of a Global Note for individual Notes, such Global Note will be canceled
by the Indenture Trustee or its agent. Except as provided in the
preceding paragraphs, Notes issued in exchange for a Global Note pursuant to
this Section 2.04 will be registered in such names and in such authorized
denominations as the Depository for such Global Note, pursuant to instructions
from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, will instruct the
Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar. The Indenture Trustee or the
Note Registrar will deliver such Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes
are so registered.
Section
2.05 Temporary Global Notes
and Permanent Global Notes.
(a) If
specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement for any Tranche, all or any
portion of a Global Note may initially be issued in the form of a single
temporary global Bearer Note or Registered Note (the “Temporary Global Note”),
without interest coupons, in the denomination of the entire aggregate principal
amount of such Series, Class or Tranche and substantially in the form set forth
in the exhibit with respect thereto attached to the applicable Indenture
Supplement. The Temporary Global Note will be authenticated by the
Indenture Trustee upon the same conditions, in substantially the same manner
and
with the same effect as the Notes in definitive form. The Temporary
Global Note may be exchanged as described below or in the applicable Indenture
Supplement for permanent global Bearer Notes or Registered Notes (the “Permanent
Global Notes”).
(b) Unless
otherwise provided in the applicable Indenture Supplement, exchanges of
beneficial interests in Temporary Global Notes for beneficial interests in
Permanent Global Notes will be made as provided in this subsection
2.05(b). The Beneficiary will, upon its determination of the
date of completion of the distribution of the Notes of such Series, Class or
Tranche, so advise the Indenture Trustee, the Issuing Entity, the Foreign
Depository, and each foreign clearing agency forthwith. Without
unnecessary delay, but in any event not prior to the Exchange Date, the
Issuing Entity will execute and deliver to the Indenture Trustee at the office
of its designated agent outside the United States Permanent Global Notes in
bearer or registered form (as specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement)
in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Outstanding Dollar Principal
Amount of such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes. Bearer Notes so
issued and delivered may have coupons attached. The Temporary Global
Note may be exchanged for an equal aggregate principal amount of Permanent
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Global
Notes only on or after the Exchange Date. A United States Person may
exchange the portion of the Temporary Global Note beneficially owned by it
only
for an equal aggregate principal amount of Permanent Global Notes in registered
form bearing the applicable legend set forth in the form of Registered Note
attached to the applicable Indenture Supplement, which may be in temporary
form
if the Issuing Entity so elects. Upon any demand for exchange for
Permanent Global Notes in accordance with this clause, the Issuing Entity
will
cause the Indenture Trustee to authenticate and deliver the Permanent Global
Notes to the Holder (x) outside the United States, in the case of Bearer
Notes
and (y) according to the instructions of the Holder, in the case of Registered
Notes, but in either case only upon presentation to the Indenture Trustee
of a
written statement substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 (or such other
form as the Issuing Entity may determine) with respect to the Temporary Global
Note, or portion thereof being exchanged, signed by a foreign clearing agency
or
Foreign Depository and dated on the Exchange Date or a subsequent date, to
the
effect that it has received in writing or by tested telex a certification
substantially in the form of (i) in the case of beneficial ownership of the
Temporary Global Note, or a portion thereof being exchanged, by a United
States
institutional investor pursuant to this clause, the certificate in the form
of
Exhibit B-2 (or such other form as the Issuing Entity may determine)
signed by the Beneficiary which sold the relevant Notes or (ii) in all other
cases, the certificate in the form of Exhibit B-3 (or such other form as
the Issuing Entity may determine), the certificate referred to in this
subsection 2.05(b) being dated on the earlier of the first payment of interest
in respect of such Note and the date of the delivery of such Note in definitive
form. Upon receipt of such certification, the Indenture Trustee will
cause the Temporary Global Note to be endorsed in accordance with subsection
2.05(d). Any exchange as provided in this Section 2.05 will be made
free of charge to the Holders and the beneficial owners of the Temporary
Global
Note and to the beneficial owners of the Permanent Global Note issued in
exchange, except that a person receiving the Permanent Global Note must bear
the
cost of insurance, postage, transportation and the like in the event that
such
Person does not receive such Permanent Global Note in person at the offices
of a
foreign clearing agency or Foreign Depository.
(c) The
delivery to the Indenture Trustee by a foreign clearing agency or Foreign
Depository of any written statement referred to above may be relied upon by
the
Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee as conclusive evidence that a
corresponding certification or certifications has or have been delivered to
such
foreign clearing agency pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
(d) Upon
any such exchange of all or a portion of the Temporary Global Note for a
Permanent Global Note or Notes, such Temporary Global Note will be endorsed
by
or on behalf of the Indenture Trustee to reflect the reduction of its principal
amount by an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of such Permanent
Global Note or Notes. Until so exchanged in full, such Temporary
Global Note will in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this
Indenture as Permanent Global Notes authenticated and delivered hereunder except
that the beneficial owners of such Temporary Global Note will not be entitled
to
receive payments of interest on the Notes until they have exchanged their
beneficial interests in such Temporary Global Note for Permanent Global
Notes.
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Section
2.06 Beneficial Ownership of
Global Notes. Until definitive Notes have been issued to the
applicable Noteholders pursuant to Section 2.04 or as otherwise specified in
any
applicable Indenture Supplement:
(a) the
Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee may deal with the applicable clearing
agency or Depository and the clearing agency’s or Depository’s participants for
all purposes (including the making of distributions) as the authorized
representatives of the respective Note Owners; and
(b) the
rights of the respective Note Owners will be exercised only through the
applicable clearing agency or Depository and the clearing agency’s or
Depository’s participants and will be limited to those established by law and
agreements between such Note Owners and the clearing agency or Depository and/or
the clearing agency’s or
Depository’s participants. Pursuant to the operating rules
of the applicable clearing agency, unless and until Notes in definitive form
are
issued pursuant to Section 2.04, the clearing agency or the Depository will
make
book-entry transfers among the clearing agency’s or the Depository’s
participants and receive and transmit distributions of principal and interest
on
the related Notes to such clearing agency’s or Depository’s
participants.
For
purposes of any provision of this Indenture requiring or permitting Actions
with
the consent of, or at the direction of, Noteholders evidencing a specified
percentage of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of Outstanding Notes,
such
direction or consent may be given by Note Owners (acting through the clearing
agency and the clearing agency’s participants) owning interests in Notes
evidencing the requisite percentage of principal amount of Notes.
Section
2.07 Notices to
Depository. Whenever any notice or other communication is
required to be given to Noteholders with respect to which book-entry Notes
have
been issued, unless and until Notes in definitive form will have been issued
to
the related Note Owners, the Indenture Trustee will give all such notices and
communications to the applicable clearing agency or Depository.
[END
OF ARTICLE II]
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ARTICLE
III
THE
NOTES
Section
3.01 General Title; General
Limitations; Issuable in Series; Terms of a Series, Class or Tranche of
Notes.
(a) The
aggregate Stated Principal Amount of Notes which may be authenticated and
delivered and Outstanding under this Indenture is not limited.
(b) The
Notes may be issued in one or more Series, Classes or Tranches up to an
aggregate Stated Principal Amount of Notes as from time to time may be
authorized by the Issuing Entity. All Notes of each Series, Class or
Tranche under this Indenture will in all respects be equally and ratably
entitled to the benefits hereof with respect to such Series, Class or Tranche
without preference, priority or distinction on account of the actual time of
the
authentication and delivery or Scheduled Principal Payment Date or Legal
Maturity Date of the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche, except as specified
in the applicable Indenture Supplement for such Series, Class or Tranche of
Notes.
(c) Each
Note issued must be part of a Series, Class and Tranche of Notes for purposes
of
allocations pursuant to the related Asset Pool Supplement and the related
Indenture Supplement. A Series of Notes is created pursuant to an
Indenture Supplement. A Class or Tranche of Notes is created pursuant
to an Indenture Supplement or pursuant to a Terms Document related to the
Indenture Supplement for the applicable Series.
(d) Each
Series of Notes will be secured by a particular Asset Pool. The
related Indenture Supplement will identify the Asset Pool under which a Series
of Notes has been issued.
(e) Each
Series of Notes may be assigned to a Group or Groups (now existing or hereafter
created) of Notes for purposes of allocations of certain collections pursuant
to
Section 3.12, the related Asset Pool Supplement and the related Indenture
Supplement. The related Indenture Supplement will identify the Group
or Groups, if any, to which a Series of Notes has been assigned and the manner
and extent to which Series in the same Group or Groups will share certain
amounts.
(f) Each
Series of Notes may be, but need not be, subdivided into multiple
Classes. Notes belonging to a Class in any Series may be entitled to
specified payment priorities over other Classes of Notes in that
Series.
(g) Notes
of a Series that belong to different Classes in that Series belong to different
Tranches on the basis of the difference in Class membership.
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(h) Each
Class of Notes may consist of a single Tranche or may be subdivided into
multiple Tranches. Notes of a single Class of a Series will belong to
different Tranches if they have different terms and conditions. With
respect to any Class of Notes, Notes which have identical terms, conditions
and
Tranche designation will be deemed to be part of a single Tranche of
Notes.
(i) Before
the initial issuance of Notes of each Series, Class or Tranche, there shall
also
be established in or pursuant to an Indenture Supplement or pursuant to a Terms
Document related to the applicable Indenture Supplement, provision
for:
(i) the
Series designation;
(ii) the
Asset Pool designation;
(iii) the
Stated Principal Amount of the Notes;
(iv) whether
such Series belongs to any Group or Groups;
(v) whether
such Notes are of a particular Class of Notes or a Tranche of a Class of
Notes;
(vi) the
Required Subordinated Amount (if any) for such Class or Tranche of
Notes;
(vii) the
currency or currencies in which such Notes will be denominated and in which
payments of principal of, and interest on, such Notes will or may be
payable;
(viii) if
the principal of or interest, if any, on such Notes are to be payable, at the
election of the Issuing Entity or a Holder thereof, in a currency or currencies
other than that in which the Notes are stated to be payable, the period or
periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which, such election
may
be made;
(ix) if
the amount of payments of principal of or interest, if any, on such Notes may
be
determined with reference to an index based on (A) a currency or currencies
other than that in which the Notes are stated to be payable, (B) changes in
the
prices of one or more other securities or Groups or indexes of securities or
(C)
changes in the prices of one or more commodities or Groups or indexes of
commodities, or any combination of the foregoing, the manner in which such
amounts will be determined;
(x) the
price or prices at which such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes will be
issued;
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(xi) the
times at which such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes may, pursuant to any
optional or mandatory redemption provisions, be redeemed, and the other terms
and provisions of any such redemption provisions;
(xii) the
rate per annum at which such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes will bear
interest, if any, or the formula or index on which such rate will be determined,
including all relevant definitions, and the date from which interest will
accrue;
(xiii) each
Interest Payment Date, the Scheduled Principal Payment Date and the Legal
Maturity Date for such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes;
(xiv) the
Initial Dollar Principal Amount of such Notes, and the means for calculating
the
Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Series, Class or Tranche of
Notes;
(xv) the
Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, and the
means for calculating the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Series, Class
or
Tranche of Notes;
(xvi) whether
or not application will be made to list such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes
on any securities exchange;
(xvii) any
Events of Default or Early Amortization Events with respect to such Series,
Class or Tranche of Notes, if not set forth herein and any additions, deletions
or other changes to the Events of Default or Early Amortization Events set
forth
herein that will be applicable to such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes
(including a provision making any Event of Default or Early Amortization Event
set forth herein inapplicable to the Notes of that Series, Class or
Tranche);
(xviii) the
appointment by the Indenture Trustee of an Authenticating Agent in one or more
places with power to act on behalf of the Indenture Trustee and subject to
its
direction in the authentication and delivery of such Notes in connection with
such transactions as will be specified in the provisions of this Indenture
or in
or pursuant to the applicable Indenture Supplement creating such Series, Class
or Tranche;
(xix) if
such Notes will be issued in whole or in part in the form of a Global Note
or
Global Notes, the terms and conditions, if any, upon which such Global Note
or
Global Notes may be exchanged in whole or in part for other individual Notes;
and the Depository for such Global Note or Global Notes (if other than the
Depository specified in Section 1.01);
(xx) if
such Notes will be issued in whole or in part as Registered Notes, Bearer Notes
or both, whether such Notes are to be issued with or without coupons or
both;
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(xxi) the
subordination of such Notes to any other indebtedness of the Issuing Entity,
including the Notes of any other Series, Class or Tranche;
(xxii) if
such Notes are to have the benefit of any Derivative Agreement, the terms and
provisions of such agreement;
(xxiii) if
such Notes are to have the benefit of any Supplemental Credit Enhancement
Agreement or Supplemental Liquidity Agreement, the terms and provisions of
the
applicable agreement;
(xxiv) the
Record Date for any Payment Date of such Notes, if different from the last
day
of the month before the related Payment Date;
(xxv) the
Target Principal Deposit Amount scheduled to be deposited on each Principal
Payment Date during an amortization period or accumulation period for such
Series, Class or Tranche of Notes;
(xxvi) whether
and under what conditions, additional amounts will be payable to Noteholders;
and
(xxvii) any
other terms of such Notes as stated in the related Indenture
Supplement;
all
upon such terms as may be determined in or pursuant to an Indenture Supplement
with respect to such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes.
(j) The
form of the Notes of each Series, Class or Tranche will be established pursuant
to the provisions of this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement or
Terms Document creating such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes. The
Notes of each Series, Class or Tranche will be distinguished from the
Notes of each other Series, Class or Tranche in such manner, reasonably
satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, as the Issuing Entity may
determine.
(k) Any
terms or provisions in respect of the Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche
issued under this Indenture may be determined pursuant to this Section 3.01
by
providing in the applicable Indenture Supplement the method by which such terms
or provisions will be determined.
(l) The
Transferor Interest for each Asset Pool will be held by the
Transferor. The Transferor Interest for each Asset Pool may be
transferred by the holder of such Transferor Interest in whole or in part
subject to certain limitations and conditions described in the Indenture
Supplements related to such Asset Pool. The Transferor Interest for
each Asset Pool may be held either in an uncertificated form or in the form
of a
certificate representing the Transferor Interest, called a Transferor
Certificate.
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Section
3.02 Denominations and
Currency. The Notes of each Series, Class or Tranche will be
issuable in such denominations and currency as will be provided in the
provisions of this Indenture or in or pursuant to the applicable Indenture
Supplement. In the absence of any such provisions with respect to the
Registered Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche, the Registered Notes of that
Series, Class or Tranche will be issued in denominations of $100,000 and $1,000
multiples thereof. In the absence of any such provisions with respect
to the Bearer Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche, the Bearer Notes of that
Series, Class or Tranche will be issued in denominations of 1,000, 5,000, 50,000
and 100,000 units of the applicable currency.
Section
3.03 Execution, Authentication
and Delivery and Dating.
(a) The
Notes will be executed on behalf of the Issuing Entity by an Issuing Entity
Authorized Officer. The signature of any officer of the Beneficiary
or the Owner Trustee on the Notes may be manual or facsimile.
(b) Notes
bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time
an Issuing Entity Authorized Officer will bind the Issuing Entity,
notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such
offices before the authentication and delivery of such Notes or did not hold
such offices at the date of issuance of such Notes.
(c) At
any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this
Indenture, the Issuing Entity may deliver Notes executed by the Issuing Entity
to the Indenture Trustee for authentication; and the Indenture Trustee will,
upon request by an Officer’s Certificate, authenticate and deliver such Notes as
in this Indenture provided and not otherwise.
(d) Before
any such authentication and delivery, the Indenture Trustee will be entitled
to
receive, in addition to any Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel
required to be furnished to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 1.02,
the
Issuing Entity Certificate and any other opinion or certificate relating to
the
issuance of the Series, Class or Tranche of Notes required to be furnished
pursuant to Section 2.02 or Section 3.10.
(e) The
Indenture Trustee will not be required to authenticate such Notes if the issue
thereof will adversely affect the Indenture Trustee’s own rights, duties or
immunities under the Notes and this Indenture.
(f) Unless
otherwise provided in the form of Note for any Series, Class or Tranche, all
Notes will be dated the date of their authentication.
(g) No
Note will be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or
obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Note a Certificate
of
Authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the
Indenture Trustee by manual signature of an authorized signatory, and such
certificate upon any Note will be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence,
that such Note has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder.
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Section
3.04 Temporary
Notes.
(a) Pending
the preparation of definitive Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche, the Issuing
Entity may execute, and, upon receipt of the documents required by Section
3.03,
together with an Officer’s Certificate, the Indenture Trustee will authenticate
and deliver, temporary Notes which are printed, lithographed, typewritten,
mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination,
substantially of the tenor of the definitive Notes in lieu of which they are
issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other
variations as the Issuing Entity may determine, as evidenced by the Issuing
Entity’s execution of such Notes.
(b) If
temporary Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche are issued, the Issuing Entity
will cause definitive Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche to be prepared
without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive
Notes, the temporary Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche will be exchangeable
for definitive Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche upon surrender of the
temporary Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche at the office or agency of
the
Issuing Entity in a Place of Payment, without charge to the Holder; and upon
surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Notes the Issuing Entity
will execute and the Indenture Trustee will authenticate and deliver in exchange
therefor a like Stated Principal Amount of definitive Notes of such Series,
Class or Tranche of authorized denominations and of like tenor and
terms. Until so exchanged the temporary Notes of such Series, Class
or Tranche will in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this
Indenture as definitive Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche.
Section
3.05 Registration, Transfer
and Exchange.
(a) The
Issuing Entity will keep or cause to be kept a register (herein sometimes
referred to as the “Note Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable
regulations as it may prescribe, the Issuing Entity will provide for the
registration of Registered Notes, or of Registered Notes of a particular Series,
Class or Tranche, and for transfers of Registered Notes or of Registered Notes
of such Series, Class or Tranche. Any such register will be in
written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form
within a reasonable time. At all reasonable times the information
contained in such register or registers will be available for inspection by
the
Indenture Trustee at the office or agency to be maintained by the Issuing Entity
as provided in Section 10.02.
(b) Subject
to Section 2.04, upon surrender for transfer of any Registered Note of any
Series, Class or Tranche at the office or agency of the Issuing Entity in a
Place of Payment, if the requirements of Section 8-401(a) of the UCC are met,
the Issuing Entity will execute, and, upon receipt of such surrendered Note,
the
Indenture Trustee will authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated
transferee or transferees, one or more new Registered Notes of such Series,
Class or Tranche of any authorized denominations, of a like aggregate Stated
Principal Amount, Scheduled Principal Payment Date and Legal Maturity Date
and
of like terms.
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(c) Subject
to Section 2.04, at the option of the Holder, Notes of any Series, Class or
Tranche may be exchanged for other Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche of
any
authorized denominations, of a like aggregate Stated Principal Amount, Scheduled
Principal Payment Date and Legal Maturity Date and of like terms, upon surrender
of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency described in subsection
3.05(b) above. Registered Notes, including Registered Notes received
in exchange for Bearer Notes, may not be exchanged for Bearer
Notes. At the option of the Holder of a Bearer Note, subject to
applicable laws and regulations, Bearer Notes may be exchanged for other Bearer
Notes or Registered Notes (of the same Series, Class and Tranche of Notes)
of
authorized denominations of like aggregate fractional undivided interests in
the
Noteholders’ interest, upon surrender of the Bearer Notes to be exchanged at an
office or agency of the Note Registrar located outside the United
States. Each Bearer Note surrendered pursuant to this Section 3.05
will have attached thereto all unmatured coupons; provided,
however, that any Bearer Note, so surrendered after the close of business
on the last day of the month preceding the relevant Payment Date need not have
attached the coupon relating to such Payment Date. Whenever any Notes
are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuing Entity will execute, and the
Indenture Trustee will authenticate and deliver (in the case of Bearer Notes,
outside the United Sates), the Notes which the Noteholders making the exchange
are entitled to receive.
(d) All
Notes issued upon any transfer or exchange of Notes will be the valid and
legally binding obligations of the Issuing Entity, evidencing the same debt,
and
entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Notes surrendered
upon such transfer or exchange.
(e) Every
Note presented or surrendered for transfer or exchange will (if so required
by
the Issuing Entity or the Indenture Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied
by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuing Entity
and the Note Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney
duly
authorized in writing.
(f) Unless
otherwise provided in the Note to be transferred or exchanged, no service charge
will be made on any Noteholder for any transfer or exchange of Notes, but the
Issuing Entity may (unless otherwise provided in such Note) require payment
of a
sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in connection with any transfer or exchange of Notes, other than exchanges
pursuant to Section 3.04 or 9.06 not involving any transfer.
(g) None
of the Issuing Entity, the Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee shall be
required (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Notes of any
Series, Class or Tranche during a period beginning at the opening of business
15
days before the day of selection of Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche
to be
redeemed and ending at the close of business on (A) if Notes of such Series,
Class or Tranche are issuable only as Registered Notes, the day of the mailing
of the relevant notice of redemption of Registered Notes of such Series, Class
or Tranche so selected for redemption or (B) if Notes of the Series, Class
or
Tranche are issuable as Bearer Notes, the day of the first publication of the
relevant notice of redemption or, if Notes of the
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Series,
Class or Tranche are also issuable as Registered Notes and there is no
publication, the mailing of the relevant notice of redemption or (ii) to
register the transfer or exchange of any Notes or portions thereof so selected
for redemption.
Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the exchange of Bearer Notes into Registered
Notes shall be subject to applicable laws and regulations in effect at the
time
of exchange; none of the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee nor the Note
Registrar shall exchange any Bearer Notes into Registered Notes if it has
received an Opinion of Counsel that as a result of such exchanges the Issuing
Entity or any Transferor would suffer adverse consequences under the United
States federal income tax laws and regulations then in effect and the Issuing
Entity has delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Issuing Entity Certificate
directing the Indenture Trustee not to make such exchanges unless and until
the
Indenture Trustee receives a subsequent Issuing Entity Certificate to the
contrary. The Issuing Entity shall deliver copies of such Issuing
Entity Certificates to the Note Registrar.
(h) None
of the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee, any agent of the Indenture
Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Note Registrar will have any responsibility
or
liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account
of beneficial ownership interests of a Global Note or for maintaining,
supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership
interests.
(i) The
Issuing Entity initially appoints Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association to
act
as Note Registrar for the Registered Notes on its behalf. The Issuing
Entity may at any time and from time to time authorize any Person to act as
Note
Registrar with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes issued under
this Indenture. Upon the appointment of a new Note
Registrar, the Issuing Entity shall notify the Indenture Trustee of such
appointment and the location, or the change in location of the Note
Registrar.
(j) Registration
of transfer of Notes containing the following legend or to which the following
legend is applicable:
“THIS
NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY PORTION HEREOF MAY BE
OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
REGISTRATION PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS
OF
ANY STATE BLUE SKY OR SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION
FROM
SUCH REGISTRATION PROVISIONS. THE TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE IS SUBJECT TO
CERTAIN CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.”
will
be effected only if such transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act, or is exempt from the registration
requirements under the Securities Act. In the event that registration
of a transfer is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the registration
requirements under the Securities Act other than
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Rule
144A under the Securities Act or Rule 903 or Rule 904 of Regulation S under
the
Securities Act, the transferor or the transferee will deliver, at its expense,
to the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee, an investment letter from
the
transferee, substantially in the form of the investment letter attached hereto
as Exhibit A or such other form as the Issuing Entity may determine, and
no registration of transfer will be made until such letter is so
delivered.
Notes
issued upon registration or transfer of, or Notes issued in exchange for, Notes
bearing the legend referred to above will also bear such legend unless the
Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar receive an Opinion
of Counsel, in form and substance satisfactory to each of them, to the effect
that such legend may be removed.
Whenever
a Note containing the legend referred to above is presented to the Note
Registrar for registration of transfer, the Note Registrar will promptly seek
instructions from the Issuing Entity regarding such transfer and will be
entitled to receive an Issuing Entity Certificate prior to registering any
such
transfer. The Issuing Entity hereby agrees to indemnify the Note
Registrar and the Indenture Trustee and to hold each of them harmless against
any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on
their
part arising out of or in connection with actions taken or omitted by them
in
relation to any such instructions furnished pursuant to this
clause.
Section
3.06 Mutilated, Destroyed,
Lost and Stolen Notes.
(a) If
(i) any mutilated Note (together, in the case of Bearer Notes, with all
unmatured coupons, if any, appertaining thereto) is surrendered to the Indenture
Trustee or the Note Registrar, or the Issuing Entity, the Note Registrar or
the
Indenture Trustee receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction,
loss or theft of any Note, and (ii) there is delivered to the Issuing
Entity, the Note Registrar and the Indenture Trustee such security or indemnity
as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence
of notice to the Issuing Entity, the Note Registrar or the
Indenture Trustee that such Note has been acquired by a protected
purchaser, the Issuing Entity will execute and upon its request the Indenture
Trustee will authenticate and deliver (in the case of Bearer Notes, outside
the
United States), in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed,
lost or stolen Note, a new Note of like tenor, Series, Class or Tranche,
Scheduled Principal Payment Date, Legal Maturity Date and Stated Principal
Amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously Outstanding.
(b) In
case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note has become or is about
to become due and payable, the Issuing Entity in its discretion may, instead
of
issuing a new Note, pay such Note.
(c) Upon
the issuance of any new Note under this Section 3.06, the Issuing Entity may
require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental
charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including
the fees and expenses of the Indenture Trustee) connected
therewith.
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(d) Every
new Note issued pursuant to this Section 3.06 in lieu of any destroyed, lost
or
stolen Note will constitute an original additional contractual obligation of
the
Issuing Entity, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Note will be at
any
time enforceable by anyone, and will be entitled to all the benefits of this
Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes of the same
Series, Class or Tranche duly issued hereunder.
(e) The
provisions of this Section 3.06 are exclusive and will preclude (to the extent
lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment
of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes.
Section
3.07 Payment of Interest;
Interest and Principal Rights Preserved; Withholding Taxes.
(a) Unless
otherwise provided with respect to such Note pursuant to Section 3.01, interest
payable on any Registered Note will be paid to the Person in whose name that
Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business
on the most recent Record Date and interest payable on any Bearer Note will
be
paid to the bearer of that Note (or the applicable coupon).
(b) Subject
to clause (a), each Note delivered under this Indenture upon transfer of or
in
exchange for or in lieu of any other Note will carry the rights to interest
accrued or principal accreted and unpaid, and to accrue or accrete, which were
carried by such other Note.
(c) The
right of any Noteholder to receive interest on or principal of any Note shall
be
subject to any applicable withholding or deduction imposed pursuant to the
Internal Revenue Code or other applicable tax law, including foreign withholding
and deduction. Any amounts properly so withheld or deducted shall be
treated as actually paid to the appropriate Noteholder.
Section
3.08 Persons Deemed
Owners. Title to any Bearer Note, including any coupons
appertaining thereto, shall pass by delivery. The Issuing Entity, the
Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Beneficiary and any agent of the
Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, or the Beneficiary
may
treat the Person who is proved to be the owner of such Note pursuant to
subsection 1.04(c) as the owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving
payment of principal of and (subject to Section 3.07) interest on such Note
and
for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note be overdue, and
neither the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, nor any
agent of the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, or the
Beneficiary will be affected by notice to the contrary.
Section
3.09 Cancellation. All
Notes surrendered for payment, redemption, transfer, conversion or exchange
will, if surrendered to any Person other than the Indenture Trustee, be
delivered to the Indenture Trustee and, if not already canceled, will be
promptly canceled by it. The Issuing Entity may at any time deliver
to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation any Notes previously authenticated
and
delivered
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hereunder
which the Issuing Entity may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and
all
Notes so delivered will be promptly canceled by the Indenture
Trustee. No Note will be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for
any Notes canceled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted
by
this Indenture. The Indenture Trustee will dispose of all canceled
Notes in accordance with its customary procedures and will deliver a certificate
of such disposition to the Issuing Entity.
Section
3.10 New Issuances of
Notes
(a) The
Issuing Entity may issue new Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche, so long
as
the following conditions precedent are satisfied or waived:
(i) on
or before the third Business Day before a new issuance is to occur, the Issuing
Entity delivers to the Indenture Trustee and each Note Rating Agency notice
of
such new issuance;
(ii) on
or prior to the date that the new issuance is to occur, the Issuing Entity
delivers to the Indenture Trustee and each Note Rating Agency an Issuing Entity
Certificate to the effect that:
(A) the
Issuing Entity reasonably believes that the new issuance will not cause an
Adverse Effect on any Outstanding Notes;
(B) all
instruments furnished to the Indenture Trustee conform to the requirements
of
this Indenture and constitute sufficient authority hereunder for the Indenture
Trustee to authenticate and deliver such Notes;
(C) the
form and terms of such Notes have been established in conformity with the
provisions of this Indenture; and
(D) the
Issuing Entity has addressed any other matters as the Indenture Trustee may
reasonably request;
(iii) not
later than three Business Days after each Most Recent Quarterly Filing Date,
the
Issuing Entity will have delivered to the Indenture Trustee and each Note Rating
Agency an Opinion of Counsel, dated the Most Recent Quarterly Filing Date that
the Issuing Entity has the trust power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under the Notes and when duly authorized and delivered
by the Issuing Entity and, assuming due authentication and delivery by the
Indenture Trustee, the Notes will constitute legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Issuing Entity enforceable in accordance with their terms
(subject, as to enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws and legal principles
affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general
equitable principles, whether applied in an action at law or in equity) and
entitled to the benefits of this Indenture, equally and ratably with all other
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Outstanding
Notes, if any, of such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, subject to the
terms
of this Indenture, each Indenture Supplement and each Terms
Document;
(iv) on
or before the date that the new issuance is to occur, the Issuing Entity will
have obtained written confirmation from each Note Rating Agency that the new
issuance will not have a Ratings Effect on any Outstanding Notes;
(v) in
the case of Bearer Notes, such Notes shall be described as in section
163(f)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and such section shall apply to such
Notes;
(vi) on
or before the date that the new issuance is to occur, the Issuing Entity will
have delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Indenture Supplement and, if
applicable, the Issuing Entity Certificate or on or before the date that the
new
issuance is to occur, the Issuing Entity will have executed with the Indenture
Trustee a Terms Document relating to the applicable Class or Tranche of
Notes;
(vii) in
the case of Foreign Currency Notes, the Issuing Entity will have appointed
one
or more Paying Agents in the appropriate countries;
(viii) the
conditions specified in this Section 3.10 or in Section 3.11 are satisfied;
and
(ix) any
other conditions specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement;
provided,
however, that any one of the aforementioned conditions may be eliminated
or modified as a condition precedent to any new issuance of a Series, Class
or
Tranche of Notes if the Issuing Entity has obtained approval from each Note
Rating Agency.
(b) The
Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee will not be required to provide prior
notice to or to obtain the consent of any Noteholder of any Outstanding Series,
Class or Tranche to issue any additional Notes of any Series, Class or
Tranche. In addition, the Issuing Entity agrees to provide notice of
new issuances of Series, Classes or Tranches of Notes as may be required by
and
in accordance with Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation AB.
(c) There
are no restrictions on the timing or amount of any additional issuance of Notes
of an Outstanding Class or Tranche of a Series of Notes, so long as the
conditions described in subsection 3.10(a) are met or waived. As of
the date of any additional issuance of Notes of an Outstanding Class or Tranche
of Notes, the Stated Principal Amount, Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount
and
Nominal Liquidation Amount of that Class or Tranche will be increased to reflect
the principal amount of the additional Notes. If the additional Notes
are a Class or Tranche of Notes that has the benefit of a Derivative Agreement,
the Issuing Entity will enter into a Derivative Agreement for the benefit of
the
additional Notes. In addition, if the additional Notes are
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a
Class or Tranche of Notes that has the benefit of any Supplemental Credit
Enhancement Agreement or any Supplemental Liquidity Agreement, the Issuing
Entity will enter into a Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement or
Supplemental Liquidity Agreement, as applicable, for the benefit of the
additional Notes. Furthermore, the targeted deposits, if any, to the
Interest Funding Account, the Principal Funding Account, and if applicable,
the
Class C Reserve Account, will be increased proportionately to reflect the
principal amount of the additional Notes.
When
issued, the additional Notes of a Class or Tranche will be identical in all
respects to the other Outstanding Notes of that Class or Tranche and will be
equally and ratably entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and the related
Indenture Supplement applicable to such Notes as the other Outstanding Notes
of
that Class or Tranche without preference, priority or distinction.
Section
3.11 Specification of Required
Subordinated Amount and other Terms with Respect to each Series, Class or
Tranche of Notes.
(a) The
applicable Indenture Supplement for each Class or Tranche of Notes will specify
a Required Subordinated Amount of each subordinated Class or Tranche of Notes,
if any.
(b) The
Issuing Entity may change the Required Subordinated Amount, or method of
computing such amount, for any Class or Tranche of Notes at any time without
notice to, or without the consent of, any Noteholders so long as the Issuing
Entity has (i) received confirmation from the Note Rating Agencies that have
rated any Outstanding Notes of the Series to which such Class or Tranche belongs
that the change in the Required Subordinated Amount will not result in a Ratings
Effect with respect to any Outstanding Notes of such Series and (ii) delivered
to the Indenture Trustee and the Note Rating Agencies an Issuing Entity Tax
Opinion.
Section
3.12 Shared Excess Available
Finance Charge Collections Groups and Other Groups. The Issuing
Entity shall reallocate and redistribute certain excess Finance Charge
Collections allocated to any Series to cover Series Available Finance Charge
Collections Shortfalls incurred by Series belonging to any particular Shared
Excess Available Finance Charge Collections Group to the extent and as specified
in the related Indenture Supplements. The Issuing Entity may also
establish other Groups for purposes of reallocating other amounts initially
allocated to designated Series to the extent and as specified in the related
Indenture Supplements.
Section
3.13 Unapplied Excess Finance
Charge Collections. On each Note Transfer Date, Unapplied Excess
Finance Charge Collections for each Shared Excess Available Finance Charge
Collections Group for such Note Transfer Date shall be applied in the following
manner:
(a) if
the Unapplied Excess Finance Charge Collections for such Group for such Note
Transfer Date and the sum of the Aggregate Remaining Master Trust Level Required
Amounts for all Unapplied Excess Finance Charge Sharing
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Collateral
Certificates with respect to such Group for such Note Transfer Date are both
greater than zero:
(i) if
the amount of Unapplied Excess Finance Charge Collections for such Group for
such Note Transfer Date is greater than or equal to the sum of the Aggregate
Remaining Master Trust Level Required Amounts for all Unapplied Excess Finance
Charge Sharing Collateral Certificates with respect to such Group for such
Note
Transfer Date, the issuing entity of each Unapplied Excess Finance Charge
Sharing Collateral Certificate with respect to such Group shall be paid an
amount equal to the Aggregate Remaining Master Trust Level Required Amount
for
such Unapplied Excess Finance Charge Sharing Collateral Certificate,
or
(ii) if
the amount of Unapplied Excess Finance Charge Collections for such Group is
less
than the sum of the Aggregate Remaining Master Trust Level Required Amounts
for
all Unapplied Excess Finance Charge Sharing Collateral Certificates with respect
to such Group for such Note Transfer Date, the issuing entity of each Unapplied
Excess Finance Charge Sharing Collateral Certificate with respect to such Group
shall be paid an amount equal to the product of (x) the Unapplied Excess Finance
Charge Collections for such Group for such Note Transfer Date and (y) a
fraction, the numerator of which is the Aggregate Remaining Master Trust Level
Required Amount for such Unapplied Excess Finance Charge Sharing Collateral
Certificate for such Note Transfer Date and the denominator of which is the
sum
of the Aggregate Remaining Master Trust Level Required Amounts for all Unapplied
Excess Finance Charge Sharing Collateral Certificates with respect to such
Group for such Note Transfer Date; and
(b) Unapplied
Excess Finance Charge Collections remaining with respect to such Group after
any
payments made pursuant to subsection 3.13(a) shall be paid to the
Transferor.
Section
3.14 Unapplied Master
Trust Level Excess Finance Charge Collections. On each Note
Transfer Date, the Servicer shall calculate the Remaining Series Finance Charge
Shortfall for each Series related to each Shared Excess Available Finance Charge
Collections Group. If any such Remaining Series Finance Charge
Shortfall is greater than zero, the Servicer shall calculate the Collateral
Certificate Finance Charge Shortfall Allocation for each Unapplied Master Trust
Level Excess Finance Charge Sharing Collateral Certificate and shall notify
the
servicer for the issuing entity of each such Collateral Certificate of such
amount. Unapplied Master Trust Level Excess Finance Charge
Collections received on any Note Transfer Date from any Unapplied Master Trust
Level Excess Finance Charge Sharing Collateral Certificate relating to any
Shared Excess Available Finance Charge Collections Group shall be applied in
the
following manner:
(a) if
the aggregate amount of Unapplied Master Trust Level Excess Finance Charge
Collections received on such Note Transfer Date with respect to
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such
Group is greater than or equal to the sum of the Remaining Series Finance
Charge
Shortfalls for all Series in such Group, each such Series shall receive the
amount of its Remaining Series Finance Charge Shortfall for such Note Transfer
Date; and
(b) if
the aggregate amount of Unapplied Master Trust Level Excess Finance Charge
Collections received on such Note Transfer Date with respect to such Group
is
less than the sum of the Remaining Series Finance Charge Shortfalls for all
Series in such Group, each such Series shall receive an amount equal to the
product of (i) the aggregate amount of Unapplied Master Trust Level Excess
Finance Charge Collections received on such Note Transfer Date with respect
to
such Group and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Remaining Series
Finance Charge Shortfall for such Series and the denominator of which is equal
to the sum of the Remaining Series Finance Charge Shortfalls for all Series
in
such Group.
Section
3.15 Unapplied Master
Trust Level Principal Collections. On each Note Transfer Date,
the Servicer shall calculate the Remaining Series Principal Shortfall for each
Series of Notes for such Note Transfer Date. If the sum of the
Remaining Series Principal Shortfalls for all Series secured by any Asset Pool
for such Note Transfer Date is greater than zero, the Servicer shall calculate
the Collateral Certificate Principal Shortfall Allocation for each Unapplied
Master Trust Level Principal Sharing Collateral Certificate in such Asset Pool
for such Note Transfer Date and shall notify the servicer for the issuing entity
of each such Collateral Certificate of such amount. Unapplied Master
Trust Level Principal Collections received on any Note Transfer Date with
respect to each Unapplied Master Trust Level Principal Sharing Collateral
Certificate in an Asset Pool shall be applied in the following
manner:
(a) if
the aggregate amount of Unapplied Master Trust Level Principal Collections
received on such Note Transfer Date with respect to such Asset Pool is greater
than or equal to the sum of the Remaining Series Principal Shortfalls for all
Series secured by such Asset Pool for such Note Transfer Date, each such Series
shall receive the amount of its Remaining Series Principal Shortfall for such
Note Transfer Date; and
(b) if
the aggregate amount of Unapplied Master Trust Level Principal Collections
received on such Note Transfer Date with respect to such Asset Pool is less
than
the sum of the Remaining Series Principal Shortfalls for all Series secured
by
such Asset Pool for such Note Transfer Date, each such Series shall receive
an
amount equal to the product of (i) the aggregate amount of Unapplied Master
Trust Level Principal Collections received on such Note Transfer Date with
respect to such Asset Pool and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the
Remaining Series Principal Shortfall for such Series for such Note Transfer
Date
and the denominator of which is equal to the sum of the Remaining Series
Principal Shortfalls for all Series secured by such Asset Pool for such
Note Transfer Date.
[END
OF ARTICLE III]
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ARTICLE
IV
BANK
ACCOUNTS AND INVESTMENTS
Section
4.01 Collections. Except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee may
demand payment or delivery of, and shall receive and collect, directly and
without intervention or assistance from any fiscal agent or other intermediary,
all money and other property payable to or receivable by the Indenture Trustee
pursuant to this Indenture including all funds and other property payable to
the
Indenture Trustee in connection with the Collateral designated for inclusion
in
each Asset Pool. The Indenture Trustee will hold all such money and
property received by it as part of the Collateral designated for inclusion
in an
Asset Pool and will apply it as provided in this Indenture.
Section
4.02 Bank
Accounts.
(a) On
or before the date of initial issuance of Notes secured by the Collateral
designated for inclusion in a specific Asset Pool, the Issuing Entity will,
pursuant to the related Asset Pool Supplement, cause to be established and
maintained for such Asset Pool one or more Qualified Bank Accounts (each such
account as described in the related Asset Pool Supplement) in the name of the
related Collateral Agent, bearing a designation clearly indicating that the
funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the related Collateral
Agent
and the applicable Noteholders. From time to time in connection with
the issuance of a Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the Indenture Trustee
may cause the related Collateral Agent to establish one or more Qualified Bank
Accounts denominated as “Supplemental Bank Accounts” in the name of the related
Collateral Agent. Each Bank Account shall be under the control
(within the meaning of Section 9-104 of the UCC) of the Collateral Agent for
the
applicable Asset Pool for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee, the applicable
Collateral Agent and the applicable Noteholders whose Notes are secured by
the
Collateral designated for inclusion in the applicable Asset
Pool. Supplemental Bank Accounts shall be created as specified in the
applicable Asset Pool Supplement or Indenture Supplement. Any
Supplemental Bank Account will receive deposits as specified in the applicable
Asset Pool Supplement or Indenture Supplement. If, at any time, the
institution holding any Bank Account ceases to be a Qualified Institution,
the
Issuing Entity shall within 10 Business Days (or such longer period, not to
exceed 30 calendar days, as to which each Note Rating Agency may consent in
writing) establish a new Bank Account that is a Qualified Bank Account and
shall
transfer any cash and/or investments from the existing Bank Account to such
new
Bank Account.
(b) All
payments to be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Indenture Trustee
to Noteholders out of funds in the Bank Accounts for a particular Asset Pool
pursuant to this Indenture will be made as provided in the applicable Asset
Pool
Supplement or the applicable Indenture Supplement but only to the extent of
available funds in the applicable Supplemental Bank Account.
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Section
4.03 Investment of Funds in
the Bank Accounts.
(a) Funds
on deposit in the Bank Accounts will (unless otherwise stated in the applicable
Indenture Supplement) be invested and reinvested by the related Collateral
Agent
or its designee acting on behalf of the Indenture Trustee at the written
direction of the Issuing Entity in one or more Permitted
Investments. Absent such written direction, the Collateral Agent
shall invest the funds in the Permitted Investments described in clause (a)(v)
of the definition thereof. The Issuing Entity may authorize the
Indenture Trustee to direct the Collateral Agent to make specific investments
pursuant to written instructions, in such amounts as the Issuing Entity will
specify. Notwithstanding the foregoing, funds held by the Indenture
Trustee in any of the Bank Accounts will be invested in Permitted Investments
that will mature in each case no later than the date on which such funds in
the
Bank Accounts are scheduled to be transferred or distributed by the Indenture
Trustee pursuant to this Indenture (or as necessary to provide for timely
payment of principal or interest on the applicable Principal Payment Date or
Interest Payment Date).
(b) All
funds deposited from time to time in the Bank Accounts pursuant to this
Indenture and all investments made with such funds will be held by the related
Collateral Agent in the Bank Accounts as part of the Collateral designated
for
inclusion in such Asset Pool as herein provided, subject to withdrawal by the
Indenture Trustee or the applicable Collateral Agent, as applicable, for the
purposes specified herein.
(c) Funds
and other property in any of the Bank Accounts will not be commingled with
any
other funds or property of the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee or the
related Collateral Agent. The Indenture Trustee shall cause the
related Collateral Agent to hold all Permitted Investments in a manner specified
in the related Asset Pool Supplement such as to ensure that such Collateral
Agent shall have a first priority perfected security interest therein;
provided, that, other than following an Event of Default and acceleration
pursuant to Section 6.02, no Permitted Investment shall be disposed of prior
to
its maturity.
(d) On
the applicable Note Transfer Date, all interest and earnings (net of losses
and
investment expenses) on funds on deposit in the Bank Accounts will be applied
as
specified in the applicable Asset Pool Supplement or Indenture
Supplement. Unless otherwise stated in the related Asset Pool
Supplement or Indenture Supplement, for purposes of determining the availability
of funds or the balance in the Bank Accounts for any reason under this Indenture
or any Indenture Supplement, investment earnings on such funds shall be deemed
not to be available or on deposit.
Subject
to subsection 7.01(d), the Indenture Trustee will not in any way be held liable
by reason of any insufficiency in such Bank Accounts resulting from any loss
on
any Permitted Investment included therein except for losses attributable to
the
Indenture Trustee’s failure to make payments on such Permitted Investments
issued by the Indenture Trustee, in its commercial capacity, in accordance
with
their terms.
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(e) Funds
on deposit in the Bank Accounts will be invested and reinvested by the Indenture
Trustee or, with respect to Bank Accounts relating to any Asset Pool, if so
required by the Asset Pool Supplement relating to such Asset Pool, by the
applicable Collateral Agent, to the fullest extent practicable, in such manner
as the Indenture Trustee or such Collateral Agent will from time to time
determine, but only in Permitted Investments described in clause (a)(v) of
the
definition thereof, upon the occurrence of any of the following
events:
(i) the
Issuing Entity will have failed to give investment directions to the Indenture
Trustee or such Collateral Agent; or
(ii) an
Event of Default will have occurred and is continuing but no Notes have been
declared due and payable pursuant to Section 6.02.
[END
OF ARTICLE IV]
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ARTICLE
V
SATISFACTION
AND DISCHARGE; CANCELLATION OF NOTES HELD BY THE ISSUING ENTITY OR CHASE
USA
Section
5.01 Satisfaction and
Discharge of Indenture. This Indenture will cease to be of
further effect with respect to all Series, Class or Tranche of Notes (except
as
to any surviving rights of transfer or exchange of Notes of any Series, Class
or
Tranche expressly provided for herein or in the form of Note for that Series,
Class or Tranche), and the Indenture Trustee, on demand of and at the expense
of
the Issuing Entity, will execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction
and discharge of this Indenture with respect to all Notes when:
(a) all
Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Notes which have
been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided
in Section 3.06, and (ii) Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been
deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Issuing Entity and
thereafter repaid to the Issuing Entity or discharged from that trust, as
provided in Section 10.03) have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee canceled
or for cancellation;
(b) the
Issuing Entity has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable under this
Indenture (including payments to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section
7.07
and to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Asset Pool Supplement) by the
Issuing Entity with respect to the Notes; and
(c) the
Issuing Entity has delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate
and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that all conditions precedent herein
provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with
respect to the Notes have been complied with.
Notwithstanding
the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Issuing
Entity to the Indenture Trustee with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche
of
Notes under Section 7.07 and the obligations of the Indenture Trustee under
Sections 5.02 and 10.03 will survive such satisfaction and
discharge.
Section
5.02 Application of Trust
Money. All money and obligations deposited with the Indenture
Trustee pursuant to Section 5.01 or Section 5.03 and all money received by
the
Indenture Trustee in respect of such obligations will be held in trust and
applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Series, Class or Tranche
of Notes in respect of which it was deposited and this Indenture, to the
payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuing
Entity acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Indenture Trustee may determine,
to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and interest for whose payment
that money and obligations have been deposited with or received by the Indenture
Trustee; but that money and obligations need
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not
be segregated from other funds held by the Indenture Trustee except to the
extent required by law.
Section
5.03 Cancellation of Notes
Held by the Issuing Entity or the Transferor. If the Issuing
Entity, the Transferor or any of their Affiliates holds any Notes, that Holder
may, subject to any provisions of a related Indenture Supplement limiting the
repayment of such Notes, by notice from that Holder to the Indenture Trustee
cause the Notes to be canceled, whereupon the Notes will no longer be
Outstanding.
[END
OF ARTICLE V]
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ARTICLE
VI
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section
6.01 Events of
Default. “Event of Default,” wherever used herein, means with
respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes any one of the following events
(whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it will be voluntary
or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment,
decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any
administrative or governmental body), unless such event is either expressly
stated to be inapplicable to a particular Series, Class or Tranche of Notes
or
specifically deleted or modified in the applicable Indenture Supplement creating
such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes or in the form of Note for such Series,
Class or Tranche:
(a) with
respect to such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, as applicable, a default
by
the Issuing Entity in the payment of any interest on such Notes when such
interest becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period
of 35 days following the date on which such interest became due and
payable;
(b) with
respect to such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, as applicable, a default
by
the Issuing Entity in the payment of the Stated Principal Amount of such Tranche
of Notes at the applicable Legal Maturity Date;
(c) a
default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty of the
Issuing Entity in this Indenture in respect of the Notes of such Series, Class
or Tranche (other than a covenant or warranty in respect of the Notes of such
Series, Class or Tranche a default in the performance of which or the breach
of
which is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with), all of such
covenants and warranties in this Indenture which are not expressly stated to
be
for the benefit of a particular Series, Class and Tranche of Notes being deemed
to be in respect of the Notes of all Series, Classes or Tranches for this
purpose, and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 90 days
after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Issuing
Entity and the Collateral Agent by the Indenture Trustee, to the Issuing Entity
and the Indenture Trustee by the Collateral Agent or to the Issuing Entity,
the
Collateral Agent and the Indenture Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% of
the
aggregate Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of the
affected Series, Class or Tranche, a written notice specifying such default
or
breach and requesting it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a
“Notice of Default” hereunder and, as a result of such default, the interests of
the Holders of the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche are materially and
adversely affected and continue to be materially and adversely affected during
the 90-day period;
(d) the
entry of an order for relief against the Issuing Entity under the Federal
Bankruptcy Code by a court having jurisdiction in the premises or a decree
or
order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises adjudging the Issuing
Entity
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as
bankrupt or insolvent under any other applicable federal or state law, or
the
entry of a decree or order approving as properly filed a petition seeking
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of
the
Issuing Entity under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable
federal
or state law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee,
sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Issuing Entity or of
any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or
liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order
unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days;
(e) the
consent by the Issuing Entity to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency
proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent
seeking reorganization or relief under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any other
applicable federal or state law, or the consent by it to the filing of any
such petition or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Issuing Entity or
of
any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment
for
the benefit of creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its inability
to
pay its debts generally as they become due, or the taking of corporate action
by
the Issuing Entity in furtherance of any such action; or
(f) with
respect to such Series, Class or Tranche, any additional Event of Default
specified in the Indenture Supplement for such Series, Class or Tranche of
Notes
as applying to such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, or specified in the
form
of Note for such Series, Class or Tranche.
Section
6.02 Acceleration of
Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
(a) If
an Event of Default described in clause (a), (b), (c) or (f) (if the Event
of
Default under clause (c) or (f) is with respect to less than all Series, Classes
and Tranches of Notes then Outstanding) of Section 6.01 occurs and is continuing
with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche, then and in each and every such
case, unless the principal of all the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche
shall have already become due and payable, either the Indenture Trustee or
the
Holders of more than 66⅔% of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the
Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche then Outstanding hereunder (each such
Series, Class or Tranche acting as a separate Class), by notice in writing
to
the Issuing Entity (and to the Indenture Trustee if given by the Holders and
in
all cases with a copy of such notice to the applicable Collateral Agent), may
declare the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of all the Outstanding Notes
of
such Series, Class or Tranche and all interest accrued or principal accreted
and
unpaid (if any) thereon to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such
declaration the same will become and will be immediately due and payable,
anything in this Indenture, the related Indenture Supplement or in the Notes
of
such Series, Class or Tranche to the contrary notwithstanding. Such
payments are subject to the allocation provisions of the applicable Asset Pool
Supplement and the allocation, deposits and payment sections of the related
Indenture Supplement.
(b) If
an Event of Default described in clause (c) or (f) of Section 6.01 occurs with
respect to all Series, Classes and Tranches of Outstanding Notes
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and
is continuing, then and in each and every such case, unless the principal
of all
the Notes shall have already become due and payable, either the Indenture
Trustee or the Holders of more than 66⅔% of the Outstanding Dollar Principal
Amount of all the Outstanding Notes hereunder (treated as one Class), by
notice
in writing to the Issuing Entity (and to the Indenture Trustee if given by
Holders ) and in all cases with a copy of such notice to the applicable
Collateral Agent for each Asset Pool with affected Notes, may declare the
Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of all the Notes then Outstanding and
all
interest accrued or principal accreted and unpaid (if any) thereon to be
due and
payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same will become and
will
be immediately due and payable, notwithstanding anything in this Indenture,
the
related Indenture Supplements or the Notes to the contrary.
(c) If
an Event of Default described in clause (d) or (e) of Section 6.01 occurs and
is
continuing, then the Notes of all Series, Classes and Tranches will
automatically be and become immediately due and payable by the Issuing Entity,
without notice or demand to any Person, and the Issuing Entity will
automatically and immediately be obligated to pay off the Notes.
At
any time after such a declaration of acceleration has been made or an automatic
acceleration has occurred with respect to the Notes of any Series, Class or
Tranche and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been
obtained by the Collateral Agent and/or the Indenture Trustee as hereinafter
in
this Article VI provided, the Holders of more than 66⅔% of the Outstanding
Dollar Principal Amount of such Series, Classes or Tranches, by written notice
to the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee and the Collateral Agent, may
rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:
(i) the
Issuing Entity has paid or deposited with the Indenture Trustee a sum sufficient
to pay (A) all overdue installments of interest on the Notes of such Series,
Class or Tranche, (B) the principal of any Notes of such Series, Class or
Tranche which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of
acceleration, and interest thereon at the rate or rates prescribed therefor
by
the terms of the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche, to the extent that
payment of such interest is lawful, (C) interest upon overdue installments
of
interest at the rate or rates prescribed therefor by the terms of the Notes
of
such Series, Class or Tranche to the extent that payment of such interest is
lawful, and (D) all sums paid by the Indenture Trustee hereunder and the
reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of the Indenture Trustee,
its agents and counsel and all other amounts due to the Indenture Trustee under
Section 7.07 and the Collateral Agent pursuant to the applicable Asset Pool
Supplement; and
(ii) all
Events of Default with respect to such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, other
than the nonpayment of the principal of the Notes of such Series, Class or
Tranche which has become due solely by such acceleration, have been cured or
waived as provided in Section 6.16.
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No
such rescission will affect any subsequent default or impair any right
consequent thereon.
Section
6.03 Collection of
Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Indenture Trustee or the Collateral
Agent on Behalf of the Indenture Trustee. The Issuing
Entity covenants that if:
(a) the
Issuing Entity defaults in the payment of interest on any Series, Class or
Tranche of Notes when such interest becomes due and payable and such default
continues for a period of 35 days following the date on which such interest
became due and payable, or
(b) the
Issuing Entity defaults in the payment of the principal of any Series, Class
or
Tranche of Notes on the Legal Maturity Date thereof;
the
Issuing Entity will, upon demand of the Indenture Trustee or the Collateral
Agent, acting on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, pay (subject to the allocation
provided in this Article VI and any related Indenture Supplement) to the
Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the
Holders of any such Notes of the affected Series, Class or Tranche, the whole
amount then due and payable on any such Notes for principal and interest, with
interest, to the extent that payment of such interest will be legally
enforceable, upon the overdue principal and upon overdue installments of
interest, (i) in the case of Interest-bearing Notes, at the rate of interest
applicable to the stated principal amount thereof, unless otherwise specified
in
the applicable Indenture Supplement; and (ii) in the case of Discount Notes,
as
specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement, and in addition thereto,
will
pay such further amount as will be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses
of
collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements
and
advances of (x) the Indenture Trustee, its agents and counsel and all other
amounts due to the Indenture Trustee under Section 7.07 and (y) the Collateral
Agent, its agents and counsel and all other amounts due to the Collateral Agent
pursuant to the applicable Asset Pool Supplement.
If
the Issuing Entity fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the
Indenture Trustee may or may instruct the Collateral Agent, in its own name
and
as trustee of an express trust, to institute a judicial proceeding for the
collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may directly or may instruct
the
Collateral Agent to prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree,
and
the Indenture Trustee or the Collateral Agent may enforce the same against
the
Issuing Entity or any other obligor upon the Notes of such Series, Class or
Tranche and collect the money adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner
provided by law out of the Collateral or from any other obligor upon such Notes,
wherever situated.
Section
6.04 Indenture Trustee
or the Collateral Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the
pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial
proceeding relative to the Issuing Entity or any other obligor upon the Notes
or
the property of the Issuing Entity or of such other obligor or their creditors,
the Indenture
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Trustee
(irrespective of whether the principal of the Notes will then be due and
payable
as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether
the Collateral Agent will have made any demand on the Issuing Entity for
the
payment of overdue principal or interest) will be entitled and empowered
either
directly or through instruction to the Collateral Agent to do the same by
intervention in such proceedings or otherwise:
(a) to
file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal and interest owing
and
unpaid in respect of the Notes and to file such other papers or documents as
may
be necessary and advisable in order to have the claims of the Indenture Trustee
or the Collateral Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances (x) of the Indenture Trustee, its agents
and counsel and all other amounts due to the Indenture Trustee under Section
7.07 and (y) of the Collateral Agent, its agents and counsel and all other
amounts due to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the applicable Asset Pool
Supplement) and of the Noteholders allowed in such judicial proceeding,
and
(b) to
collect and receive any funds or other property payable or deliverable on any
such claims and to distribute the same;
and
any receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator (or other similar
official) in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each
Noteholder to make such payment to the Collateral Agent or the Indenture
Trustee, as the case may be, and in the event that the Indenture Trustee and
the
Collateral Agent will consent to the making of such payments directly to the
Noteholders, to pay (x) to the Indenture Trustee any amount due to it for the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Indenture
Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due to the Indenture
Trustee under Section 7.07 and (y) to the Collateral Agent any amount due to
it
for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Collateral Agent, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due to the
Collateral Agent pursuant to the applicable Asset Pool Supplement.
Nothing
herein contained will be deemed to authorize the Indenture Trustee or the
Collateral Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of
any
Noteholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition
affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the
Indenture Trustee or the Collateral Agent to vote in respect of the claim of
any
Noteholder in any such proceeding.
Section
6.05 Indenture Trustee and the
Collateral Agent May Enforce Claims Without Possession of
Notes. All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or
the Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche may be prosecuted and enforced by
the
Indenture Trustee or the Collateral Agent, at the direction of the Indenture
Trustee, without the possession of any of the Notes of such Series, Class or
Tranche or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any
such proceeding instituted by the Indenture Trustee or the Collateral Agent,
at
the direction of the Indenture Trustee, will be brought in its own name as
trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of
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judgment
will, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee and the Collateral Agent
and
their respective agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders
of the Notes of the Series, Class or Tranche in respect of which such judgment
has been recovered.
Section
6.06 Application of Money
Collected. Any money or other property collected by the Indenture
Trustee or the Collateral Agent, at the direction of the Indenture Trustee,
with
respect to a Series, Class or Tranche of Notes pursuant to this Article VI
will
be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Indenture
Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal
or interest, upon presentation of the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche
and
the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender
thereof if fully paid:
(a) first,
to the payment, pari passu, of all amounts due to the
Indenture Trustee under subsection 7.07(a) and due to the Collateral Agent
under
the related Asset Pool Supplement;
(b) second,
to the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid upon the Notes of that Series,
Class or Tranche for principal, plus any accrued but unpaid interest, and any
additional interest, in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money
has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind (but
subject to the allocation provided in the relevant allocation provisions of
the
related Asset Pool Supplement and the related Indenture Supplements), according
to the amounts due and payable on such Notes for principal and interest,
respectively;
(c) third,
to pay any Trust Servicing Fees and any other fees or expenses then owing for
that Series, Class or Tranche of Notes; and
(d) fourth,
to the Issuing Entity.
Section
6.07 Collateral Agent May
Elect to Hold the Collateral Certificate. Following an
acceleration of any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, if a sale of Collateral
does not take place, the Collateral Agent may, at the direction of the Indenture
Trustee, elect to continue to hold a Collateral Certificate and apply
distributions on a Collateral Certificate in accordance with the regular
distribution provisions pursuant to the relevant allocation provisions of the
related Asset Pool Supplement, except that principal will be paid on the
accelerated Series, Class or Tranche of Notes to the extent funds are received
and allocated to the accelerated Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, and payment
is permitted by the subordination provisions of the accelerated Series, Class
or
Tranche of Notes.
Section
6.08 Sale of Collateral
for Accelerated Notes. In the case of a Series, Class or Tranche
of Notes that has been accelerated following an Event of Default, the Collateral
Agent may, at the direction of the Indenture Trustee, and at the direction
of
the Holders of more than 66⅔% of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of that
Series, Class or Tranche of Notes will, cause the Issuing Entity to sell
Collateral
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as
provided in the related Indenture Supplement; provided, however,
that none of the Transferor, any Affiliate of the Transferor or any agent
of the
Transferor shall be permitted to purchase Receivables in such case or to
participate in such vote whether as a Noteholder or
otherwise.
Section
6.09 Noteholders Have the
Right to Direct the Time, Method and Place of Conducting Any Proceeding
for Any Remedy Available to the Indenture Trustee or the Collateral
Agent. The Holders of more than 66⅔% of the Outstanding Dollar
Principal Amount of any accelerated Series, Class or Tranche of Notes have
the
right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for
any
remedy available to the Indenture Trustee or the Collateral Agent, or exercising
any trust or power conferred on the Indenture Trustee or on the Collateral
Agent. This right may be exercised only if the direction provided by
the Noteholders does not conflict with applicable law or this Indenture and
does
not have a substantial likelihood of involving the Indenture Trustee or the
Collateral Agent in personal liability.
Section
6.10 Limitation on
Suits. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no
Holder of any Note of any Series, Class or Tranche will have any right to
institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture,
or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy
hereunder, unless:
(a) such
Holder has previously given written notice to the Indenture Trustee, who shall
have forwarded such notice to the Collateral Agent of a continuing Event of
Default with respect to Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche;
(b) the
Holders of more than 25% in Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the
Outstanding Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche have made written request
to
the Indenture Trustee, who shall have forwarded such request to the Collateral
Agent, to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in the
name
of the Collateral Agent under the related Asset Pool Supplement and on behalf
of
the Indenture Trustee hereunder;
(c) such
Holder or Holders have offered to the Indenture Trustee for itself and for
the
benefit of the Collateral Agent, indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against
the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such
request;
(d) both
the Indenture Trustee and the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Indenture
Trustee, for 60 days after the Indenture Trustee has received such notice,
request and offer of indemnity have failed to institute any such proceeding;
and
(e) no
direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Indenture
Trustee, on behalf of the Collateral Agent, during such 60-day period by the
Majority Holders of such Series, Class or Tranche;
it
being understood and intended that no one or more Holders of Notes of such
Series, Class or Tranche will have any right in any manner whatsoever by virtue
of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or
prejudice the rights of any
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other
Holders of Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche, or to obtain or to seek
to
obtain priority or preference over any other such Holders or to enforce any
right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the
equal and proportionate benefit of all the Holders of all Notes of such Series,
Class or Tranche.
Section
6.11 Unconditional Right of
Noteholders to Receive Principal and Interest; Limited
Recourse. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Indenture,
the Holder of any Note will have the right, which is absolute and unconditional,
to receive payment of the principal of and interest on such Note on the Legal
Maturity Date specified in the related Indenture Supplement and to institute
suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such right will not be
impaired without the consent of such Holder; provided, however,
that notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture to the contrary,
the
obligation to pay principal of or interest on the Notes or any other amount
payable to any Noteholder and to make payments in respect of any Derivative
Agreement, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement or Supplemental Liquidity
Agreement, as applicable, will be without recourse to the Transferor, the
Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Owner Trustee or any Affiliate,
officer, employee or director of any of them, and the obligation of the Issuing
Entity to pay principal of or interest on the Notes or any other amount payable
to any Noteholder and to make payments in respect of any Derivative Agreement,
Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement or Supplemental Liquidity Agreement,
as applicable, will be subject to the allocation and payment provisions of
the
applicable Asset Pool Supplements and the applicable Indenture Supplements
and
limited to amounts available from the Collateral pledged to secure the Notes
of
the applicable Asset Pool.
Section
6.12 Restoration of Rights and
Remedies. If the Indenture Trustee or the Collateral Agent, on
behalf of the Indenture Trustee, or any Noteholder has instituted any proceeding
to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has
been
discontinued or abandoned for any reason, then and in every such case the
Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the
Indenture Trustee, and the Noteholders will, subject to any determination in
such proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to their former
positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Indenture
Trustee, the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, and the
Noteholders will continue as though no such proceeding had been
instituted.
Section
6.13 Rights and Remedies
Cumulative. No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved
to the Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Indenture
Trustee, or to the Noteholders is intended to be exclusive of any other right
or
remedy, and every right and remedy will, to the extent permitted by law, be
cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder
or
now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The
assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, will
not
prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right
or
remedy.
Section
6.14 Delay or Omission Not
Waiver. No delay or omission of the Indenture Trustee, the
Collateral Agent or of any Holder of any Note to exercise any
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right
or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default will impair any such right or
remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence
therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article VI or by law to
the Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee,
or to the Noteholders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as
may be
deemed expedient, by the Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent, on behalf
of
the Indenture Trustee, or by the Noteholders, as the case may
be.
Section
6.15 Control by
Noteholders. Holders of more than 66⅔% of the Outstanding
Dollar Principal Amount of any affected Series, Class or Tranche will have
the
right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for
any
remedy available to the Indenture Trustee and the Collateral Agent on behalf
of
the Indenture Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the
Indenture Trustee, under this Indenture with respect to the Notes of such
Series, Class or Tranche, provided that:
(a) the
Indenture Trustee and the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee,
will have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Indenture
Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, being advised by counsel,
determines that the Action so directed may not lawfully be taken or would
conflict with this Indenture or if the Indenture Trustee or the Collateral
Agent
in good faith will, by a Collateral Agent Authorized Officer, determine that
the
proceedings so directed would involve it in personal liability or
be unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not taking part in such direction,
and
(b) the
Indenture Trustee and the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee,
may take any other action permitted hereunder deemed proper by the Indenture
Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, which is not inconsistent
with such direction.
Section
6.16 Waiver of Past
Defaults. Holders of more than 66⅔% of the Outstanding Dollar
Principal Amount of any Series, Class or Tranche may on behalf of the Holders
of
all the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche waive any past default hereunder
or under the related Indenture Supplement with respect to such Series, Class
or
Tranche and its consequences, except a default not theretofore
cured:
(a) in
the payment of the principal of or interest on any Note of such Series, Class
or
Tranche, or
(b) in
respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article IX cannot be
modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note
of such Series, Class or Tranche.
Upon
any such waiver, such default will cease to exist, and any Event of Default
arising therefrom will be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this
Indenture; but no such waiver will extend to any subsequent or other default or
impair any right consequent thereon.
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Section
6.17 Undertaking for
Costs. All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of
any Note by his acceptance thereof will be deemed to have agreed, that any
court
may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right
or
remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Indenture Trustee or
the
Collateral Agent for any action taken or omitted by it as the Indenture Trustee
or the Collateral Agent, respectively, the filing by any party litigant in
such
suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may
in
its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the
merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant;
but
the provisions of this Section will not apply to any suit instituted by the
Indenture Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Noteholder, or group of
Noteholders, holding in the aggregate more than 25% in Outstanding Dollar
Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche to
which the suit relates, or to any suit instituted by any Noteholders for the
enforcement of the payment of the principal of or interest on any Note on or
after the applicable Legal Maturity Date expressed in such Note.
Section
6.18 Waiver of Stay or
Extension Laws. The Issuing Entity covenants (to the extent that
it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead,
or in
any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or
extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which
may
affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuing
Entity (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all
benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder,
delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Indenture
Trustee or the Collateral Agent, but will suffer and permit the execution of
every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
[END
OF ARTICLE VI]
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ARTICLE
VII
THE
INDENTURE TRUSTEE
Section
7.01 Certain Duties and
Responsibilities.
(a) The
Indenture Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as
are
specifically set forth in this Indenture with respect to the Notes of any
Series, Class or Tranche, and no implied covenants or obligations will be read
into this Indenture against the Indenture Trustee.
(b) In
the absence of bad faith on its part, the Indenture Trustee may, with respect
to
the Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche, conclusively rely, as to the truth
of
the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon
certificates or opinions furnished to the Indenture Trustee and conforming
to
the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates
or
opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished
to the Indenture Trustee, the Indenture Trustee will be under a duty to examine
the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this
Indenture but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of any mathematical
calculations or other facts stated therein.
(c) In
case an Event of Default with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes
has occurred and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee will exercise with respect
to the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche such rights and powers vested
in
it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their
exercise, as a fiduciary would exercise or use under the circumstances in the
conduct of such person’s own affairs.
(d) No
provision of this Indenture will be construed to relieve the Indenture Trustee
from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act,
or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(i) this
subsection (d) will not be construed to limit the effect of subsections (a)
and
(b) of this Section;
(ii) the
Indenture Trustee will not be liable for any error of judgment made in good
faith by an Indenture Trustee Authorized Officer, unless it will be proved
that
the Indenture Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent
facts;
(iii) the
Indenture Trustee will not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted
to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders
of more than 66⅔% of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of any Series,
Class or Tranche relating to the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Indenture Trustee, or exercising
any
trust or power conferred upon the Indenture Trustee,
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under
this Indenture with respect to the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche;
and
(iv) no
provision of this Indenture will require the Indenture Trustee to expend or
risk
its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance
of
any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers,
if it will have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds
or
indemnity satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee against such risk or liability
is not reasonably assured to it.
(e) Whether
or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating
to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the
Indenture Trustee will be subject to the provisions of this
Section.
Section
7.02 Notice of
Defaults. Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default
hereunder with respect to the Notes of any Series, Class or
Tranche:
(a) the
Indenture Trustee will transmit by mail to all Registered Noteholders of such
Series, Class or Tranche, as their names and addresses appear in the Note
Register, notice of such default hereunder known to the Indenture
Trustee,
(b) the
Indenture Trustee will notify all Holders of Bearer Notes of such Series, Class
or Tranche, by publication of notice of such default in an Authorized Newspaper,
or as otherwise provided in the applicable Indenture Supplement,
and
(c) the
Indenture Trustee will give prompt written notification thereof to the Note
Rating Agencies, unless such default will have been cured or
waived;
provided,
however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the
principal of or interest on any Note of such Series, Class or Tranche, the
Indenture Trustee will be protected in withholding such notice if and so long
as
the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of
directors and/or Indenture Trustee Authorized Officers of the Indenture Trustee
in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is in the interests
of the Noteholders of such Series, Class or Tranche. For the purpose
of this Section, the term “default,” with respect to the Notes of any Series,
Class or Tranche, means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time
or
both would become, an Event of Default with respect to the Notes of such Series,
Class or Tranche.
Section
7.03 Certain Rights of
Indenture Trustee. Except as otherwise provided in Section
7.01:
(a) the
Indenture Trustee may conclusively rely and will be protected in acting or
refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument,
opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture
or
other paper or document (whether in its original or facsimile form) believed
by
it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party
or parties;
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(b) whenever
in the administration of this Indenture the Indenture Trustee will deem it
desirable that a matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or
omitting any action hereunder, the Indenture Trustee (unless other evidence
be
herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part,
rely upon an Officer’s Certificate;
(c) the
Indenture Trustee may consult with counsel of its own selection and the advice
of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel will be full and complete
authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted
by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(d) the
Indenture Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights
or
powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of
the
Noteholders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Noteholders shall have
offered to the Indenture Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory
to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by
it
in compliance with such request or direction;
(e) the
Indenture Trustee will not be bound to make any investigation into the facts
or
matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion,
report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other
paper or document, but the Indenture Trustee, in its discretion, may make such
further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit,
and, if the Indenture Trustee will determine to make such further inquiry or
investigation, it will be entitled to examine the books, records and premises
of
the Issuing Entity, personally or by agent or attorney;
(f) the
Indenture Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform
any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and
the Indenture Trustee will not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence
on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;
and
(g) the
Indenture Trustee will not be responsible for filing any financing statements
or
continuation statements in connection with the Notes, but will cooperate with
the Issuing Entity in connection with the filing of such financing statements
or
continuation statements.
Section
7.04 Not Responsible for
Recitals or Issuance of Notes. The recitals contained herein and
in the Notes, except the certificates of authentication, will be taken as the
statements of the Issuing Entity, and the Indenture Trustee assumes no
responsibility for their correctness. The Indenture Trustee makes no
representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the
Notes. The Indenture Trustee will not be accountable for the use or
application by the Issuing Entity of Notes or the proceeds thereof.
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Section
7.05 May Hold
Notes. Subject to the requirements of Rule 3a-7(a)(4)(i) under
the Investment Company Act, the Indenture Trustee, any Paying Agent, the Note
Registrar or any other agent of the Issuing Entity, in its individual or any
other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and, subject to
Sections 7.08, 7.09 and 7.13, may otherwise deal with the Issuing Entity with
the same rights it would have if it were not Indenture Trustee, Paying Agent,
Note Registrar or such other agent.
Section
7.06 Money Held in
Trust. Money held by the Indenture Trustee in trust hereunder
need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by
law. The Indenture Trustee will be under no liability for interest on
any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed with the Issuing
Entity.
Section
7.07 Compensation and
Reimbursement, Limit on Compensation, Reimbursement and
Indemnity.
(a) The
Issuing Entity agrees:
(i) to
pay to the Indenture Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation (or,
for
so long as Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association is the Indenture Trustee,
such
amount as has been mutually agreed upon) for all services rendered by it
hereunder (which compensation will not be limited by any provision of law in
regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
(ii) except
as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Indenture Trustee
upon
its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred
or
made by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture
(including the reasonable compensation and the reasonable expenses and
disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement
or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith;
and
(iii) to
indemnify the Indenture Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any and
all loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on
its
part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration
of
this trust, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any
claim or liability (whether asserted by the Issuing Entity, the Servicer, any
Holder or any other Person) in connection with the exercise or performance
of
any of its powers or duties hereunder.
The
Indenture Trustee will have no recourse to any asset of the Issuing Entity
other
than funds available pursuant to Section 6.06 or to any Person other than the
Servicer or the Issuing Entity. Except as specified in Section 6.06,
any such payment to the Indenture Trustee shall be subordinate to payments
to be
made to the Noteholders.
(b) This
Section will survive the termination of this Indenture and the resignation
or
replacement of the Indenture Trustee under Section 7.10.
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Section
7.08 Disqualification;
Conflicting Interests. If the Indenture Trustee has or will
acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act,
the Indenture Trustee will, if so required by the Trust Indenture Act, either
eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided
by,
and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this
Indenture. Nothing herein will prevent the Indenture Trustee from
filing with the Commission the application referred to in the second to last
paragraph of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
Section
7.09 Corporate Indenture
Trustee Required; Eligibility. There will at all times be an
Indenture Trustee hereunder with respect to each Series, Class or Tranche of
Notes, which will be either a bank or a corporation organized and doing business
under the laws of the United States of America or of any state, authorized
under
such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and
surplus of at least $50,000,000, subject to supervision or examination by
federal or state authority, having a rating of at least “BBB-” by Standard &
Poor’s. The Indenture Trustee shall at all times meet the
requirements of Rule 3a-7(a)(4)(i) under the Investment Company Act and shall
not provide credit or credit enhancement to the Issuing Entity. If
such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant
to
law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority,
then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of
such
corporation will be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth
in its most recent report of condition so published. The Issuing
Entity may not, nor may any Person directly or indirectly controlling,
controlled by, or under common control with the Issuing Entity, serve as
Indenture Trustee. If at any time the Indenture Trustee with respect
to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes will cease to be eligible in accordance
with the provisions of this Section, it will resign immediately in the manner
and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article VII.
Section
7.10 Resignation and Removal;
Appointment of Successor.
(a) No
resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee and no appointment of a
successor Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Article VII will become effective
until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Indenture Trustee under
Section 7.11.
(b) The
Indenture Trustee may resign with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of
Notes at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Issuing
Entity. If an instrument of acceptance by a successor Indenture
Trustee shall not have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee within 30 days
after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Indenture Trustee
may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a
successor Indenture Trustee.
(c) The
Indenture Trustee may be removed with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche
of
Notes at any time by Action of the Majority Holders of that Series, Class or
Tranche, delivered to the Indenture Trustee and to the Issuing
Entity.
(d) If
at any time:
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(i) the
Indenture Trustee fails to comply with Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act
with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes after written request
therefor by the Issuing Entity or by any Noteholder who has been a bona fide
Holder of a Note of that Series, Class or Tranche for at least 6 months,
or
(ii) the
Indenture Trustee ceases to be eligible under Section 7.09 with respect to
any
Series, Class or Tranche of Notes and fails to resign after written request
therefor by the Issuing Entity or by any such Noteholder, or
(iii) the
Indenture Trustee becomes incapable of acting with respect to any Series, Class
or Tranche of Notes, or
(iv) the
Indenture Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the
Indenture Trustee or of its property is appointed or any public officer takes
charge or control of the Indenture Trustee or of its property or affairs for
the
purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,
then,
in any such case, (A) the Issuing Entity may remove the Indenture Trustee,
with
respect to the Series, Class or Tranche, or in the case of clause (iv), with
respect to all Series, Classes or Tranches, or (B) subject to Section 6.17,
any
Noteholder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Note of such Series, Class
and
Tranche for at least 6 months may, on behalf of itself and all others similarly
situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the
Indenture Trustee with respect to such Series, Class or Tranche and the
appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee with respect to the Series, Class
or Tranche, or, in the case of clause (iv), with respect to all Series, Classes
and Tranches.
(e) If
the Indenture Trustee resigns, is removed or becomes incapable of acting with
respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, or if a vacancy shall occur
in
the office of the Indenture Trustee with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche
of Notes for any cause, the Issuing Entity will promptly appoint a successor
Indenture Trustee for that Series, Class or Tranche of Notes. If,
within one year after such resignation, removal or incapacity, or the occurrence
of such vacancy, a successor Indenture Trustee with respect to such Series,
Class or Tranche of Notes is appointed by Action of the Majority Holders of
such
Series, Class or Tranche delivered to the Issuing Entity and the retiring
Indenture Trustee, the successor Indenture Trustee so appointed will, forthwith
upon its acceptance of such appointment, become the successor Indenture Trustee
with respect to such Series, Class or Tranche and supersede the successor
Indenture Trustee appointed by the Issuing Entity with respect to such Series,
Class or Tranche of Notes. If no successor Indenture Trustee with
respect to such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes shall have been so appointed
by the Issuing Entity or the Noteholders of such Series, Class or Tranche and
accepted appointment in the manner hereinafter provided, any Noteholder who
has
been a bona fide Holder of a Note of such Series, Class or Tranche for at least
6 months may, on behalf of itself and all others similarly
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situated,
petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor
Indenture Trustee with respect to such Series, Class or Tranche of
Notes.
(f) The
Issuing Entity will give written notice of each resignation and each removal
of
the Indenture Trustee with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes
and
each appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee with respect to any Series,
Class or Tranche to each Noteholder as provided in Section 1.06 and to each
Note
Rating Agency. To facilitate delivery of such notice, upon request by
the Issuing Entity, the Note Registrar shall provide to the Issuing Entity
a
list of the relevant Registered Noteholders. Each notice will include
the name of the successor Indenture Trustee and the address of its
principal Corporate Trust Office.
Section
7.11 Acceptance of Appointment
by Successor. Every successor Indenture Trustee appointed
hereunder will execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Issuing Entity and to
the
predecessor Indenture Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, with
a
copy to the Note Rating Agencies, and thereupon the resignation or removal
of
the predecessor Indenture Trustee will become effective with respect to any
Series, Class or Tranche of Notes as to which it is resigning or being removed
as the Indenture Trustee, and such successor Indenture Trustee, without any
further act, deed or conveyance, will become vested with all the rights, powers,
trusts and duties of the predecessor Indenture Trustee with respect to any
such
Series, Class or Tranche of Notes; but, upon request of the Issuing Entity
or
the successor Indenture Trustee, such predecessor Indenture Trustee will, upon
payment of its reasonable charges, if any, execute and deliver an instrument
transferring to such successor Indenture Trustee all the rights, powers and
trusts of the predecessor Indenture Trustee, and will duly assign, transfer
and
deliver to such successor Indenture Trustee all property and money held by
such
predecessor Indenture Trustee hereunder with respect to all or any such Series,
Class or Tranche, subject nevertheless to its lien, if any, provided for in
Section 7.07. Upon request of any such successor Indenture Trustee,
the Issuing Entity will execute any and all instruments for more fully and
certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Indenture Trustee all
such
rights, powers and trusts.
In
case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Indenture Trustee with respect
to the Notes of one or more (but not all) Series, Classes or Tranches, the
Issuing Entity, the predecessor Indenture Trustee and each successor Indenture
Trustee with respect to the Notes of any applicable Series, Class or Tranche
will execute and deliver an Indenture Supplement which will contain such
provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the
rights, powers, trusts and duties of the predecessor Indenture Trustee with
respect to the Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche as to which the predecessor
Indenture Trustee is not being succeeded will continue to be vested in the
predecessor Indenture Trustee, and will add to or change any of the provisions
of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the
administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Indenture Trustee,
it
being understood that nothing herein or in such Indenture Supplement will
constitute such Indenture Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each
such Indenture Trustee will be Indenture Trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder
separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other
such Indenture Trustee.
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No
successor Indenture Trustee with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of
Notes will accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such
successor Indenture Trustee will be qualified and eligible under this Article
VII.
Section
7.12 Merger, Conversion,
Consolidation or Succession to Business. Any corporation into
which the Indenture 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 Indenture Trustee shall be a party, or any
corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust
business of the Indenture Trustee, will be the successor of the Indenture
Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified
and eligible under this Article VII, without the execution or filing of any
paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties
hereto. The Indenture Trustee shall give prompt written notice of
such merger, conversion, consolidation or succession to the Note Rating
Agencies. In case any Notes shall have been authenticated, but not
delivered, by the Indenture Trustee then in office, any successor by merger,
conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Indenture Trustee may adopt
such authentication and deliver the Notes so authenticated with the same effect
as if such successor Indenture Trustee had itself authenticated such
Notes.
Section
7.13 Preferential Collection
of Claims Against Issuing Entity. If and when the Indenture
Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Issuing Entity (or any other
obligor upon the Notes), the Indenture Trustee will be subject to the provisions
of Section 311 of the Trust Indenture Act. An Indenture Trustee who
has resigned or been removed will be subject to subsection 311(a) of the Trust
Indenture Act to the extent provided therein.
Section
7.14 Appointment of
Authenticating Agent. At any time when any of the Notes
remain Outstanding the Indenture Trustee, with the approval of the Issuing
Entity, may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or
more Series, Classes or Tranches of Notes which will be authorized to act on
behalf of the Indenture Trustee to authenticate the Notes of such Series,
Classes or Tranches issued upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial
redemption thereof or pursuant to Section 3.06, and the Notes so authenticated
will be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and will be valid and
obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Indenture Trustee
hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the
authentication and delivery of Notes by the Indenture Trustee or the Indenture
Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication, such reference will be deemed to
include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Indenture Trustee by an
Authenticating Agent and a Certificate of Authentication executed on behalf
of
the Indenture Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating
Agent will be acceptable to the Issuing Entity and will at all times be a
corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States
of
America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such
laws to act as an Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus
of
not less than $50,000,000 and, if other than the Issuing Entity itself, subject
to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. If such
Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant
to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then
for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and
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surplus
of such Authenticating Agent will be deemed to be its combined capital and
surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so
published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent will cease to be
eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating
Agent will resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified
in
this Section. The initial Authenticating Agent for the Notes of all
Series, Classes and Tranches will be Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National
Association.
Any
corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or
with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent will be a party,
or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust
business of an Authenticating Agent, will continue to be an Authenticating
Agent, provided such corporation will be otherwise eligible under this
Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on
the
part of the Indenture Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
An
Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof
to
the Indenture Trustee and to the Issuing Entity. The Indenture
Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by
giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Issuing
Entity. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a
termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent will cease to
be
eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Indenture
Trustee, with the approval of the Issuing Entity, may appoint a successor
Authenticating Agent which will be acceptable to the Issuing Entity and will
give notice to each Noteholder as provided in Section 1.06. Any
successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder
will
become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor
hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating
Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent will be appointed unless
eligible under the provisions of this Section.
The
Indenture Trustee agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent (other than an
Authenticating Agent appointed at the request of the Issuing Entity from time
to
time) reasonable compensation for its services under this Section, and the
Indenture Trustee will be entitled to be reimbursed for such payments, subject
to the provisions of Section 7.07.
If
an appointment with respect to one or more Series, Classes or Tranches of Notes
is made pursuant to this Section, the Notes of such Series, Classes or Tranches
may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Indenture Trustee’s Certificate of
Authentication, an alternate Certificate of Authentication in the following
form:
This
is one of the Notes of the Series, Classes or Tranches designated therein
referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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XXXXX
FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
as
Indenture Trustee,
By:
_______________________________
As
Authenticating Agent
By:
_______________________________
Authorized
Signatory
Section
7.15 Tax
Returns. In the event that the Issuing Entity shall be required
to file tax returns, the Servicer shall prepare or shall cause to be prepared
such tax returns and shall provide such tax returns to the Owner Trustee or
the
Beneficiary for signature at least 5 days before such tax returns are due to
be
filed. The Issuing Entity, in accordance with the terms of each
Indenture Supplement, shall also prepare or shall cause to be prepared all
tax
information required by law to be distributed to Noteholders and shall deliver
such information to the Indenture Trustee at least 5 days prior to the date
it
is required by law to be distributed to Noteholders. The Indenture
Trustee, upon written request, will furnish the Servicer with all such
information known to the Indenture Trustee as may be reasonably requested and
required in connection with the preparation of all tax returns of the Issuing
Entity, and shall, upon request, execute such returns. In no event
shall the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee be personally liable for any
liabilities, costs or expenses of the Issuing Entity or any Noteholder arising
under any tax law, including federal, state or local income or excise taxes
or
any other tax imposed on or measured by income (or any interest or penalty
with
respect thereto arising from a failure to comply therewith).
Section
7.16 Representations and
Covenants of the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee
represents, warrants and covenants that:
(a) The
Indenture Trustee is a national banking association duly organized and validly
existing under the laws of the United States of America;
(b) The
Indenture Trustee has full power and authority to deliver and perform this
Indenture and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution,
delivery and performance by it of this Indenture and other documents to which
it
is a party; and
(c) Each
of this Indenture and other documents to which it is a party has been duly
executed and delivered by the Indenture Trustee and constitutes its legal,
valid
and binding obligation in accordance with its terms.
Section
7.17 Custody of Collateral
Certificates and Collateral. Unless otherwise specified in the
related Asset Pool Supplement, each Collateral Certificate shall be registered
in the name of and shall be delivered to and held by the applicable Collateral
Agent in the State of New York separate and apart from all other property held
by such Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall hold such of the
Collateral as
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constitutes
a Permitted Investment and all other Collateral in accordance with the related
Asset Pool Supplement.
Section
7.18 Indenture
Trustee’s Application for Instructions from the Issuing
Entity. Any application by the Indenture Trustee for written
instructions from the Issuing Entity may, at the option of the Indenture
Trustee, set forth in writing any action proposed to be taken or omitted by
the
Indenture Trustee under and in accordance with this Indenture and the date
on
and/or after which such action shall be taken or such omission shall be
effective, provided that such application shall make specific reference
to this Section 7.18. The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for
any action taken by, or omission of, the Indenture Trustee in accordance with
a
proposal included in such application on or after the date specified in such
application (which date shall not be less than 5 Business Days after the date
any officer of the Issuing Entity actually receives such application, unless
any
such officer shall have consented in writing to any earlier date) unless prior
to taking any such action (or the effective date in the case of an omission),
the Indenture Trustee shall have received written instructions in response
to
such application specifying the action to be taken or omitted.
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ARTICLE
VIII
NOTEHOLDERS’
MEETINGS, LISTS, REPORTS BY INDENTURE TRUSTEE, ISSUING ENTITY AND
BENEFICIARY
Section
8.01 Issuing Entity To
Furnish Indenture Trustee Names and Addresses of
Noteholders. The Issuing Entity will furnish or cause to be
furnished to the Indenture Trustee:
(a) not
more than 15 days after each Record Date, in such form as the Indenture Trustee
may reasonably require, a list of the names and addresses of the Registered
Noteholders of such Series, Classes or Tranches as of such date,
and
(b) at
such other times as the Indenture Trustee may request in writing, within 30
days
after the receipt by the Issuing Entity of any such request, a list of similar
form and content as of a date not more than 15 days before the time such list
is
furnished;
provided,
however, that so long as the Indenture Trustee is the Note Registrar, no
such list shall be required to be furnished.
Section
8.02 Preservation of
Information; Communications to Noteholders.
(a) The
Indenture Trustee will preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable, the names and addresses of Registered Noteholders contained in
the
most recent list furnished to the Indenture Trustee as provided in Section
8.01
and the names and addresses of Registered Noteholders received by the Indenture
Trustee in its capacity as Note Registrar. The Indenture Trustee may
destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 8.01 upon receipt of
a
new list so furnished.
(b) If
3 or more Holders of Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche (hereinafter referred
to as “applicants”) (or, if there are less than 3 such Holders, all of the
Holders) apply in writing to the Indenture Trustee, and furnish to the Indenture
Trustee reasonable proof that each such applicant has owned a Note of such
Series, Class or Tranche for a period of at least 6 months preceding the date
of
such application, and such application states that the applicants desire to
communicate with other Holders of Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche or
with
the Holders of all Notes with respect to their rights under this Indenture
or
under such Notes and is accompanied by a copy of the form of proxy or other
communication which such applicants propose to transmit, then the Indenture
Trustee will, within 5 Business Days after the receipt of such application,
at
its election, either
(i) afford
such applicants access to the information preserved at the time by the Indenture
Trustee in accordance with subsection 8.02(a), or
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(ii) inform
such applicants as to the approximate number of Holders of Notes of such Series,
Class or Tranche or all Notes, as the case may be, whose names and addresses
appear in the information preserved at the time by the Indenture Trustee in
accordance with subsection 8.02(a), and as to the approximate cost of mailing
to
such Noteholders the form of proxy or other communication, if any, specified
in
such application.
If
the Indenture Trustee shall elect not to afford such applicants access to such
information, the Indenture Trustee shall, upon the written request of such
applicants, mail to each Holder of a Registered Note of such Series, Class
or
Tranche or to all Registered Noteholders, as the case may be, whose names and
addresses appear in the information preserved at the time by the Indenture
Trustee in accordance with subsection 8.02(a), a copy of the form of proxy
or
other communication which is specified in such request, with reasonable
promptness after a tender to the Indenture Trustee of the material to be mailed
and of payment, or provision for the payment, of the reasonable expenses of
mailing, unless, within 5 days after such tender, the Indenture Trustee shall
mail to such applicants and file with the Commission, together with a copy
of
the material to be mailed, a written statement to the effect that, in the
opinion of the Indenture Trustee, such mailing would be contrary to the best
interests of the Holders of Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche or all
Noteholders, as the case may be, or would be in violation of applicable
law. Such written statement will specify the basis of such
opinion. If the Commission, after opportunity for a hearing upon the
objections specified in the written statement so filed, shall enter an order
refusing to sustain any of such objections or if, after the entry of an order
sustaining one or more of such objections, the Commission shall find, after
notice and opportunity for hearing, that all the objections so sustained have
been met and shall enter an order so declaring, the Indenture Trustee will
mail
copies of such material to all Registered Noteholders of such Series, Class
or
Tranche or all Registered Noteholders, as the case may be, with reasonable
promptness after the entry of such order and the renewal of such tender;
otherwise the Indenture Trustee will be relieved of any obligation or duty
to
such applicants respecting their application.
(c) Every
Holder of Notes, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Issuing
Entity and the Indenture Trustee that neither the Issuing Entity nor the
Indenture Trustee will be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any
such information as to the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes in
accordance with subsection 8.02(b), regardless of the source from which such
information was derived, and that the Indenture Trustee will not be held
accountable by reason of mailing any material pursuant to a request made under
subsection 8.02(b).
Section
8.03 Reports by
Indenture Trustee.
(a) The
term “reporting date” as used in this Section means December
31. Within 60 days after the reporting date in each year, the
Indenture Trustee will transmit to Noteholders, in the manner and to the extent
provided in Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, a brief report dated
as
of such reporting date if required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture
Act.
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(b) To
the extent required by the Trust Indenture Act, the Indenture Trustee will
mail
each year to all Registered Noteholders, with a copy to the Note Rating Agencies
a report concerning:
(i) its
eligibility and qualifications to continue as trustee under this
Indenture;
(ii) any
amounts advanced by the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture;
(iii) the
amount, interest rate and maturity date of indebtedness owing by the Issuing
Entity to each of the Indenture Trustee and the Collateral Agent, each in its
individual capacity;
(iv) the
property and funds physically held by the related Collateral Agent as Collateral
Agent of the Asset Pool by which such Notes are secured;
(v) any
release or release and substitution of Collateral subject to the lien of the
related Asset Pool Supplement which has not previously been reported;
and
(vi) any
action taken by the Indenture Trustee or the Collateral Agent, on behalf of
the
Indenture Trustee, that materially affects the Notes and that has not previously
been reported.
(c) The
Indenture Trustee will comply with subsections 313(b) and 313(c) of the Trust
Indenture Act.
(d) A
copy of each such report will, at the time of such transmission to Noteholders,
be filed by the Indenture Trustee with each stock exchange upon which the Notes
are listed, and also with the Commission. The Issuing Entity will
notify the Indenture Trustee when the Notes are admitted to trading on any
stock
exchange.
Section
8.04 Meetings of Noteholders;
Amendments and Waivers.
(a) If
the Notes of a Series, Class or Tranche are issuable in whole or in part as
Bearer Notes, a meeting of the Noteholders of such Series, Class or Tranche
may
be called at any time and from time to time pursuant to this Section 8.04 to
make, give or take any Action provided by this Indenture or any Indenture
Supplement to be made, given or taken by Noteholders of such Series, Class
or
Tranche.
(b) The
Indenture Trustee may call a meeting of the Noteholders of any Series, Class
or
Tranche issuable in whole or in part as Bearer Notes at any time for any purpose
specified in this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement. The
Indenture Trustee will call a meeting upon request of the Issuing Entity or
the
Holders of at least 10% in aggregate Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of
the
Outstanding Notes
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of
such Series, Class or Tranche issuable in whole or in part as Bearer
Notes. In any case, a meeting will be called after notice is given to
such Noteholders pursuant to Section 1.06.
(c) To
be entitled to vote at any meeting of the Noteholders of any Series, Class
or
Tranche, a Person shall be (1) a Holder of one or more Outstanding Notes of
such
Series, Class or Tranche, or (2) a Person appointed by an instrument in writing
as proxy for the Noteholder or Noteholders of one or more Outstanding Notes
of
such Series, Class or Tranche by the Noteholder or Noteholders. The
only Person who shall be entitled to be present or to speak at any meeting
of
the Noteholders of any Series, Class or Tranche shall be the Persons entitled
to
vote at such meeting and their counsel, any representatives of the Indenture
Trustee and its counsel and any representatives of the Issuing Entity and
its counsel.
(d) Except
for any consent that must be given by the Holders of each Outstanding Note
affected or any action to be taken by the Issuing Entity as holder of any
Collateral Certificate, any resolution presented at any meeting at which a
quorum is present may be adopted by the affirmative vote of the Holders of
more
than 66⅔% of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of that Series, Class or
Tranche, as the case may be. However, any resolution with respect to
any Action which may be given by the Holders of not less than a specified
percentage in aggregate Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of Outstanding
Notes
of a Series, Class or Tranche of Bearer Notes may be adopted at any meeting
at
which a quorum is present only by the affirmative vote of the Holders of not
less than the specified percentage in aggregate Outstanding Dollar
Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of such Series, Class or
Tranche. Any resolution passed or decision taken at any meeting of
Noteholders duly held in accordance with this Indenture will be binding on
all
Noteholders of the affected Series, Class or Tranche.
(e) The
quorum at any meeting will be persons holding or representing the Holders of
more than 66⅔% of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of a Series, Class or
Tranche or all Notes, as the case may be; provided, however, that
if any action is to be taken at that meeting concerning an Action that may
be
given by the Holders of not less than a specified percentage in aggregate
Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of a Series, Class
or Tranche, the persons holding or representing such specified percentage in
aggregate Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of such
Series, Class or Tranche or all Notes will constitute a quorum.
(f) The
ownership of Bearer Notes will be proved as provided in subsection
1.04(c)(ii).
(g) The
Issuing Entity may make reasonable rules for other matters relating to Action
by
or a meeting of Noteholders not otherwise covered by this Section, including
but
not limited to the location or locations for such meeting, the manner of voting
at such meeting, the appointment and duties of inspectors of the vote, the
submission and examination of proxies, certificates and other evidence of the
right to vote and the appointment of a chairperson for the meeting.
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(h) As
set forth in the applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the related
Series Supplement, with respect to certain actions requiring the consent or
direction of Investor Certificateholders holding a specified percentage of
the
aggregate unpaid amount outstanding of Investor Certificates (whether by number
of Series , as that term is defined in the applicable Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, or percentage of all outstanding Investor Certificates depending
on
the manner of voting or consenting on such matter), including consenting to
certain amendments and terminating the related Master Trust, the Issuing Entity,
as holder of any Collateral Certificate, shall be deemed to be an Investor
Certificateholder under such Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and will be deemed
to have voted in accordance with the Investor Certificateholders holding a
majority of the aggregate Invested Amount outstanding of such Investor
Certificates which are entitled to vote or consent on such matter;
provided, however, that in the event Investor Certificateholders
holding equal portions of the Invested Amount outstanding of such Investor
Certificates vote in the positive and in the negative, without taking into
consideration the vote of the Issuing Entity, as holder of such Collateral
Certificate, the Issuing Entity shall be deemed to vote in the negative;
provided further, that if the Collateral Certificate is the
sole Investor Certificate outstanding which is entitled to vote or consent
on
such matter, the Issuing Entity, as holder thereof, will be deemed to have
voted
in the negative.
Section
8.05 Reports by Issuing Entity
to the Commission. The Issuing Entity will:
(a) file
with the Indenture Trustee, within 15 days after the Issuing Entity is required
to file the same with the Commission, copies of the annual reports and of the
information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any
of
the foregoing as the Commission may from time to time by rules and regulations
prescribe) which the Issuing Entity may be required to file with the Commission
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act; or,
if
the Issuing Entity is not required to file information, documents or reports
pursuant to either of said Sections, then it will file with the Indenture
Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed
from time to time by the Commission, such of the supplementary and periodic
information, documents and reports which may be required pursuant to Section
13
of the Securities Exchange Act in respect of a security listed and registered
on
a national securities exchange as may be prescribed from time to time in such
rules and regulations;
(b) file
with the Indenture Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with rules and
regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission, such additional
information, documents and reports with respect to compliance by the Issuing
Entity with the conditions and covenants of this Indenture as may be required
from time to time by such rules and regulations; and
(c) transmit
by mail to all Registered Noteholders, as their names and addresses appear
in
the Note Register, and notify all Holders of Bearer Notes of such Series, Class
or Tranche, by publication of such notice in an Authorized Newspaper or as
otherwise provided in the applicable Indenture Supplement, within 30
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days
after the filing thereof with the Indenture Trustee, such summaries of any
information, documents and reports required to be filed by the Issuing Entity
pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section as may be required by
rules
and regulations prescribed from time to time by the
Commission.
Section
8.06 Monthly
Noteholders’ Statement. On each Determination Date
the Issuing Entity will, in cooperation with the Servicer of the Master Trust
and the Servicer under the Transfer and Servicing Agreement, complete and
deliver to the Indenture Trustee and the Master Trust Trustee (with a copy
to
each Note Rating Agency), a Monthly Noteholders’ Statement.
On
each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall make the Monthly Noteholders’
Statement available electronically and, with the consent or at the direction
of
the Issuing Entity, such other information regarding the Notes and/or the
Collateral as the Indenture Trustee may have in its possession, but only with
the use of a password provided by the Indenture Trustee or its agent to such
Person upon receipt by the Indenture Trustee from such Person of a certification
in a form acceptable to the Indenture Trustee; provided, however,
that the Indenture Trustee or its agent shall provide such password to the
parties to this Indenture and each Note Rating Agency without requiring such
certification; provided, further, however, that the
Indenture Trustee shall have no obligation to provide such information described
in this Section 8.06 until it has received the requisite information from the
Issuing Entity or the Servicer, as applicable. The Indenture Trustee
will make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness
of
such documents and will assume no responsibility therefor.
The
Indenture Trustee’s internet website shall be initially located at
“xxx.XXXXxx.xxx” or at such other address as shall be specified by the Indenture
Trustee from time to time in writing to each Note Rating Agency, each Noteholder
and the parties to this Indenture and to the Transfer and Servicing
Agreement. In connection with providing access to the Indenture
Trustee’s website, the Indenture Trustee may require registration and the
acceptance of a disclaimer. Other than as set forth in Section 7.01
hereof, the Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for the electronic
dissemination of information as contemplated by this Section.
Section
8.07 Payment Instruction to
Master Trust.
(a) Promptly
after the receipt by the Issuing Entity of each Monthly Servicer’s Certificate
under the applicable Series Supplement, the Issuing Entity will, in cooperation
with the Servicer, complete the Payment Instruction and deliver a copy thereof
to the Indenture Trustee and the Master Trust Trustee.
(b) From
time to time, the Issuing Entity will notify the Servicer of the information
necessary to be provided by the Issuing Entity under the applicable section
of
the applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement as supplemented by any Series
Supplement to calculate the Invested Amount of the Collateral Certificate issued
under such Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
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OF ARTICLE VIII]
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ARTICLE
IX
INDENTURE
SUPPLEMENTS; AMENDMENTS TO THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENTS
TO
THE TRUST AGREEMENT
Section
9.01 Supplemental Indentures
and Amendments Without Consent of Noteholders. Without the
consent of the Holders of any Notes but with prior notice to each Note Rating
Agency, the Collateral Agent and the Indenture Trustee, at any time and from
time to time, upon delivery by the Issuing Entity to the Indenture Trustee
and
the Collateral Agent of an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that the Issuing
Entity reasonably believes that such amendment will not have an Adverse Effect
and is not reasonably expected to have an Adverse Effect at any time in the
future, and, with respect to subsections (a), (b), (d), (f) through (j) and
(l)
through (n) of this Section 9.01, and upon delivery of an Issuing Entity Tax
Opinion, the Issuing Entity may amend this Indenture, including any Asset Pool
Supplement, any Indenture Supplement or enter into one or more Asset Pool
Supplements or Indenture Supplements, in form satisfactory to the Indenture
Trustee and the Collateral Agent, for any of the following
purposes:
(a) to
evidence the succession of another Entity to the Issuing Entity, and the
assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuing Entity herein
and in the Notes;
(b) to
add to the covenants of the Issuing Entity, or to surrender any right or power
herein conferred upon the Issuing Entity by the Issuing Entity, for the benefit
of the Holders of the Notes of any or all Series, Classes or Tranches (and
if
such covenants or the surrender of such right or power are to be for the benefit
of less than all Series, Classes or Tranches of Notes, stating that such
covenants are expressly being included or such surrenders are expressly being
made solely for the benefit of one or more specified Series, Classes or Tranches
of Notes);
(c) to
cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may
be
inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions
with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture;
(d) to
add to this Indenture such provisions as may be expressly permitted by the
Trust
Indenture Act, excluding, however, the provisions referred to in Section
316(a)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act as in effect at the date as of which this
Indenture was executed or any corresponding provision in any similar federal
statute hereafter enacted;
(e) to
establish any form of Note, as provided in Article II, and to provide for the
issuance of any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes as provided in Article III
and
to set forth the terms thereof, and/or to add to the rights of the Holders
of
the Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche;
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(f) to
evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by another corporation
as
a successor Indenture Trustee hereunder with respect to one or more Series,
Classes or Tranches of Notes and to add to or change any of the provisions
of
this Indenture as will be necessary to provide for or facilitate the
administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Indenture Trustee,
pursuant to Section 7.11;
(g) to
evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by another corporation
as
a successor Collateral Agent under the applicable Asset Pool Supplement with
respect to the relevant Asset Pool and to add to or change any of the provisions
of such Asset Pool Supplement as will be necessary to provide for or facilitate
the administration of the trusts under such Asset Pool Supplement by more than
one Collateral Agent, to the extent provided for in such Asset Pool
Supplement;
(h) to
add any additional Early Amortization Events or Events of Default in respect
of
the Notes of any or all Series, Classes or Tranches (and if such additional
Events of Default are to be in respect of less than all Series, Classes or
Tranches of Notes, stating that such Events of Default are expressly being
included solely for the benefit of one or more specified Series, Classes or
Tranches of Notes);
(i) to
provide for the consolidation of any Master Trust and the Issuing Entity into
a
single Entity or the transfer of assets in such Master Trust to the Issuing
Entity after the termination of all Series of Investor Certificates (other
than
the related Collateral Certificate or Certificates);
(j) if
one or more additional Transferors under the Transfer and Servicing Agreement
or
any Pooling and Servicing Agreement are added to, or replaced under, the
Transfer and Servicing Agreement or any such Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
or
one or more additional Beneficiaries under the Trust Agreement are added to,
or
replaced under, the Trust Agreement, to make any necessary changes to the
Indenture or any other related document;
(k) to
establish an Asset Pool and to set forth the terms thereof, including the
designation of Collateral thereto, and/or to add to the rights of the Holders
of
Notes of any Series, Class or Tranche secured by an Asset Pool;
(l) to
provide for additional or alternative forms of credit enhancement for any
Tranche of Notes;
(m) to
comply with any regulatory, accounting or tax laws; or
(n) to
qualify for sale treatment under generally accepted accounting
principles.
Additionally,
notwithstanding any provision of this Article IX to the contrary and in addition
to (a) through (n) above, this Indenture, including any Indenture Supplement
or
any Asset Pool Supplement, may also be amended without the consent of the
Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any of the Noteholders, upon delivery
of an Issuing Entity Tax Opinion for the purpose of adding any provisions to,
or
changing in
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any
manner or eliminating any of the provisions of, this Indenture, any Indenture
Supplement or any Asset Pool Supplement or of modifying in any manner the
rights
of the Holders of the Notes under this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement
or
any Asset Pool Supplement; provided, however, that (i) the Issuing
Entity shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the
Owner Trustee an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that the Issuing Entity
reasonably believes that such amendment will not have an Adverse Effect and
is
not reasonably expected to have an Adverse Effect at any time in the future
and
that such amendment does not adversely affect the rights, duties, benefits,
protections, privileges or immunities of the Indenture Trustee or the applicable
Collateral Agent and (ii) each Note Rating Agency confirms in writing that
such
amendment will not cause a Ratings Effect.
Section
9.02 Supplemental Indentures
with Consent of Noteholders. In addition to any amendment
permitted pursuant to Section 9.01 hereof, with prior notice to each applicable
Note Rating Agency and the consent of Holders of more than 66⅔% in Outstanding
Dollar Principal Amount of each Series, Class or Tranche of Notes affected
by
such amendment of this Indenture, including any Asset Pool Supplement and any
Indenture Supplement, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Issuing Entity,
the Collateral Agent and the Indenture Trustee, the Issuing Entity, the
Collateral Agent and the Indenture Trustee, as applicable, upon delivery of
an
Issuing Entity Tax Opinion, may enter into an amendment of this Indenture for
the purpose of adding any provisions to, or changing in any manner or
eliminating any of the provisions of, this Indenture or of modifying in any
manner the rights of the Holders of the Notes of each such Series, Class or
Tranche under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement; provided,
however, that no such amendment of an Indenture Supplement will, without
the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note affected
thereby:
(a) change
the scheduled payment date of any payment of interest on any Note, or change
a
Scheduled Principal Payment Date or Legal Maturity Date of any
Note;
(b) reduce
the Stated Principal Amount of, or the interest rate on any Note, or change
the
method of computing the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount, the Adjusted
Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount or the Nominal Liquidation Amount in a
manner that is adverse to the Holder of any Note;
(c) reduce
the amount of a Discount Note payable upon the occurrence of an Early
Amortization Event or other optional or mandatory redemption or upon the
acceleration of its legal maturity date;
(d) impair
the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on any
Note;
(e) reduce
the percentage in Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes
of any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the consent of whose Holders is
required for any such Indenture Supplement, or the consent of whose
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Holders is required for any waiver of compliance with the provisions of this Indenture or of defaults hereunder and their consequences, provided for in this Indenture;
(f) modify
any of the provisions of this Section or Section 6.18, except to increase any
percentage of Holders required to consent to any such amendment or to provide
that other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without
the
consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note affected thereby;
(g) permit
the creation of any lien or other encumbrance on the Collateral of any Asset
Pool that secures any Tranche of Notes that is prior to the lien in favor of
the
Holders of the Notes of such Tranche;
(h) change
any Place of Payment where any principal of, or interest on, any Note is
payable, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Indenture
Supplement;
(i) change
the method of computing the amount of principal of, or interest on, any Note
on
any date; or
(j) make
any other amendment not permitted by Section 9.01.
An
amendment of this Indenture or an Indenture Supplement which changes or
eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly
been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular Series, Classes
or Tranches of Notes, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Notes
of
any such Series, Class or Tranche with respect to such covenant or other
provision, will be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of
the
Holders of Notes of any other Series, Class or Tranche.
It
will not be necessary for any Act of Noteholders under this Section to approve
the particular form of any proposed amendment or Indenture Supplement, but
it
will be sufficient if such Act will approve the substance thereof.
Section
9.03 Execution of Amendments
and Indenture Supplements. In executing or accepting the
additional trusts created by any amendment of this Indenture or Indenture
Supplement permitted by this Article IX or the modifications thereby of the
trusts created by this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee or the Collateral Agent,
on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, will be entitled to receive, and (subject
to
Section 7.01 or the applicable provisions of the related Asset Pool Supplement)
will be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that
the
execution of such amendment or Indenture Supplement is authorized or permitted
by this Indenture and that all conditions precedent thereto have been
satisfied. The Indenture Trustee or the Collateral Agent, on behalf
of the Indenture Trustee, may, but will not (except to the extent required
in
the case of an amendment or Indenture Supplement entered into under subsection
9.01(d), 9.01(f) or 9.01(g)) be obligated to, enter into any such amendment
or
Indenture Supplement which affects the Indenture Trustee’s or the Collateral
Agent’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or
otherwise.
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Section
9.04 Effect of Amendments and
Indenture Supplements. Upon the execution of any amendment of
this Indenture or Indenture Supplement under this Article IX, this Indenture
will be modified in accordance therewith with respect to each Series, Class
or
Tranche of Notes affected thereby, or all Notes, as the case may be, and such
amendment or Indenture Supplement will form a part of this Indenture for all
purposes; and every Holder of Notes theretofore or thereafter authenticated
and
delivered hereunder will be bound thereby to the extent provided
therein.
Section
9.05 Conformity with Trust
Indenture Act. Every amendment of this Indenture or Indenture
Supplement executed pursuant to this Article IX will conform to the requirements
of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect.
Section
9.06 Reference in Notes to
Indenture Supplements. Notes authenticated and delivered after
the execution of any amendment of this Indenture or Indenture Supplement
pursuant to this Article IX may, and will if required by the Indenture Trustee,
bear a notation in form approved by the Indenture Trustee as to any matter
provided for in such amendment or Indenture Supplement. If the
Issuing Entity will so determine, new Notes so modified as to conform, in the
opinion of the Indenture Trustee and the Issuing Entity, to any such amendment
or Indenture Supplement may be prepared and executed by the Issuing Entity
and
authenticated and delivered by the Indenture Trustee in exchange for Outstanding
Notes.
Section
9.07 Amendments to the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement. By their acceptance of a Note, the
Noteholders acknowledge that the Transferor and the Master Trust Trustee may
amend the applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any supplement thereto
without the consent of the Holders of any Investor Certificates (including
the
Issuing Entity) or any Noteholder, so long as such amendment or supplement
would
not materially adversely affect the interest of the Holders of any Investor
Certificates.
For
purposes of any vote or consent under a Pooling and Servicing Agreement or
any
supplement thereto, with respect to certain actions requiring the consent or
direction of Investor Certificateholders holding a specified percentage of
the
aggregate unpaid amount outstanding of Investor Certificates (whether by number
of Series or percentage of all outstanding Investor Certificates depending
on
the manner of voting or consenting on such matter), including consenting to
certain amendments and terminating the related Master Trust, the Issuing Entity,
as holder of the Collateral Certificate, shall be deemed to be an Investor
Certificateholder under such Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and will be deemed
to have voted in accordance with the Investor Certificateholders holding a
majority of the aggregate Invested Amount outstanding of such Investor
Certificates which are entitled to vote or consent on such matter;
provided, however, that in the event Investor Certificateholders
holding equal portions of the Invested Amount outstanding of such Investor
Certificates vote in the positive and in the negative, without taking into
consideration the vote of the Issuing Entity, as holder of such Collateral
Certificate, the Issuing Entity shall be deemed to vote in the negative;
providedfurther, that if the Collateral Certificate is the sole
Investor Certificate outstanding entitled to vote or consent on such matter,
the
Issuing Entity, as holder thereof, will be deemed to have voted in the
negative.
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Section
9.08 Amendments to the
Trust Agreement.
(a) Subject
to the provisions of the Trust Agreement, without the consent of the Holders
of
any Notes or the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee (at the written direction
of the Beneficiary) and the Beneficiary may amend the Trust Agreement so long
as
such amendment will not have an Adverse Effect and is not reasonably expected
to
have an Adverse Effect at any time in the future.
(b) Subject
to the provisions of the Trust Agreement, (A) in the case of a significant
change in the permitted activities of the Issuing Entity which is not materially
adverse to the Holders of the Notes, with the consent of the Majority Holders
of
each Class or Tranche of Notes affected by such change, and (B) in all other
cases, with the consent of the Holders of more than 66⅔% in Outstanding
Dollar Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes affected by such amendment,
by
action of said Holders delivered to Chase USA and the Owner Trustee (at the
written direction of the Beneficiary), the Beneficiary may amend the Trust
Agreement for the purpose of adding, changing or eliminating any provisions
of
the Trust Agreement or of modifying the rights of those
Noteholders.
[END
OF ARTICLE IX]
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ARTICLE
X
REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF ISSUING ENTITY
Section
10.01 Payment of Principal and
Interest. With respect to each Series, Class or Tranche of Notes,
the Issuing Entity will duly and punctually pay the principal of and interest
on
such Notes in accordance with their terms and this Indenture, and will duly
comply with all the other terms, agreements and conditions contained in, or
made
in this Indenture for the benefit of, the Notes of such Series, Class or
Tranche.
Section
10.02 Maintenance of Office or
Agency. The Issuing Entity will maintain an office or agency in
each Place of Payment where Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment,
where Notes may be surrendered for transfer or exchange and where notices and
demands to or upon the Issuing Entity in respect of the Notes and this Indenture
may be served. The Issuing Entity will give prompt written notice to
the Indenture Trustee of the location, and of any change in the location, of
such office or agency. If at any time the Issuing Entity will fail to
maintain such office or agency or will fail to furnish the Indenture Trustee
with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands
may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee,
and the Issuing Entity hereby appoints the Indenture Trustee its agent to
receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
The
Issuing Entity may also from time to time designate one or more other offices
or
agencies where the Notes of one or more Series, Classes or Tranches may be
presented or surrendered for any or all of such purposes specified above and
may
constitute and appoint one or more Paying Agents for the payments of such Notes,
in one or more other cities, and may from time to time rescind such designations
and appointments; provided, however, that no such designation,
appointment or rescission shall in any matter relieve the Issuing Entity of
its
obligations to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for Notes
of any Series, Class or Tranche for such purposes. The Issuing Entity
will give prompt written notice to the Indenture Trustee of any such designation
or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or
agency. Unless and until the Issuing Entity rescinds one or more of
such appointments, the Issuing Entity hereby appoints the Indenture Trustee,
at
its principal office, as its Paying Agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota with respect
to all Series, Classes and Tranches of Notes having a Place of Payment in the
City of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Section
10.03 Money for Note Payments to be
Held in Trust. The Paying Agent, on behalf of the Indenture
Trustee, will make distributions to Noteholders from the Collection Account
of
the applicable Asset Pool or other applicable Bank Account pursuant to the
provisions of any Asset Pool Supplement or any Indenture Supplement and will
report the amounts of such distributions to the Indenture
Trustee. Any Paying Agent will have the revocable power to withdraw
funds from the Collection Account of the applicable Asset Pool or other
applicable Bank Account for the purpose of
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making
the distributions referred to above. The Indenture Trustee may revoke
such power and remove the Paying Agent if the Indenture Trustee determines
in
its sole discretion that the Paying Agent has failed to perform its obligations
under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement in any material
respect. The Paying Agent upon removal will return all funds in its
possession to the Indenture Trustee.
The
Issuing Entity will cause each Paying Agent (other than the Indenture Trustee)
for any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes to execute and deliver to the
Indenture Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent will agree with
the
Indenture Trustee (and if the Indenture Trustee acts as Paying Agent, it so
agrees), subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent
will:
(a) hold
all sums held by it for the payment of principal of or interest on Notes of
such
Series, Class or Tranche in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled
thereto until such sums will be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed
of as
herein provided;
(b) if
such Paying Agent is not the Indenture Trustee, give the Indenture Trustee
notice of any default by the Issuing Entity (or any other obligor upon the
Notes
of such Series, Class or Tranche) in the making of any such payment of principal
or interest on the Notes of such Series, Class or Tranche;
(c) if
such Paying Agent is not the Indenture Trustee, at any time during the
continuance of any such default, upon the written request of the Indenture
Trustee, forthwith pay to the Indenture Trustee all sums so held in trust by
such Paying Agent;
(d) immediately
resign as a Paying Agent and, if such Paying Agent is not the Indenture Trustee,
forthwith pay to the Indenture Trustee all sums held by it in trust for the
payment of Notes if at any time it ceases to meet the standards described in
this Section required to be met by a Paying Agent at the time of its
appointment; and
(e) comply
with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code or any other applicable
tax
law with respect to the withholding from any payments made by it on any Notes
of
any applicable withholding taxes imposed thereon and with respect to any
applicable reporting requirements in connection therewith.
The
Issuing Entity may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction
and discharge of this Indenture with respect to any Series, Class or Tranche
of
Notes or for any other purpose, pay, or by an Officer’s Certificate direct any
Paying Agent to pay, to the Indenture Trustee all sums held in trust by the
Issuing Entity or such Paying Agent in respect of each and every Series, Class
or Tranche of Notes as to which it seeks to discharge this Indenture or, if
for
any other purpose, all sums so held in trust by the Issuing Entity in respect
of
all Notes, such sums to be held by the Indenture Trustee upon the same trusts
as
those upon which such sums were held by the Issuing Entity or such Paying Agent;
and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the
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Indenture
Trustee, such Paying Agent will be released from all further liability with
respect to such money.
Any
money deposited with the Indenture Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held
by
the Issuing Entity, in trust for the payment of the principal of or interest
on
any Note of any Series, Class or Tranche and remaining unclaimed for two years
after such principal or interest has become due and payable will be paid to
the
Issuing Entity upon request in an Officer’s Certificate, or (if then held by the
Issuing Entity) will be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such
Note
will thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Issuing
Entity for payment thereof, and all liability of the Indenture Trustee or such
Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Issuing
Entity as trustee thereof, will thereupon cease. The Indenture
Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment,
may at the expense of the Issuing Entity give to the Holders of the Notes as
to
which the money to be repaid was held in trust, as provided in Section 1.06,
a
notice that such funds remain unclaimed and that, after a date specified in
the
notice, which will not be less than 30 days from the date on which the notice
was first mailed or published to the Holders of the Notes as to which the money
to be repaid was held in trust, any unclaimed balance of such funds then
remaining will be paid to the Issuing Entity free of the trust formerly
impressed upon it.
Each
Paying Agent will at all times have a combined capital and surplus of at least
$50,000,000 and be subject to supervision or examination by a United States
federal or state authority or be regulated by or subject to the supervision
or
examination of a governmental authority of a nation that is member of the
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. If such
Paying Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to
law
or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority,
then
for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such
Paying Agent will be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth
in its most recent report of condition as so published.
Section
10.04 Statement as to
Compliance. The Issuing Entity will deliver to the Indenture
Trustee and the Note Rating Agencies, on or before April 30 of each year, a
written statement signed by an Issuing Entity Authorized Officer stating
that:
(a) a
review of the activities of the Issuing Entity during the prior year and of
the
Issuing Entity’s performance under this Indenture and under the terms of the
Notes has been made under such Issuing Entity Authorized Officer’s supervision;
and
(b) to
the best of such Issuing Entity Authorized Officer’s knowledge, based on such
review, the Issuing Entity has complied in all material respects with all
conditions and covenants under this Indenture throughout such year, or, if
there
has been a default in the fulfillment of any such condition or covenant (without
regard to any grace period or requirement of notice), specifying each such
default known to such Issuing Entity Authorized Officer and the nature and
status thereof.
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Section
10.05 Legal Existence. The
Issuing Entity will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve
and
keep in full force and effect its legal existence.
Section
10.06 Further Instruments and
Acts. Upon request of the Indenture Trustee, the Issuing Entity
will execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts
as
may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose
of this Indenture.
Section
10.07 Compliance with
Laws. The Issuing Entity will comply with the requirements of all
applicable laws, the noncompliance with which would, individually or in the
aggregate, materially and adversely affect the ability of the Issuing Entity
to
perform its obligations under the Notes or this Indenture.
Section
10.08 Notice of Events of
Default. The Issuing Entity agrees to give the Indenture Trustee
and the Note Rating Agencies prompt written notice of each Event of Default
hereunder and each breach on the part of the Master Trust or the Transferor
of
its respective obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any
default of a Derivative Counterparty.
Section
10.09 Certain Negative
Covenants. The Issuing Entity will not:
(a) claim
any credit on, or make any deduction from the principal or interest payable
in
respect of, the Notes (other than amounts withheld in good faith from such
payments under the Internal Revenue Code or other applicable tax law including
foreign withholding);
(b) permit
the validity or effectiveness of this Indenture to be impaired, or permit the
lien in favor of the Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Noteholders
created by this Indenture and the applicable Asset Pool Supplement to be
amended, hypothecated, subordinated, terminated or discharged, or permit any
Person to be released from any covenants or obligations with respect to the
Notes under this Indenture except as may be expressly permitted
hereby;
(c) permit
any lien, charge, excise, claim, security interest, mortgage or other
encumbrance (other than the lien in favor of the Indenture Trustee, the
Collateral Agent and the Noteholders created by this Indenture) to be created
on
or extend to or otherwise arise upon or burden the Collateral designated for
inclusion in an Asset Pool or any part thereof or any interest therein or the
proceeds thereof;
(d) permit
the lien in favor of the Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the
Noteholders created by this Indenture and the applicable Asset Pool Supplement
not to constitute a valid first priority security interest in the Collateral
designated for inclusion in an Asset Pool; or
(e) voluntarily
dissolve or liquidate.
Section
10.10 No Other
Business. The Issuing Entity will not engage in any business
other than as permitted under the Trust Agreement.
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Section
10.11 Rule 144A
Information. For so long as any of the Notes of any Series, Class
or Tranche are “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3)
under the Securities Exchange Act, the Issuing Entity agrees to provide to
any
Noteholder of such Series, Class or Tranche and to any prospective purchaser
of
Notes designated by such Noteholder, upon the request of such Noteholder or
prospective purchaser, any information required to be provided to such Holder
or
prospective purchaser to satisfy the conditions set forth in Rule 144A(d)(4)
under the Securities Exchange Act.
Section
10.12 Performance of Obligations;
Servicing of Receivables.
(a) The
Issuing Entity will not take any action and will use its best efforts not to
permit any action to be taken by others that would release any Person from
any
of such Person’s material covenants or obligations under any instrument or
agreement included in the Collateral or that would result in the amendment,
hypothecation, subordination, termination or discharge of, or impair the
validity or effectiveness of, any such instrument or agreement, except as
expressly provided in this Indenture, the Trust Agreement, the Transfer and
Servicing Agreement, the applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement or such
other instrument or agreement.
(b) The
Issuing Entity will punctually perform and observe all of its obligations and
agreements contained in this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement, the Trust
Agreement and in the instruments and agreements (including but not limited
to,
the applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement) relating to the Collateral
designated for inclusion in each Asset Pool, including but not limited to filing
or causing to be filed all UCC financing statements and continuation statements
required to be filed by the terms of this Indenture and the Trust Agreement
in
accordance with and within the time periods provided for herein and
therein. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or therein,
the Issuing Entity shall not waive, amend, modify, supplement or terminate
this
Indenture, any Indenture Supplement or the Trust Agreement or any provision
thereof without the consent of the Majority Holders of the Notes of each
adversely affected Series, Class or Tranche of Notes.
Section
10.13 Issuing Entity May Consolidate,
Etc., Only on Certain Terms.
(a) The
Issuing Entity shall not consolidate or merge with or into any other Person,
unless:
(i) the
Person (if other than the Issuing Entity) formed by or surviving such
consolidation or merger (A) shall be a Person organized and existing under
the
laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of
Columbia, (B) shall not be subject to regulation as an “investment company”
under the Investment Company Act and (C) shall expressly assume, by an Indenture
Supplement, executed and delivered to the Indenture Trustee, in a form
satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the
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principal
of and interest on all Notes and the performance of every covenant of this
Indenture on the part of the Issuing Entity to be performed or
observed;
(ii) immediately
after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default or Early
Amortization Event shall have occurred and be continuing;
(iii) the
Issuing Entity shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that (A) such consolidation
or merger and such Indenture Supplement comply with this Section 10.13, (B)
all
conditions precedent in this Section 10.13 relating to such transaction have
been complied with (including any filing required by the Securities Exchange
Act), and (C) such Indenture Supplement is duly authorized, executed and
delivered and is valid, binding and enforceable against such
Person;
(iv) the
Issuing Entity shall have received written confirmation from each Note Rating
Agency that there will be no Ratings Effect with respect to any Outstanding
Notes as a result of such consolidation or merger;
(v) the
Issuing Entity shall have received (and shall have delivered copies thereof
to
the Indenture Trustee) an Issuing Entity Tax Opinion and a Master Trust Tax
Opinion;
(vi) any
action that is necessary to maintain the lien and security interest created
by
this Indenture shall have been taken; and
(vii) such
action shall not be contrary to the status of the Issuing Entity as a qualified
special purpose entity under existing accounting literature.
(b) The
Issuing Entity shall not convey or transfer any of its properties or assets,
including those included in the Collateral, substantially as an entirety to
any
Person, unless:
(i) the
Person that acquires by conveyance or transfer the properties and assets of
the
Issuing Entity the conveyance or transfer of which is hereby restricted shall
(A) be a United States citizen or a Person organized and existing under the
laws
of the United States of America or any state thereof, or the District of
Columbia, (B) expressly assume, by an Indenture Supplement, executed and
delivered to the Indenture Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Indenture
Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on all
Notes and the performance or observance of every agreement and covenant of
this
Indenture on the part of the Issuing Entity to be performed or observed, all
as
provided herein, (C) expressly agree by means of such Indenture Supplement
that
all right, title and interest so conveyed or transferred shall be subject and
subordinate to the rights of Holders of the Notes, (D) expressly agree by means
of such Indenture Supplement that such Person (or if a group of Persons, then
one specified Person) shall make all filings with the Commission (and any other
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appropriate
Person) required by the Securities Exchange Act in connection with the Notes
and
(E) not be an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company
Act;
(ii) immediately
after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default or Early
Amortization Event shall have occurred and be continuing;
(iii) the
Issuing Entity shall have received written confirmation from each Note Rating
Agency that there will be no Ratings Effect with respect to any Outstanding
Notes as a result of such conveyance or transfer;
(iv) the
Issuing Entity shall have received (and shall have delivered copies thereof
to
the Indenture Trustee) an Issuing Entity Tax Opinion and a Master Trust Tax
Opinion;
(v) any
action that is necessary to maintain the lien and security interest created
by
this Indenture shall have been taken; and
(vi) the
Issuing Entity shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such conveyance or
transfer and such Indenture Supplement comply with this Section 10.13 and that
all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have
been complied with (including any filing required by the Securities Exchange
Act).
Section
10.14 Successor
Substituted. Upon any consolidation or merger, or any conveyance
or transfer of the properties and assets of the Issuing Entity substantially
as
an entirety in accordance with Section 10.13 hereof, the Person formed by or
surviving such consolidation or merger (if other than the Issuing Entity) or
the
Person to which such conveyance or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be
substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Issuing Entity
under this Indenture with the same effect as if such Person had been named
as
the Issuing Entity herein. In the event of any such conveyance or
transfer, the Person named as the Issuing Entity in the first paragraph of
this
Indenture or any successor which shall theretofore have become such in the
manner prescribed in this Section 10.14 shall be released from its obligations
under this Indenture as issued immediately upon the effectiveness of such
conveyance or transfer, provided that the Issuing Entity shall not be
released from any obligations or liabilities to the Indenture Trustee or the
Noteholders arising prior to such effectiveness.
Section
10.15 Guarantees, Loans, Advances and
Other Liabilities. Except as contemplated by this Indenture or
the Trust Agreement, the Issuing Entity shall not make any loan or advance
or
credit to, or guarantee (directly or indirectly or by an instrument having
the
effect of assuring another’s payment or performance on any obligation or
capability of so doing or otherwise), endorse or otherwise become contingently
liable, directly or indirectly, in connection with the obligations, stocks
or
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dividends
of, or own, purchase, repurchase or acquire (or agree contingently to do
so) any
stock, obligations, assets or securities of, or any other interest in, or
make
any capital contribution to, any other Person.
Section
10.16 Capital Expenditures. The
Issuing Entity shall not make any expenditure (by long-term or operating lease
or otherwise) for capital assets (either realty or personalty).
Section
10.17 Restricted
Payments. The Issuing Entity shall not, directly or indirectly,
(i) pay any dividend or make any distribution (by reduction of capital or
otherwise), whether in cash, property, securities or a combination thereof,
to
the Owner Trustee or any owner of a beneficial interest in the Issuing Entity
or
otherwise with respect to any ownership or equity interest or security in or
of
the Issuing Entity or to the Servicer, (ii) redeem, purchase, retire or
otherwise acquire for value any such ownership or equity interest or security
or
(iii) set aside or otherwise segregate any amounts for any such purpose;
provided, however, that the Issuing Entity may make, or cause to
be made, (x) distributions as contemplated by, and to the extent funds are
available for such purpose under, the Trust Agreement and (y) payments to the
Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 7.07 hereof and payments to the Collateral
Agent pursuant to the Asset Pool Supplement. The Issuing Entity will
not, directly or indirectly, make payments to or distributions from the
Collection Account except in accordance with this Indenture or any Indenture
Supplement.
Section
10.18 No Borrowing. The
Issuing Entity will not issue, incur, assume, guarantee or otherwise become
liable, directly or indirectly, for any additional indebtedness, except pursuant
to a subordinated note or as otherwise provided in the Issuing Entity’s charter
documents.
[END
OF ARTICLE X]
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ARTICLE
XI
EARLY
AMORTIZATION OF NOTES
Section
11.01 Applicability of
Article. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Indenture
Supplement related to a Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, pursuant to the
terms
of this Article XI, the Issuing Entity will redeem and pay, provided that
funds are available, each affected Series, Class or Tranche of Notes upon the
occurrence of any Early Amortization Event. Unless otherwise
specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement relating to a Series, Class
or
Tranche of Notes, or in the form of Notes for such Series, Class or Tranche,
the
following are “Early Amortization Events”:
(a) the
occurrence of an Event of Default and acceleration of the Notes of a Series,
Class or Tranche pursuant to Article VI hereof;
(b) with
respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the occurrence of the
Scheduled Principal Payment Date of such Series, Class or Tranche of
Notes;
(c) the
Issuing Entity becomes an investment company within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act;
(d) any
Transferor shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or
liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and
liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to all or substantially all
of
its property, or a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority
having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment of a conservator or
receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling
of
assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or
liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against such Transferor;
or
such Transferor shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally
as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable
insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of
its creditors or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or
(e) with
respect to any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, any additional Early
Amortization Event specified in the Indenture Supplement for such Series, Class
or Tranche of Notes as applying to such Series, Class or Tranche of
Notes.
The
repayment price of a Tranche of Notes so redeemed will equal the Outstanding
Dollar Principal Amount of such Tranche, plus accrued but unpaid interest and
any additional interest to but excluding the date of repayment, the payment
of
which will be subject to the allocations, deposits and payments sections of
the
related Asset Pool Supplement and Indenture Supplement.
If
the Issuing Entity is unable to pay the repayment price in full on the Principal
Payment Date following the end of the Monthly Period in which the Early
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Amortization
Event occurs, monthly payments on such Tranche of Notes will thereafter be
made
on each following Principal Payment Date until the Outstanding Dollar Principal
Amount of such Series, Class or Tranche, plus all accrued, past due and
additional interest, is paid in full or the Legal Maturity Date occurs,
whichever is earlier, subject to the allocations, deposits and payments sections
of the related Asset Pool Supplement and Indenture Supplement. Any
funds in any Supplemental Bank Account for a repaid Tranche will be applied
to
make the principal and interest payments on that Tranche on the repayment
date,
subject to the allocations, deposits and payments sections of the related
Asset
Pool Supplement and Indenture Supplement.
Section
11.02 Optional
Repurchase. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Indenture
Supplement for a Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, the Servicer has the right,
but not the obligation, to redeem a Series, Class or Tranche of Notes in whole
but not in part on any Payment Date on or after the Payment Date on which the
aggregate Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount (after giving effect to all
payments on such Payment Date) of such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes is
reduced to less than 10% of its highest Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount
at
any time (or such other percentage as shall be specified from time to time
by
the Servicer, consistent with sale treatment under GAAP and regulatory
accounting principles); provided, however, that if such Class or
Tranche of Notes redeemed is of a Subordinated Class or Tranche of Notes, the
Servicer will not redeem such Notes if the provisions of the related Indenture
Supplement would prevent the payment of such Subordinated Notes until a level
of
prefunding of the Principal Funding Accounts for the Senior Classes of Notes
for
that Series has been reached such that the amount of such deficiency in the
required subordination of a Senior Class of Notes is no longer required to
provide subordination protection for the Senior Classes of that
Series.
If
the Servicer elects to redeem a Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, it will
cause
the Issuing Entity to notify the Holders of such redemption at least 30 days
prior to the redemption date. Unless otherwise specified in the
Indenture Supplement or Terms Document applicable to the Notes to be so
redeemed, the redemption price of a Series, Class or Tranche so redeemed will
equal 100% of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such Tranche, plus
accrued but unpaid interest and any additional interest or principal accreted
and unpaid on such Tranche to but excluding the date of redemption, the payment
of which will be subject to the allocations, deposits and payments sections
of
the related Asset Pool Supplement and Indenture Supplement.
If
the Issuing Entity is unable to pay the redemption price in full on the
redemption date, monthly payments on such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes
will
thereafter be made until either the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of
such
Series, Class or Tranche, plus all accrued, unpaid and additional interest,
is
paid in full or the Legal Maturity Date occurs, whichever is earlier, subject
to
Article V, Article VI and the allocations, deposits and payments sections of
the
related Indenture Supplement. Any funds in any Supplemental Bank
Account for a redeemed Tranche will be applied to make the principal and
interest payments on that Tranche on the redemption date in accordance with
the
related Indenture Supplement. Principal payments on redeemed Tranches
will be made in accordance with the related Indenture Supplement.
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Section
11.03 Notice. Promptly
after the occurrence of any Early Amortization Event or a redemption pursuant
to
Section 11.02, the Issuing Entity will notify the Indenture Trustee and the
Note
Rating Agencies in writing of the identity, Stated Principal Amount and
Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the affected Series, Class or Tranche
of
Notes to be redeemed. Notice of redemption will promptly be given as
provided in Section 1.06. All notices of redemption will state (a)
the date on which the redemption of the applicable Series, Class or Tranche
of
Notes pursuant to this Article XI will begin, which will be the Principal
Payment Date next following the end of the Monthly Period in which the
applicable Early Amortization Event or redemption pursuant to Section 11.02
occurs, (b) the repayment price for such Series, Class or Tranche of Notes
and
(c) the Series, Class or Tranche of Notes to be redeemed pursuant to this
Article XI.
[END
OF ARTICLE XI]
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ARTICLE
XII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
12.01 No Petition. The
Indenture Trustee, by entering into this Indenture, each Derivative
Counterparty, by accepting its rights as a third-party beneficiary hereunder,
each Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider or Supplemental Liquidity
Provider, as applicable, by accepting its rights as a third-party beneficiary
hereunder, and each Noteholder, by accepting a Note, agrees, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, that it will not at any time institute
against any Master Trust or the Issuing Entity, or join in any institution
against any Master Trust or the Issuing Entity of, any bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, or other
proceedings under any United States federal or state bankruptcy or similar
law
in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, this Indenture, any
Derivative Agreement, any Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement and any
Supplemental Liquidity Agreement.
Section
12.02 Trust Obligations. No
recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations
of the Issuing Entity on the Notes or under this Indenture or any certificate
or
other writing delivered in connection herewith or therewith, against (i) the
Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, (ii) any owner of a beneficial
interest in the Issuing Entity or (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent,
officer, director, employee or agent of the Owner Trustee in its individual
capacity, any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuing Entity or the
Owner
Trustee or of any successor or assign of the Owner Trustee in its individual
capacity, except as any such Person may have expressly agreed (it being
understood that the Owner Trustee has no such obligations in its individual
capacity).
Section
12.03 Limitations on
Liability.
(a) It
is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (i) this Indenture
is executed and delivered by Chase USA not individually or personally but solely
as Beneficiary, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested
in it, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein
made
on the part of the Issuing Entity is made and intended not as a personal
representation, undertaking or agreement by Chase USA but is made and intended
for the purpose of binding only the Issuing Entity, (iii) nothing herein
contained will be construed as creating any liability on Chase USA individually
or personally, to perform any covenant of the Issuing Entity either expressed
or
implied contained herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived
by
the parties to this Indenture and by any Person claiming by, through or under
them and (iv) under no circumstances will Chase USA be personally liable for
the
payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuing Entity or be liable
for
the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant
made or undertaken by the Issuing Entity under this Indenture or any related
documents.
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(b) None
of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, Chase USA or any other beneficiary
of the Issuing Entity or any of their respective officers, directors, employers
or agents will have any liability with respect to this Indenture, and recourse
of any Noteholder may be had solely to the Collateral designated for inclusion
in the specific Asset Pool and pledged to secure the applicable
Notes.
Section
12.04 Tax Treatment. The
Issuing Entity and the Noteholders agree that the Notes are intended to be
debt
for federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes and agree to
treat the Notes accordingly for all such purposes, unless otherwise required
by
a taxing authority.
Section
12.05 Actions Taken by the Issuing
Entity. Any and all actions that are to be taken by the Issuing
Entity may be taken by either the Beneficiary or the Owner Trustee on behalf
of
the Issuing Entity.
Section
12.06 Alternate Payment
Provisions. Notwithstanding any provision of this Indenture or
any of the Notes to the contrary, the Issuing Entity, with the written consent
of the Indenture Trustee, may enter into any agreement with any Holder of a
Note
providing for a method of payment or notice that is different from the methods
provided for in this Indenture for such payments or notices. The
Issuing Entity will furnish to the Indenture Trustee a copy of each such
agreement and the Indenture Trustee will cause payments or notices, as
applicable, to be made in accordance with such agreements.
Section
12.07 Termination of Issuing
Entity. The Issuing Entity and the respective obligations and
responsibilities of the Indenture Trustee created hereby (other than the
obligation of the Indenture Trustee to make payments to Noteholders as
hereinafter set forth) shall terminate, except with respect to the duties
described in subsection 12.08(b), as provided in the Trust
Agreement.
Section
12.08 Final Distribution.
(a) The
Servicer shall give the Indenture Trustee written notice of the Payment Date
on
which the Noteholders of any Series, Class or Tranche may surrender their Notes
for payment of the final distribution on and cancellation of such Notes at
least
2 Business Days prior to the fifth day of the month in which the final
distribution is to occur with respect to such Notes. Not later than
the fifth day of the month in which the final distribution in respect of such
Series, Class or Tranche of Notes is payable to Noteholders, the Indenture
Trustee shall provide notice to Noteholders of such Series, Class or
Tranche specifying (i) the date upon which final payment of such Series, Class
or Tranche of Notes will be made upon presentation and surrender of Notes of
such Series, Class or Tranche at the office or offices therein designated,
(ii)
the amount of any such final payment and (iii) that the Record Date otherwise
applicable to such payment date is not applicable, payments being made only
upon
presentation and surrender of such Notes at the office or offices therein
specified (which, in the case of Bearer Notes, shall be outside the United
States). The Indenture Trustee shall give such
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notice
to the Note Registrar and the Paying Agent at the time such notice is given
to
Noteholders.
(b) Notwithstanding
a final distribution to the Holders of any Series, Class or Tranche of Notes
(or
the termination of the Issuing Entity), except as otherwise provided in this
clause, all funds then on deposit in any Bank Account allocated to such
Noteholders shall continue to be held in trust for the benefit of such
Noteholders, and the Paying Agent or the Indenture Trustee shall pay such funds
to such Noteholders upon surrender of their Notes, if
certificated. In the event that all such Noteholders shall not
surrender their Notes for cancellation within 6 months after the date specified
in the notice from the Indenture Trustee described in paragraph (a), the
Indenture Trustee shall give a second notice to the remaining such Noteholders
to surrender their Notes for cancellation and receive the final
distribution with respect thereto (which surrender and payment, in the case
of
Bearer Notes, shall be outside the United States). If within one year
after the second notice all such Notes shall not have been surrendered for
cancellation, the Indenture Trustee may take appropriate steps, or may appoint
an agent to take appropriate steps, to contact the remaining such Noteholders
concerning surrender of their Notes, and the cost thereof shall be paid out
of
the funds in the Collection Account or any Supplemental Bank Account held for
the benefit of such Noteholders. The Indenture Trustee and the Paying
Agent shall pay to the Issuing Entity any monies held by them for the payment
of
principal or interest that remains unclaimed for 2 years. After
payment to the Issuing Entity, Noteholders entitled to the money must look
to
the Issuing Entity for payment as unsecured general creditors unless an
applicable abandoned property law designates another Person.
Section
12.09 Termination
Distributions. Upon the termination of the Issuing Entity
pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement, the Indenture Trustee shall
release, assign and convey to the Beneficiary or any of its designees, without
recourse, representation or warranty, all of its right, title and interest
in
the Collateral designated for inclusion in an Asset Pool, whether then existing
or thereafter created, all monies due or to become due and all amounts received
or receivable with respect thereto (including all moneys then held in any Bank
Account) and all proceeds thereof, except for amounts held by the Indenture
Trustee pursuant to subsection 12.08(b). The Indenture Trustee shall
execute and deliver such instruments of transfer and assignment as shall be
provided to it, in each case without recourse, as shall be reasonably requested
by the Beneficiary to vest in the Beneficiary or any of its designees all right,
title and interest which the Indenture Trustee had in the Collateral and such
other property designated for inclusion in an Asset Pool.
Section
12.10 Derivative Counterparty,
Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider and Supplemental Liquidity Provider
as
Third-Party Beneficiary. Each Derivative Counterparty,
Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider and Supplemental Liquidity Provider
is
a third-party beneficiary of this Indenture to the extent specified in the
applicable Derivative Agreement, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement,
Supplemental Liquidity Agreement or Indenture Supplement.
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Section
12.11 Notices.
(a) in
the case of the Issuing Entity, to:
Chase
Issuance Trust
c/o
Wilmington Trust Company
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention:
Corporate Trust Administration
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
with
a copy to:
Chase
Bank USA, National Association
000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
with
a copy to:
JPMorgan
Chase & Co.
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxx XX0-X000
New
York, New York 10017
Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
(b) in
the case of the Indenture Trustee, to:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association
Sixth
Street and Marquette Avenue
MAC:
X0000-000
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Corporate
Trust Services - Asset Backed Administration
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Section
12.12 No Asset Pool Other Than
Asset Pool One. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein
or in any other Transaction Document (as such term is defined in the Transfer
and Servicing Agreement), there shall be no Asset Pool other than Asset Pool
One
designated or established pursuant to any of the Transaction
Documents.
[END
OF ARTICLE XII]
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ARTICLE
XIII
COMPLIANCE
WITH REGULATION AB
Section
13.01 Intent of Parties;
Reasonableness. The Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee
acknowledge and agree that the purpose of this Article XIII is to facilitate
compliance by the Transferor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related
rules and regulations of the Commission. The Transferor shall not
exercise its right to request delivery of information or other performance
under
these provisions other than in good faith, or for purposes other than the
Transferor’s compliance with the Securities Act, the Securities 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 Indenture Trustee agrees to cooperate in good faith with
any reasonable request by the Transferor for information regarding the Indenture
Trustee which is required in order to enable the Transferor to comply with
the
provisions of Regulation AB, including, without limitation, Items 1103(a)(1),
1109(a), 1109(b), 1117, 1118, 1119 and 1122 of Regulation AB as it relates
to
the Indenture Trustee or to the Indenture Trustee’s obligations under this
Indenture or any other Transaction Document.
Section
13.02 Additional Representations and
Warranties of the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee shall
be deemed to represent to the Transferor, as of the date on which information
is
provided to the Transferor under Section 13.03 that, except as disclosed in
writing to the Transferor prior to such date to the best of its
knowledge: (i) neither the execution, delivery and performance by the
Indenture Trustee of this Indenture or any other Transaction Document, the
performance by the Indenture Trustee of its obligations under this Indenture
or
any other Transaction Document nor the consummation of any of the transactions
by the Indenture Trustee contemplated thereby, is in violation of any indenture,
mortgage, bank credit agreement, note or bond purchase agreement, long-term
lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Indenture Trustee
is a party or by which it is bound, which violation would have a material
adverse effect on the Indenture Trustee’s ability to perform its obligations
under this Indenture or any other Transaction Document, or of any judgment
or
order applicable to the Indenture Trustee; and (ii) there are no proceedings
pending or threatened against the Indenture Trustee in any court or before
any
governmental authority, agency or arbitration board or tribunal which,
individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the
right, power and authority of the Indenture Trustee to enter into this Indenture
or any other Transaction Document or to perform its obligations under this
Indenture or any other Transaction Document.
Section
13.03 Information to be Provided by the
Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee shall provide such
information regarding the Indenture Trustee as is required for the purpose
of
compliance with Items 1103(a)(1), 1109(a), 1109(b), 1117, 1118 and 1119 of
Regulation AB (or for any private offering utilizing an offering document
disclosure comparable to that required under the Securities Act) no later than
three Business Days before each Most Recent Quarterly Filing Date in the form
attached
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hereto
as Exhibit E, or such other form as may mutually be agreed upon, and as
promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Indenture
Trustee of any changes to such information.
The
Indenture Trustee shall provide to the Transferor, in writing, any updates
to
the information regarding the Indenture Trustee as is required for the purpose
of compliance with Items 1109(a), 1109(b), 1117, 1118 and 1119 of Regulation
AB,
no later than three Business Days before each Most Recent Quarterly Filing
Date
and as promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Indenture
Trustee of any changes to such information.
The
Indenture Trustee’s obligations to provide disclosure required by Item 1119 of
Regulation AB pursuant to this Section 13.03 shall be deemed satisfied if the
Indenture Trustee provides a description of any affiliation or material
relationship between (a) the Indenture Trustee, on the one hand, and (b) those
parties to the Securitization Transaction as are identified by the Transferor
in
writing, on the other.
Section
13.04 Report on Assessment of Compliance
and Attestation; Annual Certification.
(a) On
or before March 1 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the Indenture
Trustee shall:
(i) deliver
to the Transferor a report regarding the Indenture Trustee’s assessment of
compliance with the Servicing Criteria during the immediately preceding calendar
year, as required under Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Securities Exchange
Act
and Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Such report shall be addressed to the
Transferor and signed by an authorized officer of the Indenture Trustee, and
shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified in Exhibit D, as may
be
amended from time to time by the parties hereto;
(ii) deliver
to the Transferor a report of a registered public accounting firm reasonably
acceptable to the Transferor that attests to, and reports on, the assessment
of
compliance made by the Indenture Trustee and delivered pursuant to the preceding
paragraph. Such attestation shall be in accordance with Rules
1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the
Securities Exchange Act; and
(iii) deliver
to the Transferor and any other Person that will be responsible for signing
the
Sarbanes Certification on behalf of the Issuing Entity or the Transferor with
respect to a Securitization Transaction a certification in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit C, or such other form as may mutually be agreed
upon.
(b) The
Indenture Trustee acknowledges that the parties identified in clause (iii)
above
may rely on the certification provided by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to
such
clause in signing a Sarbanes Certification and filing such with the
Commission.
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(c) Within
thirty (30) days of receipt, the Transferor shall provide a copy of all reports
prepared and delivered pursuant to this Section 13.04 to each Note Rating
Agency.
[END
OF ARTICLE XIII]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly
executed as of the day and year first above written.
CHASE ISSUANCE TRUST | ||||
By: | CHASE BANK USA, NATIONAL | |||
ASSOCIATION, as Beneficiary and | ||||
not in its individual capacity | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||||
Title: President | ||||
XXXXX FARGO BANK, | ||||
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Indenture | ||||
Trustee and not in its individual capacity | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | ||||
Title: Assistant Vice President | ||||
Acknowledged
and Accepted:
CHASE
BANK USA,
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
as
Servicer
By: /s/
Xxxxx X. Schuck____________
Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: President
CHAIT
Third A&R Indenture Signature Page
Exhibit
A
FORM
OF INVESTMENT LETTER
[Date]
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association,
as
Indenture Trustee,
Sixth
Street and Marquette Avenue
MAC:
X0000-000
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Corporate
Trust Services - Asset Backed Administration
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Chase
Issuance Trust
c/o
Chase Bank USA, National Association, as Beneficiary
000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Re: Purchase
of $___________ principal amount of Chase Issuance Trust,
Series
[•], Class [•]
Notes
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
connection with our purchase of the above Notes (the “Notes”) we confirm
that:
(1) We
understand that the Notes are not being registered under the Securities Act
of
1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and are being sold to us in a
transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act.
(2) Any
information we desire concerning the Notes or any other matter relevant to
our
decision to purchase the Notes is or has been made available to us.
(3) We
have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to
be
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Notes, and
we
(and any account for which we are purchasing under paragraph (4) below) are
able
to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Notes. We (and any account
for
which we are purchasing under paragraph (4) below) are an “accredited investor”
(as such term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2) or (3) of Regulation D under
the
Securities Act).
(4) We
are acquiring the Notes for our own account or for accounts as to which we
exercise sole investment discretion and not with a view to any distribution
of
the Notes, subject, nevertheless, to the understanding that the disposition
of
our property shall at all times be and remain within our control.
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(5) We
agree that the Notes must be held indefinitely by us unless subsequently
registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from any registration
requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities law
is
available.
(6) We
agree that in the event that at some future time we wish to dispose of or
exchange any of the Notes (such disposition or exchange not being currently
foreseen or contemplated), we will not transfer or exchange any of the Notes
unless:
(a) (i)
the sale is of at least U.S. $250,000 principal amount of Notes to an Eligible
Purchaser (as defined below), (ii) a letter to substantially the same effect
as
paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) of this letter is executed promptly
by the purchaser and (3) all offers or solicitations in connection with the
sale, whether directly or through any agent acting on our behalf, are limited
only to Eligible Purchasers and are not made by means of any form of general
solicitation or general advertising whatsoever; or
(b) the
Notes are transferred pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act by us after
we have held them for more than two years; or
(c) the
Notes are sold in any other transaction that does not require registration
under
the Securities Act and, if the Issuing Entity, the Servicer, the Indenture
Trustee or the Note Registrar so requests, we theretofore have furnished to
such
party an opinion of counsel satisfactory to such party, in form and substance
satisfactory to such party, to such effect; or
(d) the
Notes are transferred pursuant to an exception from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act under Rule 144A under the Securities Act;
and
(7)
We understand that the Notes will bear a legend to substantially the following
effect:
THIS
NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY PORTION HEREOF MAY BE
OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
REGISTRATION PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS
OF
ANY STATE BLUE SKY OR SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION
FROM
SUCH REGISTRATION PROVISIONS. THE TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE IS SUBJECT TO
CERTAIN CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.
This
legend may be removed if the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee and the
Note
Registrar have received an opinion of counsel, in form and substance
satisfactory to each of them, to the effect that the legend may be
removed.
“Eligible
Purchaser” means either an Eligible Dealer or a corporation, partnership or
other entity which we have reasonable grounds to believe and do believe can
make
A-2
representations
with respect to itself to substantially the same effect as the representations
set forth herein. “Eligible Dealer” means any corporation or other entity the
principal business of which is acting as a broker and/or dealer in securities.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given
to
such terms in the Third Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December
19,
2007, between the Chase Issuance Trust and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National
Association, as indenture trustee.
Very
truly yours,
__________________________
(Name
of Purchaser)
By:________________________
(Authorized
officer)
X-0
Xxxxxxx
X-0
FORM
OF CLEARANCE SYSTEM CERTIFICATE
TO
BE GIVEN TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE BY
EUROCLEAR
OR CLEARSTREAM, LUXEMBOURG FOR
DELIVERY
OF DEFINITIVE NOTES IN EXCHANGE FOR A PORTION OF A
TEMPORARY
GLOBAL NOTE
CHASE
ISSUANCE TRUST,
Series
[•], Class [•] Notes
[Insert
title or sufficient description of Notes to be delivered]
We
refer to that portion of the Temporary Global Note in respect of the Series
[•],
Class [•] Notes to be exchanged for definitive Notes (the “Submitted Portion”)
pursuant to this certificate (the “Notes”) as provided in the Third Amended and
Restated Indenture, dated as of December 19, 2007 (as amended and supplemented,
the “Indenture”), in respect of such issue. This is to certify that
(i) we have received a certificate or certificates, in writing or by tested
telex, with respect to each of the persons appearing in our records as being
entitled to a beneficial interest in the Submitted Portion and with respect
to
such person’s beneficial interest either (a) from such person, substantially in
the form of Exhibit [•]-[•] to the Indenture Supplement, or (b) from __________,
_____, substantially in the form of Exhibit [•]-[•] to the Indenture Supplement,
and (ii) the Submitted Portion includes no part of the Temporary Global Note
excepted in such certificates.
We
further certify that as of the date hereof we have not received any notification
from any of the persons giving such certificates to the effect that the
statements made by them with respect to any part of the Submitted Portion are
no
longer true and cannot be relied on as of the date hereof.
We
understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain
securities and tax laws in the United States of America. If
administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection
with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize
you to produce this certificate or a copy hereof to any interested party in
such
proceedings.
Dated:
__________, _____,
[as
operator of the Euroclear
System]
[Clearstream,
Luxembourg]
By__________________________________
X-0-0
Xxxxxxx
X-0
FORM
OF CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED TO
EUROCLEAR
OR CLEARSTREAM, LUXEMBOURG
BY
[•] WITH RESPECT TO REGISTERED NOTES SOLD TO QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL
BUYERS
CHASE
ISSUANCE TRUST,
Series
[•], Class [•] Notes
In
connection with the initial issuance and placement of the Series [•], Class [•]
Notes (the “Notes”), an institutional investor in the United States (an
“institutional investor”) is purchasing [U.S.$/(pound)/(U)/SF] aggregate
principal amount of the Notes hold in our account at [], as operator of the
Euroclear System] [Clearstream, Luxembourg] on behalf of such
investor.
We
reasonably believe that such institutional investor is a qualified institutional
buyer as such term is defined under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended.
[We
understand that this certificate is required in connection with United States
laws. We irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate or a
copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings
or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered by this
certificate.]
The
definitive Notes in respect of this certificate are to be issued in registered
form in the minimum denomination of [U.S.$/(pound)/(U)/SF] and such definitive
Notes (and, unless the Indenture or Terms Document relating to the Notes
otherwise provides, any Notes issued in exchange or substitution for or on
registration of transfer of Notes) shall bear the following legend:
“THIS
NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.
NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY PORTION HEREOF MAY BE OFFERED OR SOLD, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. PERSONS (EACH AS DEFINED HEREIN),
EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION PROVISIONS OF SUCH ACT OR PURSUANT
TO
AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION PROVISIONS. THE
TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE
INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN. THIS NOTE CANNOT BE EXCHANGED FOR A
BEARER NOTE.”
Dated:
__________, _____,
[
]
By:_____________________
Authorized
Officer
B-2-1
Exhibit
B-3
FORM
OF CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED
TO
EUROCLEAR OR CLEARSTREAM, LUXEMBOURG
BY
A BENEFICIAL OWNER OF NOTES,
OTHER
THAN A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER
CHASE
ISSUANCE TRUST,
Series
[•], Class [•] Notes
This
is to certify that as of the date hereof and except as provided in the third
paragraph hereof, the Series [•], Class [•] Notes held by you for our account
(the “Notes”) (i) are owned by a person that is a United States person, or (ii)
are owned by a United States person that is (A) the foreign branch of a United
States financial institution (as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section
1.165-12(c)(1)(v)) (a “financial institution”) purchasing for its own account or
for resale, or (B) a United States person who acquired the Notes through the
foreign branch of a financial institution and who holds the Notes through the
financial institution on the date hereof (and in either case (A) or (B), the
financial institution hereby agrees to comply with the requirements of Section
165(j)(3)(A), (B) or (C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
and
the regulations thereunder), or (iii) are owned by a financial institution
for
purposes of resale during the Restricted Period (as defined in U.S. Treasury
Regulations Section 1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(D)(7)). In addition, financial
institutions described in clause (iii) of the preceding sentence (whether or
not
also described in clause (i) or (ii)) certify that they have not acquired the
Notes for purposes of resale directly or indirectly to a United States person
or
to a person within the United States or its possessions.
We
undertake to advise you by tested telex if the above statement as to beneficial
ownership is not correct on the date of delivery of the Notes in bearer form
with respect to such of the Notes as then appear in your books as being held
for
our account.
This
certificate excepts and does not relate to [U.S.$/(pound)/(U)/SF] principal
amount of Notes held by you for our account, as to which we are not yet able
to
certify beneficial ownership. We understand that delivery of
definitive Notes in such principal amount cannot be made until we are able
to so
certify.
We
understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain
securities and tax laws in the United States of America. If administrative
or
legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this
certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce
this certificate or a copy hereof to any interested party in such proceedings.
As used herein, “United States” means the United States of America, including
the states thereof and the District of Columbia, its territories, its
possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction; and “United States
person” means a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation,
partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the
United States, or any political subdivision
B-3-1
thereof,
or an estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal
income taxation regardless of its source.
Dated:
__________, _____
By:_______________________
Name:
Title:
As,
or as agent for, the beneficial owner(s) of the interest in the Notes to which
this certificate relates.
B-3-2
Exhibit
C
FORM
OF ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
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Re:
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THIRD
AMENDED AND RESTATED INDENTURE, dated as of December 19, 2007 (the
“Agreement”), by and between Chase Issuance Trust, a Delaware
statutory trust, as issuing entity (the “Issuing Entity”) and Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association,
as
indenture trustee (the “Indenture
Trustee”)
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I,
________________________________, the _______________________ of the Indenture
Trustee, certify to the Transferor, and its officers, with the knowledge and
intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:
(1) I
have reviewed the report on assessment of the Indenture Trustee’s compliance
provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Securities Exchange Act”) and Item
1122 of Regulation AB (17 C.F.R. §229.1100, et seq.) (the “Servicing
Assessment”), and the registered public accounting firm’s attestation report
provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Securities
Exchange Act and Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the “Attestation
Report”) that were delivered by the Indenture Trustee to the Transferor
pursuant to the Agreement (collectively, the “Indenture Trustee
Information”);
(2) To
the best of my knowledge, the Indenture Trustee Information, taken as a whole,
does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in the light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect
to the period of time covered by the Indenture Trustee Information;
(3) To
the best of my knowledge, all of the Indenture Trustee Information required
to
be provided by the Indenture Trustee under the Agreement has been provided
to
the Transferor; and
(4) To
the best of my knowledge, except as disclosed in the Servicing Assessment or
the
Attestation Report, the Indenture Trustee has fulfilled its obligations under
the Agreement.
Date: ____________________________
By: ____________________________
Name:
Title:
C-1
Exhibit
D
SERVICING
CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
The
assessment of compliance to be delivered by the Indenture Trustee shall address,
at a minimum, the criteria identified below as “Applicable Servicing
Criteria”:
Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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General
Servicing Considerations
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1122(d)(1)(i)
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Policies
and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other
triggers
and events of default in accordance with the transaction
agreements.
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1122(d)(1)(ii)
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If
any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties,
policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s
performance and compliance with such servicing activities.
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ü
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1122(d)(1)(iii)
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Any
requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up
servicer
for the credit card accounts or accounts are maintained.
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1122(d)(1)(iv)
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A
fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the
party
participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting
period in
the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with
the
terms of the transaction agreements.
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Cash
Collection and Administration
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1122(d)(2)(i)
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Payments
on credit card accounts are deposited into the appropriate custodial
bank
accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business
days
following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
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ü
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1122(d)(2)(ii)
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Disbursements
made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor
are made
only by authorized personnel.
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ü
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1122(d)(2)(iii)
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Advances
of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions,
and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made,
reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction
agreements.
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1122(d)(2)(iv)
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The
related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts
or
accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately
maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth
in the
transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(2)(v)
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Each
custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository
institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes
of
this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to
a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution
that
meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange
Act.
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1122(d)(2)(vi)
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Unissued
checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized
access.
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1122(d)(2)(vii)
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Reconciliations
are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related
bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing
accounts. These reconciliations (A) are mathematically accurate;
(B) are
prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff
date, or
such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements;
(C) are
reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared
the
reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items.
These
reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original
identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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D-1
Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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Investor
Remittances and Reporting
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||
1122(d)(3)(i)
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Reports
to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are
maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable
Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared
in
accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with
the
terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with
the
Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree
with
investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal
balance and number of credit card accounts serviced by the
Servicer.
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1122(d)(3)(ii)
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Amounts
due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes,
distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements.
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ü
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1122(d)(3)(iii)
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Disbursements
made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s
investor records, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
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ü
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1122(d)(3)(iv)
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Amounts
remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled
checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank
statements.
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ü
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Pool
Asset Administration
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||
1122(d)(4)(i)
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Collateral
or security on pool assets is maintained as required by the transaction
agreements or related asset pool documents.
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ü
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1122(d)(4)(ii)
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Pool
assets and related documents are safeguarded as required by the
transaction agreements.
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ü
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1122(d)(4)(iii)
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Any
additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made,
reviewed
and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in
the
transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(iv)
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Payments
on credit card accounts, including any payoffs, made in accordance
with
the related credit card accounts documents are posted to the Servicer’s
obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt,
or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements,
and
allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in
accordance with the related asset pool documents.
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1122(d)(4)(v)
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The
Servicer’s records regarding the accounts and the accounts agree with the
Servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal
balance.
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1122(d)(4)(vi)
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Changes
with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s account (e.g., loan
modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized
personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related
pool
asset documents.
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1122(d)(4)(vii)
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Loss
mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications
and
deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as
applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance
with the
timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction
agreements.
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1
With
regard to the First USA Credit
Card Master Trust and Chase Credit Card Master Trust collateral
certificates.
2
With
regard to the First USA Credit
Card Master Trust and Chase Credit Card Master Trust collateral
certificates.
D-2
Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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1122(d)(4)(viii)
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Records
documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period an
Account
is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such
records
are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period
specified
in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s activities in
monitoring delinquent Accounts including, for example, phone calls,
letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency
is
deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment).
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1122(d)(4)(ix)
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Adjustments
to interest rates or rates of return for Accounts with variable rates
are
computed based on the related Account documents.
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1122(d)(4)(x)
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Regarding
any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts):
(A) such
funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s Account documents, on
at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the
transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited,
to obligors in accordance with applicable Account documents and state
laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar
days of full repayment of the related Accounts, or such other number
of
days specified in the transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(xi)
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Payments
made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments)
are made
on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated
on the
appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such
support
has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior
to these
dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(xii)
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Any
late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made
on behalf
of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the
obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or
omission.
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1122(d)(4)(xiii)
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Disbursements
made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days
to the
obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days
specified in the transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(xiv)
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Delinquencies,
charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded
in
accordance with the transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(xv)
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Any
external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1)
through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth
in
the transaction agreements.
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XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Indenture Trustee
Date: ____________________________
By: ____________________________
Name:
Title:
D-3
Exhibit
E
FORM
OF
CHASE
ISSUANCE TRUST
INDENTURE
TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE
[ ]
[ ], 20[ ]
Reference
is hereby made to the THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED INDENTURE, dated as of December
19, 2007, by and between CHASE ISSUANCE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the
“Issuing Entity”) and XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national
banking association, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture
Trustee”).
In
connection with transactions contemplated by each applicable Terms Agreement
(the “Terms Agreement”), each with respect to a specific tranche of
Notes, dated the respective dates of the pricing of such Notes, incorporating
an
Underwriting Agreement, dated as of
[ ]
[ ], 20[ ] (together, the “Underwriting
Agreement”), by and among the underwriter (the “Underwriter”), Chase
Bank USA, National Association (the “Bank”), a national banking
association, and the Issuing Entity, relating to the sale by the Issuing Entity
to the Underwriter of CHASEseries notes from the date hereof through
[ ]
[ ], 20[ ] (the “Notes”), the undersigned, an
authorized officer of the Indenture Trustee, hereby certifies the
following:
1. The
information provided by the Indenture Trustee in the base prospectus, dated
[ ]
[ ], 20[ ] (the “Base Prospectus”), relating to the
offering of the Notes of the Issuing Entity in the form filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations under the
Securities Act, as excerpted in Schedule A hereto, is true and accurate
in all material respects.
2. There
are no legal proceedings pending or known to be contemplated against the
Indenture Trustee or against any property of the Indenture Trustee that would
be
material to security holders of the Notes.
3. There
are no governmental proceedings pending or known to be contemplated against
the
Indenture Trustee or against any property of the Indenture Trustee that would
be
material to security holders of the Notes.
4. To
the knowledge of the undersigned officer of the Indenture Trustee, there are
no
affiliations, relationships and/or related transactions that would be material
to security holders of the Notes between the Indenture Trustee and any of the
following:
(a) the
Bank;
(b) Wilmington
Trust Company;
E-1
(c) The
Bank of New York[;]/[; and]
(d) The
Bank of New York (Delaware)[.]/[; and
(e) any
enhancement or support provider.]1
1
If applicable, the
Transferor shall inform the Indenture Trustee of the identity of any enhancement
or support provider; otherwise (e) is deleted.
E-2
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this certificate as of the date hereinabove
set
forth.
XXXXX
FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
By: _____________________________
Name:
Title:
E-3
Schedule
A
1. Page
[ ] of Base Prospectus
[DESCRIPTION
OF XXXXX FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION]
2. Page
[ ] of Base Prospectus
[DESCRIPTION
OF XXXXX FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION]
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